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SUIT AGAINST STANDARD. TEXAS HIUNt.s ACTION AGAINVI (?HEAT OIL INTERESTS. State Seeks to liceovcr About $100,. 000,000 in Ami-Trust Law Pon al'Jca. New York. April 14.?A subpoena was served on John 1>. An hbold to? day In the suit the Stute of Texas has begun again** Standard OH Interests to *evc? ?r approximately $100,000,000 for allegeo .dotation of the anti-trust statutes of that State. The substance of the allegations of the attorney gen? eral of Texas is that the Standard oil ('( mpany of New York. New Jer? sey. Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana were practically under one control. It Is set forth that the Standard OH "trust" still exists and operates the Magnolia Petroleum company as its Texas branch. Mr Ar hbold. who Is president of the Standard oil Company <?f New Jeraey, was served by Richard O. Maury. criminal district attorney of Houston, Texas. With a special com mission from the attorney of his Htate to reach non resident defendants in the suit. Mr Maury has been here a week. It was learned tonight that he served John I> Rockefeller on the Lahewood golf links and H. C. Folgcr. Jr.. president of the Standard Oil Oasapany of New York; Samuel O. Bayne. president of the Seaboard Na? tional bank; Howard Hayne, vice pres I lent of the Columbia Knickerbocker Truat company; Chaa W. Harkness and Lewis Cass Ledyard. Thee* and other defendants, includ? ing the Coreicana Pertoleum com? pany, a branch of the Magnolia Petroleum company, are sued in amounts ranging from $8,150,000 to $800.tOO air. Rockefeller. Mr. Arch bold, the Standard OH companies of New York and New Jersey and the Cor lac ana concern are among tho de? fendants in actions for the fir t named amount NOT OF MONGOLIAN ORIGIN? Japan May llrtng Test Case Before SU|Tenie Court in Allen Law. Tokol, April II.?The Japanese Cab? inet reported to the tSmperor today that President Woodrow Wilson's de? cision not to interfere with Califor? nia land ownership legislation makes M n*o#?m?*.rv for Japan to present ? ?ejt case oefore tin ie Court .>i the ttnif. |. io? that the Jan*ne?- ' in origin -tu i are. Hissafafi sntitled to cltl senanip in ?.o? I alb d sHsjIss* IimiK THE SHERIFF'S ADVICE. Woman lift urns Home, Abandoning plan of Shooting up St. Matthews. St. Matthews. April 13.?It is a cold day in August when this gay village Is without a novelty of some kind, but the newest und most up-to-date in? novation ever known to "the oldest inhabitant." transpired yesterday, and there is no fake story about it. Sher? iff Hill was made wise to the fact, early in the morning hours, that a Strong, brawny white woman with mumles like a prise tighter had got? ten aboard a train at a flan station ntetr the Congaree itlver bridge with a Vide and was threatening to shoot up the town or st. Matthews. When the sheriff arrived at the depot, a few minutes after the train rolled into this burg, he found this belligerent Amason pacing up and down the sta? tion paltform with lire hi th* eye. the forbidding weapon at attention and pouring forth a volley of Isnpraesatons unsulted to cur* polite." It appears that she hud BSJSSJ f -iNing snndi | and vigorous duns" from an expert mercantile collei tor of St. Matthews, whe h rounded up v.ith a visit t i her home of a \ icrllant constable, und sie had come to town to redress her wrongs on the "Held of h>n?r. Un? der the suav, but positive arguments of Calhoun's doughty sheriff she was Induced to take the first north-bound train for her domicile in the cuno brakes of the Congaree Itlver swamp ?a sadder and wiser crusader. (.1 I I VI It \ PAY. Walter II. l/ard of Georgetown Wins in < lalm*. Washington. April 1 I Paymaster Wulter P Ixard. I*. S. N . of OeorSjS< town. recovered |tt.S1 in a Judgment rendered today in the I'nited States > ourt ? f elaims. Th? out'<?me of this suit means that a number 8 naval officers will re<?-i\c a similar benefit. Paymaster l/ard Pled a elalt.i for |Sj |.??r < ? tit kSCreaSS of his pay dur? ing the tluo- o< i spied by him in re? turning to the Palled States after his detachment from SSrvlCf bevond the a#*as in the Ptillti pine Islands Associate Justn Parties in dellVSf Ing th? opinion of the court. d??< kded that bis (h i i' hni' in from service be? \ond the seSjS lid fed take effect until In- return TILLMAN STANDS BY BILL. Senator Let* it Bo Known He Will Make No \ttcmpt to lla\o Tariff Maintained. Washington. April I t.?Senator Till man told Tin* State's correspondent lodaj that although he hud received many requests from various sources to have the duty on different articles In the tariff hill restored to their former rates that he proposed to Btand by the hill. "'a his is Wilson s bill," he said, fur? thermore it is a Democratic bill through and through and I mean to abide by it. "I would like very much to be able ing to have former rates restored, but to accommodate those who are try ?I 1 have just said, I mean to stand by the lull that the senate and the finance committee agree upon. That is the Democratic way and the right way as I see it, to look on the matter and that is the course I shall follow." Among the requests that have just come to Senator Tillman are appeals J to have the former duty restored on j pepper and kaolin. CHID HAS HARROW ESCAPE. Frank Miller Drennon Painfully Wounded While Playing With Uli Father's Pistol. leinenster, April 14.?Frank Miller Drennon, the 6-year-old son of W. E. Drennon of this place, had a narrow escape from death this morning by a shot from his father's pistol, which took effect in his right forearm. Just MOW the accident happened may never l?e known. A hammerless 38 pistol was on top of the sideboard in the dining room. The child and a little negro girl were playing in the room and one of them got possession of the ' pistol and one shot was discharged, 1 the ball entering the inside of the right forearm just above the wrist and coming out on the other side, ! shattering the radius or outer bone. ; The boy gays the girl had the pistol when It went off, but she says the boy had it. The child has been sent to a! hospital In Hock Hill. KILLED If RAR LUGOFF. Two Foreigners Traveling Together, Lot Into Difficulty, ami One Kills the Other. Camden, April 16.?Two foreigners 'vho were in ("amden yesterday, for the purpose of taking subscriptions j to some foreign orphanage, It was claimed, left here about dinner time going in the direction of Lugoff. When *n the neighborhood of Mr. A. D. Kenned} s plantation it is supposed that they got into a difficulty with each other and one of them was shot by the other and killed, the wound being in the neck and in the arm also. After killing his companion he at? tempted to hide the body by Btufling it into a culvert running under the Seaboard track. The section master on this part of the Seaboard, when he was coming |g Camden for his dinner, met the two men walking together. When he returned he met one of them, and as he continued up the track and reach? ed the culvert he noticed the feet of the dead man extending out. The hody was ieu ved and it was found that life was extinct. These men were supposed to be Turks an.I were travel? ing together it has boon suggested that they got Into | dispute over the division of the mono) they had col* IOCtod< I ?f course this is all specula? tion. The one who did the killing made his escape. A search, however, was made for him by the Sher? iff und the Chief of Police of Cam del). The man chained with the com mission of this horrible deed was eapturd at Bethtme. Ha boarded the Seaboard train at Shepherd, and waa kepi under watch by a passenger who communicated from Cassatt with the sheriff at Camden and at Bethunc was placed und? i artest and brought back to Camden. and placed in the county lall to await his trial, a certificate m his pocket gives his tunne as Rev, Benjamin John He was soliciting money for BChools and churches in his country; th.?t waa oatenslbly his claim, but it is nn-re likely that he was using this means to get money for himself Coroner Dlaon held an Inquest over the dead body ?.f his patrner yester ly evening. found papers on his person that indicated his name as George Simons, but the man In jail gives it its Abraham Michael. He had on his person $'?.t*?. The one charged with the killing had frith him $386. He eleu had five pocket knives with him. but the pistol was not found. We saw him at the Jail this morning and attempted to base an Interview with him. but it was rath'-', a difficult tasU. He seems inclined to plead Ignorance of the death of his fellow traveler. Sayi be was going north and his part Inet was going south. He la evidently a Turk, and has anything else but an attractive face. The imported telephone I.rile didn't ting' ? Doeton Transcript. THE POPE BLUES. ILAS PASSED DANGER POINT TOR PRESENT, SAYS REPORT. Temperalure Normal During Day? ABle to Take Nourishment?After Refreshing sleep Pont III Appeared Bright and Happy. Dome, April 14.?The Pope has ral? lied wonderfully from the serious at- ' tack whieh he suffered yesterday. He had appeared to be at the point of death last night, the physician's report tonight stating that the danger point for the present, at least, has been paaaad. Dr. Amiei paid a visit to the sick room shortly before midnight. Although the Pope's temperature had increased slightly he found the gen? eral condition satisfactory. He ad? ministered a heart stimulant and soon the Pope went to sleep. _ Throughout the day the temper? ature was normal; the pulse remained at about 8 5 and the respiration 26. This indicated a considerable amelio? ration in the bronchial symptoms Which was videnced by easier breath? ing and freedom for long periods from cough. In add.tion the Pope was able to take some nourishment and he show? ed much interest in what was hap? pening about him, When Prof. Marchlfava allowed the Pontiffs nephew to enter the room there was an affecting seine. The frail and aged Pontiff and the young and robust priest embraced tenderly, the latter being unable to restrain his emotion at finding the Pope so changed phy? sically. Prof. Marchiafava tonight repeated his assurances that If prudence were exercised the Pope would recover. He declared that his examination of the chest showed that the inflammation which yesterday was marked on the left side, has been checked and was actually diminishing, while the bron? chial sounds were less noticeable. WHALEY ELECTED CONGRESS? MAN. Majority of MU With Only Bieren Boxes Out?Very Heavy Vote In the District. Charleston, April It;.?Richard S. Whaley was yesterday nominated for Congressman from the First South Carolina district in the second Demo? cratic primary election, ? efeating Ed? ward W. Hughes by about 550 ma? jority, on the face of the returns? Only eleven boxes being u reported. A. total of 12,000 wan'polled in the dis? trict, comprised of Charleston, Berken ley, Clarendon, CoUeton and Dorches? ter counties. The general election, when the choice of the Democrats will be formally ratiJled, will be held, as ordered by the Governor, on Tues? day, April 29. The Charleston Coun? ty executive committee will meet on Thursday at noon to consider the challenged votes and declare the re? sult of the primary. The returns will be forwarded to the State Democratic executive committee at Columbia, where the result for the district will be officially announctd, alter t,he canvass. < H the clever, unreported precincts Olfffht are in Hcrkeloy. In the first prl-i mary leaf summer the. total vote in that county was 1.125. As twelve box? es last night gave 983, it is seen that 75 per cent or more, of the vote has been accounted for. Two of the oth? er unreported boxes are in Charles? ton and the remaining one in Dor? chester. Even with favorable returns, Hughes can hardly overcome the Whaley lead of 550. In the country, considered as a whole, Whaley ran better than his opponent by a stout margin. It is not yet certain that Hughes has carried Charleston, though this appears very probable, by a slender margin. REVISION SCHEDULE BY SCHE? DULE. Cummins presents Rule to Enable Senate to Vote on Any Tariff Sec? tion Separately. Waahlngton. April ir?.?As a part of a plan to demand schedule-by ?chedule revision of the tariff. Sena? tor Cummins today Introduced a senate resolution asking thatt he rules be changed so that senators might temand a separate vote upon any provision in a conference report on a tariff bill. The resolution was re? ferred to the rubs committee and Senator Cummins will endeavor to se? cure eat ly action upon it. Conference reports of till kinds are now adopted in both houses of con gresi by single votes. Senator Cum? mins pointed out today that should the Democratic tariff revision go through both houses ;is a Binglc meas? ure, the senate could be forced to ac? cept the final decisions nf a confer? ence committee without an oppor? tunity to vote Upon schedules in which it might previously have made I'hit tires. "Huffrage l?eague in the CMrcus." Weil bet the husband nf the lady Randow I4* a member, anvwav.? New Voll? Tribune FRIEDHANN is Too SLOW. Government Hoard Suggests That lie Move Faster. Washington, April 16.?Dr. Fried erich Frledmann'a attention was dl rected today to "the halting progress" In his demonstration of the alleged curative values of his tuberculosis vac? cine in' a letter addressed to him at Providence, lt. I., by Dr. John F. An? derson, chairman of the board ap? pointed by Surgeon General Plue of the public health service, to inquire into the efficiency of the German phy? sician's remedy. The letter follows: "We regret to have to invite your attention to the baiting progress in your demonstatlon of the alleged curative value of your remedy for tu? berculosis. Only 94 of the patients accepted by you as suitable for such j tests have been treated by you. In order to avoid undue prolongation of. your demonstration and to avoid un- I necessary delay in advising the pub- } lie of the judgment that we may be ! able to form of the valse of your j treatment, we are forced to limit our clinical studies to the number al [ ready treated under our observation In the hospitals ir? New York City. "From the conversation with you it is understood that some of these pa 1 ticnts are now ready for a further in? jection of your remedy. In their in? terest and for the reasons given for I limiting our clinical observations t< thode already treated, we feel thai these patients should now be seen by you with a view of giving such addi- j tional injections of your remedy as may, in your judgment, be Accessary to effect a cure. We should be pleased, therefore, to have you 'give this mat? ter your prompt attention and inform us regarding the same at an early date. "We may be communicated with in writing addressed either to Dr. A. M. Btlmson, Hotel Martinique, New York City or to Dr. John F. Anderson, Di? rector Hygienic Laboratory, Washing? ton, D. C.M When Dr. Friedmann held hia clinic here yesterday it was noted that none of the medical officers of the public health service were present. This was. explained in Dr. Anderson's state? ment that the board had been forced to limit its clinical studies to cases' treated under their observation in New Yrork city. At a conference here last Sunday, Dr. Friedmann was noti? fied by Dr. Blue that until the exact nature of his tuberculosis vaccine and the method of its preparation had been revealed and the claims made For it substantiated by official tests, a license for its sale In interstate com merce could not beg ranted. JUSTICE HAS QUALMS. "Would Christ Assess Fines Were He Justice of Peace?" New York, April 14.?Would Christ assess fines ami colect fees were He the justice of the peace In Oak Park, in my place?" This question is asked by Henry Nell, recently chosen justice of the peace in Oak Park, 111., in a letter to Mayor Gaynor, which was made pub? lic today. Mr. Neill said his office ! pays no salary, but that the law au- j thorlses him to collect fees. The sys? tem of fines for minor offenses, Mr. i Neill said, increases crime, promotes disrespect for the law, and is wrong In practice and bad in principle. "Being a Arm believer in the teach? ings of Christ, I desire to administer the office as He would administer it," he asserted. Mayor Gaynor replied to Mr. Neil today. He said Justice Neil was elect od under an oath to abide by the law and must do so, even though he con? sidered the law wrong. His remedy was to have the legislature change the law. "If Christ accepted the office," Mayor Oaynor's letter continued, "He would also accept the law as it is, ami administer it faithfully. He would not take the law into His own hands. He Would not assume to do as He liked. He would administer the law as He found it. Indeed, that is the way He acted when He was on this earth. He abided the law. He con? stantly quoted the law. When He did not like the law, He advocated a ( hange to something better. He at? tended the synagogue and taught th law there. It was the abuse and mis? use of the law which He denounced." ? Will Go To Camdcn. Mr. R. I. Renton, who has been the efficient cashier at the Atlantic ('oast Lino Railroad freight depot for the past two years, leaves tonight for Camdcn. where he has been appointed agent for the Northwestern Railway < 'ompany. Mr. II II, Hart of Rocky Mount. \ ('.. will take Mi. Renton's place at the A c. L. freight depot. Among those to from Bumter Wednesday night to attend the wed dim: of Miss Kate MeSween and 1>r Ralph K. Poster ai Timmonsvllle were: Or. and Mrs. too. \v. Dick, Col. Thomas Wilson, Dr R. R Wilson, Miss Mary Wilson, Mr I! I >o7ior I.? ??. Mr (I, J!. Haynaworth, DIL FRIEDMANN INOCULATES DOZEN VOLUNTEER PA? TH: NT . ( alls on the President and Receives Wilson s Assurance of Best Wbdtcs for Success of Tubcreulosia Cure. Washington, April 14.?Dr. Fried erich F. Friedmann of Berlin, who de? clares he has discovered a cure for tuberculosis, brought his visit to the i capital to a close today with a clinic at the George Washington university, at which he inoculated 12 volunteer patients with his vaccine. The clinic was witnessed by Secretary Bryan, As? sistant Secretary Osborn, the German ambassador, the Sw^ss minister and several United States army and navy surgeons. More than 100 patients ap? peared at the university hospital dis? pensary, and from this number the doctor selected 12 typical cases, some of which had already advanced to the i third stage of the disease. Five of the j patients were small children who were carted or walked on crutches. During the day Dr. Friedmann call? ed at the White House and President Wilson told him he earnestly hoped the vaccine would prove successful. Atfer the clinic he saw Senators Luke Lea of Tennessee and William Hughes of New Jersey at his hotel. He was assured by Senator Hughes that an effort would be made to permit him to practice in the District of Colum? bia and if possible throughout the country. Dr. Friedmann left for Providence tonight and later will go to New York. He said he probably would again visit Washington for a few days before returning to Berlin. None of the surgeons of the United States public health service witnessed the demonstration today. NEWS FROM WISACKY. Favorable Seasons and Crops are Do- ! Ing Well. Wisaeky, April 15.?The Item failed to reach us tonight. This occurs ev? ery week or two. Y'our papers are much improved in their hew dress. The print is so much clearer and easier to read. Everything moves on smoothly in this section. With favorable seasons the farmers have made rapid prog? ress in planting our crops. All the corn crop has been planted, with a tew exceptions, and the stands are very good. The bulk of the cotton crop has been planted. Some of it is up. A few are planting tobacco. Those who are planting tobacco have their plants set out, and their barns built The oat crops are very promising and if the seasons continue favorable, there will be a large crop gathered. The cold has not injured the gar? dens or the fruit crop so far, except the figs. Most of the lirst crop has been killed. Gardens are looking well. Mrs. J. C. Grow, of Texas, after an absence of twelve years, is on a visit to her old home and will spend some time among her relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Scott have re? turned from Hot Springs, Arkansas, very much improved in health. They visited his father last Sunday at this place. Field Day in Blshopville last Fri? day was quite B success. The boys and girls acquitting themselves very creditably, but the rain marital much of the pleasure, and ruined many of ? the new summer hats. I hope your new investment will prove qt Ite a success, and enable you to give us a daily equal to any in the State. QUICK TO ANSWER "S. O. SIG i Washington. April IS.?Scores of i lives and millions of lollara1 worth of marine property were saved by the revenue ?'Utters which, patrolled the Atlantic Coast from November to Vpril. alert for the wireless ' S. O. S." As the entire licet put nto port today with the winter's work com? pleted these are the net results: One hundred and twenty-live per? sons actually saved from drowning. ISighty-flve distressed vessels Ba? sil ted, which, with their cargoes, a'ere valued :*t over $6,260,000, and on board of which were *T> I persons. sixteen derelict! destroyed or tow i cd into port. Ships able, in collision, tossed on storm-swept seas or pounding on rocks were assisted by the cutters, The season was notable for- fierce gales. Because of the unusually high temperatures not a shi)> along the en? tire Atlantic coast was endangered by i< e during the patrol period. We agree with the Columbia Rec? ord that a nation which is spending $700,000,000 a year on war past and future, $800,000,000 for tobacco and $t,500,0000,000 for whiskey cannot make the plea of poverty, and can? not afford to say that it will stop at an expenditure of $330,000,000 for schools.??Orangeburg Times and i democrat. < FIELD DAY AT PINEWOOD. Unfavorable Weather Falls to Damp? en Enthusiasm of Occasion. Pine Wood, April 16.? Despite the Unfavorable weather Prtday almost all the townspeople ami a good crowd from the surrounding country were present on the school grounds to witness the field day programme. Fach pupil contributed one article in a display of manual training. The girls in making and sewing and the boys in wood work. The w<uk on the part of the chil? dren was especially gratifying to the instructors and pleasing to the visi? tors. There were objects on display by both boys and girls that would have been a credit to any grownup. Notably among them was a fully equipped bat? tle ship, contributed by a 12-year-old boy. A musical programme was carried out by Miss Geddings and her music pupils. The following were the winners in manual training: Misses Mamie Har vin, Heid Griffin, Tessie Barwick, Harry Harvin, Douglas Bartlette and Ray Eide. After the delivery of prizes the vis? itors repaired at once to the ball park, where a game between the school boys and the town was scheduled, but on account of rain the game was post? poned. Field day at the school was a suc? cess in every sense, and the instruct? ors should be comm nded for the ex? cellent results of Friday. ABBEVILLE PREPARES FOR FIREMEN. Announcement Is Made That Reduced Kates Will be (.ranted by Railways for State Tournament. Abbeville, April 15.?R. S. Hood, secretary of the State Fireman's as? sociation, has just written the Ab? beville fire department that he has succeeded in obtaining reduced rates on all railroads for the tournament to be held here June 24, 25, 26, and is working on free transportation for horses and apparatus. Fire Chief El? gin and Mayor Cambrel are anxious to correspond with all parties inter? ested in the coming meet and will be glad to give them all the informa? tion possible. The local lire depart? ment is working on the track and getting things in ship-shape. It has purchased a racing wagon and will endeavor to keep boi the prli sa at home. The visitors will be well cared for. MANNING PASTOR RESIGNS May not Leave Soon, However? Rabbi Klein Makes Address, Manning, April 14.?At the regu? lar morning service Sunday the Rev. H. K. Williams tendered to the con? gregation his resignation as pastor of the Manning Baptist Church. No time was set for considering the mat? ter, and it is not probable that the resignation will take effect at an early date. The Rev. Mr. Williams has been pastor of the Manning Church for about a year and a half, an 1 during his stay here he has made a great many friends in the commu unity outside his immediate congre? gation. At the invitation of the men's Bible class of the Manning Methodist Church Rabbi David Klein, Ph. D. M., A., of the Mount Sinai Synagogue, of Bumter, delivered a highly interest? ing, instructive and eloquent addre in the Methodist Church here yes? terday afternoon on the subject of the "First Five Books of the Bible. * There was a large congregation pres? ent to hear the gifted rabbi, whose command of choice English is far above the ordinary. ~~??????????? Killed Woman and Then Self. Qoldaboro, X. C April 14.?Cleve? land Prince, a Wayne County farmer, today shot and kiled Mrs. May Car? ter Lomax. wife of a railroad bag gagemaster. and then committed sui? cide. Mrs. Lomax was confined to her bed in a local hospital, as the result of injuries sustained in an au? tomobile accident, while riding with Prince called at the hospital and was shown to the patient's room. At? tendants at the institution heard the pistol shota and discovered the tragedy. The killing and suicide are 'alleged to have been prompted ly jealouay. The AugUBta Chronicle says The fight on the CnderWOOd bill will cen? ter In the senate. Hundreds Upon hundreds of protests are being tilrd with that body. The senators may have to abandon their position of gi\ Ing no more hearings on the tariff But the leaders in the Senate he\ * promlaed to stand by th?> President. ?Orangeburg Times and Democrat. Mr. McCombp and the Ambassador? ship to France seems to stand in the ' '? ?n as the engine and th ? e train dlaaater once bui \i r. Finner ? n Nan Tm k 4 .. . - -