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W)t tPfttdjmfin mh Bmttyrm. wmm nma WATCHMAN, EMabMshed April, UN. "Be Jtut and Fear not?DM all the ends Thou Alne't at be thy Country's, Thy God'i and Tratk'a," THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jane, UK OonaoUdAted Au*. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. 0., SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1914. Vol. XXXVIII. No. 28. mmmt w. mn ABURE HIM BECAUSE HE CAN NOT ATTEND ARLINGTON CEREMONIES. Wilson In Discriminating Re lie is Una hie to Go to Ttielr Washington, May 26.?Members of the Qrend Army of the Republic, peevish because President Wilson is to honor the unveiling of the Con? federate monument at Arlington next week with his presence and will not attend the ceremonies Incident to the Decoration day exercises of the O. A. R. en May 31, continued today to du? el are that they would not attend the unveiling and to say uncomplimentary things shout the Confederacy and Its sympathisers. There can he no change in the fsoalae; and action of the G. A. R ., It hi seid, until there Is a change of frbeu in the White House and the president recedee from his alleged dlsertmlnatory position. This Is the statement of O. A. R. officers today. That ladlvdual members of the O. A> It erll attend the unveiling of the monument is admitted and the delegation. If delegation it can be ceiled, win be headed by the Com? mander-in-chief. v According to Orsnd Army men here, there hae been no invitation extend? ed to the organisation as a body snd only thoee who heve received indi? vidual cards of invitation will at? tend. "We are very sorry," said Col. John McBlroy, prominent O. A. R. worker aad editor of the National Tribune, "that this unfortunate aituatlon has orison. I have no idea that the presi? dent had any thought of the contro that would arise over his re? in attend our services and his of the Invitation of the 4 veterans, but such a con oome up and will grow that a construct.*?n will be his ectlon which, while he have lo lees idea of conveying, grew kilo n national iisrue. He annperUng the righteousness cause of the South and leading ir activities to pension Con soldiers and to furnish them kyraeat m the government. "Thin talk about reunions of the Haw and the gray is amusing both to us gad to the members of the Confederate organisations. Individ t*nt|e, we respect each other pro feyedly. rSfe farther fece greater work and difficulty In our fight to have the old soldiers, the ones helped save this country, who been summarily dismissed from government service." There see ma to be ae much regret Confederate veterans at the of the president as there is In sjhl rinks of the O. A. R. and It Is sate that the men who have tho un? veiling ceremonte* In hand will ap? peal to President Wilson to recon hie action and attend ihe memo? services of the O. \. R. on May EXAMINE MORGAN'S BOOKS. New Haven Hearing Adjourned Until June 1st. Washington. May 26.?New Haven hearing has been adjourned until June Srd to give the interstate com? merce commission time to examine the books of J. P. Morgan A Co. All wttaesaes wero excused, until that daw. Bit. SHIP AGROl'.ND. 1 aajrteart Meets With Disaster on Re turn Trip. | Hew York. May 26?The Ham? burg-American liner Vuterland, the 'j|g4?et nhlp afloat, went ashore off Lwlnehurn Island thin morning un her return trip to Europe. New York. May 26. -The Vater? land wan later floated and proceed? ing on h?r journey undamaged. FLEEING FROM MEXICO. Harrte'? Staunch Friend* Keck Safe? ty from Coming Anarchy. Vera Crus. May 26.?Relieving thut the downfall of Huerta Is Imminent aad that anarchy will ensue In Mexico City the friends of the dictator are Seeing from the capital In droves Many are going to Puerto, while others are coming to Vsra Cms to place themselves under the protection of the United States flag. Many old time staunch allies of Huerta are de? serting him. The cabinet is In a panic. SMITH IN THE RACE. MKNDKL L. SMITH FILES PLEDGE AS CANDIDATE FOR GOVER? NOR. State Campaign Which Promises to Be one of the Hottest Contests on Record Is Now Formally Opened? Smith the First to File Pledge. Columbia, May ?6.?Mendel L. 'Smith, of Canulen, today filed his i pledge with the Secretary of State, as ' a candidate for governor, to abide the results of the Democratic primary. Mr. Smith is the first formal entrant in the race. Congressman J. F. Brynes filed his pledge as a candidate for reelection from the Second istriet. WOMAN TAKES LIFE. Despondent Because of 111 Health, Mrs. Edna Leopard Commits Sui? cide. Spartanburg, May 25.?Becoming 'despondent because of 111 health, Mrs. j Eda Leopard, aged 23, committed suicide at her home in Reldsvllle Sun? day morning by shooting herself In the head with a 38 calibre revolver. She leaves a husband, Leland Leop? ard, and a 7-months-old boy. SILUMAN AT VERA CRUZ. Vice Consul Held as Prisoner. Says He Is Glad to Be I nder Stars and Stripes. Vera Crus, May 26.?The Ameri? can Consul John Sllllman, of fialtlllo, who was recently held in Jail under sentence of death by Mexican federals, arrived here today. He refused to talk except to say he was glad to be under the protection of the stars and stripes again. MUST SJBCBRK PAKRS. ? ' ^ I 11,1 f Cairwua to Recognise Only His Own Consuls. El Paso, Texas, May 25.?All ships landing at Tampleo must carry clear? ance papers signed by constitutional? ist consuls If they sail from ports where the Mexican insurgents have agents. This order has been Issued by Oen. Carransa, according to an? nouncement here today. Assurances were given today that Gen. Villa is at Torreon. It was said that Gen. Carransa is on his way to 8altlllo from Durango and that after a conference with Villa will go to Saltillo. BURNS ESCAPES PUNISHMENT. Offense of Which He Was Guilty Not n Crime. Atlanta, May 26.?The contempt case against Detective Burns and Dan Lehon, cited to appear because they sent Annie Maude Carter, a negress witness in the Frank case, out of the Jurisdiction of the court, was dis? missed today on the ground that the woman was not In the custody of the court at the time she was sent out of the State. SCHOOL ENDS SESSION. Commencement Exercises Held at Turheville. Turbeville, May 25.?The Turhe? ville graded school closed the year's work last Friday. The commence? ment exercises began Friday evening with a play, "The Hidden Treasurer,," by eight of the larger pupils. On Saturday morning the annual literary address was delivered by Thos. G. McLeod of Bishopville. The 'speaker spoke along the lines of prac? tical education, calling attention to the progress that has been made dur llng the past few years and dwelling at length on tho cost of ignorance. The Bev. Walter I. Herbert of Hum I ter preached the commencement ser-1 mon Sunday morning, using as hin J t?.tt tho following words: 'So this! Daniel prospered." He spoke of the1 early decision made by Daniel?his ahsolute faith In (Sod and his faith? fulness to Ood. Tho past session has been a very Mircessful one. The enrollment has reached III, tho largest in tho history of the school. The present corps of] teachers, consisting of Q, W. Green, principal, und Misses Aurelia May! and Sal lie Jones, assistants, has been j reelected. The trustees expeet to add the fourth teacher for the DomingI year. Railroad Official Resigns. Augusta, May 20.?B. W. Huer, vice president and general manager of the Georgia and Florida railroad has re? signed, effective June 1st. His suc? cessor has not been named. SPLENDID SCHOOL EXHIBIT. LARGE CROWD SEES WORK OF SCHOOL CHILDREN AT THE SCHOOL BUILDINGS. Work of Boys and Girls in Penman? ship and Typewriting?Girls Work in Stenciling, Painting ami Draw? ing?Exhibit a Large and Interest? ing One. On Monday afternoon the work of the boys and girls of the grammar and high school departments in man? ual training, art, writing and type? writing were placed on exhibit at the Hampton School and there was a large crowd of friends and patrons of the schools to visit the buildings dur? ing the afternoon to see the exhibits, j tA the Washington school the exhibits iof the work of the primary depart i ment grades in these same branches j were to be seen in the rooms of the I building, the whole being a large and interesting exhibit of the school work. Tho exhibit was probably the larg? est and best which the school has yet made, showing .the advance which has been made in the departments since they were inaugurated under a special teacher two years ago. The large number of persons who visited the exhibit during the afternoon were specially pleased with It and many comments of a highly complimentary nature were to be heard on all sides respecting the work of- the high school and grammer school pupils. During the afternoon the visitors were entertained with music by pupils of the high school and refreshments were served by the pupils and teach? ers. The exhibits consisted of the work of the business department of the school, a department for the eleventh grade pupils especially. This work was well and neatly done and showed painstaking care on the part of the pupils and teacher. The stenciling, j embroidery and rafla work was along fhw anfne linen as- fswSnsVs ysona, - the embroidery work showing up decid? edly well. Baskets, mats of many shapes and designs were to be seen on all sides and all of them Indicated that the children had grasped the idea of the teacher. The penmanship ex? hibits of the Palmer method students were numerous, various in design and snowed a great deal of effort and training of the pupils. The little silk and rafia handbags were especially pretty. The albums and other articles of handwork were uniquely gotten up and highly creditable to the pupils. The designs in water colors were as numerous as on former exhibits and some of them were of a higher class of work than any seen heretofore. The exhibits at the Washington school of the work of the primary departments covered a wide assort? ment of Ideas and designs. Writing, painting, designing, drawing work with scissors and paste were a small part of the things represented in the prettily decorated rooms and of which both pupils and teachers might justly feel extremely proud. The department of art and manual training is one which undoubtedly teach the pupils originality and which is one which is pleasing to the pupils and the class of work turned out is of a kind of which any school should feel proud. WAGON LOAD OF FIRE. Negro Drove Biasing Cargo Blissfully Ignorant. Augusta, Ga., May 23.?A very much frightened negro was John Gardenheidt, a farm hand from Lee Etheridge's plantation in Columbia county, when the load of fertilizer upon which he was riding went up in Smoke and almost took him and his team of mules with it. Gardenheidt had six sacks of nitrate of soda on the back of his wagon and the notion of tho sun set the stuff on fire. The driver felt the heat from the rear, but as the sun was very hot he at? tributed tho growing warmth to old Sol, and, not displeased with his warm berth anyway, he never even turned his hetTd, but drove on in blissful ignorance. When at last a Passing automobile driver called bis attention to his peramublatlng eon* llagration John had barely time to save himself and the mules from the fire. FAMILY EXTERMINATED. Crazy Man Kills Wire, Child and Mother-in-l4tw und Himself. Coldwater, Miss., May If,?Allen Jones, wife and child and mother-in law were found murdered in their home rear here today. It Is hellev'd Jones was insane and murdered otn ers and then committed suicide. NEW CARDINALS APPOINTED. THIRTEEN ADDED TO SACRED COLLEGE. Occasion Made Notable by Impressive Ceremonies as Well as Intrinsic Im? portance. Rome, May 25.?At a secret con? sistory held at the Vatican this morn? ing Pope Pius created 13 new cardi? nals. A number of bishops of the various countries were also confirmed in their sees. At the same time official announce? ment was made of the creation of Monsignor Bello, patriarch of Lisbon, i as cardinal. His name had been re? served "In pectoro" at the consistory of 1911. The ceremony, which was accom? panied by all the brilliance usual on such occasions at the Vatican, was preceded by a short allocution, after which the names of tho new cardi : nals were announced as follows: iMonisgnor Louis Nazaire Begin, arch? bishop of Quebec, Canada Monsignor V. Guisasola y Mendez, archbishop oi Toledo, Spain; Monsignor Domenico Serafinl, assessor of the congregation of the holy office; Monsignor Delia Chiesa, archbishop of Bologna, Italy; Monsignor John Czernock, archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary Monsignor Francis von Bettinger, archbishop of Munich, Bavaria; Monsignor Felix von Hartmann, archbishop of Co? logne, Germany Monsignor F. ?. Plffl, archbishop of Vienna district; Monsignor Philipp Guistini, secre? tary of the congregation of the sacra? ments; Monsignor Michael Lega, dean Of the tribunal of the rota; Monsignor Sclplo Tecchi, assessor of the con sistorial congregation; Right Rev. Francis Aldan Gasquet, president of tho English Benedictines Monsignor Hector Irenee Sevin, archbishop of Lyons, France. The pontiff was surrounded by all n nfembere of tho-Sacred college living in Rome and by those who arc now hore, including Cardinals Gib? bons, Fraley and O'Connell. The pope appointed Cardinal Fran? cis Delia Volpe to the office of cham? berlain, in which position ho will di? rect, the affairs of the church dur? ing, the conclave. Cardinal Dipmede Falconio, form? erly apostolic delegate in the Unit? ed States, also was raised to the mark of chamberlain. The allocution of the pope was u strong appeal for political and social peace through restoration of religion and the influence of the church. At the conclusion of the secret con? sistory the pontifical master of cere? monies, accompanied by the secretary of Cardinal Merry del Val and the secretary of the apostolic chancellory, visited each of the new cardinals and handed him his formal notice of ap? pointment. The pope, in the course of his al? locution, recalled the Constantinian jubilee when he said: "The whole world seemed to lift up the cross of Christ as the sole source of peace and salvation of the struggling humanity. Now especially men desire peace when class is against class, nation against nation and people against people, and war may break out as the result of rivalries daily becoming more bit? ter. "Men of distinction and force are planning schemes for preventing the calamities of revolutions and the slaughter of war and for insuring the blessings of peace. "This is a noble project, but their schemes will bear little fruit unless they insure that the precepts of jus? tice and Christiun charity take deep root in the hearts of men. "Today the question whether the state or civil society be at peace or in turbulence is in the hands of the peoples, instead of those of the rulers, j "The assistance of the church as the guardian of justice and charity and the mistress of truth is therefore the most efficacious for the common weal." The passage regarding "men of dis? tinction and force planning schemes for preventing the calamities of rev? olutions" was generally interpreted ju? referring to President Wilson's and Secretary Bryan's endeavors to pre? serve peace. Naval Stores Trial. Savannah, May 20.?A motion to quaeh the case against the four de? fendant! in the naval stores trust trial today on the grounds that the jury! box from which the panel to hear the case will bo drawn had been illegal-! I |y selected by Federal Judge Speer was overruled by Judge Grubbe, and the case proceeding this afternoon. It is charged that the combine was In resralnt of trade. HOME RULE FOB IRELAND. BY MAJORITY OF 77 MEASURE GOES THROUGH COMMON'S ON FINAL TEST. Irish Louder Assorts That Day's Di? vision in Lower Body Means That Only "Absurd Contingencies'* Can Prevent its Becoming a Law. London, May 25.?Home rule for Ireland today became practically cer? tain, it was believed by supporters of the measure. The house of commons this afternoon, on division, passed the measure, 351 to 274. John E. Bedmond, the Irish Na? tionalist leader, in a statement said that the action of the commons was equivalent to the passage of the bill into a law. Two eventualities, both of which the Nationalist leader deemed impos? sible, could prevent the bill from be? coming a law, he said. These were that the parliamentary session should come to an abrupt end or that the commons should suddenly go mad and decide not to submit the bill for royal assent. By a vote of 351 to 274?a majority of 77?the house of commons this af? ternoon passed the home rule bill. The end of the hard struggle came quite suddenly, the Unionists refusing to debate the bill without further in? formation as to the governments' in ! tention in regard to the proposed amending measure. Premier Asquith lifted a corner of the veil, but though Andrew Bonar Law, leader of the opposition, admit? ted that the premier's words were i conciliatory, he hastened to add that ' Mr. Asquith had not told them any? thing. He added: "Let the curtain ring down on this contemptible farce. ' It is only the end of an act and not 1 of the play. The government can I carry the bill through parliament, but tho concluding act of the drama I will be in the conn i*y. Here an ap ) peal to the people-will ? nut end in a i farce." , The Right Hon. James Lowther, the speaker, took an early opportunity to? day of applying balm to the sores left by the violent incidents of Thursday last. He frankly admitted that he should not have used the expression he did when he asked Andrew Bonar Law, leader of the opposition, whether he approved of the disorderly demon? stration by the Unionist members. The speaker appealed to the premier to give the house some information re? garding the bill to be introduced after the passage of the Irish home rule bill for the amendment of that measure so as to meet some of the objections of the people of Ulster. In response to the speaker's Pisa Premier Asquith announced that the amending bill would give effect to any agreement wh oh the government was still hopeful might be reached. He said that if, at the time of the in? troduction of the Irish home bill to the house of lords, no such agree? ment had been reached the amending bill would embody the substance of the proposal outlined by him on March 9 in the hope that after discussion an agreement might be se? cured. On March 9 Premier Asquith told the house of commons that before the bill became operative a poll would be taken of the parliamentary electors of each county of Ulster to decide whether those counties should be ex? cluded from the provisions of the Irish home rule bill for a period of six years from the first meeting of the new Irish parliament. If the major? ity of the voters were in favor of the scheme the county would automatical? ly be excluded for the prescribed pe? riod. I _ TO CONSIDER NEW 1LWEN. Special Grand Jury May Be Called to Investigate Motion's Testimony. Boston, May 23.?A special grand jury will be called to consider the testimony of Charles S. Mellen, form? ier president of the New York, New Haven & Hartford, before the inter? state commerce commission, if Dis? trict Attorney Belletier can find that certain transactions occurred In this county, according to his statement to? night. He indicated that such a grand jury, if called, would investigate not only the acts of Mr. Mellen but also those of other ofllcials and agents of the New Haven and the Boston sY Maine. May and June are busy months for the farmer. He has very little time to spare from his crops. But they are also important months for taking precautions against the house? hold insect pests of summer. Screen the bouse, use fly traps and sprays, and get rid of tin cans and stagnant pools where mosquitoes can breed. WARNS HUT ANTS OF DANGER MAGISTRATE JOINTS TO PUBLIC EXASPJ IATIOX. -1? Says Some Wrathy Crowd Will Break Into Suffragette Parade and Then ?Police May net Interfere in Their Rehalf. London. May 25.?"Some day an exasperated crowd will break into a procession of n ilitants. What will then happen to you women nobody knows at present. You have to thank the police for being alive." Magistrate Hopkins of the Bow Street police court thus addressed a suffragette, who today applied for a summons a an unknown man? ? who she 0 red had struck her on , the face 0 the crowd rushed the Jsuffraget ^ .eting in Hyde Park Sun . day aft on and the police came to the w l'o reseue. i Th .'agistrates warning indicates the ? Jlic exasperation that exists ag- * the militants. The attacks o' w a king have greatly intensified ? feeling. Ail that is neded, in w opinion of some observers, for the ppression of militantism Is the withdrawal of police protection from the militants. The closing of the public art gal j lerieg because or suffragette outri&es j has increased the sentiment against j them. The National gallery and other J Important art .ertres are closed, while at the British mwtWW women are admitted only by ticket. Miss May Richardson, sentenced to six months' imprisonment last Mar ih for slashing the "Rokeby VenuV* jwho was released and then rearrested ' May 20 after undergoing an opera? tion for appendicitis, was released to? night xrom Holoway jail. She had been on a hunger and thirst strike and I was in a serious* condition. TO ASSIST GROWERS. Southern Railway amV AlMed sAnaa Prepare to Handle Truck Shipments. Atlanta, May 25.?Anticipating un? usually heavy fruit and vegetable crops throughout the Southeastern States, the Southern Railway and af? filiated lines, ( including the Cincin? nati, New Orleans and Texas'' Pacific Railway, Alabama Great Southern Railroad, Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Georgia Southern and Florida Railway,) through their market agents stationed at Atlanta, Cinein j nati, Washingt on and St. Louis, have j begun an active educational campaign I for the purpose of assisting growers and shippers bo successfully dispose of their products. With this end in view, an Illustrat? ed pamphlet ha \ just been issued giv? ing full info, rnation in regard to I marketing a' proper methods of preparing, packing and loading tho various kinds of fruit and vegetables grown in the ? outh. This pamphlet was prepared after very careful study and should be invaluable to Southern growers and shippers. Eighteen 11 i lustrations are shown of proper ?on~ i tainers to use. Copies of the pam? phlet will be furnished Interested parties for the asking. Not only will the market agents as? sist Southern (.-.rowers in properly marketing and packing their pro? ducts in sound and attractive shape, but will put them in touch with deal? ers located at the various Important points in the United States and Can? ada and help them to find the best markets. BOOK CLUB MEETS. Pleasant Aftern? on is Spent at Mayos ville. Mayesville, May 24.?An unusually pleasant meeting of the Friday After? noon Rook clu!1 was held with Miss Alice Cooper o:> Tuesday afternoon. Each guest was supplied with colored paper, wire and scissors and asked to make a flower. Fhe dowers were num? bered and in a beg labeled "Votes for women" the votes for the best flower were cast. Mrs Henley Mills received the most votes so was presented a bottle of toilet water. At the con? clusion punch and cake were served by the hostess, assisted by her moth? er, Mrs. Wltherenoon Cooper, and Mrs. Jas Spencer. A number of little girls enjoyed the birthday party given by little Mis.' Mary Claussen Crier on Wednesday afternoon. After the games cake and ? ream were ser* >d. New York, May 27.?Another mar marriuge between a millionaire and a former chorus girl came out today when it beoanse known that John Liggett, the rich St. Louis tobacco manufacturer and Violet Colby had been married and sailed for Europe on the liner Vaterland?