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tt und o ut 1) r o n THE Mil WATI'UMAX, K*tut Ifehed April, 1850. "Be Just and Fear not?Let all the ends Thou Alms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Troth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, 1804. Consolidated Aur. 3,1881. sumter, s. c, wednesday, march 25, 1914. Vol. XXXVIII. No. 9. HUEHTA HEAPS OF DEFEAT. MEXICO Cm I i Poms HI del \ ICTUH1 V I TORREON, Dictator Kefuses Plea or iu?nkor* to fclxteml Hunk Uolhlu) und Punic is i \i i i i? il April 1st When Hanks Ulli Have to Pay nil Demand*. - Mexico City. March 23.?Federal defeats in the fighting about ToWOH arc reporteil today. The f< derals have been driven into the city, tho con? stitutionalists making the assault from three sides. rYsjjMtJM tiuerta today rejected an appeal from bunkers to extend the ? hank holida> " further. This will fmm\ I crisis on April 1st as then the IM must pay all demands in full. I |..?ntc la expected. Mtd'lll K JONES HEAHHESTED. Wiiiima strike le ader Tu! en from Irani to Present lleturn to Trini? dad. WalMRtafg I Ma* a M< ? Mother' Mary Jones, the strike lead? er und a prominent figure during the labor troul les In the southern Colnra? de . oal nelds, waa arrested by State IfeSS i on a train here today. ? wan bound for Trindad in dc r.ance of the orders issued when she was deported from there. She was I ik. n off the in m and pla< sd !? ilurcfane county h spital where she be held under close guard. anoi1ii It ? a i', U UUP launch? ed. Oklahoma Took The Water Today at CaimJeii, N. J. Camden. N. J , March 23.?The u-ahip Oklahoma was launched at the yur?s of the >ew York shipbuild? ing company today, h-he iu the biggest ship ever launched in the Delaware Hlvcr. The ship is five hundred and >eventy-three feet long, and Inn u trial displacement of twenty-aove.i thousand five hunilred tons. leah.* in pig IKON. Foiled States Vbead of G? riuuny and 1 nlted Kingdom in Production and Export. Washington, March 20.?Pig iron production in the United States ex? ceeded In r.'U the combined output of the I'nited Kingdom and (? rtnan;, by more than three million tons, ac? cording to statistics of the ten y? ar period beginning with IVuj made pub lie today by the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce. Exports of Iron and steel manu? facturers from the United Stute.* have increaacd more rapidly in the decade than those of Germany or the United Kingdom. The pig Iron production of the United states hwreated from II mil? lion tonn in l'j03 to M million in 1912. and that of Germany from 1" to 12 1-2 million; while that of the (failed Kingdom remained practically stationary at about it million Ions per annum during the decade. In 1903 the United Kingdom was llrst. Germany s- < ond, and ||M Unit ed Stat?s thud iu the exportation of Iron und steel products. BR vax*** assistants chosen. Wash.ruton. Match ip>.? Hobcrt Lansing id New York und Cone John? son of Tex 4m vsill be nominated coun? selor SjAd Solicitor. re.speetivel> . of til" State d? pai tment. SOCOCdlng loan an nouncement from tho White House. Mr. I^iiinIiik is an associate, editor of The Aniei an Journal of Interna? tlonal I .?es and the author of several Work? on International subjects. H? will succeed John llassett Moore. He Si 50 years old. Mr. Johnson. who will succeed Joseph w. f\ ik ;?? esitettor, Is about 4'? wam old and. .c-'ordlng ?o the etatement issued from the Whit0 House today, is " one of the most I? ? ? - Hart lawyers in Texas." lie was a ?andidate for the United Mates sen? ate one? but retired from the eon test because of ill health. The white Roam deneilhsl Mm at 'one at the lead. IS ill the progres? sive Democracy in Texas. ' Sei r. t.iry Bryan saId that h? lUM* both men eofeeSMlty a.el considered them eminently ntt? d for tin ir posi? tion*, iioth are Demoorata Mr. Jaasjaaa wus g Wtleea delegate la Um RaJlisnore sesieasiimsv Mr. Ljanalng h *< re r teen active in politics. He Is a son-in-law of Uormer Secretary John w. l os?, i of on gtatc depart* ajaajl) a warm p? r on ? i,friead of long standing of John I u mil Mo u? Whom ho HIH creds. ggjd Ig HOW the seem of Um United Stan , on the Rfttlah-American pecuniary claims I itnmJeslea ? session here SUFFRAGE BILL DEFEATED. i uam lllsi: AMENDMENT FAILS or two-tiiiuds von; in i PPKR HOUSE. Advocates of sTuonsloii of Ballot Bee HofM in Ability to Marshal 35 for Devolution Lo 31 Against it?Day of liAlridOMVOfllC Debute. Waahlngti n, March 19.?Woman suffrage advocates today iust their Aght in the United States itnnte for n resolution proposing an amendment to the federal constitution giving wo? men the ballot. The- VOtC was o"> for the measure to M agianst it, a two thirds affirmative vote being required for passage, and when it was over suffragist leaden jubilantly pointed to the majority of one as conclusive proof that their cause had scoPOd 0 triumph in defeat and was imim asur ably stronger than its opponents ever had been willing to concede* Today'i action! following weeJce of debate OB the floor of tho senate, dur? ing which many leaders in the suf? frage movement pleaded for post t?ne? rnen! Of the Baal vote, marked the climax of a spirited campaign launch* < d here th< day before the inaugura? tion of President Wilson. Immediately after the vide, .Senator Bhafrota of Colorado sought to in? troduce a m w resolution for e con? stitutional amendment requiring each I t?te to vole on granting suffrage to . men, on petition from b per cent of its \o'icrs. The senate went into executive seealon before the senator OOUld get the boor, however, and the resolution will be offered later. The ^solution deflated today w;is the- Bret Introduced >n the present con green it was preeented by Senator Chamberlain of Oregon and the wo? man suffrage committee later author? ize el Senator Ashurst t<? report it fav? orably. Though otherwise the vote \irtually Sjm non-partisan, the Southern sen? ators, all Democrats, lined up almost solidly against the- ar.e-rdmer.t. They Contended it would complicate the ne? gro question la the States. Of the Southerners only Senators ltansdell Of Louisiana, Bheppard Of Texas and Lea of Ts n Uses SI VOted for the resolu? tion. Senator Vardaman led a movement among the friends ot WOmail Suffrage In the South te? repeal the- 10th amend? ment to the eonetltutlon by which the states are prohibited from denying negroes the right to vote-, with the negro question removed, he sohl, he favort ei the granting of suffrage to women. His proposal was defeated, II tu 19, and a proposition by Benator Williame to give the ballot t?> white Women Only was de feated. 4 I to 11, A DANGEROUS COTTON PEbT. <?o\crnm<-nt Keeps out Egyptian I'ink Doll Worm by Stopping Seed. Washington, .V.enh 20.?The fed? eral horticultural board has Inter? cepted a shipment ed cotton seed from Kgypl Which was found te> be heavily Infected by the so-ealted pink boil worm, This is a result of tin- quar? antine against cotton seed which was promulgated by tin- board sometime ?gO The seed WhlOh was intended for planting in Arizona arrived in Boot On, where the OUStoms ofllo'.als, und< r Instructions from the- board, obtained poseeelon of it. The pink boll worm bj the- most 10? rious cotton pest in Egypt, In that country it does ni muoh damage as the boll weevil in this country, The possibility of reducing the damage II causes has b? en considered by gov? ernmental commission and e infer* ?n<e for several yearn Like the boil weevil, it works, for the greater t arl of it* exletenee, within the bolls, Pro? quently it makes Its way inside he seed, where it con live for an Indefi? nite time, In fact, In experiments performed In the Ministry of Agricul? ture In bjgypl it was found that tin Worms have- lived for as long as SSV? i n months In seed If storage, J1 BT1FIAULE HOMICIDE. Indiana Man Acquitted Of Murder t harge? lor Killing Bre>thor-ln-Lnw. boonvllle, Ind., March 13,?After deliberating Afteen minutes, the Jurj loday adequltted Ernest Dlmmett, u young farmer who shot and killed Dr. Qulney Williams, his brother-in-law. Dtmmett'i couneel claimed thai ih< killing was in defense ol Dlmtnctt'S sister. DelrlO, Texas. March II, Many bullets fell on Amerisan soil during a tight between federals and rebels ni Las Vui ,is i;?st night, The- federals rrendervd after a shorl light, right on Border, COLLEGE EXECUTIVE COMMIT? TEE GRANTS REQUEST or STATE INSPECTOR. Mm h Pressure Brought to Boar to obtain Roleeeo Fron College Pree Idcney ami He Stays With High Schools. Anderson, March 21.?At a special meeting of the local members of the executive comir tee of Anderson Col? lege late this afternoon the petition f Prof, W. ii. Hand to he release i i From his contract to serve ay presi? de nt of Anderson College was unani? mously granted. While only the lo e ai members of the executive com? mittee Wi re present the votes of practically all the other members of the board were In hand, and were rocorded as favoring his release. !; will be recalled that some days : go a committee of educators came to Anderson to request Prof, Hand's release, stating at the time that they ware acting entirely on their own initiative and not at the suggestion of Prof. Hand. After a discussion with ihia committee the local represen? tatives of the Andersen board felt that th y had convinced these visi? tors that th'; ir request ought not to be granted, both because of the su i ; perlor claims of Anderson College and because of the great importance I of its work. Later on Prof. Hand himself asked for an interview with the local mem I . rs of the executive committee, and at this interview, winch was held on Thursday night Of last week, he stat? ed that he h .d decided t > ask for his release, and gave in full his reasons fe?r so doing. However, after going over the matter with the committee, he decided to withhold his application for release for further consideration, but on last Monday morning the Chairman Of the board received his formal written request for the same. A letter was pre pared and sent to the out-of-town members of the boaid fully explaining the situation, tind they were asked to record their voles by telegram. The replies were pre? sented tt> the meeting this afternoon with the result stated above. /! mong tin* reasons assigned by Prof, Hand for deeirng his release were the following: At the time- of his acceptance of the presidency e?f the college it had been announced that the funds for continuing his present work would be withdrawn at the end e>f the present s' ssi< n. Since then he bus been as? sured that these funds will be avail? able, not only for another year, but for several years to come. He has received numerous letters from oducators within and without the State arguing that it would be ve ry detrimental to the progress of the> constructive work in which he has been engaged for him to lay it down at this time, The writers e>f these let? ters all were of the opinion that his present work was the most important single pieee of constructive work for education that Is now being done in the State?. The pressure was so great that Prof. Hand became convinced that, he ought to ask for his release in or? der to further conduct this work. He stated to the board that he- felt thai the work he la now engag d in war so Important to all the colleges of tlu State, as well as to high schools, that Anderson College would suffer great? ly abn^ with other colleges If he Dhould abandon his present work. in addition to this Prof, Hand urg? ed that bis lack of experience in Col? li ge work made- him fearful ed" under? taking the duties of organizing and nducting the College along the ide als of a standard e>f the high grade of a nderson < College. In preferring his request, Prof Hand stated his de-sire to be of con? tinued pel man- nt Borvlce to Anderson College and of his desire to aid to tin extent of his ability In the future. In the face of this request, and with the> reasons assigned, the board felt that it could not do otherwise than grant the petition. NO MUTINY PERMITTED. British Officer* Who Refuse to Obey Orden tO DC Severely Handled. London. Mart h J;'.. - The mutiny in the British army growing oui of the Ulster crisis will be crushed with an iron hand. Going directly to Ihc house ol com? mons from conference with the King. . erctary Beolcy announced that all ii.lAccrs who have threatened to resign in Ireland rather than proceed to Ulster have been ordered to re? join their regiments. He utatod that] desertion from Iho army will not bei tolerated. RATHER THAN OBEY ORDERS TO TAKE FIELD AGAINST ULSTER. Situation in Ireland Grows More Crit? ical?King- George Confers with Secretary of War?British Govern? ment Doing Utmost to Curb Revo? lution in I lster. London, March 21,?All the ma? chinery oJ' the British government i:< working today to curb the revolu? tion?r)' spirit in Ulster province. Army and navy oMkiuls are consult? ing frequently. King Georg?? conferred for two '.lours with Secretary of War Seely. It is admitted that the situation is critics i. It is rumored that a hundred offl ^ ers of the army in South Ireland have resigned rather than obey the orders to take the held against Ci? te r. A MYSTERIOUS MURDER. Georgia Farmer Found Dead in His Front Yard. Calhoun, On.. March 21.?Sidney Chapman, a young farmer, was mys? teriously murdered 5 miles in the country early this morning in the yard of his sister's home. Chap? man, who was divorced from his wife was making his home with his sis? ter, who is a widow. His sister and her daughters claim to have known nothing of the killing until they found his body at daylight. A neighbor says i he heard a shot at 4 o'clock. Tramp Burns Church. Montclalr. N. J., March 21.?A tramp entered the First Congrega? tional church last night for shelter and dropped lire from hi3 riP*'- The church was burned at daylight, loss ! $300,000. WANTS WILSON TO EXPLAIN. .-, Jones Says Ho is Willing to Do His Duly for Country's Honor. Washington, March 21.?Declaring that he is "willing to be blown up or sunk down for the honor of his coun? try,"' in order to get President Wilson to offer some reason for his demand for the repeal of the exemption clause of tlu> Panama canal act, Senator Joi.cs, of Washington) in the senate today read a newspaper article stat? ing that the president wishes to gag the house in the. consideration of the I 111. Senator Pomerone of Ohio, refer? ring to the article printed yesterday, asked Jones "if it was thicker today." Jones retorted that he did not care how thin he was and denied the Story that the president told him "he was skating on pretty thin ice." FEDERAL GENERAL DESERTS. Gon. Agllllar and Brigade of Five Hundred Join Rebels. Vera Cruz, March 21.?Gen. Agullar and live hundred federals at Taxpum have revolted and joined the rebels. Tin- government has aban? doned its plans for the capture of Victoria. BUFFALO STRIKE RIOT. One Man Killed and Many Wounded in Attack on Strike Breakers. Buffalo, Marc h 23.?One man was killed, ten were seriously shot and Q score injured in a riot when strikers attacked a train bearing strike break? ers to tho plant of the Gould Coupler Company, at the depot this morning. Guns, clubs and bricks were used. Private detectives accompanying the strike breakers opened lire on ih" strikers when they attempted to board the train. CIVIL COURT IN SESSION. Case of Mrs. B. C. Irhy Against South era Express Company. The Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County convened Monday morning with Judge Frank B. Gary presiding. There Is a long list ol cases on the roster and jurors for three weeks have been drawn, it being probable that court will last the full three Weeks. The first ease called was thai of Mrs. 11. C. Irhy against the Southern Rxpress Company, a ease which was tried last summer and in which an ap? peal resulted In a new trial. The suit is to recover damages for a plat alleged to have been lost by the de fendant in transit, and five hundred dollars Is asked. Tho case will prob a I l v bo completed M ondj > after noon. MOST VALUABLE GROP. _ 14,127,356 BALES, ACCORDING TO FEDERAL .STATISTICS. Si-t-oiui Largest In Bate*?Total Worth of Crom Including: Seed, Es? timated at Over One Million. Washington, March 20.?The 1913 cotton crop Wae the most valuable ever grown and second largest in point of quantity. Statistics announc? ed by the census bureau today Indi? cated it amounted to 7,383,677,600 pounds, or 14,127,366 bales of lint and lintor cotton. The total value of the crop, including the value of cotton seed, is unofficially estimated roundly at more than $1,000,000,000, compared with last year's $920,000, 000 and $983,000,000 for the pre? vious most valuable crop, that of 1010. One of the largest cotton crops 1 Ver grown, amounting to 14,127,350 equivalent 600-pound bales of lint and 639,706 equivalent 500-pound bales of linters, was produced by the farmers Of the United States during 1913, the census bureau announced , today In its preliminary report of cotton ginned as reported by ginners and delinters to February 28. These figures compare with 13, 703,421 equivalent 500-pound hales Of lint and 009,594 bales of linters la?t year, and 15,09 2,701 bales of lint and 557,575 bales of linters in 1911. The department of agriculture's es? timate, announced December 12, placed the 1013 crop at 13.G77.0OO equivalent 300-pound bales. With this report the bureau of census departed from its previous method of reporting the cotton crop by not including the quantity of lin? ters in the total production. Direc? tor William J. Harris announced this wa3 done because with the installa? tion of modern machinery closer de linting of seed had largely Increased the quantity of lintets and at the same time lowered the average qual Ity of the llbre, so that now only a small part, if any, was used as a sub . stltute for lint cotton. The number of running bales of lint cotton, counting round as half bales, was 13.904.9S1, and of Unter cotton C29.019 running laics, com? pared With 13,488,639 running bales of lint and 602,324 running bales of ! linters last year, and 15,553,073 run? ning bales of lint and 556,27G run? ning bales of linters in 1911. Included in the production for 1913 are 26,207 bales, which ginners esti i mated would be turned out after the time of the March canvass . Round bales included numbered ,99,916, compared with 81,528 last year and 10*1,5 C 4 in 1911. Sea island bales included 77,490. compared with 7 3,777 last year and 1 19,293 In 1911. 1 The average gross weight of bale for tho crop, counting round as half bales, and excluding linters, was 505.8 pounds, compared with 508.0 last year and 504.5 In 1911. I The number of ginneries operated for the crop of. 1913 was 24,730, com? pared with 26,279 lor the 1912 crop. Production of States la equivalent r.nn-pound bales, exclusive of linters, with comparisons and the depart? ment of agriculture's Dec-ember es? timate, winch excludes Unters, follow: Alabama: Total production, 1,494, .057 bales, compared wich 1,342,276 in 1912 and 1,716,634 In 1911. De? partment ol agriculture estimated 1, 510,0U0 bales for 1913. Arkansas: Total production, I." 071.359 bales, compared with 792, 048 In 1912 and 939,302 In 1911. De? partment of agriculture estimated 900,000 bales for 1913. Plorld?: Total production, 58,451 bales, compared with 52,700 in 1912 and 83,388 in 1911. Department of agriculture estimated 68,000 bales for 1913. I Georgia: 'Petal production, 2,314, k7'? bales, compared with 1,776,546 bales In 1912 and 2,768,627 In 1911. Department Of agriculture estimated 2,2Tr..6uo bales for 1913. Louisiana: Total production, 4 4 2, 132 bales, compared with 376,u96 In 1912 and 384,597 in 1911. Depart? ment of agriculture estimated 400, 000 l abs for 1913. Mississippi: Total production. 1, 307,443 bales, compared with 1,046, 418 in 1912 and 1,203,646 In 1911. Department of agriculture estimated 1,195,000 bales for 1913. Missouri: Total production, 67, 123 bales, compared with 65,691 In 1912 and 96,808 In 1911. Depart? ment of agriculture estimated 66, 000 bab s for 1913. .North Carolina: Total production, 789,944 bibs, compared with s?;r>. 653 In 1912 and 1,075,826 In 1911. Department of agriculture estimated it?5,000 bales for DM3. PLAN MIMIC WAR. ARMY AUTHORITIES ANNOUNCE THEIR INTENTIONS. Regulars und N'utionul Guard Will Join in Onerstiom About Groat Cities. Washington, March 20.?Plans for joint manoeuvres by the United States regular army and the National Guard, to include attacks on Washington and San Francisco by invading arnica, to? gether wit1 ablishment of numer? ous traini -ami s throughout the country, ? announced today by the war dtj 1? ?ent. Although th* de par, me? F .s not determined upon a deflniU ?> e for the i..anoeuvres, it was b - ively decided to begin them in th jjj .or part of July. 11 ? ticns went forth from the dep $ ent today to the various adju La? mi eneral of the State militia to b< preparations for the event. sl attention was called to the desire of the department that the en? campments and manuoeuvres be con? ducted wiih a view to obtaining in? creased efficiency, and that conse? quently officers were expected to elim? inate all spectacular expeditions of troops. The attack against Washington will be participated in by troops of the Seventh and Eighth divisions of tho Eastern department, which will con centrate at Baltimore. The attacking forces, the department announced, I will be known as the "Red" division. A similar number of troops, designat? ed as the '"Blue" division, will he concentrate d in the vicinity of the na? tion;.I capita, as the defense army. PI ins for the Southern department leave selection of camp sites to com? manders. There will be a joint camp for the mil tia of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana at some cen? tral point such as Texarkana, a cavalry e:.mp for Texas mounted troops, a militia camp at Las Vegas, N. M., r.nd a camp in Arizona, on sites net yet selected. Some Southern troops included In the Eastern department will go to camps not yet selected. The organized militia of North Carolina, South Car? olina. Georgia and Florida, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee Will concentrate at such camps. ATTACK ON TORREON. First Assault Scheduled for This Af? ternoon. Juarez. March 21.?Gen. Villa's at? tack on Torreon has begun accord 1 irig to news received here today. I Thirteen thousand constitutionalists troops began closing in on Torreon, after capturing Bermejillo and Mapi? ni from federals, w 10 moved in to? ward Torreon after slight resistance. It is believed that the first battle , will take place this afternoon at Gomez Palace which is held by the federals. There are nine thousand federals strongly entrenched in Tor? reon. Added pressure from the pupms, which were pumping directly into the mains, is given Bg the caUSC for the bursting of the pipe on Main street Thursday. Oklahoma: Total production, $30, 026 bales, compared with 1,021,250 in 1912, and 1,022,092 in 1911. De? partment of agriculture estimated S20,000 bales for 1913. South Carolina: Total production, 1,373,700 bales, compared with 1,182, 122 In 1912, and 1,942,71! W ItfcX I . ; srtment of agriculture estimated 1,330,000 bales :'or 1913. Tennessee: Total production, 379, 201 bah s, compared with 276,5 10 in 1912 and 149,737 In 1911. Depart? ment of agriculture estimated 375, 000 hales for 1913. Texas: Total production, :'>.943, 133 bales, compared with 4,220,210 in 1912 and 1,220,427 In 19U. Deport? ment of agriculture estimated 3,:>90, 000 bales for 1913. Virginia: Total production, 22,409 bales, compared with 24,299 in 1912 and 29.S91 in 191 i. Department of agriculture estimated 25,000 bales for 1912. All otb r States: Toal production, 32,502 bales, compared with 11.402 In 1912 and 17.215 in 1911. Tin> e? nsus inireau announced that the statistics ? f this report for 1913 are subject t > slight corrections in the full report to be published about May i. The 19U crop was the most val? uable ever grown tftd second largest in point of quantity. The total value of the crop, including the value of cotton seed, Is unofficially es (mated roundly at more than $1.000,000,000, compared With last year's $920, )00,? 000 an,l $903,000,000 for the previous most valuable crop, that of i9io.