Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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REORGANIZE DEMOCRACY. iiiurr r win \ui> m w form? \ I ION I \M S IN M \V > t MtK. H { luhoinc (o> \ cumi's Choice. s?-. Itfjtctl ?* Head ??? ? mpirc st;u? orxHiii/Mtiui??\?d?s for IVople'?? ? ontidcin e New York. Match ?Thirty.ihn*?* member* of ihr Pcmoerutie State ? ommitlee, mov. ol whom were Tain o any men. anil Charles F. Murphy himself, today unanimously voted into effect Oov. Jlynn's reorganization plann for the committee. William Church Upborne, lite gov? ernor's choice for . hau man to ma ces? George M. I'almcr, was tMOtod \Mthout a dissenting vote. He also was vested with ihe power to name u treasurer and campaign ami finance ? "miiuttee!* for the body. They will be named in ..bout two weeks. Hoie tolorc the treuerer slWSJTS luis been ? ? eted b\ the ? omnutteo. In his speech of acceptance Mr. ??st'orne urged the party to ' cast our h-l unhesitutmgly with the people and the primaries." and make no attempt to i.el eat the spirit o4 1 >emocratic election reform. Thun Ito expressed bis opposition to the plan of holding an "adNHoiV convention to reeom m? nd candidates to be ratified by the primaries The result* of the Slate graft inves? tigations thus far. he declared, have pot been of much value. ' No man should ?-oml act an inves tigution an a cover for a ?unvass lor otflce." he said. Win. A. Shortt of Nt fj Vor!; w.e unanimoutdy elected ?;ct retary, sue i ?ding- John A. Mason. Arthur A. McLean, who recently was convi ted of sole-lung cumpaign < t ntrlbutlons. resigned today us treas? urer. Mr Murphy sat silently through the meeting, betraying t.o si^u when Oth? er eonimitteernen .ipplauded SPSOChoJ b\ Mr t ?sborne and others. At tie close of the meeting be walked to tbe platform. shot k hands with Mr. < uborne and gsdd "Whenever you want me, sag i for n e " Mr OsjIJSjrM th.ekc.) Mr. Muplh> I nt 'nude no other response. When Mr. Murpb\ was asked for an expression regarding the selection oi^ Mr. Osborne. he replied! I voted for him. didn't II That answers the question. M I I'll iUK M TION IN Ii W i) \W Me?olurioii t ome* to l-'ionl in Senate ami May or Debut" lollown. Washington. Mareb I.?Action b\ the senate within a few duys on I he proposed woman sud'iuu..- I onstitution wl amendment seemed assured tonight .titer a day of debate during whlcll llM measure win made the unhnlsh ed business.'" Ai. immediate vote seemed imminent at one i.me when there was a chorus demand- tot a roll cull, but Senat", -ha: rotn ..n > others held up the vote to continue debate. Senator Sha.roth's speech in favor of ihe amendment drew forth hos? tile Inquiries from Senators Bryan ami Martine. Senator* Clark of Wyoming and W o ks . \pi ? ?< . d doubt as to the pro priety of the federal government forc? ing equal suffrage upon States *'mt did not desire such. Senator Hoi'?h dei-lured the an. : . ment Mhoubl not be adopted if it were not to be enforced In the Southern States. Me quoted speeches to show that th** proponents of the amend? ments bad soatoodod It would not a terfere with the grandtat her clause'' disi ran< hIsing neun?-* m Southern States. The Aahurst motion fee ooaeidora? lion of a suffrage ai.e ndment today paused the tesi ,,f a MOtleg to table, the vote, against tabling it being II to 17. Among the senators who rated to t ??* l the AshhuiMt in dloS SrOfS Bang head. Itrvan. G ore. James, overman. Itobinsoii. Shields, Smith ol So up Carolina, swansos snd Tlllman I, A V Ml 111 t I s It VIT i t sfsj ? Hero \%iii Bs TNto and s Hair ( fin, after Maj 1st, Louisville. March b The Louisville and ftsjsfcefttni Railroad today nn? noun ed s reduction from three to I?.mJ ?? hall cents ? mile In pea? hens*? f in - in Kentuehy. Ths neu is??- ht < Mm s enTeetlve, May 1st, with a similiar reduction Is Tennessee sad ?> ksl ma. U on i M? uoi/e I ai i an/a i.ondoii. m.i11 n Qeneral ' " msjsji's dessend that Oreat Hrltsln deal with him m iin- lavastlaatlon ol the death of U ?Iiiam Henloii s/||| bi disregarded This was Indicated ll replies lodas i'm -? . i ? if Grey is question in ths house of < DID saatis When ashed resjardlsjg ih Ainerpaii poiie\ ceneernlng the con ithsjf|s*ja?tsjl4 the repl) of laird Or sjg i i um im iwars I hut ih< c Iti rttates has made sn) d ?? ir.itloti 01 tills ?ubjei t " AU'Vlus AT Tili: rMVKRttm Mtead National fclducatloual tseocls lion Meeting*?t.lcr t'liili Returns ? IhlxLcl da II ? 14*1*1 me. Acting President A. C, Moore, Dean L T Baher and Profeasors w. k Tati and W, ii. Hand attended the meeting il tlx National Educational Aeaoclatlon which wae held In Rich? mond, \'i... last week, Tin?: i?-- ?h.drei time in many yean thai the Aaso elation has met In the South, The University Glee Club hai re turned from ?* trifi to Laurens, Green? wood and Union. In Gretnwood they [w<> performancea, um- at the Balle) M lltary Institute and the other ai Lander College? Tin basketball game which wae ? 1 in the Unlveralt) gymnasium lasi Saturday night resulted In s vic? tor) for he University over Wofford by a aeore of ?>T to 11. The Bacons' Issue of the Alumni leiln N now out, The publication Ig Issued b) tin General Alumni As i - - latlon luarterly. The fottrth Of the series of Life Work lectures was delivered In Pllnn Mali Wsdnesday nicht by a. t. strat ton, secretary of the Columbia ?. at, < ?. a. His subject, "The . M. C. A, Secretaryship ai an Attractive Life w.uk. wai "no ol deepest Interest to the m?n at the University who are training for that kind (,f work, ami wai thoroughly enjoyed by all pres? ent The pre pa rations for Raiter Week are well under way. An additional feature el the coming Baiter Week fj ii be the revlvsl of the cross-coun ti run for the trophy CUp. Manx Btudenti have ilgnifled their Inten? tion! of competing f<>r the cup, Tho thlrty-llvi or more aiplranti for the University baseball team have been forced to suspend practice dur? ing the cold weather. Protei or B. Marlon Rucker, who COnflllod to bis bed last week, is able to be about again, and has re? turned his dunes In the law school, It is hoped to have a Carnegie Library on the eampui before the be? ginning of another session, if this is ?scored, the University will hive the be*t library facilities In south Car i.a. WOMAN LABOR \<T CHANGED, Law \memled ai to Honrs Ol Ciuplov ineiii of Women, Columbia. March I.?An act to amend the section of the criminal code relating to the noun t?? labor for women In mercantile establish? ments In HOUth Carolina has been passed by the general assembly and Ig now i law. The enforcement of the ait will be under the direction of the state del artmdht of agriculture. The law was amended to met t the objec? tions raisi d in several oaSOS proSOOUt d by inspectors. Follow ink is the section Of the law . i amended i got lion ISO, The hours of labor of women la mercantile establishment! In thia BtStl shall be limited to 6? hours pet wash not to exceed IS hours in any one day. and lUOh females shall not he allowed to Work later than the hour of lo O'clock p. m< The enforce? ment Of this law is placed in the hands of the commissioner 01 lnspe< t"rs, or duly authorized agents of the Com? missioner. Any employer or employ? ers of female labor In mercantile es? tablishments who shall \iohtte the provisions of this u< t shall be deemed guilty of ? misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a tine not less than $i?> nor more than $to, or Imprison? ment tor not less than 1?> days nor e\( eedin? '?>" days." NOVEL CASE TRIED. Jar) Plain Verdict of M.400 Against J, fi, White Company lor Permit? ting right. Wlnnaboro, March _'. a novel case >or damagei sgalnst the .1 *> White liompan) WM tried at thll term of he OOUrt Of common pleas. The dainllff was ? Mr. Hooth. who was severe I*/ wounded by one of the shots id b) George Hentinger, w ho some time ae,,, killed a man named Henry ? ? I the Parr Shoals plant. Hentinger ? ' tried at tin eouri of general ess* ilons it no* Fobruurj term and wan acquitted, This iull sgalnsl the t? White Company alleged I hat there was erlm i as ? esrep ssm :. 1part ol I hi compan] In permitting the hKhi In which ib oi wag killed, and the jury charged with lhe can found $i'?o ac? lual damages und oeo punitive damagei against th.mpsny, Coun? i i engaged In Ihi cssi moved for a ist trial, but Judge DeVore refused he motion Belgian Miners Drown, Brussels, Mareh 8. Thier hundred and titty coal miiHis were trapped 1 I HM h Of water Into th* Bl B< po>H uns mine, provin.f llnlntul Nine ? ?t the drowned were laken oul Lat? sr it was learned that the othei i leaped FAVORS CANAL TOLLS. THORNTON JOINS PRESIDENT TO REPEAL EXEMPTION CLAUSE. Explains Hit Stand?Told by Wilson I hat Only in t his Way ( an Heal Harmony He Secured. Washington, March -??Announc? ing Iiis support <?! President Wilson'* policy to repeal iho provision of the Panama canal act exempting Amer? ican coastwise shipping from tolls. Senator Thornton (Democrat) ol Louisiana In a statement today said the president had Informed him "that, In his Judgment, the repeal of the exemption clause is necessary for the continuance of our present friendls relations with foreign powers ami the ?success of our foreign policies." Senator Thornton is a member of the Interoceanle canal committee Which urged toll exemption and is one of soevraj Democratic members oi that committee who have told the president they would reverse their positions. He said today that he formerly favored exemption, "believ? ing that the raited States had the legal and moral right under the Hay-Pauneefote treaty to enact such l. glslation." Administration leaders in the sen? ate believe that the repeal will carry by a substantial majority despite some party opposition, and it is also la lleved that the matter will be up foi action within two weeks. Repre? sentative Adamson expects 10 Intro dues a repeal bill in a few days.. CORSETS TO BLAME. Tight stays Responsible tor Fifty Per t'ont.. According to nr. Maude Dunne. Boston, March 2.?"Fifty per cent, of ihe divorces in this country are caused by tight corsets," Dr. Maude Ii. Dunne said tonight at the open? ing session of the Hygenic Fashion institute, in explanation shi said that the Corset first caused indigestion, then headache and backache, and la? ter bj mpathetic ailments that extend ??i even to the toe. "The result is a soured disposition ?fertile ground for sowing the seeds of divorce." The institute decreed that fashion again "id favor the thin woman und Mu t garments will follow natural Ums. SYSTEM IN COPPER MINES. MScXoUglltOII t.lxes Companies' Side of Strike. Houghton, Mich.. March 2. .James MacNoughton, general manager of th.* Calumet and Hecla Mining com? pany, today told the congressional Investigating committee that the de? crease In the percentage of copper in the ore now being mined in this fh* trl el and the extreme depth at whleh It is extracted required that every facility for reducing tin- cost of pro 1 ductlon be employed. MacNoughton was on the Stand for three hours "as flrat witness for the mining companies and when the hearing was adjourned for the day counsel announced that his examina? tion had hardlv begun. I The contract system of pay was ex? plained by the witness in detail. For? merly, he said, the miners had been paid by the linear foot and the cubic fathom of rook removed, but because Of numerous complaints over meas? urements the Calumet and Hecla had adopted the tonnage system, where I Irregularity of the slopes made agree* ment on measurements less ditlleult. in response to questions as to testi? mony Of a striker. who said if he made bi? pa) on one contract he was CUl down on the next, MacXoughto'l said: "There are "60 or sou mine hoses. Some of them might be arbitrary or dictatorial or not square with thi men. The 1 ompany does not counte? nance such treatment." WASHES HANDS or RAUCH. Constitutional!**! (Jenoroi Ascribes (?erman-American's Death to As? sassination by Private Enemy. Chihuahua, March 2.?-Qen. Villa today Indicated ms belief thai Gus? tav Rauch was dead when he said thai Hauch, an American, was liberat? ed <i Juares and "doubtless was as? sassinated h\ Bome of his ent mies." Villa said Bauch had many enetnie. and udded, "Of rout te 1 can't he held to blame for UlUt." \ I W PARTIES STRONG. Progressiv cm Slid Pusionlsts Elect hi Maine?Democrats Conn Hack. Augusta, Maine. March The Pro gressive und Fusionist strength was a feature ol yesterday's elections in Maine. A Fusionist mayor was ehos en at LeWlstOll, the lilst defeat >? the Deinocruts In nine years, A Pi 1 gressive was reelected al Auburn Hochland was regained b\ Democrats aftet u\e years, I DID UHR VT DAMACiE IN EAST. ERN STATES. Higher Temperatures and Abated Winds Promised by Bureau for To? day?Conditions Bccomiug Normal Over Country?No Trains Run t(> Now York. Washington, March 2. The storm which gripped the entire Bast dur? ing the last 2! hours, paralysed traf? fic, demolishing telegraph and tele? phone lines and causing tremendous losses to property and business gen? erally was reported tonight to be off Boston, Mas.-., and rapidly passing OUt to sea. Moderat?' temperature^ with abated winds wore promised b.\ the weather bureau for tomorow. Reports received tonight at the weather bureau from practically every l oint In the storm stricken 'zone In dicated that with the exception ol light snows In Now York, Pennsyl? vania, New England, West Virginia and western Maryland, conditions were gradually becoming normal. Tomorrow's forecast for the Eastern and Middle Western States was:' "Clear weather and moderate ten - I peratures. in New England, how? ever, the reports indicated the teil! peratures WOUld remain low with a gradual upward movement. The 80-mile gab w hich swept XCW I j t York last night had dropped 10 26 miles und was diminishing else w here along the coast. Train schedules between Washing? ton and Now Yovk were still sus? pended tonight. Railroad officials said it woufd be several days before tho rig alar schedules again will be effect? ive. One train from New York due at 9.30 p. m. yesU rday arrived here this afternoon at 4.20. FIRST NAVAL ENGAGEMENT. Indecisive Battle Between Rebel and F?deral ships. Nodales. Sonora. March 4.?The lirst naval engagement of tho present Mexican revolution ended today at Topolobampo, alter a half hour of Ineffective bring between the Rebel warship Tampico and the Federal gunboats Morelos und Guerrero. Which steamed down from Gtyoymas for the ttack, The Tampico remained at Topolo bampo after its crew had mutinied and turned the little vessel over p. the Carransa forces. The Morelos and Guerrero arrived at Topolobam? po and today Openetd fife at long range. Tho Tampico remained inside the harbor while the Federal ships took positions outside in the Gulf of ('a llf?rnla. The Tampic o's guns seemed to have a longei range than those of the Federal gunboats, und the latter drew away. No damage was done on either side. __________ "SIAMESE" TWINS PARTED. I - French Surgeons Perform Delicate Operation. Paris, March 5.?Madeleine-Suzan? ne, the French "Siamese twins" were separated today by a surgical opera? tion of extreme delicacy. The opera? tion was performed with specially constructed instruments by Dr. Gus? tave he Felltatre, Dr. Rlacher and l>r. Victor de Launay and Ids wife, who is also a surgeon. Numerous other surgeons were present Madeleine-Suzanne wa te joined to? gether in the region of the stomach, ' and it was found that ;? portion of the intestines of Madeleine was within Suzanne's abdomen. This became de? tached from the wall of the fibrous cartilaginous bridge connecting the two children, A local anaesthetic was .:. ed and the babies cried a little dur? ing the operation, which lasted fifteen minutes. Both children appeared to stand the operation well, but the surgeons could not give a definite opinion as to the ultimate success of their work. INCOME TAX RETURNS. More Than Two-Thirds of Uil Districts Have Reported. ashington, March I. More than two-thirds of the sixty-three internal revenue districts had tonight reported their income tax returns to the treas? ury department. Officials have not begun tlu ir tabulations, however, nor attempted an> estimate ol the amount ol collections lo be made before June 30 on these returns. An official count of the individuals making return probably will be made by t ?morrow, but it is not believed that the tables will be accurate and final for at least i month because of (he thirty days' extension granted b\ Ihe law in case oi sickness or absence, MAI lilt mi : TO HE H IN OED. illisf Sentence for Man Who hilled lib, Mother. I iQtialdsonvllle, La., March ?'? Paola Falcon, who killed his mothei because she was slow in serving in. coffee, w.is toda) sentenced to t?< hanged, CLEM SON'S 1IOMI -co\|l\<; WEEK Planned t?> Have Hundreds <?r Old Students Back on Campus in Sum* Did*. Clemson College, March 2.?At temptH to mobotlze at Clemson college an army of scientifically trained men many hundreds strong will be made this summer, in fact. President W. II. Rlggs has already begun to make plans for rounding up as large a proportion of the six thousand for? mer students as he can. of these six thousand men who have attended Clemson college since the founda? tion of that institution, about a thou? sand?936, to he exact?-hold diplo? mas certifying to their completion of full courses. The occasion of the "round-up" this summer will be Home-coming week, the first ever to be held at Clemson college and one that Dr. lilggs desires to make one of the largest ever held by any Southern college. The dates of Home-coming Week have not been definitely determined, but the week will probably be one in the latter part of summer, perhaps about the middle ot August. Details of the programme will soon be work? ed out and announced. Meantime, efforts will be devoted largely to ap? prising Clemson nun in all par's of the country of the occasion. To? ward this end, President Riggs is having prepared a roll of all the men who have ever attended the college and this in itself will be a feature of much independent Interest. Regular alumni registers have been print. .: from time to time, but they contained the names of those only who were graduated. The roll that is now be? ing prepared will hear the names of jail the men. nearly six thousand in number, who have e' er attended the college, with the exception of the present undergi aduates. Of the B36 men whom Clemson college has graduated, a majority is to be found in South Carolina, where many of them are holding position* of large influence ami responsibility. At the sane- time, some of them are living in every section of this coun? try and more than a lew are holding prominent positions outside of the United States. These men are work? ing in thirty-three States, the District of Columbia. Cuba, Canal Zone, the Hawallas, Philippine islands, Ger? many and British East Africa. , Yet these are only one-sixth of the men that tiie Home-coming Week arrangements have to do with. The live thousand who were students at .the college but who did not com? plete their courses are scattered over tin- globe, though among them also it is tine that the large number is liv? ing in South Carolina. It is believed that a week spent once again on the campus by the old Clemson men will do more than any? thing else to replenish in them the fires of loyalty to their alma mater. Though no direct steps have yet been taken in the Home-coming Week ar? rangements, there are indications that the idea will be warmly welcomed by all the alumni and that there will be a ready response when the invitations are sent out. lt. H. PRESIDENT ON TRIAL. Judge Denies Motion to Have Indict? ment Quashed. Bridgeport, Conn., March I.?For? mer President Mellen of the N9W Haven railroad was defeated today in the opening skirmish to escape trial of the charge of manslaughter in connection with a wreck at West port. Judge Tuttle denied a motion by Mellan's counsel that the indictment he (pushed, on the ground that the court has no jurisdiction in such mat? ters. CONSTITUTIONALISTS TERRI? TORY. Claim Control of Much of Mexico ? Prepare for Attack. Laredo. March 3.?The constitution? alists today claim control of Mexico from Lampaxos to Salines, and are concentrating forces for an attack on federals, hut the point of attack I* kept secret. Tram service of the national railroad has been suspended for several days. \dopt city Manager Plan. Two more cities have recently adopted the City Manager Plan of municipal government, both of them small places of probably 2,500 in? habitants. The places are far apart, hut wot king along tho same lines. One place is H or icon, Wisconsin, Which has a < it\ manag? r to he call cd "City Auditor." The other place is Lakeland, Ida.. which recently adopted the commission form of go\ - eminent and has still more recent 1> <!et ided to seh et a elt) manager. La Toilette Ms} Resign as Senstoi Milwaukee. Mnr. h h ig reported today that LaPollette win resign the senatorship to become candidate foi governor of Wisconsin t.? keep hit mat bine intact. The reporl is not ssuerall) credited, IHE BUZZARD PASSES. SOUTHEAST TAKING STOCK OF i)\m\( i: ri*).m URJCAT ST* hm. Death List Totals lift) end Reporte Not all in?Property Damage May Exceed Ten Million Dollars?Many ships Driven Ashore and Wracked? TtatHc Badly Deaaoralised. New rork, March I.?Under a bright sun. with rising temperatures, eastern and New England states a** today recovering from the worst blixsard since 18'J8. Reports, which are trickling In over the still crip? pled wires, show that the death list Will reach fifty and may go much higher. The property damage is ex? pected to total 110,000,000, The cost oi the removal of the snow In New Fork alone will reach $-\ooo,ooo. A number of ships Sjre ashore at various points along tho Atlantic an 1 many small craft have been sunk or held fast In the lee. Tugs put oat this morning to search for a string of barges carrying twenty-three men which were !< -t in the blixsard off Fire ' Islam!. Train service continues badly de? moralized end great ft< bis of ice in the Hudson river are impeding the Ptogress of all kinds of craft; Charitable instituions vere taxed to their capacity last night caring foi the homeless. Several churches were thrown open to the homeless to spend the night and coffee and sandwiches were served, COURT GRANTS DIVORCE. Hu-danil Charged with Misbehavior and Failure to Provide?Other Case IV.stiKined. - Newport, March 3.?Divorce was granted here today to Mrs. Pauline Leroy French from James Tuck ?French of New York, a millionaire, on charges ??f failure to provide and gross misbehavior. The woman was givi n the custody of three minor children. Alimony w ill be a'ranged later. The court postponed the present hearing tor a divorce on the petition of Mrs. ESlsle Gtoelet against her hus? band. Pit; Hl IXDLNG FALLS, Baptist Auditorium Near Asheville Blown to Pieces. Atthevllle, N. C, March 2.?The big auditorium of the Southern Baptist assembly at Uidge Crest near here was blown to pieces by the high winds last night ami today. The building was a huge, open structure, and the wind, catching under the roof, shook it to pieces. In tailing, the rocf pushed in the front of the new Bap? tist church recently linislied. The damage is considerable as both audi? torium and church will have to be rebuilt. It was stated in the Item of Sat? urday that the bill introduced in the legislature to allow sheriffs of coun? ties to ride on free railroad passes had been killed. It will be of inter? est to the voters of this county to know that Sheriff Bradford of Sum? ter county was r.ot a supporter of tb.is bill, he having steadily refused to sanction it or to in any way give it his approval. liiTentloti Is pr.ibiM? vio?ut_blrt. Comanmlra tioiif ?inctlfc mfldcntUl. HANDBOOK on Patents rout froft, Oii)?bt agency fur scouring patent?. Patente taken ihn uith Mima \ Co. receive tpeciat uctiec, WltbOSt churns m the Scientific American. A. hnrr^onielT Ukmtrntod wo^tilr. I.cmost cir? culation < t unf ?efenris? kmrual. Term?. a v.'ix; fourmonth*.%L Sohl byall nowadealcrs. M?NK g Co.36'8'"""'- New Yqrk brauLh 00)06, to F bl, Woohtngtou. d.C. -, BRIDGE TEETH ! By this work the den? tist is able to fix per? manently between the teeth leti to you artific? ial ones that are perfect in appearance and use? fulness. See Dr. Court? ney. He makes this w or k his specialty. I \ a v e an inspection. Get his opinion. Sumter Dental Parlors, Or. C. H. Courtney. l*iop Over Shaw & McColium.