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I VOLUME XXX. * BRYAN FOR PEACE QUIT THE UABINtl Resigned Last Week Because Views Differed From ' Those of Wilson PARTIES STILL FRIENDLY THOUGH VIEWS DIFFER ' What Effect Will Have on the War is Uncertain Yet. </ Last week the sensation of the moment was the resignation of William y * Jennings Bryan from the cabinet of President Wilson having held the position of Secretary of State since Wilson went into the President's office. During all the war times he has stood for peace. The note which was flamed by President Wilson in reply to Germany's answer to our note demand ing reparation for the loss of th<> vic^ tims on the Lusitania, was framed in terms which he deemed to be too strong. The whole matter of his resignation is explained in the following despatch .sent out from Washington last week. W llliam Jennings Bryan, throe times democratic candidate for the presidency of the United States, and author of nearly 30 peace treaties 4 with the principle nations of the world resigned today as secretary of state, as a dramatic sequel to his disagreement with President wilson over the gpvernment's policy towards Germany The resignation was accepted by the president. The cabinet then reproved the response which had been prepared to the German reply to the ^ Lusitania note. Secretary Bryan will return to private life when his resignation takes effect. It was learned that he intends to continue his political support of the president. Rather than sign the document which he believed might possibly draw the United States into war, Mr. Bryan submitted his resignation in a letter v declaring that "the issue involved is f C 11 I"* A'Oi nnf 1 bnt 4 i, tt/. ! *-v ,, I \'1 Clio. II 111 i/l 11VI1 (, liiill H' I ritiiilM iI member of the cabinet would bo as I unfair to you as it would be to the I cause which is nearest my heart, I namely, the prevention of war." I The president accepted the rcsigI nation in a letter of regret tinged I with a deep personal feeling of af I Jl fection. The letters constituting the I official announcement of Mr. Bryant ^ departure from the cabinet to private Hp life were made public at the White House at 6 o'clock tonight. Secretary Bryan's letter of rcsignation was as follows: "'My Dear Mr. President: W* j "It is with sincere regret that T have reacehed the conclusion that I h suwuui return 10 you me commission I of secretary of state with which you I honored me at the beginning of your I administration. I Hoth on Principle. I "Obedient to your sense of duty and actuated by the highest motives, 3 a you have prepared for transmission to I the Gerrpan government a note in I which I cannot join without violating what L deem to be an obligation to I my country, and the issue involved is I of such moment that to remain a pjember of the cabinet would be as H unfair to you as it would be to the I cause which is nearest my heart, H namely, the prevention of war. H g "I therefore respectfully tender my H resignation, to take effect when the H note is sent, unless you prefer an 1 earlier hour. Alike desirous of reaching a peaceful solution of the problems against out of the use of submarines against merchantmen, we find ourselves differing irreconcilably as to the methods which shoul'd be employed. "It falls to your lot to speak officially for the nation; I consider it to be none the less my duty to endeavor as a private citizen to promote the end which you have in view by many which you do not feel at liberty to use. g "In severing the intimate and * (Continued on rage might.) (The "H0R1 CO WILLIAM J. BRYAN : GIVES HIS REASONS Why he Resigned From the President's Cabinet Last Week HIS STATEMENT WAS READ WITH SURPRISE Would Refer Matter to Arbitration, and Warn Against Travelling. William Jennings Bryan retired last week as Secretary of State. His first act as a private citizen was to issue a statement explaining his rea sons for leaving the cabinet and announcing that lie intended to lay his view of what the American policy toward Germany should be before the public for judgement. The statement came as a sensational climax to a day of farewell speeches and good wishes from President Wilson and executive colleagues of the retiring Sccreary. In his explanation, Mr. Bryan revealed that the President had not felt justified in adopting two suggestions made by his Secretary of State?that an offer should be made to Germany to submit the questions in dispute with the United States to an international commission for investigation during a year's time and that meanwhile Ameri cans should by proclamation be warned not to take passage on any belligerent ships or on American vessels carrying ammunition. These propo-1 sit ions Mr. Bryan expects to urge up-; on the people "in the hope of securing | such an expression of public sentiment as will support the President in cm-1 ploying these remedies if in the future lie finds it consistent with his sense of duty to favor them." Undisguised Amazemont. Mr. Bryan's statement was received with undisguised amazement in official quarters. No comment was made at the White House but some high officials indicated that they believed it most unfortunate that so profound an expression of opinion should he made I public while the discussion with Ger- J many was in progress. Tt became! known, too, that Mr. Bryan told his colleagues in a general way of the! contents of his statement and some had advised against it. The principle advocated by Mr. Bryan is embodied in treaties of peace negotiations by the United States with ffO nations and was accepted by Germany, although no convention ever was drafted. The statement is a con densation of the argument which Secretary Bryan has been making repeatedly to President Wilson in the last few weeks, and upon which ho hopes to build up a public sentiment in the United States that will make war with Germany impossible. o Magistrate Court. On last Wednesday there were two preliminary hearings set before Magistrate W. H. Chestnut. The defendants in the cases were W. C. Page and A. T. Johnson, both farmers of the Galivants Ferry section and the cases grew out of the disposition of certain crops raised by them during the season of 1914 and which they had been charged with selling without applying the proceeds on mortgages they had executed for supplies to the Palmetto Grocery Co., at Mull ins. Before the hearing the case against Mr. Johnson was discontinued because the parties settled the matter. In the case against Mr. Page, the defendant waived the hearing and furnished bond for his appearance at the next term of tho court of General Sessions. o Motion for New Trial. A motion for a new trial has been made in the case of Geo. L. Marsh against A. C. Thompson concerning the claim and delivery case tried in the magistrate court some weeks ago and decided by a jury in favor of the plaintiff. The motion is made upon after discovered testimony. Sfforr RY COUNTY AND HER PEOPLE, FU NWAY, S. C., THURSDAY, JUN "LI CV >TAIM?T TIRAP CftD n C I ml. i, i miii i i 11*11 run ul i WE GETS TO DE EN GREAT MEETING FOR THE SCHOOL SA1 PROMINENT EDUCATORS C PRESENT. THE FOLLOWING THE DAY? SUPT. S. H. BROWN HON. R. B. SCARBOROUGH PROFESSOR ROBINSON A Demonstration in Canning and tlie Tomato Cinb Girls. Be BASKET PIC! A FAVORABLE ANSWER IS NOW EXPECTED t Optimism of Wilson Cabinet in1 dicates Growing Belief in Satisfactory Outcome. Washington, Juno 12.?Official. Washington today seemed to have settled down with an air of confidence ' to await Germany's reply to President Wilson's latest note. There was a marked relaxation in the tensity which pervaded ollicial ; circles during the preparation of the note and which accompanied former' n J * % ? secretary r>ryan s resignation. Throughout official quarters there was an optimistic feeling that the United States in its firm yet friendly insistneec that Germany conform to the principles of humanity and international law, had opened the way for Berlin to continue peaceful relations. No reply is expected for possibly two weeks, the general understanding being that Berlin will await the arrival of Anton Meyer Gerhard, special, emissary from Count Bernstorff, the! German ambassador. o Do you feel an interest in aiding the ladies of the civic league? Then at-1 tend the special show put on at the Casino Friday night. See the advertisement in another column. Four reels will be shown on that night,! about twice as many feet of pictures as usual. ? WEATHER For the Week Beginning We< Issued by the U. S. Weath< FOR SOUTH ATLANTIC AND El Showers Wednesday, Saturday a seasonal average. a P RST, LAST, NOW AND FOREVER" E 17, 1915. 4UGGIN' STUNT! WAIT TILL * D OF DE FILLUM." Iff ij * )Y yf" BjouNlirj Lions ? Rchse in New York World. _____ _ 1 i FINKLEA rURDAY, JUNE THE 19TH j ? )F THE COUNTY WILL BE WILL BE THE SPEAKERS OF j I HON. E.J.SHERWOOD MR. POWER BETHEA MR. LESTER LEWIS Will be Given by Miss Durham igins at Ten O'clock A. M. JIC DINNER CARRMA FORGES NFSRiflf? P.APITAI I S fcni-J ilit'tw UfIB i h Pta., ~ Vera Cruz Report Says Armistice Has Been Offered I by Defenders. .?. Vera Cruz, Juno 13.?The Domocrata, tho Carranza organ hero, today published an extra edition containing' a dispatch from Peubla, which is in substance as follows: "General Pablo Gonzales, who has been sent with his Constitutionalist' army to take Mexico City, has been visited by three members of the convention party from Mexico City with an oqer of an armistice. The delegates suggested that the fighting in that1 vicinity cease as all the people were fighting for the same purpose. Genreal Gonzales leplied that the, forces in Mexico Citv had belter: throw in their lot with General Car-! ranza or evacuate the city without bloodshed. He gave the delegates 48 | hours to return and prevent his pro-! position to the convention. Constitutionalist headquarters here believe the Mexico City forces are preparing to flee and turn over the city to General Carranza, General Gonza-j les is said to be prepared to foe 400,-! 000 persons should Mexico City be taken within a few days. , Childrcns' Day at Union Church. Ther will be Children's Day exercises at Union hurch, June 27. Exercises will begin at 10:.'10 A. M. The public is invited. 1 FORECAS! inesday, June 16th, 1915. ?v Bureau, Washington. D. C. VST GULF STATES: nd Sunday, temperatures above the mill. 0 rOWN OF LORIS HAS I ELECTIONS IN PLENTY Second Primary Ordered for In- ( tendent and Wardens of Town LINES CLOSELY DRAWN I IN LORIS POLITICS Notice of Protest Filed With L. K. Rogers on First Primary. On Tuesday of last week the regular annual election for officers of the Town of Loris took place after the regular notice. There were three candidates for Intendent: M. M. Stanley. L. M. Stanley, and Y. P. McQueen. The candidates for Wardens were: .J. W. Hughes, M. C. Butler, Ci. C. Butler, C. M. Boyd, A. Bryant, J. T. Rhodes out of which four were needeel. 1 he result of the election was as follows in relation to the race for Mayor: M, M. Stanley 28 L. M. Stanley 1(5 Y. P. McQueen 31 As no candidate for Intendent got a majority of the number of votes cast there was a new election ordered to uocuie me issues uetween .Messrs. .u. M, Stanley and Y, P. McQueen. In relation to the wardens, two out of the six candidates, to wit: J. A. Bryant and J, T> Rhodes, were elected. There will bo u second race by J. W. Hughes, M. C. Butler, (1. 0. Butler, and C. M. Coyd, for the remaining two places on the board of Wardens. The second electon was ordered and will be held after the regular notice of ten days. Politics seem to be close-* ly drawn in Lori? this year, ^ i o v Party at the Inlet. Murrells Inlet, June 12.?The Orabelle, Commodore HuelCs yacht, brought up a house party for the Bcaty cottage Friday of last week. Those who made up the gay crowd were: Cnpt. and Mrs. Joseph Lucas, Misses Pearl Gilmore of Holly Hill, Trannie Caughman of Prosperity, Kate Dickert. Louise Peaty, Kdna Daggett, Annie Dunn of (Georgetown, Albert De\'ore of Philadelphia, Pa., Dr. Paul 11. McDonald, Dr. Bomar, C. C. Phillips, Henry Thomas, and llaskell Peaty of (Georgetown,?Murrcll's Inlet Correspondence to Columbia State. " v * v <? o In Recorder's Court. Last Friday night after the services were over at the Peoples Tobacco Warehouse, three town boys undertook to "rock" some boys who came into the town to attend the services The country boys had been to church and were on their way back out of town when the rocks began to fly. The boys after heinf ?it t;wl.rrwl wn ? O vv*?v ?? v I I V into tho power house of the Conway Light & Tce Co., and the manager went with 'jhcm a portion of the way homo. Next day the boys who committed tin's outrage were tried before the town court and fined for their conduct. Tile boys who were tried were Harry Oliver, Norman llruton and Andrew Moore. o Minister Ordained. Rev. A. II. Griffith closed his work in the revival meetings at the Peoples Warehouse last Sunday evening. He visited Myrtle Peach the first of the week and returned here where he officiated in the ordaining af the Rev. Mf. Lemon, the new pastor of the Presbyterian church. Went to Columbia. Judge J. S. Vaught left last Monday morning to Columbia for the purpose of taking a lunatic to the State Hos pital for the Insane. He returned on Monday night and was back in his office on Tuesday. o Fourth of July Celebration at Adrian. There will be a Fourth of July celebration at Adrian on 3rd of July. Hon. R. B. Scarborough will be the speaker on the occasion. 1 I I ' 1 NO. 10. 1 ATTORNEY'S OPINION ON CERTIFICATES I Dftered by Persons Otherwise Liable to Road Duty in Horry MANY ROAD OVERSEERS ASKED FOR ADVICE Opinion of County Attorney oil Question Published by Request. \\M '1 >> in-iivviT mere is a strong pressure brought to bear to carry out the law requiring work on the roads of the county, there is always a lot of questions raised upon the application, of the law. Many road overseers have been to Mr. Norton, the county Attorney, for advise as to what to do with doctor's certificates exempting persons from road duty. Ho has advised that all certificates be referred to the County Hoard for its action and the persons holding them be reported as defaulters claiming exemption upon certificate of disability. The County Attorney's opinion on this subject has been written out by him for the information of the County Board. It reads as follows: To the County Board of Commissioners! >-* I have been requested by several Township Supervisors and road overseers to pive opinions as to the status and effect of a doctor's certificate to exempt a person apparently liable to road duty fro mperformance of that duty. In order that the Board may have a complete understanding of my position, I herewith irlve the Board a written statement of the opinions. I have given on this subject: ^ 1, Definition of "nblebcnlled,"-The statute now in effect in this county provides: "That all ablebodied male persons between the ages of twenty-one and fifty, both inclusive^ in the county of Horry * * * shall annually perform" road duty. It also provides, "that any perosn claiming exemption from the provisions of this act on the ground of physical- disabiliy, if not apparent, shall bo required to produce a certificate of disability from two regularly licensed physicians dated within three months." '.20 Stat. d()">. The general law (section 1977, Civil Code, 1812) reads: "AU male persons able to perforin tho? labor herein required * * * shall be required nnnuallv to ncrform labor on the highways." It appearsv from these statutor provisions (a) that the terms "ablebodied" and "able to perform the duties herein required" may for all practical purposes he deemed identical in meaning. It is not probable that the Legislature intended a different classification of men to be liable to work the road in Horry County from other parts of the State. The provision for Horry is not a special provision in a general law as to the class designated to work the road; but is practically an identical provision in a special law. It appears also (h) that physical disability is a complete defense to an indictment for failure to perform road duty; that such disability, if apparant, may allow the porosn to be exempted by the Township Supervisor, or road overseer, (d) When not ap parant, evidence of physical disability is complete if the fact is certified by two regularly licensed physicians within three months. 2. Physicians' Certificates.?Concerning the form and matter of a certificate I have reached the following conclusions of law: (a) A single single certificate may be signed by two doctors if both by personal exami? . *:? \ ? 1 - * ' naiiuu nave reacneu tne same opinion and state the same facts, (b) The certificate should state that a pesonal examination was made,' and specify the facts upon which disability is concluded so that the Commissioners may determine whether complete, or partial, or no exemption is allowed. 3. Certificate as Evidence.?All doctor's certificates of disability Continued on Pagp Eight.)