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PftAISE FH WILSON. AX Nl AI* MKSNAi.F PLUVSKS EVEN THE RKI'VULl t INs AH Wa*ldiigton Acclaim tin* Message Mi the I'ttcruixv of a statesman and Im'iihkrats are Knthusiastlc \ttitud?< low art I Mexico II is (.en end r Ottla r -meat Washington. Dec. 2.?President Wilson today laid hffofj conuress the legislative gjahlUoi of the Demo ggfgtjgfj administration. For nearly 2ti minutes the president stood before thi assembled senate and house in the chamber of the latter and read his first annual message. Applause punctuated important utter? ances, and when he had finished there waa an enthaniastle demonstration, with handclapping and cheers. Brief? ly, the president outlined a programme for ?k>' ial Justice and the general wel? fare of the nation, ami proclaimed the aspiration* of the United States Cor international amity and the main? tenance of corstitutional government in all America. With close, aloioai eager attention, memhsrs of the t ?. houses listened and time and again the legislatora gave vent to their enthusiasm along with the crowded galleries. Lea* than 3,000 words long, the message was one of the briefest and moat novel of American state papers ?a marked contrast, as presented by Its author today, to the hitherto lengthy documents averaging 20,000 words or more, droned through by a reading clerk to an inattentive con green. There wae another contrast con? spicuously apparent. President Wilson had read three message* before?on the tariff, the currency und Mexican affaira The first time ho addressed a Joint Bos? sier In person, early In this term, there wae an atmosphere of stiff torr. \ahtv. applause was liberal, but perfunctory, and there was an inde? finable air of precedent being broken ?or a century-eld custom being re? vised. There was an expectant cu? riosity as to how the president would be received. Today the presidents reception was warm, almost uproar? ious, as he concluded his reading. Later, Republicans and Democrats alike pronounced the message as the utteiance of a statesman. "I like the idea of the president coming before congress." said Repre? sentative Mann. Republican house leader, "and reading a short mes? sage, pithy and to the point. In the main I liked the message today. I think everybody will recognize it as the utterance of a statesman, regard? less of whether he agrees with its de Ulla" Of particular significance was one outburst of applause regarded in the national capital tonight?the unmis? takable approval that greeted the president's remark: "There can be no certain prospect of peace In America until Gen. Huerta has sjrrendered his usurped authority In Mexico." Among those who would discuss the message in congress there was a general indorsement of the adminis? tration's policy towards .Mexico. The scene of toJay's function was much the same as on the three pre? vious occasions when President Wil * n h i.h ,i.bl(.s>, d congress?galleries crowded with men and women of Im? portance In public affairs, members of tho cabinet, the diplomatic corps and tho White House family. Democratic leaders were enthusias? tic in their comments on the message and its recommendations. They liked the emphasis placed by the president on the need for early action on the currency, for dealing with monopoly I through anti-trust legislation, the im? portance of rural credit legislation to benefit tbe farm* rs. the recommenda? tion for government construction of railroads in Alaska, the development of the nation s resources by a conser? vation policy alike acceptable to the glates and the federal authorities^ tin enactment of employers liability leg ?station and the selection of presiden? tial candidates b> the primary BJ Ism. The suggestion of the president that party Omentums as at present con? stituted be abolished won much ap pl.tllft'' As Mr Wlls.m iOOsUld thai tin part) convention should be held onl> to ratify th? vvrdict of preference primaries, that the personnel of tin conventions should be, for the most part, ? honen from those members of congress and congn sseoial nomlne.fs upon whom would devolve tbe gtflU of carrying out platform pledges, there v.i . ? VOVS of band? lapping In which Serretaiv Bryan and members of the cahlnet Joined. Death of an Inlaut. Clifton, ttie youngest child of Ml and Mrs J. I?. M-l^od. of Rembert died Wednesday at 7 o'? lock utt? i a brief illness. The fumral seme wer? held ut Rembert church at i I clock Wednesday BURN HHURGH MflRTGAfiE. BlsllOPVIIXK PUKSUYTKIUANS ci:w:hhatk diamond an -nivkrsarv. QnjgfJsJ Services or Thanksgiving Mark Great Occasion for Faitliful Flock. Ihshopville, Dec. 2.?.Sunday was a day lung to be remembered by the Presbyterians of this town and their friends ol the city and county, in that it was the 76th anniversary of the organizing and erecting here of the church of that faith. This being the case, the o Ulcers, pastor and members thought it proper to have a special service for the an? niversary, the service being a ming? ling of thanksgiving and jubilation, the occasion being the burning of a mortgage that has long stood over the magnificent new church erected by the people a few years ago. This church has a remarkable his? tory In several wuys. It has been a regularly organized church for 76 years and In that time it has had but two church buildings und but four pastors, one of ?hese, the present pas? tor, the Uev. L. L. Legtera, to whom more than any other one man the success of this celebration is duo. It has another unique record in that it had one man to serve as or? ganist for almost 40 years?George II. Held, who retired from this posi? tion just a year or so ago?and that \V. R. Law for more than 3& years was a member of the choir, for a part of that time tho entire direction ot the singing devolving upon him. The only sad note in this glad oc? casion was tho announcement that after this service Mr. Law would re-j tire as chorister, he having been i lorced to do this, much to the re gret of the church, on accouut of failing eyesight. The programme of exercises, sig? nificant and inspiring, was one of unusual interest. It follows: Anthem, "Great Is the Lord;" dox ology; Invocation; hymn 196; Scrip? ture; prayer; hymn 32; announce? ments; anthem, "I Lay My Sins on Jesus;" historical address, tho Rev. Hugh R. Murchlson; burning of the mortgage; anthem, "Come Holy Spirit;" address, "The Future," tho ItejY, W. F. Gregg; greeting, the Rev. II. (\ Hammond; hymn IS j benedic? tion. Mr. Murchison's address was enjoy? ed by all and was in many respects a ie\elati n to the members themselves, i'ho historical incidents of greatest ln u rest wer? that part of tho history of h? church ante-dating the freedom of tho slaves, there being read from he record the names of several ne? groes as having been received into ?.he membership of the church. He told the exceedingly interesting story) of the immigration of Scotch-Irish to South Carolina in 1730, of the es I itdishment of a Presbyterian church at Kingstrce, of another at Indian town, of its further spread up Mack river to Salem (B. R.) church, then Mt. Zlon in Lee county, the real mother of the Dlshopvllle church, and finally of the organizing and building in this church, in 1838. Many accounts read from the permanent records of the church show how strict were those of the earlier times. Several members were tried for conduct unbecoming mem? bers of the church and hi some cases were convicted and expelled from the church. Tho BlshopNillo Presbyterians { within tho short space of throe years, have built, at a cost of over $25,0uu, a magnlllcent church building, the burning of the mortgage during yes? terday's QggfOlgSg marking the llnal payment of the cost of building the DOW church. Within the short period; of one year, since October, till, this' harch has erected a handsome new manse, :tu rOOOOd Its fclfts to ull other ?Muses, paid the debt on the church and Contributed Ig cash almost $1,0U0 i month in that time. All this has teen done by tho representatives of Just .">1 families which compose the membership of this church, none of whom can rightly be nailed wealthy. This church has given to the min? istry and missionary gold several ol its sons .nid dnuihtere. The pi ? sent pastor of the church, the Rev. Mr Legtera, to whom much of the success of thli celebration is due. Is a native of the State of New i oi k. Another taking a prominent and tiling part in this eelePiatn n v. i . the Hev, Francis Dregs < f Rook Hill, a nephew of the Rev* w. A. Qfefjg, who wa.. for more than halt of the lit,, ol tins church its much loved and honored pastor. DantiQ|lng li*ier?Ocenn Rnllway, Vera Cruz. Dee. 8,?Rebels today ? Hacked the inter-oosan rnllway near Cuatta, dynamiting the Station and water tanks, and burning bridges. Kupntlatl looted MurlCO Marline/, Mate ot puebla, killing the m lyor and s* \i nteen citizens. Twenty-five Fed? erals were ambuaoaded neat Chletl'i. Ilfteen ol ihem being killed. SUFFRAGETTES INDIGNANT. SUFFRAGIST LFADKHS COMPRO? MISE WITH OFPOMBXTS. I load or Organlistlon CrltUisos Wil> son for Not Urging Subject in Ills Message. Washington, Dec. aV?Fear of hring? ing on a revolt that might give Amer? ica a militant suffragist organization today caused leaders in the National American Woman Suffrage associa? tion to abandon their efforts to have ' adopted by the convention a new Con? stitution reported by a revision com J mittee appointed a year ago. Advo? cates for rights for State associations ?and opponents of the proposed budget I system for raising the national organ-1 { ization's funds, emphatically declined 1 j to accept the recommendations and j i linally the draft was referred back I to the committee with instructions Ithat a compromise be prepared. Today's sessions were devoted to i dismission of the proposed revision of i ! the constitution. The question was I debated lor nearly six hours without bitterness or personalities, and the contest linally resulted In a draw. Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, president I I of the association, created a sensa? tion at tonight's session when she de? clared that President Wilson had fall? en short of the greatest opportunity j he ever had or ever would have in t falling to say a word in behalf of wo-j man suffrage today when he read his annual message to congress. Her re? marks provol d loud and prolonged applause. Dr. Shaw said she hoped the pres-1 Idcnt would arise to the occasion, but that while he had recognized tho necessity for the extension of the bal? lot to the Filipinos and urged terri? torial rights Cor Alaska, he had failed to mention woman suiVrugo in his message, When Dr. Shaw concluded the con? vention, amid enthusiastic cheering, adopted by acclamation tho following H solution introduced by Dr. J. Wil? liam Funk of Baltimore. ? Resolved, That in the sense of this meeting ihat President Wilson failed to rise to the sublimest heights of democracy when he failed ii. his mes cage to congress today to recommend the freedom of half the citizens of the Inited States and pr?bably half the citizens of the civilized world." Efforts to get some expression of opinion from President Wilson on the suffrage queetlon may be made before the convention ends next Friday. "Women and Children and the Courts," was the general topic on which the ddresses tonight dealt. Mrs. Joseph T. iiowen and Chief Jus? tice Harry Olsen of Chicago, and Miss Maude Miner of New York were the speakers. The delegates tonight wire looking forward with eager anticipation to] the hearing they are to be given to morrOW before the house rules com- j mittee on the proposal to create a| woman suffrage committee in the J house, similar to that In the senate. j CAN DID ATI; *X)R ELECTRIC CHAIR. Attempted Criminal Assault?Suspect; Caught Near Klloreo With Aid of Rloodhouuds. Elloreo, Dec. 2.?John Austin, a negro boy about 1C years old, was cap lured hero early this morning and) sent to the She- iff of Calhoun County on the charge of burglary and at? tempted assault, tho alleged crime ha\ ing been committeed last night about 12 o'clock, at the homo of a prominent young white farmer resid? ing about four miles from here, across the Calhoun County line. Magistrate J. D. Gates with Guard J. C. Robins went out to the scene of the affair and the dogs were but a few minutes in taking the trail. They Went directly to the home of Austin,' who at hrst denied any connections j with the crime, but later, it is said, | made a full confession, Showing howl I he entered the home and indicating' : his purpose. TRAIN KILLS PROMINENT EDU? CATOR. ; Prnfeenor Win. Dickey Run Over NiMtr Calhoun, <?a. Hy Southern Freight. Calhoun, (Ja., Dec ,\.?Professor William Dickey, aged 65, a prominent , educator, was in. ialy killed this morn , ing by a northbound southern freight train. His hearing was impaired and he did not hear the approaching train. Protracted Meeting Postponed. Owing to extreme hoarseness, Rev. .J. IMrMunnaway could not preach tins week, hence tin- necessity of post? poning the meeting at the Salem Hap list Church. Bro. McMannaway will ? it. nd the Huptist state Convention ;it llenncttsvil*. next week and <?n ids wnj to the convention will pass through Sumter and preach at Salem I Church Sunday. December 7th. at li j o'clock .? m. and s o'cloc k p, m. and Will then it II US when la- will bo aid* to iommence our meeting. UcnJ. P, Cuttino. TWENTY-SEVEN MEN BURNED TO DEATH IN BOSTON. HotnetaM Wanderers Who Were Sleeping; in Fit" teen-cent Lodging c aught in a i>eutii Trap. Beaton, Dec. u.?Twenty-seven pei sons were burned to death early this morning in a lire which destroyed the Arcadia lodging house at 1202 Wash? ington street. Two others were fatal? ly injured and over a score slightly hurt or overcome by smoke. One hundred and seventy-nine men were asleep in the lodging house when the tire started. The Aredia was a fifteen I cent place catering to the poor. Many 1 wanderers, wro are without homes and many of the dead cannot be iden? tified. There were a number of thrib I ling escapes. The lire spread so rapidly that several jumped from up? per doors and some of them were se? riously injured. The building was i five stories in height. BETTER ROADS IN STATE. Provisions of Byrnes Bill for Co-op oration With the Federal Govern? ment, i Washington, Dec. 2.?Representa? tive James F. Byrnes today introduc? ed a bill for co-operation between the Federal and State governments in road building. He would apportion the Federal aid thus: One-third in the proportion which the area of the State bears to the area of the United States; one-third in the proportion which the mileage of rural delivery star routes in the State bears to that of the whole country, and the remain? ing one-third in the proportion which the population of the State bears to that of the whole country. The bill provides that to get Fed? eral aid a State must itself appro? priate a sum greater than that con? tributed to it by the Federal govern? ment. The total appropriation by the government is to be $3,000,000 the llrst year; $6,000,000 the second, and $12,000,000 each year thereafter. Mr. Byrnes believes that South Car? olina and other Southern States would derive more benefit under this plan than under the provisions of the Sbackloford bill, and a number of his colleagues on the committee on roads agree with him. ? Senator Gore, chair? man of the senate committee on agri? culture', and Began W. Page, director of the public roads division of the de? partment of agriculture, also favor a bill drawn on the lines followed by Mr. Byrnes. "FOREIGNKRS NEED NOT FEAR." Gen. Villa Says Protection Will Bo Offered Lives and Property. El Paso, Texas. Dec. 8.?Gen. Villa today assured foreign consuls that the Constitutionalists will respect the lives and Property of persons in Chi? huahua and elsewhere. However, Villa Is preparing to force "Rebel currency" upon merchants there the same at here. The peace commission, headed by Senor Hernandez, repre? senting seven Federal generals offer? ing to surrender the northern Feder? al armies, acted without the sanction of Huerta. It Is believed that the Federal generals will seek safety by llight into the United States. NO END IN SIGHT. Business is Demoralized by Continu? ation of Strike in Indianapolis. Indianapolis, Dec. 3.?The team? sters strike is continued today. Busi? ness is greatly demoralised. Eugene Kutledge, eighteen years old was shot in the leg by strikebreakers this morning. A crowd of small boys had jeered B group of drivers. Rutledgc was a spectator. Washington, Dec. 3.?Two thous? and suffragists and Bntl-SUffraglsts crowded into the great caucus room of the house office building today, and massed in the corridors, where j a healing was given by the house i rubs committee for and against hav I Ing a house committee on woman BUf 1 frage. Two hours were allotted each i side. The women were warned to refrain from any applause or dem? onstration. During the discussion Miss Jane Adams mentioned that at a former conference In which she took part she bad Btated to Congressmen Hard 1 wick of Oeorgla that congress bad the power to extend the franchise to wo? men under the fifteenth amendment. ("I now realise that was not a happy point to make to the gentleman from Georgia." The matter which is un? der discussion is the suggestion ol Mr. Hardwick that the bouse commit? tee on election of president, vice pres? ident and congressmen is fully au? thorised to handle the questb n ol wo? man suffrage. Dr. Anna Shaw Intl mated that the committee nilghl be o\ era orked, ALLEGATIONS >L\HK MEETING OF REFORM ASSOCIATION. But Missionar!? or smith Hierarclij Assert Their Church is Now With? in the Law. Pittsburgh, Dec. l.?The fifth an? nual convention of the National Re? form association convened here to? day and the first session in which "Mormonism" was the subject occa? sioned a lively debate. Prof. O. F. Bavis of New Richmond, Whi, chair? man of the world commission on Mor? monism, introduced a resolution, which was adopted, calling upon con? gress to prohibit polygamy in all the States of America, territories and de? pendencies. EL Murray Stewart of Ambridge, Pa., a missionary of the Church of Christ of the Latter Day Saints, immediately objected. "Such an amendment is not neces? sary to the laws rf our country," he said. "For polygamy is not and has not been practical in Utah or any other State since 1890." Dr. William Paeden of Salt I^ake City answered Mr. Stewart's objec? tions. "I have lived for 15 years among the Mormons and I know that they fear the adoption of that amendment to the United States constitution more than any other amendment ever sug? gested. As for the assertion of Mr. Stewart, that polgymay has not been practiced since 18 90?the year of the Woodruff manifesto?I have here aj picture showing Joseph Smith and j his wives at d their children taken in; the >ear ||M2. ts that not enough' proof that polygmuy has boon prac? ticed since the issuance of that man? ifesto?" Leonard Burdick, also a missionary of th? Church of Christ of the Lat? ter Day Saints, said the church was ready at any time to disprove the charges of polygamous actions of the Mormons. CHILD LABOR LAW HOLDS. Supremo Court Sustains Kentucky Grain Hates?Must Pay Corporation Tax. Washington, Dec. 2.?The Supreme Court of the United States handed down a number of decisions today, some of them being of national im? portance. The Illinois Child Labor law was sustained as constitutional in the case of Arthur Beauehamp, 15 years old, who recovered a verdict of $4,500 from the sturges & Burn Manufactur? ing Company for having his hand lacerated in a press. Justice Hughes announced th? decision. Tin* company also defended on the ground that the boy represented that he was more than 10 and being more than 14, should be held responsible, for his statement. The court hold the company em? ployed him at its peril. Bates on grain and other commo? dities over the Louisville and Nash? ville Railroad were approved in the so-called Kentucky State rate case. The decision Of the Federal Court of that State affirmed. Tho McChord law enabling the Kentucky State Bailroad Commission to fix reasonable rates on intra-State business was held valid. The Louisville and Nashville con? tended that the rates affected largely grain shipped from Ohio, Indiana and Illinois to Kentucky cities, and has the effect of lowering inter-State rates. Mining corporations must pay the corpora ion tax imposed by the Payne-Aldrlch Tariff act, according to another decision. Bight or ten million dollars has t een paid to the government by such corporations under protest, and 500 .suits and claims were started to re? cover the money. The court also held that the cor? porations were not entitled to deduct the value of ore before it was mined I as ' depreciation." I Chief Justice White an I Justices: McKenni and Holmes dissented OQ the latter point. The uniform system of accounting prescribed by the inter-State Com? merce Commission for railroads was upheld. The Lnckawanna Railroad must pay a $2,000 tine for transporting its own hay to feed mules in its mines. That, in the opinion of the supreme Court, was a va?lation of the commodities da igo of the Hepburn law, and s conviction In a lower court was main? tained. GAME WARDEN FOR s. C. James Henry Rice, Jr., Appointed hj Secretary Houston. Washington, Dec. 2.?James Hen ry Bice. Jr., of Summervllle, has been appoim?d government game warden for Sout h Carolina by Secretary ol grlculti re l loueton, _ . - There will be no doglng of the Fed? eral ine< me tax, lor those who fail or n 'use t> make proper returns will ' i n taken into court by the Internal i ie> cuue collector, JAIL WON'T BE SM COUNTY BOARD DESJDBS TO IM* PROVE PRESENT QUARTERS. Lcwnoss Of Bids Submitted Results in Their Agi*eeing to Keep Present Jail Property and S|>eiid Money Im? proving; It?No Other Business ol Importance Transacted. At a regular meetmg of the Coun? ty Board of Commissioners, held yes? terday with all members present ex? cept W. B. Cooper, who is confined to his home hy sickness, it was decided nipt <a> sell tho present site and quart en- of the county jail, but instead to spend as much as was reasonably nec? essary for Improving the premises. This decision came after ihe bids sub? mitted on the present jail property, in answer to advertisements for its sale, had been opened. None of these bids were anywhere near what the commissioners thought was a lair price for the property, and hence, al? ter a discussion of the matter, the board came to the. conclusion that it would be better to keep the property. Further than this decision, however, no definite plans as to the extent of the improvements were formulated. At the last session the legislature a resolution was passed, permitting Sumter County to borrow $8,000 for the county's ordinary expenses, hut the mem be; s of the board generally agree that this money should be used principally for jail improvements, and hence the probability of its 1?.ing ex? pended in this manner. At the meeting held yesterday no business of importance, other than that mentioned above, was attended to. HOWEJJL'S REPORT WRONG. Congressman Lever Continues Figbt to Have Edisto River Made NaT* Ignbtn, Washington, Dec. 2.?Representa? tive Lever appeared before the array engineer board here today and filed an elaborate brief analyzing and con? troverting the unfavorable report made by Major* Howell, division engi? neer, on the proposition to improve the Edi.sto River, for purposes of nav Igatlon, from Orangeburg to Charles? ton. Mr. Lever believes that he has d. monstrated Major HoweU's conclu? sions to be erroneous and hopes for a reversal by the board. ENDORSES CURRENCY FILL. ? ? ? , 3 Secretary McAdoo Says It is -\ Bui wark Against Financial Panic. Washington, Dec. 3.?The pending currency reform measure, now before congress, is indorsed as a bulwark against financial panic by Secretary McAdoo In his first annual report to congress which was submitted today. He deprecated what he terms "evi? dences of a progaganda of pessimism," which has produced extreme and nervous tension in financial circles. He mentions the government offer to deposit live hundred million' dollars in banks to prevent commercial crisis as being due to the "pessimism pro? paganda," and the government's dis? tribution to go to any reasonable length to prevent a panic. -\ Greelyville BUSINESS SCHOOL Individual Trailing for Boys and Girls. THE coarse of all English branches, ihorthand, typwrittng and book keeptns offers unsurpassed opportu? nities to the youths of your Count.jr at a very reasonable price. Bonra Can be obtained in town. Kor parti? cular.-, address. J. M. JERVEY, GREELYVILLE, - S. C. V_ BRIDGE TCETH By this work the den? tist is able to fix per? manently between the teeth left to you artific? ial ones that are perfect in appearance and use? fulness. See Dr. Court? ney. He makes this \\ o r k his specialty. Have an inspection. Get his opinion. Sumter Dental Parlors, Dr. C. H. Courtney, Prop Cv.r Shaw 61 McCollum.