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DISCUSS G01T0M GRADES. REVISION OF GRADING AT LIV? ERPOOL CAUSES NECESSITY FOR REVISION HERE, tf ?? Representative* of Southern Cotton Exchange* Meet with oil Ida Is of Depau-tino-iit, of AgrU ulture to Dis? ease, Matter. Washington, Oct. 28.?Many repre? sentative* of Southern cotton ex? changes today conferred with officials of the department of agriculture re? garding the standardization of Amer? ican grades of cotton to conform with the Liverpool revised grad a which become effective next September. The conference was the outgrowth the meeting at Memphis last Jan? uary and the convention at Liverpool last June, at which It wns determined by the representatives of nearly all the American cotton exchanges to ef Tect International standard cotton grades. At the conference today W. C. Law won. president of the Waco cotton ex? change, told the government officials that the alteration in American cot? ton grades would be more apparent; Chan real, because the revised Liver? pool gradee practically conform with the government grades except In name only. He pointed out the advisability of fixing standard grades, declaring that It would simplify the marketing of American cotton In foreign markets. He said, in his opinion, and those of his associates, all the American ex? changes would follow the example of the government and adopt the new uniform grades. After the conference. Dr. N. A. Cobb, of the bureau of plant Indus? try, eald the changes desired would not affect the grades established by the department of agriculture, and that he believed the changes would be made. He declared that tha conference had not discussed the question of ex? ecution because the adoption of the revised grades by the American ex? changes would render this unneces? sary. Neither, he said, were prices or tho question of a tea on eotton futures dJecussed. WILBON GREETS "AUNT FKLJE. President on Wey to Washington Sees Mum. Woodrow of Columbia. Greensboro, N. C Oct. II.?The special train beartng President Wil? son to Washington stopped here 10 minutes this evening. Among those at the station to greet the president was Mra Woodrow of Columbia, a QU an aunt of Mr. Wilson. The crowd made a path for her. President Wil? son greeted Mrs. Woodrow affection? ately. President Wilson made inquiry while here for a perfect baby of this county who had be*n named for him but did not see his namesake. THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY. SriiedoJe Changes on tho KlngvlUe Huce H1U Branch, Charleston Di? vision. Effective Sunday, Nor era bear 2nd, Iiis. Effective 8unday, November 2nd. Ill I. the following changes will be made In schedules of Southern Rail? way passenger trairs operating be? tween Klngvllle and Rock Hill and between Sumter and Sumter Junction: Train No. 117 will leave Klngvllle 4.19 p. m., Watered 1.48. Sumter Junction 4.58; Comden Junction 5.06; Pente? 6.12; Claremont 5.19; Horatio 6.8 3; Hagood 6.31; State Farm 5.36; Bo'/klns 6.39; Northwest Junction t.6J; Camden 6.01; S. A. I* Crossing 6.0 ?; DeKalb Ml] Clyburn 6.27; Westvllls 6.33; Kerahaw, arri ? 6.66. lea/a 710; H-.it h Springs 7.34 ; Pleas? ant Hill 7.28; Elgin 7.38 p. m. Other ilgtre* same as at present. Train No. 114 will leafs Koddy 1.01 p. m.; Catswba Junction 1.06; Spring-! dell 114; Riverside 1.20; Caekey 1.28;! Lancaster 1.12; Plea.tant Hill 2.02; j Heath Springs 2.07; Kerahaw 2.20; j WestMlle 2.36; Clyburn 2.10; DeKalb - 46. s. A. L Crossing 3.01; Camden j Me; Northwest Junction 6.20; Boy-j kins 3.32; Slate Farm 3 36; Hagood, fi.1t; Horatio 3.17; Claremont 3.50; J I?Ul? 4.0u; Camden Junction 4.08; Sumter Junction 4.1i>; Wateree 4.30; ?fftet Ktngvllln 4.40; leave Klngvllh 4.42. Oajlsden 4 It] Weston Mil Hop? kins I lt| Childs , jr.. arrha Colum? bia- * ? p m He> 141 *in teem lernte! |.M p.1 m.. a 0* L Oreearag l.tt] Teiiey I 46; Manchester Ml] t.evl 4.05. er-1 rtvs Sumter Junction 4.2'? p. nv Ns. 14? will leave Sumter .Junction 4.66 p. m.; I*evi 5 04 ,? (Uber' ngur?-* unchanged Tbc n inn hi olre'i-vntiou. Newburrv (>t>*erver. When ever VC SSS ?n ? pepei lie picture, of a woman with | get dog in har lap and underneath tb<- statement that she. or her husband. Is SUing f'-r diVore?. we fei?| ||k*? \ t n \n win tier. guy council gm CONTRACT FOR FS I XBLISH.MENT OF ELECTRIC ARCUS! SIGNED. Council Hm Short Meeting ami Few Mattns of Importance Com? up for Action? \ um tn?r of ReSjnsnti, for Kcmltfal of Hills Refused. City Council hud a short meeting Tuesday night und only a few mat? ters of Interest were transacted. The most important matter to come up was the signing the contract with thd Sumter Light lug Company for the es? tablishment of arches on Main Street to take the place of tho gfc lights, which arc now placed at the corners of the streets. As previously stated in the Item this matter was agreed upon some time ago and the contract Same up Tuesday night for the signatures of the parties concerned. It was agreod to have arches strung at intervals be? tween Bartlette and Canal Streets* nineteen arches in all to be placed on the street. At the corners the arc lights are to be removed and the stringers will take their place. The cost of the arches or stringers will be $66.67 a year each, provided there are ait many as a hundred stringers and arc lights in use, Mr. I. H. Moses requested that Council compromise with him on a bill for use of water. He stated that It was through no fault of the Sum? ter Amusement Company, whom he represented, that the pipe had been broken and the water wasted and he though: they ought to be allowed a reduction on the amount of the MIL Council had passed on this matter at a former meeting and again refused to grant the request, as tbey did not consider the city liable for the break In the pipe. A bill for keeping a sick man, in? curred by the chief of the police, was ordered paid. A bill from the Sumter Lighting Company for re? moving one of their poles was refus? ed payment. \ A bill from the Imperial Pharmacy for medicine purchased by Claude Ratllffe was refused payment. Other bills were gone over and ordered paid A request from Mr. C. B. Hugglns for an increase of salary as superin? tendent of streets was received, but no action was taken. Mr. R. Doaler Lee, Esq., was re elected City Recorder for a term end? ing April. 1916. The City Manager reported work on Chestnut street and Bartlette street completed and the werk of cleaning out the septic tanks progressing. He stated that he had not yet Begun work on Hampton avenue on account of the scarcity of labor. He reported the fact that several more sections of hose had burst at the recent fire and recommended that more be purchas? ed for the department. The break? age was to be replaced under the manufacturer's guarantee. Council decidod to purchase more hose at their next meeting, November lHh, [ 1,200 to 1.600 feet bel?g needed THREE CHARGED WITH ARSON. Storekeeper. Clerk and Wife Lodged in Lancaster Jail. Lancaster, Oct. 28.?Fire last night which originated in J. E. Walters & Co's store on Factory Hill, destroyed the store, a barn across the street be? longing to Henry Plyler and one dwelling of the I .art raster Cotton Mills. The fire WSS outside the 11m its and had It not been for the valiant work of a bucket brigade a number of tenant houaes would have been dc ' stroyed. Investigation as to the origin of the fire end by the police officials dis? closed, It is alleged, that the build? ing had been set on fire by Hugh Tay? lor, a clerk in the store of Walters & Co. Taylor was immediately arrested and, according to the authorities, made a full confession today, stating, It is further alleged, that Walters of? fered him to burn it and that Walters had fired a trash barrel Sat? urday night with the intention of set? ting the Store on fire, but that he (Taylor) went back and put It out. \ I^ate this afternoon Walters and his wife were lodged in Jail, charged as accessories Walters had $l.r?00 In? surance on his stock, which was u. total loss. The buildings were In? sured for SbOttt half their wiluc, It Is stated BIOGRAPHY OF KING EDWARD. Lord Roneberv Will Bo Invited to ledlte Late Monarch'* Life. London. <>ct. |t,?it Is understood that King George is SO dissatisfied with the blogmpbles ? hin father, the late Kln^ I'd ward, ffhlch ;il ready have ?PPearod Hint he hu? consented to thn preparation of an authorised m ographi from the papers und collee< lion i>i intimate friends under the gen? eral supervision ol Vlnoount Knollys, ihe Inte king's secretary. It la said Lord Reeebery will be invited to write ihn biography PROBABLE THAT HUERTA AND HLANgi i;t WIN, ti<e LATTER TO UK DECLARED ELECTED. win nerve uh Acting President Until stseuUon Can bo Held for President ?Foreign Minister Says Diaz was In no Lunger and His Flight Was Cowardly. ..Mexico City, Oct. 28.?In the event that the Huerta-Hlanquet ticket is shown to have polled a majority suffi? cient to be declared elected, as now .seems probable, congress will declare the Huerta votes void and Blamuet will take the oath as vice president and assume olflce as president pend Ittg the calling of further elections. This statement was made by the j Mexican foreign minister tonight. Tho clause in the constitution pro? hibiting the presidynt from succeed? ing himself does not apply to the vice president, Senor Moreno explained, und Blanquet would be eligible for election. There always have been conflicting opinions here concerning eligibility, it being generally contended that fall* ure to retire from office prior to the elections precluded reelection or elec? tion to some other office. This re? striction, according to Senor Moreno applies only to the presidency. The returns continue to give plu-' rallties for the administration ticket. The leaders of the Catholic party, who at first were extremely optimistic, ad ? mit the probability of the election of HuertA and Blanquet. The majority of senators and depu ties reported elected thus far are said to be members of the Catholic party. Manuel Calero, who seemingly was badly defeated along with David de la Fuente. expects to leave soon for New York, A report which gained much cur rency here tonight that Huerta had offered to resign the presidency in favor of David de la Fuente, former minister of communications and can? didate of the Liberal Republicans in the recent election, later was charac? terized as absolutely untrue by the Norwegian mini? er, Michael Strom lie, who had been credited with being one of the principals in the Incident. The taking refuge on an American warship by Gen. Felix Diaz Is re? garded by government officials as an act of cowardice for which there wo.: no Justification. Diaz, it is insisted, was In no dnngor. Had he accepted tho overtures of Oen. Huerta he would have been treated with every consideration, according to Foreign Minister Moheno. Senor Moheno considers tho con? duct of Oen. Diaz unpatriotic, coward? ly and inexplicable, Every guarantee was assured Diaz, the minister said, and unusual honor was shown him in dispatching a special train and putting the schoolshlp at his disposal. He declarod tonight he could not con? ceive upon what Oen. Diaz based the I fear which possessed him. Jose Lull Kequena, who was on the ticket with Diaz, said he had no posi? tive information regarding the flighv of Gen. Diaz, but If reports were true, Diaz undoubtedly had good reasons for his course. Ho said he had posi? tive proofs that the government waj not acting in good faith In the matter of the elections. IKK; ATTACKS CHILD. Infant of Mr. end Mrs. John Rey? nolds at River Falls Suffers Nar? row Eaoapa. Greenville, Oct. 29.?Left alono In tho house while Its mo'.her went to a nearby spring for a bucket of water, the six months old Infant of Mr. and Mrs. John Reynolds narrowly escaped death at Hiver Falls. A hog, roaming In the yard, entered the house in the mother's absence and overturned the carriage In which the child was sleep? ing. Taking the Infant in 1 .s mouth the animal ran Into the yard and attacked it savagely. A passerby was attracted by the child's cries and went to its as? sistance, driving the hog away with difficulty and not until the Iwiby's faco was severely lacerated and one of its ears almost chewed away. MAY RUM FOR SENATE. A. F. Lever Huys Ho Is Considering Race for Bongte? Columbia, Oct. 30.?A. F, Lever, member of congress fron the Seventh district, who arrived In Columbia yes? terday for the statt? fait, announced that his mind was open on the sen etorlal Question. He hau not decided whether or not he win be a candidate for the senate. The arrival of Mr. Lever In Columbia started ? rumor that he had announced his candidacy. He said thai many ?.! his friends were urging him to enter the race and that he was giving their requests se? rious consideration. Senator K. 1> Smith has announced that he will ask reelection. The governor, according to published interviews, will be r candidate for the upper branch oi AT THE STATE FAIR. AGRICULT1 HAL EXHIBITS AT? TRACT MUCH ATTENTION FROM VISITORS, Crowds Arrive on Every Train ami! Hotels are Full?Columbia Puts Oil Festival Attire?FooftuS! Game At? tracts Attention?Address by Harvie Jordan and IL M. Mti Meer. Columbia, Oct. 28.?Tho State fair was yesterday pronounced to be a great agricultural exposition?enter? taining and instructive. Visitors here from other States said that the ag? ricultural displays are far better than at the Virginia and North Carolina State fairs. Advance guards reached Columbia yesterday morning and the city took on a gala attire. All incoming trains brought large numbers from every! county in South Caroline, and every? thing points to the success of this, the greatest fair in the history of tho South Carolina Agricultural and Me? chanical society. Exhibits have all been placed and everything is ready for careful inspec? tion. The agricultural displays from Darlington, Lexington and Richland elicited much praise from the visitors yesterday. Hotel lobbies presented large num? bers of guests last night and the man? agers reported capacity business. The information bureau officials were busy and all visitors are being accom? modated. Hundreds of rooms have been filled and there are still hun? dreds unfilled. Features of the fair?the poultry show, bench show needle and fancy work department, live stock depart? ment, Clemson college exhibit, toma? to clubs displays from 14 counties, Clemson college exhibit and the State exhibit, were greatly admired yester? day by the visitors. Football will hold the centre of the stage at the fair grounds today and tomorrow. Final preparations had been made for the Newberry-Clinton game which will be played today, be? ginning at noon. The great Carolina Clemson battle will be fought tomor? row, and the officials are anticipating an attendance of 5,000. Extra seats have been provided, and all of the details for the contest have been ar ranged. Several entertaining shows are the feature of the midway which was opened yesterday. A large number of visitors were attracted. Special, trains will arrive in Colum? bia this morning from all sections of South Carolina bearing thousands of visitors. Business men, farmers and workers of all professions always come to Columbia for the fair. It is a great place to meet. Then, too, the politicians are pouring into the city by the score and there will be many political conferences, j Address by H. M. McAleer of ! Philadelphia, poultry expert of the United Stutes department of agricul? ture, will be the feature of the educa? tional programme at the State fair today. He will deliver on address in the auditorium at noon. Mr. Mc? Aleer is very probably the most noted expert on poultry in the United States and has the gift'of telling people who want to do something with poultry exactly how to do it. Tomorrow at noon in the auditor? ium the chief address will be deliver? ed by Karvie Tordan of Atlanta, pres? ident of the Southern Cotton Grow? ers' association and federal member of the United States commission that went to Europe to study rural credits and banking. L. M. Rhodes, mem j ber of the executive committee of the. ! National Farmers' Union, will also de i j liver an address tomorrow In the ' auditorium. Commissioner Watson and Mr. Jor? dan will arrive in Columbia thlsj I morning from Mobile, where they at-1 ! tended the meeting of the Southern J Commercial congress. TROUBLE IN MANILA. Jolos Moros Desert, Carrying Arms and Ammunition. Manila, Oct. 28.?A number of Jolo Moros have deserted from the DeWitt company of Moro constabulary taking guns and ammunition. They engaged in a raid in which a Chinaman is re? ported killed. Philippine scouts now are engaged In the pursuit of the de? serters. Orders have been Issued by the Governor for the disarmament of all the Moro constabulary in Jolo. Most Dangerous of Minor Ailments Of the minor ailments a cold Is hy far the most dangerous, not In Itself but the serious diseases it so often leads to. Piieumonttt and consump? tion always atart with a cold. When you have a cold you are much more likely trt contract tho infectious dis? eases such us dyphtheria, scarlet fev? er und Whooping cough. Colds are easily cured, in fact, Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Uj famous far its cures of this most common aliment, and Is pleasant and sate to take. Why take such desperate chances when so reliable and trustworthy a medicine may be obtained for ;? ipinrter. For sale all dealers, -Ad\ t. THE MOBILE DECLARATION.' - JOSEPHls DANIELS SO TERMS] WILSONS ADDRESS AT SOUTHERN COMMER? CIAL CONGRESS. Logical Addition to Mtnroo Doctrine Says Secretary of Navy and Will be Epochal in History of America? Other Mattete Talked of by Secrc-4 tnry. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 28.?"President Wilson's speech at Mobile was epoch? al, it will live in history as the 'Mo? bile declaration,' " declared Josephus Daniels, secretary of the navy, here today. "It was a logical and neces-| sary addition to the Monroe doctrine. That doctrine still is our pillar of cloud, but since the United States acquired Puerto Rico, the Philippines and the Panama canal zone, there has been a growing suspicion that we were falling into the ways of some other nations; that we were using the Monroe doctrine to keep other nations out of the Latin-American republics but would go in ourselves whenever we ::'elt like it "The 'Mobile declaration' effectually has put an end to any such thought, it has shown Europe where we stand, and it should allay suspicion for all time and bring us into closer spiritual relationship with the countries to the south." Secretary Daniels made a brief stop In Atlanta en route from Mobile to his home in Raleigh, N. C, where he will spend all day tomorrow attend? ing to private affairs. This programme was taken to mean that the secretary and the administration at Washington did rot regard Mexican matters as acute at this time. i Mr. Daniels today expressed the ; belief that the situation in Mexico soon would adjust itself and that It ! would not be necessary for this coun? try to act in any except a friendly ca? pacity. He impressed this opinion upon all with whom he talked. Mr. Daniels said: "At Mobile last night Majority Leader Underwood of the house of representatives characterized the tariff and currency legislation undertaken In the present congress as the great? est executive progress of a decade. X believe the country appreciates that fact. "To the executive programme of the present administration, however, should be added all Important fea? tures of a legislative programme. "The first of these was the Mobile declaration that this country would not voluntarily acquire another inch of territory. The second feature of the programme was the recognition by this country of the republic of China. America always has been a beacon for republic and will assist any republics founded upon constitu? tional liberty. "A third feature of the administra? tive executive programme was the sending of Burton Harrison of the Philippines with instructions which showed it to be the policy of this coun? try to go forward with Philippine independence as quickly as can wise? ly be done. "The fourth feature was the prop? osition of Secretary Bryan, now ac? cepted in principle by a score of na? tions, for the holding of a conference prior to a declaration of war, with no increase in armaments during the discussion of differences. As to a battleship programme, the secretary of navy said the present ad? ministration indorsed the plan of Win? ston Churchill for a cessation in the competition resulting In overgrown navies and excessive expenditures for military establishments. "No one nation, however, can con? trol Its own programme," ho added. 'The United States can not do so; neither can England It will be neces? sary for the large nitions to act in unison. I am sure the United States is ready to cooperate in' any such plan " SPARTAN BURG VI AN LANDS. Wm. I\ Yonng Named Postoflloo In Kpector ?- Whole Country His Ter? ritory. Washington. Oct. 28.?Wm. F. Young, formerly assistant postmaster at Spartanburg. has been appointed a, postoftlce inspector, with the en? tire country as his territory, at: a salary of $2.500 a year and allow? ances. Ho will leave in a few days to inspect the St. Louis postotllce, his first assignment. Mr. Young has recently held tern porary assignments in the poetofflce department here, studying the various branches of the service, in prepara? tion for his present important duty. Stomach Tomblo and Constipation Oaeed. "I was sick for three years with stomach trouble and constipation, doctored continually with different physicians, with only temporary re? lief," says Mrs. Hester Weite, of Antwerp, Ohl??. "A friend advised me to try Chamberlain's Tablets, which l did, and continued to use them for one year and the) completely cured me, not only of the stomach trouble imt also ot the constipation.*' For Hale b) all dealers. Ad\t. WILSON HAS i PUN. READY TO OUTLINE PROGRAMME FOR PAC IFICATION* OF MEXICO. Will Discuss plan and Methods of Enforcement With Cabinet Friday und Will Moke it Public Within a Few Days. Washington, Oct. 29.?President Wilson has under consideration a new plan for restoring peace in Mexico which he will discuss with his cabinet Friday and make public within a few day 8. Officials tonight were reticent as to what la contemplated. As the United States has asked not only the Euro i pean governments but those of Lathi ' America and the Orient to withhold 1 the formulation of their policy toward 1 Mexico until tho Washington govern , ment can make known its plan for dealing with the situation, the solution on which the president and Secretary Bryan are working is believed to be ; more specific than any suggestions heretofore made for the pacification ot ! the southern republic. High officials j of tho government, white declining to say what steps would be taken by the United States, declared that the pur? poses and aims of the government had been explained in the president's speeches at Swarthmore, Pa., and Mo? bile, Ala. The American government's course of action will be embodied in a formal note which it is expected will set forth j the principle that constitutional gov? ernment alone must be established oat of the chaos in Mexico and will sug? gest measures for accomplishing that purpose. Though the state department has not been officially informed of the re? ported purpose of Qen. Huerta to de? clare Gen. Blanquet as having been ; elected, it is certain that in line with previous declarations the election of laut Sunday will not be recognized as constitutional. The inability of the Huerta govern? ment to conduct a constitutional elcc ion, it is thought, will lead the Amer? ican government to suggest a method ot holding the elections in which guar? antees can be given which will per? mit the constitutionalists to partici? pate freely. It is believed that if sug? gestions concerning any election can be carried out the elimination of Huerta from the situation must be accomplished. It is thought that in much the same wny as President Wilson recently out* lined to John Lind the points on which a satisfactory settlement of the trouble in Mexico seemed to be conditioned, he will repeat his euggestions but will add the stipulation that some one ac? ceptable to all factions be placed in provisional authority to conduct a fair and free election. Details of an elec? tion plan, it is thought, would accom? pany such a suggestion. . With the united support of govern* ments it is thought by some the re? tirement of Huerta could be accom j plished, though others declare he will ! not yield to foreign pressure and will retire only if the constitutionalists are successful. Various alternatives, such as moral support for the constitu? tionalist cause, or lifting the embargo on arms, have been suggested as ways I to influence Huerta's retireraenL That j some comprehensive plan for dealing i with the situation is expected by Eu? rope today was apparent when the character of the representations made by the diplomats at Mexico City to their home government became known. Although tho recent confer ! encc of diplomats at the Mexican cap? ital reached no collective opinion, many of them, it was learned today, criticised the United States severely for not taking such steps as would re? store tranquility. Some suggested in j tervention in on# form or another. The French minister is said to have \ been among those who roundly criti* j clsed the United States' policy while the Spanish minister is declared to i have made caustic reference to the in? vasion of the rights of Spanish na? tionals while they maintained a quies? cent attitude. Do You Dread Your Meals? , Tour food does you little good when you have no desire for it, when you dread meal time. What you neel is Chamberlain's Tablets. They will sharpen your appetite, strengthen > your digestion and give you a relish i for your meals. For sale by all deal? ers.?AdvL American Girl Weds Duke. Geneva. Switzerland. Oct. 28.?The Duke of Cray and Miss Nacy Irish? man were married today, according to the rites of the Catholic Church, by Abbe Blenehnrd, at 9t Jesbnsj*s Church here. The Duke und Duchess later departed in an automobile to spend their honeymoon in Spain. Trade in Foreign Countries. In foreign countrlev you come into competition with ihe best goods from every land An article must have Bierl* of the highest order to win esteem In many of these countries Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the most popular medicine In use for ? nughs snd colds because it Is the hest. For xale by all dealers. \dvt.