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rm: si mii k wwchmav i-:-m? ii*h?d Ai.ni. ih.vi. "Be Just and Fear not?Let all the ends Tliou Aims't at he thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth'*' T11E TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, Consolidated Au?. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. C? WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1914. Vol. XXXVIII. No. 5. WORK ON TOLLS QUESTION. HOUSE COMMERCE COMMl'lTUL I won Mil.v MEKKTI mhas l ?Hi: rOB i;i vi:.\l. Ch>lt<>ti to t'rge Compromise Hill I < ii \ i alt < anul I'rohlem to IMscrot l??n of President?*. ?m? Obstacle Is I lulcrwood'* Stund. U'ushiiuit "i. Mart h 6.?Initial steps ? repeal the exemption clan-' (,f the "?NAina canal a t as requested by Ih tddent Wils, i w ? ? a iu < < ti? gress today whni the lions- I e mmit tee on Interstate comm. sag reported favorably ? btU l? Strife out the pro? vision. In the senate .he committee on Inter-ocennlc caaals decided to meet next week to consider the ap? peal of the president for a reversal of policy in the controversy which Involves th?- Ha? "auncefote treaty, and in the opinion of the president the general foreign relations policy of the administration. While the house is debating the gages n. \t an* h .the m\ gala committee will consider what course to pursm ; whether to rooommoad a Del repeal hill or to urire tlv t ompromise hill offered by Senator Chtlton? a member of tho committee, which aUthoril the president to regulate tolls and assess charges at his discretion wherever exemption Is provided in the canal act. "I believe that im re senators would vote for my amendment than will support a Hat repeal m, asure," said Senator chilton tonight. "Tho the aim mlment wouhl a?a ompllsh re? peal of toll exemption indirectly. It would not r pudlate the I >eia< 'fiatlc platform plank Indorsing tolls exemp? tion, and senators who flatly refuse to go back, on that plank would VOti for it." In the house there was quick re? sponse to the pffeaMeat'g address, the committee voting 13 to 3 to favorably report the Sims repeal bill. Abnent members who were recorded made the vote 17 to 4. draft of the report when the com-| mlttee mi t It 1 used approval of grounds set forth ?n tho president 'a mestMgc?general international om Ity and *he Immediate for i ,n suna tlon confronting tili country. R< pro sentative Know la ad of California, who led the opposition in the com? mittee, was ?Ken three days to Me aj mm" uy ie|.on. and Chairman Adam? son was authorized to uraja the rules committee to report a special rule to hasten the hill through tho hOttse. The matter will bo pressed at once, and t is expeeted a rule will be brought In the house. probably by Thumday gl next week. Representative Adamson will take charge of the situation in the house, Ss MaJor?t\ I,' oh r t i.darWOOd, foi UM t.rst time during the administra? tion, finds himself on Lhe unti-admin intr da <?f the (j leotton Repi? senta'ive Undat wool hag announced hin Intention of not only Voting against the bill, but also of making a speech against it. DegpHc this, however, the lead are of Uta repeal forces de? tared today they were as? sured of a suhbtantial majority to carry out the president's will? In its repor- today tin* committee. Which provided for um'orm toll*, in the canal act, um originally reported, reiterated Its position. '"We deem it proper now," said tin , report, to consider the lnternation.il situation and our Obligatio Hi and pol? icy In relation thereto. True, there bus bOOn as yet no friction gat even strained relations with foreign gov? ernments, but We nr.- advised the op? posite party to the principal treaty under whe h the eanal was BOUStrUCt? ed. fads to approve gtlf aeUoa in pro? viding for the exemption or to cot CUI In our construct Ion of thi treat.. Other maritim" nations hold the same dissenting opinion, ami in the whole famth of nations we aland alone in our contentions. In such a situation. It Is not always necessary or wise |o urge our * ont< n'p n. gVOg though eon vine, d el our ui'truct right. Wi are not disturbed hy the taunt made for a puip- r la.t repeal would be truck? ling and yielding to foreign demanda A sirillar taunt ? ould be lodged ngaln.it unv mm ..r nation hoUOfable enough |a promote friendly relation I by a? cording respectful eon? Iderat Ion |g the rliWs Of the ? ppneh party. After a dlaeuantog of prnvlaioni ol th** Hay*Puuacefota treaty and ti" declarat ion that the ? i v. trade of the I'nltetl tales ilt.es not need lhe usslstan? e of ffee tolli, the eom? mittee report Bg| I "The foeelga governments nbjeetlng to our consirm tiof. 4 the Ireaty ? <a iind a hundred points hi the world' commerce lo retaliate and dl ? rlml? nat??. where we may blunder info the Sim's gl]] on t a ? i broad BLEASE OUSTS R?HME. IVY M. MUT.DIN APPOINTED STATE HANK EXAMINER. GOT, Blftlttf Names PlckCDS County Man to Succeed IV J. llhame Whose Term BS State Hunk Fxnmincr has Fx plied. Columbia, Ifoh 7.?Gov. Blaaaa this morning appointed Ivy M. Mauldln, of Picken?. State Dank Examiner,VlCC it. j. It name, of Bumter, whoio term expired. Mr. Mauldin's appointment is fer g term of four years. FOOD PRICES GOING DOWN. Hn-ached Highest Led on NotCSnbCI 1"? Last Year, Now Declining. Wasl i u ton. March G.?Food prices In the Unlit d States reached the hlgh sat It vi i in It years on November 15. I tit. Since thai date there has been ja slight decline, though the average .;till \h Well above that of a year ago. The department or labor today made public a report Showing retail prices lot food In -10 Important industrial 1 cities of the country. Throughout the whole of 1913 high prices prevailed," said the re? port, "while the last Quarter Of the r \N as a period of decline in the prices Of 12 Of the 15 articles of food observed." It further point? that the decline "was more than counterbal? anced by an advance in the price of eggs 10 a level never before reached." For three of the articles, eggs, eornmeal and milk, the highest price I was reached In November. For the remaining 17 articles?sugar, butter, ' hens. flour, sirloin steak, round Oteaki rib roast, tacon, ham and lard, pork chops and potatoes?prices were belOW the maximum quoted curlier in the year. LEO PRANK RE-SENTENCED, Famous Atlanta Case Unters Another StURC. Atlanta, March 7. ?Leo Frank, who WOl Convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan, was re?scntenced In the euporlor oourt at II o'clock this morning to be hanged April nth. judge urn asked Prank if he had snythli ?c t-> say before sentence was pronounced. The prisoner made a lengthy statement declaring his In f.? US ? an I stating that he had no knowledge of how tin' erlme occurred, He i ferred to himself as "a blood sacrifice," nnd said if he was execut? ed the State would be guilty of mur? der, lie declared false many vile statements olrculated against him during his trial to Influence public opinion. ii?- Hnlshsd his statement by saying "I pray th.tt God may deal ? entty with those who erred against me. Tonr honor J am now ready for set tence." LIFE SAY Fits RESCUE CREW. Twent>-llve Sailors Taken From Making ship. Dan:? gat. X. J.. March 7.?Tw enty fUe men comprising the crOW Of the freighter Charlemagne Tower were rescued by life savers In the Breech? ers Buoy today Just be! >r the vessel sunk i-ix miles ofl Barnogat. The ves I, \n inch wns bound from Norfolk to Boston was ill i\? n ashore in a ie avy gale i astord iy? Eighteen Not saved. Eighteen members of tin- crew ol the st? an. r CharlmangS Tower, which was sunk early today, were drowned OF are adrift at sea, ace >nl Ing to a massage Just reoelved, Barller adVlee said that all were saved; later it was learned thai eighteen left the hip In n life boat and drifted sea s ird nn ?b high seas running, using one. our resources, goftius and geographical position e<iuip us to defy the world to outstrip us on fair and equal terms. As nation, we oan i? >t afford to rest under the Imputa? tion, whether Just or unjust, of dlsre* ng our plighted honor, nor should v.. hold s debatable position fur enough to arouse friction, resent* ment or n lallat ion, "It i i folly to refuse t,, jo rlghl be? cause a foreign nation, party to n in atN, .-, nipls ii ihat our cours ? la Wrong. We might, In any kind of a contest with oipei nations, win 1*3 she. r strength and skill, and In wln? nlng we mhyhl save i?n except honor, ; ar better to abolish the < mi I Itsell I ban eN en io pet mi t our national honor to n ?inln in quest ion " Members of the house and senate nn bo nn ill aid in the repeal fight ni Bounced Ion cht I hey had Iahen n poll of congress and tieit n lirgc mo jorlt) in t'Otti houses wus ready t" v..te fur s ii ?> repeal measure Imme? d lately. shot To death BY BODY GUARDS OF GEN. villa. Benton'a Hotly Was Then Destroyed to Conceal the Crime?It is Be? lieved That Villa Will Execute Slay Off Of Henton to Placate England. El Paso. March 7.?Wm. IBenton, the British subject, was shot by a member of (Jen. Villa's bodyguard and the body destroyed to hide the crime, according to a statement to? day attributed to Capt. Jose Alcado, a member of constitutionalists army at Jaures. It is believed the soldier who shot B< ntOll will be put to death to placate the British government if he has not already been executed. Mexico City. Man h 7.?A panic was caused in financial circles today by the announcement that President i Huerta will Issue $300,000,000 in cur? rency through the medium of a new federal bank to be established on .April 1st. An issue of $50,000,000 lias already been printed. The government claims that the is ?US will be guaranteed by foreign bonds to the amount of $200,000, not yet sold and by metal "reserves." Bankers declare that this scheme i to issue currency is the long dreaded tiat money. Mexico City, March 7.?Germany has notified Gen. Huerta that Ger? man subjects must he x'rotected in Mexico. A German commission is on the way hero from Washington to investi? gate conditions and ascertain what precautions have been taken to pre? vent the killing of Germans. This is the first break in the con cart of nations that the United States SOUght to back up the policy of ' watchful waiting" advocated by the American government. NO CLUE TO TRAIN ROBBERY. .Southern OnlClall and Police Work? ing on Bandit Case. Columbia, March 6.?A full day's March f<?r the bandit, who last night robbed the mall car on the Bouthern Railway Train No. 11, just as it was entering Columbia has resulted in no developments, The Columbia police, tin- sheriffs deputies and special agents are at work on the case. The amount of booty secured by the robber is m?t ret known. Postal offi? cials say that no estimate of the val lue of the registered mail stolen can i < obtained for (he present, They : i ;nt out that until the department has 11 ?i fcd ? very missing leter can ihe exact amount be known. Tracers are now out, The) are unable even to approximate the amount. The robber looted th< mall car last night just as the train was entering the Columbia city limits and made his escape before it reached the union station. Got on At Royster? Train No .11, of the (Southern Rail? way, which was robbed by a mask? ed bandit as iL v. us ncaring the Cnlon station in Columbia Thursday night, was in charge of Capt, Charles A. Spelssegger Of Charleston. as conductor. Capt. Spelssegger said yes i rdoy that he knew little or nothing " the robbery, except when a re? port of it was made to him, after it had occurred, He says ib" l audit, in his opinion. ? utered the mail car from a platform, while tin- train was at a standstill at It oyster, a station two miles out of Columbia, "it was about 10.36 when we stopped at Royst t," he Bald, "and when I went to register 1 noticed a man walking toward the tender of the engine, but didn't think anything <>i it, as this is m>t an unusual occur? rence, After WC started, going slow? ly, l fe,t iho emeergency brakes ap? plied, but then released. At first 1 thought that probably we had nu t with an accident. Out when the train did not stop I did no* give it another thought. When we got into the sta? tion the haggngemaster told me that my train had heen robbed, lie said lli.it some on" bid leid up the mail clerk and had taken the packages, but no pouches. I Investigated nn/J found Iho story tO be true." c. 13, Thomas, the mall clerk, Bald ?'apt p |ki p.-cr, i >ld him that tbe masked rohl r told him t<> face t!*.? ? Vidi, and that if ho t urnt d around ie \.i uld blow his brains out, as he po i led an Ugl) b oklng weapon fit hi i face. The robber tried tu gel Into the train from Iho door Into the express ? ii. which was nexl in the tender, hu found >t locked. The mall ? ar vas a combination mail and baggage NO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS LOOKED FOR UNTIL REPORT ON BENTON'S DEATH. Defiant Stand of Northern Chief May Mean Loss of Recognition from Groat Britain?only Explanation of Beaton's Death Can Hear up Situ? ation. Washington, March f>.?Although the American government intends to suspend any further development of iis Mexican policy until the commis? sion of Mexican constitutionalists in? vestigating the execution of Win. S. Benton has made a report, today's cabinet meeting here developed a dls cuaaion of the importance of the fu? ture attitude of Gen. Carranza toward the United States. High officials of the administration believe the fortunes of the eonst'.tu tionallst movement hang largely in the balance and that only a clear ex? planation of the Benton incident and satisfactory reparation from those re? sponsible will r< gain for them the 1 prestige they had acquired as per? sons desiring the restoration of con? stitutional government in thuir coun? try. Should the Benton case remain unsettled in the event the cause of the constitutionalists is triumphant,: strong intimations are heard in of? ficial circles that Gr? at Britain w ould refuse to rocognize Carranza, if he were elected president. Officials also take it for granted that Great Britain i might Influence other European na? tions to withhold recognition until reparation is made lor injury don foreigners. Administration Offid lie here today pointed out that on the| Benton ease seemed to be dependent the political future of Gen. Carranza. Carransa'a point that he need not sup? ply information to the United States about British subjects or other for? eign* rs is not r? garded seriously now as there are assurances from Car ranza'j friends that thi:> attitude will be modided. The expected discussion in the sen? ate of the Mexican situation began to day with a speech by Senator Works of California (Republican) who ar? raigned tin* government's Mexican policy. His word's brought no reply from administration senators. Monday Senator Pall of New Mexi? co (Republican) proposes to make public a mass <>t' Information regard? ing the Mexican situation, particularly the treatment of American citizens. Senator Shively plans to reply de fending the administration's attitude. Other senators pi in to open up the' flood gates if there is to he a tree for all discussion, Which so many times has been threatened in the sen? ate and as often suppressed. It was said tonight that an effort might be made to go into executive session when tln? Mexican issue comes up but a roll call may be demanded and some senators asserted that would mean an open session. Gen. l'eliv l>iaz, who still is in i Washington, has made indirect over? tures to get a hearing before the sen? ate foreign relations committee, but Senator Shively, acting chairman of lie- committee, tonight said no meet? ing of tin- committee for that purpose had been called. TERRAZAS CASE THE SAME. Father of Prisoner Declares Him? self Win lly l nable, to Day Huge Ransom Demanded. 1:1 Paso, Texas, March ?The case of Luis T< rrazus, whose life has in effect been declared forfeited 1111 ess 500,000 pes >s are forthcoming by Sunday, was without change tonight. The ransom has not been paid, as Gen. Luis Terrazas, father of the prisoner, (aims that he has no such sum available. Felix Martine/., prominent political? ly in this region, is reported to have telegraphed Secretary Bryan Inviting him to use Ids good offices In be? half of the younger Terrazas. Many frh mis of the latter declare Villa's threat oi* taking his captive south with him Is not empty, as with Luis alive he may extort money from the family, i:' any is 1? ft. with Luis still living, Villa also may hope to con? trol of an extent alleged political ac? tivities of the aged lather, who is accused l v the reb< is of financing recent federal filibustering move? ments, IIAM lv ST.VI KMUXTH CALLED. National Bank?) \skcd to Deport ( on llltion March Ith. Washington, March T. Comp? troller <?f Currency Willi uns toda) iSSIU d a ? all for a report on t In condition of national banks at the ? lose td busilie |Mat I ll Uli. HOT DEBATE jj SENATE. PARTISAN DISCUSSION OB? SCURES WOMAN SUFFRAGE BILL. Works staiis Fight by Hurling Ver? bal Broadside at Administration and Simmons Answers With Telling Arguments. Washington, March c. ?An old fashioned partisan debate on one year of Democratic rule today almost completely sidetracked consideration of the women suffrage amendment in the senate. Senator Works hurled a broadside of criticism at the admin? istration's record, while Senator Sim mons, chairman of the finance com? mittee, staunchly defended his party's legislative career. He drew from Sen? ator Smoot a counter attack on his tariff remarks, the Utah senator bas? ing his statement largely en treas? ury statistics. . ? i.ator Works' arraignment f ? Democratic rule culminated in an ' m* tack on Its Mexican policy as h< ^f' less. Senator Simmons avoided w ring up this delicti.? matter by ^ dig his reply to legislative ace . ih meats. He resented partlci) V the r< marks that congress had t? . de? prived of its function by executive dictation and caucus rule, i "There was a time when caucuses defeated the will of the people," said Senator Simmons, "but that wan when Wall Btreet and special interests con troiled them. The greatest achieve? ment of Woodrow Wilson lies in the fact that he has restored represen? tative government in this country; that he has taken the governrm nt out of the hands of those special interests and laid it once more in the hands of the people; and that the people rule , not only at the ballot box hut in the United States senate." COMMISSIONER M'MASTER WINS. Temporary Injunction in Case of Mu? tual Life Insurance Co., Dismissed. Charleston" March G.--*!r the T'nit ed States district Court today Judge Henry A. M. Smith issued an order , dismissing the bills of complaint and vacating the injunction in the case of the Mutual Life Insurance company of New York against F. H. McMaster is Insurance commissioner of the State Of South Carolina. The order was Issued as the result of an order handed down by the United states i Ircuit court of appeals at Richmond, dismissing the appeal in the above! entitled case, which was carried up from the federal court here some weeks ago. It will be remembered that some weeks ago the Mutual Life Insurance company of New York sought to procure of the federal court, here an injunction restraining Insur? ance Commissioner McMaster from carrying out his determination to re? voke the license of the insurance com? pany to do business in this State. The federal court refused the motion to grant the injunction, whereupon the attorneys for the Insurance company appealed from Judge Smith's decision. Penning the hearing before the cir? cuit court of appeals. Judge smith Is? sued a temporary Injunction restrain? ing Insurance Commissioner McMas? ter from revoking the Insurance com? pany's license. Now that the ap? peal has been dismissed by the court "f appeals and the federal court here lias dismissed the bills of complaint and vacated the tepmorary injunction, it may be said that the contention between the insurance commissioner and the life insurance company Is at an end. COULD NOT DO WORK. Goethals Says Canal Machinery Would Be Useless for Flood Protection. Washington, March 8.?Col. Qeo. Goethals threw a wet blanket today on the suggestion that machlnerj employed In construction of the Pan? ama canal might be used to advan? tage In Hood protection work in the Mississippi Valley. Senator Smith, of Michigan, had made the suggestion in the consideration by the commerce committee of the Itonsdell bill ap? propriating upwards of $60,000,000 for Mississippi ri\er Improvements, that the canal machinery might be used. Col, Goethals told the committee u would not pay to bring any of the machinery, except, perhaps, some ol the dredges, to the United States for any kind of work. Thai was due partlj to the fact, he said, that the machinery had not been kept In con ditlon. Carts of machines no long t needed, he said, had been used to re? pair others instead of buying new parts. ducli i f the equipment would b< useless In the kind of work proposed, he said, oven If it were m good con? dition. BIG WAREHOUSE BURNED. FIRE DESTROYS BUILDING OC? CUPIED BY L. 1$. PHILLIPS. Damage on Stock and Building Esti mated at $ 10,000, About Half ot Which Was Covered by fmnmmro) Building Owned by H. Efarby Es? tate. From the Daily Item, March 7. One of the biggest fires in Sumter in several years was that Friday night, beginning about 1.21 o'clock, when the era re house on the corner of Dingle and Sumter streets was d3 Btroy, causing a loss of about $10, 000 on stock and building, ?3,500 of Which was covered by insurance. The building woe a part of the es? tate ' JI. Harby and was estimated as A about $4,000. There was $1 insurance en the building^ The ? o (oues Wts occupied by L. B. ^ lips, a local broker, who cstimat &>' his stock in the building as valued . between $6,000 and*$7,000. He had $4,000 insurance on the stock of goods The whole building was practical? ly ruin* d and the stock of goods was totally destroyed. In the rear of the warehouse furniture uclonging to T. P. Lynam was stored. This was also practically ruined by the hrc and wa t< r, his loos probably being about $1,000. Thu furniture was insured,, but what the loss OUtaide of the insur? ance will he is not known* as Mr. Lynam Is not in the city. The cause ef the lire la unknown. Mr. Phillips states that as far as he knows there was no lire hi the build? ing last night, and how it caught Is merely a matter of conjecture. The flames had spread over most of the b lllding, having been held in by the corrugated iron roof and walls out? s'de of the wood, and were just I rooking out on the front and Sumter str el ale when the fire department arrived, tho alarm not having been gent in until tho dm had mads good headway. The Iron partly shut in the lire and made it harder or the firemen to get at it. The heat was fntense and made it the most difficult fire to handle tho llremcn have had in a long time. Their ? fforta were turned towards saving tho warehouse of Geo. D. Shore ft Bro., which was adjacent, and In this they succeeded. By cut? ting holes in the tin rooting, the tire men were enabled to get to the fire 1 which Waa raging in the ceiling of . the building and extinguieh it. allow? ing it to burn out at the other end, Which was too far gone to sr.vo. The hard light made by the de? partment may be understood from the fact that the lire commenced shortly after I o'clock and it was about 1 o'clock before it was extinguished. Mr. Phillips stated today that the fire had been disastrous to him. A. company had boon formed on Friday to take over the business, and Friday night he had taken the hooks home with htm to work on them and get them In shape for turning over the bualm 38 to the company, which would probably have taken place in the next ti w days. The lire of course, blocked this for the time. MEXICAN DISCUSSION POSTPON? ED. Ant i-Administration Senators Who Planned Attac k on Wilson Policy Blocked. Washington, March 7.?A imnrs tration senators prevented ttu discus? sion of the Mexican situation in the senate today by forcing an adjourn? ment until Monday. Senator Fall of w Mexico, who expected to rake the administration In a hot speech, it is learned, can only discuss the mat? ter in an executlv session. liALLON OF LIQUOR PER MONTH* That. With Case of Reer on side. Is Limit Set up by New Mississippi Law. Jackson, Miss.. March I.?Sixty days from ted ty and thereafter con? sumers In Mississippi will be limited to one gallon of whiskey and one case of l eer or ether mild beverage p?. r m?.nth. and the consignee must certify that the shipment la far per? sona! use. Oov. Pr wer today ap? proved the May-Mott-Lewie liquor bill which becomes eeffctlve May t;. VILLA DENIES DEFEAT. snys Kei??Hi of Rattle at Reratno is i alsr. Chih lahua. March 7.? Ocn. Villa today denounced aa raise the story s, ut out from Mexico City yesterday t ..vim. that f.uir hundred constitution? alists had been kllld in a battle arttn the federala mar Kscalon. He declare* there has enly been a skirmish with no casualty worth mentioning. , , j