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SEEKS PRESIDENTIAL AID. ! -1 \ >Ks (,u\ Hl\MK\T TO IIElil* HIM I- Mi ?11? I Ligi OH LAWS. tiovecnor Plead* with Mr. Wilson to Instruct Revenue Commissioner Not to l**ne Any More Internal Li? ren*** In South Carolina to Hetatl Uquor Heelers?Write* Long Let tee to Nation'? Chief Executive Outlining Situation in State. Columbia. June 9.?In a letter to President Woodrow Wilson, of the l ruled States, today Oovernor Blease Pleads with him to Instruct the reve? nue commissioner not to issue any more internal revenue licenses in South Carolina to retail liquor dealers, de? claring that such a course would as? sist him greatly In enforcing the liquor laws. If there Is no authority at pres? ent to refuse to issue such licenses the Governs asks the President to send a special message to Congress urging the enactment of such a law. "The United States Government can be a great moral and legal force in helping to enforce the liquor laws in this State, instead of, as at present, countenancing their violation," says the Governor In hi., letter. He says that when he gets to the Senate he will Introduce such a bill. His letter In full follows: ? "Columbia, 8. C. June 9, 1913. "His Excellency. Woodrow Wilson. President of the United States. Wash? ington Ok C.?Dear Sir: I have posi? tive Information that there are now In this 8\ate several parties holding 1 - censoe from the United States Govern? ment as retail liquor dealers, and I am in'^rmrJ that theae licenses will eaplre on 'he 30th of this month. As you know S ?uth Carolina has a statute which prohibits the sale of whiskey, wine or beer, except In eight counties, In which whiskey Is sold by the county dispensaries, and any person. Arm or corporation engaging In the sale of any whiskey. w*ne, beer, malt or vin? ous liquors, save the legally authoriz? ed dispensers in these eight counties, le guilty of a misdemeanor. Still, the United States Government has been and Is yet continuously licensing peo? ple other than dispensers In the coun? ties which ha e dispensaries, and peo? ple within the -ountles which have le? gal prohibition, to violate the law of this State by becoming retail liquor dealers. "It does seem to me that you could be of great assistance to mj in the enforcement of the liquor Isws of this State If you would Instruct your Uni? ted States commissioner of Internal revenue not to grant license to any person, firm or corporation In this State, except the licenses necessary for the legal dispensers, to engage in the business of retail or wholesale liquor dealer, and by Instructing your United States marshals to see that any per? son, firm or corporation selling whis? key, wine or beer in violation of law ?hall be tried and punished by the United States Courts. If. after Investigation by your At? torney General, it should be found that there i* any provision of law re? quiring the issuance of licenses to people giving them the right, so far aa the Federal Government is con? cerned, to violate the State law, then I would suggest that you could be of great assistance if, In a special mes? sage to Congress you would urge the passage of a law remedying this de? fect to which 1 have called your at tentlon. of course, under no conditions or circumstances would I put myself In the position of suggesting that I ml^hl want to dictate to your Excel? lency or even to suggest to you any? thing that would be unpleusant. but It does seem to me. as a private Citi? zen of the United States of America, and as stale nor of the greatest State In the American Cnion. that it is in - ??nslste-* for the Cnlted State Gov? ernment to license people to violate a State law, so rar as the United States Oovemment Is concerned, saying to them, you have our license to violate tho Stato law without Interfereites* from us It Is true the licenses the Federal Government grants are only to sell under the Federal laws, but. at the same time, the holders of these license, when they apply for them, give notice th?t they intend to vio? late the laws of our State. There fort* It certainly seem* to me that the I afsad States officials ought to say Me our -Mate law prohibits the sale t's noii of these goods and we do not propo** f., make ourselves parties to your violation of the State law b) guaranteeing fog Immunity from prosecution in our courts If you do violate the State law. In othei word*, the Cnlted Stat?h Government cer? tainly ran be a great moral and le? gal force in helium to snfsfoe the li? quor laws in this state, instead of. as at present, count.mam ing their I bdation. There are a treat manv so. id dubs In this Slate today??o-cnlled social clubs?whi< b I am fSllsglt would not dure attempt to violate the stats lew without a Federal rave a us licence for the sale of whiskey. "f hope that I have not made |fcta letter lOfi lengthy, and that I haVf made myself clear. When I get to the United State? Senate, if Home action has not been taken before that time, I nhull introduce a hill along this line, but 1 do not conceive that it 1h neces? sary to wait a year and a half or two years for the Government to take this action glees] the line of the law, of justice, and of morals. Very respect? fully, Cole L. Blease, "Governor." NAVY YARD WAGE HEARING. Secretary Daniels to Listen to Dis? satisfied Employees. Washington, June 9.?Secretary Daniels will grant a hearing Wednes- 1 day morning to representatives of dissatisfied employees in the Wash? ington, Norfolk and Charleston. Mass. navy yards. The Norfolk employes have complained that their compen-} sation is inadequate and assert that, employees of the Philadelphia yard receive a higher wage for the same class of work. The Charleston work? ers are opposed to the so-called "Bclentiflc" system whereby compen? sation is determined by the amount of work done. It is expected that in addition to delegates chosen by the different navy yard organizations, I representatives in Congress from the .districts affected also will be heard. COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED. Annexation of Part of Clarendon County to Williamsburg. Columbia, June 13.?Hugh. Mc Fadden. Terry Barrow, P. M. Burgess and S. W. Mclntosh have been ap? pointed by the Governor as commis? sioners In the matter of the annex? ation of a portion of Clarendon Coun? ty to Williamsburg. FRANCE HAS TARIFF PROTEST. Ambassador Jusserand Has Confer? ence With President Wilson. Washington, June 9.?Ambassador Jesserand at half hours conference with President Wilson today reiterat? ed the points of a formal protest filed by France against the tariff bill in which alleged discrimination and treat- rights were discussed. It was the first direct appeal by a diplomat to the President against features of the tariff bill. FIRST COTTON BLOOM. Comes From Mr. A. A. Strauss' Place Near Cain Savannah. The first cotton bloom of the sea? son was brought to the Item office Tuesday morning coming from Mr. A. A. Strauss' place near Cain Savan? nah. The bloom was brought to this office by Frank Montgomery, a negro who lives on the place and docs the farming under Mr. Strauss' direc? tions. He says that the cotton was planted on Febrauary 10th in a small patch in a corner of the yard. The cotton stalks are now well grown, being more than a foot in height and are well fruited with forms. The cotton is of the Semkln Prolific variety, an early iv'.ton. TILLMAN GOES BACK. Returns Determined to ITcvcnt Sen ato Smoking. Washington, June 9.?Senator Tlll man, after an absence of three or four days in South Carolina, has re? turned to Washington. Mrs. Till" man. who went home about three weeks ago for a short visit, returned with the senator. Senator Tlllman Is determined to use his best ef? forts to prevent smoking in the senate chamber and in the various govern? ment bureaus. He lias received let ters from practically all the cabinet members pledging their support in the effort he is making to stop this i practice especially where women arc employed. APPEALS AGAINST TARIFF. French Dlplomnt ( alls at White House. Washington, June 9.?Ambassador Jusserand, at a half ItOttf'a Confer* eme with l'rcsident Wilson today reiterated Ihe points ?>f a formal pro? test hied by Prance against the tariff bin in uhi<h alleged discrimination Mid ireatv ri^ht wen- discussed. It w u tic first direct appeal by a dip? lomat to the president against fea? tures of ihe tariff bill. aham?* in w \siiin<;ton. No Indication ga to Ills Successor's Aoraaatos), Waahlngton, June I -J. D, Adams United States marshal for South faro Una, was In Washington today. So t.n as ran be learned Ihe de part men ( nt Justice has given no In? ii it Ion of when bis succeaaor a/Ill be appointed. Mi Adam** still has some time to serve. Li.APs TO DEATH l lto.M PORCH.' - I Former iniiimii County Main Takes Fatal Plunge in Savannah. - Savannah, da., June !?.? Richard Emory Davis, for thirty-live years a member of the Savannah police force, today leaped from the second story porch of the Savannah Hospital, dying an hour later from injuries sustained In the fall. He skull was crushed, j He was a native of Hampton County. South Carolina, and a veteran of the i civil war. For a number of years he j was sergeant of police here. The fu? neral will be held tomorrow after? noon. . RECOMMENDS WALDOS REMOV Aldei men of New York Would Change Police Commissioner. New York, June 9.?By a vote of ;*> j to 4 a special committee of the board Of aldermen today adopted the Curran policy on police commissions, carrying with it a recommendation for the re ' moval of Police Commissioner Waldo. : One section of the report charged thai , members of the detective bureau were in league with thieves. HOW TO SAVE V*7TCH SEED. The I*ro|>cr Time to tint her the Seed. Four years ago there were probably not more than 50 fields of vetch in South Carolina, but every fall has witnesser wider plantings, and every spring more successful llelds, until now vetch is growing on at least 1, 500 farms. The method of growing vetch is well worked out and no one need fail if he will use the proper cultural methods. Farmers' Bulletin 529 covers the especial points in vetch growing and it is well worth the read? ing of any farmer. j Nearly all our seed Is imported from Europe, and the price has been higher from year to year. Four years ago, hairy vetch seed sold at six cents a pound. A year later it cost eight and nine cents. Two years ago ? the farmers paid 10 to 11 cents and last year from 13 to 15 cents was as cheap as it could be bought. The high price has been discouraging to some, and although under many con? ditions Oregon vetch is not success? ful, many have bought it because it was cheaper, and consequently made failures. There is no necessity, however ,for i farmers to bul foreign-grown seed. It con be produced here in South .Carolina as successfully as anywhere, and if farmers will avail themselves j of their opportunity there need noi be a pound of seed imported and the acreage of vetch can be greatly in? creased. Huiry vetch matures Beed about the same time that oats ripen. Hairy ' vetch and oats should be sown to? gether as tho vetch needs the oata to hold it up. When sowing for seed 1 30 pounds of hairy vetch and one i bushel of oats should be sown per acre. One of the lae varieties of oats is best for planting with the (vetch as it gives more time for the seed to develop. Itipe seed and blooms may b on a vetch plant at the same time. The pods that formed llrst may he open and cast thes eed Defers the bust are matured. The best time, therefore, to cut vetch for seed, is when there are the most matured pods on the plants. This is [usually toward the end of the grow? ing season for vetch, or when late oata are ripe. I The oats and vetch can be cut with B binder provided tho vetch is not too,.lhick and tangled. On loose soils the oats and vetch can frequently be raked up without cutting, if all the crop is not obtained the first time over, raking crosswise will get tbe re? mainder. In most cases, however, a mower should be used. <>ats and vetch can be threshed on an ordinary threshing machine. The seed will all come out together. There are some machines now being put on the market that w ill separat?- oats and v? tch seed. A fanning mill may also be used for this purpose. If ther?> is tin- proper proportion of vetch and cats, they can be used for seed with? out separating. if there ate too many oats, more vetch seed per acre will run from thr?o to eight bushels. Considering the price of see dand the fact that the forage of oats and vet< h when threshed make a fair quality of hay. it is a good pro poltlon. Owing the immaturity of some of the letch seed not all will germinate, hut. on the whole, the seed glow as well as the Imported s?-?mI. The salary of the Manning post office has been Increased by tin- post office department to $1,700. This sal? ary 's baaed upon the amount of bualneaa done during the fiscal year, Manning Times The H <v Hugglns ease mentioned in ihr morning papers, in whose fa vor :< verdict for $40,000 was at* Iirmed, is not a reaidenl "i Humter The ??se was iried in ihe Bnrmvcll County court. NEGRO Bl IK.LAR ARRESTED. A. C. L. Nif hi Watchman latches Negro in Box Car Tuesday Morn? ing. Claude Thomas was the name given by a negro caught tins morning in a i>ox ear and having with him a grip containing some of the articles which had been stolen from Mayesville Sun? day m< ruing. The negro was first seen and taken in hand by night watchman Baldwin who later called in help, when the negro put up a stiff fight to free himself. Police headquarters were telephoned to and \ Policeman Ward went to the scene id' the trouble and took the darky in charge, bringing him into the guard house, where he is lodging today The negro at first denied emphati? cally being in any way concerned with the Mayesville robberies, but la? ter when placed in the guard "house he admitted entering the stores over there and stealing the articles which wen? in his grip when he was caught. He was seen by Chief of Police J. H. I Ilinson of Mayesville this morning and the articles were identiticd as those which "had been stolen from Mayesville. When discovered in a box car Thomaa resisted the night watchman, who at once decided that there was something wrong about the darky. When the suit case was opened and I the articles seen it was decided that 1 this was the negro wanted in Maycs J vllle. There were two suits of cloth I ing, underwear, and various other at - ! tides in the suit case. The articles belong to T. L. Kahn of Mayesville, from whom they were taken. It happened that Policeman Ilin? son had come over from Mayesville I on the early morning train to arrest negroes wanted In Mayesville for fines I which had been imposed against them, but which they had skipped out with? out paying. Policeman Ward at once communicated with him after the [arrest of Thomas and it was not long ; before the articles were positively identified. Hicks Wilson, the negro wanted by ! Hinson, was arrested by Policeman Ward and as soon as the pay train ' came in he secured the money com? ing to him and paid his line. i i i BALKAN STATES ON EVE AF WAR Only Hopeful Feature is Bulgaria's Lack of Sinews of War. London, June 9.?With both sides I stubborn in refusing to make the 'slightest concession, war between the I Balkan States is hourly becoming [more imminent. If Bulgaria sends a j negative reply to the Servian note? I and nothing indicates that she will [answer otherwise?Servia and Greece , will proclaim the annexation of the ] occupied Macedonian territories, ?thereby establishing a definite casus ? belli. I The only hopeful feature of the sit? uation consists In the belief that Bul? garia is lacking the sinews of war. Servia and Greece are not only better Situated in this respect, but also oc? cupy superior strategical positions. j These facts probably account for the calmness with which Servia apparent j ly regards the prospects of war. GRASSHOPPERS OVERRUN STATE Insert Pests In New Mexico Hard Problem to Solve. Washington, June V.?The grass? hopper problem in New Mexico is a serious one, according to Harrison E. Smith, entomological expert of the de? partment of ugriculturc, now station? ed at Bllda, New Mexico, to help In the tight against the pests. He tele? graphed to the department today that he had been able to secure no aid from the farmers. Mr. Smith also reported that attorneys have decided that poison can be used in the light agalnet the grasshoppers, although it was feared a few days ago that the State law would prohibit. Dots From Sunny South. Sunny South, June S.?Crops arc looking fine In this section. There hius been a fine oat crop made and the farmers have been kept quite busy gathering their oats and planting their peavine hay. It seems as if winter has paid US u short call for the past two days, we are having plenty of rain now and cool weather with it. Mr. w. N. McLeod and family spent Sunday with his father, Mr. Jessie McLeod. Mr. Clinton Jones spent Saturday night and Sunday in tlie Concord sect Ion. Mr. Herbert Newman of Concord spent Sunday si Mr. w. J. Jones', Mr. 15Ugene Josey of Sumter spent Krldny night in the Mayesville sec t ion. Mr, Arthur Hair and family of Wedgetleld spenJ Sunday at Mr. T. C. Owens', Several from around here attended ihe Farmers' Cnlon picnic at ihe home of Mr Louis (teamen last Fri? day. They reported a nice lime and plcnt) of nice things in eai, the be?t pan of the on nslon. THAT INSIDIOUS LOBBY. SENATE INE8VTIGATING COM? MITTEE si a I KES A GLIMPSE OF SYSTEM'S WORK. Hair a Dozen Senators still to i>< Placed on Witness stand and Mem? bers of Committee are Convinced That Lobby Exists and That Calient Search will Reveal It. Washington, June t>.?Turning away from the examination of colleagues I who might have been influenced in mattersof legislation, the senate lobby investigating committee late today began to Inquire into the Washing? ton pursuits of those who might have exercised the Influence. With only half a dozen senators yet to take the witness stand the majority of the committee is convinced that it has seen a flash of the underground work? ings of a lobby and believes that only patient search is needed to reveal tho trail that will lead to the quarry. The minority members apparently are not so certain that any "insidious lobby" will be discovered. The few I senators who have not been heard are out of the city and will testify before the hearings are concluded. One former senator and four former representatives today admitted more or less interest in legislation at the Capitol, but none would say that he considered his cause unujst or that he had done anything improper. Their work had been done in the open, they said, und consisted mostly in the filing of briefs before commitees of congress, making oral arguments in behalf of clients and arranging for hearings for their em? ployers. Senator Heid, the principal inquisitor, apparently expected to show that many men spend most of ' their time in Washington, with noth Ing to do but convince congress it is wrong about particular legislation. Former Senator Chas. A. Faulkner of West IVrginia, the first witness I from the outside, told the c ?mmittee he represented 22 of the big railroads J of the country and had represented i them here for many years. Faulkner said he knew of no lobby that has ever been brought here in reference to railroad matters for the purpose of influencing members of congress. "My business has been to find bills that affect railroads, send them to my clients and give my opinion of them." he said. "If the railorads find some? thing they regard as prejudicial or if they need amendment, they notify me to arrange a hearing before the committee in charge." Senator Cummins said Faulkner had appeared four or five times be? fore him and that questions at issue had been argued as they would be in a court. The other former congressional wit? nesses were: J. A. T. Hull of Iowa; A. W. Kopp of Wisconsin; Chas S. Bennett of New York, and Chas B. Landls of Indiana. Mr. Hull said he had been out of congress for two years and had been In Washington most of the time since. He had represented an association of corn products manufacturers in con? nection with the pending tariff bill, presenting his case by tiling briefs with the in'use ways and means com? mittee, and sending letters to sena? tors. He had talked with Senator Cum mins because the latter was familiar with the duties in which he was in? terested. Mr. Hull said he had been interested also in legislation for the Vcternarians* Association of the Unit- ' ed States which wished to obtain commissioned ranking for its mem bers in the army; for a Mr. Baker of Philadelphia who was intended In the duty on cocoanuts, and for represen? tatives of the government of Ecuador, who wished government engineers to investigate sanitary conditions there. He also figured in legislation affect? ing the telephone company in the District of Columbia. "I suppose you would accept em? ployment from any institution or con? cern that wanted you to appear bet?re congress so long as you regarded the matter as public and straightforward,' asked Senator Reed. "1 would," answered Mr. Hull. "That may be said to he your pres? ent occupation and employment. "I would hardly like to say that." was the reply. Mr. Kopp dei hired he had spent probably three weeks in Washington shortly after his retirement from con mess in March. Although he had once declined, he said, at the earnest solicitation of people in his home dis? trict, he had come back to Washing? ton to present arguments In behalf of the lead and zinc schedules. The ways and means c??mmittee had completed its work. Vie added, and the only members he talked to were Rep? resentatives Kitchln, Colder and I >ecker. Former Congressman Bennett lold of filing a brief In behalf ol Ihe Diamond Trade Tariff banne. Inter? ested In the diamond schedule. He saw two members of the subcommit? tee in charge or the schedule during an bom 's ^ta\ in \\ nshingl ? I Mr Bennett said he also had Hied brills and made; arguments for lace, manufacturers. Mr. Land is, Olli of congress for four years, said be bad been in the employ of the I >uPont Powder com? pany for three years. His principal business with the concern was to build up the South American trade. He was a member of the house foreign affairs committee, he said, and be? lieved that fact had had something to do with bis employment which eame unsolicited by him. He spent much of his tirst year with the powder company here, but for the last two years has been an infrequent caller. Senator Keed conducted a long cross-examination of the witness about that tirst year in Washington. Mr. Land is said he had spent much of the time before departments and some time before the house naval affairs committee. "Were you interested in the ship subsidy?" asked Senator Keed. "I delivered a lecture on it for the Merchant Marine league of Cleve? land. * "That was generally known as the ship subsidy lobby?" "No, sir, I think not. It never lobbied me." The committee adjourned until to? morrow at the conclusion of his tes? timony. Senator Tillman said he owned about $3.500 of cotton stock and $2, .i of Oklahoma oil stock. "I am only anxious that we pass the tariff bill and relieve the chilly sensation now predominating in New York among certain gentlemen who have grown wealthy on legalized piracy,** he said. "They seem to have the shivers and owing to the fact that our currency laws are not the best, the sooner the congested feel? ing is over, the better." Former Senator Charles A. Faulk? ner of West Virginia was the first witness not a senator. "I have represnted several rail? roads ".he last 12 years before committees of congress and also the Northern American Commercial com? pany,' said he. "What railroads do you represent?" "There are so many it would be useless for me to name them." He added that his clientage repre? sented 22 large roads. - MAY BE RECORD WHEAT C HOP. j Estimate for Product Tills Y'csr Is 741.000.000 Bushels of Both Spring and Winter. [ Washington, June 9.?A bumper wheat crop, sufficient to mill more than 16,500,000 barrels of flour, one which may reach the proportions of the record wheat harvest of 1901, if conditions from now on are excep? tionally favorable, was forecast today by the department of agriculture in its June crop report. Government experts estimated this years harvest would be 744,000,000 bushels of wheat of which 492,000,000 bushels will be winter wheat?a record for this crop?and 252.000,000 t bushels spring wheat. An increase of more than 1 per cent over last year's average was planted to oats this year but the con? dition of this crop on June 1 was be? low the ten year average, and officials estimate the- production will be 1,104, .',000 bushels, or more than 100. 000,000 buaheh; below last year s har? vest. MAKING FOR CHARLESTON. _ Munsoii Liner Olinda on Fire, Moving to Fort. Charleston. June 10.?The Munson line steamship Olinda, which was yes? terday reported atire. was at 9.10 o'clock tonight '.'.*> miles southeast of Charleston and was making for this port. It was thought that she would arrive in the harbor sometime tomor? row. RFNOYEK BY Ft N EKAL CAR? RIAGE. Youth FaNa from Bicycle in Front of Funeral Procession. Augusta, Ga., June 9.?Calvin Sea no. aged 12 years, fell from a bicycle at intersecting streets yesterday and was run over by one of the carriages in a funeral procession returning from the city cemetery. He Is in the hos? pital and he lived to have sustained internal injuries. CHINA ENDORSES PEACE PLAN. Fourteen Nations to Accept Bryan's hl? a- in 'Principle. Washington, June 9. ? -China today became the fourteenth nation to en? dorse gecretarj Bryan's peace plan. Minister Chang called upon the Scc retary and told him that his Govern? ment accepted the idea in principal and would like to consider the de? tails. Tb prat Ice of the hose erngon is be hitf kept up and the squad, consisting of the same men who worked so suc? cessful!) on Ihe sniff on last war nx pect to make good at Abbeville*