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i k< ?? ! i i \ i k i i; in pi m i n HlM?i>i Hubert A. Howard. Retired. Arrlws In ( ollimhla to till New Columbia, April 35.?Robert A. Howard, eerfeant, l'nltcd 'tit.' army, retired, who was recently ap? pointed by Adjutant General Moore SI property officer for the South Carolina National Guard, arrived in Columbia yeaterday from Port Haucbuca, Ariz, where he hae been stationed Tor some time. Sergt. Howard was retired af? ter 30 yearn' service. The last legis? lature created the position or property officer for the National Guard ami ap? propriated 11.500 for salary and trav? eling expenses. DISMNS WIN?- olCATOltliM CON ri ST, Senior Law Student at Carolina Awarded I upliaradlan Medal for Oratory. Columbia. April 27.?J. G. Dlnkin* of Manning, a member of the senior law class at the Cnherslty of South Carolina, wen the Kuphradlan oratori? cal contest held in the society a hull last night. His subject was "A Relic of the Primitive Past.* Six Speaker? toek part In the con test. They were: T. T. Carroll. J. K. Bolt and H. C. Brearley of the senior academic class, J. l>. K. Meyer and J G IMnklna of the senior law class and L>. 8. Poll? r of the Junior academic class. The Judges were: Irvine Beleer. Alsn Johnstone. Jr., and William Banks. The first two named are former members of the Euphradlan society. J ?; Idnkins is well known In Humter. where *? spent tne sumtm i two years ago and has visited oft? I since < I l \|s< >\ s M M M I K < OCHSF. Instruction in \urlt allure at "small Cost. i olumbla. April 27.?J. E. Swearln gsn. State auperinb dent of educa? tion, has addressed a letter to the county superintendent*, trustees and teachers of the Stats, calling atten? tion to the short course In agricul? ture to be conducted by Clemson College officers during the monta oi August. The letter of Mr. Swcarlngen fol? lows: I'iring the month of August the authorities of CleSMOn college SfO pass to conduct a short course for agrlsulturul teachers, farmers and prise winning club boys. The short SjoSJbTOS Is to he under the immediate supervision of President W. M. HiKgs, State Agent W. W. Long and As? sistant State Agent W. H. Barton, This plan Is a guarantee of pru> and efficient work. "The scope and nature of the short course Instruction have not \.-< l?een outlined. The importance and the possibilities of such teaching should appeal at once to the MoSjdj of rural school progress. Agricul? ture la our basic industry. Its Intel? llgent pursuit Is vitally connected with the development of our school system and of our State. Rural school teachers needs first to master and to apply the fundamen? tal subjecta taught In the first fl\e grades, and upon this basis of read in- writing. arithmetic. spelling, language, geograph\. history and sanitation there can rest a valuable course in practical agriculture. The body of this truth has already been made available for teachers. . The boya enrolled In sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth gradea of the puidlc sehn als are- eager for this instruc? tion. Teachers need merely to ao nualnt themselves with the facts and methods of their presentation in the class room and on the school demon? stration plots. "The cost of the CltaMSS short course la reasonable. | hope this experiment will receive from you and your coworkers the active sup? port it deserves." Flsgah News Notes. Plagah. April 27.?It Is hot and drV. Rain la nee led \ery much It bring up the cotton nnd help tlx oata Cotton planting ia about tlnlsh ed. but very little Is up. Very good stands of corn, as I learn from all sec Ilona Wheat looks promising. It now looks as If we will haw some I'^soChf'fl. Potato beds have rotted badly and draws will h?. senrre. The I'lsgah publir gOhOOl tJoOtd ^ Ith i picnic Saturday it Hoykinx mill Miss Kcmhert. the teacher, has given full saHsfaetlon to the patron* of the school. She Is a line teacher. Memorial services were fo ld Sunday afternoon at I'lsgah church oVOf Mr T. W. Hawkins, its senior de.iron now deceased. Mr J. K. Iml're pre pared the rmmorlil .< hlch was un ini roouslv adopted t,y Ilm ehun h. It was spoken to b?. blm ami Rev. T. 1,. Colt, What Is there given by tin- gods more desirable than a happy hour Catullus. PLAN roil DEFENSE. Counsel lor Mc \doo and Williams Make \rrangcmcnts for Meeting Attack- hy Hank. Washington, April If,?Counsel for geeretari McAdoo And Comptroller Williame ho vi completed pr?liminar) plans for the defence lo bo made when the Biggs Natiot\ai i?nnk Injunction proceedings are takon up in the 1 > is - I Hot Of Columbia supreme court, May 12. it now is regarded! M almost OtltnlW IhOl SO attempt will he made I? institute criminal proceeding* ifjalnsl the bonk, II at an. before the defense In the civil case ha? been he gun. Government Iswyori ire aspoctod to hasc their defense largely on the ground that thorn hsi soon no Con? spiracy botWOOS Mr, McAdoo and Mr, W ilhams to injure lha bonk; that any thing tha| have appealed |0 do In concert was done lawfully and With entire propriety. The government will maintain that neither ofllcial exceeded his lawful power. The complaint of the bank was directed mainly at Mr. Williams and the defense will de? vote more attention to his power un? der the national bank laws than to Justification of acts in which the sec? retary of the treasury figured. Reports of a compromise In the case are denied vigorously both by of '?clals of the bank and by those on the government side. It was said today on high author ity that Samuel I'ntermeyer has not n retained in the case by the gov? ernment Of by Mr. McAdoo or Mr. I Williams as Individuals. It was the understanding, however, that he prob? ably wo: Id appear in the case as per? sonal counsel for one or both officials. r\KK MONEY roil MEXICAN'S Million- of Hollars of Cnuntcrticlt Be? ing Sent from San rrunclsco. San Francisco, April 29.?Millions of dollars of Mexican counterfeit pa? per money are being freighted toward the Mexican border. The United States authorities, though knowing the fact, are taking no steps be? cause this government recognizes no Mexican faction. \ Line or Two From "Hard Times." Dark Corner, April 27.?Farmers are about done planting their cotton, but rain is greatly needed to bring it up. Corn is small for the time of year. St,me ploughing has beer, done for corn. Oats are small on account of the cold weather in March and the first part of April. And now it keeps ?so dry until farmers cannot apply soda to their oats. Gardens are very backward for the lack of moisture. It looks as if we will have some fruit, if it (lid snow on the blooms. A good deal of sickness has been and is still around here. Mr. J. B. Johnston and two or three of his chil? dren and one of Mr. U K. Avin's chil? dren ha\e been quits sick, but are better. Mrs. C. II. Johnson und Mr. Y. F. Mcl.eod, youngest son of Mr. Jim Mi Leod are still very sick witri pneumonia. Drs. K, 15. Furman and K. O. Hhinehart are kept on the go most all the time and they, the doctors, have been handicapped, the formet with the grip, and the latter with I apralncsl wrist. Miss Mae Griffin of Pincwood and Miss Noi i \ Ardis of SOOVOB visited Miss Kunlce Dsteen at the Sycamores one e\ ening this w e. k. Mrs. Delia W'ooten Of the Sunder alms house visited her sister, Mrs. W . R I .acke\ , t he past w eek. Mrs. Joe II. Geddings of Ramsey is -pending sometime with her sick mother. Mrs. < \ II. JohhOO" The Reynolds brother-, of Pssvllle killed a ??foot SlMgSlOf in U. P, Woofes? mill pond a day or SO ago. TIM Keul Sunday school will hSVt Children's Day oa the Aral Sunday in May. I am sure proud of the way Gow Manning is enforcing the law. i have Bald, and still say, he can make Us an Ideal governor. 1 would have been delighted to have heard tho addrCSS lie mads to the "old .soldiers" in u'o lumhia on the ISnd. 1 believe are are lucky to have R. I Manning for gov? ernor and WoodroW Wilson for presi? dent. I admire W ilson s words when he said: "IaI us love .truth and right." Would to God every man did that, wrtht a paradise this old world would b . Hut 1 hope 1 ;mi not | i>? salmleli pel it looks like the great study of i great many men is: ' Mow ens i take the advantage." When men charge 1", cents for If cents ba eon. cuts for II |?| cent coffee, ind all other necessities in like man? n, r ami taxpayers m tke fulas returns Of their property. It seems there Off l,'??;,? many men like soldi,-im in ambush they are H?ing In weight, i MS und heard Something along that line at the county hoard ol euunllsa* lion meeting last Wednesday In Hom? ier, And I ask bow are we protected WhllS Wf arS asleep.' It is only by the Ut >? I WS ptiy, * >h, IhUl every man hivrh and lov\. white of black, rich m poor, could SSl it in that light is the \ iah of old "Hard Tunes." LOCAL NIAYs ol' TIN DAL. Cotton Planting About over, with To. hgjfJtio Plautlng Delayed by Dry WcaiIhm??Death of Den U, Hodge? Personal Mention. Tlndal, April 28.?Cotton planting is now about <?\<'r, ami 1 think the acreage is about 20 per cent, lows than last year. Oati are needing rain very bad. Tobacco Planta In tin- beds ere looking well, but transplatlng has been very much delayed on account <?t* the dry weather, i Mr, lien (I. Hodge of the Home in. neh neighborhood died on Tues? day. April l'Ttli. Mr. Hodge has been in ill health lor several months, and ids death was not unexpected. lie leaves a wile and six small children. The Providence school closed with a picnic on last Saturday. Mrs. Louise Taylor, after spending several days with relative! here, re? turned to her home in Columbia on Sunday. Mr. Hugh Hodge of Woodruff spent !the week-end at his father s Mr. T. K. Hodge, and returned to his home on Sunday. Mr. J. J. Rivers, who has been sick with pneumonia, is able to be up again. CLOSES 'A IK ION DISPENSARIES. i GOV, Manning Issues Order After In? junction is Scoured?Delegation to Discuss Situation. Aiken, April 28.?All the dispen? saries throughout Aiken county were closed today by order of QOV. Man? ning. This actioti of the governor follows the securing of a temporary injunction by certain deposed otticials Of the institution at Aiken restrain? ing Bennett Smith from continuing to serve on the dispensary board. Senator John F. Williams was no? tified by the governor todav that since I the meeting of the county delegation held several days ago, at which time a recot uendation was made for a third member of the dispensary board, WMS held without Representa? tive. Toole being notified, he would require that another meeting of the delegation be held before considering any recommendation. ? Representative Toole was then no? tified by Senator William* that a meeting would be held tomorrow, but Mr. Toole, after asking that tue meet? ing be postponed replied, when "his request was refused, that, as he has l>een given no opportunity to consider a suitable man for ,the place, and ? .iat, as another recommendation made at this time would further com? plicate matters, he would not attend the meeting. WELL KNOWN ATTORNEY DEAD. K. M. Thomson of Columbia Passes Away Suddenly at His Home In Co? lumbia. Columbia. April 29.?Edgar Means Thomson, aged 4o, of Columbia, as? sistant division counsel for the South? ern railway, died tUddenly here this morning at 5:15 o'clock from uric poisoning. He had been ill for only a few hours. He is survived by his Widow, who was Miss Ueba Ehrlich of thi.si city, a son, Francis Ehrlich Thomson, two daughters, Jessie Means Thomson and Louise Thomson; his mother, Mrs. Waddy Means Thomson, Of Spartan burg! three brothers, W. L. Thomson and Evins Thomson, of Spar tanburg and Albert Thomson, and One sister, Mrs.^Vernon Muckentuss of Greenville. Mr, Thomson, who was one of the best known lawyers of the State, was born at Spnrtanburg, July 18, 1 x7L'. His parents were the late Waddy Thomson, an attorney, and Mrs. Waddy Means Thomson, daugh? ter of the late Cov. Means. JOHN BlXXY DEAD, Famous Movie Comedy Actor Suc? cumbs to Complication Of Diseases. New York, April 2?i.?John Bunny, Whose antics as a moving picture comedian have made millions laugh, died at his home in Brooklyn today, lit bad been ill for three weeks from a complication of diseases. Mem? bers of his family were with him When he died. Por O week he ap? parently had been on the mend. A strenuous month of work, it is believed, cauaed the breakdown which resulted In bin death. John Bunny was 52 years old, il?% bad been before the footllghta l'? y< irt before he entered the moving picture field four years ago, He bad leading roleti with many old time ?tare, among them Annie Russell, He bad attained countrywide popularity us an actor before he achieved his greatest sue. ess on the screen. Mr, Bunny was born In Neu York cltj of Kngllsh parents, was educated iu the Mrooklyn public schools and was n clerk in a general store until iu- went "ii the stage nl tin* ago of Iin tin moving picture w<irld Io? was regarded for n lime us tin- coun? try's leadlnu comedian and was said lu be receiving, more salar) than the I resident ol t be United stairs. 11. wit be burled in Urooklyni MAYEsYILLE SOCIAL NEWS. Tuesday Aftornooii Book Cluli Meet? ing?Number of Mayes vi Ho People Attend Sumter Chautnuqua. Mayeavllle, April 29.?The Tuesday Afternoon Hook Club held a most pleaaant meeting thli week with Miss Alice Cooper. There were quite a number present Including a few in? vited guests. In the usual contest, the game of rook, Mrs. M. C. Mayes won the prize, a beautiful embroider? ed center-piece. Delicious refresh? ments consisting of a fruit salad and cake were served. The Rook Club met this week on Thursday afternoon instead of Wednesday on account of the Sumter Chautauqua. A very delighteful af? ternoon was spent by the members With Mrs. B. G. Spencer. Mrs; J. W. Thames and Miss Mary S. Anderson are attending the Feder? ation of Women's Chilis convention in Bennettsvllle this week. Mrs. Geo. C. Warren spent the past week vjgith her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. 1. Parrott, in Sumter, to attend the Chautauqua. A large party of the lovers of fish? ing went to the well-known "Seine Yard" in Clarendon county on Thurs? day for a fishing trip. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Nettles, of Dil? lon, visited the former's mother, Mrs. Tance Nettles, this week. Hazel Mayes, who has been confin? ed to a hospital in Columbia from the results of a railway accident, is at home for a few days. Mrs. J. R, Mayes visited Mrs. C. L. Tisdale in Sumter this week. Miss Carrie Anderson attended the ChautaUQUa In Sumter this week. Among those attending the various entertainments of the Chautauqua in Sumter were: Mesdames E. W. Mayes, M. C. Mayes, W. S. Chandler, W. W. Gardner, Robert A. Chandler, C. G. Criffiin, T. L. Kahn, Misses Net? tle and Sadie Mayes, Lucy Pugh, An? nie MaSUmky, and Messrs. R. J. Mayes, M. C. Mayes, T. L. Kahn, T. H. Newman, W. S. Chandler, *?.. C. Chandler, IS. C. Chandler, H. D. An? derson and others. Miss Annie Mazursky, of Barnwell, is visiting her sister, Mrs. T. L?. Kahn. CONGRE88 MOVES TO COLUMBIA. Commissioner of Agriculture Watson is Agaiu Chosen Head of Congress, Serving Second Term. Columbia, April 27.?Columbia has been selected as headquarters for the National Drainage congress, of which E. J. Watson, commissioner of agri? culture, has been fje-elected presi? dent. The meeting of the congress was held yesterday in Chicago. Mr. Watson was elected president of the congress at the Savannah meeting in April of last year to suc? ceed Edmund T. Perkins of Chicago. Since the congress was organized sev? eral weeks ago the headquarters have been in Chicago. The international session of the drainage congress will be held at San Francisco in September. SERVICES AT ST. MARK'S. Rev. W. H. Barnwell to Hold Annual Exercises in Sund Hills. Pinewood, April 27.?The Episcopal congregation of this town and vicinity with their rector, the Rev. W, H. Barnwell, will on next Sunday, May 2nd, at 11.30 o'clock, hold their an? nual service at St. Mark's Episcopal church up in the sand hilU. Public welcome to attend this annual cele? bration. STATE WINS IN Til AW CASE, Secures Temporary Writ Against Jury Hearing on Sanity of Prisoner. New York, April 28.?The appellate division of the supreme court today granted the attorney general's appli? cation for an alternative writ re? straining Supreme Court Justice Hon drlCk fr( m empaneling a jury to test the sa. y of Harry K. Thaw. Argu? ment on whether the writ should be made permanent will be heard May 7. Justice Hendrick decided he had power to call in a jury to aid him in determining Thaw's sainty and an? nounced he Would do so. state au? thorities who are fighting to have Thaw returned to Matten wan contend the justice had no such power. Feed the Young ( hicks. Farmers should not make the mis? take of leaving their young chicks to shift i<>r themselves for the first few months. The chicks should be well fed and cared for and everything done to make thorn grow rapidly, hi this way, chicks hatched In earl? spring will be laying In Ihe fall and early winter. Where Ihe low's are stunted, on the other band, it will be difficult to gel eggs from them while eug prices are high. V. C. 'Ian. poultry husbandman at Clemson Cid lege, will be g'ad to help any one with in poultry leediim problems, MANNING COMMUTES KF.XTKX CKfck Acting on Recommendation or Par don Hoard. Governor l?xtcnds Clemency in <'u ???>. Columbia, April 28.-?Gov. Manning, acting upon the recomm< ndatlon of the state board of pardons, iias com* inute?l the sentence of .Janes Mc Gowan, convicted In Greenville on the charge of murder, from death in t lie electric chair to a life term In the State penitefltiary, McGowan killed -Iiis brother-in-law several months ago land was tried at the .March term of court ami found guilty of murder In 'tlie first degree. Hew as sentenced to Ibe electrocuted April 30. The governor lias also commuted jthe sentence of Will Goggans of New berry from electrocution to life im liisonment. Ha was convicted at the March term in 1913 on the charge of killing Bpurgeon Johnson. In passing on the Goggans case the hoard of pardons said: "All 12 of the jurors asked that this negro's sentence be commuted from electrocution to life imprisonment. In addition the judge hearing this case joins in thi? request. While we do not consider it the province of the board of pardons to re-try the case, we have gone into the records of this case very carefully I because the life of a human being Is at stake. The case against Goggans Iis, in our opinion, extremely weak, and we unhesitatingly recommend to your excellency that the sentence be commuted from electrocution to lifo imprisonment." Millionaire Druggist i>end. Memphis. April 2S.?P. H. Vanvleet. tlie famous drug manufacturer, who was kvorth several million dollars, died Ihis morning. Cur Foreign Igtauufeg is in Charge of Jacobs & Co., Clinton, S. C, SOLICITING OFFICES: New York?118 E. 28th Pt.E. L. 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