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nuB Consolidated Aur. 2,16 ! FARMERS' FREE LIST. DEMOCRATS* FIRST TARIFF RK FORM MFASt'RK FORMALLY PRFSKNTKD. O. W. fJnticrwood, Chairman of Way* ?ml M .m- <?>nunlttoo, Rrinirinir M?>a?*ur?? Fp, Shown Preaw dent Favors s?>iue I *ro vision*. Washington. April 1?.?The major? ity report of the ways and nv*ans eeeamlttee on the "farmers' free list Ulli." submitted to the house today by O. W. Underwood, chairman. Is a merger of Democratic political argu tneu and an analysis of th ? proposed duty exemptions. The report shows that the bill (would reduce thn tariff revenue by llt.01C.4ftl. baaed on the Importa? tions for the last fiscal year, an amount described as "Inconsiderable In comparison with the gerat saving and advents*** to all of our people from the additions to the fre ? list provided for." Quotina President Tafts recent Canadian reciprocity speeches. the report seeks to convey the impres sfto.i that the administration Is con vtnced that protective tariff ratea are too blah. "In several public addresses," II "he (the president) has admit that tariff rates are too high auch rat"a have resulted In et*> Ively high prices felt especially the Increased cost of living which bears heavily ?on our peopi.>. that they han^ MEj received the premised beoeftta'wjf domestic Itlon under hlgn protective Uesk" ' t - i i Referring to- thrfT president's state? s' that thewea)u^ile^n party bad Med Its tariff pollclds so as to It It for purposes of protection to difference m Vm of production and abroad with a reasonable At to the American producer, the sejttec report says: Sale Is a confession, as was the |ttcan platform of 1908. that ( th- >r> ?? high protective duties i it forth by the Republican party J broken down, that combinatlo is i trusts whDh prey upoi our peo leave b"*en fostered by the tariff, that u ider tariff protection ?lean m'tnuafcturers have forcd ?nable profits from the people." Again he report declares: "Th/* Canadian reciprocity agree rat now before the nous* Is a recog lon on ihe psrt of the admlnistri of the Injurlma effects of the | is protective policy which has so been Impeded up >n the country, la an eft jft to mitigate its ef- t facts. The reelp* u> agreement. the imltf.e asserts, can not afford the people all tho needed re- 1 fr mi hi . pr .Mellon, j "Action on the agreement 1 .wolves the necesaity of further and lmmedi- j action ?n re\J*lon a numb r ..(' duties on Imports from other conn || ord- r that Justice may be j to the great army of agricul? tural producers who In the Canadian . i*nt are to have the alleged . ?tlon removed from their pro? ducts without a corresponding or re? ciprocal removal of the protective du- ^ IHn most burdensome on the com modltles they must purchase as nec? essary to sustain their Uvea and In du.?-." The report takes up In detail the ? Isaelfled list of artlclea included in the fre-* list bin. Regarding; agricul? tural Implement*, it says their manu? facture Is e ?ntrolb d by trunk* a id combinations that have sold In for p.e4gn countries at low r BrtOOl than ^et horn", building up their fatahfl trade from 11.91?.114 In 1H90 to III.124.033 In 1910. Magging and haling mat -I .Is es? sential In the transportatl *n of agri? cultural products, the report .aiys. ^Lan n?>t r >> .\ ? >? "tits >>f pr .te< tl<m h ?nie maiK -ts and duties on them "have anri-.\ .1 und burdened the farmers t?? ad I to the profits of ex? acting trusts and combinations." fVme.inlng ).p*. bannN und tl * of iron aid steel, barbed wir- far f-m - l itiK M< . tb-> report says the high * dutl -< not? . ??.? ?)?? ,j..p n,p tli ?,,. .n the 'vi.nt steel sndeetry"wfclcafor yetiis has eetd nroduita ihroad Isaret tb m domestic consumers, and de ? Inn ?* thai plm Ing tfeesji on the fre ? list will be a "long ?h I .? I m> i u? of *ut?\ and luxtb \\ Th pi icing on the frei list of forms or leuiher fr un entile, hlj< and shins tosjetlief v*lth l.la *h ?? a har less, saddlery, b .. tb coanmlt te ? nr? |e*. will be ..f job. ,.|| manufacturing and aaaeaaafily of i-efotit to sjsjfleuttural erodueei mk ii aa ? ? It* p The "hoof trust" Ir assailed In dls ? HtHl-.n of the free b-,t: <?f fr s?? bed April. 184?. 'Be Just sj $81. meats and meat products. "The ex Uttl ig duties on nv?ats and nv at products," it is asserted, "are for tlv advantage of the combination only"? a combination that controls the markets both In buyi ig and selling, and the result Is a substantial ad? dition to th ? high cost of living from which the people suff- r. Removal of duties on these pro? ducts, it is assured, will place the farmers In a free market as to food? stuffs a ul food products. For the rea? son that the public desire that no artificial shelb r be maintained to protect abnormally high prices on food articles In any form. The bill also seeks exemption from duty on wheat flour, semonllia, rye flour, buckwheat flour, cornmeal and all prepared cereal foods, biscuits, bread and similar articles not sweet? ened. In discussing free lumber placed In the bill, hardwood exempted, the report maintains that the ownership of timber in this country has become practically a monopoly and passed for the most part in the hands of great corporations and those who are speculating on the Increasing scar? city. President Tuft Is again referred to, the report quoting from his speech of February 26, 1911, in which he said: "By giving our own people ac c?-as to Canadian forests we shall r*v duoe 'the consumption of our ow.i, which In the hands of a comparative? ly few owners now have a value that requires the enlargement of our available timber resources." Sewing machines, the report avers, are sold abroad by American manu? facturers cheaper than at home, and should not be protected. The manufacturers would have by the proposed bill the additional advantages of free lumber. Salt, aiso lr. luded In the free list, the report urg^s, should be free from artificial enhancement in price, the domestic supply being dependent up? on a limited number of natural de? posits controled by concentrated In? terests. ^ THAT FFLDF.R LETTER Attorney t.cneral May Make It Public ?-< .mention- Asked (iov. Blea?*e. Columbia. April 18.?J. Fr?ser Loron, attorney general, upon his re? turn to the city from Abbeville today will very probably make public the letter has received from T. B. F'lder, toe Atlanta attorney, In which Iks latter's position is stated with reference to the dispensary situation. Mr. Felder has said that he will have nothing more to say concerning the conduct of Oov. Blease with refer? ence to the old State dispensary un? til the chief executive has answermI c rtal.t questions asked. K. Of P. LODGE INAUGURATED. Automobile Party <io From Here to Pastille to Inaugurate Lodge. - W- dnesday afternoon a party ol KnU'hts of Pythias members went from tv?re to Paxville to Inaugurate a Knights of Pythias lodge at that place. The party went down to Paxville la automobiles, leaving here about six o'clock In the after kOOl and r- turning this morning about four. The lodge at Paxvill was in? augurated with the ceiernonb s ol ths order, than being II rnndldntet wb<> were put through all thre. <b - grosa. The fjiiowing oflloers wer? ilso Installed: Chancellor Command* or, U J. Nettbs; Vies Chancellor, John Pritehard; Prelate, S. P, Ged? dings; Keeper of Records and toals <'. W Hicks; Mast, r of tie Bxche qu r, r. M. Brow a; Master of Fl iiatic-, W. |?J. Tisdab ; Master Works ii. a. Brown, Tb>- party whleh went from hen wm treated t<? a supper upon theli arrival al Paxvllb and were Invited to sta\ to ? done.- after th1' work ol I he sv< ilng s is over, Those In lh< party were: i? i Purrott, H, a. fttnox, Dtstri< i i> pntv Grand Chancellor! I* BJ Woods, .1 ?'. Bryan, .1 a. McKnlght T. \ N. ttb s. J, 'i*. Green, H, C j lluynswortht II, I* Scarborough, H K. Wilder, w. v. L Marshall, Dr Welnb i g, I >r. w. i?!- k, W?lfel \ I*! t?t ?; orgetoa n, I Irand ' 'ban ??? n??r Commander; C, i?. Brown ol Greenville, ?irand Keeprr ?>r Itecordi ad JSoals, and m. DeVcatui Moore, The part) Went down in f,,iif unto, mobiles and reported a v-rv pi< ire and successful trip, although man] of them ?mplnlmd of lack of sleei d ring Ihs night. id Fear nor?Let all the ends Thou Aim SUMTER, S. 0., SATUR CONGRESS 1ST ACT. ! PRESIDENT TAFT'S POSITION ON MIEIICAX SITUATION. F.xevutive Feels, lie Has Done All | Possible to Protect American Lives and Property Without Further Au? thority from Congress ? Won't Send Special Message, as Be lloves Party leaders are Thorough? ly Informed?Plainly Shows Worry Over Condition*, Washington, April 17.?President Taft felt tonight that he had done personally all that can be don-} by a Chief Executive to control the sit? uation along the Mexican border. He and his advisers believe that now Congress must say whether the sit? uation is grave enough to warrant Intervention and its consequences. Through the Plate department, he played his highest card today. He notified both sides of the Mexican belligerents that the occurrences at Douglas, Arizona, must not be re? peated. Information was requested also as to what measures the author? ities had taken to prevent combats of this kind. A few hours after the department announced that it had issued this second demand, the dispatches from Douglas began to come into the war department, showing that the second battle jf Agua Prleta had begu n. To? night, no reply had been receiv? ed from the Mexiacn authorities. The President is plainly worried. He talked but little, the White Hou3e folks say, about Mexico today, hut the bulletins that came through the I war department and through the I press were take n to him wherever he happened to be and were read with interest. He did not conceal the fact that he was intensely intersted in the news from Agua Prieta, The President had two important conferences. He talked with Sec? retary Knox in the afternoon, and tonight he had a conference with Ambassador Bryce, of Great Britain, j The official explanation of Mr. Bryce's visit was t\hat he came to talk about the proposed arbitiation treaty be ' tween the United States and Great Britain. It is practically certain, however, that Mr. Bryce figured in the conversation. Mr. Bryce explained to the Presi? dent the landing of the British ma? rines at San Quintan. He stated that the landing was only after American, and it was explained that Americans came first, and British subjects asked for protection that the British vessels of war put the marines ashore. In connection with Mr. Bryce's visit, a suggestion that there might be joi it Intervention in Mexico by the United States and England was dlaordltedt It was reported that, any such joint intervention would be considered as a.n acknowledgment by the United States that this nation is unable to handle the situation and that it would be almost an abandon? ment of the Monroe doctrine. Presid-nt Taft told callers he does not contemplate sending a special message to Congress relating to the condition of affairs in Mexico. He has shown to leaders of both the Senate and House the confidential correspondence relating to Mexico. He feels that few of those who have b en taken into his confidence have failed to agree with him that the movement of troops to T .xas was Justified. He thinks thai since the 1 aders in Congress have practically all th" in? formation he has. It is their duty to take any further action. The President him... If b:is 1? t It be known that m> United States troops would cross tin lim- unless authorised by Co igress and the Secretary of War, Mr. Dickinson, confirmed that state no ui tonight. \o one lure doubts thai Interven? tion would mean war. War i > Mexl co, the president's advisers say, would mean :i conflict tint would rage for ? ninths, probably years. The topo? graphy <>f Mexico, the mountains, the ? lnsufllcle.il means of quick com? munication and a dosen other things that must be limited, would have lo be imt. int'-i \< ntlon w mid met i a long drawn oul struggle. In which the Mexican Kedernls and Mexjt in In Kurrectos mlghl soon he ton id fight? ing side by si,i .. Furthermore, In? tel v et ion w ould be likely to dls ' slpate all ib.- h.I t". 1 ling thai years i of careful dlpl >mncy have created be tw? ii the United State - and Ihe i rfttln-Ajnei lea n countrlee, ?| a few farmers are scraping cotton ? I this week?thai is getting the crop 1 t .ited early. and ! s't at be thy Country's, Thy God's an DAY, APRIL 22, 1911. REBELS PROPOSE ARMISTICE. MEXICAN GOVERNMENT SEEMS INCLINED TO ACCEPT. Offer Made to YVur Department by Dr. Gomez, lnsurrecca Agent at Washington, and Reply Indicates Favorable Reception of. Sugges? tion ? Probable Result or Losa of Life in Battle of Agua Prieta? Fighting May Cease In Forty-eight Hours. Mexico City, April 18.?A propo? sition for an armistio pending ne? gotiations for a eetlement of Mexico's iiternal troubles was received by the department of foreign relations to? day from Washington, presumably from Dr. Vasquez Gomez. The reply was returned, in which it was indicated that the Govern? ment looked with favor upon the suggestion. The armiatlc proposed appeared to be a direct outgrowth of the battle of Agua Prieta, and the consequent loss of life and bodily injury oc? casioned in Douflis by the fire from the Mexican sidt It points specifi? cally to the dangers of international complications, which might follow a conti luatlon of the conflict. Minister De la Barra this after? noon sent to Washington the answer to the proposal made by the agent of the ievolutio lists. In It he stipulated certain minor terms, to which it is believed there wll be ?ao objecton. It may be assumed, however, that be? fore a full agreement is reached by the Government and rebels, every de? tail of the proposition will be sub? mitted to Francisco I. Madero, Jr., So far have negotiations now gone through, that it is not expected that Madero will longer oppose the over \ ture his agents have made for peace. 1 It is believed that no time will be lost, either by the rebels or the Gov? ernment, In concluding arrangements for the formal declaration of the ar mlstic and that as soon thereafter aa possible the work of drafting the terms for permone.it paaco will bo begun. It Is conceded that ooth i sides realize that the war if c sting the country too much In monev and lives. It will not be at all surprising if th" armies now opposing each other in the north receive orders within the next 4S hours to cease oper? ations. Minister De La Barra did not con? sider himself at liberty to disclose the conditions on which the arms tic will be granted. EXCEEDS ADVERTISING LIMIT. I J. S. Berger, Charged With Misuse of t Malls, Seeks to Have Notables I Summoned as Witnesses. I _ I Savannah, Ga., April 18.?Follow? ing the arrest of J. S. Berger here by postofflce Inspectors who charge him with using the malls to defraud by advertising that h^ is .showing here the "world's greatest aviators," the defense has announced tonight that it will present a long list of witnesses tomorrow to the United States com? missioner, to be subpoenaed. The list includes Attorney General Wiekersham, Maj. Gen. Miles, Maj. Gen. Robert M. Oliver, assistant sec rotary of war; Maj. Squh r, U. S. A., two commissioners of the District ol Columbia; the Wright brothers and Glenn Curtlss, aviators; several well known men of New Orleans, the mayors of several Georgia towns, th president and secretary of the Aero Club of America and others. They will be asked to testify as tc : the merit of the aviators h? r ? ?. I ld ' dentally the question, it is said by tht j defense, will be asked as to how fai I an advertiser may go In claiming ex? I cellence of his wares and then per* I mltting the advertisement to be car. j ri"d by the mails. ,. TO RKTTRN RECORDS TO STATIC, i ; Providing for Giving torh Documents Back Passes New YorU IssernhD ? Alban)', N. V.. April 18.?The I ill providing for the return to South Carolina by the State education de? nartmenl ol certain documents, saiil i to have been "appropriated" luring the Revolutionary war, passed th - as j eomhly today. U \\ as thought thai these records were destroyed by th ' CH pltol tire, but \\\ o of three 1.Us. ilili ug/h damaged, were sulflclentlv pr erved lo save th. lr historical \ .tin.- Inta< '.. \ full f?.n.f hands is at work <?n the V. M. C, \. building Ihtf week and rapid progress is b -in? made. id Truth'*." THE TRU TROOPS READY FOR LONG STAY. Manoeuvre Camp at Fort Sum Hous? ton Dally Being Made More Per? manent. San Antonio. T*x., April 19.?The manoeuvre camp at Fort Sam Hous? ton Is daily being made more perma? nent. The troops have resigned them? selves to the belief that thers will be no active service, and are settling down for a long stay. Tomorrow Maj. Normoyle will open bids for 1,000 tons of hay, and it is probable he will call for other bids for a like quantity within the next few days. The Third brigade has again occu? pied its tents and settled down to garrison routine. Tomorrow the Third artillery will leave for the Leon Springs military reservation to burn powder and hurl shrapnel on theo retlcal enemies. So far no other rangements for manoeuvres at Leo. Springs have been made. STATE WILL BORROW MONEY. Palmetto National Bank of Columbia Offers Sum at 3 Per Cent. Interest. Columbia. April 20.?The State of South Carolina will borrow $500,000 through the Palmetto National bank of Columbia for running expenses for this year. The rate of interest is 3 per cent., which is considered very low. This announcement was made yesterday following a session of the finance committee of the State, which is composed of A. W. Jones comptroll? er general, R. H. Joinings, State treasurer, and the governor. The I general assembly authorized the com , mittee to borrow the above amount. Th^re were several propositions before the committee. The German? ia Savlng3 bank of Charleston offered $200,000 at 4 3-4 per cent. The First National Bank of Rock Hill made an offer of a little less than 3 3-4 per cent. The loan will be paid back during January when the tax money is re? ceived by the State treasurer. It is probn/ble that the loan* will be re? paid in installments of $100,000. Tie loan last y* ar was placed at above 4 per cent. The loan was handled by Chief Clerk Carter of the office of the State treasurer. COULD NAMES THE MAN. B. F. Bush Elected President of Mis? souri Pacific. New York, April 18.?Although re cently forced out of the position himself, Geo. J. Gould, opposing thi Rockefeller-Kuhn-I/oeb interests, brought about the election today ol B. P. Bush as his successor as presi? dent of the Missouri Pacific, defeating the opposition candidate, David R, Francis, former Governor of Mis? souri. Mr. Bush is president of the Western Maryland Railroad. The victory of the Gould factior was followed by the announcement of Kuh i-Loeb & Co's withdrawal as bankers of the system aid with . the resignation of Paul M. Warburg i the company's representative on th?= board of directors. Geo. Gould and Kuhn, Loeb & Co Issued a statement explaining theli side of the case, Mr. Gould regrettlnj personally th^ withdrawal of Kuhl , Loeb ft Co., but congratulating tht ! road on the selection of Mr. Bush 11 Kuhn, Loeb ft Co.. explained tha1 1 that they did not favor Mr. Bush ? and that because of his election ? Messrs Warburg and Vanderbuili ? felt "unwilling to share responsibil Itles In the management of the com i pany under the circumstances. Mr. Gould said that he was mud ! Influenced In his advocacy of the elec? tion of Mr. Bush by the results In attained In the managenn it of th< West' in Maryland. Mr. Gould slated that the Kuhn Loeb & Co.'. interests In the Unlor and Southern Pacific made a c >ntin ,I uaace of their relationship ;es bank< I era unadvisable. Referring to Kuhn ? Loeb A Co.'a advocacy of Francis foi ; the presidency of thee Missouri Pa clflCi Mr. Gould said he f? !t tha! theli Influence was ioI helpful t<? th. I property, and thai Mr. Francis' eftl i elency as m railroad operator wai not appar< nt to him. i i?h'k of i xperlcnce In handIInf ? large properties and f ar that h< c mid tea comma id the support oi tin- banking community were glvei ? as the reasons for the opposition t? Mr. Bush. Missouri Paclfb v is tin ? the centre of an < xclted mat'? l al I j day. I Horse racing al the local raci ; traek is scheduled to com off in \i i Thursday when Mr, C. W, Smith puti ; up bis trotting mare against the fasl pacer belonging to Mr. C. 1\ King. K SOUTHRON. Established Jane, lMt Vol. XXXII. No. 18. THE FACTIOUS ON RECIPROCITY BILL CAUSES FURTHER SPLITS AMONG REPULICANS. Standpatters for und Against Cana diun Agreement, Immh-i iin Dlt to ? Sentiment Among Democrats not Unanimous, However?Majori? ty Anticipate Effort of Minority to Cause Embarrassment by Effort to Add Proposed Free List to Re? ciprocity Measur Mty Pass To? morrow. Washi igU v* ril 18.?Sentiment is not unan' *r among the Democrats ?/ in fav the Canadian reciprocity ?<*> trer , *? jt every day brings new r - of the absolute demoralization ?>>? which this issue has thrown the ^publicans. Th-3 division has enter? ed even into the subdivision of the G. O. P. There are reciprocity and anti-re? ciprocity standpatters, and reciprocity and anti-reciprocity insurgents and often they get into arguments with ?each other. The Senate is taking things easily, while the House works overtime; be? fore long the House will be adjourn? ing for three or four days at a clip, while the Senate will be in constant action. Democratic leaders are prepared for an attempt by some of the Re? publicans, who oppose the Candlan reciprocity bill, to embarrass the Democratic majority in the passage of the bill by proposing, as an amend? ment to it, a section emhodyi ng all of the free list that the Democratic ways and means committee has pre? pared as the first of the party's tariff measures. Opposition Republicans have charged in the House that if the Democrats w;re in earnest to have I this free list passed, they would of I fer it as a part of the reciprocity bill, 'ho that President Taft could not find 1 oocasion to veto it, even though it 1 did not meet with his approval. Chairman Underwood, of the ways . I and means committee, is apparently ? iroceedli,? on the belief that au I iimondme.it to be i?,lked into the free ' list bill will be offered. lie said to? day that such an amendment would be at once ruled out of order, as it could not be considered, "germane to the bill," under the House rules , permitting the offering of amend 1 ments. I An effort is to be made to wind up . the open debate on the Canadian i' agreement tomorrow night. The bill > probably will be brought up for final , J consideration, amendment and pas 5 J sage Thursday. .1 Henry George, Jr., of Hi w York, in ? j his maiden speech in the House <Uir ,' ing the reciprocity debate today, pro? claimed hinv elf a free leader a i J said he had aligned himself with the Democrats, because he believed it is I the only great party "moving toward II the light." I He endorsed the Canadian agree i j ment as tending toward free trade aid believed that eventually the Unit? ed States would have absolutely free trade with the world. This speech did not aris^ any great enthusiasm on the Democratic side. Representatives Howiand of Ohio; Knop. Wisconsin, and Gillette, Mass? achusetts, spoke in favor of the agreement. 'BANKERS CONVENTION MEETS. t Franklin Mai Veagli. Secretary of the Treu vary, u? Make an Address Itctore Hankers.. Bummerville, April is.?Th ? nth annual s< esio ? ?>f the s >uth Carolina Bank1 rs' association convened here '; tonight at Pin Forest Inn. Rev. F. \v. Mnrbler of the Presbyterinn i j church made tin* opening prayer, .Mayor Simons of Bummerville th*? address of wel< < me. Mayor Rhett >f Charleston and others spoke. The response was made bj Richard L Manning of Sumter. Considerable routine business is scheduled to be disposed >f. and a number "f inter* estinu pa pi rs a 111 be rend. Franklin M ' ? . h, sei r wry o: the dt? il Stab s tr< asury, will be we <'t ihe honored guests of ilv a? rlsociatton tomorrow. The bankers parts will spend a part >f Thursday r in Charleston and will be entertaiie< i h< re. popn vnoN by w ihds Dim i??i- of Census; Giroi Detail? Kueatcr CYumim. Washington, Iprll 18. Bumte City ward totals population thir leenth census Kirst. second, i, ?32; third, 2.6-1'; fourth. 1,90?.