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VOL. 8, NO. 85, SEMI-W BLEASE WRITES WAR DhPT. MAKES REQUEST OF GARRISON. Asks That Companies Sent Home From Aiken be Allowed to Camp With Second Regiment. Columbia Special to Charleston ^7' News and Courier, July 24.?Governor Blease addressed a letter to Secretary of War Garrison, asking that the Barnwell, Bamberg and urangeuurg companies, wnicn were Bent home from the Aiken encampment be allowed to go into camp with the Second Regiment at Camp Willie Jones near this city from July 29 to August 5. He says he believes the companies should be given this chance to come up to the requirements and calls their being Bent home from Aiken a blunder. His letter follows: "State of South Carolina, Executive Chamber, Columbia. "July 22, 1913. "Hon. L. M. Garrison, Secretary of War, Washington, D. C., Dear Sir: I enclose you correspondence which is self-explanatory. "The three companies, to wit: Company 'I,* 3rd regiment, N. G. S. C., headquarters at Bamberg, S. C.; company 'L,' 3rd regiment, N. G. S. C., headquarters at Orangeburg, S. C.; and company 'E,' 3rd regiment, N. G. S. C., headquarters at Barnwell, S. C., without any authority from me, or without any communication whatever with me, were ordered to return from the encampment at Aiken, S. C.. and were thus deprived of what I think were their rights. Of course, it is now too late to remedy that, so far as the Aiken encnmnmpnt Is concerned. "But I write to request that you allow these three companies to go into camp with the 2d regiment, N. Q. S. C., which will encamp at 'Camp Wille Jones' near this city, from July 29 to August 5, inclusive. It is about 3 5 miles from Barnwell to Camp Wilie Jones, about 55 miles from Orangeburg to Camp Wilie Jones, and about 58 miles from Bamberg to Camp Wille Jones. Therefore it is convenient for these companies to come to Camp Wilie Jones, and, as you see, will not be expensive on account of the short distance. "As I understand the militia law, the position which I take in the communication to Colonel Cogswell and Captain Claffy is correct, and these companies should have remained in camp under those conditions. "Also I quote from your letter to The State, dated June 30, 1913, in which you say: " 'The militia o fSouth Carolina will have its transportation paid to the extent that federal aid is used for that purpose to the various encampments this summer: that they will have subsistence while there, paid under similar conditions: the companies which passed the last inspection will have their pay under simi* -41*1 inr rUUUIllUIIB. Ill** |I?.V iv;i vu*-: urflclent companies win be retained: the deficient companies will be Riven another opportunity to measure up to the test at an inspection to be held at least three months from this date. If' at that time they pass the inspection they will then receive their retained pay.' "Acting under this, those companies most assuredly should have remained in ramp and had the matter been called to my attention 1 would have ordered them to stay In camp and carried out your suggestions. Therefore, you see thai a pity to make the members of these a pity to make themembers of these companies suffer for that blunder and be deprived of the benefits which they would have received in the encampment. I therefore, write to request that you allow these three companies to come into camp with the 2d regiment, ,N. G. S. C., at Tamp Wilie Jones.' If you can consistently do thlR, I am satisfied that the members of these companies will appreciate your kindness very much indeed. and will be earner to come ur to the standard required more sc than if they had been left in their regular place in the Aiken encampment. "Very respectfully, "COLE L. BLEASE. "Governor and Commander-inChief." INVESTIGATION OF HOLOCAUST At llinghamton, X. Y,. Overall Factory, Where .V) Perished?Only Three Bodies Identified. Blnghamton,- N. Y., July 24.? State and local authorities today be gan an investigation of the circum stances surrounding the fire in th( factory of the Blnghamton Clothln* Company, in which at least 50 wo men and girls lost their lives. Rep resentatives of the state department of labor, the state fire marshal, thr state factory investigating commit tee and the committee of safety 01 New York were present at today'i inquest which was conducted bj Coroner R. A, Seymour ,of Whitnej Point. Workmen today continued tr search the ruins of the burned fac tory building. Of the 28 bodies thui far recovered only three have beer identified. The others are burner beyond possibility of recognition ant will be buried in a plot to be se apart by the city for the unldentifler dead. A public funeral is planner for Sunday. The task of compiling a list o , si , ' ' I EEKLY. I victims of the disaster is progress- , ing slowly. Of those in the hospital ' j four are so badly injured that their recovery is not expected. Besides the seven known dead, 3 4 1 ! bodies have been reported missing ! and probably are dead. Fifty-four | , nui *i?uio lux > C urru unuuilU'U lur. Not until the office safe has been ' opened can a complex list of the employes of the clothing company dead, living and missing, be made. ( The safe was uncovered late yesterday, but It was so hot that no at- ' tempt was made to open it. 'i SECOND FIRE AT SING SING PRISON Prisoners Locked in Cells Yell With ; Fiendish Fury as Flames Crackle in Clothing Shop. Ossining, N. Y , July 24.?Another fire at Sing Sing prison today gave the mutinous convicts a chance for ( more riotous demonstrations. The blaze started in the clothing shop the prison fire brigade extinguished It after a hard fight without outside aid. I It was the second fire in the prison building this week, notwithstanding the fact that the guards had been doubled since $150,000 worth of property was burned up there two nn/v AUkA.??U 4* X? ?11.. , ua.i n UK"' .'tlllluuKII ll IB K?;iieiany believed that the fires are started by ' (convicts, the warden has been unable to place the blame. 1 When the fire broke out today in the clothing shop the whistles were blown and every precaution was takon to guard against the escape of convicts. While the guards and the "trusties" were attacking the flames more than athousand prisoners locked in their cells raised a chorus of yells that sounded high nbove the noise of the alarm. The men at work in the building were marched out in good order and the blaze was extinguished. Warden Clancy attributes the recent disturbances among the convicts to an order for the transfer of some of them to the state prison at Auburn. Most of the prisoners at Sing Sing come from New York city and object to being sent up-state, where their friends will find it difficult to visit them. It was this element that led to the mutiny yesterday which at first promised to develop into an organized attempt at nri?nn HhnHv SERVICE WILL RE INCREASED. Agricultural Department to Send Out Weekly letters. Washington, July 24.?Secretary' Houston has announced that hereafter the department of agriculture would send a weekly letter to its 35,000 township and 2,80ft county correspondents of the department, giving the latest agricultural information of value to the farmer. The letters will treat of crop conditions and prices, the discovery of new plant or animal pests, pure food 1 decisions and those which affect users of irrigated lands and the national forests and any other work of the department which can benefit the farmer. The "Crop Reporter," a monthly ii unt il nun ui nil* iicpiirimeni, is 10 ? be discontinued. As correspondents who gather [ crop news are in constant contact - with the farmers in their communi ties the secretary decided they would t be the best medium for the dlssemis nation of the official weekly informa tion. 1 A BORN THIEF. . Twenty-Years Old fhloHgo Criminal s Makes Remarkable Confession. ! Chicago, July 24.?In a statement made hy Walter Novak, 20 years old, arrested with four companions today after they had fatally wound| ed Patrolman Samuel W. Sowers and ( beaten Patrolman Frank Walpole, he admitted hnvintr taken nnrt tn more than 4 0 robberies in two months and boasted of his career of crime. "I was born a thief and I have been a th f ever since," said Novak "I don't care whether I go to the gallows or not. I started when I ' was 0 years old stealing pennies from kids. I have been put in all i kinds of institutions to reform me but they only made me worse. "There is only one good thing I can say for myself and that is I never robbed a man dressed like a workingman. I suppose I have committed more than 500 robberies since I started out in this business. "I was a 'pal' of Frank Summer> ling, Frank and Ewald Suiblawski f and Thomas Schultze, who were 1 hanged last February for the mur . der of Fred W. Ouelzow, a truck t gardener. I did several jobs with > those boys before they were caught." , ^ Nearly lii.OOO New York Barber* flo on Strike. f l r New York. July 24.?The barbers' union leaders claimed today that ? 12,000 of their members were out - on strike. It is asserted that this i strike which is said to he hacked by i the Industrial Workers of the World, 1 is larger than the first strike which i occurred a few weeks ago and which t resulted in the formation of the 1 union and brought about some ImI provement In working hours and wages. The strike now is for unlf form conditions throughout the city. J LANCASTER, S. C., FKIlj CONSIDERING THE TARIFF 1 DEMOUHATS WIN TKST VOTKS. jS Strong Op|K?sition to < 'ortain Issues j 1 in Measure Made l>> Kepiihlienn j Lenders Without Avail. Washington. July 23.?The senate took its first plunge into the intrica- o cies of the Underwood-Simmons tariff t1 revision bill today. At the end of a it Jay of hard work, only a few para- V kr?tpus oi me voluminous measure p lias been completed when adjourn- b ment was reached tonight. On every t test vote throughout the day the S Democratic leaders were upheld, in A some cases receiving the support of S Republicans aligned with the Pro- h gressive element. Detailed consideration of the bill c began unexpectedly when It was t found Republican senators were c ready to deliver general tariff v speeches* Chairman Simmons of the C finance committee, urged that the p senate lose no time In pushing the fl measure to a vote and with the con- 1 c sent of the Republicans, the reading t of the bill line by line was begun. o Tests of strength came upon a number of relatively unimportant c] issues, embraced in duties upon p chemicals and drugs. The Demo- ' p cratic ranks held solidly upon each j vote. Upon the first vote, when Sen- e ator Smoot opposed a reduction of j the oxalic acid duty from 2 cents to r % cent a pound. Senators Borah, t Bristow, Crawford, Cummins, Jones, r I nlTnllulln -I \\T 1, _ ' > ~ <oi vurivr, "U'lio <11111 inn ns, rv?? V publicans, and Senator Poindexter, Progressive, joined the Democrats j in indorsing tbe proposed reduction. , On a subsequent vote to increase the :1 duty on pvrogallic acid, 12 Republi- [ cans voted with the Democrats. e NO GENERAL DERATE. ' \ Democratic. senators evinced \ throughout the day the determina- s tion of the party managers to hold . debate to a minimum. No Demo- ' cratic senator participated in general discussion further than to give information as to the reasons for the < reductions. The Democrats have determined to make few speeches, and to use their efforts to minimize debate and f hasten fihal passage of the bill. Republican senators criticised re- I peatedly the character of the esti- < mates made bv the Democratic lead crs ns the ha sis fnr the rpHnrod <111 - 1 ties. Several minor errors in the "tariff handbook." prepared by Chairman Simmons and his staff of experts, gave the Republicans an opportunity to question the authenticity of many estimates and to declare that the Democrats had no adequate idea of the amount of revenue that would he raised under the bill. Senators Lodge and Jones failed in their effort to prevent the adoption of proposed duty of five per cent on argols. from which cream of tartar is made. Senator Lodge also opposed vigorously, but without success, the proposed duty on collodion from which celluloid is made. He declared it would put American manufacturers at a great disadvantage. | SMOOT LOSES FIGHT. ' The plan of the Democrats to take coal tar products and coal tar dis- 1 tillotoc f r/? ni Vi n froo 14 of nn<1 ?\1noo thorn undpr duties ranging from f> per cent to 1ft per rout was opposed by Senator Pmoot. but without avail j Tie declared they were the raw material of American manufacturers. ' His amendments for the two schedules covering these subjects were de- | feated. the first 39 to 28, and the second 4ft to 3ft. Senator Johnson of Maine, who ? was In charge of the Democratic bill during consideration of the chemical ! schedule, justified the increases the < committee had made on the ground i that they imposed a revenue tax on 1 chemicals that could he taxed with- 1 out materially affecting American < industry. I The reading of the bill probably ] will give way again tomorrow to ] open debate, with Senator Weeks of ( Massachusetts as chief speaker on < the Republican side. Senator Thorn- i ton, Democrat, gave notice today < that he would speak Monday. i DEFENDS PRESENT SYSTEM. 1 ! I", s. Department of Education Up. \ holding Methods and Improved ' < 'ondit ions. 1 Washington, July 24.?Aroused ] by the growing criticism of presentday educational methods in the pub- , lie schools the United States bureau , of education today came to the de- j fense of the present system in a vig- ( orous statement. It declared that \ not only were the "tb^ee r's" being j taught as thoroughly as was the case in the "little red school house" but , that they were being tRught more , scientifically and with a modern view i to the needs of the individual child. 1 The report declares that the edu- | cationa! system of today alms to educate children for the kind of life, | economic and social which they will lead when they leave school. I V j'lininir Tiiu'pp rif I'Ua \l?f ICnll 1 Pisa, Italy, July 23.?Arrange- < ments were made today by the authorities to strengthen the famous \ Leaning Tower of Pisa. The tower \ is inclining more out of the perpendicular every year and its condition ( is becoming dangerous. It has been decided to drain the ] foundations, into which water from i the river Arno hase penetrated. >AY, JULY 25, 1913. [IPS ON THE BDLL WEEVIL OITIIKKN SKXATOUS tiKT Ill'SY 'hey Confer With Kxperts 011 llest 1 - *** .' riMiniK III rigllllllg tile Kneiny of Cotton. Washington, July 24.?A number f senators and representatives from he cotton belt conferred this njornng with Secretary of Agriculture louston concerning a plan of camaign to combat the spread of the oil weevil. Among the senators standing the conference were Hoke imith, Williams and Vardaman, of lississippi; Ransdell of Louisiana, Iheppard of Texas, Gore of Oklaoma and Smith of South Carolina. Secretary Houston called into the onference a number of experts in he department, who outlined a omprehensive campaign against the reevil, which is expected to invade leorgia next year. The government iow provides $200,000 annually to Ight the weevil. As a result of the onference todnv Conirross: wtll end further aid to the department if agriculture. Senator Ransdell, In opening the liscussion, declared there was urgent ieed for an Immediately more ag;ressive fight against the bool weevil nstead of the indirect methods now mployed by the department. In roily it was pointed out that these nethods thus far had proven effecive and that they could be made nore so through the extension of the vork. H. F. Evans, an expert of the delartment, declared that there was inly a small section in Mississippi uid Louisiana where the boll weevil ould not be checked through prop>r agricultural methods. He said here were not enough men in the vork to reach the vast territory inolved and urged that the demonitration work be extended. HLKASE \M> SMITH OX TOl'll. invcrnor and Senator May Moot in York County at Filbert. The Columbia Record of yesterday lay 8: What is looked forward to as rromising to be an important politi al meeting will be held at Filbert, n York county, on Friday, August I. The occasion will be the comnunity's annual picnic. Governor i31ease, Senator McLaurin, Representative George 11. Rcmbert and ithers will be in attendance and nake speeches. An invitation has >een extended to United States Senitor E. I). Smith to be present and nake a speech. Should Senator Smith attend it vill be the first meeting with Gov rnor Blease on the stump since the atter has announced his candidacy or me loriner s soar. tup presence )f those two will likely overshadow he other political aspects of the oc asion, although several of those vho are expected to offer for poverlor next year will address the voters. Filbert is a small station on the Carolina and Northwestern Railroad, i few miles north of Yorkville. AIMS AND PURPOSES OF FARMERS' UNION \re Sane, Practical and Are Set Forth in Clear, Concise Fnplish. The following is taken from yesterlay's Columbia Record: The permanent constitution of thf South Carolina Farmers' Union 11" It IO It n*QO A/l O A convention July 27-28, 1'tlO, setf forth a set of as high ideals as those which Rive impulse to any other bod> within the state. They are sane, prac tical and expressed in clear, concise English. No meeting since the Co lumbia convention has seen fit tr change one article of the entire riocument. They will perhaps stand unchanged as long as the unior exists. The following is from the pre ?mble of the constitution: In the course of modern Indus* trial development we find it neces sary that the farmer not only applj the nrincinles of scientific nericul hire, but that ho systematize his business by co-operation and appl> the principles of sczientific com mer ce. Expensive and wasteful methods r>f exchange have been a constant tirain 011 the farming class, and spec uiation has been allowed to dernor alize markets and prevent the nor mal operation of the law of supph and demand. To enable farmers to meet thes# conditions and protect their inter rvntn * I*. A Dn.m/v.n' ^d.,nntlnnnl ? . rpm, in** i <ti 111**1^ mini iiiiuiiiii Hill Ho-operatlve Union of America hat been organized for the following purposes: To secure equity, establish justlct find apply the Golden Rule. To discourage the credit and mort gage system. To assist our members in buying und selling. To educate the agriculture [ lasses in scientific farming. To teach farmers the classiflca Hon of crops, domestic economy an<l the process of marketing. To systematize methods of pro Auction and distribution. To eliminate gambling In farm products by boards of trade, cottor -AUiituiHt-n mm uiutir HpdCUiaiorB. To bring fanning up to the stand ard of other Industries and business 11 enterprises. To secure and maintain profitable ' and uniform prices for cotton, grain, live stock and other products of the ? farm. To strive for harmony and good f ; will among all mankind and brother- , I ly love among ourselves. To garner the tears of the dis- i I tressed, the blood of martyrs, the laugh of innocent childhood ??> sweat of honest labor and the virtue of a happy home as the highest jewels known. MEXICAN SITUATION HOLDS THE BOARDS Discussion Turned Toward Proposals That the United States Act as Mediator. Washington. July 24.?Discussion of the Mexican situation today turned toward proposals that the United States act as a mediator while elections are held and a constitutional government established. Although such suggestions have i at various times been made to President Wilson. Secretary Bryan and members of Congress by persons in this country and Mexico, the proposition has never reached the stage of serious consideration because of the insistent attitude of the constitutionalists; that tll#V wnillrl tint tain mediation under any circum- j stances. I "Who will guarantee the honesty of an election? The only guarantee we can have is to take possession of the government by arms, put in a provisional president and hold elections when the country is pacified Elections with most of the country up in arms would he impossible." This was the answer of the constitutionalist representatives here today to reports that mediation was about to he undertaken through the offices of the United States. The constitutionalists profess to see in such a proposal an effort on the part of the Tluerta government to secure a suspension of hostilities during which it would take retaliatory measures to suppress the constitu tionalist cause. The constitutional- ( ists point out that the same kind of proposals were repeatedly made in , the declining days of the Diaz administration. I'MON WOl'l.ll HE IMPOSSIBLE. Salvador Won't Approve of the Xicaraguan Treaty. New York. July 24.?The proposed treaty between the United States , and Nicaragua would make impossi- i hie the projected union of Central \ American republics, according to President Melendcz of Salvador. In reply to inquiry from two New York newspapers which are sounding th e opinions of the presidents of the Central American states, Presi- i dent Melendez today expressed his disapproval of the proposed Nicaraguan treaty.. "It would make impossible the ' realization of the proposed Central American union, the great ideal of these countries," he said, and adds that Salvador would reject the protectorate idea. I "National opinion would undoubt edly refuse the ratification of treafit's: nf Vfl lufoviir CArt nhi-.h ?OAIl 1 -1 impair our seuvereignity," he del clared. I AVOUS HAWTUOKXE'S HKLKASF Noted Prisoner Probably W111 be ( iven His Freedom in Few Weeks. Washington, Jhly 24.?Julian Hawthorne and Dr. William J. Mor, ton, serving a year's sentence in the , Atlanta penitentiary for misuse of r the mails, have been recommended . for parole by the parole board and , the question of their release is now . under consideration by Attorney > General MeReynolds. ' Warden Moyer, of the federal 1 prison has received no official com mumcauon 111 regard to Hawthorne's release. It was understood, however, that the prisoner would be re leased during the latter part of this month, as his ease has been reported ' favorably by the parole board. Presumably Attorney General MeA Reynolds will be guided by the recr ommendation of the parole board, and the official order for Hawthorne's release probably will come ' within the next several days. ? At( lanta Journal. The Mutinous Swiss Guards His. r charged. Rome, July 24.?A further detach ment of the mutinous Swiss guards j left the Vatican this morning. Some 1 of them threatened to make unpleas' nnt revelations. ' The commander of the guardsmen promised the Pope today that the ' entire corps would be re-established within a few weeks with new and more suitable elements. c Two Men Risked Their Lives to Save I l>og. Niagara Falls, N. F., July 24.? . Two men risked going over the I American falls that they might save a small dog which was clinging to - some rocks only a short distance above the cataract late last evening. ' A woman who saw the rescue asked for the dog as a souvenir and it . was given to her. 1 $1.50 PER YEAR. TO PRESERVE NELTRAL1TY nO VHMS rn HE SENT TO MEN ICO h'ci>>ioii Means That lluerta Will bo Deprived of Privilege Previously Accorded Madero. Washington. July 24.?President Vilson has determined that no faoion in the present Mexican revoluiou shall obtain arms or ammuniion from the United States ?nrl thn? leutrality must be observed in its trictest sense. This was the interiretation of the neutrality laws deided upon by the President yesterlay after conferences with Senator lacon and Representative Flood, hairmen of the two congressional ommittees on foreign relations. While the Mexican rebels have >een getting no arms heretofore, yesterday's developments mean that he Huerta administration will bo leprived of the privilege previously iccorded the Madero government, ind that the United States will treat til sides alike in the present dispute. The situation precipitated by the epeated complaints of Constitutionilists and their sympathizers in this 'Ountry that if the United States did lot virtually assist the Huerta government by selling it munitions of war. a determination of hostilities would be possible. FAVOR NEW POLICY. Sentiment in favor of a new poloy grew in Congress to such an exlent that n*cnnviss was mnrln nf tho mmmittees In both houses dealing ivith foreign relations. It was found :here would be little objection to repealing the joint resolution of March 14. 1912. which gives the President liscretionary power to prohibit exhortations of arms or munitions of war to countries where domestic violence existed, but permits him to allow the legally constituted government of any country to buy war supplies as usual. Senator Paeon, however. reiterated as he left the Whito House, that the Huerta administration could not be considered as the legitimate successor of the Madero regime or a legally constituted government. The Constitutionalist representatives here had protested to the state department that. inasmuch as tho Huerta government had not been recognized, it ought not to obtain arms. This construction of the case fnnrwt favor in ofTicinl circles and while the repeal of the resolution of March 14. 1012, was considered hy the administration officials as one way of equalizing conditions, it was decided that the same purpose could he observed ir. denying ammunition to all factions. WOULD LIFT EMBARGO. There, nevertheless, is a firm feeling in Congress in favor of lifting the embargo on arms and giving both sides an equal opportunity to equip themselves. This sentiment finds favor especially among those who believe that the Carranza rebels have public opinion behind them in Mexico, and if given the arms with which to supply their large unequipped forces, the revolution would end speedily in their favor. For the present, however, the ad uun isi rai um win issue nriiers in us <1 Rents everywhere to keep arms from entering the rebellion-torn country. This will interfere materially with the plans of the Huorta forces, since orders for large supplies of arms and ammunition are said to have been placed recently with firms in the United States. Although the Constitutionalists hold no seaport of consequence they have demoralized the railroad systems and it would be difficult foe the federals to pet munitions transported into the interior after importing them from Europe. OTHER PHASES CANVASSED The President canvassed other phases of the Mexican situation with Messrs. Paeon and Flood, who said later that no action of any kind or pronouncement of policy was likely until after Ambassador Wilson had conferred with administration officials here. Acting Secretary' Roosevelt con ierreo yesterday afternoon with Rear Admiral Frank E. Reatyt. commander of the fourth division of the Atlantic fleet, who has just returned with his flagship, the Minnesota, from tour of duty in the Gulf. Mr. Roosevelt said afterwards that tho conference was entirely unofficial and informal: that he sought to obtain first-hand, the impression which Admiral Reattv gained while in Mexico. Admiral Reattv is here on leave to visit his family. State department reports yesterday said that the demonstration in Mexico City Tuesday in compliment to the new .Japanese minister, was attended by about 2,000 persons, almost all of whom were students. Few of the laboring class were present. It was stated that no antiAmerican speech was made and that the police were under strict orders to immediately suppress any antiAmerican demonstration. It is said there is a move on foot in Mexico City to raise funds to def rnv thf? PY nroca nf ~* ? ?w. II Mil lull %Jl destitute Americans in the capital of Vera Cruz. For several weeks tho government and the American Red Cross have been bringing indigent refugees from \^>xico ports to Galveston. Texas. Several hundred were without means, alrewdy have been brought to the Texas port.