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nie ms ion AFI SUSI KEIM Grand Officers of Council, Chapter and Com mandery Elected Tuesday; Greenwood Chosen as Next Place of Meeting. (.KotU.e: s. MOW I K CHOSEN AS HIGH PRIEST OF GRAND CHAPTER AND JOSEPH LINDSAY HEADS GRAND COUNCIL; \V. E. GAN TT HEADS C<?MMANDERY?ENTERTAIN MENT AT* FOCAlIX) MUCH UN JOY ED HY VISITORS?PARADE OF KNIGHTS TEMPLARS AND MASTER MASON S DEGREE CONFERRED HY GRAND OFFICERS. From The Dally Item. April 14. . The Grand Counc il of South Caro? lina Masons is in session in this city today with about one hundred dele? gates in attendance upon the meet? ing. The Grand Chapter,.Koyal Arch Masons, of South Carolina meets this afternoon as soon as the Grand Coun? cil ends Its session and will meet again tonight at 8.00 o'clock. Among the distinguished visitors in Masonic dreien here for the Grand Council and Grand Chapter meetings are Messrs. Henry W. Mordhurst of For: Wayne, Ind., general grand re? corder of the general grand council; J. Albert Blake, of Boston, general grand master of the general grand council; B. G. White, of Henderson, K\ . general grand high priest of the general grand council, and Charles A. Conover, of Coldwater, Mich., general grand secretary of the general grand round*, men high in Masonry In the United States. These gentlemen arrived here from Columbia this morning at 7.30 o'clock and have been the honored guests of Seymour Council und Beulah (. hapter since their arrival in the city. It is very seldom that the general grand council officers attend the Grand Councils and Grand Chapter meetings In the various States and it has been twelve or thirteen years since they have visited South Carolina. It is therefore quite an honor for Sumter to have the privilege of having these Masons from all parts of tho S:ate In attendance upon the meetings an dele? gates from the various Could s and Chapters throughout South Carolina. The meeting of the Grand Count 11 was held this morning in Masonic hall, Allston Building, beginning at eleven o'clock. This meeting consume! the rest of the morning and until past one o'clock. At ita conclusion a meeting of the Grand Chapter was called. At both of these meetings interesting ad? dressee on Masonry were made by the distinguished visiting guests, who with the delegates were welcomed in a tit ting mann? r t?\ otTleers of Seymour Council and Beulah Chapter. The meeting of the Grand Council of Koyal and Select Masters, of the Orui i OfaJ Arch Chapter of Masons and of i he Grund Cornnumdery of Knights Templars whh h cumo to a conclusion here this afternoon was pronounced ley a number of the dele? gates to have been one oi the most successful sessions which the Organ? ization? have ever had in this State. The central location of Sumter and its convenient train schedules made it convenient for Masons to utte..J the meetings and the number of delegates In attendance was far larger than usual at tho annual sessions. Th? annual election of adicsri of the Grand Council of Koyal und Se? lect Masters wuh held at tho meeting Tuesday, at which time It was ulso de? cided that Greenwood would bo the next place of meeting. Two places. Charleston and Oro'iav.1, extended Invitations tu tho orders to meet In those cities next year at the annu.il meeting, which is usually fetid a ?out this time of the yeur, an?' Oreerr.1 was chosen by a two-thirds vo t of the delegutes present. At tho r eet ing Tuesday evening ofheers of the Grand Koyal A* h Cfcapttf were eh ?s rn for the v u these being all re elected, as was tho case with the of llcers of the Uran I Council, At the meeting Weimytduy the nnlstfl of the Grand < "in mandery of Kaightl Templers were Sleeted also. These ofheers ai - Officers of Grand Council of Ko> il and Select Masters: Joseph L;ndsa>, Chester. Grand Man' Myron II Sandifcr. Re* k Hill. I N p uty Grand Master Win. K i luntt. < 'barb ston, l'i uc Ipal Conduotor of Work. C. Frank Jackson. Columbia. Grand Treasurer. ?>. Frank H irt. Columbia, Grand Kecorder. Kenneth Baker. Greenwood, Grund Marshall. Wm A OilK Gr inltevilbv (Iran i Captain of Gourd wrr, w Wfsnnasaaksr, Oungsbtirgi Grsnd Conductor of Council. S. T. Uiilitni, Spartanburg. Grand Steward. K. Stewart Marks, Pulssnhhy Grand Sentinel. Officers of Grand Koyal Vrch Chap? ter: George S. Mower, Newberry, Grand High Prb.st. George T. Bryan, Greenville, Deputy Grand High Priest. William A. Gills, Granitovillo, Grand King. Samuel T. Lanham, Spartanburg, Grand Scribe. Rev. Darby M. Fulton, Darlington, Grand Chapluin. C. Frank Jackson, Columbia, Grand Treasurer. O. Frank Hart, Columbia, Grand Secretary. Eustuco P. Miller, Bcnnetsville, Grand Captain of Bust. R. Stewart Marks, Columbia, Grand Sentinel. Officers of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templars: R. E. Sir Wm. E. Gantt, Charleston, Grand Commander. V. E. Sir L. A. Melcher, Charles? ton, Deputy Grand Commander. E. Sir C. K. Chrcltzberg, Rock Hill, Grand Gencralissino. E. Sir Thos W. Dantzler, St. Mat? thews, Grand Captain General. E. Sir Kenneth Baker, Greenwood, Grand St! lor Warden. E. Sir J. K. Owens, Bennettsvllle, Grand Junior Warden. E. Sir Wm. M. Bird, Charleston, Grand Treasurer. E. Sir Joseph Lindsay, Chester, Grand Recorder. E. Sir WJm. P. Smith, Spartanburg, Grand Prelate. ? Sir J. H. C. Wulbern, Charles? ton, Grand Standard Bearer. E. Sir C. M. Scott, Columbia, Grand Sword Bearer. E. Sir Bartow Walsh, Sumter, Grand Warden. I E. Sir D. A. G. Outs, Greenwood, Grand Captain of tho Guard. Officers of Grand Convention of Anointed High Priests: J* L. Michie, President. W. A. Giles. Vico-President. R v. W. P, Imtth, Chaplain. W. K. Gantt, Master of Ceremonies. E. P. Miller, Conductor. C. Frank Jackson. Treasurer. I ?. Frank Hart, Recorder. W, W. Wannamaker, Herald. '. T Lanhum, Steward. C. K. Chreitzh? rg, Sentinel. ? 'onvention held Tuesday afternoon, 1 p. m. Sixteen companions who bad bet a elected High Priests of their respective chapters were duly anointed. rated and set apart to the holy order of High Priesthood. Tuesday afternoon the degree of Anointed H.gh Priests was conferred and routine matters were taken up. At the night meeting business mat? ters wero discussed and at this time the otticers wen- elected for tho cn sulng year. Wednesday morning Grand Com? mandery of Knights Templars mot and matters of general interest to tho or? der came up and officers were elect? ed. Reports were recelvd and Grand l ommandr E. P. Miller of Bennctts villo made a very Interesting address concerning natters relating to the or gantaatioiv Applieutlons for cum mandortOS at Camdon and Florence a erg rcfliacd at this meeting. Tueeday afternoon at t> o'clock the many distinguished visitors and Ma sons belonging to local orders were tho guests of Seymour Council and ah Chapter at a chicken stew at Pocalla. The national ottleers had i t come from Columbia, where they bad been entertained at a lug benouet, ?" the Sumter Ma:-<-ns bad decided upon having sonn thing simpler and ne ei for them The affair proved quite an enjoyable one( about eighty ol the \isd??r.s and local Masons being I'M .lit to partake of the (hielten st< and spent1 a couple of hours at Ihs delightful little pleasure resort. Mr, Thomas Wilson, president of tin- Northweetern Railroad, aided the le se, great!) In making this occasion H< tud up free of oharge i special train with extra coaches and look those who wished to go on the train le and from the grounds* 11Is action in tin mattet was much eppre? elated bj tin- members of Seymour Council and Beulah Chapter, who gave him a vote ol thanks At 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon th.. Knights Templara gave a short parade from the Masonic Hail up WILSONS EXPRESSED DESIRE roil ACTION ON TRUST PRO GRAM HAS EFFECT. Honte Body Responds With Intro? duction of Omnibus Mcusiire, While Sonutors Agree to Submit Full Draft as S >on as it Ls Possible. Washington, April 14.?President Wilson's reiterated desire for comple? tion of the anti-trust legislation pro? gramme at this session of congress ?purrtd congress committees to ac? tion today. The house judiciary sub? committee responded with the intro? duction of the omnibus bill, includ? ing trust regulation measures and provisions to meet demands of labor for restriction of injunction powers and to insure jury trials in contempt cases. Members of the senate subcommit? tee on interstate commerce conferred late in the day and agreed to submit to the full committee as soon as pos? sible a tentative draft of a long con? sidered measure to supplement tho Sherman law which will differ .;n many respects from tho house meas? ure. In submitting the bill to the house, Representative Clayton, ehairimth of the judiciary committee, announced that the full committee would meet Thursday to consider it and that he hoped the measure could be reported in the near future. Exemption of labor and agricul? tural organizations from tho ban of tl c- anti-trust laws is provided in the house measure. Another feature of the bill elimi? nates attempts to make further defi? nitions of restraints of trade. The measure incorporates the plan already made public for regulating holding companies, for prohibiting in? terlocking directorates and tor gov? erning price fixing and other trade relations. It includes a provision to enable railroads to aid in the construction of branch or short lino railroads or to acquire the stock of branch or short lines built by an independent com? pany where there is no substantial competition between the two main companies, and to permit railro. s to extend any of their own. Under the Interlocking directorates section there is added a provision that after two years from'the pas? sage of the bill: "No person shall at the same time be a director or other officer or em? ploye; of more than one bank, bank? ing association or trust company, or? ganized and operating under the United States laws, either of which has deposits, capital, surplus and 'in divlded protlta aggregating m?>re than $2,&00,000." The interstate trade commission bill also was reported to the house today from the interstate commerce committee. The senate subcommittee, in addi? tion to reporting to the full commit? tee a completed trust measure, will submit for consideration the proposal that an interstate trade, commission lj authorised to investigate interlock? ing directorates! holding companies, stock Watering ami other features of business and to make recommonda llons at the next session of congress. In view of the president's attitude, It is probable, however, that no effort will be made at this time to press this suggestion. SHOT AT ENEMY, FELL DEAD. Cotton Mill Man Fired at Opponent Hut Heart Failure Killed Him. Oreensboro, x. c, April 13.?While tho superintendent of a cotton mill at Lexington, X. ('., was trying to settle a dispute; between W. T. Childcrs and. C. L. Kowe, employes of the mill, Chll<lers drew a gun and opened fire on Kowe, tired three shots and then dropped dead. Heart failure brought on by excitement WSS given as the cause of death, Kowe was slightly wounded in one hand. Easy Race* for Underwood's Successor, Birmingham, April 14.?George Huddleston, Progressive Democrat, will have no opposition in the race to succeed Oscar w. Underwood in the National house of representative!--. Xat Milleri a contestant, announced his withdrawal today. Main Street ami back to the hall. The members t the Commandery were in lull dress uniform with swords and plumed hats and attracted quite a lot of attention, many persons being on tho street to see the parade in which untre than forty participate I. At i o'clock the officers of tho Grand Council conferred the Master Mason s degree upon live candidates of the Blue Lodge, the ceremony be? ing quite an Impressive and instruc? tive event, Following this session the conven? tion adjourned to meet in Greenwood nexl >ear. The visitors were then tak? en out in automobiles for a ride about the city, this being reserved as the last feature of the session. politics in comm. M'LAURIN RESTS HIS HOPES TOR SUCC ESS OX BLEASEISM. Gossip of Candidates 'Present and Proepectlve for Various Offices? McLaurin Says Rare for Gover? nor Is Between Manning and Him? self and Reading Between the Linos One Can See That His Only Hope is Blease's Coat Tall. Columbia, April 14.?Claiming that Mr. It. I. Manning had drawn the fac? tional lines in the race for governor, Senator John L. McLaurin, who is also a candidate for that position, came out squarely tonight on the Blease side of the issue, saying that Mr. Manning had espoused the Anti Blease side. Senator McLaurin stat? ed that he intended lining all of the candidates up. Asked what he thought about the issues of the campaign, Senator McLaurin said: "Well, I silted them in an address a few days ago. Mr. Manning has drawn the factional lines in his plat? form, and he and I are the only ones who have taken a clean-cut position as to how we stand on that issue. I accept tho challenge and, you mark my word, this race will be between Manning and myself. Political non? descripts running with the hare and barking with the hounds will never get out of the briar patch. "The most imj)ortat issue is the warehouse bill, but it is non-political, and no one should try to make poli? tical capital out of that. Compulsory education is a hobby, primary reform a fake that has fizzled out and the Fortner bill a racial instinct. "Manning is a man I admire per? sonally, but pDlitically he has always ! been against tho masses for the class ! es. Bleaselsm does not moan Gover? nor Blease and nothing else, and he can't run that racket orer me. He was against Tillman, so naturally is against Blease. Mr. Manning believes In the rule of a minority, not a ma? jority. This must be true, or he would not have tried to upset the re? sult of the last primary. We might Just as well fight it out and see wheth? er the rule of the people is to con? tinue or the oligarchy again take charge and disfranchise enough voters in the primary to hold them in power Indefinitely." On the county to county campaign he said: "I want it continued. It Is a good thing to meet the people face to face. I will be glad of the opportunity, and I have no fears of the iesult." The senator was asked whom he fa? vored for State chairman. "I have not heard that discussed much," he said, "but wherever I have, sentiment seems to favor Col. Wille Jones. There is certainly great dissatisfaction, and everyone seems to think that the abortive attempt to upset the last primary would not have occurred with Col. Jones at the helm, I know of no man who has given more and received less at the hands of the party than Wilie Jones.'* Candidates for Lieutenant Governor. Columbia, April 14.?That Mr. E. Walker Duvall, Of Che raw, may enter the race for Lieutenant Governor is the information brought to Columbia today. It was stated that strong pres? sure is being brought to bear on Mr. Duvall to run and it is said that ho is giving consideration to the matter. Mr. Duvall ran i alnst Lieutenant Gover? nor C. A. Smith four years ago and polled a tine vote. He is the head of one of the largest business concerns in Chesterfield County and is well known throughout the State. Political circles concede that if Mr. Duvall en? ters tho race for Lieutenant Governor he will be a most formidable oppon? ent. Representative George W. Dick, of Sumter, the chairman of tho ways and means committee of the house, was here today attending a meeting of the sinking fund commission. Dr. Dick la being urged to stand for re? election to the house so that his friends can put hin up for speaker, and he is looked on as the strongest possible candidate for that honor. He is being urged also to enter the race for the State senate from Sumter County, and if he should go in against Senator John II. Clifton and Repre? sentative R. D. Bpps, the Bumterltes will have three strong candidates to pick from. Dr. Dick would not say today what he would do, In fact, he gav< the Impression that he was un? decided. TW<> DEACONS ELECTED. Chosen at Presbyterian Church Sun? day Morning. At an election of deacons at the Presbyterian Church Sunday morning Mr. C. <t. Rowland and l>r. C. P Oateen w ere elected. The election was to ? hoose four deacons, '"it after sev? eral ballots had been casl and a choice of the othe two had not been made, it was decided to postpone the elec? tion for three weeks. TEXTILE EXPERT IN STATE. BRITISH SYNDICATE TO BUY COTTON PLANTATION. Thorn Heyworth of Manchester Sees Possibility of Lace Factory for Co? lumbia. Columbia, April 15.?Production of a uniform standard grade of cotton, the direct sale of the cotton in the South to European spinners and the possible establishing of a lace factory in Columbia were among tho matters discussed at a conference of several hours yesterday between Thorn Hey? ward, personal presentative of a syn? dicate of British spinners, and Com mbissioner Watson of the State de? partment of agriculture. Mr. Hcy ward is making a trip through the cotton belt and will rrtake a lengthy report on the situation to several of the large spinning companies of the Manchester milling district in Eng? land. Mr. Hey worth was highly pleased with Columbia. Commissioner Watson is the presi? dent of the Southern Cotton congress. Mr. Hey worth brought a letter of in? troduction to Mr. Watson from sev? eral well known manufacturers of Manchester. Commissioner Watson went over the entire cotton situation with Mr. I ley worth. Several samples of Columbia long staple cotton will be carried back to England. Mr. Heyworth was much pleased with the samples, saying that they were exactly what the English spinners wanted. He said that for many years the English manufactur? ers have been complaining because of the lack of uniformity of Ameri? can cotton. He said that the spin? ners propose to purchase a tract of about ] 0,000 acres at some point in the South for the purpose of growing one variety of cotton to get a uni? form length of staple. This farm will i not be inaugurated to compete with i the Southern farmer, but will be for demonstration purposes, s Mr. Heyworth hopes to work out a plan for the direct sale of cotton t*j . the English spinners by the farm? ers of the South. He said that his companies are now in the market for i a uniform grade of cotton. No*mat \ ter how small the lot, the companies ? are ready, he said, to buy. Several farmers may form a club for ship ; raent of cotton, provided it be of the same variety and same length of sta 1 pie. Commissioner Watson promised to prepare a list of farmers who will be prepared to furnish a standard grade cotton for the market. This list will he sent to the spinners of Manchester. I "This is the opening wedge for di? rect dealing with the foreign spin , ners and if the plan is carried out , it will mean millions of dollars saved i to the farmers of tho South," said i Commissioner Watson yesterday. The commissioner said that he was ? expecting a proposition from German i manufacturers. Before leaving Columbia Mr. Hey i worth discussed the advisability of establishing a Nottingham lace factory In Columbia. He will make a spe , cial report on the situation in Co? lumbia to English capitalists, who, it is said, are prepared to make Invest i ments here. ? No particular property , was recommended by the commission? er for the factory. Sites as offered will be later submitetd to Mr. Wat? son. NOT INFORMED OF MARTIAL LAW. Fletcher Never Told of Existence of Martial Law or Objection to Boat's Crew Landing. Washington, April 1 1.-?New light was thrown on tho circumstance's at? tending tho arrest of IT. S. S. Dol? phin's men at Tampico by a dispatch to the navy department from Rear Admiral Fletcher made public late to I night, A statement by the depart I ment said: "Admiral Fletcher reported to the department at ?> p. m. Tuesday that I Admiral Mayo reports from Tampico that no intimation was received by him of the existence of martial law or of objection to boat taking sup? plies. Stewards, orderlies, etc., were going ashore when necessary. Only part, of the arhaleboat's crew of the Dolphin were out of the boat to han? dle stores. The nan of the bolt's crew were bluejackets, not marines. LIFE TERM FOR WOMAN. . Mis, Godncc Mu>t Serve* Time for j .Murder of her Husband. i Atlanta. April 15.?The supreme court today denied a new trail to, i Mrs. Bdna Godnee, sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of her husband at Miller last August. Train and Auto Collate. Georgetown, Texas. April 16.?Four men were killed and two seriously in? jured when the Houston and Texas Central train struck an automobile near here this morning. All tho in? jured were from Florence, Texas. NEGOTIATORS OF TREATY NEV? ER CONTEMPLATED IT. He nry White on the Stand?ills Tes? timony, Given Before Senate Com? mittee, in Favor of Repeal?Pro? fessor Also for It. Washington, April 14.?Henry White, formerly ambassador to France and secretary to the American em? bassy at London at the time the Hay-Pauncefote treaty was negotiated, told the senate interoceanic canals committee today trat it never was his understanding nor that of any of the negotiators for Great Britain that the United States ever contemplated exempting American coastwise ship? ping from Panama canal tolls. Another witness who advocated re? peal of toll exemption for American ships was Prof. Emory R. Johnson of the University of Pennslyvania, employed by Former President Taft to frame a loll schedule for vessels passing through the canal. While the hearing was in progress the senate adopted a resolution call? ing on the secretary of State, if not Incompatible with the public inter? est, to submit all correspondence con? nected with the negotiation of the I Clsyton-Bulwer treaty with Great Britain, the subsequent Hay /'auncefote treaty and the treaty with Panama known as the Hay Cunau-Varilla treaty. Linie discus j slon of the tolls issue developed out j side the senate, but Secretary Tumulty made public at the White House more than 500 telegrams received within 24 hours from Democrats in all parts of the country expressing approval ot the president's repeal policy. These messages. Secretary Tumulty asserted, were unsolicitd. Prof. Johnson took the position be? fore the canals committee that for? eign trade would suffer discrimination by American goods being shipped free of tolls to Pacific coast points from j the Atlantic seaboard and then trans 1 shipped to the Orient. "That would be an evasion of the 1 law and one which the courts would not permit for a moment," asserted Senator Shields. ( Prof. Johnson saic' he had changed I his mind somewhat about water rates affecting railroad ra:es. He explained ! this was due to integration of water lines. The witness declared that he con 1 sidered it bad policy to charge no 1 tolls on the canal. Instead of at? tempting to build up a merchant marine by free tolls, Prof. Johnson, said, it would be better to grant a plain subsidy to American vessels. The fact that tw?'-thirds of the westbound rail freigh: originated west of the Mississippi valley, Prof. John? son said, left only the remaining third to be disputed for between the 1 railroads and steamships plying the 1 canal. He thought it probable the railroads would rather let this go than derange their whole rate sched? ules and that there would be little or no competition as water carriers would exact all the traffic would bear. As to international economic re? lations. Prof. Johnson said, from every aspect the exemption worked a dis? crimination against foreign carriers. OFFICIALS SEIZE MAN'S HOME. Unusual Action Follows Discovery of Illicit Distillery on Farm of James Pattern Greenville, April 14.?Following the I finding of an illicit distillery on the i] farm of James Patten in Oconee some time ago, government officials have now seized Patten's home, barn and other outbuildings. This ai Lion is con? sidered by local revenue men as a very unusual occurrence and only hai'pens when the illicit plant is found In close promixity to the resi? dence In which the alleged operator resides. In this case the accused man Still lives in h?s home but does so under a heavy bou;i When the officers raided Patten's ' place they destroyed a distillery which was In full operation In the cellar of , a newly constructed barn, the en? trance to the place being? gained by a trap door In the loft of the barn. Patten will he tried in Greenville at the term of federal court beginning April 2\. In addition to the charge of moonehlntng Patten must answer the charge of manufacturing stills, a complete plant in course of eontsruc tlon having been found on his prem il?. s. APARTMENT MOUSE HOLOCAUST. Seven People Burned to Death in Bos took Boston. April 14.?Five women, one man and a two-year-old baby lost their li\cs early today in a fire which swept an apartment ho.ise on Com? monwealth Ave. Ten others were 1 an ly rescued. Several suffered mi? nor injuries. The loss is |100,0t?0. The dead are Raymond Power, wife, baby, Mrs. E. C. Bands. Mrs. Alice Shsckleford, Mrs. v. C.Beharret, and a maid In the Power am runent.