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Ti.>..u VOL. XXVII MANNING, S. C. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 22.11'N.~ ATTAUS TILIAN ILEASE IBU ALS IUZZLE THE 8TATEP1IE3 I~ASS FR NEW LPDL LAW Attah. the Senior Senater fer the Z atter He Wrote to Harrison Fee geaa During the Last C(mpaign abd te Kewspapw Men for Pcint agthe Same, In a special message to the General Anmbly on Thursday Governor Bless made a bitter attack on Son ator..Tmlman and .the press of the Stabj... The message. was entitled "0Eatranamittiag certain- facts in re 2 . ond ct of newspapera, Senator B. R. Tllman and W. E. Gonzales, and urg - lUg restrictiorupoanewspapers." It consisted of a printed document -airte p ages long, and- the gravum -~taiasthe letter of senator 9. R. i during- the progress of the campaign, to Mr. Harrison Fer bon of Spartanburg.- It will be emembered; that in the setter. the Senatorn gave his reasons for declin 'ag to support Blesse for Governor. The message related to the enact nent of .iore rigid libel law for thi State and recited at some length a:e:ed incidents of the summer sis~, I uwhich -thi Governog declar a that he bad receivel unfair treat amet at the hands of editors and re porters. Senator'Tiiman was the object of severe criticism at the hands of Governor Blease for his position -during the recent campaign. Mr. Rembert moved that the mes sage be received as information and spread upon the Journal. Mr. Ste Bnson objected to spreading themes -sage on the Journal until Senator Timlman had been given an opportun ity to reply. Mr. Remnert then sug gested that the message ne referred to the judiciary committee. This was made ia the form of a motion by Mr. Btevensoa.nd w passed. As soon as the message was read -and it was a complete surprise to the members-Mr. Rembert moved that it ;be incorporated i' the per manent Journal- of the House. -Mr. Courtenay of- Edgefeld, suggested that if might be held to allow Sena ...oea Tlman the opportunity of a re Mr. Stevenson, however, offered as a substitute. motion that the .whole matter. be referred to the committee that was to consder Mr. Rembert's , lL and the committee report back the message submitted. by Governor Blease, together with any reply that Senator Timiman might elect to make, aid that the House then would act -upon the matter of printing it in the JournaL In other words, the entire matter -was referred to the judiciary commit -tee and will be reported in cenjunc -tion with the commrittee's report on the bill. This was acceptable to Mr.. Rembert and -he ^wthdrewr his sugges tion that the message -be printed in -the Journal at thia toine. -The burden of the comrplaint made -by the Governor is that he was denied access to the columns ot tnenewspa pers for his statements, and that there 'was practieally a conspiracy formed against him. He urges the passage ot an Act, and along this line Mr. Remnbert has Introduced a bill -wheh provides for imprisonment -without the option of a dine if a newspaper refuses to print state ments. for- publication. In doving that Senator Tiliman be heard before any action 'was taken Mr. Stevenson stressed the fact that -he Is neither the personal nor joliti cal friend of either Senator Tiliman or Governor Blease, but said that the -interest of fair play demanded that this be done.. He also 'called atten - tion to the fact that the General As sembly is .spending much of the State's money in having printed many mesages which could avail but little In the interest of legislation. Mr. Rembert sald that since the matter contained in the message ex plains in some measure a bill which he Introduced, the message should properly be referred to the judiciary committee to which his bill has been referred. The .blU introduced by Mr. Rembert would practically muzzle the press of the State, as it provides -heavy penalties for the publication of alleged libelous articles. In the Senate when the message -was about half way through being read. Senator Nicholson of lidgefield -said that at proper time he would ask for publication of -a statement -from Senator Tlllman in the journal of the senate. Senator Carlisle had previou'sly suggested that the mes sage be printed without reading, but Senator Nicholson objected and the reading proceeded. Senator Nichol -son is from the horne county of Uni~ ted States Senator Tiliman. Without1 any further interruption tne remain der of the message was heard with silence. The Governor's message and 'ir. Rembert's bill will cause warm dis cussion In the House and Senate when they come up. The Blesse people seem to be anxious to fore. a fight in the legislature and the battle royal eannot be postponed much longer. This is the fourth message of a beligerent character sent to the~ General Assembly by the 'GoverPor during the week. The General As sembly is trying to dodge a row. Booze Maker Shot by Offcer. After a sbarp battle with revenue officers. -who bad been> on the trail of a desperate gang of moonshiners for several days. Maek Moss, leader of the gang, was shot and Instantly killed by the revenue meg shortly after daybreak Tuesday morning in the Hangiire Dog section of Cherokee annty.,N. C. .. .~ SENATEACCEPTS AN INVITATION TO VISIT WIN THROP COLLEGE AFTER MACH SPEAKING The Visit Will be Made on General Lee's Birthday, Which is a Holi day, and Therefore the Senate Will Not be in Session, and Will be Idle. The State says the women of South Carolina, and especially those attend ing Winthrop college, were the recip ients of many graceful compliments from members of the senate Wed nesday, when it came to enate upon whether or not the legislative body should visit the institution of learn ing Friday. January 24, for an in spection and for doing honor to Robt. E. Lee, whose birthday comes on Sunday,. January 19. There was considerable debate as to whether a legislative body having the State's work to do should send to the authorities of Winthrop its accep tarce with pleasure or express its sincere regrets. It was difficult at moments to decide whether the p. triotism displayed was inspired by South Carolina or South Carolina women. When it came to a vote, 2 favored accepting and 11 were for1 seLding regrets, while one-Senator Strait-answered present when his name was called. With matters less inviting, the ser ate was not greatly concerne:d Wed nesday. Following the receipt of two messages from the governo*, one rel ative to the State dispensary inv osti gating committee, the introduction of several bills and resolutions, two of the bills having to do with making the legal rate of interest 6 per cent. and the swearing in of witnesses in grand jury rooms, and a petition from 689 signers from the Clifton cotton mill asking that legislation permitting children of from 12 to 14 years of ag'e working in the mills be left unmolested, the senate adjourn ed to convene again at 11 o'clock Thursday morning. Immediate consideration of the Governor's message relative to the dispensary investigating committee was objected to by Senator Carlisle, who was chairman of that committee, on the ground that other members of the committee were not present and' the committee's report had not come in. He asked that the message be referred to the finance committee be fore being printed In the journal, and this was done. The governor's sec ond message containing his speeches delivered in Richmond at the gov ernor's conference. it was ordered printed in the journal. The senate convened promptly and etting down to business Senator eaureguard presented the invitation from Winthrop college and moved itst cceptance. Senator Carlisle ob jected, but the governor's message being announced at this moment and resented for disposition, considera tion of the- matter was interrupted. When the message had been disposed f Senator Clifton- moved that con sideration of the matter be postpon d until the following day. Senator Sharpe and Senator Nich olson gave notice that they would oppose all invitations received during the session, saying that the senate's business must be attenaed to. Sena tor Nicholson said that, with all due respect, these visits affected the sen ate somewhat like a noilday affects school boys. Senator Beamguard urged the acceptance of the invita tion and stated that the trip would ost the State nothing. Friends of the institution, he aam?, nad arrang ed for the train. Senator Christensen favored the visit to Winthrop. Senator Black was against it. Senator Young thought it the duty of the senate to visit Win throp and the other state Institutions nd get first hand knowledge. Sena tor Epps moved to ame nt Saturday instead of Friday, to which Senator Appelt objected, saying that certain members of the body could not get home Sunday. Senator Sharpe mov ed to table the motion to go. Senator Carlisle rose to say that he thought the persons paying for the trip, as referred to by the sena tor from York, would benefit the in stitution by giving the money direct. Senator Sullivan favored the trip. In answer to Senator Appelt he stated that he thought it would be a good thing for the senators' to remain in' Columbia over Sunday and go to church, a thing he needed to do him self he said. Senator Lide favored acceptance in, view of Lee's blrthaay nut said he was opposed to the senate's accept ing any other invitations later on. Senator Sharpe thought it the sen ate's duty to stay and do the State's work. If he favored one, he said he would favor accepting all invitations. Senator Ackerman was in favor of the trip, as was Senator Weston. who thought the new members ought to see the college with its Improvements. The debate was filled with tributes to the college and its students and to the women of the State. Senator Carlisle forced a roll-call en the matter of accepting the invita tion, which passed, 29 to 11, those voting in favor being Ackerman. Ap pelt. Beamguard, Buck, Christensen. Clifton. Dennis. Earle. Epps. Good win, Cross. Hall. Houah. Johnstone. Ketchen, Lawson. Lide. Mauldin. Mic--I Con McLaurin, Mullins. Patterson. Ricadon, Sullivan. 'verner. Wsil r. W~eston, Williamr. Young-total 29. Those voting against the inv.i ation being Banks. Black. Carlisle. Crouch. Ginn. Hardin, Johnson. Lan y, rs. vnioson. Sharpe-total, 11. MAKES A CLEAN BREAST CONFESSES TO STARTING TWO HUNDRED FIRE. A Firebug Declares He Derived Great Pleasure from Watching Firemen Fight Fires He Set. "Lazy, the Painter,- nead of the New York underworld's "arson trust," came from Sing Sing prison Thursday to confess to putting the torch to two hundred houses within the past few months. He unbosomed himself to District Attorney Whitman and two stenographers. The confession is said to bristle with names of "Izzy'r' confederates, some of whom are said to be notor ions characters of the Tenderloin and the East Side; some insurance agents, who worked with the "trust" and divided the spoils; others, ad justers of the big fire insurance com banies. "Izzy, the Painter," was convicted of arson recently under the name of Isadore Stein, and sentenced to serve not less than twelve years in prison. Since then he has been indicted again for arson. While on his way to plead to the last indictment he con cluded to turn State's witness and throw himself on the district attor ney's mercy. .Mr. Whitman was amazed at tlie enormous extent of the "trust's" ope rations. He now believes that more than one thousand fires kindled in New York within the past few years can be traced to the gang. Examination of "Izzy, the Paint r," was resumed Thursday night and much of his testimony was corrobor ated, it was said, authoritatively by statistics and other data furnished from the fire marshal's once. "lazy" told in detail of his own operations and those or eight "me chanics," professional incendiaries, and described how n. applied the torch in tenement houses and waited to watch the firemen wor. "The greatest pleasure I had was to see the fire horses come tearing down the street,' the convict declar ed, coolly, continuing that ,on one occasion he climbed to the fire-escape of a building opposite one he had set a fire, straddled a fire-escape and smoked a cigarette while the flames were being fought. All of "Izzy's" statements will be investigated before indictments are sought DIVORCES HURT CIWREN. Seventy Thousand Affected by it in One Year Here. More than 70,000 children, mostly under the age of nine years, were weaned of one or both parents in this ountry during this year' according to figures with which the Rev. Fran cis M. Moody stirred members of the New York State marriage and di vorce commission at its meeting in Nw York. "The Pacific coast," he said, "has beeg the greatest divorce center of the entire world. In- tne year of '19'2 alone there were granted in the States over 100,000 divorces. In 40 ears 3,700,000 adults were separat d by divorce and more than 5,000, 00 persons affected by these cases. At present 90 per cent. of these cases o by default, with only one party represented." Mr. goody offered a resolution to rganize a Federal commission in this State to work for a uniform Fed eral law governing marriage and di vorce, which should be the central rganiztion of all State commissions f this character and woula meet in onvention In Chicago In May. BALES OF COTTON USED. Der One Half of It Consumed In the Cotton States. Cotton consumed in the United States during December amounted to 445287 running bales compared with 475,240 bales in November and 511, 285 bales in October, according to the census bureau's monthly report, ssued Tuesday morning. Cotton onsumed In cotton growing states, during December was 224,977 bales nd in all other states 220,310 bales. The number of active cotton spindles uring December In the United States was 30,146,756, of which 11,610,422 were In the cotton growing states nd 18,536,334 in all other states. Find Son and Dies. At Enid, Okla., emotion killed 3. W. Raiders, 60 years osd, of Green ville, Ky., Wednesday. He fell dead when he saw a son, who left home several years ago, and for whom he I-ad been searchins. -The boy's mother dreamed he was in Oklahoma and sent her husband to make a search. Young Raiders left for Ken tucky with his father's body. Nine of Bark's Crew Lost. Nine of the crew of the Russian bark California were drowned Wed nesday when that vessel was blown on the coast of England and totally wrecked. Capt. Eskbom and seven men were saved. The California had just left the Tyne with a full cargo. She was a vessel of 2,461 tons. Gets Bullet Instead of Help. At Chicago Michael Mansfield, 55, was killed In his junk shop Wednes day by hold-up men, who escaped. The robbers entered the shop and demanded that Mansfield turn over his money. Mansfield called for help and the intruder shot him through the heart. Handled Many Package's. Six million packages were handled bv the parcel -post during the first rten days of the .operation of the system. according :n figures prepar el late Wednesday by 'cne post ofie epartmnt. DIES BY HIS OWN HAND A. CRANE JONES SENDS BULLE INTO HIS HEAD. Well Known Travelling Man and For mer Candidate for Governor Com mits Suicide at Spartanburg. Mr. Adam Crane Jones, aged 56 former candidate for Governor o South Carolina, and one of the mos widely-known travelling salesmen it the State, Wednesday morning com mitted suicide at his home on Con verse Heights in Spartanburg bj shooting himself in the right temple with a 38-calibre pistol. The re mains were shipped to'Newberry, his former home and the funeral wai held at the Presbyterian Church at that place Thursday afternoon, con ducted by the Rev. Mr. Kerr. Mr. Jones had, been in Ill healti for two weeks; he had suffered froz a severe attack of grip and was fusi convalescent. He awoke, as usual Wednesday morning, ana planned t< attend to some '"isiness. He was iI his usual good spirits, and nothing unusual was noted in his condition After breakfast he was sitting around his home, and at 10 o'clock he told Mrs. Jones that he was going tc the wood shed in the Baca yard for some fuel. This shed is located aboul 20 yards from the back aoor of the home. Soon after Mr. Jones left the house a shot was heard, any neighbors and members of the family at once wen to the scene. They found Mr. JoneE lying on the floor of the house with a bullet wound in his right temple. Dr. J. E. Edwards was summoned and the body was still warm, but the physician announced that death had been instantaneous. There were no eyewitnesses to the tragedy. The coroner viewed the remains, but it was such a distinct case of suicide that he decided that an Inquest was not necessary. The pistol, with four loaded shells and one empty, was found at the feet of Mr. Jones, where it had fallen after the shot, before he fell back wards. Mr. Jones was a native of New berry, having moved to Spartanburg about two years ago. In 1908 he made the race for Governor, and re form in railroad legislation was the rrincipal plank in his platform. He always was a fighter for better rail road conditions in this State, and was active in traveling men's organ izations to secure such reforms. Mrs. Jones and three chjldren sur rive. His children are Mrs. Schenck, wife of a Newberry Danker; A. C. Jones Jr., an insurance man of Spar tanburg, and Miss Louise Jones, a student at Converse College. SPIT OUT PISTOL BALL. Negro Man Shot Coughs Up Bullet and Walks to asoctor. At Sumter Ed Richardson, colored, performed a feat recently which is seldom seen save in sideshows and at vaudeville pe:-formances, where 'igglers and sie~ght-of-hand tricks are expected. Richardson was shot with a pist-ol, while he and another egro were exa-:ining it and a sec :d later he ca!-niy spit out the bul let and walked to have the doctor examine an d d:.. :3 the wound which was inflicted. 'i'ie ball entered just below the nor -il and was stopped against the ro: K'of his mouth. Dr. 1irne, who s -anded him, stated that he would; 3 bably suffer no ser ios effects fr- -n the wound. The shooting was s:..1 to nave been acci lental. DYNAMITE U 1RGO EXPLODES. Captain and Crew of Steamer Barely Make Escape. At Nanuimo, B. C., two thousand cases of dynamite, the cargo of the steamer Oscar, blew up Wednesday soon after the craft was beached, be cause of a fire in her hold. Every window on the water front was shat tered and many persons were severe ly cut. The full extent of damage tc the vessel has not been determined. The Oscar was leaving port when the fire was discovered. Soon it got beyond control and the steamer was beached on Protection Island. -The captain and crew fled as soon as the vessel touched shore and escaped death in the blast that came soon after. Not Allowed to Land. Edward F. Mylius, the journalist, convicted in London of libeling King George V for which he paid a penalty of 10 months in prison, was ordered turned away from the gates of the United States Thursday oy Secretary of Commerce and Labor Nagel, as at undesirable immigrant within the meaning of American Immigration Death Dlue to Lazineiss. According to F. F. Rittenhouse of New York, a speaker before the American association for the Ad vancement of Science Wednesday, said indolence and physical inactivity are the causes of the great Increase of the death rate among people more than forty years old, which since 1880 has increased 3u per cent. Three Coal Miners Killed. Three men are dead as a result of n rplosion in the Crescent coal min'e. six miles from Peoria. Ill., late \ednesday. They were imprisoned hv deris. an~d it is benieved they suf fncated. Their bodies were recover ed Wdnesday night. First Dlemocratic Govrernor. Earnest Lister was inaugurated Gvernor of Washington Wednesday. He is the first Democrat ever elected overnor of the State. FOR BOYS AND GIRLS V lERY ImPORTANT FEATURE OF THE CORN SHOW. School to be Conducted for the Prize-Winners of the Corn and Tomato Clubs. Many boys from Orangeburg Coun ty should attend the school to be t conducted at the Corn Exposition in Columbia the last of this month and . the first of the next. This school is . exclusively for the 'boys, and it is desired to have all of the prize win ners in the corn contests in the va rious counties present to participate. The instructions which will be given will be very beneficial, and the school will last for one week. The school will begin Monday, January 27, the opening day of the Fifth National Corn Exposition, and continue one week. The boys should report to quarters on the afternoon of the 26th. Representation in the school will be based on the original county as a unit. Each county is en titled to two scholarships. These should be awarded to prize winners in the Kaffir or Indian Corn club, or in the regularly organzed Pig clubs, according to rules and regulations g verning such clubs. Several prize winning boys in northern and western states will be in attendance as guests of the south ern boys. The discipline of the school will be maintained through an organization, semi-military in char actor. A detail of cadet officers from Clemson College will be in charge of the boys at all times; these will be under the direction of the supern tendent of the school thereby enab ling him to keep in touch with each pupil at all times. However, no re striction will be enforced other than those necessary for the protection and safety of the boys and to insure the success of the school. A mimimum cost has been arrang ed for all other necessary expenses. Au amoun -not excee't!ni $.2 wil; maintain each boy from the time of his arrival in Columbia unmiil he leaves for home at the close of the school. In -planning far sullicient funds' to meet all the expenses of the. trip and stay at the exposition, I the above amount shou:l be adied with the cost of the ticket and 'lee essary expenses to be incurad ea route to and from Coltimbia. In addition to the 80J or 900 prize winning corn cruo boys from all parts of the South, some half a hundred prize winning tomato club girls from nearly a dozen Southern States will also take part in this un ique feature of the Exposition. The National Corn Exposition opens on January 27. The boys who attend this school will be housed in a special building at the Exposition grounds. Arrange ments have been made for the enter tainment of the girls in some of the best homes in Columbia, and plans are being perfected for social fea tures. The girls will spend prac tically the entire day at the Expo stion grounds, hearing lectures in common with the boys, and attend lng apeical courses o)f Instruction covering domestic science and arts, canning, cooking, lectures on floral culture, growing of vegetables, poul try raising, and kindred subjects. Special attention will be given to the Exposition exhibits. Mr. J. H. Hodby, of Auburn, Ala., Is superin tendent of this school for prize win ers. Each state wili seud five prize winning tomato club girls to this Ex position school. The tomato club work Is conducted by the Farmers' Co-operative Demonstration Work of the Federal department of agricul ure, In co-operation with the State agricultural institutions. Reduced rates have been givdn by the southeastern passenger assocla ion. Those desiring information re rarding same may get it by calling on their local railroad agent and re ferring him to Joint Passenger Tar Ift No. EXO. 5347 and 5393. The inal and most enjoyable event of the veek will .be the banquet given in honor of the boys by the city of C' umbia. At this banquet there will be speeches from the boys b ag tade the best records and tromn 'ary men of national reputation. Escaped Mexicans Attack. A. P. Lawrence, manager of an American owned hacienda near El Potrero, Vera Cruz, Mexico, escaped unharmed when that property was attacked by rebels, according to a re port received at the stats depart ment. Mrs. Lawrence also escaped with her husband. The taentity of Two Killed, Three Hurt. Two men were killed and three seriously injured in a premature dy namite explosion at Pomona, Tenn., where a force is constructing a turn pike between Croosville and Sparta. Dynamite was being thawed, when without warning, the explosion oame. Kansas Comes Back Again. George H. Hodges, of Olathe, was Inaugurated Tuesday as the nine teenth governor of Kansas, being the first Democratic executive to take the oath since the inauguration or Governor George W. Flick thirty years ago. Social Clubs Rlaided. The managers of four "social" clubs in the city of Spartanburg were indicted on Friday by the grand jury of the county and were required to give bor~d for trial on the charge of violating the dispensary laws. VTheran Gets Fire 'ears. At Dalton. Ga., A..1. Pavis Cocinc crate veteran, aged 75. who w.= found guilty of voluntary manssa 'h ter for the Killing of h~s son Wtewlet t was sentenced to five years. inpris 1onment. THE PRIMARY LAI BILLS IN SENATE AND HOUSE TO CHANGE SAME FOLL TEXT OF NEW LAW The Measure Has Been Submitted to the Sub-Committee of the Judic iary Committee of the House to Report on the Proposed Amend ments to the Law. A bill drawn to safeguard the pri mary election was introduced Thurs day in the senate- by Senator B. E. Nicholson of Edgefield- and -in the house by W. H. Nicholson of Green wood. In the senate tie'-Dill was re ferred to the committee on privileges and elections and in the house to the committee on judiciary. At a meet ing Thursday afternoon the house committee on judiciary appointed a sub-committee, composed of Mr. Brice of Chester, Mr. Stevenson of Qhesterfield and Mi'. Yvans of Marl boro to report on the Nicholson bill. The measure follows in full: , "In each year, six months before the first primary of any primary eleo tion held by any political party, or ganization or association for the pur pose of choosing candidates for office or the election of delegates to con ventions, it shall be the duty-of the members and officers or each club to provide for the enrollment of all per sons who are entitled to vote at such club in the primary election of such political party, organization or asso ciation, and all persons who are qual ified to voj in such primary election under the constitution and ' rules of such political party, organization, or association, and who are bona fde citizens of this State and of the Unit ed States and who have been resi dents of this State for two years and of the county one year before the first primary election of such party, organization or association shall be entitled to be enrolled on such club roll provided that each such voter ap plying for enrollment on any club shall take an oath that he is duly qualified to vote in said election un der the provisions of this chapter and that he has not enrolled as a member of any other club. "Section 282 b-In each year 30 days before the first primary :lection of any political party, organ ization, or association It sall be the duty of the members and officers hav ng charge of the enrollment, ot ti-e voters at each of the clubs or- pre cincts to make out a copy of the club roll of such precinct and to certify under oath before a notary public or other officer authorized to adminster oaths under the laws of this dtate that the lub, roll and shall file such certified copy with the clerk of court of the county in which suh precinct that the same is true and a correct opy of the club roll of such club and shall111e such certified copy with he clerk of. court of tlie ounty in which suc-h precinct is located,, and he same shall ;be kept on record in is office. "Section 282 c--No person shall be llowed to vote at any primary elec ion whose nal. is not enrolled on he club roll of the precinct -Vhere e is entitled to vote ,uncer the con stitution and rules of such political party, organization or association in accordance with the provisions of his chapter at least 30 days before he first primary election of such party, organization or association in Ech year In which an election shall e held. "Section 282 2-That any person applying for enrollment on the club roli of any club or precin': of any poix.al party, organizan~.n Jr awso -'i i0 9' hc shall 'be ref~t .1d .:' Ii .~at rdal have the right to '..o,'-al :, a.,y citeuit judge in e cixulit where suchi voter reside~s or to any ustice of the supreme court from the action of the offcer of such club rovided that the notice and grounds f appeal be served on one of the of ficers of such club within five days after the action of said club is ref us ing to enro'l such voter and this ap peal shall be heard within 10 days from the date of the servIce of such otice and the time and place for the hearing of said appeal shall be fied and designated in such notice and such person of the officers or mem bers of such club shall have the right to appeal to the supreme court of South Carolina from the decision of the judge or justice wiho nears the same; provided that in the event the action of the club or precinct in re fusing to enroll such -person be re versed by the judge or justice who hears the appeal then the name of such person shall be placed on the rol of such club and he shall be en titled to vote as a member of such club, pending final decision of the supreme court "Section 282 e-All persons en rolled at any club or precinct under the constitution and ruxes of such party, organization or association and the provisions of this chapter hall be entitled to vote at all of the primary elections of s'uch party, or ganization or associatnon upon pre senting himself at the precinct or lub at which he is enroired and tak ing the oath and complying with the rules of such party, organization or association. "Section 282 f-This act is not In tended and "shall not be construed to prevent any political party, organ iato'n or association from prescrib ing and requiring any additional re uirments and safeguards for the conduct of its primary election and, hll not be deemed or constroed to ic-real or effect the provisions of sec tons 283. 284 and 85 of chapter a of volume 1 of the code of lam cf South Carolina. 191zZ. Section 2-This act shall t'tic ci ften nnon its gnnroval." CRUISER TO MEXICO THE DENVER IS SENT TO PRO. TEOT AMERICANS. Acting on Reports or uesperate Sit. uation at Acapulo Warship Is Or. dered to the Scene. The cruiser Denver has been or dered from San Diego, Cal., to Acap ulo, Mex., where a desperate situa tion is reported, with Americans In danger. She will arrive at the Mex ican port on Sunday or ronday. Com mander Washington has about 270 jakies aboard an about a company of marines. This Government's decision to send a warship to protect American lives and property was reached early Wed nesday, after alarming reports of the activity of a rebel band under Julio Radillo had been received through Ambassador Wilson at Mexico City. Consul T. Edwards at Acapilo, had suggested that inasmuch as the Mexican Federals were unable to protect Americans, and the Mexican commander of the town had admit ted his inability to reinforce the gar rison, a warship should be sent. The last report from Acapulco said Radillo's men were operating in the country about there and that refugees from every direction were pouring into the town, which is one of the most important Mexican ports on the Pacific Coast. Depredations and atrocities by the approaching rebel band were reported. Americans and other foreigners will be taken aboard the Denver when she reaches there, if they so desire. The Denver is tne nearest ship Lo the danger line. Although the number of Americans in the city of Acapulco is not so large, there are large numbers in the surrounding country engaged in ranching and mining. Grave fears were entertained for their safety by State department of ficials as soon as It was learned that refugees from the outlying country were seeking safety in Acapulco. The rebels also control Casas Gran des, where they have forced the sus pension of operations on the railroad. Reports to the State department were more optimistic concerning condi tions along the border in Sonora and Chiuahua, but the situation is said to be bad in San Luis Potosi. All communication with the inter ior of Mexico was cut. Rebels sev ered the railway and commercial tel egraph wires below Gallego. 140 miles south on the Mexican Central Railway. A passenger train is unac ounted for and bridges are believed to have been burned. Destruction along the Mexican Northwestern Railway nas been more extensive than on any former occa sion during the two years of revolu tion. One hundred and twelve wood en trestles over 150 miles of road have been burned by rebels on the English Canadian Line, which runs into the Casas Grandes district. American property owners in Mex ico will journey to Mexico City at the expense of the iMexican Government next week to tell President Madero of their losses. This is the result of the visit along the border of Pedro Las urain, minister of foreign relations n MIadero's Cabinet, and Lloyd C. rscom, former American ambassa dor to Italy and president of the Pan meican Society. THE GREY AND THE BLUE. onument to be Erected in Honor of Both Sections. Plans for a "blue and grey" mon ment at Fitzgerald, Ga., believed to be raised in honor of both Union and Confederate civil war heroes, have been accepted by the local commis sion in charge of construction. The monument will be of bronze and will ost $15,000. The shaft, which will rise 125 feet, will be surmounted by a winged figure representing peace nd facing northwarai. SelowT stat utes of Abraham Lincoln and Jeffer son Davis will stand together, and Generals Grant and Lee will be represented as clasping hands. Many war relics will be arrranged in the nterior of the base of the monument which will be fitted out as a mus Will Remove His iBody. Mns. Lucy Carnegie has given her onsent to the removal of the re mains of "Light Horse Harry" Lee, Revolutionary hero and father of General Robert E. Lee from the bur al ground on the Carn'egie planta tion at Dungeness, on Cumberland island, Georgia. to Virginia, where they will be re-interred with suitable eremonies by the slae of his illus trious son. oman Accidentally Killed. At Union Lizzie Sikes a negro wo* man was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon by John Faucett, a son of Murro Faucett, general delivery clerk at the post offie. It is stated- that the shooting was purely accid'ental 'and Mr. Faucett promptly came to Union and surrendered to Sheriff 3. flay Fant. Calls for Lots of Money. A Colum~bia dispatch says the total a~ppropriations asked for by the State officers, the State institutions and others depending on South Carolina for their maintenance is $2,578, 39.4. The total appropriations by the last legislature were, $2,014, 524.61. Gov. Mann Reprieves Aliens. A dispatch from Richmond says 1after a ' let ccnference with counsel for Lloyd Allen and Claude Swan son Allen. condemned to die yester day for their part in the Hiullsville Co:rt House -murder on March 14, Governor Mann granted the prisoners respt until March 7. SOME WORK DONE THE HOUSE WAS BUST WITH SET ERAL NOR EIA1TERS WILL VISIT WINTHROP Two Messages Sent in by Governor Blease.-They.(ause Some Debate Pro and Coo.-Whaley Eected Speaker Pro Ten.-Some New Its Brought Up. The State says during the time the house remained in session Tuesday it received two special messages from the governor, the question of print ing one of which precipitated a de bate. Richard S. Whaley of Charles ton, a former speaker, was unoppos ed for the new position of speaker pro tempore which was filled Tues day by his election. The State life insurance commissioner was Intro duced in the house Tuesday. Meeting at noon the house passe& Mr. Rembert's resolution providing for a joint assembly yesterday at noon to witness the opening of the election returns for governor. An invitation to visit Winthrop college on January 24 was accepted by the house. Gov. Blease, as ex officio chairman of the board of trustees cf the college, extended the invitation. The house received a special me.-, sage from the governor transmitting an address he delivered at Chester last summer in reply to the sessions which the dipsensary investigating ccmmittee held in Augusta.. Pamph lets of 34 pages contamng the mes sage were distributed among, the members of the house. After the reading of the message, Mr. Rembert of Richland moved that ' it be received as information and or dered spread upon the journal. As a substitute for this motron, Mr. Nich olson moved that the message be re ferred to the committee on ways and means for the present, since It ap plied to the alleged contents of the report of the Investigating committee which the house had not yet received. Mr. Rembert said that the message should be printed In the journal for the information of the house, refused to accept Mr. Nicholson's substitute notion and declared that the mes sage contained no reeommondation for legislation on which a committee could act. dir. Nicholson said that he realised that the message did not call for con sideration by a committee, but that his object in asking that it be refer red to one was to postpone printing it in the journal of the house. He said that he thought It unwise to put the, message in the journal now. He de lared that it was no, the duty of the house to prejudice the special inves tigation committee appointed last year. He asked Mr. Rembert to post pone consideration of tae matter and a hen the report of the committee was received he woutd vote to print te reply of the governor to it. Mr. Nicholson moved that the considers tion of the matter of printing the message be postponed until yesterday at noon. Mr. Rembert said In reply that he had merely made the usual motion 1. regard to the disposal of this special message and that if Mr. Nichowmu found anything in it which was objee tionable to him he could move that it be expunged from the josaroal. Mr. Boyd of Spartanburg had just begun to speak when Mr. Rembert said that he would make a motion te postpone the consideration of his. first motion to print the message us til after the report of the special in vestigating committee was received. The house received another speelal message from the governor trans miing his speeches and controv ersies on the floor during the confer ence of governors In Richmond. Vs. On the motion of Mr. Remibert the house agreed to receive this message as information and ordered it printed in th'e journal. It was distributed ia pamphlet form to the members. Mr. Irby of Laurens Introduced In the house a bill drawn by F. H. Mo Master, State insurance commission er, providing for the establishment of a -.fund from which the State could grant life insurance and annui ties to its citizens. Mr. Delaughter of Edgefield introduced a bill pro viding for a revision of the law re garding the admission of foreign life insurance companies to South Caro-. lina. Mr. Mitchum introduced a bill "te establish an Industrial home for des titute children and provide for its maintenance." Richard' 8. Whaley of Charlestos wa nominated by 3. W. Ashley of Anderson for speaker pro tempore of th house and ele'eted. without oppo ition. .Mir. Nicholson, sir. Boyd and Mr. Ashley were a~ppointed on the committee to escort him to the ros trum where the oath of offce was ad ministered by Speaker smith. Mr. Whaley expressed his appreciation to the house. Whiskey Advertisements Taboed. By a vote of 56 to 35, the house of representatives adopted' the amendment to the post oface appro priation bill barring from the malls. letters, circulars, newspapers and pe riodicals carrying liquor advertise ments. Joy Drove a husband Insane. Max Grueby, of Berlin Germany. went Insane from joy and had to be cn"'d in a, straight jacket, when s wife suddenly returned from-a hospital where she had been cured* ci partial blindness. | ' | Confessed on the Gallows. Just as the cap was adjusted pre lminary to the hanging of J. 3. a white woman. he confessed the