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The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29
WATSON TO SERVE OUT TERM
Executive intimates That the Present
Commissioners May be Retained In
office When Term Expires.

Coumbia.-"There certainly will be
no change in the Office until after the
expiration OF Mr.. Watson's term, and
doubt very much if there will be
any then" said Governor Blease when
asked about the rumor that has been
ahoat in official circles during the last
few days that Mr. James Norton. of
Mullins, would be appointed commits
sioner of agriculture, commerce and
industries, to succeed Col. Z. J. Wat
son, who has held the office since
March, 1904.
II do not even know that Mr. Nok
ton is an applicant for the position"
said Governor please. "He was in
my Office few days ago, but merely
shook hands with me, and the office
was not mentioned at that time.
really know nothing whatever of the
accounts which have been sent out
about the appointment of Mr.. Norton
to the office. MIR. Watson has been
doing very good work in his present
| position, and do not know that there
will be any change at all, so far as
can tell at present, when Mr. Wat
sons term expires"
Governor Blcase said also that he
had thought of offering this position
to MIR. John G. Richards, Jr., but that
the latter had been appointed rail-
road commissioner, and he had not
done so.
Mr.. Norton has been in Columbia
for the past few days and his pres
ence appears to have awakened ru-
mors which were afloat some months
ago, that he would be appointed by
Governor Blease to succeed Col. Wat
| son when the latter's term expires in
the early part of next year Mr.. Nor
! ton is a former member of Congress
and was for seven years Comptroller
General of S, 18th Carolina. When
! asked concerning the rumros Mr..
Norton said he thought it best for
him not to say anything for publica-
tion at this time, and that the rumors
which were in circulation did not
originate from him.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29
Save the Soil, Taft's Plea.

Kansas City, Mo,-Returning to
Missouri, President Taft addressed
the third annual National Conscrva-
ton congress, in convention hall here,
The presidents speech was statisti'
cal in its nature and called attention
to the urgent need OF conservation OF
the farm land. He predicted that the
back to the land" movement would
be larger in The next ten years. I'm
provcment of agricultural education
was urged as a solution OF the prob
lem OF increasing the food supply.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29
AGENTS
ARE ORGANIZED
THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
\ FARMERS UNION FORM AN
ASSOCIATION.
WILL CONTINUE THE WORK
Is Expected That Local Associa-
tion Will be Perfected In Each
Representatives Given.

Coumba.-In response to a call Is
sued from the state secretary's office
for a meeting of Farmers Union coun-
ty business agents, II counties were
represented at the meeting.
The Farmers Union Association of
County Business Agents was organ
lied. j. Whitner Reid, secretary Of
the state Farmers Union, was made
president. r. E. Burriss of Anderson
was elected secretary. This is in
tended to be permanent organiZn-
ton, which will meet at least once in
each quarter for business purposes.
1t is expected that each county
business agent will organize in his
county an association of local business
agents on similar plant to meet reg
ularly for business purposes, and in
this way develop system of cooper
ative buying and selling.
j. Whitner Reid. w. S. Barton, Jr
and James A. Lewis were appointed
as committee to prepare bylaws
and rules for the government of tho
association TO be reported at the next
meeting, which will be held in Co
lumbia Wednesday, November 1, at 4
p. m.
The following is list of the coun.
ty business agents or representatives
in attendance upon the organization
meeting:
Anderson, r. Z. Burriss; Bamberg,
j. p. O'Quinn; Calhoun, ID. S. Murph;
Chester, j. s. McKeown; Chesterfield,
d. p. Douglas; Colleton, r. NJ.
O'Quinn; Dorchester, ]. B. Whetseli; ;
Georgetown, w. III. Curry; Hampton,
j. H. Adams; Horny, James A. Lewis
Lancaster, w. p. Caskey; Laurens, ].
Wade Anderson; Lexington, S. c. Ep-
ting; Oconee, NJ. G. Holland; Orange
burg, w. S. Barton, Jr.; Sumter, j. NJ.
Brogdon; Union, w. F.. Farr
At the night session c. Fitzsimmons
came before the association by invi
tation and made a talk on cotton seed
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29
RECIPROCITY IS DEFEATED
VOTERS OF DOMINION REJECT
TRADE AGREEMENT WITH
THE UNITED STATES.
Premier Laurier and the Liberal Par
~ Defeated by Borden and the
Conservative Party.

Montreal, Canada.-The Laurier
government and reciprocity suffered
an overwhelming defeat in the Cana
dian elections.
BY veritable political landslide,
the Liberal majority of 43 was swept
away and the Conservative party Sc
cured one of the heaviest majorities-
upwards of 50-that any Canadian
party has ever had Seven cabinet
ministers, who have served with Pre-
mier Laurier, were among the defeat.
ed candidates.
The Liberals lost ground in prac-
tically every province of the Domin,
ion. Where they won, their majori-
ties were small. Where the Conserv-
atives won, their majorities We're tre-
mendous. Ontario, the leading prov
ince OF Canada, declared almost unan-
imously against the administration
and reciprocity.
Robert l.. Borden, leader of the
| Conservative party. will shortly be
come prime minister of Canada. He
will be supported in parliament by a
working majority of far more than
ample for this purpose.
The government defeat means that
the Fielding-KnoX reciprocity agree.
ment ratified by the American con.
gress in extra session, will not be in.
troduced when the twelfth parliament
ASSEMBLIES next month, and that re.
vised basis of trade with the United
States, looking to a closer CONNER
cial relation, will not be possible in
the immediate future. The Conserv.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29

Chicago to a poll c
governors taken by a Chicago news
paper. nine state executives, all VIII
have been heard from so far, are !,
favor Of a national divorce law o.
uniform divorce laws. The sympc
sium was taken as 4 direct result o
the Astor-Force wedding and the ag
tation against divorce caused by tha
affair. Those who have replied tha
they favor uniform laws are Cover
nors Foss, Massachusetts; Mann, Nn
ginia: Hooper. Tennessee; Deneer
Illinois: Carroll, Iowa; Osborne, Mict
igan; Johnson, California; Sloan, Ar
zona, and Eberhardt, Minnesota. SeN
eral of the governors praised tn
stand taken by President Taft in dc
manGing national divorce law.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29
Another Aviator Killed.

Nassau Boulevard, l.. 1.-The inter
national aviation meet was married by
the tragic fall of DR.. ]. c. Clarke OF
New York, an amateur, who was to
fly for his license. He fell 2GO feet
in his Queen Bleriot monoplane. sus.
tanning such injuries that he died
Doctor Clarke had not intended to fly
in his machine. which is numbered
thirteen. He had flown only 50o yards,
rising rapidly, when he seemed TO
lose control and was dashed to the
turf.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29
IS MERRYMAKERS
KILLED BY TRAIN
PASSENGER TRAIN HITS WACGN
CONTAINING 81 YOUNG PEG
PIE AT NEENAH, WIS.
RETURNING FROM WEDDING
Armless, Legless and HeadIess Bo e'
Were Scattered Along the
Track.

Neenah, Wis.-SiXteen deaths Ir'
ably will result from a mile-a.mil q
passenger train crashing into a p
of thirty-one merry young pc +.
loaded upon hay rack here.
A big billboard obscured from
the locomotive as well as from
wagon. Mist and fog did the r,
Twelve persons on the hay
were instantly killed, one has
died, and three out of eight OF,
injured, are believed to be fat al
hurt. Nine of the thirty-one per-
on the wagon escaped without
scratch and so did both horses.
body on the train suffered.
The collision occurred on the
cago and Northwestern railway '
crossing here.
The victims were returning fro
trip to the country where they
tended the celebration of wed
anniversary. All but two, who
Chicago men, were residents of
asha.
Armless, legless and headless
les covered the right of way as
train of nine coaches was brough
spot 500 feet from the scene of q
| crash. Several of the bodies v
so badly mutilated that identified
was possible only by fragments
clothing.
Six of the victims, all dead, V
discovered on the engine pilot, WI
they lay until removed by the t
crew and passengers. Two otl
were hurled through a fiagman's 81
! ~ with such force as to overturn
| little structure. One of these, \
Finn, was still alive when picked
| She died a few hours later. Anot
OF the victims killed was thrown h
over a barn fifty feet from the r
way right of way.
! Among the occupants of the !
rack who escaped were Mr.. and NJ
| Joseph Brizinski and child of t
years. They were seated in the fro
half of the rack, the mother holds
! the child in her lap.
About half way back in the wac
! sat Mary SchwartZbauer. The lat
! was hurled about fifty feet and r
dered unconscious. When found
rescuers the Brizinski child was
her arms, having escaped unscath
! The parents of the child were OF
| slightly injured.
Peter Hanson. driver, managed
hang to the reins and was the oI
person aboard who was not tempo
rilv stunned. He declares he mf
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29
TWO Aviators Killed.

Troy. Ohio-Two lives were the
toll paid by the world of aviation.
Frand Miller a daring young bird.
man. was cremated in mid-air, at
Troy, Ohio, and Dare Devil" Castel-
lane lost his life in an accident that
befell him thrcc-quarters of mile
above ten thousand spectators at FL
mira, y. y. In another accident Van
aic Ludwig was severely bruised when
his aeyoplanc failed to work and land
ed i'm the midst of a yard of horses
causing forty runaways into a GROVE
of thousands Of people.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29
Militia to Run Street Cars.

Spartanburg, s. C.-Three comp
nies of state militia - Greenvil
Spartanburg and Clifton-are undo
arms by order of Governor Blease +
hold themselves in readiness TO a
sist in the operation of the city
street car system, which has bee
tied up for several days on accom
Of a strike of motormen and condu
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29
trust Profits Due to Monopoly.

Washington-The intricate ilni
cial aide of the American Tohac
company, known as the "tohac
,,,,sto and which is now in proce
Of dissolution by order Of the
nrame court of the United states |.
rause it was a combination in /
etraint OF trade in Violation of Il
sherman antitrust Iaw, was set fort
in q report of the commits 3ioner {
corporations, Herbert Knox Smiu
which was sent to the president
was the second part of report
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29
About Ready for Label Cases"

j. Fraser Lyon, attorney general,
has about completed all details and
expects to be able to go to trial with
the label cases" in the Richland
county court OF general session. Sew
eral witnesses have been summoned
to appear for the state, and it is eX-
pected that all will be present. John
Bell Towill, L. w. Boykin, w. o.
Tatum, NJ. A. Goodman and Dennis
Weiskopf will be called to answer
the charge of conspiracy to defraud
the state of South Carolina to the ex-
tent of $22,50O
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29

encies in Quebec, Jhe deGeat OF une
Liberal party also means the retire
mcnt froTi pUblic life &C Sir Wil!rid
Lauricr, who, for nearly two decades,
has directed the destinies of the Do
minion. Several times during the bit
ter campaign which preceded the elec.
tion, the venerable premier said that
defeat of his party at the polls meant
the end of his career.
Spurred on by appeals TO patriotism
and the cry that reciprocity was the
entering wedge for annexation, the
Conservatives swept nearly every,
thing before them.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29
VIII investigate stephcnson's Election

Milwaukee,, Wis.-"The state of
Wisconsin will not have an attorney
in the Investigation of the election OF
United States Senator Isaac stephen
son by the United states senate com
mittoc," said Senator W. B. Hepburn,
chairman OF the committee. This
hearing is under the jurisdiction Of
the United States senate, which does
not recognize the state as o party
TO the investigation. This is an la
vestigation, not a trial said Hoy
burn. Senator Stephenson wfll be
represented by three attorneys.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29
American Killed by FiIipnos.

Washington. - Ensign Charles f..
Hovey. commanding the little gunboat
ampagna, was killed by hostile ma
tives AT the NuCans islands, which
form part of the Philippine arch!pel-
ago. Brief reports reaching the navy
department said there had been an
action between the froce from the
gunboat Pampanga and hostile Tu'
cans on the Basiian islands, just
south of the town of Zamhoango and
between Mindanao and the Jolo group
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29
TO MARKET S0UTH'S COTTON
Corporation Will Advance the Farm
ers Up to "a Per Cent. of Value
of Cotton.

Macon, Ga.-An organization of q
$4,000 concern, known as the Soutr
crn Cotton Corporation, with an eye
TO controlling the marketing OF the
cotton from the Sluth, was announced
here by George Dole Wadley of Bow.
ing Brooke, one of the wealthiest
men i'll Georgia, and controlling fnan,
cial interests of great extent Asso
ciated with Mr.. Wadley, who will De
president, are John Il. Wadley o.
Waycross and John T. Moore, Leon
$. Dure, Jesse IL. Hall, John I. Nc.
Kay and w. L. Dunwody of Macon.
The concern will work in connec-
tion with a string of banks operated
by the National Bank Audit company
of which William Barrett Ridgely, fot-
mer comptroller of currency, is presi
dent. The Southern Cotton Corpora
ton Will advance farmers money w
to a per cent..of the normal price on
cotton deposited in warehouses. This
cotton will be held and when the
time arrives each year when correc'
estimate will Ie nXed and the cotton
held until such price is paid.
Organization work, it was stated b!
MIR. Wadley, had started in 1000 cou@
ties throughout the cotton belt. 'r
each county will be advisory board
all stockholders in the corporation
composed of business men and banF
crs and twenty farmers. This county
board viii watch the crop and repor
10 the main offices, which Will be II
Macon. Mr.. Wadley announces tina
Eastern capital has already been sc
cured to insure success. PrcpaSand-
sill start at once.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29
For the Good of Clarendon County.

Prof e. j. Browne, county superin-
tendent of education, has called a
convention of the school teachers and
trustees of Clarendon county to meet
at Manning to discuss matters of in
terest relative to school work Prof
w. X. Tate, state supervisor of rural
schools, will attend the meeting and
take part in the discussions 1t is cX
pected that all the teachers in the
county will respond TO the call A
lis. of interesting questions has been
prepared for consideration, and many
more subjects will be presented.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29
Programme For colleton Fair.

The programme committee Of the
Colleton County Fair Association. at
It's meeting arranged tentative pro-
gramme which will be carried out at
the Fair, November 7-1O. Several
very distinguished speakers will be
invited to address the audiences dur
ing the three days and a programme
full OF interest and pleasurable en-
tertainment has been provided 1t
was decided to have the four days
programme a little different from
those asst year.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29
VOTE-TRAFFlCKING CHARGED
Fifty-Eight Men Indicted in Lincoln
County, Mississippi.

Brook Haven Miss.-After a spe-
cial session of fourteen days, in which
.316 witnesses were examined, the
Lincoln county grand jury. which has
been investigating the alleged vote.
selling scandal of the August Demo
cratic primary, finally adjourned. hav-
ing turned in sc true bills, not all of
which, however, charge Votetrafiick-
ing. Seven arrests have been made
The names of many prominent per
sons, both ir church and politics. have
been connected with the affair
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29
A Definite Announcements Soon.

a definite announcement as to the
programme for the cotton exposition
will be made shortly by Ire w. VIII
liams, state agent of the United
States farm demonstration work who
has the matter in charge, The eXposi-
tion will be given for the purpose of
interesting the farmers OF the state
in the growth of long staple cotton.
Many of the mills are forced to bring
all cotton consumed from the Delta
district. 1t is proposed to show that
good grade OF long staple cotton
can be grown in this state
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29
A New Forecaster Is cominq.

MT. j. Fl. Scott has been ordered
TO Charleston to supersede Forecast
er H. ;. Cole, who has been transfer
red to Yankton, South Dakota. The
change of officials is ordered to take
effect at once. The change in the
Charleston Office was brought about
as a result of an investigation made
by Inspector Conger, who was sent 10
Charleston by Chief Willis l.. Moore
to look into the charges made against
Mr.. Cole to the effect that he misin
formed the people of Charleston OF
the eve of the hurricane of August
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29
Orangeburg Jurors Drawn.

The october term OF common pleas
for Orangeurg county will convene
on the first Monday IN October with
Judge i. W. DeVore of Edgefeld pre-
siding. The docket of this court is
full with cases and the court will 60
into the second week. There are
enough cases on the civil docket for
three weeks of court. but only two
weeks jury will be drawn.
The jurors for the first week are:
City-Adam w. Cherry. Isaac b.
Slater, NJ. Penn Smoak; Cow Castle
j. NJ. Weathers, w. f. p. Riser, w. T.
TraXler, F. P. Shuler; Cordova-H. a.
Gibson; Elizabeth-G b. Reed, J. d.
Mccormick; Elloree-H w. Herbert {:
Goodland-B. F. Fogle, l.. f. Phillips
w. III. Porter; Holly Hill. NJ
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29
Poster To Be Put Up All over statn

Large posters, telling of the won
ders to be seen this year at the
south Carolina state fair and of the
automobile races to be held under the
rules OF the American Automobile as.
sociation on Friday and Saturday OF
the same week, will be put up ali
over South Carolina and in Atlanta,
Charlotte, Savannah and other cities
outside the state. The posters hay
been carefully prepared. They call n.
tantion to the many charms of q
visit to Columbia, the capital city, and
the delightful time to be had
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29
Three Candidates For Mayor.

Much interest is being aroused in
Gaffney over the approaching mu-
nicipal campaign and, considering the
fact that no one yet knows just
when the election is to be held, it
may be said that the candidates are
displaying great zeal An effort was
made to find out just how soon steps
would be taken towards setting the
day for the election, but nothing def
mite could be learned. Already
three candidates have been announced
for mayor while there have also been
several for aldermen of the town
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29

In duel between two Hungarian
counts the other day the right ear OF
one OF them was slashed In two IL
Hungarian duels are going to bo as
sanguinary as that they will have TO
be stopped.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29

An eastern young woman wants
every young woman in the country
to sign a pledge not to marry man
who smokes. This, however, will
hardly affect the smoke habit either
one way or the other.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29

It is announced that Russian caviar
IN a cure for tho cholera. Probably
1t works on the principle that anyone
who knows he would have to eat Rus
sian caviar will refuse to have the
cholera
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29

Sandwiches made Of finely chopped
vfolets spread over thin slices of but
tered bread are being sold in New
York grill rooms. Evidently cloves
are too plebeian for some Of the New
Workers.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29
History is repeating itself.

History is repeating itself. de-
mand is forming for the regulation
OF aviation because the birdmen in
their machines frighten horses. Later
on automobiles In their turn will be
complaining of aeroplanes. biplanes
diriglble balloons and other aircraft
running them down.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29

Elated. apparently, at the addition
OF an ''h" to its name. Pittsburgh is
to have 40-story bank building The
Smoky City is feeling the uplifting
tendencies of the times.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29

intoxicated, took out a marriage H.
cense, thinking 1t was dog license,
well deserves the dogs life that his
marriage is apparently leading him.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29

A Massachusetts girl in a fall
wrecked five glass floors In public
library building, landed on marble
floor in the basement and then walked
away That the average Massachu'
sets girl is not impressionable has
long been asserted. This proves IT
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29
quite sophisticated.

With the wife of one model hus-
band" committing suicide and the
OF another suing for divorce. the COM
mon everyday kind of husband may
be better thought Of.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29

1t is reported that Egyptian coats
are the latest in woman's garb. After
viewing chromos portraying Cleopatra
we gather that a miscroscope will be
needed to find the coats.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29

Within ten minutes after landing In
New York a Toledo citizen had been
robbed twice. New York may keep
that record for speed as long as 1t
likes.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29

A temperance society in Cleveland
fs trying to find out what highball
is. 1t may be unnecessary to state
that the society in question is a strict.
ly feminine one.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29

"Aviatrice" is the new word for the
woman aviator. AS there Is only one
30 far we needn't bother our heads
about what the plural Of ''aviatrice"
IN.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29

Now a physician rises to remark
that there is really no such thing as
seasickness. The imitation. however.
Is SO good as to deceive the most ex-
perienced.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29
Novel Method Of Smuggling.

New York.-A rubber stocking and
petticoat with twenty-five pockets
in it are the means by which Rudolph
Newman. a Chicago ieweler, and his
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29

Boston has the distinction OF having
the first mortgaged aeroplane But,
then, on an airship 1t ought to be easy
TO raise a mortgage
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29

A London girl smoked a calabash
pipe on the streets Of that city. And
still they say over there that Ameri-
can girls are forward
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29

Forty years ago this fall a cow In
Chicago kicked over lamp and
burned the town down. 1t has. how
ever. picked up remarkably well ever
since
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1911-09-29

raigned before United States Commits
sioner Russ, furnished $4,000 bail,
while Mrs. Newman was paroied on
her own recognizance.