Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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IK jjjjj Fill. MAN Y Vism ?Iis ATTEND AX Sl'AL EVENT. l^ffO Variety of Attractions Interest CWwd ? "A llml Agricultural Fair" Columbia. Oct. 28.?Thousands of visitors came to Columbia yesterday for the second day of the annual Kouth Carolina fair; yesterday every train brought many visitors. All of the exhibits have l>een placed and were Inspected during the day. Wednesday and Thursday are the big days of the fair and an attend? ance up to the usual record is ex? pected despite the low price of cot? ton. The midway was In full blast at the fair (rounds yesterday. The fair manaffement has provided some ex? cellent shows. Several high class free attractions have been provided. It was announced that more than 150 habtee have been entered for the better tablet' contest, which opens at the fair today. Farmers f.nd poultrymen attending the fair watched with interest the egg laying contest, which has been Inau ffurated under the auspices of Clem eon c..liege and the United States farm demonatratlon work. One hundred eprtffhtly pulleta have been entered In the contest, which will show the value of purebred poultry. There were many visitors to attend the South Carolina Poultry show, which has opened In a special build Inff at the fair. Many tine birds have been brought to Columbia. Tha beat amueemen* eature of the fair la "Panama," tht ?reat fireworks apectacJe. The spectacle will be given tonight, tomorrow night and Friday night In the open field In front of the racetrack grandstand. There was a large attendance for tho first per? formance last night. Accommodations will be provided for all visitors attending the fair. An Information bureau has been opened at city hall and hundreds of rooms have be?n Ilated. The exhibits by the agents of the 1'nlted Statea farm demonstration work are attracting a great deal of at? tention; exhibits hsve been sent from 44 counties. The "live at home" idea la stressed In all of the exhibits and there >s little cotton found. "Wear cotton but don't grow it." "is words printed on a card pin Mad a email model In one of the ?attlka Ml laltors agreed yesterday that no better agricultural exhibits have ever been sent to a State fair In South Car? olina. Many of the exhibits are made up of small grains. ?*I wish to congratulate President Klrven on havlnff this year a real agri? cultural fair," suid yesterday Wade Stackhouse. M. D.. of Dillon, presi? dent of the South Carolina division, Southern Cotton congress. "A few years ago a State fair was a home coming we >k. with the Agricultural fiffure only a sideline. The races, the elde show* and other amuaement fea? tures were the objects of interest. This year the exhibits compare favor? ably with the field crop exhibits at the National Co*n shown. After look Inff at the many good things to eut, brought from every county In South Carotfoa, I am really surprised that my cotton elimination Idea was not made a law. At present I regret that W. Vt. [?Hl and hi* able corpa of more than 10 assistants did not begin tho fair the same day as the legislature If they had. elimination or reduction to three acres per plow would have been assured. "The fair brings renewed faith that diversification and food crops can bring prosperity In spite of European war or the boll weevil. Come and look at the exhibit of held crope. the display ml.de by the tomato clubs, look at the eight kinds of hay pro? duced on one York county farm, and the wonderful apples made In Oconee county, and go homo comlnced that we need not ahlp 170.000,000 of food products Into South Carolina each year. I regret that the live stock exhibits were not possible this year, aa there was no money provided ta pay premiums. I wish th. t chick - ene, hoffs. beef cattle. datr> cuttle, hreedlnff of horses and mules could have been made an educational fea? ture of this fair. The egg contest in tho poultry department doserve* pril-??- ,md I hihr people of South Carolina will freely consult Mr. Hare of Clemson college, no that they may ffo Into the chicken business?the best live stock business I know, at the least cost. "Clemson College through Mr. Long, deserves th<* credit for having gotten toffether tho magnificent agri? cultural exhlhlt. showing the re? sources of every part of South faro Una. For years Clemson college Baa been noted for being one of the beat mechanical nnd industrial schools in the South. In the last year Of two It If getting to be famous as n |e k4oi In agricultural thought. In looking over the fair. 1 am persuaded thai Ihe proceeds of the Smith-Lever bill, expended under the wise dh e< thm ot Mr. Long ami his assistants, hi going to revolutionize farming methods in South Carolina. Tx?t the people come to UM fair one day and forget cotton ;?iul UM European war." CHARLESTON MAX CHOSEN HEAD Statt? Lahor Federation Elects Its Ofticcrs. Columbia. Oct. 28.?With the adop? tion of a constitution and by-laws yes? terday and the election of otlleers, the South Carolina Federation of Labor brought to a conclusion its initial con? vention. The next meeting will be in Charleston the second Monday in Au? gust, 1915. The officers elected were: C. L Wil? son, Charleston, president; J. I:. Dun? can. Florence, first vice president; J. J. McDevitt, Greenville, second vice president; A. C. Porter, Sparenburg, third vice president; R. W. Schischka, Columbia, secretary-treasurer. A. C. Thompson of Charleston and R. A. Williams of Columbia will serve on the legislative committee with George Nafey, Columbia, as chairman. Organizers were also elected, each member of this group being requested1 to organize the craftsmen of his par? ticular section. Those who will act In this capacity are: S. B. Kirby, Colum? bia; E. M. Berry, Charleston; John C. (libits, Georgetown; S. S. Skipper, Andrews; J. B. Woolbright, Spartan burg, and J. L. Schroeder, Abbeville. The Carolina Labor Journal, pub? lished in Charleston by A. C. Thomp? son, was selected as the organ of the association. WILL TRAIN IN FLORIDA. Philadelphia Nationals WiH Have Spring Training Camp at St. Peters? burg. Philadelphia, Oct. 27.?St. Peters? burg Florida, has practically been de? cided upon for the next spring train? ing camp of the Philadelphia Nation? als. ALABAMA EXPERT AT FAIR. Miss Msdge Reese, State Agent, Marvels at Showing of Girls* Clubs. Columbia. Oct. 28.?"I think that the exhibits are just fine. I don't see how they ever collected so many products," said Miss Madge Ueese. State agent for the girl's tomato club work for the State of Alabama, who was among the visitors at the State fair yesterday. Miss Reese was sent to South Car? olina to study the exhibits which have been collected by the agents and to look Into their work in the various sections of the State. She is at the Jefferson hotel. Other States of the South are looking to South Caro? lina for lessons. During the past summer State agents for Louisiana and West Virginia .isited this State and inspected the work in several counties. In Alabama, Miss Reese said, 18 counties out of t>7 have been organ? ized for the tomato club work. She is much interested in the development of the work a:id realizes that she has a big job. She Intends to build solid? ly and will not attempt to extend ?he work to other counties until the Is have been permanently Organlaad. Miss Reese last week inspected the work in North Carolina. In one county in Alabama the tomato club girls sent 150,000 tans of tomatoes to market. Miss Reset said that the girls found ready sale for their products. PLEASED WITH WORK. District Agents, Farm Demonstration Service, Are I lore. i Columbia, Oct. 28.?"I am proud of tho work that has been done by the demonstration agents," said L. L. lin? ker of Hlshopvllle, Pee Dee dlstrlc; agent of the United States farm dem? onstration work, .who Is among the visitors at the State fair. W. H. Barton, district agent for the up state counties, feels that the Pied? mont section is well represented. Both of the agents will remain in Columbia for the week. LIGHTS FOR Mil EE. System Has Horn Duly Installed There. McBee. net. 27.?W. U McCoy has the electric ll^ht system completed and the BlUasna of Mel'eo are en? joying beautifully lighted streets; alan most residences have been wired. The Improvement association no t at the school building Thursday even? ing. The attendanee was large, Friday avening Mrs k ii. Turnage entertained the pupils ui the ? iklit D. ninth and tenth grades at her home. Dr. QHIeapIs of Jforhvllle will ron? ?inet a meeting afl the Preabyterutti rhurch this areek. KHK Children and Then IHlSplf, Qeteeburg. Ill* Oet '-*s- I? ? W ol Intoxicated frensy this sjiorntMk w. M, Rtormherg. <? wealthy confectioner, shot *nd hilled Ihres children, wound? ed Htot wife, ami fat oil) wounded him ,Meif tn an attempt at sutolde BIRDS AS AIDS TO PLANTERS. EXHIBIT AT FA I It SHOWS THEI1I ECONOMIC VALUE, Federation of Women's Clubs and Association of Audubon Societies Slum Display. Columbia, <>ot. 28.?Tho exhibits ol the bird committee of Slate Feder? ation of Women's clubs attracted a great deal of attention at the State lair yesterday and impressed many visitors. This is one of the most inter? esting features of the whole fair, judg? ing by the number of persons register-j cd at the booth, which nocuplea near? ly one whole end of the State building, j in which is the exhibit of the State de-j partment of agriculture, commerce and industries. "Save to Bird*,'1 "One Hundred Millions of Dollars Lost Annually to the Farmers of the United States Be Icause of the Insects," "llirds Eat In? sects." Stich are the legends which first attract the attention of the vis? itor to the booth. From then on through the booth the attention is riveted by the number of emphatic statements, eacli making finite a reve? lation. On prominent projections are placed charming little bird houses, obtained from the National Associa? tion of Audubon Societies especially for this exposition. These show the manner in which birds can be attract? ed and it is a well known fact that when birds once become attached to a place they never leave?except for unusual causes. One of these causes is the cat which is said to destroy as many as 50 birds in a year, where given the opportunity. One of the objects of this exhibit is to teach the usefulness of birds and the uselossness and tho menace of the animals that prey upon them. The National Association of Audu? bon Societies and others have loaned interesting exhibits for this occasion and others have been made by the pa? tient, painstaking and patriotic ef? forts of Miss Helle Williams and her associates in this splendid work. One of the interesting features is the sparrow trap, built of steel wire, somewhat on the principle of the old bird net. In this trap thousands of the pesky EngMsh sparrows may be caught in the course of a year, and these are the birds that the Audubon society asks no mercy for. They are the birds that destroy the nests of the other birds and drive them away. Jn addition to a fine collection ol stuffed birds, loaned for this oecasioi by the society in Charleston, there an numerous charts, made with a grea deal of care, showing the general ap pearance of the birds of this Statt pointing out the kinds that are harm full and the kinds that are harmless and also useful. The harmful bird* are those that prey upon other birds. There are no birds that seenf to be harmful so far as their relations to mankind arc concerned. For while a few may destroy some crops, they destroy to an infinitely larger extent the things that destroy the crops and the vegetable life on the farms. The woodpecker is pointed out as the tree protector because he kills the para? sites that kill the trees. There are varieties of birds that kill the boll weevil, and numerous birds kill the i mosquito, which causes so much ill ft#M and suffering In this State. Some j species of these useful birds are ac? tually threatened with extinction in South Carolina. i The prince of the birds seems to be the little brown patridge, for one eminent student of creature life Bay til that the Bob White is the most mar-! velous little engine in the world forj tho destruction of the insects on the! farm that are destructive of vege? tation. The exhibit, in addition to the at tractive posters telling of the value of the birds to the growing crops, con? tains a large supply of Interesting reading matter discussing the value ol the birds to the farm. Some of the, statements are indeed revelations, and thctsghtful persons will lind this quiet corner of the Slate fair one of the J most impressive and mos! valuable I in the lessons that it teaches. EIGHT BOX LAW REPEAL. Senate Adopts Free Conference Honor! on Clifton Dill to Simplify Flections. Columbia, Oct 29.?The senate yes [terday morning adopted the free con feronce report on Senator Clifton's constitutional amendment, relieving present election law of its cumbersome features. As adopted, the measure provides that at the coming election three boxes shall be provided oin for ballots for United states senator: ami congressmen, one for State nn< county oflleera, und the third for con Btltutlonal amendments, it Is fur ther provided that after the Movem Uer election tin re shall be hut t\.> I boxes. Instead of three, Jews Starve ni Holy city. New York. net. us. Counsel Del ?nun, arriving here loday, say it th.i the Jews ?re dying by tin- thousand of slarvatlnii at Jerusalem. ludtisli i, ,i i ; standstill. t THE LEGISLATIVE SITUATION. COTTON BOND MEASURE is not LIKELY to BECOME A LAW. The Determined Filibuster in the House Will Probably Kill the Bill Even Though Governor Blouse Doc* Not Veto it?state Warehouse Dill is Safe?McLaurin Will Be state Warehouse Commissioner. Columbia, Oct. 29.?it Is hardly probable that the bond issue to relieve the cotton situation Will become a law, although both the house and the sen-! late favor the measure. Governor j Blease is expected to veto the bill and, j unless there is, in the meantime, se j cured a large number of additional ad? vocates of the proposition, a two | thirds vote cannot be had to pass the j bill over the veto of the Governor. E\en should it be ascertained that the Governor would not veto the measure, which is exceedingly doubtful, there is now being conducted a determined filibuster against the bill on the house. Under the house rules this is a serious situation for any bill and ii a suffi? cient number of the house members, not necessarily a majority, keep up a [filibuster the vote could he held off on final determination until the terms of the members of the house expire Tuesday. The passage of the warehouse bill is assured. Senator John L. McLaurin. it is understood, will be selected by the general assembly as the commissioner, under the terms of the measure. This bill has had an interesting history. Originally it provided for several com? missioners and an appropriation of $100,000; then $50,000 to put In into effect. At one stage of the several years' fight for the measure the com? missioners' salary was fixed at $5,000. As passed this year the bill provides for a salary of $3,000 and an appro? priation of $15,000 to put the bill In effect. The general assembly passed a State warehouse bill two years ago and it was declared unconstitutional. Last year the bill died in the house, by not being finally considered after having passed the senate. Unless some untoward turn comes in the closing hours of the session, it 1 its that some sort of re oasure, coming out of the ?ence committee will finally aw at this session. The tax crop seems the most likely. L. M. Green. I t NVICT GIVES UP. '?" Ulnui ' ;cvels Held as Accessory to of Stephens by Hughes. )urg, Oct. 27.? William ho convict who fled with ,1 iam iughes last night after i-iufcne?, who was serving a life sen? tence for murder, had killed Robert Stevens, their guard, with a pick, sur? rendered today. He said Hughes at the point of a pistol compelled him to accompany him but that he had given Hughes the slip as he was sleep? ing in woods near Greer this morn? ing. At the inquest into Stevens' death testimony contradicting Revels' story was given and he was ordered held as an accessory to the murder of the guard. Hundreds of armed men searched the county today with? out finding Hughes who, according I to Revels, intended to hide in the North Carolina mountains. $1.00 Quality Underwear, 8?c. Wrlfht'S health, Rock wood and spring needle sold everywhere $1.00; special this week, 89c. McCollum Bros.?Advt. Capt. J. Wltherspoon Cooper, of Mayesvillo, who has long been known as a successful fruit grower, pears especially, called at the Item office to? day to give the editor the opportunity Of seeing with his own eyes the big? gest and finest Keiffer pear on record. This pear weighed exactly two and one-half pounds and was a perfect and j symmetrical specimen. One Hour Glove Sale Tomorrow. For just one hour tomorrow Wt Will sell you the Durae kid glove which is the best $1.50 ladies' kid glove to be had, between 11 and 12 o'clock, for $1.21?. Remember one minute to eleven and one mlr.Ute after twelve they cost you $1.50. McCollum Bros. ?Advt. Hotel and Buildings Burn. Hager'own, Md., Oct 28.?The Baldwin hotel and four adjacent buildings were burned this morning. The guests were thrown Into a panic, but "II escaped. The loss is estimat? ed at two hundred thousand dollars. Boys' 'leccc Shirts ami Drawers 20c. Quick sales and small profits, \Jf?e boys' fleece shirts and drawers, while last at 20r ?ach. McCollum Bros. Advt. The Rev. Howard |*?c Jones will preach at the Firs! Ihiptlsl Church on iiexl Sunday. Men's Shirts and Drawers. 15c. Itegnlar 50c ipiallly, special lf?c each al McCollum l.'roa. Advt. FIGHT ON BONDS. HOUSE PASSES BILL TO THIRD READING AFTER FILI? BUSTER, Tlio Bond Issue is Not Safe However as There win be ? l ight in Benote] ond it Must Then <><> Before Con? ference Committed Columbia, Oct 29.?By a vote of 54 to 41 the cotton bond issue bill pass-j ed its third reading In the house last night and was ordered returned to the senate with amendments. In the form in which it passed the house the hill j was a substitute for the measure pass? ed some time ago in the senate by a vote of 25 to 4. Opposition to the bond issue bill has taken on the most intense char? acter in the house. Yesterday morn? ing by means of a filibuster the vote on the passage of the bill through third reading was delayed until 10 o'clock last night. Although the measure passed its third reading in the house last night at 10.12 o'clock and was ordered re? turned to the senate, there are shoals it will have to cross before it is finally enrolled as an act unless its oppo? nents weaken in the determined tight they have been making against it Last night the vote on which th< bill passed third reading and was ordered sent to the senate with amendments was not reconsidered and laid on the table. It is possible this morning when the house meets at 10 o'clock that a motion will he made to recon? sider the vote of last night. This may precipitate another filibuster. In ease the senate refuses to agree to the amendments made by the house to the bill, the measure will have to go into the hands of a committee of free conference. When this body re? ports to the two houses there may be further delay in the adoption of the report on the bill. Opponents of the bond issue 1 111 did not believe last night that it would ever be enacted into law. With the election on November 3, at which it is proposed to submit the matter of issuing $24,000,000 to the voters only five days removed, every hour is needed for making the necessary arrangements for polling on the bond issue. It might have been possible last night to have goten the cotton bond issue bill back to the senate for ac? tion there had not the upper house adjourned until today about an hour before the time set for the vote on the bill in the house. One of the points now being urged against the bond issue proposal is that the electors have not had sufficient time in which to familiarize them? selves with the bill and that it is now too late to advertise it properly. The indications were last night that the bond issue measure would be strongly opposed in the senate, where sentiment is said to have been grow? ing against it. To Make Room for Another Depart? ment. We are closing out men's shoes, re? gardless of cost. If we have your site it is your luck. McCollum Bros.? Advt. $1.70 . ?to? I Orangeburg County Fair | Orangeburg, S. C. Tickets on sale November 10th to 13th inclusive, J limited to return to November 14th. Corresponding rates from other points. Make up your party and go. Atlantic Coast Line 1 Standard Railroad of the South. I O. V. PLAYER, Ticket Agent. t 2 Our Lady Patrons ? ? ii J J U lli timl thai In tho arrangement of our NEW ROME we have ?? made special provisions for their comfort. In addition to a cosy ! I corner of the lobby, provided with writing tables and comfortable j J scuts, we have a special rest room for the ladles, and we cordially 1 * Invite them to make use of It. jj The First National Bank j of sumter ? k The Bank of South Cai >lina SUCCESSOR. TO THE FARMERS9 BANK ?. TR.UST CO. CAPITAL - - - $200,000.00 SURPLUS - - - $150,000.00 Interest at 4 per cent compounded quarterly in Sav? ings Dept. 5 per cent on time certificates of deposit. WE SOLICIT YOUR ACCOUNT ! New Corn Mill I * 4? 1 have installed an electrically driven corn mill of the most improved pattern, and am pre wed to do grinding for the public. I his mill turns out meal and grits of the best quality. I N. G. Offteen, Jr. S?2TS: