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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17
PROBLEMS DISCUSSED
THE SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL
CONGRESS is IN SESSION AT.
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.
Minister Egan One of the Speakers.
Harvey Jordan Speaks on
Cotton Handling.

Nashville, Tenn.-Maurice Francis
Egan, United States minister to Den
mark; Senator Francis G. Newlands
of Nevada; ]. o. Wright, chief drain
age engineer for Florida, and Herbert
Myrick of Springfield, Mass, were the
speakers at a general meeting Of the
Southern Commercial Congress.
Launching the conference on cotton
handling and financing, Harvie' Jor'
dan of Atlanta declared the bad man
e in which American cotton was
handled a national and international
disgrace, estimating that n hun
dred million dollars was lost to grow
ers by Anticipated methods-the cred
It system with annual interest charges
fifty to one hundred per cent. un'
merchantable bales, freight rates 900
per cent. higher than on other staple
products and poor warehouse fac1li'
ties.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17
MISSISSIPPI LEVEE BREAKS
Golden Lake Em%bankrnent North Of
Memphis Gives Away. .

Memphis.-The yellow torrent OF
the Mississippi river, rushing south
ward, tore another great cash In the
dfkes guarding the fertile acres OF
the valley. The crevasse occurred
sixty miles north of Memphis, IN the
embankment that held the stream
off the central part of st. Francis
levee territory in Arkansas.
This new breach that had seemed
imminent for a week or more simply
adds to the great food reach in north
east Arkansas. Already part Of the
district had been inundated because
of a break fifty miles below the Gold
eli Lake crevasse.
In the Businesses Of the northeast
Arkansas country are settlements
that the, outside world rarely ever
hears of. Occasionally lumber "cruis-
ers" or surveying parties penetrating
the dense thickets northwest of Mem
phis would stumble onto small cattle
ranches or into a village hidden in
the wilderness. In such places naught
Of the coming food was known.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17
VOLCANO POURS
OUT DESTRUCTION
APPALLING ERUPTION REPORTED
NEAR BocAS DEL ToRo IN
HONDURAS.
WHOLE VILLAGES RUINED
Captain olsvik, Who Saw the Erup-
tlon, Says Flames Shot High,
Then Lava Followed.

Mobile, Ala.-Thousands of persons
have been killed and whole Indian vii
lagos swept a way by the eruption of
Chriqui Peak, near Bocas del Toro, in
Honduras, according to the story of
Captain Olsvik of the United Fruit
steamer, Fort Morgan, which arrived
here.
The eruption occurred on April 5,
about four o'clock in the morning.
AT this hour" said Captain Olsvik,
the eastern sky blazed forth and a
great rumbling was'heard. Looking in
that direction, 1 saw great volumes Of
fire shooting high, it seemed.
The natives who had been loading
the ship all night were terror-stricken.
Some of the men fell on their knees
and prayed. All work was suspended
for several hours as the people watch
ed the volcano.
Il learned before leaving that the
third of a row of mountain peaks, stu
dISU dDOuI d lilly llOll u0b hd0 ~
into fame or had turned into a vol
cano.
THE base of the mountain and its
slopes are inhabited by a number of
Indian villages. 1t is supposed that
these have been totally destroyed by
the lava.
Soon after the volcano was seen
the Fort Morgan. was caught by a
great current and tore at her moor
ings. When we got out into the open
sea great rocks and shoals were stick
ing out of the water in places where
before we had navigated the vessel.
Small islands could be seen all around
the shore. ....t
81 can't say how high the flames
burst from the mountain, but it seem
ed like three or four miles. l never
saw such a sight in my life"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17
SANDERS N SENATOR
Republican Appointed to Succeed sena'
tor Taylor Of Tennessee.

~
Nashville, Tenn.-Governor Hooper
announced the appointment of Newell
Sanders of Chattanooga as United
States senator to succeed the late
Senator Robert l.. Taylor. Mr.. San
ders is state chairman OF the Repub-
lican party and a prominent manu-
facturer Of Chattanooga. g..
Newell Sanders, who was named by
Governor Hooper to fill the unexpired
term of the late Senator Robert l..
TAYLOR, will be the third Republican
who has served the state of Tennes-
see in the United States senate. The
first was Joseph s. Tyler, Union-Re-
publican. who was in the senate from
1865 to 1871. The other was William
G. Brownlow, who was senator from
1859 to 1875.
Mr.. Sanders is a native OF Indiana
and a graduate of the University OF
Indiana, but has lived in Chattanooga
since 1878. He is a prominent manu-
facturer and capitalist and has been
chairman of the Republican state ex-
ecutiye committee Of Tennessee for
many years.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17
TELEPHONE CANNOT
TRANSMIT DISEASE
Scientists Prove Telephones Do Not
Spread Disease.

Scientists Prove Telephones Do Not
Spread Disease.
It Is ~reassuring to learn on what
appears to be excellent authority that
the danger of acquiring tuberculosis
through the use Of telephones ID
practically inconsiderable. Some
time age an inquiry into the condi-
ton of public telephones in this coun-
try produced only negative results. A
further inquiry Of a more elaborate
kind has since been made in England
and the conclusions are equally en-
ccuraging. The experiments were
planned by Doctor Spitta, bacteriolo-
gist to the king, at the instance OF
the postmaster general. First he
picked various telephones which had
been in use for various periods, and
having prepared washings from the
mouthpieces inoculated a number OF
guinea pigs to determine the pres.
ence of tubercle bacilli. The results
were in every case negative. The
telephones in this series Of expert
ments were chosen at random from
railway stations, meat markets, post
offices and other public places. But
Doctor Spitta was not fully satisfied
and advised the postmaster general
to allow him to undertake further ex-
periments with telephones used XIX
clusively by consumptive patients.
Accordingly telephones were fitted in
the wards Of a sanatorium and used
by patients in various stages OF pull
monary tuberculosis. They were nei-
Their sterilized nor even wiped while
in use and at various intervals the
mouthpieces were removed and hand
ed over to Doctor Spitta for investi-
cation. The experiments were a
ried on during the year 1911 and final
report has now been published show
ing that the results were uniformly
negative. Doctor Spitta's conclusion
Is "that the transmission Of tubercu-
losis through the medium Of the tel
ephone mouthpiece is practically i'm
possible."-N New York Evening Sun,
March 81, 1912.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17
.-,.nvr,ous Note Causes Suicide.

Albany, CA. W. Walters, Jr, SO
1icitor of the city court of Albany and
one Of the most brilliant and popular
Young attorneys in this section Of the
state, shot and killed himself. In a
moment of mental alteration due to
despondency which had been growing
upon him for several days. took his
own life. 1t is the generally accepted
theory of Solicitor Walters friends
that brooding over an anonymous pc.
litical circular which was mailed in
Albany was responsible for his death
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17
ILLINOIS SELECTS
ITS CANDIDATES
ROOSEVELT AND CLARK ARE RE-
TURNED WINNERS IN ILLINOIS
PRIMARY ELECTION.
is. R%ENOMlNATED
j. Hamilton Lewis Nominated by the
Democrats for the United
States Senate.

Chicago.-Winners in the Illinois
preferential, advisory and direct pri,
mary elections are as follows.
For president, Champ Clerk, Demo,
crat; Theodore Roosevelt, Rcpubli'
can.
For United States senator, l.. Y.
Sherman, Republican; j. H. Lewis,
Democrat (uncontested).
For governor, Charles s. Deneen,
Republican; Edward F.. Dunno, Dem
ocrat. -..
Colonel Roosevelt's state managers
claimed his majority over President
Taft was from 100000 to 100000. Re-
turns indicate his vote was nearly
five to two of that for Taft.
Presidential delegates were not
named on the ballots, and will be
elected by congressional districts and
at large, the effect Of the vote being
only to serve as a guide to party Of
icials as indicating party feeling.
Sherman's lead over Cullom for the
advisory vote for United States sena-
tor was small, and complete returns
from out in the state might overthrow
the apparent result.
Governor Deneen's chief fight was
against Sub-Treasurer Len Small, re-
ferred to in the campaign as a candi-
date Of Senator Lorimer. Governor
Deneen won from Small about 5 to 3
in the state. Deneen's Indicated ma
jority in Cook county was $4,000.
Chicago voted 2 to 1 against Wom'
ans suffrage in the preferential 'pri-
mary. The question was not on bal
lots outside Of this city. ..
Roosevelt carried the home ward OF
CONGRESSMAN William B. mckinley,
Taft's campaign manager, in Cham
paign: he was successful in the Sew.
enteenth congressional district, where
Col. Frank L. Smith, the Taft state
manager, lives, and in Former Speak
er Joseph G. Cannon's home city OF
Danville Roosevelt polled 1,S44 to
Taft's 1927.
Senator LaFollette polled a small
vote. In Cook county, where 1t ap'
peared heaviest, the Winconsin sen
ator had an apparent vote OF 14,44O,
where Roosevelt's apparent vote was
s6.144 and that of Taft 52,064.
While Colonel Roosevelt's lead in
Cook county was on a basis OF ap'
proximately 8 to s over Taft, returns
from out In the state indicate he ran
stronger there, il places as high as
5 to /, bringing the estimated aver
age to 5 to 2.
Champ Clark's candidacy met Just
the opposite results. In Chicago his
apparent majority, based on more
than three-fourths Of the total num-
Der of precincts, vas above 10000 or
on a proportion of about 4 to 1 over
Wilson. In the state precincts his
lead was in a proportion. OF about 8
to S, making the general proportion
about 2 to /.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17
SOUTHERN TRAIN WRECKED
North Bound Passenger Train Gomez
to Grief Near Gatfncy-No Ono
Hurt I'm Accident

Gaffney.-Northbound train No. IL
of the Southern Railway jumped the
track about two. miles south Of GAIT
ney several days ago. No one was
injured and aside from tearing up
the track no damage was done. The
train was running about 10 minutes
late and was making q little over the
schedule time at the time of the
wreck. The accident occurred on a
curve and the train ran for a distance
of 400 yards before 1t was brought
to a stop, cross ties and bolts being
cut and damaged. Engineer Black
was driving the engine and Conduc-
tor Cannon was in charge Of the
train. The engineer states that he
was making only about 80 miles an
hour and that the accident must have
been caused by an obstruction on the
track.
Superintendent Hungerford and spe-
cial agents of the railroad are now
on the scene examining into the cause
Of the wreck. ~
All traffic was tied up for a few
hours, the New York and New Orleans
limited ~northbound being the first
train to pass through.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17
oodro Wilson's Letters Stolen.

Chicago.-Thieves, apparently with
political affiliations, broke into the
looms of Gov. Woodrow Wilson and
stolo q suit case full Of private cor
resnondence and papers belonging to
Wilson. Governor Wilson
made the following statement regard
mo the robbery: 1.-THE robbery will
oreatlv inconvenience me. But who
aver obtaine dthe papers and CORE
snondepce will be greatly disappoint-
Cd "a there is nothing but what
NAV be published without doing me
harm"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17
B[EASE IGNORED
SENATES CHOICE
THE GOVERNOR HAS NAMED THE
NEW BOARD FOR BEAUFORT
COUNTY.
DELEGATION IS DIsREGARDED
Tho Supreme Court Of South Carolina
is to Decide on the Question Of Ap..
poIntment Of County Commissioners.
An Interesting Case.

Columbia.-Disregarding the recon-
mendation by the Beaufort county
delegation and the confirmation Of the
senate, the governor appointed town.
ship commissioners for Beaufort coun-
ty. Only one member appointed by
the board was recommended by the
Beaufort delegation.
At the 1911 session Of the general
assembly Senator Christensen recon-
mended the members of the board to
the governor for appointment. The
recommendation was ignored by the
governor and a. new board appointed.
At the last session of the legisla-
ture Senator Christensen succeeded in
passing a bill providing for the ap-
pointmehts by the delegations and de-
claring null and void the board ap-
pointed by the governor. The mat
ter will be carried to the supreme
court for a decision.
The following board vas confirmed
by the senate at the last session.: ].
A. Kingshorn of Beaufort township;
E. w. Fripp, Ransom Ward and G.
w. Wilkins of st. Helena township;
F. E. Wilder Of Hilton Head town.
ship; /. Keyserling and P. H. Read
Of Shelton township; J. w. Simmons
of Bufftown township and H: d.
Crosby and W. ]. Cooler of Yemassee
township.
The following list Of appointments
was sent to the secretary Of state by
the governor:
Beaufort township-W. R. Eve, W.
H. Stalworth and 8. ]. Alexander.
st. Helena township-Wm. Keyser.
ling, T. R. Kittles and J. E. Mason.
Hilton Head township-F. E. VIII
der, H. R. Padgett and w. F. Win
ders.r
Sheldon Township-C. E. Boineau,
C. NJ, Read and Ben Josseison,
Yemasee-R. A. Coburn, S. S. Kel.
Ter and Charles A. Walker.
Blufftown township-C. A. Verdier,
w ". Hudson and J.. A. Cooler.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17
w,ckersham Will Quit Cabinet.

Washington. - Attorney General
Wickersham will not serve in the
cabinet after March 4 next, II Presi-
dent Taft is reelected. This state
ment was made upon unquestioned
authority. Accompanying the an
nouncement was the declaration that
Mr.. Wickersham entered the cabinet
with the distinct understanding that
he would not serve more than four
wears and had made his professional
arrangements accordingly. 1t was
also stated that he was in thorough
accord with the antitrust policy.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17
murd.r.d Girl and Killed Self.

%Statesville, N. CO. Columbus
Shoemaker shot and killed a 15-year-
old sweetheart and then blew out his
own brains, his victim being Miss
Jeanette TempIeton, both residents Of
Iredell county. Shoemaker fed after
the murder Of the girl and the search
ing party soon found his body a short
distance away. He had removed his
coat and placed the muzzle OF the
gun used n numbering Miss Temple
ton to his forehead and pulled the
rigeer, His attentions had been re-
nelled by the young woman.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17
Taft Condemns lynching.

Observation-Disclosures Taft con-
demned lynching in vigorous terms
in an address before the alumni Of
Howard university the largest negro
institution Of higher learning in this
country. In defending law and order
as again mob rule Mr.. Taft said, with
emphasis: THE man that pulls the
rope should hang by the rope Pres
ident Taft later attended a dinner
given by the New Jersey congress
sional delegation in compliment to
Mr.. Justice Pitney of New Jersey.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17
conoressmen Called Crooks.

New York.-Henry W. A. Pake, a
well.to-do commission merchant and
importer of linens and cottons, was
arrested here on a Federal warrant
from the Distric. of Columbia, charg-
ing hi mwith libelling Representative
Henry D. Clayton of Alabama, chair
man Of the house committee on judi
ciary. and other members Of congress.
In the indictment, which contains
three counts. Page is charged with
having circulated alleged l~ibellous
matter in a pamphlet.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17
New York Backs President Taft.

Rochester, n. Y.-After nearly
three hours of speechmaking the Re-
publican state convention adopted a
platform urging New York's delega-
ton to the Chicago national conven-
ton to favor the denomination of
President Taft, elected four delegates
at large and a%lternates to that con-
vention and adjourned sine die. The
one protest against the platform was
made by William A. Prendergast, city
comptroller Of New York, who favors
the nomination of Theodore Roose,
welt.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17
| ~oulsviIle, KY, seoursed by Meningitis

| o~ulsviIe, KY, seoursed by Meningitis
Huntsville, Ky.-In a final effort to
eradicate cerebro spinal meningitis,
the city health department has or,
dered the public schools to remain
closed, The department reports that
tho situation has improved in a mark
ed degree since warm weather came
ond the closing Of the schools are
for the purpose of preventing posi-.
bla snread of the disease, while they
concentrate their efforts to eradicate
If, More than fifty deaths from the
disease have occurred in Louisville In
the last two months.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17
First vice president, David R. Fl

First vice president, David R. Fran
els of st. Louis.
Second vice president, Thomas s.
Southgate, Norfolk, Va.
Resident director, William H. Saun-
ders, Washington.
Managing director, S. G%rosvenor
Dave, Washington.
Secretary.treasurer, Clarence j.
Owens, Riverdale, Md.
In addition to resolutions hereto
fore adopted, the waterways confer.
ence adopted n approving the Ma
tional Rivers and Harbors Congress-
advocacy of an annual appropriation
Of $50, 600, 1000 for waterway improve
ment. .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17
caterpiIIars Killing Crops.

Washington.-In the midst OF the
hubbub over saccEarin and the Ever
plades. Secretary Wilson Of the de-
Dartment Of agriculture has given out
a statement to the effect that he is
greatly worried over the peanut crop.
C~aterpillars, according to the father
of the cabinet" are doing $4,000, 900 a
wear damage to a s15,O0o,O 900 peanut
CROP. and it is high time the ravages
of this worm cease. The blight is
killing the chestnuts, black walnuts
are almost extinct and hickory nuts
are growing scarcer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17
Maine for Roosevelt; Vermont Split.

Maine for Roosevelt; Vermont Split.
Bangor, Maine.-The candidacy OF
Colonel Roosevelt will be supported by
Names twelve delegates to the Re
publican national convention. Ten
were chosen at the state convention,
and at three of the district conven-
tons. The other two were elected a
week ago in the first district.
Montpelier, Vt.-Of the eight Yer
mont delegates to the Republican con
vention at Chicago, two district dele
gates will go instructed for Taft and
two for Roosevelt. The four dele
gates.at-large are unpledged.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17
Alabama Will Appeal Rates Case.

Montgomery, Ala.-The state Of AL
ALBANIA will appeal the railroad rates
case of the Louisville and Nashville,
South and North Alabama, and Nash
Vile, Chattanooga and st. Louis rail-
roads to the United States Supreme
court. This will be done with the
hope that a reversal Of the decree in
dorsed by Judge Thomas G. Jones
of the United States court, which
granted an injunction against the en-
forcement OF the 2 1-2-cent passenger
and 10 commodity freight rates, may
be obtained
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17
eairfIeId County Good Roads.

under the guidance Of the county
board of commissioners who are men
holding Office gratis and not even re-
ceiying mileage, Fairfield county is
today building the best roads that the
people have ever enjoyed. From the
Chester county line to the Richland
county line the changing Is building
a highway almost the equal of any
road in the state, and when this is
completed the board expects to place
the gang on another road leading
northwest from the town and work 1t
in the same manner
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17
soooooooo a Year for Good Roads.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Robert l..
Oxen of Oklahoma addressed the SEN
ate advocating Senator Swanson's bill
to appropriate s2o,oOo,OO annually
for five years to aid the states and
local committees in the improvement
of public roads. The bill provides for
the construction, maintenance and i'm
movement of post roads and rural de-
livery routes through the cooperation
and joint action Of the national gov
eminent and the several states in
which such roads may be established.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17
Corn Club Bows Will Be Interested.

Members OF the Greenville County
Boys Corn club will be deeply inter-
ested in an important announcement
concerning the prize winners school,
which Is to be established in connec-
ton with the Fifth National Corn
exposition, to be held in Columbia,
January 81 to February 8, 1913. Sec
rotary Johnstone of the board OF trade
10 in receipt of an announcement con-
oerning the prize winners school,
which is sent him through O. B. Mar
tin, assistant in boys demonstration
work.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17
Has Amounted Representatives.

Arthur l.. CASTOR, division COM
mander of the United Sons Of Con-
federate Veterans, of South Carolina,
has appointed the representatives from
this state to the reunion to be held
In Macon, May 6 to 10. The follow
Ing appointments have been announc-
ed: Miss Rebecca Aiken, Of Green
wood, sponsor; Miss Nell Elliott, of
Winnsboro, maid Of honor; Mrs. A.
Wylie Moore, of Chester, matron of
honor; Mrs. A. l.. CASTOR, Of Chester,
chaperon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17

The New York surrogate has re-
fused to upset the will Of a rich spin
ster who believed that her cat was a
reasoning being and possessed a soul.
An old established belief Of that sort,
dating back to the days Of an
cient Egypt. is surely entitled to some
respect
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17
kiI,.d While at TARGET Practice.

Cadet Louis Geddings Dotterer, q
member Of the freshman class at the
Citadel and eldest son Of DR.. Louis
P. Dotterer of Charleston was shot
in the head while at target practice on
the Rifle Range, where the Citadel
CORDS is now encamped, and died In a
few minutes afterwards as a result OF
his wound. Cadet Dotterer with a
SQUAD of officers and cadets was In
the pit Just beneath the target when
he met his death. The bullet that
brought his life to an end came from
one of the rifles discharged in a volley-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17
Is Assured of The Right Of Way.

The South Carolina Western Road
to be pretty well assured Of
the necessary rights Of way for the
line from Florence to Allison. At first
there were some Of the property own
ers who said that they could see no
advantage to themselves from the road
passing through their lines and they
were disposed to charge for the right
Of way, but others gave it readily and
the people of Claussens offered a
guarantee of right of way for five
miles on each side Of that community
and then, though the others who at
first held out for the rights for the
line further down offered to give it.
the offer was considered as rather
too late, but it all depended on the
rest of the line.