Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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foe to at c I) m a \\ au? SUMTER WATCHMAN, Established April, 18*0. "Be Jost and Fear not?Let all the ends Thon Alms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Troth's." THE TRUfcS SOUTHRON, Established June, Its*. Consolidated Aur. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1914. Vol. XXXVIII. No. 33. BLEASE WOULD EXACT PROMISE DO KM NOT WANT MILITIA SKNT FROM mm TO HHU ICO. Ki?H utl\o Says Ttiat If Troo|w Arc to Be Kent They Munt Leave from Hupi n Wants Garrison to Give Vromdtm Before lie Will Allow Them to Go on I n< ampmcnt. Columbia. Juno 12.?Qov. Hlcasoj this morning dispatched a telegram to the Department of the Kant, 1'nited States armv. asking If their telegram of June 10 to the Adjutant Genoral here meant that tho troops of South Carolina could hold an encampment in this State or go to AugusW Qa., #lth the JMh division, Just as they preferred. The governor also*' asked the Department of the East to prom. Iss him If the troop* went to Augusta ttiat they would not bo sent to serv.ee la Mexico without being returned to this State to mobilize, and give them the right of exercising their right of volunteering. A copy of ths telegram was wired to Li ml lev M Garrison, Soerctay of War at Washington. Asked why he wanted the promise of the federal authorities not to use ths militia for service in Mexico or send them direct there from tho on. campment at Augusta, If such they wished, without first allowing the troops to mobilise In this State, Oov. Blease said he did this to take care of any emergency or guard against the possible contingency of the South Carolina troops being sent direct from Augusta to service on tho Mexican frontier without their full knowledgo and consent. "If v a boys want to go to Moxlco 1 want them to go," said the gover? nor, declaring that all ho wanted won full protection for the troops to ex. arc am tbsir privilege of going, and not be rushed off without giving them USS osportmilty of vuhmtum Iwgmsjsl making the decision untrammelled and without compulsion. He said that once the troops were beyond tho borders of this State his Jurisdiction over them ceased, and if the war de? partment took a notion to send them to patrol the border direct from Au. gusta they could bo sent without con. suiting the desires of the enlisted men. The commander.in.chlcf empha slaed his declaration that ho was not putting any obstacle In the wuy of the militia of this State being used tor service in Mexico If the boys wanted to go. All he wnntcd is as ha explained in his telegram to the Department of the Rast: "If they en. csmp In Augusta, will you promise me that If they are to bo placed in ssrvlcs in Mexico, that you will first allow them to return to their own State and moblllbxe therein and that i you will not order them direct from ths Augusta camp to duty in Mexico or elsewhere without first allowing thsm to return to their own State sad to exercise their right of vol. un tee ring." Whether the South Carolina militia will hold an encumpment within the borders of thslr own Stato or take part In the Joint camp of tho 1Mb division at Augusta, Qa., depends on ths Information from tho Department of the East and tho decision of the governor. The following Is a copy of the telegram sent to the Department of the East, a copy of which was wired to Secretary of War Ourrlson also: "Hon. W. A. Simpson, Adjutant Osneral. Department of tho Kast. Governor's Island. N. Y.: Vour wire of June 10 to Adjutunt General si this State, as follows: * 'Early reply desired to telegram Ith Instant, whether South Carolina troops will participate on< ampment Augusta or hold encampment wit bin that State. War department urges participation all troops 9th division Jolcit camp Augusta.' "Dees 'or hold encampment with In that State' mean that if our troops prefer they can hold th'dr own en. campment within South Carolinn, and not participate in joint camp at Augustu ' Is It optional with our troops to either em amp at August;? or hold em ami n nt within this State? If they encamp In Augusta will you promise me that if they to be placed la service In Mexico that you will tlrst allow them to return to their own State and mobilise therein, end that Bau will not order them dl. rect from the Augusta camp to duty In Mexico or elsewhere without first allowing them to return to their own ntste and to exercise their right of volunteering? "f'nl*? L. Mlease, Governor." The books of registration are open now In order that voters may register for ths city slsotlen nsxt August. CHIEF WITNESS MISSING. GIRL WHO SAW MOTHER KILLED ? HAS DISAPPEARED. Five Grantham Brothers up for Trial on Murder Churgc In Iah? County, hut no Witnesses Ap|>eur Against Tliein?Efforts to Loeutc Girl Fu? tile. Bishv?pvillo, June 12.?A very un? usual situation exists in the case of the State against John Grnntham. Nick Grantham, Cogo Grantham, Vanco Grantham and Virginlus Gran? tham. Ilvo brothers, charged with the murder of Mary Gaincy, in tho Lib. orty Hill section of Lee County, on July 3, 1913. Lizzio Gainey, daughter of tho slain woman, tho only eyo witness to the killing, and who, herself, was severely whipped at the time, has disappeared ' from tho county. Sheriff R. E. Mul. jdrow, Jr., who had a bench warrant j issued for tho girl when she failed to appear at tho September term of court I fast year, has been unable to locate her, and the grand Jury, having no witness In tho case, has been unable j to act on the bill of Indictment hand? ed out by tho solicftor, cither at the September term or the present term, wh* a opened here Monday, Judge John S. Wilson presiding. In the meantime the five Granthams have been out on bonds of $5,000 each. M. L. Smith, Esq., and B. Frank Kelley, Esq., attorneys for the defendants, today demanded that their clients be tried or released on their own recognizance. Judgo Wil? son, after hearing the motion, re. iduced the bail for each defenuant to $2,000. Tho disappearance! of Lizzio Gainey appears to be a mystery which no? body In this section seems ablo to solve. gfPKACH FEDERAL JCDGE. West Virginia Congressman Alleges "High Crimen and Misdemeanors" In Oflicc. Washington, June 12.?Resolutions of Impeachment against Federal Dis? trict Judge Alston C. Dayton of West Virginia were introduced in tho^ouse today, and, without opposition, re? ferred to tho judiciary committee. Representative Nceley of West Vir? ginia impeached Judge Dayton on jtho floor, charging him with "high 'crimes and misdemeanors;" "consplr. 'acy with corporations and individ? uals to bring about the removal of Judgo John J. Jackson so that he might get his place," "favoritism to corporations having extensive litlga. tlon In his court" and "personal and Judicial misconduct." I In reading the impeachment, Hop* rcsentative Nceley made these > charges: ? That Judge Dayton assisted his son, : Arthur Dayton, a young attorney, in i preparation of defense of numerous . cases against a certain corporation "which cases were tried before Alston C. Dayton." "With abusing his power and influ. enco as judge to further the interests of his son in advising litigants in his courts to discharge other lawyers rep? resenting such litigants." "That the stenographer and- jani? tor in his oftico do work for both him :and Arthur Dayton, tho government paying tho salaries." "With having actively engaged in politics and with having used his of? fice as judge to further political am. I itions and aspirations of hs friends." j That the judge violated acts of con. gress relating to selection of jurors, I Improperly Isscd injunctions to pre? vent miners from exercising their le? gal rights and showed "hatred and bitterness toward certain miners on trial In his court for alleged violation of injunction awarded by him." The Impeachment charges also ac. ease the judge of having publicly de? nonneed the president of the United states from the beneh ami before n jury; or conspiring tO form a earbon trust, refusing to enforce certain fed? eral laws; of denouncing t ho United Mine Workers as a criminal conspir. ator. and being temperamentally unflf for judicial office HOT IN SOI Till It\ STATES. Georgln and Alabama I \|>orlen< lug Hottest Weather of Year. Atlanta, Juno 13.?Georgia and Alabama are exprrieneing the hottest westher of year today. At Atlanta and Birmingham, tho temperature is ut us, at Montgomery it ,m dm?. Two deuths have been repoorted from heal during the last 10 ent y.four hours, in Birmingham. Showers are expected to ufford relief this after, poen. GREEKS THREATEN WAR. PREMIER SOUNDS WARNING. TO TURKEY. As Ycnlzclos Speaks, Relations of Greoee und Turl.ey are Shown to lie St ruined. Athens, Greece, June 12.?A warn? ing to Turkey whieh fell little short of a formal declaration of hostilities was uttered today by Premier Veni zelos in the Greek chamber of depu. tics. Ho was speaking on tho treat? ment of Greek subjects in Turkey. The premier's attitude showed that tho tension between Greece and Tur? key was near the breaking point and that the danger of war was immi? nent. M. Vcnizclos, who obviously found dltnculty in restraining his lan? guage when he spoke of the way in whieh the Turks had treated his fel? low countrymen, said: "I do not wish to allow to escape me words whieh can not be recalled but I should fail in my duty if I lid not inform the chamber of deputies that the situation has become grave? oven very grave. If a stop is not put to these conditions the Hellenic government will be forced to content itself with joining in the lamentations of unhappy refugees." Loud and prolonged cheers greeted tho statement of the premier, who added that thousands of Greek refu_ gees had already reached the home land from Turkey while thousands j more were only waiting transporta? tion facilities "in order to escape from their persecutors." The Greek government today sera a vigorous note to Turkey demanding the cessation of tho persecution of the Greeks in Turkey and the repair of ; damage caused to them and their in. forests. Public opinion in the Greek capital is greatly excited and demands are made that the government tako Im? mediate sharp action In tho matter. Reports havo been current for se\. cral weeks of unrest in tho Halkans I and of the cvcr.increaslng acuteness [ of the situation between Turkey and Greece. A general feeling has pre. I vailed in Europe that Turkey was pre? paring for another conflict with I Greece with the object of reconquer, lug. the territory she lost In the re. cent war. ASSAULT GREEK TOWN. Turks Said to Re Taking the Initiative. London, Juno 12.?An official dis? patch from Mltylene, an island off the Asia Minor coast, says that Turkish regulars with machine guns and a ? forco of Baahlbasoukl today com? menced an attack on the town of Aivalik on the coast of the mainland. As the town is inhabited by 2r?,00Q Greeks, a massacre is feared. Threats of another Greco.Turkish war did not come as a surprise to diplomats here. It was pointed out that events lb the Xoar Unat during recent months had been kindling the strongest animosities between the two peoples. Greece accuses Turkey of wholesale expulsion with great cruelties of Greek Christians from the province of Thrace, While Turkey accuses Greece of oppressing former Turkish subjects In the region of Saloniki tak? en by tho Greeks in the recent Hal. kan war. Only recently the Greek patriarch threatened to remove the j headquarters of the church fom Con. stantlnople. Messages from Athens today state one class of tho Greek naval reserve has haen called out, ostensibly to par. Uclpate in fleet manoeuvres. Greek ship owners have telegraphed instruc? tions to Commanders of their steamers in the Black sea to pass through the Dardanelles Immediately and return j to Greek waters. VOLCANO IN C.\Lltw>RNI.\. Second Terrific eruption of Mount I#e??oron? People Piecing from VI cinlty. ('biro, Cal., Juno 'I!.?The second terrific eruption of Mount Loseren continued three hours this morning. It is believed the volcano will "blow its head off." Great clouds of black smoke and nahes arc belching rrom the crater, falling IT miles away. Sul? phur fume'; arc strong. People are preparing to leave the vicinity. TltOOpS ON GUULD IN HOME. Detachment Takes Charge of ltullmnd Station as Protection Against Strikers. Homo, June IS**?Troops were to. day ordered to take charge of Hie radio.id station and tracks here (.? protect them from riotous strikers. MEXICAN PROTOCOL SIGNED. TIIE PEACE PLAN AT LAST MAKES PROGRESS, The Elimination of Hucrta is Said to Rc Assured and Mediators Will Now Take up Formation of Pro. visional Goveriuneiit. Niagara Falls, Ont., June 12.?Del? egates from the United States and the Hucrta government today formally alllxed their signatures in the pres? ence of tho mediating representatives of Argentina, Brazil and Chile to the first protocol of the scries through which it is hoped to restore peace in Mexico. The agreemnt as to the manner of transferring executive power from Hucrta to the new provi? sion stood the acid test of reduction to writing. It provides that: "A government is to he constituted in Mexico of a character to be later provided, which shall be recognized by the United States on (date to be fixed) and which from that day for? ward shall exercise public functions until thero shall be inaugurated a constitutional president." The brief procotol was significant in j two things. It makes no mention of Gen. Hucrta as the provisional presi? dent and it omits the method of transfer which the Mexican delegates and mediators suggested and to which tho United States objected on tho ground that its retention would be tantamount to recognition of the existing regime. The Mexican pi in provided that Hucrta should name as minister of foreign affairs a man agreed on hero for provisional presi? dent. The Mexican delegates, while aban? doning the constitutional form of suc? cession as a part of the protocol, are satisfied because it docs not specifi? cally deny Huerta's right to name as minister of foreign affairs the man chosen here for provisional president if the latter sees lit to accept desig? nation from him. It is not considered probable, how? ever, that the now provisional presi? dent, who is likely to be a constitu? tionalist, would take tho executive power directly from lluerta but he might do so from some other indi? vidual whom Hucrta might leave in i authority. All parties now aro concentrating on the second part of the peace plan which relates to the naming of the provisional president and possibly will Include his cabinet of four. Though the protocol is of compar? atively few words, it is the embodi? ment of that for which tho United" States has been striving for more than a year?elimination of Hucrta. With Huerta's formal statement of his in? tention to withdraw when Mexico was j politically pacified today's proto? col takes for granted that such a pacification will occur and arranges for the transition. The question of constitutionalist representation hero is still an open one. The moderators say they will r ot officially admit the Carranza dele? gates unless they agree to an armis? tice. It is not doubted, though, that some way may he found for the coll. stitutionalists ti> participate in the peace parleys a tor they arrive. Members of the mediating colony tonight were united in optimistic spirit for the first time since the con? ferences opened. With one block ce? mented firmly in place, every otic was j hopeful that the work done today will j prove to be the solid cornerstone from which the entire structure -?f the peace plan will rapidly arise. HEAR LAST sermon. _______ I I>r. Howard Loo Jones Says Goodbye at Charleston. Charleston, June it.? Among the interesting church services here today was that the Citadel Square Bap. ?ist church wlnre Rev, Howard Loci Jones preached his farewell sermon before taking up his work as presi? dent of Coker college, and the con. clmling exercises of the State Bp. worth league at Bethel church, the programme today calling for an ad.j dress by Miss Ada Traywick of Nash., ville at 10 a. m.. an address by Prof. J. ('. Guilds of Bamberg at 'i a. m.?| and an address this evening by Dr. F. S. Parker of Nashv'Uo. Memorial exerciser were held this afternoon by i?\,o Oak Camp end grove Woodmen of the World with addresses by Itytbcrt Lide of Orange, burg, C E, Early of Florence and T, C. Homer ?,f ilcnncttsvillo on the programme. -i-. TOLLS repeal LAW. Washington, June ID, President W ilson signed the Panama tolls exem? ption repeal bill at 11 o'clock this morning andf it is now a law. ( blease gives consent to state militia camping at augusta, Makes Announcement following, Re. celpt of Telegram Prom War Do. partmont Saying Troops Will bo Drought Back to State Tor Mob. iii/.ation Before Leaving for Moxioo. Columbia, June 13.?Gov. Blease tonight made public a letter he had addressed to Adjt. Gen. Moore giving the South Carolina troops the right to take part in the encampment of the 9th division, at Augusta, Ga. This letter was written following a tele? gram received by the governor from the war department in which they promised that the toons would not be used for service in Mexico without being brought back to South Caro? lina to mobilise and that he woulc not lose control over them when the go to Augusta. " The war department has set Aug/ 35 16 to August 25 for the dates in w' ^ the troops from this State arc to go Augusta, but as the 25th is the time for tho first primary, Gov. Blease Will ask that these dates be shoved up so the troops can get back home I In time to vote. The entire three reg ! iments go Into camp at the same i time. The letter addressed to the 'adjutant general follows: "The Hon. Wm. W. Moore, the Ad? jutant General, Columbia, S. C.? Dear Sir: In view of the very favor, aide reports as to the settlement of J (piestions between the United States and Mexico by the Niagara Falls con? ference, which reports, if true, arc very favorable to a spedy settlement of all disputes and penes reigning be. tween the two nations, and in view of the further fact that I believe that it will be of more benefit to the vol? unteer mllltla of this State to be in general camp with other troops, as is J provided for, than it won id be for j them to be encamped by themselves at some point, within this State; and ' in view of* the further fact that the war department has complied with the conditions requested by me and j has promised mo 'that if your troops arc to be placed in United States service on account of possible dtfftcuL ! ties with any foreign nation they will first be allowed to return to their own State for mobilization and muster into United Slates service,' and 'you need have no fear that they will be taken out of your control while In Georgia.' "You are hereby requested to pre. i sent to me the necessary olficial or? ders for the entire National Guard of South Carolian, consisting of the j brigadier general ami his staff, the three colonels and all other officers, and all enlisted men of the three regiments, medical corps, etc. of the entire National Guard of South Caro. Una, to proceed to the general en. campment at Augusta, Ga., for such length of time as the war department of the United States may deem ad. visablc for the best interests of said militia. Very respectvully, "Cole L. Blease, "Governor and Commander.in.Chief." ply traps at lower cost. Changes that Reduce Cost and Sim. pllfy Construction. j Clemson College. June 12.?R. Ii. Mason, dairyman of the Federal Bu? reau of Animal Industry in SOoper. lation with Clem-on College, has re. j ported to A. i\ Conrad!, professor of entomology, certain changes In fly traps Which he observed in going about the State and which will reduce the cost and simplify the construction of these effective instruments of By destruction, s. D. Cross, of Chester, i eliminates the three wooden triangles 'and instead fastens the screen to the I inside of the wooden ends of the j cage. This does away with ilie neccs. sity of using an extra piece of seren? ing for making the triangular trap. With Mr. Cross' method one can complete the trap with a single piece of screening. To reduce the cost of the pan, A. C. Haskell, of North Augusta, uses a bail pan having a wooden bottom. Around :i piece of board the size of the bottom of the bail pan he nails a liny ship which serves the pur|K>sc just as well, Mr. Mason reports one Instance where, in the absence of lin, a person made a pun like this using the lin obtained from old ran?. Kor lull information about constructing ;i tiv trap, see circular No. 2.1 of the South Carolina Rxperimcul Statine. "Is ibis a first class restaurant?" asked Ihe haughty individual. "Oh, yes," answered Ihe waiter, "but we will serye you." ?-Baltimore Bun, MAYOR or Sl/MTER DECIDES TO ENTER CONTEST FOB SEX. ATORJAL TOGA. Has Not Yet For undated His Plat? form., Which Will Not Re Made Public l mil He Makes owning Speech at St. Matthews on Wednes. day?Matter Much Discussed. The announcement on Saturday af. tcrnoon of the entrance to the sena. torial race of Mayor L. D. Jennings < :une as a great surprise to many peo? ple i^^'nmter and throughout South I Jt Can sjherc up to that time the rap /been regarded as between Se Jsmlth and Governor Please. It ? inderatoo?!, however, sometime 5? / ; .> At some of his friends had been o' t him to enter the race and that as considei ng the matter, al _> gh his decision was not made un ? .ate Saturday afternoon. * Mr. Jennings stated this morning ' /at he had not formulated his plat? orm and that he probably would not make any announcements of what measures he would advocate until ho made his opening speech at St. Math, ewe on Wednesday. He has for? warded Iiis pledge to the chairman and treasurer of the party and to the Secretary of State and will be in the race from start to finish. He said that he had received letters of encourage, ment from prominent men in Green, villc and Rock Hill this morning. He did not care to make any other state, ment at t; s time, but would wait and see how things developed, as the cam. paign went on. While it is Impossible to say what I kind of success w ill meeT*hlS first step I into state politics, his friends say that Mr. Jennings will develop a great deal of strength as the campaign goes on and will make an excellent showing when the ballots are counted. It is expected that he will make an ag? gressive campaign which will be prosV* ecuted with his usual untiring zeal. While he is handicapped by not being generally known throughout the State, he is weil known in this secCion and will make himself known and felt in other sections before the end of the summer. He is also a new man in State polities and is expected to draw many of the votes which were doubt? ful between IflOSSt and Smith here? tofore. Mr. Jennings Is serving his second I term as mayor of Sumtor, having j been re-elected to the otfice under j the "City Manager'' form of govern, 'ment which he helped to inaugurate. I He Is one of the leading farmers in the county, conducting four large farms himself. He is president of the Peoples' Bank ano one of Sumter's loading attorneys. He has never been In politics before entering the race for mayor of Sumter, except for a term as magistrate of Providence township. Besides being interested in I these things, he is always ready to lend his aid to any enterprise for tho upbuilding of his town and county, , havng served two terms as Presdent of the Sumter Ch: nber of of Com? merce. Ho may also be classed as an I ardent sportsman, huntng and fishing being grouped among those diversions ; to which he lends his energies. The entrance of Mr. Jennings in the race for the United States Senate was the chief subject of discussion on the streets Sunday and Monday, as i tfic newest things in politics. The j matter was regarded from various angles and points of view, the general opinion being that be would put up s good stiff fight. Iie will get a good vote from Sumter county and sur. 'rounding counties, although some, who otherwise mi] ht have voted for him, have already pledged themselves ? in the senatorial race. It is generally j thought here that he will, at least, cause a second primary in the race for United States senate. SHOOT DENIES CHARGE. Sa>s II?' Was Not Guilty of Plagar. ism. Washington, June 14.?Senator Smoot of Utah, replying today to a charge made In Chicago yesterday thai ho had been g.ilty of plagaiism in hi* Memorial day|~peceh at Arling. gton National cemetery explained he had used .es quotations a poem and description handed lo him by an eld soldier and thai he had referred to them specifically as having been ""well said." The charge v.as made in an open letter lo the senator frVm Jasper T. Pariing, who complained that the senator used a poem of his and other parts of a speech delivered by hint two years ago. s? nator Bmoof said he would answer tin letter which he had not received and ?hat he had not claimed credit for the poem or words used.