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leo III uue agreement adopted by the
senate.
Immediate investigation of the
charges made in the recommendation
Of the board Of personnel Of the de-
partment of agriculture that DR.. Har-
vey W. Wiley, chief Of the chemistry
bureau, be permitted to resign from
the government service was decided
upon by the house committee ON ex-
penditures on the department Of ag-
riculture. Chairman Moss of the COM
mittee called at once on Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson for all the papers
and testimony in his possession which
had to do with the boards action.
The committee authorized issuance
Of subpoenas for any persons who, N
the chairman's opinion, should be
called to testify. Public hearings
will be given as soon as the papers
have been received, which probably
will be early. Two Of the Republican
members Of the committee who are
out of the city have been requested to
return to Washington.
To an "amiable band Of insurgents
and soothsayers," all efforts in be-
half Of the initiative, referendum and
recall provisions Of the Arizona con-
stitution were traced by Senator Suth-
erland of Utah. He addressed the
senate in opposition to the approval Of
that instrument and was severe in
his denunciation of the inclusion Of
the member of the judiciary in the
recall. Accepting the application of
the referendum principle as wise
where it applies to such general en-
actments as a state constitution, Mr..
Sutherland contended that the general
public never would give sufficient time
Preliminary estimates made by the
treasury official indicate diminishing
probabilities of money stringency
during the crop moving months this
year. In July the banks of the CEN
ter reserve cities will finance dividend
and interest payments aggregating
1920, 900, 900. The banks of New York
City alone have furnished $34,000,000
for Panama bond payments and about
$50 100000 for the corporation tax.
Treasury officials think this financing
may result in some hardening of the
money rates, but they look for NO
tight money.
An investigation Of pipe lines, rates.
classifcations and regulations was Or
dered by the interstate commerce
commission. Informal complaints
have been made to the commission
that certain pipe lines are being OPP
Grated in an unlawful manner and
to the prejudice of the interest of oil
shippers. No date has been fixed for
the beginning Of the inquiry. Pipe
lines, as common carriers, are SUBJ
iect to the provisions of the inter-
state commerce commission.
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THE BIG WAR GAME
HAS BEEN STARTED
THE "BEUE FLEET" TO ATTACK
PORT OF NEW YORK FROM
LONG ISLAND SOUND.
DEFENDED BY "RED FLEET"
The Naval Militia From Nine of the
States and the District of Columbia
VIII Participate With Naval Estab-
!ishment.-Resular Drill to Follow.

New York.-With the embarkation
Of approximately 5000 landsmen-tars,
comprising the naval militia OF nine
states and the District of Columbia,
and the departure of a fleet OF seven
teen battleships and auxiliaries to a
point 200 miles off Sandy Hook, prep
arations for the great naval attack on
the city of New York, by way OF Long
Island sound, New York's back
door," were completed. The defend
ing force, consisting of fotilla OF the
novy's feetest torpedo boats and most
modern submarines, is in readiness 70
repulse the invaders. The battle will
he fought in the vicinity of Gardeners
bay. ct the eastern extremity of Long
Island.
1t has been the contention of many
naval experts that it is possible for
a powerful fleet to reach New York
by way of the eastern end of Long
Island, and the battle of Gardner's
Bay will therefore be watched with
great interest. Conditions of actual
naval warfare will be closely simu-
lated.
The enemy, officially designated as
the "blue fleet" is in command OF
Rear Admiral Hugo Osterhaus, the
new commander-in-chief of the At
lantic fleet. Defending the city will
be the "red feet" under Commander
E. E. Eberiie. The land defenses
will not participate. The war game
will last two days and two nights. The
battleship Connecticut will be Admiral
Osterhaus' flagship.
The naval militia participating IN
the maneuvers are from New York,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Con-
necticut, New Jersey, Maryland, South
Carolina, Pennsylvania and the Dis
trict of Columbia.
After the maneuvers the naval re-
serve will participate in the usual
drills. There is keen competition
among the men of the different
states as to efficiency in these drills
and new records seem likely to be
made.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-19
NO ENCAMP PMENTS
FOR M|L|T|MEN
MILITARY ADVISORY COUNCIL
OF SOUTH CAROLINA AN
NoUNcE DECISION.
FUNDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE
Adjutant General Moore Has Request
ed the War Department For Excuse
From Field Duty This Year.-Has
Not Yet Received Answer.

Columbia.-The war department OF
the United States will be requested
to excuse the national guard of South
Carolina from the annual encamp-
ments. A resolution to this effect was
adopted following long executive
meeting of the military advisory COM
mittee, at which time the general well
fare of the national guard was dis
cussed. The encampments will be
called off because Of lack of funds
and an official announcement will be
made by the ajutant general when the
war department has reached decis-
ion in the matter. There is only $751;
900 available for encampment pur-
poses.
The following resolution was .ad-
opted, "That far the various reasons
stated by the adjutant general, 1t
would appear that it is not feasible
that the usual encampment of the
state militia be held this year and
that the adjutant general be request
GU duu 10 IOQuColCu " INV ShS Ai1SeSSA
up Immediately with Washington by
wire, or otherwise, in ain effort to have
the militia of this state excused from
their annual term of field duty for
this year. Authority is given to the
adjutant general to act in the matter
after a discussion with the authori-
ties of the war department"
The question Of encampments was
brought up at the meeting by w. W..
Moore, the adjutant general. He ex-
planned that the fund available from
the national appropriation was not
adequate to permit all Of the regi-
ments to participate in field manoeuv-
res, except for a limited period of five
days. He said that he had communi-
Gated with the war department to have
the militia excused from field service
this year, but Notwithstanding his ef-
fort he had failed to receive reply.
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General.

Hidden in two separate cells in the
same cage, attendants at the Tower
found several saws, and an investi.
cation is being made which promises
60 reveal an attempt at escape. One
of the saws was found in the pillow OF
''Kid" Burns, a local prize fighter,
who has been held on a charge in
Tolving a young girl, and the other
In the cell Of a man named Thomas.
a Federal prisoner awaiting trial for
robbery of postoffce.
Because she said she wanted to
discuss the hookworm disease with
President Taft" and acted queerly,
Mrs. Emily Peterson, whose home is
believed to be in New York City, is
held here by the police for examina-
ton into her sanity. Mrs. Peterson,
accompanied by her three small chill
dren, called at police headquarters and
asked how she could see the presi-
dent. The police promptly took her
In charge pending investigation as to
her sanity as her actions indicated
mental unbalance.
John w. Evans, Democrat, was
elected mayor Of Missoula, Mont,
under commission form of govern
ment, defeating William H. Reid, the
present mayor. This will be Monta-
mas first trial Of the commission form
Speaker Champ Clark says that a
man who misses two general elec-
lions should be disfranchised.
President Taft promised Represen-
tatives Clayton of Alabama and Ad-
jamson of Georgia to direct the serv-
ing Of twenty days army rations to
the sufferers from the severe storm
of July in Lee county, Alabama, and
Harris county, Georgia
The presidents yacht, Mayflower,
with the president and his party of
guests, including senators and others,
aboard, arrived at the navy yard,
ending the two days cruise that be-
gan from Philadelphia.
Announcement is made by the Off
,cials of the Boston Rubber Shoe com.
ipany's factories at Edgewood and
Fells that the plants will be shut down
for month beginning July Is, on ac-
count of a shortage of orders. In
previous years the lay-off has been
of two weeks duration. More than
three thousand hands will be idle.
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Replying to the statement credited
to Cardinal Gibbons, speaking on the
subject of "woman's suffrage" In
which he defined woman as queen,
but her kingdom the domestic king;
dom," the New Orleans Era Club,
through a special committee, gave out
a statement to the effect that they
did not regard the need of suffrage
from the queen point of view," but
asked for it for woman as "one-half
of the people," Replying to the car.
dinals question, "Why should she long
to rub elbows with men even admit
tedly their superiors, much less their
interiors, but as a matter OF fact,
men are not Intellectually and moral
ly women's inferior. This IS ply
sical impossibility, for M :ure has
maintained a pretty fair balance" The
cardinals unalterable opp,''ition to
suffrage, says the statement, Is re-
gretted by the members of the club.
In order to secure satisfactory leg
islation providing for the compulsory
education of the children of Georgia.
Philip Weltner, chief probation OIL
GER of the juvenile court, and others
are drafting bill for compulsory ed
ucation. The Fulton county represen-
tatives will be asked to introduce the
bill at the present session OF the
general assembly. The bill which Is
now being formulated is more COM
prehensive, it is stated, than any otn'
er similar measures which have been
drafted. 1t will provide that all the
children between the ages Of Z and
IL years must attend school at least
four months out of the year In the
rural districts and the whole term
in the cities. Also that all children
between the ages of IL and IA years
shall be required to attend school at
least three months in the country
districts and the full term in the cit
les. The bill will also provide that
parents are to be held responsible for
the attendance of the children at
school, and that failure to insure their
attendance shall be punishable as a
misdemeanor.
In a strong letter to Gov. Hoke
Smith, Senator Joseph M. Terrell stat
ed that his term of office as United
States senator had ended when the
legislature took the credentials from
him and turned them over to the
present governor, and he refused to
put himself in the attitude of assum-
ing the duties or responsibilities
which the legislature has placed upon
his successor. Gov. Hoke Smith made
reply by letter to Senator Terrell, de-
clining to accept the resignation, and
requesting that it be withdrawn. He
said that he recognized the import
ance to Georgia of having two repre-
sentatives of the state in the upper
house when it came to vote on the
important matters now before that
body, and since it was impossible for
him to qualify at present, Senator
Terrell should retain his place.
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BRIEF NEWS NOTES
FOR THE BUSY MAN
MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS OF
THE PAST WEEK TOLD IN
CONDENSED FORM.
WORLDS NEWS EPIT0MIZED'
Complete Review OF Happenings Of
Greatest Interest From All
Parts of World.
Southern.

Three-Quarters of million dollars
has been recovered from the conceal
ed assets Of Gaynor and Greene, who
defrauded the government Of $4,000,
900 in Savannah harbor dredging con-
tracts in 1897. This was developed
by injuries at the department of JUS
tice. E. I. Johnson, an expert &C
countant, and United States District
Attorney Marion Erwin of Savannah
Ga, are responsible for the recovery
A dispatch from Port Linen, Cos
tn Rca, reports that thirty-two Pas
sengers and eighteen members Of the
crew Of the steamer Irma were
drowned or crushed to death when
the vessel was sunk in a collision
during storm, in the estuary of the
San Juan river. The colliding steam
ar is given as the Diamante, and the
news is said to have reached Port Ii.
mon from Bluefelds. Most of the
passengers Of the Irma were below
when the collision occurred.
A national shortage in the supply
OF paris green may mean the loss oi
millions Of dollars to the Texas cot
ton raisers this year, according to an
announcement made by Entomologist
Schnll of the state department of ag
riculture Of Texas. Mr. Scholl said
that the cotton leaf worm is ravaging
the fields of South Texas to an ex
tent heretofore unknown at this time
OF the year, and the farmers are pow.
ssrless to check the spread of the
pest because of their inability to get
paris green.
"The senate of the United States
has suffered indignity Of late; the
decorum Of that body is not what it
used to be. The impressive auster.
ity and stately courtesy of a former
day have passed away, and been sup
planted by the rough and tumble OF
debate" said Senator Bacon, calling
up his amendment to the rules, which
seeks to correct the senate's growing
spirit Of turbulence. Senator Root OF
New York heartily concurred with
Senator Bacon.
"The fight against the ant is hope.
lessly lost. The pest has come to
stay and the damage it will do to
agricultural interests is beyond com
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VIII Complete the Speedway.

viii Complete the Speedway.
A meeting of the Good Roads asso.
citation was held at which the par.
ticular subject under consideration
was the building of the automobile
highway through Calhoun county. At
present the only part of this high.
way yet to be completed is that por-
ton between st. Matthews and the
Lexington line. The greater part of
this road is already in fair condi-
ton, but 1t was decided to put all
the road to the county line in first
class shape at once. The third week
in July is set apart to do the work.
The owners of the land have agreed
to lend their teams, hands, tools and
machinery, and Supervisor Zeigler has
agreed to cooperate with the citi-
zens. It was decided that the maxi
mum of 40 feet, the original dimen-
sions of the old state road, would be
used where found necessary, but the
general width will be 80 feet, ex-
elusive of bitches. When this part
of the road is completed the speed
way will be in good shape.
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eirdn.n Has Marrow Escape.

Asbury Park, N. J.-Within len feet
of the high water mark on the beach
near Deal, A. ]. Roberts, an aeronaut
who started in his dirigible balloon
from New York for Philadelphia, was
found unconscious. Roberts was fore
ed to pull the rip cord of his gas bag
wien his gasoline gave out and he
found that he was being carried out
to sea during the night. He drop
ped into the ocean half mile from
shore and swan to the beach, he said.
His dirigible was swept off shore
Roberts was carried to Allenhurst
and given stimulants and finally be-
came able to tell his story. He said
that when he ascended he intended
making only a trial trip, but finding
the wind favorable he decided to try
to reach Philadelphia. Before he had
gone very far, however, he encounter
ed contrary winds.
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Florence will
lite way like
.er size. The
ence Electric
been accept
% will he 260

AZ .uuu.o pvuer Jucanuescent lamps
strung from the passenger station to
the United States court house on
Evans street and from the railroad
crossing to Cheves street on Dargan.
Orangeburg.-President ]. H. Claffy
of the Orangeburg Fair association
and other members of the board Of
directors will visit different fair
grounds and buildings in this state,
in order to formulate ideas as to the
erection of the buildings for the
Orangeburg county fair. These build
ings are to be erected at an early
date in order that everything may
be in readiness for the fair this fall.
Orangeburg-The Dixie, Orange
burg's public library, moved its quar-
ters from the second story of the
Louis building to It's commodious home
on east Russell street. The new
home of the library is an attractive
one and is excellently located. The
enterprising ladies who belong to this
association have worked indefatigably
and secured funds and purchased the
building, which has been completely
overhauled.
Columbia.-Council passed to third
reading the resolutions offered by
Councilman Shand, levying against
property-owners on Washington street
between Assembly and Sumter streets
to assessment of $4.59 per lineal
foot to assist in the cost of the paw
ing.
Calhoun.-Word came here thai
while APPARENTLY suffering from tenn.
porary insanity Mrs. Joseph Stephen.
son grabbed her four-year-old daugh
ter and jumped into we'll at the
lome of her brother, R. H. Land, in
the country. The woman was saved
but the little girl was drowned.
Columbil.-No report has as yet
been made by Councilmen BlalocB
and Steiglitz, who were appointed
a special committee to investigate
the abattoir of the city of Augusta
with the view of the establishment
Of central slaughter pen in Colum-
bia. The report will be made later.
Columbia.-The Columbia Stamp
and Seal company Of Columbia has
been commissioned by the secretary
of state with a capital stock Of $3,.
900. The petitioners are James G..
Holmes and E. G. Gooding. The com.
pany will conduct general rubber
stamp and seal business.
Aiken.-Aiken county has no debts,
neither bonds out; she has been on
a cash basis for the past ten or 12
years, and the settlement with the
comptroller general, which has just
been made, shows cash on hand to
the extent of s42,530.93.
Columbia.-The city market OF
Columbia turned over to the city net
profits in the vast sum of S7.46 for
the month of June. The shack, for ii
can be called nothing else, is an eye.
sore, and surely is not worth main
tanning for such small revenues. II
is not torn down soon, it will fall
down and save the city the trouble.
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New York Invaded BY Cholera.

New York.-Although the cholera
situation at Quarantine is at present
regarded by DR.. Alvah H. Doty, health
officer of the port Of New York, as be.
ing we'll in hand, DR.. Doty did not con.
ceal his apprehension that New York
is ain the very midst of threatened
invasion of cholera" Further, DR..
Doty declared "the quarantine depart
ment of every port in this country Is
facing very serious and onerous task
during the coming summer" and it is
not improbable that many vessels ar.
irving will bring one or more cases.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-19

Hold Blank Bonds in Name of State.
One thousand bonds worth, with the
proper signature, s1,O0O,OOO, unless
they have been repudiated, are lying
in vault in New York city and will
very likely be destroyed.
State Treasurer Jennings received
a letter from the American Bonding
company, stating that the company
held bonds, or the blanks, the kind
that are used by the treasurers of
South Carolina, to the above amount.
The company asked what disposition
was to be made of the bonds. Some
of the bonds were printed as far back
as 1858. The state treasurer submit
ted the matter to the governor for
consideration, and the bonds will very
likely be destroyed.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-19

-..~--..se rs lue ulggers on the Panama
canal get deeper into the prism, they
are more than keeping up their rec.
ord. Last month they took out 2,646,.
443 cubic yards of earth and rock
This may be explained by the fact
that the rainfall was twice as great
tin May as in June. On the other
hand the cement workers, who are
building the great locks succeeded in
placing 109,949 cubic feet.
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Blue and Gray Have Celebration.

Manassas, Va.-A weeks reunion Of
Federal and Confederate veterans was
begun here when the Rev. H. N. Cou-
den, chaplain of the House of Repres-
entatives, preached peace jubilee
sermon before more than one thousand
persons. Special feature of the cele-
bration is to take place when, in the
presence of President Taft and Gov
ernor Mann of Virginia, the Confed.
crate and Union veterans will march
across the historic ground and clasp
their hands in token of everlasting
peace.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-19
Nine Lives Are Reported Lost.

New Orleans.-Nine lives were lost
in the collision between the river
boats Diamante and Irma in the San
Juan river June %, according to a
story printed in The Bluefield, Mica
rauga, American, in it's issue of July
2, just received here. The collision
occurred about midnight, throw ing the
crews and passengers of both boats
into a panic, many leaping into the
water. The Irma sank soon after be.
ing struck. Reports received in thii
country were that 80 lives had been
lost.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-19
UNDER PALMETTO REALMS
Some Very Interesting News Collected
and Condensed For the People
From Over South Carolina.

Greenwood.-Cconsiderable work 10
being done now by the city of Green
wood in the way of extending sewer
age mains.
Washington.-A. NJ. Prentiss Of
Barnwell county has been appointed
an assistant examiner in the patent
Office here at a salary o. S1,500 per
annum.
Columbia.-A place in the supreme
court room is being made ready for
the fifth justice to be named oy the
next general assembly. Workmen
have commenced to rebuild the bench,
and the work will be completed in q
few days.
Lexington.-The barn and stables
of Simon Taylor, progressive young
farmer residing near Lexington, were
destroyed by fre. One valuable
horse, together with all of the food
buggies, etc., was burned.
Landrum.-The Finger Lumber
company of Landrum has been com.
missioned by the secretary of state,
with capital stock of $4,000. The
petitioners are H. K. Finger, W. A.
Anthony, R.. L. Bunkhead and w. H.
Mofit.
Columbia.-The railroad commission
will insist upon the immediate elimi-
nation of the grade crossing at Green
street. The present crossing has al
ready been condemned and city coun-
Gil has expressed willingness to CO.
operate in the work.
Lancaster.-Fire of unknown origin
was discovered in the Bank of Ian.
caster building. The blaze was hard
to locate, as smoke was issuing from
the top story in such volume that
it was impossible to ascertain at
what place it was burning.
Spartanburg.-State Constable John
and Robert Miller are endeayoring to
make Glenn Springs truly watering
station. They raided the club house
there and captured several barrels of
beer The club is not run in conjunc-
ton with the hotel.
Mayesville.-The planters of this
section are wishing for rain as the
present dry spell is becoming serious,
corn especially being in need OF rain
and garden truck being a failure in
many instances. The cotton crop
seems to be in a very satisfactory
condition hereabouts, although some
planters report rather poor crops.
Chester.-The board of governors
Of the Commercial club in session
decided upon the time for cam
paign for new members. Accordingly
every business man and available ma
terial will be urged to join the Com
mercial club and help to swell the
constantly increasing host working for
the upbuilding of the city.
Columbia-Henry G. Thomas, man.
ager of the Carolina Crushed Stone
company, met with painful accident
at the rock quarry, which will cause
him to be in the hospital for several
days. A piece of sheet iron fell and
struck him on the calf of his right
leg. His injuries are painful, but not
lie resides at
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Washington.

The senate will vote on the Cana
dian reciprocity bill July %; on the
wool tariff revision bill July 27; on
the free list bill August 1; congress
sional reapportionment bill August s;
statehood bill for Arizona and New
Mexico On the legislative day of Au-
gust Z, and will adjourn quickly there
after. This voting program, decided
upon after prolonged conferences that
have covered many days. was agreed
to by the senate. All the measures