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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-07
LOBBY PROSE uNEx.
PEcTEOLY HITS BACK
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from Page One.)
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-15
We GROW TOO MUCH COTTON
The Penalty Of overproduction in
Brazos County Is Alarming When
Reduced to Cold Figures.

The Federal census report proves
the wisdom of the Farmers Union in
appealing to the farmers to reduce the
cotton acreage this season and the
statistics bring out with mathematical
exactness the penalty Of oyerproduc'
ton. The Federal reports show the
United States produced 16,1O9,Si9
bales in 1911, which sold for S732,-
100000 and in 1910 there were H.
gG5 1868 bales produced, which sold for
SS20,320. 600. The 1911 crop exceeded
the 1910 production by 4,lSG3S7 bales
and sold for SS7 900 600 less
There are I3ISS6 acres Of cultivated
land in Brazos County, and 1920
acres are devoted to the production OF
Icouon. The record shows that 81 per
cent OF our improved farm land is de-
voted to cotton and it has been the
Ipredominating crop ever since the
county was settled.
Brazos County produced 3S,lI6 bales
of cotton i'm 1911, which sold for ST.
I7l1920. against 25.S69 bales in 1910
(which sold for Sl,7590s2. making an
increase OF 12,207 bales and a decrease
lin the value of $i1112 The average
farm value of cotton was $23.o9 per
bale less in 1910 than in 1911
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-15
A. AND N. ENGINEERS
ON INSPECTION TRIP
Will Visit Fort Worth and Dallas and
Inspect Leading Plants of
Those Cities.

Guided by the heads of the depart
ments of civil engineering, electrical
engineering, and mechanical engineer
ing, fifty members of the senior class
of the A. and NJ. College will spend
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of
next week in Fort Worth and Dallas
on an annual inspection trip. At Fort
Worth the packeries and other points
of interest will be visited, while in
Dallas the young engineers will in
spect the reservoirs and other big
projects.
Each year the students of the senior
class of these three departments spend
number of days investigating big
engineering projects. According to the
plans for this year, the fifty seniors
will leave Sunday night, going direct
to Fort Worth. There they will visit
Swift & Co.'s plant, the Mutt power
plant, the new North Main street
bridge over the Trinity, and the city
reservoir in course of construction. En-
route to Dallas the cadets will stop OF
at Handley and inspect that plant.
Tuesday and Wednesday will be
spent in Dallas, where the cadets will
inspect the cement works, the White
Rock reservoir, filtration plant, the
power plant in the Busch building, the
viaduct, and improved streets.
The itinerary has been arranged by
Hal Mosely of Dallas, president of the
A. and NJ. Alumni Association. j. L.
Nagle, dean of the school of engineer
ing and professor of civil engineering;
F. C. Bolton, head of the department
of electrical engineering; and E. j.
Fermier, at the head of the meehan-
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-15
BELGIAN STRIKE
LARGEST ON RECORD
Two Hundred and Seventy Thousand
Men Are Quit Is a Socialist
Fight Over Suffrage.
Question.
TBy Associated Press.l

Brussels, April 15.-Over one-third
of the total number of workmen in
Belgium were out on strike this morn
ing. The figures gathered by the Asso-
ciated Press show about two hundred
and seventy thousand men out.
There has been no violance, and
only four arrests have been made for
interference with non-strikers. The
strike is intended as protest by So
cialists against the voting system
which gives members of the Clerical
party over one vote, and prevents the
Socialists from obtaining control OF
the government
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-15
HEIREss TO MILLIONS wEDs.

New York, April 15-Miss Leila B.
Gilbert, daughter of Mrs. Fl. Bramhill
Gilbert, well known in New York and
Paris society, was married here today
to Howard P. Renshaw Of Troy, n. Y.
The bride is worth $15,00O,000 left her
by her father, H. B. Gilbert, who died
in Aix-les- Bains in 1911.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-15
SPRECKLES CLOSED
SUGAR REFINERY
Action Was in Answer to Strike Order.
Posted Notice Saying He Was
"Golng Fishing"
[By Associated Press.l

Yonkers, y. Y, April 15-ln answer
to the strike order issued yesterday
to the unskilled laborers at the Fed
eral sugar refinery in this city, Super.
Louis Spreckles today closed
the plant, one of the largest in the
world, Indefinitely, announcing he was
going fishing.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-15
A 100 PER CENT DIVIDEND.

New York, April ia stock divi'
dend of 100 per cent was paid to the
stockholders Of the Gulf Oil Corpora
tion today. This is in accordance with
the authorization Of the stockholders
in connection with the recent increase
in the capital stock from Sl5OVloOV
to S60.000,00O. The company has also
given it's stockholders the riaht to sub
scribe to S22,41G,4o0 Of new stock
par $l0O a share
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-15
FIGHTING CONFEDERATE
REUNION RATES
Oklahoma Railroad Commission Has
Joined Texas Commission In
Fighting Two-cent Rate.
LRy Associated Press. ]

Austin, Texas, April 15.-The Okla
homa Railroad Commission has joined
the Texas commission in opposing the
two-cent per mile rate for Confederate
veterans attending the reunion in
Chattanooga. Heretofore the rate has
been one cent per mile, and the COM
missions believe the Southern Passen-
ger Association has done injury in rails
ing 1t, and also violated the Sherman
law.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has been asked to investigate the
matter
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-15
LEY Assoelated Press.l

Washington, April 15.-President
Wilson today nominated former Gov
ernor John Osborne of Wyoming as
First Assistant Secretary of State;
Walter II. Page of New York to De
Ambassador to Great Britain, and VIII
liam Osborn of North Carolina to be
Internal Revenue Commissioner.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-15
BLAME FOR WRECK
LAID ON OFFICIALS
[By Associated Press.l

Bridgeport, Conn, April l5.-Bench
warrants were issued today charging
President Charles Nellen and Vice
President E. II McHenry of the New
Haven Railroad with manslauehter in
connection with the wreck at Westport
last October
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-15

ical engineering division, will accom-
pany the seniors.
When the cadets return to the col
lege they will make detailed report
of the trip and explain the nature OF
the projects which they inspected.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-15
SUFFRAGETTEs BURNED
SEASIDE MANSION
tBy Associated Press.l

Hastings, England, April l5.-Suffra-
gettes today destroyed the handsome
seaside mansion owned by Arthur
Philip Du Cros, member of Parlia-
ment, by placing explosives in many
OF the rooms and setting fire to the
building while ii was unoccupied.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-15
AS POOR GIRL WINS HUSBAND.

Brooklyn. n. Y. April 15.-Loye may
laugh at locksmiths but he SHES at
money. That is the experience OF Miss
Tbvra Benson. worth few millions,
who became the bride of Montague
Flagg. the noted architect, in Grace
Episcopal Church in this city today.
The bride met her husband while en-
gagged in philathropic work She
feared that some man would marry
her for her money, so she posed as a
poor girl. Wen Nlr Flagg found out
how much she was really worth, the
match came near to being broken on,
until Cupid asserted himself and said
tbat his plans should not be inter
rupted. The wedding was one OF the
smartest Of the spring.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-15
POPES CONDITION
STILL IMPROVING
tBy Associated Press.l

Rome. April 15.-The Pope's condi-
tion appeared practically unchanged
today. The fever has entirely disap-
peared.
His physician today said. The Pope
is most difficult patient to deal with.
The moment he feels slightly better
he insists on having his own way, say
ing i command here.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-15
Underwood Leads the Fight.

Washington, April 15.-Although i'll,
his anxiety for the success of the ad-
ministration's tariff reduction measure
caused Democratic Leader Underwood
to take charge Of the fight for the bill
in the Democratic caucus today.
Amendments TO place wheat on the
free list and to increase the duty from
10 to 15 cents a bushel were both de-
feated. The efforts of California and
Florida Democrats to retain the pres
ent duty on citrus fruit was also
defeated
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-15
Opposed to a Ship Subsidy.
IR,r Ascncinfnd PrpSs

Washington, April 15.-President
Wilson indicated today that he was
opposed to eXempting American yes
sells from paying Panama Canal Tolls
on the ground that such exemption
would be in effect ship subsidy, to
which he is opposed.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-15
First Batch Of Postmasters.

Washington, April 15.-The first
nominations of Texas postmasters
were sent to the Senate today by Pres
ident Wilson, and included State Sen
ator Paulus to be postmaster OF Hal
lettsville.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-15
MORE CRUMBS FROM
GOVERNMENT TABLE
President Wilson Shakes the Tree and Some
Large and Juicy Plums FalI-Opposes
Exempting American Vessels
From Panama Tolls

now in office to the end of their terms,
unless charges are sustained against
their efficiency. He said he believed
a majority of the incumbents are
efficient.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-15
Assistant U. S. Attorney General.
fBv Associated Press.1

Washington, April 15.-Samuel
Thompson of Denver, Colo, has been
selected for Assistant United States
Attorney General before the Court of
Claims.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-15
Republicans to Serve Out Terms.
rRu Acsnciated Press

Washington, April 15.-Postmaster
General Burleson announced today
that it is the administration policy
to continue all Republican postmasters
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-15
THREE DAYS ARM|STICE
IN BALKAN WAR
rPv Associated Press.l

Paris. April 15.-Three days armis-
tice has been agreed upon between
Turkey and the Balkan allies, accord
ing to a Constantinople dispatch.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-15
viii Not Fight Wilson Nominations

Washington, April 15.-The Repub-
lican caucus today agreed there should
be no general attack on President
Wilson's nominations.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-15
GREAT FIRE At
COLUMBIA, S. c.
rBy Associated Pross.l

Columbia, S. c., April 15.-Fire de-
suoyed a block in the business dis
trict here this morning, causing loss
OF 100000.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-15

A soft answer may not turn away
wrath. but it saves a lot Of useless
talk
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-12
GOvcrnmcnt Report Soon.

Washington. Feb. 6-Sufferers
from pulmonary tuberculosis who
have looked with hope toward this
Governments inquiry into the recent
ly-reportcd cure found by Dr. Frieder-
ich Friedman, OF Berlin, soon will
he able To read an official report on
II. now being turned out by the Gov
ernmcnt printing Office.
The State department does not en-
dorsC the cure, but merely presents in
formation on II in accordance with n
resolution the Senate adopted. The Of
hCials and members OF Congress have
received thousands Of appeals for
copies, which soon will be ready for
distribution
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-12
ATHLETIC AND ORATORICAL
MEET.
lnter-liigh School Association Of
South Carolina to Have Contests at
Columbia, April 81 and %.

Greenville, Feb. At a meeting
| Of the Executive Committee of the
| 1nter-high school athletic and ora
| torical association held in Columbia
| recently the oath Of April was decided
| upon as the time for holding the ora
torical contest and Friday, April 25
as the date for the track meet. Re-
ports come from several sections of
the State about the interest that is
being taken in the contests. The fol-
lowing schools are charter members:
Summerville, Yorkville, Hickory
Grove, Easley, Furman Fitting School,
Westminster, Dillon, Latta, Florence.
Cross Anchor, Rock Hill. Last Sat
urday the Central school of Green
vile, was admitted and also the An
dersOn Fitting School. 1t is probab
that Hastoe, Wofford Fitting School,
Greenwood, Fair Forest, Porter's. the
Columbia school and others will come
in soon.
The constitution provides that no
school can send more than men and
that only two can enter each event.
and no man can be more than 20
years of age. This puts the small
school and the large school more
nearly on equal footing and no school
should feel that it is too weak to en-
ter team and send a speaker. No
school can be admitted to the asso-
citation later than March 24 Applica-
tions should be sent To K. G. Burts,
Grecnvillc, :. c.
An effort is being made to get sev-
eral public spirited citizens of the
state to offer medals. Already
through the efforts of Prof G.. IL.
Wcbber of SummerVillc, James Allen
& Co, and +. q. Aldrct of Charleston
have offered medals. Handsome gold
medals will be provided for each
event and trophy cup for the win
ming school.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-12
Consolidated Aug. 3, 1881.
VIM. ROCKEFELLER QUITE ILL.
NEAR COLLAPSE BRINGS EXANu-
NATION TO CLOSE.
Only -Four Questions Asked Oil Mag
nate by Counsel for Money Trust
Probers - Physician Intcrycncs
When Severe Coughing Spell At
tacks Witness, Who is Unable to
Reply above Whisper.

Jekyl Island. Ga. Feb. IA spasm
OF the throat that left William Rookie
feller a strangling, trembling old man
on the verge of nervous collapse, alb
ruptly terminated his examination by
Chairman Puio and Counsel Samuel
Untermyer, o. the House Money
Trust" committee, here today.
Mr.. Rockefeller was asked Just
four questions all practically imma-
teriai. before the attack forced the
conclusion Of the hearing. The aged
Standard Oil magnate was closeted
with the committeeman for Just twelve
minutes. AT the end of that time he
was assisted to his couch by DR.. Wal
ter +. Chappell, his physician, who de-
clared his patient exhausted
In plainly, but elegantly furnish
ed room in William Rockefeller's
apartments, on the isolated island that
forms the estate of the exclusive Mil
lionaries' Club, Of Jekyl Island, the
72-year-old Standard Oil magnate
submitted to the questions of the
Money Trust inquisitors. There was
ended the six months search Of the
Government the process servers, who
bounded the reluctant witness from
New York to the Bahamas and who
laid siege to his New York city house.
The net result Of the examination so
far as the Money Trust investigation
was concerned added practically moth
ing OF value to the record. 1t did
demonstrate to the satisfaction of Mr.
Untermyer and Mr.. Pujo that Mr..
Rockefeller was hardly a fit subject
physically for a gruelling cross-exam-
ination on the details of his financial
career. Members OF the Jekyl Island
Club and DR.. Walter +. Chappell to-
night shook their heads doubtfully
when asked about ldr. Rockefeller's
physical condition.
Mr.. Rockefeller is in very seri-
Gus state" said DR.. Chappell. He
said that n new growth of q malig-
nant nature had recently formed in
Mr.. Rockefeller's throat and that seri-
Gus developments were TO be expect
ed at any time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-12
BRINGS TUBERCULOSIS SERUM.
Pittsburg Physician Hopes to Save
His Wife's Life.

New York. Feb. 6.-Hurrying home
ward from abroad with tuberculosis
serum in his possession that he says
Is the first OF the widely discussed
Friedman culture to be brought to
this country. DR.. Austin B. Held a
physician Of Pittsburg, arrived OH the
steamship Pottsdam from Europe to-
day and at once took a train for his
home, where his wife, consumptive,
awaits the arrival Of what DR.. Held
hopes will be cure for her. DR.. Held
has enough bacilli, only for one pa
tient, he declared. That patient will
be his wife.
DR.. Held was met at quarantine by
Or. Milton II. Foster, OF the Ellis Is
land health service, and questioned be-
fore the United States Government
about the Friedman cure. DR..
Held told DR.. Foster he had been con-
vinced OF the efficiency of the cure.
DR.. Friedrich Franz Friedman, the
German scientist, who discovered the
serum, last month was offered 1,OOO,-
600 by Charles f. Finlay, a banker of
this city, If he would cure 95 out Of
100 patients to be placed under his
care.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-12
CHILD SCALDED TO DEATH.
SIA-NEAR-OLD son OF REV. w.
III. WORKMAN FELL INTO
BARREL BOILING
WATER.
was Watching Men Preparing Hogs
for Slaughter, When Accident Oc-
curred-Died During Night After
Terrible Suffering.

Mayesville, Feb. S.-A most deplor-
able accident happened at the home
of Rev. w. II. Workman near here
yesterday afternoon. Willie HAYS,
the little six year old son of Rev. and
Mrs. W. H. Workman was in the yard
watching the older folks preparing
some hogs for scalding when he fell
into barrel of boiling hot water.
The little fellow was terribly scalded
and although medical assistance was
Immediately summoned and every
thing done for the unfortunate child,
he died last night about 10 o'clock.
The funeral will probably be held to-
morrow.
Rev. w. II. Workman is the pastor
Of Salem (Black River) Presbyterian
church about six miles from this
town. In the family's bereavement,
they have the deepest sympathy of
their many friends and acquaintance.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-12
COMPANIES CAN NOT GO.

Columbia, Feb. >.-A special mes
sage from the governor read in the
house yesterday morning said that
his cNccllcncy refused TO allow any
companies Of the South Carolina Ma
u"nal qua 4 TO march i'm The inaug-
ural parade. lie said he had boon Of
hciaIly informed that some negro
troops of tn" District of Columbia
would hc rtaccd ahead of thcm in tho
Yin" Of march. Tho mcssaee trans
mttt"d a Hotter from Hrt.ad..r Gouo~.
al Abort T.. Mills OF o.. United States
army in charge a. 'h. military rea-
t"r" of the u1ra... u reply 80 one
written to hw JOS tnr GOVERNOR
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-12
MORE BL00DSHED IN EAST.
FIGHTING BETWEEN TURKS AND
BALKAN ALLIES CONTINUES.
Bulgaria and ROumania to Resume
Negotiations I'm Regard to Frontier
Question.

London, Feb. 7.-Fighting con-
tinues between the Turks and allies
in southern Europe, but in the
absence of Independent reports, con-
hicting accounts for official sources
provide no basis for critical judgment
OF what is happening. The most in
teresting news of the day received
here told Of the flight Of a Greek
hydro-aeroplane over the Dardanelles.
Rumors continue to circulate here
Of the approaching renewal Of peace
negotiations Nothing definite is
known in this respect, but Bulgaria
and Roumania are about to resume
at Sofia their negotiations on the
frontier question which recently
were interrupted in London.
1t is understood the last meeting Of
the ambassadorial conference discuss
ed the Albanian question and the con-
ferees argued for and against the
sending OF an international commits
ison to delimit the frontiers Of the
new Albanian State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-12
LOCAL BILLS BEFORE HOUSE.
SUMTER COUNTY DELEG ALTON
OPPOSES SHOE BILL.
bills Authorizing Sale of Opera House
Lot, and for Rural Policemen Pass
HouSe-Mr. Belser Granted Leave
or Absence - Mr.. Epps Defends
State Medical College Bill.

Columbia, Feb. 10.-The Sumter
delegations bill to authorize the coun-
ty board of commissioners to sell and
convey to the city of Sumter the opera
house lot and land and the adjoining
alley passed third reading in the
House last Saturday and went to the
Senate. The delegations bill to pro-
vide for a fourth rural policeman in
Sumter county has also gone to th
Senate. :.
Another delegation bill on the -
endar of the House is that to /
the board Of public works Of ). .er
and devolve the duties Of oard
on the city council.
Mr.. r. b. Belser, a popular and en-
ergetic member of the Sumter House
delegation, was granted leave of alb
sence by the House last week for a day
or two on account of the illness of
one of his children.
Mr.. r. d. Epps, a new member
from Sumter advocated the passage
of the bill to establish a State med
ical college in Charleston and accept
the conveyance to the State of the
property of the Medical college of the
State of South Carolina. Mr.. Epps
took the floor last Saturday and ably
defended the measure when an effort
was made to kill it on third reading.
Mrs. George w. Dick Of Sumter is
now in Columbia. She and DIR. Dick
are guests at the Jerome Hotel
The joint resolution introduced in
the House to allow the City of Sumter
to assess the owners Of abutting prop
erty for permanent improvements has
been favorably reported by the judi
ciary committee and will be passed
| at an early date.
A bill which might have had a bad
effect on the business Of one of Sum-
ter's infant industries, the shoe fac
tory, was that requiring all shoes
| which contained any substitute for
| leather to be stamped to proclaim this
was killed by the House last week.
The entire Sumter delegation opposed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-12

Columbia, Feb. THE Medical
bill went over the plate tonight at s
o'clock. Mr.. Whaley called the spec
ial order, and Speaker Smith asked
Shall this bill be ordered to it's third
reading ?" Not a word was raised
against. The same question was ask
ed; again silence. Then the Speaker
put the question and in thirty seconds
the bill received it's second reading
without a word of protest. Mr. Whal-
ey Immediately moved to apply the
parliamentary clincher, and without
objection this was done. 1t was a
second legislative miracle.
The bill transfers the Medical Col
lege property in Charleston to the
State in trust, to control and operate
Medical College of high standard.
The management and control of the
College is turned over to board con-
sisting Of the Governor, the superin-
tendent of education and the chair
man of two committees, and eight
members, to be elected by the Legis-
lature.
Seven beneficiary students are pro-
vided for.
To reorganize the College and carry
on the work for the current year, $2O,-
900 Is appropriated
The Medical College is to be strictly
an Independent State educational in
stitution, part Of the States educa-
tiOnal system.