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/ KICKED IDEM OUT . * ' . i , > rO NOTARIES PUBLIC IN SMALL TOWN LOSE COMMISSIONS ram AGAINST BtEASE w Goveraor Refuses to Give Reasons for Action Saying Cause was Known— Refuses to Answer Whether Vote for Barnwell as Chairman Caused His Displeasure. The Charleston Post, of Saturday printed the following self explanatory correspondence: McClellanville, S. C., June 4, 1914. Editor Evening Post, Sir. Will you please publish the enclosed corre spondence between Goveruo’’ Cole L. Blease, myself and others? I have received no reply to my letter of May 6 requesting his reasons for my re moval. Yours truly, H. T. Morrison. Columbia, S. C. f May 14, 1914. Mr. Henry T. Morrison, McClellan ville, S. C. Dear Sir: You are hereby notified that the commission issued to you as notary public for the State of South Carolina, during the pleasure of the governor, has this day been revoked, and any further act or acts performed you as such officer will be illegal nd in violation of law. Copy of this letter has been filed with the secretary .of State and with clerk of court of your county, who ha.ve been requested to cancel the record of said^commlssion upon their books. Very respectiirMy,' Cole L. Blease, Governor.' , Copy to secretary of state, clerk of court. Charleston county: You will please be governed in ac cordance with the above. WILL SEND DELEGATES CARRANZA SAYS HE HAS AN- SWERED MEDIATORS’ NOTE. McClellanville, S. C., May- 18. 1914. Governor Cole L. Blease, Columbia, S. C. Bear Sir: Your fetter of May 14 re voking my commission as notary pub lic received. I was of course sur prised at same. While I admit your legal right to revoke my commission, I think it due me as well as yourself to give your reasons for taking this step. Hoping to hear from you at your convenience, I remain, Yours truly, H. T. Morrison. (Copy.) Columbia, May 19, 1914. Mr. Henry T. Morrison, McClellan ville, S. C. Dear Sir: Your letter of May 18 has been received. If you will notice section 73, Vol. 1, Code of Laws of S. C., 1912., you will see that the governor is author ized to appoint as many notaries pub lic throughout the State as the pub lic good shall require, to hold their offices during the pleasure of the gov ernor. You were commissioned un der this law; and, it was the pleas ure of the governor to revoke your commission, and it was done. I ex pect you know why it was done about as well as he does. Very respectfully, Cole L. Blease, Bovernor. Although Conditions Are Not Named Constitutionalist Chief Says He Will be Represented. ■r—^ • — Gen. Carranza announced Thurs day night that he had returned an answer to the note of the Niagara Falls mediators stating that he would appoint representatives to the con ference at Niagara Falls. The names of the representatives, were not made pub)ic. The note gave simply the assurance that the Con stitutionalists would be repre?ented and did not mention conditions on which the Constitutionalists would take part. It was announced, how ever, that the agreement to attend the conferences would not serve to check the campaign now being waged against the Federals. The Federajs attempted Thursday to escape from Mazatlan through .he Constitutionalist forces, but were driven back with heavy loss. Two thousand citizens of Maxatlan, who were destitute and without food, came into the Constitutionalist camp and were fed by Iturbe, although the latter had to take the food from his own soldiers to do so. Gen. Carran za has sent 100,000 pesos to purchase food for these people. Fighting Thursday between the rebels and Federals continued at Zac atecas when Gen. Natera began an assault with his 12,000 Constitution alist troops. Gen. Natera has drawn a clese line around the town and is determined that he will not allow the Federal garrison under Medina Dar- ron to escape. No details of the cas ualties of the present battle have been received: Gen. Carr:.nza has issued an order to obviate the confusion caused by refusal of persons in some States to accept as legal tender money issued In other States. The order provides that money issued in any State must be accepted ii every other State un der Constitutionalist control. Gen. Villareal, governor of Nuevo Leon, has issued an order in Mon terey that no one shall be allowed to hold corn for high prices or store it, and also that no price greater than five cents a liter shall be charged for It. It is believed this order will hhve the effect of relieving the food scarc ity in that State. A statement that the family of Gustav Bauch, killed in Chihuahua, would receive |25,0d0 from the Con stitutionalists was denied by officials. The commission headed by Gen. Fraustro appointed to investigate the Benton and Bauch cases, will go im mediately to Chihuahua and Juarez to take evidence and has been in structed to expedite the examination. Killed by Son-In-Law. R. H. McDaniel, a well-to-do farm er of Forsythe, Ga., was shot and killed early Friday morning by Thos. Meek, his son-in-law, in a quarrel over domestic affairs. Aproprlates Money to Aid Survivors. The Canadian government has ap propriated $50,000 to aid the survi vors of the Empress of Ireland disas ter. Also $10,000 for the inquiry about to be held. McClellanville, S. C.. May 25, 1914. Governor Cole L. Blease, Columbia, S. C.- Dear Si»: Your letter of May 19 received, in which you recite the law giving you the power, as governor, to revoke my commission as notary pub lic. This far I admit that you are entirely within your rights, but you failed to give your reasons for so do ing, closing your letter with these words: “I expect you know why it was done as well- as he (the gov ernor) does.” I anl not asking you Jor a. reappointment, nor will I accept one from you, but I do request that you give me your reasons for my re- -mnval. Was it because, as a dele- gate to the Charleston county con vention, I voted for J. W. Barnwell as chairman? Has any one from this place written you- or the attorney general requesting my removal? Or was It for misconduct in office? Hoping you will favor me with an early reply, I am, Your respectfully, H. T. Morrison. Spends Much Time in Prison. Annie Alexander of Pittsburg, Pa., who has spent 26 of her thirty-six years in prison was convicted Tues day of another theft and received a new sentence. Four Killed in Auto Accident. Four men were killed at Goldfield, Nev., in an automobile accident Tues day afternoon. ning Co.—their removal has serious ly inconvenienced the community at large as well as thfeiUSelves. We, the citizens of McClellanville, feel that you must have been misinformed as to the standing of these two gentle- men. as we do not think you would have taken this step without feeling you had just cause. We think it, therefore, due to your self as well as the gentlemen, that you give us your reasons for their re moval. An early reply will be much ap- p reclamed. OIVEN TO rilBlIC MEDIATORS GIVE OUT CORRES PONDENCE WITH CARRANZA. . ■w WAITED WEEK FOR REPLY Hawing Received No Answer They Publish First Letter of Invitation to Rebel Chief, His Reply Object ing to Mediation Without His Be ing Represented, and Answer. The. correspondence made public Thursday between the Argentine, Brazil and Chile mediators and the Mexican Constitutionalists is compos ed of only three letters. The first, dated Washington, May 3, Is the tele gram in which the mediators with drew their invitation for C.arranza to send a representative to the media tion because he refused to declare an armistice. Its text was published at the time. - . TH3 second communication, dated May 28, was signed by Rafael Zuba- ran, special representative in Wash ington of Gen. Carranza. This letter said Carranza considered that the conflict in Mexico should not be the subject of negotiations at the media tion conferences in the absence of representatives of the first chiet of the Constitutionalist army. The mediators replied to this note on June 2, commenting on the fore going portion of Mr. Zubaran's note by asking if they were authorized to Interpret the suggestion as an expres sion on the part of Gen. Carranza of an adhesion to the terms set forth in .the telegraphic communication of May 3. These terms were a declara- tlon of an armistice and a-readiness to discuss all questions Internal and international. This letter concfhdes as follows: * *.. “If this were so we would take the liberty of suggesting through you to the first chief of the Constitutionalist army that he hasten the appointment of his representatives to the confer ence In which we are now engaged.” To this answer nothing has been re ceived and the mediators have fre quently said that they considered It beneath their dignity to wait any longer^ for Gen. Carranza to define his attitude, having given him more than a week. The first of the three communica tions that comprise the correspon dence Is the telegram ■ scot by the mediators on May 3 to Gen. Carranza, then at Chihuahua, withdrawing their invitation to ths Constitutionalist chief to send delegates because of his refusal to declare an armistice. It follows: “We have received your courteous telegraphic message of yesterday In which you inform us that you deem It Inadvisable for the Constitutional ist cause to suspend hostilities against Gen. Huerta because such sus pension would benefit the latter only and in which you state that the in ternational conflict between Mexico and the United States, for the solu tion of which you accepted our good offices, is independent of the inter nal strife In that country. ‘*We consider this unexpected dec laration incompatible with the pur pose which prompted our tender of good offices. We believe as a matter of fact that all difficulties which have contributed to bring about the pres ent situation of Mexico directly or indirectly affect the solution of the conflict pending between Mexico and the United States and consequently we understand 14 that they must be made the subject matter of consider ation in the settlement negotations for the full success of which we have deemed the suspension of hostilities to be indispensable. ^f you should not so understand, we would-be compelled to withdraw as inofficious our invitation to appoint representatives of the constitution alist party to attend the negotations. We greet you with all our considera- tlon.” No reply to this telegram was made by Gen. Carranza, but on May 28 he protested through Rafel Zub- aran.hls Washington representative, against the Mexican conflict being made the subject of negotiations in the absence of representatives of the tlnent, accepted the tender In prin ciple,. and, owing to the complicated character of the situation In Mexico, he deemed It necessary to request your excellencies to define the scope of the proposed mediation to the end that he may appoint duly authorized representative!. “Without having received a speci fic reply to this inquiry, the chief of the constitutionalist government was notified If hostilities against Huerta sere not suspended—which proposed suspension he deemed to lie Inconsis tent with his duties to the people of Mexico—your excellencies would be compelled to withdraw the Invitation to him to^ippoint representatives. “He is now informed that the mediation conferences have been tak ing place for some time with repre- scntetlves of the Huerta government participating in the deliberations, and he regrets that efforts should have been made and continue to be made to solve the conflict between the Unit ed States and Mexico without taking into consideration the fact that the constitutionalist cause, which he rep resents, has the support of a major ity of the inhabitants of Mexico and has the largest armed forces within the republic, and that the forces, act ing under his command, have been able to recover from the power of Huerta, since the first action of med iation, the cities of Monterey, Tam pico and Satlllo with the adjoining territory and the territory of Tepic. “Under these circumstances, the chief of the constitutionalist govern ment finds himself compelled to state to your excellencies with all the re spect and consideration due your high offices that he considers that said conict should not be^made the sugject of negotations at the media tion conferences in the absence of re presentatives of the first chief of the constitutionalist army. “The undersigned avails himself of this opportunity to express to your excellencies, the plenipotentaries of time, the surances of his most distinguished consideration.” The mediators on June 2 replied to the foregoing communication as follows: “We haye had the pleasure of receiving your courteous commu nication of the 28th of May, last, which we have noted very carefully. “We must in the first place ac knowledge the recognition by the Arts chelf of the constitutionalist army of the wishes and sympathies which prom ted the tender of our good offices towards the settlement of the ronfllct pending between Mex ico and the United States, a tender inspired by the declared purpose of further ing the interests of peace and civilization on your continent and the earnest desire of avoiding frrther bloodshed to the Impairment of the cordiality and union which have alwayc gaverned the develop ment of the relations of the govern ments and peoples of America.* “In carrying out these purposes, we could not but welcome the advent to onr confercences of representa tives of all parties Interested, provid ed they agree to submit to the consi deration and counsel of the medltion and differences which now divide them, In order that a peaceful settle ment thereof may be sought In an atmosphere of tranquility and concil iation. “Hence It would be a source of great satisfaction to us to know that we are authorized to Interpret the suggestion in the last paragraph of one of your communications as an expreslon on the part of the first chief of the contstitutionallst army of that spirit of compromise which In our judgments should prevail at the con ferences of the mediation, and as an adhesion to the terms set forth in our last telegraphic communiciation of the 3rd of May, last. “If this were so, we would take the liberty of suggestiong through you ti the first chief of he constitutionalist army that he hasten, the appointment of his representatives to the confer ences in which we are now engaged, “We avail ourselves of this oppor tunity to extend to you the assur ances of our distinguished considera tion.” It was because more than a week had elapsed without an answer being iceived that the correspondence was made public. FIRST TEST VOTE IN FREE TOLLS FIGHT 60ME8 GANGS ROB AND PlUAGE PIRATES PLY THEIR TRADE SAN • FRANCISCO RAT IN SENATE. ESTIMATE TEN MAJORITY Adoption of the Simmons-NorrUi Amendment Which Passes 50 to 34 is First Test—Asserts Claim of United States to All Rights Which She May Have. The Senate Wednesday night clear ed away most of the legislative bar riers In the way of a finaT vote ’bn the canal tolls exemption repeal bill. Votes taken on amendments design ed to preserve any right the United States possesses under the Hay- Pauncefote treaty with Great Britain to exempt American ships from toll payment through the Panama Can al indicated that the forces of repeal will win by a substantial majority. Senator Simmons, who led the fight for repeal, has estimated that the bill will carry by not less than ten votes, and there was every pro mise that his estimate will prove cor rect. There was no real test of strength In the voting, but the repeal forces won the first round of the fight when they put through, by a vote of 50 to 24, the so called Simmons-Norris-a mendment which declares the Unit ed States does not waive or relin quish any right to exempt Ameri can ships from payment of tolls. Although two subsequent attempts to change the language of the amend ment so that It would refer to a right UuiUd States haa r instead, of anj right it may have, were defeated, neither vote was so decisive as that on the Simmons amendment. One mod ifying amendment by Senator Suth erland was beaten, 49 to 33, and the second proposed by Senator Cummins suffered a like fate, 49 to 3 7. There were several expressions during the debate of a desire to sub mit the dispute with Great Britain to arbitration after the repeal bill Is passed. It has been reported in the Senate for several days that an arbl^ tration resolution will be pressed af ter the passage of the bill. A so rlous attempt to put through arbi tration resolutions may be opposed by Democratic leaden who are anx ious to take up pending anti-trust legislation. The first vote came when the Sen ate wap not looking for it and found 21 senators absent from the chamber or out of town. The Senate adopted the Simmons- i Norris amendment qual ifying the canal exemption toll bill by a vote of 50 to 24. This waa the fint test vote after six weeks of debate on the repeal bill. The most optimistic senators who favored repeal had not expected the amendment to carry by so large a majority. It is not believed, how ever, the hill itself can be put through by so great a margin. Nine Democrat!# senators voted ^against the amendment. Several of these, however, are expected to vote for the repeal bill, while several Re publicans who supported the amend ment are expected to line up against the bill. The Slmmons-Norrls amend ment would provide that the passage of the repeal shall not be construed or held as a waiver or relinquish ment of any rights the United States may have under the Hay-Pauncefote treaty with.Great Britain. The vote on the Slmmons-Norrls amendment was: Ayes — Democrats, Bankhead, Bryan, Chilton, Culberson, Fletcher, Hitchcock, Hollis, Hughes, James, Johnson, Kern, Lane, Lea, Lee, Lewis, Martin, Myers, Newlands, Overman, Owen, Pittman, Saulsbury, Shafroth, Sheppard, Shively, Sim mons, Smith (Arizona), Smith Georgia), Smith (Maryland), Smith (South Carolina), Stone, Swanson, Thomas, Thompson, West, White— Hindoos, Chinese, Pariah Whiles an# Nondescripts Mingle Freely HnnnA by Common Tie of Piracy. The pirates of the San Joaquin, long accepted as a traditten of thn Pacific coast, for years have held un disputed sway between salt water and the fertile region of Califorttla’s < great Inland delta district Hern; are found the fertile river islaada, 100 in number, varying in size from a sm^ll blot upon the surface of the water to others many acres in extent. .' It Is on these.Islands that the pirate gangs make their abode, Hindoos, Chinese, pariah whites and nonde scripts of all classes mingling freely in their various rendezvous and join ed by the common tie of piracy which unites them against all established Institutions of the law. > t For years property owners and of ficers of the law have guarded against these pirates. Scores of bat tles have been fought. Many arrests have been made and eases tried on slim evidence. However, the pirates are still as numerous and trouble some as ever and just as daring. From the many small islands in the district where San Francisco bay narrows the Charqulnez strait* and the latter in turn, splits into two great tributary rivers, the Sacramen to and the San Joaquin, the pirates operate in various gangs in the dead of the night. For the most part they travel t» launches and scows,' without lights and as quietly as possible. Pollsg along In the shadows, they swoop down upon the vegetable and mer- ctranTHsr whlrrmettty- IHed along th< levees awaiting transportation In tho .. early morning on the river steamers and transfer them to the bargee and scows lying in mid-channel. ' Sacks of potatoes, beans, garde* truck and other tide-land prodnes stacked for transportation are spirit ed away before dawn on the plrats scows and disposed of by fences or agents In Sacramento, Stockton and San Francisco. Owners, incensed st the contfnaed depredations, have frequently stood guard at night with shotguns sad rifles. The authorities have started investigations, working without el«* or evidence, and accomplishing netfc- ing but futile cruising up and down, the various channels where ths pi rates were known to be. Arrests, have been few and convictions fewer, although battles between ■hsrila'' posses and tbs pirate gang, contain ing yeggs and ex-convicts, who find water piracy an easy way of gaining a livelihood, are not infrequent. Gambling scows are an objection able feature of the pirate settlement. Frequent raids have been made dar ing brawls on these scows but Inva riably the polyplot gangs get warn ing just In time to escape sad evade ., arrest. OPIUM SMUGGLERS ACTIVE. I McClellanville, S. C., May 19, 1914. Hon. Cole L. Blease, Governor, Co lumbia, S. C. "“ Dear Sir: At a meeting of the prominent citizens of McClellanville May 18, 1914, the undersigned were appointed as a committee to address following communication to your ’honor, with reference to the bevoking of the commission as notary public of Mr. H. T. Morrison and D. M. Mac intosh, these gentlemen being among the leading and business men of the town, the former being president of McClellanville board <** trade. ♦ Via* -d . ^ ■ .iPffcuftfcrr State Farmers’ unfon,' president Sea Island Cotton Growers' association, and president McClellanville Anto Co. and the latter manager McClellanville Merc. Co.; president D. M. Mackin tosh A Co., president Democratic dub of McCMlaavtlin, secretary and trsaaurer Ban Ihors Milling A Gin- (Copy.) Yours very truly, J. B. Morrison, Jr., J. T. Hills. S. A. Wrenn, Committee. ^Columbia, May 2^, 1914. Messrs. J. B. Morrison Jr., Jno. T. Hills, S. A. Wrenn, McClellanville, S. C.' Gentlemen: Your letter of May 19 has been received. Section 732, code of lawn; l'912r provides: ‘The governor Is authorized to ap point as many notaries public throughout the State as the public ahall-require.-to hold.Lheir. of- pleasure of the gov ernor, and wbose'"'JurlsUlcf 1OT Ififfll ertend throughout the State.” Ederdslng my pleasure, as gover nor, the commissions of the gentle men mentioned by yon, were revoked, and that la all there la to it ‘ Vary reepecthdlj; \ \ '.. ’ Cole L. Blease, Governor. constitutionalist.,This letter to the mediators at Niagara Falls, follows: “The undersigned, the special rep resentative of the first chief of the constitutiomflist government of Mex ico, Venustiano Carranza, following express instructions, has the honor to communicate to your excellency, the Ambassador of Brazil, and your excellencies, the ministers of Chile an4 Argentina, the following: “Prompted by a noble desire to solve. In an amicable and peaceful mamveT. tie conflict pending between the United States and the Mexican nation your excellencies , addresed the government of the United States, Gen. Huerta ancl the first chief of the institutionalist— army, tendering your good offices and inviting each of tlie filferestea 1}i&rU*f*Xor AyJtuJ* repdesentatlves for the purpose of discussing the details of the negota tions. y ‘‘The chief of the constitutionalist government, greatly ■predating the good wishes and sympathy of the sta ir repwbHca of the American eon- Republicaqs — Brandegee, Colt, Crsq-ford, Gronna, Kenyon, Llppltt, Lodge, MeCumber, McLean, Nelson, Norris, Sterling, Weeks—13. Progressive—Poindexter. Nays—Democrats, Ashurst, Mar- while the other eleven smoked. Nlc-[^ ne ’ O’Gorman, Pomerene, Ransdell, otine poisoning caused his death. He'** ee had never Smoked. Dally Attempts to Bring Drag Across Border From Mexico. Opium smugglers are especially ac tive along the Mexican boundary at present and hardly a day passes that the treasury department does not re ceive reports of attempts to bring opium from Mexico Into the United States. The boundary line between California and Mexico Is the most popular place frith dealers in tba contraband drug and the automobiW has been adopted by smugglers as the most successful means of eluding inspectors. Mexico is normally very slack in regulating traffic across the border and the war situation makes thn work of the opium smugglers espec ially easy insofar as Mexican officials are concerned. United States inspec tors, however, have landed scores of smugglers behind the ban at greag risk of life. Killed by Tobacco Fumes. Eli Sawden of Detroit, Mich., aged •fifty-one, Is dead as a result of being locked in a jury room two hours Gives Them Summer Breathing Time. President Wilson has signed an or der directing that all government em ployees wherever stationed be allow ed to work only four hours each Sat urday between June 15 and Septem ber 15. . Open Campaign Headquarters. The Democrats, Progressives and Republicans have opened headquar ters in Chicago to direct the fight for Congressional members this fall. Liner Slips Through Locks. The first passage through the Ga- out Monday when the ocean liner teed; Shields, WaTsh, Williams—9. Republicans—Bristow, Burleigh, Clark (Wyoming), Cummins, Gallin- ger, Goff, Jones, Pa$e, Perkins. Smith (Michigan), Smoot, Sutherland, Townsend, Warren, Works—15. The amendment reads: "Provid ed. that the passage of this act shall not be construed or -held as a waiver or relinquishment of any right the Unitetf States may have under the treaty with Great Britain,« ratified February 21, 1909, or the treaty with the republic of Panama, ratified Fe6- ruary 26, 1904, or otherwise to dis criminate in favor of its vessels by exempting the vessels of the United States or its citizens from the pay ment of tolls for passage through said canal, or as any way waiving. Inspector D. Evans at Tin Juana, who has been one of the mask active enemies of the opium trade. In just recovering from a bullet wound Inflicted by an opium smuggler who resisted arrest. During a period of five months Evans and his at Tia Juana arrested fourteen smug glers and seized 344 cans of opium. New York Hotel Tragedy. V. C. Steffano of New York is dead and Mrs. Florence Boden of Allen town, Pa., is beaten severely over thn head as a result of a disturbance be tween them while in a New Yorik hotel. . Went to Sleep on Track. The bodies of J. W. Shackelford and James Potter of Hickory, Miss., were found on a track near there. Tuesday. It la believed they fen asleep on the track. lianca, 4.000 tons, passed throngh. Demean In as Usual. John T. Duncan has authorised the announcement that he will be in the race for gomaor again this the United States under said treaty, of otherwise, with respect to the sov ereignty over. Uie ownership, control and management of said canal and > the regulation of the conditions, or charges of traffic throngh the rfme.” The Satherlaad amendment, pro posed as a substitute for the- Sum- tdT ing In the remel act ahonld be sldered as denying or abridging thn right of the United Stntee < mate in favor of and added that, on fhe t right in reesoortod.