Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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m iv?? WATCHMAN, Established April, ISM. "Be Just and Fear not?Eet all the ends Thou Alras't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Troth's." TUE TRUE SOCTIIB1 'X, Established June, IMC Consolidated Aug. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. 0., SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1914. Vol. XXXVIII. No. 30. COTTON CHOP COHOWOH. DF.IWRTMKNT OK AC.ItlCt l/l l HI: HL\(r>i 1 K.I HI S FOR MAY M AT 71.3. Thin State's 1m (.Urn m* 72?Only In Two Yearn. 1003 mul 1007. Ihne I'.stlinat^'s of Condition Been Lower Than l'rcM?m. y __________ Washington, Juno 1.?The condi? tion of the cotton crop of the coun? try Is the lowest since 1H71 with ex? ception of 1903 and 1007, the depart? ment of agriculture unnounced today. It Issues statistics showing the condi? tion on May 25 as 74.3 per cent of a normal, or 7 per cent hclow the ten year average. The low condition of tho crop, 11 was said, whs due largely to excessive rains and exceptionally cool nUhts In rentral and northeastern Texas, custom, and southern, Oklahoma and southewestern. Arkansas, which brought tho condition percentage In those States down to 65, C8 and 79, respectively. In Texas many farmers were obliged to replant several times. No estimate of the acreage plant? ed to cotton will he mado by tho de? partment until July 1. Unofficial es? timates of the acreage have placed it from 3.5 per cent decrease to 1 per cent Increase. In a detailed review of tho con? ditions in the cotton States the de? partment makes favorable report on the progress of tho crop in the heavy producing sections of Mississippi and parts of Ijouisluna. Oklahoma, Geor? gia, Arkansas and Alabama. In Texas, says the statement, "cotton Is making one of tho poorest starts wit? nessed In many years." Tho Mississippi crop is probably ten or 11 days late and there Is some % complaint of weevils, hut "tak'ng the tJ?Bhte as a whole," the department mm^ "conditions are excellent." ^fi parts of Oklahoma, the dopart ^SjIsBt tars, the crop will average as much an three woeks late, while too much rain in lower seetlons has pre? vented cultivation. In seml-arld re? gions, however, the crop is declared to he In excellent condition. While the crop Is declared to he ten day* to two weeks late in Alabama, genera* conditions of cultivation are regarded as excellent. Cool weather has retarded growth somewhat and weevils are resulting in the south? western portions of the State. By far the mo?>t promising condi? tions to be found in Texas are in the nor?hwest where "rains have given the best asset of moisture in six or eight years." In the greater part of the State, however, excessive rainfall has retarded planting and cool Weather has caused poor germinal on. Much replanting has been necessary. Rains have ceased in the other parts of the State and great activity is re? ported. Sunshine for a week or ten days the crop can be well cleaned." The early planted cotton In Geor? gia, "consisting c of probably Ho per cent of the total acreage," is re? ported In good condition. "A small portion of the crop Is not up and will not como up until it rains." add* the report. Tho Georgia crop is esti? mated to be about a week late. In North Carolina the crop Is about two weeks late, duo to dry, cool weather. Tho early planted cot? ton, however, is reported as in al? most perfeet condition." Dry weather is held responsible for tho backwardness of the crop in South Carolina, ?vhe o "probably t? per cent" Is .oporlc-d as not up to a stand. Dry winds have necessi? tated much replanting, and rain Is nee led to germinate tho late |>I;int< . 1 ?.??ed. ' Tho cotton standing is in al? most perfect condition." says the re? port. Isoulslana conditions are d<-flared to i?e *too wet or too dry, i?ut generally the crop Is satisfactory." Some httl planted seed is tv?t up and the clop averages two weeks lute. Southwestern Arkansas," says t be report. has had entirely too much rain. The li. Ids in that section are foul with grass and weeds, and a por? tion of the crop still is implanted. In the heavy producing sections of the State conditions are fa\orabh-." In Tennessee only about three fourths of the crop Is up. and the plant is perhaps only half as asfflt as It should be at tins time. It links vigor, the eolor being rather poor*" Some sections of Florida have suf? fered poor stands on tieeonnt of dry weather but plants are well eult i\ at - Ncgroc* Cheat tin- (.allows Dublin, (la., June 2.- Shed Hill and Stokes linker, necroes sentenced to be h.iiiged. sawed out of jail last nUht ami made good their Of apt, h Is helo\ed that they had outside help. UP TO UNCLE SAM. (ONSTITUTIONALISTS EXPLAIN Til El It STAND. In Their View. Washington Gov? ernment Should Decide Whether to Admit Cnrmu/istus. Washington, June 1.?Constitution? alist representatives in Washington tonight issued their first formal statement since tho Niagara Falls mediation conference began. Luis Cabrera, on behalf of himself and his colleagues, Kafacl Zubaran and Jose Vasconcellos, outlined the constitu? tionalists' attitude towards the ques? tion of representation at Niagara Falls, maintaining that it is for the United States and not the mediators or tho representatives of Gen. Htierta to decide whether representatives of tho constitutionalists cause should take part in the deliberations. Mr. Cabrera pointed out that Gen. Carrunza and his adherents thorough? ly appreciated the good will of the mediators and were grateful to them for the efforts to bring peace to Mex? ico. Their belief that the United States is the proper arbiter, he said, on this question was based upon careful con? sider! tion of tho underlying principles of mediation, not upon any distrust or the representatives of the three South American nations. "Should the constitutb l.1 lists par? ticipate in the Niagara Falls confer? ence," the statement said, "is the question to be decided before any ot her point. Who is to decide this question? Is it Huerta? Is it the mediators? Is it the United States? Certainly not Huerta. The media? tors, ns such, are not Interested par 'tics in the agreement to settlo differ? ences between tho United States and Mexico. Tho chief function of the mediator is to limit his efforts to bringing tho parties together, and any [netten having the effect Of forcing them apart Is opposed to the very purposes of tho mediation. "In this case there is a conflict be? tween Mexio and tho United States. Tho United States has not recognized Huerta as the legal president of Mex? ico. Neither has it recognised the constitutioi ulists as the legal rulers. Hut fOJ the , nrpQSS of settling the present International controversy only tho United States can decide if it is satisfied to deal only with Huer? ta, or if it wants both factions iu be represented in order to insure the success of, the mediation." TRUST GETS OIL LAND. Judge Overrules Taft's Action In Exempting California Oil Landl From Entry. Los Angeles, June 1.?A Withdraw? al order by which William H. Taft in 190' while president, exempted from entry government lands in California variously estimated in value at from |IM,gOO,Ofg to $1,000,000,nan. was to? day declared invalid, in a decision by Judge Maurice T. Dooling of the United States district Court of San Francisco. The former president had planned to provide a great source of fuel for the American navy by exempting the oil lands from entry by plivate locators, The decision gives to the Midway Oil company and the Standard Oil company, principal de? fendants, undisputed possession, Similar minor actions now pending will be affected by the decision. Judge Dooling in his ruling says: "The effect of these Withdrawal or? ders is to suspend the mineral laws of tho United States. The executive power can not permanently affoci such legislation. "The order in question I believe to be one ramification <>f a growing ten? dency to concentrate in the executive more power than oan be traced <<? nny specific constitutional of legislative provision." A HH11AL ASSAULT. Negro Atta? Us While Girl? Hardy Eft? roar* l> miiing. Johnstown. Pa., .1 utic J. Rill Rood, a lt-yenr*ohl negro was Jailed here loony charged witb the brutal ns? SaUll of a I 7-v? ;n-old white M l. m< was rushed here from Portugo, bar? b escaping a lynching, DISCUSS MEDIATION DEXDI.OCk. President. Husy Dixtissing Matter. Kccclvcs no Visitor-. Washington. June 2.?The dead* loek of the mediation negotiations to day dominated the cabinet meeting, Prcoldenl Wilson taw no visitors, de? voting all his attention to the Mex? ican situation. II is believed the n?l ministration win insist upon the me diatorw receiving Cnrransa delegates.' MEDIATORS IIB TIME. WILL TAKE No ACTION UNTILi REBEL POSITION is BEFORE I TU KM. Diplomats Ar rang inj; to Reply to Mos? sau?' i'rom rirsi Chief of Revolt? Puinngo Expression Doos Not Alter Hie If Views or Their Intentions Toward Carranzistas. Niagara Falls, Juno 1.?More ex? plicit Information about the attitude of Gen. Carrania than was contained in his last communication brought by Juan p. Urquidl, or the unofficial statement to the press telegraphed from DurangO tonight, is awaited by the mediators before deciding on the subject of constitutionalist represen? tation here. This may be obtained from the Washington government. ; The mediators arc preparing a reply I to the messago brought by Urquidl. The statement from Durango did not clarify the situation as to the points they arc interested In?whethc. Carranxn will agree to an armistice for ten da)V| or tWO weeks or more; and whether his representatives would agree to discuss the entire subject of i pacification of Mexico. ! Tho expression from Durango did I not alter the opinion of the me<\a tora lowardi the constitutionalists. The diplomats claim that from the ' very outset they have kepi the inter? ests of tho constitutlononallsta lu mind and have planned to give them as grunt a share in the now govern? ment as is ?proportionale with their 1 strength. An to tho military side, the con? centration of federal forces at San 'Luis I'otosi, where the Hucrta troops are confident of chocking the consti? tutionalist advance, is in line with the general belief hero that the captur of Mexico City is still months away. Tho American delegates argued at ! length with tho mediators today I about constitutionalist participation [and at tho conclusion of the confer? ence Justice Lamar said that ho was "hopeful*1 and that the views present? ed were "not so far apart." Discussion of the subject will be continued tomorrow. Tho mediators have not readied n decision and prob? ably rll] not do so for a few days. In tho meantime the three diplo? mats arc endeavoring to got more in l formation from Washington and Mex? ico City relative to the essentials of the peace plan already outlined. Gen. Huerta sent a long message to his representatives here about individ? uals for tho now provisional govern? ment! making une now suggestions I in this regard. I The mediators conferred with tho Mexican delegates, who promptly communicated with Mexico City, but the subject of admitting tho constitu? tionalists to the conferences was not broached. Tho Issue is squarely before the mediators for decision. The Mexican delegates have indi? cated they will agree to abide by the Will of the three diplomats. The lat? ter take the view that their origin? al conditions must bo complied with before an invitation to Carranx.a can he renewed. They would like to sec Cnrransa ft party to the negotiations, but believe If he does not enter they will bo able nevertheless, t?? approximate consti? tutionalist opinion and keep their in? terests in mind in the estballshment of a new government. I Tho American government is known to bo active in an effort to bring the constitutionalists into the parleys at Niagara Falls. Upon the develop? ments of the next two days depends the trend of the entire peace pro? gramme, Should the constitutional? ists remain obdurate and refuse to meet tho terms fixed by the media? tors the negotiations horo will not be disrupted on that account, for the I United States, it Is known, will not insist to such a degree as would up? set what has already been accom? plished t<?ward bringing about a change of administration in Mexico. _ DELEGATEN THREATEN TO LEAVE. llucria'x Representatives Resent American Support of Constitution Allots. _________ Washington, June ?. it Is predict? ed today that within tlx- ncxi thirty six hours the mediation conference at Niagara Palls will bo dissolved he ? uuao of t he uttll tide of l luertu'a representatives, 't i.; reported Ihul the llucrlfl delegates threaten to withdraw unless President Wilson and Bocrotury Mryan denial in their support of the constitutionalist fac? tion und that lhey are onl> awaiting Instructions from Mexico City before taklug this step. MUTINY AGAIN THREATENED. HUERTA IS LOSING OUT with ARMV, BLAXQUET Till-: MAN OF tin: HOUR. Dictator's Only Loyal Regiment is, Coming Under Influence of His Enemy, ticn. Blanquct?Telegraph Operators Quit. Vera Cruz, June 2.?Late advices; from Mexico City indicate that the army is on the verge of mutiny and is only awaiting the signal to over? throw Huerta. The Twentyninth, the only regiment in federal garrison re? garded as loyal to tho dictator, is looming more and more under the In? fluence of Minister of War lilan quct, who is regarded as Huerta* s political enemy. Attaches of the bureau of commu? nications (telegraph) have turned I against the dictator. Twenty have1 I quit their poets, fearing arrest and execution. It is reported that they! have been scretly iflaking duplicate! copies of all government messages ami sending the duplicates to eon-| I stittltlonalistS headquarters. The messages being held back, it is said ICarransa and Villa knew of the land- j ling of munitions of war even before Huerta did. Governors, supposedly loyal, lately have been refusing to ? obey Gen. Huerta's orders. Ml'ST REPORT ALL CARS. All Roads Must f ile Monthly Re? ports with 1. C. C. Stating Location of Cars. Washington, June 2.?The Inter slate Commerce Commission today I ordered all railroads to tile with the I commission before the 10th of each j month a statement showing the loca? tion of all freight cars. This will* be : used in deciding the complaints o4" ^shippers of discrimination in furnish 1 ing cars. VOLCANO IN CALIFORNIA. Mount Lassen in Eruption for Might ecu Hours. Redding, (7a 1., June 1.?Mount Las? sen, a latent Volcano of the Cascade Range, erupted for eighteen hours, ! beginning Saturday, throwing out smoke, steam, rocks and volcanic ash. Tonight the mountain again was quiet. An expedition will go to the peak tomorrow to see if a new crater has been formd. j The outbreak is the first recorded in California in seventy years, and the first of any importance in two hun? dred years, although the Lassen vol? canic region is at the western edge of a lava held reaching as far east as Montana and containing many cra? ters. W. J. Hushing, forest supervisor at Mineral, is Inclined to believe that an active geyser suddenly had do 1 veloped. He said his subordinates, who reported the eruption, had seen no fire, although the disturbance last? ed a whole night. The smoke and steam column, he said, rose about 200 f ?et. WILL NOT STOP VESSEL. I _ Ward Liner to Sail with Ammunition for Constitutionalists. New York, June 2.?Official an? nouncement was made at the office of the collector of this port today that no steps would be taken to Interfere with the sailing of the Ward liner Antllla for Tamplco with three mil? lion rounds of ammunition and aero? planes for the .Mexican constitution? alists unless BUCh instructions were received from Washington. ? 1 LINERS LEAVE UNDER BOND. Vpirangn and Havaria Sail from Vera Cruz. Washington, June 2.?The Ham? burg-American liners Ypiranga ami Bavaria left Vera Cms yesterday. The war department was advised of this action by (Jen. Punston today. The Ypiranga cleared for Hamburg and the. Havana for Qalvcston. The ships were released under bond, pend? ing the payment of lines imposed by Gen. Punston lor the violation of i ns turns regulations. DECREE AOAINKT THREAD TRUST. American Thread Company ami \f liliated Concerns MiN Separate. Trenton, \. j? June 2. A decree dissolving the thread trust was handed down today by Judge Itcelstob. The decree found against the American Thread company and uffllintcd eon eerns is the result of several months' effort by the government to break up an alleged monopoly. Ami-American Demonstration by Germans of Mexico City. Bitter Feeling Against Americans ? Growing OUt of Assessment of Fines Against Gcrmnn Vessels for Land ing Curgo of Anns for Ilucrtg at Puerto. Mexico City, June .).?Very bitter feeling among Germans against Americans has developed as the re? sult of the American customs officials assessing heavy lines against the Ger? man steamer Ypiranga and Bavaria for landing cargoes of arms for Hu? erta at Puerto. At a meeting last night the Ger? mans cheered Huerta. Cooler heads vainly tried to curb their younger as? sociates and the announcement was finally made that further anti-Amer? ican demonstration would be punish* ed by expulsion from the club rolls. PLAN'S GREAT FOURTH. Darlington Looks Forward tj Cetc brat ion. Darlington, June 2.?Plans have al? ready been put In motion for a great celebration here July l. Kor year.- and years post Darlington has always had on the national holiday crowds from all Of the surrounding counties to attend the celebration, and this year promises to witness oven a larger at? tendance than heretofore. The morn ing part of the day will be given over very probably to tho annual horse show, and the afternoon to races at tho race track. The horse show given In Darlington annually on the Fourth of July is Unique. While some of the finest I horse flesh to be seen anywhere Is here on that day, there are classes made for all kinds of horses, and (everything possible is done to encour? age the keeping and exhibition of , horses which make themselves profit? able on the farm as well as in the show ring. The manager of the celebration for the past few years said this morning that great plans would be made this year for a great horse show, and that large crowds arc expected to be in at? tendance. HUERTA SHOWS MERCY. Woody Dictator Refrains from Killing School Hoys. Vera Cruz, June 3,?It was learn? ed today that Gen. Huerta has spar? ed the lives of the students of the ag? ricultural college at Tacuba. who re? cently attempted to assassinate him. He decided that they are too young to be sind, and he ordered them to be confined in Santiago Prison. Gen. Huerta claims that two bullets struck the top of the automobile in which he was riding. HOTEL AT MANNING BURNS. Tho Macro Was Large Prame Struc? ture, Insured for $2,000. Manning, June 1.?The Mecro Ho? tel, a large frame building, was total? ly destroyed by lire at 7 o'clock this evening. The lire started on the roof, probably by a spark from a stove flue. A considerable portion of the furniture was saved, but it was im? possible to cheek the Maines in the building. It was rather an old struc? ture, built of pine lumber. Such a building today would cost at least $5,000. The house belonged to the es? tate of Mrs. M. t >. Burgess, and was insured for $2,000. For several months past, the house had been managed by Henry w. Touchberry. TRAIN-AUTO WRECK. - Well Known Contractor Killed at Greensboro, N. c. Greensboro, x. c, June ?P. It. Hunt, a contractor ?r>o years old was horribly mutilated and killed this morning when a train struck his auto? mobile which was stalled on the track. Four others who were in the car es? caped by Jumping. oppose Prohibition Hill. Uochcstcr, June _'. The federation of German Catholic societies today adopted resolutions opposing the llobson bill providing for National prohibit ion. Three Pound Dead by R, H. Track. Hickory, Miss.. June :\. The bodies af three unidentified while men, well dressed wcro found along the Alaba? ma and Sticksburg railroad mar lure today, Grips with scattered clothing were fount] nearby. The nu n are be? lieved to have been traveling sales? men. TRUE AMERICAN POLICY. secretary redfield says FEW MEN Ml st not liE GIV? EN INDUSTRIAL power. Safety of the < mmtry Would l>e En ihingored by Permit ting one Man or a Few to Control industry and Com* me roe. Chapel III, X. C, Jun -"We cannot foi _r safety's sak- ?w the supreme Inc.? itrlal power ?e con? trolling commercial powe ? rest in the hands of one or a * Credit should he given men c ?? Uickened conscience and since- - patriotism who show true citizens1 g t the head of large affairs, but r? t on their honorable heads the ^ m may not put rulershlp over a tustry or a branch of com mere ^? t is not the purpose i America to force her will anywhere mf power of arms. It is not I within mil il purview of America to dictate byjj trength the policy of any friendly i I 1 neighborly State." The * sentiment JI expressed here today by Secretary %r Commerce Redfield have a peeuliai .oaring upon the Mexican j . situation awd the trust question. si.RloVs STRIKE PROBABUt Engineer* and Firemen Threaten to Tie u| Railroads K?nning Out of < hicago. Chicago, June ?Union leaders ex? pressed the belief today that 72,000 engineers and firemen on the rail it ads running out of Chicago will strike unless the l>oard of general managers reconsider their refusal to continue peace negotiations. Prepa? rations for a strike ballot have been completed ami the result will he known by Monday. - .? MEDICAL COLLEGE CLOSES. 4 Or. W. < $ Rtioker to Deliver Com mcncci! util Address at Charleston Una, whlcAw emy of M w lc Instltn ti Chariest n, June 2.?Speakers at the annua commencement exercises of the Mescal College of South Caro ill be held at the Acad on Thursday evening at s.30 o'cloi were announced today. Dr. W. C. H?cker, assistant surgeon general of the United States public health service Of Washington, will oe the annual orator. The title of his address is "Ideals and Rewards." The college cup will be presented to tho first honor graduate in medi? cine, V. G. Cain, of Ptnopolls, by Dr. James A. Ilayne, State health officer, of Columbia. The college medal for first honor graduate in pharmacy will be pre? sented to X. P. Morgan of Union by Dr. F. A. Coward, director of State laboratory, *f Columbia. The medal of the South Carolina Pharmncei leal association for grad? uate doing the best work in practical pharmacy w ill be presented to II. F. Dunning ?. Summervillc by O. A. Matthews. Ph. G., first vice president Of the South Carolina Pharmaceutical associatto i. ROADS Ml ST CUT RATES. t~ Tariffs From Washington to Caro? linas Declared Excessive and Un? lawful. Washington, June 2.?Washington merchants lost their fight today to force freight rate reductions from Kastern ami Xew England points when the Interstate commerce com? mission sustained the rigl I of tho roads t< withdraw store door de? livery* without reducing tho present rates, but the fight for lower rates from Washington to Richmond, the Carolinas i ui other Southeastern points was won. Summarised, tho report of th commission today holds that: The rallros ds arc warranted in their Withdrawal of store door de? livery both ni Washington and at Bal? timore. That Ihe lass rates from Eastern and New England territory to Wash? ington arc in I shown to be unreason? able. That the < lass rates from Washing? ton to the Carolinas and other South? eastern territories arc unlawful to the extent that they exceed the sg rogute of the Intermediate rates. Procedtngs arc held open to await effective readjustment of rates by tho Soul h< rn cai rlers. Thai the application of the rail? roads to continue lower rates lo Rich? mond than to Washington on freight from New York and K?stern points is dented. The County Board of Commission? ers held their regular monthly ses? sion on Tueml. >. Nothing but routine business wa: iransaeted* .