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' i A WATCH Your Label I I and Keep I Paid Up. A J. VOl,. 11. No. 32, SEMI-) AFRAID OF DANGER OF INADEQUATE DEFENCE Declares Time May Come When He Cannot Keep the Nation Out of War. ADDRESS IN CLEVELAND URGENT PLEA TO PREP ARE Says Navy and Coast Defences Should Be Strengthened Materially. Cleveland, O., Jan. 29.?Presi-I dent Wilson, speaking as he said, "solemnly," warned the nation that the time may come when he cannot both keep the United States out of war and maintain its honor. He declared that the country must be prepared to defend itself and prepared at once. ++ "America is not afraid of anybody," he said. "I know I rellect your feeling and the feeling of all of our citizens when I 3ay the only thing I am afraid of is not being ready to perform my duty. I am afraid of the danger of inadequancy; I am afraid of the danger of not being able to express the chief character of this1 country with tremendous might j and effectiveness whenever we are called upon to act in the field of the world's affairs." The president spoke in Cleve-. land with more gravity and force i A 1 1 1 _ 1_ .1 ? /? man ne nas snown nunng any ot his previous addresses on preparedness. He was applauded frequently! and when he spoke of defending' the nation's honor the cheering was trenmendous. "Let me tell you very solemnly you cannot postpone this thing," he declared. "I do not know what a single day may ^ bring forth. I do not wish to leave you with the impression that I am thinking of some particular danger. "1 merely wfsTTto tell you that We are daily treading amidst inintricate dangers. The dangers ip that we are treading amongst are not of our own making and not under our control. I think no man in the United States knows what a single week, a single day. may bring forth." Again and again the president spoke of the nation's honor. He declared the real man believes I his honor is dearer than is life, and a nation's honor is dearer than its peace and comfort. Ho said it had been difficult to keep the United States out of the war and he felt he had nroved h w is 1 a man of peace when possible. He expressed regret that Ihe question has come up in a campaign year. "T/et us forget." he said, "that this is a year of national elections." The preparedness issue he added, should have nothing to do with politics. For the first time during his present tour the president snoke 0 of the navy .and of the coast defences. The latter, he said, are good in quality hut not in quantity. Some people say that the navy ranks second, he declared, but, the experts agree it ranks; fourth. He added it should bo increased. Among the possible sources of danger mentioned by the president were the difficulties growing out of the protection of Ameriirtiis abroad and the obligation of the United States to maintain the liberties of the people of the Western Hemisphere. EVERY TIME YOU TIP YOUR HAT YOU FACE DEATH Cleveland, Feb. 1.?Do you know that when you tip your hat you are inviting death! Deadly germs wait in the air. waiting a chance to pounce on the exposed head of the gallant hat tipper, says Health CornmissionerVord, of Cleveland. HEIR TO RICHES TO KEEP ON SELLING DOGS Gloucester, N. J., Feb. 1.?Tf you had just inherited $3,000,000 r would you keep on selling dogs? Justice of Peace F. P. Kirby j has decided on the latter course. A relative iri Ireland just died, j leaving him a fortune. " * ? ' f; ? i /' v -IE Li iVFEKLY. ^ ^ ONE HUNDRED DEAD IN VALLBY FLOODS Great Areas in California Made Desolate by Overflows and Cloudbursts. San Diego, Cal., Jan 29.? (By wireless to San Francisco.)?One hundred lives have been lost, as nearly as any estimate can show and valleys for fifty miles north of the Mexican line lie desolate from floods and cloudbursts. With the death toll in the Otay valley seemingly established at fifty, reports reached here late today of floods sweeping the San Luis Rey and San Pasqual valleys, doubling the loss of life. With communication almost cut off it was impossible to list ac-' curately the number of dead. MAY VOTE IN KANSAS. New York Women Consider Reg-, istering There For the Suffrage. Topeka, Kans., Feb. 1.?The possibility of New York women coming to Kansas to register as voters this year is conveyed in a letter made public by Governor Capper from Harriott Stanton Blatch, president of the Woman's Political union. "Tt is the intention of some of us," she wrote, "after having worked for so many years in the ?tate of New York for our enfrancisement, to qualify as voters in one of the suffrage states in the west." The letter was written to inquire if it would be possible for those who qualify in Kansas to' snend nart of their time in thp i Iowa campaign. Iowa wili vote on woman suffrage in June, it has ben announced. The New York women will be informed by Governor Capper that it is not necessary to remair actually in the state for six months preceding an nelection, if they state their intention of establishing a legal residence here six months before election time. BRITISH CASUALTIES. Premier States Them to Have Totaled 519,167 for War. London, Feb. 1.?Premier As-j quith. in a written reply to a vequest for information, says that; the total British casualties in all i fields of operations up to January 9, were 549,467. of which 24.122 were officers and 525,345 of other ran^s. ONE FALSE MOVE LEFT MAN WITH NO COUNTRY San Francisco, Cul., Feb. 1.? James Ryan is a man without a mntry. He has experiennce-l deportation from two countries and is now held by immigration officials here, pending an investigation of his claims. Ryan was ordered deported from this country to Calcutta. India, in 1915. lie was stopped by 1he British at Hongkong, arrested as a spv and iust recently sent back to the United States. He claims that he whs hurn in Cincinnati and that he has had no chance to prove it. .While serving a term in prison at Leavenworth. Kan., he says he registered falsely as a Tlritish subject little dreaming that it would lead him into trouble and make him a wanderer back and forth across the Pacific. PROVES UNCLE SAM HONEST; SENDS $1 IN MAILS Federalbursr, Md., Feb. 1.? Henry P. Wright. of Aberdeen, j is perfectly satisfied that UnJe Sam is honest! For ten vears he has mailed a silver dollar at Christmas time to his sister here. This year Mrs.j Mary Fleetwood failed to pet the dollar at Christmas nad she started an inquiry, but yesterday the dollar turned up, it had only been delayed in the mails. Wright puts a 2-cent stamp on onp side and the address on a i slip of paper pasted 011 the oth er. In the ten years he has been j sending these unique remeni-: brances to his sister not one has been lost or stolen. .... ft., , - ,lfl \NCA I LANCASTKK, S. C. 'l'l APPRHPRIATinW Dill ni i I\UI l\ini IUH UILL j INTRODUCED IN HOUSE Important Measure Sent in By Chairman Liles Earlier Than Ever Before. ALL OVER $2,000,000 MARK FROM FEES AND LICENSES i Bill Provides for Tax Levy of 6 1-2 Mills, Which is to Cover State Expenses. Columbia, Jan. 29.?The general appropriation bill went into the house Saturday and Chairman Liles has the distinction of having introduced this most im-; nortant measure earlier than it, has ever before been presented.! The committee members, Chief j Clerk Malcolm Miller, and J. C. j Townsend, chief clerk of the en-1 grossing department, all worked with persistency to get the bill into the house Saturday so that it could be ready for consideration on Monday. The essential point of the bill 's that it provides for a tax levy of 6 1-2 mills, which is to cover all of the expenses of the state government. Notwithstanding the very heavy demands the ap-! nropriation bill shows a net reduction in the total of $79.260.80.1 It will be interesting to note J how continuously the appropriation bill has hung around the two million dollar mark. These , figures will be interesting: 191 4 $2,213,675 54 1915 2 463 7-o so 1016 2,384.499.02 Tt is very much easier to undertake to make reductions in an appropriation bill than it is to I accomplish this. Chairman Liles in a talk with the newspaper men after the introduction of the bill had tlu?v comment to make: "The committee has faithful-1 ly endeavored to serve the best I interest of the state. We did not j appropriate in accordance with our desires, but we believe we appropriated as the condition of the state's finances justified. The most careful consideration has been given every item jind we feel sure that the actual needs of every department and every in- j stitution have been supplied, and we think we have provided funds for extension and improvements where the needs for such were gre?t. The work of the committee has been absolutely harmonious. All differ -nces were settled i" the committee room and we nre ready to stand bv our work. I cannot speak too highly of the faithfulness of the members of the committee. It has been a day and night iob since January 1 1. We are hopeful that ihe results of our efforts will prove satisfactory tt> the peon I o of the state. It will be noted that for ordinary state purposes we have appropriated less than $2,000,000. The amount for pensions and for the i 4- 1 I- ? Oa._ a r* u:i|>i wvriillTUI UI lilt* itT.f 1 1 OSnital for the Insane increases the total as shown. We have carried out the resolution of the committee to keep the amount raised by levy within $2,000,000 and have reduced the levy onehalf mill." The appropriation bill is a very long document, consisting of forty-two itemized section. ALLOW SCHOOL TO BUY MORE LANDS Columbia. Jan. 31.?'The board of trustees of South Carolina Industria lschool were authorized in a bill that passed third reading in the house tonight to use the profits from the school in purchasing additional land for the extension of the agricultural ; plans of the school Th#? hill in. t.rocUic^ed by Mr. Muldrow, of Florence, carries no appropriation. MEXICAN TAKEN FROM TRAIN, SHOT Juarez, Jan. 31.?Gen. Thomas Ornelas, commandant here until he fled to El Paso to escape a sentence of death at the hands of Francisco Villa, was taken from a Mexican Central train at Laguna, north of Chihuahua City today by an armed squad and shot to death, according to local Mexican officials. CTUD .i3 1 Hiv *KSDA Y, FlvBKUAKY 1, II' ZEPPELIN RAID ON ENGLISH COAST Wide Territory Visited by Six or Se\en Dirigibles Monday Night. NOT MUCH FIGHTING IS REPORTED General Quiet Everywhere Except For Artillery Engagements. A Zeppelin air raid on the eastern, northeastern and midland counties of England has followed closely the attacks on Paris by German dirigibles. The British \ war office which now controls the ; defenses of London against air attacks, announces that six or seven air craft took part in the latest raid, but the towns or villages visited and the nature of the damage inflicted have not been made public. After having driven the Turks from a region about 40 miles in length 4h Asiatic-Turkey to the west of Lake Van and put them to retreat down the Mush valley,: the Russians seemingly have ceased their operations in this particular vicinity for the winter. Tt is announced by Petrograd that the Russians here will be able to leave the rigors of the mountains and descend into the plains, "which are favorable for the encampment of our troops for the period of the winter." Large numbers of prisoners were taken by the Russians in addition to heavy guns, machine guns and other war materials. The Russian official communication confirms previous statements that the Turks, to the northwest of this region, have been driven in upon the fortifications of Erzerum. There has been little fighting of great moment anywhere in any ? the war theaters except hv tne artiHciy.- Grrninn jrrwii-1 tions at Steenstraete. to the south of Rove, and to the north of St. Mihiel have come under the guns of the entente allies on the western line, and considerable damage has been done. The last French communication does not mention fighting in the vicinity of ITeuville or south of the Somme where positions recently were captured by the Germans. The Berlin report, however. say? these positions have been held against repeated French attacks. From northwest of Riga to he middle Stripa there has been considerable bombardment by the Germans of various Russian towns and positions. Petrograd reports the surrounding bv the Russians of an Austrian detach ment in the Middle Stripa and the annihilation of most of the Austrians, the remainder being cintured The Italians and the Austrians have opened another fierce nrtil lory duel along the Isonzo front of the Austro-Italian line. Xo reports have been received from the Balkans except a semi-official statement from Berlin that the Italians have thrown another infantry division and several batteries of artillery into Avlona. Albania, their intention being to hold this important port against the advance of the Austriars. STATUE IN HONOR OF WH1TLOCK BY BELGIANS Paris, Feb. 1.?It is proposed here to erect a statute to Brand Whitlock, American minister io Belgium, in commemoration of his courage in sticking to his post and aiding the stricken Belgians. The proposal, unofficial, has been made by Harry Gerard, a prominent Belgian journalist in a letter just published in the n?i.*A T 1 rt-ui journal. i $30,000 HOTEL BILL OF PEACE PILGRIMS OF FORD Stockholm, Feb. 1,? A hotel bill of $30,000, that's what Henry Ford had to pay for putting up his peace party at the Grand hotel here. On the bills are frequent charges for champagne and expensive Havana cigars. ^ ? 1 nev 1G. LIQUOR WORTH $94,533.28 IN SEVEN DISPENSARIES Charleston First in Sales For December. With a Total of $111,304.95. Columbia, Feb. 1.?There is $94,533.28 worth of liquor left on hand in seven of the fifteen counties which had dispensaries. Re ports were not received of the amount left over in Barnwell, Beaufort and Georgetown counties. The counties of Bamberg, Florence, Jasper, Lexington, and Williamsburg sold out. The counties having left over stock on hand were: Richland with $34,-j 385.76, Aiken with $8,837.08, Calhoun with $2,434.31, Charleston with $19,340.19, Dorchester with $635, Orangeburg with $11,082.52, Union with $17,818. I Fourteen of the fifteen coun-i ties reported sales for the month of December amounting to $512,271.22, Charleston leading with I $144,304.95, and Richland second i with $128,613.63. The county of Beaufort made no report as to sales in December. SWIFT JUSTICE FOR NEGRO IN YORK Convicted of Assault and Sentenced to Electrocution on February 25. York, Feb. 1.?Israel Good, a negro, was sentenced to die by electrocution Friday, February' 25. following his conviction of assault at a special term of the court of general sessions here Monday. The jury was out 18 minutes. The entire trial consumed only two hours and a half. A crowd of ruarmlo Rethel township, where the assault upon a little white girl, for which Good must die. occurred, occupied every seat in the court room and all available standing room. Good order was maintained. John R. Hart and Herbert M. j Dunlap, of the York and Rock IT1I1 tnir?*, rouppoiivwly. whprp aDpointed to defend the negro, who did not take the stand in his own behalf, and who had no witnesses. SEES CANAL VICTORY. Goethals Expects No More Earth Slides. New York. Jan. 31.?Major! i Jeneral George W. Goethals governor of the Panama canal zone, arrived today on the steamship Calamares on his way to Wash j ington to appear before the con-. gressional committee on canal apnroDriations. Gen. Goptha1-*; said ho was unable to fix any j definite date as to when the canal would be opened, but was con-i talent there would be no more* slides. RESPECT DEM \NDED BY C. IN HEART OF GERMANY i London. Fed 1.?American neutrality alone keeps a world a' ....... e : ii.' \\<u inuii Minting ohck i'? barbarism. Rumors that prisoners of war wore being treated with unwar ranted severity at Ruhlehen) reached the I'nited States em i hassv at Berlin. Minister Gerard jumped int'-l his motor and drove to the camp for explanations. One venturesome prisoner knelt behind the body of the car and chalked upon its varnished blackness: "We have no bread. Can you tret us bread?" A Prussian sentinel shouted i that some one must rub out the chalk marks. Instantly the chauffeur pro-, tested. Te guard insisted: "This is the| imperial majesty's camp at Ruhlehen.'* he said solemnly. "But this." corrected the em-j hassv chauffeur as his hand smote the inscribed motor, "this represents the United States of America." not to extend time for taxes ! Columbia. Jan. 31?Tho oren i eral assembly reconvened to-l nitfht. the senate talking for sev-j end hours without accomplishing anything The house immediately voted down every proposition to extend te time for paying state taxes. r V WEATHER & M Local rains and m colder Tuesday; Wednesday fair, Jw colder. $1.50 A YEAR. WANT LIQUOR SOLD f\l irnir>?- ? UUISUt ur STATE Senate Favors Having Sheriffs Dispose of Left-Over Dispensary Stock. MEASURE UP FOR THIRD READING Carlisle Would Cut Topers' Monthly Allowance From Gallon to Quart. Columbia, Jan. 31.?The senate tonight passed to third readind the bill providing for disposal of the left-over stocks of liquors in former dispensary counties. The bill was amended so as to allow the sheriffs in the counties to dispose of the stocks outside of the state, and allows the sheriffs the same fees for transacting this business as provided for their regulai business. The fixtures and furniture will be sold by the sheriffs at public auction. It was seen by those behind the bill that it was impossible to get through any legislation allowing dispensaries to be reopened in this state. They agreed on the amendment, which was offered bv Senator I.ide for the stocks left on hand to be sold in some of the "wet" states. The money to bf. received from such sales, after deducting expenses, will go into the ordinary and school funds of the counties. Senator Carlisle ha^ an amendment. which he will offer cutting down the quantity of liquor one can order for personal use. from one gallon to one quart a month. The hill providing for a joint committee from the senate and house, to supervise all printing, passed the senate tonight and was ordered sent to the house. This committee will employ a clerk for five months in each year at a salary not exceeding $1.000. who will have charge of tho wo. L- under direction of the committee. All contracts for public printing are to he advertised three weeks in advance of the date for opening bids in at least one daily newspaper in Charleston. Columbia. Greenville and Spartanburg. Those behind this bill estimate that the state will save from $3,000 to $5,000 yearly on the public printing An effort was made bv Senator Carlisle to take from he head of the calendar the hill repealing the state tax commission act and elace it on a oaritv with the other special orders. A point of order from Senator Williams, of L:\ncasti r. which was that Senator Carlisle was not present when this ' ill \v;is made a special order. and that \v could not. therefore, move to reconsider the ote. was sustained by the chair <3H!P PI RCHASE HIM,INTRODUCER Washington. .Ian. 31 ?The government ship pin-chase hill, trained after extended conferences bet wen administration eiders in congress and other lv':'h officials was introduced in | the house today bv Representative Alexander and was referred jk to the men-h ud marine commit tee of which he is chairman. 4 Hearings will begin shortly, with t view to expediting considera- jp ion of the measures as much as L f possible. ^ SEARCH FOR NEC,RO STIFF KEPT UP W Greenville, Feb. F?While act dig search by posses for the ne- t gro who insulted a married white woman t Woodside mill early Saturday morning ended late last " light, the quest has by no means boon abandoned, though tho indications are that the culprit has successful eluded the officers. The manhunt, covering a territory of approximately 100 miles in 15 hours, revealed nothimr more then a half dozen fn1se clues and tho suspicion and arrest of two negroes, one of whom was turned loose on -ierht. The othe rsnspect was arrested '^tuiday night while Sheriff Rector and his crew w^re "raiding" the Cripple c~eeV demimonde.