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THE 81'MTK.K WATCHMAN, Established April, 1830. "lie Just ami Few mil?Lot all ili<- ends Thon Alma'l at li<> thy Country'*, Tliy God's and TruUi'a." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, 184?. Consolidated Aug. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1913. Vol. XXXVI. No. 29. IHE PEACE PACT SIGNED. HAI.KAX M.I,IKS AM) TTRKKY \t.HKK OX PKAt K OF LON. 1M)\. SVr\l? Kolbws l.mrc hi Orders fo si*i.?Kalgarla and Turkey K?' f uw to II.??. \ii\Hmii:: to do With IT.-Oh ?,| imi.I l.i. ?????? (.|VCS III. London, May 29.?The tnaty of peace between the Balkan allies and Turkey, which will Im- known an the Peace of Ixindon. will h? signed at noon tomorrow at St. James' pahu utile?? some unexpected hiteh occurs HervU ha? followed Greece in reluct? ant orders to her delegates to sign. Turkey and Bulgaria indicated tln ir willingness some time ago and it is assumed Montenegro will sign. Greece held out for the adoption of a protocol until the lust moment, when she wan assured by Turkey that all conventions prevailing before the war would resume their effectiveness iintII mi opportuntt> was given to dis cuaa the points at Issue. The protocol whic h Greece wanted appended to the treaty embodies res errat k>na by the allies on points yet to be discussed with the powers, such an the financial post-bellum settle? ment the fate of the. Aegean Islands and the frontiers of Albania. Bulgaria and Turkey refused ab? solutely to have anything to do with a protocol, the former regarding It aa too likely to open fresh and un? desirable discussions, the latter as betraying a lack of deference to the powers. While the Peace of London may end the war In Turkey, it may be the signal for strife among the allies. The speech of the Servian premier In the parliament at Belgrade Wednes? day, when he explained that Servia de? sired a modification In t *? - tr. aty with Bulgaria regarding the cl vision of ter? ritory, hae increased tension to such an extent that il Is not likely that his nwilO|* with Premier (iuechoff of Bulgaria on the frontier will take I peace. Aft efforts of Russia t<? bring about peace between Bulgaria and Servia apparently have failed and the worst is feared. Meanwhile the allies are throwing enormous bodies ??f tfoopi into Mai edonia to o -<-upy disputed territory Relation? between Bulgaria and Greece still 1ft extremely strained. The Bulgarians thus far has < refus?-?l to ?Teste a neutral zone at Saloniki where the Greek premier, M. Vene/.? los, In waiting r.? m?-? t the Bulgarian Oeneral Ivanoff. This conference is ?sjpected in i heck the Bulgarian mlll t irlat? who apparently are acting in defiance of the lunne go\ernment. Bftjtjge, and Servia have sought to add a protocol to the treaty as drafted by the Kuropean powers, dealing with the question of amnesty and the con? ventions to be negotiated after peace shall have been concluded. Bulgaria, however, objects to the addition of this prot??c sj as she regards it as like? ly to leave the .b>< . . o? n for further dins UMsioiis ami mK?- has letermlned to sign the tn aty <-r p, ace vith Turkey without any at Oft ?I I.is and so to ? lear tin- in Id f??r Oe very grave im gotlations ?!??? w I base to unilti take with her allies aver tin- dlvtetofl of polls of s ictory. In Solia the spee \\ made by the Hervlan premier scstei lay in the par llament building at BSSfrSslS ssb?-n In explained that Bervla dtalrss! a modi fi? atloii of the ti? .it\ With Bulgaria regarding the division -f territory? was belie,,-.I to have ?lest r<.\ ??<I tin hope of a peaceful settlement of the Serv inn and Bull ui.m dispute. L4>N<. WILL HI THIRD. t asr In Which Interest Is < enlercil t omes up at Alken. Alken. May So.?The June term of seneral sessu-us court which ? onveuttl Monday with Judge Kniest Cars pro si-bio-.. will attract unusual alien tion for the reason that Hugh Long. Alrten ctninty member ??f the South Carolina genera! assembly and forme: mayor of Wagner, who shot ami ivilb.l IV k -us N (.unter, president of Bun < of Wagner and a prom ment fa.-aer of this county, at Wag? oner last fall, will be placed on trial for his life. Haves < .unter, als?? of \V igener, has km n imln ltd as an ac? cessory, and Mill also stand trial. 'Ihre.- other eases ii, wPi'h mur? der is .bile,J uill bS 11 od at the Jim - term. Mr. Long was nrraigiu.l at tin February term, dnting the Hat* b iu;.| bwt the legislatui? beim; lh#*H in sen ?Ion e> d Mrs Long being ill at tie time, the case v. as continue.I. M. Long tilled his seat in the hall of lh? house of represents! Is es after bis In diclment. PEACE TREATY SIGNED. WAR BETWEEN TURKEY AND BALKAN ALLIES COMES TO Fokmaf CLOSE. Haucff Says Agreement Means Amity Not Only in Near Fast Hut Through* out Rapopt?I'opovich Speaks Itit tcrly of signing. London, May 30,?The tight months war between Turkey and tin allied Balkan states is ended, The "poaOO Of London" was signed today In the picture gallery of St. James' palace. Sir Kdward Grey, the British foreign secretary, presided over tlio formalities. The following peace del SfJUtOfl Signed the preliminary treaty: Osenau Nsnxml Pasha for Turkey; Dr. i>aneff for Bulgaria; Btejan Nova kovlch for Servia; Stephanos BkolOU dis for Greece, and m. Popovloh for Montenegro. The only tlramatlc feature of the historic occasion was M. Popovlch's expression of keen disappointment that Montenegro bad ''bean despoiled of her just share of the spoils of a triumphant war," and of the hope that 'Fngland, which took the lead in the spoliation,*' would take every step to compensate Montenegro for her sacrifice. The actual ceremony was very brief. The delegates signed the treaty with? out reading it, evidently in lull confl denee that all the seven articles were in BUOh wording as the powers Chose to have them. The Bulgarian delegate proposed that peace become immediately ef? fective- without ratification of the treaty. This proposal was rejected and the delegates then left after hav? ing agreed to meet June 2 to consider the advisability of an eventual an? nexed protocol. After informing the ambassadorial conference e>f the Signing of the peace draft Sir Falward (Irey suggested that the conference limit its discussions to three questions?a constitution for Albania, the delimitation of the south? ern frontier of Albania and the status of the Aegean islands. The ambassa? dors now are awaiting further instruc? tions from their governments regard? ing a constitution for Albania but the conference gj working in greater har? mony and txpectt to conclude its la? bor! by |hS end of June. The relations between the Falkau allies Show a distinct improvement. The prOpOaSd meeting between the Servian and Fulgarian premiers, is detlnitely tlxed to take place on the frontier tomorrow evening. The latest suggestion for a settlement of the quarrel between the two countries is ttint Serv ia and Bulgaria denounce the old trsatlOl and Conclude a new al? liance providing for a Joint adminis? tration of Macedonia. i?r. s. Daneff, the Bulgarian peace delegate, in tin- course of an Interview after the signature of the- pre liminary treaty of peace, said: "I am rejoiced. It means not only Falkau peace but general peace and Burops is saved from one of the* most thorny problems e?f the age . "We owe* a elecp debt of gratitude to sir Bdward Grey, whose enduring and untuing mastery in treating dip? lomatic problems has brought about peace- much sooner than some ol us had expected." The- hrst mooting ??t the peace con ferencs has boon fixed for Monday, June- J. M Fopovic h, the Montenegrin chlel delegate, after sinning the treaty, made- a short speech. "We have signed the preliminary treaty," he said, "because nothing else remained for us to det. We are* glael to have peace but are profoundly dissatisfied with the terms we have been obliged tO SCCept. We have beeil despoiled of the- fruits of bur victory. We have lieen mads tin- whipped boy of Eu? rope, Unat Britain took the leading part in depriving eis of Scutari. Wi 'look here to secure a modification ?>t the Albanian frontier so as to give us lands for cultivation and a natural .route- between Podjorltsa and lpe-k." REJOlt in(. \T komi.. ?tome. May 30.? The sinning in London today of the prellmlnarj pt.ee treaty between the Italkan nl? lies ami Turkey caused great satlsfuc lion, both at the Qulrlnal and thi Vatican, nnd the hope was expressed that further complications between the- Balkan states would now In avoided, in government circles It was said Oreece should understnn I that Italy holds no hostile feellngi against her but Ii merely desirous of protecting her own Interests in the Adriatic where- bet pasithMi I preptm detanl. Itt'HelAKIAN ol ns OPEN i Fon li REEKS. London, m iv 19, ? Bulgarian srtll-j CORPSE OF NEGRO ALLOWED TO REMAIN IX FRONT OF COURT HOUSE. Headless Trunk of Richard Henry Austin Swings from Limb of Tree, where It Was Hung up . Wticii Brought from Georgia. Hampton, May 29.?The body of Richard Henry Austin, the negro des? perado who killed three well known white men and was later fatally wounded by a posse which pursued him to Georgia, Is Still hanging In the tree where the mob left it this morning. The body was much man? gled by the mob which was waiting at Hamilton for the arrival of the of? ficers with the negro. The negro was taken aboard the steamer Attaqula at Savannah, Where he bad been taken after surrender? ing in the swamp near Newingtoit. He died before the boat reached Bluff ton and the officers took the body on to Hampton. There it mob which was in waiting mutilated the corpse, ? Utting Off tin* head and lingers and toes and singeing it. It was left hanged from a tree in front of the court house, where it still is. MAX HUNTERS RETURN. Go Hack to Alleudale With Thrilling Tales. Alleudale May 29.?All members Of the man hunt posse have returm d from Georgia and are full of their adventures and hairbreadth escapes in their pursuit after the intrepid, wild man, who has been puzzling offi? cers of experience by his daring feats. To all appearances he was absolutely without fear and by his trickery and his jun .ie sense showed his kinship to tb Indian. After his capture h related with composure how he elud? ed his pursuers, dogtng them like a wild animal, saying that often the nn n passed very m ar him, and that only one., did he lose his nervtiand become really frightened, and that was when he thought he was corner? ed In a swamp, but, keeping his head, he math' his escape. It is related that he * was a negro of some education, being able to write a good hand. A number of men of this section went to Hamilton last night to get D View of the body of the desperado and SQfn ? brought back as souvenirs pat is of the body in shape of toes and lin? gers, and it is said one man passed through the town carrying his head. CLARENDON IHXTORN MEET. Monthly Session of Medical Bociet) at TurbevUlc. Turbevllle, May 29. The monthly meeting of the Clarendon County Medical Association was held here yesterday afternoon at the office ?f l>r. 1. W. Plttman. There was a good attendance on the part of the physi? cians, in-, s. c Baker of Sumter was present and spoke In behalf of the Marion Slmms memorial monu? ment. A clinical case was reported by Dr. Plttman and discussed by Dr. Baker, Dr, Geiger and I >r. Davla After the business session barbecue, cake and wine Were served to the visitors. The next meeting of the asoclation will be held In Summerton SLEEPS BESIDE HIS SON. Body of Light Horse Harry Laid to liest. Lexington, \'a.. ?'.y ::??. ? A com? mittee of the Virginia assembly ar? rived here today rrom Cumberland Is? land. (!;i? bringing a Hag draped cask? et containing the remains of Light I bu s,- Harry Lee of revolutionary fame. Kscurted by cadets from the various Virginia military Institutes and students from Washington and Lee university, the casket was borne by cadets and students, pallbearers to the I.e.. mausoleum. With impressive ceremonies it was placed m tin* crypt beside tin- i.odv oi tin- revolutionary soldier's distinguished son. Gen. llobt. K. Lee. lei v at I'ravn opened flre ?.n the Greek positions in tin- direction of lOluthera lust night, according to the Kxchange Telegraph company's representative rn Athens. The I: a I-.-.?i i.i a commander refused to enter Into negotiations with tin Greek commander for the purpose ol stopping the brills' I'd.ol ol tin engagement have not \,t be**n re eeived, ftwins, to ioi: aggression ic the Bui garlaiiM, a portion uf the tlieek Mce ha : been ent to Kl?th< i ? \ II S.W CK WAS COMPLAINED OF BY SECRETARY OF NAVY. Enlisted Men from Naval Barracks . . Testify they Bought Liquor from County Merchant?l4iw for License to be Revoked when Whiskey is Sohl ? Evidence in Hand Against Another Merchant. Beaufort, May j?.e.?One of the blind tigers complained <?f by Secre? tary of the Navy Daniele as Inter? fering with the navy reformatory at Port Royal was i>ut out of business by the county commissioner today. Under a law passed at the last session of tin- Legislature no merchantile business can be conducted outside of an incorporated town in the county without a lici use from the board of county commissioners. Tbc law makes it mandatory for the boa re* to re? voke the license whenever it Is shown them that a bidder of a license has sob) liquor. Two enlisted men today swore that they had bought liquor from R. S. (Joetz, Who keeps the largest store on the island outside the Government reservation, QoetS, who is said to be an old offender, offered no evidence In rebuttal. The revocation is to take effect July 16, unless liquor is sold, when the revocation will become im? mediately operative. Evidence is In hand against anoth? er storekeeper on the- island, who will be proceeded against shortly. This latter case was handed by Dispensary Constable K. F. Hammond, co-operat? ing with Major Hatch .the command? ing officer of the naval station. This constable is an appointee ed' the Gov? ernor, who h;is appointed also one of the enlisted men to assist. At no time has there been critic ism here or on the part of the naval au? thorities, So far as can be* learned, of the Governor. Secretary Daniels, it seems, understood during bis talk with citizens here that the trouble b.c. been and is with local sentiment acting on the juries. All that has been said from Washington as to tht necessity of cleaning up conditions around the station outside the Gov? ernment's /< iie of authority has been directed, it is believed, at loc al senti? ment and officials TWO DAYS' fighting. Mexican Rebels ami Federals In (lash. Xogales, Arts., May 2:?.?Fighting began yesterday and continued today at Santa Rosa, north of Guaymas on the* Southern Pacific railroad .accord? ing to an Insurgent re port which re? lated that the Insurgent state troops are the aggressors. Return to Chihuahua. Fl Faso, Texas. May SH.?Nearly all of the- 1,200 federal troops which left Chihuahua City a few days ago re? turned yesterday to the state capital, abandoning the Mexican Central rail? road to the south. To Cull Election. Mexico City, May 29.?The bill au? thorising the executive to call the presidential election on October 2e; was approved by the senate tonight The bill was recently passed by the chamber of deputies. MODERN DANCES PRESENTED. New York Grand Jury Falls Them Demoralizing to Young, New Voik. May iv.t?The grand jury today handed dowti a present? ment against inocb-rn dances. "Within the last few months the amount of suggestive, sensual dancing In hotels ami restaurants, where the sab- of liquor Is allowed, has greatl> Increased in the 1 ity cd" New Vork," reads the- presentment, "'Ami, we be? lieve, with deplorable results to the morals of the young, many of whom are able, without the Knowledge of their patent.-, to frequent such places owing, to tin- fact that dancing there* in is no longer confined to the evening hours, hut takes place during the af? ternoon as well. * It appeals to us that the remedies available to tin- authorities ate- inade? quate. We respect fully present this matter In the court With ibe sugges? tion licit 111 our opinion tin- statutes should be so .11111 lided thill ll'|llo| tax ccrtillcatcs shall he summarily forfeit? ed in the east1 of all premises in which daiiceM of ;in Immoral nature are al low ed '? .l<e Kvati . a 11 old negro, died In ib< count) in! Thursday night, as I he 1 ?? nit ol a stroke of pa ra lysis 1 Ion sda> .ettei noon, 7_ BIGHT NATIONS GIVE FAVORA? BLE CONSIDERATION TO SEC? RETARY'S PROPOSALS, -~- \ Italy, Great Britain, France, BrasiL Sweden, Norway. Peru and Rus? sia Come Into Line for America's Proposed Equity st?'i?. Washington, St ? JO.?Secretary Bryan signalised 7 :al day by an? nouncing that eif As had re? sponded favorabl) ^ / peace plan, asking that sag? <^ A be submitted In regard to t1 Jto' The natior ihe order In which they have /ted are: Italy, Great Britain, Prat <\ Brasil, Sweden, Nor? way, Peru and Russia. Secretary Bryan said that no na? tion to whom his peace plan was sub? mitted had replied adversely, hut s,uine had asked more time for con? sideration. To each of the govern? ments expressing a willingness to en? ter into the agreement, a tentative statement has bev . ibmitted em? bodying details suggested by the pres? ident. The secretary pointed out that this statement was submitted for con? sideration, with no intention of in? sistence upon any particular detail, and declined to make public its con? tents. Mr. Bryan discussed the progress <>f his plan, in the following state? ment: The Peace Plan, "it will tie remembered that about a mouth ago a plan was by the pres? ident's direction, submitted to all tho governments having representatives here, the plan being in substance as follows: "First, that the United states is pre? pared to enter Into an agrement with each and every country severally pro? viding for the investigation of all dis? putes of every character and nature, by an international commission, the contracting patties agreeing not to declare war or begin hostilities until sind? investigation is made and report submitted. Second, the1 investigation t? ? be' con ducted as a matter *>\' course, upon the- initiative e>f the commission, with? out the- formality of a re<iuest frettn e-itbe-r party. "Thlrel, the- report te? be submitted within a given time, the time te? be agreed upon. Fourth, th<' parties te? rese rve the' right to act Independently on the sub? ject matte-r in dispute, after the re? port is submitted. "The' composition e?f the' oomnus sion was a matter e.f detail t<? be agreed upon by the constrascing par? ties; the- time', alse), in which the re' port should be' submitted was a mat? ter of detail to be- agreed upon by the contracting parties. 'Fight nations have* up to this time responded favorably, se?me In? dorsing the- principle ami asking that suggestions be- submitted in regard te> the- details, others replying that the proposition is received sympathetical? ly and expressing a willingne ss te> con? sider details. "The nations, in the' order in which they have accepted, ate: Italy, Great Britain, France, Brasil, Sweden, Nor wuy, Peru and Russia "Te? those exressing a willingness to confer in regard t<? the eb-taiis, a tentative* statement has be>en submit? ted, embodying details suggested by the- president. This statement is be-m^ submitted for consideration, how? ever, with no Intention of insisting on any parti* alar detail. The' exact phraseology e?i the agreements may not be the- same' in all casea If the principal is Indorsed, the government is willing to confer with open mind. Ds to minor points." speaking of the reception bis plan has received, Mr Bryan observed that within tin- past two months three ar? bitration treaties lia> been renewed tor a period of live years. The* treaties renewed, ate- with Prance, It al\ and Spain, ami President Wilson has announced his willingness to u new -imilar Conventions with Great Itrita n, Japan, Norway, Sweden and i 'ort ugul. SPEED CONTEST TODAY. Tihrtl Annual Event in liidlana|Milis ?975.00(1 hi Prizes. Indianapolis, Ind., M.ev go, With the completion of the time trials late today, everyth is In readiness for t be t;it t of I he t hit d annual .*. mile s automobile race at the speed Wa> at Ml o'cloek tomorrow. Cash prizes of $7&,oo(J and valuable trophic* are offered b> the speedway ami accessor) oncei ns. The anillinl hunt lot si i ei t ta\ dod gers is now In pr?sj?re.?s with Omcei II? m \ \l< Kagen as i hie f hunt- man. JULES (.Ol X. IN THE PEUGEOT, FIRST AT INI > IA N A POL I s. Charles Men, in Stut/.. Goeu Around Tra< k at Finish with Car in Flumes. Rcfasing to stop at I*lts? Spencer Wlshart, in Mereor, <;e?s Second Place?Driver and Mechani? cian Injured. Indianapolis, Ind., May 30,?The United States fell below France here today when Jules Goux, a Frenchman, driving a French car, the Peugeot, won the third annual 500-mile automo? bile mce in I.31.S3.4S at an average speed of T^b.Vj miles an hour. No fatal accident! marred the run? ning of the race, although two were seriously injured, when the Mason, driven by Jack Tower, upset on the hack turn, due to a tire blowout. Tow? er's right leg was broken and Lee Dunning, his mechanician, was hurt internally and three ribs were broken. Physicians were not sure as to the ex? tent of Dunning's injuries tonight. Charles Merz, who finished third in a Stutz, brought the biggest thrill to the crowd, estimated at lo.OGO, when he drove the last lap of the race with his car on fire. The flames broke out at the upper stretch turn and Merz re fueed to -top at the pits until he had circled the track another time, and finished the race. Coming down the home stretch at the finish Harry Mar? tin, Mertz's mechanician climbed out on tie- hood of the ear and unbuckled the strai?s so the pit men could extin? guish the flames quickly. Four of the eight foreign cars en? tered won prizes, the other four be? ing forced out by broken parts. An American car, a Mercer, driven by Spencer Wishart, finished second.^ seven laps behind the winner. Ths> Sunbeam, an English car, driven Dy gtt Frenchman, Albert Guyot, came iqJj fourth. The other foreign cats in thai money were: Pilette's Mercedes Knight. (German,) which was fifth, and Mulford's Mercedes, 'German.) seventh. Three Italian cars wer? forced out of the contest. The race was a little more than ten minutes slower than last year's con? test, which was run in 6.21.06. This was due, it was said, in a large meas? ure to the intense heat, which neces? sitated many changes of tires. ADDS TO CONFESSION. Negro Tells More About Mystery of Mar) Phagan. Atlanta. Ga., May :50.?Additional details of an alleged c onfession ad? mitting knowledge of the murder of Mary Phagan, which the police claim? ed to have secured last night from James Conley, a negro, wer** made public today. Conley was an employe at the pen? cil factory where the girl's body was found and has been under arrest for several weeks. According to the po? lice. Conley is alleged to have stated that Leo M. Frank, superintendent of the factory, sent him into the metal room of the plant on the day tin* girl dlaappeared, where the negro found her dead body. "She was stone dead. boss, when I first saw her lying there OS) th? Hoort" the negro is alleged to have said. The police also claim that Conley declared he and Frank carried the girl's body from tin- metal room to an elevator. Frank, according to the statement, operated the elevator and when the basement was reached tht? body was carried by Conley and Clank to the place where it was found by the night watchman. Newt Lee. early the following morning. In the latest alleged confession the negro Is said to have declared that he wrote the notes found beside the gtli'M body at Prank's dictation, jnst after the body had been carried to the base menl ol th?- building. Wilson spends Da) in Auto. Washington, May SO.? President Wilson returned t<> tin- White House tonight at 7 o'clock after an all-day holiday spent with his family covering 11 ?'? miles of Maryland roads in an automobile Leaving here at 10 o'clock this morning the party jour? neyed m tin- general direction of ltal timore with no especial plans for the trip. They went into Baltimore un? heralded about noon and had lun?h .it a hotel With tin president ware Mrs Wil? son nid their daughter, Miss Mar? garet. an<i the- president's cousins, Miss lleb-n Woodrow Hones and Pits william McMaster W??odrow. Mis. Pankhurst again haa gone to lail on the Installment plan?New \ .a k Pres