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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-21
THONRS \. CARTER
HAS PASSED AWAY
PROMINENT MAN IN NATIONAL
POLITICS HAS GONE TO HIS
LAST REST.
REMARKABLE CAREER ENDED
Had Twenty-Five Years :: Congress
sionaI and Official Life-Was Born
in Ohio and Was the First Repres.
entative From Montana.

Washington. Former United
States Senator Thomas Henry Carter
of Montana for many years notable
and picturesque figure in national
politics, once head Of the Republican
national committee and since last
March chairman OF the American Sec
tion Of the International Joint Com
mission, died at his home of in
forction of the lungs. He was 81
years old.
Mr. Carter had been under the care
of Il physician for months. He was
able to 20 about, however and his nil
ment, a filing of the lungs with clot-
ted blood, did not become acute until
a week ago. A Baltimore specialist
was summoned and at that time the
attending physician expressed con-
fdence in the patients recovery. But
the nalady becEmc worse and death
resulted. Mrs. Carter wife and their
sons, students at Georgetown Univer-
sity. were with him when he died.
The intermeIt viii be at Mount
Olive cemetery this city.
Mr.. Carter had a remarkable career.
It extended over twenty-five years OF
congressional and Official life at
Washington. This embraced service
at the first Republican elected from
Montana, two terms in the United
States Senate and executive positions
as commissioner OF the general land
Office. chairman of the Republican
national committee in the second and
unsuccessful campaign Of Benjamin
Harrison for the presidency, president
of the board Of United states commits
sicnori for the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition ct St. Louis and, since last
March. chairman Of the newly c.eatcd
international joint commission.
American section especially charged
with Canadian boundary matters.
An Onion by birth, and lowan by
adoption, and a Montanan long before
that territory was admitted to state
hood.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-21
CHANGE READERS
To SUIT THE SOUTH
ONE OF THE POEMS WAS DROP
PED FROM TIE BOOK "THE
HEART OF OAKS"
BOOKS MADE ACCEPTABLE
State Board of Education Acted on
Protest of Confederate Veterans
and Substituted Some Appropriate
Sentiments in Fiacc Of Ores Disliked

Columbia l.. Swearingen, state
superintendent CT education, announc-
ed that several poems have been
eliminated from the Heart of Oaks
readers and that the book is now en-
tirely acceptable.
The following announcement was
made:
"The state superintendent of edu-
cation announces that the Heart
of Oak reader, fourth book, has been
made entirely acceptable to the Uai-
tied ConfedCsa1e Veterans. ID. =.
Heath & Co, have co-operated heart
lily with the state board of education
in bringing about this result, and
the books should now be on sale in
every textbooks depository in the
state.
"At the meeting of the state board
of education, August 80. committee
consisting Of Prof, a. G. Rembert OF
Woff0.d Cclleoc and Pref. d. w.
Daniel Of Clemson College. was ap-
poin.ad to select substitute material
for the poem entitled The Old Ser
geant.' This committee also made
another substitution by Inserting
Little Gffen CT Tennessee in lieu
OF the Black Boy These books
were also adopted for use in the free
public schools of North Carolina,
where Or. j. Y. Joyner and his asso-
ciates of a special textbook COM
mission gave them the highest rat
ing.
"The president of D. C. Heath &
Co. writes Of these readers as fol
lows: You can say 10 anybody who
inquiries that the story of Ruth has
been used in the fourth reader in
place of The Old Sergeant, which
was complained of by the governor,
and that in place of the poem to the
BLACK Boy" enc was inserted en-
titled Little Giffen of Tennessee"
This is q beautiful Southern poem.
1.-The third, fourth and fifth read
ers as now printed can not in any
respect he complained Of by Jew or
Gentle, Catholic or Protestant, or he
people cf the North or the people
of the South.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-21
ARE VERY BITTER
AGAINST THE PLAN
SOUTHERN BANKERS AND COT
TON MEN DENOUNCED THE
LIVERPOOL SCHEME
HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH 1T
Plan Was Branded as Being Repus
nant to the Sound Business Prin
ciples.-A Militant Resistance Was
Suggested to Fight the Scheme.

New Orleans. - Denouncing the
Liverpool. cotton bill and centra
clearing house plan as an extra
ordinary and uniquue insurance
against the results OF the negligence
OF the Euroean Gotten buyers ir
dealing with irresponsible firms, and
declaring it a reflection upon the hon
esty and integrity CT the Southern
cotton exporters, the conference Of
the Southern bankers, exporters and
cotton men held at the cotton ex-
change adopted decisive resolutions
placing themselves OIL record as be-
ing unalterably opposed to the scheme
and refusing absolutely to have any
thing to do with it.
The plan was branded as being re
pugnant to sound business principles
and offensive to reputable and hon
orable business men, in that it as
sumes all shippers are dishonest until
the New York validating bureau has
pronounced them otherwise.
A militant resistance through .
thorough organization of interests
was suggested to fight the Liverpool
scheme.
Following preamble which de-
clared that the foreign buyers in
combination with certain New York
banking interests had undertaken to
dictate to the Southern cotton ship
pers and bankers, over the earnest
protest of the latter, the method of
billing export cotton" and branding
it a plan of unique insurance, the
resolution adopted in part was:
Resolved, That although the mem
bers of this conference deplore the
losses entailed by the fraudulent pra
tees of two certain cotton firms in
the recent past, and although they de-
clare in favor OF and will render ac
tive support 10 any and all reason
ably, just and legitimate reforms in
the methods of billing and forwarding
cotton, still the central bureau plan
in question, both in its original and
amended forms, is here by condemn
ed as being repugnant to sound busi'
ness principles.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-21
lnspects DEPOSITS Of Granite.

Columbia.-Dr NJ. w. Twitchell,
state geclogist and professor Of geol-
ogy at the University OF South Caro-
lima, spent several days in Fairfield
county inspecting granite deposits in
the region between the two divisions
of the Southern railway. The trip
was made in company with some rep
rcsentatives of the companies owning
the properties visited, and Or Twitch-
ell went in his capacity Of state geol-
ogist TO give expert advice in regard
to the quality, quantity, situation
with reference to quarrying, trans
portation and other features of the
granite at the different quarries and
out crops. Among the more impor-
tant places visited were several near
Blair, and several in the neighbor-
hood OF the Little River, not far from
the "Old Brick church."
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-21
pu,, Tooether For Exposition.

I've are meeting with much en-
couragement," said Secretary Handy
in speaking of the campaign that has
been launched in the state to raise
$4,000 to assure the success of the
National Corn show. to be held in
Columbia in January, 1918. The ex
position will be brought to South
Carolina for the good of the entire
state. and each county will be asked
10 contribute TO its success. During
the last several weeks Secretary Ham,
by has visited number of counties
in the state, and has received assur-
ances of liberal support by the mer-
chants. farmers. business men and
trade organizations.
The examination which is national
in its scope and which will be partic-
ipated in by practically all Of the
corn-grcwing states of the United
States, will be held at the state fair
grounds at Columbia. The large steel
auditorium which seats $4,000 people,
will be secured for the exhibits. Spe-
cial railroad rates will be secured
from points in the West and Middle
West. and this will mean the bring
ing of several thousands farmers to
tbs section.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-21
THE CAUSE OF THE EPIDEMIC
Diseased Grass is the Reason Given by
Doctor Barnett For Death Of
Horses and Mules.

Columbia.-The report Of DR.. E.
Barnett on the cause of the deaths of
many horses and mules at Hilton
Head, in Beaufort county, was filed
with the state department OF agricul-
ture and is as follows:
In response to your request l
made an investigation on reported
epidemic among horses on Hilton
Head Island. and found that some 80
to 35 head Of horses had died from
the disease since June.
From the history of these cases
and from observations made on exist
ing cases at the time of my visit it
was clear that the disease was forage
poisoning. sometimes called cerebro-
spinal.moningitis, though it has moth
irg in ccmnon with the disease Of
that name in man.
at is generally conceded that the
disease is caused by fungous de-
velopment, usually on the corn, but
occasionally on other grains, and
grasses, and it is manifested first by
I paralysis OF the throat and drolling
of SALIVA, followed by general dull
droopy condition terminating in par
tial paralysis of the limbs. The dis
ease is exceedingly fatal, very few
cases recovering, though it is not con-
tagious, as is often supposed by
farmers.
"In this particular outbreak it
seems unlikely that the corn feed had
any connection with the development
of the disease as number of cases
occurred where corn was not being
fed at all II is more probable thai
the fungous growth is developing on
the marsh grass and other grasses in
the pasture.
After making the investigation |
talked the matter over with Geo.
aWterhouse and other prominent
men Of Beaufort, who were interest
ed and left instructions with them
as to treatment of cases as soon as
noticed, emphasizing the necessity
for keeping the horses off the pasture
the remainder Of this season.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-21
Urged To Hold Their Cotton.

AT prices that have prevailed we
should use them for fertilizer rather
than sell" This statement is made
by President f. ". Dabbs of the state
Farmers union in urging the farmers
to hold Gotten seed for a higher price.
He says in letter sent out to the
local unions that in the fsht for
higher price for cotton that the farm
ers have overlooked the ruinous
prices offered for Gotten seed. The
following letter has been sent out by
President Dabbs to the local unions:
ITO the Farmers Unions-County
and Local: In our work for the price
of cotton we have overlooked the
ruinous prices that have been offer
ed for cotton seed. At prices that
have prevailed We Should use them
for fertilizer rather than sell. have
been informed, and believe it to be
reliable, that the market for cotton
seed Gil and by products and the
piice OF meal. would warrant $2S to
$50 per ton for seed. Take care of
your seed Pick and gin your cotton
dry. Store the seed in small piles
well protected from the weather and
do net sell any seed till the market
advances considerably
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-21
MAKE FACTS PUBLIC
soME INTERESTING TEXTILE
FIGURES ARE FILED WITH
COMMISSIONER.
GIVE THE CENSUS REPORT
According to the Facts That Have
Already Been Gathered Child Labor
is Given Particular Attention-Also
Some Figures on Female Labor.

bia.-Commissioner Watson
made public the compilation of the
satisfies Of the textile industry from
the certified reports from all the
manufactures called for under the
law to be filed by September l. This
summary of the industry is prelimi-
nary TO that which is made under the
law on December 81.
The census shows a total of $780,
7S2,169 in capital stock, which is an
increase of $5,508,071 over last year
AZ the same time. The total amount
invested in textile plants is sS3,612,-
994. which is an increase of SS9S4,-
O55 over last year The total spindle
age is now 4,322,264, which is an in
crease of 3,4S2 over last year. This
year the consumption of cotton is
represented by S3O,317, which is an
increase of 14O.S00 over the year
1910. There were 6S,S08 more tons
of coal used this year, the total con-
sumption being 479, 9,O01, and as will be
seen there has been marked IN
crease in the employment of water
power, the increase being S,S1S horse
power, while the steam power in
creased only 5,642 horse power.
The figures as TO child labor are
particularly interesting, as are also
the figures as to female labor. In
the matter of child labor there are
1870 less children OF all ages en-
plcyed than were employed just
year ago. The total now is S,4O4,
of these 1858 are over IA years OF
age. being 241 less than in 1910. Only
40 are under IL years of age; OF
this class there were 1925 in 1909;
and this number fell to 610 in 1910;
the decrease of 210 this year is par
ticularly gratifying. On January l
next these 410 children who have
not become IL years of age all 20
cut of employment under the new
act which becomes effective on that
date The decrease of 919 children
between the ages of II and IA is
another most gratifying feature. This
makes 1129 less children below the
age of ii in the textiles than were
there a year ago. There are alto
gether 525 less girls employed than
ths preceding year, and decrease
of SCI women.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-21
Roaers Has Started on Trip.

New York.-C. z. Rodgers, third
aviator to start on the trans-continen-
tai flight for the Hearst prize, rose
from the race track at Sheepshead
Bay. swept in wide circle over the
grounds and then headed northwest
until his whitc-winged flyer merged
into bank of clouds over the Jersey
meadows and disappeared. He drove
n Wright biplane and carried mes
sages from Mayor Gaynor to the may
or of san Francisco and from the
commanders of the eastern division
OF the army and navy TO the COM
nanders ON the Pacific coast
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-21
To Study Cause OF PeIlaara.

DR.. r. NJ. Grimm of the U. S.
marine hospital service has been in
Columbia for several days. DR..
Grimm expects to leave soon for
Spartanburg where he will investl-
gate the epidemiology of pellagra.
There the state health officer, DR.. j.
Adams Hayne, will cooperate with
DR.. Grimm as will an entomoligst OF
the ". S. department of agriculture.
These experts will make careful in
vestigation Of the causes that make
pellagra. They expect to study
houses in which cases of pellagra
have existed and examine carefully
the probable origin of the disease in
each case.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-21
cana1a,s Premier Confident.

Ottawa, Ont.-Asserting that the
limelight of campaign publicity had
driven the annexation bogey to haunts
known only to opposition leaders and
that an Overwhelming majority OF
Canadian voters are prepared to vote
for ratification of the reciprocity
agreement, Sir Wilfred Laurier stir
red to remarkable enthusiasm an
audience which filled the largest audi
torrium. IF | were as sured of my
eternal salvation as I am that Canada
will ratify reciprocity, my soul would
be at peace"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-21
Suffer Serious Break Down.

New York.-C. p. Rodgers ard ]. J.
Ward, the aviators who are flying to
the Pacific coast from New York for
the Hearst prize OF $4,000, are COM
panions in misfortune. Rodgers
flyer is a wreck at Middletown,
where he landed after an initial fight
of about so miles from the Sleeps
head Bay raoe-track, and Ward is at
Corning, about 2S0 miles from New
York. with the engine of his machine
so badly burned that it is useless.
Rodgers smashed his machine by
striking a tree while trying to make
an early start from Middletown.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-21
Bank is Closed by Examiner.

Cincinnati, Ohio.-The Meropoli-
tan Bank and Trust Company closed
its doors on order of the state bank
ing department of Ohio. State Bank
Examiner +. F. Romer and c. S. Bax-
ter. will remain in charge of the bank
until deputy is appointed. The bank
which was organized six years ago
has capital of $110,O00. Its total
resources are $4,000 and its de-
posits about s75O,OOO OF the deposits
61o5OO0 are city and county funds
which are guaranteed.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-21
VIII likely Free Shakers.

Kissimee, Fla-The coroner's In
quest over the body Of Sister Sadie l..
Marchant, the member of the Shaker
colony who was treated TO euthanasia
by Sister Elizabeth Sears and Brothe-
Egbert Gillette, will be held in day
or two and it is declared the inquest
propably will do away with the neces-
sity for an investigation by grand
Jury. At her urgent request Sister
Sadie. who was in the last stages OF
tuberculosis, was given chloroform by
her fellow Shakers There is no
statute against attempts at suicide N
this state and it is believed this will
enter largely into the question wheth-
er the Shakers have been guilty OF any
criminal act.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-21
nerannyy is eowlnu Teeth.

Mrs. /. c. McGuinn. who lives in
Gaffney and who is more than &C
years old, without teeth fer Is years
IS now growing a full set Granny" "
as she is known. stated to a reporter
that she first discovered the coming
Of her teeth while in hospital at
Ncrfclk. Va. where she was under
going treatment She stated that
when her gums began to give her
pain she asked the attending physi-
clan to examine her mouth and see
what the trouble was. The doctor did
SO and announced that she was again
growing teeth Granny" said that no
cne could understand the pain that
little children have to undergo while
cutting teeth.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-21
Pickers Are Hard To Get.

Edgefield.-The rapidity with which
cotton is opening in this section is
unprecedented. 1t is generally be-
lieved that all the cotton will be
open by the middle of October Not
withstanding the high price that is
being offered, so cents per hundred
cotton pickers are difficult to get. The
highest record for picking, so far re
ported in this county, has been made
by two sons of c. E Quarles, who
lives near town. Two Of his boys
have picked 700 pounds Of the seed
cotton.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-21
Vienna ooverrun by hob.

VIENNA critical situation has
arisen in Vienna owing primarily 70
The high price of the necessities OF
life Riots broke ont and many per
sons were killed or woWrGad. Troops
fired ON the mobs. which had erected
barricades in the streets. There was
a fierce exchange Of bullets and the
soldiers were pelted with al orts OF
missiles Following a huge Socialist
demonstration outside the Rathhause
was held 10 protest againsf he high
prices OF food and the troops were
again called out
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-21
Severe Storm Works Havoc.

Chicago.-Several persons were in
jured by falling signs and roofs, cleo
trio wires and trees in all parts OF the
city were blown down and many
buildings were damaged in severe
wind storm accompanied by a heavy
downpour of rain that struck Chicago
Almost the entire northwest side Of
the city was in darkness and many
residents were cut off from telephone
connections. Easements downtown
were flooded and several plate glass
windows were blown in.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-21
Add,essed "a cheram Lyceum.

DR.. s. c. Michel president OF
the South Carolina university. deliv-
cred an adlre before the Cheraw
lrcaum After referring to the his
tory and traditions Of ;hi5 city AMI
secrou. and cf tie conditions exist
lg in different sections Of the state
that has been productive Of so many
men OF remarkable genius and pollti'
cal sagacity. tho speaker entered on
the main current Of his thought for
the evening. The dominance Of tn%h
and knowledge in the heart Of man
we're brought out fcrcibly.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-21
GOOD ROADS TRAIN ARRIVED
Richland County Enthusiasts Hear
Lectures on the Modern Road
onstruction-Train Of Cars.

Columbia.-The special train oper-
ated through the states OF the South
by the Southern railway to interest
the people in scientific road building
arrived in Columbia from Union where
a meeting was held The train was
parked at the union station, and
visitors were admitted to inspect the
exhibits of good roads construction.
A number OF good roads enthusiasts
from Richland county and Columbia
visited the train. All were impress
ed with the completeness of the ex-
hibit.
The special train left Columbia
for Winnsboro where a meeting will
be held The train will visit Chester,
Rcck and Yorkville. The train is
making a tour OF the South and dur
ing the past several months has been
visited By over 10000 persons. Much
enthusiasm has been aroused by the
visit of the train in scientific and
permanent road construction.
The special train is being operated
by the Southern railway. and besides
good roads experts from the indus
trial department Of the road, several
representatives of the United States
Office OF public roads accompany it.
Illustrated lectures and demonstra-
tons showing the advantages of good
roads as well as how to construct
and maintain them were given at
the union station The lectures were
given by L. Il. Boykin, NJ. Z. Worrell
and d. H. Winslow OF the United
States department OF agriculture and
W. J. Hurlburt of the land and in
dustrial department of the Southern
railway. f.. d Baker Of the Ameri-
can Association Of Highway I'M
proyement is accompanying the train
to organize branches OF the associa-
ton at the various places to be
visited.
The train consists of three cars,
two being equipped for demonstra-
ting good roads and the third for ac-
commodating the experts in charge.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-21
eeat.ie Taken 70 Richmond.

Richmond, Va ienry Clay Beat
tie. Jr. the convicted wifemurderer
of South Richmond, who has been
confined in Chesterfield county Jail at
Chesterfield court house since ne was
found guilty OF the charge against
him on the Sth instant, was brought
to the city in an automobile by
deputy sheriff and placed in the Rich
mond city Jail, where ne will remain
presumably until he is removed to the
penitentiary for execution. He is con-
demned to die November "a.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-21
Russian Premier Is Dead.

Kiev.-The Russian Premier, Peter
A. Stolypin died from the bullet
wound received at the hands of an as
sassin during gala performance at
the Municipal theater Almost until
the last, the Premier was conscious,
and for half an hour during the early
part of the evening his wife was alone
at his bedside. Towards the end
Stolypin suffered greatly. He groaned
necessarily and threw himself about
on the couch on which he lay. Final
ly the heart action became weaker
and as the body grew cold, the prem
ier realized that death was overtak-
ing him. At a lucid interval priest
administered extreme JUNCTION. The
Metropolitan Flavian blessed and con
soled him in his last moments. His
last words were Lift me, Light up"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-09-21
Plan 70 erinu Settlers Here.

Columiba.-A comprehensive plan
to bring several thousand some seek
ers to South Carolina from the Mid.
die West was outlined by A. w. Nc.
Keand, managing director Of the Char
lesion chamber of commerce, to the
secretaries Of the chambers Of COM
merce o. several cities and towns in
the state. The plan as outlined is prac-
tcable and feasible and is to be
brought to consummation by an ex-
tended publicity campaign which is
to be carried on at moderate cost.
The plan, if carried out, will mean
the bringing of thousands Of thrifty
farmers TO this state and the develop
ment Of intensive farming. BY the
plan every town in the state partici'
pating will accrue direct benefits.