VOLUME 1, NUMBER 118. Weekly, E?tabllshed 1SG0; I?allr, Jan. 13, 1014.
ANDERSON, S. C.,WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 3, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS
$5.00 PER ANNUM
DY THE EVIDENT STUBBORN
NESS OF THE CON
STITUTIONALIST
HITCH SOMEWHERE
Although Everything Seems To Be
Moving Slowly But Surely To
a Peace Protocol
(Hy Associated Press.) |
Washington, .lun?. I.-?Aim ricin del
egates to the Mexi an mediation con
ference at Niagara Palls ?vre in fro
i|ii< nt communication today v.itli C:e
Washington government In relation, it I
is said, to the hitch in the negotiation:;
which ha? nilsen'since tho hole was
w::t. last week to thc mediators out
lining thc position ol' the constitution
alists. It ftirt'HT was reported that
the mutter ot recognizing or rejecting
lt !>;.'srntathe.; of t e constitutional
ists as participants in tho peace con
i>it'nce now was fina roly up to the
mediators themselves.
11 WM si slut?.i nere thai General Hu
erta's representatives had regarded the
?.? rolopliieut with a 'legre o!" raver as
inii! -ating hope for future i jaei. Their
determination to leave the matter ?o
thc uiediniors. ii was asserted, was
reached ir :' e Mexican dnlcga?c3 rn
th.p day (hat Mr. rniuidt. representing
Rafael Zuburnn, arrived from Wash
ington with the Carranza note.
Thai .luslice Lamar and Mr. Leh
mann have beun urging recognition cf
'arraa/a : crnel ?nore apparent thin
iver in Washington tonight. Late last
night, a long communication was ad
dressed to the American commission
er from tin? state department after a
conference between President Wilson
and f.ccrelaiy Bryan. Alter they '.arl
received it, other communications
passed between them and the Wash
ington government. President Wilson
-personally sent mesanges to ills rep
resentatives the nature of whidi was.
ht'.?:? iu\i?o^etHet?e^reonntr?n"c?.>'Y'^
.'.still fol lo wu closely his policy of nl
lenco regarding thc mediation pro-cod
ings.
"Is mediation progressing satisfac
torily?" Secretary Bryan was asked. \
"lt can be said that the conference j
lu .regressing satisfactorily," lie s:;id,
wit'i a smile.
Whether ni fdiaticn will come lo
naught in ..ase tho South American j
envoys should determine to reject all
proposals for enlarging th<_. scope of
Hie conference as Include representa-j
lives of the Mexican revolutionists wan
the uppcimoKt subject of discussion I
here today. Many held that the Huer
ta's representativos would be adhered
and tltat tho l ulled Stales would then
await developments in Mexico.
Others inclined to the view thal the
constitutionalists would proceed with I
increased vigor to the physical over
throw of thc Huerta regime capture
the government at Mexico City and
then protest there? was nothing to med
iate.
Some deiinite announcement from
the mediators regarding the problem
ls expected hero hourly. Representa
tives of th.? Constitutionalists confer
red again during the day.
They insistf -I that no news hail been !
received to altor their position.
A Mansi?n Burned.
Windsor, England, June I.-Fire |
which the police say wa? started by ]
suffragettes, today destroyed a maa- i
sion near here. The house was form-1
orly the resldenc of the Due!*ass of
Sutherland,. .
Gen. Carran*
In An Impu
(By Associated Press)
131 Paso Tex., lune 1.-A senii-offi
cial statement from General Carran
za's headquarters at Durango, erltl- ,
cizlng the actions-of tho "A. B. C."
mediators at N'iagara Falls, and an
announcement from General Villa re
iterating his allegiance as a miltary
leader to Carranza, wore the devel
opments toduy of the Mexican sltua
Clty from. Torreon on his way from
rion here. Villa arrived at Chihuahua
.laure/.. Carranza waa reported as
having begun preparations to move hy
way of Torre?n to Saltillo where he
will perfect his provisional govern
ment was OBtabllshed several days ago.
Was addressed to the press of the
press of the United Stales with a note
to tlie effect that lt had official sanc
tion, although lt was not a formal dec
laration. The telegram. In part, fol
lows:
"The dominant sentiment of the con
stitutionalists regarding the proceed
ings of the mediation commission at
N'iagara Falls 1B one of astonishment
that there should be such an apparent
lack of understanding on thc part of
that body, not only with regard to con
ditions in Mexico, but as to the atti
tude of the constitutionalists regard
ing tho mediators. Thin lack of under
IS jp OFF
BIG SLUMP is REPORTED
FROM TEXAS AND
OKLAHOMA
OTHERS NOT SO BAD
Georgia Shows a Good Crop Pros
, peet But Texas' Big Yield Is a
' a Sockdolager
Washington, .lune l. Comparison:!
of conditions on May liv slates fol
low :
States |!H I i<i]:i 10-vr.
av.
Sf,
s:i
Virginio.x:1. >.i
North Carolina . .. .7'! ITO
South Carolina .T_' GS 7.<
Georgia.Kit t? ? KO !
Florida.S J s i
Alabama .sr. 7", xv
Mississippi.S7 SI 7'.i
Louisiana.82 Si Ts
Texas.?!."> 8-1 81
Arkansas.7'.? HS so
Tennessee .so S7 S'2
Missouri.80 in? s:?
Oklahoma.cs S7 ss1
California.Ititi ?u? - ?
Washington, Juno 1.-The condition
of tho cotton crop ot thc country is
lowes! since 1871, with C?e exception
of 1903 and 1007, thc department of
vgrioulturo announced tod:i>. lt is
sued statistics showing the condition
ou May L'.'i as 74.H per cent of a nor- '
nial, or seven per cent below the ten1
, year average.
Thc low condition of the crop, it
1 was said, was due largely to excC3
j sive ruins and exceptionally cool
nights in central and northeastern
Texas, eastern and southern Oklaho
ma, and southwestern Arkansas, which
brought the condition percentage in
thoto nie tes down to ?i>, 68 and 79 re
spectively. In Texas many farmers
were obliged to replant several tim
es. ' \JA, ^ tc,.^ . v?r
- ?ir &tmm?^'ll^'^erf?^ planted
to cotton will be made by the depart
ment until'July 31. Unouicial estimat
es of tile acreage have placed it from
:(..". pur cent decrease to 1 per cent lu
crase.
j Ina detailed review of the conditions
i In the cotton states, the department
I makes favorable report on thc prng
! ress of the crop in thc heavy produc
i iag sections of Mississippi and parts
I of Louisiana, Oklahoma, Georgia, Ar
j kansas and Alabamu. in Texas. say?s
j the statement, cotton is muking one
I of the poorest starts witnessed in
I many vea rs.
I ' Weill Ju Mississippi
i T!ie Mississippi crop is probably ten
', or twelve days late. There is some
j complaint of weevils. But "taking the
state as a whole," the department says.
I "conditions are excellent
In parts of Oklahoma. dppart
] ment says, tho crop wll; vertigo as
j much as ? weeks late. whKu loo much
j rain in lower se '110118 lias prevented
cultivation: In semi-urld regions,
however, the crop is declared to be
in excellent condition.
Willie the crop i.-? ?'eclurcd to be ten
' days to two weeks late In Alabama,
I general conditions of cultivation are
regarded as excellent. Cool weather
1 has restarted gro'wth somewhat and
! weevils are active in thc southwestern
j portion of the state,
i Hy far the most promsi?g conditions
to be found in Texas, sa j's the report,
are In the northwest,. where "rains
have given tho best asset of moisture
in six or eight years." In th?, greater
part of the state, however, excessive
a Sarcastic
dent Message
standin., is not confined to the com
missioners tremselves, but s?ems to ba
srared by a large oortlon of the Amer
ican prees as -veil as by the govern
ment.
"Judging from what has been pub
lisred from day to day the mediators
appear to consider General Carranza
and his followers as negligible quan
tity, scarcely worthy of attention, ajad
rivery conclusion the commission may
who, perforce., must agree to whnt
reach. They do not seem to be aware
nf thc fact that the constltutlonal??ts
are conquerors, that they have Innn
gusrated and carried ul mopt to suc
cessful completion a revolution, and
?'thereat of the world- Recent success
I that this means the establishment o'
? a governmnt nt it ld to rcognttion by
of the constitutionalist army, and oth
ers aro imminent, arc conclusion proof
that the power of Huerta is practically
ended. His troops will not fight. They
either run away or oin their opponent??
with every sign of willingness.
"All that.prevents the constitution
alists from entering Mexico City ls the
physical obstacle of thc destruction of
tho railroads. With communication
restored which is being accomplished
with rapidity, th? army woulU. bein
Mexico City in less than a wet!
MAY LEGALIZE
LABOR UNIONS
ACTION OF HOUSE OF REP
RESENTATIVES ON THE
WEBB BILL
HAS NO OPPOSITION
Would End thc Sherman Law
Provision Making a Labor
Union a Trust
Washington .Jone l.- Trade unions
and farmers' unions would bu spiclfi
caily legalized in their existence and
declared not lo be combinations of re
straint of trade by a paragraph which
the house today incorporated in the
(.'layton hill to supplement the anti
trust laws.
Although it is decided only toclari
fy existing law, organized labor lead
ers say the final passage of this
amendment will mark the culmination
<?f a fight waged by them for four
teen years- since the passage of the
Sherman anti-trust law for exemption
from prosecution under the laws
against monopolies and restraint of
1 trade. On a vote to perfect the labor
j provision the house WUP recorded 207
for and none against.
As adbpted the provision declares
i that "nothing-in the anti-trust law
shall he construed to forbid tlie ex
I latence or operation" of labor unions
I rr farmers' co-operative assoc iations,
j cer to forbid or restrain members of
I such organizations form "carrying out
j the legitimate objects thereof." Sup
I plomcntal lo this provision. Hie house
I adopted an amendment proposed-ety
j Representative Webb, in charge of this
bill, and agreed on hy organized labor
j representatives, which would provide
i that thees organizations shall not be
I 'hold or construed to be illegal coin
! binations or conspiracies in restrain!
of trade under the anti-trust laws."
Progrersive Leader Murdock timi
others asserted that it would be years
b^f?rtiHhe i?'Uits would define finally
just how far the exemption went and
what it meant.
FIM'M'H CARIN KT OJIiS
Will Assign Reason* In tm tWIiclul
Stuti inenl Saturday.
Paris, .Tune 1.-The French cabinet
under Hie premiership of Gnston Dou
mprgitc '?US decided to resign. The
resolution wcss reached at a 'ahthet
council today.
The cabinet will meei tomorrow to
draft a sta tomeo t explaining thc rea
sons for tts retirement.
Hnroruing Scenes.
Quebec, June 1.-The work of Iden
tifying the bodies of the vic Hms of the
Empress of Ireland disaster, began
Immediately after the bodies were
landed. The most important of tho
identifications made to date was that
of thc body of Hie late ?lr Henry Se
ton-Karr. the big game hunter. Many
borrowing scenes were witnessed in
the temporary morgue as relatives or
friends found persons for whom they
were seeking.
lias retarded growth somewhat :inil
cool weather has caused poor germina
tion. Much replanting lias been neces
sary. Tho report adds:
"The rains teem to have ceased in
most portions of the state and great
activity is now being witnessed in all
the affected cotton area. Lahor seems
ample, and if : nish i ne will prevail for
a week or ten days, the crop -eau be
well cleaned."
Good Crop Tn G'enrtriu,
The early planted cotton in Georgia,
"consisting of probably eighty per cent
of the total acreage," ls reported lu
good condition. "A Email portion of
the crop ia not up, and will not come
up until it raiiiB." adds the report. The
Georgia crop is estimated to he about
a week late. '
In North Carolina the crop is ubotit
two weeks late, due to dry. cool weath
er. The carly planted cotton, how
ever, is reported as in "almost perfect
condition."
Dry weather is hold responsible for
tho backwardness of the crop In South
Carolina, where "probably twenty per
cent" ls reported as not up to stand.
Dry winds have, necessitated much re
planting, and rain is needed to germi
nate the late planted seeds. "The cot
ton standing is in almost perfect con
dition." say the report. ?
Louisiana conditions are ?tr-lured to
be "too wet or too dry, but generally
the crop is satisfactory." Some lat?
planted seed ls not. up,and the crop
averages about two weeks late, in
creasing danger from boll weevil.
"Southwestern Arkansas," says the
roport, "has had entirely too much
rain. The fields in that section are
foul with grass and weeds, and a por
tion of the crop ia .up, and ''tho plant
is .perhaps only half as large as ll
should be at this time, it .lacks vigor,
the color. 'being rather poor."
Some flections of Florida have suf
fered poor stands account of tho dry
weather, but plants are well cultivat
ed.
AFTER MAIN LINES
FOR ELECTRIC CITY
Chamber of Commerce Makes Appeal to the Management of thc
Southern To Consider this City In Plans For Double Track
From Greenvil le To Atlanta
Havin? understood (hal Ibu directors of Hu* Southern Railway
are I?) meet in Washington toda\ ?or ihe purpose of formulating philis
relative to double-tracking tia' road from Greenville lo Gainesville,
Hie Anderson Chamber ol Commerce took sleps yesterday lo have
'Anderson's claims to the main line considered, ll is believed thal a
line from Greenville to Anderson and un tc Allanta would lie a shorter
route, or certainly as short, as Hit* system followed by the route now
and it is-a known fact that a road from Greenville and on lo Atlanta
via Anderson would bc a paying proposition fer the railroad.
If Anderson'has ii chance to demonstrate her willingness to
furnish business for th? road and an opportunity toplace her oiler be
fore the railroad directors il is believed'that plans can be made by
which the route will be diverted and come to this city.
I The following isa telegram sent hst night by Secretary Whitley,
to Presiden' Fairfax jrUirrison of the Southern Kailway:
Hon. Fairfax Harrison,
President Southern Railway,
Washington, D. C.
Understanding that the Board of Directors of thc Southern Rail
way meets in Washington today to consider the double-tracking of
your Ime from Greenville to Gainesville, wc would beg to call your
attention to great and attractive possibilities in building this line by
way of Anderson, which will cost less, get more business and give this
city a through tine.. Anderson will assist to her means in the matter
and is ready to send f delegation to see you?x your directors either
now or at any time, ror the purpose jfi going into the matter more
fully. This proposition, offers many various inducements over double
tracking the present Ikje, also Anderson stands ready at any time to
render assistance in extension of Blue Ridge railroad through the
mountains.. Please wire reply.
Anderson Chamber of Commerce,
ll is believed that; the railroad officiais will look with favor upon
Anderson's proposition and that they will at least give this city a
chance to show what the proposition means.
g
T&ey Will Get the Money.
Atlanta, Ga., Jiiije i.--The Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line
railroad, leased by the Southern Kailway, today applied t a the Georgia1
Kailway Commission {j&x?tfor permission to issue, $20,000,000 thirty
years, five per cent bonds. The amount of s5,5oo,ooo ?s desired for
use in retiring a like amount of outstanding bonds. The remaining
s 14,500,000 is asked, as needed for use in double-tracking the lines
of the company and making terminal improvements.
HUERTA HIKES !
IS THEREPORT
SAID TO BE ON HIS WAY
FROM MEX IC CAPITAL |
TO THE COAST
j HIS WIFE HAS GONE
i Such Is the Statement That Has
Reached Vera Cruz-Ships
Acted Somewhat Strange
(Hy Associated Press)
Ver? Cruz. June l. 'oineldoiil ivit'i
thu sailing ol' lim Hamburg-American
steamer Vpirauga from here late to
day, persistent rumor-, originating in
Mexico City and brought hero by refu
gees, were circulated that Senora Hu
erta and her four sons wer.' aboard Hie
siiip. Til.,. Vpirauga cleared fur Kn
rope by way of Havana. As she !..!'!
fae harbor the Herman cruiser Dres
den unexpectedly hauled u;> anchor
and followed to sue. There h no means
to verify thc report or to gul a posi
tive denial.
A similar report of u more vague na -
ture war-- in circulation Saturday, but
this the chip's ollifers and agents de
nied.
There was an element M mystery,
however, in uh', ht locked staterooms,
^originally reserved ior Dr. Drruita. the
'former minister bf interior, which
were not othrwhie dlsposd.. ol nitliongn
lie had proceeded to th? United .States.
Accordtig to the reports in Mexico
City, Senora Huerta and her sons went
to Puerto Mexico several days ugo on
a spe Mal train escorted by palace
guards, boarded the Vi Irunga Hier"
und rciuaind in seclusion during the
.t Mimer's stay in this port.
lt wu's reported also from the capi
tal that Senora Huerta drew from the
bunk one million pesos before she
started.
Still' unother report from the d?pi
tai had it that President Huerta him
self had loft for Puerto Mexico several
days ago in a sleeping ear. with train
loads of the 2!Hh Infantry ahead and
behind. Refugees declare that they
pushed a train nf this nature this
morning on the way from Mexico City
and noied that more than KOO soldiers
of the 29th infantry were aboard.
These report? are generally discred
ited here bul are viewed as ?bowing a
general belief in l':.. capital that Hu
erta may depart secretly at any mo
ment.
VOLCANO IN CALI t'? KM A
Tlie First Lruptioii In Seventy Years.
lt I? Said.
(Dy Associated Press)
Redding. Cal, June I.-Mount Las
sen, a latent colcairn, of the Cascado
runge erupted for 18 hours beginning
Saturday, throwing out smoke, steam,
rocke and volcanic ash. Tonight the
mountain again was quiet. An expe
dition will go to Hie peak tomorrow
to nee if a new crater has been formed.
The outbreak is thc first recorded
lu California in seventy yours and the
first of any Importance In two hun
dred years, although the Lassen vol
canic, revlon is a' the western edge of
a lava field reaching as far east as
Montuna and contains many craters.
W J Ruskiug. forester supervisor
at M?H ml, is inclined to believe that
an active g? yser suddenly had devel
oped, ile raid his subordinates, who
reported Hie eruption had seen no
fire although the disturbance lusted
a whole night The smoke and stca*.i
roi cum Ire j-ald, rose about 200 fee.
Creer? Buys ?lg Hunt*.
Washington, June 1.- The senate
late today amended the naval appro
priation bill so as to authorize the
sale of the battleships Idaho and Mls
?reece is understood to bo thc pros
ern dreadnought with the money.
Orcece is understood to be the proos
pecrive purchaser.
Premium $2
And A
Now Orleans, June 1.-The price
of cotton advanced nearly two dollars
a bale today on buying Induced by
bullish expectations regarding gov
ern riment's condition report in Ut?
early trading and later by tho report
itself, the figures 74.8, being well un
der trade opinions.
It was ono of the. most active ses
sions in several months with a large
volume of orders coming from out
side interests.
New York Kxfited.
New York. June 1.-Notwithstand
ing tho big advance of the past twe
or three weeks, still higher prfcei
wcro established In tho cotton markel
after tho publication of the govern
ment crop report today, with Octoboi
and December contracts selling alum
BUT NO "NEWS"
THAT IS THE REPORT RE
CEIVED FROM COLUMBIA
LAST NIGHT
NO WITHDRAWALS
;That Ia About All That Can Be
Gathered From the Meeting
At Capital Monday
In view ol' iii? published statements
' in ibis paper hu t week from "Sin
i hail." a elose Friend of Senator Mc
I Lu ll ri ii. to ilw ..iii et that there woutd
! he sume kind of ea neus or conference
among Ulcuse li adera in Columbia this
week. The 1 n I ol 1 igoneer made in
<iuir> ol Columbia last night and was
informed thai Lhere was no news,
ll was stilted thul there are about
i 50 known Iliense leaders in Columbia,
' hui they deny being in any confer
ence, yani .1. Nieholls, at Sparlan
burg, Sunday told tome Anderson
friends thal he waa going lo such a
caucus in Columbia today, and it has
been I ul ked openly in Columbia.
ll is reported that .John Richardo
I ir one of the candidates for governor
j who attended the conference. Tim
supporters of Senator Met.auria have
I resented Richards' trying to nose him
out. and it ir. said thal there ts eomo
had feeling over this proposition.
There have been rumors that Gov.
Uleaso la being urged to make tho
face for governor, for tho sentiment
seems lo be growing? that hts party
will have a hard time to elect n gov
ernor out of the present mlxup un
less several candidates voluntarily
withdraw.
lt is also rumored that Dominick
land Goo. Hell Tim merman have been
urged to run. One rumor had ?it that
Senator Clifton, of Sumter, might get
into the rp.ee. The whole matter is
greatly muddled.
One thing ls expected' out of Co
lumbia, if the conference ?ho?ld, bo
held, and that ia somo statement ur,
to the enrollment of voters.
About all that could he learned from
Columbia last night was that there
seemed to he a good deal of soreness
on the part of friends of some candi
date: for governor because those can
didates had been asked to stand asido
tu make way for others. Just how
much accuracy there ls in the rumors
leonid not he learned last oisht.
CUMMINS mu INARKI)
- )
I Thc Senatorial Race lu lojwa IA NOW
Lined l p. <
I Des Moines. Iowa. June ...-Senator
j Albert ll. Cummins today,'was nomi
nal ed for re-election to'-Hie United
I Stales senate by about 4O.U00 Over A. .
lc. Savage, according ti estimates
! hared on early returns tonight from
the primary election.
Congressman Connolly apparently
il created E. T. Meredith b> 20.000 tor
the democratic senatorial i omi nation.
lo O O o O I? o o o -o o o O ( o o o o o
lo i . V
o SAVE? 418 o
O -?f O
o Montreal. June i.-Tho latest o
o lists furnished by the Can'.dian p>
o Pacific Railway indicato tht'. a ?
o total of 961) persons perished )n~ o
o the wreck of the Km press of o .
o Ireland. The saved number 418. o
o The tabulation follows: o
o First cabin : o
o Passengers carried 87. o
o Passengers' ?aved 325. o
o Passengers lost C5. o
o Second and third class, (of o
o whom 153 were second class:) o
o Passengers carried, 868. o
i o Passengers.saved 18. ' o
'o Passengers lost 688. o
i o Crew: o
? o Carried 432. o
? o Saved 206. ' O
o Lost 226. O
o O
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o oe o o
Per Bale
ll Cotton Sold
. 13 Cents for the'lirst time thia season,
The. pr?vate 'reports of last weale
week had prepared the irade for an
unfavorable showing, but the actual
. statement indicating a condition ot
only 74.3 per cent as of May 25th,
proved even more bullish than an
ti; ?patrd. and eventually brought, lu
, buying orders from all directions/ ; ;
.Reactions of 10 or 12 pointe foti
lowed under heavy profits, takings
Very bullish opinions were expressed
on tl.? basis'of. tho ocean i on ni condi
tion report, indicating that tho start;
of the crop was fully six per cont un?
? der the average.,and with.but two es
. ce pt lons the most unfavorable . rc-'
i ported for-tho past 20 years, while
L buyors pointed out that weather con- "
- dillons have remained unfavorable}
? over a good part of tho belt since th*!
t government d?tu were compiled, j
CLOSING FESTIVITIES
BEGIN AT WINTHROP
Mock Commencement Causes
Much Fun-President's Recep
tion to Senior Class
Rock Hill. Jun?.' 1.-"Coming events
oust their shadow.- before," 'tl? said,
and it' thc success of tho "mock com
mencement*' hold at Winthrop College
Friday evening presages success, then
Winthrop's ending; festivities for 1914,
will break the record. This was a
benefit afluir for the Winthrop annual
and was greatly enjoyed, Certain
prom ?neut personages who have spok
en in the auditorium were mimicked
lo perfection in the various "address
es" made. In tho delivery of diplo
mas the degrees of li. P. O. E., R. P.
D., C. O. D.. R. S. V. P., and others
were conferred, some of them only af
ter streuuops objection on the part of
some of thr quondam Pincers and fac
ulty members. Tho whole affair was
curried off in the l>est spirit und was
very clever indeed.
Tito president's reception to the
senior class an uffair of the com
mencement season which is looked
forward to with delightful anticipa
tion, was given Friday evening at their
home on thc campus by president and
Mrs. Johnson. All things proved fav
orable and the affair was a most plea
sant one The home wus decorated
in Hie clnss colors, yellow and blue,
and brown-eyed susans were every
where in evidence, while six juniors in
yellow and white served the refresh
ments. Miss Witheis. Mr?. Funk
house. Miss Chamberlaync and rrof.
Thomson met the guests at the door;
Mirres Marcum and Duntz presided at
the punch bowl and Misses White
more, Patten and .Means in Hie dining
hall. Receiving with President and
Mrs. Johnson were several members
of the faculty and officers of ihm Col
lege and the class officers: Mi ,s Ella
Wllket*. president; -Miss Virginia Tay
lor, vice president; Miss Frances
Marshall, secretary; Miss Mary Mon
dcnhnll. treasurer:
MIXERS wtx orr
Owners Will Have to Collect Ours For
The. Cnlons-.
, Charleston, W. Va., June 1.-Yield
ing to the contention of the miners that
the operating companies should collect
tho union dues of thc United Mine
Workers of Arl.erica, a number of coal
companies operating on Paint Crack
today signed a working agreement and
reduced tho number of idle miners
from 12,000 to approximately 8,u00.
I At other points in Uto Kanawha coal
field formal settlement was expected
before the end of the week.
BLE?SE WON'T LET
SOLDIERS ENCAMP
Says It Is Inopportune Time For
Guard to Leave State*---Cor
respondence in Case
Columbia, June l. dov. Blouse luis
refused to allow lb? South Carolina
troops to participate in thu encamp
ment of the ninth divh ion at Augus
ta. Chi., assigning as a reason that in
view of the Mexican ululation he does
not think tile I roo ps should leave the
state. He promises that if the peace
conference results : atisfactorily hu
will take the matter up for further
consideration. The decision was
made known in a letter from the gov
ernor to the adjutant general.
"The reasons you assign for refus
ing to allow the National Guard to
participate in these instructions are
not well founded." rays Adjl. Gen.
Moore, in a letter replying to Gov.
lltcaae. He pointa out that the mili
tia could he transported to the mobil
I tat ion camp at Camp Wilie Jones in
tlve hours if war breaks out wita
Mexico, and could be more quickly
mobilized than if they were at their
home stations. Ile asks the govern
or lo reconsider his decision ana per
mit the troops to go to Augusta.
Get. UleuseV Letter.
The following ls a copy o fthe let
ter received hy Adit. Gen. Moore from
Gov. Blcaso:
"I am in receipt of a communication
from you, transmitting communica
tion signeil W. A. Simpson, requesting
information regarding the Joint en
campment of instruction lo he hold
near Augusta. Ga., for the troops ot
the ninth militia division from July
10 to August 12. 11)14. inclusive. You
request me to advise yon at once
whether il ir my intention to have the
National Guard of this state partici
pate In these instructions on the dales
mentioned. In reply I beg to say that
in view of the present Mexican sit na
tion I do not think the Smith Carolina
troops should leave the state to parti
cipate lu (his encampment. If the
peace conference now being held
should result satisfactorily I wil then
take the matter up for further consid
eration."
The communication was signed by
the governor as commander-in-clilel
of the National Guard.
Following is Adjt. Gen. Moore's re
ply:
"I beg to acknowledge receipt ol
your letter of May 2?. in reply to In
dorsement noon letter from the com
manding officer of the department ol
thc cast, rennes ting Information as tc
whether you proposed to have the Na
tional Guard of this state particip?t'
(Continued on Tage Seven.)