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watch nr* w Your Label Sj |j and Keep I If" J Paid Up. JL Jf VOL. 11, NO 28, SIMMS SENATORS DISCUSS 1 WOMAN SUFFRAGE1 The House Resolution Endor- 9 sing Wilson Held Up in Upper f Body by Senator Epps f i HIS FIRST VETO MESSAGE a i? . I Gov. Manning Objects to Hill ^ Taxing Non-Residents for Motor Truck llusiness. Special to the News and Courier. Columbia, Jan.12.?When the House resolution endorsing President Wilson and advocating him for re_election reached the Senate this morning Senator E. C. Epps wanted to amend the resolution by striking out that section reading "and that ?v.e earnestly commend him to the \ Democratic party for renomination, and to the people of the United States for re-election, Senator Carlisle suggested that the matter go over until the Williasmburg Senator could prepare his amendment, which was done. In conversation at adjournment of the session Senator Epps said to The News and Couier representative that he objected to the political reference In the resolution as the Gen. eral Assembly was a legisdative bodv | and not acting as a democratic political convention. DISCUSS WOMAN SUFFRAGE. Woman suffrage came in for discussion through the proposed constitutional amendmemnt by Senator Carlisle extending the right to the women of holding the otllces of no lary pULUlC UIIU giuuui n UBurt-n. ocii- | ator Wightman thought this was but the opening wedge for woman suffrage and made a warm attack on it. Senator Sinkler said the proposed amendment was nothing but an act of tardy justice^ while Senators Patterson and Mullins gave their hearty approval to the measure, tell- . ing what the women were doing, especially in the work of education. ' On a motton to strike out the en- < aettng words only serven Senators < voted ugainst the bill, they being: Me. C. Gross, Harvey, D. B. Johnson. 1 Sharpe, Wightman and I). It. Will- 1 iams. Twenty-nine voted for the pro- 1 posed constitutional amendment. 1 Senator Christensen wanted to en- 1 large te proposal so as to permit the women to hold a trusteeship oi libraries, and this was pending when ' debate on the measure was ad- 1 journed until to-morrow. FIRST VETO MESSAGE. Governor Manning sent in his iirst veto message. He disapproved of the bill passed last year at the instance of Senator John F. Williams, putting a license on non-resients who do a motor truck delivery business in the counties of Aiken, Clarendon and York. On the request of the veti was postponed until Tuesday next at 1 o'clock. The message of the Governor on this matter follows: "Gentlemen of the Senate: I return to you herewith Rill No 305, (Senate No 482, House No S'24.) entitled, An Act to prohibit automobile trucks doing business in the counties of / it en, Clarendon and York ly not? iesidents without ^rst pro.-xwurlng an annual license therefor. "The Constitution provides under Article III, Section 31, Sub-division IX. that where a general law can be made applicable no special law shall be enacted. This is reason enough for a veto, hut In addition, the Irll Is. in .?. ii(lge? rnt, 2 "otimlnutorv a tie.,'!,' citizens e ther cuntli' of the i trio, as wo',', as thor.o from othfr fita'es. "I am constraine I, therefore to return the bill without my signature. An efTort will he made to eaact o general law on +his subject at this session. FOR RURAL CREDITS. A concurrent resolution asking the South Carolina delegation in Congress to work for the enacment of a national rural credit* law was introduced by Senator Nichols and ' passed unanimously and was sent to tbe House. The resolution follows: "Be It Resolved by the Senate, the , House of Representatives concurring. "First. That the Senators and , members of the house of Represcn4|L tatlves In the American* Congress .from this State be respectfully urged 1 *o earnestly advocate the enactment i J)f a national rural credit law dur- i tug the present session of congress. "Second. That a copy of this resom IE Li WEEKLY. &AINS AND SNOWS SAID TO BE ON WAY VnrniiiKH Displayed on Atlantic From Maine to Florida and on the (Juir ("oast. Washington, Jan.12,?One of the everest cold waves of recent years., uuumug 111 iuc naive vii a sioi ill vhich swept north and eastward rom Texas early today was spreadng tonight toward the lake region tnd Atlantic coast. While record low emperatur^s were being ;reported luring the day from West, the mercury going down to 58 degrees heow zero in Northwest Canada, it vas abnormally warm in the South, he Ohio Valley and lower lnke re- , ?ions. Rains and snows will be general >ver most of the country to-morrow >ut the weather bureau predicts fair veather Friday virtually everywhere 'xcept in New England, where snow k expected. Storm warnings were ordered dis , , .. . . 1 jiayeu uj-nignt ironi n.asipori^ j daine, to Jacksonville, Fla, and on he Gulf coast from Rockwell. Fla, o Brownsville, 1?xas. The storm tolight was over Georgian Bay and j vas moving northeast. Jhlltl Labor Bill Will Pass House.! Washington, D. C. Jan. 12. ? i Congressman Jlryrnes of South Caro-I ina, who has tanen a deep ir.teic.ij p the child labor bill now pending tare before the house committee on abor, which would prevent goods ind wares made by children front entering into interstate commerce i lelives that he bill .vill again pass lie house. It passed the lower body if congress last winter by a large' narjority, but Mr. Brynes does not joleive the marjority will be so large ;hls time. Today seve.pl wtil known! mtton mill m.n from Sou.h C?ro-| in-t were hero and nf ended tiie com-| roittee hearing, showing why from , their standpoint, the bill should not become law. lutlon be mailed to each member of Congress from this state by the clerk if the senate. An invitation from Governor Manting for the Legislature to aceoni j pony him on a visit to the State Hospital for the insane tomorrow ifternoon at 4 o'clock was accepted | l>y the senate. Tuition Measure. Senator Verner called up his bill requiring all students attending, State colleges to pay $40 /tuition j each year and to abolish all seliol- j irships in the same. He denounc-1 2d men who are able to pay their son's way to college swearing they , ire not able to do so. The Oconee I Senator thought the colleges were costing too much and said it was a grievance that he had to send his, ion 400 miles to the University of Alabama, where he could afford to send him because he would not go up and swear he was not able to pay tuition. He said the laws should be enforced and scored "perjurers." He stated that the poor men did not get advantage of the scholarships, but they were obtained by sons of rich men. Senator Verner suid Jhere was a man who lived near him worth $100,000 who liad two sons in the state colleges md who swore ho was not able to pay hi111oil. "Let's make all pay tuition or Have it tor none " said Senator Vernr?r. lie directed the attention of the Senite to the University and said that most of the students there when at boine were waited on by their mothers and as soon as mey come to the University they require fifteen janitors to wait on them "and begin to put on airs.'' Senator Slnkler conceded that there was sometimes a vice In the Kcholarshlp and some had them that did no deserve he honor but he naked the Oconee Senator to use his talent to bring in a bill to remedy the defect fmd not to abolish the scholorshlp* pointing out that many deserving boys had been helped to efficient mafihood by thefce scholarships. He said the matter was being considered by the college trustees and a committee from the Univer B'ty oonra were wonting on me matter now. At this suggestion debate waa adjourned until after third reading bllla to-morrow. Senator Wightman's bill remov. Ing any specified time to aturdy law.' Taking the bar examination was pasaed to third reading after the Senate, by a vote of 1ft to 21f had refused to strike out the enacting words. ... rm LANCASTER, S. GENERAL HUERTA DEADIN EL PASO The Former Dictator of Mexico Died Early Last Nifirht. BURIAL IN . MEXICO Was Driven From His Own C'onnry by the Sucess of the Carrniizn-Villn Combination. El Paso, Tex., Jan. 13.?Victoriano Huerta, foremer diactor of Mexico, died here toniKl>tGeneral Huerta, who succeeded Gen. Francisco I. Madero in executive power in Mexico City an(' later left Mexico, died of sclerosis of the liver. He was surrounded by his family when the end came at 8:35 o'clock. His death was not unexpected. Funeral arrnUgoments are to be made tomorrow, it was announced nt his residence tonight. Tt is believed an effort will be made to arrange for his burial in Mexico. Gen Vlc^oriano Iluerta was a professional soldier and as such he had up t? the overthrow of President Francisco Madero hem known for his loyal support ol t'10 existing Governments. He fought his fall, and when Diaz was no longer chief executive Iluerta fought for Francisco de la Barra, the Provisional President. Afer Francisco Madero was elected Iluerta found it to be his duty t? support one who had so long fought as a rebel. His loyalty was not challenged until the Felix Diaz revolution in Mexico City in Febuary, 1913, when the Madero Government was completely overthrown and Iluerta hmself elevated t? the Presidency. Iluerta devoted himself to the unitary i?rrer uj; 11 very eariy age. Born at Chihuahua in 1854, he en tered at Military Academy of C'hapultepe at the aKe of 17 and passed through the full course to graduation in 1875, when he was commissioned second lieutenant of engineers. During his academic term he was known for his predilection astronomy and niathematic. During the ensuing years Huerta saw much active service. In 1901 he left the staff and took command of the infantry in the campaign against tho Yaqui Indians. After this cmpalgn he was again put in charge of the General Staff's t?I'? graphical work in Sonora. He par 11C1 PHI<M1 in suusequent raqui campaings and also in the campaign in Yucatan against the Maya Indians. As a reward for his Indian service Huerta was given the rank of bri^u dier-general and once more detaailed to the General StafT. Huerta command all the detach' ed Government forces in the State I of Guerrcra at the beginnig of the I Madero revolution. When Madero | acceeded to the Presidency, General [ Huerta was sent back into Morclos with a force to put down the Zapai t? rebellion. As a result ?' ill-feel ! ing growing out ?f this campaign Huerta was recalled. Subsequently he led the army aginsf Ornzo and was in command at the batt'Hacliimba. For this s?rvico he was promoted fo Major-general. He was given leave of absence because of an , a<'fec*tion of j!i<: eyes, an I thus did " t tah? p.i"t r- the suojvessdon > f |r *st up '- 1 i C? *?!tx Idas in j? - \ 1') 12. * . 1>? the se i .1 Fel:t |na/ r?-v lu I . wn:cn refuuei in ' ii rv-r throw of Madero Government Huerta was immediately called t? active command .is (he senior rnk; Ing general In the Capital. Hq ' escorted Madero for Chapultnpo Castle to the i'alace on the rtrst of i the 10 day's fighting and was placed in enfire command of f.he forces of the Goverqmetn. He directed Government 'troops durlnj all the subsequent fighting, and the conduct of these operations led t? were criticism on the Dart ?' ^ad ero's frseind. It was charged tnat he did not carry out the operations with ihn nnirlt thai he Hlaohevtatl | "?t" f" *1.* I/"*" - the commands of President Madero and that before General Blanquet entered 'the city 't was th,s c011* feretlce which sealed t*1? f?t? ?* th Maderos. lluerfa was the moving spirit in the consummation of the plot t^at resulted in the ^eizure of the person of President Madero and his brother Gustave. C. JAXUAKY, M, 1916. PROMISES JUSTICE tr Rinnnv ranriki: iv vluuu i vniivuu Arredondo Gives Assurances Tha1 Carranza Will Kill Guerillas. PUNISHMENT EXPECTED I Will Insist Tliaf Proper Steps lie Taken To Vindicate I.nw In Mexico. Arrendoiulo, ambassador disigna-l ted of the de facto government of, j Mexico, called at the state depart* [ ment t?^a>' an(l personally assured; I Secretary I.angsiixg t',at Carranza I | t'oops had been dispatched t? westj ern Chihuhua with orders t? hill or; ' capture ^11 the bandits concerned i" j t"?e slaying of Americans citizens.! 1 He said fevery Carranza solier in nor < said every Carranza soldier in nor-j ( i l"*"1 ii .ucAiro would no pressed 111^0 | 1 service if necessary accomplish , this purpose. i j In a statement later Mr. Arrendoji In a statement later Mr. Arrendoj ' do said t'iat the men who lost their i j place of business before complete | | control of the region had been nc- j ^ complished by the f'arranza forces, lie saidi they had been given permission at their own request t? pass; through the Carrati/a lines, al. though Americans had been warned ' to keep out o1 territory in which i 1 guerilla warefare was in progr? ss. 1 WjARNHD OF DANGER. .Mr. .^rrendondo went to the state I department ?t the close of a day'1 j here t<>|'he Mexican stitu&ti?u- Fres i1 I ident fyilson' conferred with Sec- i 1 rctary J Lansing and discussed the j 1 subject with callers, lie is understood t? have the Chihuahua minei employes had been specifically warn 1 ed not t? lnt<> Mexico. During the tlfty Secretary Lansing I made it clear that t,1G United State es would expect from the de facto government evidence that the murderers had been punished and that if proper steps were not tahen an' issue might arise between the Unit; ed States and the Carranza administration. This statement ws considered significant of the determin; tion of the United States t? enforce protection of its citizens in Mexico .The sercretary added another i warning to Americans in Mexico ; I to leave districts "where there isj revolutionary trouble." ! As to tne responsibility of tn? Carranza government for the mur-| ders Secretary Lansing declared nothing would be determined until all the facts were at hand. TO URGE ACTION. i In a letter t? Secretary Lansing | Mr. Arredondo said: "I have t'ie honor t? acknow ! ledge the receipt of your exeellen-1 ey's note of this date (January 12) | with its inclosure relative t? the} murder by Villa forces of 16 Amert-1 lean gentlemen near the city Chi-1 hualiua and of the situation in the' State of Durango. "This in the matter has already} been brought t? the attention o: | Mr. Carranza and while I feel cer-! tain that he will omit no effort t1! bring the murderers of the above 'mentioned American gentlemen t;)! justice on his own initiat've? * have I 'nevertheless. communicated w'th1 | him by wire on the subject." Secretary Lansing explained that} his conference with the president i | lir?<1 to do almost solely with the pro | blem confronting the state de partment in the matter of Raining at 'curate information. Therf? are nol American consuls in the immediate I | neighborhood of the point where , the massacre occurred and the see-; etary indicated there even was pos- j slhility that American < consuls miRht be withdrawn from the StatpN of Durango, Chihuahua and Sonora until complete order is reported , It was decided at the conference I ik*l *1. I Hiuiiiia|,iun loeniuuiK lilt; uiur-; ders would be taken from any reliable source, including ofllicials or the de facto governmentSecretary Lansing made it clear there was nothing t<>'Indicate that that the Uarranza author;^,a had ! not done everything within their power to apprehend the handita and I that so far all steps taken appear-1 ed t? he satisfactory. The United! Stat?a. he saldf will expect that the I bandits be punished and ovidenee1 of fhe punishnienf must be forth coming. Upon developments depends the nature of the action the' NEWLANDS ATTACKS I WILSON'S POLICIES / MMMiop >p\viiin(ls Delivered I'repar-1 wl SiHM'oli in Senate t'riticlging j Tariff and Hank,tug ltefoju^s.. Washington, Jan. 11.?Senator ?. \*ewlands, of Nevada, attacked his party's record in the senate today, lelivering a long prepared speech n which he criticized the tariff and milking reforms?the chief legisla- fl ive achievement of the Wilson administration. He declared that because there had been industrial ind commercial depression during Democratic control of legislation, the jarty would be in danger of defeat j it the next presidential election un-1 i ess the European war continued I a ind made the president's "sagaciously uid firm" handling of foreign affairs j :he overshadowing issue. t Although he characterized tlie I i general trend of Democratic legis-'t Lion as commendable, the senator as 1 serted that the party was too radl- i ;al and expressed the conviction that , ; 'no political party can hope to re- ( main in power which adopts radicall I Instead of evolutionary methods of t reform. ! i Danger of a Democratic defeat in ' the congressional elections of l!tl4, ! lie said was averted only by the Hu- 1 rnpean war, which brought into sud- : len contrast the president's policy of watchful waiting regarding Mexico ' which made that policy as popular as it had heretofore been unpopular.; ' "The realization that similar pin-' 1 l.>nce would keep us out of K a rnpean ^ complications, he added, "saved the ' party at the last election from the 1 defeat which would have surely come | is the result of the general prostra- 1 tion of business. noDularlv attrihut.-! < ud to our economic legislation. t "It would not do to charge this to ! ? the European war. first, because that 1 war, though injurious to our produc- t tion and trade in? its inception has|< since become a stimulant to produc. 1 tion and export, and second, because 1 the commencement of this depres- ? sion ante-dates the European war i arjd was contemporaneous with ouri* legislation regarding the tariff, < banking and trade." j i Catholic Prelates Answer Germany < on Belgian Atrocities. I j t Havre. Jan. 10.?The Belgian of-! | flcial press bureau gave out the fol-i j ir ving note today: |j "Monsignor Hevlen, bishop of N'anuir Belgium who is passing through; < Switzerland on his way to Itcmet| ? confirms the previous statement, s that he wrote a long answer to th<?l i German white hook (concerning i allegations of German atrocities in! I Belgium) and sent it to Gen. von j | Hissing, German military governor of Belgium: to foreign diplomats and i consuls in Belgium, to the Vatican and to the Belgian Episcopate. He did this in November. More recently Cardinal Mercler , (primate of Belgium) together with the bishops of Namur, Liege and . Tournai, addressed a letter to the!, German episcopate asking that it intervene with the imperial govern-, ment to obtain an official inquiry in- , io me cnarges ni uorman atrocities] In Belgium. This letter lias not been ' answered." Three Thousand Villa Sohliiers Surrender. Guaymas, .Mexico, Jan. it.?Three j C.ousand Villa soldiers and Mayo Indians have surrendered to Car-! ranza forces under General Madirircal in he vicinity of Qniriego, Sonora, according to reports made to . Admiral Winsiow, commander of the United States Pacific fleet. The Mayo Indians were reported i t.ear starvation when they surrendered. their villages having been destroyed. United Sates, would require. As for the responsibility or Carranza for the tragedy the secretary feels that a question of fact remians to be established. Secretary Lansing let lt he known that he considers there is a ( certain analogy between the situa tion prevailing in certain parts of ' Mexico and that which prevailed 1 In certain parts of the West during i the early history of the United States. It was also pointed out that there were many instances where the citizens of one country had lost their lives in another during insur- 1 rections or of mob outbreaks which the authorites were unable to control nnd that preparation was not i made. i 4 7 WEATHER | M ^ Local rain ati<i ! k C colder Frido v. i Lj Saturda ex-1 Br & ^ c pt ra 1 n near ] W tlio coast. | $1.50 A YEAR. ??? l i ? ll ? \SKED TO DELIVER Riirnninr iii nrnann IVIttoAlit IN MM ienate Invites Governor to Tell Joint Assembly About State Hospital UK. WILSON IS ENDORSED lie Senate Acts Favorably on House Concurrent Kcno!u{ ion FiulorsiiiK President. Columbia, Jan. 13.?Governor lanning was invited by the Sente this afternoon to deliver in per >W,. uio Iii^sagc Ull' lllf Olitlf rius)ital for the insane to-morrow Homing at 11:30 o'clock before the Senate and House of Representaives in joint session in the hall of he House. A concurrent resolution providing for the joint assembly ind extending the inviation to the Governor was adopted unanimously )y the Senate on motion of Sena or Christen,sen. The House had already adjourned for the day when 1e Senae passed the resolution, and t will udoubtedly consur immedia(>ly on reassembling in the morning ;t 11 o'clock. Tlie fact that the Governor will It liver his message in person is an nnovation in this State and will unloubtcdly tract visitors t() the cries. The Goveronr in person will ;ell t'I:lt his Adimni fration has jeen doing for the improved and noderizing of the Asylum. The Senate this morning t??k "P ho House concurrent resolution enlorislnif. Praai'Aent Wilson, Senator IS. C. Epps offered his amendmeu striking out that part endorsing t*ie President for re-election. Senator ;or Alan Johnsone said while he un%er stood t'10 amen/tl,met because ;his was ot a political body, yet t*10 uloption by tbe Senate might create i wrong impression. He paid a warm ind glowing tribute to the president ind said it would be better to adlopt the resolution as it came from he House. Senator Laney said the iv or (Is are hnrmlnsa an<i hmmfi )ne "and they lead to the only logical candidate for the renlominaion by the United States for he next four years," and thought t better to pass the resoluion as t stands, because to do otherwise might create a wrong jmperssion if the atittude of the Souh Carolina Senate. This position was taken also by Senator Black, Senator E. C. I'pps said t'iere wa9 greater admirer of the President than he is, but lie t'lol,P'1J political part of the resoultion bettor suited t? a Democratic State Convention than to a Legislature. Senator Nicholson thought,, adoption of t'ie amendment would he '"unfortunate" and would be interpreted as morning t^at t^e South Carolina Senate is unfavorable to the President and the Democratic Administration. He referred to the work which the South Carolina delegation did in tl,? Baltimore Convention for Mr. Wilson. Senator Jno. F. Williams s<yid the whole lunetainshd lucmfwyp lu ecmfwyp discussion was a useless consumption of t''ue. On motion of Senator Stuekey tho amendment was lam on ^ne tal)le am' t^1- resolution, as it came from te House, was adopted. An invitation from t*ie Columbia Kqual Sult'raKe League t? otteiid fhe lecture in the Court House t" night was declined by titp Senate because t'1py wan tea t? hold a session t?niRbtBE COLDEST IN SEVENTEEN YEARS Atlanta Weather Bureau Predicts weather Will Re Below Zero. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 12.?The nearsat approach to the severe weather af 1899 when the thermometer went to eight below zero here is predicted for Friday or Saturday morning by Hermann director of he bureau t the local weather bureau. C. F. von stated the cold wave would extend all over the state. It is expected o range from 1 r? above in northern portions of the rtate to above on the south. The extreme drops is expected to be of short duration, he said.