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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-08
Evans Saws He Did Not Criticise.

Misunderstanding. Gen. Robert K.
Evans, temporarily commanding the
Eastern Department Of the Army, in a
report to Secretary Garrison, denied
he criticised the admin. stration in a
speech in New York last week. Gen.
eral Evans declared his remarks were
misquoted in reports which represent.
ed him as having said: "We need a
large Army because with our great
variety Of interests we are naturally
the most meddlesome nation in the
world" President Wilson called for
an explanation from General Evans.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-08
Eapata Rejects Allegiance.

Mexico City.-News reached Next
co City that Emiliano Zapata, the
Southern revolutionary leader. had
published a decree rejecting any allie
gience to Venustiano Carranza, and
saying that the Constituencies chef
had refused to accept the plan Of
Ayala" the original agrarian procla-
nation of the Southern leader. Zepata
is said to have declared that he in
tends to extend his operations along
the Western Coast Of Mexico as far as
Sonora and that he will fight Car
rama forever"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-08
Wilson Attends Funeral.

Washington.-Last tributes OF res
spect to the memory of Dr. Pedro Eze-
quiel Roas, late minister Of Venezuela
were paid by official Washington.
President Wilson, members of his
cabinet, the diplomatic corps. mem
bers Of the ~congressi' 1al foreign rela-
lions committee and other officials
attended funeral services at st. Mat
thews church, Honorary pail-bearers
were the French ambassador, MI. JUS
strand; the Costa Rican minister, Mr.
Calvo; the Bolivian minister, Mr.. Cal
deron; the Colombian minister, Mr..
Betancourt; Senator Stone and Rep
resentative Flood, chairman respect
lively Of the senate and house foreign
relations committee; Assistant Secre-
tary Of State Osborne and DR.. Barrett
of the Pan-American Union. {.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-08
Record Sale of Fertilizers.

A record for the sale Of fertilizers
has been established in South Caro-.
lima, according to reports on file in
the Office of the state treasurer. Since
the first of the year the farmers of
the state have purchased more than
100000 tons Of fertilizers, on which
Clemson college will receive a tax of
$~255,402.S2. There is a tax of Is
cents a ton on all. fertilizers, which
goes for the support Of the states ag-
ricultural and mechanical college. j
A statement issued shows that 1911
was the biggest fertilizer year" in
South Carolina. The total amount
collected during the. entire year was
S255,082. During the first half of that
year the farmers paid a tax Of s241,-
419. Clemson college is expected TO
receive nearly s27O,e00 this year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-08
Seminole Nation Dissolved.

Washington.-The Cherokee Nation,
largest of the five civilized tribes, is
dissolved and the tribal funds,
amounting to s6OO,O6O, were divided
among it's Il, 1000 members. Commits
sioner Sells of the Indian Office called
for the resignation Of all Cherokee
officials. Under the law it was intend
ed that the five civilized tribes should
dissolve as nations in 1906. Con-
gress, however, extended that time in
the discretion Of the Indian office.
The Seminole Nation practically has
been dissolved.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-08
CHANGES IN OTHER STATES WILL
Benefit STATE OF SOUTH
CAROLINA.
DISPATCHES FROM COLUMBIA
Doines and Happenings That Mark
the Progress Of South Carolina Peo-
pie, Gathered Around the State
Capitol.
Columbia

John E. Swearingen, state superin-
.endent of education, has been in
formed Of reductions in the price OF
two textbooks now in use in the pub
lie schools. Thompson's United States
history, adopted for the seventh grade
will sell for IS cents instead of 70
cents. Webster's High School diction-
airy, adopted for the eighth, ninth,
10th and 18th grades, will sell for 81
cents instead of 80 cents.
Both Of these textbooks were adopt
ed for South Carolina in the summer
of 1911. The prices then agreed upon
were fixed in accordance with the bids
of the several publishers.
Within the last fortnight the text
book commission Of Tennessee COM
pleted its adoption of school books.
The D. c. Heath company, publishers
of Thompson's United States history,
wereawarded contract for this book
at IS cents per copy. The price auto
matically accrues to South Carolina
IS we'll, making the cost Of Thomp-
sons United States history to seventh
grade boys and girls 5 cents less than
heretofore. Purchasers Of the book
should be careful to see that the label
on the inside front owe Of this book
shows IS cents instead Of 70 cents.
The state board Of education OF
Oklahoma has also adopted Websters
High School dictionary, published by
the American Book company. The
textbook situation in Oklahoma has
been watched with great interest by
publishers and school men every
where. The settlement of the Okla
homa tangle will be worth 2 cents
to every high school pupil buying a
dictionary in South Carolina during
the next three years. Purchasers of
this book should examine the label
to see that it is marked SO cents in
stead Of 80 cents hereafter.
These two reductions indicate the
benefits of state adoption in lower
ing the price Of school books. Com
ing at this season of the year, when
pupils have not purchased supplies
for 1914-15, they should be borne in
mind by teachers and patrons when
preparing for the work of the next
session.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-08
Read to Aid Crop Movement.

Washington. Secretary McAdoo
mailed a letter to each Of the National
banks in the United States asking
whether they believe it will be advis-
able for the Treasury Department to
lend a hand again this year in the
movement Of crops by distributing
additional government deposits. The
Secretary asked for an opinion as to
what cities in each state may be used
to the best advantage as centers from
which the national banks may place
the money among their country cor
respondents.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-08
COLD COMFORT FoR WOMEN.
President Tells Women He Thinks
SURFACE is Matter For States.

Suffrage is Matter For States.
Washington.-Ffye hundred MEM
berls of the General Federation Of
Women's Clubs marched to the White
House and drew from President vii
SON a final refusal to accede to de-
mands that he support the movement
for, a woman suffrage amendment to-
the Federal Constitution. The Pres
ident reiterated his statement to pre-
vious delegations that his party had
not embodied this question In its plat
form and then for the first time an
nounced his personal conviction that
the suffrage issue was one for settle
ment by the state and not by the Fed
eral Government.
The women went away plainly dis
appointed and chagrined, some Of
them talking Of immediate action
against the Democratic party.
Headed by such leaders as Mrs.
Ellis Logan, Mrs. Harvey W.. Wiley,
Miss Rheta Chile Dorr and Miss
Alice Paul, they had marched TO the
White House with bands playing and
banners flying.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-08

.Paris.-Frank Moran, of Pittsburg,
who was defeated on points by Jack
Johnson here in a 20-round bout for
the worlds heavyweight champion
ship rested today at his camp. John
son also remained at his training
quarters, nursing a badly swollen
hand. He received many visitors.
Johnson attributed his injured fist to
the fact that he wore for the first
time %four-ounce instead of ive-ounce
gloves. Johnson has agreed to fight
Sam Langford in October. For this
battle he will receive 100000, win,
lose or draw.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-08
hnneement on Diplomatic Bill.

Washington. - Disputed %appropria-
tions in the diplomatic bill finally are
settled. One hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars for an embassy building
in Mexico City; $4,000 for n at
Toxic; s14O,O 900 for a legation at
Berne; s75.O 900 for American partici-
nation in the conference of American
States at Santiago, Chile, in Septem-
ber and $4,000 each for American
PARTICIPATION in the International
Congress Against Alcoholism and the
Inter Parliamentary Union, were
agreed upon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-08
Senate Differs on Lever Bill.

Washington.-The senate refused
to agree to the Lever cotton futures
bill, adopted by the house, as a sub
stitute for the senate bill by Senator
E. D. Smith and sent the measure to
conference. TIL Smith bill, passed by
the senate several weeks ago, would
debar from use Of the mails all cotton
exchanges which failed to submit to
certain regulations designed to elm
mate gambling in futures. The Lever
substitute proposes a tax on future
sales which fail to meet these regula-
tinna -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-08
Plan Canvas to Raise Funds.

Plans for raising $4,000 for a South
Carolina building at the Panama-Pa-
cifc exposition, to be held in San
Francisco in 1915, were set going re-
Gently at a conference of bankers and
business men from all sections of the
state, which was held in the office of
Edwin Wales Robertson, Columbia
banker. The plan for a South Caro-
lima building was outlined by Commits
sioner O'Hara of the exposition COM
pany.
Following the adoption of a reso-
luton, MI. Robertson vas named as
permanent chairman and he will ap-
point a committee of three to seven
members to raise the necessary fund
for the South Carolina building. A
special finance committee of three to
seven members will be named to
have charge Of the expenditure of the
fund. There will be an honorary vice
chairman named from each of the
seven congressional districts.
1t was decided to send a special
committee to San Francisco at an
early date to select a site for the
building for South Carolina.
A permanent secretary to the COM
mittee in charge will be named to
serve until the end Of the exposition.
A traind man will be secured.
Commissioner Watson was present
at the meeting and told Of the condi-
ton of the state exhibit, which was
sent several years ago to the James
town exposition. Under a special act
of the general assembly, Mr.. Watson
has been made custodian of the ex-
hibit, and it is now housed in the
state building at the state fair
grounds. He promised the co-opera-
ton of the department of agriculture
in preparing a suitable exhibit from
South Carolina. In the event the
state exhibit is used as a nucleus for
the display at San Francisco, the de-
partment will name a special repre-
sentative to have charge of the prop
erty. Commissioner Watson told the
bankers and business men that he
would enter into the plan for sending
a creditable exhibit to the exposition,
but that he would not handle the f.
nances of the undertaking.
The bankers and business men met
in Columbia upon the invitation of
Mr.. Robertson. 1t was announced
that the campaign for raising the fund
is to begin at once.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-08
Fletcher In WASHINGTON.

Washington.-Rear Admiral Fetch
er reported to Secretary Daniels on
his return from Vera Cruz and was
later received by President Wilson.
The Admiral takes command Of the
Atlantic fleet, succeeding Rear Ad-
miral Badger on August 1. Admiral
Fletcher was greeted very warmly by
President Wilson who told him he
greatly admired his conduct at Vera
Cruz and the conduct Of all the off,
GERS and men under him. Secretary
Daniels said Admiral Fletcher would
remain in Washington.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-08
Commercial Agnt of South.

Washington.-W. A. Graham Clark
was appointed by Secretary Redfeld
to be commercial agent Of the depart
ment of commerce for the Southern
States. Mr.. Clark, who has been con-
nected with the department since it's
organization and is regarded as an
expert on questions of the cotton tex
tile industry, will make his %headquar-
tiers at Atlanta, Ga. He will be in
charge of the departments investiga-
ton for promotion of commerce in
the territory from Virginia to Loufsi-
ina inclusive.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-08
Preparing New Conservation Bill.

Washington. - Secretary Garrison
and Secretary Lane were busy draft
ing amendments to carry out the un-
~derstanding reached at the White
power development legislation in Con-
gress. Differences between the In
terror and War Departments and the
Interstate Commerce Commission and
Public Lands Committee of the House,
have been adjusted so that they will
not interfere further with the conser-
walton program.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-08
Dam Bills Made to Conform.

Neutrality-suspicious. threatened to
be serious differences between con
seryationists over the form Of legisla-
ton pending in congress to regulate
waterpower projects on navigable
streams were straightend out at a
White House conference. The Adam
son and Ferris dam bills, which con-
tanned conflicting provisions, were
thoroughly threshed over and made
to conform. AS a result administra-
ton leaders interested predicted that
both bills would be passed quickly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-08
Considering Bubonic Plague Fight.

James A. Hayne, M. D., state health
officer, has received a telegram from
Surgeon General Rupert Blue of the
United States public health service,
officially notifying him of the bubonic
plague in New Orleans and outlining
preventive measures to be used in
this state. DR.. Hayne has telegraph
ed to the health authorities in Charles
ton, Georgetown, Beaufort and Port
Royal with a view to establishing and
maintaining means of graduating the
rates. Charleston has already start
ed an active campaign.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-08
Half Mexico City Will Die.

Vera Cruz.-"Before I resign half
the people of Mexico City will die
with me-" is the remark President
Huerta is credited with having made
to friends in a Mexico City cafe. The
party were discussing the efforts of
the mediators at Niagara Falls to
find a solution Of the Mexican prob
lem. General Huerta was more grim
and taciturn than usual and showed
little Of his accustomed POPULARITY.
His family was present when passen-
gers arrived.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-08
South Carolina Expert Rifleman.

champion riheman of the United
States navy is the title now held by
a young South Carolinian, C. P. Wy
att of Easley, a bluejacket aboard the
battleship Utah, now at the New York
navy yard. Recently in the rifle
matches held in Cuba Wyatt made
"high score" and as the season has
ended with his record unbeaten he be-
comes entitled to the championship
rating. He qualified as an expert
rifeman" in 1913. News Of Wyatt's
success comes from his comrade, S. V.
Williams, H. App, Ic.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-08
Villa and carranza Converse.

Ell Paso, Texas.-The conference
designed to settle differences between
General Carranza and General Villa
will he composed entirely Of military
men. Representatives Of the Eastern,
Central and Western military zones
will meet soon, probably at Torreon
TO discuss the situation that threatens
the well-being of the Constitutionalist
revolution. This was learned from
persons coming from Monterey and
saltillo. They said the proposed con-
ference resulted from an exchange OF
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-08
Fireworks For State Fair,

Panama." a pyrotechnic exhibition,
will be given on the race track al the
state fair grounds during the fair this
fall, under the terms of a contract ex-
executed recently between a fireworks
display company and the South Caro-
lima Agricultural and Mechanical So
ciety.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-08
New Clerk for Columbia Office.

New Clerk for Columbia Office.
Washington.-The rapid growth of
the city of Columbia has occasioned a
corresponding increase in the work of
the clerical force at the postoffice and
in conjunction with Postmaster Hug
gins, Congressman Lever has made
a request upon the department for
another clerk, impressing the officials
with the absolute need of such as
sistance. The congressman is advis-
ed that this allowance has been made
effective July II, and it is understood
that B. M. Chapman will take this
position.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-08
New Enterprises Are Issued.

The Beaufort Veneer and Package
company has been given the right by.
the secretary of state to increase it's
capital stock from s15,0OO'to $685.
The Imam Gin company has been
commissioned with a capital of $4,000.
The petitioners are j. H. Ballenger,
G. G. Foster, s. P. Clark and J. C.
DeShields.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-08
Segregation Would Cause Hardship.

segregation Would Cause Hardship.
Attorneys for the Pullman Car COM
pany appearing before the railroad
commission recently set up the gen.
eral defense that an order requiring
separate cars for the races on the
railways in South Carolina would
cause a great hardship on the COM
pany. The hearing was held in the
office Of the railroad commission and
was attended by representatives of the
Pullman company and the railways in
South Carolina. The company had
been ordered to show cause why sep
arte cars should not be provided. The
commission took the testimony under
advisement. ..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-08
Typhoid Vaccine Demand Brisk.

requests Tor and distribution Of
typhoid prophylaxis by the state
board of health amounts to about g.
600 ampules a week, thus breaking
ali ~precedents in this department of
health work. B. F. Kaupp, commits
sioner of public health in Spartan
burg, has written a letter to James A.
Hayne, M. D., state health officer, in
which he says: ut appears that
everybody in Spsrtanburg wants to be
vaccinated. 1t is like in all other
forms Of u health work-we have
a landslide"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-08
Neoro Excursion Train Wreced.

Hookinsville, Ky.-Two trainmen
were killed, n perhaps fatally in
jured and many negroes hurt when a
negro excursion train on the Louis
vile & Nashville Railroad, was
wrecked by spreading rails three
miles south of Trenton, KY. T.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-08

To Take Census of South Carolina.
The manufacturing for the State
of South Carolina for the past
FIVE years is to be taken at an early
date by agents of the United States
census bureau, working in co-opera.
ton with the state department Of agri-
culture. No agents r to be appoint.
ed by the department of agriculture.
The work will be under the direction
of W. l.. Austin acting director of the
United States census bureau. The
department of agriculture will aid in
taking the census under a special act
of the gel eral assembly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-08
In Interest of the High Schools.

A meeting, which promises to be of
great significance in the development
of the high school cause in this state,
was held a few afternoons ago by the
faculty of the SUMMER school at the
University of South Carolina. The
advisability Of putting into the high
schools a course in good citizenship"
was discussed and the opinion Of the
teachers, representing nearly every
section of the state, was unanimous
that there is a need for it and that it
is possible to meet this need.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-08
Signs Naval Appropriation Bill.

Washington. = President Wilson
signed the naval appropriation bill,
which carries a provision for two new,
dreadnoughts and permits sale Of the
b~attleships Mississippi and Idaho to-
Greece. Negotiations now are being
conducted for this sale.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-08
Agricultural Society Meets July 8.

The annual midsummer meeting of
the Agricultural Society of South
Carolina will be held at Drainland,
near the coast experiment station
July s.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-09-03
LOOK WHO'S HERE
IN THE LIMELlGHT.
By United Press.

BY United Press.
Madison. Conn, Sept. S-Yale
cracked open the 1914 football prelim-
innaries this afternoon when Head
Coach Frank Hinkey put squad OF
candidates through limbering up
practice. Several veterans answered
today's call. There were also a mum
her Of promising heavy weights from
last years freshman eleven, as well
as several second string men on last
years varsity team Hinkey's plan
il to keep the men at the limbering up
process Tor two weeks so that when
real practice begins about Sept II the
men win be ready TO start right in at
scrimRiage work. Hinkey. it was stated
today, will drill this years eleven in
straight. simple football. and pay lit
tie attention to complicated forma
tions.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-09-03
COMFORTS OF PASSENGERS.


By United Press.
Winnipeg. Man, Sept s--Hundreds
Of employees in maintenance OF the way
departments OF various railroads met
here today for the annual national con-
venticn. Methods Of better conserya-
ing comfort Of passengers on Ameri-
can railroads were discussed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-09-03
PRESIDENT YUAN ACCUSED
or BACKING WHITE WOLF.
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
San Francisco, Sept. S.-Charges
that President Yuan Shi Kai Of China
is backing White Wolf, the bandit,
are being made up and down the Pa
cific coast by agents of the Chinese
revolutionary movement. Originally,
they say, they tried to make a revolu-
Zionist of White Wolf While they
were doing so. they suspect the out
law gave much valuable Information
concerning their plans to Yuan. Later,
when they had learned he was
traitor they declared the president,
representing him TO be still for tho
revolutionary cause, encouraged him
to commit depradations in districts
whose loyalty he doubted as a means
OF making his victims hate the move
ment they supposed heh favored.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-09-03
PARiSlAN WOMAN WOULD
AvENGEs DEATH OF FIANcE

New York, Aug 31.-(By mail from
Paris Those who have heard the
story OF the white haired woman liv-
ing in n little village near Paris in a
house whose shutters were always
closed are thrilled with one of the
most touching stories of the war.
No onc could remember when the
shutters OF the old womans house had
been opened, or when it had not al
ways appeared solitary and sad, but
on the day France declared war the
shutters were suddenely opened and
from every window appeared tri-
color The old house took on a new
life. That night the story locked in
the breast OF the woman who lived
there was known
Walking through the village, the
woman made her way to the fort.
q have request to make" she told
the commander Il should like to
have you send one OF your men every
day to take the evening meal with me
He Will be my guest. Forty-two years
ago my fiance went away to fight
They brought him back with two Ger
man bullets in his breast. Since then
no man has ever entered my house,
but this is the hour OF revenge. In
his place at my table i should like
each day one of those who are about
TO avenge him."