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rm*T ATTACK ON MI L COM I I IN M N VTK. Republk iVilltit Ml Forces Unite to Make Assault u|mmi Democratic ? u..T Revision HUI?Strong Oppo? sition fcv petted. Washington. April 17?The Dorn ecratlc tariff revision bill came in tor Its first attack in the senate today and the aklrmlah outlined the scope end v:?\?r of the fight that will be made ?gainst It by Republican political forcee when tariff dlacusslon begins in the two house*. By requests from many Interests for hearings on cer? tain sections of the I'nderwood bill. Republican senators made a demand spon members of the finance com? mittee for hearings and openly at? tacked the secret legislation." Demo? cratic senators who replied to the at? tack made it clear that the fiance Committee does not plan to grant any public hearings. Senator Williams and Senator Stone insisted full hear? ings had been given by the house . mmlttee before the bill was pre? pared, while Republican senators de? clared that these hearings had been of little value because the rates of th* Underwood bill were not then Bnovm With many complaints snd objec? tions before them Republican mem? bers of the senate are preparing for a general attack oa all schedules of the bill. Senator Smoot haa put two experts at work to analyze the Un? derwood bill and previous measures to give the protectionists a basis for their fight other Republicans who Claim that Important industries Would be wiped out by the Under? stood bill will again Insist that bus mesa men and laboring men should have an opportunity to be heard be? fore the new bill is passed. The Democratic house caucus Worked over the Underwood bill throughout the day, upholding the Democratic heu?e leaders and Pres? ident Wilson upon all contested points The woolen schedule was un? der (Ire thr.'HK mut the day's ses? sion. Attempts to put ready made clothing on the free list and to alter other rates In the bill were defeated. Repr?sentativ? Under?vood address? ed the members on the scope of the gill and Its effect. He declared that reductions In wool rates undoubtedly Would injure some factories but that It would benefit the Industry as a Whole. Certain factories of old equipment and less advanced business methods, Mr. Underwood said, prob? ably would be forced out of business. Wo< h concerns, he argued, were not isanssnlcally entitled to live and with them out of the way the Industry as a whole would benetn. Late In the day. after the wool dule had been approved without order of the silk, pulp and paper and sundry schedules, voting down all proposed amendments. The free list was under consideration when the I>emocrata adjourned until tomor? rows. representative Underwood admit? ted during the wool schedule discus? sion that the proposed rates might have serious effect upon some manu? facturers. Representative liathrlc of Ohio moved to place manufactured wool and clothing on the free list in? stead of dutiable at 35 per cent ad valorem, as proposed. The amend? ment was voted down. 9S to 99. An? other motion l?y Representative Hath rio to reduce the duty on ready made clothing to II per cent also was loot. Representative Becker, a new member from Missouri, criticised the ways and means committee and older members of the house, declaring that naw men were not given ample op? portunity to express their views. Representative Thomas of Kentucky replied that new members. If they hsd superior knowledgfie about tariff rates, should come forward with their iaforamtlon rather than criticise the committee. Commending President Wilson for hi* part in making the tariff bill, Mr. Thomas said. 'Tnle city has been be ? <? ' . I >bb> ?c ?. ?r|".ration law yerg and manufacturers who came here tilling this committee what they thought ou<ht to ho done with the 'ff M'-JiioCfl <?f > "tigress feg VC told th? H imlttee what they thought. 1 went to say to you that the presi? dent of the United States has just as much right as any other citizen to tell what h? thinks, und out of |,#dd items he only expressed bin opinion of |?m' In the pulp and paper s< he Calls fUpr. *, ntative O l.enry of New York wanted to Increase the rate lf? per cent on picture*, rulemlars, label*, books, pamphlets. engravings and et? hings. but his efforts were futile sad the em ' i). jui- w.ii approved CS submitted l?v the committee. When the free list was reached. the atlenhin.f tin- <nu<us hid dwindled to a t?-w members. An amendment proponed n. ij.?preventa tu?? iiurtlett of Qcocghv placing pt< Mphofe u? id on the free list. v\ i-. change, the caucus disposed In short passed with but little opposition The committee hud llxeU the duty of - tfttl ? pound. Kepresentatlve llart lett argued ihat plkdiphorlc acid was used In the preparation of fertiliser and that to tax it would raise the Iii - of tertlllxer to the fanners. 'Phis was tin- second ? hange in the bill since the caucus began its con? sideration a week ago, shoe ma? chinery having been the other item. The caucus will complete the tree list discussion tomorrow and then take up the income tax. It will fin? ish the bill this week and probably will report it to the house next Mon DAM i; WAS BEST OV SEASON. - Some of the Feature* of the Holiday j Eve Club's I in.tl Dance of Season. I ' Possibly never before in the hls tory of Sumter has such a rare com? bination of beautiful women, en? trancing music and artistic decora ' tions been gathered together i?>r a dance as that Thursday night when the Holiday Eve Club gave its tlnal danco of the season of 1912-13 and rounded out its sixth year of exist? ence. Always the dances given by the club have been enjoyable affairs, famed over the State, and probably, in this case, the last was the best of all. The hall had been most artistically and beautifully decorated for the oc? casion. The walls were draped with smllax from which electric bulbs of many colors gleamed. Streamers of red, *hite and blue were looped from beam to beam across the hall, pre atnting a delightful effect to the eye. The music for the occasion was furnished by the Sumter Orchestra which was directed by Miss Helen Tillinghast and Prof. L. C. Moise, and was the best that has been given at any dance during the year. The j dancers found its strains most en? trancing, In the dreamy rythm of the 'waits and the enlivening beat of the two-step, the orchestra coming in for a full share of praise from all of the dancers. The floor was in better con? dition than ever before and was an? other improvement over past dances. The weather was just warm enough to be delightful for the dancers. The attendance upon the dance was not nearly so large as It has been at other dances, but It was quite large enough for a good dance without crowding the hall too much. There were about forty couples on the ttoor and a great many stag? were present to prevent the dance from being dull. In order to give these stags a chance to dance breaks were allowed during the iatter part of each dance, a fea? ture which tended to remove much of the formality otherwise always no? ticeable at a card dance. Supper was served shortly after midnight in the Chamber of Com? merce Hall, consisting of a salad course followed by ioe cream and cake. Punch was served early In the evening, soon after the cards had been given out and filled for the dances. After supper the german was danced, many beautiful figures being executed and much enjoyment being obtained from this feature of the evening. The german was led by Messrs. Henry Moses, Van Cleve Par rott and Julian Levy. Among the visitors in attendance upon the dance were: Misses Isa belle Patterson and Flora Tobln of I Allenda'.c; Minnie Williamson of Columbia; Dorothy Long and Hilda Stern of Asheville; Lucile Iseman,' Manning; Katherine Burton. Balti? more; Sadie Flud and Virginia Saun ders, Stateburg; Geneva Barnes, Hen? derson. X. C.i Helen Lucas, Walter i horo; and Messrs. McFadden Gregg and Lucas, Florence; Warren Bur? gess, Georgetown; Arthur O'Neill, Charleston; Ernest Wilson, Frank Burgess, Manning; E. B. Cantey, Co? lumbia; Jim West, Columbia. D. T. Kuker, Kverett Lucas, Wil? liam Graham. Harry Gamble, Flor? ence; Dan Heyward. Dwlght Hughes, Jr., Columbia; J. McBride Itlley, Al lendale; Ernest Wilson, Columbia. SHOT TO SC ARK NEGRO. William Johnson Captured on Charge of Stealing Bicycle. A small sized sensation was created on South Main Street about live o'clock Saturday afternoon wh?-n Mr. H. U Tisdale, in his efforts to cap? ture a regro who is alleged ? ? base stolen a bicycle, fired his pistol sev? eral times, in DTder to attract atten? tion and get aid In the chase after the man. Johnson was captured at tin ? ml of a hot chas. and lodged In the guard hon?i where he was given ? preliminary Monday morning and lent up to the higher court for grand larceny. It seems that several weeks ago I wheel was stolen from C, F. Brown- J inn and, as it had been purchased from him. Mr H. L Tlsdale IVSi on the lookout for It. Saturday tin man en? tered the store with the wheel for the purpose of securing a bell for it. Mr Tlsdale at once recognised Ihs wheel, although parts hoi heen removed from it. and sent one el Ills men out tor a policeman, it?? then want to CALIFORNIA LAW WILL EXEMPT EUROPEAN ALIENS. Proposed Legislation Cannot Full to Cause gggfottl Friction With Ja l?an and Sonic Japanese Are Al? ready Demanding- that The Gov? ernment Make it Cause of War. Sacramento, Cal., April 17.? Amendments to the Bridsall anti alien land hill, designed to exempt from the strict prohibitions of the act all California properties held by Eu? ropean capital, while still barring the Japanese, were offered today In the senate by the author of the measure. The amendments were drawn up at a conference between Senators Bird sail and Thompson and representa l tlves of foreign syndicates having large interests in this State. If adopted by the senate the proposed changes will make the Birdsall bill more acceptable to Europeans than is the assembly bill and more restric? tive upon the Japanese. The principal amendment Is the insertion of a clause permitting cor? porations, the majority stock of which is held by aliens eligible to citizenship, to own lands. This provision was in the assembly bill but the Birdsall measure heretofore provided that the majority stock of such corporations should be held by "citizens of the United States or persons who had de? clared their intention to become citi I Kens.'* Further concessions to European capital are contained lit the new sec? tions which protect the loans of for? eign banks and exempt land used in mining, oil, shipping and lumber in? dustries where most of the foreign capital, except that of the Japanese, is invested. The amended Birdsall bill Is more restrictive upon the Japanese than the assembly bill, for the reason that it limits leases to four years Instead of five. A circular quoting the views of Dr. David Star Jordon of Stanford uni? versity, who is opposed to anti-alien land law, has made its appearance at the capital and is distributed by Japanese lobbyists, the first that ever came to Sacramento. T. P. A. ENJOY OUTING. Fish Fry at Poealla Friday Evening a Most Delightful Affair. There were about fifty men gather? ed at Poealla Friday evening to enjoy the fish fry given at that place by Post G, T. P. A. The affair proved a most delightful one in a social as well as a grastronomical way. The committee in charge of ar? rangements consisted of Messrs. W. B. Boyle, Chairman: C. B. Yeadon, W. Percy Smith, W. R. Phillips, L. I. Parrott, M. H. Beck and E. L. With erspoon and each of these gentlemen had done his full share to make the occasion as successful as the annual picnics have always been in the past. Perhaps the greatest amount of work, -?wever, devolved upon Mr. Boyle, the chairman, who looked after matters generally, and Mr. L. I. Parrott, upon whom devolved the duty of preparine the fish stew and fry and of cooking the corn bread from meal manufac? tured at the Parrott Milling Com? pany. The crowd gathered at the post office shortly after six o'clock and was taken out to Poealla Springs in auto? mobiles, there being plenty of auto? mobiles on hand for this purpose. Gathered at Poealla drinks were open? ed up and the thirst of those pres? ent quenched. After a wait of some time, which served to quicken the ap? petites the bountiful and delightful fish fry supper was served. There was plenty of delicious fish stew, fried fish in abundance, fried corn fritters, pickles, bread, corfee and other foods to tempt and delight the palate. The partakers of the supper all found thut Mr. L. 1. Parrott had in no way lost the art of making a K<>od fish stew and corn bread and will always testify hereafter to his be? ing the best of cooks. Iber and soft drinks again went around after tne supper, and the crowd gradually dispersed, after hav? ing spent a most enjoyable evening. his drawer to ?et g pistol In order to keep the negro In the store until the policeman came, but the negro got ?aSptelOttS at ont o ami made a break for the door. Mr. Tisdale tailed on him to halt, firing a shot Into the floor to frighten him. It did frighten htrn, but only made him run faster. Then the < ha.se began. Mr Tisdale ran out on the street behind the negro and again fired his pistol, this time in the air to attract attention from the police. The chase weni down towards kiartlette street.' when the negro was headed off and took to back bus. He was finally en ugh I on West Bartlette Street by I Policeman Ward, who had jumped Into an automobile and sei oul in thai direction to load tin- negro off. Po? liceman v\\ J. McKagan cams up ? few seconds later and the Iwo ??f them broughl tie- alleged thlel In wife or well known FLOR? ence citizen and HER son 1n.ii red. Herman Kelly Is Arrested aiul laxlged In Jail Charged with Crime?Struck His Would-be Victim With Wrench. Florence, April 20.?The wife of a prominent Florence citizen and her son. a boy of about 12 years, were murderously assaulted by a ne? gro, Herman Kelly, abou* 10.30 o'clock last night. Kelly applied at the home of his victim to buy a pint of milk for a restaurant] accustomed to buy from her. She de? livered the milk in her own pitcher, none having been brought. In a fw minutes Kelly returned the pitcher, paying for the milk, and as the lady reached for it, he caught her by the left arm, and swung a long handled wrench, used by car inspectors, strik? ing her on the head. He forced her into the room, striking her several times with the heavy wrench, she screaming aloud. Her son attempted to dash from the room for assistance land Kelly caught him, dealing him a : fearful blow on the head with the I wrench and following him to the yard, striking him again. He then dashed towards the back fence, as the lady's cries were attracting persons from all around, for the home is near the old Jacob! hotel on Front street. In trying to get over the back fence his feet slippd and his arms were skinned, but he got away before the crowd reached him. He was captured at the restaurant next door several hours later, with every evidence of being the right negro, even to blood stains and freshly washed cuffs and skinned arms. He is now in Jail. Both the lady and her son are In a serious condition. The victim is the wife of a well known yard conductor of the Atlantic Coast Line. Kelly is the same negro who was sent to the chaingang for three years some time ago, being caught under a bed in a private house in twe city. He j is about 22 years of age. He has worked recently at the industrial school. He was a good worker when on the chaingang but the polios have been watching him since he was re? leased. COLD WEATHER COMING. Week Will See Frosts in the Eastern States. Washington, April 20.?Unseason? ably cold weather, with frosts in the Eastern States and moderately warm weather throughout the Gulf States, the great central valleys and the Rocky mountain region and the plain States will open the coming week, the weather bureau announced today In its weekly forecast. "Fair weather will prevail the next several days in the Eastern and Southern States, while there will be unsettled weather with local rains the first part of the week in the upper Mississippi valley, the region of the Creat Lakes and the Northwestern Statey," said the bulletin, A change to warmer weather will overspread the Eastern States, the Lake region and the Ohio valley Tues? day and Wednesday. "The next storm of consequence will appear in the far West Tuesday or Wednesday, move eastward and cross the great central valleys Thurs? day or Friday and the Eastern States near the end of the week. This dis? turbance will be preceded by a gen? eral rise in temperature, be attended I * by showers and thunderstorms and j I this followed by considerably colder weather, which will overspread the j Northwestern States Thursday and i Friday." THEY ALL DEMAND IT Sumter, Like Every City and Town In tho Union, Receives It. Feople with kidney ills want to be cured. When one suffers the tor? tures of an aching back, relief is ? agerly sought for. Ther-- are many remedies today that relieve, but do not cure. Doun's Kidney Ph's have brought lasting results to thou.s^rds. Here Is Sumter evidence of their merit. J. H. Grady. 16 Wright St., Sumter, S. Cm says: "My back ached nearly all the time and I had acute pairs' through my kidneys. I was often lame and stiff and 1 noticed that the kidney secretions contained sediment. Doan's Kidney Pills, .which l got at1 China's 1 'rug Store, removed th?s?' ?ymptOtnl of kidney complaint and helped me in every way. 1 willingly confirm my former endorsement of I oan'S Kidney Fills. They made a permanent cure in my case." For sale by till dealers. Price 50 cents. Foater-Mllburn Co., Buffalo. New York, sols agents for the United States. Remember the name? Moan's?ami lakw no other. No. 37.. POLICY OF ADMINISTRATION TO WARD LATIN-AMERICA WILL BE DIFFERENT. Changes are Said to be of Rules and Personnel?-Henry James Recalled from Ecuador, Where He Had Been Sent by Former President as Arbitrator. Washington, April 17.?Intimation of far reaching changes in the diplo? matic service, particularly in Latin America, came today from the White House, when it was announced that Henry James had been recalled from; the mission given him by the Taft ad- ; ministration to act as arbitrator be? tween the goernment of Ecuador and the Guayaquil & Quito Railway com? pany, an American corporation, in a claim dispute. i It was said that while there was nothing in the recall of Mr. James to reflect upon him personally, the pol? icy of the administration would be , not to have the American government directly involved in the settlement of private business disputes. It was in? timated at the same time that persons in the diplomatic service who might have large property or financial inter? ests in the countries in which they arc I resident probably will not be retained I in those places. i A sweeping investigation is under 'way in the state department in line with the statement about Latin-Amer? ican affairs issued recently by Presi? dent Wilson, asserting that any pre? vious influence that might have been exerted by the American government for the promotion of loans of private enterprises would not be renewed. In this connection Secretary Bryan took under consideration today the I status of proposed treaties between the United States and Nicaragua, Hon? duras and Guatemala. The impression exists that these conventions, which j Were never ratified by the senate but which had the sanction of the Taft administration, would be dropped. Generaly these treaties looked to I a more or leas direct American super . vision over the customs collected in the countries concerned as a guar? antee of American Investments. One i of the Nlcaraguan treaties also pro? vided for the payment of $3,000,000 to Nicaragua in turn for an exclusive franchise to construct an inter l oceanic canal in that country, a pro? vision intended to head off possible j competition with the Panama canal. I Much interest was manifested today j in the action of Secretary Bryan in ! beginning consideration of these I treaties and a further definition of i policy toward Latin-American repub? lics, which have been seeking the sup ;port of the United States In improving their financial standing is expected ! shortly. Judge Memminger has a way of pointing out for the information of the people certain very annoying fea ] tures of their court procedure. The i Spartanburg Herald says: "The diffi? culty of securing reforms of this character lies in the fact that the great majority of the people do not understand the lawyers who are not particularly interested in putting . wing3 on the feet of justice. The ob? ject of the defendant's counsel is to put eft the evil day."?August Chron ! icle. THE WEATHER AHB MARKET. ILEMF.NTS WILL I*LAY AN IM PORTANT PART. Planting Is Rapidly Coming to a Close and Rain With Warmth is Need? ed. New Orleans. April 20.?Weather conditions over the belt and the strug? gle over the May position will be the most important influences in the cot? ton market this week, unless some very strong political developments come to light. The crop is now In its first critical stage. Planting is rapidly coming to a close, seed is germinating and in the earlier parts of the cotton region chopping out is progressing fast. What is needed to bring the entire crops up to a good stand is bright, warm weather, with moderate show? ers at intervals of several days. Such condition would weigh against the price of cotton. On the other hand, the lack of rain in those sec? tions where the ground is too dry for seed to germinate, cold weather or too much rain would encourage the . bull side. The struggle for the control of the 1 May position in the markets on this jside of the water may cause seemingly I illogical price movements this week, j If the weather does not show much change, one way or the other, It ia j likely that the May position may as? sume much importance, especially as ' it is tending to make spot owners in the South firmer than ever in their views regarding prices. In this con? nection it is probable that any sensa jtional bulges in old crops will be met j by sales from spot owners in the ; South, who will seize favorable op? portunities to hedge or to sell con? tracts with the view of tendering their holdings. The market promises more activity and more decisive opportunities dur i ing the week. It Is likely that ! this week will see a considerable shift ; ing of the interests of the trading pub? lic from the old crop to the new be I cause the old crops are subject to j manipulation and the new crops are I increasing in activity. COUNCIL SUSTAINS MAYOR. Charleston, April 17.?At a four hour session of city council tonight an acrimonius discussion arose, led by Mayor Grace and Alderman Pinckney, regarding the charges of the former that the latter's action as chairman of ! the ways and means committee was j questionable In the matter of the rale i of the Battery boulevard lots. City council sat as a committee of (the whole and after a full threshing , out of the matter, by a vote of IS to . l, the council sustained the action of the mayor in employing the Columbia Arm to promote the sale and otherwise effect the arrangements. Following this action an attempt was made to pass another resolution approving of Alderman Pinckney's action as an alderman and not as a real estate dealer and president of the real estate exchange, which was de? feated by a vote of 8 to 4, with 4 al? dermen declining to vote. After the vote had been declared one of the al? dermen asked that his vote be changed from the negative to the affirmative which if recorded in time, would have made the vote 9 to 3. Nomination Blank To enter The ITEM'S PRIZE CONTEST, fill out this blank and send R to the office of the Contest Editor. You may nominate yourself or a friend. The first of these blnaks received will count for S.000 votes. I NOMINATE Mrs. or Miss.? .... Address.?. Nominated by.? ?? ??. 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