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■ WILSON FAVORS EKHT-flOUR RAY FOR RAILROAD MEN NOTHING TO ARHITIUTE >> 9 Railroad Men to Continue to Hold on to the Principle of Arbitration— Managers in Angry Mood and Be lief is That Owners Will Reject Proposals. r Although there is no change in the situation with regard to the threatened strike of the four hun dred thousand railroad employees, it is known that President Wilson had completed a definite plan for settle ment of the issues and will submit it to representatives and the managers and employees. * Although administration officials said negotiations would be continued until a peaceful solution was found, the outcome of the President's me diation is expected to depend large ly on the atitude of the two sides to ward the plan he has drawn up. The entative proposal of the presi dent is for an eight-hour day with out qualifications and a commission to investigate the overtime question for a period of approximately six months, with a view to determining whether the carriers can afford to I pay time and a half for extra work or whether the present rate of pay un<!er those conditions would be just, or a rate between that demanded by the men and the pro rata basis could be fairly met by the railroads. This proposal is before the rail road managers and the brotherhood officials. While refusing to make any specific statement, it is obvious that the railroad managers were in an angry mood. They seriously object to granting an eight-hour day without qualifica tion. declaring there Is as strong ground for^rbttrating that question as for srbltrating or investigating the question of overtime pay. They Abate, HINCAN CORNERS BLEASE VStSSF Til IK TOO MUCK tt ■Kbl v llv I mVwVJ 1W yUIVU * "I ' s . - Kx-tioveraor Offers to Withdraw If Unsustained In. Assertion and Cooper’s Answer is Against Him. John T. Duncan said at Chester field Thursday he had made one vote for Gov. Manning by disproving a statement made by Cole L. Blease on practically every stump that George Younginer of Laurens county, who was killed by a negro, was a Con federate veteran. R. A. £ooper, candidate for gov ernor, and solicitor of the Eighth Judicial circuit, prosecuted the case and the sentence of death was im posed. At the Chesterfield meeting the ex-governor told how Youngjuer, an Confederate veteran, “was shot dewn and his body burned, and re ferred the crowd to R. A. Cooper. “If the facts are not as I have stated. I’ll withdraw from the race and dis grace myself for life by voting for Dick Manning for governor.” Mr. Duncan interrupted Mr. Coop er long enough to ask $lr. Cooper if Yoimglner was a Confederate vet eran. “He was not' a Confederate veteran," Mr. Cooper promptly re plied. Mr. Buncan thanked Mr. Cooper and added that he had made Gov. Alannig at least one vote. NO BN IMPROVEMENT FOR-TRI CIARLESTON NAVY YARR j TILLMAN EXPLAINS WRY BREAK ALL RECORDS counter proposals, which -the presi dent thinks they most abandon. The situation as it stands is this: President Wilson believes that the demand of the men for an eight-hoar day is just, the queetlon of overtime to.be left for future settlement While Instating that their full de mands must be met. the brother- hoods are prepared to preaidml'i proposal and are export ed to do so la a maos m< they go to the White H< The railroad managers, unlsss they change front, will go to the White House end tail l they raaeot err apt hie beeaaae H woeAd destroy the pte of arbitration for la The managers continue to Insist that tha demands of the men should be submitted to arbitration and to . place on the brotherhood} responsi bility for falluro to roach aa amica ble agreement to me of thorn de clared tha preotdeot's propoeal was not “good railroading" aad aboold not be areapted by the managers Admlaistratloa officials, neverthe less. were optimistic over the out come of the conference, believing that the railroad managers cannot afford, in the face of public senti ment. to reject a proposal accepted by the heads of all ths local brother hoods of the country. The stage is set for the climax of the president's sfforts to reach an agreement. The East Room at the White House was the scene of the conference between Mr. Wilson and the. (40 Brotherhood delegates Fri day afternoon. There is some question whether the president has authority without additional* legislation to appoint the commission he has proposed, to in vestigate the question of overtime pay. This matter is understood to have been submitted to Attorney General Gregory for an opinion. If additional legislation A held to be necessary congress will be 'called upon immediately to enact it. . The general belief outside of railroad circles is that the man agers will resist the president's proposal to the last moment and then accept It under protest. Should they finally and flatly re ject it, rendering an amicable agreement impossible, the presi dent undoubtedly will make public his remarks to them, definitely placing the responsibility on their shoulders. Ths brotherhood delegates are be lieved to be willing to stand abso lutely on the president’s proposal, even if the investigation should show that the carriers are unable finan cially to grant an increase in over time pay. Some of them are willing to have the carriers inaugurate a straight eight-hour day with three shifts of men and no overtime pay. The railroads will insist on arbi tration, in some form, of the em ployees’ demands for the eight-hour day and the time and a half pay for overtime.. At the employees head quarters labor leaders declared that arbitration would not* be considered in any light. “We are not afraid of what action the president may take,” laid on* railroad official. “We are noi afraid of the threatened strike. £o far, we do not seem to bfe able to accept the eight-hour plan, and we do not in tend to concede the Brotherhoods' demands. Some points must be set tled by arbitration. “If we agree to mediate them every working class in the country will baud together, present its de mands to employers and when * they are refused, will start down to see the president far mediation. They will refuse to consider arbi tration. “What tha employeas are asking for Is a higher wage scale, when yon boil ft down to Its final analysis. Wa refuse this on the gronnd that w* don't think they dauerm U, Then. Appropriations This Year Reach Un precedented Total. The importance of the $200,000,- 000 revenue bill ou which Senate Democrats Sunday devoted many hoyirs of deliberation in caucus is be ing impressed upon leaders by the fact that appropriations now near ing completion have * broken all records. Special appropriations include $20,000,000 for a government ai- trate plant, $76,000,000 for good roads, $15,000,000 for rural credits and $30,000,000 for the government shipping project. General supply bills that enter into the session's total are as follows: Post office, $322,206,579: navy (yet to be approved) $315,826,843; »a<7x*a3,aOQi peaeiaas. $ -aM 080,000; sundry civil. $128,398,44$; rivers and harbors. $42,188,085; leg islative. executive and jndictal, 137,- 925.890; army and navy and other urgent deflclenclee. $31,012,97$; agricultural. $27,000,000: fortifica tions. $2$,74S.0$0; District of Co lumbia (yet to be approved) about $13,000,000: Indian affcJra. $10,- >07,(44; diplomatic and consular, $$.3$$.008, and military academy. $1,32$,888 WILSON VETOES ARMY BILL t Objocta to la by Praaidoat Wilson Friday vetoed Abe army appropriation bill boeat of exemptions from discipline for ro- t rod offieoru forced Into It by the House conferee#, led by Repreeeata- t.fs Hsy, over the opposition of tbe war department ▲ new bill will be and may delay adjourn- t of eon There have beea broad Intlssa- t ; one that the revision which pro posed to remove retired officers from tbe jurisdiction of courts martial was In tbs Interest of a certain re ined officer who was watting for a time when he would be immune froi discipline to make s public stuck ou tbe army. The officer whose name was msn< ttoned In connection with tbe report was, while In service, very active la 'eglslatlve affairs, was very close to congressmen framing army blUa. aad his retirement was reckoned with as a power In legislation affecting the army. TO PROTECT THEIR EYES Government to Furnish Colored Gog gles to Soldiers. The American Red Cross announc ed Thursday it had been advised by the war department that the depart ment would issue colored glasseh or goggles gratuitously to the American troops on the border for the protec tion of their eyes from the glare and sand. This will make it unneces sary, it was stated, for glasses to be contributed by chapters or other Red Cross agencies. if there is to be a settlement to avoid & strike, let some one arbitrate to see whether they deserve an increase or not. “Heretofore when the railroads went before the Interstate Commerce Commission to secure higher trans portation rates they were told to cut down expenses if they wanted to make profits. But if they can tell the commission 'our heavy payrolls were forced upon us by the legisla tion of the people of the country,’ they will have a reasonable excuse for asking higher rates and the peo ple will have to pay the employees’ ‘increased wages’.’ Judge William I. Chambers of the Federal Board of Mediation and Con ciliation, called at the White House late Wednesday afternoon to go over with the president aUtistica relative to payroll increases the railroads would have to stand should the eight-hour day plan be put into ef fect. Among the railroad managers there was discussion of a proposal for some sort of a permanent commis sion to consider all railway wage dis putes in the future, and that it should begin with the present one. Whether it should be a semi-private tribunal organized by agreement bo* tween the railroads and men was not made clear, but there teemed to tome sentiment In favor of haying it created by act of congress, somewhat la the nature of an enlargement ‘of the present Board of Mediation and Conciliation. It waa not made clear whetber President Wflsoa was Mdartag tha idea or ML. Senator Yields to House on Dock and Foundry Items for Charleston Yard, But Obtains , Promise of Investigation and Bo- * lieves There is Chance for Estab lishment of a Great Naval Base. As the naval appropriation bill finally was perfected by Senate and .House conferees Thursday the navy yard^, at Norfolk, Charleston, New Orleans, Puget Sound, Boston, Ports mouth and Philadelphia will be equipped to build warships. Tho $1,2.*0,000 for additional improve ments for the Charleston yard, in cluding a dry dock, was stricken out, leaving the total of the perfected bill $313,391,843. All the disputed points now are cleared up and the bill with the big building program, the greatest in the history of the United States already perfected, is ready for the president’s signature. Provision for the equipping of the seven navy yards was contained in the original bill apd a hard fight was made, but the conferees finally de cided to retain them. Senator Till-] man, chairman of the naval com mittee, consented to have the special Charleston appropriation eliminated, after Chairman Padgett, of the House committee, had promlsed^that he would support a similar appro priation next year provided a com mittee authorized to Investigate the advisability of such a project report ed favorably. An appropriation of $100,000 for a new wharf at the New Orleans navy yard also was stricken out. The' eliminations reduced the total of the naval bill to $313,391,848. “I yielded on tb eCharleston ap propriation." Mid Senator Ttllman, "against the wlahes of South Caro lina members in the House, for the reason.that commission Is authorised to Investigate the adrimbtlity of Improving existing or establishing an additional navy yard on the Atlantic coast south of Cape Hatteraa, to re port as early as poesible. “Omrteetpe comrta laTestigmtioa aad la aot afraid of the result. I am ao p<>rk barrel senator aad have re- reatly paid my res pet*# to pork bar rel cnagreaamea. It was. 'heretore. Impossible for me te stand out In the Senate for approprlatlone for my own harbor when such an attitude might force absent members of the House to return for s epsriul rote ou thia Item.”—*- When asked for an explanation of what had happened Senator Tillman, chairman of the Senate naval mlltee aad lending Senate of the conference committee, made this reply: “I believe I need not tell tho peo ple of South Carolina that I fight be cause they know that alruady, aad I have never enjoyed giving up or ae- kaowledKtr^ defeat. I do know I have learned: too Into in life, per haps. to do me any good In politics, that a masterly rhtreat and apparent surrender is better than a fight to the finish when you know^ you are going to be beaten in the end. “I fought for the Charleston navy yard, and got an Item In the Senate bill to lengthen the dry dock and $200,000 for a forge and foundry. I could have held them and had vote# in the Benste. for I have friends enough there who believe In my hon esty of purpose to have sustained me. but I deemed it best, everything considered, to give way and surren- cer both items. So I have nothing whatever In the bill, having given up every appropriation I had secured. "I succeeded, however. In retain ing the paragraph authorizing the commission to investigete the South Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts and the Caribbean Sea for suitable places for naval" bases tq be established where tbe commission shall deter mine to be best for the navy. This commission will report as soon as practicable, In time, I hope, for us to benefit by what it says about the navy yard at Charleston. “Had I fought to a finish, the re sult would have been this: There Is no quorum in the House, and to have brought men back at heavy expense Jist to vote next Tuesday would have tr ade them so angry that they never would have any friendship for the yard hereafter. “I have Mr. Padgett’s promise and the. promise of the other members of the House committee that if that commission reports favorably on Charleston they will not only not op pose it, but pull off their coats and do all they can for it in the next ap propriation bill. The next appropria tion bill will be framed early in December, and must become a law before the fourth of March. There fore, there will not be much delay, and a seeming defeat will result In a victory In the end. Charleston navy yard can stand on its merits. If it Is not the best yard on the mainland south of Hatteras, I don’t want it Improved. “Now, a word about Whaley. He has helped me all he posibly can. He and Lever advised that I hold out until Tuesday, and in the meantime they would work on Speaker Clark and Chairman Kltchin; but I decided this waa unwise for the reasons I have already glvcen and told Mr. Whaley he had done all that waa poa- alhle to help me in thia fight for the Charleaton navy yard. All the other South* Carolina congressmen have done all they could, Ragadale and Byrues even coming back to Wash ington from South Carolina.” Congressman Whaley expressed himself as follows: “Senator TIHmas’a _ statement covers the situation folly. No on* i*- greta more than I do that the eoa-j fereee were unable to agree am the •emate Charleaton Items. I wished to flgkt on and make the Dtrilngtoa Man Patent Against Bethea and Strikes Colombia's Candidate. Another flat fight feature! the campaign meeting *'at Chesterfield Thursday, the combatants being E. C. L. Adams, candidate for lieuten ant governor, and L. A. T. Wilkes, of Darlington, who championed the sec ond speaker, following his opponent, Mr. Bethea. The concluding portion of Dr. Adams’ speech was a joke about a negro’s pig In a bag becoming a puppy at the other end of the line. In applying this to the conduct of Mr. Bethea, Dr. Adams said he didn’t “care to have anything to do with any man who was a Christian at one end of the line and a crook at the other.” Dr. Adams was walking with tljese as his concluding words whon he was intercepted by Mr. Bethea, who asked what was that he had said. “I said it,’’ Dr. Adams replied. Instantly Mr. Wilkes flashed through the dooray and landed a heavy blow on Dr. Adams' chin. The two meg clinched and fell to the floor before others could Interfere where they struggled and writhed until they were dragged apart. In the afternoon Mr. Wilkes was fined ten dollars. The Darlington county man said he had known Mr. Bethea a number of years ago, when the two were small boys in school, but that they had not been together since.. He said he had championed the cause of Mr. Bethea voluntarily. RUSSIANS loST 275,000 * Berlin Declares Slavic Armies Have Suffered Enormous Losses. The correspondent of the Zeitung am Mittag at Austrian headquarters describes the enormous lossea of the Russians during the summer offen sive. The correspondent says the RuMlan censorship passed the state ment that aa many as aeventy-flve trains loadad with moved dally on the line to Kieff alone. Baaing his estimate partly on the official list kept at Kieff, the correspondent placus the Russian killed or wounded In the aumftier of fensive at two hundred and seventy- five thouMad men. “The Russians,'* ths correspond ent continues, “are fighting much more bravely than la 191$. Then the i.uaalans in tbslr trenches often threw up their arms aa a alga of sur render, without making resistance worth mention against ths attacking Germans and Aestriaas. This Is now most rare. Ths new troops art brave aad well disciplined, and their offi cers lead their llaee Into the thickest of the fight. Henee the mortality among the officers is very heavy, in cluding generals. “ branmesT cant SERYE OFTEN CONSULTED TIE SCEN- TIFIC SOCIETIES APPOINTEES WERE GOOD ueaB Up Associate Justice Louts D. Bran dies, of ths Supreme Court Inform ed President Wilson that because of the mass of husiaess before the Court be would be unable to accept the President’s designation to aerve on the joint commission which will at tempt to eolve the dlfficultiea be tween the Unitsed States and Mexi co. Justice Bran dels conferred with the president and Attorney General Gregory. Later the following letter from Justice Bran dels to the presi dent was made public at the White House: — *‘My dear Mr: President:' “1 appreciate the opportunity for high service which membership on the Mexican commission would pre sent. But upon consultation with the Chief Justice 1 find that the state of the business of the Supreme Court at the present time to be such that It la my duty not to undertake this important constructive task.” BABY SCOURGE SPREADS Five Next Cases Reported in South Carolina. / Five additional cases of Infantile paarlysie have been reported to the State board of health Monday, mak ing & total ofYorty-flve cases in this State. Two tjif the recent cases are in Columbia, one Lp Piedmont, one in Pickens, and one at Ware Shoals. A child coming into this State from Naw York city has been placed un- dre quarantine by order of the State board of health. pass on these items, but all the friqnds of the Charleston yard, and they are Increasing every day, ad vised against this move and I feel confident now the proper and correct course has been followed. “The more familiar the members become with ,the merits of the Char leston yard the more it will grow In favpr and be enlarged and develop ed. This fight has benefited the yard in this way and I have always be lieved a fair, Impartial investigation of the South Atlantic coast by a non partisan commission wouN result in the recommendation of its develop ment over all other locations. “The appropriation of $175,900, secured by me, in the naval hill'for the widening and deepening of Coop er River will remove all questions as to the yard being made acceeaible to battleehipe and battle crulsera. I am now urging the giving out of thia contract so the work will be eomplet- * . by the next eession of eongreee in December. “L wish to take thia occasion to express my appreciation of the able assistance and work of tbe members of tbe 'tooth Carolina delegation, who have done everything they could to bolt the only navy yard is tbe Man of Science Refutes OandhUte Hughes Chargee That Wilson Has Not Looked Into Fitness of Mew Whom He Has Appointed—Cites Specific linstances. Edwin G. Conklin, of Princeton, N. J., has defended President Wil ton from the attacks of Mr. Hughes about the quality of his appoint ments. In a letter to The New York Times he says: Candidate Hughes has publicly charged President Wilson with hav ing made appointments to scientific departments of the government with out consideration of the scientific fit ness of the appointees and to the de cent of the public service. 'ho charge is so unfair and un true that it deserves to be repudlat-' ed by all who know the facta with regard to any. of these appointments,) as it has been denounced already by Secretary Redfield and Acting Secre tary Sweet with respect to the Super intendent of the Coast and Geodetic Survey. •' Ttie fact is that no presklent with in recent years at least has taken ao much pains to obtain the advice of scientific societies and of sctentific men regarding appointments to scientific positions within the govern- ; ment; and none has more faithfully I followed that advice, aa la ahown, for! example, in hit appointment of the* present Commissioner of Fisheries, the Chief of the Weather Bureau, the Chief Chemist of the Department of Agriculture, etc. The contrast between President Wilson's attitude In this respect and that of some of his predecessors is very striking. In 1898 the Ameri can Society of Naturalists aad la aa Interview gran tad The tanburg Herald, Dr. John Q. scales, former candidate for _ nor of South Carollaa, came o«t te m strong statement la which b« am- dorsed Gov. Manning’s admiaietrm tlon and predicted that the proaesut chief executive would.be retariud he the state house for another »*na. Dr. CMnkscalee is s man of u »et» political knowledge and he is la eioaa touch with political condltiosm. te Bouth Carolina. What he has to nay Is, therefore, worthy of serious aft* tention. Said Dr. Cllnkscalea: “You ask me how the political field appears to me?.., “Well, sir, my regular sumaaer work for Wofford college in partiew* lar, and for education in general, haa taken me over many counties, and I feel quite sure after watching closely the trend of things, that Gov. Mam- nfng will succeed himself. In n^ judgment the governor is gaining gronnd every day. Tne open, maatF, straiht way in which he has met his opponents and his persistent fight hi along for good, clean government aa gripping the attention of the peopl as.the electioa day approaches. “Many good men who would pel sonally prefer one of the other can didates are beginning to feel aa doe Dr. McCain: that to vote at this tins for any other would be evidence of a failure to appreciate an honest effort on the part of the chief executive to give South Carolina clean gorera- ment. “I am g'ad to find. too. that tho people will allow no more ellmtam tlon, such as we had two >yeaue ago. ‘Every tub must stand on tta owm bottom,’ they ray. - “Gov. Manning has had no easy task. His has not bean a bed eC roses; In discharging kls duty ho has necesMrily offended many pern pie. That waa to be expected. Ho has done well, aad I believe the peo ple will give him a second term ao governor, as be deeervee.” pointed a committee to wait upon I President McKinley and urge him to appoint as Commissioner of Fisheries some trained scientific man who should have a practical knowledge of the fish and fisheries of our coasts. Frestdewt McKinley told the com mittee that he was aot free to roa- ecommewdetluo staee the heady beea promised to one who. as It turnsd out, was not scientifically trained apd whose only known qualification was that he was : s deserving Republteaa. la 191$ the Mine societies passed 1 a stmlfer resolution aad Mat a sim ilar committee to President-elect Wilson upon ths same subject. Mr. WUsou **- - NOT FOR BLEASE Fuat Declines to he Ni Fold hy Another high light la the Blute» rills meeting Tuesday was faratehe hy Albert ft Fast, caadldatf tee raft road commissi oasr. who came haa t* the utaad loag after he had opdhw to disclaim Ik a Hleaselte j railroad to kia Tbe tlttee considered the matter careful-, ly aad after cobsulling with various members of the societies aad with; others Interested la our fiaherim< recommended three persons In order of preferease sad. although U Is known that much pressure was brought to bear upon Proaldeat Wil son to continue ths custom of his Immediate pr»iscessora of appointing tbs rommlesioDsr of Fisheries for partlMn rather than for public ser vices. be appointed the man who stood first la the committee's recom mendations. Again, tn appointing the Chief of the Weather Bureau, President WII- ( son took unusual means to Secure, the beet available man by requesting | ths National Academy of Sciences to' recommend a suitable person for tbs' position. Although the Academy was established by act cf Congress In 7863 to serve as adviser to the gov- ^ ernment In matters of science, and although since that time It has had among Its members the modt distin guished scientific men In America, this was the first time that a presi dent of the United States ever asked ihe Academy for advice as to a sciehTiflc appointment. Also, In ths selection of the Chief Chemist of the Department of AgrlcuiHtsa and of tlie Chief of the Bureau of Mines, the president sought and acted upon the best scientific advice which he could get. In no one of these cases did he inquire about the political afflilatiow of the person recommended. In many other matters President Wilson has shown an unusttal and unprecedented desire to consult the leading scientific bodies of this coun try on subjects of science and a marked degree of Independence in following their advice, sometimes in spite of much political or personal opposition. Through his individual action the question of the best means cf abating the slides at Panama was referred to the National Academy of Sciences, and at his request a com mittee was appointed to investigate and report upon this subject; the names of the committee were a suf ficient guarantee that their work would be well done, and their re port, which was promptly made, will probably be of inestimable value to the nation. Quite recently the president re quested the National Academy of Sciences to take the Initiative In bringing into co-operation existing governmental, educational, Industrial and other research organizations with the object of promoting nation al welfare and of providing for na tional defense. As a result there has bee^. established through the co operation of national scientific soci eties, research institutes, universi ties, and the scientific department of tbe government a National Research Council, which should be of great and lasting value to this nation. % Under these circwmstawces it fitting that sefiewti- allow to go awchat- all ths rast ei altaia* I^TfiJa? *2! 04, “an* 1 State tens awfi MW T i *am*mi ‘LftteJ* ***** hy Mr Vfcat forward te ■laiemeat as ha tell tho TEUTONS USE 35M* Betwaaa Juaa 8, whaa tl offensive was laaaguratefi. and ust 11, Gen Bruslloff's foveas lured more thaa 1(1,000 mm, Petrograd war efftoo i Wednesday. The Russians have tiafilmefi a series of heights to tha want of Woo* okhta aad Ardsomoy, in tho Cargte thiaas. la tho Vorokbta aad Do latyn regions tha Aaotrteaa are to tiring to ths west. Great numbers of guns site was captured, aaya tho report, whte gives tho following figures: Ofttaw captured, 7,7$$; men, SI0.I4K; eaa non, 405; machine guns, l.tfid mine and bomb throwers. 111; poo der carts, 208. I »’s oft a CAMPAIGN ENDS THS WEEK Candidates to Finish at Winns boro The final week of the county to county campaign began at Unioo Tuesday will terminate with tho meeting in Winnsboro Saturday. Counties to be visited this weak sro Union, Cherokee, iork, Chester aad Fairfield. The first primary olectloo will be held one week from Tuesday, August 29. The campaign opened in burg nine week ago, and ban waged continuously since, excepting a ten-days’ lapse for recuperation during the first half. Forty of Ux forty-five counties have Already boa visited. TITTMAN CORRECTS BUSHES Telegraphs Candidate He Was Noi Forced Out In Any Henae. On the train near Spokane, Wash, late Sunday night Charles E. Hughea received this telegram: Leesburg,, Va., Aug. It. My dear Mr. Hughea: My nafy- natlon from tha Surevy (Coast and Geodetic) waa not a forced om te any sense. Am not surrplsed that yon were misinformed, for even aid associates and intimate friends te Washington acoaptsd my with polite incredaUty, and It a common belief that I had beam forced out. Yery truly, O. H. Ttttman. day | fher Xettang of I Ai