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otchmun mw aonmton. THK SI MTKK WATCiniAX, I-t?! Ilsl? ,1 April, 1850. "Bh and Pear not?i.<m nil ihi end* l'liou Alma'l hi he thy Country's, Thy God'* and Tniili'i" Tili; TRUE SOUTHRON, 1 SstaMMMi Judo, IM*. Consolidated Aug. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. C, SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1913. Vol. XXXVI. No. 36. BLEASE HIIS MILITIA. 1>|HK> 4. Wl!> or MILITIA LAU i MSKH FKUKHVL (,(>VK|{\. MINT Til WITIIIMtAW ^ M ITOHT. Adjutant (icncrHl Moore N'otlhYd by War Dcpartm nt That Secretary of W?r IImh Cut off 97.VIHH) Federal \ j.oi > >pi i.M I? >ii for National (?mini <>f South Carolina?MIHtla May l>L?b?mt. Bepclal to Th? Dally Item. < 'olumbta. June M.? TlN following telegram wax receded today by Ad? jutant Ucncral Mnoic from the Uni? ted State? War I >cpart mcnl: "In ac# ordnnce with the action of the war department of this dat?\ tak? en In consequence of the attitude of the C.o\crnnr of your state toward the enforcement of Federal militia law. aa expressed In his letters of May Oth and 27th It you and of June 11th to the Secretary of War, no further Federal assistance, either In personnel or equipment will he af? forded the organized militia of your State, nor will further expenditure of Federal funds In the hands of the disbursing office be authorised by the Secretary of War, except to cover such obligation^ as may have ulrcady been Incurred and approved by the Secretary of War. Requisition for property now on hand In the militia division In disapproved and no fur? ther requisition will be honored. This information Is telegruphed to you in connection with plans for the cn vampment of South Carolina organ? ised tnllltla this summer, in order that ><>u ma> be guided by such in? formation and act accordingly. Ihs burslng officer has been notified of this *? tp-n by the war department. Mills, hlef Ml await of Militia Affairs The above telegram means that Federal support amounting to about 171,000 a year has been cut oat from the South C.iiolimi National (iuard. Alum k rt lki \ IS \< Vi ITTED. Jvrj l*iigiU>t i lllow l?kl Not Kill MeCarty. Calgary, Alberta, June 23.?Arthur Pelkey, the pugilist, tonight was ac? quitted of a munsl.umhter ?barg? which was pla< -l against him as a remilt of the death of Luther Mc Carty. who died in the ilrst round of a scheduled ten-round bout at the Horns Arena, here May 21 If I It was chaixet by the government that M'-Carty died as the result of a blow administered by Polka?. The Jury was out less than an hour before returning the \etdi't, although Chief Justice llarvev's charge was said to be unfavorable to the defendant. FOllt MF.N Knill? Ksplotdon ami Fire Destroy t.raln Elevator. Huffalo. N. Y. June 21.?Four men are known to be dead, ?;<? were m i in.?-.v fatally, ami tour are un aeeounteq for us tie tesult of an explosion lite today In the elevator and grain .storehouse ot tin- Husted Milling companj Fire followed the exploalon and destroyed the w.leu ??e' tion of tin- ch\afot. The loss is estimated at b'. W \M s TAItF. I.LI Ml N M II?. Injuwth^e to Cotton (? rower, f.corghiu Tells House Committee. Wa.'-Mnxion. June 11 ?T. II Kiui ?fWUgl of (leorgla, represent mg the legislature of that State, made a powerful pha toda> I..fore the sub? committee of till- House committee on Interstate and foreign eommerce, for national legislation to eliminate the i per cent tare now charged against American export cotton, us well as for a law standardising the cotton bale In Interstate commerce. Klrnbrouis'h said I hat the Aim re an cotton grower had lost more on ac? count of this tare ?b?rge than he had |om? by all the depredations of the boll weevil from the tune that in*- ? flr?t Invaded this country. As to a standard bale he recommended (he Texas press box, measuring 27 b> .'.I Inches KlmhrouKh dis? ussed the compress problem in detail, arguing that It Would he impossible at tllH tittle t<. ft**iire am roaipirrsatlill. however de sir able ir mkhf be The heatings, watch btflan today, before the sub committee are lot I he purpose of gathering; information up on whl? h to base ttie leglatatlori tor the benefit of the eotton lll*ln^tr \ Thrtw m. h> is Co irwwltna and ? bone who rush the growler ar< wm Ing time. It Is other people who in doing things and looklBf for somel thing else to du.?VfUaalaaton Stir FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STAND? Fl KM IN Kill sal to assist Til is s i a i i :. Will \s*M all States which air Wil? ling to Comply with Requirements, tun Governor Refuses t<? Comply with Federal Dl?JlUlh?State win Have to Maintain Militia, if Com panics are to Ho Kept up. Washington. June 14.? Because the South Carolina State Iroopo have failed to come up to the necessary standards set for similar organizations throughout the United States, and he cause the governor of that Statt- has written the deportment several letters from which it is Inferred that no ef? fort Wll DO made on his part to have the- troops meid the requirements, not another penny of government money will be sent to South Carolina to be used for the militia in any poMlble way. This action dates from yesterday, at which time the war department reached the conclusion, after receiv? ing letters from the governor indi? cating the IrOOpJ would not he brought up to the required standards at this time, that, Inasmuch as there were other States Which did make their men meet the requirement! and which WOre doing all they could to hirv their condition improved, it would be unwise hereafter for' any further assistance to he rendered South Carolina. Therefore no further aid, either in personnel or equip? ment, will DO forthcoming and what? ever troops arc maintained there will DO so maintained at the expense of the State of South Carolina and not at that of the United States gov? ernment. It was Stated here today that this act ton? while deeply regretted, was absolutely necessary, alter the war department became thoroughly con? vinced from the letters of the gov? ernor recently received thai Ihe South Carolina troops would not be aide, at least under present conditions in that State, to measure up ti^ the govern merit's standard. About $11.000 Is the amount that the siate appropriates for ms mtlttla, it was said here. and against this something like $7'?,?>'u> ? year all told has bOOR going there for maintenance of troops from the government. Whether or not tiny will hereafter be kept up on this |18,00fJ a year is a ? inestlon that Officers. Of the War de? partment wet. unable today to an? swer. Asked as to when this move would take effect, it was stated that it went into operation yesterday and that from this time on not a penny would be forthcoming from Washington un? less the requirements .mst mentioned are n et. Whether the latter alter? native will he adopted, Or whether the governor will permit the ordere ?Utting off all federal aid to remain In force is another question which the wni department officials are not aide to answer. Bui whenever the Stale shows that lo r troops can meet the requirements, then the federal gov? ernment, through the war depart? ment, is willing that they should re? ceive the financial assistance which tiny have hitherto onjoyed. Until that Ig done, however, the - will gel nothing more from the government. That is the upshot of the whole sit? uation, tersely hut accurately e\ prei sed. FOR COMMISSION PLAN, Anderson 1'coplc Agitating ( hange ol bysorm. Anderson. June 14. ? A commission form of government for Anderson county ?s being agitated and such a form has the approval of Senator Sul? livan and otlur prominent Lit Isens who have given the matter mime thought it has been generali) under? stood that Anderson county hail no debts of any kind. Ponds or floating debts Since tin new supervisor Im* come to. however, he has come for* ward with a statement saving lhu( Hit county has a running debt ol about 110,000, ||e has appe tJeri In I he comptroller general in send two en perls lure to make a complete audit to ascertain exact |j low the nfTairs >| the COUnt) .'-land 'l ie auditors lire expected here within Ihe near future. FOR n hhi m \ i ii i lllnnta Hankers Indorse Wilson** < all lor Notion Atlant.i. Us June stl. Members o| the A Hants Clearing House essn ? nation .it theli meeting loda> adopt od a resolution Indorsing President Wilsons' nddress in congress nsHlns tor Ihe passage of remedial currency legists IV >u. AMENDMENTS MADE TO MEET OBJECTIONS TO TARIFF BILL. More (lasses Given Exemption? Extra Provision Made tor Children ?Kill Expected to stand l mil it Reaches Ca neue. Washington, June 24.? Radical changes In the Income tax plan ol the Underwood tariff bill and alteration of the administrative features to overcome most of the objections' of? fered by foreign nations were agreed upon In a tentative way today by the Democratic members of the senate finance committee. The income tax, Under the new plan, would apply to Individual Incomes of 17,0*0, hut would make important exemptions for individuals, municipalities, civic bodies and mutual insurance com? panies. Changes in the administrative sec? tions include a new provision giving tin* president authority to increase tariff duties against certain foreign articles coming from countries that discriminate^ against the United States. The proposed r? per cent concession In tariff on goods brought in Ameri? can ships; the anti-dumping t lause, and the provision giving United States authorities "inquisitorial powers" to examine books of foreign manufac? turers when the valuation of goods Is In dispute were stricken out. These provisions brought protests from many foreign nations. cleat today th.it some further changes might be made In the income tax and administrative sections before they were reported to the senate cau? cus, but the revised sections as made public today are expected to stand with bid little alteration until the Glu< us reaches them. Senate Democrats In caucus o$ the bill spent the entire day on wool and . ugari Just before adjournment to? night. Chairman Simmons oA the tinunce eawMsftttvs ss mrsd an ugr^ee merit to vote upon both sections be? fore I o'clock tomorrow. No amend? ment to the free wool provision has been offered, but the majority sena? tors will have an opportunity to ex? press their opinions on two sugar amendments. Senator Shalroth offered an amend" menl to tlx the rates at the end of three years at about 1-U cent a pound instead of the free list provision now In the bill. Senator Thornton offered the second amendment to provide that the rates remain as they arc In the Payne-Aldrtch act, it wan regarded as probable tonight that the anti-free sugar men would get together tomorrow before the vote is taken to decide to concentrate their support behind one amendment if the other is beaten. Leaders of the ma? jority Were confident that despite the oratory against free sugar it would be retained in the hill and that only the Louisiana senators would be found opposed to it when the measure reach? es the senate. Under the proposed new form of the Income tax an additional exemp? tion of $1,000 would be allowed to married persons with dependent wives or husbands not taxable under this law; |600 would be added for each minor child dependent upon one taxa? ble parent, In case of both parties be? ing taxable, however, no exemption for children will be applied. Other Important changes In the plan include the exemption from taxa? tion of that portion of the premium collected by the mutual life or mutual marine Insurance companies which may be returned to gollcy holders In the form of dividends. The taxation id tins portion of their incomes had been bitterly opposed by the insur? ance companies. The Underwood bill had exempted only mutual lire in suii nee rompanics on this basis. Chambers of commerce, civ ic bodies and cities, counties and States are ad? ded to tlm class of organizations whose Incomes will not be taxable, To secure ihe payment of tax upon "coupons, chocks or hills or exchang? es" collected for foreign residents it provision w.c adopted to require all corporations operating In foreign com merce with foreign shareholders to pi 01 lire I c enses. The revision oi the administrative schedule eliminates many of Ihe re forms proposed in the Undere.I bill ;is it pilSScd the house. The senate amendment provides tot a joint com mlttee to Investigate the revenue ad ministration laws "with u vice in simplifying, harmonising, revising and cod 11 % i n g t hem." This committee could consist ol three senators to be appointed 1?} I hi v i.-e president, and four members of the waya and means committee, to be it POSTPONEMENT OF CALIFOR? NIA TRIALS STAK i s INVESTI? GATION, Republican Hold Over Officials Try? ing to Create a Scandal to Embar? rass Admtnltsratlon ? Removal of Attorney General McReynoldg i>c mnndedt Washington! .rune 23.?At tomes General McReynolds will make a Full report to President Wilson at the president's request upon the causes that moved him to direct postpone? ments of the Dlggs-Camlnetl white slave eases and the trials of two di? rectors of the Western Find com? pany, the basis of the resignation of United states Attorney .lohn J. Mc Nab of San Francisco and his sensa? tional charges against the bead of the department of justice. One of the day's most remarkable develop? ments in the unusual episode was the receipt by the president of a tele? gram from Clayton Herrington, spec? ial agent of the department Of jus? tice, in charge of the federal bureau of investigation at San Francisco, de? manding the removal from office of Attorney General McReynolda offi? cials tonight declared that the ques? tion of summary action in Herring ton's case probably would he taken up by the attorney general. The department of justice was in Ign trance of the special .agent's pro? test until its publication this after? noon. It was then called to the at? tention of the attorney general. Early in the day, before Herrlngton's de? mand became known at the depart? ment, officials were somewhat mysti? fied and later amused by the receipt of a telegram from another special agent applying for the ?"vacancy" at San Francisco. While no action has yet been taken on tin- McXah resignation. White House officials ht it be known that the president was looking for a suc? cessor. They stated that the charac? ter of the new district attorney would soon show whether there could be any manipulation of the rase by the department through political In? fluences as charged by AftcNab, appointed by the speaker and their recommendations would be required to he reported oot lator than Febru? ary IS, 1914. The specified articles and rates to Which the authority of the president to make retaliatory increase in duty would extend as follows: Fish All kinds l cenl per pound; coffee cents per pound; tea 10 cents per pound. "On the following articles one and one-fourth times the t?te specified in the bill: "Earthenware, stone and china ware, essential oils, lemons, cheese, wines of all kinds. malt liquors, knitted goods silk dresses ami silk goods, leather gloves, laces and em brolderes of whatever materal com? posed and articles made wholly or in part of the same; toys, jewelry and precious, semi-precious and imitation precious stones, suitable for use in the .manufacture of jewelry. "On the following in addition to the regular duties as provided in the bill, the duties specified below: "Sugars, et?., testing by the polarlscope not above 7."? degrees, 15-100 per <cnt per pound, and for ? ?very additional degree by the polar? lscope test an additional 1-100 per cent per pound; molasses, 2 cents per gallon. "On wool of the sheep, hair of the Angora goat, alpaca and other like animals and all wools and hair or the skins of such animals and all Wool wastes. 1.". per cent ad valorem." The president could revoke bis proc? lamation whenever satisfied that the discriminations had ceased to exist. In striking out provisions against which foreign nations protested 'lie Senate Democrats acted Upon the be? lief that the proposed requirements were "unnecessarily Inquisitive" and would hamper Importation and possi? bly provoke retaliation. Vrticles manufactured by child labor would be excluded, together with convict labor goods, trough an amendment by Senator Itorah which the Hnanee committee adopted. It would exclude all foreign goods ex cepl immediate products of agricul? ture, forests and llsheries, manufac? tured w h<dIv or in p u t b\ convict labor or by children under II years old I'u , u i i courts of appeal would be given concurrent jurisdiction with tin customs ot appeal court, b> another provision put in the senate committee in all cases Involving more than |I00, In the six hours of caucus to.lav five senators sPoke of wool ami sugar. Sen ator Walsh finished hin argument CLARENCE POE \M> l>R. CLAX T()\ AMONCi SPEAKERS. Uorgas, .lohn .Mitchell und Lee Coulter ln\it?'d?Beverly Herbert i^ Treasurer. Columbia, June 24.? Acceptance of invitations to address the Confer? ence for the Common Good to be held August 6 and 7 In Columbia, were r? eelved from Philander 1*. Claxton, United States commissioner e>f edu? cation, and Clarence Poe, editor of tiie Progressiver Farmer, Raleigh, when the executive committe< of the conference met yesterday in the of? fice of the president. W. K. T?te, at the University of South Carolina. Invita? tions to speak at the conference have also been extended to Col. Win, C. Gorgas, the sanitarian; Lee Coulter, expert on agricultural statistics In the bureau of the census, and Johr Mitchell, vice president of the Am? ^ can Federation of Labor. $5* V Tentative programmes tor ? eral sessions of tiie confer .ere submitted and general dh sitions made as to certain of the items. There will be held on the first day, Wednesday, August 8, two sessions, one from 3.30 p. m. to the other in the evening, from 8.30 to 11. Thursday morning there will be held from 1' o'clock to 1 1 a special con? ference on cooperation; educational concerns will be discussed from 11 to 1. That afternoon, from 3.30 o'clock to ?;, special sectional con? ference/! Will lie held; one on health under direction of William Weston. M. I?., of Columbia, president of tiie South Carolina Medical association; one on woman's work, under direc? tion of Mrs. M. T. Coleman of Abbe? ville, president of the South Caro? lin.! Federation of Women's Clubs; ami one of farmers and business n en on marketing, under direction of B. W. Dabbs of Mayesville, president of tiie South Carolina Farmers' Union. Thursday evening the meeting of 1812 will close with a general con? ference. John K. R wear Ingen, State super? intendent of education, will be re? quired to sneak at the educational 1 session of Thursday on the apportion? ment of public school funds. R, Beverly Herbert of Columbia was elected treasurer of the commit? tee, which for the present will have offices at the University of South Car? olina with the president. W. K. T?te. A stenographer will be employed. There WSS adopted yesterday an out? line of the work planned, and this will shortly be published in pamphlet form. Members of the committee present at the meeting yesterday were W. K. T?te, William Weston, R. B, Herbert and H. .1. Hardy. against both provisions Senators Thornton and Ransdell and Thompson spoke along the same lines and Sena? tor Myers supported the bill as it had toured Kansas* with both Presi? dent Wilson and Secretary Bryan in the campaign days ami heard nothing to make him believe that the Demo? cratic party was pledged to free wool and free sugar. Senator Thornton, while not an? nouncing that he would vote against the bin, declared he expected to con? tinue his tight on the door of tin- sen? ate if the caucus voted against his content ion. Senator Myers took sharp issue with his colleague, Senator Walsh. He read letters from prominent wool growers ami beet sugar producers In Montana indorsing free wool and free sugar and said be had interpreted the Democratic platform to mean lie wool and sugar. Senator Ransdell will conclude his argument lomorow morning, and Senator James will make the main speech in support of the bill Senator Reed, the active figure in the investigation of the lobby commit? tee, may have a tew remarks to make but the argument will Im- in liefore I o'clock. I readers of the majority hope that the caucus will not have to re? sort to ,i binding pledge, but if a pledge is thought necessary, it will be proposed and put through. The committee further recom? mended that computing (he mt in come of the not mal ta\ there should be allowed as deductions the follow? ing "Xecessar} expenses acttiell) paid in currying on nnj business not m eluding personal, living or fem II) ? \ peuses ' All Interest paid within the year h\ a taxable person on indebted? ness. All national, county, SCh??o| and municipal taxes paid within lh< year, not Including those assessed against local benefits, Losses actunll} sustained during WOULD IMPEACH BLEASE. MAYOR OF COLUMBIA MARKS REPORT To COUNCIL. Recommends that Uoveraor be Im? peached for Malfeasance in Ofhce ?Latest Hcvciopmcnt of Hon mii'i AppointsnroH of Usjceeas Constable* in Retaliation ror Arrest of His Negro Chauffeur for Speeding on Columbia Street*. Cot um bio, June -4.? Impeach mcnt of Governor Hlease before the next legislature, and steps to enjoin the payment of salaries of such con? stables as were appointed by the Gov? ernor in retaliation on the city for lining his chauffeur, were recommend? ations in a ' il report made to city council ? ? ,y Mayor Gihbes. That part < *S mayor's published report say H) ?erring to the proposed im rjp' ent: ^v recommend that we apply for an unction against the payment of sal? aries to such constables as the Execu? tive declares he appointed for that reason, and that we impeach him be? fore the legislature for malfeasance in office. 1 will make oath that the present Governor asserted to me a week or ten days before his lirst in? auguration that he intended to dis? charge all constables and look" to the sheriffs, magistrates and mayors to enforce the law." "Where are the city, county or schools*" says the mayor in his re? port, "receiving value for these tre? mendously increased constabulary ex? penses, part of which the Governor dec laro are placed upon us by rea? son of the conviction of his negro chauffeur ,ln defence of whom he did not even appear before court as a wit neos V Records of the cost of the consta? bulary under Governor Ansel and Governor Bleaoe were submitted. The report was debated at length. Coun? cilman Harle introduced a resolu? tion to the effect that the report be received as information, supporting this resolution were Councilmen Earle and Hlalock, while Coiin-dlmen Kee nan, Stieglitz ami Mayor Gihbes vot? ed against it. Council unanimously adopted Coun? cilman Stieglitz's resolution covering that part of the report which recom? mended that the delegation trustees ami council demand access to the books of the county dispensary board and. if necessary have a monthly audit The matter of holding up the city's share of the Richland county dispensary profits, as the Governor instructed the board to do, was re? ferred to the legal department for in? vestigation and report. Tremendous interest is created on the streets, follow in?, the meeting Of council, in the report and further steps in the light are eagerly awaited. ??????? OIL MILLS PROTEST. Want Camel's Hair Cloth on Free List. Chicago, June 2?>.?The Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers' association, said to represent almost the entire cotton ??il industry in the country, at its annual convention tonight adopted a resolution protesting against the proposed removal of camel's hair press clothe from the free list and placing it on the dutiable list at 15 per cent ad valorem. . i the year, incurred in trading or aris? ing from storms or shipwrecks and not compensated for by insurance or ol herwise. "1>< bts to the taxpayer, actually as? certained to be worthless and changed off within the year. ? a reasonable allowance for the examination, wear and tear of prop? erty arising out ?f its use or employ? ment in business, provided that no deduction shall be allowed for any amount paid out of new buddings, permanent Improvements or better? ments, made to Increase the value of xnv property or estate. "The amount received as dividend on stock or from the net earnings of any cornoratlon( joint stock company, association or Insurance company which is taxable on income as herc Insiter prov ided for. "The amount of income. the tax upon which has been paid or With? held iiom payment at the source, un? der the provisions ol this section, pro? vided that whenever the tax upon the itnw of a pers.in is rosjuired to he withheld and paid at the source as hereinafter reo, aired, if such an? nual incune does not exceed the sum ol $3.000, or is not tixed or certain, or is Indefinite, or Ii regular as to amount or time of accrual, the same shall not be dedu. ted in the personal relation of such person.'1 ,