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rV*L sr,HTKH WATCHMAN. Eatabll Consolidated Auk. 2,1 PROBE AFFAIRS SHOE TRUST. I\\K.sTH. \Tlo\S OltDI It Ol' l>\\ IN IKU n| \M> sl-'.N VIT.. Tewtlnnwi> Before senate Finance ? ? i.HiiiM. . i ii.lt, .it. - Violation <?r Antl-Tru??t lam b> United Shoe Machinery < ??miMiiiy ? Resolutions for Probing steel. Sugar and Wool? en Corporation* In House ? Way Opened for Uelnvestlgation of lior Imcr Charges. Waahlngton. May 3.?The Investi? gating trend of Congres* took a wide rang* today. Startling testimony was heard t>y the Senate finance com? mittee today tending to show that the United Shoe Machinery Company, of Boston. Is violating the anti-trust lawn In coercing shoe manufacturers,' and it Is prohahte that more will b# heard of the matter. The HouJe rules committee voted iP ^ report favorably a resolution to in- , wsatlgmte the 1'nlted States Steel Cor-' poratton and In expected tomorrow to do the same with regard to an in? vestigation of the sugar trust. A1 resolution of the same sort with ref-1 erence to the American Woolten Com? pany .of Boston, Involving a largo number of New England mills, has s good chance of similar approval by xYm rules committee. A Senate committee on expenses also opened the way for a decision as to a reln vestlgatlon of the charges against Senator Lortmer. of Illinois. Resolutions directing that commit? tees prove ttw records to determine whether any of the first three big corporations involved are - operating in violation of the anti-trust. lnrer Statea commerce or national hanking laws have been started on the legis- I lattve ways. The stvel trust resolu? tion, the creation of Representative -Stanley, of Kentucky, was approved today by the hou?*> committee on ^HR tosgorr R*preseJttattve Mardwlck. of c. >uthor of the resolution pro-' vbling tor Inquiry Into the American lhasjar Refining Company, and this wil l be considered by the rules com- 1 mitiee tomorrow. If the commltte ? ' has time, If may also consider a simi? lar resolution submitted by Repa**? ?entatlve Francis, of Ohio, directing Mall a special committee of five b# named to Inquire into the American | WosHsSJ Company, of Boston. Whether th*re Is a trust in wool in this country Is Information desired by nr?n Interested in the wool sehe dule. soon rf> l>e revised. Opposition, attacking through the same channels but with contradictory statements, the proposed removal of th*% duty on shoes, as provided in the ' free list bill now before the House of Representatives, develops simultan? eously at the Senat? and House ends of the Capitol. While large shoe manufactures tesSnled to the Senate finance commit? tee nhat they were forced to ke p prices high ?>ecause they were In the crop of a shoe machinery trusts which controlled absolutely -very manufacturer of shoes In this coun? try. Representative Weeks .on the Moor of the Mouse, was praising the concern which owns all the patents on and controls the shoe machinery In the Cnlted States. He dSSlSJFtd that bec ause the United Shoe Machin? ery Company refute- to saU any m.i chlnee outright, only basing It to the manufacturer, the latter is enabled to? engage In business with less cap? ital, and that the tendency of this method was to tncrean" the manufac? turers. The manufacturers declare that 1 this tru?t operates on a different basts with for* litn manuf ict urers from 1 what If d ?.?* with thove in tins . own try, for one thing, allowing those abroad to use some of their own sea* chinery. Mr. Weeks on the otlrt hand, said: "The Cnlted gho? M. sJshtsfi Companv IssjSSS in stachln? gfl ai ro.ni exactly as it Is leased in this country and at the sani" rate." Senator Bailey told the manuf < fur* rs that. In his opinion, their i on Ifsjtti srtth she trust eould he proved lltefral; that in spite .f the Bhoe Ma chin" Company's patent rights. In thought the'.r SSttOS could h.t; gtftjsd as an edfsti so restrain trade, and he declared that the Attorn y fjegjeral might mahn von- trouble for the trust, gj be hud foamed "f the statements at today's healings Hi pres. Bjtathrs 1>tfene> i f r of fsasjsytvasjis. tods) Introdui rd ? reno lut ssj railing upon tin s. eretarj i the Navy and the Se.f taffy ?f \.',ir to furnish Congr ss with all tl |nf..r mation relating to shoe conti i the army and navy prior t > IMt, This was based upon rh ?r^r* * in ?-l be reported to the I shed April. 1850. Up JssM a B81. CAROLINIANS IN TRAGEDY. It. W. Mckiiinc.v .mil Worn.Ml He Shot lied From S|mrtanhurg County Hi Yeurs Ago. Athens, Ga., May 3.?Investigation today in connection with the doulde tragedy of last Monday night, in which lt. W. McKinney killed the wo? man he was living with and then committed 3uicide, brought to 'ight the fact that th?y woman was not his wife. Austin McKinney of Cheater, S. 0?? telephoned Mayor ROWS tonight that R. W. McKinney ran aawy from Spartanburg county six years ago with the woman he shot, deserting his lawful wife and six children, all of whom are living. The name of the dead woman was not given. Shortly after a message wad received from Leonard McKinney at Cowpens, S. C, Instructing tho authorities here to send the little girl left by the dead couple to him. Kelatlve8 of the dead woman ar rivod here today for the purpose of having her body removed for burial, but it is stated that a dispute arose as to whether they should take both ' ootttf from the city, and a linal de? cision was reached to bury them here in Athena. There is Insurance on tho llTti of the two victims of the trag? edy amounting to $2,000. CHARLESTON WOMAN WINS Si'IT. I nlted State* ( irouit Court of Appeals Sustain $10,000 Verdict for Miss Mamie llcppun. Richmond. Va., May 2.?The Cni t? d States circuit court of appeals, in session here today, awarded to Mamie Ueppan of Charleston. S. <\, $10,000 damages against the Nor? folk & Portsmouth Traction com? pany of Norfolk for the loss of a leg, and thus ended a litigation which had be-^n pending nearly three years. Miss l: pp.i n was run down by one of the cars of the defendant company in Granby street at College Plac?? in Nor? folk on the night of November 14, 1908, when she undertook to cross tho former street. Suit was entered by her father. A jury at Norfolk awardvd $15.000, but the court re? duced this to $10,000 without ob? jection from counsel for the plain? tiff. INVESTIGATE CONSULAR BER? TH E. Ilrousxard Presents Resolution to In? vestigate Alleged l'avoritlsjsjl In \)>|M>iiithig Consular Agents. Washington. May 3.?The diplo? matic and consular service is to be in? vestigated by the Democratic house. Representative Ilroussard of I?uis iana today introduced a joint resolu? tem to i'ppoint a meclel eummiU-", three senators und four representa? tions, to examine the laws and depart? mental regulations governing thv methods of selection of diplomats and consuls and the service. The resolu? tion carrying $25,000 for expvrises empowers tie- committee to hold ? - itone in foreign countries if neces? sary, . The resolution, which was referred t.? the rules committee, grows out of alleged favoritism In the appointment of consular ag-nts. IH < I \UI S PROSPECTS BRIGHT. Hryss Makes Optomlstic Speech on PeSSKJCnitlC Situation. Des Molnea, Iowa, May i.?Deelar Ing that the OUtlook lover was brighter for the ?uccesi of the Dem? ocratic party, and that the party had k ded the wildest hopes of th ? en? thusiast! in the election of a large majority in the lower house of Con? gress, Wm. Jennings Bryan tonlghi delivered an iptlmletlc addersi to the members of the Iowa Jefferson Club, g| its annual banquet held here. Mr, Bryan pointed out thai not only w;is there a large majority In that lower house "f Congress, bul thai it was a united maJorlty( bsl lottng nlwaya for progressive Demo? cratic principles, He also itated thnt lb success of the Democratii In the Sonate was greater than expected md declared that, although ths party ? as In ihe mtnorlt) there, it could <u1iik legislation, with the help of the progressive Republicans, \ 11 ne h? i has i" n found bj I he orangeburg grand Jury against Robt, ' h itnul for l1 in .r.i. r ? f w. 11, Sabin. I Mr DhTi nderfer 'h;?t one h ? manufacturing concern hna a mo? nopoly on Government coti icts, and ii "fronen out" all competitors. iid Fear not?Lot all she end* Thou Am SUM TER, S C, SA.TTJ FIVE LEGISLATORS INDICTED. - i i BARGED HV GRAND JURY WITH ROLICnTNG BRIBES. Four Bills Returned Against One Representative and Three Against Sergeaiit-at-Arins of Senate, Charg? ed with Being Qo-BotWOSa? Trials to bo Egpedited ? Mean? while, Grand Jury will Continue Investigation of Alleged Whole? sale Corruption in Legislature. Columbus, Ohio, May 3.?Three State Senators and two Representa? tives were included in bribery indict? ments returned this evening by the Franklin County grand jury, which has been engaged in investigating corruption in the Assembly. The Senators are: Isaac E. Huffman, of Butler County; L. R. Andrew*-, of I^awrenee County, and George K. S. Cetone, of Montgomery County. The Representatives are: Dr. George B. Nye, of Pike County, and A. C. Lowry, of Lawrence County. One indictment was returned against each save In the case of Nyo, charging the solicitation of bribes. Four in dlctments were returned against Nye. In addition, Rowney J. Diegle, of Brie County, aergeant-at-arms in the Senate, and alleged go-between In negotiations with Senators, was in? dicted with the Senators for aiding and abetting in the bribe solicitation. Dteffle was indicted three times, as he is Included In each of the bills against Senators. All of the indicted men appeared at the Court House soon after the bills were returned and furnished bonds. The amount was $5,000 for the three Senators and Representative Lowry. The bond for Nye and IMegel was $3.000. Three detectives, who allege they trapped the .legislators in the bribery deal and who were arrested last week at the instance of Nye, were bound over to the grand jury Monday, but today the grand jury returned "no bills" in their cases. The de? tectives will be the principal witness? es; at the trials of the Assemblymen end Dle%rel, which it is declared will! !?? pushed a3 rapidly as possible, | It is announced that adjournment of the April term of Court will not j l"> taken until the eases are disposed of. Meanwhile, the grand jury will continue its investigation tomorrow. Ostectlve Burns was questioned by the imnd jury and the prosecutor's office, The presence also of Bor-j geant-at-arms Dlegel, he said, was in connection wth an offer to him to '*VOto right' on some of the pending bills. Today, Speaker Vining appointed a new committee to take the place of that which resigned yesterday. COL, CRJTTEXDEN COMMITS sll CIDE. Shoots IfJtnself While in His Bath? room: Prominent Figure in Former Times. Columbia, May :;.?At Greenville today Col, Stanley s. Crlttenden, aged I], writer and former postmast? er ??f Greenville, committed suicide by Shooting himself while in his | bathroom. Death came instantly. | Col, Crlitenden was Lieutenant Colonel on the staff of Gen. Mart. Gary In the War Between the Sec-j tlons. He hslped the late Generai and Bishop Ellison Capers organize the I South Carolina division of United Confederate Veterans, and h?j himself commanded thai division for some time. DARLINGTON MAN PAROLED. John c Noil. Herving Lifo Term for M aider. c.iumbia, May I.?John Cleveland Noll, of Darlington, convicted of murder in .March, 1905, and sen? tenced to iif? imprisonment, was this afternoon granted a parole by Gov? ernor Chase, upon the condition that he drink no more liquor. The con? ditions of th< patoic are: "Paroled during good behavior. The drinking of I Intoxicating liquors at any time will I be a forfeiture of the parole and the party shall bo recommitted to serve I the remainder o( his sentence." Moll, with Roh< ri Smalls, was 1.\ leted In March, I 90 I, for t he killing of Prank Scott, a negro. Noll j s ?? i recommended I Ihe mercy <?f , ihe Itourt, Small was m ntenc* d \>> i hang, but his sentence v..is later 1 < "mniub <l to life Lmprisonmcnt, li ? now being at the Penitentiary. The main reason urg* id foi the par? don of Noll, \\ is that Noll did not Hre the shot: thai Rob^rl Smalls did and thai Noll, although in was with Smalls, did not hnon the shot wni going to be fired, is't at be thy Country *, Thy God's an rRD A.Y. MAY 6, 1911. MAY DIVIDE THE DIOCESE. COUNCIL ADVOCATES CHANGE WHEN FUND IS INCREASED. _ I Committee, With Bishop Guerry as Head, to I,ook Into Matter of Suf? fragan Bishop? Report on Church Finances. Torkvllle, May 3.?"That this council considers the division of the diocese desirable when $40,000 is added to the present bishop's perma? nent fund," is the wording of a reso? lution adopted by the Episcopal diocesan council here today. This i with the adoption of a resolution pro? viding for a special committee to look into the advisability of electing a ne? gro suffragan bishop of the diocese ! were the chief matters of interest dis ! posed of by the council today. Bishop Guerry submitted his an? nual report this morning, and in it he explained hi3 position on the division j of the diocese. He stated that he did not mean by his open letter issued j last June to stop the special commit? tee in its work to raise an endow - I ment for the episcopate. What he j said had reference to the notice ' served on the diocese that the mat? ter of division would come up again at the Yorkville meeting. In this letter he expressed himself as believing that, the continued agita? tion of a division of the diocese was setting back the work of the church and preventing cooperation on mat? ters of great importance which con? cerned th<- welfare of tin- diocese as a whole. He opposed a discussion of the division In advance of an increase of endowment with which to provide money to finance the additional dio? cese. When a division is made feasi? ble by increased endowment, and when it is clearly the wish of a ma? jority of the laymen of the diocese to divide, Rishop Guerry says, he will ! not oppose the division. \ The special committee which was empowered to raise the endowment of about, $40,000 for the division, re? ported this morning that they con i sidered it useless to attempt to raise funds after Bishop Guerry had issued his open letter In June, therefore the committee had not acted. The com? mittee, however, met and formulated i a report, which was submitted to council today, in which it was stated that it was their belief that thl en? dowment could be raised and recom? mended that the council appoint a ! committee of three with full power to carry into execution the Issuing of I coupon bonds in several denomina? tions maturing in 10 years. This rec? ommendation was adopted and then this council went on record as think? ing a division of the diocese desirable when the endowment of $40,000 Is raised. I The vote on this resolution stood: Clergy?21 for; 12 against. Parishes ?23 for; 12 against. One delegation was divided. The finance committee, which was appointed one year ago made its first report this afternoon, Of greatest interest were the finan? cial report on the bishop's perma I nent funds and the church Advance [ment society. Due to a change of in? vestments from low rates of interest to higher ones, the proceeds from the funds of these two organisations had been greatly increased during the past year, the former by > l.too and the latter by more than $1,000 over the receipts of any former year. Bishop Guerry In his annual re? port advocated the appointment of tlie committee to lnv< stigate the mat? ter of a negro suffragan bishop. The idea is to have the negro bishop pre? side over the neuro councils and to make episcopal visits to the negro parishes, but who shall be under the direct supervision and control of Rishop Guerry. -N suffragan bishop has all the powers of bshop coadjutor excepting thai lie does not automati? cally succeed to the bishop's chair. Rishop Guerry was mad ? chairman of this committee. The missionary session of the coun cl was held tonight. Rev. A. R. Mitchell, secretary and treasus* r of the diocesan bond of missions, re? ported thai during the year all appor? tionments had been met. The deans j of the three convocations, Rev. John ! Kershaw, I >. 1?.. Rev. A. i:. Mitchell and Rev, Ii. II. Covlngton, mad - their annual reports. Th? convention was addressed b> I night h> I >r. J J. Wllklns of St. Loub on the $5,000,000 fund f< r pcnisouiUK the clergymen ;ii the ag*? of >-\ years. Dr. Williams Is senl oul i.\ the en-rai council of th> church Rev, <;. w. Lay of St. Mary's col? li :??>, Raleigh, Rev, W. S. Clayburn of the University of the South and Ue\. Walter Mitchell of the Port? r out I) d Truth's." THE TRI EPISCOPAL COUNCIL OPENS. Bishop Guerry Presides Over Sessions of Church Meeting?Sermon by Mr. Pendleton. Yorkvllle, May 2.?With Rt. Rev. William A. Guerry, bisbop of .South Carolina, presiding, th? 121st annual council of the Episcopal church con? vened in the Church of the Good Shepherd this morning. The annual sermon was preached by Rev. W. H. K. Pvndleton, rector of the Church of the Advent, Spartanburg, who chose as his text "The Church of the Living Gol." 1 Timothy, 3:15. Following the sermon, the organ? ization of the council was perfected by the reelection of Rev. A. S. Thom? as of Cheraw as secretary and Mr. William Godfrey of Cheraw as treas? urer. R?iv. F. H. Harding of Char? leston was made assistant secretary. Bishop Guerry announced the ap? pointment of the following commit? tees'. On admission of new parishes?Rev L. G. Wood, J. T. Siebels and T. A. Eigon. On constitution and canons?Rev. Jchn Kershaw, H. H. Covington, P. C. Whaley, H. M. Dibble and J. N. Frierson. (>n unfinished business?Rev. S. C. Beckwlth, Mr. Sehroler and Z. H. I Iazard. On finance ?R. I. Manning, H. P. DuvSil, W. Godfrey, W. C. Bissell and W. C. Hazard. After these announcements Rev. T. T. Walsh, rector of the Church of Good Shepherd, and chaplain of the Church Homo orphanage, ami Mayor Jno. R. Hart extended addresses ol welcome. These were responded to by Bishop Guerry. The secretary presented the appli? cations of th Church of All Saints, Manning, and Ryans in Fairfild coun? ty, to be admitted into council. These applications were referred to the proper committee. Wm, Godfrey, treasurer of the dio? cese, reported that every parish had remitted in full for all dues, a condi? tion whieb .bad uaiuar. beert knv.wjc b fore in the history of the diocese. Th? session of council tonight was given over to discussion of the Sunday school work In the diocese and to the Advancement society. AMBASSADOR HILL'S RESIGNA? TION. President Taft Tells Representative? Lever and Brandey That Potash Question Not The Reason. Washington, May 4.?Representa? tives Dever, of South Carolina, and Brantley, of Georgia, after an inter? view with the president, made th<= statement today that they were en? tirely satisfied with the situation and wen confident that the potash con? troversy had nothing to do with Am? bassador Hill's resignation. They emphasized the fact that they spoke wiih absolute assurance and author? ity and said they would not further pre.-s their *Olnt resolution for c. bouse inqulrs ii tu Dr. Hill's resigna? tion. WARMER WEATHER PREDICTED, According to Weather Bureau, Hot Wave ta Duo to Help Things Here, Washington, May S.?Warmer weather is on the way east, accord? ing to the weather bureau tonight. Fj) through the New England and a large part of the rest of the East It is freezing today, but In the south? west and the Rocky Mountain sec? tion a change to more comfortable and seasonable weather is already felt. Mlts. VISAXSKA PRESI? DENT. \nntutl CoiHciitlon of Club Women Adjourns. Columbia, May '?'>. After complet? ing ail business, the annw 1 Conven? tion of the South Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs adjourned to night. Mrs. J. M. Visanska, of Char? it ?ton, was it"lo ted presld >nt. A reception was tendered the visitors nl the Metropolitan Club tonight, be? ing the last so, iai feature of an oc? casion enjoyed by many women from :?!! sections of South Carolina. Military academy als? addr ssed the council. Pi iictlcally ail mati' rs ol ?-?< ? ral Interest base been Ihr bed ? 1 J the council und ndjournmenl will be reached earl) tomorrow. The next meeting placi has not been selected, but the general Impre slon is that the invitation of Beaufort will be ac? cepted. JE SOUTHRON. Established June, itfSS Vol. XXXII. No. 22. FIGHTING IN MEXICO. PEACE TALK DOES NOT AFFECT THAT SECTION. Believed That situation in Sinoloa and Sonora States is Grave?For? eigners Are in Danger. Nogales, Ariz.. May. 2.?Whatever the prospect of Mexican peace are at Juarez and Chihuahua, there are no peaceful signs along th- ^st^rn j coast of Mexico. News .ibbled into Nogales today fr .ous parts j of Sinaloa and So .is of almost ( continuous figt1 .<?*/ those States. American*- -amiliar with the condition- , the border, regard th" si* r .is grave. Not only Is the pol1 lfare of the Mexican States affe , but American interests are said to be in danger. Even the lives of Americans, hitherto held sacred by federals and rebels are no longer safe in the interior of Mexico, it is re? ported. Railroad officials who reached Nogales from Mexico today brought warning from the rebels to remove all their families as quickly as pos? sible into the United States and to advise all their American friends to do likewise. Coupled with these warnings was the threat of the Insurrectos that they intended, before the end of the week, to launch attacks against all t*?S Mexican border towns. Many i 'xican families are leaving Mexico. Word came today from the Magda? lena district, southeast of Nogales of the wiping out of 30 federals under Louis Estrella by rebels near Otates. Reports of heavy fighting near La Colorado, southeast of Hermosillo, were brought across the border to? day. The rebels, it i3 said, have recaptured La Colorado, which was the scene of bitter fighting several weeks ago. ^e The situation along ^be^^gttgjH Pacific railroad lines, whic|H^^H| the western coast^of Mexico fvr fcuif drid? ? f :rr.ile.s 13 gr: r WORK1XG FOR PEACE. Judge Carabajal Arrive-, at F.I Paso Ready to Regin Peace Negotia? tions Today. El Paso, May 2.?Judge Francisco Carabajal, the federal peace -nvoy, arrived here tonight. Formal peace negotiations with the rebel command? ers begin tomorrow. He will act alone, while Dr. Van* quez Gomez will represent th^ pro? visional government, ad Vised by Don Francisco Madero, Sr., and Senor Pino Suarez. a lawyer and provisional governor of Yucatan. IN HONOR OF CAPERS. Memorial of Late Well Reloved Btsb op of This Diocese. Yorkville, May 2.?Fully seven hundred persons were present at the Church Home orphanage this after? noon to witness the laying of the corner stone for the Ellison Capers Memorial hall. This hall will cost about $10.000 raised by pubic sub? scriptions and will b? in the nature of a double cottage which will accom? modate IS children of the orphanage. The ptone was placed and blessed by Bishop Guerry, who reviewed brief !\ the life of Rishop Capers as a sol? di' r and citizen, as a priest and bish? op and as a servant of God. J. Steele Brtce made a short talk in behalf of the people of York county, stating that they deemed it an high honor to have a memorial hall of so great a man. He knew of no man li\ing or dead, more beloved than Ellison Ca? pers, he said. In the soldier-bishop were exemplified the highest ideals of man. said Mr. Brtce. He pledged the support of the York county people to th 9 orphanage. Following Mr. Brice came Rev. John Kershaw, D. i>.. a*ho was the speaker of tin oc iston. Dr. Ker? shaw's address was a complete review of Bishop Capers' life from the time of his birth to ihe day of his death. ? \v rltisen." slid Dr. Kershaw. "as so!dier. < < ducator, as public official, a* bishop, he met M-?? expectations : nd Juntili d fx . onftd- nee of his j j.pie, who delighted to do him hon ? .t i ibej followed his progress with I sympathetic admiration and growing ppr* i ition, bidding him t? one high I ? . ift- r another untl at the last ? a? leader of his church's hosts In South Carolina, they crowned his eer o| honarable service with ths I m?>st exalaed testimonial of u * and >ve in tin ir power to off i .*' The celebrated Rlc* Will case, in? volving the estati <-t Miss Ann I!. Rice, worth more than a halt million, will be tried In Union this week.