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The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-04-11
Gunmen to Be Given Reprieve.

Albany, N. Y.-Unless Governor
Glynn changes his mind, a reprieve for
the four New York gunmen, under SEN
tence to die in Sing Sing during the
week beginning April 13, will be
granted. If granted, Inc stay Of exc
cution will be until after the second
trial Of Charles Becker, who, with the
gunmen, was found guilty Of the muir
DEP Of Herman Rosenthal. District At
torney Whitman has said he intends
to try Becker second time as soon
as possible, hut It Will be from three
to six months hence.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-04-11
OPERATIONS ON PENITENTlARY
FARMS ARE CURTAILEO ON
ACCOUNT OF LABOR.
LATE STATE CAPITOL NEWS
RsvIeW OF The Latest News Gathered
Around the State Capitol That viii
Ua Of Interest to Our Readers Over
South Carolina.
Columbia

SOlumDla.
One day recently there we're 1856
and 81 prisoners on the state farms.
Or the prisoners in the peniteEtiary
$50 were men and 36 women. All
the prisoners employed on the state
farm were mon.
Under normal conditions 1t requires
about 160 convicts to work the 2,400
acres OF cultivated land at the state
farms i'll Kershaw and Sumter coun-
ties. Much of the land will lie fallow
this year. Practically 10 cotton will
be planted at the state farm. The
small force of convicts will be used
to cultivate food crops exclusively.
About 600 acres have been sowed IN
wheat and oats. Some corn has sl-
ready been planted and more will be
planted later on. AS there Is not
enough labor available to cultivate
the big cotton crop which the state
farm has been planting for years, it
penitentiary directors have disposed
Of the mules they do not need on the
state farms.
The chair factory at the penitenti-
ary is turning about 55 rattan rockers
per day which are sold in various
parts of the South. Forty male con-
victs and IL female convicts are en-
ployed in the chair factory. The ash
and maple for the arms, frames and
rockers Of the chairs are shipped
from the lumber mills In the noun.
tains. The rattan reed is imported
from the West Indies through New
York. All the parts Of the chairs are
made on the premises from raw ma
terlal.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-04-11
Wilson's Views on Justice.

Wasllington.-Presid Wilson an
nounced the principle that is guiding
him in the selection Of pubic serv-
ants. He said he did not believe in
choosing men who would decide ques-
tions in a certain way, but would se-
lect those whom he knew to be just
and fair. The president remarked that
to him 1t seemed justice was the hard
est thing In the world to obtain and
that it required more courage than
iny other one thing. MT. Wilson was
discussing his appointment Of Prof.
Winthrop M. Daniels.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-04-11
FIeas Cause the Plaque.

New Orleans.-Fleas carried in
sacks of sugar and not rats are re.
sponsible for the recently reported
cases Of bubonic plague at Havana,
Cuba, according tc Surgeon John Gui.
teras, director of sanitation Tor the
republic Of Cuba, in letter to DR..
Oscar Bowling Of the Louisiana state
board Of health. Surgeon Guiteras
states in his letter that he conducted
more than twenty-five hundred labora.
tory experiments with rates, for the
purpose of determining the manner IN
which bubonic plague germs carried.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-04-11
new CHIEF OF U. S. ARMY
Wotherspoon Appointed Chief of Staff
Succeeding General Wood.

Wotherspoon Appointed Chief of Staff
Succeeding General Wood.
Washington.-Maj.G Gen. William W.
Wotherspoon, now assistant chief OF
staff of the army, has been selected
to succeed Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood
as chief of staff at the end Of Gen
eral Woods term, April 22. Brig.
Gen. Hugh l.. Scott, commanding the
troops at Fort Bliss, Texas, will be
assistant chief Of staff.
General Wood will assume command
Of the Eastern department, with head
quarters at Governors Island, New
York.
The appointment Of General Wother-
spoon to be chief Of staff had been ex-
pected,. as 1t was In accordance with
the practice of promoting the assist
ant chief Of staff to the first place. So
the interest of the army centered in
the selection Of an assistant chief of
staff who might in turn succeed Gen
eral Wotherspoon when the latter re-
tires on account Of age next Novem.
ber.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-04-11
ORDER PROHIBITION
IN THE j. S. NAVY
SECRETARY DANIELS ISSUES A
RULE TO BAR LIQUOR FROM
go. EVERY SHIP.
ORDER effective JULY 1
A Clear Head and Steady Hand Is
Neessd, Says the SECRETARY
of the Navy.

Waslington.-Absolu prohibition
will prevail in the United States navy
after July 1 next. Secretary Daniels
made public a sweeping order, WHICH
not only will abolish the traditf6Ral
"wine mess" of the officers, but Wln
bar all alcoholic liquors from evsry
ship and shore station OF the nayy.sLi
This order, constituting one of; TIN
most notable victories ever won
prohibition forces, was issued onI;t
recommendation Of Surgeon Gena
Braister. :
"The use Of Introduction for dri4
ing purposes Of alcoholic liquors. 0H
board any naval vessel, or within any
navy yard, or station, is strictlyspros
hibited, and commanding officers viii
be held directly responsible for the
enforcement Of this order" fsl
In a statement Secretary Daniels
said: %sas
II am in hearty agreement with the
views expressed by the surgeon genS
eral. There should not be on ship
board with reference to intoXicantsss;
one rule for officers and another and
a different rule for the enlisted per-
sonnel. The saddest hour in my official
life is when an officer or enlisted man
must be punished for intoXication.
During the past week it has been my
painful duty to approve courtmar:
tial for dismissal from the service of
an officer for intoxication. He told
me that lie never had tasted intoxi-
cants until he did so in the wine mess
on the cruise. Others who have been
disciplined f5r drinking to excess have
made sirljar statements to me.
"Officers now are commissioned at
the early age Of % years. Has the
government q right to permit this
temptation, which too often destroys
the highest usefulness Of young Of.
ficers? think not. If there is one
profession more than any other that
calls for a clear head and a steady
hand, it is the naval profession.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-04-11
Many Spaniards peported.

Torreon. MeXico.-Gen. Francisco
Villa ordered that the 600 Spaniards
Of Torreon be deported. He issued III.
structions that trains be provided i'm.
mediately and that the exodus to Ell
Paso, Texas should begin at once.
Their property will be temporarily con.
fiscated. 1t Is the tragedy of Chihua-
hua over again, and is said to express
the deep-rooted suspicion and even ma
tired with which the native Mexican
and particularly the peon looks on the
Spaniard.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-04-11
Monroe Doctrine Not Obsolete.

Monroe doctrine is just as alive now
as it ever was and President Mon
roe's declaration Is not an Obsolete
shibboleth," according to statement at
the annual meeting OF the American
Academy Of Political and Social Sci
ence. Speakers with few exceptions
w9re in agreement upon the general
principle Of the doctrine. Rear Ad.
miral Chester urged concert Of ac-
ton among American republics in a
policy Of America for the Ameri.
cans"
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-04-11
MAN SLAIN WITH AN A
Bonne!I Murdered in Sleep al
MfIledgeviIle, Georgia.


MIIledgeviIle, Georgia.
Hawkinsville, Ga.-Paul o. Bonnell
% years old, was killed here as he
lay in bed sleeping. An aX, apparent
ly, was used in the murder. Harry Lee.
nephew of the dead man and who
roomed with him, is being held by the
police pending an investigation. Lee
is 18 years old.
The youth denies any connection
with the killing and claims 1t was
done by a negro. He claims he was
awakened by the noise made by the
negro in time to see him escaping
from the room. Bonnell Is survived by
a wife, now living in Florida.
Lee, who roomed with Bonnell in his
place Of business, ran out Of the store
at one o'clock in the morning and gave
the alarm. He declared that his un-
Gle had just been killed by someone
who used an ak. He says that both
were in bed at the time and that he
was not asleep, that he heard someone
in the store and, looking up, saw the
party, whom he did not recognize, with
q large ak raised, and that the mur.
derer dealt the death blow before he
could do anything, and escaped.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-04-11
"mr. x. F. Shah" Representing China


Washington.-"Mr. K. F. Shah," as
the new Chinese minister, prefers to
register himself In token Of China's
acceptance Of American ideas, arriv
Ell in Washington from New York,
with nineteen of his suite. In the usual
course the state department will be
advised in day or two Of the arrival
of the minister and the president will
designate some afternoon when the
newcomer will be receive dat the
white house. One Of the first matters
that will claim the minister's attention
is report Of the American engineer,
G. .. jameson. upon the great recla-
nation project alnog the Huai river.
This involves the raising Of a loan of
$20,Q00.000 in this country and in ar
ranging for this transaction Minister
Shah will have the benefit Of the act
i've support of the American Red Cross
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-04-11
REBELS TO ATTACK TAMPlC0
Admiral Fletcher Predicts FederaIs
Will Abandon Gulf Port.


Will Abandon Gulf Port.
Neutrality-suspicious. closely on
official advices from George C. Caroth-
ers, American consular agent at Tor
reon, of the flight of the federal troops
from that city, came prediction from
Rear Admiral Fletcher that the i'm
portant gulf port Of Tampico proba-
bly, would be abandoned by the fed
erals without a fight.
Administration officials made no
comment on the Torreon result and
official sentiment is not likely to crys-
talize until more is known Of the bat
tie itself and its effects in Mexico
City and elsewhere.
Mr.. Carothers' report Of the fall Of
Torreon lacked detail, particularly
with reference to losses sustained on
both sides and the movements Of the
retreating federals.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-04-11
Mississippi Bank Officials Indicted.

hez.-Investigation into the at.
fairs Of the First Natchez bank, which
closed it's doors on October 80, 1913,
resulted. in the indictment here By til,
Adams county grand Jury Of A. G
Campbell, president; S. H. Lowenberg,
first vice president, and r. Lee Wood,
second vice president Of the defuncs
institution on the charge Of accepting
deposits after the bank was insolvent
The grand jury is investigating tho
savings department OF the bank aud
other indictmenta are expected.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-04-11
Fire vii! Not Stop Business.

H. J. Gregg, Of the Hammond.G Gregg
Company of Columbia, dealers in cot
ton bagging, said that the fire which
destroyed the warehouse Of the firm
on Blanding street recently would not
interfere with .:s business at all, as
new quarters would be taken immed-
lately and all orders would be filled.
The stock Of second hand cotton bag
ging in the warehouse was a total
loss. The building and its contents
were valued at between $1,000 and
$4,000. They were insured.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-04-11
Gets Verdict Of $1,000.

A verdict Of $1,000 was given re-
Gently in the court Of common pleas
in the case Of Maggie Z. Kelly, as ad-
ministratrix Of the estate Of Robert
l.. Kelly, deceased, against the Col
umbia Railway, Gas and Electric Co.
The case arose out Of the death Of
Robert L. Kelly on the night Of De-
cember 10, 1912. The complaint al
legged that the street car was moving
at rapid speed, without adequate
lights and without giving proper
alarm of it's approach. The complaint
asked for damages amounting to
$4,000.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-04-11
City Pays for Hydrants.

j. A. Summersett appeared before
city council at its special session re-
Gently and asked that the city de-
fray the expense Of placing new fire
hydrants within the inclosure of the
state hospital for the insane and OF
repairing all the old fire plugs. After
discussing the matter, council decid-
ed that it could not pay for such
work and the resolution by Council
man Stieglitz ordering the town 10
pay the necessary expenses, was
adopted.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-04-11
Canning Club Directress Busy.

Miss Dorothy Napier. directress Of
the girls canning clubs in Richland
county, working under the direction
Of the United States department Of
agriculture, Winthrop College and the
Columbia chamber of commerce, has
been ct her desk II the office CT tho
;hamber about month and half.
During this time she has covered the
county, enrolled 112 girls in II clubs,
and Richland now has more ambitious
girls in her canning clubs than any
other county in til. state. Several new
clubs have been organized.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-04-11
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BANKS ARE ASKED TO ACT
Every Effort VIII Be Made to Expe-
dite New System.

dlte New System.
Washington-Every effort will be
exerted by the federal reserve bank
organization committee to have all
banks expedite the formal steps nee.
essary to put the new currency sys-
tA1 6tior
Of The committee, appar-
ent] e no expectation that there
will any financial crisis to face
requiring the assistance to banks
which the resrye system will pro-
vide, but they are particularly anxious
to have the twelve reserve banks in
the field when crop moving time comes
around next fall. They hope to be
able at that time to demonstrate how
easily and quickly the reserve sys-
tenn will take care Of situation which
in previous years has caused financial
worry, and which last fall led to di-
rect loans from the United Sta.es
treasury to national banks in the farm
ing regions.
Under the new law the several steps
to be taken by the banks might be de-
1ayed so that there would be little
chance Of setting the reserve banks
up before autumn, but If the banks
respond promptly there is little rea-
son to believe that the organization
will be deferred much longer.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-04-11
500, ,ooo,o 900 Capital for Reserve Bank

Washington.-The new federal re-
serve banking system will start busi-
ness with q total authorized capital
Of about $100,000,000 for all reserve
banks, NO matter how many tnstitu.
tions the organization committee de-
cides to set up. This fact became ap-
parent when figures were made public
from all national banks responding to
the last call of the comptroller Of the
currency, made March 4. The state
ment giving these figures will be the
last OF the kind issued.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-04-11
Instruct Militia at Charleston.

A joint encampment of instruction
for field training Of the regular army
and the state militia Of South Caro-
lima, North Carolina, Georgia. and
Florida has been ordered by the war
department to be held In the vicinity
Of Charleston, S. c., from July l to
August Is according to orders re-
ceived recently by Adjutant General
Moore, Of South Carolina. Each state
has a federal appropriation Of $4,000
for the expense Of the campaign. Not
more than three regiments will be en-.
camped at one time. it is stated.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-04-11
Hearing on Freight Rates.

Hearing on the petition for q read
justment of freight rates in South
Carolina will. be held before the rail.
road commission April Is. The peti.
tion was filed by members of the
South Carolina Freight Rate Associ.
alton. On the same date hearing
will be held before the commission
on the question of starch rates from
Charleston. The shippers hold that
when starch is delivered at Charles.
ton by the steamship lines and reload.
ed on freight cars, the intrastats
freight rate should apply.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-04-11
III. Woodward Is Seriously III.

Orlando, Fla.lJ. H. Woodward OF
Birmingham, Ala, rated as one Of the
wealthiest men of the South. Is seri-
ously i'll at his winter home here. His
daughter, Mrs. Oscar w. Underwood,
wife of the house Democratic leader,
and other members of the family are
here.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-04-11
Aviation Fatal to SO In Three Months

WashingtOn.-Death levied q heavy
toll on aviators for the first three
months Of this year. Between January
i and April 1 thirty-eight men lost
their lives through the uncertainty OF
air currents or the failure OF their ily-
ing machines. The United States, with
five killed, stands fourth on the list,
which France heads with ten dead.
France has more aviators than any
nation in the world. Germany lost
eight. Great Britain seven. Turkey
lost three and Chile, Spain, Argentine,
Switzerland, and Italy one each.
The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-04-11
Government Dam CompIeted.

government Dam Completed.
The wicket dam at the government
locks on the Congaree river is COM
pleted and will be ready for operation
rs soon as the Golfer dam cribs are
removed.
The government forces have der
ridR Boat at work lifting the cribs
now. After the wicket dam Is in op-
GRAFTON, there will be three feet of
water in the basin at the foot Of Ger
vais street The government locks
have long been ready for the passage
Of boats.
The dam which the government
has erected across the Congaree riv-
er is Of the Chanoine type and was in
vented by famous French engineer
1t was first used successfully on the
Seine and the Loire in France. The
government has built long chain Of
Chanoine dams on the Ohio river
The Black Warrior river is made nav
lgable up to the coal fields Of Ala
bama by wicket dams. r..
Big Fertilizer Tag Sale.
A total of S235,271.24 has been re-
ceived from the privilege tax on the
sale Of fertilizers up to date, accord.
ing to figures from the office OF State
Treasurer S. II. Carter. The amount
received from this source up to this
time last year was $2O1,92340, and to
the corresponding date in 1911, one
of the heaviest years, 1t was $224,-
643.36. The total received from the
fertilizer tax In 1911, banner year,
was s255.082.49, and as the receipts
from the tax are greater this year to
date THAI they were for 1911, 1t is be.
, lieved the income from this tax will
break all records this season. The fer
tilizer tag tax goes to Clemson Col
| lege.
Some New South Carolina Enterprises
Boyle Hardware Company Of Char
lesion has been commissioned by the
| secretary Of state, with a capital oi
$4,000. The petitioners are S. M
Boyle and B. A. Hagood.
Merchants Grocery Company oi
Greenwood has been commissioned
with capital Of s25,00O. The petit
tioners are R. J. Cartledge, J. w
Coleman and J. B. Walton.
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CONFLICTS IN POLAND AND GAL lClA WILL BE OF LONG DURA-
 TON SAYS VIENNA.
ALL EYES ARE ON THE EAST
Official Statement Says Fighting in That Section is of the Most Stub born Character-German Rechstag to be Opened.

Berlin, Nov 2S.-(By Wirclessl - official press matter issued today fol- lows.
 Reports from Vienna are to the effect that conflict along the greater part Of the front has assumed the character Of stubborn ald long drawn battle
 lighting in the west has almost been lost sight of in the last few days in view of the important conflict in Poland and Galicia. the outcome of which is likely to exert an important influence cn the whole situation
 Further progress of the Austrian forces in Servia is reported from Vienna, where it is said the enemy has been forced back near l.aZarey atz, on his center. which has been broken through Further successes are also believed to have been won along the Kolubara river, south of Valjevo, the Austraas now being be- fore Kosioyci
 "The Turin Stampa reports that high Egyptian dignitaries are being expelled by the British, intensifying the excitement of the natives in Egypt.
 "The Bulgarian national league de cares that Bulgaria should remain neutral uatQ the end of the war
 "On French prisoners there have been found bullets with the tops bored ont and filled with white phosphorus. Wounds inflicted by such bullets are extremely dangerous. as the rhospho rus causes burns
 "A mutiny has broken out among Servians in the Drina division of the army Servian deserters are arriy- ing from Bulgaria. 9
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May liherate Envpt.

Berlin, Nov. 2S.-By Wireless to Sayville) e)-The following information was given out today by the official press bureau:
 "Enver Pasha, the Turkish minister of war. and Djemal Pasha, the min ister of marine have left for Egypt Turkish newspaper, commenting upon the situation in the Mediterranean brought about by Turkeys action, say that if Turkey liberates Egypt politi- cal dissension will disappear.
 since the French established a naval base at Bizerta, Tunis. Italy has been threatened ia the Mediterran- can. She has likewise been menaoed at Bengazi by the British naval base in the gulf of Solom Italy is thus in perplexing situation, Victory for Turkey and ler allies these newspa. pers say. will extricate Italy from these dangers.
 "TAe Tasfih Egkiar of Constalti nople says that Russia sonly way of approach to Colstantinople is by way Of Vienna. since Italy and Roumania are the masters Of Che Russlaus In
The Sentinel=record., 1914-11-29
CANADA FEARS RAID.
United States Border Patrol Estab
 lished on Northern Boundary

United States Border Patrol Estab
 ished on Northern Boundary
 Buffalo. N. Y. Nov EXtraord.- nary precautions have been taken to guard against a possible raid by Ger mans or German sympathizers across the Niagara river. A permanent guard of 90 militamen has been sta- toned at Fort Erie. directly opposite Buffalo. and the whole river front from there 10 Niagara Falls and Queenstown is patrolled day aad night by between 5oo and 600 mcm- bers Of the newly organized home guard regiments Automobiles and motorcycles are used by the men on patrol duty
 These measures. it is said were taken in response to demands from civic organizations along the Can adian side of the Niagara. who insist ed in communications 10 the depart meut of militia that a movement simi lar to the Feniau raid was not re, mote possibility Major General sam Hughes. minister of militia and dc fense. recently paid a visit 10 the ter ritory Sooa aftorVard the guard on the Welland canal was doubled and today the river patrol was estat jshrd
The Sentinel=record., 1914-11-29
Won Hindenburo Promoted

Amsterdam. Nov 2S via London 8 D. m-General Von Hindenburg in accepting the rank of field marshal conferred by the emperor, has issued a ringing order 10 his army in the field
 The army order repeats the con. tents of telegram sent by Emperor William promoting the general to the rank of field marshal The army or der concludes:
 'I am proud of having reached the highest military rank at the head of such troops Over G0000 prisoners, 150 guns and about 200 machine guns have fallen into our hands. But the enemy is not yet annihiated. There fore. go forward with God for our king and the fatherIand till the last Russian is subdued and at our feet. Hurrahi"
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the Adriatic as well as in the Blaca sea.
Russians Defeat Turks

London. Nov 20 -t:57 a. m. Rem ter's Petrograd correspondent sends the following dispatch received from the Russian army headquarters in the taucaSus
 "The Turks defeated in the recent fiehtine suffered enormous losses in al their regiments The 2SCh and goth divisions lost half their effec- tiNeaess and the SSth regiment was almost entirely destroyed.
 The commander of the 2ith divi- sion was killed near Maslagat The commander Of the 33d division de. serted and has been rcnlaced
 "rhe TuNsl commander in chief has decided 10 dishand the Kurds whose work was unsatisfactory
 "Tha fishting recently has been ua. important