Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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NEW PUN OF ACTION. S< IIUMH l>i:< IM l> ON 1\ ( Aids TO SAW. Mill' 1*1 HCIIXSK MftaU Adn?nUlraiton leader*. Hope for Suc ?is> h> i hungc of Tu< ii< - ? \'i<- i ilnit Wilson Talks Mutter o\rr With Democrat* und Itepuhlleun-. Washington. Feb. 2.?A pi kg gOard? ed with the utmost secrecy nus adopt ? <l l>y administration [bHHOIirgtl of the senate <n caucus tonight to break down opposition to the government ship purchase bill. The Programme in 'udes parliamentary manoeu. res* which will be put Into action tumor row afternoon In the senate, and, ac dlug to leaders of tho party, is cal? culated to bring support for the meas? ure to offset Monday's Democratic re? volt. After reaching an agreement the caucus adopted a resolution pledging every member to secroey. Senator K- rn. chairman of the caucus, an? nounced that secrecy was necessary for the obvious reason that to make Hsfl plan public might mean their frustration. It was reported later that included In the plan was an agree? ment to amend the bill to conform with Suggestion? from various sources made within the last few strenuous clava. We will get into the bill in the aanate again tomorrow." said Senator Kern. "That positively Is all that can be said. The opposition did not con? fide to us what they Intended to do la."' Monday. For the same reason we j ggg not et\ ajfjl our plans." I 'o*?s th?* plan contemplate win? ning votes Tor tho bill"" he was asked. Wo expect to hold all the votes that we had for the bill," said Senator Kern. Do you mean the 42 votes which ? i Monday afternoon ?" That wouldn't be enough, tor Ki rn replied. "la there hope for the bill .- the senator was asked Hoi.\ defined," ho replied, "is n ? mblnution of expectancy and b sire." one plan suggested following the conference w es that an effort ml rhl b?> made to amend Senator Clarke s motion to recommit the bill by adding 1 nxt rue tin aa to the commerce commit? tee t ? r? turn If to tho senate imme? diately with amendments. Th. at amendment* ore said to bo on linos to safeguard iieuu.ility with regard to the pure ha** ot helllgrxTiBl ?hips, and th* length of time in which the gov? ernment WOllld engage in ocean trans? portation biiMte ss. Later it was lOJUrilOd t ha t when the Clarke motion to recommit COtnCS up Senator Fletcher will move as an um u Intent thai tin- committee report back within IS hours ami that an ameiuiment he included which Will not commit the government to a perma? nent policy in the proposal . hipping enterprise and that a time limit for the umlerstaUing he fined* This, it was said, would he lixed either at IS months or two years. UpOll these amendments it was said administration leaders pin their hopes of winning hack Demoerats rather than winning Progressive Republican support.. Preliminary skirmishes at the cap itol and White House were begun early in the day. President Wilson conferred with several Progressive Republican senators regarding the bill. The Democratic majority con? sidered methods of procedure to re? gain its lost ground and tho seven recalcitrant Democrats conferred among themselves with the avowed purpose of standing firm until satis? factory terms should be presented to them. The majority conferor ippointed a special committee of three, Sena? tor Fletcher, Simmons and Martine, to conduct negotiations with Senators? of both parties with a view to ascer? taining what Btipport could be gained for the bill and upon what points of revision. This committee, after a day of conferences, told the second caucus tonight that some progress had been made and that they hoped for ulti? mate success. Revolting Den ocrats ? Senators PJankhaad. narke, uajndao, Hardwtek, llitchock, OrGorman and Vardaman ?In their Interviews with the caucus committee were asked for a stipula? tion upon which they might recon? sider their attitude. With a reserva? tion that it might first be wise to re eommit the bill, the committee was given to understand there would be no change in the rcvoltcrs' attitudo unless the measure was Stripped of government ownership features and presented purely as an emergency un? dertaking with positive limitations, I >ne suggestion offered was that pro Republican leaders were confident their light against the measure had been won. Senators Smoot, Lodge, Weeks and others declared the bill was dead. Democratic lenders, on ths < the.- hand, still were hopeful. in tdditiwn to dlseusd-ttf Ihr? situa? tiv i with s? i itors Kenyon and Mor? ris President Wilson sought to leam the position of Senator Poindexter, Progressive, and Senator Clapp, Pro? gressive Republican. The engagement with Senator Poindexter, however, was canceled later and in- was under? stood to I"* definitely aligned against i lie administration. Senator t'lai>|? went to the White House In response to an Invitation, \ i>111 frankly reminded the president that ha had recently made a speech opposing executive Interference with congress. Thereupon the preaident ?aid tli tl under the circumstances perhaps the shipping bill had better not be taken up. The question was discussed briefly, however, i Senator Clapp refused to talk about i the Interview, hut at the White House j it was said there was no unpleasant , neaa and that the preaident respected 1 the senator s position. Prohibition <>r purohaae of foreign shipi now laid up in this country also was propoaed by some Progressive Republican senators. They, however, do not favor the government shipping corporation as a temporary measure, and suggested amendments to make it a permanent venture. After Senators Norris and Kenyon, Progressive Republicans, had talked With President Wilson, it was under Stood the president had looked with favor on some amendments that might satisfy their views regarding permanency of the project, it was said lie did not receive with favor the suggestion of a direct stipulation that the government bo prohibited from acquiring ships from belligerents, al? though it was intimated there might be no objection to a "declaration of polie>" to tlie effect that tin govern? ment did not OOntemplate purchases that might result in international con? troversy. Another amendment propoaed as a compromise by Senator La Toilette, who is expected to support the bill, would provide that the government shipping corporation, in leafing ship: from private corporations, should do ?0 for a period not longer than six months, and that all such leases should Specify tho "rates charges and fares" to be observed by the lessees. After all angles of the situation had been canvassed during the day, tho senate adjourned early to await the outcome of the skirmishing. FRENCH WATERS DANGEROUS, Washington, Feb. 1.?The State de? partment today was notified that German) bad Issued a naming to all ? irtut'-iij countries that it Is angerous foi shipping to ply the erat era north DAY SPENT IN ATTACK ON DE? SERTERS PROM ADMINISTRA? TION PARTY. Plans not Fully Outlined but Party Leaders Anticipate Puttlug Ship Did Through Senate. Washington, Fei?. ?Plans of ad? ministration Democrats to bring the government ship purchase bill out of danger in the senate had not been completed tonight, but champions of the measure had not abandoned hope that a way would be found tomorrow to recommit the bill with definite in? structions for its amendment. Recalcitrant Democrats flatly re fused to yield to concessions agreed upon by the majority in secret caucus Tuesday night and administration leaders found they could not obtain enough votes to defeat the coalition of Republicans and insurgent Democrats who insist on sending the bill back to committee without instructions. That would mean its death for this session. Instead of pressing their plan to recommit with instructions, therefore, the party leaders contented them? selves, with castigating in the open senate the seven Democrats who overturned the shipping bill pro? gramme last Monday. Senator Stone selected for this undertaking, held the Door several hours, bitterly denounc? ing the seven insurgents as the "recreant Democrats who had endeav? ored to unhorse their party." Senator Stone particularly attacked Senator Clarke of Arkansas, whom ho described as the leader in the revolt, and Senator Camden of Kentucky. He charged that Senator Clarke bad vio? lated a oaUCUS pledge. The Arkansas senator denied this, explaining he had warned his colleagues that he would not be bound to any action which would deprive him of his right to vote against the bill. While Senator Stone was speaking, Senators Kern. Simmons, Fletcher, Martine and others were at work to forestall a vote until absent Demo? crats could return to Washington or ' assurances could be secured that enough Progressive Republican sup? port could be counted on to insure a majority. Tonight the Democrats arc counting on Senators Xorris ami J.ja Follette to vote with them, but had craped to hope for the support of Senator Ken v vi Behatoru Lewis and Smith of South Carolina, absent Democrats* are expected back tomorrow. With th*si .<?'? leaders hopt the bill may be recommitted with instructions for its return within is hours with amend? ments limiting to one year the term for which the government might lease I ships to private corporations, and pro? hibiting purchase of ships which might menace neutrality. Republican senators tonight were hopeful that Senator Penrose would be able to reach Washington tomor? row, adding one more to their forces. Iiis presence, they declared, would give them enough votes to recommit the bill without instructions. Should 'the effort to amend the bill and re? turn it within 48 hours succeed, how? ever, Republican leaders, declare their attack on it will be resumed and kept ! up until it either is withdrawn or its passage blocked by the death of the session, March 4. "We are through caucusing," Sen? ator Kern, majority leader, declared tonight, "and expect to make progress tomorrow. The shipping bill is not' dead by any means." In denouncing his seven Democratic colleagues, Senator Stone charged them with open hostility to their party. He.also made a vigorous de fense of the administration, asserting he would rather follow President Wil? son's leadership than that of "Elihu Root, Henry Cabot Dodge, Theo. E Burton, William Edgar Borah, Jacob (tallinger or any recreant alieged Democ rat who goes about with a d*ag ger in his sleeve." Referring to Senator Camden's "secret conferences with opponents of the shipping bill" the speaker said there "had been doubting Thomases who whispered that if the issue were sharply drawn between the v< .sted in? terests and the masses of the people, the senator would be most active." Senator Camden replied briefly, say? ing he was willing to leave his legis? lative sluggishness to his friends and neighbors to determine, but that when it came to "denouncing secrecy, it comes with ill grace from the senator from Missouri, who is known the world over as 'Cum Shoe Bill." Earlier in the day the senate de hated without action resolutions of? fered by Senator Burton asking the secretary of treasury What ships have been offered the government in con? nection witli the shipping bill plan, and requesting Secretary Bryan to state what intimation, if any, the state department had as to the probable attitude of belligerent governments towards purchase of Interned ships. denator Boke Smith laauod a Stall [meat tonight denying that he was iopposed to the shipping bill. "When the vice presid n( ruled that I the motion to recommit was out of order because a call had heen made for the yeas and nays, I voted against sustaining the t iding of the chair." he said, "for the rules of the senate expressly provide that ? motion to re commit can be made at any time be? fore final action in the senate upon a bill. I have cooperated with the Democratic caucus in every way to support this measure and I expect to continue to do so. and 1 earnestly desire the legislation passed." CHICAGO WOMEN VOTERS. Many Thousand Register Under Equal Suffrage Law. Chicago, Feb. .?With additional women on the registration books Chi? cago today took first rank as a suffrage city. There are now 690,720 register? ed voters, 466,688 men and 223,403 women. EQUINOX MILL STRIKE ENDS. , Anderson, Feb. 2.?The weavers and management having reached an agree I ment, the machinery of Equinox mill, after being idle for nearly one week, was started up at 1 o'clock this after? noon. The weavers, who walked out last Monday, contended that they could not make $1.50 per day each under the new schedule of wages. The offi? cers of the mill declared that they could make that much and guaranteed them that much. Under the guaran? tee the weavers went back to work, declaring they were satisfied. The j entire mill was closed down, affecting ?100 employes and cutting off the de? pendence of 700 persons. The de? crease in wages in the weave room of the mills is 5.1 per cent, on the aver? age. The average in all the depart? ments is 10 to 12.5 per cent. KILLED BY FREIGHT TRAIN. Manning. Feb. 1.?An unknown ne? gro trrmp about 25 or 30 years old was struck and killed on the Atlantic Coast Lino Railroad by the local freight train Saturday aftcrnon. A wayfaring companion who had lately joined him did not know his name or where he had come from. The two had laid down to rest, the one that was killed lying on the ends of the crfassties and going to sleep. It is thought that the passing train rous? ed him, when he probably raised up lust In time for a truck or step to j .strike him. Ooi nef drey held an i nquest and the jury found that the t i*f rrasod came to his death from his own r;i'. leaaness >!?? was buried oui , the right of. way by the section fofoe. 300 MEN'S SUITS. ONLY ABOUT 300 MEN'S SUITS LEFT. Your Choice of any 22.50 Suit for - - $15.00 Your Choice of any 18.00 Suit for - - 12.00 Your Choice of any 15.00 Suit for ? - 10.00 Your Choice of any 7.50 Suit for - - 500 Nothing Charged During Sale! Everything Sold Strictly for Cash 350 BOY'S SUITS. RUNNING FROM $3 TO $13.50 PER SUIT. Any 5.00 Suit for . . . $3.50 Any 7.50 Suit for ... 5.00 Any 9.00 Suit for . . . 6.00 Any 12.00 Suit for . . . 8.00 Just a Few Days Longer! Our Clearance Sale Will End on February 15. All Suits, Overcoats, Extra Trousers and Un? derwear at Sacrifice Prices. Stock Mujft be Moved. The Quicker You Adl, the Better the Values You Will Have to Seledt. The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. 400 Pair MEN'S TROUSERS. FROM $1.50 TO $9.00 THE PAIR. 9.00 Men's Trousers, now 7.50 Men's Trousers, now 5.00 Men's Trousers, now 3.00 Men's Trousers, now 1.50 Men's Trousers, now $6.00 5.00 3.35 2.00 1.00 su s. c. 400 Pair Boy's TROUSERS. Nearly all Fine Goods, Ranging From $2.50 down to 75c .75 Trousers, now 1.50 Trousers, now 2.00 Trousers, now 2.50 Trousers, now .50 1.00 1.35 1.67