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VOL. Xxv MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 1, 1911 NO. 25
TRE TO BRIE
New York Lwspapers to Spport
Ocean Saip Subsidy Scheme.
WHEN OFFER WAS MM
The Business- Manager of the Jos
nal of Conmerce Claims that I
Was Approached by Ship Builde
Who Made Improper Proposals
Him
Revelati )n of several attempts
buy the editorial support of the N<
York Journal of Commerce in fav
of ship subsidy legislation. whi
that paper has consistently oppost
was made in Washington to t1
hause ship subsidy invesuigatil
committee Wednesday by Alfred i
Dodsworth. business manager of T
Journal of Commerce and Comme
cial Bulle-tin.
Earlier in the day Paul G. Fau
ler. representative of the Uraniu
Steamship line. against which tt
so-called London conference line
controlling what is all--ged to be !
per cent. of the Atlantic passeng
trafic are arrayed. told how railre
authorities in this country. notab
the Central Pasii4e r assoomation,
Chicaxgo. had refused to seli ticke
routed over the indepen.ient lin
unless the irdependents ob:ained ti
sanction of thE conference lines.
As a result of today's evidence hI
Dodsworth's broLher. John W. Dod
worth. the editor of The Journal
Commerce. will be recalled to Was
ington to expjain why he failed
enlihten the comm!ttee during b
recent testimony. It Is probably th
Charles A. Conant of New York.
former Washington corresponder
may be asked to throw light on :
effort to subsi<.ize the paper. claine
to hare been forwarded through hi
to The Jounial of Commerce. Whi
be then represented. and the feder
authorities may take notice of ii
evidence as to the railroads' discrit
inations, against the independe:
steamship lines on foreign tickets.
Alfred W. Dodsworth said that b
paper never had been subsidized I
any interests whatever and Its bus
ness and e-litorial columns had n
relation. But. he testified. about s
years ago an unknown came into h
office and offered to pay The Journ
of Commerce $100.000. takir
1.000.000 opies of his paper. for ti
Insertion of an art-l'e In one Issu
supporting the ship subsidy legisi
tion.
This man refused to disclose h
fdentity unless his proposition was
be accepted. IVn proposition was.
the event of acceptance. to make o
a certified cheek immediately f~
$10.000 to bind the agreement at
to pay the balan::e of $90.000 upt
publhcation of the article. Mr. Dod
worth s.aid he immediately called b
brother. Jor n W., Into his office;
a witness to the conversation and t!
proposition wa turned down as a
attempt to make an imprope!: a
rangement.
-Pressed by the committee. Ms
Dodsworth said that about 3' yes
ago his fathler was sitting In M~s c
fee on the same publication and Jo'
Roch, the ship-builder, who was thi
building ship's and was active for
ship subsidy bii., entered the offic
laid down a blank check, asked D'>d
worth to fill out the check tr.I sta
wrting agaixnst ship subsIdy. 'i
offer was refused.
About two years ago. Dodswor
said, another man tried to buy ta
support of the paper for s40.000 az
during the .panish-American war t:
Spanish government tried to buy ti
paper's support.
Mr. O!cott. Representative Lon
worth of Ohio and other members
the committee criticised the t'
brothers for failing to submit tt
information to the committee befo
now. poinlting out that John i
Dodsworth. in his testimnony sot
time ago. hiad bceen asked as to su
matters and had denied any inft
mation such as that disclosed toda
The witnes5 said! the committ
would have to ask the brother w
he fr'led to disclose the informatic
Mr. O!cott asked the witness w
represent.- the Spanish governme
when it tried to buy his paper's se
port. Mr. Dodsworth replied tb
the information of the propos'iti
came from Charles A. Conant. w
was then the paper's Washington C<
respondent. Pressed as to the ide
tity of the man who madle the off
Mr. Dodsworth said that his fath
or brother may have been told. b
he himself had not been told.
Mr. Conant communicated t
proposition in a letter, said the w
ess. who afterward qualified this
ying he thought it was a letter.
er the committee had stated it wot
ke to have the letter. Represen
e Hawley of Oregon asked h;
cb mnofl v--:s proposed in tl
fer and the v. itne'ss said he did
now. His father was then man:
g editor.
The s40.000) proposition was fr<
'tali, dark-haired man." who s:
was a lobb'yist in Wsshin':t'
Dodsworth said he couldr
ertake -o name the persons w
e the $10.0 ofIer bu:t he
it am~'e from ship su:bidy
and when pressed as to wi
ant boy thoat he me'ntioned I
ps and the Roches as Inter
g under that head.
Kiiti by Engtine.
Newberry .icohnr Po; e. eNor'
tru-k by Co umba. N'wo
the Monotonn mil:~.
E SLURS ARE FALSE
INi>ERSON SPEAKS WAIVMILY V
DEFEYSE OF PAICTNER.
He pcclarr.s insinuations in Gover
nor's Mc-s&age Which Refer to Fel
der Are Absolutely Untrue.
An Atlanta dispatch says C. L
!iAnderson. law partner of Thoria R
!"elder. th- Atlanta lawyer who hai
figured qulte prominently in wind
ng up the old State dispensary. at
t 'elder's absence from Atlanta. madq
a statement Wednesday in referenct
'o the Associated Press dispater
from Columbia. in which Gov. Blag'
to is quoted as inqu!ring why Fel.e:
,w "was not prosecuted when it wai
Dr found that he was the attorney fo,
: liquor house and was favored witt
liquor purchases and rebates were
d. asid fcr these purchases." Ander
le non sa3y:
I:% "Since the Goodman and Fleisch
. man compromises refe'rred to were
ie also made ander the advice and
r- hrough the instrumnentality of .sr.
Felder. I assume that the governor's
a- reference to these matters and de
m iand that they be !nquired into. is
lei !kewise an attempt to reflect upor
s. Nr. Felder.
IS "Throughout the entire course o1
er the investigation of the South Car
d olina State d!:5ensary and the dia
,: rosition of the mat'ers connecte
at therewith by the w!nding-up con
ts mission. I have been closely asso
e -!-ated with .Ir. r-ildsr. and am Aa
ie -niliar with all tl.e 'acts connected
therewith.
I. "Mr. Felder is out of the city, and
s- in his behalf I desire to say that the
> charges and insinuations contained
I- In the governor's message, which re
fo er to Mr. Felder, are absolutely un
is true and without foun4at!on in fact.
it "If Gov. MIeas- has been Informed
a by ary --sons thit there are exist
L. ing faicts gvrn foundation to these
Mcharges he has been wilfully misled
s by designing persons, who probably
= have felt the weight of the law. grow
h Ing out of their own nefarila
1: transactions with the State dispen
e sary. and seek this method of re
venge."
It j
WHAT HUR EVAN SAYS.
is;
He Talks About That Alleged At
o lanta Meeting.
"Yes." said H. 1. Evans. of New
berry. known as "Hub" Evans. once
chairman of the State dispensary
board of directors. whose name was
e mentioned in Governor Blease's mes
. sage to the General Assembly with
reference to a meeting In Atlanta.
I "Felder did send for me to come to
o Atlanta." This was in reply to a
= question about the meeting. Mr. Ev
ins continned: "When we were !n
r the room iogether I said to him.
Open that doo.-. you, and let the At
'orney General come in and hear et
erything I have got to say.' "
-Then what did you tell?" "I
told him even It I knew anything I
would not tell It to him." and Mi.
Evans concluded, with his words just
a bit stronger. Tbs former dispen
sary chairmian wLee in Columbia
rWednesday 'as shaking hands in leg
Islative circles. He talked freely to
newspaper representatives, as is a!s
wont.
Mr- Evans said !f he went on the
stand there would be some "hot
e stuff." *He continued: "The coun
!ty dispensaries are new buying the
same liquor the State diepensary did.
paying the same prices and higher.
You talk about a Arm turning over
b$30.000 the other day, well, then the
county dispensaries pay back $1O00.
d 000 for that."
TRIl)TOSAVE CHILD.
g Lost Her Own Life as Well as Tnat
tof Her' Baby.
isA heart-rending tra;:edy occurred
rnear El za. Ga.. on last Wednesday,
' which a mother and her two chil
x dren lost their lives. TryIng in vaar
hto save the alfe of her 11-year-old
daughter whose clothing was caugh,
'in the shafting of a cotton gin. Mrs%
ee .1. R. Wilkes sacrificed her own lif4
and that of her six-months-old bao.
.near Elia., this county. The little
* ilser.-amed for a~d as sh. felt her
ts.'if bein~g drawn toward the ma.'
bi~.rery and her mother, who ws:
tnearby, sprang to aid her. She, too
':as ec.ugtht and the baby. wh~ch wat
0:n >er arms, was hurled against thi
-';or an.d killed instantly. The moth
-er and da'zghter soon perished af'tel
-being torn from the shaftin.e.
er
ut Eloped on One Horse.
he Poth ri-iing astride on one hori
romn their home near Nuckols. Ky.
b- - Iary Ellen Tichenor. age-d 16~
daughter of 1agist rate Colemnat
d Tchnor. an~d her boy lover. Wllian
W ells. ! . were arrested We't'es
day' in midfight on their way t
a.ouisv!ile to be wed. The fu::itivl'
w.-re caugcht by oflicers who had beet
'arned by the girl's father of th
elopemenlt.
id Fat Row About Itoaid.
n.P.ailey P. Turner. a planter wa:
ot s!:o; and probably fatally wound-'
h while drivin.: in the ron-Iway nva
. Cam.ron. Texas. Wedn"eday. The
- he nia followed a quarrel with Ed
T":' tins. another planter as to the
it of'" way ont the county ro'ad. I;
s it' ::idst of the disp'ute Tomvkin
hl:.., was overturne'd andi his le:
broken. He is under arrest.
Lost in the Sea.
r-, Th' seteamer Se'att!.- Martu brinte
in news th'at Japann-se fishinc vese
w w-r- >.t in a he~avy storm which' pre
as Tw.:y v:-s.e.ls were' wr.-eke'd a:n
f. 1)on-t or.-rirook the sanctity of sae
r-f-c. wad srvice.
THEY NEED HELP
Terrible News From China Told in Let
ters From That Land.
PEOPLE ARE STARVING
Famine Condition, lkerribehl by a
Minister Who Ns Out There.-A
Pathetic Story of Sltarving Men
and Women and Little Children.
The Crops Failed.
Probably not in several years has
there passed through the mails of
this section of the country let.rs
bearing more distressing news than
communications which have been re
celved b! the Rev. P. D. Jenkins.
pastor of he Piedmont Presbyterian
Church. from his brother. Dr. W. F.
lenkins. who is a missi!onary to
China. says the Groenv!ile News.
Floods la.-t summer and fail near
Suchien. China. destroyed crops and
the gaunt spectre of famine 16 now
stalking through the land. The iet
ters rece!ved by the R . r. Jenkins
tell of the most terrible condIi:ons
which exist in the famine stricken
district. The Piedmont pastor has
very kindly consented to allow the
publication of extracts from some of
the letters he has received from his
brother. They are as follows:
I am away from home-out in a
Chinese house-that means in the
cold. I hare a small charcoal fire
na little furnace beside me hut
that don't begin to warm a room.
My bones are so near my skin these
days that I feel the cold more than
ever and I always was a coward
about it.
I have on for outer clothing now
a heavy 3vercoat lined with sheep
skin with the wool on, my hat (I
don't take it off except to pray or
sing or sleep, and heavy wadded
Chinese shoes with two pair of wool
en socks to keep my feet warm.
Don't pity me. i'm not suffering
physically, but oh it dors hurt me
to see the famine sights and hear
the famin' cries.
I just had to buy a pair of pantb
ihe other day for a. fellow. He kept
coming to the inquirers' Bible class
these freeting days with only one
:arment on his lower limbs and that
was thinner than my summer under
clothes and he had no socks at a.l.
He had pawned everything heavier.
It is freezing cold day and night
and this poor fellow like a raft of
others has no s!gn of quilt at night
pawnad )r sold for food you know.
His face is swollen from the food
he has been eating-utterly Indiges
tible stuff and not nourishing
weeds. greens. bark, ground up with
a little harlay' or potatoes and m->.de
into thin cruel to fill up the stom
ach.
Hie has e little boy in the hut 'ith
him clothed no better than h. ind
his wife, carrying a baby. is out be
ging. gone a week now. Who knows
but that she and the baby are deai
on the wayside, star .ed or frozi n
to death. Alas, alas, the sufferings
of these noor people. A young man
In the iillage a mile from here where
we have a ChrIstian mission. star"
ed to death the other day and an old
lady near, of the same disease. lately.
He was thrown out of work by
hard times-begged, but few could
give-no work to be had-pawned
his only thick clothing, got so weak
and stiff he could not get abo::t. His
slster-in-law gave him fit.- cents in
gold. H-e sent by a friend for foad.
ate it all at one meal and died, too
miuch for his wasted stomach.
In that same village there are 20)
odd famillits and only three of thets
are now eatint "dry" food, the req:
are eating thin gruel made of a lit
tie coarse flour or beans mixed with
:nuch greens I ?) really just almost
any wee IS. grass, etc., because gruel
fills up bet'er.
And this is only December! What
will things be like in the eart
-prnt? Other villiages are better
iff but they say that half the people
bhrough thIs section are now eating
rruel and much of that exceedingiy
thin. If it should snow and so. shut
the people off from gathering greens
I weedst in the fields mac~y will just
have to die.
Some of our Christians have al
ready changed color, a sign of ad
I..nced starvation, have b.een eattinu
uruei so:ne timne. Christians an I
'riends look at me with longinn Cee
'I gave out so much famin" rle:
'our years a::o. ) Th ey dog my st,';'s
:u seek a private Int,-rvie'w to r*c.i
'e' their troubles. And what can I
do?
'Already I've given out mioro mion
'Iy than I po~ss.a of my own arvd be
wides o ne h-: to be~ very caur*!a! hos
he gir-*s or h.- will be. uttterly swamz1:
.d by cow I.3 bec:!ng. 1 don-t ...
how' I cani come' back here be-fOr.
Varvest 1. 1 cannot bear to see hi
:list-.-so and hiear their cries. I wish
i could p'ut my head in a hol- and!
niot se or hear anything till next
It is -in.- to be awful later and
t is bad enough now . Any mOn
I have bee.n holding a "Pible stu I..
class" here fir a we--k or more anir
t ,-' ae. n comi.t very well. but
se jut -an': walik .,ver, day to
come-!t 'ak.-s a littl.- grain to give
* n-- lI:: fo- to walk: cruei mostlyv
w'eeds. an.! wat.'r. won't gire it'
Contriutions to h.-1;. the .starv
*ng Chin.-'s.- miay be forwarde~d to
Th- an in'o dlisrict by b':n~g s.-nt to
itr \' XI .i'-nkinsr at l'eId:'n''xt. or
- Y. . r i:'z.x-hat:e :0 ent to 1:-v. XX
It. .ekin. Suchi--n. China. willb
True ch'ari y w:II s- --k in :-if
thes w.->i and not rest c-oment wtan
PASSES THE hO USE
!N H IF.iTA .NCF T.\X M EVUl'f.f
SE:EMS TO 1li'i-Alt.
Under It nt Kntate of $I o).00 inher- T
ittee by \\idow and Two Children;
Su-.s~nti11! unhaned.Rep.-re
is-rntative iiembert's inheritzai-e
!.4!l was :assed T'.irdeay by th
house. Thoro .-as a snappy debate
The tem:--r of :he house was ind
cated before thie tEnal test by th C
vote on a motion to contilnUe. 44 to a
47 g.nt c:ni:ann-- ::nd t .
vote. ?4 :o 71. by which the hots
refusd to st:rie out the enactn .
IWord'
.sly.:ndSctopmdh ma :
tire. mainly as -'uti "!t rc ai::
un-lemoc:-tic dioctrine.- Mr. Rm- '-1
hert took the rioor sever: times in
advocacy of his bi!l. He .:as re.n- W
forced by Messrs. D. L. Smith. 13i7.4t
Prrowning and M!nes.
If a man h1d an ett' of 1 . 1
. ean -! -i-*.f ( da . :- = I i t
dren. the inheritance tax. payable at
the w!nding up of the -state. woubl %I
he. St.R. The widow !s enti~tld to x
an ex:rion of S1 (11.0 the ch!
dren to exemption of S..Ann e-ch. at
Representa-iv.- AshI,-y made a
chararteris tieo e:-h. had hoped.* -E
he said. "that Richland had com- bx
menced sending here men who would In
not give us trouble. The fool-killer
must b. dead in Richland. This is h<
the most unjust bill I ever heard N
o." m
Mr. Remibert said he had drawn in
his bill after months of study and
comparison of inheritance tax meas- a
ures In force In other States and h
abroad and had also consulted able
lawyers h-re. He said the bill was
heartily approved by Prof. Nel-on
Fr!erson. who n-ar fnr :: -.
under the similar law of New Yo: h
State and Is now a member of the
law faculty at the University of
South Carolina. He read authorities
!n support of the bill.
,h
ACTEDi AS PEAC-r MAKER.
iSC
Judge Gage Makes an Attempt to i-n
Settle Old Feud.
Judge Gage. while presiding at the'
Greenville Cour-t Wedlne-sday adoipt
-d an unusau method in an attempt
to settle a feud betwetn two mot:n
tain fatmili-s. Two youn: m.-n. Rop
er and Trotter. were being tried for
assault and baz*ery. and during the
course of the trial Ju-ge Ga:te left
the bench and conducted t:ie father
of the young m-en into a jury roon:
and sought to have these two mfen.
close neirhbors. bary the enmity ex
isting betwe.-n the famili-s.
When the judze returned to the.
bnch he -nnoune'ed that he had '
used his utmvost en'e:*vor but hatt
failed to reconcile the fathers ofth
.omatm'ents and -.hat !! the~ present
feeling continues it wil! result in -
homicide and in a trhI of somebody'
for mturd--r. and~ that in the sigta
of God these fathers would b.--e
sonible 'or it. The~ ju~d:e furthr
stated that he attached more blame~
o the fathers for the p'resent situa
ton than to the sons. tho:gh e
sons had t--hnically violated the laws~
of the State.
After the ycunr men -hoth mon
aineers of th. mOOSt staiwart type
had beenl ronvicted. the judge sen
enced them to chaingang termn
withaout the alternative of nuews, the
set.ces being suspended during
:h-ir good behavior. This action of
;dze Ga-.e has *.rovoke~d the most
'avorable t.Omiment.
CA!GHIT Film AT SFA.
Steamed Into Sanu Francisco With
Fire lBurning.
ri
The stelmer Qu&.en. on which ae
ire broke out Thuxrsday night while .
,he was at sea off Point R.:yes. re- e'
urned to San Franeiseo short:y be
ore t o-clock wIth the fire stl
buring. Her passe.nuers. .2 in num
br. were im:aediately taken off by
I :unc'h.*s whic~h met her.. i
t rsamt. The. steamer will be sunk
if the !!amn's cannot :,e exting;::she-i.
The Queen. which belongs to th!e Pa
ile coast line. left here yes:erduy
afternoon for Pu::et Sound ports. n
Wh. n the firm alam was ui'ven tO.: u
-. ri so e~ tor sent ouit ani "S. 0...
I ." esoewhich bohttmanyre
~t.-amers and tu.:s we*nt to her a~y
istnca.b
n
Ro.be-rt !.. (;uintler. nr. attorney OR
.iken. has be-en appoeinte-d as soii
or of th.. Sc-ondl circuit b o.
:!ase. 11lr. 'b::ter will fl!! out : de
-ie\;iredt :er: (f .Iar2-- F. :rn .a. .
w ho wa elce to c't:A.r ' 1
Vbne-. !..- .t:fl~tl:e t is to t ake
e.ee:. on r-rruary 1.
-.in . ma~erof th'* !! iih st.-amu-hip 4
wa *. emi r I. (:ept. Tr.in: -s >om- a
Ta i ie ind.a r h itm i . n w :..
IOn.. hundr'. andil nyth
.-r .d cript:oa v: r--r r '-:: t o
ThreeiS utres iurnt.
Tre" stor.a in the \-art of the ciuy v
jwur bur*A.I
PASERS SERVED
N WXIA-: .IiN .1N 1 W- A.
C.AR i IN SE-lINO(.. CAsE.
hey Vere .Arre!sted l.ut Gave lIond
in the Sumi of One Thouand Dol
lars Each.
The Columrbia Re.cord says Gefn.
iiie Jont:. ;r.:ideant of the Pai
:-to Nut::a barik. an.! *,r. Wash
i.:on A. (!.rk. resident of the
a:olina Na.ional bank. w.re served
ith~~~~ ~~~ 'h:;r Thrd: y Seri'
cle:nian. wh:. acted on anthority of
warrant :ssa& by Magit-l-ate J. H.
)rdan of :-ershaw.
Th- warr:int all.-ed that Messrs.
mes and Clark. to.iether =i- Mr.
>in Y. Garlin:ton. as oiierrs in the
-minole Securiiles con;'.ny. ob
intd fron .. I.. Clyburn a note to
ariount of $1.SoI for stock in
e Semfin-le Scrurities omnpany.
Mr. Cly:mrn alierd that there
as misrep-esentation in the deal on
e part of the p-rsons nam.-d. The
arrant w.- s.ved on Messrs. Jones
11 Clark at their rc;-pective c
:noun.
Sheriff Coleman. acconpanied by
agistra, .Jani s Hi. Fowles. Jr..
nt to :he bank buildings and
*:nd es.-rs. Clark and Jones seated
their desks.
They wv-e not taken by surprise.
the news that the warrant ha
en issued in KershaW was known
Columbia Wedne.day afternoon.
Magistrate Jordan had authorized
md In the sum of $1.000. which
essrs. Jones and Clark promptly
ade. the officials of the banks sign"
g the bonds.
The dief-:ndants have the right of
preliminary hearing. but the date
-s not been azreed on.
PROIITS IN A LFAX FA.
m(hern Itailwny Gthers Statistic
Provin.- It.
The opportunities for profit;
bich the raising af alfalfa offers
e farmers of the Southeast Is Ind
ted by letters received by the land
id industrial department of the
>uthern Railway. showing increased
terest in the production of alfalfa
d highly profitable results in wide
separated districts.
Fort and Stone. of Dunleith.
ashington county. '.lississippi. own
s of a phintation in the Delta. re
'ried that on ::S acres se.-ded in the
1 of 19'"- 1I8. tons were pro
wcedi at a co-st of $593.".. They
:ured this hay to be worth $ 5 p'r
n in the barr. thouzh hay was sel!
S i21 to $-I" per ton. At this low
tir.:hey re-ce!ved a profit of $I.
t on th.- * a'res. the hay cost:ni
'n:oy :.4 per ton. Reports
m the iOt-tZ show that about 5'
rmiers are ;o0.v grnwing alfaia
.th s::eec. a1 having sveded their
lds in the 1::st three or four ye:ars.
J. WV. Fisher, of Nev.port, in the
st Tr-rnecssee. writes that he is
-atiy pie:.serd with resuits hav:ig
eraged five.tons per acre an I fn!
Sa read~y .bl at $22 p--r ton. but
-has found the hay so groodt that
-;prefers feeding it to his own
ok to sellingt It. Hie h -s gtrown
falfa on t~ utland. red. ca~cari():s
:ay, general throughout East Tent
sse 'wcess in .:rowing ;a-!fa
airo rep'red b~y growers in South
-n Virginia. North Carolina and
:bama. and~ the aer-aue d-voited :.0
a!a In all the Southv'astern States
~rowin -steadily.
Al) IM)G HITEs FIVE.
blid Animal Run Amuck and $uc
creds in Ecaping.
A mad dlog ran amuck at Anderson
Thuirs I.y biting two white boyvs
id three n'egroes. besides severa!
gs. It disapp~eared betore~ it could!
captured. The dog startedhi
n at Cox's Creek. just east of th.*
. wh.-n it atnarkedI a nerro :n :
med 'Ware. who was wo'rkint i
e. cree.k shove.lin-: sand. 'a r-~ hz;d
rubber ioots and the doa's t-e
d1 not reh his tl'elh. The doa
n' circledl throug'.h the Itailey
ac'-. attacked andl' sev+-rely bit an
he r negro nmn. The~ dog th--n tir'
.ee th:-au.-h the city. *hro::.t::
.lhoun 5rr..r. lI attacked i-'dmirai
enersomn. the youngi son of E. W.
eneron. a travellin salesmnt.
ting him in s.-ve-ral places. The
'xt p.-rson attacke~d was a small!
hie b.oy named l'uvall. in the C'ex
il villau*. The laist ;ierson epr -p!
! bit :en was. a nemzro nea:~r t.he (Co'
lim The do:: att ack.-d him fro
hind. andi it was n..sary for tao
::ro to ti::ht the. beCot off.
I >ie, of Grie.
Briokn-h.- rt'o.I at the~ de.' h senl
.n - s.. t.'.n her on.t Alry. V.
. Waie. -- yers of aae. drope
*end at the resid~enco of .\rs. J. It.
isr\ray. t.\!o. nt. -rday. !!sr
s i. o de th. Wanitker n~s ai t
ro:th .i:iand~ all1owed' -0 i. i.A
ec s.d of hi.-is mrhr. Hie wa
ilt r-td'n:: it unlawful ?o ..ll pe
ve e. are!ttes or *'.uar--t'.- 'a
any Tan. w I:an or *iid in th
a i f N.'r: la.*
.n-he WVill Win.
lia- li:Go ,. d.i:b Ra.unt. of Per
. Okl:'homra. hutnary :'r e.!ealro
I'e hors -k fr.>:a h*-r home:. to
awr. n'.'..uhn.. to --nt.r rhe~ Sta-''
.- at r of onlyv ", 'iniles. *
ei\ ::'-n r.- fatally in'ured in an
:':n:'on \'.e 5. -dI:'y in *h.' *Iugh
wn No lo '&!;i.-ry of' the Penns- .
an a Coal! Con: panty at Pittston, I a.
COPES IS JUDGE
Elcted by the I4gisla-ure to Succeed
the Late Judge Dantz!er.
WILL MAKE A GOOD ONE
Was Chosen on thr. First Hallot Over
Three Worthy Opponent.-Edu
cated at Wofrord College and
Graduated in Law at South Caro
lina University.
To succe',d the late Charles Glov
r Dantzler of Orangeburg as ju-ige
of the First circult. the general as
s-ibly of South Carolina Wednes
-lay elected Rooert Ellis Copes, who
was chosen over three opponents by
a clear nm-jority on the first ballot.
The result was not unexpected. be
cause Mr. opes was the unanimous
-hice of the Oranzetpurg de!egatton
an:1 was saipported by nearly the en
iire h.ar of 'ih. county.
The other names placed before
the legislature were Preston T. Hild
eh-and. at present solicitor of the
First circuit: J. Otey Reed of St.
Ceirg.- and Octavus Cohen of Berke
ley. The !'tter wpvs broutht in at
th1 I: s nment but nothing cou1d
stem the tido for Copes and he was
elected. The vote being, Copes, 85;5
Cohen. 3: Hildebrand, 52: Reed. 22.1
Total number votes cast. 162: nec-I1
-ssary to a choice. 82. In nominat
in- Mr. Copes. Senator Robert Lide
of Orangeburg paid the following
tribute to his friend:
"On behalf of the almost unani
mous wish of the Orangeburg bar
and the solid Orangeburg delegation
in the general assembly. I arise to
'dace in nopm!nation for circuit juidg!
-- aa -1 : ) know. A man known
:o us in Orangeburg as an exper!
enced lawyer, a student of the law.
Those of us who live with him and
enjoy constant contact with him re
alize his worth He Is my personal
friend, and no man in Orangeburg
county enjoys a higher standing He
Is fair in mind, polished and courte
ous in manner, courageous and posi
t!ve in conviction, and a man of the
highest character and personal in
tegrity. He will make good in this
exalted position, if elected. I place
in nomination Orangeburg's candi
date for j':dge of the First circuit.
the Hon. Rooert E. Copes."
Mr. Fultz of Pterkeley seconded
'he nomiration o' Judge Copes and
th!s was further seconde:l by% Senator
ume'rs of Calhoun. the daughter
counrty of Ora:ieurg. ln the follow
Ilg neat tribute:
"In the death of Judge Charles 0
r)anrtzier. tne bench lost on( of Its
most honored members and the State
one of its best men. Surely. he whc
succe--ds such a man must meas::r.
up in every respect to the highest ex
-.e.-tions of his constituents. A
hthh s.-nse of offcial responsibil~tr
n'::st he first and foremost in his
thotughts. A conscientious lscharg.
of ev--ry duty, public and private.
raust he his. He must he a gentie
:nain under all circumstances. Hie
'nuist show distinguished abIlity. in
the faithful discharge of service. He
mutst be courteous, patient, frank.
.-r:-evering. loving right. secrning~
w rong. -pos.essing a high conceptiu:
of iustice ..nd marked fidelity an.
ibility at ail times.
"S::ch chara:-eristics are found in
Hon. Robert E. Copes. Hie is in the
,oon ay of hi!s usefulness, and has a
wonderfuI -r.spt of legal q'uestloons
No stain .of oshonor is upon his lite
H'. h-is ne'er sztitced trutt. arnd ha~
--oura~re h~.s ne'er faltered. His !n
nate mnolsty ?nd deep and abiding
taith in right hats won the confiden~ce
and resa~ci' of all who know him.
"Hie will reteet great credit on the
rate and wi:! worthily wear the
hontors whl-h rome from a faithful
dischirre 'tf duty
It: give.s me genuine pleasure to
secontd his nomination for judge for
:he First judicial circuit of this
Stat."'
Pr.-ston T HiTldebrand. better
'-na nwn as "I.T.'' among his friends.
and h.- has thcatsands of friends. was
no'minated by' .\r. Paulling ef Cal
ho::n county andl this was warmly:
C. conded! by J. 10. D:ii of PBarnw'-ll
who p.aid a beautiful comulime.nt to
his friend. Mir. Hilidebrand has been
solicitor for 16~ years. and his work
has placed him well up among the
'a'syers of the State as a man of
---ura::e an-i ability. lHe pros.-ented
-h.- l-:utaw-:1iin lynchers and conduct
.1 other di.tast. ful cases with credit
'o his omee.
.\r. .\ota of PBerkeley In a finisehed
."h prr'ented the name of 0
us ('ohe:: of Charleston. Mr. Co
--n was Idi:er of the Charleston
Worh! dlurinz Its ent!re existence and!
-und-- a sut -sftal record as a ne'vs
:.u.e mn. Hl' was licens.-d to prac
t.-law 1. few yoars ago and is a
successfu! pract!'ione'r.
Senator St. Clair Muckenfutss of
.t. Gerr o ominated in an eloque'ut
p1ech his friend. J. Ote"' Re.'d.
Tevote resulted as above stated.
TeWill Rbuild at Once.
.1 disp;:.tl: frotm C-iteron to The
.at: savs it is ::nderstood that Ge'o
l'~e.who lost his new dwelling ty
:--a w.-ek a::o. will tatke steps ti
r'b ibi at once. AVlthou::h he had
to :nsutranl'. he( saved $3..o or $'
wortha of r:st'rial frotm the burnin::
SIl.t:din-:. lIhis. with sev.-ral hutn
'Ira" dI'' s ::n.-rously contritedO
by Is fri:ndis, wiil help hi-mi consd'
i',uy, a Paper.
Ceo. W~ t'oester, wh" foun lod and
tonducted the Daily Rec-rd. the t'e
.-:-tta:o. v.hlen he soild it to Jamte
the I~aily Piedmonnt. the Greenville
aft.-rnoon paper.
WILL STOP SUIT
TIE SEN ITE VOTES TO ABAN
DON MERGER A'PEAL.
Cawe Tried in Richland Court Re
cently and Resulted in Verdict for
Sovthern Railway.
The State senate voted Thursday
nIght to abandon the merger appeni
by a vote of 2, to 17. The resot:,
ion adopted d!rects the Attorney
General of the State to abandon the
tppeal In the famous "Southern mer
zer" case. The suit was tried in the
7ourts of Richland county nd re
mited in a verdict for the Southern.
herehy validating the lease of cer
ain lines in 1S99 and in 1942.
The foi!owing was th. direct votr
)n the r-solution of Senator C-tr
isle: Yeas--Ackerman. Appe.
Pates. Black. Corlisle. Epps. Forrest.
.inn. Green. Hardin. Johnson. L!de.
.fanning. William L. Mauldin. Mc
7own. SIvntler. Stewart. Stucky. Wal
Cer. Wha-ton-21. Nayi-Chr'-t
rjen. Cl!ftan. Croft. Crosson. Earle.
iioutgh. mhnson. Laney. T.awaton
.fars. T. J. Mauin. Muckenf:iss.
Rainsford. Spivey. Strait. Sullivan.
foung---17.
The senato had previously refused
:o strike out the resolving words of
he hill by a vote of 1 7 to 20.
-enator z-rancis H. Weston. of
Richland. - w excused from votinz.
s he took part in the trial of the
'merger" case In the Circuit Court.
>eing one of the Southern's attor
ieys.
Senator Sinkler. of Charleston.
ipoke In favor of and voted for Sen
tor Crlisle's resolution.
Senator Croft. of Alken. was .e
nly senator in the territories ire
lently referred to In the "merger"
rial wian voted against the resolu
Ion.
'-nator LeGrand Walker. of
or-etown, speaking in the senate
onight on the merger resolution,
nade his characteristic. ringing
peech. and claimed the attention of
he entire body. Senator Walker
aid if constitut!onal oaths are vio
ated by voting for the resolution
he decision of Judge Shipp would b?
econded by the legislative body. ie
hought the matter affected the fu
tre of the State and its upbuilding.
he question means not the estab
!shment of a new policy. but the ap
>roval of an old po*icy. He referred
o the lezislat!ve enactment. Tne
>reakinz -f the merger would be a
epudiation of contract. The con
ract wa5 between the Iegislaturo
mnd the Mthern. The loss of .'w
nerg-r case stan's as a vindication
of the Letgislature In the NMerger
Ikft.
"It means." der!ared the senator
rom Georgetown. "that we stand by
Pur contracts." Senator Walker ad
lnce~d :ho propos!'!ion that every
!me th-- railroad commissIon order
-d an improemennt the "mryter"
ase was being approved. A pr~;'
:1:y equipper! railway wottld beneft
~nd this would he accomplished by:
andoning the appeal. The Legis
ature wishee to vindicate its owu3
osition when it ordered the merger
ested in the Cou.-ts.
XREl4~Sa TELI.S OF HA!FTYE.
dany Killed and Wounded Near
('eiha is lietported.
That Commandant Guerrero an
hirty soldi.-rs were killed and flre
thers wo':rnded inl a battle, which:
ested two hours rnear Ceiba. Hior
iuras, was in-ormnation contained in.
craps of a message picked up by th.
ocal wir.'l--s station at 11 O'clock
[hursday night.
The revolutionists in the depart
nent of ia Pase. Honduras, under
he leadarship of (Gen. Soto. wer.
-outed by Government trcops yest..r
ay, according to dispatches re
-eived Thursday by. Consul G;enera:
lloa. of Honduras. at New Orleans.
No details of the battle. which oc
-urred near the Salvadorenn border
were gtven.
(:en. Ulloa expr-ss.d the bell!
ha: Gen. Guitterex. vice presid.t
nd cotmanding general of Govern
ment troops za the iSIld. would short
I strike i teilin:: blow agai:ust the
rels commndnuted by Gen. Lee
Christmnas. ii-- exp'ects the two ar
:nies to mneet in the vicinity of San
Pero Salia. about ':-- miles south of
Puerto Cortez.
uNIX WHITE MEN.
Wili Ik- AppoeintedI Notaries by Gor
ernor Islease.
It Is stated that Governor Btlease
i-nel hIs proclamation revokin.g uhe
.ommttissionts ol all notaries j:hli~c in
South Carolina for the pur;pose of
imiatig the negro. Aft er re:
r:ary: 1' he widl! ':us to ae': a
commrzissioni to a n-egre as a nota?ry
Hiundredls c! app'ictions are be
:n r.c..ived fcr a conimission as
notarv ncubli:. 'ihe one most Impor
tant reaui-tvent is that the :;0
'-ant must prove u--yondi a dcubt
he is a white man anud of good:
standing.
It is exte-tCd thait at !eas' ~-.",
in South ('arolina wit hin t h.:- n'.
sevral we-Ks.
Firm 154.' Suit.
Int the case of t he ii:' :l:tn M~tnu
irtt nam'u. of it. I.. i.brandtc & C
in Unit''d .3tates C':rt: at (0!::o
redel.redi it favor of : he :claintiff. TFl
atto):nt sc:.-i focr in two :acttotns "a
$. 7"" '. o n tr.1n1:e::tns o:d
vry w.-re the 6:i of t :-- ae:i
I! we were not :c nx:o.. :to
what we are not we m::git baum~c
WAS FORCED OUT
Former Commader-in-Chid of Paciic
Fleet Asked to Resigu.
STRICKEN FROM ROLL
Request for Resignation Made by
secretary of Navy by Order of
PresidenL. Following Report on
Iarry's Scandalous Cordact From
Captain of His Flagship.
By direction of the president.
Rear Admiral W. B. Barry. former
commander in chief of the Pacific
fleet. today submitte-i his resignation
"for the good of the service." It
was !mmediately accepted. The en
forced resignation Is the outzrowth
of charges which have been in cir
rulation affecting the moral charac
ter of the naval officer.
Georze Von L. Meyer. secretary of
1h nvy. tod"V annorneed .that on
instructions from the president he
telegrahped last night to Admiral
Barry asking that he submit his res
ignation. The resignation severing
the oficer's connection with the
American navy after 45 years of ac
Ive service was received to iay and
h.is name was at once stricken from
the list of naval efficers. This act
naturally terrainated his salary from
the government.
In response to a telegraphic n
quest. Admiral Berry was placed on
the retired list of the navy on Jan
uary 14. several months in advance
of the date on which he would have
retired by operation of law. His
right to seek voluntary retirement
was his privileze. the law permitting
quch action after 40 years' active
service.
The secretary of the navy took up
the request with the president and
it was' promptly approved.
Later. however. reports began to
emanate from San Francisco to the
effect that Admiral Barry's retire
ment was forced by a demand. that
he resign on account of alleged scan
dalous conduct. It was added that
the officers of the cruiser West Vir
ginia. Admiral Barry's flagship, were
not satisfied with retirement but in
sisted upon his resignation.
The secretary of the navy took
cognizance of the reports and called
upon Cant. Orchard for a report.
Capt. Orchard's report was received
,everal days ago when it was sub
-fitted to the president and the en
'orend resignation of .the officer fol
'owed
Rear Admirai Barry was born in
New York City and was graduated
'rom the I'nited States naval acad
emy In the class of 1869 He has
ru;shed in all parts of the world, his
sea service covering a period of over
27years. and! has held many impor
tant assirnments Dt:rinr the Span
kh war he took~ part in the blockade
ot Habana. the attatcX on Mnntanzms
and in search for the Spanish fleet
in ilahama channel He participated
in the negotiations with Gen. Maceo.
Hie commanded the gunboat Vicks
hurg in the capture of Aguinaldo.
Tn May. T 9M. soon after his promo
tion to the grade of rear admiral, he
usumed command of the second di
-:inof the Pacific fleet and several
months later was placed in supreme
'-omimand of the entire fieet.*
M.AIWS A CHANGSE.
The Confederate Home Hasu New Su
perintendent.
The Confederate Infirmary comn
mission. meeting Friday in the Su
t'reme Court room at Columbia,
elected F. M. Mixson. of that city.
as supe'rinandent of the Confederate
Hlome. which is located there, to take
'he place of Caipt. W. D. Starling.
who has held the position most ac
''pahh- since the Home was erected.
D~r. Willliam Weston. of that city,
.-ee ted as physician of the Home.
This wa< the first meeting of the
ncow commission appointed several
!ays ago The organiz.ation meeting
'as held with Col. R. A. Thompson,
of W,.!halta. acting as chairman. H.
W. RWchardson was elected perma
nent chairman of the board. The
board in:pected the Confederate
Home and installed Mr. Mixson as
5uperintende'nt.
The memb'ers of the commission
ar.e: Col. A. *Thompson. Wal
Richardson. Columbia: T. B. Crews.
L~aure~ns, andi A. S. Dickert. New
iherry.0
Place For Mr. ItowvelI.
The fo!cov.:ng is credited to a no
-ro 're'a.I/.r in Wash!ngton:
--.h Idr".i Ah was In H-eaven
*h.- other night. As Ah stood jest
ni'-d -golden gate. dar came a
rar. arnd George Washington was
ai-ro::nced by St. Peter. Let 'him
c-ome up andi st on mah right side.'
said! the goo~d Lawd. who was sittin'
on d" throne.
"P--~ soon there was another
knck.~ 'nd Abraham Linkum war
annou~nced' by S6. P.'t'r. 'Let him
- 'n mah l--fm side.' said the Lawd.
"II"n Ah heard a terrible knockin'
ad. r.and the angels all tremb
* . P'eter opened de gate cara
and den he turned roun' and
d 1ote i~awd: "'You'll have to
''n nni give him your seat.
I ' - 'Mr. Roosevelt."'-Denver
Lost One Leg.
T'-'i ,e says W. H. Appelt of
who was injured in a
-ine South.ern railway, near
I ~ -eral diays aro. had his
San2:1;(nted Friday night at
Knowij\.)t Im inf:-mary. H-I passed
-0. ..h - he op.-ration successfully.
n.i ' i:! recoier. according to a