Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

TOLLMAN MW___i_ March 10.?Debate In all M though aVmniaay?af *pre.e? a nf rikiali In satin leaJoasase meshy a large mm h?? fwcint aact WAJnn?te. aaeaal a^Aa AdaaaAA ^ a^a*m^ssss alaaav Ma>ai a. artve a*$Bf^****m.W*vb mv* luhi ?AMi tMunMalia. San? piseee* tha eclcci Ms* -IM*? 4eJsMI<*%a t* ?fall l? sssjgej ajaysssjoertj wtm% a fro year savvy building programme Jest nein? aj^oaafrss. _ _ mater Ptttneaa eitaf Ost raw tor had ae Jjfcoegat el driving ?fraafe^nrea, as* ff hastate* erwmshrwWel seed an armor lfm own to supplement Ikttvate vatedby the the Tarawa < eaatiawli I JriS*V? +\&t% ttUuMsV frfnlg JR frl^M ?? U > ?? ?f^^Sat^?? Attempts by the 'a treope to detouch from the aeeroone were fmatraaai W artillery. Fighting of the ceatliiaeav stgsss atoaca^W^^.lr _ta> ? ??*. >n. March 11.?A Rome dlf o* the ojaj Ttaeteoed. Mosul. eeanpcate contra* of Aeraenia Mmpn nails aad cut sa> Tusfctsh at Kst-et-Amara. tie* geaetOe? ' vocable to Allies d. March 11.?The capture Persia, by the Rtioetena la announced. Un. March 11?All French po northweet of Avecourt Wood captured ejith twenty-ae*] ptisenem. laTBiAwn ur wnrr. I 11.?Nerihern II Chlcsso. March Indiana and Wlseogelo warf rapt by a terr ins wind worm, t pan Led by a)set and imow by s~ falling chimney. Two arc SlA la Chicago and In Loganaport. Clover tsef passenger trajn was we off the track near Xokomo. but aa pa ossifies were Mlled. As the igy wore on tbs storm turned Into s o^aiant. Ths ?e*oe *r* down end* the all late. Street earn are out of The haartest daatsga Is from Indiana. ,r M, Aato The department was called out Me* Friday about noon to work on the eSsthodlst parsonage, which was afire eifehlng from the kitchen fus. The distance fs about a quarter of a mlfe. aad In oss minute from the time the alarm waw pheawd fa. the boys ware psaytag aater on It, and the damage sau a. fee* eaasved seinetos aad a wet efchea> .yadeuhtedJy tbje auto, u;uck lemons of >he best investments our city has g*v ? mads, aitd the boys, are prac? tising ?ad sxasst sa have sme ef the ^^W%^g%W^^Jr M% %s%^ Times. ,?K II PK. FLAMES CAtrm ^eJafrfltT OF Mii4#fttu^i> *^StV Six UttdertHiaiN In Fsotem Por Naahvlliev Tonn., March 21.?Fire. ^??Ilt M ?TCCi of tt >locka *aetngi ?un?tt estimated et *M*V Uta? One do***, that of a negro, was reported. Many peraonf reee>vtd ^nwtona Indurleo*. The eoctlon wae largely occupied ay foatdai*ca nnd hune^ede of faml iu> were, made hom alten The lire originated In a ?inali dwell? ing* nt Sixth aiut Main Btreeta. wae fen?ed by a geie? and burned, a path tfcree bleche wide end n m*e long. About teg bouses were destroyed, in crndlng the gome of the Uttte Stetere . at the Feet, an inatltutipn for the : aged, the TuHp Street Methodist ^end the, BdgeHeld Baptist Oov. 4R9a oaOed eat the militia and Uli narnt^nuutary orgenleatlana to aid I Bra sutTeters and the hart 4 dlatrtota ween beeng guarded tonight against The Cniaberlang riven aopawates the eoitlon from the business sec? tion of NitehvtDe. [ A sjneU bf*l of yerp lighted and thrown by n boy Into dry grans In n vacant got started the fire and a twisting* eoittnajr wind driving at 60 miles an hour fanned the burning grane Into a tpirent of tajnee which quickly caught a pinning mill and leaped from building; to bniidlng. It wae estimated that at leant 3.000 per? sons are homeless an a result of the Are. One hundred members of the Na Ijftonel Guard of Tennessee called out I by Oov. Rye went on duty In the lire aae> wilt remain there through? out the night and for several days to aid In the relief work and prevent possible looting. k\m ?OllKUBM IH HAflHTOASR. \ MhelrvUliK March fL-JFme work C< easing for l.toe people made home by yesterday's oonflagrat Ion, which destroyed SI residence blocks* in. JScet N*eh villa won well organised k*\aopn today. Mapy %^ee that were separated during the conflagra? te** m?tw?N. nTfib* * oth; etwhn gloomy picture the proverbial stiver taring; The ruing were combed viuttipn but only one negro is ? ?? * ? f ?? HU| <f>T MTUENDON. Summerton, March SI?Baxter Mc lendon , opened np hie evangelistic campaign here lent Sunday morning. And qflfi. prVi the first thing* he said when he, Jumped into the pulpit was (thai he woe Id pave a revival in fum merton lh spite of the devil, but that ho wanted tire people ef Bummerton |to.,nndnrnbina that he did not bring eru?,sh.er%Aiv hj*>te* ppekei . Some of tbe people looked .ahocketf, and he looked ou^ nae^ the congregation and %*eg. In the beginning that [yon Qn^mertoq pco,ple are stuck on me. I knew before { .got here that ynji would tjljl love, me." J>lci*ndon \* a,.stwng? wall develop ?A wlfh wavy b^ack h*X been black, eagli eyes that .flash with da nance or melt with ton.de/pesa, clearly denned, clean-cut, bold ' features, a face now gentle* now yielding, a voice new soft and mellow and then again reaping and cutting. This remarkable man was converted nine years ago In the town of Ben nettevllle. and It Is said that at that time he know only' one verse of scrip? ture and tflld not know where that was found. Previous to his conversion the people of Bennettsvllle looked upon him as a cold-blooded, hard? hearted, vicious character who hated and detested his enemies and loved his friends. . My. McLondon la a better educated man than the people of the State gen? erally reallite. He has had a high school education, graduated at one of the leading business colleges, and took a course of three years at Asbury College and' Moody's Institute. A bishop of the Northern Methodist church heard him recently and re? marked: "I was under the Impression that MeLendea wae a comparatively uneducated man. I consider him one of the great preachers of our coun? try." His descriptive power Is his strong forte In preaching. One moment he will be eittiftg down on the rostrum la an Imaginary crap game, hla con? gregation convulsed with laughter, and the next moment by his wonder? ful descriptive powers he will have the :'aces of his auditors bathed In tears, as he pictures Christ opening up a plan of redemption for a lost world. A large tabernacle has been erect? ed to accommodate (he great crowds that flock here from all the adjacent taw a* to hear the messages of salva tloa delivered by this unique preach? er of the gospel. A special train will be run from Bumter on Sunday, and preparationa are being made here to entertain several hundred visitors on special days. KcMaster' and MeLauvin Getting to sho BiHlraa at TJ^ngju '; iBMUMtanoa c?mml??t<w*r M^^" anf Warehouse CgninOsatoner Mo-. Laura? are In .New York looking into, thq i^uesnce, situation, and they are Workie* in, harmony to arrange the diltersnces with the companies that have withdrawn fxem the State. The. Ijlew, York Journal of Com? merce of lest Saturday publishes an intjsrvAew with on unnamed insur? ance mauste? woe is quoted a# eay ln? the* it la not desirable far the in? surance . people to compromise the South! Carolina situation until the ofr ficioje dawn this way have been.made to sweat awhile aad learn who 1? boss. This idea la that ? tea business in? terests of the State are deprived of (Ire protection to sufficient extent they will bt*n# sumcient pressure oa the governor and legislature to make them "eat oat, of the hands" of the: The Enquirer has Information that certain large, financial interest of Co? lumbia and* other parte of the State are urging- the Mew York fire com? panies not to compromise with Messrs McLaurm and: McMaster; but to hold them off until the people feel the pressure. Positive evidence has been secured to that effect, and It is said that some of it is la such* shape 'that it can ha used In a court If nec? essary. The. Enquirer has names of the traltoaa but la not yet authorised to make these names public One ex? pression at the South Carolina end Is like this: "AH we have to do Is to {stand sat and we can force the South Carolina legislature to meet In extra dotv and allow us to come bach on our awa terms/' A patents latter from New York makes this statement: "Mos* of. the [big stool* Insurance companies are5 owned; in, New England, and most of (their business is done In the South [ana west. New England people as a rule 4a act insure in their awn stock companies; but In their mutual com? panies because they age. cheaper." There la a printed circular from a prominent South Carolinian being [circulated among New York bankers, urging co-operation with the Insur? ance compentsc against South Caro? lina. One of the arguments being used Iwith tlie insurance companies Is that Virginia Is contemplating action simi? lar to that of South Carolina and that it Is necessary to make an example of South Carolina so as to make Vir? ginia more careful.?Yorkvllle En? quirer. Nomr- Jbtataga ft em Ucinhsit Hembert. March 21'.?Folks here are planting com. Seme have bought a lot of fertilizer, intending to make all the cotton they can. If wo but knew what the future holds we might act more sandy. There is usually a safe way of doing busi? ness. This Is true of farming, as well as of other occupations. It does seem that one Is risking- much to buy a lot of fertiliser and other supplies on a basis of eleven-cent cotton when there is a strong possibility of not realizing more than nine cents for cot? ton. I do believe there is a safe oourss between ScyHa and Charybdls. (I dm not certain the names are spell |ed correctly. Looked all through my dictionaries, but eould not find them Tea, one Is unabridged. Read my? thology at school and had a book on H at home, but It walked off.) Farm? ers ought to sow H be rally of peas this year for several reasons* but par? ticularly because they pay in several ways and are so cheap. Broadcast them In thu corn. Mrs. Spencer le up again, but Mrs. Bethen continues weak. Some neuro boys came near having a serious fracas on the plantation Sunday. One. was rendered hors-de combat by a single blew. Mis hectd being hard; he stood it fairly well. Mr. Hastings Freeman ran over ifco Columbia Saturday. Mr. R. E. Atkinson was In your cky the same day. Misses Marlon, Bloise Banders arid Courtney Atkinson dined with Mrs. 8. W. Allen Sunday. Sammle was in his glory, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Spencer and family dined with Mrs. H. C. Bet he a on the :i9th. Some folks behove half they he?ir and nothing they see, A better way is the other way. The Sunday school of Bothesda church is trying to tako on new life. They contemplate having Sunday school day soon, to bs addressed by various speakers from your city. Gardens here are poor. A number of folks set out plants, but ths hard unusual weather killed nearly all. Wheat continues to come in at Dtnkina* mill. "Hagood." Fire last night destroyed the power plant at Summerton, according to telephone message reaching here thin morning. Ths building was a smalt one and ths loss is rsportod to have been covered by Insurance. .y. MANNING TO SPEAK HERE. Wip Attend Chamber of Commerce , Meeting to Speak on Agricultural GondiUOMj. : .. j ___ . Gov. Richard I. Manning has ac? cepted the invitation of the board of directors of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce to address the annual meet? ing; of that organisation and the Re? tail Dealers' Association on the even? ing of March 28th, at 8 o'clock. Richard I. Manning was one of the charter members of the Sumter Chamber ef Commerce and served as its president for several years, besides haying been a director therein and chairman of the passenger arrange- I .mnnts, finance, entertainment, and other committees for a number of years. _ ? Be comes to Sumter as a member of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce, and as a citiaen of Sumter to discuss matters- ef importance to the agricul? tural and commercial interests of Sumter county. He will speak about the necessity for diversifying agriculture in order to prepare for the approach of the cotton boll weevil, the value of co? operation between eity and country, etc. Thin will be Oov. Manning's first vjbfit as governor to hie home city as the guest of the Chamber of Com? merce. Hie time has been so taken gp responding to invitations from other cities and towns, and with his. eial duties that Sumter has reluc? tantly given way time after time to ither places. His visit savors of no political slg iftcance whatsoever. He is coming to Sumter to mingle with his fellow tlsens and to discuss matters of lo? cal interest ae a farmer and a busi? es* man with business interests In gumter county. 1 Mr. Pierre Mazyck, a prominent and wide-awake member of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce, has also ac? cepted' the invitation to address the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce and Retail Dealers' Asso? ciation the same evening. Mr. Masyck is a great friend of Sumter. He win discuss the Importance of organis? ed cooperation through the medium of the Chamner of Commerce. He. In considered the 'live wire member" of Columbia's commercial organization, and is competent to hand out some pretty interesting hints as t? 'the' val |ue ef'tibp business men getting togeth? er and working well together for the common good. 1AW IS SPONSOR. Sounders of Stateburg, Grand-Niece of Fighting Dick An? derson, is Sponsor' for Division? ?rs. Saundcrs Matron of Honor. General Orders No. 1 for 1&16 from tho headquarters of MaJ. Gen. B. H. Teague of the South Carolina Division of^ntted Confederates, which has Leen recently issued, will be found of much Interest to people of this coun? ty.- It is as follows: ft will be' gratifying to the Con? federate Veterans of the State to know that although ho invitation was forthcoming at our meeting in Colum? bia last year, that Rock Hill?"The Ideal City for Home and Business," has recently extended a hearty and cheery Invitation to meet in her midst this year. This invitation has been accepted by our commander and the time of the Re-Union has been set for the 25th and '26th of April 1916. As the intervening time is short it would be well for the camps of the Division to have early meetings, elect their sponsors and send their annual dues of five (6c) cents per member to the Chief of Staff of the Division, Col. S. B. Welch, 77 Market Street, Char? leston, 8. C. For Information as to quarters, ac? commodations, etc., address Mr. Wm. f-R. Timmons, Secretary, Chamber of Commerce, Rock Hill, S. C. fp^tho death of Gen. H. H. Newton of Bennettsville, S. C, which occurred ja few months after he was elected to I office, the First Brigade has lost an energetic and zealous commander. Lieut. Col. J. J3. Larisey of Charles? ton! S. C.. Chief of Staff of the First Brigade rhas been ordered to take command, until the successor to Gen. Newton has been elected. The Division Staff has also met with a sad loss in the demise of Lieut Col. T. G. Croft, M. Ph of Alken, S. C, its Surgeon General. We sorrow and mourn for these two noble an es? teemed comrades, and pray that we may meet them when we too shall "Cross over the river to rest under? time shade of the trees." The Division Sponsor for this year is Miss Virginia Saunders, of Statc burg, S. C. a granddaughter of South Carolina's ranking Surgeon, Major W. W. Anderson, M. D., and grand niece of the State's ranking General? "Fighting Dick" Anderson. Her Maid of Honor is Miss Nell Montague Car? ter, granddaughter of General U. R. Brooks, who gallantly followod Gen? eral Butler, that superb Cavalry Lead? er, on many a hard fought field. The Matron of Honor is the mother of the Sponsor, Mrs. Wm. L. Saunders Of Stateburg. S. C. The General Re-Union of the Uni? ted Confederate Veterans, will take place at Birmingham, Ala., May 16, 17,, 18, 1916. All honor and praise to that splendid Metropolis of a noble State. This is the third time that she has invited the veterans of the South to enjoy her hospitality and wo are assured of a royal welcome. No of? ficial information has yet been for? warded to these Headquarters but full information will be received be? fore our State Re-Union is held. Commanders of Camps are urged to remit their camp dues to th* gen? eral organization (10 cents per mem? ber) to General Wm. E. Mickle, New Orleans, La., before April 1st. Adjutants of Camps will please nil out the enclosed blank Report and forward the same with thei* dues to the Chief of Staff at the earliest time possible. MJ?DALS FOR RAILROADERS. Southern to Honor Twenty-Five Year Men. One thousand seven hundred and fifty-eight men in the employ of the Southern Railway company, represent? ing all ranks and all classes, from general officer to blacksmith's helper, who have exceeded 25 years of con? tinuous service on the road, will short? ly be awarded a medal each by Pres? ident Fairfax Harrison in recognition of their achievement and to commem? orate their honorable record. .. The presentation of the medals will be made personally by Mr. Harrison to all those entitled to them during the neat two weeks. Be gave out the first of the medals at Washington Match Hi and arranged to deliver. "117." V " I l medals at the following points .on the dotes mentioned: Alexandria,. March 16;. Greensboro, March 17; Charlotte, March 18; Atlanta, March -19, Bir? mingham, March 20; Knoxville, March 21 and-St. Louis, March 22. .o?n.announcing the plan,.the follow? ing statement was issued by- President Harrison: . . . < ... '-'Southern Railway company has, in Its service 1,758 men of all ranke and aH: classes from general, officer to blacksmith's helper who have exceed? ed 25 years of continuous service on tho road. There are indeed 34 men who-have exceeded 50 years of such service and it is also, of interest that there, are 235 negroes on the list. These' men are the beet men the cohir pany carries on its rolls, for they have proven their loyalty and' their fitness for their several responsibilities in the ' hard school of experience and by sur? vival of the strict discipline which Is necessary In the administration of a railroad. "To recognize their achievement and to commemorate their honorable rec? ord, the company has arranged to award to each one of thorn a medal, which they can wear as long as they live and hand down as an heirloom to their families." The medal is of bronze and Is of highly artistic design. It Is the work of the distinguished sculptor, Victor Brenner of New York, who Was rec? ommended to the company by the di? rector of the mint. The artist is best known perhaps for his design of the current Lincoln penny. The obverse of the medal bears the Inscription: ?Southern Railway company, for loy? alty," and shows an actual scene on the road, a section of modern doublo track equipped with automatic signals, with an all steel passenger train run? ning through the mountains of north Georgia. President Harrison's plan was to'show a typical industrial scene with a factory In the background, but the sculptor would not agree that a factory was capable of artistic treat? ment and insisted on mountains. It Is, however, fortunate for the company and for those who will wear the med? als that there are factories on the line as well as scenery. The reverse of the medal shows three symbols of modern railroading: A telephone dis? patcher at his switchboard, a section gang engaged in maintenance and a large heavy power press to represent the shop crafts. Thus each principal branch of service is indicated. On the reverse also is engraved the name of the man to whom the medal is award? ed, with the dates of his service rec? ord. Ready at All Times. In case of fire all you should do is ring the ftre department house, a man is kept there day and night to answer the call. So remember, you havo noth? ing to do but ring the phone and in a few seconds the auto truck will be at the fire.?Manning Times. Death. Died last Saturday at her home near St. Paul, Mrs.t Joe King, the funeral was held on Sunday at St. Paul.? Manning Times. Supervisor Pitts has completed work on the new bridge at Pocalla and af? ter some more filling in it will be ready for the public use, probably about Friday. Thla Is partly rein? forced concrete bridge and has been constructed to last almost permanent? ly. I GOOD PORK MARKET. - South Carolina Farmers May Sell Product. To the Editor of The State. I note from an exchange that South Carolina farmers are unable to sell their pork on account Of it being* soft ?, Pnished. For your information I want to say that soft finished pork brings . the highest price of any on the Amer? ican market, and there is a market for all the hogs in the country that are in condition to be butchered. Prob? ably from 20,000 to 30,000 such hoge can be sold this spring to the packers in Suffolk, Va., the Suffolk-Meat com? pany or the Suffolk Packing company. Both of these concerns buy locally and in car lots. The man who is com? plaining about a market probably has thin meat, which is not desirable. Soft finished pork is desirable for cooking as it is easily boiled or fried out. Thousands or tons will be used In army rations by canners putting up pork and beans for the armies of Europe in the next few months. The way most of this meat is disposed of by farmers is to cure it and next sum? mer and fall take the peak of the market. At retail in New York and the large cities of the country these hams sell for 45 to 50 cents per pound, anil tho bacon at the same price. There js one great trouble about these hams ?there has never been a time when there has been enough to go jaround or to fill the demand. And still there are farmers in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina who average, raising about a .thousand hogs , a year besides their other crops. I will send you the name and ad? dress of one of the best soft pork packers who has ever operated in the section mentioned. If you desire to make Columbia the foremost packing centre of the Southeast this man may be induced to join hands with you. I am interested in the welfare of South Carolina, and would like to see it bloom. At present the farmers who will plant the little white navy bean and harvest it and put it on the market . j.wiii make a fortune. Tne crop wae short and the demand greater than usual. Ask your grocer what he can sell them for. South Carolina can [.market them a month earlier thati those further North and get the high price and still take a crop of corn oft from the land later. , James D. Johnson. Sparto^bufav ? , _ FIRB SWEPT TOJIRTY BI?CKS. Paris, Texas, March 2L--Tnir^ blocks in the business and re^dintfc districts of Paris wcr^ desi^e^ ^ a fire here tonight with an estimated loss of between $2,000,000 and t*.00d, 000. Starting from causes unknown near a cotton compress late today the flames spread rapidly,, consuming everything in their path. At 1X.80 o'clock tonight only 15 out of 14? business buildings were dtand.'ngv Tne residence section was ruined and hun? dreds were homeless. Ae.Xar aa could* be learned no lives were lost. ' The fire was not under control at a late hour. ? j On the east side of tne public eouft're the Merrick hotel v?ae practically/ de? stroyed. - / T At midnight the fire Kfid not' SjSJjft controlled but with the aa?irtancelot fire fighting apparatus hurried fcere from Dallas, Bonham and o(ner cltlei aboard special trains, a determined fight was being made to check the conflagration. . , . PRESIDENT TO SIGN MEASn$R Washington. March 20.-~Pr*wldent Wilson has told congreee leaders' he will sign the Philippine bill, includ? ing the Clarke amendment for inde? pendence not later than four years despite hia disapproval of some of Its details. It is planned to take the measure up in the house after the army bill. , RUSSIANS DEFEAT AUSTRIAN H. Vienna, March 21.?Aft ar a gallant defense of six months the Auetro Hungarlans have abandoned Usctecex ko to tho Russians, whb also gained a crossing on the Dniester river mt that point, it Is officially admitted. The town was abandoned under a heavy acm?ax?fnenft. It's capture Is aro'.l.er successful step in the Rus? sian cam pal,Tn to cut a way through Bukowina. Moses Deas, a convict who was operated on at the hospital two weeks ago for appendicitis escaped from that place Monday night and ban not yet been apprehended. Deas, it wilt he remembered, was convicted of Shooting his wife to death at Provi? dence about two years ago. Senator Fall of New Mexico who makes it no secret that he has min iner interests in Mexico, wants the United States army Increased to 600,-? 000 for the purpose of policing Mex? ico, but not of annexing it. Would he compromise en a special force to stand guard over his property?? New York World.