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&1)C iDntcljman awu Soutljron. m MIMfU WVIVIIMAX, BstAl Mated AprU, 18SO. MBt Just and Fear not?Let all the endy Thon Alms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth s." THE TRUE SOTTIEROX, Established June, lMa, Consolidated Aug. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. C, SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1914. Vol. XXXVIII. No. 6. ~ hQAOS UNFAIR 10 CHARLESTON SO TIl.LMAN WHO PMC ^1 \ I -, id NOLI TION FOK |\ CJl 1HY INTO COVL SIT r.\ nose. Senator Charges That Kailroads Are Inder Control or Hostile Financiers Ulm Seek to Dhert Uuslnesg from Chief Seaport of South Carolina. Washington, March 10.?Charging that the Southern railway was dom? inated by men not linanclally inter-j ? *(??,i ,n seal uon.s in its own terrl? I but in mines elsewhere and that for this reason the Southern was not lllowod ??? move coal through the port of Charleston. S. C. Senator Till man today introduced a resolution for al investigation by the naval Ihifl committee into advantages of t 'hai I? stnn as a permanent point for .1 distribution us compared with X'-rfolk and other Chesapeake bay ports. TlM < ommittee would be directed to i*\<ut Kate th<? character and prox imlty of 'he coal supply; rates ob fiinable on coal from fields neur Charleston and Norfolk; relations be? tween railroads leading into Charles? ton and other South Atlantic ports ? twren these railroads and own? ers of bituminous Heids in Virginia, West VirKiini. Pennsylvania, Tennes? see and Keiitcjky; ami conditions of ownership of wharfage property in Charleston and Norfolk. Senator Tlllman set forth that "it upi>ears from numerous complaints before the Interstate commerce com? mission as well as from other sources that the power and influence of the tocullcd coal trust is being persistent? ly used through the management of the railroads reaching Charleston to prevent the free movement of coal n >t belonging to the coal trust, prac? tically nil of such roads being ac? tually dominated by the same tlnan ntai Ail greets that control the groat "VcRt*ctVrafffnes' finding outlet chiefly1 through New Tork harbor, Phlladel phla and the Chcpcake bay p -rio." Mr. Tlllman de< lan d in his reso? lution that "in view of the early com? pletion of the isthmian i ar. il and oi US Importance to the United States navy and or the national defense gen? erally, to the development of an, Ameruan merchant marine ana to the development of trade with Central and soutii American countries, the ss* tabllshnvnt of SjdOQUQtS coal sup? ply facilities south of Cape Hatteruu is deemed imperative, and the only available harbor having sufficient depth for the Modern battleships and Isrger merehant vessels a-'; well as ex? tensive water frontage for the proper bundling of coal, is located at Char? leston. S. C." '.??suing that the efflcUnc> cf the A.nerican fleet and Ihs usefulness of Charleston as a coal distributing cen? tre depend upon facilities of pro? ducers for reaching that port, S? a tor Tlllmnn said "The efflch ru\? of the fleet and the usefulness and efficiency of Charleston as a coal distributing centre must necessarily depend upon the facllii of the coal producers for reaching fhat port, and of their ability to procure distributing facilities, and upon tho ability of the shipping in? terest to procurt rating and handling t?ubt!? s lr. a manner which should be unjuaPfbuly uesesslldc to all ship? pers and Sanlsri alike on the sane terms and conditions. "The Southern r nl.s S) is domi? nated by innneteraj who are not tlnan? dally Interested m the ? mjU mines ol the territory traversed b> the PoUth? err ruiluuv. but who are Interested in cosl properties elsewhere, and due men it is belhrrsd that tin* Mouthers to the power und Influence of them railway is not allowed to Riovc ? oul through the port of Charleston, where coul might become oompetltlvi t?? their larger bstotl >. elsewhet "As u concrete example of ib ? flan rant abuse or power, the South rn railway, having had ror ten yean own rttiIn reaehlim from Cham ifl to the great developed i ?il lleldg Ol Virginia. Teaassssi and Kentuchy, and reaching de..lop,.l miias with a present annu il ? Ipautty of from ' ~. 000,000 to i ;..im)o,o<hi tons of coal which has no otlor outlet to tide? water, has moved ae soal for outlet at that port, and hm si ids HO pro i ion ror do :.;, notwithstanding the fact that it eoutroti p . own riparian privilege* at Charleston. ?*it is bettered thai efl rts sre now kj hSJJ made ny In I vidaals a tine, lor tho gaealled rool iroat to aeejulre the right for re ! do | v? ,?d terminal i* > littles in f?harlestou ><o as le monopo4 Hie the terminal faetlttleC there in tho same way that las ? l| kniet i now does mate New Tori ha rhu . Philadelphia? Baltimore sad Ihel HOUSE 1ST ACT FIRST. WILL IT M si i TOLLS EXEMP? TION REPEAL BEFORE BEN ATE. Won't ( ?11 Canals Committee To? gether Utttll Lower Branch Com plPtCJI ( <uir>o? Sims !5ill Report? c<| I'uxorahly. Washington, March 10.?Action on tho propoted repeal of the Panama toll exemption Will he concluded in ihe houot before the sonnte committee on Interoetonic canals begins formal consideration of the controversy. This Wag determined today after a can? vass of members of the senate com mitt( e who helieve the matter first Should take its course in the lower house. Senator O'Oorman, chairman of the committee who Will lead the I tight within the party ranks against repeali tonight said he did not expect to call the committee together until Ihe house has acted. Should the house fail to pass the repeal which administration leaders think is Improbable, the matter would I not he dropped in the senate. Senator, Hoot has a repeal Mil pending before the OOmmtttOOi and an amendment to! the Panama canal act was introduced knot week by Senator Chilton to give the president absolute authority over i canal tolls. The houso committee on interstate commerce today favorably reported the Sims bill to the house revised so ; as to repeal all features of the exist? ing exemption clause. It probably will be taken up In the house soon. I The committee had eliminated af i tor the provision that canal tolls shall not exceed $1.25 per net registered ton the words ' nur be less, other than for vessels of the United States and its ottiaene, than the estimated proportionate cost of the actual main? tenance and operation of the canal," and substituted the words "than To cents per registered ton." Representative Knowland of Call-; fornla. a Republican member of the' interstate commerce committee, de? clared this action "forever foreCloeci the United State's right to pass a bat UeahlPi revenue cutter, collier, light? ship or other government craft through the American canal without the payment Of tolls." - TOWN NOT UABfjfl for DEATH. fatntf Cannot Collect In North Caro? lina, ir Prisoner Is Burned to Death. Raleigh, March II.?Thai a North Carolina municipality cannot be held Halo- for damages, when S prison-1 er Is burned to death In jail, was the derlalon handed down by the state Supreme court today, reaffirming the Judgment of the lowca "otirt. The administrator of Edward Nichols sued the town of Fountain, Pitt coun? ty, for damages for the death of Wil? liam Pitt, a negro, who was burned to death while in jail serving I sentence tor stealing grain. 1 ? I am. ? !? 1 ports on the ChOSpeak? hay. "It is believed that the socalled coal trust is using other railroads I ding to the coal fields in a similar manner, not only to destroy private property, but In many Instances whol? ly against th<- interest of the railroad thus used and tyranically unjust to the country in winch these railroad! are located and from which they re i Ivs their rei snus and protection, "it is believed that these railroads sii being dominated by the same In? fluence, maintain a secret rate-mnk ing body of men in defiance of ;!:? law, wie? 'farm-out' the territory and make freight tariffs In such manner aw to be free from every element ol competition and who have practical!) deatroyed Che usefulness of the inter? state coearner s commission In so fur as it affects the average shipper and the small shippers on account ?>f ths ?rent expense and tin extraordin?r) delay brought nl out by the tactics <d ths railroad whose agents resort to even method known to politics! trickery. ' it is not ,,niy nocessary In the In lores! of tii.- goval station and o ch ub-ton as a commercial port, but for the protection of th< wind ? country and particularly Of that se< - lion el the oountry served by the railroads which lead into Charleston, that a thorough Investigation be forthwith mad.- t<. ascertain Ihe whole truth to the end Itiai these nbuaes may be permanently stopped by the enactment of proper laws or the amendment of existing laws, and thai tho port of Charleston may n->t b< controlled by any I rust or faction m Indh ideal, but be opt n to thi> i :? ami needs cf Ihe United States snd to f|1| carriers I to nil shippers on Ihe same basli JAP-HfiAN TREATY. six hit ALLIANCE FORMED TO OPPOSE AMERICAN IN? TERVENTION, Japanese Granted itight to Colonize Lower California and Scheme la Being Ftonnced t>y English cap' Itatlstp?Treaty Is Believed to Guar? antee Japanese Support of Mexico Against United states in Event of War. Mexico City, March 11.?Japan and Mexico have negotiated a secret I treaty that hinds the two countries eh sely. Japanese agents have ar? ranged for the color.iaation of a large section of lower California by Jap? anese. British capital is being ad ' an< ? d to farther the aims of the; Japanese In Mexico. Tids was learned today in an In? vestigation of the plans ef the com I ny formod by Baron Takahaahi, President of the Yokohama spo< le Pank und Baron MatXUi governor of the Hank of Japan at Tokio. The United States government has been kept informed of every move made, including the signing of the secret treaty which is relied upon by Mexico to secure the support of Japan if the United States intervenes in Mexico. It is reported that funds for the colonization scheme are being fur? nished by Lord Gowdray. i ? SEEKS FURTHER INFORMATION. Would Gain Facts Concerning Re? moval of ^'ergara's Body from Mex? ico. - Washington, March 9.?Two de? partments of the United States gov? ernment are seking information as to the circumstances under which the , body of Clamente Vergara, an Amer j lean ranchman, supposed to have been killed by Mexican federal sol? diers near Hidalgo, MexlcOj was found on the American suTe of the li'io Grande early Sunday morning. Strip? ped of doubtful details, the solitary fact known officially to the state and war departments is that tne body of the man for whom search has been made for the past three weeks is on Texas soil. A brief telegram to the state de? partment today from American Con? sul Garrett at Kuevo Laredo. Mex., that details WOUld be reported by mail. No mention was made of press reports that Texas rangers crossed the border and brought the body back, reporting their action to Qov. ColQUitt. This slow process did not satisfy Secretary Bryan, who prompt? ly wired the consul to make his re? port by telegraph and this is being awaited. Meanwhile the war department ha become interested and Secretary Car riaon called on Gen. Hliss at El Paso for information. This brought the following telegram from that officer: "Investigation Vergara affair being made. Will report as soon as facts are learned. Thus far nothing known here except as published In press. Affair occurred about 05 miles above Laredo at a place not on railroad or telegraph line." Reaaonably assured that neither 1 United States nor Texas officials had participated in any action that might be regarded as violating Mexican sovereignty, the state department is confronted with the necessity of mak? ing fresh representations to Qen. Huerta in the effort to have punished tic persons guilty of Vergara's kill? ing. When the case first was brought to his attention by Charge O'Shaugh nessy, Gen. Huerta promised prompt punishmont of the guilty parties ii warranted by the federals. Shortly afterward t lie federal general at Nu. vii Laredo Intimated that Vergara had joined tin- constitutionalists and had been kilhd by them. The discovery <'f the? body on the tanks of tin- Iii*? Grande showing a half dosen fatal wounds now fur rifches tangible evidence for the further prosecution of the case, Sec? retary Bryan today asked John Bos si tt M< ore, formerly counselor of the ' >t<- department, to his oftlco for consultation and It Is Inferred that subsequent steps will be In accordance with Mr. Moore's suggestions. Thai Sumter Is still getting adver? tising; from the "City Manager Plan" is still evident from the fact that re? cently Ihe Cr, in her n Commerce 1,1 re<. Ived i < quests from five schools in the States of Ohio, Wisconsin and California, for Information ss to the worklnfl of the system. I At each place ihe pupils were lo have n de? bate <>,i whether h was best for their elty or not and they wanted nformn lion which would help them In their debate, > TWO BATTLES FOUGHT. FEDERALS WIN ONE, REBELS Till: OTHER. Rebels Suffer Disastrous Defeat Near Muzatlan ami Win Near Torreon? (?c.n. Villa says No Quarter Will be Given Federals. El Paso , March 11.?Reports of! two battles in Mexico were received today. A constitutionalist army of twenty-five hundred was annihilated near Masatlan on the west coast, by the federals. The rebels defeated the federals at Lima, southwest of Torreon. After twenty-four hours of fierce fighting the federals, under Gon. Agumedo. lied leaving three hundred dead on j the field. Two hundred federals de? serted to the rebels. It is reported that Ocn. Villa declares the federals may expect no quarter, if Torreon falls. ATLANTA OFFICE REORGANIZED. - Burleaon Announces His intention to Shake up Postal Service in That City. Washington, March 10.?Upon re? ceipt of the report of special investi? gators, J. C. Koon and G. D. Ells? worth. Postmaster General Burleson today announced his decision to re? organize the Atlanta (Qa.) postofflve and put in immediate effect a num? ber of reforms and changes designed . to make it a model office. The investigators reported the At? lanta office to be "operating nominal? ly under the two division plan, but di ' vided In reality into four distinct groups." Mr. Burleson now purposes that the olfice be operated by two main divisions, one for handling the [mails and the other for supervising its finances. "In this way supervision Incomes m?.re effective," paid the announce? ment, "methods more uniform and personnel and equipment mrn*e-inter? changeable and supplementary, than under the old arrangement by which an office might be subdivided into lour or more sections, each independ ! ent of the other and unable to coop? erate to the best advantage of all." ? REFUSES TO REBUKE. - IIoti.se of Commons Votes Down Res? olution Scoring Chancellor for His Wordy Attacks. London, March 10.?The house of commons tonight, by a vote of 304 to 24 0 refused to pass what virtually was a vote of censure of David Lloyd George, chancellor of the exchequer. The resolution was proposed by Sir Tonn s. Handles, Unionist, who moved that "the house contemplates with re great the repeated inaccuracy of the! chancellor and his gross and unfound? ed attacks on Individuals." As brought out in the debate the Individuals chiefly concerned in the resolution are titled conservative land owners with whom Lloyd-George got into controversy in land earn* paign speeches. BUILDING AND LOAN I N TAX F.D. Oshorn Rules that Mutual Benefit Associations are Exempt From Im? post. Greenville, March 10.?Building and loan institutions whic h are purely do? mestic and which are operated for mutual benefit of their members art: not liable for income tax. This state? ment was made by Commissioner Os born of tb? internal revenue bureau In reply to a letter from William Goldsmith, secretary of the Mechan? ics' Perpetual Building and Loan as? sociation of this city. The internal revenue collector of South Carolina had ruled that the as? sociations were Haide tor the tax and Mr. Goldsmith appealed to Commis? sioner Osborn for a ruling. DISPENSARIES OPFX AGAIN. After Several Days' Suspension Whis? key shops start Business Once More. Beaufort, March i??.?The Beaufort county dispensaries have been open? ed. No reason for the opening or closing Is j;i\?n. It Is stated m good authority that the governor ordered the dispensaries opened by letter and then by wire re po sted the county dispenser) board to meet him in Co? lumbia, The i>oard went before re? ceiving the letter and on reaching Columbia yesterday wired back In? structions to open The board re? turned today, bu! the members have nothing to say exccpl thai the whole metier will doubtless be satisfactorily adjusted. WAR DEPARTMENT DISPATCHES TWO ADDITIONAL REGIMENTS TO MEXICAN FRONTIER. Diaz Offers Plan t<> Solve Problem? His Suggestion, With Military Move Feature of Day, is Not Yet Deflates, Put Will be Made so Later. Washington* March 11.?Dispatch of two additional regiments of Amer? ican infantry to Eagle Pass and Lare? do, Texas, to allay fears of Mexican raids, and the appearance here of Gen. Felix DUu and friends with B ra w plan to solve the Mexican prob? lem, were the chief developments to? day in the- Mexican situation. The troops?the Ninth and Seven? teenth regiments?were ordered to the bonier at the request of Senator Shep pard and Representative Garner. Th latter told the president there was *? g good deal of cash in border banks ? Americans wanted to be prot' 0 against any sudden raid or inv ? Mr. Garner also said much cat 4?* *d disappeared recently and resie Je , lieved Mexicans were respont,. The request for additional troops was mado Monday, was discussed at the cabinet meeting and decided on late today by the president, who communi? cated his approval to the secretary of war. Gen. Diaz and his friends here said they were not yet prepared to an? nounce their definite purposes, but would do so tomorrow. One of the party was Pedro Dei Vilar, who he lore the senate foreign relations ecm mitee last week was reported to have asked support of a counter revolu? tionary movement. The Mexicans I denied today that they sought sup? port or sanction for any revolutionary movement, saying their idea was a .campaign of information about Mexico and to acquaint Washington with the personality of Gen. Diaz so his part in subsequent events in Mexico might be ^-judged fron? a study at cloee range. It was learned they are seeking the elimination of Gen. Huerta and are not allied in any way with the consti? tutionalists. Today's orders for the dispatch of two more regiments to Texas will re? sult in the assembly in that State of nearly 18.000 troops, more oy 3,000 < than the entire force of the; regular army that Gen. Shatter led into Cuba. Nearly 11,000 soldiers are in camp at Texas c ity, under command of Prig. Gen. Funston of Philippine fame, ac others are scattered along the border 1 from Brownsville. Texas, to Nogales. Ariz., under command of Brig. Gen. Tasker H. Hliss, the largest garri? sons being maintained at El Paso, No gales, Douglas, Laredo, Eagle Pass 1 Brownsville? where railroads en? ter Mexico. Of the regiments ordered out today the Ninth, two battalions of which ;.re at Fort Thomas, Ky., and one at Fort Logan H. Roots, Ark., is commanded by Col. Charles T. Crane. The Seven? teenth, commanded by Col. John T. Van Orsdale, Is stationed at Fort Mc Pherson, Atlanta. Col. Van Orsdale will be deprived cf the privilege of accompanying his regiment to the border, as he will be placed on the retired list tomorrow on account of age. As Lieut. Col. Henry 13. Styer of the Seventeenth Is on duty at the war college, the command of the regi? ment temporarily at least will fall to the senior major, George W. Martin. Although the two regiments will proceed to Ragle Pass and Laredo, Gen. Pliss will designate their exact location. The present strength of each regiment Is 8 32 men. At Laredo and Eagle Pass the two regiments will relieve six troops of cavalry, which will be distributed along oth? er points on the western border In Gen. Bliss' discretion. This Will place under that general's command about 4,200 cavalry troops and 2,400 in? fantry. Although large in the Oggreg ite this force is regarded as small In many quarters here for a rigid and efficient patrol of tin* 1,800 miles of border. Secretary Garrison, how over, feels that It will bo sufficient Ho insists that there Is no proof that tins border patrol has broken down :if any point since Its establishment three years ago. Gen. Bliss lato today telegraphed that he was sending photographs of the body of Vergara by mail, and be? yond thai message there was no word from the border today. Freezing Tonight. Atlanta, March 12. Much colder today, following rain. Freezing to? night predicted for South Carolina, Georgia and frost u\ northern Flor? ida? CITY COUNCIL MEETING NUMBER OF MATTERS OF GEN? ERAL INTEREST COME UP AT SESSION. E. H. Mcscs Requests*! Council to Privet Rebuilding of Garage Extension of Street Requested ?? City Manag-er Recommends Pur? chase of Incinerator?Police Re? quest Increase In Salaries. City Council held its regula, semi? monthly session Tuesday night, a number of mutters of general inter? est being discussed and some of them acted upon. Mr E. ff. Moses appeared before Cou o request that the city take sc? tion to prevent the rebuild I? ^ a garage on East Liberty ^ as it increased the insurance ^ * on adjacent property to near prohibitive figures. He was in rmed by the Mayor that Council raa preparing an ordinance covering the construction of building3 in such cases, but that Council had no right to say what use the property should be put to, as it was owned by , private parties. Mr. Tiartow Walsh presented a pe? tition from property holders that ; Pear street be extended on through the Water Works property to connect I with Corbett street, as this would be I a great convenience to people living in this section of the city. The mat? ter was discussed, buf no action was taken. A letter from Mr. D. James Winn was received by Council in which It sras requested that the city take ac? tion as to the ownership of property deeded to it by him in 1904 for the extension of Haynsworth street, as ( therwlae private parties, who had taken possession of the property, would claim it by right of adverse , possession. The city clerk and treasurer's re \ port was received and referred to Mr. Rowland to be checked up. 1 The police report for February read. It showed sixty-five arrests and I sentences totalling one hundred and ? seventy days and fines of $561.95 re i ceived. I City Manager Robertson reported that he had been to Florence to see the incinerator at work over there j and had been very favorably im ' pressed with its work. He recom ? mended the purchase of such a plant for Sumter. Messrs. D. D. Moise and Geo. D. Levy appeared before Council on be? half of the police force to request' an n Tease In pay. which they thought I the force deserved because of faith? ful service, the high cost of living and the advance of salaries in ether lines of work. Council postponed action until a full meeting of Council. A number of claims against the city were audited and ordered paid. OMIT LINTERS IN FUTURE. W ill Not be Included In Cotton Re? ports?Harris Explains Why. Washington, March 10.?Future annual reports of the census bureau on the Quantity of cotton ginned will not, as heretofore, include the quan? tity of Untere in the total produc? tion, but will relate only to lint cot? ton. This change, announced today, will be effective beginning with tho next report on March 20. Informa? tik n as to the production of linters, however, Director Harris states, will he given in a footnt te so that eon* paratlve figures may be computed on the basis of reports In previous years. In explaining why he regards tho change advisable, Director Harris raid: ?'The annual reports on the quan? tity of cotton ginned have heretofore Included the Quantity obtained by the oil mills. Fortneri.)' there wj s only a comparatively small Quantity of Unters obtained and tin y were ?f such a grade as could be used, to some ex? tent, for the seme put pose as were the lower grades of cotton. Ifsns of the oil mills have now installed ma? chinery for the closer delinting of the seed. This has resulted in a large Increa* in the total Quantity of Unt? ers produced each year, and at the Mime tum- is lowering the average quality of the fiber, so that now only a small part, it' any, is used as a sub? stitute for lint COttOn." TOWN SWEPT BT FIRE. Several Lives Lost sjsi Million lb liar Damage* at Ceil in. Honduras. New Orleans, March II.?A private dispatch from Puerto Cortes, Hon? duras, today states that several lost their lives in a million dollar fire. Which swept away the groStOT part of the town of Celhs Monday and Tuesday.