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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.
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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?