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The Camden Chronicle :ction TWO NINE TO SIXTEEN VOLUME XXXI. CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 20, 1820. ? ? NUMBER 46. LANSING Ql'ITS CABINKT Vrencf.s B9twM6 i'rvaliwt ss? 8f?rf tmy Cauaes Resignation. tobert Ltntinf ?n^M| bin oareer aa , , i v of state luMt Friday after I'roai t Wilson had charged bim with usurp rhe i?weri of present by calling , ? ^ of tlie cabinet during Mr. Wil % llllH'SS. . , ."?< ( jr. Lansing denied tluit be had sought [pleaded to usurp the presidential au rjty. He added, however, thitf he be ,<h1 thwH aud ttfkll believe* that the jnot conferences wore "of the best !u psts of the republic;" that they were oj>er and necessary" iweausc of tbe nidont'8 condition and that he would ro been dereiict in'his duty if he bad ?] to act as be did. |k the record stands Mr. Lauslug ten ed his resignation and Mr. Wil*m epted it. The resignation was offered, iwer, ouly after tfhe president, under e of February - 7, bad written asking K were true tbat Mr. Lansing had led cabinet meeting* and stating tbat inch were the case he felt it necessary pay that "under opr constitutional f and practice, as developed hitherto, one but the president has the right mmmiiou the heads of the executive de linents into conference." > il". I ausing answered' two days later Hst .Monday?saying he had cal'ed the M'iet conferences because he and others the president's official family "felt, it in view of tbe fact til)at we were ?nd communication with you^it wn? n- for ns to confer informally together miners as to which action could not jvtponrd until yonr medical advisers urtted you to pass ui>on them." rivtary conc'uded by saying that t!>" president believed he had failed A / n hi a "oyulty" to h'm una if Mr, WH on m? longer hud in hipi he \vuh ready to "ruileve you of any ein *>ar,ras*tnout by p uvln* nty resignation n your hands " The President repMed l*?t Wodluwlay hat he wat* "km neb (Hsapiaunted" by Mr. '.ansing's letter rcicardiug ''the socalled ?abiuot meetings." lie si.d he found othing in the ?teretgry'* letter "which 'ustitied your assumption of presidential Mrthority in such u matter," and added hat he . "must frankly take advantage f your kind suggestion to resign." "1 nnust way," continued the president, 'that It would relieve me of embarraita nent, Mr, Secretary, the embarratisiuent f feeling your reluctance and divergence <<( jitdgiiient, if you would give up your ?>reseut office and afford ine an oppor tunity to select some one else whose mind vouVl more willingly go along with mine." ? Hefo>re this letter was written, the day or the regular cabinet meeting. last Tuesday?bad passed and the eorresi>oud ?nce disposes why the cabinet did n6t neet. On the same day that he received lbla lotter fr<*n the presideut, Mr. Lan lug announced that he had written o>ther Mibfnet officers that he would not call any nore cabinet conferences for the >preseut, ?nit no explanation was offered. Inquiry it the White House brought only the ?'?atwiMMit tfhat Mr, Wilson himself prob vSly would caM and preside at the next -?s!?n of his official ndvnsers. Hut the difference between ? the presi '"lit -and secretary long predated the first "i^luet ca'l by Mr. Lansing, which was ?sued la^'t October, seven days after Mr. ^"ilwtn returned from his western speak tour and took to his ned. They be ?in at the peace conference in Paris as It. Lausiug discVsed in his final letter o the president, under date of yesterday, These Tires Are a Revelation / ?? "*; /. > The Brunswick is frankly a combination of the best In tire >uilding. \ There is one tread that's supreme beyond question. And hat is now on Brunswicks. , f There is one side-wall construction, which, by every test, lolds the summit place for endurance. And that one was idopted for runs wicks. Fabricsdiffer ? up to 30 per cent ??in their strength tests. Dn Brunswicks the maximum long-fiber is the standard. There are certain additions, each one expensive, which add rastly to tire mileage. The Brunswick embodies all these octras. * . v There are no patents, no secret formulas to prevent any naker /from building the best It is simply a question of oiowledge and skill*?cost plus care. Brunswick standards are known the world over. The very, lame certifies an extraordinary tire. ~ Yet Brunswicks cost 10 more than like-type tires. Buy ONE Brunswick. It will prove that a better tire can* ot be bought, regardless of price, a I s THE BRUNSWICK-BALKE-COLLENDER CO. Atlanta Headquarters: 38 Luckie St. Sold On An Unlimited Mileage Basis CITY FILLING STATION : I>*K*lb and LjUletoa Streets, H. 8. Mgier, Propr*r4or. M(1 had continued sine? that Uuje?ono f the chief differences being over the ovvrniiuMit'M it Hi loth* toward* Mexico. , When tln? cabinet met on (Vctober 5, \?s?fph I' Tumult/* private McretHry to lie president, lattuod a formal statement xplaiuing the ivasoua for the confer micc. He ?aid: "The cabinet was called t> consider ?uesllons in which more than one tie larUncut was concerned and also discus* ho industrial conference, lie referred o the tirwt conference called l?y the pre** 'dent with the hope of nll?y4ng the in* biatrial mirest." In his statement, Mr, Tumulty said ihat Hear Admiral (J ray son, Mr Wilson's ;>hj"^Ician,s wan present and "suggested 'hat only urgent matters be brought to' 'Jhe president's attention. Thereafter until this week, the cabi? net met more or less regularly. During the coal strike it met twice' a week in in eRVirt to avert the waik out of the miners and several week# agu it was 'ieeided to have meetings every Tuesday and Friday. During the oo>al wage controversy the president was said at the White House to have been advised of the meetings find to have been kept informed as to the progress his advisers were nmking towards a settlement of the ooOtrovysy. He fiwaMy took the mwtter out or the cabinet's bands and suggested a settlo ment wliich tlie miners accepted. The correspondence between the presi dent and Mr. Lansing, which resulted in Mr. I>unsiug's resignation was made public Friday night at the state depart ment an hour after Under Secretary Polk had conferral at the White Hojise with Secretary Tumulty., ? Mr, I/auMiug, in his final letter to the president." said that "in thus severing ?ur official association" lie felt that he hou-ld make public a statement he had M'epared recent'y slewing that he had '?iot been unmindful that the continu ance of our present relations was impos :bV and that it was his duty to bring hem to Jin cud "at tin; earliest moment 'nmpntm'e with the public interest '' "Ever since January, 1010," Mr. lean ing contiuucd, I have been conscious of he fact that you no longer were disposed welcome my advice in matters pertain 'ig to the negotiations at Paris, to oUr V>reign service, or to international nf i.irs in (general. He .added that had he followed bis ?>erson<al inc'ination he would have re trained because he felt*it his duty to "cause you no embarrassment in carry log forward the great task iu which you vere then eng>a?'<?d." / Again Mr. Tensing said that while he had been "surprised and disappoint ed" at the frequent disapproval of his suggestion, he had never failed fco follow the president's decisions, "however dif ficult it made the conduct o'f our for ?ign affairs." Mr, T.-a using accompanied the presi dent to Pari? in D.vemlber, 1018, ax one of that American peace delegates, but Vs friends have said that white Mr. Wilson was at the peace conference., Mr. Jyansing was virtually without au-' ?hority and that naturally he felt this keenly, since the other allied and asso ciated countries were represented by the nremiers and not the heads of their gov ernments. Mr. Lansing finally returned from T*aris bofore the work of the American peace delegation was concluded being sue-] ceded by Frank L. Polk, under secre tary of state. The friction between him self and Mr. Wi'son continued after he fame hack to Washington. During the president's {liness the Mex-1 :can issue again came to the front with ?he kidnapping and subsequent arrest of j American Oonsu'nr Agent Jenkins in Mexico After the Jenkins case had been discussed at cabinet meeting presided ?wer by Mr. Lansing, the state depart ment sejrt a note to Oarranza bluntly 'varning him that further "molestation" ^f Jenkins would "seriously affect the re 'at.ions of the United States and Mexico, 'or which the government of Mexico muBt"] ifisimip moIc responsibility. President Wilson was advised of a] -ituation which apparently had grown ?>eute, and he was said at the time to have p^rsonaMy takeq charge of the mat ter. Tlie Mexican government delayed ts rep'y for some time, and ?ubso*rucnt v Jenkins was released on bail furnished Sy J. SaHer Ilansfn without the consu-1 'nr agent's knowledge. Jenkins' case Hill is pending -in Mexican courts, hav-; 'ng been transferred from the Puebla 1 *ti\te court to the Fedoral supreme coyrt, which the state department bad contend ed was the only tribunal which had jurisdiction in the ease. No further| actfnn has been taken by the American tovernment so far as had been announ ced. While a few members of the cabinet have conferred with Mr. WUson since he was taken IB, H was said tonight that whatever burines* he had had with thej president had been carried on by daily | ?orre^mndence. Hof??re the prMtdeot left 6u l?in wo*t ?m trip, however, Mr. l?an?inK, after 'lis11 return from l\uiw, l*ad a landing 'ngagement to see him daily, ami ho visited the White Ilouw each noon to lineup* foreign ami othnr affairs. .t^wiison College Nfwn Notes. ? ("lonison, 8. C., Feb. 17,?On last Sat urday evening the Oollegv and -the senior * ?lass wore host? at an elegant banquet xivon to the ('lonison Post of the Ameri can Legion. President W. M. Uigg* was toast master, aiul Kev. James Stoney, formerly of Ca*wlen gave an interesting talk of hla experiences its 4'hapliu while overseas. The Oeimson College authorities are glad to welcome two almnul an new mem bers of the board trustees. These are ('apt. lleury C. Tillman of Greenwood, a 1008 nut 11, aud Mr. W. D. Harnett of .Columbia who graduated In 1010. The two new trustees wero eiected recently by the legislature In the p'iccs of Mr. S T, MtoKown, of Chester, and Mr. 8. A. Hums of Anderson, both of whom Iiiino made efficient- trustees and will be yilssed from the body. The last meeting of the Clemson brnuch, American Institute of Electrical Engineers was devoted to ,an Interesting discussion of Radio Telegraphy led by Prof. \V, II. Godfrey and W. K. Hpeas, of the physics division. Tin* athletic association of Ipl^lM^OU College met recently and elected tho fol? ?owiug utUcers: I'rof. 1>. II. Henry, pros, ident ; Mr. J. L. Cttroon secretary and treasurer; It. 8, Cathcart, football man aK?'r; M, 1', Fuller and \V. M, Hams a*si*Unt managers, 10. Cothran assistant baseball manager. At this meeting Pres ident Henry announced that (Axnch 'Jiggs' IKmahue would be bark next season to act as head football coach. (Mass football is now in full awing. The aopfunorea are as yet undefeated, and it sewn a as though they will win he championship. | FIfty-flvo thousand pounds of black powder have been ?rtiipi>ed by tho United States government to tho state highway departjnnt and It ia to be used iu con nection with the building of highways lu the state. The jlbwaer was originally purchased by the government for use against the Huns. It haa been shipped from Karitan arseunl, Mixon, N J., and will reach Columbia within a few duys. Ii iu to be given bo the ^ counties for use in blowing stuukpa and stouo from roadways, and aoiue of it will be sold to contractor*, to be used for the same purpose. That sold to contractors will go Ht a low price. It is stated. That to the counties will be free of cost. JlusiuoMs property in Newberry having a frontage of 280 feet and a depth of 88 feet sold Wednesday for $7,'1,(K>0. GERMAN HANK KOHIUOUN llui'Ki?rH Sniil u> bo uprmiliiK ?u * Sections of yntlwrlmid, Hank roltbers hu-ve operating iw parts of Germany recently under the pretext that tfio.v \*eretcollecting money for the AUle# for, damages caused by tin* Gorman army during tho war..1 In ofie instance according to Storlea published in the German newspapers, at Cologne, Germany, a man'in tho unifona of a Helglan captain and accompanlcd by live guards and kIx llelglan fioldiers, entered tho bank of Prolmt and Company in Aachen a few day* ago. saying he whm socking stolon money. /The mcu showed pa|M>rK purporting to have been stumped by tho Itolgian minister of jus tice, urtd insisted upon making a search df bank's vault "to determine wheth er the institution hekl any coin stolen in ltolgiuan in 1015." Tho man dimntatted the entire force of clerka and theu directed the owner Probst, to open the vaults. Afterward the man locked Probat In hta private of fice and helped hunnalf to ubout .17(1,00# marks and 75,000 Belgian franco. Probst reported the aflfair to the au thorities. Tho robboi* wan arrested and tho money recovered. A.t the Majestic Theatre Tuesday Feb. 21 th, (he Paramouut-Artcraft Super Spe cial "KVKRY WOMAN".?adv. Every time we sell an EMERY Shirt, we try to call our customer's attention to some of the details that are going to give him such complete satisfaction. An important feature found only on EMERY Shirts is the EMERY Nek-ban-tab. You know how annoying it is to be compelled to pick and fumble at the back collar-buttonhole, when it comes home from the laundry, starched down tight. That's when you're thankful fnr the Emery Nrk-han-tah. A little pull on the tab, shown in illustration, and the but * V ( tonhole is open instantly f">r the collar-button to slip right in. The beautiful EMERY designs speak for themselves, of course. But we like our customers to realize that the perfectly balanced patterns in fronts and cufFs are the result of real shirt-craftsmanship and not of accident. The $nefty Nrk-ban~tab described in another paragraph, is here shown in detail. One little pull and you're in "high gear" for inserting your back collar-button. And that's usually the time you want all the ?pe6d there is?when you're changing to a fresh shirt. Other EMERY features are the firmly fastened clear pearl buttons ; seams closely stitfched with l>est thread ; buttonholes that don't break out. Although we sell the best of nil men's furnishing's, we sell nothing we can recom mend more siiipcxely than Shirts. THE MEN'S SHOP