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__ ?4 -?. ifn . *% ^V-rP^ 7ffc#^v A".^E?W|p IS^k *' HpTxitablished in 1891. ~ - PORT MILL, S. C., THTJRSDAT DECEMBER 11, 1919 J1.25 Per Year. VliriTr ninTii niTP | Warohouae Svitem Growina. * I ' f aunt Dinin rait . = INCREASING FAST Total number of births in ten month8 greatly in excess of death8. SPARTANBURG'S CONTRIBUTION beath Rate Among Civilians for 1919 la 14.2 Per Thousand of Populatlon: Birth Rate Is 25.4. SPO ,r \ Columbia. Births in South Carolina in the first ten months of 1919 exceeded deaths in a ratio of almost two to one, according to figures contained in the advance sheets of the annual report of Ithe state board of health. The total number of births is reported as 34, 466 and the total number of deaths 28,992, all of which would indicate that there is no danger of a dearth of young manhood and womanhood in South Carolina in the coming year. More babies were born in Spartan'burg in 1919 than any other county in the state. Spartanburg's contribution to the babyhood of the state totaled 1,946. The .number of deaths in Spartanburg during the same period of time was 883. \ The death rate among civilians for 1919 was 14.1 per 1,000 population. The birth rate for the year was 26.4. 4 *2,000,000 Cotton Bank. Meeting in Columbia the South Carolina Cotton Association voted to establish a cotton bank and export corporation with a proposed capital atock of $2,000,000. The object of the organization as announced is not ?nly to finance the farmers and enable them to withhold distress cotton from the market, but also to establish foreign correspondents and to take care of the foreign shipments of the staple so as to enable buyers from abroad to deal directly with the producers. In attempting to raise the stock for the proposed bank, the state will be divided into four sections and the atock will be allocated according to the cotton production of each section, probably on a basis of $1.76 a bale Of cotton. The Btock will be divided tn two series, one of 60 per cent and the other of 40 per cent. The 60 per ^ cent allotment is for the producer anH fk? 4n nor cent for tho Hnnlrer merchant and others. Convention of College Editors. The first formal session of the 11th annual convention of the South Carolina College Press Association was held at Columbia College with a full * representation from practically every college in the state in attendance. The meeting was opened by the singing of America by the audience and by an invocation by Dr. Stokes of Columbia College followed by an address of welcome by Miss Rosa Mahaffey, also of Columbia College and president of iiio ttosuciauuiit Railroad Reincorporated. The Greenville 4. Northern Railway, locally known an the "Swamp . Rabbit" Tunning from Greenville for ' a distance of ?5 miles to near River Falls, "Oreenville county, has been reincorporated. . ' ; ' 'General Moore In Washington. 1 Brig. Gen W. W. Moore, adjutant general, went to Washington to appear before the senate committee on military affairs which has under consideration the bill to reorganize the national ffuard throughout the United States. General Moore is a member of the reorganization committee and ^was in Washington for the hearings last month, which had to be suspended because of debates on the peace treaty. Visit of Consul Hasksll. '! Washington (Special).?Lewis H. Haskell of South Carolina who for .the last four years has represented the jjnjted Slates as consul at GeI Tieva. Is iVi .VVo?V>infrtnn nn lonun nf L absence and he expects to remain here I 1for about a week before visiting rela' tives in South Carolina. ^Presidency?c Oh, Fudge!" ' "Presidency Qh.. Fudge!" was I General Pershing's comment when I B .4 asked by newspaper men as to his pos- I |vv| {lible tMxnildnfy; . ^ "What about Mexico?" he was i "I have nothing to say In regard to I 1 I that taatter:" r *v Before leaving Columbia general jft Pershing said that he had spent a ?"Sf day.\ "This Is a beautiful I anil J; have greatly enjoyed my tyM aofopm In Columbia. Ton hare LJL * wotrdartfc! fillmat#." hL Weed Seed and Insects, a ? 0WV bnrnlhg ?vp the wee<l seed nnd |? ;fk? ?KKS of destructive insects ,v>u will PSft.' ^ *v?d a large amount of work next Jbbl ^ tl,elr trout),e" ; *" Availably Water for Hens. * plentiful supply of clean, fresh ' iMty yt>l*>r OUJit always be avuilublo to the Cause of Hen Sickness. . " aMi re8Pon8l>-),e 'or ROBERT M. ESTES | Figures 'prepared by W. O. Smith, state warehouse commissioner, show that 116.000 bales of cotton were stored in units of the state warehouse system this year. Mr. Smith estimates the value of the cotton stored to be $21,000,000. The system now has 256 warehouses, many of which were improvised to meet the emergencies of 1914 and succeeding years, but 225 houses now have cotton in them. Since making his last annual report. Mr. Smith has added 96 more houses to the system. An encouraging feature of the work Is that the system is far above selfsustaining. He has already paid into the state treasury this year S12.000 and approximates the additional amount which will be forthcoming by the end of the yeur to be $8,000. Pershing at Camp Jackson. After spending a strenuous day in Columbia and Camp Jackson Gen. John J. Pershing, commander of America's army, left late in the afternoon for Charleston. General Pershing will report officially to the secretary^ of war and would not make a statement as to what this report would be. He said the camp was a fine post and from his remarks during his tour it is Judged he thinks the camp here one of the best in the country. Fo.- Equal Rights. "Washington.? (Special). ? Representative Stevenson, in a speech in a speech in the house, brought up the question of discrimination between officers of the regular army and officers of the National Guard and Natlonni Army, who served in the war and were disabled. A first lieutenant in the regular army, disabled, is retired on a salary of $157 a month, while a like officer of the National Guard or National Army on total disability gets $30 a month. A lieutenant colonel of regular army retires on $325 a month while if a member of the National Guard or National Army he gets $30 a month. Legislative Help Appointed. S. M. Wolfe, attorney general, announced the appointees for the engrossing department during the ensuing session of the general assembly. The appointees and the counties they are from, are: Miss Vina Norwood Patrick, Anderson; Miss Edna McCurry, Florence; Miss Pearl T. Washington, Calhoun; MIbb Louise Crawford, York; Miss Lucile Parrott. Lee; James M. Moss. Jr., Oconee; Miss Helen McCoy, Richland; Miss Lily Hamlter, Richland; Miss Lois McAteer, Richland; Miss Gen trude Walker, Richland; Miss Caroline Weston, Richland; Mrs. W. B. Marion, Richland; Miss Ruth Bagwell. Laurens; Miss Emmie Strobell, Colleton; Miss Louise Irby, Darlington; Miss Ida J. Groves, Barnwell. Cause of Action Cited. "The demand for raw cotton will show a greater excess over the possible supply before the 1920 crop becomes available than at any time within the last 60 years." says J. Skottowe Wannamaker, president of the American Cotton association, in a letter to the editor of the oBston Transcript. The letter was written in reply to criticisms which have appeared in the New England press of the organization of the cotton association. "After painstaking investigation by experts of the American Cotton association," says Mr. Wannamaker, "we And that profits of manufacturers have reached such proportions that their ahilitv to nnv for eood cotton has created a bullish factor of extraordinary potency. "Wide print cloth sold on basis that would provide a profit in excess of 35 cents per pound or $175 per bale. We find in our Investigation a few cases in which goods of a special construction which for this reason were quite scarce are returning a profit of 74 cents per pound or $370 per hale." U. D. C's Adjourn. The twenty-third annual convention of the South Carolina division United Daughters of the Confederacy adjourned here after a three day session. The annual election of officers featured the session. Mrs. S. J. Allison Lawton, of Charleston, was elected president. Report on Child Hygiene. No hone for an appreciable lowering of the infant mortality rate in South Carolina can bo expected until the state has an efficient public health nursing service covering the entire state with a net work of com 1 A __ a I urn 111 17 tinmen mm county supervisors responsible to the state hoard of hnAlth In the opinion of Mrs. Ruth A. Dodd, In charge of the bureau of child hygiene and supervisor of public health nursing. Mrs. Dodd has re! cently submitted her annual report to i the state hoard. Essentials of Reproduction. Artificial fertilisers nre costly. Why not utilise the leaves, which have gatherer! from the air, sunshine and rain, the essentials of reproduction? Repair Hen House. If the henhouse leaks or Is cold put on two or three thicknesses of tar paper over the roof and sides. Alfalfa Spoils Easily. On account of its loafiness, alfalfa spoils much easier after It (a wet that j \ does grass liuy. i: Robert M. Eitei of the department of the census at Washington, has been <! appointed director of census for Pan- c ama by President Porraa. r a HOLDS C0N6RESS AT FAULT; Determination of Department to Abani don Its Program Gives Leeway for t Further Rise in Price of Sugar. I i Washington.?Abandonment of gor- } ernmental attempts to control the dis- c tributlon and sate of sugar wai an- ( nounced by Attorney General Palmer. "A conference has been held be- y tween representatives of the sugar equalisation board and department of Justice officials in which the sugar situation was reviewed." Mr. Palmer ^ said. "The department has neither j mo i?uw9r nor me racilitles with j which to control the purchase or dls- j tributlon of sugar. The only govern- ( mental body having this power, is the sugar equalisation board, and Its con- ( trol terminates December 31. "The Congress, although requested to do so, has failed to extend the life of the board. The department) of 4 Justice will confine its efforts in the ( future to the enforcement of provis- j Ions of the Lever food control act by j prosecuting nil instances of sales of ( sugar for an unjust and unreasonable ( profit. t Determination of the department of Justice to abandon its program was ( said to give full leeway for a rise in sugar prices. I AGREEMENT MADE BY POWERS INTENDED TO SATISFY ITALY. , London.?An agreement which it is | hoped will solve the Adriatic question, j has been prepared in Paris by the | ( American, French and British peaco ^ representatives for submission to ^ Italy Frank L. Polk, undersecretary [ of state, and Premier Cleraenceau are ( declared already to have signed the agreement. It is understood Great Britain is prepared to sign, upon which the f agreement will be handed over to the ( Italian plenlpotgntiary in Paris. t jl me nature or tne proposals is notj, stated, but they are said to have been , framed with a view to satisfying the ( Italian peoplo. RESOLUTION PRESENTED TO DECLARE WAR ENDED , Washington.?iA Joint resolution de-' j claring the war with Germany "at an , end" was introduced by Represent*-' t tlce Tlnkham, Republican, Massachu-, setts. He indicated he had acted at the suggestion of Republican leaders in the senate, and said he would ask early consideration by the foreign af-! fairs committee, I j it REPORT OF CAPTURE OF VILLA DECLARED UNTRUE , El Paso, Tex.?Andres Garcia, eon- 1, eul general here for Mexico, received , telegram from military haedquarters { at Chihuahua City which said that the , reported capture of Francisco Villa , near Parral was not true. LEADERS OF MINE WORKERS | APPEAR AND GIVE BOND Indianapolis, Ind.?Headed by Acting President John L. Lewis, six gen- j eral and district officials of the United j Mine Workers of America appeared at | the federal building and surrendered j to United States Marshal Mark Storen. who had capiases for their ar- ( rest. I, The men provided bonds of $10,000 ? each, which were furnished by a sure- | ty company. The hearing will be held 11 next week. I GREAT BRITAIN HAS AGREED | TO ASSIST THE FRENCH. Paris.?Terms of the tripartite agreement guaranteeing Pro nee against unprovoked attack by Germany will be carried out by Great' Britain regdrdless of whether the United States, the other participant, rat- [ iflea the pact, acoordlng to newspapers here, whiph. state that negotiations to this end have been almost completed. It would become operative vrhen both Great Britain and the United States ratified it MLS'REPORT ! ON WILMS NCOMPARABLY STRONGER AND OF GREATER EFFICIENCY THAN EVER BEFORE. IUILDIN6 18 CAPITAL SHIPS Actual Coat of Navy During War Waa $2,982,000,000. During Next Year the Eatimate la $573,131,254. Washington.?Incomparably stronger and more efficient than ever beore, the American navy emerged Tom the world war "second only to ^ hat of Great Britain and far In ad- ^ ranee of any other foreign navy in hips, in men, and every element of ~ trength," Secretary Daniels declared T n his annual report. r witn is capital ships?II superIreadnaughts and six giant battle rulsers?under construction, all rep- 8 esenting the last word in naval conitructlon, and several superior to any lghting vessels now in commission, he navy is "pressing forward to greattr things," Mr. Daniels said. The actual cost of the navy to the 8 lation during the war was placed by tl he secretary at $2,982,000,000. Dur- p ng the next fiscal year, he said, the f< lavy's needs will be approximately >573,131,254, or approximately $40.- l 100,000 less than the sum asked for tl luring the present fiscal year, o G VIDOW OF ANGELES DIES IN IGNORANCE OF HIS DEATH. r< IT New York.?Senora Felipe Angeles, e vlfe of the Mexican revolutionary ' h eader recently executed by Carranza p roops, died without having been in- b 'ormed of her husband's arrest and tl leath. ii S rRICK LEAVES $111,000,000 tj TO CALAMITY AND EDUCATION tl Pittsburgh. ? One hundred and if, sleven million, five hundred thousand it] lollars of the vast fortune amassed ; p >y Henry Clay Frlek, who died In g Mew York Is bequeathed to public, d heritable and educational instltu- tl Ions. The remaining $25,000,000 of g he multimillionaire coal, coke and p iteel magnate's estate is given to his 'amlly, friends and employes. a 'AYS $12,000 FOR PECK ^ OF PERFECT SEED POTATOES. t] London.?The perfect potato, which -e8lsts blight and other "spud" dia-' lases has been developed, according T :o Samuel Ryder, head of a wellcnown seed firm. He refused to give :he name of the hydridist, but said he ?ald him $12,000 for seed potatoes ,a which wouldn't fill a peck measure. |C( I SLAIM MADE THAT BURLESON SURPLUS MAY BE A DEFICIT. __ V "Washington.?The postal service for [ :he seven years it hns been under the llrectlon of Postmaster General Bureson will show a deficit instead of a b surplus of $35,000,000 as claimed by n :he postofflce department iu its an-1 f, lual report, Representative Steener- lj ion, chairman of the house postofftee|p :ommlttee, claimed. h Steenerson asserted that claims o igainst the department brought by :he railroads for reduction in revenue ^ ecelved from carrying mail will more e ;han wipe out the surplus if only one:hird of them are granted. h jf( rHE EX-EMPRESS EUGENIA jT REVISITS HER OLD HOME.'() Paris.?With bowed head, a modesty dressed old lady was seen walking ihrough the Tuilleries gardens. It was the onre proud Kmpress.^ Sugenie, who bowed beneath the weight of 93 winters, thus plucked withered flowers from a garden that was once hers. She was revisiting a n icene recalling all the happiness, sor- ? ow and terror which came 10 her ^ luring the years she was the chief 6 lewel of the old palatial mansion. 1( EQUAL FOOTING FOR GERMAN R TRADE IS DEMAND OF POLK Paris.?An equal footing in the flght' 'or German trade between the allies 11 ind associated powers was demanded ,T jy Frank Polk, head of the American 11 ?eace delegation. c Polk protested against the alleged c liscrlmlnatory provisions in German * customs duty charges. He said duty ? mi goods Imported from America must p tie paid In gold while goods shipped r; In from other countries paid a duty in b ;>aper money. j b PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE ' CURTAILED DURING STRIKE1 Atlanta, Ga.?With announcements >f sweeping curtailment la passenger * train service being made throughout c the southeast, Dixie, already suffering s is a result of drastic fuel regulations G realized fully the seriousness of the y lituation. - p Announcement of removal of passen- r irer trains from service was made by p the West Point, Georgia, and Central s 9f Georgia Railroads. a 5*L ? CALVIN COOLIDGE Calvin Coolidge, Republican, who election to the governorship lassachusetts was a triumph of < srly government over the radicals. IESIST INDEMNITY DEMANE upreme Council Hss Addressed No of Protest to Qsrmany Against the Increase of Hun Armament. I'sni.?uermany nas decided not Ign the protocol presented to her le allies as a condition of putting t eace treaty In effect, the peace ct jronce has been notified. It was learned that Baron Kurt v ersner, head of the German delef ion here, called on Secretary Dutas f the conference and told him th ermany had made such a docision This attitude is taken as conflrml sports of a sharp reaction in G< tany within the last fortnight. Tra d observers of German developmer ave expressed to members of t eace conference the view that the as been a complete transformation 3e situation in Germany and that i due to the failure of the Unit tateB senate to ratify the peace tr< r. These observers declare that wh le vast majority of the Germans, 1 ire the senate's adjournment, desir tie peace treaty ratified as soon ossible, they are now supporting t overnment's attitude in resisting t emands of the allies for indemnity I tie sinking of the German fleet capa Flow, recompense for which w rovlded in the protocol. The supreme council has address note to Germany protesting agair tie increase of Germany's armamei ontrary to the provisions of the pea reaty. 'RAINMEN WILL NOT HANDLE COAL MINED BY VOLUNTEER Pittsburg, Kas.?Railroad trainm t Frontenae have refused to ham ars containing coal mined by t tate's volunteer miners. ILLA CAPTURED BY HIS OWN MEN IS CURRENTLY REPORT! Jaurez, Mexico.?Francisco Villa h een captured by a force of his ot len and is being held for a rewa ro mthe Mexican government, accoi ig to advices received here by f erlntendent Cabellero of the Chihi ua division of the National railwa f Mexico. Two Villa rebels are reported ave presented themselves at the f< ral headquarters at Parral and no od the commander there that Vil ad been captured and was being h< >r surrender to the Carransa forc< 'he state of Chihuahua has alrea ffered 50,00 pesos as reward. Mexican officials here expressed t pinion thpt General Manzalo Rscohi omrr.ander of the Jaurez distri ould proceed immediately to Chihi ua City for a conference with mlllta fflcials. P W. Cabaliero, who received t ews of the reported capture, is he n an Inspection tour in company wi olonel Paullnn Wr>r>#o? ? - ? ? - - ? w m wr??hVO? UIIOVIU1 hX ral of the National railways of M< :o. !ESOLUTION INTRODUCED TO SEVER MEXICAN RELATIOf Washington.?A resolution reque if President Wilson to sever dip latic relations with Mexico was rtiHiipo/1 Kw Caiti?ii v? %*?' %,J t^vuovui r ti.ll, i^?W i>iexT< hairman of the senate commttt harged with an investigation of t lexlcan situation. Explaining his r lution, which also aaked that t resident withdraw recognition of C anza. Senator Fall declared it w ased on evidence which would "i aund the world" when produced. AMILIES OF ANARCHISTS MAY ACCOMPANY DEPORTEI New York.?Families of anarchli re to be deported with them to sov Lussia, aocordlng to a telegram elved by Harry Weinberger, oot el for Alexander Berkman and Emi oldman from Amthony Oaonlnetti. ou represent any alien ordered < orted to Russia who has a family, 1 our application for family to acco any such alien and the name will lren consideration," the mcssa aid GERMAN BLOCKADE i MAY BERENEWED URGENT SUMMONS IS SENT TO 5 FIELD MARSHAL WILSON TO CONSULT WITH FOCH. I HAD ENOUGH FINGER-WAGGING 1 Bomur Law Says Allies Can and Will I If Necessary, Force German Ratification of Versailles Treaty. London.?There was a persistent rumor In the stock exchange that the ? supreme council of the peace conferof once had threatened Germany that unor leas the final peace terms ware agreed to, allied troops would occupy Essen and Frankfurt. Up to this time ths |{j market has not been affected by the report. Official announcement that Field Marshal Wilson has gone to Paris in response to "an urgent summons to consult Marshal Foch in connection with the peace treaty," is regarded by some morning newspapers as of conto siderable significance. It Is printed by alongside the address made in OlasbelKOW by Andrew Bonar Law. in which j he said he believed the allies had the >n power, and if necessary, will exercise lit, to Insure ratification of the Ver- I on;sailles treaty by Germany. It Is sug- i >a" gested that steps to exert pressure in < '*a i Germany may he imminent. I at I "There has been enough solemn fin- ' ger-wagglng at the Germans, who have nR |come to believe it safe to defv the al- I BI** lies," says the Daily Mall, in comment/ ln* ing on the situation. "A wise and lt8 merciful course would be to tell them e | plainly that if within a fixed time they r*jdo not comply with the allied condi? tions and fulfill the treaty terms, the , blockade will be renewed." ed 38 STATE DEPARTMENT NOTIFIED ; JENKIN8 HAS BEEN RELEASED. I lie I ie-; j e(j Washington.?The American embasaa!sy at Mexico City notified the state* he 1 department that American Consular he Agent William O. Jenkins, at Puebla. ;or | Mexico, had been released from cusat j tody. aa i It was announced at the state de- ' partment that the advices from the j! embassy said Jenkins had been ltberist ated from the penitentiary where he> nt had been pending trial on charges of ce KiTiuK tuise mrormation regarding his abduction by Mexican bandits in October. The embassy's dispatch reached the state department coincident with the 8V arrival at the white house of Senators Fall and Hitchcock, who were instructen ed by the setate foreign relation comllo mittee to discuss with the president he pending resolutions proposing that the president be requested to sever diplomatic relations with the Carranza government. i D COUSIN OF ROOSEVELT MAKES DEBUT ON STAGE AT PARI8 as wn rd Paris. ? Miss Hilda Roosevelt, rd- rousing of the late Colonel Roosevelt, 5u- made her first appearance at the ia- Opera Comique in "Manon." Newspays per critics praise her operatic debut highly. to ?d- PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE ti- TO BE CURTAILED IN SOUTH lla !ld p Atlanta. Oa.?General curtailment of (jy passenger train service throughout the southern region of the United -States railroad administration was announced at headquarters here. ct. ' ia. GOVERNMENT BUG INS ITS ry PROBE AT INDIANAPOLI3 I Indianapolis.?-Henry S. Mitchell, rp special assistant to Attorney General th Palmer, arrived in Indianapolis to aid ,n in the federal grand jury investigatlon of charges of alleged violation o# , the Lever act and antl-trunt laws. | NOTHING FOR PUBLICATION tjg ON CABINET PROCEEDINGS 8t. Washington.?The Mexican and caol Iq. situations and other matters were disjn_ cussed at a meeting of President Wll^ son's cabinet which continued for two ee and a half hours, but none of the departmental heads would make a ; BB. statement. Secretary Ixinslng, wh ocalled the ar. session, said there was nothing to be a8 given out, but conceded that the Mexican problem had occupied the cabinet's attention part of the time. COUNCIL DECIDES COERCION E? ONLY IMPRESSIVE ARGUMENT its Paris.?Coercion is the only arguiet ment likely to make an impression re- upon the Germans and induce them to in- sign the protocol of the peace treaty, tia It la said this concl on was reached "If at the secret sessio >f the council of je- fixe when Marshal r'och was present. He It Is represented that Marshal Poch m- undertook to execute the plan he be drafted last June, the mere threat of ,ge which brought German plentpotenth , arles to Versatile* ALLIES AGREE TO KIODIfYRIOTOCOL SEVERAL FEATURES TO WHICH THE GERMANS OBJECT ARE TO BE ELIMINATED. TO 60 TO HAGUE TRIBUNAL mputation of Responsibility of tho Huns for Sinking of Scapa Flow Fleet Is Left in the Protocol. Paris.?Tho allies have consented to modify some of the terms of the protocol putting the peace treaty into effect to which Germany has tuade oblection. The clause providing for the indemnity for the destruction of the German fleet at Scapa Flow has been modified *o as to refer to The Hague tribunal the Question whether the delivery of the tonnage demanded will cripple Germany, it is understood. The understanding also is that the ather features of the protocol most abjectionable to the Germans have been elitninatel. It is expected that the German plenipotentiaries will sign the protocol without much further delay. The final paragraph of the protocol providing that even after the peace treaty has gone into effect, the allies might use military measures of coercion to ensure the execution of the treaties terms, has been eliminated entirely. The Imputation of responsibility to Glerinany for the sinking of the Scapa Plow iloet is left in the protocol. AT REQUEST OF WILSON. FALL WILL NOT PRESS RESOLUTION. Washington. ? President Wilson would he "gravely concerned to see any such resolution pass the congress." he wrote Senator Fall in referring to the Fall resolution requesting the president to sever diplomatic relations with the Carranza government. Senator Lodge said the committee had wished to assure the president ot its support, but that even that appeared undesirable. "Very well," he said, "he may deal with it." "It was what I expected." remarked Senator Hitchcock, after reading the president's letter. HABEAS CORPUS 19 DENIED TO BERKMAN AND EMMA GOLDMAN New York.?Federal Judge Mayer dismissed writs of habeas corpus obtained by Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman to prevent their deportation to Russia and refused to admit them to bail. Federal District Attorney Caffey announced in court that the government planned to deport the two anarchists within two weeks. NORTH CAROLINA SENATOR HITS SUGAR BOARD HARD. Washington.?The sugar equaliza mm uiiitni was severely criricisea ny Senator Overman for compelling the people of North Carolina to buy sugar from New Orleans, when they had always bought it in New York. He charged that the action of the hoard is causing the people of the state to pay a great deal more for their sweets than people of the north and east are paying for it. PROOF PRODUCED CARRAN2A PLOTTED REVOLUTION HERE Washington.?Evidence that radicals in Mexico with the knowledge and support of President Carranza plotted to instigate a revolution in the United States and to seize the border states acquired by the American government In 1848 is contained in the memorandum presented to President Wilson by Senator Fall, of New Mexico. chairman of the foreign relations sub-committee investigating the Mexican situation. UNSTINTED PRAISE GIVEN BY PERSHING TO DIXIE TROOPS. Savannah. f!a.?Unstinted praise was given southern troops for their valor and disc ne during the world war by General Pershing, whose speech was the feature of the opening of the Southern Commercial congress. The distinguished visitor received an ovation upon his arrival. The day's program Included In addition to General Pershine'a mlilrpoa ? .i~n ___ _ ? -wo, U ni^IIL* seeing trip to the harbor. TRANSMUTATION OF MATTER IS SOLVED BY RUTHERFORD. Paris..?Sir Ernest Rutherford, since 1907 I>angworthy professor and director of physical laborites at u.o University of Manchester, England, has solved the rtddle of transmutation of matter. the secret sought by the ancient alchemists, according to the Mat-Mi. Sir Ernest Rutherford Is one of the be'st known physicists in the world. He has devoted much attention In reto