The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, April 29, 1913, Image 1
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VOL. 8, NO. 60, SEMI-W EEKL
BRYAN'S MESSAGE 15
. TO CALIF0RN1ANS 23
? the Uni
j' - during t
^ State May Exact Rigid Law But It ^FEEl
Will be Against Wilson's Wishes sai'^1
?Courses Suggested. true; th
Sacramento, Cal., April 28.? nor exaj
California in the fullness of her people c
right as a state may enact a rigid I Clin a
land law barring Orientals from mand tli
ownership, but such action would be "In t'
against the earnest wish of the na- Is whe
tional administration. manded
This 1b the substance of the mes- delayed,
sage William Jennings Bryan, sec- that the
retary of state, and personal repre- make is
sentative of President Wilson de- he mad<
livered today to a secret confer ?nce diplomat
attended only by Governor John on, ing the
Lieutenant Governor Wallace t nd lation.
the 120 membrrs of the Califon ia "If tt
legislature. that thii
Secretary Bryan arrived In Sacr. - he defer
mento at 6 o'clock this morning. meantina
With his consent, plans were laiu pointed
for an immediate hearing and short- act wit!
ly after 11 o'clock the first session not be t
of the conference began. Until the before y
doors of the assembly chamber were result ii
closed and locked Secretary Bryan eign nal
refused to give an Inkling of his "I am
message to any one and even at the speculat
conference he spoke only after leg- if you (
islators had explained fully the pub- here to i
lie demand for alien land legislation languagi
that# brought about the present sit- people 1
uatlon. In cas
Secretary Bryan reaffirmed the manded,
state's right to act in a manner it would b
saw fit, but suggested several al- along tli
ternatlves to the passage of a bill the fede
restricting aliens "ineligible to citi- Ooluinbi
<?*fenship" basing his reasons on the in chara
broad foundation of public policy. "Eitlv
Briefly, these alternatives in the or- fereable
der in which they were suggested the wc
are as follows: ship,' "
1. Delay immediate action and al- dent Wi
iuw me sune aepanmeni to try to these w<
acomplish the ends desired by a law c
means of a new treaty with Japan. Japanes*
2. Delay immediate action and ''This
appoint a commission to investigate Preside!
the subject of alien land ownership that if f
and act in conjunction with the recogniz
President in securing relief. do all ii
3. Enact a law similar to the ill feelii
statute in Illinois, which permits At the t
aliens to hold land for a period not duty as
exceeding six years and applies alike consider
to all aliens. given h*
4. Enact a law similar to the fere wit
federal statute governing land necessar
ownership in the District of Colum- that if y
bla, which is a general law applying aider tli
to all aliens. guage tl
The conference with Secretary t>d as o
Bryan served to show the breadth whom v
of sentiment in favor of an alien
*T.d law that shall be effective in
^ * Hcilng the Japanese and Chinese IPRA^
f>- >' ' migration. A dozen or more senutors
and assemblymen declared the
people of the state were almost a
unit in demanding such a law, and ... .
."i was threatened that unless the "rf
legislature act at this time, the mat- State#,
ter would be taken up through the Chine
initiative and passed by the people New
themselves. ,n this
CONFERENCE OPENS. country
The conference opened with Lieu- churehei
tenant Governor Wallace and Secre- that n
tary Bryan seated with Governor present
Johnson and Speaker Young of the response
assembly, on the platform. Secretary a world
Bryan was Introduced and in a brief appeal I
statement asked the conference to to be tl
tell him the exact situation. C'hristia
"I was sent to Sacramento at the 1'a|' |an
request of President Wilson," said ' ?'ntl
Mr. Bryan, 'to consult with the gov- *u"
ernor and the members of the legis- * htaftae
lature on the pending alien land c'10*Vri.
legislation. I am more interested in P1 a**
the methods to be employed than in J?, 'Sr.
the end to he attained and I would , .
be pleased to hear suggestions from
any of you before speaking further." P
Senator Boynton thanked Mr. PJJ P
Bryan on behalf of the legislature
for his visit. He then outlined the 1 JJ .y 1
situation for the visitor, saying in "P 8<,'
_ _ A . I irSDV U
^ hoards
"At the time President Wilson's J. j!
telegram was received last week an- ( j
nounclng the wish to send Secretary , _?v?_ ,
Bryan to confer with this legisla- ' ; j
ture, there were two bills on this '
subject before the senate. which w
"It was apparent that the people Hervi,.?
of the state were stronirlv in favor
? itpick c\
of the enactment of an alien land , .
law and such probably would have J'
been passed before this time if it
* had not been for the telegram from
the President. At hi?1 request we ATTK.M
postponed further consiu-ratlon of
the matter until Mr. Bryan could
present his views."
After several others had spoken 1
many of them quoting statistics to Time,
show the increase in land holdings Chest
by Japanese in recent years, Secre- ord, Ap
tary Bryan arose. His first state- car'i t
mcnt was concerning the secret eon- said, trl
ference, which he said he had fa- seng'er t
'ed. With the support of Gover- & Nortl
T,>hnson and the presiding oflfl- <|ay. A
f both houses, Mr. Bryan said track, J
.?dd speak with more frankness walker
? ?.te members than he could to 'a chanced
* promiscuous audience." pieces o
"As the representative of the upon thi
President," he began, "I feel keenly structioi
the responsibility that is placed up- the pass
on me. I would have preferred to wrecked
have him come himself, as the head soon as
of the nation, but that seemed 1m- ' down tti
possible and he delegated me to ' detected
j speak for him. I do not pretend to Mr Po|
other than express his views. I police, >
?jn\ Rlmnlv his snokesman and I \v)tii I t.t o ?i.
L- x"^ay to you only that which lie would Newton,
have me any. colnton
"Ah to the constitutionality of out number
treaty with Japan, you will pardon ! this trai
me If I decline to act ab the supreme I Ihh'us. t
court. Further, as to the question ! live hen
Y. LANCAS
JTlltlnn T Hi J n b- tim nnn '">? 1 ? ?
A VIA11AZV nc vail WU- III H |1|| I
at question as independent III II l?l\ll
and question with which we "MU villi
? concerned." MO A PT1
Ions concerning the treaty VAkh
immigration of Japanese to Uimf &J
ted States had been asked
lie* dpbuto
LING OF THE PEOPLE. So Says Yelva
fe listened to what you have meutiiig on
I I assume everything to be
at you have not overdrawn Washington,
Sgerated the feelings of the Die notables of
>f California in the matter. Purt yesterday
ssume that the people de- comment on Se<
lat something be done. juice to Britist
hat case, the first question which was attei
ther the legislation is de- ures of the dipl
at this time. If it can be foreign newspa
then the first suggestion editorials upoi
s President would have me Bryan himself
that you permit an effort to merit.
i to deal witn tl\e question Belva Locki
tlcally, with a fiew to reach- other distincti
same results without legis- having been noi
of the United SI
le demand is so immediate *nal suffragists
i cannot be done, cm action lawyer admitte
red for two years, and in the the Supreme <
le have a commission up- Secretary's disc
to investigate conditions and "Grape juice
i the Executive? Would it aad sane Saypt
vorth while to try this plan D doesn't leave
ou adopt the plan that might hig. We shou
1 unfriendliness from a for- London's critic!
,lon? Representativ
not going to indulge in any years a leader
ion as to what may happen restore the cant
lo anything now, but I am al*40 a? advoca
advise against the use of nny peace, doesn't
8 that would offend any Lockwood, nor
laving dealings with us." "The diplonu
immediate action was de- not. In a posith
Secretary Bryan said he "but 1 wc
e in favor of a law framed photograph of
e lines of the Illinois law, or Hollar diplomat
ral statute in the District of regime was the
a, both of which are general Tape juit
cter. Will be much le
pr of these measures Is pre- our national pr
to language that Includes "What Mr. I
?rds 'ineligible to citizen- ?wn dinners is
added Mr. Bryan. "Presi- business," said
ison believes that if you use Marshall. "I
>rds, you might as well make anything to dr!
leclaring specifically against ,lRVer given am
b and Chinese ownership. do so whether i
expresses the views of the one tor Persons
it.. He desires me to say
mch a law is passed, he will JUDGE GI
e his duty as President to ^JTTPT
i his power to minimize the OU* 1
lg that might be aroused. "
tame time, he believes it his 1 rKe 1
President to urge earnest prune
atlon of his advice, which is CheRter Spec
ere with no desire to inter- April 27
h what you may regard as Q ' of this" (
y. And further, he urges out b hJs frien
ou proceed at once, you con- phjirles a Woo
e advisability of using lan- tinted by Pre*
tiat cannot he Justly crltlcis- ' ,
(Tending those nations with h 'h
/e are friendly." Judge
Gage,
the logical man
rERS SAID FOR
NEW REPUBLIC most able juris
strong indorses
ture in the las
s Throughout the United on the state
i Follow Request of the promotion to t
se Authorities. declare, would
deserved rewar
York, April 27.?Churches vjCP( but nkewi
city and throughout the of another gift*
joined today the Christian ready distingui
s of China in praying for
ation, as requested by the
Chinese authorities. The FRIK1>M.\.\>
> here w as in connection with
-wide movement to heed the Will Receive JK
from the new republic, said $l,8bO.<
le first that ever came to v _ v .
n forces from a non-Chris- , ,w or. ' 1
d Friedmann has
s specified by China as be- the America
jects for petitions were the N
people, the President to be !" (a,l anu *
the constitution and its ' . riedmann
and clean men wisely se- Ka.!\ t" as
or members of Congress. To 1 ft?A
this country, petitions were 400 000, accor
hat Christians of American yesterday morn
iw in China may act wisely sa ? ,,ruK hrm
that country and that Chris- cnasorAmerica
may oe liberal with
lAd tolerant in spirit. SIIOOTIXtJ SC
opal, HapUst, Methodist,
^rlan and other mission Rloodliouud* II
appealed t<l their respective Near
s to obserte today in such
i. Bishop GrAer prepared a Columbia, A|
which was used In all Kpis- a shooting sci
churches In NevV York, and in the town of
Brians prepared another county, on the
??r> doiu in niiuni tti u union v-ui 11 m oia ycsii1
held this afternoon at the on request fro
lurch on Fifth avenue. The the place bio
was given by the pastor, penitentiary we
. W. F. Merrill. tomobiles. It
negro had
PTK1> TO WltKCK TIIAIN. tW? "th, rH "n
and had affec
bloodhounds w
Youths Place Obstruction the trail and th
rack But are Detected in returned here
The negro w
the shooting is
er Special to Columbia Hec- was stated thai
rll 26.?Albert Laws and were still alive
eague, aged IS years, it Is
ed to the fhst pas- , , . .
rain No. 10, on the Carolina tXlNrEHSKS
1 Western Hallway yestert
a very sharp curve in the Negro Says He
. W. Pope, the road's track w,natnB.t
and tire examiner, who
along a little after the Sharon, Pa.
f iron, etc., had been placed Dye, a negro ui
ft rails, declared that the ob- confession to t
i had been so arranged that shot and killei
enger train would have been of the United
and many lives lost. As Brownsville, T<
the boys, who had gone on and that he kill
le truck, saw that he had Winston-Salem,
their work, began to rtin. negro was arref
>e notified the Lincolnton he walked into
vho caught the young men attempted to
ice In between Maiden and statements of tl
They were carried to Lin- clear. He insii
and Imprisoned. A large several persons
of Chester people were on were being hel<
n and the conductor, W. W Lightioot at Br
ind Engineer R. E. Lynn department and
5. Carolina have h
Ulster
i
ITER, S. C., TUESDAY, APRIL 29, PJ13.
PE JUICE 'REBELS CAPTURE ^
AND SANF"i TOWN OF VANFPAC s,h
M>>*iu I x vr II11 v/i T nilLUnj
i Idorl
L(K'k\v<io(l in Com-.Cut the Railway to the North and ('aJ'
Moi
Bryan's Dinner. I Then Move Over to Matehuala. '.jj
April 26.?Some of Mexico City, April 28.?Further Scu
Washington life took evidence of the aggressiveness of the the
in the international iftfrthern rebels was given yesterday visit
?retary llryan's grape whtn several hundred of them, well ate
i Ambassador Bryce, arineu and mounted, captured the acq
nded by the*first fig- town of Vanegas. on the National the
lomatic corps. Many Railway, in the state of San Luis exa<
pers have published Postost. They cut the railway to bee;
l it and Secretary the north and then moved over to gov
has issued a state- Matehuala, a mining and smelting will
center. # aft
vood, who, among Dozens of engagements have oc- fert
ons bears those of curred during the last week in var- Ore
ninated for President ious parts of the republic. The ma- wht
.ates, one of the orig- jority of these have been victories this
and the first woman for the federals, according to re- the
d to practice before ports here, but in no case have the 1
2ourt, approves the rebels lost heavily. The greatest Dai;
Timination. rebel losses wer>> at Reata, where Scu
gayety is the safe their casualties are said to have has
y," she Baid. "And numbered 150. nor
u ueuu in me morn- rne rebels continue to cover new cha
ild not worry about territory and cripple transportation civi
sms." facilities. More than 2,500 miles of mal
e Bartholdt, for the National Railway system are out Scu
in the campaign to of commission. To this is added a will
:een to the army and long stretch of the Southern Pacific, his
ite of international south of Guaymas, and other short
agree with Mrs. independent Unes
Secretary Bryan. The inability up to date of the
its, of course, were government to float a loan is a ser011
to criticise," said ious handicap, but notwithstanding
>uld like to have a this President Huerta is doggedly
What they thought, forcing the campaign. The recent Suit
:y of the Republican announcement that' the pay in the
; target of criticism, army will be a po*o and a half a day
ie diplomacy I fear has been followM by fresh efforts ^
tss effective as far as to augment the ranks. Volunteers y?"
estige is concerned." for the most port oy conscription are oltl
Bryan serves at his being obtained here at the rate of ac"
Mr. Bryan's own 1<?0 a day. However, the govern- ^r
Mrs. Thomas R. ment's campaign appears to be J"'111
have never served largely defensive. It believes it will lcnK
Ink at dlinner. I've be able to hold G nay mas. ,in"
il I do not intend to Mexico City papers are printing lnt<
t is a state dinner or stories of dissensions among Sonora pa!?
il friends." rebels and assuring their readers
that the movement in the north is l'oy
!l(tE FOR disintegrating as a result. The gt>vernment
assurances that there are f
IEME COURT? no rebels in the state of Sinaloa are tne
' not supported by private advices,
lim 14i Offer For Su- which indicate that even the capital ro
Court Seat. of the state, Cullaean, is threatened. ('?T
In tlje south, Zapata and his allies ' ,
ial to The Columbia are waging a terrible campaign of .
?Judge George \V. destruction. The government prom- ia
:ity will be brought ises to proceed without mercy aI.u
ds to succeed Justice againts the rebels in the south. It
ds, who has been ap- is said that it intends to deport men, .
ddent Wilson to sue- women and children to the jungles .J.?
(off on the federal of Qulntana Roo when captured, (. 1
and will attempt to drive the others ON<
so his friends say, is to the southern noundaries of this
for tli\* place, being territory, which Is popularly de- ' BI
st in tenure of years scribed as Mexico's Siberia,
judges, as well as a Because the telegraph lines over
3t. He rproivoil t ? ? ' - *
n?v iiii eiiuruiou.^ it n*it ;irp ill control OI
aent of the legisla- the rebels accurate news Is scarce, ^|t
t race for a position and there have been no mails from
supreme court. His abroad in three v eeks. Tension in
he place, his friends the capital caused by the withdrawal ]
not only be a well of Gen. Felix Dia* as candidate for waf
d for faithful ser- the presidency as a result of the re- the
se a gain to the state fusal of Congress t.o call the elec- nen
*d member of the al- tions on July 27, has practically WO|
shed court. disappeared since President Huerta pol:
and his cabinet have agreed to make met
j | itldHTs ^ new effort for *lio holding ot the par
' " * elections. and
12A.OOO in Cash and <-ro
mm, stock. xs FATHER OF
\j?ril 28.?I)r. F. F FIFTY CHILDREN the
arranged for the sale due
n rights in his anti- a I
accine Tor $125,000 x,mI ""diathrr ?>' ?- ? Offspring* Vfin
1,800,000 in stock in is This Man's Record. the
institutes, to be or- Walnut, Ark., April 28.?A table
many selected > >.. (yf "Uncle Tom" iOUison's progeny, cro
capitalization Of $5,- rtcast today after the birth of a an<
ding to The Times {0 ono 0f , grand daughters, a ^
ling. A large \s hole- sjlowe(t a surprising record. Kill- '
is named as the pur- son> 93 years old, has been married a
: three limo< Ttu> fuKlo ulmiooJ' 1I1K
That he was Mm* father of 50 n J
KAPK AT BLANKY. children; gran ifa her of 125 chil
dren, great-grandfather of 60 chil- f"
uslicd to Scene, Hut dren, great-great-grandfather of 27 '
o Karaites. children.
The range of ages of EllisonL
pril 28.?A report of own children is remarkable. The :ns
rape among negroes youngest is eleven years old, born
Blaney, in Kershaw twelve years after the Biblical limit
Seaboard, reached t>f "three score and ten," and the 1
rday afternoon and eldest is 65 years old.
m the authorities of
odhounds from the . .. . 141,1
>re sent there in au- 'IbF 1 (ihks MLL THK l
was stated that one ' t lll.ihIA ^
seriously wounded ,
the streets of Blaney -More Than J.OOO Taken Out of
ted his escape. The I I<mh1 Section?Kiglit Steamers
ere unable to folow jn Kvsvlu. Work
e penitentiary officers
last night. Vidalla, La., April 28.?Vldalla cav
ho is charged with today is filled with refugees from j '
still at large and it sections of Tensas and Concordia J caP
t both of his victims parishes, north of here, which are so"
being rapidly flooded by the waters j >n
from the crevasse in the Mississippi big
river near (Jtbson's landing which ma
T"0 Ml KDkllN. occurred early Sunday morning. i wai
More than 4,000 persons were f?o
killed Policeman in taken out of the overflowed section ! the
ialem in 1011. yesterday to Natchez and other : clui
places across the river in Missis- | the
, April 28.?Krnest sippi. Several thousand head of ste<
ider arrest here, in a cattle also were transferred to
he police alleged he points across the river and last I ''
il Private Llghtfoot, i night and today there was a con- b*?i
States army In the tinuous stream of cattle passing strc
xas, riots in 1906, through the streets of Vidalla to the nile
led a police officer in ferry where they are being taken to hro
N. C.t in 1911. The Natchez. Sou
ited here when, after There are eight river steamers staf
the police station, he and a number of launches engaged dar
drink poison. 1 he in the rescue work between VlrtnHa er?
rm pnnoner \?ore not and Gibson's landing under the di- spu
sted, however, that motion of the United States array Sen
, one named Gro?n. relief corps. The levees north of i 1
1 for the murder of Vadalia are lined with people, many leg
own.- * Hie. The war of whom have brought what few ' the
authorities of North household goods and wearing ap- 1 he
>een notified. parel they could hurriedly assemble ! dri\
HAL SUASION III7I1
POWERS' SCHEME ??11
in lii?lis|M>sed to Coerce Monto- p#
ne?ro?No Formal Demand. 1*1
.ondon, April 2 7.?The ambassalal
conference met again yeaterl'remier
Asquith and Viscount |?,.t.sj,
"ley, lord president of the counwere
present and discussed the 1,1,1
tari problem. It is understood Tal
conference adheres to its de- ^Va
on that Montenegro must evacu- \\-jiso
Scutari, but is indisposed to 1)r,.sj(
uiesce in Austria's demand that on ,j.
powers undertake to compel pt?a^
ruation by arms. No demand has ,.ariv
n formally sent to the Cettinje conip]
eminent and probably nothing |,js gl
be doue in this respect until 0f"
r the next meeting of the con
snce Monday, when Sir Edward made
y, the British foreign minister, va'ra.
) has been absent from London " '
i week, again will preside over (|jv,.r;
deliberations. duties
'he Montenegrin crown prince, at tj1(
lilo, made his formal entry into aftor
tari Friday. General Yokutlch ^os
been appointed military gover- cjieer
and M. Plamenatz, former au(j c
rge de' affairs at Constantinople,
1 governor. King Nicholas will rea(j
te his triumphal entry into ne{j ^
tari today and it is reported he sj10rt
i proclaim his intention to move
court there. * est
Presii
)UTH AND MAIDEN ?| ^
PLUNGE TO DEATH Secre
dent's
ingtoi
ri?le Pact is Outgrowth of Love rp^
Affair in Antwerp. a strt
intwerp, Belgium, April 26.?A
th 18 years old and a 19-year- ar|
girl were the principal char- sena
?rs in a love tragedy enacted 8U.?,ar
e yesterday. Arm in arm they w'11
abed to the clock gallery in the Pe?P?
er of the Notre Dame cathedral lur>'
i from a height of 180 feet leaped Jast s
j space, falling at the feet of tonue
sors-by. tiona
Svery bone in the bodies of the vv'^
and his companion was broken. am*
they hurled through the air sev- turni:
1 men and women who witnessed
sight fainted. WII>
According to the police the leap
m the church tower was in ac- Short
dance with a premeditated sui- <*ei
i pact. Wn
setters found in the tower show after
t the youth was Elie Walkow aboar
I that his home was in this city. toma<
i girl has not been identified, the
1 letters, it is declared, stated Wilso
t the young couple had been last i
/en to their death because of a Todai
2 affair. anoth
the J
3DLAM REIGNED
IN HYDE PARK >"f'i
full i
I for h:
empt of Suffragettes to Hold , down
Meeting Precipitates Riot. unevc
.oudon. April 28.?Hyde park
? again turned into a Iledlam by gV .
suffragettes and their oppo- rj vf,r
ts yesterday afternoon. The ^j.irv
nen, declining to recognize the - '
ice order that no suffragettes'
etings were to be held in the
k, appeared with a wagonette Di.uls
I proceeded to address a small | s
wd. Immediately youths comneed
to gd er and an attempt ,
i made to ig the wagonette to *V!. '
Serpentine, for the purpose of J
king the women. , ^p i
dounted and foot police inter- .
ted just in time to save them and n_no.
suffragettes were escorted from ( P
park, followed by a Jeering ,
wd, who pelted them with turf /If
1 street refuse after they entered , n?
ah ?t re
i Th
VIen supporters of the cause were
lilarly treated, the crowd refus-, >r '
; to allow any suffrage meeting, !u'
litant or otherwise. s;
The Perth cricket pavilion, at >'ar(?
rth, with a collection of valuable m> ''
Jtographs, records and relics, was
itroyed by fire yesterday. Suffra- BA
tes are suspected, although noth
, (M an incriminating nature lias
n found. I .
t ott<
VAKDA.MW AS A CAVAL1KK. M.
largt
ick Coat and White Trousers At- Hate
ract Attention as He Mounts destr
,, , entir
-trvii. th(. f
Washington, April 27.? Senator The j
lies K. Vardaman of Mississippi open
terday Hashed across Washing- save*
's vision as a true Southern is et
[alter. $!<>,<
Sightseers rambling around the It
titol grounds observed a mettle- origi
ie charger stamping the asphalt gene
front yf the senate office build- eaug!
Ever and anon, the noble ani- Th
1 raised its head and pricked for- of tli
rd its ears as if to listen for the impo
tsteps of its master. Each time and
small negro boy, who desperately savin
tig to the bit. was swung clear of j Th
ground. The patience of the about
?d and the anxiety of the youth seed
e soon to be rewarded. 1 car c
""he revolving doors of the office days
lding spun like a top and there Th
>de into view a man of stately Oil C
n, his eyes partly hidden by the E. A.
ad brim of a soft hat, such as a '
tliern gcntltman wears on the l>mj
?o and in Congress. lie wore a i,oi
k coat, pure white riding trous- Jlarri
and black riding boots with tion
rs jingling at the heels. It was at Ft
ator Vardaman. was a
le stepped to the curb, flung his a hei
over the saddle, and followed by vator
eyes of an admiring multitude, the s
clattered ofT toward Potomac to en
re. stantl
- mrr^
5.
$1.50 PER YP1AR.
LSON PREPARING
)R WEEKOF WORK
v..v? * * vyi ? ao (iicanauL atlU
rntful, although yesterday it
rather too cool for comfort
ng here Saturday morning the
. Hteamed down to St. Mary's
and up to the historic St.
's landing where she laid up
he night. The return trip heit
2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
hange in the weather upsetting
for another night on the wae
President, who was accomd
only by Dr. Cary Grayson,
e House naval aide, his younglaughter,'
Miss Eleanor, and a
t service man, gave no attention
isiness. He carried no official
-s with him and the Sylph's
ess was not used until late yesy,
when a message was sent
ying the navy yard of the hour
iturn.
e departure of the Slyph and
return were marked by the ab?
of the customary presidential
e. The commandant of the navy
had been requested to permit
emonstration of any kind.
TESBURG HAS
530,000 FIRE
tii Oil Company Plant Destroyed?Insurance
$?.*>,OOO.
itesburg, S. C., April 28.?A
portion of the plant of the
sburg Cotton Oil Company was
oyed by (ire yesterday. The
e buildings and machinery of
>il plant proper were destroyed,
ginnery and the fertilizer plants,
ited by the same company, were
1 with little damage. The Iors
itiraated at from $50,000 to
>00, with $25,000 insurance
is difficulty to account for the
n of the fire. The theory most
rally advanced is that it
lit from a passing locomtive.
e plant being out of the zone
ie town's water system, it was
ssihle to extinguish the flames,
all energies were bent to the
g of the nearby buildings,
e only stock destroyed was
t 2,000 tons of hulls. All the
had been crushed, and the last
if oil was shipped out a few
ago.
e stock of the Batesburg Cotton
'ompany is held principally by
C., A. S. and C. E. Jones.
;>|MMl too Feet to His Death.
ndon, April 28.?Lieut. Roger
auu in me ijriusn army's avincorps,
was killed while flying
irnborough early today. He
ttenipting a steep descent from
ght of 4 00 feet when the eleof
his plane collapsed under
train and his machine crashed
rth. Harrison was killed iny
lent Enjoys Holiday Prclimi y
to Seven l>ays of Activity?
ces Boat Trip to Secure (^uiet.
shington, April 26.?President
n is resting tonight 011 the
lontial yacht Sylph somewhere
ie Potomac river near Chesai
bay. He went into retreat
today for the week-end and so
ete were the arrangements for
eclusion that the commander
e vessel had not reported her
011 up to late today, though it
wireless reports to the navy
e President went away to get
sion from the strain of his
i. Dr. Cary Gray, a naval aide
3 White House, who is looking
the President's health, advised
it trip and Mr. Wilson agreed
fully, leaving behind letters
locuments of all kinds,
took along some magazines to
if time hung heavily and plan.0
stop along the shore for a
walk some time tomorrow,
ss Eleanor Wilson, the young- <
daughter, accompanied the
lent. The only other member
3 party was James Sloan, chief
e White House secret service,
tary Tumulty and the Presli
stenographer stayed in Wash11.
p President, is getting ready for
muous week. The first part of
week he expects to spend in
ng arguments from some of the
ors opposing free wool and free
Thursday and Friday he
go to make his appeal to the
e of New Jersey to support the
reform bill which failed in the
lession of the legislature and to
mce the calling of a constitu1
convention. The President
speak on Thursday at Newark
an Friday in Jersey City, retig
to Washington Saturday.
iON AGAIN TAKES l*P WORK
Cruise Brought Rest to Preslit?He
Will lie Busy Now.
tshington, April 28.?Rested
two days and a night of quiet
d the yacht Sylph on the Pols
river' completely away from
cares of his office, President
>n returned to the White House
light shortly after 8 o'clock.
/ will mark the beginning of
er busy week for him. With
apanese situation and the tariff
e to watch in addition to the
heavy White House routine
'resident will have Ills hands
n order to get away Thursday
is New Jersey trip. The cruise
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