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mtm rntft ton. ?ffttTER WATVIfMAN, Etitabtlsheel Avrtl, 1850. "Be Jost end Fear not?Let all the ends Thou Alrna't at be thy Country's, Thy God's aad Trab*'*' THE TIt?E bOt'TIIltON, Established JOne, 1 Oonaolr.lated Au*. 3,1881. SUMTER. S. C.f WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1913. Vol. XXXVI. No. 46. TO UTE DISPENSARY ELECTION. .M I H.I W1LK4*N DISMISSES IN JVNCTION I IKM I l IHM.s l Knowing MhiU' by Attorney* for RIs pewsary Considered Sufttctcnt and Order Issued to Tbl? Kffect? UroundN Stated by Defendant* Why Injum ti?'n should not be Isnued. . A hearing at chambers at Manning Friday. Judge John 8. Wilton refused to grant the. intunctlon requested by the prohibitionists of Sumter coun? ty calling off the election of whether or not 8umter county should re-estab? lish the dispensary. At the close of the hearing fudge Wilson stated that he considered the showing made by the defendants sufficient and Issued an order dismissing the proceedings. Mssara I. D. Jennings, R. D. Epps, J. H. Clifton appeared In behalf of the defendants and Mr. R. O. Purdy for the plaintiff*. The Injunction to prevent ths election was asked on the grounds that Supervisor Pitts did not hav*> any authority to revise the regis? tration books and that certain names appearing on the lists of the petition asking for an slection which should have been stricken off wei ! allowed f to remain on ths lists. In the return It waa stated that ' the complaint does not show that one third of the qualified voters of the county have not petitioned for an election, that there are no grounds for equitable Jurisdiction shown in the oosjslaint. that no irreparable injury te shown or slleged In the complaint and that the plaintiffs fall to show that they have no adequate remedy at Law; that the defendants offer In good faith to stand responsible for what? ever Injury the holding of the elec? tion will do the plaintiffs Insofar as paytii-j* back to them the amount of their taxes going towards the st ac? tio s, in ease it is finally decided that the flection waa Improperly ordered. It tr furth r stated that the plain . tiffs fill to Hh v, authority to purge * |Kms of petitioners signing after rebroary that the plaintiff* fall IS) swow autfcor.tr for striking off the names Of fifty petitioners who also j Signed the county petition and that these mime?, wers not stricken off by ' th ? supervisor, but were Included In his list of the petitioners. That the feiaervlsor used every means at his disposal to get at the correct number sf qualified voters in the county and found the number to be 2.365. On the petition were ?43 names of quali? fied voters with the names of the fifty who h.-d signed the counter petition. In either Instance making more than a one-third qualified voters of the county petitioners for the election. A part of the return was an affi? davit from the Supervisor stating that he had used every advisable means at hin disposal to ascertain to number of qualified voters in the county and of one-third of them had petitioned for the election, the method of his procedure in obtaining his results and the results obtained being set out In foil. Ths argument of the defendant set forth tha law In the various phrases of the ease, the greater pert living an argument to show that persons who paid their taxes after February ivh. should have the right to vote in this election. It was further shown that no outlined methods of procedure wore set forth by the law as to how the supervisor should obtain the names of all of the registered voters In the county snd If one-third of them the qualltl" I v oters had petition? ed the election and that the Supervi? sor had used sJ Just and reasonable means of obtaining this information The dismissal of the inj im tion pro sssdings by Judge Wilson leaves the dispensary situation where It wan when Supervisor Pitts flrnt ordered the slection. It Is possible that an (appeal Will Ihs taken from Judgo Wilson's decision to the Supreme Court, but Judge Purdy wa* out of town and this point could nut be learned this morn? ing. It Is probable that the election will bsj held and the matter decided la that way. The dispensary sdhcrentn seem te think that the legal proceedings ta? ken out l-v the prohibition!*'* haNc proved helpful to their side of the cause, while the adherents of the other fide way that thev ? annot see where it will hurt their caUSS in any Srav Mumter should have I mail let place and regular market da\s. It Would simplify and fa' IlltatS the marketing of country produce of nil klsdn and he a great convention e to hm*w?k^epern The Chamber of Commerce ?ml K?rrner*' I'nlog could ro.t work together to bettet purpose than for the establishment of a mar ket for thH city. LIVE STOCK EXTENSION. I > E1 ? AI IT M E N T OF AGRICd/TCIlE ?MQIIl VEW WORK IN I II IS ?T?TE. Trained Live Stock Men Will lie Sent by Department to Work In Co-operation with Farmers of South Carolina In Development of In? dustry. Washington, July 26.?Representa? tive Lev??r today completed arrange? ments with the department of agri? culture by which live stock raising is soon to be begun in South Carolina. The department, in pursuance of the Plan agreed to, will at once send an expert to St. Matthews to confer with J. A. Banks of that place, one of the best known advocates of live stock raising in South Carolina, on the possibility of forming co-operative organizations to Increase interest In live stock and bring into use the best methods of animal husbandry. The department's idea is that the best results can be obtained through a self-governing organization, with the aid and advice of experts to be sup? plied by the government. Assistant Secretary Galloway's let? ter to Mr. Lever, explaining the plan, follows: "We are very much interested in this proposition of yours to encour? age the greater production of animals In South Carolina. I have discussed the matter somewhat fully with the secretary, and he is of the opinion that much can be done toward stim? ulating interest in the subject- of ani? mal husbandry and has made a num? ber of suggestions as to how the work might be carried out. "As I understand it, your plan is to encourage the production of live stock by organizing co-operative live? stock societies or associations and have them develop the work on a community basis. "Such a co-operative society, while making live stock the central feature, would, of course, necessarily have to consider practically all phases of ag? riculture*?rotation of crops, kmds of crops to grow, marketing, rural credits and so forth. "Before proceeding in a matter of this kind it would seem highly desir? able that We should have some first? hand information as to the conditions In the region where the work is to be organized. There should be a sort of reconnaissance study of the situa? tion, so to speak, by some experienced man In the department, who could visit the section and confer with the people to the end cf shaping up a definite plan or project for the organ? ization of a co-operative live stock as? sociation or industry. The functions of the department in this tleld would seem to lie in the direction of proper supervision and direction of the work rather than attempting to do the work itself. The department in an educational way can first determine the condftlons as they exist, can point the means of organizing under these conditions, can Indicate to a largo? measure the proper procedure in handling such an association as is under contemplation, but could not very well assume the responsibility for the direct management of such an association. This management should he left to the association itself, which, fet ling the direct responsibility of management, would in all probability , move along more prosperously than If the government should assume that responsibility. "As explained to you, we will take immediate steps to find a good man to aend to St. Matthews to get in touch with Mr. Banks, and I will give you the name of this gentleman within a few days." Mr. Lever is enthusiastic at having been able to direct the attention of the department to the great problem, as ' he expressed it, "of reinforcing our cotton CfOp with a strong right arm." "The live stock lnduotry( not only cattle, but hOg raising, has been Wo fuiiy neglected In the South, duo to the character of our labor and to the mistaken idea that it is more profit? able to urnw cotton and buy meats and other home necessaries than it is to supplement the cotton crop bv the production of these essential neces? saries to ever> farmer." is the waj Mr. LSVCT argues the proposition. "The meat auppl) of the nation Is falling to keep pace with the number of mouths to be supplied, and we ai>- up against the proposition ?ither of eating leas meal supply of the nation Is falling to port trade in beef has practically (eased, ami we can no longer depend for our iM-ef upon the large ranches of the West, This will continue to supply I large part at the demand. vom ?i can not be ?applied under pres. ent Conditions Tin- Older settled com munttlea which heretofore have de Beaded upon the West for their meat | BIMESON STANDS FIRM. DECLINES TO BACK DOWN ON PARCELS POST. Senatorial Criticism Did Not Move Him ami Following Committee Hearing He Announced That final Orders Would bo Issued at Once. Washington, July IS.?Despite Sen? atorial criticism of the proposed re? duction in parcel post rates and the increase in the size of packages. Post? master General Burleson today an? nounced he would issue the final or? ders at once, putting the changes in effect August 16. The announcement came after the wisdom of making the changes had been subjected to a searching review before the senate and postoflice com? mittee in the presence of the post? master general. Chairman Clark of the interstate commerce commission, explaining why the commission had sanctioned the proposed changes, said he believed the postmaster general had ample power under the law to make the changes. "I am convinced that the postoflice department ought to, can and will ex? tend the parcels posi until it will car-, ry all packages up to 100 pounds," i he added. In answer to criticism of his admin? istration of the parcel post, particu? larly his proposed reduction of rates and the increase of the size of mailable j packages, Postmaster General Burle? son today appeared before the senate postoflice committee. Chairman Clark of the interstate commerce commis? sion also was present. In the opening of his statement Mr. Burleson replied to the criticism of his abolishing the distinctive parcel post stamp. He asserted that widespread complaint arose against the stamp and that the stamp prevented the ship? ment of many articles. "Don't you think those who drafted the law were better able to interpret it than departmental officials?" asked Senator Bristow. t "No, sir," responded Mr. fturleeohi Senator Hoke Smith asked if the solicitor of the department had given an opinion on the matter. "No, sir," said Mr. Burleson. "It seemed so clear to me, being a corn fed lawyer myself, that I changed it without an opinion." Mr.1'Burleson declared nothing had been lost by the abolishing of the stamp-'because he had been able to ; approximate receipts of the parcel post by having accounts kept at 50 large postofllces where 60 per cent of the mail business was done. Since the introduction of the parcel post. Mr. Bmleson said, the revenue of the Chicago postoflice had increased 21.63 per cent. He believed that due to the parcel post and added that was the greatest increase in the history of the Chicago office. "That's because the big mail order houses are located there," Interrupted Senator" Bristow. "Yes. and they were honestly in ' favor of abolishing the parcel post stamp," said Mr. Burleson. Postmaster Oeneral Burleson pro? duced "the latest figures" to show that on 20-pound packages the government would make a profit of 10 cents. Sen? ator Brown declared there would be a loss of H cents. Why have a county dispensary when the multiplication Of social clubs, town and country, provides all and more than the dispensary can furnish? supply must be taught to supply this. The Eastern and Southern farmers mst be made to become entirely self sustaining if they are to he developed to their full capacity of productivity. 1 am firmly of the opinion that with the rapid eradication, of the cattle tick and the Introduction of the serum for the prevention of hog cholera, the South and East will shortly find them setvea able to supply fully the de? mands of their people for meats. The necessity for our people to get away from the one crop idea la accentuated and emphasised by the rapid approach of the boil weevil upon our borders?*> thll pest being now within striking distance of the Georgia line. No way of checking its advance has been found, and it is my opinion that the Carolinas and Georgia must make up their minds that if cotton is continued to be grown, means must in- found of growing it under the boll weevil con? ditions, We are face lo face with a very serious problem, and we can nol afford to shut our eyes to the facts We must reinforce our cotton crop, und we cnu do it most profitably with the Introduction of live stock raid? ing, ami I think this must he built up through the co-operative methods auggeated by Assistant Secretary Uai? _. _*??**. WHAT TO DB ABOUT IT. washjnoton folk talk of mexican problem. W ilson Will Take No Further Action Until After Conference With Am? bassador Summoned. Washington, July 24.?Develop? ments in the Mexican situation today were confined to Informal discussion of suggested plans for a definite pol? icy on the part of the American ad? ministration toward its neighbor re? public. Every kind of plan has been sug? gested to administration officials from a mediation board of Americans to adjust the dispute and supervise the holding of an election, to a tripartite commission composed of representa? tives from the United States and two South American republics which would attempt to bring about peace between the warring Mexican fac? tions. There will be no expression of pol? icy, however, until after the confer? ence between the president and Am? bassador Wilson which may not take place until Monday, as word was re Icelved at the White House today that I the latter could not reach here before Saturday night. While the plan of mediation was j scouted by the constitutionalist rep | resentatives here as insufficient, as * they do not believe the Huerta gov 1 ernment, now in possession of the electorate machinery, can guarantee an honest election, the idea has been I given some consideration by mem j bers of the senate and by President i Wilson as pointing the way to a so? lution. The question of arms also was dis? cussed today, and while neither side Is getting war munitions from the I United States, it is believed possible that a change of policy might follow the conference with Ambassador Wil? son. It is thought eventually the em? bargo may be lifted and both sides permitted to buy supplies, subject to the risks of contraband transactions During the? day the tyemocrats of the house committee on foreign af? fairs conferred about the Mexican situation, sounded out sentiment among members of the house gen? erally and recorded a decided feel? ing against intervention and in favor of backing up any diplomatic move President Wilson and his advisers may feel disposed to make. Discussing the proposal to prohibit entirely the shipment of arms into Mexico from the United States, Fran? cisco Escuidero, a member of the con? stitutionalist cabinet, who is in Wash? ington to explain the purpose of the Carranza cause, said today that his colleagues were satisfied with the idea, but hoped soon both sides would be permitted to get arms on an equality. jail for carlisle. Newberry Ranker to Serve Sentence In Home Town. Washington, July 25.?As a result of constant efforts on the part of Sen i i ator Tlllman, Representative Alken , and other members of the South Car? olina delegation in congress President I Wilson today signed an order to the proper authorities for Milton A. Car lisle, the Newberry banker, who was some time ago convicted of. misman? agement of national bank funds, to be confined for the present in the New , berry county jail. During President Taft's administration Carlisle's sen? tence was commuted from ilve years ' to one year and one day and it is learned from the department of jus tice that efforts have been made still further to reduce thin term of impris? onment. Recently stories were sent out to the effect that Carlisle's sentence had been again commuted, but these were incorrect, as learned hire today, af? ter the South Carolina congressmen had seen President Wilson and from What the pardon attorney of the de? partment of justice said concerning the matter. In a word, the rase stands this way: Carlisle is under sentence of a year and a day in the federal prison at Atlanta, but in ac? cordance S/ith President Wilson's promise and order today he will, at least for the present, be confined In the Newberry county Jail and will not be sent to Atlanta. What further action may be taken by the president looking t<? more cutting down of the sentence is a matter that has not yet been announced. Real Estate Transfer. M. .1 Minis to II, A. Mos,.-, lot on Wright street. $1,850. Rdward Haynesworth to Honoris I.. Phillips, lot on Waahlngton street, 12,500, FORMULATING MEXIGAN POLICY. ? PRESIDENT WILD CONFER WITH AMBASSADOR WILSON. The Appronh of Crisis in Mexi ?an Affairs Renders it Imperative That Pulte?! States Have a Settled and Definite Plan of Action for Emer? gency That May Arise. Washington, July 25.?While ad? ministration officials here believe the j crisis will not be reached in Mexico until the Northern rebel armies pres. closer to Mexico City and the federal strongholds, indications tonight were that an effort would be made by the Washington government to pursue a well defined policy before events reached a critical stage. ^ The fir&t step In the formulatior a policy will be taken tomorrow w Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson pfftl ? bring to the president and Secretary ! Bryan first-hand information of the I situation in Mexico. Mr. Bryan to day announced emphatically that I there was nc, disposition on the part * I 1 of the administration to interrogate Ambassador Wilson about the nu-i merous reports alleging activity on his part in connection with the down? fall of Madero and the establishment of the Huerta regime. He added that the ambassador had been called mere ! ly to throw light on present conditions in the troublous republic. After Am? bassador Wilson confers with Sec? retary Bryan he will probably talk further with President Wilson and probably will be asked to appear be? fore the senate committee on foreign relations. That Ambassador Wilson has ex? pressed, on his arrival in New York, opposition to the proposals for media? tion and indicated his sympathy with the desire of the Huerta government to be recognized were communicated informally to Mr. Bryan, who made no comment. He said he would await his personal interview with the am I bassador before discussing these sub? jects. Immediately after his conference with the ambassador, Mr. Bryan is scheduled to appear before the senate committed on foreign relations fur? ther to present the administration's plan for a protectorate over Nica? ragua, but on the same occasion, it is expected, he will be asked to outline the developments towards a Mexican policy. Members of the committee j and the senate geaerally are strongly , inclined toward some executive action ! by which all factions in the Mexican dispute can get arms from the United States. It was apparent tonight that the present policy of the administration was to prevent all shipments of arms to either side pending final determi? nation on this point. It is believed that after the presi? dent and Secretary Bryan have ob? tained from Ambassador Wilson his own ideas and interpretations of the political situation in the Mexican cap ItaJ, the American government, in a measure, will reiterate views express? ed i.i the Latin American statement made by President Wilson shortly af? ter his inauguration, in which he pro? claimed that the United States has nothing to seek In I?atin America but the welfare of its sister republics. With thi-H In mind, the recent sug? gestion may he followed as an evi dence of the good intentions of the Washington government. Information from federal as well as constitutional forces today, however, was to the I effect that neither side would con? sider mediation by a foreign govern? ment The national pride of the Mex? icans, it was pointed out, would not submit to interference in international politics. Should it develop that OVCrfUres of the I'nited States towards peace were not favorably received, it is expect? ed that the Washington government would thereupon pronounce Itself on ' the subject of arms and ammunition, in all probability lifting the embarvo I so that all sides can buy munitions of war. Such a development, it is be? lieved in Mexican circles, would strengthen the constitutionalist cause so as M bring matters speedily to a crisis ami a quick overthrow of the Huerta government, a contingency I which many believe is inev itable, though efforts are being made to strengthen the federal army. INDORSES SMH LASff. (dinners' Association Head Ne Grade Specification. Washington, July LT).?J. A. Taylor of Atlanta, president of the National <linnets' association, today wrote Sen? ator K. l>. Smith indorsing his bill to regulate cotton exchangea by requir? ing all cotton contracts to specify the grades of cotton proposed to be de? livered. ROUMANIANS DICTATE TERMS. BIG POWER* MANIPULATE BAL? KA > AFFAIRS. Russia ami Austria Support Roumanla in Coercion of Greece and Servia?? By Playing First one ami Then An? other of Small States Against Oth? ers Great Powers Exhaust Fighting Ability of Balkan Allies. London, July 25.?The important development uday in the Balkan sit nation wa v$ Winand presented by the Austria***' iesentatives at Athens and P^' de for an immediate cessa tlor^ tostilities, together with a w 0 g that Austria will not allow <iria to be too greatIv humiliated. 0* ' ,t was declared in Vienna tonight .hat should Greece and Servia still oppose an armistice a Roumanian army, acting as a mandatory of Aus? tria and Russia, will prevent any at? tack on Sofia, and that Austria will a take even more energetic steps- if necessary to stop the war. Should it be. true that Austria and Russia thus have agreed to cooperate the pressure exercised doubtless will be effective. In military circles here the princi? pal news is that the Servians have in? vested the ancient fortress at Vldln, Bulgaria, 130 miles south of Bet grade. The fall of the fortress can not long he delayed?in fact, a Bel? grade dispatch reports that Gen. Kut untcheff'f .troops already are begin? ning to surrender A dispatch to The Daily Telegraph from Bucharest, timed 9 o'clock Fri? day night, says: "News has been received from Sofia of a terrific battle between Servians and Bulgarians near Tsarevoselo, on the river Brogalnitza, in which the Bulgarians were victorious. The Greeks helped the Servians, whose casualties were 10,000. It is probable '.he story is greatly exaggerated." A dispatch to The Post from Bu? charest says that owing to the appeal of the king of Roumania the Ser? vians and Greeka have suepewrlasf their forward movement. Greeks Take Fort. Saloniki, July 26.?The Greek fleet has occupied Dedeagatch, the term? inus of '.he Adrianople-Saloniki rail? way on the Aegean sea. The Bul? garians set the town afire before evacuating it. To Occupy Armenia. London, July 25.?A dispatch to The Daily Express from Rome says the powers have authorized Russia to occupy Armenia in order to compel Turkey to withdraw behind the Enos Midia line, the new frontier between Turkey and Bulgaria as fixed by ths treaty of London. MRS. YOUNG QUITS. Chicago's School Superintendent Re? signs as Result of Friction With Board. Chicago. July 24.?Mrs. Ella Flsgg Young, superintendent of public schools in Chicago since 1909. an? nounced her resignation today. Mrs. Young gave no reason, but said her intention had been known for some time to members of the board of edu? cation. I^ack of harmony between Mrs. Young and the board is said to bs the cause. "I can fight for a principle; I can light ioi mother person, but I am too old to ught for myself." said Mrs. Young today* Mrs. Young is 6S years old. She had been a school teacher since 1862, pres? ident of the State board of education, president of the Education association in 191(1-11 and is one of the most prominent women educators in the United States. Her appointment as superintendent of the Chicago schools at an annual salary of $10,000 was a sensation at the time. - f ALL TEAMS CHALLENGED. Slogging Highlanders Willing to lie? llniSJBSsl with Any Short Pants Team. The Slugging Highlanders, glorious In their Victory oxer the Bantams of Friday, are anxious to conquer other toes and issue a ?hallenge to any other short pants team in the city or elsew here. The game Friday was too one-sided to he very interesting, the score of it and t showing the case with which the Highlanders won The feature of the (came was a one-hand stab by Richardson. The bateries were: Plugging Highlanders, Triblde and Barrett Bantams. Flowers. Burns. Broun and McLeod. I I m