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ROBBER BOARDS TRAIN. m BOLDLYI VE * BUT YEAR OF WILSON i GOV. flAVAGB HBSSAGS^O BODBB. w *' TWO FIGHTS TflIEATENED vakoown whit* man, M M Mar rery Dwrfar tka ooaraa of a half boar ^aaoh oa tha floor o( the Honaa Wadaaadajr morn lag RepraaaaUtlTa Btaranaon of Cheraw took to aoora the governor of Booth Car Una tor tha etand that he had taken la the axeentive meeting of tha hoard of regenta of the State Bcapital for the Inaaae on December II, 1HI. when Dr. Eleanora B. Saun- iara, woman phyaldan at the aaylum, who waa deacribad aa being ' Terr narvona, [ Thu rad ay night at 10:46 o’clock en tered the mall car of Bonthern rail way train No. 11, from Charleaton, | half way between Columbia and Roy- eter, and aecnred eereral aacka of regiatered qail. Railway mall offl- data atated at midnight that it waaj tmpoaalble to eatimata the amounta contained In tha regiatered lettera, but that they were from Charleaton. Nona of the lettera and papera were touched. j. The mall cm^ waa In charge of C. E. Thomas, a railway mail clerk. He made report to the tranafer clerk up- j on the arrival of the train at the union atation. Special agenta of the I Appearance of OhM the Floor Ala —-Steveaaoa and Executive : 1 ' . j-* . ' Signal for Flghta Barnwell Show Wrath at Hie Refarencea to Recent Asylum Investigation. Wedneaday night the governor of South Carolina delivered orally to the Houae of Repreeentatlvea a meaaage which waa unuaually Impassioned even for him, which set the body by the eara and came near to provoking two flat flghta between members and himself. Remarks attributed to Rep resentative Stevenson, In the debate of that afternoon, and the adoption I b y the House of a resolution not only was made to appear and answer “r- ^ ^ decllnlnff t6 order the further ln l ulr y tain charges and insinuations SJt ,nto tbe 8Ute Hoe P ltttl tor the Insane by fallow physldans and others with-1 hsTe^d ‘beeif^made^' bUt I wb i c h had been aaked by the gov- ant the privilege of being represent- no arrw, ta have yet been made. ad h* an attorney, of having a sten- It is supposed that the bandit agraphar to take down tho testimony boarded the train at Royster, a small or Of having her father present at station near Colombia. He walked thngMitlag. “Star chamber proceed-1 Into the mall car, platol In hand, at such aa this SUte has never wit- the Whaley street crossing. He or- or will ever witness again," dered the mall clery to turn his back ernor, but congratulating the com mittee'of investigation' upon Its “statesmanlike" report, were presum ably thei Immediate provocations of the outburst by the chief executive. This was said to be the Unit in stance In which a governor's message WM the way in which Mr. Stevenson He kept the clerk under cover until hM been deIlTered orally by ltg a “_ the executive meeting. I the bridge near the Union station was Mr. Stevenson’s speech was called reached. He Jumped out of the car a resolution introduced by by one of the side doors and escaped. Kirby of Spartanburg providing The train waa due In Columbia at mother asylum investigating 110:20 o'clock but was running about 30 minutes late. The robber waa described by Hr. Thomas aa being about five feet eight Inches tall and very nervous. "The man is supposed to have hoarded the train at Royster. He wore a mask. He made the clerk turn his back to thjqLWgUjfbll* he weut mill. The train was' running about six miles an hoar. He Jumped off Just .before 'the train crossed the ■aid Mr. Sevenson, "waa to I bridge near the Union station ” said Df. Saunders an opportunity to one of the railway mall service ofli- tefuts charges which had been made C lals last night, md whichwould damn her name If Two y eara ag0 a railway mail rob- not answered, and to do whatever we | occurred the same hour and ittee to examine speclllcally in matters touched upon in the I ,, s message, which caused the ition, or for the eame com- <o render a supplemental re-1 SlTlBg the desired information. waa a member of the Ittee and spoke in Justification J T HiKfirf alfmdy Hied. **1110 two main tasks with which I > committee felt that It was con- thor to either house of the South Car olina general assembly. The gov ernor walker into the hall alone at 8 :16 o’clock The general attack of the governor waa against W. F. Stevenson, member of the special committee that was ap pointed to Investigate the conditions at tbs' State Hospital for the Insane. The governor took exception to cer tain statements, attributed to Mr, Stevehson, In. his speech Wednesday eowld to Improve tbs condition of 1,- tffl of the State’s unfortunates In tha asylum, and from that purpose we Wild not let the political differences of two men swerve ns." The raaolutlon by Mr. Kirby men tioaed, among other things, on which the committee should have reported, the charge by Senator Tillman that Governor Blease’s "underlings and satellites" had tried to manipulate the sale of the present asylum site. Mr. Stevenson read from the report of tho hoard of regents recommend ing tho sale of the property. "Sena tor Tillman did not say that those ’underlings and satellites’ were mem her* of tho general assembly," he ■aid, "and this report shows that somebody wanted to sell the site, place and under almost the exact con ditions. The mall car from Charles ton was looted by a lone robber Just before midnight. He has never been captured. JEWELLER BEATS TRUST. Supreme Court Decides That Fixed Price Could be Cat. The following account will show how American manufacturers sold their products in foreign countries cheaper than they did here. This evil has been averted by the new tariff .bill. The United States Su preme Court held Monday that the .. . , .. . . ^ . .Waltham Watch company could not 5^* bt hf * baiUf° r the charge j ^ tbe prjc*, 0 ( watches on resale by retailers. The case was against Chas. made by the Senator. Mr- edd that the report tf the committee had been framed wKh the view of leaving out as much M possible anything that would eausa'flolitlcal Strife, aa members of Mm committee did not feel that any eould come from each e course, A. Keene, a New Tork Jeweller. Keene, In 1906, In London, learned that he could buy Waltham watches j abroad cheaper than at the factory. He bought a lot of watches in Lon don for the Egyptian market, sent! them to Aden, Arabia, and there re- resolutlon for a further Investigation Into the asylum matter waa up. The governor charged that the ■tatementa by Mr. Stevenson were as "false as the hinges that awing the gates of hell”. He denounced Mr. Stevenson in the bitterest of terms. Then Mr. Stevenson cams back and showed that the chief executive was basing his statements on a report In an afternoon paper published in Co lumbia. There waa a sharp contro versy between the governor and Mr. Stevenson. The governor said that If the state ments In the paper were true he would fight It out personally; that he would be dead or vindicated, and that If he were killed “Charlie Smith” would be the governor of South Caro lina "to-morrow morning”. The gov ernor grew fiercer as his speech pro gressed. He declared he meant to "fight". He Invited some one out of the hall. H e was ready to annihilate some one for the statements. Discussing the report of the speeches further In the same paper the governor launched into a bitter attack on N. B. Barnwell, member of the house from Charleston. Mr, Barnwell rose to a point of order when the governor referred to him aa acting In a cowardly manner. It took Mr. Barnwell only- a few aec- onds to advance through the net WILL UltGB IMMEDIATE REPEAL OF BKEMPTBOlf CLAUSE. PRESIDENT IS SAME MAM WHO TOOK UP HIGH OrFIOH. Other Nations win lea’s Unless This Ooutvy Adheres to Treaty. President Wilson will personally address a Joint session of congress Thursday, advocating repeal of the clause in the Panama act. which ex empt# American coastwise shipping from the payment of tolls. While Moose officials Tuesday arranged with the majority leaders In the two honses for a Joint session at 12:30 p. m. Thursday. The president has pre pared a brief address In which he sets forth hla opinion that congress should reverse Itself and keep the obliga tions of the Hay-Pauncetdte treaty, which, he believes, were violated by the Panama canal act. ^ The president holds that national honor is at stake and. that European nations should not be-wlloWed to be lieve treaties made by the American government are not adhered to both in letter and in spirit. The exemp tion clause, he pointed out, was pass ed on the assumption that while the Hay-Pauncefote treaty guarantees equal treatment to all nations In the matter of tolls, the document was to be Interpreted as meaning all nations except the United States. The president believes there should be no debatable ground on treaties once made. Originally he had hot In tended to deliver a message on this subject. He had conferred with sens tore and members of the House and sentiment in favor of the repeal ap peared to him to be strong. Some leaders, however, were of the opinion that international phases of the situa tion should be emphasized in a com munication from the president to con gress to Impress upon those who had voted for the exemption previously BIOUGIT MANY CHANGES Conclusion A ’ of Wilson’s Year Finds Him in Good Health After Performing Arduous Duties in an Unexampled Way Startling Inno vations Save Moasg. Following a- year of unexampled In the-Houeewhett theKirbr ‘ >n for a further investigation tto ! “ e ® e “ Ity . 0f _ Cha , n ^ n ? * he ‘ r . . regardless of any domestic question involved. Since the tolls question was before congress last the president has told senators ^h&t Europsans generally were taking the view that the United States had violated the Hay-Paunce fote treaty. The governments of the world, he made it clear, were begin ning to believe the United States was not sincere In construction of treaties The message to congress yjll open the fight, in earnest. Senator O’Gor man, chairman of the inter-oceanic canals committee, is expected to op pose the presldenfe vlew. Lately It. has been said a majority of the com mittee would favor a repeal. The White House is confident the repeal will be passed, Republicans Joining Democrats in making the change, NEGROES KILL WHITE MAN. "The motion to exclude anything of embarked them for New York, where work of chairs to the speaker’s stand y* * .y t<>r T WM 1 m * d6 by . . . H>r *l h# entered them free of duty as of whera the governor was delivering tl CMWrn* Who la certainly ®ot I American manufacture. He sold them I his address. Disorder reigned. There to tha cavamer." said Mr who stated, hpwaver, that Mr, Hhrdla did hie own thinking end •bowed hie etatoeemanahp by moving to leave out of the report such ob- Joetlonablo features. Aa to tha charge made by Senator Tillman that tha administration fol- Iowan would try "to oust Dr. Bab- «Mk", Mr. Stevenson said that the ■■perlateadent of the asylum had [to the trade et a lower price than I was a general uproar. It seemed as American -Jotoora weiw paying at thcMf the entire legislative'body would factory. He teetlfled that thta long distance transaction netted him 30 par cent profit. The Watham Watch Company sned him without daisy, but be continued hla purchases. BACK ON THE JOB. be thrown Into a fight Members I rushed between Mr. Barnwell and the governor and prevented a fight on th* speaker’s stand. ✓ j When the governor had been called to answer personally for his reflec tions upon Mr. Barnwell, he ended his speech with a few words, not re- ^ b1 ' poti-1Friend Delighted at SemMor HUman’. | ^T^over^r Man If Dr. Saunders was mad# the ebject of attack, and following this the record ef regents passed a resolu tion to tha effect that while Dr. Saun ders’ resignation was not called for, tt would be very acceptable. There might be in this fact, said Mr. Stev- •anon, some basis tor the charge that un effort would he made to oust Dr. Apparent Health. I Senator Tillman returned to Wash- j Ington Friday and occupied his seat In the Senate. He looks as well i he has et any Urns within the past three years and hla appearance was commented upon w’th gratification j by his friends. Mrs. Tillman also re- j the speaker’s stand and proceeded to leave the hall. There waa a rush of members to the rear of the hall. W. F. Stevenson was among those to move toward the door. 'Mr. Stev enson went, he said, for the purpose of telling the gevernor that he had no apology to make for. the state ments contained In hla speech. The governor evidently thought Mr; Stev- J turned with the Senator, and said # , , * n ®* nator that she had been greatly benefited enson was coming ont to fight The lyiman ■ letter that "an effort would by her rest in a sanitarium at Atlanta chief executive began to pull off hla 5? *• faiwb Dr. Saundera,” after the fatigue she had suffered as I coat. Members stepped between the ML Stevenson rend fromvjhe testi- the result of her eonstaat vigil at the two and Mr. Stevenson delivered his moay n resolution originating with Senator’s bedside daring his attack of statement The governor then pro- Govwnor Bless# in the meeting of erysipelas. Senator Tillman plunged ceeded to hla office, accompanied by n ® 0 * r * R^SSM*. toying that it with characteristic sent into his cor- member of the House. * or Interest of the fidy respondence and the work the of the ’T demonstrated,” said Mr. Steven- be hushed «p, ret- naval committee, of Which he W chair-1 son, on returning to the floor of the Honse, .’’that I based my speech space being to Insinuations Ofnlast her character. Mach of the transcribed notes of the meeting was read by Mr. Stevenson to show that throughout Governor Biease had ■tode Insinuations against the ehar- of the Indy which were calcu lated to smirch her name. "Simple Justice to a South Caro lina jroman demanded that she be fiven an opportunity to present her •Me la reply t? her detractors,” said Mr. Stevenson. In conclusion, Mr. i stated that he did not think the eommlttep should have re» • report which OMeked of for tkc reeson that the fo od thia font ore am tho floor of i ed AhhovtU# and Mr. 0. C. Wyche of Spartanburg took tke position that the committee had not made a full Investigation into the matters which they were appointed to 1 in some fight but l never take time to examine and ihat a iuppIemehtaT re-1 take off my coat. I shall go down the port should be filed, settling directly | steps In the usual way to-night and I on such matters as were contained in the record of the asylum Inquiry. I did not apologise hut I convinced him that he was mistaken. I have been the questions raised In the letter of| Senator Tillman. Mr. Hnnter, secretary of the com mittee,«-made a short statement in] Justification of the action of the com mittee and said that he waa willing to leave the matter to the House to decide. Mr. Barnwell thought the committee had served admirably and ns further report or Investigation j tuts, commending the asylum tnvee- » was finally pm think that I will get home,” Mr. Stev enson coiitlnned. “It is Just hot air and it is gone,” ■aid Mr. Stevenson, discussing the disposition of the goternbr’s message. On motion qf Mr. Vender Horst of Charleston, the message was received is information. The governor was received with &gms down the centre aisle to th speaker’s stand and stood on tke right of the Spartanburg Conspiracy Results Death of Steve Kirby. la Seven Kirby of Spartanburg attacked by a band of negroes in negro settlement on Tuesday night and sustained injuries which caused his death In a hospital Wednesday night, the cause of his death being concussion of th# brain. Twelve ne groes have 'been placed under arrest in connection with the crime, four as witnesses and eight as prlcipala. The principals are accosted of murder. Other arrests will be made. It seems that there waa a conspir acy between certain negroes to kill Kirby. Tuesday night he is said to have gone to the home of n negro wo man* and there he waa attacked by a negro man named Coot Dawkins, -who grabbed Kirby by the lapels of the coat. Kirby broke away and attempt ed to make hla escape through the back door of the negro house. He waa panned by n hand of negroes, as overtaken and beaten In the head.. He waa later found and was taken to the police station. SOUTH FEELS EARTHQUAKE. Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia South Carolina Affected. and Earth tremors, slight, hut distinct. wer e felt late Thursday in many cities and town of Tennessee, Geor gia, Alabama and the Carolina#. At many points business buildings and residences trembled, windows rattled and mild excitement prevailed. In the rural districts negroes were badly frightened. Buildings of frame construction in Macon, Ga., rocked considerably. ChnndeUers in the Federal building shook perceptibly. Athens, Colum bus and Jackson/in Georgia also felt the shock. At Entonton the negroes ■pent most of the night in churches. Spartanburg, Greenville, and Ander son, In this State, report shocks. At Chattanooga* Tran., the shock was al so felt. Negro Held for Murder. John Lanhsm, n negro of Edge- field, Tuesday was jailed for stabbing another negro to tho temple with a pocket knife white fighting in n wag on. ' • activity, energy and mental exertion, Woodrow Wilson remains the same man who took tha presidential oath on March 4, 1913. The hardships and rigors ef public life have not af fected him. Neither -has-he been swayed or changed by the power of his high office. He Is the same sensi ble, modest, unassuming man who, as a plain citizen, guided the desti nies of a great educational Institution and served as governor of a sovereign commonwealth! The conclusion of Mr. Wilson’s first year aa prealdent finds him with un impaired health. Despite alarming rumors hla heart, lungs and vital or gans are In perfect condition. His ohly physical defect has been a weak throat. Recurring colds have settled there, causing some inflammation and fever. . Beyond slight indispositions resulting from this source the presi dent’s general health, has neither been broken down nor effected by Ms service In the White House. Every three or four weeks the physicthn# give the president a good overhaul ing. They bang his hack and thump hla chest and make the most minute examination. Up to this time no fall log of any kind has been discovered. ■ To , SlSftaa hw-j»L- formed his arduous duties “without turning a hair” would be untrue. Many of them have become more deeply tinged with gray. The sus picion qf baldness also has made alight progress toward certainty. ‘eyesight has not become lees effective despite the Increased strain Hla hearing^!# no., less acute than heretofore. The pleas of these seek ing office and the beseeohinga of spe cial privilege have not proven detri mental. His step Is just as spry and vigorous aa when he was the head of Princeton ^college and governor of New Jersey. He likes to walk, and he goes springing along like a man younger In years. There is less opportunity for exer cise now than when the president lived In Trenton. He never mines a chance, hut the rush of official duties places greater limitations upon him. The same is true'as regards peru sal of the dally newspapers. He does not read them to the same extent - *# before entering the White House. Sec retary Tumulty takes this responsi bility from his shoulders. He whacks out all articles essential for the presl dent’s consideration and Information and lays them on his desk A new low record for presidential living on wheels has been set by Mr Wilson. This assertion only applies to that period since varnished cars and plush seats became fashionable. As compared with his predecessors, who swung around the circle and then made the trip diagonally and otherwise, he has done no travelling. Hla aggregate absence from the White House during the year has been but three weeks. President Wilson is below the ave rage with a handshaking record. He wm AbsenUbn New Year’a Day, when It ia customary for 10,000 people to file through the White Houae end pay their respects. The number of those Invited to special functions hM been lesMned. A total of 85,000 hand clMps la the-maximum allowance for Mr. Wilson. Mora than 8,000 of these are credited to the four big re ceptions. . Tho- general average- is about 230 a day. There is no rnle of mathematics applicable to handshak ing. Some days this exercise is lim ited to a few friends, on others the number exceeds 2,000 His elevation to the presidency hM not made Mr. Wilson more fashion able or foltidlons. The quality of his clothes and his manner of drees have undergone no perceptible change. Neatness, modesty and good tosto are self-evident. The president is to-day wearing the same suit in which he delivered his speech of acceptance at Sen Girt, following the Baltimore eonvention. It is a steel gray, of all- the-year-round weight. Intended sole ly for business purposes. The coat is sack pattern and unlike the ever-ln- the way feather. The luncheon hour to regarded by Mr. Wilson m the chief event of the day. He then la joined by his wife and family. Secretary Tumulty and few Invited friends. This proves a refreshing and enjoyable occMlon. Relaxation follows the strain of of ficial work. Reparte# and story-tell ing and laughter prevail. The rest thus secured gives the President n fresh start for the afternoon’s rou tine. jKMDBfoa lumbia Record to hla hand. He stat ed that he had oome to the Houm for M pnrpoM at delivering n JEALOUS DOCTOR’S REVENGE ENDS IN MUROHR, /r physician Admits He dan After Flooring Him Swift Blow on the Jaw. With « and summing up la a composite state- at Woodrow Wilson hM not per ceptibly changed to any respect from th* man who took tk* ohtk m Prso- Dr. Martin E. Griffith, principal in a sensational cutting affray that oc curred recently at Monsmen. Pa., must answer to a charge of murder, growing ont of the death of William L. Robinson, victim of the physician’s knife. Robinson/a music teacher, bad been in a hospital since January 26. He wm taken there from the Griffith’s home, where It wm alleged he had been caught in an attempt to assault Mrs. Griffith. When Dr. Griffith learned that hla rival must die he left his home ln> Monessen and went to Greensburg, Pa., where he surrendered himself to the authorities. He was held without ball, but scores of prominent business men are eager to go on hla bond In case the court will allow his freedom. Robinson was a music teacher, and had been giving lessons in the Grif fith home, Mrs. Griffith being his pu pil. One afternoon, while he was giv ing a lesson, Dr. Griffith returned home unexpectedly, entering the- house by way of the basement. He came upon Robinson and Mrs. Grif fith and surprised them. The enraged doctor, according to his ’own story and the one borne out by Robinson’s condition, floored*the music teacher with a blow on the jaw, then deliberately slashed him with a knife. After the “operation" he or dered the mutilated man taken to the hospital at Charleroi, Pa., of which the doctor Is one of the stuff. Dr. Griffin is wealthy and is a prominent citizen of Westmoreland county. He Is physician 'and surgeon for the Pittsburg Steel company and has an extensive practice. Robinson waa-e reaident-of Clarkeburg, W;-Va., and has a wife and several children living there. t ' i.. M Ident one year ago. Some startling innovations have- been wrought by Mr. Wilson within the year. The first fell with appal ling force on the night of his Induc tion, Into office. There wm as Inau gural ball. The sorrows of thoM whe desired to attend this renowned fane- tlon have not entirely abated. Tke reason prompting the elimination 4tm the expense. The use of the Pension Bureau m a ball room entailed a gov ernmental loss of - approximately $100,000. This resulted from salaries paid unemployed clerks for about three weeks and other costs ef prep aration. Mr. Wilson believed it wise that this sum should be saved for the taxpayers. By going before Congress and de livering his own messages, Mr. Wilson brought mortifactiou and distress to Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Taft. Both have bumped their heads In chagrin because they did not think of this plan and put it into operation. For the first time in many decades . Mr. Wilson utilized the room reserved for the president In the Senate wing of the capital. Previously it had been nothing but a show place for tourlsta. He went there and saved senators the inconvenience of coming to th# White House for conferences. Abandonment of the annual eeme- one-come-all reception on Job. 1 cre ated much havoc and eousteraatloo. This had been an occasion when tha resident and the visitor'scald meet on common ground and shake the President’s hand. On previous New v Year’s day a mixed throng ef •early ten thousand would pass through tha White House and extend the season’s compliments. The president wm ab sent on a vacation and coaid oat re turn in time for this function. It to not his Intention to make the eUmlna- tio permanent. The escort of local police oa motor cycles wm discontinued. It waa etii- tomary for a couple of thaM oScora tbTrall along behind the Piosldenttol car m a guard. The duty of proto#- tion is now performed by secret ser vice men, who follow In a ear of their own. No new members have been added to th# AnnanlM Club since Mr. Wil son became President Up to tkto time he hM called no man a Iter. Beochey Drops 1,800 Feet While "looplng-the-loop” at a height of 1,600 feet at Santa Bar bara,' Cal., Lincoln Beachey lost con trol of his machine. He righted it 400 feet from the ground, saving himself from certain death. Sodth Carolina Reunion. Because of dates previously deter mined upon conflict with the dates of the veteran’s reunion in Jacksonville, the State reunion of Confederate Vet erans to be held In Anderson will be held May 27 and 28. ’ Yeggmen Blow Safe Open. . ' Yeggmen early Thursday blew open the Mfe of thq Bank of Warwick, a* Warwick, Ga., and got away with |1,- 600. JfaEk* During February II persons met death In New York in traille'accldents —eight killed by antoaoMteo, It by treltey can aEfl t«o ^rwnfoas. * (< ■-"W