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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-19
To Discover a Lumber Trust.

Washington-To de ermine if there
is any foundation for numerous COM
plants received at the department
of Justice alleging the existence of a
"lumber trust" special agents Of the
Department are quietly investigating
the operations of a large number of
trade associations and other organi-
cations which manufacture and mar
ket lumber.
Agents in Minneapolis, St. Paul,
Chicago, st. Louis, Kansas City and
other cities have turned in their re-
ports. Complaints have been reach
i~g the Department from dealers and
builders as we'll as individual consum-
ers, alleging the price of dressed
lumber is fixed by agreement and un-
duly raised by "poweful interests
which control the lumber industry"
Charges of blacklisting, elimination
Of competition and divisions of the
territory are also made.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-19
FLEW TO WHITE HOUSE
English Aviator Sails Around Six
Miles and Perches at Presidents
Mansion-Taft mot at Home

Washinoton.-In a narrow street,
upan a precisely selected spot, after
an aerial flight of more than SIX
miles across the city, Claude Graham
White, the English aviator, dropped
his aeroplane at the side door OF the
White House.
On the way thither at a height OF
nearly 500 feet, he circled the dome
of the Capitol and passed the lofty
Washington monument level with the
apex. He landed between the low
structure of the great building OF the
State building, War and Navy de-
partments and the low structure Oh
the executive offices in a space where
the slightest Giviation from his
course would have impaled him upon
the spikes of the iron fence around
the Waite House grounds at has right
or smashed him against the granite
wall at his left.
The airslip struck the asphalt paw
ed street squarely in the middle and
rolled 200 feet farther up the stone
and iron hedged lane in as straight
a line as an automobile could have
moved. =,
President Taft was not sat home"
to receive his unexpected caller from
the air, but Admiral George Dewey
was there to grasp the hand OF the
daring aviator and to offer congratu-
lations.
An lour later, Mr.. White again as
cended from the spot where he had
landed and returned to his starting
point-the Bennings race track
without mishap. Later in the day,
while giving exhibition flights, he had
two accidents which resulted in slight
damage to his two aeroplanes. For
tunately, however, the aviator escap-
ed unhurt.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-19
The Granite Producing States.

Washington.-South Carolina leads
the South in production of rough
monumental stone and riprap, accord,
ing to a bulletin issued by the United
States geological survey On the gran,
ties of the Southeastern Atlantic
States.
The chief granite-producing States
are North Carolina, Maryland, Vir,
ginia and South Carolina, their an
,nual output being valued at $780,
1000. This compares with the produe'
ton of the New England States in
the ratio, of 3 IL to 9.
Ncrth Carolina leads the South on
granite building stone quarried.
Maryland produces immense quaint
ties of granite road metal, railway
ballast, concrete stone and paving
blocks. Virginia ~quarries the most
granite railway ballast. Some of the
best Southern granite beds remain I'M.
exploited. They lie in mountain re-
gions, far from railroads.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-19
EFFORT TO TAX COTTON.
Conference of American and Foreign
Bankers Would Put 6 Cents on Bale

New Orleans.-General opposition
throughout the South manifested it
self. when announcements was made in
New York of the plan to organize a
foreign company to guarantee cotton
bills of lading.
Although the proposed charge for
guaranteeing is only six or seven cents
a bale, Southern cotton men contend
that in the aggregate such a scheme
would place a heavy burden on the
planter, broker and merchant. and
that the reputable firms of the South
should not be made to suffer for the
alleged frauds Of concerns who have
been pretending for several years to
sell vast quantities of a staple com
modify at bargain counter prices.
Such a plan "is an insult to the
reputable cotton firms Of the South
is the gist Of a resolution passed by
the Memphis cotton exchange, while
prominent Atlanta business men are
quoted as declaring that whatever IS
done, cit will come out of the far
mer's pocket"
Resolutions passed by the Hous-
ton cotton exchange declare it san
unjust tax" and similar resolutions
have been passed by the cotton ex-
change at Dallas, while the resolu-
lions of the New Orleans exchange
assert that "the proposed guarantee
proposition would single cotton out
from all other products and make it
the peculiar object of discrimination
and burdensome conditions."'
The resolutions of the Southern ex-
changes were telegraphed to William
A. Nash, who is presiding at the con-
ference of representatives of Ameri-
can banks and foreign banks and for
eign buyers in New York.
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ROOSEVELT SCARS IN AIR.
Flies Over Aviation Field and Waves
His Hand at Thousands.

st. Louis. Mo.-Theodore Roosevelt
made an aeroplane flight as the pas
senger of Archibald Hoxsey, and said
it was the finest sensation he ever
had experienced. He Travelled two
times around the aviation field at Kin
lock park in three minutes and 70
seconds. He waved his hand at. the
thousands Of spectators, much to the
di~scomforture of the aviator. who
feared that the Colonel might hit the
controlling cord. When the machine
alighted easily, a few feet from the
starting place, a mighty shout Of ap-
plause went up.
Hoxsey, a Wright aviator, said that
Mr.. Roosevelt made a good passenger
except that he enjoyed the trip so
much that Hoxsey was afraid the
Colonel would fall out or Interfere
with the engine which was roaring
at his side.
The Colonel waved his hands at the
crowd so vigorously that Hoxsey call
ed out to him:
"Keep your hands on the rail,
Colonel"
Colonel Roosevelt, who had forgot
ten to hold himself in, waved his
hands once more, and then obeyed
orders.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-19
RA|LROADSPROTES
Two-Cent Rate Question in
Missouri.
BEFORE U. s. SUPREME COURT.
Involves Question of Interference of
Federal Sourts With State Regu-
lation of Rates-Every State
Affected.

Observation-Disclosures contest
ing every point, attorneys for the
State of Missouri and the railroads
therein, made argument before the
Supreme Court of the United States
as to the validity Of the 2-cent pas
senger rate and maximum freight
rate laws of that State passed in
1907. So important did the court
consider the case that it extended
the time for argument so as to in
clude practically all of the court s
time the second day..
1t is claimed by counsel in the case
that the issues in controversy will
affect State legislation regarding rail.
roads in nearly every State Of the
Union. The case includes questions
of jurisdiction of Federal courts ove1
State legislation in regard to the rail
roads. and the proper basis of arriv.
ing at the remuneration guaranteed
the railroads under the Fedeal con.
stitution. The circuit court for the
western district of Missouri held the
laws were unremunerative and en-
Joined their enforcement.
The arguments were opened by
Frank Hagerman, for the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co.
He attempted to convince the JUS
tees that the court below had used
the proper basis in arriving at the
remuneration allowed the railroads
under the laws in question. He main
tanned that the valuation of the prop
erty devoted to State business, as dis,
ti.guished from interstate business
was in the same ratio that earnings
from carriage of State freight and
State passenger bore to the earnings
from interstate business in the State
He argued that it costs more to carry
on State than interstate business.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-19
Eyeiyn's Dignity Remains RULED.

New York.-Because Evelyn Mes
bit Thraw, wife of Harry K. Thaw,
is without funds to pay the costs Of
prosecution, a suit that she instituted
nearly two years ago against James
B. Reagan, of the Knickerbocker
Hotel, for, $4,000 damages was dis
missed in the Supreme Court. Mrs.
Thaw was elected from the grill room
of the hotel while dining with a
friend and she sued on the ground
that her dignity suffered. Evelyn's
lawyers say she is without funds.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-19
SUMMARY.

The total assessed value of all
property in the State is $17,405,l97
for this year against $17,O32,2l6 for
last year.
An alligator was found in a branch
in Laurens county and Mayor Nc
Ninch says it is the first one he has
wei seen at large in Laurens county.
DR.. H. F. Cheitzberg, who was a
Methodist minister for 81 years died
at Monroe, his North Carolina home,
and was buried at Spartanburg.
The Presbyterians of Rock Hill
are making a canvass to raise $780,
600 for an edifce of worship.
There are nine candidates ou.
for the vacant Office Of county audi
tor in Laurens. The salary Of the Of
fee is about $1,000 a year.
President Cosgrove has called a
meeting of the Good Roads and
Drainage league to be held in Aiken
on Wednesday, November 2.
The Anderson County Farmers
Union has adopted a resolution call
ing on all of the farmers of the
county to hold cotton for Is cents.
State Fair, October 31-November t
The Greenville & Knoxville rail.
way is takln. active steps toward
the developm, mt of the Drake Inn
property in the upper part of Green.
vile county. Drake Inn is neal
Caesars Head.
At the annual meeting Of the
board of trade the report of one OF
the committees showed GA new indus
tries established in Grecnville fol
three-quartcrs Of the year 1910.
Among the feature events of fes
tive fair week will be automobile
racing.
A vigorous crusade is being waget
against the dealers in ice cream
cones who infest the streets in from
of the public schools Of Spartanbur:
while the children are at recess.
At Sumter a few DAYS a"o. con
stables seized some ale from tin
drug store of DR.. E. w. Bulnie. col
ored, claiming that the ale was alec
holic. After threshing out the mat
ter, the grand jury threw out tn,
case.
The Middlesburg mill at BateSbur!
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-19
CHEAP US. STAMPS
It Will Come Soon On Record
of Department
SELF SUSTAINING POSTOFFlCE
Postmaster General Hitchcock Says
Postal System Will Pay It's Own
Expenses-Defcit Tumbles - One
Cent Letter Postage in Sight.

Neutrality-suspicious. the close OF
another fiscal year the Federal post
establishment will become self-sus-
tanning. This will be accomplished
without curtailing in the slightest
the service rendered or lessening In
any respect its efficiency.
This statement was made by Post
master General Hitchcock in connec-
ton with the announcement that ne
had submitted to the Treasury De-
partment, five days in advance OF the
time fixed by law, his estimates OF ap-
preparations for the Postotfiee De-
partment and the postal service dur
ing the fiscal year beginning July l,
During the last fiscal year, ended
June 80 last, Mr.. Hitchcock covered
back into the Treasury about So,ooo''
600 out of the actual appropriations
made by Congress for the support OF
the department. The deficit OF the
department for that year was less
than for many years, being reduced
by approximately one-half from the
deficit of $17,OOO,000 Of the year be-
fore. 1t is the expectation OF Mr.
Hitchcock further to reduce the de-
fc;: during the present fiscal year.
Mr.. Hitchcock explained that while
the business of the postal service had
grown tremendously during the last
two years the expenses Of the Post
office Department in Washington.
charged with. the management OF the
vast government establishment with
it's 100000 employees, had not been
increased a single dollar since the be,
ginning of the present admlnlstra-
ton.
With the postal service able to pay
it's own way, Mr.. Hitchcock IS con,
vinced that "penny postage" for first,
class letters is not the "lrldescent
dream" it has been declared. Indeed,
he is almost prepared to assert that
one-cent postage now is in sight as a
practical business proposition.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-19
LOOK INTO DIVINE HEALING.
The Episcopal General Convention
Amends Constitution Of Church.

Cincinnati.-The house of bishops
of the Episcopal General Convention
not only reversed it's decision of a
few days ago, when it refused to pass
an amendment to the constitution
providing for suffragan bishops, but
also passed a resolution calling for a
committee to investigate faith-heal-
inc by means Of prayer, or sugges-
ton.
The suffragan bishop question was
defeated by the house of bishops at
a previous session, after the house of
deputies had adopted it. The vote at
that time was close. 1t was brought
up again as a special order Of bus
mess and was adopted by the bish-
ops by a vote of so to 81. Owing to
the fact that the house of deputies
has adopted the amendment it now
becomes law.
The greatest stir was caused when
it was announced that the house Of
bishops had passed a resolution call
ing for a committee to investigate
JUNCTION to the sick for the sake OF
spiritual needs.
This is the resolution that was de-
feated in the house Of deputies by
a non-concurrence Of orders, the reso-
luton being adopted by the clerical
division. but defeated by the laity.
In all probability healing by prayer
will be brought up again in the house
of deputies and, should this house
decide to reverse its former action,
a committee will he appointed to
bring in a report at the 1913 conven-
ton in New York.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-19
BLOOD FOR HIS SISTER
Georgia Woman With Pellagra I'm
proves When South Carolinian's
Blood is Transfused to Her.

Atlanta.-After suffering with pei
lagra for two years, Mrs. NJ. E. Bush
Of Milledgeville, Ga, may be restored
to health as. the result of her two
brothers giving up their blood in aid
of the TRANSMISSION theory which the
attending physicians had decided was
the last hope Of saving her life.
Robert L. Virgins, professor OF
English at Wofford College, Spartan
burg, S. c., went on the operating
table at the local hospital where Mrs
Bush is a patient and gave up one
pint of blood in the effort to save her
life. Another brother, Rev. Sterling
P. Virgins, pastor of the First Meth
odist church of Milledgeville, made q
similar sacrifice for Mrs. Bush.
Before the first infusion Mrs,
Bush's pulse registered 160. Almost
Immediately following the operation
it dropped to 125 and her tempera,
ture fell from 103 2-5 to 101.
After the operation the attending
physicians announced that Mrs
Bush's condition was very encourag,
ing. It was also announced that re-
cent experiments with blood infusion
in Mobile, Ala, had resulted in at
least a half dozen cures in pellagra
cases,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-19
Three Years For Bad Dollar.

Cincinnati.-James Barton. who
pleaded guilty to passing a counter
felt dollar on Louis Rodecker,
"sandwich man." was sentenced to
three years in the Federal prison az
Leavenworth, Kan, and fined 300
by Judge Ho1lister, personal friend Of
President Taft, NJ tue United states
Federal Court here. Barton admit
ted giving Rodecker the dollar for
the sandwich, 5rt said he did ncE
know the coin was counterfeit.
"Why, this is such = poor im1ta-
tion that anybpdJ could see it is no
good" said Judge HOLSTER. after
having examined the coin.
The evidence showed that Barton
had IS cents in his pocket at the time
he purchased the sandwich.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-19
SOUTH CAROLINA
FIRE LOSS $796, 351,5
This From January to September
Report by MI. McMaster.

The following report has been made
by the department of insurance on
causes of fire:
Ash pan in kitchen. l; defective
fue,6; defective chimney, l, explo-
sion of range, l; explosion of lamp,
|; electric iron left with current on,
l; frebrand falling from stove,l;
in picking room,1; lighting, IL;
lighted match or cigars, 2; matches, l;
overturned lamps, .; range in restau-
.ant kitchen, l; spark from cotton
gin, L; spark from chimney, 2;spark
on roof, 5; unknown, &c; windstorm,
2. Total number of fires in Septem-
Der, lO6. Total number of fires pre-
viously reported, S5S. Total number
964.
Corrested estimate Of reported
losses from January l to October L,
1Q10
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-19
Automobile Race at Savannah.

New York.-Formal sanction for
the running Of the international grand
prize automobile race at Savannah,
Ca. on November II, has been voted
by the board Of governors Of the
Automobile Club of America. ratify-
ing the action of the contest COM
mittee of the club, which had already
awarded the contest to Savannah. The
ace was originally scheduled to be
run over the Vanderbilt cup course on
Long Island on October Is but was
called off on account of public citi.
cism.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-19
Deyilish Crime Of a Brute.

New York.-Charles Fischer, a
how of u years, was swung writing
and screaming from the sidewalk by
, man brute who used the little fell
lows BODY to check q bullet fired by
Harry Greenwald, an ex-pugilist. The
missile pierced the child's brain and
he died within an hour. Greenwald,
te,ror-stricken and pursued by cltl-
e and police, swung into a hallway
and committed suicide. The unknown
man who used the boy as a screen
escaped.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-19
Earnings of the Southern.

Atlanta.-A gain Of $1,921.6 63.33
in net revenues for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1910, is shown by the
sixteenth annual report of the South
ern Railway, just made public. The
operating income was s16,69ss92o.O3,
a gain of $~1,s5S,631.65 for the year.
The report also shows that 800 new
industrial plants were constructed
during the year along the lines oper-
ated by the company with y more IN
course of construction.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-19
Morse's Pardon Application.

Beverly, Mass.--President Taft has
announced that he would decline to
take any action whatsoever on recent
applications for clemency in the case
of Charles W. Morse, the convicted
New York banker, now serving a term
in the Federal prison at Atlanta, I'M
til the papers in the case come to his
desk through the regular routine
channels and with a report from the
Department of Justice.
The latest application in behalf of
Morse was made by Gilbert a. A.
Peavey of Boston,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-19
And He Never Game Back.

Los AngeIes.-Wilson B. Evans, re-
ceiving teller for the Farmers and
Merchants National Bank, failed to
report for duty at the end Of two
weeks vacation and a preliminary IN
vestigation of his books reveal lrregu-
l~arities which, according to Cashier
Sewer, amount to several thousand
dollars.
The alleged irregularities cover a
period of several months and it IS es-
timated that the total sum will APP
proximate 100000. The missing man
was we'll known in social circles.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-19
Across Continent on Skates.

San Francisco.-Abe Levin and
Max Brody, 16 years old, have COM
pleted a trip from New York on
skates and afoot, carrying a sealed
message to Mayor Mccarthy from the
Mayor of New York.
By performing this feat, which ac-
complished in 106 days. the boys won
$4,000 apiece from a skate manufac-
turar in New York, which they intend
to use in paying thei way through
college.
to use in paying their way through
without a cent on May 8.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-19
Export of Manufactured Goods

Washington.-For the first time in
the history of this country's COM
merce, manufactured products form
more than one-half the total exports
of the United States. During the
eight months ending with August
there was exported in all $1,021, O0O,-
900 worth of goods. Manufactured
products composed more than 50 per
cent of that, valued at more than
$542, 600, 900. Exports Of that class
represented $2,500,000 for each bust
ness day. Twenty years ago they
were a little more than $750.O00 a day
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-19
Triplets Get Roosevelt Nomenclature

Washington, D. c. "Theodore
Roosevelt" "Alice Roosevelt and
"'Kermit Roosevelt" are the handles
that have been tackled on three little
McDaniels who arrived all in a bunch
one day recently at the home of Cleon
MCDANIEL, a colored man of this city.
After the stork, with a sigh of relief,
had deposited the triplets safely IN
the home, the elder Mechanics and
eight younger mes held a conference
that finally resulted in the repisltion
upon the R~oosevelts for nomencla-
ture.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-19
Man Ate Is Ears of Corn.

Waynesboro, Pa. James Mont
gomery, of this place, is fond Of corn
on the ear and running short of ad-
iectives to describe his fondness said
he could eat his length in the succu-
lent ears. His friends made him
prove it, and at once he disposed of
Is ears, which were necessary to
make his 6 feet 3 inches in height.
No i'll effects whatever came to
Montgomery after his feed of a
"mule." He is not the champion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-19
Parasites Turned on Boil Weevil.

Washington.-The greatest damage
done to the cotton crop by the boil
weevil this season was IN the district
Of Madison parish, Louisiana, south
of Baton Rouge. according to DR.. j.;
O. Howard, chief of the bureau OF
entomology of the Department of Ag-
riculture.
"Thcrc are. all told. about forty
enemies Of the boil wecvil," said Dr.
Howard. "Thc government has III
troduccd six of these parasites to
Louisiana and other States and VIC
intend to turn loose more"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-19
Urges Farmers co Advertise.

Hot Springs, Ark. Advice to
Southern farmers to advertise their
farm products in newspapers was
given here at the State fair in an
address by John NJ. Parker of New
Orleans, president of the Southern
Commercial Congress.
"The Northern and Western farmer
is up-to-date," said Mr.. Parker. "He
advertises what he has to sell and
pays the expense of that advertise
ment and derives the highest price
for his product"