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tt?gtfield Adve tisor.
Oldest Paper in South Carolina.
EDGEFIELD, S. C.
J On a cold day the hobble skirt has
"?ts advantages.
^ j Idandon should nbfc strain Its back
peaking mosquitoes 'on a wheel.
j Even nursing bottles in New York
liv? short measure. This la really
ito limit
} The whirling dervishes of Scrutarl
are out on a strike. This carries the
strike business to the limit
! Aviation appears to be a good deal
like playing the game at Monte Carlo,
people know when to Quit
j Several prominent flying men have
".greed to quit sensational perform
ances. That is getting down to earth.
s
Eggs have advanced in price, but
os bone that the hens will not
?become too proud to keep on lay
tag.
, And now mere man will be able to
arise in the still, small hours and go
'through the pockets of Ms wife's
trousers skirt
/ Whoever began the custom of spell
tog "shiver" with only one "v" had
BO ad?quate conception of the horrors
nf a cold street car.
i lt the surviving aviators should hold
reunions at the close of the years
would they ba able to get special
tates from the railroads?
J Two persons In Baltimore were mar
*ied just for fun. This is another evi
dence that the accepted standards of
need revision upward.
j Uncle Sam has just paid $88.50 for
clothes worn in the Civil war. This is
Butting a good example to the men
-wno never pay their tailor bills.
1 A bride of seventy-eight in Brooklyn
ls accused of eccentricity. The fact
13rat she is romantic enough to be a
Snide ought In Itself to prove the
'Charge.
? "English scientists are now discuss
ing a beer without alcohol. They
should bear in mind the discomfiture
{which overtook tho discoverers of
-odorless limburger.
' The Evansville (Ind.) man who is
?nlr?g for a divorce because his wife
.?iathes her pet dog in the dishpan
is unreasonable. She might have
compelled him to do it.
I One thousand copies of the book
written by the king of Italy were gob
ibled up as soon as they were placed
?ea the market For successful au
thorship try being a king. .
It took 12,259 hunters to MU 5.551
in Ii aine during the recent open
If the hunters had used clubs
id of guns they might have
jbronght down a few moro.
; A woman in a Pennsylvania town
{found a gold nugget in a chicken's
mw. Poultry will now get dearer
tthan ever with the prospect of every
* lien's being its own gold mine.
?
i Science, says an expert, will make
Imen in the future centenarians. But
flt ls impossible to please everybody.
TThis news will raise a calamity howl
?from, the pessimists and undertakers.
j A New York woman who has been
jarrested for bigamy says she married
lier first husband for spite and the
jsecond on a bet We think the joke
vas on the man who enabled her to j
win the bet
They have accused the family fly,
jfhe night-singing family mosquito, of
{infecting with tuberculosis, and now
tthey say the family cat must go for
*tb? same reason. But when the last
Sabolished there will come the threat
! the rat with the bubonic plague
(germ. No matter which way we turn
we are confronted with a new peril.
j A physician in Washington, who
{evidently is obsessed with the idea of
! being the benefactor of his race, de
?clares that silence is the best cure for
hnervous disorders in women. But
[with all Ms science he does not know
(tbs nervous sex, if ho thinks a die
tam like this, after centuries of of
.'imsive and defensive volubility, is
Jgobag to make them stop talking.
i It ls said that whistling is now a
rind in Washington society among the
Twomen. The pessimists, who have
.'been unable to shock the country with
j their wails over the terrible deteriora
tion of the race caused by cigarette
. smoking among women, will now have
ia fresh outlet for their vociferous
jcalamity outbursts. And :.s a result
?the women will, as long as it pleases
jOtim, keep cn whistling.
ir A T"ftTi In a Philadelphia theater
?tore to pieces a big hat which hid his
[?lew of the stage. Of course, they
.?lad to arrest him. but no one will
(doubt that he was a martyr to the
sacred cause of bur common hu
:manity.
) A man in Pittsburg pleaded that he
rbeat Ms wife only when she needed it.
(But as he found when she had him
seat to jail, there is nothing about
wMch people are so ungrateful as
4ibe solicitude of others for their
amoral welfare.
i The horse had a great year in 1910,
.ihereby proving that the progress of
the times makes plenty of room for a
wonderful automobile boom without
crowding out tho most useful animal
Tr*ar?. ever domesticated.
Science Is skeptic about the al
leged ?volution of a bear-dog. It is
.difficult to see, even if? the allegation
.were true, how such an evolution of
?animal combinations could benefit
mankind. Experiments would be more
urseful looWng toward the production
;?? a mule with lamblike trait3.
MORE TROOPS SENT
TO MEXICAN BORDER
THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
j ADOPTS MEASURES FOR EN
?l FORCING NEUTRALITY.
FOR NEUTRAL PROTECTION
Federal Troops Inadequately Equip
ped to Meet Insurrectionists-Gov
l . err.ment of Mexico Pleased.
Washington.-The acute revolution
ary situation along the northern bor
der of Mexico has moved the Ameri
can government to rush twelve ad
ditional troops of cavalry to the fron
tier to preserve the neutrality of the
United States. The- American mili
tary forces will prevent not only the
movement of revolutionary bands from
this country into Mexico, but also
will prohibit defeated revolutionists
with arms from seeking refuge on
the territory of the United States.
This action, was based upon strong
representations from tile Mexican gov
ernment to the effect that armed
bands of revolutiaries have been en
tering Mexico at isolated places along
the southern boundary of "the United
States. Furthermore, it was declared,
revolutionists have crossed the Kio
Grande from Mexico, entering the
United States for the purpose of mak
ing their way undisturbed througn
American territory and then re-enter:
ing Mexico for the purpose of operat
ing against a strategic point In re
ply to the protests of Mexico, the
United States government has assured
that country that every measure will
be adopted with a view to preventing
any violation of a neutral attitude on
the part of the United States.
Of the twelve companies of cavalry
consisting of about seven hundred and
fifty men, ordered southward, four
will be sent from the Presidio, Cal.;
six from Fort Meade, S. D.; and two
from Fort Wingate, N. Mex. This
will make the total military represen
tation of the United States aligned
along the frontier twenty-two troops
cf cavalry, or about fifteen hundred
men. The troops ordered soutn will
be stationed along che border from til
Paso, Texas, to Ualexico, Cal.
El Paso, Tex.-A messenger from
General Orozco, commanding che in
surrecto troops, threatened Juarez and
made his way into El Paso. He bore
a message from the revolutionary
leader asking that a message be sent
from El Paso to notify the American
consul at Juarez warning him of the
intended assault, and requesting him
to warn non-combatants to seek sare
ty. The general's message declared
former messengers sent direct co Jua
rez had been intercepted by the Fed
eral authorities. The messenger de
toured Juarez, crossing the border
north of the city.
HONDURAN WAR ENDED.
American Naval Forces Are Sent to
Stop Useless Fighting In
Puerto Rico.
i . .
Washington.-The explanation of
the action of the American naval
forces in landing at Puerto cortez,
in Honduras, and In undertaking to
intervene between the government
forces and the insurrectionists wita
a view to bringing about a settle
ment of the difficulty in that country
without further bloodshed was bad,
when the state department made pub
lic the text of telegrams exchanged
between President Taft and President
Davila of Honduras, within the last
few days.
From this telegraphic correspond
ence it appears that in seeking to re
store peace between the warring fac
tions in Honduras, President Taft is
simply conforming to the earnest
wish of President Uavila. who tele
graphed him as follows:
-"The government of Honduras is re
solved to approve the loan conven
tion. For this suspension of hostili-j
ties is uecessary in order to prevent
the useless shedding of blood. If your
excellency can lend your valorous in
tervention to the end that the war
may cease, the people and govern
ment of Honduras will have cause to
again thank the United States ana
its worthy president for the interest
they are taking in the tranquility and
prosperity of the country."
Colonel Roosevelt in the West. '
Los Angeles, Cal.-Theodore Roose
velt's next month will bear directly
upon his work as a naturalist. Ac
cording to a telegram received by
Dr. J. A. E. Scherer, president of the
Thrcp university, the colonel says he
will arrive in Pasadena the morning
Df March 21. In the afternoon ne ex
pects to pass some time with John
Burrough and John Muir, who have
devoted years to scientific research
in the west. In the evening Colonel
Roosevelt will deliver, au address on
'"Zoology cf Africa." '
Cholera Plague Spreads.
Berlin, Germany.-Word was receiv
ed herc that the cholera plague had
spread along thc Shan Tung railroad,
the German road which extends from
eastern seaport ol' Tsin Tau, west,
247 miles to Tsinan Fu.
Schenck and Wife End Marriage.
Wheeling, VV. Va.-L-aura Farns
worth Schenck and her husband, John,
whom she was accused of poisoning,
ended their marital affairs when the
amount of alimony the woman will
receive was determined. There is no
dispute over the amount
Competing for Aerial League Prize.
Paris, France.-Aviator Say, com
peting for the Aerial JLeague prize
for the aviator flying GO kilometers
(40 miles) over a circular course be
fore February A, covered (13 kilome
ters in 32 minutes. He used a bi
plane and _
Presbyterian Union Legal.
Montgomery, Ala.-Union of the
Cumberland Presbyterian church and
tue Presbyterian church of the Unit
ed States, under the latter name, was
pronounced legal in a decision ren
dered by the Alabama supreme court.
OIL TRUST TURN
STANDARD ASKS $250,000 DAM
AGES FROM MAGAZINE FOR
ALLEGED LIBEL.
"POISON" FEATURE IS BASIS
Article in Hampton's by Cleveland
Moffctt Wounds and Redress
in Court ls Sought-First
Time Company Carried
Troubles to Court.
New York.-The Standard Oil com
pany has had a lot of unpleasant
things said about it one time or an
other, as John D. Archbold once point
ed out in a magazine article, but it
has never taken its troubles to court
until now,' and when summonses have
been obtained in the United States
circuit court in the suits for damages
brought by the Standard Oil company
against the Broadway Magazine com
pany, publishers of Hampton's Maga
zine, and Cleveland Moffett, author ot
the alleged libelous article, which
caused the company to turn.
Mr. Moffett pointed cut that glucose
is used in candy-making and adued
that the agents ' of Standard Oil in
eastern Pennsylvania and lower New
Jersey "had been arrested, brought
into court, branded as deliberate poi
soners of little children."
That sentence about the poisoning
of little children hurt and the smart
ing of the wound wasn't sootiieu any
by the stream of clippings from the ar
ticle, which began to come in every
mail to the Standard Oil office at '?a
Broadway, lt is said that copies ot
the article were also received by many
of the officers of the corporation.
The result was that the corporation
broke its rule and began suit for $250,
000 against Hampton's, and for $100,-.
OOO against Moffett.
Before starting the suit Martin
i Carey, attorney for the company, and
j. I. C. Clark, its press representative,
called upon Hampton's to retract
They denied th?t Standard Oil is in
terested in glucose or that the men
referred to in Mr. Moffett's article as
having been "branded as deliberate
poisoners of little children" were rep
resentatives of Standard Oil. Mr. Mof
fett was present when the Standard
Oil representatives made the demand,
and, after consulting with him, Benja-'
min B. Hampton, editor of the maga
zine, decided to stand pat.
The article called "Cassidy and the
Food Poisoners" deals with the cam
paign for the enforcement of tue pure
food laws made by Harry P. Cassidy,
a food inspector in Philadelphia.
In the papers upon which the sum
monses were obtained by Shearman
and Sterling of 55 Wall street, attor
neys fer the Standard Oil company in
this case, it is set forth that 'on or
about January 19, 1911, the defendant
recklessly and maliciously published
in the February issue of the magazine
the false, unfair, libelous and detank
tory matter following."
At this point there is inserted In the
papers the portion of Mr. Moffett's ar
ticle referring to the Standard Oil
under the subhead of "The Standard
Oil and Poisoned Candy."
OVER-SEA FLIGHT FAILS.
McCurdy Dropped Into Sea on Key
West-Havana Flight.
Havana, Cuba.-J. A. D. McCurdy,
a Canadian by birth, but now affiliat
ed with American aviators, set a new
record in over-the-water flights, cov
ering a distance of close to a hundred
miles from Key West, to within ten
miles of Havana, when, from a slight
accident, he was compelled to drop
into the sea. There he remained, his
biplane floated by pontoons, until the
lifeboat of the torpedo boat destroyer
Terry picked him up.
The flight was for $8,000, of which
$5,000 was offered by the Havana
Post and $3,000 by the Havana city
council.
Safe Biewers ""b ? Illinois Bank.
Davenpor' -Three masked
men blew op h vault in the Farm
ers' Bank at Sherrard, UL, worked
the combination on the silver chest
and obtained $100. A woman in a
hotel nearby heard the explosion and
gave the alarm, but the thieves es
caped in a buggy they had stolen
and drove to Rock Island.
River-Harbor Bill Passed.
Washington.-After three hours of
consideration the senate passed the
iver and harbor bill carrying appro
priations aggregating about $36,000,
DOO.
Noted Southern Educator Dead.
Charlottesville. Va.-Dr. James A.
Harrison, for 15 years professor ot '
English and romance languages in the
University of Virginia, and one of the
best known authors of the South, died
here; He produced many books and
contributed to many journals.
Florida Grocers Get New Trial.
Jacksonville, Fia.-A new trial was
granted by Judge J. W. Locke, in
the United States court here, in the
$200,000 damage suit of John T. Ham
mond of Orlando, Fla., vs. The Con
solidated Grocery Company of Jack
sonville and other members of the
Southern Wholesale Grocers' Associa
tion. This suit, which was brought
under the Sherman anti-trust act, re
sulted in a verdict of guilty and as
sessment of one dollar damages for
the plaintiff. Allegation is made that
jurors were unduly influenced.
Tillman Given a Pension.
Washington.-Col. James H. Till
man, nephew of Senator Tillman ot
South Carolina, who was recently re
ported to be alone and penniless, ana
dying of tuberculosis, is now drawing
$30 a month pension from the United
States for, services rendered in the
Spanish-American war. 'the pension
bill was introduced by Representative
Patterson of South Carolina. Colone!
Tillman, it is said, has never been
the same man since his trial on the
charge of killing Editor Gonzales of
the Columbia (S. C.) Stato.
?1 FRANCISCO CHOSEN
OPENING. OF WATERWAY ACROSS
PANAMA TO BE CELEBRATED
AT GOLDEN GATE.
National House of Representatives
Favors Western City for the
Great Show in 191.5.
it. ijf ' $ . -sj \&. ?. ? it ? iS 3)f ? #
* *
* San Francisco, Cal.-With the #
.* bursting of bombs, the shrieking *
* of steam whistles, and the ring- #
* ing of bells, the news that San *
* Francisco had^wou the iirst vic- #
* tory in the Panama exposition *
* contest, was announced to the *
* people of this city. #
* *
Washington.-Thc house of repre
sentatives by a vete of 188 to 159,
decided in favor of San Francisco,
and against New Orleans, as the city
in which an exposition to celebrate
the opening of the Panama canal m
1915 shall be held.
This vote was taken on a roll call
to determine whether San Francisco
resolution br ,the New Orleans bill
should have consideration in the
nouse. On a linal vote the San Fran
cisco resolution was passed by a vote
ofx259 to 43.
San Francisco won by capturing the
Republican vote in the house. New
Orleans' support came from the Dem
ocrats. Only thirty Repu bf ?can voted
tor New Orleans. Thirty-six Demo
crats voted for San Francisco. The
San Francisco resolution does not ask
for government aid in any form. It
simply authorizes the president of the
United States to invite foreign na
tions to participate in the fair.
An effort to amend the resolution
to include provisions for an interna
tional naval from Hampton Roads
through the Panama canal and up the
west coast to San Francisco was de
feated on a parliamentary point of
order.
The New Orleans bill called for an
appropriation o. $1,01)0,01)0 for a gov
ernment exhibit and the creation of a
government commission.
BANK DEPOSITS DECREASE.
Greatest Decres. ~ in Deposits ls Now
Shewn in New York City, Where
5153,000,000 Was Withdrawn.
i
Washington.-Deposits of individu
als in the 7,200 national banks of tue
United States decreased $191,5?G,4S8
between November 10 and January 7,
a situation probably unprecedented in
the reports made to the comptroller
of the currency.
Of that sum, more than 5158,000,000
was withdrawn from the thirty-nine
national banks of Nev/ York City. No
two officials of the treasury agree as
to where. money went. ?Some are ot
therine ^art of^it might have
gone, to strengthen the New YorK
?tate banks and trust companies dur
ing tho flurry caused by the so-called
Robin failure early in the month. All
of the treasury officials, however, ex
pressed great interest in what expla
nations the New York bankers might
give.
A comparison with the national
banks of Chicago snows that the drop
was confined almost entirely to New
York City. The eleven Chicago banks
reported a loss of $y,000,000 on indi
vidual deposits. The reserve banks ot
the Western and Pacific states and
the New England states all snow
losses, but comparatively small ones.
One peculiar aspect of the drop was
that the New York banks alone lost
as much as the combined banks of
the country had gained in November.
Another feature of the situation
which greatly puzzles the trpasury
experts in that in spite of the enor
mous slump in deposits tho banks
are still holding a higher percentage
of reserve than they were in Novem
ber, and the total loss in loanr. and
disco-Tits of the whole country has
been only $48,000,000, while thea? has
been a gain in cash of more than $20,
000,000.
The banks of the South are about
the only ones showing gains of de
posits. That is said to be because
they are now being paid for cotton.
Reductions of loans is the rule, how
ever, all over the country, and this
is said necessarily to follow such a
sharp reduction of deposits.
A11 Ship Subsidy G raft.
Washington.-John W. Dodsworth,
editor of the New Ycrk Journal of
Commerce; Charles A. Conant of New
York, formerly correspondent of that
publication, and F. C. Donald of Chi
cago, commissioner of the Central
Passenger associatic", were witnesses
before tho house committee on inves
tigation of ship subsidy charges. Mr.
'Dodsworth Eaid he regarded a|l ship
subsidy as graft, but finally conceded
that there were men honestly support
ing that cause. The committee ad
journed for two weeks.
Tariff Board Bill Passes.
Washington.-After considering the
matter for more than seven hours un
der a special rule the house of repre
sentatives by a vote of ISO to 93 pass
ed tile bill providing for a permanent
tariff board of five members. This is
the first of the legislation recommend
ed by President Taft to be adopted m
the house. The Democrats split on
the passage of the bill, and, although
Champ Clark, the minority leader,
voted for the measure, ninety of his
followers voted against it. Tne other
tnree were Progressive Republicans,.
Earthquake Kills Hundreds.
Manila, p. 1.-An American school
teacher, who has traversed the west
shore of Lake Taal, telegraphs that
Hvo small villages were destroyed by
-he tidal wave which followed the
eruptions of the volcanic Taal, aud
?hat not less than three hundred per
sons have been killed in that vicinity.
All towns within a radius of twenty
miles have suffered from the rain of
uud and stones, which still continues,
?id tho native population in ail di
-criions is abandoning thc villages
.Ld iieeing to the hills in terror.
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
SHAKES NEW YORK
KILLS THIRTY-TWO PEOPLE ANC
FOUR HUNDRED KNOWN TO
BE INJURED.
HEAVY LOSSES REPORTED
Manhattan Rocked as if by Earth
quake-Much Damage to Prop
erty for Miles Around.
New York.-A cargo of dynamite in
transit from a freight car to the hold
of a lighter moored at pier No. 7,
Communipaw, N. J., let go, 150 yards
south of the Jersey City terminal ot
the Central Railroad of New Jersey,
and in the widespread ruin that fol
lowed seven men are known to have
been killed, seven more are missing,
hundreds were wounded and varying
reports leave from fifteen to twenty
more unaccounted for.
Thirty-two seems to be a conserva
tive estimate of the dead, and prop
erty damage will hardly fall below
$750,000. It is known that nearly four
hundred persons were treated at va
rious hospitals for injuries, j
The cause of the explosion' Is vari
ously attributed to the dropping ot
a case of dynamite and to a boiler ex
plosion on a boat. Just what was the
direct cause probably never will be
known.
How many were injured never will
be known in full, but the count of
these treated in the New York ?ospi
tals alone was 100, and in those ot
Jersey City, Hoboken, Union Hill and
surrounding towns, more than double
that namber. Five bodies of the 32
estimated as k'lled, have been recov
ered.
BRYAN FLORIDA'S SENATOR.
Brother of Former U. S. Senator Wins
His Seat.
Jacksonville, Fla.-N. P. Bryan and
W. A. Blount, the two candidates for
' the senatorial nomination ran neck
and neck with N. P. Bryan only a
lew hundred votes ahead. The re
maining counties to be heard from
will materially increase Bryan's lead,
and he will be elected.
The vote was nearly one-half larger
than that cast in the first primary
Bryan is a brother of the late Unit
ed States Senator Bryan, who died
shortly after taking his seat, and was
succeeded by Senator Fletcher. The
primary was made necessary by the
death of ex-Gov. N. B. Broward, who
had been nominated to succeed Sena
j tor Taliaferro. Bryan belongs 'to the
l Progressive wing of the Democracy.
HOOPER'S FIRST MESSAGE,
New Governor of Tennessee Criticizes
Previous Administration.
Nashville, Tenn.-Io. his first i mes
sage to the Tennessee general assem
bly, Governor Hooper censured tho
Patterson administration for' the non
enforcement of prohibition laws. Gov
ernor Patterson, his immediate prede
cessor, was himself partially respon
sible for such an abuse, declared Gov
ernor Hooper, by exercising too great
an executive clemency.
Prohibition was but one of the many
subjects which received considerable
attention in Governor Hooper's mes
sage. Recommendations extending all
the way from changes in the agricul
tural department to amendments in
the t "-ce law are outlined by him.
$2,uC0,0C0 For Aged Ministers.
Ciiicago.-Two million dollars for
the support of superannuated minist
ers of the Methodist Episcopal church
was decided on by the board of con
ference claimants of the national body
which met here. One million dollars
will be for worn-out ministers, the
widows of deceased pastors sud for
depeudent children; $1,000,000 is for a
permanent fund. Bishop Joseph Berry
presided. The report of Secretary Jo
seph B. Hingel showed there are 5,
S08 dependent upon the church for
support, 2,596 being superannuated
ministers, 2,869 widows of ministers
and 33 dependent children.
Fell: Mills Destroyed.
Amsterdam, N. Y.-The plant of the
Consolidated Woolen Felt mills in
this city was destroyed by Ure. with
a loss of $125.000.
Socialist Editor's Sentence Commuted.
Washington.-President Taft corn
mined the sentence of Fred K. War
ren, the Socialist editor, who was re
cently sentenced to six montus* im
prisonment and $1,500 line, by strik
ing out the imprisonment, and reduc
ing the fine to $100.
Puerto Cortez Captured by Rebels.
Puerto Cortez. Honduras.-With the
evacuation of Puerto Cortez by the
government troops, the followers of
Manual Bonilla, leader of the revolu
tionists, gain control of thc entire At
lantic coast of Honduras
7C0 People Victims of Volcano.
Washington.-The eruption of Taal i
volcano and the accompanying dis
turbances in the Philippines killed 700
people in the town of Talisay, accord
ing to the report of the governor or
Hatangas province, which was ?.-abled
to the war department by Governor
General Forbes of the Philippine Isl
ands. The earthquake shocks con
tinue, the governor general added.
Delegate Apacible, representing Ba
tangas in the Philippine assembly, re
ports that 5,000 families have -been
ruined by the disaster.
Census Machinery Injures Girl.
Washington.-The power-driven tab
ulating machinery of the census bu
reau was credited with its first acci
dent when Miss Alice V. Houghton,
a clerk, was scalped by the instru
ment at which she was employed. Her
hair became entangled in the rollers
and her scalp, including the skin ot
her forehead and her eyebrows, was
ripped off. The doctors took 100
stitches. They believe the girl will
raccver and possibly save her hair.
An investigation looking to the instal
lation of safety devices will bs rar.de.
POSTAL BANK SUCCEED
NEW INSTITUTIONS ARE PAST
EXPERIMENTAL STAGE-A
FINE SHOWING.
HITCHCOCK ENTHUSIASTIC.
The United States Postal Banks'
Record For First Month Better
Than British Postal Banks in Their
Best Year-Deposits Reported.
Washington-"If the necessary ap
propriations were available, I would
establish postal savings banks at
oiice in five hundred additional cities
and towns of the United States."
This statement was made by Post
master General Hitchcock in view of
reports thus far received concerning
the first month's operation of the pos
tal savings system. The reports are
most gratifying to Mr. Hitchcock and
to the other officers of the postal sav
ings service. They are regarded as
demonstrating that the new system
already has passed the experimental
stage.
The certificate of deposit plan,
which is an innovation in the trans
action of postal savings business, is
shown to be admirable adapted to its
purpose. It is found to be readily un
derstood by depositors and easily
handled by postmasters.
The total deposits In the forty
eight existing postal banks for the
month of January will amount to ap
proximately $60,000. This is an aver
age of about $1,200. Assuming that
this average will be maintained
throughout the year, the aggregate of
annual deposits will be close to three
quarters of a million dollars. This,
too, will be the situation in the small
offices, where the banks now are in
operation. It is assumed by the offi
cers of the system that the deposits
will be correspondingly greater when
the service is extended to first-class
offices.
The average amount of deposits be
ing received at each office, as indicat
ed by the January returns, is larger
than the corresponding average for
the Eritish system of postal savings
depositories in ZOOS, the most suc
cessful year in the history of that
system.
A large majority of the depositors
In January were foreign-born Ameri
cans, many of whom have been in the
habit of sending th^ir savings to their
native countries for deposit. An im
portant result of the system, there
fore, is to diminish the outflow from
the United States of such funds.
In view of the successful opera
tion of the new system during its first
month, Postmaster General Hitchcock
has recommended to the Congress the
appropriation of $1,000,000 to be im
mediately available for the extension
of the postal savings system to a con
siderable number of postoffices, the
patrons of which are clamoring for i
the new banks.
CHAMP CLARK OPTIMIST.
The Old World is Growing Better as
Time Passes.
Springfield, Mo.- Declaring that
he is an optimist, and that he believes
the worjd is growing better, Repre
sentative Champ Clark of Missouri,
Speaker-elect of the next House of
representatives at Washington, deliv
ered a message "of hope and cour
age" in an address before the Young
Men's Christian Association here.
Among other things Mr. Clark said.
"Thanks be to Almighty God, wars
are becoming rare and rarer. One
thing which the flying machine will
accomnlishe will be to put an end for
ever and foever to all wars. Lotter
ies have been stopped. Institutions
for preservation of morals, relief of
human sufferings, for perpetuity of
our institutions are springing up on
every hand. The idea of reformation
of criminals rather than their punish
ment is taking a deep hold on the
minds of men. There is me re money
today devoted to charity per capita
than eve? before. Controversial re
ligion has passed and practical re
ligion is at hand. The masses of the
people are waking up to the f?ct that
politics should be purified, demanding
primary reforms."
Corn Growers Take Pr.zes.
Columbus, Ohio.-Prize-winners in
corn, grain and seed competition" at
the National Corn show have been an
nounced. Stephen Henry of Melrose,
Ia., and Jerry Moore of Wimma, ?a. C.,
boys of 15, who wen prizes offered by
the secretary of agriculture for the
best production per acre of corn, were j
awarded an automobile and a ribbon ,
respectively by the expcsit-.cn man- j
agement.
R. P. Hayes of Asheville, N. C., won j
the world's prize fer the best pcp j
corn.
"He Insulted Mc and I Killed Him."
Cbarlestcn, S. C. - Mrs. N. M.
Hayes, a young married woman, in
her home in Tabor, N. C. just acoss
the South Carolina line, snot four
times and killed Robert M. Floyd, a
prominent church member, and a
member of the senior class at the
South Carolina Medical College in
Charleston. His home is ir. Conway. .
"He insulted me and I killed him."
was her simple statement. Floyd wa*
30 years, of age and well educated.
Mrs. Hayes, the slayer of the young
man, is prominently connected.
Missouri State Capitol Burned.
Jefferson City, Mo.-The Missouri
Capitol building was destroyed by
fire. Many of the records o:: the Gov
ernor's and other State oilicials are
lost. Tho records of the House of
representatives were destroyed
whilo those of thc Senate were saved.
In the State treasurer's office, more
than $20,000 is in the time i-ault, sup
posedly fire-proof and may be saved
when tho debris is cleared away.
There was no insurance. The Capitol
was erected in 1833 at a coat of $3.';:>;
000, and io 1SS7 remodeled.
I SOUTH CAROLINA,
THE TORRENS LAND TITLE.
The Registration Law Explained.
What lt Will Do.
What is a Torrens Title?
It is a title to real estate guaran
teed by the State to be perfect and
unassailable in court
Where does it get its name?
From Sir It R. Torrens, Freraler
(Secretary of State) of. S. A-Jtralia,
who originated this land title regis
try to guard against land; sharks, and
remedy the then existing defective
titles of his country, causing expen
sive litigation and doing great injus
tice to the land owners.
Wherein does a Torrens title dif
fer from our warranty deed?
A Torrens title cannot be issued
by the clerk of the court without a.
perfect chain of title being on record
an dthe property appears unencum
bered by liens, judgments and mort
gages; when issued it is guaranteed
by the State against all claimants,
and suit for its recovery, cannot be
brought against the owner, but a suit
for payment of the saame may be
brought against the State.
How does the State protect itself
against possible loss?
An addiitional fee beside the regu
lar registry fee, may be charged,
which creates a sinking fund out of.,
which, all judgments accruing from
suits arising out of land litigation and
its expenses would be paid.
What effect would such a change
have on our courts?
It would do away with mest of the
litigation now filling our Superior
Courts, thereby saving the taxpayer
many thousands of dollars.
What other direct benefits would,
the land owners reap from such a
law?
It would secure to the land owner
lower interests on the money borrow
ed, as the lender would have abso
lute security for money lent on land,
more capital would seek loans,,
thereby lowering the rate of interest
Would any class be injured by the
passage of such a law?
The Land thieves, abstract compar?
mes and some lawyers would be, as
little or no land litigation could arise
under such a lav.-, after it was firmly
established.
If such a law is passed, would such
deed have to be recorded again?
No. The law could be made op
tional, so only those who desired a
Torrens Title could take advantage
of the law.
$289,000 FOR SOUTH CAROLINA.
Rivers and Harbors,Bill Provides for
Work in This State.
The river and harbors bills, - as it
passed the Senate, carried, appropri
ations or authorizations" for extjfendi
tures aggregating $289,000 for South
Carolina. It also contained provis
ions added by the Senate for the
survey of the basin of Wlnyah bay
with a view to providing an uni
form depth of 18 feet at Georgetown.
The appropriations carried by the
bill are $100,000 for improving Char
leston harbor. Not to exceed $100,
000 exclusive of former appropria
tions for improving Winyah bay;
maintenance of improvements in
Mingo creek, $1,000; improving the
Santee and Congaree rivers-, includ
ing the Estherville-Minim creek canal
and the Congaree river as far up as
the Gervais street bridge, Columbia,
$?7,000.
Improving the waterway between?
Charleston and Alligator creek and
completing the improvement of the
Inland waterways between Charlestoni
harbor and McClellansville, including,
the branch to Morrison's landing
$41,000.
Jerry Moore Was There.
Jerry Moore, the champion boy
corn grower of thc world, went with
the South Carolina delegation to Co-,
lumbus, Ohio. The delegation left in
a special car on the "Carolina Spe
cial" for Columbus to bring the next.
National Corn Exposition to Colum
bia. More than thirty well known;
business men attended from this
State. The champion boy corn
grower was the guest of tte Colum
bia Chamber of Commerce.
Long Staple Sold for 18 Cents.
S. A. Bums, president of the An
derson County Farmers' Union, has
sold seven bales of long stape cotton,
grown on his farm in Rock Mills
Township, to Lewis W. Parker, of
Greenville, for 18 cents per* pound
The bales average 500 pounds each.
Mr. Burns says that the long staple
cotton grows just as well as the
ordinary cotton, making the same
yield to the acre, and with no more-1
fertilizer and cultivation than is
needed for the short staple. He ex
pects to plant his whele crop.
Featherstone Changes Residence
An announcement of great interest
to his many friends all over the State
is the decision cf C. C. Featherstone
to locate in Greenwood for the prac
tice of law. He has formed a part
nership with S. H. McGhee, a well
known member of the Greenwood
bar and the new firm will begin prac
tice at once. Mr. Featherstone will
not move his family from Laurens to
Greenwood for the present; He will
defer this until summer. However,,
he expects to move himself at once..
Senator Tillman's Daughter to Wed..
Senator and Mrs. Tillman an
nounced the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Lona Tinman, to Mr.
Charles Sumner Moore, of Atlantic,
City. The wedding will take placer
in April at Trenton, Senator Till
man's South Carolina home. Miss
Tillman is the eldest daughter of;
Senator and Mrs. Tillman and has
spent several winters in Washington
v th them. Mr. Moore is the son ot
Mrs. Hannah Mccre, of Mays Land-.
ing, N. J. He is a well-known young
lawyer and is prominently connected.