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WILSON LAYS COl'IiSE TO GET FI LL POWEH (By E. R. Sartwell). Washington, Feb. 17.?Presiden! Wilson today took the first step to ward securing complete congression al sanction and support for any ac tion he may deem necessary in thi< German crisis. Making a personal visit to the capi tol, the president notified senate lead ers that he proposes to lay before congress within two weeks a demand for legislative authority which will j enable him to meet any turn 01 inter national affairs in his discre. Vn. He will ask that the authority be made complete, in order that he may ! proceed with his foreign policy freely, after the present congress expiree on March 4. Congressional leaders made it clear that the president would be given > full .and complete authority to take j any steps he might deem needful. While at the capitol, the president had a brief talk with Senator Till man, chairman of the naval affairs committee, and a few minutes later the naval affairs subcommittee signi m Al? -~*ho+ if ha/} raiapd ii canny dimuuuvcu ?.uul >v ?v. the total of the naval appropriation bill already passed by the house from $368,000,000 to $533,000,000. Chairman Tillman's subcommittee recommended to the full senate com mittee the following significant items: A blanket appropriation of $150, 000,000, to be immediately available for use by the president at his dis cretion in speeding up the construc tion of naval vessels already appro priated for. This appropriation was 1-roposed in the house, but was de An increase of $600,000 in the ap propriation of more than $5,000,000 for "batteries for merchant auxili aries.*' An increase of $450,000 in the ap propriation of more than $7,000,000 lor "ammunition for merchant auxili aries." In thesa items, official Washington tonight saw the beginning of an ad ministration plan to place guns aooaru the American merchant vessls sailing to ports in the death zone of German submarines. Following so closely on the president's talk with Senator Till man, it was accepted as certain that they indicated a new move. It was apparent tonight that within time thp nrexident will lay before congress a broad, comprehen sive emergency program. It was stat ed that the president proposes to have available for instant use all of the money and all of the power that mav be necessary to meet the dreaded next move in the German crisis. Senators declared that the president proposeb to ask for the authority to make free usa of the naval forces of the nation, and to ask for a large lump sum ap propriation to meet emergencies. While the president did not say when he would go before congress, it was believed that he would call a inint session some time during the coming week in order to allow con gress time to consider and digest the vast program he is expected to la> down. It has stated that the presi dent made a step in this direction by discussing with Chairman Tillman and Senator Swanson. of Virginia, who is in charge of the naval appro priation bill, the details of proposed emergencv legislation which he wants added to the measure in the senate. The president also talked today with Senator Simmons, chairman of the finance committee, who has charge of the administration revenue bill, already passed the house. The funds necessary to provide the Dig appro priations with the president is expect ed to demand for emergency use will be provided through this measure, and it is probable that an emergency bond issue of a large amount will be included to meet the situation. The president discussed witn sena tors Chamberlain, Newlands. Pomer ene and Overman the general legisla tive situation, seeking to speed up the business now before the senate and clear the way for the emergency pro gram which will make its appearance and demand consideration before con gress can adjrurn two weeks from Monday. It was stated tonight that at least a part of the general legislation now before the senate may have to be sidetracked to ni3ke way for the emer gency program. Diplomatically, the international sit uation remained unchanged toda*. The apparent let-down in the Ger man submarine campaign and the gradual lessening of the number of ships sunk lightened the tension. Re ports from abroad as to the conditions finrrrtunriin? American citizens in the A SAFE TEST. For those who are in need of a remedy for .kidney troubles and back ache, it is a good plan to try Doan's Kidney Pills. They are strongly rec ommended by Prosperity people. John W. Boozer, R. F. D. 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The re port said the consuls, with their fam ilies, would meet at Munich and wouki leave Germany ia Switzerland some time during the coming week. '.Ambassador Elkus in his last com Imunication 'rem Constantinople con j veyed the assurances of the Turkish i government that Turkey desired to ! continue in every way the friendly re | lations with the United States, despite J the break v.-ith her ally, Germany. | This assurance, according to Ambas j s?dor Elk us. came from the foreign 1 office. The American diplomat din J noi reier to uit? i.uuu */i mvic .nuui j iean refiis?ees in Asia-Minor, who, de ' spite the np~nran?ps of the foreign office that they would be released, have be^n detained by the Turkish military authorities. WILSON WON'T 00 TO CONGHESS AT PRESENT (By E. K. sartwenj Washington, Feb. 19.?With the Ger | man crisis apaprently suspended ir i mid-air, it was officially stated todaj ! that President Wilson will not go be i fore congress "at present." { There was no disposition to state, however, mat the president has de termined not to lay demands of Uie international situation before congres3 seme time between now and the ex piration of the Sixty-firtn congrcss on Despite the clearly defined lessen j ing of the international tension, it was i apparent in administration circles ! that the president will not allow the | present congress to die without mak j ing ample provision to meet any emer I gency that may grow out of the Ger I man crisis. It was stated that he ( probably will go before congress late j this week or early next week. 5EGK0 ACCIDENTALLY KILLS HIMSELF AT BLEASE HOME ' Columbia Record. ! There was an accidental killing in the home of Former Governor Cole L. i Blease, in this city today, when Wil ; liam Brown, the former governor's ; negro butler, shot himself in the heaa I while "playing with'' a pistol which : he had picked up in the room of rninnel R L. Abney, who lives at the home of Mr. Blease. Mr. Abney ana Mr. Blease aro cousins. The negro, who was about 32 years of age, went i into Colonel Atoney's room this morn j ing to perform his usual duties. In a ] few minutes Mrs. Blease heard a noise j which attracted her attention. She ! went to the room to investigate, and ! found the negro lying on the floor, ' with a bullet wound through his fore I head, just above the right eye, and the | pistol lying by his side. The pistol 1 was the property of Colonel Abney, ! and had been left by him in a recep tacle on the bureau. i Mrs. Blease immediately telephoned ; for Dr. Lester, and also for Governor ' Blease, who reached the residence at I about the same time. Dr. Lester said ! tnat aeam was msiauianwua. I 'William was a faithful servant, and ! was thought a great deal of by the ! members of the household. His fam ! was notified by Governor Blease ! of the accident, and the remains sent j to an undertaking establishment. Gov l ernor Blease imm Hately summoned j Coroner Scott and Sheriff McCain. I After talking with Colonel A-bney and I Mrs. Blease and a negro servant? the only persons in the house at the | time of the accident?the coroner de | cided that there would be no need of : an inquest. j Out of the 2.750.000 children in j England betwene tlie ages of 12 ana ; 16. only l.l00,COO received any fur ther education after 13. according to ; the latest reports. ! - - ?-??? ? j MM FIRMER Bestored To Health By Vinol > j Atlee, Va.?"I was weak, run-down, no appetite, my Llood was poor, I could . i not sleep nights and was rapidly los [ ing flesh, but I am a farmer and had to work. Medicines had failed to help mc . until I took Vinol. After taking three bottlec my appetite is fine, 1 sloop 'well, my blood is good and I am well again/'* ' ?<)blando W. Borkey. Vinol, which contains beef and cod i liver peptones, iron and manganese ' I peptonatcs and glycerophosphates, is i: guaranteed for run-down conditions. / Gilder & Weeks, Druggist?. New : oerry. S. C. Subscribe to Tbe Herald and Xsirs SAYS POLICEMAN AIDED PriM HASE Representative Huerhs is Willing tt' Testify But Will \?t "SqneaL* j ! The State. ! "Why, gentlemen, only last week { I got a quart of five ?tar Scotch j whiskey through a Columbia policc i man,'' declared Representative Har I ry Hughs of Oconee on the floor of j the house yesterday. He aanea jm j phatically, "And you can do the same j thing.*' j This remark was made in a speecn j on t;io DuRant bill, in which Mi. Kushs had said that whiskey was J flowing rampant in South Carolina. ! Mayor Griffith said yesterday that he would probably order a complete probe. I Mr. Hugns rose ai me duciuUUU session to a point of personal privil ege. saying thai certain members haa criticized him and seemed to thin* that he was going to "squeai." He said he had seen in the afternoon paper that city council would proo ably ask him to appear before it. "I have no objection to going be fore council," said Mr. Hughs, "but they think, or anybody else thinkb at I am going to 'squeal' and help ! enforce the laws when they can j not do it themselves, they are very I much mistaken." Mr. Hughs said yesterday after noon that the statement made by him about the Columbia policeman and the quart of whiskey was absolutely correct but he said he was no sneak and would not disclose the officer's | name. Mr. Hugns aia not &o mio ub I tails of the incident, in his talk on the floor of the house, but after the morning session he explained to re- ; j porters the circumstances, refraining,1 j however, from mentioning at any time ; the policeman's name. Mr. Hughs. j said that he sounded a negro, who was j standing near a policeman one night last week about getting some wliis i kev "I don't know, boss,'' was the i - ? * ? 1 IT T ! ? /-\ + T-? Av A M n *v\ Xx ?? i llGgTO S ruj.u v. v> iivii me t \j ixjw . ! ed off, Mr. Huglis said, the policeman, v.lio had overheard the conversation, asked what Mr. Hughs wanted, and Mr. Hughs told.him he wanted to buy some whiskey. "What kind and how j much do you want?" asked the 1 policeman, according to the repre i sentative. Mr. Hughs said he told ; of his desires and that the policeman i called a negro, and after a conversa : tion, informed Mr. Hughs that the ' whiskey would De laeri; m <iwui ov : minutes. Mr. Hughs said the negro j i came back with the whiskey and he j | gave the negro $3.50. j | Mr. Hughs in the speech on the Du- I I Rant bill advocated tightening of the; laws because of violations of the gal- | ' Ion a month law but opposed a "bone' dry" measure. He said the Columbia j ! instance was one that had made bib.! change his mind as to enforcement j 1 of the gallon a month law. ! .T. 'VV. Richardson, chief of police,! I said last night, in > regard to Repre : sentative Hughs' statement: j "I will investigate this matter and ! try to get to the bottom of it. If i Mr. Hughs is the good, honest, law ! abidiDg gentleman he should be, he j will give me the name of the police 1 man he has reference to. If he doesn't ' know the officer's name, I am going to ask the mayor to let me have the , entire force appear at the city hall ; and then let Mr. Hughs point out the j policeman he refers to. Should Mr. , Hughs refuse to do this, we will lei ; the public form its own opinion as i to his statement." ; Hl'GHS AFFIRMS HIS FORMER STATEMENT j The Record. Securing the floor of the house of representatives yesterday afternoon on a question of personal privilege, , Representative Harry R. Hughs of ! Oconee said that he lias been criticiz ? ed by some of the members of the ' lower body for his words, quoted in ! The Columbia Record, about a police , man being an intermediary for a ne i ticpr ?'T want to say.*' ex ;r> ~ ? - - - - I claimed the Oconee member, "that er 1 j ery word contained in the afternoon ; paper quoting me is absolutely cor | rect; I said what I was quoted as say | in j?.*' | Continuing. Mr. Hughs stated he ob i served that the mayor of Columbia in j tended calling a special meeting of council, to which he would be in ** 11 T ? ' 4 rf-v rrr\\r\Cf I Vlten. "1 nave ii'.j vujtivmm iu ' "before council." he said. "but if they | think, or anybody else thinks, that I J am ?oing to 'squeal' and help them enforce tho laws when they cannot j do it themselves, they are very much ! mistaken." When arranging flowers in vases, ptn one grain of permanganate of potash in the water; it will keep perfectly sweet and fresh. JIAJ.-fiFX. FREDERICK ltvutav nKTD San Antonia, Tex., Feb. 19.?Maj. Gen. Frederick Funston, commander ol' the southern department, droppea dead following a dinner at the St. An- : thony hotel tonight. A companion of , the general stated that he ate very . sparingly and declined rich foods.! When offered a lcbster cocktail, ne ; dec-lived, saying: I "You will have to excuse me, as I have had several attacks of acute : indigestion lately." Shortly after the dinner General \ Funston, accompanied bv friends,< proceeded to the lobby where his | companion suggested that they sii; ^ind listen to the music. Seated just across from him was a little gin. General Funston motioned for her to come over. At this moment his com-1 panion remarked: A DlllA 7 i i bil l IUU-L tliu Ulut j" IA.^U . General Funston replied: "Xo, I don't think it is." He listened for a few moments and j remarked: "Yes, I bolieve it is. Itj" is the old tunes that sound good.'' I His companion noticed that one ot: General Funston a feet, which was \ a rost. sl?d from its I position. General Funston closed his j eyes and his companion supposed! that, as is the custom with many peo-1 pie, General Funston had relaxed nls position, his eyes in meditation. The general began to breathe heavi. ly and acted as if he were trying ZuJ sneeze, said his companion, who notic ed the general's heavy breathing and : asked if he was ill. Genera] Funston did not reply, a.iu , his companion called a doctor. TThen he arrived, General Funston was dead. I Col. Rarnum, chief of staff of the southern department, stated tonight that the body would be taken to Fori Sam Houston at 10 in the morning'. Colonel Rarnum also stated that h?> was notified of General Funston's death tonight by ('apt. Fitzhugh Let, General Funston's aide. When Cap lain Lee said that General Funston had dropped dead in the lobby of the; Sr. Anthony hotel, Colonel Barnum' could hardly believe the report, and ' Captain Lee was obliged to repeat the message three times. Born in Ohio. Major General Frederick Funston; I I I ill ^9 Makes He may mix a J November wee nace man may quimo's idea of But the weather and the furnace ings won't inte comfort if you I Smokeless Oil I /"V T?o?nancivfi Vicau. iiiCApvuoi* v to use. Handsome, enough to carry an Don't dress in a chi over a ec?d breakfa It's u*3rmfncf 2.00 Ask any good dep aiture or hardware Use A!odd in Sentrrt^ <=T A wn A RD i was born November 9, 186"), at New Castle, Ohio. Before he was 2 years j old his family remofed to the State of j Kansas, where he grew to manhood. He worked as a newspaper reporter I on the Kansas City Star until 1890. | He paralleled his career as a news pa-! per man with the study of botany and ! in 189] participated in the government1 expedition tnrougn jjeam vauey, v,<u ifornia. A few years later as a com-' missioner of the Department of Agri culture he made extensive explorations in the territory of Alaska. He floated down the Yukon river for the greater I portion of its length in a canoe. His military career began in 1895. when he entered the Cuban insurgent j aimy. serving successively as captain, ! major, and lieutenant-colonel in tht! cavalry corps. In the latter part ot 1 1 SOT he was wounded in action and re- > turned to the United States. When j the Spanish-American war broke oui, Funston entered the volunteer service oi the United States as colonel of the ! Twentieth Kansas infantry, and was j sent to the Philippine islands in one' of the early expeditions. 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