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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
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HIS FIRST VETO MESSAGE a
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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.
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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.
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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.