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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
Stat. Meet. state Histories.

State Nee:Ss State Histories.
South Carolina will undertake
shortly the publication Of a series OF
school histories of the state, If the
State Teachers Association, at Its
convention March 1921 in Spartan,
burg, shall act favorably upon the
recommendation made by the Rich
land County Teachers Association. A.
r. Banks was authorized to appoint
members Of q committee which with
himself as chairman will present the
Recommendation to the state associa'
ton. Another feature of the month
ly meeting Of the county association
held at noon In Woodrow Memorial
Hall, Y. NJ. C. A. building, was an ad'
dress by Lewis Parke Chamberlayne
Of the University Of South Carolina.
After the usual devotional exer.
cises, and a few preliminary an
nouncements, the prepared program
was observed. Miss Johnston Of Bell
wood school gave an instrumental
solo which was followed with a read.
ing, High Culture in Dixie" by. Miss
Anna Belle Nicely. Then Prof. Cham
berlayne was introduced. The speak
er announced that he. possibly would
arouse objection, AS he thought that
each teacher should every day and on
every recitation try to arouse a feel,
Ing of deep discomfort and dissatisfac-
ton in the mind Of each pupil and
even in the teacher too, because we
all are prone to accept and cling to
preconceived opinions and fixed dog
mas and adopt and follow the habits
and ideas Of our grandfathers. This
he condemned. The teacher should
strike out, oppose and contradict con,
servatism. Many things are useless
when conserved. This whole world
is drugged or asphyxiated with too
much conservatism. 81
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
Rrvan Fayors Postal Vote.

Annapolis, Md.-Secretary Bryan,
speaking here before the Maryland leg
islature, declared he hoped that DOT
only would the United States borrow
the initiative and referendum as ii
had borrowed the Australian ballot, but
that in time it would adopt the postal
vote. An initiative and referendum
bill is pending tefore the Maryland
legislature. The postal vote of New
Zealand allows a citizen, though away,
from home, to cast his vote on an cleo
tion and have it counted.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
Loving Cup For DR.. Saunders.

A handsome silver loving cup, gold
lined, was sent to DR.. Eleano-a B.
Saunders, woman physician az the
state hospital, "by women of Column
bia, as a token of their admiration
for her ability, their confidence in her
as a woman, their faith in her integ'
fity or purpose and her unselish de-
votion to duty" That was the in.
scription which the cup bore engrav'
ed upon one of it's chaste, plain sides,
The cup is about 10 inches high.
with a bowl shaped vessel about -
inches in circumference.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
OF. PEOPLE killed
MANY LIVES ARE LOST IN CLUB
HOUSE FIRE AT ST. LOUIS,
MISSOURI.
Seven Bodies Recovered-Other Viz
Tins Still Buried In Ruins .
.. of Building.

St. Louis.-That from thirty to
thirty-five guests Of the Missouri Ath-
letic club Eerished in the flames that
destroyed the building is the belief OF
officers of the club.
Seven bodies have been recovered
and from twenty-three to twenty-nins
occupants Of the structure are still un-
accounted for. At shutdown fremen
continued the search for bodies in the
smouldering ruins under the glare of
searchlights. .
Though a committee early opened
headquarters at the Press club and
asked all who were guests of the
Missouri Athletic club to report, thir-
ty to thirty.fve did not register and
hourly the feeling grew that all these
were lost.
Hope was given by Fire Chief Swim
gley that water would be pumped out
of the ruins in one night and that
search for bodies might then be re-
sumed.
While the search continued seven
teen persons injured in the fire were
under treatment at public and private
hospitals.
The cause Of the fire was q mys'
terry. Reports that the blaze was ac'
companied by a terrific explosion in
dicating that the fire was due to ef-
forts of bank robbers to dynamite the
Boatmen's bank were unconfirmed. Re-
ports Of explosions were denied by
the night Waterman Of the bank.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
FIyino Kite Makes Atlanta Dark.

Atlanta.-Boys flying a big cord kite
with a long tail and cutters on the
end Of it, put Atlanta in darkness for
more than forty minutes and threaten
ed to tie up traffic. 1t was between
$3.50 and 4.30 o'clock when the lights
went out. Investigation by inspectors
of the Georgia Railway and Power
company showed that the switches at
the Ashby street station were burned
out, possibly because Of the extra
heavy load thrown on them when the
kite pulled down wires in the neigh
borhood Of the Davis street school.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
"linters to Be Barred.

Washington.-Future annual re.
ports of the census bureau on the
quantity Of cotton ginned will not,
as heretofore, include the quantity of
linters in the total production Of cot,
ton for the crop, but will relate only to
lint cotton. This change in the meth
cd Of publishing the statistics Of cot
ton was announced by Director Har.
ris of the census bureau, and will be
effective beginning with the next re-
port on March 20. Information as to
the production of linters will be given
in a f%oot-note.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
Duel to Death on Train.

WEIGH, w. ar. Taylor, a deputy
sheriff OF Lex. Mcdowell county, is
dead; A. D. Beavers, a former United
States deputy marshal Of BARLEY, is
in the WEIGH hospital in a dying con
dition, with a pistol wound in the alb
domen; D. w. Beavers, a deputy sher
if and brother of A. D. Beavers, was
shot through the leg, and T. E. Hickey,
a non-combatant, was shot through the
thigh, in a pistol battle on a crowded
Norfolk and Western passenger train,
between Iaegar and Berwind.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
Winthrop Plans Poultry Plant.

Rock Hill-Winthrop college is fall
ing into line and plans for a poultry
plant that will take care of 1000
young birds and several hundred lay
ing hens are being worked out.
Heretofore, the Woman's, College
poultry farm, Meridian, Miss, has en-
joyed the distinction of being. pos
sibly the largest, best equipped and
most profitable woman's college farm
in the South. If not in the United
State. Let us hope that Winthrop
will wrest the laurels from the Mis-
sissippi college and be the leader in
teaching poultry culture by sxpe-
rience.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
Pass Bill V Veto.

The house received a message from
the governor vetoing certain items in
the county supply bill relating to
Beaufort and Greenville counties.
The message said that the governor
did not intend to veto the entire
county supply bill. The message
quoted a section Of the constitution
which the message said gave the chief
executive the right to veto separate
items of any bill without vetoing the
whole of it. The bill as a whole was
passed over the veto by a vote Of Is
to 20. after some debate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
Ten Men Exhumed Vergara.

Laredo, Texas.-1nformation secur-
ed, unofficial but from sources usually
wei. informed, indicated that at least
two Mexicans were members Of the
party which exhumed the body of fine
Texas ranchman, Clemente Vergara,
from the cemetery at Hidalgo, Mex
leo, and returned 1t to the American
side Of the border. Eight Americans
are said to have been the others in
the expedition. 1t Is also reported
that one of the Mexicans remained
in Mexico and friends expressed con-
cern for his safety.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
Pass Few Statewide Bills.

Governor BleaSe was sustained In
the house on about. half of his vetoes
of items In appropriation bill. and the
senate on return considered the bill
before final final adjournment, which
was reached in the early morning.
A vetoed item sustained by the
house was that giving the state the
right to borrow s600,000 to meet cur.
rent expenses. This may cause serious
trouble, although some lawyers said
there was a section in the Code that
gave the RICH to borrow to the inan-
cial board, consisting Of the governor,
the comptroller and the state treas.
urer, and this may obyiate. the diff.
Guilty.
On II items that came to. the sen.
ate the governors veto was sus'
tanned on one, that of renting of.
fees in one Of the Columbia skyscrap.
ers for state officials and committees.
The senate finished the appropriation
bill in one hour.
The general assembly Of South,
Carolina adjourned sine die in morn,
ing at 2:05 o'clock after being in ses.
sion since January IL. The house ad.
journed at 1923 o'clock. The senate
adjourned at 2:05 o'clock.
Col. August Kohn, a correspondent
of more than 20 years experience In
legislative circles has prepared a
summary of the legislative session.
Mr.. Kohn says: "
Whether 1t be for political reasons.
a lack of political courage, a dispost.
ton to restore peace and harmony or
a real laissex faire policy there was
no radical legislation at this session
nothing to mark the year. There have
been formal notifications Of about
200 acts and joint resolutions, most
Of them have been about school bonds,
roads, county officers, the right to buy
or sell county lands, communication
taxes, rural police, bonds, school trus.
tees and the like. Out Of the 200 acts
that have been duly ratified less than
10 haFe any semblance of being state.
wide in import. The only bills that
are included in this list with a sem.
blance OF statewide consequences
are: ~. $50
"The act to allow home insurance
companies to meet rates made by
outside insurance brokers. 4
Extending the right to- condemn
lands 80 that cities wanting water
sheds can condemn lands.
Permitting the consolidation OF
the Charleston & Western Carolina
Railroad with the Atlantic Coast
Line system.
Allowing convicts time for good
hehavior-this will not be worth
while If there are no ~convicts to whom
the Friday statute will apply.
"The Mcqueen anti-hazing act.
Providing for a general and ade.
auate system for the disbarment pro.
caedings. Ht:.Ia
Amendments to tha general drain.
age act.
"Act as to warning boards of rail.
,oad crossings" MG r 81.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
BRlGANDS KILLMISSI0NARIES
Dr.. r. FroyIand, a Norwegian Mission
ary kiIled-Several Wounded.

DR.. T. Froyland, a Norwegian MISSION
airy Kiiled-SeveraI Wounded.
Pekin, China.-Brigands sacked and
burned the city of Lao Ho-Kow, killed
DR.. T. Froyland, a Norwegian mission
airy, and wounded several other for
eigners, including the Rev. o. M. Sauna,
a native of Norway.
A force Of 500 brigands obtained en-
trance to the city by means of treach'
cry from within, They Immediately
used the torch and the sword. They
burned the Asiatic Petroleum and the
Singer buildings and looted the British
and American Tobacco company's
premises.
Afterward they proceeded to the ar
senal, where they secured 500 rifles,
several field guns and a quantity OF
ammunition.
Two thousand coolies were forced by
the brigands to carry off their loot.
Lao Ho-Kow, a river port on the
Han Kiang, is an important station in
the province of Hu-Peh.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
Rules for Long Life by Senator TiIIman

Rules for Long Life by Senator TiIIman
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are discuss.
ing with unusual interest Senator Till,
mans declaration in his address on
his non-smoking resolution, that he
believed he could lengthen the life of
every man in the chamber "if l could
only get them to believe what tell
them and follow my advice" The
South Carolina senator said his col
leagues ate too much. Since l was
paralyzed four years ago and read my
own obituary." he said, "twenty-one
senators, including Vice President
Sherman, have died"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
Woman's Clubs Hold Meet.

The executive committee Of the
South Carolina Federation Of Wo
mems Clubs is meeting in Columbia.
There are present Mrs. M. T. Coleman
Of Abbeville, president; Mrs. J. w.
Allen Of Spartanburg, second vice
president; Mrs. John Drake of Ben
nettsville, corresponding secretary;
Miss Rosa B. Cooley of Beaufort, re-
cording secretary. Miss Armida
Moses Of Sumter, treasurer; Mrs. ].
L. Barringer of Florence, auditor. The
chief business before the committee is
the arrangement Of the program.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
OH Veteran Dies at Home.

Recently there died at the Confeder
ate Soldiers Home in Columbia the
eldest veteran ever admitted to the in.
s.itution, ]. F. DeMerritt, aged 81;
and also Joseph Gidiere, aged "a. Mr.
DeMerritt was a native of Newberry
Mr.. Gidiere Of Charleston. Funeral
lervices of Mr.. DeMerritt were con
Quoted at the home by the Rev. viii.
mer S. Poynor of st. Timothy's
church, and the interment. was in the
Soldiers , Home burying ground at
Elmwood cemetery, his late comrades
offending as honorary pallbearers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
HEIRS TO GETFEDERAL CASH
Officers Who Left U. s. Armmy to Be
Reimbursed.

Reimbursed.
Neutrality-suspicious. Of the United
States army who resigned their COM
missins to give tn cir services to the
%Confederacy will b e re imbursed for
their pay and allowances they sacri-
feed by such action, under a bill Of
fered by Senator Overman Of North
Carolina, which passed the senate. 1t
will now go to the house.
Among those who will receive back
pay and allowances are the heirs Of
Jackson, Longstreet, Pickett and many
other famous Confederate generals
who were in army service when the
South seeded and when they enlist
ed under the Southern banners the
treasury refused to pay them what
ever amounts were due them for serv-
ices rendered.
More than twenty-five years ago the
Supreme court held that one Walker
had a just claim, but this test case
does not seem to have been made the
basis of all the suits which haYe been
held valid. Heirs Of many Southern.
ers are entitled to the amount.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
Arbitration Tribunal Meets.

Observation-Disclosures cases in
volving mooted questions of interna-
tional law will be decided by the in.
ternational tribunal of arbitration
which will begin it's second session
in Washington. The commission, Gre
ated by treaty to adjust outstanding
pecuniary claims between the United
States and Great Britain, is expected
at this session to hear argument on
twenty-six cases, involving damages
aggregating nearly six million dollars.
The suits are Of great Importance and
historically interesting.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
Movement of Fertilizer,

Columbia.-Charleston and Colum.
bia are prominent centres for the fer.
t!lizer movement, which at this time
of the year necessitates the use Of
many extra cars and sometimes extra
trains. A prominent freight man said
that the movement in fertilizers for
this year was behind that of last year.
But he added that information from
the fertilizer people was to the effect
that they have orders sufficient to
make March and April such large
months that the business for the sea
son would be larger than last year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
Some New Charters Granted.

E. H. Robertson Cigar company. of
Charleston has been. commissioned
with e. capital Of $4,000. The petit
tiouers are: E. H. Robertson, A. G.
Hoist and Paul M. Macmillan.
Rush Brothers company Of Green
Vile has been commissioned by the
secretary of state with q capital of
$50. 900 to do a general mercantile
business. The petitioners are: B. F.,
]. H., C. c., Rush and others.
Columbia Undertaking company
has been commissioned with a cap
ital Of $1,000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
Unemployed Army Driven Out.

Sacramento, Cal.-Suffering with
bruised heads and empty stomachs,
1000 members of the unemployed
armies that have been in Sacramento
are encamped on the Yolo county side
of the Sacramento river, to which they
we're driven by Sacramento county Of
fcers. Not all were suffering from in
juries, but all were hungry. Most of
them were cold from the d%renching
given them by the city fire depart
taent in routing them from their Sac
ramento CAM -, &ESSs
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
Militant Women Fight Police.

London.-Militant s~uffragettes here
fought the police on their %favorite bat
tlefeld, Trafalgar Square, and in a
pouring rain. The arrest Of Sylvia
Pankhurst for the sixth time under
the "cat-and-mouse" law precipitated
the conflict. Seven other women and
three men were arrested. One of those
taken into custody was Miss Zelie EN-.
erson of Jackson, Mich. Miss Emer,
son has been arrested several times
for participation in suffragette demon,
STATIONS, and may be expelled by the
government.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
Golf For Anderson.

Anderson.-Gordon Smith, the Eng
llsh golf expert who is spending some
time in the city of Greenville rebuild
ing the Sans Souci golf links, and who
is conducting a series of lessons in
golf among the members ut the club,
has agreed to come to Anderson to
look over a site that has been avail
able for golf links at the Rose Hill
club house in North Anderson. Mr..
Smith will make a proposition to build
the links when he comes here on his
inspection trip. About so acres Of
;and is at the disposal of the club.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
Fair Premium Committee Meets.

A meeting Of the premium list
committee Of the State Fair Associa-
ton was held recently at noon in the
offices Of the secretary and treasurer,
1907 Hampton street, when the list OF
premiums for 1914 wal made.
D. F. Efrd, secretary, said that the
fair authorities were anxious to have
a revised list of the members of the
fair society. He wants every member
In the state to advise him at once of
any corrections that should be made.
If any members name is not on the
list which was printed last year he
should notify the secretary.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
Mauldin Appointed Bank Examiner.

Ivy M. Mauldin, cashier of the
Pickens Bank, Of Pickens, was recent
" appointed by the governor as state
bank examiner. Mr.. Mauldin was ap-
pointed for a term of four years and
succeeds B. ]. Rhame, who was ap-
pointed by Gov. Ansel in January,
1910, to fill out the unexpired term of
Giles l.. Wilson, who was named as a
national bank examiner. 1t is expect
ed that the appointment will take eff
feet some time in April. Mr.. Rhame
said that he had no definite plans for
the future.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
Guns and Axes Used to Kill Elephant

Hartsville, S. ca large elephant
which escaped from a CIRQUE train
said to have been wrecked on the Sea-
board Air Line was killed in the woods
about six miles from here by a party
of men who, in a long chase, used
shotguns, rifles and axes lin dispatch
ing the mammal. Excitement was in
tense and there were many wild, but
baseless, rumors of damage done by
the beast. An effort was made to
have the local militia ordered out to
protect the inhabitants from the ele'
phant.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
Half Million Loss Caused by Flames

Waco, Texas.-Property valued at a
half million dollars was destroyed in a
fire which swept the plant of the EX-
porters and Traders Warehouse and
Compress company in East Waco. The
loss includes the $10O, 900 plant, 5000
bales of cotton in storage and on the
wharfs, eight box cars of the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas railroad anG
adjoining outhouses Of the company.
Losses we're said to be nearly covered
by insurance. A big brick warehouse
containing more than a thousand bales
Of cotton was closed q
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
Villa Takes Reef in Killing Policy.

Villa Takes Reef ir Killing Policy.
Ell Paso, Texas.-Failure to pay the
ransom demanded for Luis Terrazas,
Jr., will not result in the prisoners
execution, according to a telegram re-
ceived in Ell Paso from General Villa
at Chihuahua. News of the telegram
came from rebel agents. The agents
declared, however, that General Villa
certainly would expose Terrazas to the
enemy's fire at Torreon unless the pris.
oner's father, Gen. Luis T~errazas, re.
trains from political activity. General
Terrazas had no comment to make on
this new development.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
Beaufort Dispensaries Open Again.

Beaufort.-The Beaufort county dis
pensaries have been opened. No rea-
son for the opening or closing is CIV
en-. 1t is stated on good authority
that the governor ordered tho dispen-
saries opened by letter and then by;
wire requested the county dispensary
board to meet him in Columbia. The
board went before receiving the letter
and on reaching Columbia a few days
ago wired back instructions to open.
The board returned but the members
have nothing to say pertaining to the
matter.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
Confer with Health Board.

Chas. ". Chaplin, M. D., Of Provi.
dence, R. l., was in Columbia recently,
coaferring with the state board OF
helata in regard to the general health
conditions in South Carolina, and as.
pertaining in what manner the peo.
pie of the state seem to take advan.
tage Of the offers provided by the
state board of health. DR.. Chaplin
represents the American Medical as.
sociation, and he is travelling through
out the country, getting information.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
Grants Parole to Two Women.

The governor has granted a parole
to Annie Workman, who was convict
ed IN Richland county in 1906 Of muir
der and. sentenced to a lie term In
the state ,penitentiary. A condition
of the parole is that she leave the
county.
A. parole has been granted to Nellie
Brooks, who was convicted in Rich
land county in 1906 of murder and
sentenced to a life term in the peni
Tertiary. A condition of the parole Is
that she leave the county.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
cJub Meet For Roys and GIRLS.

Chester.-The girls tomato clubs
and the boys corn clubs will meet at
the court house in joint session the
latter part of March. The meeting
will be In charge Of R. L. Cunning
ham, county farm agent. He is now
at work getting prizes that will be Of
fered. as an inducement for next
years labor for the club members.
One of the features Of the occasion
will be the big dinner that will be
served by the tomato clubs under the
management Of the organizer, Miss
Joanna Marlborough.
Among those that will be present to
speak will be Miss Edith L. PARROT,
the state organizer Of girls tomato
clubs; w. w. Long, state demonstra-
ton agent, and Prof. Chas. R. Weeks
and ". R. Elliott OF. Winnsboro
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
Bond Election Carries.

In an election a few days ago in
which very little interest was shown,
the qualified electors of Columbia
voted an issue of $4,000 0 Of coupon
bonds for waterworks ard sewerage
extension. OF the 284 votes cast Isl
were in favor of the bond issue and
SO against 1t.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-18
Austrian Women Demand Ballot.

AUSTRIAN Women ernd 6aEIot'
Vienna, Austria.-Hundreds Of wom-
ems mass meeting in favor Of woman
suffrage were held throughout Austria.
At all resolutions were adopted declar-
ing it was the general demand of Aus
trian woman for the vote in parliament
tary and local elections.