The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 20, 1915, Image 5
SHIPPING BILL PASSES HOUSE
l/OWER HRANC1I AROITS ADMIN
I.STRATION MK\Sl UK HY
VOTE OF 215 TO 121.
Special Rules Choke Off Filibuster by
M tnit?Fate of Plan at l*rt?MMit Son
slnn Kwn Will Ih* Known, I/cadffg
Hellene?-l*rv?ddcnt IahiWs for Pas?
sage Yet.
Washington. Feb. 17.?The govern?
ment ship purchase hill, as an amend?
ment to the Weeks* naval auxiliary
hill, was passed by the house at 1.20
o'clock this morning by a vote of -1 r?
to 111.
The passage of the bill followed a
14 hour parliamentary struggle which
until long after midni;rht threatened
to extend Interminably, because of a
determined filibuster directed by Mi?
nority leader Mann who yielded only
after administration leaders decided
to apply a second special rule to bring
the tight to an end.
The bill will go to the senate at
noon today. Nineteen Democrats
voted against the bill. They were:
Rathrick. Horchers, Callaway, Dies,
Donohue. Ftisgerald. Gerry, Gordon.
Jones. Kindel, Kitchln. Morrison,
Moss of Indiana, Page of North Car?
olina, Saunders, Slayden, Whltacre,
White and Witherspoon.
All Republicans present voted
against the bill.
Washington, Feb. 16.?Democratic
leaders In both houses of congress
agreed tnnikfbt that the government
ship purchase bill either would be be
fore President Wilson for his signa?
ture within a few days or dead so far
as this session Is concerned. The
house remained in session late tonight
to pass the Weeks-Gore bill, as the
amended measure Is known, and to?
morrow the administration forces will
begin a Anal effort to get a vote in
the senate on the house amend?
ments over the opposition of Republi?
cans and revolting Democrats. Ma?
jority leaders spoke confidently today
of the prospect of victory and Presi?
dent Wilson, after a conference with
Senator K-rn, to|d rullers today tho
* blTT Would be passed,
i On both sides of the capitol belief
h was current that If present plans for
\] prompt action in the senate fell
rj through the ship bill would be aban
ft doned and all efforts centred upon
> disposing of appropriation bills to
make unnecessary an extra session.
While the house debated the Weeks
y GOfe *blll the senate continued its dis?
cussion of eloture rules and senate
.' leaders of all factions were c nsulted
in conferences as to the next move to
be made. Report has it that admin?
istration forces tomorrow would at?
tempt to cut off all debate by moving
the previous question and thus forcing
a vote on a motion to concur in the
I . hsuos amendments. Should this pre
Ivail It would be equivalent to pas
??sage of the ship purchase bill.
There were evidences of unusual ac?
tivity on the part of the senate com
' mittees In charge of appropriation
bills, preparing the supply measures
for the senate consideration as soon as
?the legislative ways are cleared of
pending business.
The skip bill as it will go to the
senate from the house Includes the
ship purchase measure as agreed
up<>n in senate caucus, and a provi?
sion that two years after the close of
the European war ships acquired by
the United States .shall t?e turned over
to the secretary of the navy to be
operated or leased for commercial
purposes under the terms of the
Weeks bill already passed by the sen?
ate.
Senator Rmoot has 'gl\en no?
tice that the debate will be con?
tinued ?>y the opposition until
March 4 unless the Democrats with?
draw the measure or some unusual
tactics are resorted to by administra?
tion forces.
Charges of improper influences
? I with relation to tho bill or?
dered Investigated by the senate yes?
terday wei Mk?n under consul.-ra?
tion today by the special senatf mm
mitte and the formal Inquiry will
begin tomorrow morning. Hernard N.
Raker of Halilmore. former manager
Of the Atlantic Transmit lim" and
Klgmund Albert of Kfjsj York. repre?
sentative of uome of the O.rman
? American steamship companies, bave
' been summoned by the committee and
t are expected to appear at that time.
Debate In the house pn?..led
^slowly throughout the aft CTO.i and
owning, baited tine an', a ram b\ roll
call demanded by Republican Leader
Mann. When On lull bad bOOg before
tho house for ten hours It became ap?
parent that a vote probably could not
be rea< hed before midnight.
Representatives Humphrev of
Washington. Moore, Pennsylvania;
Madden, Illinois, and manv other Ro?
puMnans spoke against the mOOHM.
ItsjpgsjnonlnllTei Ada moon, Georgia;
Hmall. North Carolina; Eagle, Texas;
McKellar. Tennessee and other I ?ein
ocrtt??supported it
Moth lloor and galleries were crowd
ed as tlm debate ncarcd m Kep
resentatlve Mann made tho conclud
ing arguments against the bill, de
daring: it was unnecessary ami liable
to involve the I niteil States in inter?
national complications.
"I believe the president is sincere in
his desire to maintain absolute neu?
trality," said Mr. Mann. "In that re?
spect I stand behind him. I want to
keep this country out of war. If wo
reach the point where we have to light
for our rights wo will all light with
equal energy and enthusiasm, but we
ought to take no steps that lead to
trouble, and this bill may bring for?
eign differences and perhaps war."
Representative Alexander of Mis?
souri closed the debate for the bill
just before midni^nt with a vigorous
defense of President Wilson.
"Let us take it for gianted that this
bill originated at the White House,"
he said, "Can you find a better source?
There is no man of higher ideals or
more profound learning, of higher
statesmanship than the man in the
White House today. It is contemptible
for you Republicans to try to slur
him.
"If the Republican leader is right
in his statement that he believes the
president is sincere in his desire for
neutrality, what becomes of all these
predictions that this bill will lead to
war. Certainly the president will see
to it that no ships are purchased
which might involve the country in
difficulties."
Cheerfng came from the Democratic
side as Mr. Alexander concluded and
called for a vote. The Republicans
indicated their intention of demand?
ing roll calls on all amendments, and
the tlrst was taken on a change in
phraseology.
The amendment was carried 301
to 31.
The tactics of the Republicans
threatening to drag out the roll call?
ing indefinitely, the Democratic lead?
ers at midnight brought in a second
special rule to limit the number of
yoa and nay votes to five.
Beforo Chairman Henry could get
the floor and offer his new rule Re?
publican Leader Mann forced a vote
oft the first section of the Gore bill,
after securing a ruling that each sec?
tion must bo voted on separately, and
another roll call was begun.
When Minority Leader Mann saw
that the Democratic leaders were de?
termined to stop tho filibuster several
conferences were held and the Repub?
licans decided not to keep up the
fight. A few minutes after 1 o'clock
a vote on the final passage of the bill
began.
SOCIAL AFFAIRS AT MAYES
VILLE.
Rook Club Entertained by Mrs. R. A.
Chandler?Mrs. W. S. Chandler
Hostess to Rook Club?Personal.
Mayesville, Feb. 15.?The Tuesday
Afternoon Rook Club met on Friday
afternoon of last week owing to the
fact that the hostess, Mrs. Robert A.
Chandler, would be absent this week.
The meeting was opened by the newly
elected president, Mrs. J. W. Thames,
and there were a large number of the
members and invited guests in attend?
ance. The handsome homo of the
hostess was tastefully and prettily
decorated with hearts and fancy val
enties and the entertainment of the
afternoon consisted of games appro?
priate to the valentine season. A de?
licious salad course was served dur?
ing the afternoon. Mrs. C. D. Cooper
and Mis Myra Dorsett cut for the
prize and the former was the lucky
one, receiving a dainty heart-shaped
box containing a fancy work bag.
The Rook club met last week with
Mrs. W. 8. Chandler on Thursday af?
ternoon and as usual there was a good
attendance of the members and a
number of guests to enjoy the hos?
pitality of this always etnorlalning
hostess. The entertainment of the af?
ternoon was the trer absorbing game
of rook, Mrs. M. <\ Mayes scoring
the highest. The refreshments of the
afternoon were also descriptive of the
valentine season, the guests being
served with Cupid cream with images
of Cupid in each plate and fruit cake.
The favors of the entertainment were
red japonieas. The next meeting of
the club will bi held with Mrs. M. C.
Ma) ta
Miss Mattie Halliard of Manning,
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
B, S. Crawford, has returned to her
home.
Miss Mamie I Mack well, of Claren?
don. Is visiting her brother, J. D,
l :i tekwetl.
Mr. mil! Mr* R. a. Chandler have
gone to Charlotte to attend thf Lay
rin-n's Convention,
Mrs. C. O, Qrlfllfl is spending the
week at h> i former home hi Blthop
Vllle.
Rev. R. U Grler is attending the
Laymen's Mletonary Convention in
< Charlotte.
Mian Lucy Push of the MayesvUle
graded school spent the week-end
With Miss Maty l.emmon In Sunder.
Mis Mamie Buah ol the graded
?chool faculty has been called to her
home at BUenton on account of the
illness of he? mother.
Mrs. Holl" of Columbia is spend?
ing sometime with her daughter. Mrs.
H, c. Bland.
DISCUSS PEACE TREATIES.
Wl I, SON AND OTHERS TALK OF
SOITlil.RN REPUBLICS.
Expression of Regrot May Be Eliml-1
noted From Pending Agreement
With Colombiu.
Washington. Fob. 17.?Treaties wUh
Colombia and Nicaragua, awaiting
ratification by the senate, were dis?
cussed today by President Wilson
with Secretary Bryan, Thaddeus A.
Thompson, minister to Colombia, and
Arthur Ii. Thompson and Otto Schoen
rich, members of the Nicara(-uan mix?
ed commission.
Alter the conference it was said
that an effort might be made to
amend the Colombian treaty to ms'jt
objection! in the senate, possibly by
the elimination of the expression of (
regret on the part of the Unit nl
States that anything should have
happened to mar friendly relations be?
tween the two countries.
In his letter to Secretary Bryan,
accompanying the Nicaraguan com?
mission's report, President Schoenrich
said:
"The financial and economic state
of the country has become indescrib?
ably bad and the turbulent element
has provoked one civil war and is
constantly plotting for another. For j
the prestige of the United States gov?
ernment, for the assistance of the
suffering Nicaraguan people, I earn?
estly recommend that every effort be
made to secure immediate ratifica?
tion by the United States senate of
the pending Nicaraguan canal treaty."
With the presentation of its report,
the commission automatically ceased
to exist.
TO CREATE CHARITIES BOARD.
Hill Passed with Amendment Provid?
ing for Inquiry into Ability of
Asylum Patients to Pay.
Columbia. Feb. 1G.?A spirited fight
on Senator Ohristonson's bill to cre?
ate a State board of charities and cor?
rections ended with the final passage
of the measure, which was sent to the*
house with several minor amend?
ments. The bill was the subject of
extended debate at the afternoon ses?
sion, at which time Senator Laney
raised a spectacular fire of objections
to the bill, which was ably defended
by Senator Christensen. i <
The essential change from the orig?
inal bill was the adoption of an
amendment giving the board the uu-?
thority to ascertain the financial'
standing of the inmates of the State
Hospital for the Insane, so that those
able to pay their expenses should not
be treated free. Another amendment
reduces the salary of the secretary to
$2,500 and traveling expenses.
INTERESTED IN CURB MARKET,
Atlanta Citizen Enthusiastic Over
Selling of,ProdUCO on Sumtcr Curb.
Mr. It. T. Moore, of Decatur, a su?
burban residential section of Atlanta,
Qa., who is the traveling representa?
tive of the Arco Company, of Cleve?
land, Ohio, was a visitor to the curb
market last Saturday. Mr. Moore au?
thorized the statement that he had
been attracted to the market by the
numbers of farmers ^nd the many la?
dies and gentlemen buying from the
farmers. He said that Sumter's curb
market was a gratifying spectacle to
him and one of the pleasantest indi?
cations of prosperity on the farms
that he has seen in any of the places
visited by him throughout Southern
States. He could not imagine hard
times in any country* that could fur?
nish the spectacle of many wagon
loads of beef, pork, truck, and other
produce being sold by the farmers to
s<> many prosperous looking men and
women at such reasonable prices.
He further stated that it is his in?
tention upon returning to his home to
undertake to have Atlanta adopt the
curb market Plan like Sumtcr. lie ob?
tained a great deal of information
about Sumter's curb market for use in
his home town, and in Atlanta.
CITIZEN OF MULLIN8 KILLED.
Charlie Cordon is Found Bond on
Railway Track at Hamlet.
Mulllns, Peb, 17.?A telephone mes?
sage was received from Hamlet, N.
C, stating that Charlie Gordon, a well
known citizen of this place, was killed
in Hamlet some time during Tuesday
night. His body was found about 9
o'clock Wednesday morning cold In
death on the railroad Hack, train No.
it, Columbia to Raleigh, having kill?
ed him. Just how the accideni oc?
curred was not stated and will like?
ly never be known. Mr. Cordon left
Mulllns Sunday for Hamlet, where he
was engaged In n lumber deal. He
was an Industrious man and his bus?
iness as a lumber man oft/m called
him away from home. Mr. Cordon
was about 60 years ol age and leaves
a wife and ii\e children to mourn his
?Udd< n demise. The remains which
were horribly mangled were brought
home in the afternoon and carried
to the family residence In ihc north?
western part of town.
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SPRING
THE WaY
Our Third Shipment
of Coat Suits arrived to-day.
A look from you will be ap?
preciated, for we think we
have the Suit you want
c^onum eros.
The Ready-to-Wear Store.
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TIIK COW AND HER PRODUCT. I
< lcmson College Weekly Notes for
Fanner and Dairymen.
(These notei arc prepared by the J
dairy division of Clemaon College,
which will lie glad to answer any
questions ?pertaining to dairying).
* * *
There is as much food value in a
quart of milk as in a pound of beef?
steak.
* * *
Land in Holland Which is worth
from $1,000 to $2,000 per acre is used i
almost entirely for pasturing dairy
cows.
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Land on the Island of Jersey of
which the annual rental is fifty dol?
lars pat acre is used for Jersey cows.
* * +
Never cross breeds. Select a purr
breed and stick to it. Crossing breeds
breaks up the linos of Inheritance
and makes prediction as to the off
spring Impossible.
* * *
A dairyman should never use aJ
bull whose dam and paternal grand
dam were not able to produce 350 i
to 400 pounds of butter in 3?5 days.
* * *
Many a man is chained to a poor
cow. The scales and the Babcock
test will free him from this bondage.
* * *
The native races of Africa, Amer?
ica and Australia which have never
developed beyond the state of bar?
barism have no appreciation ? the
value of milk as a food. All highly
civilized nations consume large quan?
tities of milk.
1*1
Butter color is a vegetable product
and perfectly pure. In summer the
cow eats green feed, which colors the
butter. In winter the dairy man must
add the coloring. White butter docs
not bring good prices.
* s *
Silage is more palatable than cot?
tonseed hulls, costs less and certain?
ly will give bitter results. The dairy?
man and the silo should be insepar?
able,
Heavy cream will remain sweet
longer than thin cream because there
is less milk in the thicker cream.
Milk spoils more quickly than cream,
just as lean meat spoils more quickly
ly than fat meat.
GOB8 TO VERA ( HI /..
siiiimou to Follow Carranza In Me\l
can Tort.
Washington. Feb. 17.?SecrNaiv
Bryan announced tonight that John
It. Pilllman, representing the slate
department at Mexico City, would go
to Vera Cruz where Gen. Carranza
has established the scat of his gov?
ernment. Carranza recently an?
nounced thai all diplomatic business
with his administration must b< trans?
acted through him personally. Silli
man's transfer, it was pointed out,
Involved no question of recognition
of any of the contending" Mexican fac?
tions.
Advices tO the state department to?
day announced a slight Improvement
In the food situation in Mexico City.
"Some corn had arrived," the re?
port said, "and there is a good sup?
ply of sugar, coffee and fruit. The
water supply is still cut."
Reports from Bonoro said fo id
scarcity there was growing.
The Carranxa ageno in Washington
today announced the receipt of ad?
vices that Gen. Sua, wiib 3,500 men,
and another command of '?'<' " m< n
had surrendered to Pablo (lonzab
the Carran/.a general, at Tamaulipas,
and that (!?-n. Gonzalo Nevou, with
SOU mounted men. had surrendered to
Gen. Obregon at Querctaro.
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18 Foot Sets BoBiplsta
13 Foot Sets Complete
2G Foot Sets Coiplete
$13.50
$14.00
I will not open my shop until the first of
April, but you can write me at Sumter and
leave your orders*
My shop is at the same old place as last
year, at the Seaboard Depot.
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