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PRESIDENT OPENS EXPOSITION TOUCHES BUTTON AT MIDNH.HT AND SAN VIVAiO FAIR BE (?root Paiunmu-Cnlirornla Exposition Will Krnmln Open fur One Year. San Diego, Jan. 1.?Three thousand miles away. President Wilson arose to? day In the small hours nt Washington and touched an electric button that opened to the world at midnight here the Panama-Pacific eiposltlon. It will remain open until January 1, 191C. William Q. Me A d??. secretary of ? ha treasury, represented President Wilson at the opening celebration. Aa the personal representative of Xing Alfonso of 8paln there was pres ent Count Del Valle de Salaxar, and with him were the delegates of other foreign powers. fireworks anc illuminations sig? naled the opening of 'he gutes early yesterday evening, and for threo hours there was oper. to explore the new elty of Old Spain which has risen on the mesa above the harbor of the sun. At 11.90 p. m., the formal ceremony of throwing wide the gates to the world began. Lyman J. Oage of S"n Diego, former secretary of the treas? ury. Introduced Col. D. !. Collier, for? mer president of the exposition. After drinking the Inception of the exposi? tion. Col. Collier made way for Pres? ident O. Aubrey Davidson, to whom ?rere delivered the plans, the keys and finally the exposition itself. At midnight the exercises ended and the flash of an electric spark in the White House carried over tho wires President Wilson s signal. Dedicatory exercises will be held today following the formal opening. In behalf of President Wilson Sec? retary McAdoo VC*. *n the programme id deliver an address. Other speeches Ware to be made by John llarrett, di? rector general of the Pan-American tjnlon. In behalf of the nations of the two Americans; by Count de Salaxar, on behalf of King Alfonso; by the repre? sentatives of other foreign powers and by tl.e governors of California and other Western States. ? PROSPERTITY AT SUMMERTON. i Summerton. Jan. L?The hard times have apparently not reached Summer ton. Everybody seems to be cheer ful and looking forward to a pros? perous year. Several thousand bales of cotton are in the warehouses down here; while enough has been sold to satisfy the present needs. Hundreds of acres of wheat have been planted In this section. Many of the negroes, even, planting one or two acres. A large acreage of tobacco will be plant ad around here another year, prob? ably ten times a* much as last year. The cotton aerate will be curtailed to some extent and "provisions, livo stock, economy and prosperity," will be the slogan for 1915. Some of our merchants report the largest holiday trade they have ever had. Noxon's Hippodrome shows are In town. This la a good clean little show well worth seeing. Mr. Noxon la a pleasant gentleman. Messrs. Troj and Robinson aro opening a new hardware store on Main street. North Canty street. Which was only opened about a year ago, M building up rapidly. Threo nice rej Idencea and the Catholic church hav? been built since the street was open? ed. Trees are now being planted on each side of the street. The Summerton Real KMate Com? pany has purchased tho Gedding) block on West Main street. Mr. Henry H. Richardson, who has been ill. Is convalescing to the grati? fication of his many friends Mr. Fted Lanhum has been quite sick, but we are glad to hear he is Improving. Messrs. Rogers and Julius Mood and Miss Catherine Capers, who have born at home for the holidays, will return to their respective colleges on Mon? day. Mrs. Jas. M. Carson and Mi is Grace Carson are visiting Mr. W. 1>. Carson. "Summerton." i ASIIIKR LOCKED IN VAULT. M~i?kcd Man Koh* Hank of $!,000. Nealyville. Mo.. Jun. -. ?Chohtef Walker of the Hank of Htsttytllli was held up by g mask'd bandit this morning and the bank was rubbed <?i |l.000. |(e was found In tho \auH almost frosen. Vice Consul im- u btseea Jgggssv Dr. Oeo. W. Dick, of this city, re? ceived today a wireless telegram from his son. Husrll Dirk. I*. S. Vice Consul to Yokahama. Japan, as follows. "Will arrive Frlseo SI 1th. ' In Imk is further advised that hin son baa b? m ordered transferred to Washington, l>. C. for the j.res.'nt The Wireless to Di I ?Ick from his son was Mcnt from hour,i tho ?teasnohtp "fSainwa Msnrs." VILLA WiLL OBEY GUTIERREZ says liK has ri:spi:it roit rito visional FUmiHINT Curraiulstas Claim to Have Inflicted Severe Defeat on Villa Troop? In I'In lit Wear Tainplco. Washington, Jan. 1.-?Gen. Villa in a telegram dated last night in .Mexico City to his agency here denied he has questioned the amnesty proc? lamations of Gen. Gutierrez. "I obey and respect tho orders of President Gutierrez," Villa telegraph? ed. "I am his subordinate." Further details of fighting between I Carranza and Villa troops near Tarn pico were received today in -.rflcial dispatches to the Carranza agency. The following message was re? ceived: "Gen. Pablo Gonzales yesterday ad? ministered a decisive defeat to tho Vlllalstaa at Rodriguez a few hours' ride from San Luis Potosi. Several hundreds vere killed and wounded. He is now pursuing the enemy toward San Luis Potosi. "Gen. Obregon reports he has dis? lodged the Zapatistas and Villaistas from their strongest positions at Puebla and expects to announce the capture of this city almost hourly. "Vera Cruz itself Is almost entirely depleted of soldiers, although a week ago there were thousands in camp here. They are marching west from Aplsaco gs] their way to Mexico City and hopei are high here that Car? ranza will reestablish his government in the national capital in a period of not more than six weeks and that at the close of three months he will bo In entire control of the republic and peace wil be permanently establish? ed. Reports of desertion at Teplc on the west coast are absolutely false." "Gen OOregon's Carranza army Is expected :o be hammering at the gates of Mexico City in less than a month," according tc dispatches lo the Carranza agency hero tonight from Apizaco, Vera Cruz. "AH during the day." the dispatches added, "train loads of soldiers have been arriving at this point and hur? ried forward to Join Obregon's army. "The crushing defeat administered Zapata yesterday has turned into a wild rout and the enemy is being pursued r.dentlessly. Gens. Cosa and Alvarado are expected to occupy Puebla In the next 24 hours." VILLA TROOPS GO NORTH. (avalary und Arillcry Numbering 8, 000 Men Said to Do on the March. Washinirton, Jan. 3.?Gen. Villa, as command* r-ln-chlef of the Gutierrez, forces, ha ? ordered Gen. Juan Cabral with 8,00) men to take chargo of the Kener il situation In Sonora, su ? perseding Gen. Maytorena at Naco. Tho order Is said to have been issued as a menus of preventing continuance of hostilities at Naco and Agua Prieta, where there are comparatively small Carranza forces. Gen. Se nt, United States chief of staiT, who went to Naco In an effort to obtain neutralization of that place and preve it bullets from falling into American territory, has advised the war department that the Cabral troops ar i now at Casus Grandes. Maytorena has delayed signing any agreement for removing of his forces, pending Cuhral's arrival Gen. Hi 1, Caranza commandant at Naco, has ibout 4,000 men. Officials here beyond expressing confidence that tho situation will soon I adjust Itself decline to comment on it. It is generally believed, however, that Cabrc.l will sign an agreement {and that tho Hill forces will be per? mitted to go to Aguas Prieta. Cabral. it is thought in some quar? ters, then will endeavor to drive the Hill garrison out of Aguas Prieta across the American line, where they would intime. Should Hill elect to remain In Nnco, thoso familiar with , the si war i ni say a successful attack might be r.iado In overwhelming num? bers wltho.it firing Into American ter? ritory. Kl Paso, Jan. 3.?In addition to the campaUn against the Carranza forces on the east and west seaboards, VIIIs cavalry and artillery numbering 8.000 men are on their way to the northern border. It was said to? night with authority that they were being sent to eagasjc the Carraniu forces at Naco. an I those of Yne/. Salazar In Cbihunhua State. The tro? pa SH route to Sonora w ill he Compelled to march overland from Caaai Qnndea ? trip of more than one week. it sooami known definitely today that Kduardo Iturblde? whooe escape from MoSl (? CHy caused much diplo? matic correspondent \ had CTOOaed the American border and was in hid? ing on thb side of the line. The reg? "??us fof secrecy concerning hi wtteroabou i were n<>t learned, As governor of the federal district, Iturhldo remained and preserved or dof upon entrance of the convention troopa i ipioinatic representations wen? mad* that his devotion to duty should not result In bis SXCCUtlOII by thu revolutionists l PEACE WITHIN THE YEAR. POINCARE PREDICTS WAR WILL EVI) IX 1015. Tells Corps of Diplomat- at Reception That Next Annual lVto V ill See llencltccnt Settlement. Paris, Jan. 1.?Prediction that 1915 would see the end of the war was made by President Poincare in an address today to foreign diplomats who went to the Palace of tin? BlysOC to present New Year's congratulations. "I do not doubt that next year, at this traditional reception, we shall celebrate the establishment of a be? neficent peace," said the president. The British ambassador, Sir Fran? cis Bertie, as dean of the diplomatic corps, presented tho congratulations of his colleagues and himself. In his address Sir Francis rercmrked that tho diplomats present compromised "representatives of the nations fight? ing at the sido of France, and of other nations whereon neutrality im? posed special duties in this grave crisis." American Ambassador Sharp was among those present. He was ac I ?ompanied by three former ministers who are aiding him in the arduous tasks of the embassy during the war ?John W. Garrett, H. Percival Dodge and John G. Coolidge. President Poincare exchanged New Year's greeting by telegraph with Gen. Joffre, the kings of Great Brit? ain, Belgium and Servia and the em I peror of Russia. REDUCTION ACT GOOD LAW. President E. W. Dabbs of Farmers' I Union Comments on Acreage Law. In the Progressive Farmer of De? cember 26th the president of our State Farmers' Union, Mr. E. W. Dabbs, has some excellent comments on the South Carolina cotton warehouse law. I i Among other things he says, "After a I careful reading of the act, I do not see I how the State can ever lose a dollar, j Every official is so hedged about and is required to give bond, besides be? ing liable in the criminal courts for any malfeasance in office, that it looks like an ideal system can be evolved." This statement helps to secure confidence, which is necessary ,to the successful operation of any sys? tem. Mr. Dabbs also says: "Those of us who favor tho State warehouse system believe that its greatest good will be in direct sales from the farm? ers to tho spinners. It is a notable step in systematic marketing." The bill presented to tho legislature 'of 1912 was a Farmers' Union meas? ure, formally adopted by the State Farmers' Union in their annual meet? ing. Tho measure now in operation falls far short of the plan3 asked for by the Farmers' Union. The original .conception was warehouses owned and operated by the State, with a view of establishing direct trade relations between the farmer and the spinner. [Instead of that, tho legislature passed a bill with this feature stricken out, [and with such a small appropriation that the State Warehouse Commission? er can ouly pay rent after all the oth? er operating expenses are met. The State of South Carolina has a piece of property in Columbia, with i warehouses on it, which should be utilized for the public benefit. I refer to the old Richland distillery down on the river. This property of about eight acres of land and a considerable number of buildings not now in use might be turned over to the ware? house commissioner, and sufficient funds provided to repair, the property and build other warehouses as need? ed, with a compress. A railroad track now goes out to these buildings, which are so situated that by lowering the first lloor and making it concrete and by commencing at the switch and ele? vating the track the upper floors could bo used for storage purposes as well as the lower floor, the build? ings being equipped with electric ma? chinery for moving and handling cot? ton, gravity being used to advantage in placing same. All these considera? tions mike this property an ideal lo? cation for a large warehouse system. The old state dispensary property Where the Statt? warehouse commis? sioner now has his ofllce could be used to advantage with its storage ca? pacity increased and its facilities for handling and shipping put in bettor ghape, The State could make good use of both Ihete pieces of property in tln? further development of a system which lias the premise of much benefit to tiie farmers of South Carolina. It ihotlld also be made the duty of the State warehouse commissioner to ? ?pen up direct trade with foreign spin ners, It is true that tin- foreign mar? ket is upset now by Ihe war in Eu? rope, but this condition will be chang? ed when peace is restored, which We all hope will soon come. We should plan for the future development of the system. Th<- present system Is well adapted for local warehouses in the various counties and these ware bouses sbould be under the manage? ment ei locnl ollUials under such PRESENTS REPORI OF PROTEST PAGE TELLS OF RECEPTION Ol NOTE IN ENGLAND, Answer to Trade Interference Com? munication Expected] Within a Pew Days [Vom Great Britain. Washington, Jan. 1.?Ambassador Walter Hines Page in a long report from London today after his confer- j ence with high official! here, describ- ! cd the general attitude of the British government and people towards the American note ol protest concerning shipping OS entirely friendly. He said a reply had been pron.ised within a few days. The ambassador detailed British press criticism, whose tone he regard? ed as on the whole reasonable and Iamicable. In some quarters, not among officials, he found a disposi? tion to search for a motive behind tho American note, some Englishmen suggesting that Washington had been compelled to yield to pressure from members of congress representing con? stituencies affected by trade interrup tiDns. This portion of English pub lie opinion seemed to think the Amer? ican note was intended to some ex? tent for home consumption. Washington officials pointed out to? night that there was not the slightest foundation for such a suggestion as the note was not originally intended for the press. It is understood that Ambassador Page had anticipated mistaken impressions by assuring the British government informally that the United States was thoroughly In earnest. The note was phrased in a candid and frank manner, he is understood to have explained; particularly, it was not written for publication. As the synopsis leaked out, however, the am j bassador had been instructed to ar j range for publication of the complete text. Incidentally the ambassador cc.bled that the British government i had corected English newspaper re? ports which spoke of a discourtesy in premature publication. Mr. Page reported that Bord Hal dtine, in charge of the foreign office, Wai informed of the purport of the I communication before even the first ! intimation of the contents of the note was published. Officials read the views in the Brit? ish press with much interest. The argument that England is fighting what she believes to be a life and death struggle, it was pointed out, was fully recognized in the American note, but it was contended that delays and detentions exceeded the manifest ne? cessity of a belligerent. The general belief in Washington is that a common ground will be reached in future- diplomatic correspondence whereby definite arrangements will be ! put into effect to relieve American ex I porters of uncertainty. STATE FIGHTS WHISKEY. Bryan Expresses Opinion That Em? phasis should be Luid on These Con? tests Xow. Topcka, Kan., Jan. 1.?A preference tor State action for prohibition at present rather than an immediate at? tempt for national prohibition was ex? pressed In a letter from Secretary Bryan to Elon G. Borton, national sec? retary of the Intercollegiate Prohibi? tion association, read at the closing session of the association's conven? tion here tonight. Mr. Bryan said: "In the matter of prohibition, 1 think that at present the emphasis should be laid on the contests In the Stites. In some States the time is ripe for action and I think it is better to concentrate the forces on these rath? er than to spread them over the en? tire Union. However, this is a mat? ter of opinion and relates to the pol? icy of national action at this time, rather than to the principles involved. "The strong vote polled in the he use a few days ago shows how rap? id y sentiment is growing against the Ha loon." Cleveland, Jan. 8,?Rev. Stephen Makara. aged 42, pastor of the Greek Catholic church and his housekeeper, M:*s. Annie Feder, aged GO were burn? ed to death when his parish house was destroyed this morning. It is believ? ed that the fire was incendiary. regulations as will give to those who ?tore cotton the benefit of state Warehouse receipts. In no other way Can the present high rates of storage ho lessened. The State should offer jth-> cheapest possible rates of stor ag ) and to do this we should own tin \s a rehouses. The In-avy insurance on cotton is a great burden, and a well developed St; te warehouse system can certain |y secure the best rates of Insurance Tho effort which tho State war.' house commissioner has made, in er go living under such difficult condi tlons, deserves the support of ev^ry fai mer In South I'arollna. J. VVhltner Behl. Secretary s. C. state Farmers' Union Columbia, Dec. 81, 191 I. I PELLABRAINS AI THE ASYLUM SUPERINTENDENT REPORTS 3<K> DEATHS IN YEAR FROM DISEASE. Dr. Patterson Resigns to Return to Harnwell to Resume Ills Practice There. Columbia, Jan. 2.?That an alarm? ingly largo number of deaths at the j State Hospital for the Insane Is due to pellagra was the statement of Dr. T. J. Strait, the superintendent of the institution this morning. Dr. Strait said that out of the approximately 600 deaths at the asylum in the last year 309 of the number were pellagrlns. He said that of the 75 deaths at the institution in October 60 were pella grins, 27 of whom died within less than thirty days of their admission. In November of the 70 deaths 4 6 were pcllagrins. Superintendent Strait said that he would recommend In his annual re? port the segregation of the pellagra patients. He thinks that the large death rate is due to the, fact that a great many old people are sent to the asylum suffering from senility. He ! said one patient was 100 years old j when admitted and another 75 and !another 77. There are now 1,660 pa? tients in the State Hospital for the j Insane, as against 1,825 last March. Dr. Strait said there were some people in the asylum who ought to be in the county alms houses, because they are not crazy and he intimates that he thinks sometimes people are sent to the asylum just because their fami ; lies want to get rid of them. He said a great many of the pel lagrins were sent to the asylum In tho ' last stages of that dread disease and nothing could be done for them. He said such patients are fed only on liquids, and they being in the last stages prevents anything being done : to cure them. The superintendent i thinks that some radical change In the i policy of dealing with the pellagra cases must bo adopted by the institu ' tion. "There were 80,000 loss loaves of bread consumed at the asylum in 1914 than was the case in 1913," said Dr. i Strait, and he attributed this to the fact that the loaves of bread were ' now being sliced. Dr. Strait has his annual report ready for the printer and hopes to have it ready to lay on the desks of the members of the gen j eral assembly when that body con i venes. Dr. Strait says there are 90 patients out at State Park. It is thought that the situation of State Park will have I the attention of the general assembly, , for it must be decided whether the i plan of removing the whole asylum ' there is to be continued or not. Dr. A. B. Patterson has severed his j connection with the asylum as physi? cian at State Park and has returned to Barnwell to resume the practice of ! his profession. Dr. Patterson repre sents Barnwell county in the State senate and still has two years to serve. j His successor at State Park "has not I been announced. Cotton Conference. A conference of those interorosted in j the formation of the Cotton Holding : company took place here last night, among those participating being Harvie Jordan, of Atlanta; Dr. Wade Stackhouse, of Dillon; State Ware j house Commissioner John D. McLau rin, Representative J. T. Liles, of Or? angeburg; T. B. Thackston, of Green j ville, and others. Subscriptions to the capital stock of tho company are to j be made in middling cotton on a ba? sis of 10 cents per pound. The con? ference merely reported "satisfactory" progress to the newspaper men. Rep : resentative Liles was of the opinion i that the outlook for the success of ?the company was good and stated that he would visit several counties next week for the purpose of assistinj.'. in the organization of the company. A letter received In Columbia from a professional man in Italy told of the preparations being made in that COUn j try for war and of the very general belief that Italy would cast in her lot with the allies in the spring. The writer expressed the hope that the ! great European w ar would be over j within another year and spoke of the good fooling in Italy for the United ! States. The w riter said his entire sym? pathies were with the cause of the al Ilies and everything pointed to Italy's participation in the struggle within a few weeks. Representative J. T. Riles, of Orangeburg, while here today made the announcement that it was his in? tention to introduce a resolution In the coming session of the general assem? bly providing for the appointment of a commission to study the tax system of other Statci with a view of establish? ing a central tax commission to re? form the tax system of South Carolina. He thinks thai this is one of the im? portant matters to be settled by the coining general assembly. Governor Blease h:is named W. V .lames, of Rlshopvllle, a-< a member of of the State historical commission, vice W. A, Stuckey, of the same town, who declined to serve and who h is BOY SHOT AT BEAUFORT. JAMES T. CARBERY WOUNDED BY POLICEMAN. Lad Was Preparing for New Year's Prank, Soon and Followed?Son of Farm Demonstration Agent. Beaufort, Jan. 1.?Jas. T. Carbery, IS-year-old son of J. I* Carbery, was shot by Policeman Roberts near mid? night as a result o'' a New Year prank. One wound in the lower abdomen is serious, but not necessarily dangerous. Two other bullets pierced ?his right arm, one going through the bone above the elbow. The occurrence has shocked the town and everything is being done for the young man. Mayor Bristil pliced the policeman under arrest at 2 o'clock this morning after hearing his story. A white man and two negroes were present when the shooting took place. The two lat? ter have signed sworn statements which ?\gree substantially with the one made by the policeman last night. A man was seen climbing the town water tank shortly before midnight by R. A. Borg, city commissioner of public works, who lives next door. .Upon being hailed the men came down and made off. Mr. Bong phoned .the occurrence to the police and to the county jail which is near? by. Roberts responded and found that a jail employe had seen a man and boy acting suspiciously and was following them. He joined the chase with Mr. iArce and a negro. They found the man being chased, who it turned out was young Carbery and cornered him in his father's yard which is next to Mr. Bong's, after firing one shot at the fleeing figure in the street. The lad would not 'stop when hfiiled and the policeman I and one negro followed him under Jthe house. There the negro struck Ja match and the policeman, seeing the boy crouched down, fired several times and then got on top of the boy, who then spoke for the first time during the occurrence. Carry? ing him out to the street he told them his fgmily lived there and just then his sister went out to the gate and recognized him. His parents were aroused by the noise and car? ried him upstairs. i It is said the boys intended beatin.T on the iron tower at midnight to add to the New Year's din. J. Lb Carbery, the wounded boy's father, as farm demonstration agent has given great satisfaction in the j county. DESTROY MITCHELL MONUMENT. Unknown Persons Destroy Tribute to Professor for Whose Peak is Nam? ed. Asheville, N. C, Jan. 3.?The morf ument of Mount Mitchell, erected 26 years ago in memory of Prof. Elisha Mitchell, for whom the peak was named, was dynamited and destroyed by unknown persons recently, accord? ing to advices reaching here today. The monument was made of bronze and lead. Foreigners employed by a lumber company working in the vicinity aro said to have had trouble with a fore? man recently and to have believed the monument was the property of the lumber company. No arrests have been made. Prof. Mitchell, a member of the faculty of the University of North Carolina, established the height of the peak as 0.711 feet. He evidently lost his life while exploring the moun? tain and was buried on the summit. The memorial was erected by the alumni of the University of North i Carolina. THEE PALLS ON YOUTH. Young Lancaster Man is Killed Wlille Cutting Timlrer on His Father's Plantation. Lancaster. Jan. 3.?News reached here yesterday of the death Wednes? day in the Taxnhaw section of the county of Hazel Gregory, a well known young man of that community, from injuries sustained from a falling tree which he was felling on his father's plantation. He was found in an unconscious condition by two negroes who wer i hunting, and lived for several hours in this manner be? fore finally succumbing to his in? juries. It is said that his skull was crushed by the falling of the tree. A license to marry has been granted to Moses Hopkins and Peggie Taylor ? <'f Wedgefleld. named to succeed It. M. Kennedy. The governor has appointed Dr. Rot>ert C. Cathcart, of Charleston, ? member of the hoard of trustees of . the Medical College of South Carolina, vice W. A. Tripp, resigned. The Georgel >wn Coca-Cola company v.Ms chartered today by the Secretary [of State with a capital <>f (5,000, the officers being J. E. McQuade, president and treasurer; Capers G. Itarr, vice president and secretary. The company will do a general bottling and coca cola business,