The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, January 21, 1914, Image 8
MILLIONS SUFFER"
L
VOLCANIC ERUPTION AND FAMINE
DLVASTATf JAPAN
QUAKE CAUSES MISERY
Island of Sakura Has Been Almost tl
!a
Entirely Evacuated After Lava t
Flow Had Killed Hundreds-Is c
It.
Probably the Worst Disaster In b
S
the Country's History.
Japan is heroically meeting a dou- h
ble affliction-famine in the north
and earthquakes and volcanic erup- t
tions in the south. Ten million peo- '
ple are in need of food in northern 1
Hondo and Hokaaido, and there r
have been many deaths from starva- t
tion. In the south the island of t
Kiustu and Shikoku are in the grip of 1
seismis disturbances.
Ashes are falling as far north as 3
Osaka. Although the fate of the ir a
habitants of Sakura island is not cer
tain, It is believed that the gre..c
majority of them have escaped In c
boats to the mainland, although I
many escaped in maimed and burn- I
ed condition.
The cruiser Tone has sent a wire- f
loss dispatch to the effect that Sakura I
has been entirely evacuated. Wed- I
nesday morning the Japanese for
eign office received a dispatch from
the former minister to China, H. I
Ijuin, now a resident of Kagoshima, I
sent from that city only a few years
before, saying:
"About ten persons have been kill- 1
ed and thirty injured. The whole I
city Is In great confusion." The for
eign office thinks this indicates that I
the early reports were vastly exag- I
gerated.
A steamer which succeeded on
Monday in touching the eastern coast
of Sakura, reports that'it rescued 300 1
persons, but was unable to take
more. The police and soldiers of I
Kagoshima made many heroic res- I
cues. The men and women accus- -
tomed to participation in the festi- 1
vals to commemorate the occupation I
of 1779, did not realize the extent
of the disaster and it is feared that
many were killed before reaching
the seashore. Thousands, pursued
by a rain of fiery stones, knelt on the
beach and half submerged in water
and waved frantically to the steam
ers and fishing boats. The heat Is
described as infernal. Junks report
that stones fell hissing into the bay.
Refurees from Kagoshima fled
across the heaving land caused by the
rapid succession of quakes. The
whole southern half of Kiusiu is en
veloped in ashes and smoke. - Sakura
Kima, however, appears to be the
only volcano dangerously active at
present. The emperor has ordered
additional warshivs to proceed imme
diately to the affected district.
Advices from Nagano, canital of
Nagano prefecture, and Asamayama,
In tbe island of Hondo, report great
erntions. As Asamayama is a lofty
voleano about nine miles west of
T'kio with a crater 1,000 feet in
diameter. The scene Is described as
sublime, smoke and flames soaring
thousands of feet into the sky. In,
the Utsunomi Ya district the sky is1
overcast and every roof Is covered
with ashes.
Many crevasses formed at Kage
shima, and owing to the snakelike
mnovemelfnt of the surface of the earth
the fusitives were forced to advance
on all fourts. Thousands took refute
on ton of the famous Mount Shi
Royama, fearing a tidal wave. Many
houses at Kagoshima collansed, and
there are three feet of ashes In the
streets.'
A tidal wave added its terrors to
the earthquakes and volcanic erup
tion which struck Kagoshima in
southern Japan, Tuesday. according
to official advices Wednesday. Tt is
believed that the Kagoshima disas
ter will prove to be one of the most
serious in Japan's history. The loss
of life and pronerty increases with
fuller news from the scene. t
Ashes to the depth of six inches
have fallen In the seaport of Mlya
zaki one east of KIusiu. A postal t
emoloye who fled from Kagoshima e
states that the big postal building ']
there collansed .during the earth- t
quakes and tidal wave and that a (
great number of residences were I
ruined, killing many people and anl- 1
mals.
TO GlET GOOD) JOBS. t
South Carolina Men Have Support of
t
Both Senators.
In response to a notification from
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Osborn that he was ready to receive
their recommendations for four ap
pointments in South Carolina under
the income tax law, Senator Tillman
and Smith Tuesday joined In endors
ing the following men: L. M. Over
street of Alken. to be inspector: W.
H. Bass of Walhalla, and 3. F. McIn
tosh of Lynchburg to be office depu
ties, and S. Frank Parrott of Gaff
ney to be field deputy.1
The senators signified to Commis- r
sioner Osborn that the sooner these
appointments were made the better
they would be pleased. It is possi
ble that Secretary McAdoo will not
be 'bound entirely by the recommen
dations. In several states appoint
ments were announced in the inter
nal revenue department, which did
not have any senatorial influen-e be
hind them. In the main, ho .rever, c
Mr. McAdoo is expected to follow the1
senators' endorsements as to these
places. t
NEGRO USES* KNIFE.
u
White Citizen of Clover Is Stabbed
by Drink-Crazed Coon.
A negro, Jim Adams, crazed with t<
drink, cut Boyce Lynn on the streets
of Clover Friday. The trouble was
caused by the negro making some a
short remarks and oaths to Henry, t4
Grayson. Mr. Lynn. an uncle of Mr d
Grayson, seeing the negro pull out t
his knife, called Mr. Grayson's atten- ti
tion to it. When he did this the ne
gro turned and cut Mr. Lynn before
he could defend himself. The cut is
not serious, the physicians say. The*s
negro Is still at large. bi
Ih:
[AN SLAIN BODY BURNED'
AURENS COUNTY HOUSE GIVES
UP CHARRED ASHES.
wo Negroes Have Been Arrested
Charged With the Crime-They
Deny Any Knowledge of it.
Burned almost beyond recognition
ie charred body of George F. Young
widely known citizen and one of
ie largest landowners In Laurens
:>unty was found early Tuesday in
ie smouldering coals and ashes of
is own cottage on his plantation at
tomp Springs, near Reno. It is be
eved that he was murdered and the
ouse set on fire to cover up the
rime. Two negroes, Tom and John
oung, brothers, were implicated by
bie coroner's jury and both were
rought to the Laurens County Jail
uesday night by Sheriff Owens. Both
egroes testified at the inquest but I
beir statements were at variance as
a the time Tom came home and
rent to bed with his brother.
Tom was at the Young cottage late
fonday night and returned to do
one work for Mr. Young Tuesday
.rning when he made the discovery
the fire and gave the alarm. It
ame out at the inquest that Tom i
ad had some trouble with Mr. Young
n the recent past. That Mr. Young
ras murdered was evidenced by the
act that'his skull had been crushed.
resumably with an axe. Two axe
Leads were found near the body,
vhich lay near the fire place. There
ras some doubt at first as to the
dentity of Mr. Young, but a careful
xamination, with the fact that he
ras known to have been at home
fonday night left no doubt in the
ninds of the jury of Inquest and they
o found.
Robbery may have been the motive,
as no money could be found on the
erson or in the debris. Then again,
t may have been for revenge. Mr.
roung was about 55 years old and
>wned 2,000 acres of land in Jacks
ownship. His mineral springs were
videly known and largely patronized
n the summer season. He lived
lone In a small cottage at the
prings, making occasional visits to
Lis family. Hundreds of people from
Ll1 parts of that county visited the
cene, but everything passed off
[uietly.
PACKAGE LOST.
,harleston Hotel Misses a Package
Worth $4,00.
Considerable excitement has been
aused at the Charleston Hotel, of
,harleston, S. C., by the disappear
nce Saturday of a valuable pack
ge said to contain $4,100, belonging
o one of the guests. The package
ras taken out of one of the hotel's
afety boxes. Publication of the news
ras held back in order to facilitate
he hotel authorities and police in
heir efforts to ascertain who took
he package and how It all happened.
Chief of Police Cantwell was called
ate consultation as soon as the dis
tpearance of the package was dis
:overed and In a short while had de
ectives searching. It developed that
Sformer employee of the hotel had
Skey and that this key fell into the
ands of a person said to be known.
'he former employee was brought
lack to Charleston Tuesday from
acksonville and held at the police
tation. It Is said that he assumed
esponsibility for the affair and that
Le made a settlement of ~$1,475 at
It is said that a brother of the
risoner also arrived for the purpose
if making good the balance of the
4.1 00. It Is reported that the broth
rs are confident -of being reimburs
d when the person who got the
ackage opens it and discovers that
~e has the wrong package.1
FLAGMAN AVERTS WRECK.
;eorgia Hero, Hurt in Collision Sig
nals Down Fast Train.
Three lives were lost and more
han twenty-five persons hurt, six of
rhom are seriously injured, in a
rreck of Passenger Train No. 3 on
he G. S. and F. railroad, sixty miles
outh of Macon, Ga., Friday morning.
~railing in the wake of the wrecked
rain was the famous Dixie Flyer, the
hicago-Jacksonville train, south
'ound, and a double disaster was on
i averted by a heroic flagman.
The scene of the wreck was on
~um Creek trestle. After the locomo
Lye and baggage cars passed over a
roken'rail, the day coach appeared
a have been lifted skyward, then ov
r the embankment and a heavy Pull
ian ploughed into the rear of it.
bove the cries of the injured and
anic-stricken passengers came the
bouts of Flagman Varner, of Macon,
imself badly wounded:
"Lookout. the Dixie Flyer Is right
ehind ue," he shouted. "Help me
ut and I'll stop her."
A passenger standing nearby pull
d Varner out of the telescoped day
oach and with blood streaming from
is many wounds and one arm crip
led, he ran back on the track and
lacid fuses and stood there with his
mntern to signal the flyer to stop. He
eached the place just in time, pas
angers say.
SENT TO FORT BLISS.
Enited States Takes Care of Its Mex
ican Prisoners.
All Mexican Federal soldiers in the
ustody of the United States border
atrol forces at Presidio, Texas. will
e transferred to Fort Bliss and in
rned there indefinitely. Secretary
arrison ordered the transfer late 1
[onday with permission to the ref
gee women and chilren to accom-t
any the soldiers if they desire.
About 3,000 Mexican officers and
ion fled across the Rio Grande when ,
1o victorious Constitutionalists en
red Ojinaga and with them, besides ~
tany women and children, are somec
,50 civilian refugees. The civilians
re not prisoners and will be allowed ,
>go where they wish, though those y
asiring to remain in American terrn- a
>ry will have to satisfy the Immigra
on officers. t
Mad Dog Bites Two.
An unknown white woman and a (
rnall negro boy of Greenville were ;
tten Thursday by a dog believed to t
Lye beenz suffering from hydropho
JOUE ACROSS HIVE
EDERALS AT OJINAGA FLEE I
TO UNITED STATES.
EBEL ARMY VICIORIDI
lorder Patrol Disarms the Mexic
Host, Taking Into Custody 2,8
Soldiers and Six Generals, a
Gives Succor to 1,500 Civilia
Who Fled From Rebel Approa
Twenty-eight hundred Mexic
rederal soldiers, six generals, 20
)00 rounds of ammunition, two ci
ion, four large field pieces and 1,5
:ivilian refugees were in the custo
>f the United States army bor
atrol Sunday as the result of I
Pederal evacuation of Ojinaga, M
co, and the occupation of the Mi
can village by Gen. Francisco Vill
rebel forces.
The distress of the refugees is
.ense. They have scant food and
helter. Men, women, children, d<
:hickens and cattle are packed
;ether in a space covering seve
acres. About them are scattered
the goods and belongings and b;
gage brought in the flght fr,
)Jinaga.
Other results of the rebel succes
that place Gen. Villa's army in 1
isputed control of a vast section
.Torthern Mexico are: Federal Ge
Mercado, Castro, Orpinal, Rome
Aduno and Landa are in custody
the United States troops awaiting
position by the wra department.
Gen. Pascual Orozco and Gen. Y1
Salazar, Federal volunteer comm
ders, escaped along the border
some point remote from Presit
Salazar was wounded. They w
accogmanted by Gen. Caraveo s
Gen. Rojas and three hundred c
alrymen. Salazar and Orozco :
being watched for in the Uni
States for indictments, charging th
with violating neutrality laws.
Gen. Landa said he was certain
the Federal troops escaped. Char
f cowardice were made agai
Orozco, Salazar and Rojas. G
Mercado said these generals ab
loned their troops at the beginn
f the battle and thus weakened
ederal defence.
The only generals who quit
battlefield with honor, Gen. Mere,
aid, were those who accompan
the Federal army across the I
Grande. Gen. Mercado reitera
that the Federals were compelled
evacuate because of lack of ammu
tion. He said his soldiers only I
n average of 78 cartridges each
After the confusion incidental
Lavacuation the battlefield oppo.
Presidio at daylight revealed a sc
f desolation. The whole sween
land leading to the heights of O.
aga had been ploughed by the frar
rout of the Federal army and
sager scramble into the village
Gen. Villa's rebels.
A cannon toDoled muzzle dos
ward, a blood-stained sabre stick
in the muddy river bank. ri1
thrown in heaps, the crumpled for
among the cactus and mesquite,
the eyes that pez'red here and th
rom among the glaxed rocks w<
among the mute suggestions of wl
had gone before. Those who we
aross in behalf of the Red Cr
found many wounded who for ho
had remained uncared for. Ms
were traced in the trenches by th
roans. It was the belief of1
American army physicians that me
oldiers died because neither F
ras nor rebels had a hospital cor
The 1.500 civilIan refugees a'
rushed across the river when G
Mercado went through the streets
Oinaga, telling the people to fi
suffered as much distress as the
iers. Scores of women camo I
towers had lost their children in1
scramble and were crying piteou
in the corr provided for them
he American side. Others wi
without sufficient clothing and
were drenched from wading throu
he river.
*The scene of disorder oni
American side was almost as bad
an the Mexican. Scores of Fede
runs had been thrown into the ri
nd were protruding from the mi
Pederal and rebel wounded, who 11
rawled to the river bank -side
dde were wading across, aided
American soldiers. Mexican won
nd children, who escaped from i
orral were trudging up the mounts
mad toward Marfa and had to
brought back.
Suddenly made guardians of
mtire foreign garrison, generals a
ill, the American border patrol ci
'idered what was to be done with I
Wexican soldiers. From a millte
'tanduoint, the situation was regal
d as being without a precedent. sim
n time of peace the United Sta
Li-my never has had to surround. di
Lrm hold in custody and care for
arge a body of aliens. Less th
0fl cavalrymen handled the pan
tricken mob of almost ten tinr
heir number. Though many F<
ral soldiers had loaded rifles a
well filled cartridge belts. the rour
ng up and disarming was done wil
>ut any untoward incident.
Both Villa. the victorious rel
eader, and Mercado, the defeat
ederal commander. standing onC
osite banks of the Rio Grande. d
ussed the incidents in Mexican h
ory in which they had just taken
art. Gen. Villa sat triumphantly
he little adobe palace on the Pla
n Ojinaga. Gen. Mercado sat in t
amp of the American border patr
"It was hopeless." said Gen. Mi
'ado. "We could not have resisted
harge by the rebels. It would ha
een a massacre. I ordered t
vacuation and flight to safety acrc
he river on grounds of humanity.
"The loyalty of the governme
orces was unquestioned. There w
i indication of a general desertic
Vhen T saw there was no hone T h
command the soldiers to leave.
hose to places the lives of my m
a the care of the United States rat
r than to risk them to the rebe
V' are grateful for our hospil
sylum here."
Gen Villa said: "The creditf
hin victory Is due to Gen. Torfl
rtega. We knew the Federals mr
ad a limited supply of ammunitic
lur tactics were to exhaust that su~
ly. Gen. Ortega started an atta
> draw the Federal fire. He su
eeded well.
'70? a whnle weekr the Feder
CLOSEDN MYSTERY
RITE CASE CLOSES WITHOUT DIS
CLOSING THE FACTS. A
Walter E. Gurganous and Mrs. Ella
S elle Hite Plead Guilty to Assualt
and Battery in Lexington Court.
a Walter E. Gurganous, the young
Southern Bell Telephone lineman, R
Do and Mrs. Ella Belle Hite, charged
with the shooting of J. Milton Hite,
nd a young business man of Batesburg,
m on the night of December 6, last,
Tuesday entered a plea of guilty to
:h. the charge of assault and battery
with intent to kill and carrying con
an cealed weapons in the Lexington
0,- county court of general sessions.
in- Judge Spain passed sentence upon w
00 the prisoners. On Gurganous he laid a
dy a sentence of six months at hard tc
er labor or a fine of $125. Ella Hite
he was sentenced to imprisonment "at
x- such labor as she may be able to per
x form" for three m'onths and to pay a U
I'S fine of $100, provided that the prison g
sentence should be suspended upon d
In- the prisoner paying the fine and leav- c
no ing the State of South Ca-olina and w
gs remaining away.
to- Both Gurganous and Mrs. Hite e
ral paid their fines promptly. Before u
all sentence was passed Col. 3. Brooks p
ig- Wingard of counsel for the defence, N
)m said: "It is agreed by the solicitor o
and counsel for Mr. Gurganous, that A
ses counsel shall have the opportunity at I
In- this point in behalf of Mr. Gurgan- r
of ous to make a short statement and b
ns- to have the same incorpnrated in the i
ro, record of this case. Mr. Gurgaaous o
Of is quite a young man engaged in the v
is- laudable business of eari..ng an hen- b
est livlihood by his own la'iors. His S
iez present unfortunate situation 1.as fin
Ln- pressed him as peria'>s nothing else v
to could, the fact that som; -ime or oth- t
.O- er all men are or may be snbjected i:
re to influences that too .req aently c
.nd cause a lapse from the path of up- 1V
,v- rightness and right living. - I;
ire "He is conscious, even now, of not d
ed having committed any legal wrong '
B which could justify or give rise to T
the offenses now pending against him. C
all He fully realizes the indiscretions of n
xes his past associations; but he is will- b
st ing to enter this plea, and to meet J
n. this obligation rather than to enter t
in- into an investigation which would
:ng disclose a situation which might be c
.he construed by some as bearing too n
hardly upon others who are interest- v
he ed In this case, and could result only a
ido in producing a sense of deep humilia- (
led tion on the part of all parties inter- t
Uo ested in the issues involved." k
ted Mrs. Hite appeared in the court 9
to room neatly attired in a becoming a
ni- suit of blue. She did not appear the v
ad least nervous until the time came for t
her to sign the plea. As soon as the r
to sentence had been pronounced she j
ite left the court room with the sheriff. 1
e H-Ter escort. her attorney. E. L. Asbill P
of did not make any open plea for his ,
In- client, but he and the solicitor con- a
tie ferred with Judge Spain before the .
.he !entence was pronounced. A few feet b
by distant, on the opuosite side of the t
room, sat Walter E. Gurganous. Mrs. s
n- Hite's eyes were centred on the judge e
ng and she did not glance in the direc- e
les tion of her husband.
ms At the jail, in a private room, after e
nd the proceedings were over. Mrs. Hit'
re agreed to receive a reporter in the C
are presence of Sheriff Miller. This Is the
at first time since her arrest that she
nt has permitted herself to be inter, a
s viewed. Tn a calm and dispassionate s
rs manner, even modest, she expressed v
ny her great satisfaction that the case t
ei had been ended.
:he "My only 'hope and desire,'' sheb
nv said, "is to be with my husband and e
d- dear little girl. I want to correct the
Ts. Impression that has gone out over the a,
-ho country to the effect that my husbandt
en and I have separated. Such is not
of the case. assure you. Milton is anx- t
ee. ous to be with me. and I know that a
ol- he will come to me as soon as he can.
1- I don't mind leaving the State at all:
:he there are other places to live besides
sly South Carolina. and I know that we a
on wll he as happy as ever, once we get b
are settled down and my husband recov
all ers entirely. I expect to go where hes
gh can come to see me every day if het
wants to, and where I can go to him. a
:he Of course, our future plans have nott
as been definitely decided upon, but It is h
ral my Intention now to go to Augusta.
rer My husband and I will decide all of a
.id. these matters later." i
ad Thus came to a close what prom- t1
by Ised to be the most sensational case,
by ever tried In the courts of Lexington t1
en county. The mystery surrounding E
e the happening remains as deep a mnys
un tery now as it did at the beginning. tl
LOSE THEIR LIVES' a
an - - -
nd our Seamen of Battleship Wyoming h
m-h
he Go to Their Deaths. d
'The capsizing in Hampton Roads. ti
-off Norfolk, Va., Friday of a motor P
ecutter from the battleship Wyoming. 0
es' flagship of the Atlantic fleet, result- k
s ed in the loss of the lives of four h
so seamen of the Wyoming's crew. The tI
aaccident occurred near the spot where
i-j a launch from the battleship Minne- a
esota went down in 1907. with the .
dloss of eleven lives, mostly young ~
nt midshipmen. Another coincidence "
was that the Wyoming was anchoredk
;h- in the same place that the Minnesota -
was lying six and a half years ago.
>el The Wyoming's boat with nineteen S
el men aboard was carrying wheelbar- '
rows from the flagship to the navy C
i-' collier Proteus. All the men were tI
is- thro":n into the sea, and the weight ~
aof the steel wheelbarrows carried the Il
ncutter under, leaving nothing for the t~
znmen to cling to.
he Small boats were sent out and a
1passing tug give assistance in the res
rcue work. Thirteen of the men got s
aout. None of the other bodies have
ebeen recovered, though boats from
hthe Wyoming and other battleships
sswere en gaged the remainder of the
day in dragging the roadbed for ,
them.
P'olice Oflicer Assaulted.
IChief of Police J. T. Hughes of al
Honea Path. was found Saturday en
-in an alleyway in a very serious con- a
.dition, having been beaten up by un- er
al known parties. a
or garrison kept firing back at us with r1
o little effect. We did not go near ~
v enough to endanger our men. Then
n. we withdrew for six days to obtain ti
n- more ammunition. Our renewed at- et
k tack settled the conflict. The Fed- 'i
c- erals were exhausted and the flight *c
to the United States began just as tH
a1 we planned."
'EEPLES ACQUITTED
[TORNEY GENERAL FACES COURT
ON MURDER CHARGE
ILLINfi WA5 ACCIENT
ichland County Court House Scene
of Trial in Which the Jury Ob
solves the Attorney-General After
Deliberating Three Minutes-Pee
ples Explains Accident.
Attorney-General Thos. H. Peeples
as exonerated of all blame for the
:cidental shooting of a negro por
r, Robert Marshall, in the Elks'
ome in Columbia by a jury in the
ichland county court Monday
orning. Three minutes after they
:> the case the jury returned a ver
ict of "Not guilty" to the indictment
iarging Attorney-General Peeples
ith murder.
The Richland court house was fill
I Monday morning at 10 o'clock
hen Judge George E. Prince, who is
residing, took his seat. Solicitor
fade Hampton Cobb called the case
E the State against Thos. H. Peeples,
ssistant Attorney General Fred H.
iminick announced Mr. Peeples
ady for trial. Many of the mem
ers of the general assembly dropped
i during the trial. The larger part
f the members of the Richland bar
,ere present and the spectators'
enches were filled. Coroner J. A.
cott sat beside Solicitor Cobb.
Attorney General Thos. H. Peeples
'as arraigned and pleaded not guilty
the charge of murder. The draw
ig of the jury began at 10:20. Two
hallenges were used by the defence,
[r. Dominicl excusing W. E. Hop
ins and 13. M. English. The jury as
rawn consisted of E. A. Hedgepath,
7. D. Rabun, D. K. Pratt, D. W.
oughnight, Edmund Roberts, W. L.
oleman, J. C. Carpenter, J. R. Ful
ier, William Watson, R. E. Camp
el, S. B. Hyatt, R. L. Burnett.
udge Prince directed R. E. Campbell
) act as foreman.
That Attorney General Peeples
me Into the Elks' Home on the
ight of December 6 with a pistol,
-hich he had taken from his car,
nd while in the act of handing it to
apt. 3. F. Weaver In the buffet of
te club It was accidentally exploded,
illing the negro porter, Robert Mar
hall, who was entering the room,
nd that the Attorney General was
holly without blame and much dii
ressed at the accident, was the testi
iony which was given by S. F.
heeler, A. H. Martin, George J.
[owell, James F. Weaver, who were
resent in the buffet at the time. It
'as developed that the attorney gen
ral did not even know the negro was
ntring the room. that he turned to
and the pistol to Capt. Weaver on
de resuest of the latter to let himi
ae It, and it was accidentally dis
harged. presumably by being knock
d against the counter.
Sheriff McCain, who took charge
f the rooms after the shooting, cor
Dborated the others, and Arthur
aden, a negro porter at the Elks'
[ome, testified that he was at the
hone ordering some milk for the
ttorney general when he heard the
hot. He said that Mr. Peeples al
ays was polite and considerate of
te servants and all liked him. All
the witnesses testified that they
ad never kne-vn the attorney gen
ral to carry a pistol.
Dr. M. M. Rice, who examined the
egro after his body was removed to
2e undertaking establishment, testi
ed that the bullet entered his right
ample, ploughed through the brain,
nd came out on the left of the head.
he~ testimony showed that the bul
t then glanced against a wall and
11l on a hearth. The flattened bullet
nd the pistol were put in evidence
y Solicitor Cobb.
Attorney General Peeples took the
band in his own behalf. and was
e only witness for the defence. In
straightforward, manly way, he
>d of the sad occurrence. How he
ad only received the pistol some six
eeks prior to the occurrence from
a uncle In Texas. How he had put
in his automobile that morning for
e protection of his mother, who
et to Lexington in his car. On
ie return he rode in his car to the
Iks' club about 1 0 o'clock, and took
ut the pistol intending to leave It at
te club, as he never carried one. He
et into the buffet and was In the
et of laying the pistol on the cash
~gister when Capt. Weaver asked
m to let him see it. He turned to
and the pistol to him when it sud
nly went off and the bullet entered
ie head of Robert Marshall. a negro
rter, who entered the room. The
torney general stated that he didn't
now the negro was in the room until
lay stretched on the floor with
ie bullet through his brain.
Solicitor Cobb cross-examined thie
:torney general briefly. No argu
ents were made by opposing counsel
id Judge Prince charged the law on
rder, manslaughter and accidental
illing, and then gave the case to the
try. They fied out at 11:28 and
tree minutes later returned to their
ats and handed up the indictment
ith the words: "Not guilty, R. C.1
ampbell, foreman,' written across
e back. Attorney General Peeples
as shaken by the hand by many of
's friends on his complete exonera
TILLMAN LOOKS WELL.
iys lie Threw Off Dietary Restric
tions and Picked Up.
There was much comment Monday
Washington at the Senate end of~
e Capitol on the greatly improve~d
wilth of Senator Tillman, as lndi
ted by his robust appearance and
vial spirits. M y '1 that the Sen
or was looking better than he had
-er looked since h:s serious illness
few years ago. When asked the
use of his decided pickup the Sea-|
or replied that he haa cast otf the1
ress of his self-imposed dietara
iles during the holidays at Tren
n and had reveled to his heart's
toat in .iowl and collards, and all
goad eating in South Carolina he
uld get. However, the Senator re- 1
md the dietary harness just as<
n as he got back to Washington.
inking It wise not to ovardo "the
BIG TRUST YIELDS
MW ENGLAND RAILROAD PROF
FERS OLIVE BRANCH.
)epartment of Justice Scores Second
Sweeping Anti-Trust Victory for
the Present Administratin.
The New York, New Haven & Hart
rord railroad and the department of
justice at Washington Saturday night
announced a preliminary agreement
designed to effect a reorganization of
the New Haven and to prevent a suit
for its dissolution under the Sher
man law.
In compliance with department de
mands, the New Haven will dispose
of its holdings in the Boston & Maine,
cancel its joint agreement controlling
the Boston & Albany; give up its
trolley lines and several of its steam
ship lines. The question of its re
tention of the so-called Sound lines
of steamships will be left to the in
terstate commerce commission.
Under the Panama canal act the
road is required to give up all steam
ship holdings by July 1 unless the
commission finds their continued op
eration by the railroad is to the com
mercial advantage of the public and
not In restraint of competition.
It was conceded that the depart
ment of justice gained virtually every
point demanded. Announcement of
the agreement was made in the fol
lowing statement issued by Chairman
Elliott:
- "An agreement has been reached
between the department of justice
and the New Haven road. The New
Haven in addition to the cancellation
of the Roston & A!b.any agreement,
which becomes effective February 1,
will dispose of Its holdings in the
Boston & Maine railroad, their trol
ley systems, their Merchants and
Miners Transportation company, the
Eastern Steamship corporation and
the Maine Steamship company under
a plan the details of which will be
worked out as promptly as possible
with representatives of the depart
ment of justice.
"Concerning other steamer lines,
application has been made under the
Parama canal act to the Interstate
commerce commission, and their dis
position will be determined by that
.body. Until plans are put Into ef
fect the management and operation
of the properties will be continued as
at present."
The conference was between the
attorney general and Special Assist
ant Gregory, Assistant Attorney
General .T. E. Adkins, Assistant
Frank M. Swacker, representing the
department of justice, and Howard
Elliott, Arthur T. Hadley and L. S.
Storrs, representing the New Haven
company.
Department of justice officials were
of the opinion that the New Haven
was as big a victory for the 'princi
pie of peaceful settlement of anti
trust cases as that registered in the
case of the American Telephone and
Telegraph company. They pointed
out that the complexities of the New
Haven were greater than in' the tele
phone case and that a suit to separate
the New Haven from its greater hold
ings might have resulted in disaster
on the road itself, and in reflex action
upon business that would have been
widely felt.
They recognized that the New
Haven could not be expected to dis
pose of its holdings in a few months
and recognized that to force the road
to got rid of its interests withIn a
specified time would permit prospec
tive buyers to wait until that time
limit expired and then pay their own
price.
As long as Chairman Elliott and
his associates show their intention to
carry out the terms of the agreement
assurances are given that the depart
ment of justice will not press them
for haste. Although no one in author
ity would predict how long a time
such a reorganization will require, it
generally was believed that final re
adjustment can not be reached for
many months and on some points
probably not for years.
Negotiations with the New Haven
began more than two months ago.
shortly after Mr. Elliott came East
to take active charge of the opera
tion of the road. There have been
several conferences between the rail
road men, the attorney general and
his two associates in this case.
This Is not the first time the New
Haven has escaped the hand of the
Sherman act. Sveral years ago the
road was investigated by the depart
ment of justice and was sued by the
then Attorney General Bonaparte.
Former Attorney General Wicker
sham did not press proceedings and
the suit was abandoned. Several
months after Mr. McReynolds assum
ed office he determined the govern
ment would sue or the New Haven
would reorganize.
DEATH IS EXPLANED.
Demise of Newberry Negro is Attri
buted to Young Boys.
IIayes Gladney, a negro, was found
dead the 22nd day of December in a
field near Maybinton in Newberry
county, having been shot and killed
with a shotgun. The magistrate of
the neighborhood held an inquest,
and the jury found he came to his
death by a gunshot wound at the
bands of some person unknown. De
velopments since led Sheriff Blease of
that county to .believe that two ne
ro boys, George Eddison and An
drew Gregory, aged 13 and 12, knew
something about it, so he had them
rrested Saturday and brought to
ail. Sunday Eddison confessed that
Le killed Gladney and Gregory con
rimed the confession. Eddison says
hat he was shooting at something
lse.and hit Gladney by accIdent, but
hat he kept silent about it. and per
uaded the other boy to do so, be
~ause they were afraid.
Another Negro is Slain.
Will Bullock, a young negro of
aurens, Is in jail for the killing of
nother negro boy Saturday a few
nis west of Laurens. It Is said the
atal shot was fired while the two
vere merely scuffling over the pos
ession of a gun at the time.
Many Horses Burn.
Nineteen horses. 12 carrIages and
>ugies, an automobile with a supply
f foodstuffs and harness were de-.
tryed at Clemson college Thursday
norning when a fire blazed through
WILSONW PROURAM
REGULATION Of BIG BUSINESS
MUST BE PLANNED
-4
DISCUSSED BY CABINET
President Wishes to Establish Trade
Commission Whose Object Would
be to Keep Government and Indus
try Informed as to the Law's Re
quirements.
President Wilson Tuesday gave
cabinet members his ideas on the
government's relation to "big busi
ness", the field anti-trust legislation
should cover in the present session
of congress and the spirit in which
he believed the task should be ap
proached.
A feeling of friendly conciliation
rather than of hostile antagonism,
yet a constructive program that will
eliminate uncertainty about the law
and stimulate the growth of legiti
mate business are the fundamentals
of the president's plan of action to be
embodied in the message he will read
at a joint session of congress next
week. He presented the document to
the cabinet and worked all Tuesday
afternoon on minor changes as a re
sult of the meeting.
Cabinet members speak of the mes
sage as a progressive declaration that
would reassure the business world of
the sincere intentions of the admin
istration to deal fairly with it. While
the president has not revealed his
views on detailed legislation, he
hopes his message will be the guild
Ing influence that will keep the
scope of 'activity with a well defined
compass, eliminating, so- far as pos
sible any congestion of radical bills
that might be misinterpreted by the
outside world.
So far as known the cardinal fea
tures of the president's plan are:
1. Supplimenting the Sherman an
ti-trust law to reduce the debatable
area around it.
2. The prohibition of interlocking
directorates.
8. Location of Individual responsi
bility and the fixing of personal guilt
for all violations.
4. The creation of an interstate
trade commission to perform the
functions of a bureau of information
and to determine by its investigations
whether decrees of dissolution or
mandates of courts are carried out.
. The president Is -proceeding on the
theory that legislation is necessarY
at this time and that there should be
no delay in accomplishing those re
forms on which public sentiment is
agreed. The recent action of J. P.
Morgan & Co. in voluntarily with
drawing from numerous directorates
on account of a "changes in public
sentiment" is considered by adminis
tration supporters as evidence that
the business world expects interlock
ing directorates to be dissolved.
In this connection President Wil
son believes the whole course of pub
lic opinion has undergone remark
able change in the last few years.
From a point where doubt as to the
existence of trusts was at first ex
pressed, through the period which
reasonable and unreasonable comrbi
nations in restraint of trade were de
bated, he -believes there has develop
ed now an acceptance of the principle
that private monopolies are indefens
ible and that trusts practice certain
things which ought to be prohibited.
The president is also reiterating to
those with whom he is discussing the
subject a view expressed In his pro
convention speeches two years ago
that, to stop "joy riding", it Is nec
essary "to arrest the chauffeur and
not the automobile." He is expected
to recommend in his message that
the law with respect to personal guilt
should be enforced vigorously and
provision made in all legislation for
individual offenses.
One of the most important fea
tures of the anti-trust program is the
interstate trade commission. This
organization differs from the kind of
commission which was advocated by
the national Progressive party during
the last campaign in that it would
not be vested with powers of regula
tion, but would be' the medium
through which the go- ?nment would
keep the business world informed
and eliminate "the twilight zone" In
"big business".
There have been repeated requests
for information from .business con
cerns and the need of an authorita
tive reservoir of information already
has been demonstrated In the pres
ent administration's experience with
the trust question. It is intended to
place the commissioner of corpora
tions at the head of the Interstate
trade commission and to include in
its membershp business men who
would know business methods suffi
ciently to conduct the necessary in
auiries and furnish the desired infor
mation.
With the president's discussion of
tbe whole subject at Tuesday's cabi
net meeting the talk of "slowing up"
on the administration program and
postponing trust legislation until the
December session apparently disap
peared In executive quarters. Ad
ministration supporters in the House
and Senate will endeavor to keep the
work of trust reform within certain
limits and to push it forward to rapid
completion so as to cut short the
period of doubt as to what adjust
ments may be in prospect for the
business of the country.
WHITE MAN SHOT.
Man at Gilbert Wounds Friend Try
ing to Help Him.
The little town of Gilbert, in Lex
ington county, was the scene of a
shooting scrape Saturday night. John
Shealy, a white man, was shot and
painfully wounded by Cal Taylor,
another white man, the trouble being
the outcome of too much liquor, it is
said. According to the reports Tay
lor was drunk and disorderly, and
Shealy acting as a friend, and in an
effort to get Taylor to go home, as
sisted him to his bug-gy. After man
aging to get Taylor in his buggy it is
said that Shealy turned to ge away,
when Taylor drew a pistol and fired.
The ball passed through the left hand
and penetrated the stomach, causing
a painful, but not dangerous wound.
Bth maf' aye marred.a
COTTON GRADE PLAN
SENATOR SMITH'S EXPEPMIENTS
SECUBES RESUL.
Government Tests Show That Texas
Loses $40,000,000 on Cotton Such
as Smith Plan Proposes to Save.
Experiments which were ordered
by Congress at the suggestion of Sen
ator E. D. Smith to determine the dif
ference In spinning value between the
various standard cotton grades, have
proceeded far enough to sustain the
senator's theory that this difference
is by no means so great as would be
thought from the price paid the pro
ducer of the staple.
Out of this investigation, which is
being made by the department of
agriculture under the supervision of
its cotton expert, Dr. N. A. Cobb, re
sults are accruing which will be of
vital importance to the cotton grow
ers of the South. The experiments
have been carried on with a total of
about 120 bales, half of eastern and
half of western upland cotton, which
was put through the Danville, Va.,
mills under the regular process used
for commercial cotton.
Parallel tests were made at the
Clemson Agricultural and Mechanical
college in South Carolina, and addi
tional checks will be obtained from
technical laboratories elsewhere be
fore a final report is published.
Enough has been learned from the
tests already accomplished to justify
the following semi-official statement
of their significance:
"It has been shown conclusively
that much of the lower grade cotton,
for which a decidedly lower price is
paid, works into just as good yarn
and fabric as slightly more expensive
grades. In the case of Texas this
year much of the cotton was badly
stained and weathered In the field,
but these experiments have shown
that the bleaching process used In
the mills Is effective and cheap and
has no appreciable effect on t#e
strength of the yarn."
At a hearing before the House
committee on agriculture experts for
the department recently said that this
stained and weathered cotton In
Texas has sold for 6 or 7 cents a
pound, when It was Intrinsically
worth 10 to 12 cents a pound. sa
demonstrated by the Danville expert
ments. The total loss to the farmers
of Texas alone this year on this a&
count, one of the experts told the
committee, will probably reach $40,
000,000.
As an object lesson to give practi
cal effect to the outcome of the spin
ning experiments the department of
agriculture will prepare fifty or more
sets of exhibits, showing the grades
of cotton handled, the amount of
waste in each, and the character of
the yarn produced. both before and
after bleaching? These exhibits will
be Installed at the various agricul
tural colleges which are Interested.
and with as many cotton exchanges
as care to have them on view as an
aid to the grower.
RYAN SUPPORTS PLalf.
Financier Praises Wilson and His Ef
forts for Monetry Reform.
Thomas F. Ryan. appearing in the
financial district of New York in a
snow storm Tuesday for the first
time in several months, announced
that the National Bank of Commerce,
of which he is a stockholder, will
join the federal reserve organization.
"I hone all the other national
banks will do the same," he added.
"The whole country Is proud of Pres
ident Wilson for the masteriy way in
which he handled the most difficult
situation and got results. I consider
It the 'greatest achievement of any
president since Lincoln.
"It would be unfair to him and
unpatriotic generally to withhold the
most hearty support of the great
measure he has evolved and made a
fact. Heis a great man and agreat
president and the greatest thing
about him is that he plays no favor
ites."
SPENT MANY MILLIONS.
Seven Big World Powers Blew $797,
948,900 on Their Navies.
Just $797,948,900 was expended
last year in construction by the seven
naval powers of the world, the United
States standing second in the list,
with appropriations of $140,800,643,
Great Britain apent $235,713,489;
Germany $111,270,026; Japan, $48,
105.151.
These facts appeared in the navy
year book for 1913. Great Britain
held her ulace as the first naval pow
er with 2,591,591 tonnage; Germany
ranks second with a tonna'ge of 1,
228209: the United States Is third
with 921.844 tons; France fourth -
with 876,155. and Japan fifth with
702,099.
Found Unconscious.
G. C. Hubbard of Darlington was
found unconscious .Sunday morning
in his room at the Argyle Hotel at
Charleston.. Under his pillow was
found a loaded pistol and the room
was filled with fumes from two open
gas jets, a gas stove and an uncapped
gas pipe.
Negroes Kill Negro.
Gary Wadley and Wister Carson,
young negro farmers, of Greenville,
rode ten miles Monday afternoon that
they might give themselves up to the
sheriff. Wadley having shot to death
John Hill. a negro boy of 14 years,
in the Sterling neighborhood.
Buck Slays Man.
With virtually every bone in his
body broken and his lungs puno
tured by the horns of a large buck.
Patrick Horan, of Islip, L. I., was
found dead Monday night In an enclo
sure where deer were kept.
Rebellious Are Killed.
Tweve rebellious Mexicon soldiers
were killed at Ensenada, Mexco, as
a result of a ',uickly repressed revolt,
ue to the failure of the Mexican Gov
r~nnt to orr off the troop in the
Ensenada garrison.
Takes Fatal Leap.
Herbert Thomas. a negro of F'lor
enc, was so badly injured from
umpng from a moving train that he
d4ed Moayn the ay eaers jump.een