The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-21
WASHINGTON NOTES

ShuihS June oO last, accOrQlnS 10 tE5
fifteenth annual report of President
w. w. Finley. The report says the
return of business from the low level
of panic conditions of 1907 was slow
but substantial during the past year.
The total gross income for the year
was $17,737 ,699, an increase over
1908 of $3,S90,72S While the operat-
ing expenses show decrease Of
$I53,6lO, compared with the year
1908, it Is stated that this is due to
the fact that the Tennessee Central
Railroad and the Southern Railway
of Mississippi were operated separ-
ately this year. However, comparing
like for like, this year shows an in
crease in the operating revenues of
$606,766.
At meeting of the Southern Com
mercial congress Tuesday, plans for
building to be erected in this city
were accepted. The structure will be
built from contributions made by the
various commercial organizations
throughout the South, and John NJ.
Parker, President of the congress,
Will leave. soon on speaking
tour in that section. He goes first
to Greenville, S. c., then to Atlanta,
Ga, and Birmingham, Ala The COM
plete itinerary has not been complet-
ed yet. The work of organizing and
canvassing the 16 states which will
be called upon to contribute to the
congress will, it is figured, ocupy
more than a year.
Record target practice scores of
the vessels of tie American navy for
1909 made public at the Navy Depart
ment Thursday, show that the Wash
ington is trophy winner in the bat
tleshlp class, the Charleston a trophy
winner in the gunboat class, the
Tingey the trophy winner in vessels
competing for the torpedo trophy.
The Pacific fleet, under Admiral Swim
burne, leads the feet in target prac-
tlce with record of AZ.
A trip to various coast points on
the Atlantic ocean to participate in
local celebrations has been arranged
for the torpedo boats Stringham, Du-
pont, Biddle and Shubricil of the At
lantic torpedo fotiHa. From Char
lesion, S. c., they are to go to Sa-
vannah, from November l to z, to
take part in a carnival. The next
day they go to Wilmington, N. c.,
to be there during the President 5
visit. Later in the month, from No
vember % to 27, the boats are to be
at Jacksonville, where a carnival is
to be held. After these boats get
back to Charleston, they will be plac-
ed in reserve. The other boats of
the Atlantic flotilla, eight in all, are
to be placed in reserve at Charleston
upon their arrival there, which is ex-
pected to be early in November.
The Supreme Court Tuesday fixed
December 13 for Lcaring arguments
in the case of the government against
the American Tobacco Company. The
cases were instituted by the govern
ment to obtain the dissolution of the
alleged trust. Their hearing was
originally fixed for Tuesday, but the
postponement was made to allow At
torney-General Wickersham to par
ticipate in the arguments.
Oorders were issued at the Navy
Department Monday for division Of
the Atlantic torpedo fotilla to be
present at Yorktown to participate in
the celebration in commemoration of
the anniversary of the surrender If
Lord CORVALLIS. The vessels, which
have been cruising up tn Hudson
river as far as Albany and Troy in
connection with the recent Hudson
Fulton celebration, will sail from
New York within the next two or
three days for Hampton Roads and
thence to Yorktown.
After a recess of more than four
months, and with only Chief Justice
Fuller and Justices Harlan, Brewer,
White, Holmes, Mckenna and Day
present, the Supreme Court of the
United States Monday began the reg
ular term for the next twelve months.
justices Peckham and Moody were
absent on account of illness, reduc-
ing the court to unusually small pro-
portions.
The question whether the ordinary
insurance policy ENSURES a man
against death by legal hanging is
raised in the case of the Mutual Life
Insurance Company, VS.. ]. William
McCue and others, which was pre-
sented Monday to the Supreme Court
of the United States. McCue is one