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DR. HERRING COMPLETES
ASYLUM INVESTIGATION
Hi* Report on Conditions Existing at State Hospi
tal For the Insane Sent to the General As
sembly by Gov. Manning.
COVERS EVERY DEPARTMENT
OF THE INSTITUTION
Recommends Amendments to the Constitution Governing the Asylum
Which Includes Changing Name to the Columbia State
Hospital and the Establishment of Separate Insti
tution for Negroes to Be Known as "State
Park Colony."
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o COLUMBIA. Fell
o oukIi and unbiased report on con- o
o dlllonH existing nt the Stute Hob- o
o pltol for the Insane wan Bent to o
o to'tho general anHetnbly today by o
o Governor Richard I. Manning. o
o Thn report, which covers every o
o department of the asylum, was o
o prepared by A. P. Herring. M. D. o
o of Raltlmore, Bocretnry of the o
0 Maryland Lunacy commission o
o who wsb appointed by GoV. Man- o
o nlng as his personal repr?senta- o
o tlVo to make the probe and report o
o the fnets. o
o Hero Is the keynote of the In- c
o vcstlgalion: o
o ."The duty of South Carolina to o
o its Innnno Is n cardinal, a bu- o
o prcmo obligation to do all and o
o everything without stint fur their o
o bonellt that its financial resources o
o possibly portnp. or enable It to o
o do; to exorcise in their in te rents, o
o through Its public odictals, every b
o effort nnd labor, they are capable o
o of, and to put into effect all tho o
o means and r?sourcoa at Its com- o
o mand to perform mast effectually o
o this great dobt to humanity, this o
o direct and immediate obligation o
o to Its people, and this noble duty o
b to all the future." o
o Dr. Hon ing snyB thut tho fun- o
o damontal principle underlying o
o th? entire plan of reorganization, o
o proposed In the report, is to make o
o cortaln chang?s In tho law.'rolat- o
o big tho control of tho State Hos- o
o pital for tho Insanor o
? Tho following amendment too
o tho' constitution governing tho o
o asylum' aro made: o
o '1.' Thb' shporlntendent should o
o bo appointed by the board ol rc- o
o gents and qpt by tho governor? o
o r?mdvablo only for cause and
b after a hearing. o
b ' 2. The board of regontn should o
o consist of five members, appoint- o
? cd by' tho governor, with the o
o sanction of the senate. They o
o should bo appointed at first; one o
o for two ycurn; two for four o
b.years; two' for six years, subsc- ?
o qucni appointments to ho mado o
o for a period of six y earn. Tho o
o memhorn .of'this board aro not o
o removable except for causo and n
o after a hearing. o
o 3. The superintendent.to make o
o oil appointments, wliii the sane- o
o tlon of the hoard or rogorta nnd o
o tohavo the power of dismissal o
p of same, to bo appro/od by tho o
b board. Tho superintendent Is to o
.. s report to the ho?'"'J of regents o
o tho-activit?s of tho hoapltnl? and n
.o tho board of regents to ruport to o
o the governor and gonoral aasoni- o
b bly.. Brlafly, the govornor will o
q appoint a board of rogcnti In o
o whom h? has absolute confidence; n
o they in turn will select a suporln- o
b tendent in .whom they have every o
o 'confidence and ' who,' of -course o
o has had* training In the cure and p
p treatment of th? insann and in o
k'p ?iospital management, and It will o
p thon ho pp to the siiporlhtondont o
b to conduct the hospital In a prop- o
o or, manner^ There should be nb o
b 'diinl authority or divided rcupon- o
oslbllity. 14 ?
o 4. All rules and regulations o
o for the hospital aro to bo formu- o
o latcd by the board nnd executed o
o by tho superintendent and his o
o assistants. There Is no reason o
o why the general assembly should o
o bo asked to approve or reject tho o
o rules and regulations governing o
o the conduct of a hospital for tho o
o insane 9
o To change the name from tho o
o "Suite Hospital for tho Insane." o
o to the Columbia State Hospital." o
o while tho hospital for tho hcgrooR o
o will bo known as "Stato Park o
o Colony*" o
o To provide for voluntary ad- o
o missions. o
o To provide for a fiscal agent, 0
o whoso duty will bo to eoe that o
o every patient who bas relatives o
o or an estate responsible for his o
o support' will ?W^matte/to; iftaihv
o burse the State. This might well o
o be done tn connection with* the o
to Stato Board of Charitics.7 n>.-Pf
o No fenmio patients to bo o
;0. hand, adult, son or hrot^er,pr,by. p
o como relative, frjend or nurse of 0
o tho same sex.
o. To provide* for a system of after o
o care or placing out of patients o
To who are able to leave the instttU- O
o tlon, and, while not entirely re- o
o covered, yet are able* to live satie-o
r%:;,b.factorlIy under proper supprvls
. 0 ion away from the hospital,
o To provide . tor the admission,
o care and treatment of Inebriates.
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"i therefore accented your kind in
7 vitatton to make ?"? !? survey, as your
rptaapnai representative, and ap
^tfpiehed the task with open and nq
Iwwed mind, wjth . no preconceived
ideas as to the past or
conditions or traditions,
hope and determination to nrr>. condi
tion* as they actually exist today, and
to present to you only tho faCtS, and
to offer for your consideration a con
structive und practical plan for the
future development or this institu
tion," says A. P. Herring. M. D., sec
retary of tho Maryland Lunocy com
mission, who was appointed by (?ov.
Itlchard 1. Manning to make a careful
nul unbiased report on conditions nt
the State Hospital for thn Insane. Tho
report was completed last week by Dr.
Herring nnd has been sent to the gon
irul assembly. Dr. Herring was sug
;cF,ted to (Jov. Manning by Thomas W.
Jaliuon. director of sp?cial studies erf
tho national commltteo for mental
hygiene. Both or these physicians
have a national reputation and their
conclusions carry weight in medical
circles.
South Has Hern Backward.
In tho outset of Iiis special report,
which was presented after sevcr.il
weeks of Investigation Dr. Herring
says that, taken as n whole, tho South
baa been backward In making mod
ern provision in caring for the men
tally afflicted.
"This, I take," Bays Dr. Herring,
has boon due principally to financial
causes, and not from any want or lock
of svmpnthy or desire on tho part of
tho people to do nil in their power
to relievo tho suffering and promote
the rccofory of these unfortunates,
who have, beon afflicted with the most
distressing of all diseases, namely, in
sanity. There la, I am glad to say,
an awakening taking place all ever
the South on this subject. Maryland.
Virginia, North Carolina, Texas and
a fow other Southern" States, . hnve
spent large sums of money In erect
ing new buildings' and In raising nnd
maintaining a high standard of euro,
equalled only by the most progres
sive StatoB of the North and Middle
West.
Slate Coming to the Front.
"South Carolina,- In 'the euro and
treatment of tho insane, is ju&t about
to emerge, ! hone, from a condition
that other States have had to face for
more than &0 vearn. Thn conditions
now existing |n the South Carolina
State hospital woro to bo found In
Xew York and Massachusetts, and. In
fnct. were moro or less gonoral
throughout tho country a halt century
ago.
"I nm Prmly convinced that now Is
thn opportune time, tho psychological
moment, when, under vour wise and
thoughtful leadership, tho conditions
vhlr.h wo all deplore; and should
nevnr condone,rwHl bo abolished and
South Carolina placed In her rightful
position. The people of tho Stato will
Tccl very gratoful to you, nnd tho
members of tho general assembly,
who should give freely, after careful
<-on: (deration, of tho State resources,
so as to afford these afflicted'wards
of j, th? State every opportunity to rc
cover, and, wohoro this Ib not possible,
then to make their remaining days as
happy and contented an posslblo un
der the circumstances."
The Report.
The report is presented under Tour
beads.
I, Tho general requirement re
garding tho care and treatment of
patients suffering from mental dis
eases.
The present conditions at tho
State Hospital for tho Insane.
8. Suggestions for Improvement.
4. ' Amendments to the lunacy law.
Several pages or tho report aro
given up to tho general requirements
regarding the care and treatment of
patients suffering from mental dis
eases. Dr. Herring says that In mak
ing or suggesting any radical depart
ure from established custom, it is Im
portant that all have a proper concep
tion of the fundamental principles re
garding such changes and "that ' we
plan wisely add woli. and that these,
plans regarding the-care of the in
sane -should eonfonn to the highest
standards kno*;n to the medical pro
fession.'' ; "'
Tho report savs that the dictates of
humanity demand that the insane
shall ' be provided with everything
which- medical- aclenco has determin
ed to bo cas ont lei to tho recovery of
those who are recoverable., a a well aa
for the proper car?, comfort and
amp? J prat Ion ofj those Who' remain un
recovered. -
"No. system for the care and treat
ment of the'dependent Insane,*' says
Dr. Herring, "can be successfully ad
ministered which Is not sustained In
its ordinary op?rations by the highest
order of human emotions; no system
can be fairly regarded as good which
directly or Indirectly relies upon a
low order of these emotions. Cupid
ity and ?elf iu ter est should have no
away, .where suffering humanity is
concerned." ;
Discussing th? human-side, of the
question Dr., Herring says that In
saaltay 1? by far the moat widely prev
alent of diseases. He says that among
the dependent Insane aro to be found
representatives of all the professions,
tlades uitd occupations. He points
out that 110 class of society can claim
exemption from the disease.
The report states that the cost of
properly earing for the insane is one
of the most expensive burdens the
Slate has to hear. It Is estimated,
says Dr. Herring, that the total cost
of tho care of tho insane and recble
minded In this country is over $32,
t iio.ooii a year.
Discussing the cost of the Insane
to South Carolina Dr. Herring rIv?js
the following figures: I'.llO. patients,
2.I?W, appropriation, f 201,-101. per cap
ita $111.22; 1?H1, patients, 2.28:i, ap
propriation. S2!>:i,92U, per capita,
$1.'12.7?; 1912, patients, 2.12?, appro
priation $:<18.::xo. per capita. $l68.:i:i;
i:ii:i, patients, 2,&05, appropriation
$:S0A,247, per capita. $155.86; I?I4. pa
tients 2,7:58. appropriation. $319,124,
per capita, $17?.18.
Dr. Herring then makes the follow
ing comment:
"Two hundred dollars Is the aver
age per capita in modern nnd well
equipped hospitals for the Insane. A
per capita of less thuu $178 means
custodian care, which. In the long
run, is the most expensive"
Arrangement?? of Buildings.
Discussing the plan for the reor
ganization of the hospital for the in
sane. A. P. Herring, M. D., Gov. Man
ning's efficiency expert, says that he
has ever kept In mind the fact that,
flrst/jf all, It must be practical and at
the same time lufllclontly adequate
and clastic to meet all future require
ments, and In tho second place it
should bo within reasonable financial
limit". Dr Herring first considers the
gcnerul plan of arrangemeut of the
bulldingB and tho distribution of the
patients. Tho internal organization is
included undor a separate head.
Should Remove Negroes.
The report declares that the most
evident step at the present time Ib to
remove all of the negro insane, the
idiots nnd imbeciles, the tuberculous
and pollagrou8 patients to State Fark.
lio says by doing this that there will
be plenty of room for tho white in
sane at the old asylum for many years
to cotno. "In fact," ho says, "by de
veloping tho farm colony idea there
Will never be thn overcrowding of
tiicso buildings that exists at the pres
ent time.
A Medical Center.
The first thing that Is absolutely
necessary," says the report, "In a
hospital for the insano is a psycho
pathic reception hospital building.
This Is tho active medical ccntor
which controls and stimulates the life
of thp ontlre Institution. Hero tho
patienta who enter the hospital are
first received, thoroughly examined,
and, if need be, detained for treat
ment. All patients -who arc actually
disturbed receive In . this building
hydro-therapeutic treatment and any
othor treatment indicated; In other
words they arc treated as sick Indi
viduals. In this building are also lo
cated laboratories, examining rooms,
operating rooms, and every facility
needed for the proper treatment of
tho mentally sick. In thin connection
I would also suggest that an out pa-.}
tient department bo Inaugurated in
this building for tho purpose of do
ing an important work In preventive
psychiatry. The close proximity of
tho hospital to tho City rendors It es
pecially adaptable for this new field
of medicine. The building which could
ho used for this purpose is /tho otd
aaylum building, the walls of which
aro substantially constructed and tho
qonoral outline of the building well
adapted for thta purpose.
Will Install Now Interior.
"Tho Internal arrangement will, of
course, ho changed and practically
an entire now interior installed. The;
d?tails concerning the arrangement of]
tho Interior of this building will have
to be taken up later with an archit
ect We would mako provision for a
hundred patients, none . of whom
would remain In this, building for any
groat length of time. Leaving this
building for the present, we will con
sider next tho central building, and
thin description, will apply to both
wings of this building.
"No very radical changes need he;
mado In these buildings bo far as !
their gonoral arrangement la concern
ed. Of course, nearly all of the |
buildings throughout the entire Insti
tution requlro now floors, nnd an en- [
tiro new.'sanitary equipment, and now
heat ing. A number of small rooms I
would bo thrown Into ono large room.
Attractive day rooms and dormitor-1
los would result from abolishing
largo1 number of small rooms. .
Rearrangement of Business Office.
-"The rearrangement of the business i
office In the central portion of this
building will also be necessary.
"The Parker building, which Ib no:? I
occupied by the negro men, will have
to bo extensively renovated and will
ho used to relieve tho congestion now
existing In the wards for the white
men. The Parker annex, a two/story
brick building, will be converted Into
so Industrial shop, and placed under
the supervision of n competent teach
er. . In this building the patients will
make brooms, mattresses, rugs', shoes,
baskets, and a great many other
things necessary in a largo institu
tion., This would he onu of the most
valuable departments, both from., a
therapeutic and. financial standpoint.
Without a building of this kind no
hospital is complete. ,
No Changes la Ladles* Deportment.
' "The buildings tor the women need
not be changed except for the general
repairs as suggested on the men's
side, but there is need for a new
building for convalescent women. A
part of this building could be used as
a sewing room for the women. Here
the .women would engage, under the
direction of a competent teacher, In
dlverslonal occupations, play aa well
as work would be made an Important
pa.rt of their hospital life. In this
building most of the clothings couM
be made for the patients and all of the
repair work on, the clothing done, and
a great many things especially Inter
esting and attractive to women would
be carried on in this building.
Ideal Nurse Home.
"The Dix cottage, which is a frame '
building, nnd is now used for the con
valescent women, would make an
ideal mises home. At the present)
time tbero is practically no satisfac
tory accommodations for the nurses,
t-ome of'them sleeping In the wards
with the patients, while others have |
i noms on the top floor of tho new
building, which is an attic that has
been converted Into sleeping quarters.
So much for the general arrangement
or the present buildings,
h Heltens and Dining Rooms t'n*ut Is- '
factory.
"In addition to the Improvements
already suggested, tiicrc snow in bo
erected a central kitchen and congre-1
gato dining rooms. The present sys
tem of numerous kitchens and dining
rooms Is unsatisfactory In every way;
and there should ho an uptodatc laun
dry. Tiie present building could he]
utilized by enlarging it somewhat and
installing modern equipment. A cen
tral heating plant would aho ho nec
essary, and this would probably be
the most expeusivo item in the entire
plan of reconstruction.
"A number of small buildings about1
the place would naturally bo done'
nway v/lth In tho general cleanup. A
now Ico house, a new baker, refrig
erating plant, etc.. will all be included
In the plans for the central kitchen."
"Slate l'ark Colony."
A chord I uk to tho renort by A. P,
Herring, M. D., under the present
plans a colony for the negro Insano of
both sexes would be established at
State Park. There is a building at this
place which Is now occupied by leas
than 100 negro women.
"Nonb of tho work of this building."
says tho report, "was done by the
labor of patients Under our proposed
plan at least a hundred able bodied
negro mate patients would be trans
ferred to State Park and housed In the
small wooden building now on the
place. These patients would bo uti
lized In doing all of the general, labor,
inch as excavating, clearing the land,
unloading cars, nitaftns cement ottv
This would save the State a great deal
of money and by-erecting a permanent
and comparatively Inexpensive build
ing all of tho nogro patients could be
housed in thn near futuro, and at a
comparatively small cost?I would
say within $400 a bed. ThlB, to my !
mind, is one of the most Important
things connected with the entire plan
of reorganization.
"Tho negroes could "bo used for
farming purposes, and there Is no rea
son why most of'the produce used in
the hospital could not be produced on
this farm by the patients' labor. By
occupying the negrdefs In this manner
restraint could be absolutely abolish
ed ; the patients would be happier and
more contented; there would be a
large' number of recoveries; and at
the same time'thoyuwould become: a
valuable asset to the 'Institution! and
the State. " ' ; : '
"In addition to the colony for .the
negroes there could'1 be erected at
State Park a building'fol" the idiotic
and imbecile1 children, who are now
living with the patient* in the State
hospital. The importance ot segregati
ng the imbecile ttnd feebleminded
chlldron from the adults has'-never'
been questioned. There should also
be' constructed at Slate Park r. sep
arata building for cases of tubercu
losis and pellagra. ' There is a splen
did opportunity, both' nt tho' present'
hospital and at Stato Pork, to develop
farm colonies."
COTTON GINNING*'.!
FOB THIS STATE
Totals by Counties to January 39
Gif eft.
William J. Harris; director of the
census, announces the preliminary re
port of cotton gihned by counties In
South Carolina for tho crops of 1914
and 1913. The report was mado pub
lic for the State at ?0 a. m. Se'.urday,
January 23. The amounts for the
different counties for the crops of
1914 and 1913 are furnished for pub
lication: " ik\
(Quantities are in" running' bales,
counting round an hair bales. Linters
aro not Included.) ' - I '
County 1914 1913 .
Abbeville .. .. .. < '32;*10: " 33308
Alken .; ... 47.723 ' 47?206
Anderson .. .-. B4,263 > 70,088
Bamberg v. .. ..?"47.436 " '; J37.367
Barnwell .. 7. ... 69.683 ^6.654
Beaufort .. .. '..! '"'O.OIO' ?' 7,733
Berkeley '. . . < 1tJ;883. 13.356
Calhoun. ' 80,610 27.031
Charleston. 16,882 ' 15,700
Cherokee .. .. .. 16.109 17.631
Chester.'.33.672 32.022
Chesterfield .. .. " 33/526 ' 29.822
Clarendon .. .. 48,462 40,013
COlIeton .. .. 23.205 19.230
Darlington .. .... 44.768 37,440
Dillon .. .... ; V 37.954 36,062
Dorchester ..... 18,291 16,607
EdgcBold. 33,059 32,476
Palrlleld .. .. I.'. 24.048 ' 25.826
Florenco. 46,515 4? 180
Georgetown .. it. * 5*56 S.7&
Greenville .. .... 43,446 41.710
Greenwood ..' ^76T= '-31.698
Hampton .; . *..21,605 1 ; 19.443
Horry .......... ; ' 11.974 -: 10,022
Jasper .'?. .'. -6.529 " 6,143
Kcrshaw ... : .. 301468 ' ' 26*61
Lancaster .. Vi 83,880 24.188
Laufens .. ..'J? ^6*76 43-,278
Lee .. .. ...I1* 41.605 37,498
Islington .. '. . ';?. '25,578 ' 25,500
Marton''.-. .. 14.705 17,698
Marlboro .'. ...J ?MI8- 02.410
Newborry '.; . . 32,748 38.904
Oconoe ? 18,842 .' lf,794
Orangeburg '.. l. 1 " 85,536 ' 77*11
PlckenV .'. 19.942 17.986.
Richtend .. .. ... 25,832' 33,8*?
Baluda ......... 24.115 2 5.072
Spsrtanburg .. .. C3.750 69*89
Sumter..,. 01.708 40.533
Union. 18.602 20.893
Wllllamshurg .. '.'-.. . 34,934 26.491
York .. .. ...... 38.133 894)80
Total ....... ?1,434*50 1.368.?74
Found Dead la Bed.
RICHMOND, Va* Feb. 2.-S. P.
Clement, member of. tho Virginia
[house of delegates from Plttsylvania
I County, was found - dead In bis : bed
[here this morning. Death was due to
'heart failure. '
FAMINE THREATENS
MU CAPITAL
Carranza Officiait Are Moving
Their Records to Vera
Cruz.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ;5.?A food
famine menaces Mexico City unless
conditions are relieved, according to
ndv!cc3 reaching the American state
department.
The diplomatic corpa liorc is mani
festing much anxiety over conditions
In the Mexican canltal because of the
ban on cipher communication which
lias been placed by the Carranza au
thorities. This Is the first time, It is
raid, that foreign diplomats have had
r.erlous difficulty in reaching their le
gations in Mexico City.
Slate department officials are get
ting their telegrams through, but with
much delay.
O.rranza ofilcialB at Mexico City
aro moving their records to Vera
Cruz, where It Is\ believed the capital
of the Carranza government will re
main.
The Constitutionalist ngency horo
made public tonight tho following re
ports from Vera Crue:
"General Pablo Gonzales reports
the capture of Cadercyta. 15 miles
cast of Monterey. The Vllllatas were
declri'vcly defeated and suffered heavy
losses.
"Between Monte Morolos and Lin
ares, t.onoral Marino Sandnval, com
mancMig a Vllliasta army, was over
whelmed and forced to retreat to the
north. . .
"Tomorrow (Thursday) railroad
traffic will he resumed between .this
placo nnd Mexico City. On account of
the scarcity of food in the capital the
Vera Cruz chamber of commerce has
arranged to send supplies there by
the first train."
FIRST RESPONSE
FROM RUSSIA
Only Russians Can Distribute
Foor! and Clothing to Pris
oners..
: , WASHINGTON, ESfj. 3.?Russia
day Informed the United States that
only Russian military authorities
would be permitted to distribute food,
moneys-and clothing to German and
Austin prisoners. In Siberia. A re
lief -xpeditlon o* American mission
aries who started from Peking with
supplies for the prisoners will not
bo permitted to proceed.
The Russian communication, sent
through Ambassador Marye, made It
clear that food and clothing could bo
sent to soldl"**^ ,,p,'' prisoners, but
money. All relief supplies mrist
be addressed to commandants pt the
military districts. .
,.No mention was made in the Rus
sian reply to requests made by diplo
matic officers to Inspect the prison
camps, nor was any report niade on
the condition of the prisoners.
Tho communication was the first
response to tho American govern
ment's repeated representations on
behalf of Austria and Germany, whose
diplomatic Interests arc being cared
for by the American ?mb?boy at
Petrograd. f.
SHOULD MTV AT HOME
Correspondent Writes of Mail Order
Houses and Their Methods.
i'rom different sources I have re
ceived information that Northern
mail order houses Belling goods on
Installment. basis batio been sending
numerous requests for credit infor
mation to Southern retail merchants.
These requests are nlmoBt always on
a fictitious firm's letter head bo as
to mislead the merchant into think
ing information Is wanted for a total
ly different purposo. Seldom doea the
letter head show the pame of firm
that really desires the information. :
I have studied this mail order prop
osition from many angles and ,1, cari
not sec where tho consumer can do
any bolter as a rule by purchasing
from these mall: ordor houses - than
from his local town*. Besides, It
builds up tome Northern city at the
expense of the South, and by the "re
tall merchant furnishing such in
formation- he is giving an- unknown
competitor a.knife that may be drawn
across his own throat.
I think a southern retail .morchant
should bo very careful In furnishing
credit Information to firms he does'
not know. * .
. W. A. KANQR&L
Florence, January 30.
INITIATION rKB, ONE HOG
Lregou Ledge Htis,a New Member and
l-'-t< -a Flae Porker, '
ALBANY, Ore., Feb. I?A pig was
the unique Initiation fco which Wal
ter Miller?- Jr.,. paid to join the
Knights of Pythias. So, as the result
of an offer and an acceptance in a
Joking spirit, tho lodge now has a
good hog which Is worth more than
Ihe customary initiation fee.
. Miller bad expressed a desire to Join
the lodge and. wag algnlng-an appli
cation for membership when he asked
the amount of the initiation fee.- $2
' "I've got a lot of good hogs and
will trade you .one of them for my
initiation fee," he, remarked-. Joking
ly and members of tho lodge prompt
ly accepted the offer. Ho volunteer
ed later to keep the bog and feed it
free of charge until-the lodge desUS
ed to sell It. and this he is dating.
Agree to Pope's Proposal.
ROME Feb. a.~(6!40 p .m.)?Ac
cording to reporta in circulation at
the Vatican Great Britain, Germany
and Austria bave agreed to Pops
Benedict's proposal far an exchange
of civil prlroners?women and chil
dren and men above the age of ?fc
STILL IIOPLFl'L
,0F FASHING BILL
^(COrtriNUED FROM PAGE ONE )
gress tomorrow. The shipping is not
dciul by any means."
In denouncing his seven Democrat
!c colleagues Senator Stone charged
tbem with open hostility to their par
ty. He also made a vigorous defense
of the administration, asserting he
would rather follow President Wil
son's leadership than that of "Ellhu
Root. Henry Cabot Lodge, Thcodoro
E. Burton, William Edgar Bprah,
Jacob Gallingcr or any recr??t alleg
ed Democrat who goes about with a
dagger In his sleeve."
referring to Senator Camden's "se
cret luiii't ii iurn with opponents of
the shipping bill," the speaker said
there "had been doubting Thomases
who whispered that if the issue were
sharply druwn between the vested In
terests and the niasses of the peo
ple, the senator would be most ac
tive."
Senator Camdcn replied briefly, say
ing he was willing to leave bis legis
lative sluggishness to his friends and
nolghbors to determine, but that when
it came to "denouncing secrecy, it
comes with ill grace from the senator
from Missouri who is known the
world over as 'Gum Shoe BUI.' "
Senator Stone told Hie senate that
the majority might invoke a cl?ture
ruin to suppress continued obstructive
tactics against the bill. With that,
the senator coupled a vigorous de
fense of President Wilspn. replying
particularly to -critics 'of the presi
dent's Jackson Day speech at Indian
apolis.
"I have been always opposed to
cl?ture In the senate, but, bad ob I
think cloturo would be, there Is some
thing worse. The unrestrained- dom
ination of tho majori:;- by even a
small minority, cohcslvo, unrelenting
and determined to stop the wheels of
legislation, might endanger the safety
of tho nation. J^close with this ad
monition, that If the necessity f?r a
cloturo rule Is forced, It may be re
ported, und if it is reported It will be
passed." j&
The senator said not many people
woujd be fooled t nmt the purpose
which the ''ridiculous performance"
of the Republican opponents of the
shipping bifl would serve.
"Overwhelmed by facts and beaten
in the argument," ho declared, "we
are now solemnly assured that 'tho
people "are. against the bill,' What
people .do these gentlemen speak for?
Tho people these senators speak for
are those who control the executive
. committee of the New York chamber
of commerce and other like organiza
tions."
Of the men who he said formed the
potential membership of these organ
izations, responsible for r?solutions
sent to congress attacking the bill,
ihe seuaiuf named. J. p. Morgan, Wil
liam H. Skinner, W. .H. Porter. E. H,
Outorbrldge, P. A. S, Franklin, and
others Interested in great steamship
companies,,,
Ear J lor In the day the senate debat
ed without action resolutions offered
by Senator Burton asking the, secre
tary of tho treasury what ships had
been offered to the .government, in con
nection with) tho shipping bill plan,
and requesting Secretary Bryan to
state what Intimation, If any, the
state, department bad as to the.prob
able attitude of belligerent govern
ments toward purchase of Interned
ships .
- Senator Hoke Smith Issued a state
ment tonight denying that he was op
posed to tho shipping bill.
"When the vlco president ruled that
tho motion to recommit was out of
order because a call had been mado
for the yeas and nays I voted against
sustaining the ruling of the chair,"
he said, "for the rules of the Renate
expressly provide that a motion to re
commit can be made at any time be
fore final action in the senate upon a
bill. I have cooperated with the
Democratic caucus In every way to
support this measure, and I expect to
continue to do so, nnd I earnestly de
sire the. legislation passed." .
WAS AFBAD OF
ORGANIZED LABOR
(CONTINUED PHOM PAGE ONE )
tlon could do many things Incompati
ble with the "general interests of the
Subllc' such as: conducting propagan
a against organized labor or a cam
paign against compensation for work
men.' Bot he declared there was not
oven a rombte possibility that such
thing j would happen.. He said he
considered the Colorado troubles to
be economic..
Mrs. Domlnlski, questioned about
living conditions In tho Colorado mine
regions, said prices at the stores- of
tho Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
were higher than elsewhere and that
for this reason - miners - frequently
went to nearby towns for their sup
plies. 8ho stsorted that on j minor
Waa discharged when caught with
supplies purchased outside. ,
Mrs. Domihlr.kl described the alleg
ed shooting at women-and children
by militia at Ludlow. She said that
the militiamen had demanded from a
leader named Tykas the production of
a certain miner who was not in Camp.
Shortly after Tykas had ??o Informed
them, she Said, she heard a bomb ex
plode and looking out of her- tent,
she saw militiamen riding toward
them;
' Tykas' told us to scatter as . the
militiamen had machine guns," said
the witness. "About GO or 60 women
and ehiUren wero - standing on the
bill when -they started to ehoot at us.
Two of my children hid in a Well and
I hid in a barn with my-other child.
I: saw men . net Are tou the tents.'*
Mrs. Pc true el related her exper
iences during; the alleged attack on
the colony.
"I" took my children Into an ut*&a?
ground chamber," aha said. "There
were three women and eight children
lu the cellar by the time I got there
Ten minutes later the tent caught on
fire and then I lost consciousness.
The nett morning somebody dragged
rie, out. When I reached tho depot i
found out, for the flrst time my chil
dren were aUesing.'*
appropriation for
ial
LOCAL DELEGATION HAS
NOT YET TAKEN ACTION
ON $800 GIFT
WHALEY RETURNS
He and Prof. W. W. Long Weal
Before Board in Interest of
Matter.
( From Thursday's Dally.)
Returning last night from Columbia
Where he and Prof. W. W. Long, Slate
Agent of the Farmer Co-operative De
monstration Work, went for the pur
poso of appearing before tho Ander
son coilnty delegation to the gc.*?ral
assembly for tho purpose of securing
an appropriation of $800 to further tiie
cause of agricultural work In Ander
son county. Secretary Portor A.
Whaley of the chamber of commerce
stated that up to the time he left that
city the delegation had given him no
assurance that tho appropriation
would be made. "However." said Mr. :
Whaley, "I fee! reasonably certain
that the two members of the delega
tion who are holding back on the mat
ter will, decide to vote for the appro
priation and that it will he made." H"
Messrs. Whaley and Long left here
last Tuesday morning for Columbia.
That afternoon they appeared before
tho delegation and made known the
object of their visit to Columbia. As
generally known, an appropriation of
S800 is desired for the. purpose of
helping pay the expenses of an agri
cultural demonstrator for Anderson
county, and It was to secure this ap
propriation that Messrs. Long and
Whaley appeared before the delega
tion In Columbia this week.
As will be recalled. Prof. Long ap
peared before tho delegation at a
meeting held In the county courthouse
several weeks ago and explained tho
object of the appropriation ho desir
ed. At that time the delegation took
no action on tho matter, as ono mem
ber of the board was absent and the
others did - not care to commit the
delegation in 'me absence of any
member.
dr. frIStToied
WAS PROMINENT IN BUSI
NESS ANp SOCIAL LIFE OF \
HIS COMMUNITY
I RELATIVES N HERE
Dr. Smith at One Time Candidate
For Congress From the Third
District.
(From Thursday's Dally.)
Newa of the death at Easley early
yesterday morning of Dr. R. Frank
Smith, well and favorably known
throughout tho counties of tho third
congressional district, brought sad
ness to a numbor of Anderson people,
who were his friends and admirers.
Dr. Smith became ill last Saturday
and steadily grew worse until the end
camo yesterday morning at 7 o'clock.
His death Was attributed to heart
failure. "
He Was prominent In the business
and social life of Easley. Some 15
years ago' he retired from the prac
tice of mediclno and thereafter de
Voted . his time to looking after his
business interests. He was president
of th?' Easley Loan and Trust com
pany and of'the oil mills at Easley
and Liberty. He was'also interested
In a number of- other business enter
prises'of that town and section.
When Cdhgressman Wyatt Alken
made his first race for congress R?v
erai years ago Dr. Smith along with
Judgo George E. Prince, Mr. E. Mar
lon Ruckor, Mr. J. O. McCalla and
others was in the race. Dr. Smith
was in the second primary with Mr.
Alken, tho latter winning ont over,
him. He had been a member of the
State Democratic convention a num
ber of times and represented his State
two or three times in the national
Democratic conventions.
Dr. Smith has two Bisters residing
In this cfty, Mrs. John C. Watktns
. and Mrs. J. Porry Glenn. .They loft
{for Easley yesterday morning upon
"hearing^ ,o<...their.^ brother's death.
.Other brothers and sin tors of Dr
tt?mjth are:> W{ C^and L, J. Smith
of Easley and Mrs/ L. O. Clayton of
Snlr^?; ?r-"SmithWBS ??urled to
ens County..and Bho and two daugh
ters and four sons Survive. One son
SHft *? the bar aid is practicing
lew.: at .Mekong..-: ,;. ..
?fc?ndoh Movement
Fop the New County
8p*cl?l to The\ntrfK|Mn?er.-, -
. COLUMBIA, Fob, L?The movement
?2rfcttl^w^u?ty-bt-FpttBtaIn Inn!
^r11MS ??t 0?, parts of Qreen
'MS^lij^^-^^wWch was
begun several years ago, has been
-IsrtS&ft***S?IOg * *?tter
oelved at the Governor's office Th?
petitioners f?!??snewc<mntyde^Sd
of court* of Laurens and Qre?hvUle
county now they are asking fSJSS
rettute K/t Uxe money. T\r^
