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ElllNiHg THE NEGRO. H l l't ni.lt \\ .NATIONAL COM MITTEE DECIDES To ITT HOUTR's gtiJTA. lewder* Think That by Reducing "hUack And Tan" Strength They (Tan Reator*) Unity. States Must Approve First. Washington, l>ec 17.?The Repub? lican national committee tonight con? cluded its labor for reform in party procedure and launched Its cam pilgn for a reunion of warring ele? ments by sdoptlng a resolution pro > dtng for a radical change in the basis of representation in national nominating conventions, which would reduce the quota of the Southern States from 33 to 16 per cent ef the Cvnvfnton's total. The action of the committee, m de unanimous before adjournment, must b? indorsed by States entitled to cast a majority of votes In the electoral college before It becomes party law. In order that such action shall be taken as promptly as possible the committee appointed a subcommitteo of three, consisting of Charles 11. Warren of Michigan, Senator Koran of Idaho and Qov. Hattleld of West Virginia, to prepare an address to the States urging Immediate ratifi? cation of the proposal. Approval by the States will Insure a call from the national committee for the national conventi m of 1916 ah ng the lines today laid down. The reorganisation plan adopted eane as a compromise which reflect? ed the view of many committeemen. that Southern represents ion should be reduced but uut brought to the vanlahing point. , t; MEN.U K GOVERNOR HTTH RE? CALL. Colorado Colon* /Tt?rcntcn Removal Unless) Ho Abolishes Commission. Ousts Clssae aral Gives up Prison SSPS. Denver, t u'... Dec, 17.?Gov. E. M. Ammons today was given five days within which to,*boltsh the military commission in the, strike zone In Colo? rado, dismiss Ad>L Gen. Cnase from command of .the State militia department and ? to deliver all mil? itary prisoners over to civil au? thority under penalty of circula? tion of petition of recall. Thtt sand was the principal act of the iventlon of ? the Allied Trades oa and was Issued in tht form of i resolution Introduced by the reso 'k>ns committee and was unani? mously adopted. The governor to? night Intimated that he would give no heed to the resolution and did not fear the consequsnces of his executive actions. ltll BUDGET, $2^0?),0O0. Comptroller Getting lino on State Government Expense*. Columbia. Dec. 17.?Comptroller General Jones today sent out blanks to the State und county ofleers for them to send to him their estimates of the needs for their respective de? part rt >nts for next year. Each office re;?or to the Comptroller General the amount of money they need to run their department for the year, and the Comptroller General will compile the estimates and make up the budg? et for next year for presort at ion to the general assembly. It Is estimated that the budget for nexv. year for all State and county of? fice* will reach 12.500,000. The esti? mates for this year \.<*re for over f 1.400.000, but the general assembly trimmed this down to about $2,000, 000 which was covered In the annual apv roprlatlon bill. The r.udget as made up by the Compti oiler General v ill be sent to the house ways and Means committee for guidance in making up the appropriation bill. Washington. Dec. 13.?In a ruling tonight the treasury department an? nounced that debtors or withholding agents shod not withhold the normal Income tax of 1 per cent from foreign organisations on the amount of In? come accruing from business trans? acted on capital Invested in the Unit ed States. BEWARE OF DRUG HABITS If SOU have a cold Gowan?*. King of KutemaU, will scatter it..- Inflammation, mid M cold In rtlru|dy Influmnuitlott \*?u Ju?*t rub Go*an* on. No da age roa* fnm?s to inhale Qsjsy? uii? |h im 'irate* Is all SjtJsOkt) ahv>rh?si ami sutler* conges? tion and Inllammailoii. ? ? id^ ma > brim; I'ucunmiii.j . Uowana hrvuk? the cold, < rr.up masses quickly?Go*an* head* it off, h) penetrating. No fume* to Inhale No drug* to take ftSSl rub it mi. hiiamit ni -?"?. *>o and *i .On. hnu i i-o ? Giinroittcv It. Gowan Medical Co., Ceaeerd. N. C. COMMISSION TO EXAMINE THAW H Ho is I taug? to us to IK' Settled by Inquiry I ruler Federal Judge's De? cision. Concord. N. H., Dec. 17.?A com? mission to examine Harry K. Thaw to determine whether his liberty under ' bail would be dangerous to public safety today was anuounced in a re? script issued by Judge Aldrlch in federal court. The commission la to consist of Frank S. Steeter, Concord; Dr. Morton Prince. Boston; Dr. : George A. Blumer, Providence, R. I.; and Dr. Chas. P. Bancroft. Concord. In the rencrlpt, which iu on Thaw's application for admission to bail un? der the habeas corpus proceeding, Judge Aldrlch says: "The commission is not appointed for the purpose of listening to experts Upon an advisory hearing, but for making such observations and exami? nations as it sees tit as to Thaw's present condition; and whether ho is insane or not, its opinion is sought upon the single and sole question whether it is reasonably probable that his liberty under bail would be dangerous to the public peace and saf ?ty. The rescript adds that It Is not In? tended that there should be a broad trial upon the general question of in? sanity because it is nol the purpose to embarrass any subsequent litigation wh??re that question might be in? volved. ALLEGE SHARP SCHEME. New York Police Charge Blacksmith With Blackmail. New York, Dec. 17.?According to polios officials of thla city, Hermann Amos, an East Side blacksmith, is Mu in\entor of a new method of ink natting pickpockets and others not anxious to come In contact with flu' p. lice. Since last September Arnim has caused the arrest of three men on the charge that they had robbe j him. Though able to identify the men at the time of their arrest, Amos, the police allege, refused to do so when the jury needed his testi? mony. He claimed he had made a mlstaks. Amos today was arrested on u charge of compounding a felony and Is held In $6,000 nail. He was to ap? pear against Alexander Fine, cnarged with holding up Abraham Beloff, but told one of the prisoner's frienis two days ago. It Is charged, that ho would fall to identify the man if paid $885. line's friends Informed the police and gy means of marked $20 bills the ar? rest of Amos was made possible. MACHINE RUNS AMUCK. Daehes by Owner and Rama Plate Glass Window. Oaffney, Dec. 17.?A striking ex? ample of the fact that automoblling la not all pleasure all the time was preeented to C. M. Smith, president of the Merchants' and Planters' bank of Galfney. Monday night. Mr. Smith had left his touring car In gear and whan be came from the bank to go to his home he cranked the car. Im? mediately after he did so the machine shot by him at a rapid pace and climbed the sidewalk on the opposite side of the street, tearing through the large plate glass show windows of the dry goods store of Carroll & Byers. The expensive plate glass was demolished and some damage was done to the elaborate window dress ing. Mr. Smith succeeded in reaching the car Just as it enterc-d the window but was unable to prevent damage. It is estimated that a new window far the store will cost about $10o ?Alois considerable damage was done to the car. HASN'T PICKED PLACE. Wlh,?n Undecided as to Vacation Jaunt, Washington, Dec 17.?While Pres? ident Wilson has not finally decided where he will go for the holiday vaca? tion which he intends to take as soon as the senate pauses the currency bill, it w.*a believed today that he might go to Augusta, Ga. The president has also invitations to go to Columbia, S. C, and Gulfport, Miss, and there has been s<?me talk also of his going to Asheville, N. C, Alken? s\ Oi < Ini-ondon County Notes. ? i. an ing Ttmee. Mr. Inning Lew der( near Mannlni had the misfortune to lose two horses last night. The horses ap? peared to be perfectly well when they Sjrofe f*'d l,lMt night, and he found Iheni dead ibJi morning. mm* Mlai sar.ih llolladaj of l*anoltj, e/hti is \lHlting her niece in Manning, Mrs K. P Brown had the misfortune last Friday to lose on the court hOUge tu re i handbag containing ? consid? [ bU num "l money. * * a The itor. and contents he:jnging t? Mr \V. C White near lllooinvtllc * eg destroy.,i l, v lire last Thursday night, und everything was N>st. Then H ig no IffgsjrgjSjiTt EXCEPTIONAL NUMBER Of CASES. More Hum Double Number in Pre? vious Year?Five I)oat In. Columbia, Dee. 18.?Rubies has af? flicted South Carolina in unusual measuro this year, according to the director of the State board of health laboratories in Columbia, F. A. Cow? ard, M. D. "The work against rabies has been most discouraging," says Dr. Coward, in a formal report, made public yesterday. "The number of persons bitten by rabid dogs and ap? plying for treatment has been more thnn double the number of the pre? vious year, and nearly lour times the number for the year preceding last >\ ar. The number of animals sent in for diagnosis has exceeded last year's record by 81 per cent; the wide, prev? alence of the disease is indicated by the various kinds of animals found Infected, the list including dogs, cats, swine, cattle, mules, goats and even two domesticated wild animals, viz. a raccoon and a rabbit. "Four children died of rabies dur? ing the year in spite of treatment, and one child died while under treat? ment of an undetermined cause, no autopsy being performed. It is prob? able that this death was due to hyper susceptiblllty .to the toxic effect of the treatment, as sufficient time had not elapsed for the development of rabies; there was no evidence of in? fection through contamination of the virus, and 20-odd patients undergoing treatment at the same time with the same virus showed no unusual symp? toms, except one, that one being o brother of the child ttat died. "All of the other four cases were severely lacerated about the face. I >nly (.no of these developed fables Mfter the necessary period for lm munizatb n had passed. This period is at least ten days after the last dos*1 ?cases developing within that period can not be considered failures of treatment, however discouraging and lamentable they may bo.M UNIVERSITY NEWS NOTES. Students to Have Holiday from De? cember 23rd to January 5th.?Me (jowiq Elected Captain of Football Team for If*4?County Clubs Or? ganized?Glee Club Prhctkfe University of S. C, Columbia, Dec. 17.?At a recent meeting of the fac? ulty it was decided that the Christmas holidays should begin on the 23rd and end on the Monday after New Year, January 6, 1914. Some uncertainty had heretofore existed as to the exact time the holidays would commonce. At a recent meeting of the lettei men of the football team. Mr. W. B. McOowan was elected to lead the "Gamecocks" during the season of| 1914. "Wop." as he is known to all.! was star tackle and quarterback on this yenr'k team and his selection meets with the hearty approval of tho students. He has been a mem? ber of the team for three years and well deserves the honor that has been conferred upon him. It will be of interest to support? ers of the Garnet and Black to know that there Is a movement on foot to play Georgia Tech and Sewanoe In Columbia next fall. The Advisory Board on Athletics some time ago passed stringent eligibility rules :md this action tends to bring Carolina on the same plane with the teams of tho Southern Intercollegiate Associa? tion. By adopting these rules the Advisory Board will keep out all traces of professionalism and hence no hardship will be thrown upon our ?earns by having reliable men ruled out as was the case heretofore, i In order that a closer relationship exist between the men, Dr. Moore has requested that all counties organize clubs. In accordance with his wishes 14 county clubs have been organzed. The University orchestra and Glee Club, under direction of Mr. Ed Shelby, is practicing dally. A trip to various South Carolina and Georgia colleges Is being arranged for, the trip to bo taken the latter part of February. WANT IT AT CHARLESTON, Delegation of Business men Go to Washington to Unlit for Lighthouse | Headquarters. i Charleston, Dec. 17?A delegation ? of business men left today for Wash ! ington to urge the claims Charles ', ton for retaining ths sixth llghthous< district headquarters. Savannah, Brunswick. Fernandlna, Wilmington ' and Jacksonville are after the site. Mrs. Rogers, better known here a* Miss Hath RU hardson. a notice of whose death v>,\n published in Satur? days paper taught for tw<? years in the Bumter City Schools and when .sin went t?> Charlotte to become ?? 11 member of tin- faculty <?f Elisabeth College, she left many devoted ! frlen 's in Bumter. Her peculiarly ?;*d Hand untimely death ha* casi n gloom I o' of -i n Ids circle. RAILWA" HEAD DIES. John W. Thomas, President of Nash? ville, Chattanooga & St. Louis, Passes- Away. Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 17.?John W. Thomas, 57 years old, president of the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis railway, died at his home here at 2 o'clock this morning. Mr. Thomas had been ill for three weeks with pleural pneumonia. Mr. Thom? as was born at Murfreesboro, Tenn., August 24, 1856. At an early age he moved to Nashville. In 1878 at the age of 22 years, he s ecured his first Important railroad po? sition, although previous to that time he had been in the railroad service. He served in a Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis machine shop, then ad? ducing to agent and dispatcher, pur? chasing agent, assistant general man? ager, finally succeeded his father as general manager in 1899. On March 1, 1900, shortly after the death of his father, he was elected president of the road. Mr. Thomas was an authority on railroad appli? ances and was considered a mechani? cal genius. One of his most important inventions was a pneumatic switch and signal system. BREAKS CP ROMANCE. Father's Use of Telephone Spoils Elopement Plans. Gaffney, Dec. 17.?An instance of "love's labor lost" came to light in' Gaffney yesterday morning when po? lice officials ushered a young couple \ from North Carolina to a hotel where they were kept under surveillance until the arrival of the father of the girl. T*he young man gave his name as Claude Green and that of the girl as Lois Whisonant. Both claimed to be of the required age to marry but their appearance did not bear out the statement. They drove to Gaffney from Lawndale, N. C, during the night, arriving here about daylight when they went to the home of W. D. Kirby, judge of probate for Cherokee county, and applied for a marriage li? cense. However, Judge Kirby had shortly before received a telephone message from J. J. Lattlmore, register of Cleveland county, N. C, that they w.-ro both under age and warning the Cherokee .wfticial not to permit the '?t-remony. Upon the arrival of the father of the girl, the couple agreed to return to their homes. Heal Estate Transfers. Master to D. W. Alderman and Sons Company, right to timber on 460 acres near Lynches River Swamp, $443. U. N. Segars to L. D. Jennings, >2 acres in Providence townuhlp alflo one-third Interest In tract of 532 acres. $14,373.31. E. W. McCallum to H. A. Uuffleld, lot in city, $75. Jefferson Davis to Hugh C. Hayns? worth, lot on Main street, $790. C. N. Sprott to Mattie S. Chandler, two lots In town of Mayesvllle, $2, 280. E. W. McCallum to Augustus S. Merrlmon, lot on Broad street, $050. H. J. Harby to LuctUI Atkins, 40 acres in Sumter County, $1,600. Mrs. S. R. Brogdon to H. N. Scur? ry, 25 acres in Concord township, $1,200. L. N. Ligon to John Mitchell, lot in city, $60. Master to Kate H. Weinberg, 00 acres in Concord township, $885. Master to J. J. Britton, tract of 24 acres in Concord township, $720. B. W. Segars to L. D. Jennings, one-half interest in the following tracts: 1,043 acres in Providence township, known as "Knox Place," 79.6 acres on Sumter-Dalzell road, 20 acres near Booth place; one-third In? terest in 538 acres known as Hayns? worth place in Providence township; 76 acres in same township, Si 5, 470.15. W. S. Carter to W. M. Graham, 53 acres in county, $1,600. B. W. Segars and W. A. Bowman to P. N. Segars, 1-3 interest to tract of '?38 acres in Providence township, $5,380.00. lt. I, Manning and G. A. kmmon, trustees), to S. A. Harvin, 25 acres in county, $600. J. In McCallum to Mrs. Kara A. Williamson, lot on corner of Calhoun and Harby avenue, $4,900. Mrs. M. C. StUbbs to Ben Scott, lot on Atlantic Avenue, $50. Ben Scott to Ralph Hill, I'd on At? lantic avenue, $50. W. G. Tisdale to B. W. Tisdale. 197.3 acres in county, $6,500. J H. N. Scurry to Julius L. Brogdon, 25 acres in Concord township, $1. 500. I Moves u> Darlington, Manning Times. Dr. A. J. Briggs and family have moved from Bummer ton to Darling* ' ton. Dr. Briggs a few years ago I moved to Darlington where he built up a nice practice, bui he took n longing to g? t back home and he re \ turned to again enjoy a lucrative prac? tice among the people ??t bis native county, He has considerable proper ? y interests in Darlington winch re ?; quired* Iiis attention and he concluded i.i there, hut he will come back. TO BUILD AUTOS IN STATE. Viani Will Bo Transferred From Philadelphia to Greenville and Put in Operation by February 1. Hil|j**v - Greenville, Dec. 17.?Greenville's newest manufacturing- industry is an automobile factory turning out 2.U00 a year, according to plans of the Vic? tor Auto company, a corporation chartered today by the secretary of State. The local concern will take over the plant of a Philadelphia concern and move it to Greenville. The corporators of the new company are A. D. Dale, O. K. Mauldln of Greenville and C. V. Stahl of Phil? adelphia. The plant will employ about 76 men and will be ready for operation February I. The Victor car will be made in two sizes, runabout at $500 and touring car at $550. It is understood that orders are booked in advance for the entire out? put of the first 12 months. PREFER TO PAY THEIR FINE. Frank B. Hayne and W. P. Brown Would End Litigation. New Orleans, Dec. 15.?Frank B. Hayne and "\\ P. Brown did not ad? mit they were guilty of violating the Sherman law by trying to corner the cotton market in 1909, when they pleaded nolo contendere in New York Saturday, according to statements they gave out on arrival hero today, j They Bald that to fight the government suit would be a tedious and costly proceeding and that they would rather ? ach pay $4,000 as a fine and end the litigation. Both of the coton leaders said they believed firmly they would have Leen acquitted in the end. J'rown and Hayne, with Morris Rothschild, of Mississippi; Eugene Sea fes, of Texas, and Col. Robert M. Thompson, of New York, pleaded nolo contendere in Federal Court Sat? urday to the anti-trust suit. James A. Patten pleaded guilty and was fined $4.,Opo. Mr. Brown said today he interpreted "nolo contendere" as he said English jurors had years ago, "we do not wish to contend, but we do not admit our guilt." Why he lost contract. Contractor Testifies Before whitmans I Court Against, "Sand-Bagging." New York, Dec. 17.?District At? torney Whitman's Investigation into political graft today took a new turn when the grand Jury heard testimony concerning the letting of contra-.'U on the Croton Aqueduct, a New York city project. Anthony Douglass, a tunnel contratcor and once mayor of Niagara Falls, who put in a bid for the con? struction of the so-called Hudson Riv? er siphon and failed to get tho con? tract, was before the jury for two hours. Douglass testified, it was under? stood, that his bid, more than $200, 000 lower than that of the firm which got the contract, was rejected be? cause ho refused to contribute to certain politicians. The contract was let at $1.649,020 and the bid of an? other firm, $50,000 less than this* amount, also was rejected, accord? ing to records placed before the jury. If Mr. Whitman can procure the at tendance of certain other witnesses the jury will continue the case tomor? row. CHAMPION OF FREE LUNCH. Only One out of 9.000 Saloon Keep? ers Appears in Defence. Chicago, Dec. 17.?Only one of the more than 7,000 saloonkeepers in Chi? cago today appeared in defence of . the saloon free lunch when it was put on trial before a special council com? mittee. Representatives of scores of others appeared to urge an ordinance abolishing lunches in saloons. Saloon? keepers and reformers joined hMidi in favoring the proposed ordinance. It was asserted that the lunches put 18,000 cooks and waiters out of work, in the city. SALVATION HOTEL BURNED. - ; Two Men Burned to Death In tin-, clnnati. Cincinnati. Dec. 16.?Two persons are known to have lost their lives in a lire today at the Went End Hotel of the Salvation Army. Two lodgers are. missing. The exact i< BS of life can not be known until the ruins have been searched. The monetary loss is one hundred thousand dollars. SOCIETY WOMAN ASPHYXIATED. i Mrs. IL lt. Maxie Found Dead i" Pri? vate Bath Room. Jacksonville, Dec. 16.?Mrs. Ham R. Maxie, Wife of the maanger of the Hotel Flagler and a sister-in-law ?>i Herman 11 Finn and prominent in so? ciety and charitable activities was found dead at !? o'clock this morn ng In her private bath room it is ae .t?t she was overcome while on oring to stop a le;ik in the feed i pipe to tho g:<s heater Ih r family r? b's at Mldrim. ?la. -? KENLY ELECTS PRESIDENT. Well Known ana Able Railroad Exe? cutive Made President of Atlantic Coast Line. New York, Dec. 18.?J. R. Kenlv. third vice president was today elected president of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company. CULM Ell IS ARRAIGNED Greenville Man Paroled by Governor is in Court, Greenville, Dec. 17.?E. S. Gllmer, who was paroled by the governor some weeks ago while under sentence of six months for shooting Constable Reuben Gcp . ?, was Monday ar? raigned in ? ice court on charges of being dru* k and refusing to pay hack fare. Roth caes were continued by re? quest of the defendant. Gilrner was convicted at the last term of the Greenville county court of general sessions of assault and bat? tery with a deadly weapon upon the person of Constable Gosnell, with in? tent to kill. He was sentenced to a term of six months, but was paroled by the governor before beginning hlfl sentence. , DISPENSARY AGAIN OPEN. Ohm tu. "Antis" Will Continue Their light, However. Olanta, Dec. It.?The dispenuary at this place opened for business again this morning, following a decis? ion of Judge Watts yesterday in Co? lumbia to the eTect that sufficient cause for not opening had not been shown by Attorney Arrowsmith, rep? resenting the oppesition. Though the disr ensary is now open ery ?MTon possible will be put forth by the anti-dispensary people of < )lanta to again close its doors. ARRESTED AS A SPY. American Opera Singer Arrested In Italy for Spying on Naval Base. Rome, Dec. 16.?Dorothy lie* Vane, daughter cf a Harvard Uni? versity professor svas arrested today at Taranto, Italy, charged with espi? onage upon the Italian naval base there. American Ambasador Thomas Nelson Page was notified today by the Italian government of the arrest of the woman. She has been singing with i small opera company. Her famil vtrity v?th naval officers at. Brindisi aroused suspicion. BATTLESHIP VERMONT DIS? ABLED. lUtnms from Mediterreanonn Cruise lit Tow of Delaware. New York, Dec. 17.? The battle? ship Vermont which was crippled last week by the breaking of her shaft while the vessel was returning from the Mediterranean cruise has been lurther disabled and is being towed to Norfolk by the Delaware. The two vessels are now five hundred miles east of Cape Henry and making three knots ar. hour. FOR SALE?Two cars mules, at J. N. Phillips' farm, 1 1-4 miles north of city, on Main street. Call before buying. Can save you money. D. B. Ko.thly. Greelyville BUSINESS SCHOOL Individual Training for Bon and Girls. TBE course of all English branches, shorthand, typ writing i-nd book? keeping otters unsurpassed opportu? nities to the youths of your county at a very reasonable price. Hoard caa be obtained In town. For parti? culars sddress, J. M. JERVEY, GREELYVILLE, - S. C. BRIDGE TUETH ! By this work the den? tist is abJe 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 work his specialty. Have an inspection. Get his opinion. Sumter Dental Parlors, Dr. C. H. Courtney. Prop Qvtr Shaw a McCollum.