Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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IHK SVMTKlt WATCHMAN, Esut Ushed April, 18S0. "Be Just and Fear not?Det all the ends Thou Alms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's aid MM" THE lilCE SOUTltROX, Established June, MM, Consolidated Aug. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. C, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1914. Vol. XXXVIII. No. 10. mut wow tie urn. HI H 111. or \K>n OfTHKHl to Mm i onmaii ovkmh uk ows HOME Kl Li:. ? ihn Redmond, the Irish Ixatlcr t ritlolsos the Ai-MocriMic Army < ii in.', Ireuadag ike Oaaeen with Conspiring with Ilster Leaders to Dgft the t.o\eminent. Londtlli Match 14.?Westminster ii'iituuus to l?e a seething eahlron . i what the ?berall BOH < ? imune?' ns the ? 'mutiny of army aristocrats'* itj'ainst democratic government. The fail hag been established from all; ;.\a la'de evidence that Gen. Hubert ?; .^.ii and th? other ofllcen ol the Ird < i iiry brigade d< n in u d and ? I tflined written assurance.-* that they n .ltl not be ordered to nght against .v'ir Kdward raison'.? I'lster volun? teers, and that these assurances were ? lined largely through the personal inters entlon of the king. before tiny left London yesterday the otlb ers telegraphed to their beatliei asscers in Ireland that they laid found support , i :j\ the highest quarters.'* Ol their arrival at the ? urrugh 1 amp they wer.' welcomed ??y a guard of honor and related the outcome of their summons to the war office. The section of the Liberals who Je nounced as a surrender to the "mili? tary oligarchy" are censuring the king with the greatest freedom. They re hls action in summoning to the palace Field Marshal Lord Roberts, in his speeches, advised the of leon that tiny m in ht properly refuse tcr\ h'e in wuppr? SSloa of the Lister irreconcibibbs. They criticise his' majesty for dealing personally with' Field Marshal Sir John French, chkf of the general staff, I lien. Sir Ar taut Paget, commanding the forces in Ireland. who should have been dealt wiih. they think, only by the H|tjrY uf slate for war. in uccord With the customary olllclal m: ls7*gT0vcrnmcnt has promised to throw more light lomotrtrsj on recent history by giving parliament all the ? s/ttttea coremujslentloni with Gen. Fagit und ollicers who refused ser? vice, but how far the negotiations weio carried eg by v ;ltten communi? cations remains to be seen. Tho govcrnm. tit's two spokesmen. Col. Seeley. secretary for war. In the house of commons, and Viscount Mor ley Of Llackbourn in the house of lords were confronted today by p'*r slnt.-nt demands for explu .t inform i tlor. They were asked SjS to exactly what assuru'ici s the government gas -, the military ollicers and whether they wsre written or oral, Both refused to answer any question before the pa-' pern were presented to the house. If thes ? |>a| < rs disclose that the government surrendered to thosj who ref i seel duty In I'lster. Premier As-1 qulih's administration will tace great danger from rebellion in its own ranks. The r:??.<t reliable parlia? mentary writers will gsalM this state? ment in the morning papers. The Uibor j arty members. who throughout Mr. ABQUlth'S administra tlon. have been criticised by many ? I the rank and llle of their party for seeming to bi willingly chained to his chariot wheels, are in open revolt. They harp eg the fBOt that Tom Maua was m nt to prison for six months for Inciting Soldiers to refuse to lire on strikers when OfdOiad and demand to be informed as ., win-tin r there is to be one law for aristocrats wdh com? missions ami another tor plehians in th^ ranks, when it ...n,,., \h matters of conmiem n and obedience i<? or dors. John K< dfiion-l. b ad. r of the Irish Nstiofiai. t pare , m a statement to the Aaaoelatod frees today, d< ctaeed the question is whether the utune ? phere of tin- artete ratlc London drawing rooms ?r the will of the fl <? jority of Ihi people ?hall prevail The bonne of commons toda> witnessed a laitlag dasaaaatratloa of hoai the land liea. It showed where tot only It* Irlnh home rub rs and baboritee, who Stade I'm me r A*.(tilths majority ami held Um aalanes of the houes, stand? but that many ?berall i re opposed what, from tin u pies tit Informal i ihr> eeenedet ? i irrende r to the army officers. 'I he army appropriation bill w s uiub-r discussion and the Union lab l.e.qi.dd Ci Aimry. BJlOVed I I'odue Uag for the purpose ot Mltieislllg the ,go\eram- nt. on tin gfOtMld that d was not entitled |o aae the army for party pur post which Is the basis of the I'liiotntq position in Ihi present atiaai The lanes; Its. John Ward) who was a doek laborer ami at mm Mate a privat? in Iho nrn.\. >? i onded the mo lion, but from a different point of eivxv. Mi ?aui I he Coaaervatlves by THE FIASCO l\ ITIST&R MAY 1 Al si: PALL OF >.-MsTUV. rcretary Of Navy and BCOTOtary ofI War Have Tendered Their Resigns Hons Bnrrender of Cabinet to Mntlnlons Ottonrs Uns Destroyed Discipline, London, March 26,?That Premier tsquith'i oablnol Is lottering was learned today from authentic sources. first Lord of the Admiralty ChUT i hiii ami Becretary <>r War Beely have tend< rod thstr resignations to Pre? mier AS |Ulth, declaring thai they are unable to hold themeelvei respon? sible for dlSCllpllne in tin- army and nsvy becauae of the cabinet's atti lUde towards the officers in the Itish branch i 1 the s< rvlce. The cabinet holding a itormy session today. COAST MM: WHARVES BURNING. Pas tractive Fire Rsgtng on Water Front in Savannah. Bavannsh, March 15,?Fire started on the new Atlantic Coast Line wharves at >r? o'clock this morning and is sun raging at 10 o'clock. Tim ??ntre tire department is light? ing the fife. The loss is now over llOO.Oun. The British steamer Farley was damaged by the names. The ftre was gotten under oontrol by 10.10, Thous? ands Of barrell Of naval stores were stored ami two large warehouse sheds wore destroysd, The loss |g estimated at $3t?u.oo?. BULL MOOSE LOOSE IN GEOR? GIA. Harry stillwcll lUluards, F.x-Kopub Moan Oases Uolder Annouaoea for Vailed States Senate. Ma on. Man.i Ji.?Harry Stillweil Edwards, former postmaster at Ma con hn announced thai he will be a candldats fof the senate on the Hull Moose ticket. TAR HEEL COLLEGE BURNED. \. g Mh College at Raleigh Destroyed This Morning, Raleigh, March ?The North Carolina College of Technology was burned today with a loss of |100, 000, Tie- .student,; assisted in pre? venting the spread of the Hie to the other buildings. - The l'ion m boost en were mude weleome i"it tiny had to sit still and ? a t'> ;i lot. of Sumter boosting. . .... approving the rebellion of the officers "had started to smash the British army." The house, lie gald, had to decide whether it would mtalntain the discipline Of the army as a n?u Iral force, or whether the par)lam nl elected by the people should "abso? lutely without Interference from the king or the gm y make the laws id' the realm.'' When tin speaker uttered in sten? torian tones "without Interference from the king or the army." hair the houss was on its feet cheering, ah the Labor members ami ail the home rule Irishmen, and not only tin y, lau many of the Liberal members, stood, end shoote.i at length. Parliament had n<?t witnessed such a hostile crit? icism of Cm- ihrone in the memory of ihe oldeei members, nor even in Ihe past century. ' The FInter Orange plot has now been completely revealed/1 said Mr. Itedmond'l statement today to the \ lated Press, MSlr Edward Car? son >nd his army have not and never had the slightest intention of fight? ing. As a lighting force again si the regular ireops they could not hold for i week. ?Th ? plan was to put up the ap? pearance of n flghl and then by so ??? Iv influence seduce the officers of th< nrttlsh army. By this means thev ltend?*d to Intimidate Ihe govern .it and to defeat Ihe will of the llrltleh people, The action of the commander* end some of Ihe crack cavalry teg menls officered by arieto crate now has fulls dlaclosed the plan of the eam)w ign, "The .s: \ . now raised i:; a wider one even Ibas home rule tor i re la.. I, it is whether a democratic govern? ment is Is be browbeaten and dic? tated to bf tin- drawing rooms of L. ndnn and by that section of ?fllCCI ? 'f t he I 'lit iah alloy w ho ale ;i i i i . oratS and Violent Tory p.11 tisane "it is Impossible to doubl whai lh< i SSUlt "! ? i ? 1| ;l t ghl w ill lie. 'I h. second reading ol the home rule bill will he taken Monday and the lull swill be proceeded with until it in d Its place on t he eta tute books ' JAP CABINET RESIGNS, HITS CLAN GOVERNMENT JAPAN. Radicals Arc Prepared to Benefit^ Fighting Influence of old Bu? reaucracy, _ Toyko. March 24,? Resignation of sj the Japanese cabinet today has given rise to considerable discussion In po? Utlcal Circles In Japan. The radi? cals consider the disappearance of the famamoto cabinet as a blow to the system of clan government and they are nghtlng the Influence of the old conservative bureaucratic groups represented by the Satsuma and Choshu factions In behalf <>f what they i< rm a truer constitutional re? gime. The view is generally expressed [that ciliar the Marquis Sainji or Baron Takaakl Kato( a former foreign mlnlster( Will be asked to form the n< W cabinet. A statement was issued today by the government declaring the cabinet had resigned because of the failure of I the house of representatives and the house of peers to agree on the bud* 'get. The declaration states that the , naval scandal In connection with the giving of Illicit commissions to In '? fluence tin- aiiotn. nt of contracts i had nothing to do with the breakup Ol the cabinet. a heated debate took place In the ' hOUSS I f pe< rs today w hen Lieut. Gen. Viscount Bakenorl Bogs declared that the naval scandal had been destruc? tive <u discipline in the navy and that 'the Japan", e bluejackets regarded .Mtir Officers With contempt awing to the revelation of corruption. All of the opposition journals at |tribute the fall <?f the government to I the naval scandal. PLAY ON THE OLDEST STAGE. Crock Tragedy in Syracuse Theatre ttattt :\ loo Years Ago. The success of the Greek tragedies given In the antique open-air theatre at Piosols, near Florence, and their r< petition in Rome at tin; stadium has led to the Still more ambitious project I of giving Gt e. iv Hclenic representa? tions at the Greek theatre at Syra? cuse, more than -,iou years old. Prof, Bttoro Ramagnoll, who has spent his life translating the Gl reek tragedies Into Italian, has bc? " in? trust* d with a new translation of the occasion "Agamemnon," the l ist part of Aeschylus' rilogy, and the staging of it. The co itumes are all to bo taken from the figures on Greek ^aseS-; of the time and which actually represent the characters in the trag \ edy. As lor the scenery little or nothing will have to be done to have the com? plete illusion of tin- city of Mycenae. The theatre of Syracuse was the larg ? st, after those of Miletus and Magalopolis, known to the ancient iGreeks, ami was erected some time in '.he tilth century B. C. It was hewn out of the solid rock, and is nearly semi-circular in form, id of the orig? inal 0] tiers of seats still being in exlsten e. .Some of the tiers were divided Into eompartmeiits, the Greek inscriptions, showing the names of their owners, being still legible, ami us many of them were feminine, this is Indirect evldenco that at Syracuse, at least, ti ?? threatre ,/as I frequented by women, a> .... it is denied by m??st historians. Nature has always combined t<> render this theatre a thing of beauty. .'!1 about il are orange and lemon groves with their gold ami yellow fruits; above Is .Mount Tcmenitis, elrclod by the blue Ionian Sea, while to the BOUtll opens the Temple Of Jove. Amid such Surroundings the lovers of Greek art ami literature will welcome tin- return of Aeschylus to lie elt) of his adoption this spring. THREW LAMP AT WOMAN. AmIicyIIIc Rounder Hunted Woman to Death. Ashevllle, X. C, March 26.?Hurl? ing a lamp at tie- w<>;a;in early today Ping Gast on causod the clothing of Nancy Policy to catch afire, She ran into streets with clothing abl?se ami was burned t" death. Goat on is held for murder. \ 11 1 \ II \s METHACK. IIo!m*Ih liiclnre CoiiHorslilp Ovci Teleg:a|>h LlltOS, Juarcs, March 86.- A strict cen uorshlp ovor tin- wires was doclaroi h) the constitutionalists at noon to .i y, it is believed that this Indl nites i Hhurp setback to Gon. Villa', .i i m\ at Ton ? on. TORREON NO! TAKEN. BATTLE RESUMED AT DAWN TODAY WITH 20,000 MEN ENGAGED. Federals Maintain Their Ground In C ity After Two Days* Bloody Strug? gle?Reports from Rebel Sources Indicate That Villa Has Gained Decided Advantage Tims Far. Plverjel, Mex., March 25.?More ihan twenty thousand soldiers re? sumed the battle around Torreon at dawn. A lull came yesterday after? noon about 6 o'clock w! en the men were completely worn out. Gen. Villa sent eleven thousand against tin- eight thousand federals in Torreon at daylight, reserving two thousand cavalry for a quick dash where needed. Federal prisoners that have been brought here state that twelve hun i r? d federals were killed and wound? ed in lighting Monday and Tuesday. The constitutionalists estimate their loss at seven hundred. The lighting has been the heaviest and the loss the greatest of any battle of the present revolution. The report that the federals made a sortie from Torreon, recapturing Domes Palacio, is not credited here. The constitutionalists today are righting their way to a position west .of Torreon from where they will make the grand assault today. HCERTA HAS NEW SCHEME. i Adopts Flan Which He Expects Will Bring 100,000,000 P^SOfi Into His Treasury. Mexico City, March 24.?President Huerta's financial stress will be re? lieved by a plan adopted today which will bring into the treasury 100,000, Ooo pesos approximately. Fifty mil? lion pepos will be immediately avail* abb ; the rest as required. Tiic result will be resumption on April 1 of Interest payments on the toreign debt, suspended January i-. last, and the early revocation of the 30 pec cent advance in import duties recently Imposed as a war m< asuro, all of which will be set forth in a de? cree to be Issued within a day or two. The plan Involves the Issuance ol : treasury notes against the unsold bal? ance of bonds authorized in May, 1913, to the amount of $1 ou.oOO.euo for a portion of which a Paris bank syndicate subscribed, but of Which j nearly half remains unsold. These bonds will be placed with tbc Mexican banks at 30 per cent of their face value, the Lanks to issue them at the l.gal ratio of ;; to 1. The Im.mis no Secured by the pledge Of 16 per cent of the customs, The bankers have agreed to take the bonds in question and the plan is ! only awaiting the signature of Pres? ident Huerta to become effective. BABY BOY WITH A PIG'S EYE. Cornea or Refractory G runt er Graft? ed by Surgeons. Baltimore, .March 23.?What is be? lieve! to be the first operation of Its 'kind in the country was performed to? day at a local hospital, when the cor? nea of a pig's eye was grafted on the sightless eye of a three-months-old boy. it was said that previous opera? tions in which rabbit's eyes had been used Were unsuccessful, but that OX porimt nts with pig's eyes had led sci? entists to believe thai thej were more adaptable. Two cases art* said to be on record where the crafting of hu? man corneas gave si^ht to totally blind eyes. in todays' operation the pig was ' chloroformed, the eyeball taken oul and the cornea cut from it. An ex? traordinary tine needle and (Ine B?lt ware used in sewing the cornea In place. Tin- eye will ren ain bandaged , for a bout a week. JAMES P. KIN ARU ELECTED. Chosen President of Woman's Col lege of Anderson^ Anderson, March 2L .lames r. Kinard, professor of English at the Citadel, Charleston, was unanimously elected president of Anderson college Into today, lie bus accepted the posi? tion und will ?eine to Anderson soon after the Citadel closos its present sesi ion. i >r. Kinard, a native of New berry. Is a graduate of the Citadel and of Johns Hopkins university, Ho Is one of the most prominent and best known oducatora In the state. Dr. Kinard will ct me to Anderson in the next week cr hn days to con? fer with the local trustees and plan his campaign lo be wuged this sum? mer lor Btlldents and to prepare tie* catalogue for Iho college. HEW HB REGULA? ; NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS LAW" OPERATIVE. Measure Passed by the General As? sembly is a Piece Of Uniform Legis? lation. Tuesday the negotiable Instru* nents law, a hid e of uniform ^S- . i.'ilation became operative in South I arollna. The law was passed by the, gen? ral assembly March ?* and is Iden t cally the same in several paragraphs as similar laws In Other States. While t le provisions are of c hief concern to bankers, the public is also interested; ia the changes. According to the negotiable In? fi ruments law, unless a check is pre stinted for payment a reasonable time, after Its Issue the drawer Is relieved of liability to the extent of the loss ] occasioned by tardiness. This is con b dered very Important, it Uj said that Some people have a habit of holding c tecks, drawn In their favor, for a considerable period and that this practice is very bothersome. When C leeks are held back the matter of adjusting balances at the bank is at limes of some concern. The provisions of law do not, of course, apply to notes, drafts and cht cks drawn before it > passage. Under the new law the "three days [ol grace" convenience has been aboi U .. d and negotiable instruments be c< me due and payable on the date specified. A note payable at a bank is equivalent to an order to Jthe bank to make payment for the account of the maker. South Carolina has been the only state in the Union where a b; nk has had to consider the signa? ture of a check as transferring to the 1 pi yee the amount stipulated in the cla ck. A bank was without author ? it: to withhold payment even in cas?s where tho makers requested such ac lion. Under the new law 'a check of Itself does not operate as an assign m? nt of any part of the funds to the credit oi* the drawer with ttre bank and the bank Is not liable to the hold ?er unless and until it accepts or certi? fies tbe check.' I quote this part ver? batim. it is bellev? d that the negotiable instruments law, such as the one i; t ly enacted by the Gem ral Assem? bly of South Carolina, will before ' long be adopted by all the States In , the Union. It Is a piece of uniform i legislation that Is sorely wanted, and will operate to the benefit and protec? tion of banks and individuals. In this State the new law applies to transactions made on and after Tues? day, not to transactions that have al-i ready b< en made. Paragraph S??Every negotiable in? strument is payable at the time fixed therein, without grace. When day of maturity falls upon Sunday or a holi? day the instrument is payable on the next succeeding business day. In? struments falling due on Saturday arc . to be presented for payment on the next succeeding business day, except that Instruments payable on demand, at the option oi the holder, be pre? sented for payment before 12 o'clock noon on Saturday, when that i ntirc day is not a holiday. Paragraph 87?Where the Instru ment (cither a note or an acceptance) is made payable at a bank it is eqt i valcnt to an order to the bank to pay :he same for the account of the principal debtor thereon. Paragraph 111?A waiver of pro? test, whether in the case of a foreign bill of exchange or other negotiable in itrument, Is de< med to be a waive r not only of a formal protest, but also of presentment and notice of dishon? or. Paragraph 127?A bill of itself does not operate as an assignment of the funds in the hands of the drawee available for Cue payment thereof, and the drawee is not liable on the bill unless and until In* accepts the same. Paragraph 189?A check of Itself docs not operate as an assignment of any part of the funds to the credit of the drawer with the bank, and the bank is not liable t<> the holder, un? less and until it accepts or certifies the check. ! GG . LI A VST Vh . SlGt'X CITY. Damage in Heart of Town Kstimalesl at SS00vtlO0. Sioux City, Xev., March SC.?Two firemen were killed and seven Injured in litt that destroyed a quarter of a block in the heart of the business section of the town today. Tin Moore ?'lothing store, the Central Bank, the Anderson Furniture com? pany, Frank's Hotel, Elolman Jewelry 1 Compi.ny, Ford Wholesale Grocers and ? iuor destroyed at ?? loss of $300,0 ?(>. 11 PUT SPICE INTO TRIP OP FLOR? EN IT! ROOSTERS. Citizens and Organized Bodies Co-op? erated to Give Florentines Heartiest Welcome of Their Trip?Short Stay Here Was a Pleasant and Prolitable One for Both Cities. "Only at Surnter was this program varied." This short sentence, taken from the report of the Florence Booster trip by a staff correspondent of The State, tells the story, in a nut shell, of the original and enthusiastic reception accorded the Gate City representative*! this city yesterday afternoon. B? r has always prided herself on ' ig the other fellow one better" l: he way of cntertain ing str?ng- j and the welcome ex tended th T' jrentines yesterday af? ternoon i C 10 exception to the gen? eral rule ^* The ? w nee men and women who visited cc Gamecock City yesterday came o' the purpose of advertising the P W t Fair, Florence industries, bett' ghwayg i.i this section, to pull toi a whopping tobacco crop for 1915 and to generally strengthen the chain of good fellowship among the cities and towns in Eastern Caro? lina. And they found in Sumter not only willing listeners but co-opera? tive enthusiasts in making this sec? tion and South Carolina generally a "brighter spot on the map." At the Academy of Music imme UiaU ly after the visiting boosters had been ceremoniously escorted up Main Street, speeches of welcome were made for the Chamber of Commerce by President Moisc, and for the citi? zens of Sumter by City Manager W. P. Roberteon. Mr. E. L. Witherspoon was also < ailed upon to make a brief talk regarding Sumter industries. Responses to these manifestations of welcome were made for Florence by Mayor W. L. Rarringer, and Pres? ident J. R. McGowan of the Flor? ence Chamber of Comnferce. At the conclusion of the meeting In the opera house, the entire party of Florence boosters were entertained Informally at the Sumter Club in the kj scraper. While great credit is due to the citizens of Sumter as a whole for up? holding the reputation that Sumter ha-- as a royal entertainer, especial credit should be given Secretary E. L Reardon, of the Chamber of Com? merce and City Manager W. F. Rob ertson for co-operating In having tho city schools, lire department, po? ll' e department and the Sumter band at the depot to welcome the Florence boosters. Secretary Reardon has re? quested that especial thanks be ten? dered the above mentioned bodies for going to the station to assist in the reception of the Florentines, and also wishes that the Civic J-eague be com? mended for their help in making the visit of the lady members of the crowd such an enjoyable one. A large crowd of citizens and the Sumter band escorted the visiting boosters to the train to wish them a pleasant terminus of their trip. ANOTHER PEACE PACT. Bryan's Fourteenth Treaty is With Venezuela. Washington, March 23.?A i.ew treaty has been signed between the United States and Venezuela by which all questions not capable Of settle? ment by diplomacy shall be submit? ted t>> Investigation by an interna? tional commission for at least one year, it is the 14th of Secretary 1 ryan's peace treaties. The convention does not provide for maint? nan- e of the military and naval status quo during the In? vestigation period, but like all of the peace treaties binds the two coun? tries not to engage In hostilities un? til the commission has reported. 13 KILLER IN EXPLOSION. steam From Honolulu Lose? Crew W hen Dynamite Explodes. Honolulu. March M.?Twelve of the crew <>i the Inter-Island stenmer Maul w. re killed today off pearl Har* bor wh n tin' cargo of dynamite ex? ploded. The vessel was afire with dang? rods cargo, which prevented 11 scuc w ork. i n I STOCK c REMATED. Heavy Loss by Fin* in AshevUle, N. c. Anheville, N. a, March ft.?Tito ware rooms and stables of the A dn lillo Grain, Find ami Construction Company were burned late last night R 1th a lose of $40,600. Nineteen mules and eight rorsee were cremat? ed.