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CROWDS ATTEND STATE FUR happy south caholixians in columiua warn inouo, Military Day at Fair Sees lllggcst Tucmlay Croud on Hccord?Ex? hibit* Designed to Tvui'Ii Valuable Lessons In Agriculture. Columbia. Oct 27.?Happy, smil? ing and contented visitors poured by hundreds into Columbia yesterday for tire second day of the South Carolina Ftate fair and harvest jubilee. Forty mix fairs have been held in Columbia during the harvest season, yet none of these has compared with the present gathering. The fair is a fine index of the prosper .y of the State?it shows the temper and humor of the people In concrete manner and the power behind the throne, physical and spiritual. Is "Twelve cents cotton." The gates clicked away at the fair grounds yesterday at a rapid pace and last night the fair officials declared that It had been the "biggest Tuesday on record." The night trains brought large numbers of pleasure seekers and thousands more will arrive this morn? ing. The railways are offering very low round trip rates and today and tomorrow several special trains will bs operated from irlous points In the State. The Information bureau on Main street in charge of N. O. Pyles is open night and day and Columbia will be able to care for all visitors who ar? rive for the festivities. Oov. Manning and the members of his mllltsry staff visited the fair yes? terday as the guests of the society. The governor inspected all of the ex? hibits, declaring that the fair marked an era of progress in South Carolina, "It looks good and I believe thai we have assembled the best exhibits ir the history of our organization," said J. N. Klrven. president of the society He Is pleased especially with the in? creased attendance. Secretary Eflrd and Treasurer Ellison wore smile* of contentment last night after read? ing the reports from the gatemen. Yesterday was "Military day" at the fair and In Columbia. The Na? tional Guardsmen rubbed shoulder; with the "regulars" in the parade which was led by Oov. Manning am came out with applause. The severs eompanles of the guard marched al most like "regulars." During th? morning the military visitors parti? cipated In contests at the fair and thf liveliest kind of Interest was develop ed. Experts. State and national, wen agreed yesterday that the present fall la ore of the best from an agrlcultura pol-.?, ever held In the State. W. W Long. State agent for the demonstra tlon forces, believes that It Is the bes agricultural display ever assembled li the South, with the possible exceptlor of the Texas State fair at Dallas which Is housed In buildings WOTtl 91,150,000 and has a country-wld< reputation. A. O. Smith of the Unit ed States office of farm management one of the leading agricultural expert: of the national department, was of th< opinion that the field crop display: are the best ever collected In this sec tlon. There has been great improve ment In the quality of all the exhibit* and only tho very best Is sent fron each county. The exhibits this year are designed to teach great agricultural lessons Yesterday hundreds of farmers and even huslneaa men crowded about the v\rloun booths and fired a volley of questions at the experts who are ir charge. This was especla?y true ir the State building where the results ol soil Inoculation are shown In n most striking and comprehensive manner The farmers are coming to the fait for pleasure and for instruction, There la the keenest kind of rivalry between the demonstration pgentswhe have brought the exhibits from prac? tically all of the counths. Bach agent has successfully brought out In the booth some important point, bearing en the agricultural development of tlw State. If all farmers In South Carolina were to visit the fnIr and carry home every thought offered by these ex? hibits this would be a cleaner and greener State. The exhibits In tie main are attempts to ns*nsnlnate the one-crop Idea, so long prevalent In this State. Diversification In the key? note of success on the farm and this la aptly Illustrated on every side The department of agriculture Is lay Ing especial stress on the growing Of home supplies and abandonment of the soil robberv s\ vt ?un. The fair Is worth while. It Is Inter? esting nnd Instructive, It represent the remits of a deeade of agricultural building. It Is an exhibit log that de ?erven the support of every gltlgCI who cares for the future of th<> Matt Turning from the Instructive sbb of the fnlr there Is plenty of amusc mrnt for the old nnd tbo young Lovers of horses will find some sgoel lent raren as the offerlnu. beginning each afternoon at 2 o'clock. Th* midway Is the best nnd elf ' Over offered. Thousawihl Of" exhibits of every class ore to be found In tin steel ?Udlding St iff building and wo? man's building. The poultry show i CITY COUNCIL MEETING. Discvss HOT! PAVING MA TKIUAli, HIT NO DECISION UK ACHED. Will Uoltl Spot-in I Meeting OH Next Tuestlny to Dooitlo What Struts to Pave? More Streets Want Pax lug. From The Daily Item, Oct. 21. City Council hold a regular session last night with Mayor Jennings and Councilman Rowland in attendance when the meeting opened. Council? man Pooth came in during the ses? sion. Few matters of general interest were acted on, hut council discussed I tn an informal way the materials which would be best for street paving, but no conclusion was reached. It was decided to hohl a special session on next Tuesday night to deride on which streets should l e 4>a.'ed first from the funds secured by the bond issue, and the subsequent order in which streets should he paved. Sev? eral more petitions for paving on streets were filed with council. Charles Beasley, representing the Krause Greater Shows, requested cm cessions on license for carnival shows, but council declined to make any re? duction in the license. A petition was received from prop? erty holders on Council street for paving between Liberty and Oakland Avenue. A petition for the paving of Hroad street from Washington street to the city limits was received and filed. A deed from Alberta S. Jenkins and Leila 15. Wright for a strip of land for the extension of Jenkins street was received and accepted by council for the city. A petition to extend the water and sewer lines on Purdy street from Cal houn street northward was received and Supervisor White was requested to ascertain cost of such extension. A request was received from the 1 Sumter Lighting Company to lay 1 piping on Harvln street between the Splitdorf Magneto Company plant and the Sumter Lighting Company prop ? erty and was granted, provided certain ' conditions were met, the conditions to 1 be stipulated In an ordinance which 1 council will prepare ? 1 Supervisor White and Chief Sumter 1 reported that they were still getting " bids for the renovation of the guard ' house. Supervisor White reported the ar ? rival of numbers for houses, which " had been ordered several months ago, and he was Instructed to have * steps taken to put the numbers on the houses at once. I _ San Antonio, Oct. 27.?Gen. Funston " will send a thousand reinforcements 1 to Douglas, Arizona, where heavy 1 forces under Villa are approaching 1 the boundary line through Sonora. Sc ? rious trouhlo Is feared. Already four 1 thousand soldiers are In Dousrlas. the best ever staged by the South ? Carolina Poultry association. Many ' free acts are given throughout the 4 day. } There will be football today, ' Thursday and Friday. Interest runs high in the Clemson-Carolina game to 1 be played Thursday at the fair 1 grounds. All attendance records will be broken at this game, which is I sometimes called South Carolina's sports classic. Over live hundred I Clemson students will come lo Colum ' bin on a special train for this game. The judges were busy yesterday making the awards at the fair. The prize-winners were announced for the held cr'jps department. The individ? ual farm display winners will be an? nounced today. Today will be officially known as "South Carolina day" at the fair. The feature of today will be the grand natural resources parade, which will move from the corner of Main and Elmwood this afternoon at 4 o'clock. The line of march will be through Main street to Gervais street. Many handsome floats, representative of the \arlous counties, will bo found in the movement this afternoon. Early In the day special trains bear !||| boosters from Charleston and i Arlington will arrive. Charleston has sent one of the best displays to the fair and several busi? ness houses have also set up exhibits. "I ?i'i linKton is a State fair county, said a citizen from that county yes? terday at the fair. Lancaster and Sumter will also send special trains fi> the fair today. Tonlwht at S o'clock the annual meeting of the South Carolina Agrl cultural and Mechanical society will '??? h< ld In the Llehland county court house. .1. N. Kirven of Darlington will very probably be reeleeted presi? dent. Members of tilt executive com? mittee ulll be named. There is pms peet for a large attendanc. . ist night a military ball was hehl on capltol terrace, several thousand pen ?iih bains present. Following the ball there was a large reception at the governor's mansion given by Qo^ arui lira. Manning. Tonight, beginning at !> o'clock, there will be nn Indian summer dance ?n capltol terrace. GOVERNOR'S RULES ACCEPTED. Carmen and Traction Company Both Accept Inspection Plan Devised by Mr. Manning. Columbia, Oct. 26.?The Inspection system prepared by Gov. Manning af? ter several weeks of study has been adopted by the Columbia union of car? men and the Columbia Railway, Gas and Electric company. The old in? spection rules caused In part the dif? ferences which resulted in the recent strike on the car lines. Gov. Manning and others were proposed 1 ? the street railway com? pany to frame a new set of rules. The carmen selected Gov. Manning for the work. The terms of the new rules have not yet been made public. It is said that the rules met with the approval of both sides. AUSTRALIA PROVES FEALTY. Has Already I*rovlcled 10,000 Soldiers as Earnest of Her Loyalty to Em? pire. Melbourne, Oct. 2G.?Australia al? ready has provided 16,000 soldiers as "an assurance of her hearty coopera? tion in the determination of carrying the war to a successful issue." Thus Andrew Fisher, the premier, tlegraphed King George today in re? sponse to the king's message appeal? ing for volunteers. Th premier added that the king's appeal "will evoke a patriotic response from the people of the commonwealth and tend to augment greatly the ranks of those already enlisted." WILL MEET WINTHROP STU? DENTS. Nine Hundred Young Women to At? tend Fair Friday?Reception at (?rounds. Columbia, Oct. 26.?Nine hundred Winthrop college students will arrive in Columbia early Friday morning by special train, nccording to a letter re? ceived yesterday by Gov. Manning from D. 13. Johnson, president. All of the young women will be in? troduced to the governor at a public reception to be held In the Woman's building Friday morning at 10 o'clock. TO SETTLE ARABIC DEATHS. Claims Filed With State Department nnd Will be Taken Up by Horns? torf!. Washington, Oct. 27.?The first steps in settlement for the lives lost on the Arabic were taken today when relatives of the victims began filing claims with the State Department. These will be taken up next week by Von Bernstorff and the amounts agreed to. It In believed that Ger? many will agree to a liberal idemnity. BOYS' CLUB BOOTH. Two Hundred nnd Twenty-five Boys Have Exhibits in This Display. Columbia, Oct. 27.?The booth of the boys' corn clubs at the fair is at? tracting much attention. This booth has been arranged by L. L. Baker, State supervisor of the boys' club work. Two hundred and twenty-five boys from 48 counties have sent ex? hibits for this display. The booth contains a plot demonstration of a three-year crop rotation system. "I expect 300 to 4 00 boys of the ag? ricultural clubs to march in the natu? ral resources parade," said Mr. Baker. NEGRO GIRL KILLED. Joe Darby Shoots Rosa Henry at Olanta. Florence, Oct. 26.?At a lumber camp near Olanta on yesterday after? noon, Joe Darby shot and killed Rosa Henry. Both are negroes. Sheriff Burch and Coroner Gunn were called to the scene last night. The footing seems to have resulted from a Quarrel between the two, who were to have been married soon. After felling the girl with the first shot, Darby is said to have fired a second shot into her body while she was on the ground. The man escaped in the woods and the bloodhounds which were put on his trail up to this time have not been able to follow successfully the trail. The officers are still on the search, and have no doubt that they will ap? prehend Darby. Coroner Gunn and Sheriff Durch remained on the scene all night, returning home this morn? ing tired out with the chase. The verdict of the coroner's jury Impan? elled wns in accordance wtlh the facts stated above. THE JI7DSON MILLS ( LOSE. Big Cotton Factory at Greenville Shuts Down Because of Labor Trou? bles. Greenville, Oct. 2?'?.?Lahor troubles today forced the Judson m?h!, one of the largest cotton manufacturing con? cerns in this vicinity, to close down. Some 650 operatives are affected, Manufacturers said tonight there was a possibility of trouble in the 19 (Uber mills near Greenville. Unions, it was said, were being formed in most of them. HEARING BEFORE GOVERNOR. |< Question is Whether Another McCor niiok County Election Bhnll be Or? dered. Columbia, Oct. 2?.?Gov. Planning has agreed to grant a hearing at his office in Columbia tomorrow Wednes? day morning at 10 o'clock on the ques? tion of w hether or not he shall order an election on the proposed McCor mick county matter. He desires that all interested parties appear at that time and present their views as to whether or not this election should be ordered. ' ? CHARLTON GETS SHORT TERM. Found Guilty, Wife Slayer Will Have to Serve Only Twenty-nine Days More. Como, Oct. 25.?Porter Charlton, the American, who has been on trial charged with murdering his wife in 1910, was today condemned to six years and eight months' imprison? ment. The jury found that Charlton was only partially responsible and that there were extenuating circumstances. Owing to a general amnesty proclama? tion promulgated when Italy went to war, Charlton will serve only 29 days in prison. LANCASTRIAN KILLED. Policeman Shoots Doe Bailey at Cot? ton Mill Village. Lancaster, Oct. 25.?Policeman Conner of the Lancaster cotton mill village this morning shot and almost Instantly killed Doc Bailey, an em? ploye of the cotton mill. Conner had arrested Bailey some time previous to the shooting on the charge of drunkenness and disorderly conduct and this morning was set for the trial. When Conner went for Bailey this morning in order to bring him before the court it is said that Bailey upon I seeing the policeman approaching, secured his shotgun and covered him with it. He is said to have attempted to rhoot the officer, snapping the gun twice which failed each time to go off, Conner pulling his pistol in the meantime and firing three shots into Bailey's body. Conner was placed under arrest but was released this afternoon on ball In the sum of $1,000 granted by Judge Moore. TO TRY HUERTA FOR MURDER. Cnrranza Will Request Extradition of Slayer of Madero. Washington, Oct. 27.?Huerta may yet face a firing squad for the murder of Madero. It became known today that Carranza will demand his ex? tradition in a few days. He will sub? mit what is said to be conclusive proof that Madero and Vice President Sua rez were murdered on orders from the dictator. Officials refuse to discuss the probability of granting the Car? ranza request. HIGHER COST OF LIVING Blamed for the Increase of Pellagra. Wash'noton, Oct. 23.?Higher cost of living and low wages to workers are blamed for the increase of pella? gra in the South in reports by experts of the public health service. Special means will be adopted by the public health service to see that these re? ports are well circulated in States where pellagra exists. Mr. Joseph Goldherger, who is the author of one of the reports, makes the following recommendations to diet: An increase in the diet of fresh animal and leguminous foods, particu? larly during the late winter and in the spring; the ownership of a milk cow in as many families as possible so as to insure a considerable consumption of milk and milk products in the home; poultry and egg production for home consumption; cultivation of di? versified vegetables, including an ade? quate supply of peas; reduction of a diet of starchy foods. More butcher shops in mill towns and in country trading places and the development of tho market plan, so that a variety of food may be more accessible, are urged; while emphasis is laid on the importance of diversifi? cation of crops in order to make less enerous the economic effects of the failure of a single crop. Increased wages and the reduction of unemployment are necessary before the menace of the disease can he com? bated with a maximum degree of suc? cess, Dr. Goldherger says. He de? clares that food in mill towns and in the country should be cheaper, more varied and more accessible. BANDITS ROB EXPRESS. Nine Masked Men Gel Big Spoils by Holding l'|i Train. Muskogee, Okln., Oct. 27.?Nine masked bandits held up the Missouri Kansas-Texas Kxprcss, No. 9, at <>na pa last night and looted the express ear. They escaped with their booty into the hills. It is believed they got a lar^'e amount of money. COTTON INSURANCE DISCUSSED. Fire Underwriters' Committee Consid? ers an Important Topic?Session in Columbia. Columbia, Oct. 27.?Executive com mitteemen of the South Carolina fire insurance writers held a brief meeting in Columbia yesterday to discuss dif? ferent phases of the fire insurance bus? iness. One question which came up for much consideration was the man? ner in which insurance on cotton stored in State warehouses shall be handled. The proposition of ascer? taining if the books in the State ware? house commissioner's office may be opened to the public also was taken under advisement. Officers of the association are: James A. Cathcart of Columbia, pres? ident; Perry Moses, Sumter, vice president, and S. M. Grist, York, secretary. Those who attended the meeting yesterday were: James A. Cathcart and John B. Withers, Columbia; James H. Fraser, Georgetown; Hayne P. Glover, Greenville; W. M. Reld, Bennettsvll'e, and T. S. Wilbur, Char? leston. SOCIAL SECRETARY APPOINTED. Miss Edith Wallace Benimm Will Guide Social Affairs at the White House. Washington, Oct. 27.?Miss Edith Wallace Benham, a daughter of Ad? miral Benham, has been appointed so? cial secretary of the White House. I _ MEN TO PORT ROYAL. Prairie Arrives at Naval Station With 500 Marines From Norfolk Depot. Beaufort, Oct. 2G.?The transport Pr?rie arrived at the Port Royal Na? val station yesterday with .r,00 enlisted men from the recruit depot at Nor? folk. This is the result of the navy department decision to transfer the marine recruit depot from Norfolk to Port Royal, which Secretary Daniels announced last winter. A little later several more hundred will be brought down. The transport also brought a considerable amount of property at? tached to the recruit depot. EN ROUTE TO CUBA. Capt. Gonzales in Washington on His Way to Duties in Hahana. Washington, Oct. 26.?Capt. W. E. Gonzales, United States minister to Cuba, Is in Washington on official business on his way back to his post of duty. Capt. Gonzales, upon the conclusion of his business with the state department, will continue his journey to Habana. TO PASS PROTECTIVE LAWS. Will Prevent Flooding of This Coun? try With Foreign Goods. Washington, Oct. 27.?The presi? dent has approved the plan of Secre? tary Redfleld for legislation to pre? vent foreign manufacturers from flooding the United States with chear goods at the end of the war. Con? gress will be asked to pass protective measures. GERMANS TO OFFER TERMS? Peace Outline Said to Bo in Prospect. London, Oct. 26.?A report reached here today that Prince von Buelow, former German chancellor, will short? ly submit to President Wilson and King Alphonso of Spain an outline of the conditions on which Germany might be disposed to discuss terms of peace. The report is contained in a Router dispatch from Madrid, and has not been corroborated from any other source. The dispatch gives as author? ity Prince Camporeale, an Italian no blemai , who is a brother-in-law of Prince von Buelow. The report was first published in Madrid, the corre? spondent says, in the form of a mes? sage from Rome. TAKES HIS OWN LIFE. Scotchman Kills Himself in Canulen. Camden, Oct. 26.?James Robert? son, a native of Scotland, who had been in Canulen about ten days, blew the top of his head off here today With a shotgun while in a room at "Millbank," the summer home of Ralph Ellis, Robertson was about 65 years of age and, it is said, bad lost heavily during the past year in pheasant raising at Sparrow Bush, X. Y. Little is known of him In Camden. It is expected the remains will be interred here. The coroner held an Inquest today. High School Building, orangeburg, Oct. 10.?Thursday morning the pupils of the eleventh grade broke the ground for the be? ginning of work upon the new high school building on Sellars avenue. The work when completed w ill give Orangeburg a modern school building with every equipment. GOVERNOR KEEPS Ol*EN HOUSE. Many Visitors Attended Informal Re? ception Gives at Governors Man elon. Columbia, Oct. 27.?The reception tendered by Gov. and Mrs. Manning to the people of State at the executive mansion last night was a charming event in every respect. Cordial and democratic always, the governor and his gracious wife greeted thei*- guests from every part of the State in the spirit of old time hospitality. For more than two hours a continual stream of South Carolinians entered the mansion. Immediately every one was made to feel at home. Members of the governor's staff met the guests at the front doors and es? corted them to the reception room, where they were received by the gov? ernor and M s. Manning, the lieuten? ant governor, Andrew J. P.ethea; the adjutant general and Mrs. Moore; the speaker of the house and Mrs. Hoyt and the chairman of the house ways and m^ans committee, Junius T. Lyles. From this room the guests were ush? ered into the dining room, where they were served with ice cream and cake, then to the library for a glass of fruit punch. The occasion was not one for for? mality, but was rather a friendly mingling together of South Carolin? ians in the home of their chief exe? cutive. It was truly a representative South Carolina gathering, guests be? ing present from every county in the State. Music was furnished by the Davis orchestra of Columbia. The following served refreshments and otherwise assisted the hostess: Mrs. John T. Sloan, Miss Agnes McMaster, Mrs. Christie Benet, Miss Kate Man? ning, Mrs. Legare Inglesby, the Misses Eleanora and Nannie Richardson, the Misses Greene, the Misses Hampton, the Misses Currell, Miss Lancaster, the Misses Boykin, Miss Caroline Thomas, Miss Hall, Miss Susie Fltz Simons and Mrs. O. K. LaRoque. Between 1,000 and 1,500 attended the reception. PREPARE FOR DEFENSE. Chairmen of Committees Indorse Plan* for Increasing Army. Washington, Oct. 25.?Mobilization of the full strength of administration forces in support of the national de l fense programme apparently was as? sured today when Representative Hay of Virginia, chairman of the house military affairs committee, after a con 1 ference with the president, announced In favor of the army increase plan. Senator Chamberlain, chairman of 1 the senate military affairs committee, ! already has approved the proposal to I build up a regular and continental army of more than a million men in six years. Formal publication of the plans in detail will follow Senator Chamberlain's conference with tho president next week. The navy $500, 000,000 five-year building programmo already has been approved by both ? house and senate leaders. The im ? portance attached to Representative Hay'a announcement was indicated by i tho fact that soon after it was made ? Secretary Garrison broke the silence ? he had maintained as to army plans ? ever since he reecived President Wil? son's letter directing him to have pre? pared a comprehensive review of the nation's military needs and recom? mendations for strengthening the na? tional defense. Mr. Garrison said: "I am, of course, delighted. This Will insure the best possible results. With the aid of Mr. Hay's experience and skill in formulating the measures and his powerful advocacy in support thereof, success in the house is as? sured. I understand that Senator Chamberlain of the senate military committee takes t similar attitude so that there will be hearty cooperation all along the line." Representative Hay said he believed the necessary army bill to provide for the proposed increase of the regular establishment, the organization of tho continental army and the increase of present coast defenses and building up of an adequate reserve of men, smaH arms and ammunition would pass tho house without serious opposition. BIG SALE OF AUTOMOBILES. Foreign Countries Took Over $17, 000.000 Worth Last Year. Washington, Oct. 25.?Foreign countries took over $4 7,000.000 worth of American automobiles and parts thereof in the past fiscal year, the bu? reau of foreign : ml domestic com? merce announced today. This was an increase over the previous year of more than $36.000,000. Prospects aro that the exports in the calendar year will exceed $120,000,000. European countries are the largest purchasers of American motor trucks. Increased sales are being made, how? ever, to countries far removed from the war zone. Exports to England aggregated over $24,000,000; France. $14,248,000, and Russia more than $!>,000.000. Total exports to Alaska were $t1(Stl; Ha? waii. $1,5I4,68S, and to Porto Rico, I77M70.