Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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rna ?TOTER WATCHMAN, Established April, ISM. "Be Just and Fear not?let all the ends Thon Alma't at be thy Country's, Thy God's nod Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, IMS, Consolidated Aug. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. C, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1914. TO MEET j CAHAQi. MEDIATORS AND ENVOYS TO HOLD COUNCIL IN NIAGARA FALLS. Whilo Peace Plan? are Being Mb> cussed There Carranza Will Pro? ceed with Fight on Huerta tiovcrn raeut?Awcrtcuns Will Hold Cus toeaa Received While Occupying Vera Crui. Washington. May 6.?The .throe South American envoys who^havo un? dertaken, by diplomacy, to settle Mex? ico's eivll strife, as well as her nat? ional difficulties, announced tonight that the first formal conference with the different parties interested in, mediation would be held at Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, May 18. Secretary Bryan made the an? nouncement for the threo diplomats in a brief statement, which read as fol? lows: Secretary Bryan announced tonight that the three South American media? tors In the Mexican difficulty would meet at Niagara Falls. Canada, May 18, to receive representatives of the parties In the controversy. Mr. Bryan said: "The mediators have notified the different parties that Niagara Falls. Canada, Is the place where the mediators will con? fer with representatives of the differ e ent parties Interested In the mediation, and that the lHth of May has been fixed as the date for tho conference to begin." The language of the declaration at? tracted attention, for, although the envoys had in a note earlier said thsy would withdraw their Invitation for a Carranza representative unless an armistice between the rebels and the Huerta forces wero arranged, no spe? cific parties to the negotiation were named In tho State department an? nouncement It later was learned that the reason for this was due to the fact that a >*sSjiSfrs^?SS?rrt was being mado to in? duce Oen. Carranza to send a repre? sentative without soeking to limit his agent to discussion of any particular subjects. The American government has not chosen Us representatives. President Wilson and Secretaries Bryan and Lane discussed many names today. They are seeking to get men of train? ing in diplomatic affairs. The mediators are proceeding with their general plans by which they hope to bring about a peaceful solu? tion of the differences between Mex? ico and the United States. They con? sider It essential that hostile acts be avoided, and so long as thero Is no resumption of hostilities they will con? tinue to feel that their efforts urc tending in the direction of a peace? ful settlement. The military situation |j affected by the diplomatic status. Carranza la active against Huerta. whllo Hy or to has his hands full in watching the United States forces in Vera Cruz. Tho American forces will not advance while hostilities are suspended, un? less attacked, but even with the truce Huerta is hesitating to take his troops from Mexico City to mass them against Carranza. Strategically Hu? erta has the United States fortes making time in front ff him and tho Carranza forces advancing in his rear. During the day the State department announced thut Dr. Kdward Hyan, ".he American threatened with death, was in the custody of the foreign minister tit Mexico city, but would start for Vera Crua Thursday night on a refugee train. The question of tho PaestpUj of cus? toms during the period of the Ameri? can occupation has Seen decided by the decision to keep them tq settle any demands for foreign hondhold is for interest alleged to bo payable from customs receipts. Tho Mextcan?foreign minister today officially notillod the .'panish embas? sy here, which Is In charge of the Mexican affairs In the United St: ten, of tho appointment of the Hn rta delegates. I'IM.Wooh m I I'm ?|, CLOSING. Rev. MeConl of Ms lining to Prcuch Ran aluurcatc sermon ami W. J. MHitirlty to Delix i- Address. Plnowood. May f?.?The Kev. M? - Cord, pastor of the Prcahtyormn church at Manning, has accepted an mvitation to pr? a< h the Isaccalauronts sermon upon the occasion (lf the closing rvereises of the I'lie wood graded school on Sunday. May 10th. at 1 1 o'clock A. M . in the school audi? torium. An Interesting program will be giv? en by the pupils on Monday und Tuesday nights, 11th and 12th. Mr. W. J. McOarlty of KlackviMe will deliver tho lltcrury address on Tuesduy night, May 12th. EARLY EHD Of HUERTA. HF.IJF.YK1> THAT FEW WKKK1 SEES l'OWi.K DESTROYED. (YiiMitutlonallsts Man hing <>n Their Cities With Heavy Reinforcements, llucrtn's Followers Deserting Rapid? ly ami It Is Thought Ills Diet a tor ship Is Doomed to Early Desti ne-! tlon. Vera, Cruz, May, G.?With reinforc? ed strength the constitutionalists are I attacking Tampieo, another army is marching on Saltillo, and still an? other on San Luis Potosi. The pow? er of Huerta is waning. The govern? ment is tottering because of fuction Sj strife in the cabinet. The end is believed only a matter of a few weeks. Cimpleto anarchy in southern Mexico is feared when the dictator's troops are withddrawn, to concentrate for a last stand. Huerta is now at the capital. Huerta is expected to make his last stand a't Queretaro, a strate? gic railway point one hundred and s.xiy-seven miles from Mexico City. Villa will have twenty-five thousand men. It is reported that many feder? als are deserting as the constitution? alists advance. WHISKEY FOR BATESBURG. Devore Dissolves Injunction Against Dispensary and Lexington Board at Onee Will Install Liquor shop. Lexington, May 5.?A decision was handed down by Judgo Devore at F.dgefleld toduy in the case of J. W. Cooner and C. B. Bates against the Lexington county dispensary board, in which the restraining order grant? ed by Judge Prince In Columbia on April 7, forbidding the dispensary board to establish a dispensary in the town of Hatesburg. is dissolved. This means that a dispensary will ho es? tablished at Batesburg at once. The plaintln* took the position that the diapenaaxu? board could not openj a dispensary at Batesburg for the reason that a portion of the town lies in Saluda county, which is a prohi ? bition county. Judge Devoro based his decision on tho Kershaw-Lancas tcr county case, in 75th South Carolina reports, and in conclusion said: "The town of Bateb*o>rg stands in relation to Saluda county just as the town of Kershaw stood in relation to Lancas? ter county, as appears from state? ment of facts in the case of Croxton vs. Truesdalc in 75 South Carolina 414, and the decision in that case 1.1 conclusive of this and for that reason the rule to show cause Is hereby dis? missed and the injunction or restrain? ing order issued by Judge Prince Ifl ( hereby dissolved." WILL BAR BOLL WORM. Agricultural Department Plans Re? strictive Measures. Washington, May 5.?Fearing intro? duction into the TTnitcd States of the "pink hell worm" the department of agriculture today anonunced that it would hold hearings here May 15 on proposed new quarantines against tho insect. Three distinct restrictive measures are under contemplation? one to limit the entry of foreign lint I cotton to the Northern States; ono prohibiting shipment of foreign lint cotton from Northern State.' to the South, and one to restrict importa? tions of lint cotton from any foreign country. The inconvenienco these measures would cause mill owners, department experts say, would be insignificant compared with I he disastrous effects that would be brought about should the pest establish Itself In the South. 1 tavages of tho Insect in Egypt amounted in 11?lit to more than all ether cotton |sjase\a combined, In a vofg cases the yield was reduced 5?? per cent. "To beep this insect out," the de? part inent says, "the barring <?f cotton seed h:?s hi en found Insutlicicnt. for numbers of Infested seed are usually fOttgd in Hat. Since the cotton field.; of the South Bra adjacent to many of the Southern Cotton mills the dan? ger from this Infested aeed hi very Kreut." 20 ON SAVED LIST. Nineteen Mcnit>crs of Burned Steam? er's Crew Still Missing. Halifax, May 6.?Wireless today re? ports that the ste: nier Manhattan rescued thirteen members ol I he crew of the British freighter Colum? bian which was burned at sea Sunday night. These, with thirteen saved by Cunordsr Franconea brings the total saved to lwcnty*seven. The Fran eonea picked up one dead body, .'Nine? teen arc still missing. FUNSTON KEEPS CLOSE WATCH REPORTS MENACING MOVE? MENTS OF FEDERALS TO WASHINGTON. States that Mexican Federals are Con? centrating Twenty Miles West of: Vera Crux as if Anticipating En? gagement With Americans. Washington, May 6.?Mexican fed? erals are concentrating twenty miles west of Vera Cruz and have trained field artillery upon the pumping sta? tion. They are guarding the railroad tracks leading to Mexico City, evi? dently anticipating a forward march by Americans. Thfs information was| cabled to Washington by Gen. Funston today. The general repoted later that he advanced on the outposts a mile be yond Damping station, throwing up breastworks of sandbags and that he has taken every precaution to protect the waterworks. Reinforcements from Galveston are expected by thoi llrst of next week. The inter-Oceanic' Railway has been torn up for a con-i siderable distance. j RACE CLOSE IN COLUMBIA. - Grillith and Earle Run Over for May? or?Second Primary for Counell incn?Much Interest Shown, Columbia, May 6.?F. S. Earle and L. A. Griffith, candidates for the Dem? ocratic nomination as mayor of Co? lumbia, will run over In a second pri? mary, to bo held May 12. Mayor W. H. Gibbcs, candidate for renomination, was eliminated in the llrst primary held yesterday. 11. J. Blalock, E. M. DuPre, C. M. Asbill and D. B. Sloan, candidates for council, will be in the eecond pri? mary. Two places are to be filled. eiustaf Sylvan was nominated school commissioner of Columbia in the primary yesterday. F. C. Withers and J. A. Walker will be hi the sec? ond primary for the remaining va? cancy on the school board. A total of 2,699 votes was cast for the three candidates for mayor. This is 90 per cent of the total registra? tion of 3,018 for the primary. Tho race for mayor was ono of the closest in the history of Columbia. The vote stood: Earle, 937; Grilfith, 935; Gibbcs, 827. II. J. Blalock, candidate for re nomination as councilman, ran ahead of the 11 other candidates with 1,029 votes. E. m. DuPre followed him with 935 votes und C. m. Asbill and |D, B. Sloan came next with (J94 and 592 votes respectively. W. F. Stieg? litz, candidate for renomination as .councilman, ran in seventh place with ?118 votes. E. T. Summersett came tilth with 477 votes in the race for [council. John W. Lillard, candidate 'for council, ran in sixth place with 474 votes. The other five candidates j for council developed comparatively littlo strength. The second primary to nominate a mayor, two councilinen and one school commissioner of Columbia, which will be held May 12, is expected to be a hotly contested election. The election yesterday passed off Without disorder at the polls. Can? didates and their friends wcro active all day. CARRANZA ELIMINATED. Mediators Going Ahead with Plans Notwithstanding Ills Refusal to Par? ticipate. Washington, May 0.?That Carranza had been eliminated from the media? tion negotiations was the official an? nouncement made today by one of the mediators, after a conference with Secretary Bryan. The mediators are going ahead With their plans without Carranza. ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE AT WORK* (ietting Things in Shape for Following Out Hub's of New Currency Acts. Washington, May 8,?The organiza? tion committee of the new cur? rency system today announced that five hanks in each reserve district would be designate d not later than .May 9th to execute "certideates of or? ganisation" for Ihc districts as pro? vided for by the currency act, Rep? resentatives of the banks designated will he urged to ^et promptly In the respective reserve city so that the eertlllcatos may be filed with comp? troller of the currency without de? lay. When this has been done, the committee states. all subscribing banks will be "treated as member banks" and the election of electors ami the nomination of directors may i be proceeded with. I VETERANS TAKE JACKSONVILLE HEROES IX GREY RECEIVE WARM WELCOME IX FLOR? IDA CITY. Big Demonstration Made by Memphis Which Wants Xext Reunion?City In Gay Attire und Crowded to Ut? most with People?Big Parades Held und Planned. Jacksonville, Fla., May 5.?With -odd special trains reaching the (today and tonight, and with ev-' Regular train carrying from five special cars, Confederate Vet from all sections of the South are swarming in the streets of Jack? sonville. Every hotel in town is liter- j ally packed and jammed with people and all private residences where ac? commodations could be secured arc fillet! to overflowing. I , r Jacksonville is aflutter by day and j aflame by night, thousands of flags 'floating to the breeze from the lofty Buildings, while strings of electric lights are draped artistically across ipvery street in the business district. aOlectrie signs and fountains, sending I forth great volumes of water, on, whi'-'h is played different colored elec Ltrtc lights, tend to make the display 'by night one of the most gorgeous over witnessed in the South. The Confederate Southern Me? morial Aeeoioation met this afternoon, and this evening the Sons of Veterans I officially opened the Reunion. To j morrow morning at 10 o'clock at j Camp Kirby-Smith the first meeting [ I of the Confederate Veterans will be1 Ihpenad. I Tomorrow afternoon the parade of | j sponsors and maids will take place, ? hundreds of gaily decorated automo- ( j biles being in line. The second pa * rade will be on Thursday, when the I I , Sons of Veterans will have their turn, , tben on Friday morning the Veterans ' will march through the business j streets of the city. T\ Cnmp Kirby-Smith is situated in Springfield Park, along the banks of Hogan's Creek, and is pronounced by I Veterans to be one of the most up-to | date places they have yet seen. Dig i brown army tents have been erected under the shade of weeping willows ; and giant oaks, and under the feet of I the old war heroes is a carpet of na? ture's greenery which for years has \ been under the keeping of Jackson villa's park system. With over 2,500 registered auto i mobiles the Veterans will have no ex? cuse for walking, for all have turned their machines over to the commit ' loo and all during the afternoon today great lines of private cars were at the , Union Station, where Veterans were taken aboard and distributed about the city, while many were taken out : for rides through the business districts j and through the beautiful suburbs of j Jacksonville. Memphis, Tenn. moved to Jackson i Villa today. In other words one of ' the biggest delegations to reach here, l came from that progressive city, headed by a brass band, gaily uni ! formed, and with hundreds of loyal citizens carrying banners in a parade i from the Union Station to the hotel headquarters, bearing the words: ! "Memphis in 1915." j Tho Oklahoma delegation reached the city late this afternoon, also marc hing up from the station, through tho business streets to headquarters. SHOOTING AT HOLLY HILL. Ed Bannister Seriously Wounded by j Wade 1 Ireland?Assailant in Jail. Orangeburg, May 5.?Wade II. Hrc land, a well known white man of Holly Hill, shot and seriously wound? ed Fit Bannister yesterday. It is al? leged that Bruland was under the {influence of whiskey and that when his wife had gone for aid to assist I her in handling Bruland, he shot at the parties approaching, when they did not stop at his command, lire land was on Ids front porch and com mandeC Mr. Bannister and Mr. Sim? mons, who were coming, to stop. The shot which struck Mr. Bannister en? tered his chest and passed through ! the lungs. His condition is very se? rious. Breland has been brought to Or angehurg and landed in jail. The friends of Mr. L. 1.. l?aker, dis? trict demonstration agent for Eastern South Carolina, were glad to see him in Sumler today. He has not yot ful? ly recovered from his recent opera? tion for appendicitis, but is gradual? ly recuperating, lie stopped by here list night on Ins way to the upper part qf the State from a visit in the Fee hie, but was called to his home at Blahoville by a telephone message stating that the windstorm of Tues? day had done a great deal of damage to his c im ami cotton crop. BECKER AGAIN FACES BAR. SECOND TRIAL OF POLICE LIEU? TENANT OPENED TODAY. Attack by Defense on District Attor? ney Whitman Features Opening Hours. Three Hundred Names Call? ed i'or Jury Selection. New York, May 8.?The second trial l of Police Lieutenant Charles Becker; for the murder of Herman Hosenthal opened today with an attack by the defense upon District Attorney Whit? man, moving that Whitman be adjudg? ed in contempt of court for making public statements prejudicial to Beck? er. Three hundred talesmen were called in order to secure the jury. _____ i ! 1 GREAT REUNION OPENS. Sixty Thousand "Visitors Tlirong Jack- , BOBVille and Thirty Special Trains Coining. Jcksonville, May C.?The reunion of United Confederate Veterans opened here, at 10.30 today. GpV. Trammell and Mayor Swearing rifctfde welcom? ing speeches to the Veterans. Over sixty thousand visitors throng the city with thirty special i ruins to arrive late this afternoon. ThtAelec tion of ohicers and the seelctiormp the next meeting place will come up I Thursday. The great Veteran's pa? rade will be held on Friday. ASKS JUSTICE FOR SELF. I _ Oleomargarine Milkman, Asking This, Gets Sentence of Two Years. Chicago, May 4.?Gen. D. F. Jelke, I millionaire manufacturer of oleomar? garine, who recently was convicted with seven of his employes for hav j ing violated the federal revenue laws, I stood beforo Judge Geiger, in the United States district court today, , awaiting sentence, and asked justice j for himself and clemency for his as? sociates. , Jelke was fined $10,000 and sen : tenced to two years in the Leaven worth prison. Iiis codefendants were lined $2,500 each and execution of all 1 of the sentences was stayed by the court for oO days to permit an ap ! peal. DEATH DEALING STORM. Long List of Fatalities in Western States. _ St. Louis, May 5.?Latest reports from the Hood that bwept five central vVcstcrn States Sunday night and Monday show that twelve persons were killed and caused property dam? age amounting to several million dollars. Three were ki'led in Okla? homa, two in Iowa, two in Illinois, two In Texas and three in Kansas. Hainstones badly damaged the fruit trees. _____________________ EDUCATORS LOCKED UP. Fight Members of Chicago Board Weed After Serving Six Hours. Chicago, May 4.?Eight members of the board of education, sentenced to 30 days in jail for refusing to obey a court order and recognize four mem? bers whose resignations had been ac? cepted after they had refused to vote to reelect Mrs. Ella Flagg Young as superintendent, were released tonight utter six hours in custody, when they promised to obey the order of the court. FUNSTON STRENGTHENING OUT? POSTS. Reports From Vera Cruz Continue to Be of Disquieting Nature. Vera. Cruz, May 5.?Gen. Funston continued to strengthen his outposts today and the sailors are being held ready for landing, if needed. It is reported that artillery is being mov? ed from Mexico City toward the positions occupied by den. Maas. Sev? eral thousand more federals joined Gen. Maas during the past twenty-four hours. THE PRANK TRIAL. ? Manager of Burns Agency Placed Un? der Bond as a Witness. Atlanta. May 5.?Upon the request of Solicitor Dorsey today, Judge Hill held Han Lehon, the Southern man? ager of the I turns Detective Agency, under bond of one thousand dollars as a witness In the grand jury Investi? gation of tho itagsdale bribery scan? dal In connection with the appeal foi a new trial of Leo Frank. Mr. Dor? sey today, with over a pcorc of alll davits, continued his assaidt upon the extraordinary motion for a new trial for Frank. The defense may begin ihc rebuttal late this afternoon. SECRETARIES IN CONVENTION. MEETING OF COMMERCIAL MEN WELL ATTENDED AND MUCH INTEREST BEING SHOWN. Addresses by R. I. Manning ami J. J. Fretwell This Afternoon and Gen? eral Discussion of ScVNuJ Topics? ScxTctarics to B > Guests at Meeting a nd Smoker Tot tgl t. The quarterly on o|^the South Carolina Comr il Secrc^fites*. As? sociation was ^ d to order here* at 11 o'clock t ^ noru'ng with fifteen or more se< Jf ies in attendance, ail of them d - interested in the work before V *$ and anxious to find out new m( ^ s of carrying on the work of hoc fej . their respective cities and of P' <y . their State in the forefront v of ' W able public opinion. President Albeit S. Johnstone of Greenville took the chair and Secre? tary BT. X. Clark of Columbia was in his place, having recovered from his recent illness. President D. D. Moise of the Sumter Chamber ot Commerce delivered the address of \elonie, which was re? sponded to by President Johnstone of the Secretaries' Association. Mr. Charles Kim.nich, traffic man? ager of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce, was unable to be here, but will arrive tonight to speak on the "Object and Purposes of the Stats Freight Association" A. V. Snell, M waging Secretary of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce, made a talk on a plan for the organ? isation of a State Chamber of Com mei ce. "Our Need for T net Companies in Older to Develop South Carolina" was the subject of a tpcech by the Hon. R. I. Manning of Sumter. Both of these talks were highly interesting and instructive and were much ap? preciated by the secretaries in at 1 tendance upon the meeting. At the afternoon session Mr. J. J. i Fretwell, secretary of the Anderson Chamber of Commerce, addressed the meeting on che subject of "How to Obtain a System of State Roads in Two Years." This was an exceed? ingly interesting number of the pro ; gram and a matter of State-wide inter? est and one in which the secretaries were deeply concerned, as could be seen from the close and attentive hearing given Mr. Fretwell during his talk. Those present wer< disappointed at the inability of Vi- -President Por? tor A. Whaley to >e present, who was scheduled to speak en "The Ethics of Our Profession." During the aftern* ? i the final fea? ture on the programlwas round table discussion led by A. W. Snell of Char? leston in which the flowing subjects were discussed: ' Yjrksburg Conven I: tion of the Southern Commercial Sec? retaries;" "Three-da: Institute of the Quiet Mountain or Seaside Resort;" South Carolina Commercial Secre? taries for the July Meeting at Some "South Carolina and San Francisco in 1915." The visitors were 'he guests of the Sumter Business Men's Club during the day. At the mectinj, there were fifteen in attendance upon the meeting, rep? resenting every part of the State. The secretaries in attendance are: A. G. Kennedy, Union; B. A. Pedonbaugh, Dillon; E. P. Tatuin, MeColl; D. L. Tlllman, Cheraw; J. W. Hamel, Ker shaw; Col. E. H. Aull, Newberry; Luther Ellison, Florence; A. V. Snell. Charleston; A. S Johnstone, Green? ville; P. It. Halt ranger, Lexington; P. W. Johnson, Mar on; J. J. Fretwell, Director Anderson I 'hamber of Com? merce; O. A. Matthews, President of the Bennettavllle Chamber of Com? merce; B. M. L? e, P. P. MeFadden and B. Iii ice Waters, Hock Hill. Be? sides these Secret *r> E. I. Reardon, President Davis D. Moise. Director Neill O'Donnell, J. W. McKeiver, R. I. Manning. City Manager Robertson and others connected with the Sumter Chamber of Commerce were present at the sessions. Tonight the secretaries will be the guests of the Chamber "f Commerce at Its annual meeting and smoker. Which will be heb: in the Eagles hall on West Libert) street at s o'clock. MFMOKIM II.V \T STATEBURG. \nnnal Service? r? Dp Hold on After* w oil i i Saturday, May fltli. Stateburg, May 5.?The annual memorial exercises will be held at the Church of the Holy Cross. State bur;;, ?m Saturday afternoon. May 9th, at 1.30 o'clock. Prof. s. H. Edmunds of Sumter will deliver the address. The public is invit*) tu attend the exercises.