Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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daoo frank admits HIS part IM plot HI I IUI? not know Lwctn in it. Says Gyp the Mood, Lefty Uiutc and Vsllon Were Men Who Did Shoot hi*"?Statement Liven nut Just He fort* Ills llntlli Albany. V Y . April 13 ?Shortly before "Pago Frank * Cirotlcl went to the death chair in Sing Sing prison early today he t?>1?1 Warden Clancey lhat Gyp the IMoodM llorowltiH "Ltf ly Louie" Rosenberg and Harry Val \%t% an Informer, tired the shots which killed Herman Uoacnthul, for which crime the four gunmen paid with their llx&a. "So far as 1 know Bscksf had nothing to do with the case," the gunman also declared. "It was u s samtder'n tlKht." Clroftcl averred ho was five miles away st the time the crime was committed and that ' Whitey ' Lewis Seldenshner, although present at the scene of the shooting, did not fire any of the shots. Ciro ftel made no attempt, however, to deny that ho was Included in the original plot to slay Hosenthal, even admitting that two nights before the gambler was slain be went with other gangsters to look for their Intended victim. They were frightened away from Konenthal on that occasion. The ondemned man also admitted that ?arty on the night of the actual kiti? ng he was In the gray "murder car" vlth the gunmen, but he Insisted that rie left them before they shot the gambler, lie did not explain precisely shy he left the other gunmen Just nor to the shooting, but two rea ?<?ns are advanced. One la that he o?>can:e frightened nnd the other that he deserted In order to bail out his weetheart. Jean Gordon, who had ?een arrested. The stacmeut which was made orally In the principal keeper's office . bout 4 a. m. today was the result f the inaistent plea on the part of 'Irond'a mother and his sister for be trut! . They hac been here and nade an unsuccessful appeal to the governor to save the prisoner's life. Returning to the prison near dawn bey were met by the warden and aken to the office where they met Mroflci. Mr. Clancey came to Albany today tnd told hta atory to Superintendent '"bn B. Illley of tho State prison de? partment and Oov. Olynn. The *rar len nrst laaued a formal statement ?ehemalig a pail <d what Clroflclj ;olA him und I m?r . ! ! <n iwtl- wh; h iflclmted Ciruflci'n ud mission that hoj lud th? other gangsters had eou^ht IgSgSSAiWl niKnta oetore the smyiug. MALARIA ON Till! IHdU ASK. Itcport Covering SI* Month* Shows Total of 121,000 t a>cs lu South t are Una. Washington, April 13. ? Malarial fe? vers In the South decreased in 1013. ompared with 1 !* 1'', according to the 'die health service which In a le ?ort today stated the proportion was i to a. To obtain statistics of malaria, pet? al cards were aent to physicians in \lab.ima. Aikaintagj Mississippi, Geor? gia, South Carolina twnl Florida and he data received represented the re? ports of one-sixth of the physicians \in- reeeresl the carls. For Ala? bama the reports for the six months pj IMI3 for May to November Inclu a\e, gave a total of 12,OHO cases of nalarla. Arkansas for Auku*' to No einher Inclusive ls.i-H; South Caro Ina from Attgtist to November Inclu iv? 12.000 cases; Florida, for the glio period, n.l'ja , istH, and Georgia psssi August to Oetehet inornate y, 2b cases. For the vear Ml.Hsisiitppl is rcport ? ? to have had f 1,911 cusee. Dsseeeslag the seononrie aspect of ilarhit ft n-r, the report states that ho average loss of time per man om doyed in saw ml 11m. on cotton planla ions. eti . on SSI ount of the disease I In m.in slates ? pinnated at bast wo weeks In lbo h? ?s.. ? from June 1 a Mssjsssjfcsjf l. The disease h[ SeSVeataht? and can Mj controlled if not eliminated, uo I i.hnis' to the pnhli. health service, when a community desires to carry sal Intelligent prophytsettt measures ?***ed on the pineiple that I he Ano dndrs mosM"lto 1m the oul\ transuot Ins agent of malaria from man |e nun." TIMM ^\M?s f.osi MAIL. HjH Truck Plunges Into Had ..on Ittvcr. New York. April 14.?Thousands of ?tiers sddteased to Philadelphia. VasbiMKt'n and Southern < Ities were .st |oda\ when n mall truth plunged rom the JssfJS) Centffil firry into the Iii.Ihmm The . haufteiii saved himself I lumping Isfjasg l.ordou lVnn.it < om ulcsCt?J| C ill o, April II James Gordon PSnnett, owner of the New York lb i .id, v im hui he. n seriously III. left IgsJgjg for Southern France. SCHOOL BUILDING FUND. STATE All? IS PROVIDED TOR 80 COMM MTIES. ?I. E. SwoHringcii Gives Informatlull la Oeggetj su|H'i'iuu'ti<ifiits of Edu? cation. Colum bia. April IS,?The renewal of the State building fund will help nearly four score communities to erect sehoolhouses in 1914, according to a letter addressed to the county su? perintendents of education by j. E. Swearingcn. State superintendent of education Tho appropriation is $20, ,000 as heretofore, and the money will be spent in accordance with the terms of the school building act of 1910. "During 1913 no State aid for school building," said Mr. Swearingen, "was available. During 1912 the build? ing fund was exhausted early in the summer, leaving a heavy deficit in this appropriation. Every county board of education was urged to protect the building ap? plications for 1912 by contributing the usual amount from the county build? ing fund and a further amrrnt from Its discretionary county hoard fund. "The carrying out of this policy was made possible by the second dis? tribution of the Statu dispensary money In September, 1913, and by the setting aside for special county purposes of one-half of the one-mill State school tax last year. "I hope, therefore, that all build? ings erected without State aid during 1912 and 1913 have been fully paid for. If any district is embarrassed by unpaid debts arising from new school buddings during 1912 or 1913 the status of every such district will be fully considered upon the pre? sentation of the fa.ns "Tho 1914 cpproprialton must be used for tho completion of buildings already under way, or for the erec? tion of new school bouses before De? cember 31 of this year. Buildings already finished or buildings to be constructed during 1913 cun not par? ticipate in the fund. The appropria? tion is for current needs. Contingent improvements can not he considered, becuuso they are frequently never made. Future improvements to be added after January 1, 1913, must be 1 "ft to futu e appropriations. "All school buildings erected at public expense must be located on land owned in fee simple by the school district trustees. Blue prints of wit nrormnod houses must be sub? mitted to th< count? beard of educa? tion an I to the Bt ite board o| educa? te for n: el before extra un'i cah he legally -ranted. ' Trof. K. K. Lee of Clemson col? lege has rendered valuable assistance to tho schools by cooperating with the department in preparing a bulle? tin of school plans, and by distribut? ing blue prints free of cost. Any plan recommended by him will be approved in this office. "Application blanks for building aid are inclosed herewith. The law re? quires tho payment of these claims in order of their receipt Any board of trustees planning a new building dur? ing 1914 or desiring to complete their schoolhouses this year, should confer with you and soul in both their plans and their application at once. "if any district or any school stands in special need of extra aid, the local hoard should make applica? tion for a part of the $45,000 re? cently appropriated by Ike general as? sembly for needy schools. This fund is especially designed to protect the weak, short-term schools in tho rural districts. With it 1 hope you will be able |o run every white school for a session of at least Hix months, or bet It r still, gOVea months. "I take it ,or granted that oath county superintendent ami each county board Of education will have * xpen led their county board fund de? rived from the State dispensary bal anee. as well as their county board fund derived from one-half of the IMS one-mill State school tax before any application is made for further State aid. BittCC these two count funde may be used In the discretion of county schools olhcors, we can not consistently aak for more money un? til the amounts In hand have been fully utilized. At the same time the USDS Of these two county board funds during Itlt*ltl4 should Indicate und ahould regulate In no email measure the uses ot the State contingent fuw recently made available, ii rri N, THE MAGICIAN TONIGHT, I \cuing of Magic Last Feature or Lyceum Course. ' i ? i Teilen, the magician, and his com? pan) of mafficking will be at tin V' adem) Ol Music tonight, the last at ii rtion or the Humter Lyceum Ai eoetatlon ??f the year, This entertainment cornea with lh< very highest recommendations of Lyceum and Phautauqua committee* ami should be oue a?ell worth seeing The attraction is one Which bus been before the public for ten years and ha?? always won the enthusiastic en i i semenl <?f the public, SMITH SECURES PA VORARLE RE? PORT ON MEASURE. Amendment to Agricultural Appro? priation Will Hiing (?reut Ucnclit to Furniers. Washington, April IS.?Senator Smith of South Carolina returned to Washington today from a short stay at home. Immediately upon his ro turn, Senator Smith secured from the ?senate comjmittee on agriculture a favorable report on an amendment which he has proposed to the agri? cultural appropriation bill to appro? priate $iuo,ouo for placing stand? ardized samples of cotton grades on all tho local platforms In the cot? ton growing States where cotton is sold. There will also be a set of yarns, both bleached and unbleached, mads from the samples. This will give its exact shipping value. The govern? ment has standardized its cotton grades, but this action can not be fully appreciated by the farmer un? less he has the samples and the yarns made from them. Probably nothing that Senator Smith has done for the interests of! the cotton growing people, especially j tho mlm who runs tho small farm, has been so valuable as this work. With the standardization of cotton and with sets of bleached and un? bleached goods made from these sam? ples, the farmer is able not only to tell exactly what he Is producing and what his cotton is worth, but what It will make in manufactured goods when placed side by side with the raw material. The agricultural appropriation bill will be taken up in the senate at an early date, and It is almost certain that Senator Smith will have th<i amount referred to placed in it. MODEL FARM SCHOOL. Flans for Rock Hill Building Studied by Educators at Louisville. Clemson College, April 14.?South Carolina had the honor of furnish? ing the nucleus for the conference on model rural schools at the Con? ference for Education in the South, held at Louisville, Ky. This was the proposed Winthrop Farm School, which Is to bo built when a legisla? tive appropriation for the purpose has been secured. The plan for this school has attracted wide attention among educators and it was adopted as a model by the Louisville e .1 ference. For the purpose of the Louisville meeting, Prof. R, E. Leo, of the en? gineering department of Clemson College, who designed the Winthrop Farm School, prepared two large drawings, showing tho lloor plans of tho building. The drawings were of such a size as to be ready visible to a large audience. Prof. Leo sent the plans to Louisville, there to bo used, together with an explanatory address, as the nucleus of the ;on t'erence on model rural schools. Prof. Lee's plans call for a build? ing of one und a half stories, with baaomsnt, the building being design? ed to look like a farm home Instead of a school, On the lower lloor aro to bo four main rooms, ono for a carpenter shop, one for a kitchen, a third as an indoor class room and the other as an open-air class room. The last will be open on two sides and will be used during pleasant weather. Utilitarian methods will bo emphasised. The lower lloor is so arranged that it can he handled either by one teacher or three. Courses udvised for the school are the elementary arts, agriculture and home economics. The upper lloor may be used either as liv ing quarters for the teacher or as an auditorium for public meetings. The school will be surrounded by ample play grounds, gardens and a fehl. TO INVESTIGATE CHARGES. Chairman Clayton Names Subcommit? tee in WHghl Case. Washington. April 11.?Chairman Clayton of the house judiciary com? mittee which will conduct the investi 1 gallon of the Impeachment charges egalnol Juetlce Daniel Thew Wright of t h?- District supreme court brought by Wilde H. Cooper Of South Carolina. The Investigation committee will 00m I prlilS Congressman McCoy of New Coy and Taggart (Democrats). Mr I Jersey, chairman; Congressmen M< - Nelson t Republican ?? it was suggeeted at the meeting of the full Judiciary committee today hat the Wright investigation should start el the earliest possible moment. Mi. McCoy probably will call the I . ... subcommittee together tomorrow and arrange to begin the heatings late this vm k, In mail) palls of the west snow Is leaving tin1 mountains earlier than ?I Korestors say that thN may mean a had lire season, und they an. 1 making plans for a bald campaign. PRAISES WILSON'S RECORD. RAMFLS DECLARES ADMINIS? TRATION IS MAKING GOOD. Universal Testimony, Snys Beere? tary, Is That Tariff Legislation Ilus Proved a IUimmIimj Harrlibuifi Pe?, pr? 13??Josephus Daniels, secretary of the navy, who was the orator of the Jefferson dayj dinner of the Central Democratic club here tonight, declared that the meas-1 ures enacted by the Wilson adminis? tration had benefited the country and that rural credit and trust regulation' laws were bound to come. He added that the present struggle is against special privilege and that the enact Rient of the law for direct election of United States senators was a victory for Democracy which squared with Jefferson's teaching. Tl e income tax and the currency law were pointed to as Democratic victories and the new tariff law, he asserted, was not caus? ing distress. "The universal testimony to the new legislation enacted by this admin? istration," said Mr. Daniels, "is that it already has proved a blessing and the fears of those who opposed It were found to be utterly groundless. The Democratic policy during the present session of congress will add to the con-! ?tractive acts accomplished?a rural credit banking system, that will meet the needs of our agricultural develop? ment, and anti-trust measures b) throttle monopoly and open the free avt nues of trade." "What has been the secret of the widespread popularity of the Demo? cratic programme? It is easy to find. The secret is that the leaders in con gies- and the president of the United States hove been Lnbucd with and dominated by the spirit of Jefferson. Their Inspiration has come from the aims and uspirations of the people and their ambition has been to be the true representatives of the will of the people." The secretary closed his address with the prediction that the free tolls repeal bill was "sure to pa?s" and said the party will have a record by November that "will be worthy not only of the nation but of all the world." IMPORT PURK BRED CATTLE. First Co-operative Shipment Has Reached the State?More to Follow Soon. Clomson College, April 14.?South Carolina's first co-operative ship? ment of pure bred live stock has been brought into the State and distribut? ed to tho purchasers in Greenville, Anderson and Spartanburg counties. Tho stock was purchased by J. T. Watt, live stock demonstration agent of the United States Department of Agriculture, who is working under the extension and unimal husbandry divisions of Clemson College. Mr. Watt was accompanied on this trip by Paul V. Moore, secretary of the Spartanburg Chamber of Commerce. Messrs. Watt and Mooro left for the West with instructions from parties in Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson counties, where live stock associations have been formed. They secured what they were look? ing for at the famous farms of over ton Harris and Sons, Harris, Mo., bringing back with them twenty-six Herofords. There were in the lot II Hereford bulls, of ages from 8 to 12 months; 14 Hereford heifers; a llolstein Frleslan bull calf, secured from the University of Ohio; and 3 Percheron brood mares, in Coal to jacks. Kvery head of this stock is pure bred and some are animals of very high birth. Mr. Watt has been greeted by ex? pressions of pleasure and satisfaction wherever ho h ;s gone to distribute these animals. This is the first of a scries of ship? ments of pure bred live stock Into South Carolina. Such Is tho interest aroused that there are already suf? ficient advance demands to warrant the purchase of five more carloads of stock. The Inducement i* lar^o, since any man can have Mr. Watt, an expert, pick out pure bred cattle I'oi him without charge. This co? operative purchasing method is ex? pected to he a large factor in making South Carolina a great live stock State. To Assist VETERANS. Corps of Red Cross Nurses for Jack? sonville Itcunion. Washington, April 13.? A score of Red Cross nutse.s enlisted from the Soulherti Slates will help direct re? lief work among the thousands of Confederate veterans who will attend their annual reunion in Jacksonville. Fla., next month. The American Rod Cross society will maintain live relief stations during the reunion lor which linse chiefs were announced today by i.Miss Jane \. Delano, chairman of the national committee on nursing: ..Miss M. 1. Wyehe ..f Kalelgh, N. C. Miss Kminn Wall, of New Oilcans. Miss Rva v' Tnpmnn of Atlanta, da., I ami Miss Jane K. All of Augusta, Ga. COMES CP IN SENATE COMMIT? TEE DURING HEARING. Wilson Stands Firm in Opposition to Discrimination?Agrees With Bryan That No Amendment Claiming, Sovereignty is Needed. Washington, April 13.?The eco-' nomivc side of the Panama canal tolls1' controversy occupied the senate inter oceanic canals committee today to the virtual exclusion of the treaty obli? gations involved and neither aspect was in evidence elsewhere about con? gress. At the White House, however, President Wilson reaffirmed his belief that repeal of the exemption from tolls granted to American coastwise ihipg would not constitute tin inter? pretation of the Hay-Pa uncefote treaty, but merely would ind cate the unwillingness of this country to "bring up the question of discrimination. The president agreed with the views recently expressed bv Secretary Bryan that no amendment to the pending re? peal bill reaffirming the sovereignty of tho United States over the canal was necessary. Before the canals committee E. T. Chamberlain, federal! commissioner of navigation, and Prof. S. S. Huebner of the University of Pennsylvania discussed the economic: question of tolls exemption in a gen? eral way. Prof. Huebner for two years was employed as an expert by the house merchant marine commit? tee and data which he compiled as to the coastwise shipping at that time, was laid before the committee today for its information. Commissioner Chamberlain declared his belief that the United States had j no right to exempt any of its shipping! from payment of tolls unless it spe-l cifically provided that the government should meet the expense of passage Of the exempted ships through the canal and that the exemption should not add in any way to the burden imposed upon foreign shipping. Prof. Hubener expressed no opinion on the repeal issue confining himself to the economic discussion growing out of the statement that the house committee investigation had shown over 90 per cent of the coastwise ships on the Atlantic coast and 50 per cent of those on the Pacific coast were controlled by railroads or "confer? ences" of steamship companies, so far a? rate making is concerned." The only othor witness heard was Walter Wood, representing the Phila? delphia Chamber of Commerce, who presented a resolution adopted by that body. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT MANNING. Heroic Work Prevents More Se? rious Conflagration?Considerable Lows Is Suffered. Manning, April 11.?The most de? structive lire that Manning has ex? perienced in many years occurred this afternoon. The fire originated in a barn belonging to Thomas Nimmer, In close range of his residence, but the direction of the wind saved the dwelling. The lire soon extended to the large livery and sale stable of F. C. Thomas, which was totally de? stroyed, as was also the homo of S. J. Bowman, which was situated nearby. No live stock was lost by Nimmer or Thomas, and only about half of Thom? as' stock of vehicles was burned. Only by heroic work was the lire prevented from extending to the Bank of Manning, with offices above, and other buildings. Nothing is known definitely as to the origin of the fire, but it is thought possibly due to somo one smoking In Nimmer's barn. The loss of the Nim? mer barn is about $500, Thomas stable and stock $6,000 with $3,000 insurance and the Bowman res denee $2,000 with $800 Insurance. The fire commenced about 4.JO o'clock and was under control by 6 o'clock. ELECTION AT MANNING. Mayor ami Aldermen Are Selected hy Manning, April IS.?The regular biennial municipal election was held here today, resulting In the reelec? tion of Mayor A. C. Bradham without opposition, he having votes, and tho election of the following board Of six aldermen: B. P. Burgess, 209; U. C. Wells. 101; 1>. la vi. 170; B. A. Johnson, l?N; ES. B. Hrvin. 158, and J. VV. Rlgby, 155. Other nominees voted for for aldermen were: c. M. White, W. P. Legg and It. D. Clark. There had been no primary election to nominate a ticket, and the election today was without feature other than good natured rivalry among euppot* era of different nominees for aider* men. The heavy storms in Southern Cali? fornia during the past rainy season wiped out many miles of trails in the national forests of that part of the State. They are now being rebuilt fol i he coming summer, for use in Are protection, Tiny uro also of rreat use to tourists, campers, and iros pectors. Voters. WANTS COMPLETE TRUST LAW PRESIDENT DISAPPROVES OF PLAN TO CURTAIL TRUST LKUISi'^ATION AT PRESENT SESSION. Effort Will be Made to Hasten Con? sideration of Single Measure to Em? brace Main Point* In Administra? tion Canipj Ign Against Monopoly. - ? Washington, April 13.?Unqualified disapproval was expressed by Presi? dent Wilson today of the proposal in congress to curtail the anti-trust leg? islative programme for this session. Later members of the house judiciary subcommittee, who had conferred with the president on the sub;ect. declared that an effort would be mado to report cut quickly a single measure embodying the substance of all the separate tentative trust bills, and that legislation also would be pressed to meet the demands of labor for restriction of the injunction pow? er of the courts. ; That opposition to carrying out the full trust legislative programme Is growing among .senate and house Democrats continued K evidence dur? ing the day nothwithstadning deter? mination to revive the effort to per? fect measures affecting interlocking directorates, holdirg companies, price discriminations and other evils. Senator Xewlandp, chairman of the senate interstate commerce commit? tee, said his committee expecttu to report a general trust bill soon though tho members had not agreed upon details. Before tho committee determines finally upon its course it will pass upon the amendment already pre? pared to preclude action at this ses? sion upon anything but a bill to create an interstate trade commission with broad powers and express direction to investigate the whole problem of big business and to recommend to the next congress wha; legislation sup? plemental to the Sherman law should be enacted. Unless this plan is agreed to the committee will proceed to perfect the tentative measure it has worked out in five sections. The first section would create a con mission to regu? late corporations; the second would I prohibit forms of Interlocking direc? torates in competing concerns; a third would regulate holding compa? nies; a fourth would deal with stock watering and the issuance of railroad securities and a fifth would attempt to eradicate price discriminations which affect competition. Besides the members of the house judiciary committee, President Wil? sen conferred with Representative Webb of North Carolina After the conferences the subcommittee deter? mined upon the following programme: Speeding up of committee consid? eration of the anti-trust legislation with a view to reporting as quickly as possible a single bill comprising the principles of the Clayton bills on trade relations, interlocking direc? torates, holding companies, and defi? nitions; inclusion of the anti-injunc? tion plan in this bill or in a sepa? rate measure to regulate issuo of in? junctions and restraining orders in strikes and other labor controversies in contempt proceedings for violations of injunction decrees. Chairman Clayton of the judiciary committee said tonight he hoped to have the anti-trust bills out of his commitee and reported to the house within a fortnight. A section of the Clayton bill, which will be offered before the committee us a basis for the anti-injunction measure, would estop any restraining order or injunction in any case "in? volving or growing out of a dispute concerning^terms or conditions of em? ployment, unless necessary to prevent irreparable injury to property or to a right of the party maktng tho appli? cation." and these rights would have to be sworn to by the applicant "with particularity." The interstate trade commission bill was reintroduced in the house to day by Representative Co* ington of Maryland for the interstate com? merce committee with some minor changes. The principal change in the bill, as already made, is an amend? ment to provide that in any equity suit brought under the attorney gen? erals direction ?ander the antl-truHt law. the court may on the considera? tion of the testimony refer the suit to the trade commission to ascertain and report an appropriate form of de eree end that upon such report ex? ceptions may be Med. The court may adopt or reject the trade commission report In whols or In part. 1 I 1 (TTON IT LYNCIIBI'RO. rol, 3. v Rhenes Chosen intcndcut by Unanimous Vote. Lynchburg. April 14.?At the regu? lar election held here for ofnceYs let the town of Lynchburg. Col. J. A. flhatns was unanimously elected In tendent. The following were elected Wardens: Messrs S L. Tallon. J. T. McNeill. H. L. liicksen and C. E. Timmons.