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VOL. 8. NO. 45, ST5MI-W E
AMBASSADORSHIP 1
OFFFRFD M'fOMRS 5
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President Wilson Says Party
Leader Does Not Want Place <
of Honor, Though He Wishes *
Him to Accept.
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Washington, March J>.?President
Wilson made formal announcement
today that "he offered
an ambassadorship to
Chairman William F. McCombs
of the Democratic national
committee.
"Mr. McCombs told me he
did not wish a cabinet appointment.
I have offered him one
of the principal diplomatic
Fosts and hope he will accept,
desire men of cabinet size for
> chief foreign appointments."
said the President.
It is known that the ambassadorship
to France has been
offered. Particular singnificance
was generally attached
to the visit at the White House
offices of several other men
mentioned for diplomatic posts.
Abram I. Elk us of New York,
who is likely to go to Japan,
saw the President for a few
minutes, as did Thomas Nelson
Page, who may go either to
Austria or Germany, and
Charles R. Crane of Chicago,
who seems certain to go to
Russia.
Richard Olney of Massachusetts,
who was secretary of
cfotn A r<\ 1 1?_
oi,?vc in i icmucin VjievtUUUl S
cabinet, was said to be slated
for Great Britain. Frederick f
C. Penfield will either go to (
Austria or Italy and Augustus
Thomas of New York is declared
likely for one of these two |
posts. Justice J* W. Gerard,
for Snain : Willium rhnmh Ho.
born or Henry Morganthan, for
Germany or Turkey, and Fred
erick H. Allen for Switzerland
are considered likely to repre- J
'ent the new adminstration }
Jcibroad.
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SAVED NEARLY $8,000,000. |
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MacVeagh's Administration is 1
Declared to be Most Econ- *
^ nomicak <
Washington, March 5.?The J
treasury department's committee
on efficiency and economy
todav renorted to Franklin Mnr>_ '
Veaghthathehad saved $8,000- '
000 for the government during c
his four years' term as secre- j
tary of the treasury. The com- 1
mittee in detailed report of the
reforms instituted said: "The j
report shows the present annual
rate of saving to be nearly '
$3,500,000 and the aggregate j
saving during your term to be
nearly $8,000,000." 1
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Governor Clark of Alaska Re- 1
igns. 1
Juneau, Alaska, March 5.? <
Governor Walter E. Clark mailed
his resignation to President
Wilson yesterday. As soon as i
he is relieved he will go to Connecticut
to visit his parents.
MR. WILSON'S CABINET !
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Secretary of State? {
William J. Bryan of Ne- \
braska. i
Secretary of Treasury? i
|f William G. McAdoo, of t
New York.
Secretary of War?Lind- *
ley M. Garrison, of New f
Jersey. i
Attorney General?Jas.
McReynolds, of Tennessee. *
Postmaster General? c
Albert S. Burleson, of t
^ \ Texas. / c
Secretary of Navy^? 1
Josephus Daniels, of North c
Carolina. 1
Secretary of Interior? g
Vvunl/lm 1/ T ono f -
i aiiniiu j\i ixuiv, vi \ ail- I [
fornia. f
Secretary of Agriculture
?David F. Houston, of I
Missouri.
Secretary of Commerce i
?William C. Redfield, of 1 [
^ New York. f
I " Secretary of Labor? \
William B. Wilson, of {
Pennsylvania. j
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1EKLY.
MARSHALL WANTS NEW n
OFFICE AT CAPITOL D
Senate Must Secure Special
Chair to Accommodate Senator
OUie James, the Biggest
Man in That Body.
Washington, March 5.?Hun- CI
ireds of inaugural visitors, who
thronged into Vice President
Marshall's office today, so disturbed
the equilibrium of the
^ice President's first day of
>fficial duties that he has deter- 9
nined to ask for a new room er
)ver in the senate office build- bi
ng where "he can put his feet in
)?i the desk and smoke a cigar hi
n peace."
The Vice President's single
>ffice room adjoins one of the al
nain corridors near the senate
ind through long custom its m
loor remains open to the pub- jc
ic. Mr. Marshall, early at his
lesk, found that he had to do
business in the full view of the
3assing crowds, which fre- tl"
luently surged in and demand- h<
?d the visitor's prerogative of w
shaking hands.
"1 don't see that this room
liffers much from a monkey ;
:age," said the Vice President hi
'ring a lull in the constant re- *1
pntinn "nvwnl d<
r Vrtvvj/W tliut tllC V 1*51? '
;ors do not offer me any pea- ^
nits." lV
Another change that will be J-1
lecessary in senate accommo- "(
lations to meet the demands of ?(.
.he new senators, is the provid- J1'
ng of a special chair for Sena- r
;or Oilie M. James of Kentucky, JV
,vho enjoys the distinction of r
jeing the biggest man in the J.'1
senate.
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CABINET MEETS FOR ni
ITS FIRST SESSION fc
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President Wilson Spends a Busy ol
Day at the White House g<
Offices. in
Washington, March 6.?Pres- P<
dent Wilson saw most of the ?i
ihasesf that go with the presi- hi
lency today. He met his cabi- r?
let for its first session of orTinal
standing; received congrat- 01
ilations of some of the Kings w
md Emperors of the world and hi
replied to them; talked with al
several men mentioned repeat- eidly
for diplomatic posts; shook Y
mnds with l?aof tl
- .V.. i#i?v Ultot 1UUII' y:f i:ors;
was consulted about the H
egislative program of the ?1
Democratic congress and suited s*
lis action to his words by do- r(
dining to interest himself in C(
patronage matters until one of w
lis official family had been seen. \
The day lacked some of the fi
rush of yesterday but it was 11
ausy ^nough to keep the Presi- ,(
lent on the jump most' of the
time and to force Secretary b
Tumulty to spend many crowd- P
2d minutes out in the corridors
if the executive olTices dispos- J
ing of callers at a rapid-fire
rate.
SIXTY-SIX LOSE LIVES
WHEN BOAT GOES DOWN P
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(ierman Torpedo Boat Rammed ci
by Cruiser, Carries Most of rr
Crew to Graves. w
Helgoland, Germany, March S<
3.?Sixty-six men of the crew tc
>f the German torpedo boat hi
s-178 were drowned when the ol
ittle vessel was rammed by the w
cruiser Vorck in the North sea it
ast night. Among the dead h;
ire the commander of the tor- ?r
jedo boat. Lieutenant Koch, ol
md his first officer. aj
The surgeon and engineer w
ind 15 men of the crew were er
saved. The torpedo boat sank hi
mmediately. w
The S-178 with other de- fa
stroyers was steaming from T1
Irill grounds. They attempted ui
o dash through intervals in a lit
olumn of returning warships, m
The S-178 was cut in half, its hi
lommander having inaccurate- ar
y judged distances. Only 17 p*
survivors were picked up by th
escue boats sent from the hi
leet. ex
Lancaster Mills to Use Tape- .jl
Driven Frames. y<
The 50,000 spindles ordered ju
>y the Lancaster cotton mills, wi
or the new mill at that place, St
vill be the new tape-driven j hi
rames of the Fales & Jenks th
Machine Co.?Textile Manufac- m
;urer. 1 ca
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LANCASTER, S. C., FRI
LEASE STIRS UP ~7r
CENERALIASSEMBLY
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hief Executive Sends Message ?
Regarding Mitchell Investi- rp
gation Which Causes Some d
Heated Arguments.
Columbia Special to Charlotte tl
bserver, March 6: The gen- C
al assembly of South Caro- l;
na convened today with the 'e
tention of finally adjourn' ig, s
it after some wrangling the a
jestion of a quorum was raised 11
id, this not being present, the
vo houses recessed until to- ^
orrow morning. Final ad- n
?urnment will be taken then.
The "blow up" came in the e
:>use. Governor Blease suit" P
iree messages to the two "
Duses, two of them dealing! <t
ith certain appointments and T
le third with the recent inves- h
gation of the charges made by 11
im in his inaugural address ll
lat Dr. S. C. Mitchell, prcsi- ,
nit of the University of So.ith
arolina. h:irl ?pr?iiv?a C/-.,- <l
, ^vvv?? Wi JUI I IIC |
liversity and for negro educa- ^
on certain money of the Pea- s
)dy fund that should have
me to Winthrop College. In
is message the goveronr said *
lat the committee, in report- '
ig to the general assembly "
lat the governor had been misiformed
as to the Peabody v
ind's distribution, had not o
,ated what was true. He de- 1
ed that he had been "misintrmed"
and ridiculed the com- 8
ittee's findings. Jpsh Ashley. C
Anderson, moved that the
ivernor's message be printed P
i the journal and this was op- ?
ised by Representative Evans
? Marlboro. Tn the midst of a a
*ated argument some membei
lised the question of a quorum. u
When the governor's message v
i tfce Mitchell investigation ?
as read in the senate it
rought forth a bitter denial ?
id denunciation of the chief h
cecutive by Senator McBeth v
oung of Union, a member of ^
le investigating committee,
e "dared the governor or any 8
.her man to find one false
;atement in the committee's a
;port." The governor said the
>mmittee had used the white- ?
ash brush and this Senator t
oung branded as a "fabrica- s
on and a falsehood." The 8
lessages were received as inirmation.
v
Telegrams were sent tonight d
) every absent member to be
resent tomorrow. \
HURT BY DYNAMITE CAP. J
wo Small Boys Suffer Injury c
Prom Explosion Near Depot.
On Tuesday afternoon, while p
laying in a box-car near the i
epot, several small boys de- j
f\ni\ f fVw... ....... 1 -i
.. ~. v....v nit.v wuuiu experi- "
lent with some dynamite caps, >
hieh they found in the car.
sleeting a cap, one of them a
niched a match to it. This v
:>y, Robert Bowers, the8-year- I
d son of Mr. HI lie Bowers, who
as bending over the cap when ii
exploded, was hurt about the b
mds and arms and bad a y
nail hole torn in his body. One l>
the other boys, Lee Street,?ed
7, son of Mr. L. C. Street.
Vin UL. ?? ?
..w ?>mi ni^ i-uiiipaiuons, jump!
from the car in time to save S
mself from serious injury,
as nevertheless, struck on the s<
ice and hurt rijrht painfully. 5
he others fortunately escaped
linjured, but rallied to the re- s
?f of their unconscious play- A
ate, Robert, who soon came to
mself. The boys agreed E
nong themselves to tell their
irents that a man had shot XV
lem, but Sheritr Hunter, who
id been summoned, made an p
:amination and after close
lestioninjf of the lads, elicited d;
confession of the whole affair. \\
[>un*r Bowers was seriously inred
but it is now thought he
ill soon recover, while the
reet boy, except for the cut on S
s face, is little the worse for
ie accident. It is almost a B
iracle how any of the boysitl
me out of the escapade alive.1
day, ma urn 7. v.n:\.
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COUNTY NEWS s m
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HEATH SPRINGS. Hun
pecial to The News. MissHeath
Springs, March 6.? wer(
he Pleasant Hill township Sun- Ellis
ay school association was oranized
in the Baptist church
ere Tuesday morning, under
he leadership of Mr. W. L.
Yoxton, president of the counY
association. About nine T1
chools were represented. Sev- stoc
ral topics or vital interest to Buil
unday school workers were was
bly discussed. For the ensu- Firs
lg year officers were elected as afte
allows: Rev. Jabez Ferris, wen
resident; Rev. Mr. De Vane, of t
ice president; Rev. R. T. Black- muc
ion, secretary and treasurer, duri
The town hall here was pack- l?wi
d to its utifiost capacity Wed- rr<1-e'
esday night, so great was the Thn
iterest in "Ye Old Fiddlers' " ton.
onvention. The first prize of E>. 0
3.00 was awarded to Mr. John Moo
'urner of Heath Springs, who YVyl
as now proven his proficiency , ''
i "handling the bow" as well aTte
s his dexterity in the use of rect'
he scissors. The Kershaw Pres
and was also present and pi'^s
dded much to the pleasure of reta
he occasion. The receipts of Moo
he evening will be devoted to
upplying seats for the hall. nufll
Mrs. D. R. Fletcher of Ker- frs,
haw divided time between the
unday school convention and ln
Irs. W. C. Ellis Tuesday. ljUn'
Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Twitty f?*
isited Mrs. Columbus Hilliard w. '
f A*1OKA?*A oii/l 1\T IT?
w uiiu 1*11 a. nenry ?f a
laile at Liberty Hill, last week.
Mrs. Mary Evans of Kershaw met
pent a few days with Mrs. J. fGj]c
!. Beckham this week. prey
Mrs. De Vane of Liberty Hill pres
assed through town Tuesday aecr
11 her return trip from Char- Ree)
itte, where she went to consult jr
n oculist. jjOU]
Mr. C. E. Williams took in the j_hir
nauguration ceremonies on his an(j
eturn from a business trip to ^anj
laltimore.
Mrs. H. F. Bamberg and son, ^eer
lenry, of Bamberg, returned >sTe\\
ome Wednesday after a week's
isit to their uncle, Rev. H. C. BAT
louzon.
Mrs. Martha Mackey is
pending awhile with her Eigl
aughters, Mrs. E. L. Hammond hi
nd Mrs. Herbert Horton. P<
Rev. S. D. Bailey and Mr. R. G
\ Adams were among the at- Eigl
endants upon the Sunday tysfc
chool convention from Ker-1 dam
V\ o
..?? who
Mrs. Mollie Knight will be harr.
eith Mrs. N. E. Small for a few wor
lays. suff
Miss Mabel Lee Evans of hea<
Vinthrop College was a recent Nim
'isitor at the home of her uncle, For
,4r. Berry Mobley. Ver
The pastor of the Baptist Fift
hurch, who has been indispos- sevt
(1 for several days, is much im- piec
iroved and will fill his appoint- off
nents next Sunday. His sub- men
ect Sunday morning will be star
The Church's Imperative sold
seed." sma
Mrs. II. P. Mobley is at home brol
gain, after several days spent It
nth her daughter, Mrs. Ida don<
Jell, who is sick. in .?
Mr. Belton Horton is increas- nati
rig the convenience of his home
y the addition of two rooms, Sufi
fork on which has just been
egun. V\
I Scoi
PRIMUS. proi
i serii
pecial to The News. . : posi
Primus, March 6.?Our the
chools are pretty good, 40 and day.
0 scholars in number. part
Mr. Rufus Hodges and Mr. dam
cott McCoy visited Mr. Minor repe
idams Sunday. is r
Mr. L. H. Knight visited Mr. won
!. B. Wright Sunday. celel
Master Dewey Adams visited then
[aster Claude Jenkins Sunday, weal
Mr. Minor Adams won the
rize on spelling at school. Wils
Mrs. T. C. Adams spent Mon- ( (
ay afternoon with Mrs. Va.v
/right. 'nau
Unit
FORK HILL. fath
Jose
pecial to The News. cem<
Fork Hill, March 6.?White teria
luff is having a belfrv built at cove
,.1 .u
it: muicii. then
Mr. and Mrs. Minor Ellis' socic
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n?11 ?'1 * ? " " r**
ed Mr. J. R. Roberts last r?|]
Jay. l|H
r. J. A. Ellis visited Mr. R.
!atoe Sunday.
rs. Tina Hunter, Mrs. Lillie
ter, Miss Sallie Shehar.e,
5 Harriett Shehane and
?es Ruby and Ora Broom Exi
the guests of Mrs. J. A. ,
i Sunday.
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OFFICERS ELECTED. c
ll Building and Loan Asso- /
ciations Flourishing. vve]
he annual meeting of the ] moi
k holders of the Citizens' I ard
ding and Loan Association gus
held in the offices of the Pre
t National Bank Tuesday waj
moon. The stockholders inoi
i pleased with the showing gus
he association and feel that dre
h progress has been made bea
ng the year past. The fol- dial
ng board of directors was stai
lected: E. C. Allison, a
rlow S. Carter, E. M. Crox- che
J. D. Funderburk, Charles voi<
[ones, W. H. Millen, Ernest em:
re, J. T. Thomasson, R. E. tar
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sirt
he following officers were den
rwards elected by the di- to
ors: Charles D. Jones, hur
ident; R. E. Wylie, vice ma;
ident; E. M. Croxton, sec- cil,
ry and treasurer; Ernest fesi
re, attorney. Mr
he same afternoon the an- wai
meeting of the stockholdof
the Lancaster Building pre
Loan Association was held wh
he offices of the Bank of we)
caster. The report for the ?,
year was most encourag- i
The old board of directors j
re-elected and the directors . '
meeting just following this,
directors met and re-elected
and re-elected officers as
iws: J. Hazel Witherspoon, ^l.n
ident; J. J. Blackmon, vice ^ls
ident; Waddy R. Thomson, ^ai
etary and treasurer; D.
:e Williams, solicitor.
i addition to these two *la^
fishing organizations, a
d. the Perpetual Building
Loan Association, was or- e|e<
ized during the past month,
names of its officers having r?a
i recently published in The tal1
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[TLE MONUMENTS Wa
DAMAGED HY VANDAL "b;i
it of Memorials at Gettysirg
Scarred by Unknown *'
brson. Rei
ettysburg, Pa., March 5.? I
it monuments on the Get- ^
>urg battlefield were badly ,
aged last night by a vandal,
evidently used a heavy j,
imer for his destructive * ,,
k. The monuments which I16,
ered were the Fifth corps . ?
iquarters, Forty-ninth and ?*'
ety -sixth Pennsylvania,
tieth New York, Grant's p j
mont brigade, Sixth Maine, ?
h Wisconsin and Thirty- an
;nth Massachusetts. Large
es of granite were clipped :
prominent parts of all the
norials, while in several in- ,
ices parts of the faces of a
iers were knocked olf, guns cai
shed and parts of bodies
<en- m!
is believed the work was .
b by some one disappointed r
teeking employment in the m;!
onal park. ua
ragettes Pavimr I<"W TK^ir ha:
Folly." fo>
Washington, March 5.? jac
-es of women, many of them '('s
ninent, are reported to be 1 lt
ously ill as the result of exire
to the chill wind during SE
suffragist parade on MonMany
of those who took * ?
in the tableaux and who
led in their bare feet are
rted to be seriously ill. It
eported that of the 5,000 Ph.
icn who participated in the Ha
^ration, fully one-fifth of nev
n are more or less under the wh
ther. sla;
ho?
ion Graves Are Decorated, yes
dumbia, March 5.?On the j reg
that Woodrow Wilson was cor
gurated President of the con
ed States the graves of his Thi
er and mother, Dr. and Mrs. not
ph Wilson, which aie in the exc
nery 01 the First Presby- nes
in church in the city were ply
red with flowers, placed dir<
hv members of the ladies' ties
;ty of the church. I his
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$1.50 PER YEAR.
IEAT WELCOME
FORT CITIZEN TAFT
Alt*
President Well Received in
lugusta?Thousand School
hildren Joined in the Public
prpmnnv
uigusta, Ga., March 5.?A
come as demonstrative, if not
"e so, as Hon. William HowTaft
ever received in Auta
while President-elect or
sident of the United States,
* given him Wednesday
rning on his arrival at Auta.
With 1,000 school chiln
gathered in and around
utiful Barrett Place, immetely
in front of the union
tion, and with each waving
small American flag and
ering at the top of his young
ze; with 150 Richmond acadY
cadets drawn up in miliy
formation along Telfair
iet, where the former Presit
was driven out on his way
his hotel, and with several
ldred citizens, including the
yor, members of city counprominent
business and prosional
men and many ladies,
. Taft's entry in Augusta
3 indeed triumphal. f
Citizen" Taft showed his apciation
of the great honor
ich the people of Augusta
re paying him.
I am impatient to get to my
f sticks," said Mr. Taft, "and
m indeed glad of the chance i
come to Augusta for a few
?ks."
?he Taft private car, conninnr
TV T v? v? 1\T i?i. 1
vrvt^ iiu mention oi any casIties.
General Bliss reports that he
s instructed Colonel Guil;le
in case of a further at k
not to return the fire uns
it is necessary to protect
lives on the American side.
NSATION IN THAW CASE
unsel Declares lie Was Not
Ulowed to Talk to Thaw
Vivately.
STew York, March 5.?Dr.
arles Kennedy, counsel for
rry K. Thaw in the latter's
v move to grain his freedom,
o visited Stanford White's
yer at the Matteawan state
ipital for the criminal insane
terday to confer with Thaw
arding the writ of habeas
pus proceedings that will
le up in the supreme court
irsday, declared that he was
allowed to talk with Thaw
ept in the presence of witses.
He said he would apfor
a supreme court order
vting the hospital authorii
to allow him to confer with
client in seclusion.
k
.in* mi. <nm mis. mil ana
>s Helen, Mrs. Thomas W.
ighlin, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Hilles and Mr. W. W. Miser,
the stenographer who
; reported almost all of Mr.
Vs public utterances from
time he was President:t
until now, was attached to
Atlantic Coast Line train
chin^ here at 8:55 o'clock
3 morning.
n another car was a party of
gustans who went on to j
shington to escort Mr. Taft
ick home" to Augusta.
EXICANS RESPONSIBLE. I
jorts Show They Started the
kittle With American Solliers.
Washington. March 5 ?
\ican troops were responsifor
the latest border fight
ir Doublas, Ariz., with
ops of the Ninth cavalry
firing the first shot, accord;
to a report today from
ig. Gen. Bliss. He said
lonel Guilfoyle reported that
armed body of Mexicans, ap*ently
Yaquis, moved out of
lias Prieta yesterday morn;,
deployed and fired a few
its at a detached post about
thousand yards south of the
np on the boundary.
An American machine gun
died with five shots and theixicans
retired toward Agura
ieta. Colonel Guilfoyle