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Ebe ianning Eimes. A>UIS APPIC1T, Editor .ANNING. S. C.. APRIL 22, 1914. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY ATTEND CUB SATURDAY. Under the call of the county chairman the democratic clubs of the county will meet next Saturday, the 25th inst., to or ganize and elect delegates to the county convention to be held on, Monday, May 4th In ten days more politics will be active, and there will be no let up until after the second pri mary election about the first of September. Already the candi -dates for governor are announc ing their platforms and sending out literature, and in some coun ties there are quite good lists of candidates for county offices, but in Clarendon county there is very little mention of local can didates. There is one evil in the ma chinery of the party which does not require any law to regulate, and upon which any statutory law would be very improper since the matter pertains only to the democratic party, but never theless an evil which should be corrected by the State conven tion when it meets in May. At present when the clubs meet to re-organize they do so upon a basis of the roll of two years ago. Some of the clubs go ahead and elect delegates to the county convention upon the basis of their old rolls, it mat ters not how many are dead or have moved away, and for that reason a county convention made up of delegates elected in this way is not a body based upon the true voting strength of the county, but is little more than a big mass meeting of demo cratic citizens. It should be the duty of the clubs to purge their rolls and try and elect delegates upon the basis of one for every twenty-five bona fide members, and not upon those who are dead and have moved away, and joined other clubs. It is to be hoped that when the State convention meets it will so revise the constitution and rules of the party so that clubs will reorganize at least 'upon the basis of their last poll ig lists in the primary election. We are not among those who believe that election frauds were generally practiced to any great extent two years ago, not speak lng of the buying of votes, which the rules of the party cannot reach, but it should be the duty of the State convention tz prescribe such rules as will insure as nearly as possible honesty in all matters pertaining to~conventions and the primary elections. MEETINGS WILL NOT BE ABOISHED. We have no idea that the State Convention in May will so re vise the constitution and rules of the party as to do away with the county-to-county campaign meetings, the continuous cam paign that is being waged against the meetings by our Charleston morning; good old sister, and the many fallacious reasons that are assigned by that paper, to the contrary, notwithstanding. It seems that a morning daily paper like the News and Courier, which claims to be of age, should have become a better student of human nature during all these years not to have learned that the average South Carolinian loves politics, and a lot of it. This is no new acquirement with hun, but it has been his nature for a long time. He looks at it in the same way that he does going to his table, and while he does not always eat some of everything on the table, yet he wants a plenty of it there to help himself whenever he pleases, and will never agree to having his supply cat short just because the old maid member of the family who lives on Broad Street has an old time case of indigestion. If the voter wants a mess of McLaurmn, or a good, strong helping of either one of the two kinds of Smith, or a slice of Clinkscales or Sims, or Cooper, or a wine glass full of Manning or Richards, or Irby, he reserves the right to either stay at home or waltz up to the campaign picnic table and have just what he wants. We appre hend the county-to-connty cam paign meetings will go merrily along this summer, and that our contemporary has learned that the average voter not only loves politics, but that he also loves to read about it. and that when the meetings open our good old friend will detail one if its "finest" to serve up the "dope" in the most readable manner. WILSON ASKS CONGRESS TO APPROVE HIS PLANS. President Wilson laid the Mexican situation before Con gress Monday in these words: "Gentlemen of the Congress: 'It is my duty to call your attention to a situation which has arisen in our dealings with Gen. Victoriano Huerta at Mex ico City which calls for action, and to ask your advice and co operation in acting upon it. On the 9th, of April a paymaster of the U. S. S. Dolphin landed at the Iturbide bridge landing at Tampico with a whaleboat and beat's crew to take off certain supplies needed by his ship, and while engaged in loading the boat was arrested by an officer and squad of men of the army of General Huerta. Neither the paymaster nor any one of the, boat's crew was armed. Two of the men were in the boat when the arrest took place and were obliged to leave it and submit to be taken into custody, notwith standing the foct that the boat carried, both at her bow and at her stern, the flag of the United States. The officer who made the arrest was proceeding up one of the streets of the town with his prisoners when met by an officer of higher authority, who ordered him to return to the landing and await orders; and within an hour and a half from the time of the arrest or ders were received from the commander of the Huertista forces at Tampico for the re lease of the paymaster and his men. The release was followed by apologies from the com mander and later by an expres sion of regret by Gen. Huerta himself. Gen. Huerta urged that martial law obtained at the time at Tampico; that orders had been . issued that no one should be allowed to land at the Iturbide bridge; and that our sailors had no right to land there. HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. "Our naval commanders at the port had not been notified of any such prohibition; and, even if they had been the only justifiable course open to the local authorities would have been to request the paymaster and his crew to withdraw and to lodge a protest with the com manding officer of the fleet. Admiral Mayo regarded the arrest as so serious an affront that he was not satisfied with the apologies offered, but de manded that the flag of the Un ited States be saluted with special ceremony by the military commander of the port. "The incident cannot be re garded as a trival one, especially as two of the men arrested were taken f'rom the boat itself-that is to say, from the territory of the Tuited States, but had it stood by itself it might have been attributed to ignorance or arrogance of a single officer. Unfortunately, it was not an isolated case. A series of inci dents have recently occurred which cannot but create the im pression that the representa tives of Gen. Huerta were willing to go out of their way to show disregard for the dignity and rights of this government and felt perfectly safe in doing what they pleased, making free to show in many ways their irritation and contempt. ARRESTED IN UNIFORM "A few days after the inci dent at Eampico an orderly from the U. S. S. Minnesota was ar rested at Vera Cruz while ashore in uniform to obtain the ship's jail. An official dispatch from this government to its embassy at Mexico City was withheld by the authorities of the telegraphic service until peremptorily de manded by our charge of affairs in person. So far as 1 can learn such wrongs and annoyances have been suffered to occur only against representatives of the United States. I have heard of no complaints from other gov ernments of similar treatmen. Subsequent explanations and and formal apologies did not and could not not alter the pop ular impression, which it is pos sible it had been the object of the Huertista authorities to create, that the government of the United States was being singled out, and might be singled out with impunity. for slights and affronts. DUTY TO SUSTAIN MAYO. "The manifest danger of a situation was that such offences might grow from bad to worse until something happened of so gross and intolerable sort sort as to lead directly and inevita bly tb armed conflict. It was necessary that the apologies of Gen. Huerta and his representa tives should go mucn further, that they should be such as to whole population to their sig iticance and such as to impress ipon Gen. Huerta himself the iecessity to seeing to it that no rther occasion for explanations Lnd regrets should arise. I, ;herefore felt it my duty to sus ;ain Admiral Mayo in the whole )f his demand and to insist that he flag of the United States ;hould be saluted in sucC a way LS to indicate a new spirit and i ttitude on the part of the luertistas. "Such a salute Gen. Huerta E ias refused, and I have come to Lsk your approval and support i n the course I now purpose to >ursue. NOT TO FIGHT MEXICANS. "This government can, I earn- 1 ,stly hope, in no circumstances I >e forced into war the people 2 )f Mexico. Mexico is torn by f ivil strife. If we are to accept z he tests of its own constitution t has no government. Gen. I Iuerta has set his power up in < he city of Mexico, such as it is, ! ithout right and by methods or which there can be no juris liction. Only part of the country s under his control. If armed I :onflict should unhappily come is a result of his attitude of per- i sonal resentment towards this . government, we should be fight- I ing only Gen. Huerta and those < who adhere to him and give him 1 their support, and our object would be only to restore to the people of the distracted republic the opportunity to set up again their own laws and their own government. But I earnestly hope that war is not now in question. I believe that I speak for the American people when I say that we do not desire to control in any de gree the affairs of our sister re public. Our feeling for the peo ple of Mexico is one of deep and genuine friendship, and every thing that we have so far done or refrained faom doing has pro ceeded from our desire to help them, not to hinder or embar rass them. We would not wish even to exercise the good office of friendship without their wel come and consent. SETTLE THEIR OWN AFFAIRS. The people of Mexico are en titled to settle their own domes tic affairs in their own .way, and we sincerely desire to respect their right. The present situa tion need have none of the grave implications of interference if we deal it promptly, firmly and wisely. No doubt I could do what is necessary in the circumstances t ennforce respect for our gov ernment without resource to the congress and yet not exceed my constitutional powers as Presi dent, but I do not wish to act in a matter possibly of so grave a consequence except in close con ernce and co-operation with both the Senate and House. I therefore, come to ask your ap proval that I should use the armed forces of .the United States in such ways and to such an extent as may be necessary to obtain from Gen. Huerta and his adherents that fullest recog nition of the rights and dignity f the United States, even am idst the distressing conditions now unhappily obtaining in Mexico. There een in what we do be no tought of aggression of selfish aggrandizement. We seek to maintain the dignity and author ity of the United States only be ause we wish always to keep ur good influence unimpaired for the uses of liberty, both in the United States and where ever else it may be employed for the benefit of mankind. ETTING READY FOR FIGHTING WHII.E FL.EET IS ON WAY. On Board the U. S. S. Arkan as, at Sea-By Wireless, via ey West, April 20.-With tbe port of Tampico not far off, and the knowledge that President [Ierta has refused to accede to the demand of the United States Government, Rear Admiral C. I. Badger. commander-in-chief >f the Atlantic fleet, and mem bers of his staff were busy to-day preparing a tentative plan of 3ampaign, paying special atten bion to the details of a possible landing. The crews of the bat leships practiced with small irms and at sighting the big guns. The officers of the warships xpect to be within easy distance >f Tampico early Wednesday. $100 Reward, $100. eanThare tere Is at les onc dreae diee tscne ndhas bee tarale to ue In all It s the only positive cure known to the medical raternity. Catarrh being a constitutional dis ase reqjuires a constitutional treatment. Hall's atarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting directly ipon the blood and mucous surfaces of the sys em. thereby destroying the foundation of the 11. ese d givin the patientstre gh by bul oing its work. The proprietors have so much 'alth in its curative powers, that they effer One re nded Dllarsfor any cs that. It fails to Address. F. J. CHENEY & CO.,* Toledo, 0 ONDON PAPERS BELIEVE WAR IS INEVITABLE London, April 20.-Mexico ov rshadowed all other matters of >ublic interest here to-day. Im ortant domestic politics had to ,ive way to what has been con idered here for a long time the nevitable intervention by the Jnited States to restore order in dexico. The Westminister Ga ett, a leading Government or ,an, in expressing the view that Lothing can now avert war, or 'it not war." what the late Wil iam E. Gladstone would have alled "military operations," ays: "One cannot pretend to be urprised that this could be the ,nd of the refusal of the United states to recognize Gen. Huerta. ['here are a good many other iations which in other circum tances might have tackled the iornets' nest, but this case is >ne in which the Monroe doc rine saddles the United States with heavy obligations from hich there is no escape." The Pall Mall Gazette, an Op >osition newspaper, says: "Our sympathy with tne Amer cans does not blind us to the ?erils of the course to which hey seem about to commit them ;elves." The Globe says: "Upon the United States will be laid the extremely difficult luty of protecting both its own ::itizens and foreigners exposed bo Mexican barbarity. In all probability an eventual reorgan zation of the whole country of Mexico will be necessary. Un loubtedly Gen. Huerta's action s acounsel of desperation adopt ad in the hope that all factions in Mexico will unite with him to repel the Gringo attack. Many observers are of the opinion Lbat this may prove correct. In hat case the United States has before it a gigantic task." The Evening Standard thinks Euerta is mistaken if he expects o produce a wave of popularity or himself. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA County of- Clarendon. By James M. Wind ham, Esq., Jundge of Probate. EMBEREAS, Robert A.. White made Ssuit to me togrant him made f Administration of the estate and affects of John Gill. These are therefore to cite and ad nonish all and singular the kin red and creditors of the said ohn Gill, deceased, that they ,e and appear before, me, in the Jourt of Probate, to be held at Man ing, 8. 0.. on the 16th day of April ert, after publication hereof, at 1i o'clock in the forenoon, to show ause, if any they have, why the aid administration should not be ~ranted. Given under my haad this 80th day >f March, Anno Domini. 1914. J. M. WINDHAM, Judge of Probate. urss Old Saris, Other Rosies W.n't Curs. The worst cases. no matter of how tong standing. re cured by the wonderful, o1d reliable Dr. "orter's Antiseptic Healiw Oil. It releves in ad Heals at the same thne. 25c,50c,$L.0 THEY AR] FOR this is a sale of dres: heard of. We believe in we expect to become custon mng. For to-day we place on: be found at the astonishing] EACH They are selling fast an of this lot. There is not a single dr< and upward. We think thai city. You may be convinced o terations free and a guarant< The La< aSumter, LATEST. The latest reports from Vera Cruz show that Huerta's forces fiercely resist American occupa- L tion, and four United States ma rines were killed and twenty wounded. Mexican losses are heavy. The Mexican federals were driven by the fire from si American guns, marines were di landed and the customs were t seized. Admiral Fletcher has S1 demanded the surrender of the a city. Rear Admiral Fletcher report- o ed to the navy department from Vera Cruz that firing was still p in progress. The Senate has P approved of the President's pol icy, and Vera Cruz is now in the a V hands of the American forces. b We believe that the occupation I b of Mexico ports is the beginning a of the end, and that the conflict Sa a between this government and i that of Huerta will be settled in short order. It is impossible a for Huerta to withstand the terrific onslaughts of Uncle Sam for any length of time, and un- I less the contending -wings of the Mexicans come together right away the war in Mexico will a pass away. If however, they A do come together and resist B American occupation there will C be a long guerilla warfare, ti which will result injthis gov ernment being forced to take Mexico and hold it until such time as it will take to restore order and pacification. Reliabl-Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. Just be sure that you buy Foley's Honey and Tar Compound-it is a relia ble medicine for coughs, colds, croup, whooping coughs, bronchial and Ia. grippe coughs, which are weakening to the system. It also gives prompt and definite results for hoarseness tickling throat and stuffy wheezy breathing For sale by all dealers everywhere. Adv. Contributions to Cemetery Fence. Civic League............$200 00 Town Couacil............ 250 00 Mr. T. F. Coffey ...... ....10 00 Mr. A. C. Bradham.....-....10 00 Mr. J. W. Rigby.............10 00 Mr. W. C. Davis.............10 00 Mrs. Anna M. Davis.........10 00 Dr. G. L.. Dickson...........-.500 Mr. J. C. Plowden....-....-..2 50 Mr. A. I. Barron...........5 00 Mr. Connor Wells............2 50 Mr. B. A. Johnson.........10 00 Mr. J. T. Stukes..............5 00 Mrs. S. A. igby............ 500 Mr. W. C. DuRant....-......3 00 Mr. S. R Venning....-......5 00 Mr. E. S.Ervin............. 500 Mr. Eddie Horton............10 00 Mr. John Wilson.............2 50 Mr. R.E. Harlee............ 200 Mrs. M. S. Brown.......-....10 00 Mrs. Fladger.-..........-.... 1 00 Mrs. M. M. David........... 5 00 Mrs. F. H. Sauls............ 2 00 Rev. S. A. Nettles...........1000 Mr. W. E. Daniels..........1 00 Mr. W. T. Lesesne........... 5 00_ Mr. L. L. Wells....... .....2 00 Mr. C. R. Breedin...........3 00 Mr. J. Mc D. McFaddin...... 2 50 Mrs. F. C. Thomas........... 500 Mr. W. M. O'Bryan-.....-... 2 00 r Cemetery Committse.......57 86 c Hor W/ants. "Doe. your wife want the vote" "No. She wants a larger town house, a villa on the seacoast, and a new . limousine car every six months. Ird be pleased most to death If she could Ax her attention on a small matter like the vote."-New Orleans Pica- r yun. 13 FINDING ~ RAPIDLY I es calculated to bring forth surpri: advertising for the benefit of ourc rs when they realize the extraordi ale One Hundred of the newest and y low price of $6.24 i sizes are becoming depleted, sod< ss in the assortment that would re these are the biggest values in dre our statements by inspecting our ed fit. lies Outfitti 'OUR MONEY BACK IF YOU WANT IT :ading Druggists Will Refund Purchase Price of Dodson's Liver -ie if You're Dissatisfie. The Dickson Drug Store may not be illing to guarantee the safety and re ability of calomel for constipation and uggish liver, but these stores will and 3 stand back of Dodson's Liver Tone ith an unconditional guarantee to re md the full purchase price (50c.) in antly without question if you are not tisfied in every way with Liver Tone ad its results. If you take calomel, perhaps you will -em to get temporary relief, but it fren happens that the afer-effects are t least unpleasant and some times dan erous. Calomel in large doses is a oison and actually deadly to some erhaps to you-and hence its use ieans taking chances. With Dodson's Liver Tone you are [ways safe. Its reliability is so cer in that it can be sold with the money ack guarantee. It is a vegetable quid, pleasant to take, and It cannot arm. It clears up the dulled and ching head and cleans out the clogged Fstem in what many have found to be wonderful way. Dodson's Liver Tone rill do for you what it has done for housands-and you run no risk in try ig it. Ask the Dickson Drug Store bout Dodson's and the guarantee. dv. )ELINOUENT TAX SALE. By virture of sundry executions to e directed by L. L. Wells, Treasurer )r Clarendon County, I will offer for sle for cash at the Court House in fanning, at 12 o'clock M., on Mon ay the 4th, day of May. 1914, being ales day, the following real estate for xes for 1912. FULTON. Jack Briten, 1 lot. Felder & McLaughlin, 50 acres. J. B. Richardson, 22 acres. R. R. Roberson, 67 acres 3 buildings. H. F. Stack, 40 acres, 2 buildings. John Weeks, 1 lot. CALVERY. Mollie James, 1 lot. FRIENDSHIP. Charles Gibson, 1 lot. Peter Jones, 50 acres. Eliza Jones, 12 acres. J. A. Keeles, Ex 100 acres. St. PAUL Estate of Rena Gibson, 20 acres. Rufus Glover, 16 acres. SANTEE. Mary Ragin, 26 acres. SL MARKS. Florence Dukes, 22 acres. Estate of Isaac Mason, 22 acres. CONCORD. Capers Hilton. 1 lot Louis Wells, 50 acres. SA MMY SWAMP. Joseph Jackson. 1 lot. BREWINGTON. George Baker, 18 acres. NEW ZION. Miss Sarah Muldrow, 400 acres. Tena Nelson, 50 acres. SANDY GROVE. Sam Brockiniton, 107 acres. A. S. Coker. 145 acres. S. M. Floyd, 50 acres. W. L. Locklair, 125 acres. E. J. McElveen, 18 acres. W. A. McKnight, 100 acres. Joseph Parker, 75 acres. John Parker, 20 acres. Purchasers to pay for papers. E. B. GAMBLE, Sheriff Clarendon County. Notice of Discharge. I will apply to the Judge of Probate 3r Clarendon county, on the first day f M:iy, 1914, at 11 o'clock A. M., for oters of discharge as Executor of the state (f Mary Ann Gordan, deceased. W. M. DAVIS. Executor. Alcolu, S. C., April 1, 1911. To Cure a Cold in One Day mersaTA TIVE BRoMO Ou15ine. Itstop. the ough and Headache and works off the Cold eassists refund mnoney if it fails to cure. . V. GROVE'S signature on each biox. 25c. WEARERS ;es beyond anything ever :ustomers and those who nary values we are offer. I the damntiest dresses to EACH not delay if you want one tail for less than $10.00 sses ever heard of in this window this evening. Al ng Co., Too Obliging. Vauabe Tungzten. "Conductor, csn you tell me how Two pouin of tungaten -All furnish hat brakeman lost his finger?" asked material for ftamenw for about 50,000 he inquialtive woman. "He seems to electric bilba, for each filament is be a very nice fellow. It Is a pity he only on-twelve-hun6:cddh of an inch ihould be crippled." "That's just it, in dlaznetar. Tba current passing mum. He is a good fellow. Ho is throu-i thc flirnt beats It to an In ;o obliging that he wore his finger off credible dearce until it 13 almost white >ointing out the acenery along the hot, producing a mellow, claar light of Ine.T-Chwcaoo News. great brilliancy. THE PASTIME PROGRAM. WEDNESDAY. Concience-2o Reels. Her Ring- Reel. 5 and 1oc. THURSDAY. The Man-i Reel. What The Crystal Told-i Reel. Her Love Letter-I Reel. 5 and anc. FRIDAY. The Norcotic Spectre-2 Reels. The Elevator Man Reel. Through Fires Temptation-3 Reels. 10 and i5c. SATURDAY. At The Portter's Wheel-i Reel. Hidden Clew Reel. Power of Tbe Mind-I Reel. 5 and 0. c. MONDAY. Our Mutual Girl. Matinee, 4 o'clock. Evening Show 7:30 Continuous Performance. When You Want the Best Meat. A Sec or Ringe - ;AXES' X AnKT. He willI Sell it for Less. All Meats At 12 1-2c. Per Pound a , 4 He does his own work-That is why he can sell it for less. Wanted at Alcolu! Laborers to work in Planing mill, lum ber sheds and lumber yards. Good wages to good men, pay off weekly, steady work, good school and church, healthy place. D. W. ALDERMAN & SONS CO. Alcolu, S. C. TH E RE IS A Our Mule Pen, Buggy Repository, Harness and Wagon Houses are Full. We are today doing business with a thousand satisfied customers who were directed to us by their fathers and grandfathers. Fourth Car Mules to arrive next Monday. A look, and our price, ancd goods make you a customer-Guess the Roason. 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