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LITERACY TEST BMX VETOED. IVfNidcni Differs from Congram on Ituxlicul Dopa ctn iv froni Ihwcdcnt. Washington, Jan. 28. Prestilenl Wilson vetoed the Immigration bill to-day and Bent a special message to Congress saying he disapproved the measure because of tho literacy lest and other restrictive tests which it proposes as a condition ot* admission of immigrants to tit?! United States. President Wilson's message deliv ered to th?' House was as follows: lt is with unaffected regrel that I lind myself constrained by clear con viction to return this bill < H. H. (?060, 'An act to regulate the immi gration of allens to and tim residence of aliens in the United States'), with out my signature. "Not only do 1 feel it to be a seri ous matter to exercise th?- power of veto in any case, hecau.se it Involves opposing the single judgment of the President to tim judgment of a ma jority of both Houses of a Congress, a step which no man who realizes his own liability to error can take with out gr?>at hesitation, bul also because Ibis particular bill ls in so many im portant respects admirable, well con ceived and desirable. "Its enactment Into law would un doubtedly enhance the efficiency and improve the methods ol' handling the important branch ol Hie public ser vice lo which it relates. Hut candor and a s?'iise of duty with regard to the responsibility so clearlv imposed apon me hy the constitution in mal ters of legislation leave me no choice hut to dissent. "In two particulars of vital conse quence this hill embodies a radical departure from the traditional and long established policy of this coun try, a policy in which our people have conceived tim very character of tlmir government to be expressed, the very mission and spirit of the nation in respect of it- relations to t lo- peoples of tho world outside their borders, lt seeks t?> all hut close entirely the vates of asylum which have always been open to those who could find nowhere ?'Iso the right and opportu nity of constitutional agitation for what they conceived to bo tho natu ral and inalienable rights of men; and it excludes those to whom the opportunities of elementary educa tion have been denied, without re -,> tr " ?-. ?hn ?..><.?...? M>o|t, ...... ardors of our politics. The right of political asylum has brought lo lins country many a man of noble char acter and elevated purposes w ho was marked as an outlaw lu his own less fort?nale land, and who has yet be come an ornament to our citizenship and to ou r public mu nc I . "The children and Hie compariots of there illustrious Americans must stand amazed lo sw? the representa tives of their nation now resolved, in the fullness of our national strength and at th?' maturity of mir great in stitutions, to risk turning such men back from our shores without test of quality or purpose. lt is difficult for me to believe that the full effect of this feature of the bill was realized when it was framed and adopted, and it is impossible for nm to assent to it in the form it is hero cast. "The literacy test and the tests and restrictions which accompany it. constitute an oven more radical change in the polity of the nation. Hitherto we have generously kepi Otu doors open lo all who were not unfitted by reason of disease or In capacity for self-support or such per sonal records and antecedents ns were likely to make them a menace lo our peac?' and order, or to the wholesome and essential relation ships of life. In tins bill it is pro posed lo turn away from tests of character and of quality, and lo im pose tests which exclude and re strict; for thc new tests hore em bodied are not tests of quality or of character or of personal Illness, bul lests ol' opportunity. Those who come seeking opportunity are not to be admitted unless they have already had ?nie of the chief opportunities they s?'?d< Hie opportunity of odu? cation, Tlie object of such provis ions is restriction, not selection. "lt th?> people of this country have made up their minds to limit the number of immigrants i>> arbitrary t?-sts and so reverse the policy of all the generations of Americans that have gone before them, it is their right to do so. I am Iheir servan! and have no license to stand In their way. But I do not believe that they have. "I respectfully submit that no on?? ?.ni quote their mandate to thal ef fect. Has any political party ever avowed ;. policy of restriction In this fundamental matter, g?>n?' lo the country on it. and been commission ed to control its legislation'.' Does this hill res: upon the const ions and universal assent and del s rc of the American people? I doubt it. it is because I doubt it that I make bold to dissent from it. I am will ing to abide by tho verdict, but not until it has been rendered. Let ibo platforms of parties speak out upon this policy and the people pronounce their wish. Th? matter is too fun damental to be settled otherwise. . 1 have no pride of opinion on this question. I am not foolish enough to profess 'o know the wishes and ideals of Am?rica better than the bod) "i her chosen representatives know them. I only want instruction direct from those whose fortunes, with our.- and ;ill mon's, are involv ed." Other business in the House was suspended while 'he President's veto message was read. lt evoked ap plause on the D?mocratie side and from some Republicans. "At the proper time." said Repre sentative Hu melt. I shall move a reconsideration ot' the vote by which the bill passed thc House, and that it im passed over the. President's veto." Try this for Neuralgia. Thousands of people keep on suf fering with neuralgia because they do not know what to do tor it Neu ralgia is a pain in tito nerves. What you wahl to do is to soothe thc nerve itself. Apply Sloan's Liniment to the surface over the painful par! do not rub it in. Sloan's Liniment pen id rates very quickly to the sore, irri tated nerve and allays the Inflamma tion. Get a bottle of Sloan's Lini ment for -'."> cents at any druggist and have it in the house against colds, sore and swollen joints, lum bago, sciatica and like ailments. Your money back if not satisfied, but it docs give almost instant relief, ad. .^^?HH^* .J. Iv IO ION FOR PROGRESS. ?J. i Progressive Farmer, i Any one who has kept up with South Carolina lately must have been impressed by the progressive spirit which dominates the State agricultu rally and in other ways. The diver sification campaign conducted there by Sttae Demonstration Agent Long, clemson College and Commissioner Watson, has attracted national at tention. The good effects of the great corn show at Columbia have been lasting. \ ie cotton warehousing plan inaugurated by the recent Leg islature, and now directed by Hon. ? .m loutit,.??a. uuiiress construcUtv., forward-looking, and free from all bitterness or baie which should please all patriotic South Carolinians, wile I her they vote! tor Mr. Manning . .. Iiis opponent. The new Gover nor is for a seven months' school term with compulsory attendance (North Carolina will have lo hustle or South Carolina will .uet ahead of us again! >, a primar) election law, better land registration laws, a mod ern child labor law, ami a work men's com pens?t ion act. Wo are printing on another page Governor Manning's remarks on land titles and rural credits and we pro sen; herewith nis advanced educa tional platform: "Wo must encourage the spirit of self-help, and ever) dist ried should first imit?se a local tax hy vote of its resident voters before receiving State aid. Yet. the growth of the public sc hool will be determined largely by the amount of State aid. Weak coun try schools must be helped and every community must he encouraged to have tit least a seven months' term, md no teacher should be required to [each more than ail pupils. The State -minot have an educated and efficient .itizensliip unies, ii extends help to weak and undeveloped districts." [HULK! THU KIA AND KIM Tl FY YOUR H AIR. dring Hark Its (doss, Lust re, Charm and (.et Rid of Dandruff-Try Hie Moist Cloth. To be posse.? ed of a head of heavy, leautiful hair; ?oft, lustrous, Huffy, vavy and free from danrilff is inere y II matter ol using a little Dnnder ne. lt is eas) and Inexpensive lo have lice, soft hair and lots bf it. .lust iel a 2.'i-reII i bottle of Knowlton's landerinc now all drug stores ree inimeud ii apply a little as directed md within ton minutes there will l e in appeal nu .. of abundance; fre.-ih iess. Mu illness and au Incomparable doss and lustre, and try as you vs,ll 'OU cannot lind a trace of dandruff or ailing hair; hut your real surprise till he after about two weeks' use. . hen you will seo new hair tine and owny nt first yes bul really new air -sprout ?UK out all nu i your calli-Ihilide-nne is. we believe, the nly sure hair grower; destroyer of andruff and euro for Itch) i alp, and ' never fails to stop falling hair at nee, ll you want to provo how pretty nd soft your hair really is. moisten cloth with a little Dai rb rine and H ref illly haw it through .our hair taking one small .st ran.I nt a time, our hair will be soc flossy and en ti 11 f ii I in just a few moments- a ellghtfll] surprise awaits every one ho : 11?, s this. Adv . The Europe Brief Summary of Ev? landon, Jan. 27. Flghtl western battle line is now With intensity 'hat has not ceded in the war. Officia to-day from Paris and Bel nate appalling casualties in mies. I The French claim to have the terrifb Cern?an drives wh ll started Sunday and Monday i Dassee, in the Craonne dist Pei tims and in the Argonne, i . apparent that the assaults we ed only alter the capture of c< aldo ground hy the invaders. j Peilin claims the taking 'I lot 1,500 yards of trenches < ' heights of Craonne. tn the eastern zone Russia.; to be progressing In Bast i while Austria announces a over the Russians operating i i gary. Kaiser at Front Again Amsterdam, Jan. 27.- li William is reported Lo 'nave ar Th i el t late yesterday alterno, advices from Sluls state that forward movement by the i troops in Flanders began et day. Passchendael, he! ween Rou Ypres, is said to have been o by the Germans, the allies ma attempt to hold it because it he of no strategic advantage. Sluis dispatches state that li art ?Ilery lire continued in Si Flanders all night in pr?parai a great attack .low under way lu.rion of the Kaiser's hirth- . 120,000 Turks .Move ou SM. Athens, Jan. 27.-The adi guard ot a Turkish army of men, undei Dh mal Pasha aiu \ < of German officers, is with n j miles of the Suez Canal, acct i< ; dispatches from Cairo, Egypt j Fighting is in progress i j tara, or Flkantara, five mil< aa ? the Sue/ Canal, in Egypt. French Report! Germans < eel Paris. Jan. 27. That th< Qei j army attempt lng to cut I through tli<' allies' lines ha nfl I a severe check is the d j made in an official statetn by the French war office ! noon. lt also assorts tlu [attack upon the French t 1 . .da ......... oi vi .ton ne anny is maintaining its the i ronches which wert from the Germans. New pontoon bridg across the Meuse by til h a v < . been destroyed by This is the third linn French a rmy has succeed? ing these bridges. Germans Report Ca Herlin, Jan. 27. The nearly a mile of French v Caroline region and of ai rt French point of support st. Miltie] is announced i report from the German >? issued at the war office noon. In the fighting the taking of 1,500 y points of support on the In the Craonne region troopers captured SH Frenchmen, eight machi also a depot in which wai plies for the French s; miners. Austrians Repulse G mue Vienna, Jan. 27.--Ant over the Russians was nounced here to-day in ing report from the Ans staff: "'In the valley of tin i ' . - , Latorcha and Magy-Ag t .: . been forced to evac?a i t heights, after repeated tacks in which he lost 1 "The conflict along . > ...i\ei'3 has been very vi > days." Russin Regains Son Pet rograd, Jan. 27-( ?rera In East Prussia took tin Sunday and gained soi ri 1 . vantage In the region o uncu, but the I? ii ss ia ii s made ((miner attacks on Tue gained practically all tilt Fighting was score ye*- . ho 1 Pillkallen, northeast of The (lennans were (Iii miles west of that town, ing is still in progress. Conflicting I tc po rt s M i London, .lan. 2.X.-Ol' . u to-day are in such cont out'anne of recent hosti ulnrly in the west, is b In I'pper Alsace brisk t . . been resumed and the li oiiue continues with i S0\ eli I v. The French stnteinen thai every German attn pulsed and thal every tack made progress. , , <. German losses in the las ar Day by Day. 20,000, and asserts that ?round us won by the allies hi Upper Al ee and near Craonne. The German I l tonie nt says tho Ki enc Ii were (lo lled in Upper Alsace, lleeing In (lis ter at two points, and inai at 1 aonne another long section of the les' tronches was captured, nunns LOM- on Kaiser's Hilt ida.v. Paris, Jan. 28. The French oiii 1 announcement this afternoon ..kos claim to uninterrupted French .cesses on January 27, the anni ?sary of the hirth of Emperor WU- ; II, a day upon which the Germans I determined to be particularly ag ssi ve. The French were successful in iry one of their endeavors, and y estimate the German casualties iring the days of January 2.">, 2t*? i I 27 at no fewer than 20,000 men. Craonne alone they say the Ger as had losses amounting to 6,000 n. In that light tho French give lr losses at 800. The i?xt of the i a temen t follows: 'January 27 was the anniversary the birthday of Emperor William Germany. Our adversaries an ? meed for this day a vor> partiell effort, but if it was math' by them lid no! result to their advantage. 'The day was a good one for along all tin; front. Every Ger n attack w;ts repulsed, while >ry French attack made progress, j "In Belgium the positions of the ' ?my wore shelled and several of Iiis nches were demolished. To the Ith of the Lys the British artillery ; helled the roads over which the Ger in troops were moving, as well as e points where they were assent ing. "In the sectors of Arras, Albert. : ove. Noy on and Soissoiis there was Intermittent cannonading and rifle ring at various points. The infantry if the enemy endeavored to come out j f its trenches to attack, but it was t once driven back by a severe tire. wIn the region of Craonne the total 'osses Buffered by the Germans on the 25th and 2t?th of January undoubt edly reached the equal of one brigade (a brigade in the Cern?an army to tals fi nun men). The Cern?an pris oners in our hands are all under the i impression that they have been i strongly checked. Our losses in dead, wounded and missing for these two ? fighting, and. sec French soldiers had taken shelter during the bombardment. As was reported yesterday, these men were shut up in the quarry, and they doubtless were taken prisoners by the enemy. During the first part of this attack our counter-attacks resulted In bringing again into our possession all of the territory In dispute. "Judging from the number of dead found on the field of battle on Janu ary 2 2G and 2 7 to the eas; of Ypres, at La Bassee, at Caroline, in the Argonne, in the Woevro and in tho Vosges, the loses of the enemy during these three days would appear to be greater than 20,000 men.-' Victory is Claimed by Germans. Merlin, Jan. 2S. Victory tor Cer n?an troops in two important en gagements along the western front is announced In an official communica tion from Hie war office. Near Cra onne another section of the allies' trenches was captured, the report states, and in I'pper Alsace the French, retreated in disorder after suffering heavy losses in attacks on the German positions. In the east ern campaign two small defeats of the Russians are reported. The text of the statement follows: "Western theater of war: The vil lages of Mlddelkerke and Klype, on the coast of Flanders, were bombard ed by tlie enemy's artillery. "In the heights of the Craonne an other 500 metres of trenches adjoin ing on the east of the position we captured on the day Indore yesterday were taken from tht! enemy. French attacks were ."opulscd without ditli culty. "The enemy has suffered heavy losses ir. the battles between the 2.">th and the 27th of January. Over 1,500 dead Frenchmoll were found on thc battlefields. Including those report ed on the 27th, 1,100 prisoners fell into the hands of our troops. "In the Vosges several French at tacks in the neighborhood of Sonnn ges and Man de Sa pt were repulsed with considerable losses to the ene my. One officer and f>o Frenchmen were taken prisoners, Out" losses were (tuite small. "In I'pper Alsace, along the f,-onf lue between lower" Aspach lieidWei er and the Wurzbacher forest, the French attacked our position at As mch Wurzwoiler. Aminerzwoillor md in Hie Wurzbacher forest. Their Ittftcks were r08pul8ed everywhere, villi heavy losses to the enemy. Their osses were especially large south of rleid weller and A m merz weil 1er, where the French retreated in disor der. Five F renell machine guns were captured. "Eastern theater ol war: I'niin portant attempts of the enemy to make an attack northeast of Guin binnen were repelled. "Near Riozum, to thc northeast of Sirpec (near the wost Prussian bor der In Poland) a Russian division was repulsed. Otherwise there are no changes In Poland." Thc Russian Re|M?l't. Petrograd. Jan. 28. In a stubborn light about Sochaczew on the Bzura river, the (lennans on Tuesday broke through into the Russian trenches, from which they were repulsed only after bayonet charges. At Atlanka. two miles north of Sochaczew, in a battle lasting .'10 minutes, the Ger mans lost ."iou killed. A Russian officer commanding a battery of machine guns, gave this account of that lighting: "At dusk our battery was ordered to take a certain position to check the (lennans. Within an hour trenches were dug and the battery masked. We lay all night waiting for the attack. Before us was a clear space of 2,000 yards to a hill on which there were trees. "With the coining of daylight we became impatient and began to fear thal the Germans did not intend to attnek. Suddenly, at the end ol' the field we noticed a detachment of cav alry. They rode towards our posi tion and to a point within OOO yards ol' il. then slopped, evidently sus pecting that something was wrong. We were in despair when they turned to move away, since we were without (iring orders. "Suddenly the crackling ol' our machine guns. 20 yards to the left, gave signal for a general play of the battery. Part ol' the deachmenl was killed and the remainder of the cav alrymen (led. Tiley were caught, however, by shrapnel from our artil lery battery further hack and scarce ly one escaped. "Half an hour passed. From the direction ot the village there then ap peared the expected long lines of the Herman columns, not loss (lian three regiments. Again we held our fire for a time, knowing what was ex pected of us. "The (lennans ga th er red on the hill and began entrenching. They did not work long. With three vol lov? wo ?won? th" (l'holc "'* OfV around on our left, hut there our Si berians met them, and within a few minutes had them on the run again. Meanwhile two Cern?an guns, which were covering tho movement, were silenced by our artillery, thanks to which we lost scarcely a man." Gigantic War Plans. London. Jan. 28.- That the Brit ish and French annies, reinforced by n< arly 5,000,000 tresh troops, are preparing to launch a terrific offen sive? against tho Germans in the western theater ol' war was report ed here to-day, after it had become known that President Poi nea re, of France, paid a secret visit to London last week and conferred with King Qeorge, Premier Asquith and War Secretary Kitchener. The exact [late ol' the general offensive is not known, hut it is believed that it will .onie later in the winter or early in the spring. 100,000 More Austrians to Front. Vienna. .Ian. 28.--A new Austrian army of too,OOO men is being sent to the front. These troops consist of Austrian landsturm forces, who have been drilling for six weeks. This new univ is exclusively Austrian, con taining no Hungarian. Bosnian or rlerzegovinian troops, In connection willi the departure d' these fresh troops, who are being mut to Hie Gallcian frontier, it was earned that the Austrian war office s making preparations lo send 7<>n. )00 more soldiers as fast as they can >e equipped and drilled. With these additional I. I un,ooo nen in Hie Held, the war office an icipatos, it is asserted, a quick check o the Russian campaigns In Galicia incl Southwestern Poland. 'hildrcn t> Coughs-Children's Colds. Roth ure Serious. When ono of your little ones .shows yniptoms of an approaching cold :ive it Dr. Roll's Pine-Tar-IIoney at ince. It acts quickly, and prevent? he cold growing worse. Very heal ng-soothes the lungs, loosens tho uncoils, strengthens the system. It's maarnteed. Only 2">c. at your drug ;ist. Buy a bottle to-day. Rocklen's v rn lea Salvo for sores.-Adv. Honor Memory ol' McKinley. Washington, Jap 29.- President iVilson and White House attaches to las wore carnations, the favorite lower of the lat?? President William dc Kinley, in honor of his 72d birth lay. Many of the present attaches vere at the White House during the l< K Inloy uti ni i ii ist ration. OFFICIAL RECORDS .MISSING. (jovemor Manning Asks that (?cnnui Assembly Investigate .Matters. <( ol um bia State, 2Sth. ) Investigation by a legisaltive coni inittee ol' iii?' removal of certain rec ords from tl>e Governor's office was asked in a message sont to tho Gene ral Assembly yesterday by Governor lt. I. Manning. The message (No. I) follows: "Under the law such liles as are not in current use in Ibo Governor's ellice should be placed in the custody of tho Secretary of state or of the historical commission. I find that most ol' the liles for the last few years are not in the Governor's of fice, and upon application to the Sec retary of State and later to the sec retary of the historical cominisssion, I timi that they have not been turned over to either of these officials. Many pasteboard box letter tiles and cer tain unmarked boxes of papers have been placed in the basement of the State House, which I am informed are from this office, bul the boxes ar?? not marked, and it is, therefore, impossible to locate any paper need ed in t bis office. "I invite you to inspect the Gov ernors office, and the basement where these boxes are stored, and I also ask that you appoint proper committees to investigate this matter and to report what steps are neces sary to bring about the proper in dexing and safe-keeping of t.hes<> papers." The message was read in both Houses, and in each was referred to the j nd ??ia ry committee. Stop the Child's Colds. They Often Itesult Seriously. Colds, croup and whooping cough are children's ailments which need immediate attention. The after-ef fects are often most serious. Don't take the risk-you don't have to. Dr. King's New Discovery checks the cold, soothes the cough, allays the Inflammation, kills the germs and al lows nature to do her healing work. T?0o. at your druggist. Buy a bottle, to-day.- Adv. Firebugs in Columbia, Columbia, lan. 28.-A firebug ran rampant in Columbia for two hours early this morning. Between 12.:D) and 2.10 o'clock five houses were de stroyed, cattsine n lo?" r*f -?.-..* ?';n . ? ? .... oct i iona \j? . m city. ID?w's This ? We offer one hundred dollars re ward for any case of catarrh that .annot he cured by Hall's Catarrh i'ure. h'. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio. We, the undersigned, have known F. .1. Cheney for the last ir> years, md believe him perfectly honorable ni all business transactions and finan .ially able to carry ont any obliga tions made by his firm. National Hank of Commerce, Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter nally, acting directly upon the blood uni mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 7T>o. per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for con stipation.-Ad v. Kills Wife, Then Self. Houston, Texas, Jan. 2.X.- Ward M. Snyder, who ls said to have been i Pittsburgh oil man, killed his wife, who was a patient in a sanitarium to-day, and then swallowed poison. 3nyder arrived hero a short time be fore visiting the sanitarium. KFFECT OF G H RAT KIDNEY HF.MKDV IS HOON REALIZED. I feel it my duty to let yon know svhat Swamp-Root did for me. I was mothered with my hack for over 20 rears and at times I could hardly ict out of heil. I read your ad ver sement and decided to try Swamp Root. Used live bottles, and it has ?eon five years since 1 used it, and I nive never been bothered a day since took the last bottle of it. I am horoughly convinced thal Dr. Kil ner's Swamp-Hoot cured me and votlld recoin mend it to others suffer ng as I did. My husband was troubled with kid iey and bladder troubles and he took ?our Swamp-Koot and it cured him. rbis was about five years ago. You may publish this letter if you .boose. Very truly von rs, MUS. MATTI]-: CAMFIELD. R. F. I). No. :>,. GoblevlUe, Mich. Subscribed and sworn to before ne this 1 3th of July, 1 DOD. ARVIN W. M Y HHS, Notary Public, for Van Duron Co., Mich. tatter to Dr. Kilmer & Co., j Binghamton, X. Y. I Prove What Swamp Koot will 1K? for Von. Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & ' '.. Binghamton, N. Y., for a sample WA bottle, lt will convince any one. Ton will also receive a booklet of aluahle information, telling about he kidneys and bladder. When writ ug. he sure ind mention the Wal lalla Weekly Keowee Courier. Reg ilnr fifty-cent and one-dollar size hol ies for sale at all drug stores.- Adv.