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m mils il iiw Twenty-five Boys and Twenty-five Girls Graduate From Sumter High School HOUSE PACKED ON SECOND NIGHT OF COMMENCEMENT AT FIN Ali EXERCISES?TWENTY-EKi HT PUPILS SECURE STATE DI TLOMAN?OTYLEs MARSHALL WINS DECLAIM ER'S MEDAL AWARDS IN PENMANSHIP?MISS ANNE HERBERT WINS MED? AL?PRESENT FOR SLPT. EDMUNDS. An Immens? and appreciative aud? ience of friends and relatives was present on the second night of com? mencement when fifty of the boys and a iris of the city were preaented with diplomas from the Sumter high schools. Indicating that they had completed Ita course of atudy. Twenty-eight of theae also received diplomas from the State Department of Education given to those who had completed the full literary course of study and taken the fourteen units of work required by the department be? fore those diplomas can be secured. This la the second largest class which has ever been graduated from tho city school*, the claaa of 1911 having had fifty-three members. How? ever this elans la unique In that there are an equal, number of boys and girls* twenty-five of each, whereaa In the pant few years the boys have out? numbered the girls. Tho exercises last night ware ex? tremely intereetlng and held the un? divided attention of the audience which applauded each participant. Tho various papers were excellently prepared and delivered in a pleasing stylo by the young ladies, who show? ed themselves much at eaae. Sever? al medals were delivered and a fea? ture not on the program waa the pre? sentation of a gift from the graduat? ing class to Bupt. 8. M. Edmunds by MaJ. W. P. Robertaon. The einging by the school was of the usual high order and was very pleasing to all. Mr. John H. Clifton delivered to John Styles Marshall the medal for the beet declamation. The decision, h*- stated, had been made by the Judge* after much difficulty. Mr. Thornen Childs, who khad, won the right to, represent the Calhoun school at Clinton and Columbia in the inter State high school contests at those ^placet by winning the preliminary content waa also awarded * medal. ?:. Mr. N'eill O Dor.nell preaented twelve diplomas for penmanship. Theae want to Misses Elisabeth Hood, Irene Dick, Ines King, Maggie Lou White, Mary Brunson, Rosalie Brown, Sara Herbert, Ruth, Revell, Ethel Revel). Anne Herbert, Kate Hlnaon and Russell Dick. Miss Anne Herbert won the medal for the beat writing In the Palmer method In a writing contest where spssd and formation were consider* on. The medal offered annually by Miss Wilson for the beat demeanor to boys of tho graduating claaa was presented by Dr. j. a. Mood to Burwell Deas Manning, who had been voted on by tho claaa as the pupil most entitled to thai distinction. Bupt. Edmunds made a few re? marks of encouragement to the grad? uate*, while praaentlng the diplomas to them. After giving out the sym? bols of completed work, he presented tho claaa to the audience. He then turned to the audience and told them he had two announcements if Interest to make. The school board had recently decided to add another claaa to the high school work, which would parallel the first year's work at college, and plans had been made for the teaching of domestic science in tho schools. Hs stated that the ad? ditional claaa would allow the pupil n year longer at home and it would aava expense for the parents. As he was leaving the stage Hupt. Edmunds was atopped by MaJ Rob? ertson, who had a package In hh. hand As this was not on the progrum, ev? erybody became most interested. MaJ. Robertaon stated t*hat on behalf of the graduating class he now pre? aented to Hupt. Edmunds a gift from them, aa % token of their love and friendship MaJ. Robertson took oc? casion to compliment Mr. Edmunds on the aucceae which had crowned his efforts as \ teacher, saying that with the gift "went the best wishes of the class to Hupt. Edmunds for his Continued success in that high pro? fession which he had so signally hon? ored." Mr. Edmunds seemed deeply touch? ed by this token of affection and In a few words returned his heartfelt thanks and deepest appreciation for the gift of the class The program of tho evening was: Invocation?Hev. Hubert T. l'hll llpe. Come Thou Almighty Kh g?llinh SehoeL Sane tue?Mlgh School. Worda of Welcome?M a Maria Hurst. failure, the Stepping-stone to Hu cane Mats Katie Hln-on Welcome Pretty Primrose?High School. Soldiers' Chorus from Faust?High School. Lessons from the Life of the Maid of Orleans?Miss Marie Du Rant. Recitation: The Legend of Bregen zs?Miss Pearl King. Violin Solo?Julius Stubbs. Cooking as a Fine Art?Miss Kffle Rose. Class Statistics?Miss Thelma Bult man. Tinker's Song. Brown October Ale, Robin' Hood?High School. A Retrospect ? Miss Harriette Owens. Recitation: When Jack Comics Late?'Miss Aline Harby. Words of Farewell?Miss Anne Herbert. Presentation of Diplomas. Milk Maid's Chorus from Robin Hood?High School. Class Motto: Labor Omnia Vinclt. Those receiving diplomas for hav? ing completed the high school course were: Theodora Bennett, John Philip Booth, Cornelia Leverlch Brower, Leslie MeXalr Brower, Rosalie Stewart Brown, Scrlven S. Brunson, Thelma Elisabeth Bultman, William Edward Burkette. Hallett Burns, Julius Rusaell Chandler, Walter Cheyne, Jr., Thomas Childs, Jr., Adelaide Esther Clarke, Anna Ruble Davis, Russell Dick, Marie Isabel Du Rant, Laura Ann Fr?ser, Samuel R. Fr?ser, Aline Qomez Harby, Anne Elisabeth Herbert, Agnes Rembert Herlot, Katie Hlnson, Asllee Hurst, Marie Hurst, William Ansley Hurst, Virginia Dinklns Ives, Pearl Catherine King, Roland James Lawrence, Burwell Deas Manning, John Styles Marshall, Thomas Cuttlno McKnlght, Edwin F. Miller, Jr., Thomas M. Monaghan, Harrlette McCutchen Owens, Ladson Fr?ser Owens, James M. Pitts, May Lillian Porter, William Herman Purdy, Aline Reynolds, Effle Pemble Rose, Pearl Heale, Iris DuRant Skinner, Olffcrd Wells Shaw, Julius Alfred Stubbs, Mary Antoinette Stuckey, Ruth Vermelle Thompson, Henry H. Walker. Jr., Wilton H. Wallace, Lellaverne Weathers, Ansley L Yates. Those to whom were presented the diplomas from the State Department of Education for having completed the full literary course were: Theodora Bennett, Leslie McNair Brower, Rosalie Stewart Brown, Thelma Elizabeth Bultman, Thomas Childs, Jr., Annie Ruble Davis, Russell Dick, t Marie Isabel Dultant, Lama Ann Fraser, Aline Oomez Harby, Anne Elizabeth Herbert, Agnes Hembert Herlot, Katie Hinson, , Azilee Hurst, Marie Hurst, Pearl Catherine King, Hurwcll .Manning, Thomas 4'uttino M?Knlght, Harriette McCutchen Owens, I unison Fraser Oweiin,, James M. Pitts, Aline Reynolds, Etile Penible Hose, Pearl Heale, Julius Alfred Stubbs. Ruth Vermelle Thompson, Henry If. Walker, Jr., Wilton H. Wallace. In presenting the diplomas to the graduates Supt. Edmunds nnnouneed the names Of those who had not been tardy for a number of years, their names being: Miss Rosalie Brown, fivo years; Miss Thelma Bultman. eleven years; Julius Chandler, six ears; Miss Esther Clarke, two years; Ansley Hurst, eleven years.; Cuttlno MeKnlght, three years; Thomas Mon? aghan, ten years; May Porter, four years; Aline Reynolds, eleven years; HUERTA IN SAD PLIGHT. POSITIQN DESCRIBED AS EX? TREMELY CRITICAL. Refugees Point to Growing Antag? onism Among Officers as Cause of Danger?Troops Mutiny Against Dictator. Vera Cruz, May 29.?President Huerta's position again today was de? scribed by refugees who arrived here from the capital as extremely critical because of growing antagonism among army officers. The many reports of the mutiny last Saturday, when troops were said to have been repulsed with heavy loss in an attack on Huerta's homo in a suburb, and of a previous uprising show clearly that the forcible e.imi nation of Huerta by his own nun is a strong possibility. Although stories of the recent ris? ing may he wholly inaccurate, Amer? icans and other foreigners in the cap? ital have been convinced of the par? tial truth of these reports. The news? papers are not allowed to publish anything relating to the disturbance?. It is said that El Pais has been sup? pressed since last week, when an item describing the mutiny at the palace composed of members of the hereto? fore loyal Twenty-ninth infantry was set up and about to be printed. Rumors of a split between Huerta and the minister of war continue to be heard. It is said Gen. Velasco pro? tected against the folly of sending raw recruits to the front. Enraged by this opposition, Huerta is said to have told Velasco that he must do as ordered or take the consequences. Gen. Velasco repeated his objec? tions and Huerta became so furious that Gen. Blanquet, who was present, was forced to Intervene. This an? gered Huerta still further. Washington, May 30.?Insistence by the White House today that no agree? ment has been reached at Niagara Falls as to main proposition necessary for the pacification of Mexico caused high officials at Washington .to at? tach grave importance to the note Mr. Urquidl delivered to the me diators after they consented to receive it un? der pressure from Washington. It is said the note is the final word from Gen. Carranza regarding the rights ol his party to participate in tho pro cedings at Niagara Falls. It Is indi? cated that Carranza intends to pacify Mexico in his own way and that the note was a diplomatic warning to the outside world to keep hands off Mex? ico. It is believed Gen. Carranza will never agree to an armistice with Hu? erta if the former takes part in the mediation conference. MEDIATION STRIGES SNAG. Carrunza's Note Throws Damper on Prospect of Early Settlemeut. Niagara Falls, May 30.?The pros? pects of an agreement upon the peace protocol seem dimmed today as the full significance of the message to mediators from Carranza appears. The mediators at first refused to hear the Carranza message, but after? ward agreed to receive It. WOFFORD COLLEGE RECEIVES DONATION. Given $33,000 From Rockefeller Fund. New York, May 29.?The general education board, which administers the John D. Rockefeller fund, today announced appropriations totalling $1,400,000 to universities and colleges, and for the purpose of carrying on farm demonstration instruction and boys' and girls' clubs in Maine and New Hampshire. The college and university appropriations include: Washington and Lee university, Lex? ington, Va., $100,000; Wofford college, Spartanburg, B. C, $33,000 A report covering a study of the status of rural education pointed out that State departments of education often lack tho organization to make thorough surveys of rural schools. An initial appropriation of $,r)0,000 was mado for starting this work In 12 or 15 states, tho States to be chosen later. For the support of su? pervisors of rural negro schools $S0,? 000 was appropriated. Charleston, May 29.?A tug was sent out today to search for the Steamer K. J. Luekenhach, believed to havo been sunk in a gale off Charleston with a loss of twenty-nine. She was from Tampa bound for New York, ami Is a week overdue. Sho carried no wireless. * Julius Stubbs, ten years. Hampton Lew Is, the faithful and effieiont janitor of the Washington school building, who has just com? pleted his twenty-llrst year of work at the schools, was on hand last night to perform his oustomery duty of placing tables for the diplomas, which he arranged in a neat pile, The school children vigorously applauded "Hampton," who expressed his ap? preciation by a profound ami courtly boW. FAVOR NATIONAL PROHIBITION SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIANS ON RECORD FOR CHANGE. Before Adjourning: General Assembly Adopts Requirements for Educa? tional Betterment. Kansas City, May 28.?National constitutional prohibition was en? dorsed by general assembly of Pres? byterian Church in the United States (Southern Presbyterian) here today. The assembly, after extended discus? sion, adopted the following resolution, presented to it for action by the Wo? men's Christian Temperance union: "Resolved, That we are in favor of national constitutional prohibition and we will do all in our power to secure the adoption of an amendment to the constitution forever prohibiting the sale manufacture for sale, transpor? tation for sale, Importation for sale and exportation for sale, or sale of ln toxicting liquors for beverage pur? poses in the United States." The general assembly at its final session today voted to raise the stand? ard of its colleges In the South. The meeting adjourned to meet May 20, 1915, at Newport News, Va. It was decided that hereafter each school must have an endowment of at least $100,000 and an annual income of $12,000. The commissioners em? phasized their desire to strengthen the church schools. To aid in creating a revival of fam? ily worship, the commissioners adopt? ed a report urging members to more general installation of family altars Membeis also were urged to aid in in? creasing the salaries of pastors. During discussion that preceded the adoption of the resolution favoring national prohibition a number of commissioners declared the assembly should avoid such an indorsement as political. GOVERNMENT POWDER PLANT. Senators Think It Should he Provided After Attacking Dupont Company. Washington, May 28.?Increase in the capacity of the government pow? der factory at Indian Head, Md., so that all smokeless powder used by the navy In times of peace may be \ manufactured there would be pro? vided in an amendment to the naval appropriation bill adopted today by the senate. In the debate a general attack was made on the Dupont Pow? der company. Members of the naval committee ^ advocating tho amendment, which would appropriate $500,000, explained the government did not intend to manufacture all its powder but it needed a plant big enough to make it independent of tho Dupont company. Senator Hughes contended that the .amendment meant the driving from ' business of private capital. Senator La Follette read from a published article which charged that 1 after a superior powder had been de? veloped through tho aid of govern? ment officers, the "trust" then sold It to foreign governments. Senator Warren of Wyoming de? clared the Dupont company deserved commendation for many acts; that it voluntarily submitted to Secretary Daniels its contracts for powder in Mexico and cancelled them on the secretary's "merest suggestion." Senator Reed suggested that "any man who sells powder to a foreign nation with whom we are at war is likely to be executed for treason." HOOKMAKINU DEAD ISSUE. .Jamestown "Bookies" Plead Guilty and Will Pay Fine. Norfolk, Va., Mfy 28.?Bookmaking in Virginia Is dead. At the trial to? day of tho men charged with making books at the Jamestown race track this spring, all agreed to plead guilty and pay a fine of $500 with a six months' jail sentence. The go'.^rnor will remit the jail term with the un? derstanding that no more books will be made in Virginia. ASHLEY IS STRICKEN. Anderson County Legislator Suffers Attack. Anderson, May 28.?Joshua W. Ash? ley, member of the house of represv*n tatives and candidate for State sena? tor, ha.s suffered an attack which Is thought to bo paralysis. He slipped and fell down tho .steps at his home. His right side is badly affected. He has lost all control of his riuht arm and leg. He is conscious, II' this be a paralytic attaek It is the third ex? perienced by (he Anderson county leg? islator. Members of his family ar ? worried over his condition. AFIRE AT SEA. Steamship Raring for A/ore Islands With Fire Blazing in Hop' New York. May 21?.?Tho liner Germania, of tho 1'aber line, iK re? ported by wireless to be afire at sea. The tire is in the hold, and tho ship Is headed for the azores. The Ger? mania carries two hundred passeng DEATH ON ST. LAWRENCE. ANOTHER TERRIBLE MARINE DISASTER WITH GREAT LOSS or LIFE. Passage Steamer Sinks With Mow Than a Thousand People on Board ?Eight Hundred to One Thousand Perish. ? Father Point, Quebec, May 29.? Eight hundred to one thousand per? sons are believed to have been drown? ed when the Canadian Pacific liner, Empress of Ireland, was sunk in a col? lision with the steamship Storstad in the St. Lawrence Hive ot 2.30 o'clock this morning. Many survivors were picked up and landed at Rimouski. Many of the victims are international? ly prominent. Three hundred and fifty were saved, among them being Captain Kendall. Many Rescued?Loss of Life Slight. The Empress was rammed and sunk by the collier Storstad during a thick fog. Those rescued are mostly wo? men and children. The disaster oc? curred twenty miles off Father Point. The Empress sank within ten minutes after the collision. Two steamers immediately rushed out in answer to "S O S" calls. Most of the lifeboats were disabled. Captain Kendall? waa rescued from the floating wreckage. The wireless operators, Assistant Pur? ser, chief engineer and chief steward were similarly rescued. The chief officer and purser are missing. The Empress carried ninety saloon, I two hundred and fifty second cabin, and six hundred and fifty steerage passengers and a crew of four hun? dred and thirty-two, three hundred and fifty having been rescued while one thousand and seventy-two are yet unaccounted for. A large delegation of officers of tho Salvation Army were aboard. With the exception of about thirty from Indiana, Minnesota, Col? orado, Wisconsin, Illinois and Cali? fornia, those aboard were from Can? ada, England and Australia. The Empress left Montreal yesterday af? ternoon at 4.30 for Liverpool. Later: The ships Lady Evelyn and Eureka have docked at Rimouski this morning with four hundred passeng? ers from the Empress. The captain declared he believed all the passengers have been picked up by life boats. Both steamers immediately returned to the scene of the disaster to take olf more passengers from the life boats. A wireless message reports that the Allen line Alsation picked up eight hundred more passengers and is tak? ing them to their destination. Death List 850. Montreal, 11 A. M., May 29.?Of? ficers of the Canadian Pacific now ad? mit that at least eight hundred and fifty were drowned when the Em? press of Ireland was sunk this morn? ing. Montreal, May 29.?After revising the passenger list this afternoon Ca? nadian Pacific officials state that of the 1,307 persons aboard the Empress of Ireland, only 337 are known to have been rescued. Of this number 22 died after the.v were taken from tho water. Tho death list is fixed at 1,052. The liner was valued at $1, 000,000 and the cargo at $250,000. The Alsation which was at first though to have rescued 800 is now known to have been 300 miles sea? ward at the tiro* of the accident. A wireless message this afternoon stat? ed that the Lady Evelyn picked up 17 bodies where the Empress sunk. Tale Grows in Horror. Rimouski, Qua., May 29.?Of the three hundred ami fifty survivers of the Empress disaster landed here this morning, twenty-two have died since from injuries and exposure. Only twelve women are among the land? ed. New York, May 29.?There are conflicting reports as to the actual fate of the Empress. One says the vessel was beached and all saved; another that the vessel sunk within nineteen minutes smd a thousand were drowned, it Is believed the liner had gone down and the death will range from six hundred and fifty to over a thousand. Communication with Rimouski and Pather Point Is extremely difficult. Only 337 Saved All Told. Father Point. May -'.?. (By wireless to Montreal, One P. M.?Only three hundred and thirty-seven were saved from the Empress of Ireland. These were brought here by ships Lady Evelyn, Eureka and Storestadt. LIMIT. BECKER SENTENCED. Date of Execution Fixed for Inly to. New York, May 29.?Former Po o Lieutenant Becker was today sen? tenced to death on July icth for the murder of Herman Rosenthal. An uppeal will act as a stay of execution, however, and it is expected the Court of Appeals will not hand down a de? cision for several months. Becker will be confined in the death house at Sing Sing. 0VE1 NINE HUNDRED. LOSS OF LIFE IX EMPRESS DIS? ASTER NOT EXAGGERAT - Revised List of Fatalities But Little Less Tiian First Reporte?Two Hundred and Fifty Bodies Picked up in tht) River But it is Probable That re Than Half ?|i \ot Be Reco* .1. Quebc.ft May 30.?Nine hundred and ten Bet, women and children lost their li\W in the sinking of the Ca? nadian-! ctfle liner Empress of Ire? land, after she was rammed by the I Norwegian collier Storstad in the St. ! Lawrence river, according to the re? vised list of fatalities today. Four hundred and seventy-sev*?n who wee saved are now being cared for by the municipal authorities and Canadian-Pacific officials. The Storstad arrived today under i her own r earn, but her smashed bows 'gave evit nee of the terrific impact of \ the Collis:cj '. The Dominion government today started an investigation with ?he ; view of enacting legislation to provide further safeguards for life at sea. I The victims fared death bravely in ithe fog and darkness and there was , no panic. As the 'torstad drew hack I from the collision the water rushed into the groat gap in the ill-fited ? ship and within fifteen minutes the ' liner disappeared from view in ninety fet of water. The officers of the jh'.p did all tr t was possible to save the passengers. The ship Lady Evelyn is slowly steaming toward Quebec today with two hundred and fifty dead bodies that were picked rp in the vicinity of ho disaster. Nearly all were found afloat in the wau some wearing lifebelts. Many were i% their night clothes only. The bodies n^re being scanned today by grief-striken men and women who are frantically searching for lost rel? atives or friend*. Captain Kendall is today on the .erge of collapse. Probably more than half the holies will never be recovered. Missing Number 1,032. Quebec, May 30.?The latest infor? mation places the death list of the Empress of Ireland at 1,032. Ac? cording to officials of the Canadian Pacific 18 firs class, 131 second and third class, ax 1 260 of the crew were saved out of I Ml aboard. URGE FEDERAL LAW UPON DI? VORCE EVIL. ? Northern Presbyterians Say There Should be National Action on Ques? tion. Chicago, May 28.?Members of the 12th general assembly of the Piesby terian church, U. S. A., (Northern), today went on record as favoring a federal law on divorce. The subject came before the body in a supplemental report of the com? mittee on marriage and divorce, pre - sented by Char nan John Timothy Stone, who asV .1 to have the para? graphs reconrm tiding amendments to State divorce |J?ws referred back to the committee* ith instructions to re? port in a year. Dr. A. M. Eels of Cairo, 111., object? ed to delay and introduced a resolu? tion favoring s federal divorce law, saying: **We are all aware of the distressing situation which has resulted from the existing inadequate divorce laws of the different St ttes. I believe the only solution of the problem Is a federal law. This great church should go on record today on. this important sub? ject." I The resolution was adopted. Another resolution adopted called on the pastors and churches to take steps to revive family worship. The report of the standing commit? tee on church erection said that last year $251,401 was expended in this work. The assembly is expected to adjourn I tomorrow evening. Postmaster Murdered and Home Rob? bed. Sandhill, Miss May 30.?LOO Da? vis, the postmas k* here, was mur? dered and his hoJfl robbed last night. Blood hounds ar?w tracing the mur? derer today. Australian Hallo? for Charleston. Charleston, May 29.?The county executive committee tonight decided to adopt the Australian ballot system for city primary voting and a subcom? mittee was named to study details. The committee adopted new rules af? ter a long discussion. Snow in Colorado. Leadville, Colo., May 29.?Two in? ches of snow fell here today. Tem? peratures in this s? ion are around thirty-two and liftyf&ur. __|_ Murphy. N. (\? May It.?Wade Fain, .med 11 and Donald Christoph? er, aged 12, were drowned In the lllawnsee River this morning when they went in swimming.