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MUST DELIVER IT STYLES FOR WOMEN FREE SUliAR IQOZE MAT BE JIITPED flOl BTBEI STATES ■ INTO SMITH CAROLINA No SUrtute Against Importation of Whiskey for Personal Use, Soys South Carolina Supreme Court, But Webh Act Gives State Right to Pass Such Law, Opinion Adds. There is no statute by the State prohibiting the {importation of liquor from another State for personal uee, and the Webb Act gives the State the right to enact such a statute if it so desires, is the opinlou of the South Carolina Supreme Court, In deciding « esse testing the constitutionality of the Webb Act, which was passed by Congress withdrawing the protection of the interstate commerce from whiykery shipments from one State to another. The opinion holds that the old Dis pensary Act, forbidding the ordering of liquor for personal uoe from other states, having been declared uncon- eUtutlonal before the passage of the Webb Act, could not be vltaltred by the passage of the Webb Act. “It is not the Intention of the Wehh Act to Interfere with the pol icy of the State la regard to the Im portation of liquor, but merely to provide that the enforcement of a Stole statute would not be Interfered with. or hampered by the Interstate commerce laws,*' says the decision. “la other words, the Act In this reapoot is passive/* continues the de cision. “while U is encumbent on the states to enact legislation of an active nature. If they are desirous of pro- hll^Mog the importation of liquors for personal use or other purposes But even If Congress had undertaken to give validity to sn unconstitution al stats statute It would have been bsyhad its powers ''While the I^glalature cannot psas an Act. validating the provlelon of the dispensary statute which we have declared to he unconstitutional, so as to give M a retroactive effect. It. meverthefeas. has the power to adopt a statute with similar provisions, having a prospective effect, prohibit ing alcoholic liquors from being Im ported into this Stale Such a stat ute would not contravene any provi sion of ths United States Conetitu- Uoa “As ws have already said, the re seat Ast of Caogreaa divests Intoii rating liquors of their Interstate com- aneree character, and invests the re- sparttve States with power, either to prohibit the Imports*loo absolutely or allow It only for sale and use through a dispensary The elasslfl- cwtlos of the counties so aa to allow the sale of liquor In some of them, whtls It Is sot prohibited in others, would not be violative of Section 1. of (he I 4th amendment to the Consti tution of the United States, which provides that no State shall deny to say person within Its jurisdiction the full protection of the taws “ The case arose In Richland County through W W Atkinson bringing suit to secure an Injunction against the Southern Kxprena Company from enforcing Its order refusing to de liver shipments of whiskey In South Carolina for personal use The In- luaciloa Is granted by the Court, the •pinion being written by Chief Jus tice Oary and concurred in by Asso ciate Justices Woods. Hydrlck and Watts Aasociake Justice Fraser says: “I concede that the above statement, so stroagly made, is correct, but I dis sent from the judgment. The regu lation complained of In the petition refers exclusively to Interstate com merce. and I think this Court has no jurisdiction to interfere." A test oase was brought under the same conditions In Kershaw County, and the Court grants the injunction In this case on the same grounds as in that from Richland. MKXICAN TltOO!*#* ROUTED. Stale Troops Reported to Have Made Haul. The Federal forces have been rout ed and all are fleeing toward the gulf, according to Gov. Peequeira of Son ora, Mexico, who arrived Wednesday sA Hermo7,iHo from the front above Qu&yaraas. He said State troops had captured rifles and ammunition. An other report from the front says that seven cannon and seven machine gons also have been captured. Esti mates of the killed remain at about 6M, with 300 taken prisoners. Con fusion is so great throughout the State, especially at Ortis, to which pnint the telegraph is operating, that only jneagre details of the happen ings about Ouayumas can be obtain ed. A strong detachment of federals under Col. Barron Is reported cot off from retreat and besieged in the hills hy the insurgents under Col. Hill. Barron was woundod. Hon. Riehard I Manning Is ooafl- dsn* of being elected Governor nsnt fhnr. Mono opnld All the plneo any CONDEMNED BY THE EPISCOPAL CLERGYMEN. i — ■■■■•♦—•— Certain Popular Dances, Says the Clergymen, Also Tend to Corrupt the Young People. The News and Courier says much comment, especially among women, has followed the Diocessan Council’s action in passing rssolutlons that condemn the prevailing styles In drees and In dancing as tending “to break down chastity and purity". The Episcopal clergymen are directed by the reeolutoins to preach on the sub ject before the session of the 124th Council. The deputies to the Trien nial General Convention In New York are required to ask that body to take suitable action expressing Its opposi tion to modes that are not considered modest. The resolutions were pre^ sented by the Rev. Walter Mitchell, rector of the Porter Military Acad emy. Their text follows: “Whereas, the prevailing style of dress and some of the recent ways of dancing tend, to break down chastity and purity; therefore be It “Resolved, by the Council of the Diocese of South Carolina. That It Is the sense of this Council that our church people generally, but parents and the clergy in particular, ought to do all In their power to Improve these conditions. “And be it further Resolved, That the clergy be requested to preach against them once before the meet ing of the next Council. “And os these things are not pecul iar to our own State, but are making their Influence felt over all the na tion; therefore be It “Resolved, That the Bishop and delegates to the General Convention be requested to secure suitable ac tion. If possible, by that body.” According to a woman of fashion, many Charleston women personally endorse the spirit In which the Coun cil has made Its protest, but she said that women were all but powerless since the decrees of fashion are blind ly followed “The narrow-bottomed skirt, the slinky petticoat." she con tinued, "Is sn st>omlnatlon. Women are not craceful In their movements when they wear some of the current styles My friends and I have often dlaetissed the matter, but we cannot stick to the old ways unless we vol unteer to retire As n matter of fact, the women of Charleston and other South Carolina towns have not adopt ed the extremes Some of those who want to appear up-to-the-minute In affairs of dress have displayed ad vance costumes, but. taken enmasse, the women of this ssctlon have not gone the length of their sisters of the Haatern and Western parts of the country “As everybody knows designers In Paris and Vienna dictate the styles The Balkan war furnished them with sn excuse for Introducing costumes that smack of the Near- East These are not pretty. They are all but shapeless But. to my mind, the Balkan vogue la preferable to that which makes general the wearing of hobbles and tubes and other such costumes In which a wo man Is not really comfortable Many women would like to get away from the styles the Episcopal clergy are condemning, but they can t. “As to the dances. It is unfortu nately true that the erase for dances that owe their origin to resorts of a more or less questionable nature has spread In this section. The wretched turkey trot in all its variations has Invaded Charleston and many nice girls profess to see no harm In the dances Society leaders have In va rious places tried to place the ban on dances of this sort, but they have been unable to pain headway. It is k tendency of the times and a slender Iwdy of women can’t overcome the ways of a great majority." The resolutions are of a kind with those passed by other religious or ganizations. the members of which believe that present day styles and present day dances are corrupting manners. Che danger spreading. But resolutloqq, addressee and editorial articles have not had appreciable ef fect on the women who follow the fashions. ♦ ♦ PEOPLE OF THB SOUTH. ♦ Bryan Says Pleasant Things About Them at Banquet. “There is no place where the Ideals of the people are so firmly fixed and so highly aet as are the ideals of the people of the South”, declared' the Secretary of State, Wm. Jennings Bryan in an address Saturday night before the Southern Society of Wash ington. His speech throughout was eulogistic of the South and laudatory of the men of that section who have taken part in the formation and the affairs of the nation. He pointed to their Ideals as an illustration of those w&oae “convictions are such that they don’t stop to count how many stand with them. “I hope the day will never come, 4 he added with empha sis, “when a dollar bill will look no large that a man’s good ^virtues are small in comparison." ■ ♦ • • The eweet-glrl-gradaatee will bqou be with me. The boys are remdj to PIIITECTIIIN DEMOCRATS ASSAIL SCOEDOLE TAKES SHOT AT WILSON Letter (Characterizing Advocates of No Duty as “Accursed, Unpardon able Apostles of Democratic Faith” and Sugar Schedule as “Boomerang to Knock Out Democratic Party”. Using an “original Wilson -man” from Michigan, with a fluent pen, for an oracle, the antl-free su^ar Demo crats, led by Senator Ransdell, of Louisiana, assailed the Underwood sugar schedule in the Senate Wednes day, despite strenuous efforts of Sen ator Simmons and other Democrats to stop the flow of the attack. Republicans enjoyed the efforts of the Democratic leaders to prevent the reading of a long letter submitted by Senator Ransdell, written by Lewis C. Rowley, of J^anslng, in which free sugar advocates were characterized as "accursed, unpardonable apostles Of Democratic faith” and the free sugar schedule as “a boomerang to knock out the Democratic party". With Republican votes Senator Ransdell was aided In getting the long epistle before the Senate as part of an argument against the proposed sugar tariff. It precipitated lively discussion between the I^uislanlan and Senators James, Meyers, Sim mons and other Democratic leaders. In his plea from Michigan Presi dent Wilson’s attitude on sugar, the party platform pledges and the Presi dent’s campaign pledges not to hurt any legitimate Industry were recalled, the writer declaring “there Is al most imminent danger that Tn hts almost hilarious enthusiasm for the I>emocratlc Ideals the President will ’try to do too much’.’’ The Democrats also were forced to hear from this same trenohent Mich igan protestant that “the statesman or party leader, who, In formulating Important legislative measures, doee not take Into consideration the phy- rhologlcal effect as well as the ulti mate practical results of thee#* meas ures. Is a raw hand at the business ” He said he did not belle\e President Wilson was "that kind of Immature U’ader''. "I refuse to tHdleve." he continued, “that the President will commit the party to radical courses which —however sound theoretically are calculated to alarm aJid alien ate large numbers of voters in many of the most populous agricultural sec tions of the country ” Republicans applauded when the Senate clerk read “Is free trade, too. Inscribed aa the party gonfalon, which erstwhile bore the Immortal watchword of free 81^^" And again, when the admonltloi was sounded that the “Democratic party had better effect changes moderately and safely rather than hastily and at th#* dictates of a caucua, too many of ■whose member* leave their private Judgments and consciences where the Mussulman leavee his shoes—outside the door.” Senator Penrose later Injected lev ity Into the proceeding# when Sena tor Simmons, on behalf of the finance committee. tMed to get an agreement for a vote on the question of public hearings on the Underwood bill. The Pennsylvania Senator emphatically denied that he had any Idea of con ducting a filibuster on the Issue. He had asked for public hearing#, he said, because he conscientiously be lieved that they should be held and he felt sure that the Senator from North Carolina had’ not entertained any idea tha* he ever had captained any “legislative piratical craft". While Senator Simmons was en deavoring to fix a time for a vote the time for the consideration of the mat ter expired and It went over until Thursday, when th^ Democrats en deavored to bring the reference of the bill and the Republican public hearing amendment to a vote. Discussing the attitude of the Dem ocratic party toward the sugar tariff, Senator James asked Senator Rana- dell if he did not think that the plat form of the party gave fair warning to Louisiana. Mr. Ransdell emphati cally replied, "no." The Kentucky Senator then proceeded to read from the platform endorsing what the par ty did last year and demanding re ductions to reduce the cost of living. In this connection the Louisiana Sen ator referred to a statement in the Rowley letter, which said: "Neither In his campaign for the Democratic nomination nor for his election did Mr. Wilson pledge him self to give the country free sugar. On the contrary, whenever he was asked abed# hla position on the su gar tariff, he distinctly declared that he was against any tariff changes that would injure or destroy any legiti mate Industry.” Fought Fatal Pistol Duel. In a pistol duel at Girard, Ala., Wednesday night, H. C. Elliott was killed and W. B. Perry was probably fatally wounded, according to advice* received. Perry and Mary Lou Web ster, a young white woman, who le alleged to have been the cause of the duel, both are nader arrest. DISCHARGES CONSTABLES HLEAHK ASKS WHISKEY OFFI CERS TO RESIGN WANT HOUSE BILL VILSON COMES OUT FOR FREE SUGAR AND WOOL CLASSIFIED COLUMN AND FARMERS EXCHANGE PLANTS. Says Action of Supreme Court on Webb BUI Make# Discharge of Con- stable# Necessary. The Colombia correspondent of The News and Courier says as a re sult of the decision of the Supreme Court on the Webb law, announced yesterday afternoon, Governor Blease said this afternoon there was no use for him to continue to keep State con stables In operation and he addressed a letter to hia constables, telling them that be would have no use for their services after the 1st of June. There is no statute by the State prohibiting the Importation of liquor from another State for personal use, and the Webb Act gives the State the right to enact such a statute if It so desires Is the opinion of the South Carolina Supreme court. When ask ed about the decision of the Supreme Court in the Webb case, and its ef fect upon his policy, the Governor said: ' "I have had more trouble and wor ry In the last two or three months with complaints as to blind tigers than one poor fellow can stand. I have had my constabulary force full, my detectives at work, and recently counties have been calling on me to send them special men, ajid I‘have been tightening the screws. I had pre'sumed that the Attorney General’s views would be sustained, or, if not, that the members of the Court, who I presume are prohibitionists—cer tainly politically, if not otherwise— the majority of them —would help me out In this fight, by holding the de cision. even as it was rendered, until I could get the situation somewhat In hand. "Rirt, lo and behold, they shoot the decision back with lightning-like rapidity and say to the blind tigers, ‘on with the dance, boys, the music will be furnished.’ “Now, it is up to the people to i urse and abuse me. for non-enforce- ment of the law. wlu-n everybody knows 1 am helpless aud no power on earth can enforce the dispensary law .a this State, and keep down the blind tigers so long as whit** men furnish the liquor and have free tie gro**e to sell It for them, and then go around to law vers' offices and hire law vers to defend t!.t*s** negro#-s and at the same time whisper to the law )ers. Mon l let me be known In con nection with the matter “I am not criticizing the Court I accept their dtsusion as the law, but aa they have delayed In ao many other matters. 1 wish they had de layed just a little while In this. * I see nothing for me to do now but to withdraw my constabulary from Charleston and Columbia and all over the State There la no use for p#-ople who pay taxes to pay con stable# and detectives under any such conditions as we are living under right now. and It certainly la dis heartening to a man who has done all he could to try to enforce the law And. I hope the [>eople will under stand that when the blind tigers are roaming over their communities that It La not the fault of the Governor of South Uarolina If parties will write me I will take the matter up and do the best I can, and If they will go to a magistrate and make affidavits to to the illicit sale of liquor I will see that the maglstratee do their full duty, but under the law of personal use I do not see how we can seize any shipments TRIED TO CUT WAY OUT. « Sweetheart Hands a Convicted Bur glar a Knife. When Harry Evans had been con victed of burglary In the Chicago municipal court Wednesday, Garnett Fairfield, a cabaret singer, his sweet heart, paseed him her handkerchief. Evans extracted.an open knife from the handkerchief and started to carve his way to freedom. Detective Bos- chulte was severely cut In the neck and Deputy Bohaber was stabbed In the breast before Evans waa over powered. The girl wae arrested. : Only the presence in the court room of an unusually large number of the bailiffs and detectives pre vented a double murder and the re lease of Evans and Albert Jensen, who had been tried with Evans for burglary, according to Municipal Judge Cooper. A number of friends of the two men were In the court room, and It is believed that they had planned to go to the prisoners’ aid, but were frightened by the number of men who met the attack of Evans and Jen sen. —>— ♦ ♦ » Child and Old Woman Burned Nancy Hall, colored, and her little granddaughter, aged 7, were burned to a crisp at 3 o’clock Thursday morn Ing in a fire which destroyed the old" Sandlfer house at Brown’s Bridge, eight and one-half mile* from Rlch- burg. The fire Is supposed to have caught from an old store and and the flamei spread rapidly. Somebody nominates Teddy for King of Albania. Hope he will tak* It Would anlt him fine. WANTS NO COMPROMISE » -- Regards It as th© Duty of th© Demo cratic Majority in th© Senate to Fulfill the Platform Pledge by En acting th© Hons© Tariff Bill Into Law. President Wilson came out strong ly Thursday as the champion of free wool and free sugar in three years as provided for in the tariff bill recently passed by the House. He announced emphatically that he was not consid ering compromises of any sort; that he stood squarely behind the measure as it passed the House and that he regarded It as the duty of the Demo cratic majority in the Senate to fulfill Its platform pledge by enacting the House bill into law. “I am not the kind,” said the Pres ident, "that could ask compromises when I once take my position. I have taken my stand with the House leaders for the present bill. Enough sai l. I am not loking for or accept ing compromises.’’ The President’s utterance was made a half a hundred newspaper correspondents who gathered as usual at the White House for the semi-weekly conference. Prac tically at the same time the Sen ate was engaged iu protracted debate at the end of which an agreement was reached to vote on the question of public hearings on the tariff bill. While the President smilingly let It be known that he was expressing no opinion whatsoever on the pro posal for hearings and that this was a subject For the Senate to dispose of. his statement of unqualified supivort for the House bill waa taken general ly to mean that Mr. Wilson consid ered arguments from special interest on the tariff 8ch«Mlulo« to have been closed when the measure passed the House He Is un lerstood to regard the effort to obtain hearings as a filibustering device Th** correspondents were about to b-uw the office when the President :o'\ed If it were true tha* reports were being circulated of comprom se on the wool and sugar schedule* All day there had been rumor# that concessions of some kind would be made on the principal schedules In order to satisfy opposition in the Senate The President had been told b) friends that in some source# there was an expectation that a duty would be put on raw wool or that the pro vision for free sugar after three years would be dropped It w#a to counteract these statements that he took occasion to make his position clear. Of course. It Is expected at the W hit** House that ther ewlll be min or changes in the bill made by the finance committee, certain equaliza tions Kiui corrections which have been approved by House leaders since the bill left their hands, but In the principal schedules, such as wool anc sugar, the Preeldent Is determiner that there shall be no change If he can prevent. There were even Inti mations that he might veto a bill that came from the Senate with amendments on wool or sugar. AUSTIN HAS BEEN CAUGHT. Said to Have Been Taken in Custody Way Out In Ohio. W. C. Cathcart, chief of police of Columbia, received a letter last week, signed W. Jackson, Toledo, Ohio, to the effect that a man, who says hts name is "Dick" Austin, Is in that city, and that the writer believes he is the negro wanted for the attempt ed criminal assault on a w’hite wo man at Luray, and the resultant kill ing of three white men and the wounding of two others week before last. The letter was referred to Sher iff J. Bi. Morris, of Barnwell county. Although it is hardly probable that this Is the Hampton desperado, Sher- 1c Morris wired Jackson to hold the suspect, and that a full description of Richard Henry Austin would follow by mail. Accident to Taxicab. One person was fatally Injured, three received injuries which may re sult In death and two were hurt near Cojnmbu#, Ohio, Wednesday, when a taxicab crashed through a fence and hurled them down a IS-foot embank ment at a sharp tarn. For Sale—Lookout ’Mountain Seed Irish Potatoes, |2 per buahel. J. R. Thackston, R. 1, Powder Springs, Ga. Eastern Yam Potato Plants, $1.50 per M; special price to dealers. Can fill your orders promptly after May 10, W. J. Deal, V&lden, N. C. Sweet Potato Plante—Early Tri umphs, Nancy Hall, Porto Rico, Nor ton, and Providence, $1.75 per 1 ,- 000. H. H. Thomas, Earleton, Fla. For S^e—Crystal White Indian Run ner duck eggs; stocks direct from Fischel and Patton; the all white egg strain, $2 for 12. O. R. 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