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K WATCH Your Label I and Keep I W Paid Up. . JL JL VOL. 11, NO. 3, SEMI-V HRST SHIP TO USE ^ QECTRIC POWER Keel of the Super-Dreadnaught California Laid at Brooklyn Navy Yard. IT WILL. LUST $15,000,000. To be the First Warship in the World Driven Altogether by Electricity. , New York. Oct. 14.?The keel of the $15,000,000 super-dreadnought California was laid today at the Breeklyn navy yard. Secretary Daniels, in a speech concluding the brief , ceremony attending the beginning of , actual work on the fighting craft, | said the California will mark the | most advanced step taken ih tho i naval engineering in many years. , The super-dreadnought will be the | first large vessel to be propelled en- i tlrely by electricity. I Besides Secretary Daniels and sev- ! eral members of the naval advisory board, moro than one thousand per sons saw Commander George H. Rock chief of construction at the yard, guide the two centre plates, and the key plate into position. ( The California is expected to be launched within fifteen mouths and to be placed in commission in about three years. 1 The vessel will be of 3 2,000 tons ' displacement, length 62 5 feet and beam 97 1-4 feet. She will carry ' twelve 14-lnch guns and twenty-two ( 3-inch guns, as well as having four ' submerged torpedo tubes. Secretary Daniels in his address at the keel-laying ceremonies told about ' the tests of electric propulision on the collier Jupiter, and added: ' "The California is the logical outcome of the department's experiments ' on the Jupiter. She will be the first ( battleship of any navy in the world to be propelled by electricity. Prophecy is always risky, but it is hardly ' too much to say that the installation ' electricity upon the California ush- ' .a a new epoch in navig&tttra, Just as far reaching and important as that ' ^ ^ In which team succeeded sail power.'. * FIFTY FIVE KILLED IN ZEPPELIN RAID ? , I A Fleet of German Aircraft Visited I/on don Wednesday Night. London, Oct. 14.?Fifty-five per- ' sons were killed anil 114 injured in the Zeppelin raid over London last night. Fourteen of the flfty-flve persons killed and thirteen of the 114 ^ wounded were military x-asualites, ac-' cording to an announcement made| later by the official press bureau. The text of the announcement follows: { "The press bureau of th ; war aillee ' announces that a fleet of hostil-3 a'.rshinn visited the enoorn I>n?nno? ?1 a portion of London area last night,* and dropped bombs. i ' "Anti-aircraft guns of the itoyal 3 Field Artillery attached to the central h force were in action and an airship was seen to keel over on its side and to drop to a lower altitude. Five aeroplanes of the royal flying corps went up. but owing to amos-' pheric conditions only one aeroplanesucceeded in locating an airship. This aeroplane, however, was unable to overhaul the airship before It was lost in the fog. "Some house- were itmaged and several fires were started, but M serious damage was caused to*' military material. All fires were, j&oti got under control by the flre'fcrigiule,**** *4 I&l >' DKU'ASHK HAS RWfGVKD. a * . I * J ' I French Foreign n?... i?. Continue* Had. ( Paris. October 13.?Foreign Minister Deloasse resigned today. Ill n resignation was accepted. Hl? con- ^ tlnueri ill health has given aerlous concern to his friends, raisins the question whether hla strength would j Dermit him lonsrer tn ??r?i w*. - dena of his position. | 1 Premier Vivlanl announced the e resignation of M. Delcasse and Its ac- t ecptanco at a meeting of the Cabinoi t Council today, presided over by Pree- I Ident Poincare. It was decided that f the premier should take over the port- I sfffo of foreign affairs, wKh the pree- * dent of the council of ministers. | G i X A . / 1 - dE Li WEEKLY. COTTON USKI> IN SEPTBMBKK | Consumption Larger Than Same Per- j iod Last Year. Washington, Oct. 14.?Cotton used \ during September was 498,219 bales exclusive of llnters, compared with 414,864 bales in September last ye.?r, the census bureau todav annnnncflH Cotton on hand September 30 in consuming establishments was 1,089,614 againbt 556,892 bales a year ago, and in public storuge and at compresses 2,796,500 bales against 1,663,625 ayearago. Kxports during September were 502,031 bales against 125,778 a year *go. Imports were 26,197 bules against j 1,663.625 a year ago. Linters used during September' were 61,431 bales against 27,764 a year ago; on band September 30 in' consuming establishments 128,059 bales against 63,386*a year ago, and , In public storage and at compresses I 57,106 bales, against 26,078 a year; ago. Linters exported were 10,624 bales, against 1,808 a year ago. Cotton spindles active during September numbered 31.295.104 ncntno* an 307.514 a year ago. PLANTERS WARNED j OF WEEVIL DANGER 1'otton (irowors in Six Southern State* Cautioned to Take Preventive Measures. Washington. Oct. 13.?Cotton planters in Alabama. Mississippi, Georgia. Tennessee, Oklahoma and Texas were warned in a department of agriculture statement tonight of a widespread movement of the boll 1 weevil, and advised to take immed- ' ate steps to kill off the pest this win-( er to prevent threatened heavy loss >s to next yea "'8 crop. i Unless immediate measures are aken in Oklahoma, northwestern Texas, Tennessee and Mississippi, tho statement says, the boll weevil will 1 ause damage next' year. The department urges planters in 1 Oklahoma and in tne infested sections < if Texas and Tennessee to begin immediately to pick their cotton and 1 lestroy the plants, either plowing hem under the soil or burning them. ' Vn active campaign against the wee.'i 1 is suggested for other States. 1 Unusual storms last August re-j uilted in a tremendous movement of | I 1 he weevil into northwestern Texas i ind Oklahoma. The movement as ret has not been entirely mapped out iy the department but information shows that more than half of Okla- ' inula, an or MtsHissipi, McNairy and ' Hardin Counties, Tenn., all of Ala-1 >ama excepting four or five counties 1 n the mountainous sections, and 1 nore tlian 30 counties in western ' leorgia already are infested. In Tex- ' is the weevil has reached Vernon, ! iVilbarger county. t WOTHKIt ZEl'I'KLI N KAII>. I light Persons Killed ami .'14 Injured ( in an Attack on Iionrlon. , London. Oct. 14.?Zeppelin air- i ihips hove made another raid over!> .oiidon dropping bombs. Eight per- i ions are declared to have been killed ind about 34 injured. The material i lamage done is said to have been $ imall. , t The home office shortly after mid-{* light made the following report: "A Zennelln raiit a-no ma.io erday evening over a portion of the r jonrion area, when a certain number ' >f incendiary and explosive bombs vere dropped. The material dam- 1 ige done was small. A few fires re- ' >ulted -but they wore quickly put out ' >y the fire brigade. The Almlralty,v vi 11 issue a statement today when, 1 lartlculars are available. c "At present It is only possible to ay that no public buildings were in- n ured and that the casualties so far ( eported number two women and six 1 nen killed and about 34 injured. T Vith the exception of a soldier killed 1 ill these wero civilians. "These figures Include all the chb- ( laities reported a?t 11:45 o'clock v Vednesday evening " . |. IP v. I>? Hosset PnKMD* U> Beyoad. , f Charleston, Oct. 12.?Reverend >r. Frederick A. De Ilosset, secretary t if the joint commission on occleslas- I teal relations of the general conven- i Ion of the Church of Holy Commun- v on here, died today. He was oper 1 ted on several weeks ?ico. He had r ie!tf ohtrjcM in New Tork, Illinois, r dichfean, end lftaelsstnpt snd was r 9 ytmn of ece . t f;' ' \NCA LANCASTER, S. C. F HOLDS LEVER LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL Federal Judge Hough Declare* Cotton Futures Act Started Out Wrong. ORIGINATED IN SENATE Hays It Should Have lieeu Intro* lured First in the liower House. New York, Oct. 13.?Federa! Judge Hough today handed down a decision declaring unconstitutiona the law known as the Cotton Futures Act. He rendered judgment In favoi of Daniel T. Hubbard and others lr a suit to recover damages for assess meats made and collected by the col* lector of internal revenue. Judge Hough in a lengthy opinior said the Cotton Futures Act wat technically unconstitutional because me law originated in the senate in stead of the house of representatives "This is one of the legislative pro jects which to he a law must origi nate in the house of representatives.' said Judge Hough. "The constitution of the Unitei States provides that all revenue bills shall originate in the lower house This bill. I find was introduced In the senate, and as it is a bill for raising revenue, it is, therefore, unconstitutional. "It is most unsatisfactory to hav u> ground a decision upon so technical a point, but such as it is. this decision disposes of the case." * * * EFFECT ON EXCHANGE. Announcement of the decision caused a sharp break in prices on the New York cotton exchange, hut information that the decision would not change the status of existing contracts caused partial rallies. Judge Hough sustained the first contention, but gave no finding on the second. He said: "The bill known as the Cotton Futures Act, approved August 18, 11114 never was, and is not now, a law ol the United States, and, therefore, as a proposition it is no longer open tr discussion. "This is one of the legislative projects which, to be law. must originate In the lower house. The Constitution provides that all bills for revenue must originate in the House of Representatives. It is not seen how thh Court can regard information furnshed by Congress itself. "It is moot lincotiofn ground decision upon so technical a point, but such as it is, this finding lisposes of the case, and I must leave undiscussed the arguments equally ible and instructiev upon the other uid permanent branch of the litiga ion." INTENT IMMATERIAL. Concerning the Government's conentlon that the Act was designed primarily to prevent speculation in otton futures. Judge Hough said it vas immaterial what intent was heilnd the Act so long as Congress had a belled it a tax measure. Shortly after reports of the decision 'eached cotton traders there was a lharp break in the market. Until hen the market had been firm, with ianuary contracts up to 13.80, more han SI.50 a bale over Monday's closng. Hut news of the decision carded prices down almost to Monday's evels. Later the opinion was expressed ibout the Cotton Exchange that the lecision would not have any effect ipon existing contrnets, and there vere rallies of from 10 to 15 points. The close, however, ami opinions up ?n tnc etrect of the decision were The Aot becomes operative Februiry 18, and if the higher Courts auhain Judge Hough, or If the fiovernnent does not appeal tho case, all noney collected under the law must ?e refunded. Although the AVt placed a tax of wo cents a pound upon all transac ions of cotton for future delivery, it vas openly avowed by its sponsors as leing a measure designed to prevent mecnlation in cotton futures. This orm of tratlin* formed a considerable portion of the business done be ween cotton brokerage Arms in the Inited States and Liverpool. When t became operative trading In futures vas immediately curtailed. The lusiness done by two or threo larve <ew York and New Orleans Arms apldly dwindled and several prnmiient cotton brokers prepared to reIre. lSTER RIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1915. {FRENCH DEPUTIES I J GET INTO BIG ROW i President Leaves rhamhpr 1 Lights Are Put Out to Avert Outbreak. I VIVIANI CARRIES HIS POINT " Premier <?etn Lawmakers to Cast Vote of Confidence in CJovernnient. I Paris. October 13.?The Govern1 ment of which Rene VivianI is head, ' received a decisive vote of ennfi/io?/.o 1 In the Chamber of Deputies tonight, " j 3 72 to 9. after a long and exciting 1 rosslon. In which the Government's war policy, particularly that relating to the Palkans, was severely crltlcis' ed by leaders representing the for1 elgn. military >ind naval affairs com? mltteee. ?! The debate was signalized at the outset by the announcement of Prem-, ier Vlvlani. of the resignation of M. Delcasse, which had hee.n accepted, M Viviancl assuming the portfolio of foreign affairs in addition to the pres| idency of the council. I The final vote did not close the exs tent of the opposition to the Govern, i ment, as those who led the attack . withheld their votes on the ground ; that the Government had not pre. sented a sufficient explanation to permit members to vote intelligent 1 ly. The result was none the less con. I sldered a notable tribute to the . strength of the ministry at the mo1: tnent of losing the minister who h:?l shaped the foreign policies throughL out the war and because of a con,! certed movement against the entire . I ministry. .' Iletween 120 and 130 Deputies lid not vote. These included most of | the unified Socialists. Twenty of . them, however, vited for the Govern, ment. The dissenting nine were four unified Socialists and five Socialistic Radicals. - The session was one of the most turbulent in recent years, the disor-j , der becoming so great while the final vote was being taken that the president left the Chamber, and the , lights were extinguished to suppress the violent outbreak of one of the , opposing members. The criticism of the opposition j was directed against the Government's alleged lack of foresight in nttempoing to avert Bulgaria's unt derstanding with Germany, and lack of energy in failing to arrange for an , ample landing force at Saloniki to off , set the German and Bulgarian move , in the Balkans. In a ringing reply M. Viviani defended the course of the Government. He declared that it was obliged not only to consult the Parliamentary 1 committees, but to maintain the good faith of its position with the allied Governments. which did not permit it to lay a complete explanation of all the military policies be- < fore parliament. He declared M. Delcasse had always assented to the < various steps taken. JlTKiK HOUGH'S DECISION. _ |1 Cotton Kvcliange Ofti< ials States It Will Not Effect Present Contracts. j New York. Oct. 14.?Owing to the reeling or uncertainty among cotton ; taraders as to the attitude the New York Cotton Exchange would take | after the decision by Federal Judge | Hough, that the cotton futures act was unconstitutional, the board of i managers of the exchange today is-'i sued the following statement: < "The hoard of managers does not j contemplate any change in the by- < laws or rules of the exchange which i would affect existing contracts." No continuation was obtained to- l day of the report that the govern- 1 inent intended to appeal from Judge | Hough's decision. In cotton circles it was generally believed the cases would he appealed in an effort to get i an opinion from the United States 1 supreme court as to whether the method of applying the tax of 2 cents a pound under the cotton futures act s is unconstitutional. Villa Force Attacks Obrciron's Item' ftnard. 1i K1 Pnio, Texns. Oct. 13.?Official ] reports frotn fhlhnahfla reived at < Jauraz relate tba? Oon. Ponnla H?vpr ] handing an exped'tloearv force of Vll- j la troop*, ha* attacked ?he roar guard I of rioii Obregon and forced it ba^k tipon Torreon. i 1 I > Ne\ I'KAKV IN PKIULOl'B FIJGHT. Didn't Know, Though, That Machine Was in Trouble. New York, Oct. 13.?Friends ol Rear Amiral Robert K. Peary, discoverer of tlie North Pole, congratulated him today upon the fortunate termination of his first flight in ail hydro-aeroplane which ended in a volplane into the water off Long Beach, Long Island, from a height of 1,200 feet after the engine had stopped in mid-air. Rear Admiral Peary said. "I thought it was all part of the game when we started to come down. I had not the slightest idea there was any thing wrong with iho ? The explorer made the flight yes terday with Frank H. Rurnsides. The machine rose steadily to 1,200 feet when the magneto became disabled and the engine stopped. Burnsides made a perfect spiral volplane to the water and a motor boat towed the disabled hvdro-aeroplane to the shore. Asked how he would like to make a trip to the North Pole in an nlrship the rear admiral replied: "That would be fine in the sum mer time." ASKED TO CALL PEACE MEETING Itavid Start* Jordan Directed to Sec the President by the International Peace Congress. Ran Francisco. Oct. 12.?The International Peace Congress adopted a resoulution today directing David Starr Jordan, president of the congress, to go to Wastington and urge President Wilson to call a conference of neutral nation? ?~ v.-? ? ? UIII1K about peace. He leaves tomorrow. Another resolution declared the peace congress looked with apprehension on the presence of advisory hoards of the United States Government of manufacture of war mun tions. or of men interested in the sale of supplies to belligerent European Nations. President Wilson's policy also was approved by the congress, a resolution asserting that the eongreos recognized that to the President is largely due the fact that the Republic has remained law-abiding despite currents of fear, hate and excitement. The congress also expressed its opposition to the widespread demand for preparedness iimmiHi nypoineuc dangers. The del egates agreed that they did not urge disarmament under present conditions. Another resolution deplored every attempt to militarize America, stating that the establishment of military training caurses in the schools was inconsistent with American ideals and led toward a system of conscription. MAKTIAI/ I/AW AT KAI.ONIKl. flreek (>eneral Orders Troo|?s to Salute Allies. Paris. Oct. 14.?Declaration of martial law at Saloniki on Tuesday is reported hy the Athens correspondent of the llavas News Agency. (Jeneral Moschomowles, commanding the ('.reek forces there, ordered his troops to salute the French and (lritish officers. Hy royal decree Prince Nicholas, )rother of King Constantine, has been nominated military governor of the Interior zone. Mayor Joseph Hell Found Not fiuilty Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. IS.?Ap plause from the crowd that packed the courtroom greeted tiie verdict of 'not guilty" returned here today by he jury in the case of Mayor Joseph B. Bell, who, with Thomas TagRart, lemocratic national committeeman, rnd many others, were indicted on a charge of election conspiracy. The trial had lasted live weeks. Prosecutor A. J. Rucker said after the acquittal that he had no state ment to make in repard to the dis position of the cases of more than 100 others indicted with the mayor. "The verdict was what I expected nt all times during the trial," wa? Mr. Tagpart's comment. viiiu every decent man ir Mn'^n coiintv expected." wbp thf *tat< meni of Mayor Bell. To Remove Armenian.s. Norfolk. Va.. Oct. 13.?The Unitef states collier Caeear. Oaptn'n Shurt leff, mailed from Hnmnton Koada to ilay for the Mediterranean, vis Funchal. Madeira. It in reported or trood authority that the Oaettar wil he erunloved in tran**?e?tins: Ar inenian refugee* from Turkiah porti to placea .>f safety. r-' M" w y c* WEATHER m W|v Generally fair and 8*fr' urday. $1.50 A YEAH. DEFENSE PROGRAM" "" nc TLJr nnroinniT ur inn rioutm Army and Navy Estimates Together Will Call for $400,000,000. IS A BIG INCREASE Approximately $140,000,000 Over Amount Appropriated laist Year. President Conferring Washington. Oct. 13.?Four hundred million dollars for National defense an increase of approximately X14n nnnnnn i?-.* . ,...,wv u.vi iobv year?is me amount President Wilson and bis advisers at present estimate should be appropriated by the next Congress tor the Army and Navy, i As the date?Friday?for complei! tlon of the annual estimate draws near, the President is giving preliminary consideration to the National I defense burget out of which it is hoped to lay down a stronger Naval program than the United States ever ! has authorized in its history, and I similarly a larger provision for the military establishment than lias been J customary in time of peace. The President has had before him for several weeks the outlines of a military policy of continuing character framed hi- * Uv<.iciai; uttl UBOn , after more than a year's study with officers of the General Staff. With it the President is in hearty accord, j While the details have not been revealed. a substantial increase in the regular Army, probably from 87,000 to at least 120,000 men and the creaI tiou of a reserve of perhaps 400,000 through short-term enlistment ser1 vice are r.aid to be parts of the Army plan. I PRESIDENT HAS A PRIVATE PHONE Mr. Wilson Has Had a IJne Installed !*,.(........ - ........... <- nunc tiouse an<l Mrs. (jr.lt'N Residence. Washington, Oct. 13.?Any lingering doubt of the intensity of the presidential love affair was dispelled today when it became known that Mr. Wilson has had a private telephone wire installed between the White House and the residence of his finaneee, Mrs. Norman Gait, in Twentieth street. Mrs. Gait now monopolizes the daily official program of the chief executive of the nation When the President is not dining with Mrs. Gait at the White House, calling on Mrs. Gait at her residence, driving with Mrs. Gait, golfing with Mrs. Gait or "seeing Mrs. Gait" from church or evening entertainment he is communing with Mrs. Gait over the new prijvate wire. Any one who has encountered the "busy signal" for an hour at a time 1 in endeavoring to telephone the residence of a prospective bride and the office of the prospective bridegroom will realize the burden of that inad1 vertently crossed wires of a newly en | gaged pair will realize the value of i the nrofantinno ?? > ? 1? " * miven oy me president to shield his romance from the public. ( The private wire, a mile in length, \ runs from the dressing room of the president to the boudoir of Mrs. Gait. ,| At any time, day or night, that either is seized with the desire to talk to the. other, the wish is gratified simply by . j lifting the receiver from the hook. In j terveninlng between the wish and its ' realization thoro " " 10 no wmie Mouse .switchboard, no central, "no wrong i number," no "busy, please call agin," ,j uo servants carrying summons to i the phone. When the boudoir phone .'rings in Twentieth street Mrv. Gait ,| knows that the president is on the . wire. When the dressing room phone l rings at the White House the president answers in person for he knows \ that it is not another "life-long dem,! oerat" n?irin? ?? - J-' ?... ...r. a jcin and no knows there will bo no eavesdroppers , accidental or otherwise, en that parJ ticulnr telephone wire i _ (icrmitn Prince to Wed. i I Amsterdam, via London. Oct. 14.. The Rerlin Reichsanzelger an nouncee the engagement of Prince i Joachim, youngest son of Krnperor i William, and Princess Marie Aukob1 tine daughter of Prince Kdward. of . Anhalt. The Prim-ee was 17 years J old last June. Prince Joachim is 2b j yeras old.