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SfcNATB A?RKKS TO E. D. SMITH'S AMEN DM I NT. I ? Meaaoro Provides $l0o,000 to Make CbtMl htaodanls Accessible to Washing ton. May 18.?The senate today agreed tu the amendment of? fend by Senator Smith of South Car? olina appropriating $100.000 to en? able tao farmer* of the South to se? cure standardised cotton samples, ptacusatng the importance of this matter. Senator Smith said: "Several years ago a bill was Masted oy congress to standardize the grades of cotton. These gi 'oes were standardised, according to law. When 1 came to the senate. I found thut these standard grades were lying very serenly In the agricultural depart? ment. The New Orleans market had adopted these grades, but hud added eth? r grades both above and below. New York had paid no attention to than They were of no practical beut it to the grower, in thai nobody knew what they were, except the ag? ricultural department and the few a ay he ages to which a sample of them had been sent. 1 had an appropriation made to tost the relative spinning val? ues of these different grades, and tile raeult of this test I have sent broadcast all over the South. I In? troduced an amendment to the pres? ent agricultural bill, providing an ap? propriation of $100,000 to place a set of those government standardised samples, with a set of the yarns made from these samples, on every local market throughout the South. "I did this because the farmers who gall their cotton are at the mercy of Use buyer as to what grade his cotton m, and at the mercy of the buyer as to the value of each grade as com? pared with the other grades. Wit i a sat of these standardised samples of cttton. each farmer who goes to a market can co.npare his own cot on Wiih the samples furnished by the government and determine what grade he has. He then can refer to tips yarns made from the grade that mm cotton happens to be. and deter mine its relative value to the other paede? In other words, this appro? priation, giving him a set of stand? ardized samples, and u set of the yarns made from these samples, will furnish him with the same knowl? edge that every mill man and every Ppyer has. and therefore put him on aa equal footing with them. With tat? knowledge he should demand the Call 1 value of every grade of his cot ten. "So far as the cotton farmer Is concerned, the legislation is now al gfJbst complete. The grades huve been Standardised by the government; ttJrough my own amendment to the agricultural bill, yarns have been spun from each grade, determining ?igestr relative values; and now, the appropriation of $100,000 has beer Smde to enable the agricultural de? partment to furnish a sot of these Sarnplc? and yarns to every shipping paint. So that If the farmer does apt get thf full value of every grade of his cotton, he is alone to blam \ for the knowledge Is furnished him. "I promised the farmers of the State when I came to the senate that 1 would attempt to relieve the bur? dens of this cotton problem. To re edptltulate the work 1 have done. 1 eaTered and had passed an amend? ment appropriating sufficient money to spin every grade and prove there was not much difference between the lowest and the highest?that Is, from good ordinary to middling fair. ( passed a bill in the senate, without a Ibis in ting vote, making it unlawful far any cotton exchange to offer for Sale any cotton on contract that did pat eoofarm to government standard em'.ion and the real commercial dif? ference between the grades | have JaVt had passed this appropriation of $100.000 to give to the farmers ?f the South a set of these samples aa standardized by the government and the yarns made from theso sam? ples, showing the strength or the yarns made from each grade, tin amount of waste and the bleaching Quality. '"As fsr as I am ablet to see. these gut the grower of ootton in posses - ?to* of all of the knowledge essential for him to intelligently demand the full value of what he produces. It w.?s vary Mattering to me and very grati? fying that the Note in the PtPjStS ap prop r ?it inn this $100.000 was more than three to one In favor of it. Tbc ptty of It la that the knowledge thut WO now have could not have been given us years ago." The senate agreed It the amend ntent In committee of the v hole b) a Vote of 39 to 10. The amendment Shay be fought in the pppg ssusta, When the agricultural bill gets on IPS Soor Meet at Kplsco|M?l < liurch. The Woman's Social Missionary Pnlon of the Kpis? ..pal chiirt b will meet In the church buib ng t?on?o row afternoon al j o < b>< u. THE NEWS OF MAYES\ 1LLE. Son of Town Preachers In Presbyter? ian Church?Methodist Begin Re? vival?Teachers Have Not Yet Ac? cepted Positions. I Mayssville, May lb.?The co.igre Igation of the Presbyterian church j here was treated tu a sei mon by one j of the sons of the ch irch at lust I night's service. Mr. 11. Dlckson Cor bett. who hus just conipleted his tirst year at the Columl)ia Theological Seminary, preached a lorceful and thoughtful sermon from tho text found In Numbers 21.H. There was a I good audience present to hear the speaker and all were veiy favorably Impressed. Mr. Corbett will leave within a few days for missionary work in the mountains, in which work he I haa been engaged during the past ! two or more summers while attend? ing Davidson College. This church j has two other sons, Kev. G. G. Mayes, synodicat evangelist In thin State, and Kev. W. B. Chandler of Jacksonville, Fla., both of whom are doing good j Work in their respective fields. Rev. j R. L. Grier, the popular and ener? getic pastor of the church here, will All the pulpit at New Harmony church on next Sunday morning. The Methodist congregation will commence a series ot revival services on next Sunday night. The pastor, Rev. J. T., Attaway, will be assisted in these services by Rev. Mr. Taylor of |saluda. Rev. H. C. Hammond, pastor of ! Mt. Zlon church, left this morning j tor Kansas City to attend the meeting of the General Assembly of the 1 Southern Presbyterian church, repre? senting Harmony Presbytery. Mr. Len White, of Sumter, visited Mayesvllle on Friday in the interest of his candidacy for supervisor. Mr. White has a host of friends here and In this section and he will undoubt? edly make a great run at this pre? cinct. There is little talk of politics yet around here but no doubt things will get considerably warm before the primaries are over this summer. The Mayesvllle school will close on the 29th lnst. It is not known posi? tively who will be the assistant teach? ers here next session. Both of the present teachers, Misses Pugh and Smith, have been re-elected but it is not positive as to their acceptance. As already stated, Prof. Brunson of Ellenton haa accepted the principal ship. The dry spell and the cool nights have not been very beneficial to all crops but the stands are excellent from all reports and with some early rain, there will be good yields here? abouts. Some of the farmers who had planted tobacco have been oblig? ed to plow up the plants and put in cotton* or corn as the weather con? ditions have been unfavorable to the young tobacco plants. MORGAN WAS THE BOSS. Mellen Tells Inside History of the New Haven Deal. New York. May ID.?Former Pres? ident Mellen of the New Haven rail? road, before the Interstate Commerce Commission today testified Oust Pier pont Morgan made him the head of the New Haven road, of which Mor? gan had complete control. After the Westchester franchise was amended Mellen issued bills and transferred stock to "mysterious men," but knew when the transfers were mado that they represented Mr. Byrnes. ADMITS FALSE REI*ORTS. Mellen Testifies That Many Sums Paid out Were uot Itemized. Being questioned closely Mellen ad? mitted many unitemlzed amounts paid out. He said he asked Morgan about them and Morgan snubbed him and he was greatly humiliated. "I'll ad? mit cowardice." testified Mellen. Sev? eral times during the questioning Mel? len admitted that the New Haven stock exchanged for West Chester and other stocks was worthless. He ad? mitted that vast sums of money ex? pended were unitcmlzed in reports. cill<'OKA COLLEGE CLOSES. Twenty-sii Young Women are Grad? uated Prom Institution. Greenville, May 18?ChUora col? lege closed I highly successful season tonight when the graduation exercises were held. Twcnt v - six young ladies received diplomas and 13 rec eived certificates i>r. Henry Alexander White of Columbia delis ere.I an vxcel knt address to the graduates, his sub Joel being The Women of Yesterday m South Carolina and The Women u Today." The scholarship medal was won by Mlm Mary Maws with m,..m 0||p Simpson getting honorohis mention Texas ileady to Moil. Norfolk. Va . May IS .--The battle ship Texas has Completed towing am munition to Hampton Honda, and I ea pec ted io sail for Vom Cms lomm low or Wednesday The Texas tool an l.iti ions of ammunition and inrge number of nilcs and pistols. WEDGEFIELD PERSONAL NOTES. Miss Florido Brohun Graduates from Design Scliool ut Now York, Win? ning Several Medals?Reunion of Singleton Earn 11.v. Wcdgefield, May 19.?'Miss Plorido Heiser Brohun graduated, after a two year course at the New York School of Applied Design for Women, on Wednesday evening, May the 13th. Miss Brohun won three gold medals and an award in Life Study. The village will be glad to welcome her on the 20th. She sailed from New York, coming by way of Charleston. Matt Singleton Brohun will be home on May 2Uth from Ocala, Flor? ida, where he has been following his profession of engineering since his graduation from the University of South Carolina last June. The Dancing Club will meet with Mrs. Ct B. Brohun on Tuesday even? ing. Mrs. It. Ward Brice and Mrs. Caro Bruhon have returned home from Spartanburg, where they went as dele? gates from the School Improvement Association to attend the Federation of Women's Clubs. They report a most delightful and helpful reception and stay at Spartanburg, where they were most charmingly entertained. Corn in this section is beginning to feel the drought; but cotton is doing fine and is enjoying the hot days. Oats are first class, but need rain to Uli them out. Blackberries are coming and so are spring chickens. Mrs. Bessie Aycoek Gasque is ex? pected here on Sunday from her hon? eymoon trip north and will be wel? comed to her old home. On Thursday the different branches of the Singleton family, Moore, Fluds, Singletons, Brohuns and Pinckneys will meet at the old Singleton grave? yard on Melrose plantation to have their annual picnic, combining pleas? ure with duty. In this cemetery lies buried George McDuffte, over whom is erect? ed a $2,000 monument. And there are other men and women of note who sleep there to the sighing of the lone? some pines. Koy Brohun, who is In Honolulu Hawaian Islands, reports this to be a beautiful place of fruits and flowers. The city is modern in every respect. Miss Porter, as a daughter of Win? throp Chapter, will give an entertain? ment for that chapter on Firday even? ing to raise funds for that cluh. When this charming and capable lady steers a program, it comes out win? ning. FLORENCE WANTS BOAT LINE. Chamber of Commerce Seeks Freight Connection. Georgetown, May 15.?Under the auspices of the Florence Chamber of Commerce a movement is on foot to give that city water freight connec? tions to Georgetown, where connec? tions will be made with New York, Baltimore, Charleston and Wilming? ton steamship lines. A representative of the Florence Chumber of Commerce was in George? town yesterday gathering data re? specting the proposed line. This rep? resentative also asked for the figures at which the 4 00-ton river steamer Merchant could be purchased. The plan, as outlined by the Flor? ence representative, is to build an in? dependent raiload line from Flor? ence to Mars Bluff, on tho Pee Dee river, the distance being 11 miles.! Two steamers of 40u tons each would' be put on from Mars Bluff to George-1 town. The estimated cost of the rail? road and the boats is in the neighbor? hood of $80.000, and it is said that, with water transportation, the mer? chants of Florence would be able to save not less than $50.Out) the tlrst year on their freight. Tho Florence agent also visited and conferred with the Georgetown agents of the Clyde line and the Baltimore line for tho purpose of ascertaining what rates would be given the Flor? ence line. He was told, it is under? stood, that Florence would be given; I practic tlly, if not actually, the same [ rates that are now enjoyed by Co? lumbia and which have put Colum? bia on the map as a wholesale city and distributing centre. Florence, it Iis said, Is anxious to get into the job-' hing aid distributing trade, feeling as; she dues thai she is both a gateway1 and a lies ring house for the rieh Pee Dee section. The Georgetown Chamber of Com meres and tha business people of this city generally will cooperate with Florence In this matter. A delegation of Florence merchants, with plenary powers, it is understood, will come to Georgetown In about ten days foi tho purpose of closing deals. I l l illicit FOREST FIRES. FmMsFN Sweeping Over Northern Michigan Causing Great Damage. Kscanahu. Mi? h., M;iv I't. ?Forest tires are sweeping northern Michigan, destroying millions of feel of lumber. The villages of Alfred and latrch have luven burned and many other** ? re threatened. Oreul clouds ol smoke haug over i^aUe Suporior, BARGES HALF THROUGH CANAL. Carries String to Gambon. Passing Curcarncha Without Disturbing Work There. Panama, May 18.?A tug with five leaded barges in tow started from Balboa lato today and was passed through tie Mirallores and Pedro Miguel locks. Thence the tug and her tow proceeded through Culebra cut withou: disturbing the work at Cucaracha and were tied up at Gum boa, the hull* way point in the canal, for the night. The trip through Lake Gdtun and the Gatun locks will be made tomorrow. Five emi ty barges will start from Colon in the morning on the trip to Balboa. This is the beginning ol a regular barge service through the canal. CASE AGAINST BECKER. Whitman Puts up His Two Star Wit? nesses. New York, May 18.?District At? torney Whitman today completed his case against Charles Becker by plac? ing on the witness stand two men whom he considered his star wit? nesses?Chaa. B. Plitt, Jr., the former policeman's friend, companion and press agent, and James Marshall, a negro youth who said he saw Becker and Jack Rise talking at the "Harlem conference," which was declared by the court of appeals to have been the "heart of the conspiracy to murder Herman Rosenthal." The gambler's widow and sieveral other persons also testified before the prosecutor de? clared his case ended. Plitt swor j that Becker had asked him while on board a train on the way from New York to the death house at Sing Sing prison, following his conviction, to kill Jack Rose. Plitt also said Becker had made him carry messages to Jack Rose both before Rosenthal's murder and after Rose was locked up in the Tombs, charged with having taken part in the crime. Marshall went fully into the details of his alleged operations as a stool pigeon" for Becker. He was placed on the stand as the "disinterested witness" to the "Harlem conference" which the court of appeals said was essential to convict Becker legally as the instigator of the plot that resulted in the killing of the gambler. Becker wanted Plitt before the murder to keep away from Times square the night it occurred and also to establish an alibi for both Plitt and himself, according to Plitt. Un? til two months ago Plitt had been con? sidered by Becker's counsel to be one of Becker's bept friends, and, in fact, he made several affidavits calculated to help the former policeman's case. His testimony today was a complete surprise to the defense. The defense will open its case to? morrow morning. Becker will not be the first wit? ness. His attorneys tonight refused to say definitely whether or not he would be called later, although they assert Becker has demanded an op? portunity to speak for himself. Mrs. Becker will go on the stand. She is expected to contradict much of the testimony to the effect that Rose and her husband were very friendly. It is understood that she will also at? tack Plitt. There are about 30 wit? nesses under subpoena to testily in Becker's behalf. The case may be in the hands of the jury by Saturday night. FOR EQUAL SUFFRAGE. League is Formed at Greenville With 42 Members. Greenville, May is.?An equal suf? frage league was organized here this afternoon. The officers arc as fallows: Mrs. W. M. Burnett, president; Mrs. L. O. Patterson, vice president; Miss Eudora Uamsay. secretary, and Miss Eleanor Furman. treasurer. Miss Lavinia Engle, official organizer of the national league, was present at the meeting. The league has 4 2 char? ter members. FORM ATLANTA'S BANK. Certificate of Incorporation for That Institution. Atlanta, Qa., May is.?Representa? tives Of four hanks late today signed the certificate of incorporation for the federal reserve bank of Atlanta which will be a part of the new currency system of the I'nited States. Today s action was the initial step toward the establishment of the local institution. The Firsi National hank of .Mont? gomery. Ala.; the Hibernian National hank of New Orleans; the I'itst Na? tional bank of Jackson, Miss.. and the I'Tral National of Chattanooga. Tenn., were represented in the organ? isation meeting today. Officers of (he Exchange National bank of Tampa. H*la? failed to arrive toda> bui are expected here tomorrow to sign the certificate of incorporation. After the document is signed by of liecrs of the Tampa bank it will be forwarded to the treasury department at Washington. CILUTAI OTA WILL COME AGAIN. Nearly a Thousand Tickets Pledged for Next Year?Closing Attractions Please. The Red path Chautau<iua gave i t final performance Saturday evening, after which it closed for the year to Come to Suniter again next season, it coming having been assured by the pledging of nearly a thousand tickets already. The contract lias been sign-; ed and plans alread> made for its re? turn. The closing sessions of the Chau tUUQUa were of tin- same order as those, coming earlier in the week. On Saturday afternoon Mr. Montaville Flowers of California told of the j Japanese problem in his State, asking that the people of the United States allow California a fair chance to regulate this menace without mis? judging and condemning the people of his State. He stated that the psychology of the oriental mind is dif? ferent from that of the occidental, the Japanese thinks exactly opposite to the methods of thinking of Ameri? cans. Mr. Flowers pictures the Jap? anese as a great peril to the United States, if they once secure a firm foothold in this country. He de? scribes them as cunning, deceitful and willing to stop at nothing to obtain their ends. They claim social and mental superiority to the white race, he says, and an amalgamation of the races, Mr. Flowers says, would be at? tended with dire peril to the white race, which it would degrade to the same standard as that of the Jap? anese. Mr. Flowers talked for more than an hour. He showed himseK well informed on his subject and able to handle It in a masterful manner. He shov/ed considerable warmth in relating itggAents of the craft o. lie. JapaneseJ^ffljUsow they were injurious to his l^dmdStatc. In the?fteTnoon and at night the Kellogg-Hpncs Si:., ing Party gave a much appreciated concert, their ren? dering of tin* songs of the sixties being an especially pleasing feature. Their dual appearance was in a mixture of light opera and melodrama, which was very amusing. The Chautauqua will be hailed with delight upon its return here next year. It has been a big thing for Sumter and the people here have seemingly realized its worth and the benefits to be derived from its ses? sions and have attended in corre? spondingly large numbers^ It has had a great value as an educational institution and this feature has been one of the strong points of the Chau taunua. DE LA BARR A CALLED HOME. Vera Cruz. Nowsi>apers Say He Is Slated to Succeed Huerta. Vera Cruz, May 19.?Mexican news? papers here today announced that Francisco De I-a Harra has been sum? moned by Dictator Huerta to return from France to become his successor. De La Harra has served as Provision? al President of Mexico and has held other high official positions. MAIL CARRYING CLAIMS. Court of Claim? Deides That Govern? ment Owes Railroads $31,000.000. Washington, May 18.?Claims of mail carrying railroads against the United States aggregating $31,000,000 and involving 720 railroads, were de? nied in a test case decided today by the court of claims, in an opinion by Chief Justice Campbell the court reversed a former ruling anil held that the present method of weighing mail to fix compensation for transpor? tation is legal and proper. Prior to 1007 the postoffice depart? ment, in weighing mail secured the average daily weight by weighing the mail carried for a period of 10."* days and dividing the total by ninety, the number of days exclusive of Sundays. Since 1907 the department has recog? nized Sunday as a working day and has made the division 103. liy this means the railroads contend they were carrying about one-seventh of the mail without compensation. This contention was upheld by the court of claims during the last ad? ministration, but Assistant Attorney General Houston Thompson secured a rehearing which resulted in today's decision. THE COLORADO COt'RTMARTIAL. Trial Will be Concluded Today Strikers Refuse to Testify. Denver. May 19.?The courtmartlal of Maj. Hamrock and forty-nine members of the State militia on churgeB growing out of the burning of the Ludlow ten! colony is expected to ? lose this afternoon. Bui few wit? nesses remain to be examined as the strike leaders are refusing to allow their followers to testify, declaring that whole proceedings are only n "whitewash," despite the fuel ib.it Captain Carson, of the militia, ad? mitted on the stand tin the men un? der him looted the colony while it was abre and women and children d\ lug from burns. ANDREWS GOES WITH BONSAI,. Wll Soon Quit G. and W. Rinnt. According to Cnoflkial informa? tion. Florence. May ?.?H i: unofficial? ly yet authenticate announced from information through Georgetown that Walter H. Andrews, mayor of George? town ,and formerly general muituajer* now vice president of the George? town and Western Railroad Com? pany, la soon to sever his connection w ith that corporation to become su? perintendent of the Carolina, Atlantic and Western Railway and its allied ; interests, better known as the BoMUl lines In South and North Carolina. This will be pleasing information to Mr. Andrews' hundreds of friends throughout the Carolinas cud will be i a "etneher" for the Bonsai linen, i for there are few more popular rail? road officials in an " railroad system than Mr. Andrews, and his going to these new lines wi I be a great fac j tor In their upbuilding1. It is yet , hoped that the headquarters of the Bonsai roads will be "switched* to Florence. GREAT BATTLE AT SAI/1TLLO. Forty Thousand 1 '?i Believed to Be Engaged?N< from SCOM of Conflict. I Juarez, May : Over forty thou? sand men are leved to be en : gaged In a terrilh i?attlc near "al tillo today, the i suit of whb h will j determine the fate of Dictator llu , erta. The censorship has been clamp? ed tight and no news is allowed to be sent out from the scene of battle. HUERTA REGIME NEAR END. Former Interior Minister Rciiorts Ex? pectation of a ??(?real Crash"?-Body Guard Mutinied. Vera Cruz, May lit.?Reports today indicate that, the coils are tightening around Huerta. Former Interior Min? ister Urrutia arriving last night said that he expected a "great crash" at Mexico City within eight days. It is reported that Huerta's person? al bodyguard has mutinied. BECKER NOT TO TESTIFY. Former Police Lieutenant Will Not go on Stand in IBs Own Defense. j New York, May 19.?Attorneys for the defence today decided not to ! place former police lieutenant Beek jer, who is accused of the murder of ' Herman Rosenthal, on the witness j stand. Attorney Manton moved to dismiss the indictment on the ground i that the case had not been proven. ? The motion waa denied and Manton began his opening address? to tie jury. NO HOPE FOR PARKS. ; Horses Owned by American Soldier Returned by Federals. ! Vera Cruz, May It.?All hope that I Private Samuel Parks, the American 'soldier, escaped death was destroyed toduy when two horses which Parks had when he disappeared, were re? turned to the Americans without ex? planation as to Parks. The horses were sent by train Crom federal head? quarters at Soledad. Miss Deljorme i> H?stes.-. The home of Miss Minnie DeLormO was a scene of gaiety to passers-by on last Saturday afternoon, when she entertained the "G. E. C." girls. The guests were received at the door by Miss DeLorme and ushered i.ito the parlor, where they spent a short while in conversation. The guests were then entertained on the porch at three tables, by the popular card game "Rook." Miss Ed? munds was presented at the close of the game with some toilet water, which assured her of her luck. Miss Frances Deljorme, the sister of the hostess, served punch in the hall throughout the aften.oon and later served a delightful ice course. The guests were amused for a while by the hostess reading out lit? tle original verses about the individ? ual guests and they were presented to each of the members. The girls returned to their several homes after a pleasant afternoon. The next meeting will be held at the home of Miss Mollic Bowman on Hampton eve. ? The t 'orrespondent." ?SSHBFS?55S-_ . _L-.J- B oven en years* EXPERIENCE Patents TRADE MARKS Designs Copv sights Ac. a nrone sending s aketch and description biat onlrklf ascertain our opinion free whether an invention is prunaSI/pstfiiUkbla. Cotpmuuiss tione strict ly confidential. HANDBOOK on Patents ?ei n free. Oldest asency for securing patent?. 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