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SAY* MK WtMi NOT TAKK AC? TION ON MILITIA MATT Kit AT ON OK. Delegation of former Oftk?erM Walt on Kxcvutltc to Yak Itcsciiullng ol In*, handing Order?Cose U?fi hi lluml> of Gov. Manning uml Adj. Sift Moore. Columbia. Jan. 21.?"I am with you and will glad to Issue an order re? scinding the order of the former gov ernor under whleh you were declared disbanded, but I am waiting on legal gdhtj e and can not take action now," woa what Oov. Itlchard I. Manning told a committee from the National Guard association that presented a resolution to him yesterday afternoon from ths convention usking him to take action to reinstate the militia, in addition to conferring with the commutes. Gov. Manning appeared before the association and urged It to ubmit a deflnito proposition to him. Ths request that he rescind the order that disbanded the militia was fie proposition laid before him. After receiving at Its evening ses? sion ths report of the committee sent to Gov. Manning, the association pass? ed the following resolution: "He solved. That In the reorganisation of th?? National Guard association the whols matter be left to ths discretion > of the governor and the adjutant gen? eral.' At the request of Gov. Manning the association appointed a steering com? mutes on which he can call at any time and which has power to act for the association. The members of the commutes are: Gen. Wille Jones. Co? lumbia; MaJ. W. II. Moore, Yorkville; MaJ. J. W. Bradford. Sninter; Capt H O. Worthington. Charleston The affairs of the National Guard are still In a state of suspended ani? mation There are knotty legal ques? tions Involved In musterlag It back Into service or undertaking the slower process of reorganising It. The offi? cers who attended the sessions of the association yesterday acted In concord In all matters and realized fully the seriousness of the situation which can be adjusted only after careful con? sideration of Its many phases. Capt. U f*. Watson of Greenville, vice pres? ident, presided over the sessions In the absence of the president-elect, MaJ. Patrick J. Drew. At the afternoon session the follow? ing resolution offer?Ml by Maj. W. 1 Moore of Yorkville sas adopted: ' Hesolved. That the National Guard unanimously requests that the gov? ernor Issue an order rescinding the recent order of the former governor In reference to the National Guad." Gen. Wille Jones. Maj. W. B. Moore and MaJ. A. H Sllcox were appointed to lay this resolution before Gov Manning. The first session cf the association was opened by the election of officers. Th* association chose the following: MaJ. Patrick J. Drew, Barnwoll. pres? ident; Capt. R. F. Watson. Greenville, first vice president; Capt H. R Kaines. Charleston, second* vice pres? ident; Capt. A. C. Doyle. 0 dumMn. j treasurer; Capt. J. shapter Caldwell, | Columbia, secret ry; Cuf-t. Rhett Ro? man, recorder. The retiring ..resident of t^e asso elation. Capt. E. C. vonTresckow of Camden. was nominated to succeed himself, bot declined the offer of re? election. M.mnlng. escorted by a com-, mittee. came to the meeting at 1 n ? Im k lb- hi m ?? 1.1 udh pl.ieing himself st the services of the issocla lion to carry out any wishes I* might express If It were In his power to do h . t;..\ Maiimni Jocularly leferred to th? officers as ".eterans" of the National ?1? ard. "1 am here to show you b> gl] presentNJ that 1 am Interested in the N itlo il ii" ird " > ml 1 M innln ; ??| do n a can- to add further at the present moment to my declaration In my Inaugural address thai South <';<r olina must have a strong Nation.tl Guard. I do not know what iho mo.' ti\es of the former governm wire Is mustering out the mlllfta. an organ? ization which I always considered undertaking a gn it deal of btbo: froSS the unselllsh motive of desIrin . t?- serve the State. I ? h ve tio- Nu tmnal Guard ought to be supported. I ask vou member* of tre gggecla? t on to put your heads together and decide on some plan thn' will ? u . order out of the present rhao*. I munt have lesal advice hefi n I can decide what SB do," concnideo (luv. Manning. "I do not wish to iimk'< n mistake Everybody reath that the end we d?-?ire ih ?ne rebnbit tatlon of the Ntitlonnl Guard, but there i? gaejM uncertainty a* t.i ih* ii'ost appropn it? memi-. t<> the* ? ir' < ,.,\. Mannin? ashed Ihe efteen le ippro.i? b the suhieet in i I road mjhi t and to work out some plag ol ae lion It was at hU suggestion tl. t the committee was appointed wb.ib i uld art for thi- asM..< i i||??g With ill afjSjgf after It udloornel. GOV, \| , ? nine declared that he regretted t?. 11 he wa*i not In n position to udvlse it-, association a. this Um< , In convention assembled "When you ?et ;i definite proposi? tion to submit I will be glad to hem it." ended (luv. Manning. The Moore resolution asking that the disbanding order of the former BUNfROf be rescinded was the prop* asltion up??n which the National Guard ussociaticn llnally hit alter discussion at its afternoon session. The main point at Issue was the legality of the order of the former governor disbanding the militia. Ad? jutant General Moore was of the (?pinion that the order was legal and held that the best way to proceed now would be to reorganize the mili? tia. He said, though, that if this were to he done, it must he done quickly in order to he ready for the inspection ordered by the war depart? ment to begin on February S. The adjutant general said that officials of the war department had told him that 1Mb was the opportunity to reorganize along the two reuiment and auxiliary troops plan proposed by the depart? ment. Uen. Moore declared that his position as to the lega ity of the dis bandment o**der was backed up by tha opinion of the ass stant attorney general and J. Fr?ser Lyon, former attorney general. The association, however, expressed by the passage of the resolution of? fered by MaJ. W. It. Moore of York vllie its preference for ah order from Gov. Manning rescinding the disband? ing order of the former governor. Some of the members of the associa? tion doubted the legality of such an order while others held that what one governor and commander-in-chief had done his successor could undo. At the final session of the National Gut rd association last night Gen. Moore and Capt. E. B. Cantey nude their reports on the convention of the National association of the National Guard. Gen. Moore told the officers the good news that the property shortage charged against the South Carol! ?a militia had been cut in half already by Investigation and that as soon it other reports of property surveys could he gotten In shape the amount still churgeable to the State would be insignificant. Gen. Moore also announced that the war department would give tri South Carolina National Guard sulh cient funds for holding its rcgulu encampment next summer. The -following committees were ai> polnted before the National Guar 1 association adjourned: Legislative?. ? o n. Wille Jenes. Columbias Qon w W. Moore. Columbia; Maj. W. I Moore, Ynrkvlllu; MaJ. Patrick J. PffW| Baniwoil; MaJ, fames B. Poo QroenvUlo; Capt E. H. Kainos, Choi leston. Revision of the code, Gen. W W. Moore, Columbia; Capt. J. Shaptcr ('aidwell. Columbia; Capt. A. C. Doyle Columbia; Capt. E. B. Cantey, Colum? bia, and Capt. Rhett Roman, Colum? bia. COAST GUARD BILL PASSED, ?ton.surv to Consolidate Revenue Cut? ter and Life Saving Services Adopt, tii Washington. Jan. 20.?A coast fusrd, created by consolidating tin revenue cutter and life saving service Is provided for in a senute bill paseed today by the house. The coast guard. With its 4,300 officers and men. Olli be an auxiliary to tho navy in time of war. The consolidation will give^ life ?avers retirement and long pay pfivl leges. The measure calls for an estimated Increase expenditure of |ttf(ttt. ASKS FOR IIKAIUNG. (?rare Says Charleston Would Present Liquor Arguments. Churlesto , Jan. 19.?Receiving ad? vices fron? Columbia today to the effect that tho senute committee on poliee regulation would consider tins afternoon the Carlisle prohibition bill, recently Introduced in I hi general assembly of South Carolina. Mayor John P. Oraee of Charleston has'en eii to plac?> the following message ui?on the wires: Hon. W. H. Sharpe. Chairman Com mittle ol 1'ollce Regulations, Sen.iti Chamber, Columbia, s. c. "I have just learned that yourcom? mittee i ill consider the Carlisle pro* hlbttloa t>iii at i o'clock this after aoosv May I no( aak that Charleston be given a heating in this most Vital matter? Important public business which can not be postponed requtrei my prate nee la Nesj York- ?>n Th?rs? das. leaving here tonight. A dele? gation ol representative men preaenl? iiuv Charleston'i view can arrange t<> appear ?n any day next week. U'hefl I also can be there. Can you not ..r rsnge bearlni according!) This ntould be a great lad proper court( and eaa do no burnt Iti uttyhod>. ?? any lutereat, (Mfjaetfj MJohn P. Clraee.' "May r. Alst\?.t (lra< . stated lode) tb.it Ihe ronatderfctlon of ihe bill had huruo I?? *? ? ? i expected at such an earl) d?tt< and most eel talnlj aot on Ihe <i a stale it augural Ion. M?i advices ha I been received locall) as i?> the prol Me dale "t nur It i hearing until ihm 1 mvrnias? GRAZED BY DRUGS IS PLEA. BOSTON AlienJTECT ON TRIAL IN THE IMTKO ST ATI > COURT. Defendant Slow P, \V. R, lliiiiiian on Clyde Uner Mohawk?Nearly All Testimony in. Columbia, Jan. i'.?.?Temporary de? rangement Induced by overdoses of druga was the defence made hero to day by attorneys lor George Bachelor Perkins, an architect of Uoston. on trial in the United States court for the killing of F. \V. K. Iliunntn. business manager of the Florida Timcs-Tnion, of Jacksonville, November 11, last, on the Clyde Liner Mohaw k, off the North Carolina coast. On the day prior to sailing, the defendant, according to the testimony, had prescriptions of deadly drugl Ailed in Now York. These prescriptions were introduced today, ns well as the vessels for the medicine. Robert Anderson, a New York pharmacist, translated the for? mulae of the prescriptions, which he had tilled, and Identified the drugs. M. K. Wentworth, who shared a state room with the defendant, testi- 1 lied as to the repeated doses taken. Just thirty-three minutes were con? sumed this morning in empaneling the ; Jury. The defendant L>at beside his lawyers when jurymen were ch; lleng ed, but he indicated at no time his preferences in the selection. The prosecution closed its ease this afternoon and the defence hail all but I completed its show ing when court ad- j journed tonight. Tomorrow morning I the defence is expected to close and the prosecution then will present, ex- , pert witnesses to combat the theory of J temporary derangement. TO MAKE CAPITAL NEUTRAL. Gar/a States Convention Requests j Armistice to Conduct Peace l*ar leys. Washington, Jan. 10,?Col. Roqus Gonzalez Gar/.a, temporary head of the convention government In Mexico city, in a telegram dated yesterday and received here tonight by his agent, Enrique C. Idorento, anhounc cd the convention had prop >sed to Gen. Gutierrez that the capital of Mexico be declared neutral territory and a general armistice be agreed to in order to conduct peace pat leys. A similar proposition, the messy gc said, will be made to dp? Carra^'i. Today's ao" lees to the state depart? ment Indicated that the convention, with Col, Garza as its executive and Gen. Vill i .ih its military commander in-chief, was preparing to evacuate the capital before the advance of t'arranza forces from the South, plan? ning to set up a temporary capital. probably at Tofreon, COTTON FACTOR St ICIDKS. Crockett Warner Kills Himself in Albany. Miss. New Albany, Miss.. Jan. 21,?Croc? kett Warner, ? cotton factor and planter, committed suicide With pri? son In a hotel iu re laal night, Ho was found today, lie lived at Hous? ton. Miss. NAVY SHORT OF MEN. FLETCHER STATES ATLANTIC FLEET SHOULD NOT GO INTO BATTLE WITHOUT 5,000 MORE MEN. Commander-in-chief of Untie Sum's "Armada" Says Many Officers Need? ed ami Xavy Lacks 10,000 Men. Washington, Jan. 20.?An "alarm lng" shortage of officers and nu n needed to man American warships l? ti? bi tile was reported by Hear Admiral Fletcher, commander-in-chief of tin Atlantic fleet, in a letter to the house naval committee, made public tonight. Supplom' nting his recent testimony before the committee, the admiral an? nounces that an inquiry just complet? ed has revealed that the navy lacks by 10,000 the men to man all ships I which ought to be commissioned on the outbreak of war. Special boards, the admiral says. I _ I liave been unanimous in their conclu? sions, "presenting a more serious j shortage than could have been antici? pated by either the navy department > or the fleet until brought to light by } title searching investigation." I "The reports of these boards." he ?ays, "show that in the twenty-one battleships In commission and now composing the Atlantic fleet, there is a shortage of ?,219 men and :'.:!!? offi? cers required to fin all stations neces? sary efficiently to fight the ships in battle. "The figures refer to the commis? sioned battle fleet alone, and this shortage does not include 4,000 or 5, 000 additional to fully man the ships j which I think ought to be fully man ned on the opening of hostilities, aa I ?taled in my testimony." THE LEGISLATURE TODAY. DollruliI Chosen Code Commissioner and Griflitli Re-elected Penitent iar> Head. Columbia. Jan. 21.?The general assembly In Joint session this morning elected M. P. DeBruhl, of Columbia, code commissioner, and re-elected D. J. Griffith superintendent of the State penitentiary. At 2 o'clock balloting began for the election of penitentiary directors. WAR INSURANCE REFUSED. Government Will Not Grant Insurance on Steamer DOtia. Washington. Jan SH.?~War insur? ance will be refused by the govern? ment on the Hall steamship Dacla, hut it will almost certainly be grant? ed on the cotton cargo it is said. The treasury department today stated that France brought greater pressure than England to prevent the Dada sailing. Big Factory and Houses Burn. Trenton, N. J., Jan. 11?.?The R?ch? ling Mfg., Plant and twenty dwell? ings were burned this morning by a lire which caused a loss of a million dollars. Twelve hundred workmen were thrown idle. $3.00 PER SQUARE 5 FlntatoM Galvanised Corrups? and N -Crimped Hoofing in G. 7, 6 and ' 10 foot leugths. btloki 10 centn pox square oxtra. Only required with V-Crlniped Roofing, COLUMBIA SU??LT COMPANY, ?23 Gtrtaii St., Colonels, S. C. *?M?mmMMMMMMMMMM ??????? MMMMMM?! "The Commercial j Savings Fund" I i Conducted by ties Comniereta] & ?a rings Bank has enjoyed a most J sutTessful year and on January 1st, 1015, disbursed $7,155.00 j naeotig it* slutretiolders. 4 He cordially llivlte you to become a Slmrcludder for 1015. 4 The Hrsi payment wun due Saturday, January Sml, 1015, 4 I i j GEO. D. SHORE, J. K. CROSSWELI , R. A. BRADHAM, ? President. Vice-Pres. 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The First National Bank OF SUMTER. j Capital, Surplus and Profits Nearly - - $230,100.00 , CrniiifflntfflMimiMMMMiHiinmiM 444444 44 M 444444444 4444^444+4^44-4-444++4>4?4^ ???????? * 4 The time you make up your ? KS IS mind to save at least a part of + X ^U'i encn week's wages is the time X you say to yourself: MI am de? termined to have financial indepen? dence. 4 THE PEOPLES BANK DECEMBER 7, 1914 | t 4 4 The National Bank qf \ South Carolina RESOURCES $800,000.00 4H compounded quarterly in our Savings Dept. 5i on Time Certificates of Deposit. Strong, conservative, progressive. We appreciate our old friends, and are contin? ually seeking new ones. We want your ac? count. I C. G. Rowland, Pres. G. L. 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