Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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TELLS Of BOBBEB LIFE. VOU H. R 81 KINGS WRITES OF CONDITIOV OF SECOND RPOIMENT. Says That It fte Pleasure to Do Doty WUh Troop* Which ore Folly Bej?pped, at Ar? Second South reenMee Boj a?WUi Have One of Boat Regime it* to Service by Time of Their Ret em Under Instruction off Idee*. Coi. Allison. Georgetown Tines. To The Tim m?The following let? ter recently recolved from Col. Holmes B. Springs, of the Second South Car? otins Regiment N. G? one of George? town's representatives "on the bor? der.** will. I am quite sure prove in? teresting readlr g for your subscriber* so I make no apology for asking that you will give It a place In your col? umns. Tours respectfully, Walter Hasard. "I am very gratified to be able to say that, through the efforts and co? operation of the officers and men, I have been able to develop a very Ane i egl one I Of course, the detail? of tree service must be worked out. and which ere are now dotmc under the in ?(ructions of Lieut Col. Allison, who. through my request, has been assign? ed to the regiment for duty. He Is a Seeth Carolinian front Tork county, and at ot plain In the Seventh Infan? try, a gri-duste of the Citadel and has host eighteen i ears' service in the army. Ho to a htghtoaed gentleman ?od a eery efficient officer. I feel that ersth her gasest snro. wo shall return, to Sooth Carolina with about the best SQSimtnt that ever left. We are enjoy - has; a fu.i equipment, something that tee have never had during my service. It Is really a pleasure to prosecute the work whea you have the equip* ateat ertia whkh to do it. Tou would enjoy so?ing what a big proposition it represents. We have four Lewis ess chins geas and five automobiles fee their use. Every man Is fully eealeped for th? field, and all of his ?etbeoat wearing apparel Is Issued to J it his allowance. There -re In the regimental equip? ts. mules, it horses and St wa? gon*. Wo use every month tC,720 lbs. Ot bedding straw, 44,010 lbs. of oats. fr.TIt Iba of hay tit gallons of crude "?U (This oll ig' used for sani? tary pa roes as) and to cords ot wood for fsaetsjg aM taatosrattSc We ose I Of the supplies, bsfcft a* the stapfe gecorton, are is soed by the month on the basis of so many pounds per month per man. These figures will give you some Idea of what It costs to feed and take care of the regiment. The pay roil monthly la about t3S.ooo. This is paid to the men In gold and silver. Every man hss a comfortable cot. two blankets, a bed? ding sack In which the straw is placed to make the cot more comfortable and a woolen sweatsr. An overcoat for every man Is now being issued, and hereafter all outer-clothing drawn will bo olive drab serge and heavy under clothes. We have now on the morning report ttt enlisted men and IS officers. Nobody is In the hospital, and up to the 10th of September, the fast official report, we had only one man arrested f?r being Intoxicated. The men are enjoying the work, and I am very gleit to say that we have been fortunate In our location. Our camp la etteated about eight miles out of El Paso, at an altitude of about ttOO feet. The I llmate Is very similar to Ashevllle. N. C. except that it Is very hot In the day The air being dry. however, there It very little humidity, except after some of these Texas rains to which we have been treated of late. We seem to hava hit the rainy season In Texas, beca ise, as you know, It rains very seldoti here. The only dis? agreeable thing that we havo Is th< terrmle sand st< rms. We huvc ont nearly every dsy. The business nen of El Puso have been very court sous to me. 1 have had official call? from the Chamber of Commerce, and from the bankers. They are very progressive und ore backe?- up by considerable money, some Mexican Interests. The town bj enjoying a great revenue from the concentration of troops here, about 00.000 The moithly expenditure by government Is In the neighborhood or six or seven million dollars, and yon can Imagine what a fine thing it Is for the business men of Kl I'smo. The town is wide open. bu. fortunately, with the training and cht racter of the men of my regiment, wt operate with a min? imum amount Of trouble In the way of discipline. Tho heulth of the regi? ment Is very good, with only one or two esses of minor troubles. The men are now seasoned and physically fit. Wo are getting the bent kind of sub? stantial food and g<?od water, and I am delighted to nay that the boys from South Ok ollnu are soldiers enough not to hK\e any fault to find. Hg request* for discharge* now, and no retirement on the part of any of our officers, which you will notice is the case In other regiments In th<* field. We came down here to render NINE DIE IN COLLEGE FIRE. FLAMES DESTROY PART OF CHRISTIAN BROTHERS'. Two Aged Members Lose Their Lives on Fifth Floor?Other Victims Are Foremen. St. Louis, Oct. 6.?Nine men are known to have perished as the result of a fire that destroyed the central portlor of the main building of Chris? tian Krothers* college here today. Two of the dead were aged members of the order of Christian Brothers, who Mere trapped on the fifth floor by the flames. Five of the known dead were fire? men, who were carried to the base? ment from the third floor when a Mall collapsed. Seven firemen were taken out alive, badly hurt. The known dead: The Itev. Brother Cormau, aged 93; the Rev. Brother Clemert, aged 72; Louis Nolean, In? firmary nurse, home in Morrlsonville, II!.; Harry Budde, lieutenant fire? man; Edward Kuennert, fireman; Michael Waters, lieutenant fireman; John Parshall, fireman; George Young, fireman, or Oliver Jackson, fireman; Oeorgs Sheehy, watchman. The firs was discovered by the reg? istrar of the college, Brother Abban. He turned In an alarm and hurried to the dining hall In the basement, where 105 students and 30 members of the faculty were at breakfast. They left tho bulldln In orderly fashion. The loss is estimated at more than $300,00 0. partially covered by Insur? ance. The collsfte will resume regular class work Friday In the Smith acad? emy building where temporary Quar? ters have been offered by the trustees of Washington university. The cause of the fire has not been ascertained. , MILK DEALERS GIVE IN. Settlement of Milk Crisis Expected as Result of Conference Today. New York, Oct. 7.?Settlement or continuance of the milk crisis depends on the outcome of the Borden Milk Company directors meeting today. It la believed they will yield to the farmers' last demands for six months contracts. Twelve Independent con? cerns are handling 63 per cent, of the wholesale trade and one-third of the city supply hairs given in to the farmers. W?f^mvm99^m^imwmf m 1 *tf 1 ? ?' - Curamed OttaMse Storm Guard House and Release Friends. Augusta, Kan., Oct. 7.?Enraged by the Imprisonment of six prominent citlsene for violation of traffic ordi? nances, a mob stormed the Jail and liberated the men from prison. They then drove the murshall and three deputies out of town. service and shall remain as long as It is our i uty to do so, even though it is a great personal sacrifice to the ma? jority cf the members of my regi? ment. I htve unofficial (no official com? parative reports are ever issued) re? ports tt at the regiment has made the best average of any regiment here in company and battalion tests. These tests comprise the operation of the units in the camp and in the field, in? cluding their equipment, kitchens, etc. I had tho privilege of reviewing the recent war strength division parade from tt e reviewing stand as one of the staff of tho reviewing officer and 1 enjoyed hearing the regular army and N. O. officers say that my regiment looked the best and marched better than any of the 28,000 troops in the parade. I mention these few facts to let you see how my regiment com? pares Mlth other troops at this sec? tion of the border, and I must say It Is gratifying to me. We are all keeping In mind what we are here for, and who we represent. I wish the people of South Carolina could see the won derful fplrlt of self-sacrifice and the disposition on the part of my men to do their duty. I app.-eriate hearing from you, he cause an you know, I am far away from he me, and letters are more ap? preciated now than ever. I hope that our good town has recovered from the storm, and that everybody is en? joying I good business. I have no idea how long Me shall remain here. It de? pends largely upon the conference now I) ?ing held between the |W? countries. There Is a wide difference of ooln.on as to the outcome of Chit rommlsHion. The situation has sonic M hatclc uded since the attack on Chi? huahua City. Our work is now getting very stren? uous preparatory to border dutv. 1 work from 6:30 In the morning Until pretty veil on toward evening, and sometimes at night. 1 do not mind i* however, as I am encouraged In ii In, the spirit of the service. I would Im ?lad to hear from you at any time > on are kind enough to write. With every assurance of my con tinned e?t#*m and hmmt wishes, I am Faithfully yours. Holmes. SAFEGUARDS ROAD ELABORATE PLANS TO PJ IMPROPER USE OF THE, HUGE APPROPRIA- V TION. Federal Government Will Not Permit Any Favorites to Be Played bet Will Give Work to Lowe*- Bidder. - News and Courier. wR, / Elaborate plans to prevent the di? version into Improper channels of any part of the S75,000,000 which the federal government is to spend Wt co? operation with States on good;toad8 within the next five years have been made by Logan Waller Page, director of the office of public roads and ru? ral engineering, which will supervise the work. The public roads office is preparing to see to it that the roads for which the government money *s I spent are places where the traffic de? mand is the heaviest and not where politicians or others desire them. Plans designed to prevent abuses are covered largely in rules and reg? ulations promulgtaed by Secretary Houston of the department of agri? culture, under authority conferred by the Federal Aid Road Act. The rules, which outline the methods by Which the federal government shall aid the States in the construction of , high? ways, provide that detailed Informa? tion In reference to the proposed con? struction and maintenance shajl be furnished to the secretary of agri? culture before any agreements are made. When the plans of a State foe road building, accompanied by a request tor federal aid, are received, they will be fully Investigated by government agents, and if acceptable the State will receive from the government its ap? portionment of the appropriation made for the purpose. Under the terms of the act the federal govern? ment pays the bill for one-half: the cost and the State pays the other half. More than a score of States al? ready have indicated their intonation to ask for federal aid, and two^ Cal? ifornia and Connecticut, have filed formal applications. }r ' Rights-of-way and damages ftp ^-ad? joining property have to be pa$d for by the States, and the f edei ay gov? ernment will not pay any part expense of making surveys, specifications or estimates prior: beginning of construction. The regulations require, too, Lpart of, the federal money t}? tion of the secretary that adequate means were employed prior to the be? ginning of the construction to Injure economical and practical expenditure. Prior to the acceptance of any bid, sufficient opportunity must be given the office of public roads to have a representative present. If a contract should be awarded to any other than tho lowest responsible bidder, the government will not pay more than its pro rata of the lowest bid, unless it can be satisfactorily shown, that it was advantageous to the work to accept the higher bid. Unless otherwise specified in writ? ing by the secretai" of agriculture, materials for construction, prior to use, must be tested for conformity with specifications. Certified vouchers showing the amounts expended upon any project and the amount claimed to be due from tho federal government must be submitted upon the completion of the work, or, if the secretary of agricul? ture has determined to make pay? ments as construction progresses, at inters als of not less than one month. The office of public roads will, as far as is practicable, endeavor to have the roads of one State connect with those of another. In some cases plans for roads branching out from market or industrial centers to thickly populated sections would be acceptable to the government regard? less of whether they connect with other market or Industrial centers. STAFF ASSIGNMENT TO HAG OOP. War Department Orders Lieutenant Colonel to Itcport to Commanding General. Washington, Oct. 5.?The war de? partment today issued the following order which will be of interest in South Carolina: Lieut. Col. Johnson Hagood, coast artillery corps, at Charleston will report to the com? manding general, South Atlantic coast artillery district, for duty on his staff. DYNAMITERS IN ATLANTA. Strike Sympathi/.crs Blow up Street i 'ars. Atlanta, Oct. t.?The passenger and Crew of M Woodward Avenue car had a miraculous escape when the car whs wrecked by dynamite, believed to have been placed on the track by strike sympathisers. The car windows wore shattered and the rails broken, but no one was Injured, Another car Was stopped Just in time to prevent running over another stick of ?esyn>? mltS on Whitehall street. j IGT OF KINDNESS REWARDED RICH REQUEST FOR F. M. UN OER OF ANDERSON. s?n Francisco Broker Leases Ton Thousand Dollars to Man Who Aid? ed Him in His Distress. Anderson, Oct. 5.?Frank M. Unger, aged 31 years, a tailor of this city, was today notified by the administra? tor of the estate of the late Hiram A. Douglass of San Francisco that Mr. Douglass left him $10,COO in cash In his will, which was offered for pro? bate a few days ago. Mr. Unger was steward of Pleas anton hotel in San Francisco at the time of the earthquake and iire and Mr. Douglas, who was a wealthy real estate broker, had apartments in this hotel. The fire followed Ihe earthquake and this hotel was doomed. Mr. Doug? lass had all of his valuable papers in a steamer trunk in his apartment and because of his advanced age and physical conditions was not abile to carry the trim:; to a place of safety. Mr. Unger was 21 years of age and strong, so he picked up the trunk and carried It a mile away to Union park. He dug a hole and buried the trunk, leaving it there until the conflagration had passed. After the fire Mr. Unger and Mr. Douglass erected a tent from bed sheets near Fort Mason, on the site later selected for the San Francisco exposition, and they lived in this tent for four or more weeks. Soon after this Mr. Unger went to New York to become a tailor and live years ago he met U. G. Salla, a tailor of this city, and he agreed to come to Anderson. For a while he was em? ployed by Mr. Salla, but later mar? ried Miss Bertha Dean, daughter of a well known farmer of this county, and he lived on the Dean farm. A few weeks ago he returned to the city and! is now employed again with Mr. Salla. The administrator, In notifying Mr. Unger of Mr. Douglass' will, stated that he had been scouring the coun? try to locate him; that he at last re? ceived information from Galveston, Texas, to the effect that Mr. Unger had located in Anderson. Mr. Unger is a native of Galveston and was in that city during the flood, i Inl the flood he lost his father and mother, three sisters, a brother, a brother-in-law and 20 or more rela? tives. He saved his life by climbing ?L^gxoke stack at the local power plant. ' ; ??; Mr. Unger says that he had not heard anything of Mr. Douglass after he left California until he received notice of his will today. Mr. Douglass expressed on his deathbed his wish to again see Mr. Unger in order that he could personally thank him for the kindness and services rendered him during the time of tho earth? quake and fire. Acting on the advice of the admin? istrator, Mr. Unger has sent the nec? essary papers appointing a well known citizen of San Francisco to represent him and has given him power of attorney. UNEASY MIND BEEKS PEACE. Mrs. Elite Moore Miliin? Receives $0 Lost by Husband Thirty Years Ago. Greenwood, Oct. 5.?Stating that, he ha?* found $80 over 30 years ago that belonged to the late D. M. Milling, Sr., a man whose name will be kept secret handed to Mrs. Ellu Moore Milling, the widow, eight crisp new $10 bills Monday afternoon at the station here. Truth is stranger than fiction and cer? tainly so In this case. Mrs. Milling was asked to meet the afternon train by a man using the long distance tele? phone. She wanted to send someone, but he Insisted that she come on very important business. She went, taking a stand as he had indicated. When the train stopped a man got off, came up to her, told her that 30 years ago her husband lost his pocketbook with that sum in it, that he was the man who found it, that he had kept quiet all these years, but lately he had been converted and he wanted to. as far av possible, make amends for the sin. Handing her the money he got back on the train and was gone. It was real money and these facts are real. Mrs. Mining says that before her mar? riage she had heard of the loss of the pocketbok and that some one else was suspected of having found it. She will not revoal the man's name. BANDITS IN NEW JERSEY. Cranberry King Held up and Killed. Philadelphia. Oct. S.?Three men and one Woman, the latter alleged to he the leader of the hold-up gang have been arrested as suspects in the murder of Henry Rider and the wounding of three companions in ? motor ear at Hummltt Bridge, N. J. The authorities are looking for eight more highwaymen. All were masked who assisted in the hold-up of a ?uo tar car to steal $5,000 being taken by Andrew .1. Rider, the "cranberry king," to pay employes. HO NEW PEACE MOVE. WASHINGTON OFFICIALS THINK ILL EFFECT WOULD RESULT FROM EFFORTS NOW. Deny That Any Steps Have been Taken Toward This End, Although Tliey State Thut United Stutes is Always Heady to Tender Her Good Offices to Stop War. Washington, Oct. 5.?No new steps to erid the European war had been taken by the United States and so far as officials here can foresee, none is likely to be taken in the near fu? ture according to an authoritative statement of the government's posi? tion, obtained today in high official circles. While no official professed to know what is in President Wilson's mind, it was declared that no preparations had been made for discussion of peace through the usual diplomatic channels and that all the information gathered here seemed to indicate that such a move would be both use? less and inadvisable. It was pointed out, however, that in a matter of this nature the president usually keeps his own counsel and might be influ? enced by Indications of which the officials are in ignorance. Regarding tho many rumors taat the United States already had made mediatory advances to the belligerents during recent months, it was declared authoritatively that mediation had neither been offered by this govern? ment nor suggested to It from abroad. It was flatly stated that no new peace overtures at all had been made to any belligerent government and that no belligerent had indictaed that such overtures would be welcomed. The United States, it was explained, stands exactly where It has stood ever since President Wilson, at the outbreak of the war, made an open offer to use the good offices of the country when? ever requested. Since that announce? ment, it was declared, there has been no change so far as the American government Is concerned. While declining to be quoted di? rectly on so delicate a matter, officials here are understood to be thorough Vy convinced that any peace move at this time would be resented as un neutral and might impair the govern? ment's standing as a mediator when the time for action comes. In support of this belief attention is called to the formal declarations of Switzerland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark not to offer mediation now, the TnT?f mar decision of the Vatican to the same effect, the warning against such attempts sounded recent? ly by David Lloyd-George, the Brit? ish war minister; the Swedish pre? mier's declaration yesterday that peace proposals by neutrals would be futile and other utterances by public men in belligerent and neutral coun? tries. Holland and the United States alone have taken no definite stand against mediation now, but there is no expectation here that either will abandon its present silence. Mr. Lloyd-George's recent state? ments have been spoken of here as unnecessarily harsh towards this country and unwarranted by any re ccbt American move. Attempts to interpret as a peace move Ambassa? dor von Bernstorff's visit to President Wilson next Monday are declared to be without warrant. It was announ? ced several days ago that the am? bassador intended simply to present the emperor's personal reply to the president's letter on Polish relief. A close watch Is being kept on de? velopments for any indication that peace proposals would be welcomed. Much interest was expressed in to? day's announcements that Henry Ford, founder of the neutral confer? ence at Stockholm, had summoned Ixmls P. Lochner, general secretary of the conference, to this country. It was pointed out that Mr. Ford re? cently visited President Wilson at Shadow Lawn, but officials here do not believe the president would seek peace through those channels. PARDON BOARD ENDS SESSION. Recommendations on Petitions for Clemency Awaiting Hcturn of Gov? ernor. Columbia, Oct. 5.?The State board of Pardons finished a two-day session this afternoon and lileil their report in the office of Gov. Manning. Several applications for clemency for prison? ers were considered by the board. The recommendations and findings of the board will be taken Up by the gov? ernor on his return from the Mississi? ppi valley, where he is with the commission making an inspection of the boll weevil territory. MEXICAN PLAN REJECTED. Atlantic City, <>et. c. The Antetl can commissioners have rejected the scheme for border patrol submitted by the Mexicans because they Insist on ilu? immediate withdrawal of Geil. Pershing's expedition. Tin? Americans insist that American troops must re? main i>i Mexico as long as the handl' raids menace exists. HAS NO IDEA Of BOLL BLEASE MAN LAUGHS AT Ul MORS THAT SICH PROCE? DURE IS CONTEMPLAT ED. Kcgistration is Urged?Other Political Talk Heard in Columbia, of State and National Character. Columbia, Oct. 5.?"All this talk of a bolt la poppy-cock," said a promi? nent Dlease leader this morning In one of the numerous discussions of politics coupled with a post-mortem over the recent primaries. "It has never been seriously considered," con? tinued this leader, who laughed at all such talk. Ho *aid that he had heard none of their side talking about a bolt and that they had no other idea but to vote for the Democratic nominees, State and national. Very few, if-any, people believe there will be any bolt from the Dem? ocratic party, but no chances are Oe? ing taken and those Demociats who have not been registered are avail.ng themselves of the opportunity to get qualified for whatever might happen. These don't propose to be caught nap? ping, i Just how many registered Demo? crats there are in the State is uncer? tain, but one man estimated this morn? ing that the Democratic ticket could roll up 120,000 to 130,000 votes in a general election if necessary. Lack of opposition in recent years r?ai caused the average voter not to tako any interest in the general election, for it is purely a ratification matte1". However, the interest in the situation this year coupled with the fight which Is being made on President Wilson, will probably result in a larger vote than usual in the election in Novem? ber, even if there is no bolt. There are four electoral tickets in the field in South Carolina, the Dem? ocratic, Republican, Progressive and Socialist. The Democrats are certain of the State by an overwhelming ma? jority, but it is known that both tho Republicans and the Progressives are planning for a full vote in November and the Democratic leaders are urg? ing their followers to register and turn out and vote. Democrats who have been in the North in the last few days report that a terrific fight is being made on Pres? ident Wilson and that the cry that the South is dominating the national government is being made much of iw Republican strongholds. They want the people of this State and the other Democrats States of tho South to roll up a tremendous vote at the polls on the first Tuesday In November to re? buke the ones who are raising this sectional fight and to show the con? fidence of the South in the great Dem? ocratic leader, who now occupies the presidential chair. Democratic papers are calling for contributions from the rank and file of the party in this State for the national Democratic campaign com? mittee for use in doubtful States. ThU they point out. is the critical time and now is the occasion when the dol? lars will count the most, and they aro urging the Democrats who have not already done so to send in their con? tribution for the Wilson-Marshal I campaign fund. The sentiment .'or Democracy in South Carolina is militant today, prob? ably more so than has been In recent years, because of recent developments and the keen interest which the whin State is taking in the national fight. Leaders of the par .y in the State are hoping for a big vote in November and for this reason they urge all wh have not already done so to provide themselves ' w ith registration certifi? cates immediately. The registration books are open at all county seats and will remain open until Saturday night of this week. PAST TIMES RULES BUSINESS. Quick Marching Order the Present Keynote. New York, Oct. 6.?Bradstreet's tomorrow will say: "Quick time continued the march in.; order in practically every line of endeavor with new and higher levels being: attained to the tune, however, of soaring prices, penalties, by the way, of superabundant prosperity In the face of short crops or straitened supplies of raw materials. The cry is that there are not enough cars to haul commodUles)) that there Is not enough labor to hasten production and there are not enough goods to supply insistent demands. Wants apparently arc Insatiable, current de? mand being for present needs for winter, for the holidays and for next spring. Consequently current reports merely accentuate those regarding past activity, and it is evident that the jobbing trade, mall order business and distribution by retail dealers are of record proportions. "Weekly bank clearings, |C,lf2,? f)0R,900." Illinois Hank Hohticd. Rutland. Uli Oct. t, Yeggmen blew up the St.etc bank safe here last nip hi and escaped * Ith *?'..aoo.