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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-01-27
BRIEF NEWS OF THE WEEK

Made insane from pain after being
hit in the eye with a SNOWFALL thrown
by a small boy, Herbert G. Porter,
editor of weekly newspaper at
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, has been com
mitted to the state hospital.
One hundred subpoenas for Vermil-
lion County politicians were issued by
the vote-fraud grand jury at Danville,
ILL.,, directly after six of the wealth
lest bankers of Danville had appeared.
According to reports, politicians of
both parties and of both high and
low standing in the community are
named in the huge list.
1t is reported that the reduced rate
tariffs Of the Pullman Company, ef-
fective February 1, will mean a re-
duction of $1,5OO,OO0 in the annual
revenues of the company.
Officers of Canadian and American
express companies in conference at
New York announced reduction in
through rates soon to take effect be-
tween all offices of the United States
and many of Canada.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-01-27
BARNES MADE CHAIRMAN
RooseveIt's Enemy Promoted to Head
Of State Body.

Of State Body.
New York.-The Republican State
Committee elected William Barnes,
Jr., OF Albany, the bitterest foe OF
Colonel Roosevelt in the recent party
dissension, to the state craftsmanship
to succeed Ezra P. Prentice, the rep
resentative of the Roosevelt forces for
whom Timothy l.. Woodruff was
ousted.
In accepting the craftsmanship
Barnes bitterly assailed Roosevelt by
inference. He pleaded for recognition
OF the fact that the extent of the
United States is sufficient for it's peo-
ple," and declared that unrest cannot
be mistaken for progress"
Members of the "old guard" while
declining to be quoted, limited tonight
that they considered that President
Taft would have to fight for renomina-
ton next year against Senator Robert
M. LaFollette, of Wisconsin. The lat
ter. it Is predicted, will be the candi-
date for the radicals, while Taft will
have the support of the east and
south.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-01-27
LEGISLATIVE NEWS BITS

Suffrage for the women of Arkan.
sas is proposed in bills offered in the
House of Representatives.
The State of Oklahoma will go into
the railroad building business if the
plans now being discussed by the
Public Service Corporations Commit
tees OF the Legislature are carried
out.
The Montana legislative assembly
condemned the alton of certain $50
called Democrats" in the legislature
OF Massachusetts, in voting for the
reelection of United States Senator
Henry c. Lodge.
Representative Warner of st. Louis
introduced bill in the Missouri leg
lslature to regulate aeroplane fights.
It prohibits ascensions to a greater
height than 1000 feet.
A bill that may revolutionize pri-
mary elections in Kansas was intro
duced In the Senate. 1t provides that
candidates for the United States Sem
ate cannot pay more than 10 per cent
OF their salaries for any political ad-
vertising.
In the upper branch of the Califor.
MIA legislature bill providing for
the initiative, referendum and recall
has been introduced.
Twenty members of the Democratic
majority in the Colorado House signed
their names to an agreement to pre-
vent the election of a United States
Senator until the platform pledges of
the Democratic party have been en-
acted into law.
The Montana House passed a reso-
luton requesting Congress to recog-
nize San Francisco as the exposition
city of 1915.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-01-27
Potato Contractors Hit.

Sacramento, Cal-The contractors
who bid to supply the various insti-
tutions of the state with potatoes are
now losing money. The losses will
aggregate probably $4,000. The con-
tractors who were successful in get
ting the bids to supply potatoes to
the institutions bid $1.20 sack. They
have been going up in price from
week to week until they cannot now
be purchased wholesale for less than
Sits a sack.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-01-27
CANAL FORT|F|CATI0N
ADVOCATED BY TAFT
President Declares World MOI
Civilized Enough to Depend
On Treaty.

New York. Declaring that the
world is not yet far enough advanced
in civilization for the United States
to depend upon international treaty
Tor the protection of so important
project as the Panama Canal, Presi-
dent Taft, in speech TO the Penn
sylvanla Society of New York, made
a strong appeal for the canal fortifi-
cation program for which he is fight
ing before Congress.
i yield to no one in my love of
peace" said the President, Gin my
hatred of war and in my earnest de-
sire to avoid war. But l cannot per-
NIT myself in the enthusiastic desire
to secure universal peace to blind my
self to the possibilities of war;
This is the first of series of blows
which it is understood the President
VIII deliver to arouse support for the
canal fertilization bill Congress is
said to be about evenly divided on
this question and he hopes to con-
vert 4 sufficient number to create a
majority in support of a $5,0O0,000 ap-
preparation at this session
I'VE built the canal to defend the
country" he continued, mot to help
an enemy attack 1t. After expanding
$500 100000 to make our national de-
tense easier, are we to surrender half
the military value of the canal by
giving the benefit Of it to a nation
seeking to destroy US? 1t seems to
me that the very statement of the
proposition carries its refutation.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-01-27
NEWS OF NOTED PERSONS

Without pomp the funeral of the
late head of the Equitable Life AS
surance Society, Paul Morton, who
dropped dead, was held at st. Thomas
Episcopal church, Saturday, in New
York.
Charles D. Norton, assistant pres
ldent,," whose official title Is secre-
tary to the president, admitted that
he will retire from that position about
March f.
Among those most prominently
mentioned to succeed Paul Morton as
president of the Equitable, are George
Perkins, formerly with the Morgan
interests; Chas. D. Norton, present
secretary to President Taft, and Will
liam Day, vice-president of the Equit-
able.
The New York Republican State
Committee elected William Barnes,
Jr.. of Albany, as it's chairman in
succession to Ezra P Prentice.
Ten million dollars was presented
to the Carnegie Institution Of Wash
ington by Andrew Carnegie, the
founder, bringing the total of Mr..
Carnegie's gifts to the institution up
to $25,0OO,OO0.
1t is announced that King Victor
Emmanuel of Italy has subscribed
$1,000 to the annual fund for the
| maintenance of the proposed Verdi
Charity Schools for Italian immigrants
h New York City.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-01-27
Customs Fines Large.

New York.-The vigilance of the
customs inspectors has resulted in
collecting an amazing total in fines
from incoming passengers in the past
year. Less than 100000 was collect
ed from duties on passengers bag
gage in 1909. while last years ener-
getic campaign against smuggling re-
suited in the collection of $1,775,000.
During the % months service OF. the
present collector of the port, nearly
100000 has been collected in fines.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-01-27
insurance Grants Revoked.

Olympia.-State Insurance Commits
sioner Schively has revoked the Ger
tificates of authority to the Aetna In
demnity Company Of Connecticut and
the United Surety Company Of Balti
more upon receipt OF word from the
insurance commissioners of the re
spective states that these two com
panies were in financial trouble.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-01-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM OUR STATE
Chronicle Of Important Events
OF Interest to Washington
Readers.
Project Helps Portland.


Misunderstanding that virtually all
of the $4,000, 900 appropriated by Con
gress for irrigation work in Washing
ton and Oregon will be expended in
trade territory that will benefit Port
land and will work to the detrimen|
of Seattle, property-owners in the Kit
titas Valley have taken up with Repre-
sentative Humphrey and will lay be-
fore the commercial bodies OF thlsclty
a plan to effect an alteration in the
governments scheme which will re
suit in the expenditure Of some OF the
money in behalf of Seattle's trade ter
ritory.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-01-27
Four Acres Net $1,000.

Montesano-Charles Leavitt, who
owns ten acres Of land on the edge OF
this city. made during the year 1910
$1,000 cash profit from his little ranch.
Only four acres Of the ten are in &C.
tual use ~ the remaining six are used
for pasturage.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-01-27
Japan to Make Amends.

Tokio.-The. Japanese government
has ordered the arrest and punish
ment of the assailants of United
States Vice-Consul Williamson, OF
Dalny, and official messages of con-
dolence and apology have been sent
him
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-01-27

New Mexico Approves Constitution
Albuquerque, N. None of the
most decisive majorities ever polleI
in the history of New Mexico was that
given the new constitution at the rati-
fication election Returns indicate
that the constitution has carried by a
plurality of at least 10000.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-01-27
Aeroplanes for Life Saving.

San Francisco.-Ship owners along
the Pacific coast are discussing plans
TO have national legislators take &C
lion which will cause the federal au-
thoritiss to appropriate money to have
an asroplane at every lifesaving sta
ton.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-01-27
Fierce Storm ut Moclips.

Aberdeen-North Beach experienced
the worst storm In the memory of
"the oldest inhabitant" when the pop
ular summer resort OF Moclips was
almost overwhelmed by the terrible
force of the winds and waves, which
threatened to submerge the place. 1t
was estimated that the wind attained
velocity of so miles an hour. The
force Of the storm tore away a por-
ton Of the new seawall built since
the storms of last year.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-01-27

Laurel, ID miles northeast OF White
Salmon, has organized a development
league with % charter members.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-02
perate in all things"

The great congregation re-assem-
bl,d in the house in the afternoon
and resumed the discussion of the
different subjects, and were well and
proftably entertained by speakers.
Thursday morning in company
with our better half, we returned to
the convention and let us say right
here that it was our good fortune
to secure that better half from the
hills of Stevens Creek, and if that
community ever produced anything
better than that stolen from them
by this scribe, we have failed to see
it. The crowd was much larger on
the second day than on the first. A
gloom of sadness swept over the
convention at the beginning of the
services when Bro. Wilkins made a
public announcement of the tragic
death of noble Cook Burkhalter.
He spoke tenderly and feelingly of
the dear sisters and asked that a
special prayer be made in their be-
half. Bro. p. III. Bussey, Jr. was
called on to lead in this prayer.
We missed the presence of our
good brother, J. T. Littlejohn, who
was called away to preach the fune-
raj of this dear young man. Bro.
Wilkins made some fine talks, and
added much to the convention. We
are under obligations to brother 2.
H. Bussey for bringing brother
Wishart into our midst. He made
some earnestappeals to theconvention
He is graduate from the Seminary.
He stated to the convention that
the Lord had called him to be a
missionary to China, he had pre-
pared himself for that work but had
been turned down by the board be-
cause there was no money to send
him. Brother Wilkins appeal in
his behalf was touching. When
we look around and behold the fine
crops that are being made and think
of the prosperous condition of the
county, we feel that the money
ought to be raised to send that young
man where his heart is yearning to
go-to preach the gospel to the
heather. >"
We wish all the Sunday school
workers in the county could have
been present at the convention for
we know that this is the moss im-
portant work of the church-e-trains
ing the young. The convention
closed to meet again at Hardy's
church on Wednesday and Thurs
day before the 4th Sunday in Au
gust 1912.
P. R. Wates.
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PARKSVILLE NEWS.
Report of Union Meeting. Beau
tiful Tribute to Cook Burk-
halter. Sympathy For
Loved Ones.

The union meeting of the 9rd di-
vision of the Edgefeld association
convened with the Parksville Bap-
tist church yesterday, and day be-
fore, according to appointment. The
churches were all represented by
full delegations, who made favora-
BILE reports from their several
churches. After the enrolment of
delegates, the queries were interest
ingly discussed. The first query
discussed was: IF the church is a
failure, who is responsible, the
church or the pastor?" This was
opened by Mr.. Geo. noolittle, who
made his maiden speech, and it was
a good one. Mr.. J. M. Bussey, E.
G. Morgan, P. H. Bussey, Jr., and
o others made interesting talks, deny
ing that the church is ever a fail
ure, but admitted that the church
was not doing what it might, and
the responsibility for dereliction is
upon both members and pastor.
''How will true religion manifest
itself" was we'll discussed by L. G.
Bell, E. G.. Morgan and others,
showing that Christian people by
chaste conversation, and well order
ed lives, will live their religion. A
Christian should be, at least, a good
citizen, respecting the laws of God
and man.
Should Christians get their mail
on Sunday was well discussed b5
H. Z. Bunch, Hon. 7. G. Talbert
and others. The consensus of opin-
ion seemed to be, that they should
not, and each one advocated that
steps should be taken to stop mail
delivery on the Sabbath, not only
for the sake of those who get mail,
but for the sake of those who are
emploved bv the government 0n
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-02
Meeting at Berea.

The annual protracted meeting at
Berea will begin next Sunday, the
services being conducted by the
pastor, Rev. p. p. Blalock. Two
services will be held Sunday, din
ner being served on the grounds,
and it will then be determined just
how far into the week the series of
services will be prolonged. The con-
gregations of Berea have steadily
grown during the past few years,
and it is expected that the attend
ance will be very large next Sun
day. 1t is probable, as is customary
on these annual occasions; that
Edgefeld will be we'll represented
at Berea. The people of our town
always enjoy meeting and ming
ling with the good people of that
section.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-02

relatives here.
Miss Franues Strother spent last
week in Columbia.
Miss Nell Wallace has returned
to her home in Maryland after a
visit,to her friend Miss Ella Dor
set.
Miss Carrie Mobley and Mr..
Hodges Mobley, of Thompson, Ca,
have been guests at the home of
their grandfather, DIR. S. G. Mob
ley.
Mr.. A. L. Clark made pleasure
trip 10 Lancaster last week.
Mrs. G. d. Denny is visiting
relatives in North Carolina.
Misses Wardlaw Stansell of
Greenville, and Bessie Walsh, of
Sumter, ale guests of Miss Edith
Coleman.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-02

IL a. m.-ooll rerIliIJy, LIT. Iait
Butler, associate editor Progressive
Farmer, Starkville, Miss. Beef
Feeding, A. ]. Shanklin, Columbia,
IS. c., Discussion.
p. MIN plement demonstra,
ton and corn judging.
5 p. m.-Judging beef cattle.
$3.50 p. m.-Good Roads, illus
trated lecture, Mr.. Chas. H. Hoyt,
superintendent road construction,
U. S. Office public roads.
Thursday, August 10.
"a. m.-Judging horses.
IL a. m.-Use of Fertilizers, DR..
B. w. Kilgore, director N. G. ex-
pertinent station and State chemist,
Raleigh, N. c. Fertilizers, H. NJ.
Stackhouse, secretary board of con-
troll, Clemson College, S. G.
Sp. m.-Corn Judging and i'm
plement demonstration.
5p. m.-Soundness of horses.
$50 p. m.-Commercial Truck
ing, DR.. P. H. Rolls, director Flor
ida experiment station, Gainesville,
Fla. Home Gardening, G. G. New
man, horticulturist to S. G. expert
ment station, Clemson College, S.
C. Discussion, Jno. F. Monroe,
Southern railway.
Friday, August IL.
8 a. m.-Address, Bradford
Knapp, special agent U. S. farm
demonstration work, Washington,
n ~
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-02
Death of MIR. Smith.

1t is doubted if any funeral at
Harmony has ever before been so
largely attended as was that of Mr..
Thomas G.. Smith which was held
last Sunday afternoon. A great
throng of people from Harmony,
Trenton, Philippi Johnston and
Edgefeld gathered to pay last
tribute to this good man who pass
ed away at his home Saturday af-
ternoon. The funeral was con-
Quoted by Rev. E. H. Beckham, as
sisted by Rev. T. P. Burgess.
While not so widely known as
some others VINO aspire to promi-
nence and public preferment, yet
Edgefeld county never had within
her borders more upright, more
honorable or a truer citizen than
Thomas G.. Smith. View his life
from whatever standpoint you may,
measure it by whatever standard
you choose and in no sense will ne
be found wanting. He chose to
spend his life on the farm serving
his church and his God quietly,
yet zealously and faithfully, rather
than seek the applause of men by
entering public life. Mr.. Smith
was man of good judgment, con
sequently succeeded with his life
work in a measure that was far
above the average of men.
Mr.. Smith was not only an Off
Ger but one of the pillars of Har-
mony church, where, next to his
home and fireside, he will be miss
ed most. He was also lifelong
Sunday school worker. One of the
most beautiful of the many floral
tributes was from his Sunday school
class. In his death the ranks of
he Confederate veterans have again
been broken.
Mr.. Smith leaves his wife, four
daughters, Mesdames NJ. A. Car
penter, Gastonia, N. c.. r. E. Car
penter, Shelby, N. c., w. M. Eu-
banks, Aiken, S. B. Marsh and Miss
Sallie Smith, and one son, Joe S.
Smith.
The honorary pail bearers were:
J. D. Edison, John McCarty, j. w.
Miller, Senator B. R. Tillman, G.
M. Smith, M. DeLoach, John Saw
yer, N. L. Broadwater, E. J. Nor
ris, J. S. Smith, F. M. Warren.
The active pail bearers were: w.
H. Harling, James Miller, G.. F.
Long, S. T. Hughes, A. B. Broad
water, J. w. Marsh, T. P. Sal
ter, R. N. Broadwater.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-02
ANNUAL INSTITUTE.
Program of the Roundup Far
mers Institute to be Held
at Clernson Col
lege.

Clemson College, July 97.-It is
planned to hold, August to IL, a
round up institute at Clemson col
lege, somewhat similar to the one
held last year, and all men who are
interested in improved agriculture
are invited to be present upon that
occasion. The expenses while at
the college will hs one dollar per
day for meals for adults, chill
dren under twelve years old fifty
cents.
The college regrets very much
that it cannot inolpde in this invita-
ton ladies as we'll as men, but
unfortunately We are not fixed to
take care of ladies' and therefore
this invitation viii have to be con-
fined to the men.
1t is well for those who are COM
ing to drop us a postal card asking
that beds be reserved. All who,
up to the number of our capacity,
do this will be guaranteed bed.
Bring with you That covering you
need, pillow and towels so that you
may be comfortable.
The railroads have been asked to
give reduced rates for this occasion
and we have every assurance that
this will be granted. Due notice
thereof will be given through the
daily press. The following is the
program of exercises during the
four days:
Tuesday, August 8.
9p. m.-Address of welcome by
President w. M Riggs. Clemson
A. & M, college. Announce
ments.
8 p. m.-Judging dairy cows,
Prof. Archibald Smith, head of
the division animal industry and
. y
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-02

Branch.
"Why do church members do
wrong?" was discussed by P. H.
Bussey, Jr., and Mr.. E. G. Morgan.
Weakness of the flesh, and the
presence of evil, being the main
cause. The next meeting goes to
Red Oak Grove.
Sunday morning the exercise of
the Sunday school was in the hands
of superintendent JIM. Bussey. In
teresting talks were made by breth-
rem E. G. Morgan, ]. G. Harvley,
J. G. McKie and others. At 1880
the missionary sermon was preach
ed by the Rev. P. H. Bussey, Jr.,
and it was a fine effort. Mr.. Bussey
is consecrated young man, and
withal is a young preacher of great
promise. The congregation was so
large, that an overflow service was
held in the grove, at which the Rev.
Earl Freeman preached very ap-
propriate missionary sermon. The
collection, S14.97 was given to
state missions.
The afternoon was devoted to the
B. Y. P. U. work. Clark's Hill,
Modoc, Plum Branch and Parks
vile were represented by delegates
from their unions. Instructive ad-
dresses were made on b. Y. P. U.
work by Rev. Earl Freeman, Rev.
P. H. Bussey and Mr.. w. H. Nix
on. These exercises closed most
profitable meeting. And l should
not forget to mention the fact, that
the music was good, due to the help,
and efforts of our young people to
whom we pull our hat. This is the
first of our general meetings, at
which we have had the new pastor
of Plum Branch, the Rev. Earl
Freeman. Mr.. Freeman made fine
impression on account of his
thoughtful addresses, and helpful
advice. This division, is fortunate
in having Mr.. Freeman located in
our midst 80 soon after the depart
ure of Rev. Luther White.
Since my last letter, a gloom, a
sadness has been cast upon our COM
munity, yes, ! might say, not seen
or felt since the death of the la
mented L. F. Dorm, caused by the
untimely death of Mr.. G. G. Burk-
halter. We can hardly realize that
big hearted, generous, Cook Burk-
halter has gone the way of all the
earth, because of the suddenness of
his taking off. Oh, how blanched
were the faces of his friends, how
moist their eyes, how faithful their
prayers for this unfortunate young
man, when they found him mortally
wounded, but all human, help fail
ed, and Cooks spirit took its flight
to God who gave it. In the death
of Cook Burkhalter the writer has
lost one of the best friends he ever
had, one who would have risked his
life for him, and the memory of
such friendship amid the fckleness
of what is often termed friendship
is indellibly written upon the tablet
of memory with which I could not
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-02
FERTILIZER FACTORY.
Fears the Crops Have Been In
correctly Reported. Union
Meeting. Fertilizer Fac
tory for Trenton.

Mr.. Editor, we have noticed the
reports of prospect for a bumper
crop of cotton from every county in
the state and also the report that
the state would make enough corn.
We do not like to come out and dis
pute what another man says but we
are afraid that these reports are
far fetched. The cotton crop in
many places is only a prospect"
as we call it. 1t will be necessary
for the weather conditions to be
very favorable for a very large crop
of cotton to be made and it is the
general report that the corn crop as
a whole is short.
The union meeting was held with
the Ebenezer church on Saturday
and Sunday. The services were
we'll attended and an interesting
program was carried out.
Our community was saddened on
Saturday when the death OF Mr..
Tom Smith was announced. Mr..
Smith came here from what is now
Saluda county several years ago.
He was man who made friends
of all he came in contact with. He
always stood for what was right and
his name was a synonym of all
that goes to make up the qualities
of Christian citizen. If we were
asked to express his life in one SEN
tence we would say, He was
man." The, whole community and
his church will miss him and his
name will always be remembered by
the exemplary life that he lived.
We are sorry to note that Mr.. w.
M. Leopard has been confined to
his room for the past week, but he
has improved enough to be up now.
Miss Lizzie Hart of Edgefeld is
v;s;+;~~ N;ao Ethel Harrison,