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FAIEWELlJO ST. IEURI. INTF.RFS li\<. ( I III.MOMI S lll .l l> ABOARD 111 .1.1.1 AN RFLIF.F SHIP, Oos. Manning, Mayor (?race, a ml Other* Make N|>eeehe*?KuN'iilUr M as ? "i'ii ii n< < ' i.n from Char It** ton People. Charleston. Fei?. IS. Moffi than a thousand men. women ami children took advantaKe of lO* days perfect weather conditions 10 attend the 'farewell ceremonies." in which Oov. Manning ' . representatives of the e.ntt.il K.-l gtan relief committee for the United State?, the State committees of South Carolina. Georgia. North Carolina an.I the local committee hade God speed to the O?orgia-Caroltna Belgian relief ship, the British steamer St. Helena, now loading m.ins tons of provisions at the foot of Columbus street. From the deck of the St Helena Oov. Manning delivered his first spesch In Charleston as chief execu? tive. The governor took occasion to address a few words to the people or Charleston as cltisens of South Caro? lina. He was enthusiastically receiv? ed and heartily applauded at fre? quent Intervals during his a.Mr. At the conclusion of the morning's ex ere lues. Oov. Manning stood at the foot of the gangway from the wharf to the steamer ami shook hands with the membera of the departing crowd. Juat north of the Swedish steam? ship Alderban. the st. Helens lay alongalde'the wharf this morning, all stork of losding stopped temporarily, mast and rigging decked In holiday at? tire. Flags of every description flut? tered from her In the breexe. notable among them the red and white ban? ners of the Belgian relief commis? sion. About the railing of the upper deck sft. from which rOJNOtTt point the speakers of the day addressed the crowda below them, was draped In white bunting with red lettering: mmisMiun Helgtan Relief." From the lower deck aft and the pier and aheds of the terminal the as? sembled crowd heard the speakers. The programme of the day as pre? pared by the Charleston Ad club was carried through without a hitch. Fa? vorable weather conditions deterred not a whit from the spirit of the occa? sion which was so ably and pleasant I v characterised by the numeroua speak? ers wbo strode to the railing of the *l. U v.sna a upperdeck and addressed the crowd for a very few minutes at a time. With W S. LAnneau. president of the Charleston Ad Club, acting as master of ceremonies, six speakers were Introduced and completed their addresses In the space of 4 5 mlntes. The Citadel band rendered well se? lected music, and the sole remaining sceompanlments to the programme that was carried out beneath a spring? like heaven were the click of the mov? ing picture apparatus and the occasion of aharp salute from the whistle of a passing launch. The speeches gottVOfOd SfCfC in the following order: Introductory remarks by Mr. Unncau, MoyOf OrOOO, OsOTgS W Williams, chairman of the local lief commiMe.'. I'm. . W Ravenel. vies chalrmm cf the South Carolina relief committee: Dr. F. V. Mav, chair? man of the Georgia relief committee; Jefferson Davis, representing the New York central committee, commission Belgian relief; ami Go\ Manning. Oeorge W. Williams, chairman of the Charleaton commute,- tor Belgian relief, waa the first speaker. Bruce Walker Ravenel of Colum? bia, vice chairman of the South Caro? lina central Belgian relief committee, a native of Charleston, told of the in? ception, progress and successful cul? mination of the movement which has resulted thus far In the nccumul11 ion of more than enough supplies t<> till the holds of the first Ge. t ki i i a rollttO ahip to the distressed oi Belgium, Mr. Ravenel stated that the plan In? cluded from the ver> outs??t the load? ing and sailing of such a vessel I mm the port of ('harleston. He told of the broadcast plan of a|>|?eal to the State, and r? mark?d the hieb tribute which their generosity and bi^-heart edness has paid the three States of the donors of the st Helena's cargo. "Including a most '?eautiful contri? bution of cash from Charleston, the State of South Carolina raised for thh cargo. In round numbers. 110,004 am. a Hat of foo<l suppll.s that covers II |?ages of t% pew ritten pan r said Mr Ravenel. He touched Upon the pf r? manent cfgemssetloa reeoatlj effect cc by the commission for Belgian Ti In I which for South Carolina has as its chairman (Jov. Manning, saying thnt an announced plan of action would come very shortly. In the absence of T>r Bottle, the North Carolina State chairman. Mr I. iri'it MH i ' id .i t? I. rr in, of i eirrei from that gentleman who therein wished a sale and speedy voyage to the St Helena and declared that lh( right for Bcogggfl relief his inst hi mi In North Carolina, and would aol fall to continue. in May of AMiniii. chairman o the stats r< lief committee of Oeorgla ihm voiced the good wishes ??i that i commonwealth lo the relict ship, and declared the hearty cooperation of ins sr.it?- in future movement* for aid oi Belgian dl?tr< Following i>r. May, Mr, Davis of New York city, representing the 'United States central committee for Belgian relief, addreeaed the assem? blage. Mr. l>avis told his auditors I hat Ihe American central committee was one of similar commltteei work il for ? common end, that have been organised In Spain. Italy, England end the United Btatee, as persona] : i ustei s for Belgian fortMnea Mr. Davis said that money was of no uas to Belgians In Belgium because there cms nothing te buy with it, i>ut that spontaneous contributions of food Were Of great avail, and that support of the starving millions de? volved upon the people of this coun? try in no uncertain manner. "State organization has heen ncc ? gear) fOf such an attainment." said Mr, Davis, "and don't ko away with UM idea that when this ship gets away, you are through. Ten special? ists are now traveling in Belgium, studying conditions and the hest no-ans of efllclently distributing a food* supply. They will bo hack short? ly and aflH Institute thorough cam? paigns, visitim; and working in eve) V part of the country." Amid prolongv'd cheering. G?v. Manning salutei a Charleston audi? ence in public speech for the llrst time goes his inauguration last month. "It warms my heart to face a Char? leston audience and wish godspeed to this vessel, but 1 ask the privilege of stepping aside for a moment to ad? dress a few personal remarks to the people Of Charleston. "This is my first visit to Charles? ton since the campaign meeting of last summer. There Is no question as to which of the two has proved the more getagt ttt, "I am happy indeed in that my llrst utterance to you is one of peace and good will, an utterance in the common cause of the common good, such as this Belgian ship characterizes, a rela? tion typical. 1 trust, of the relations oetween Charleston and South Caro? lina. 1 Hiring the campaign 1 stated that I expected to he t'ie governor of all ?ho people and 1 reiterate that state? ment now, In tact as well as in prom? ise, and 1 hope that a new era of unity of purpose, in civic righteous? ness and moral uplift is upon us. I want the division of Charleston from the State to be of the rast- 1 I propose as chief executive to know no sectional and no factional lines. "Response to appeals for aid is to be expected of people who have ex? perienced disaster and heen aided by the world during the past. We have not finished and we want help and cooperation of men and women of this State In forwarding the great work of the committees of the State Belgian relief work. The tremendous devastation that oppresses the coun? try of the people to whom we send aid can not he too forcibly impressed upon you. "Despite the need of money, food and work amongst you, do not forget this rlghteOUS cause?do not close your hearts to those around us. "In this work and in everything affecting the welfare Of the people you have a friend In the chief execu? tive of this State." At tiie close of his ten-minute ad? dress the governor was escorted to the foot of the gangway, where he received Informally all visitors de? parting from the scene. From the Columbus street terminal he was con? veyed to the Charleston Orphan house by ttcorge W. Williams, where he was greeted by the ehlMren drawn in UM in the open air. The governor addreeaed the little inmates oi the home and was presented with flowers by the children. OOV. manning ix OHABLBSTON. M Vl-lt Klint? Entrance to Incen? tive Meg Is Oaaejplgel With Many Duties. Charleston, Feb. IS,?uov. Richard i. Manning Is s distinguished visitor in the city today. The governor ar? rived frees Columbia last svening and registered .?t the st. John hotel. He took part in the St. Helena ceremonies Mus nsornlng and tins afternoon rode at the head of the parade, reviewing the troops from the reviewing stand on Bast Batter) opposite Water street. Tins svening Oov, Manning was the Chief Speaker al the annual banquet of the Washington Light In'antry. Th< ceremonies aboard I he st. Helene be? gan before noon. Following the closi of tin ceremonies ihe shin was thrown open to Visitors, ami hundreds took I hit occasion ol Inspecting Ihe ship which win carry supplies donated by three States to ihe Mtarvini Belgians, The four local militia companies, Ihe sedel corps of Ihs Citadel and Por? ler military ncademy, Iwti companies ind h band from the government army pool at Fort Moultrle and atari inVers of Ihe local battalion nl militia taaemble? on Calhoun street at S.tfi ?.?lock with the lett restlni on King :??<?. in Ihe follow Inn nrdei Find uattulieii United Mules ceusi artillery; second battalion Citadel cadets; third battalion Porter .Military academ] cadete; fourth battalion, find battalion Third South Carolina infantry, Ger? man artillery and Charleston Light 1 iragoons. The command moved at 4.2U o'clock, tin- route of inarch being through Klnp street to llasell, through Hasell to Meeting, down Meeting to South Battery and through South and Fast Battery, passing before the reviewing j stand on Fast Battery, opposite Water ?tree! and continuing on to opposite the Carolina Yacht club, where the parade was dismissed. Gov. Manning arose this morning to enjoy just about the handsomest day that Charleston has had in many weeks. Not that Charleston has not 1 had some ideal weather for the past ! month or so, but this, Washington's birthdayt seemed specially arranged lor greeting the governor of South Carolina. His programme was well tilled. This morning he took an automobile ride with Gen. Moore, Maj. C. V. Boykin, and Manager Fogus, passing a de? lightful hour, before arriving at the Belgian relief ship, where the gover? nor made an address. After the ship ceremonies, he visited the Charleston orphan house. This afternoon the governor reviewed the annual Wash? ington's birthday parade and respond? ed to the toast of " South Carolina, ' at the W. L. 1. banquet tonight. The governor arrived last, night un? accompanied, and was met at the union station by a local committee of militia officers, headed by Maj. A. H. Silcox. He was escorted to the St. John hotel, where he soon retired for he was up busy with legislative mat? ters throughout the night. In the rush and hurry, an Important item in the appropriation bill was discovered to have been left out, and the routine cf getting it in proper place meant long hours of extra work. Many friends called at the hotel this morning to shake hands with the governor, or telephoned their mes? sages of greeting. Gov. Manning was dedghted with the prospects for a splendid day here. He recalled this morning the fact that this was his first official visit. WILL GO TO NEXT CONGRESS. Senator Smith Believes Ship Bill Lost This Session. Florence, Feb. 22.?Senator E. I. Smith is in the city today on a visit to his wife, who is still sick in the in? firmary. He says that he fully ex? pects congress to adjourn within the next week and that the ship purchase bill will go over as a legacy to the next congress. In regard to his im? migration bill, over which there was so great a fight and so much discus? sion, will be Bill No. 1 on the next calendar of the senate. In explaining the situation of the ship purchase bill Senator Smith said that the reason why it was sent to the house was In order that there might lie no question as to what the attitude of the Demo? cratic party was towards this bill, the house being considered as the ex? ponents of party sentiment. FIA)RENCE BUSINESS DEAL. -Folio L. Barriuger Sell- to Baltimore Concern. Florence. Feb. 22.?The largest deal In a mercantile line that has ever taken place in this city, and possibly in this section, was consummated to? day when John L. Barringer, the dean Of the mercantile trade in Florence, sold his large department store, which eariies with it his good will and in? terests in the mercantile trade. The deal was for $?o.ooo spot cash, a Laltimore concern was the purchas? er. The transaction was completed to? day and the new owners are already in t hl rge Ol the establishment. Mr. Barringer, while not the oldest man by any means in Florence, is the old? est merchant of the city, having es? tablished his present business in 1877, some thlrt) seven years ago, and has made a splendid success, lie retires from active business. Mr. H. Wer blun, of this city, formerly with the Fleischman's Department stores, will become manager of the store under Iths new management, EVELYN'S CAPTAIN TO BLAME. lie Disobeyed Orders and Was Out cd" 'His Course, Washington, Feb. 2''..?Cap. Smith, of the American steamship Evelyn, which was blown Up in the North sea. disobeyed orders and was entirely out of his course at the time of the explosion, is the Information received at the Whue House today. The ship however, was no! in the war /one. President Wilson Indicated that he does not anticipate diplomatic or ot her complical ions. CHICAGO THEATRE BOBBED. Craeksmen Ovcr|Mi%vor Watchman and Get Away With 13,000, Chicago, Feb. ~'-. Four cracks? men trussed up the watchman and robbed the Princess theatre box of* lice oi $:;..I earl) this morning and escaped, BACK FROM LEGISLATURE. MINSKS. EPPS AM) MOISE IM? PRESSED BY HARMONY OF SESSION. Personnel ?>r General? Assembly Ex* < client ami General spirit to Accum - plish Legislation of Public Benefit Scorned to Prevail?Effort to Aid Manning Administration?l>r. Dick Not Vet Back. From The Daily Item, l eb. 2;>. Messrs. R, 1). Bppa, senator from Sumter County, and D. D. Moise, rep? resentative from this county, returned from Columbia yesterday, following the adjournment of the general as? sembly, the former in the morning and the latter on the afternoon train. Both, when seen this morning, ap? peared well pleased with the work done by the general assembly during its recent session and much elated es? pecially at the amount of construc? tive legislation. Dr. Geo. \V. Dick, formerly chairman of the ways and means comtmitee, but who resigned as a representative late Saturday night has not yet returned from Columbia. Mr. A. k. Sanders, the other member of the Sumter county delegation, lives at llagood and could not be seen. Both Senator Epps and Representa? tive Moise were impressed by the ex? tent to which harmony prevailed throughout the whole session, and the feeling which seemed generally to per? vade the entire body that something must be done for the benefit of the State and to improve conditions among the people. Both also mention? ed the fact ? that everybody seemed anxious to aid the Manning adminis? tration in any way possible. This is Mr. Moise's first trip to Co? lumbia as a representative of the peoi-le of Sumter county. When seen this morning and asked lor his im? pressions of the session, he spoke of a number of matters which interested him. matters which for the most part referred to the work of the session. He referred to the personnel of the house, which he considered excellent, ther^ being many among its members who were hard workers and anxious to accomplish, things for the improve? ment of conditions in the State. There were also several brainy men, he said, men who' had already accom? plished worthwhile objects, who were giving their best energies to the State. He referred to a number of counties, among them Kershaw, Orangeburg, Greenville and Spartanburg, which had .sent especially strong delegations. While he was new at the business, he he thought that this legislature bad achieved a greater amount of con? structive legislation than any session in a number of years, as many of the old members had stated. Mr. Moise referred to the passage of the tax coe,..iission bill, as a measure of great public interest and benefit. By the operation of this law the taxes in the various counties will be placed on the same proportionate basis throughout the State, a condition which has not existed hitherto. At the same time this act does not conflict with the present county tax commis? sion. A board of appeals was cre? ated to which appeals could be taken from the commission. The benefits of the asylum bill could be readily seen and such legislation was necessary, as indicated by Dr. Herring's report. Mr. Moise stated that the Torrens land system bill had been passed by the house, but not by the senate. There were several defects in this bill, how? ever, which ho hoped to remedy through other bills, which he would introduce next year, if someone else did not do so, and he hoped this bill would be put through with the inac? curacies eliminated. There was no objection to the Con? federate pension lull which had in? creased the appropriation for Con? federate pensions from $250.000 to I'iOO.oOO, a measure which he had ad? vocated. The appropriation had also been increased for the public schools by $20,000. The compulsory school attendance bill with the local option feature, an administration measure, had been passed. He had advocated this measure previous to his election. He did not see where compulsory ed? ucation was needed in Sumter county, as he believed that all parents here had their children in school, but he understood that in some other coun? ties such a law was needed, and one of the surest ways to Improve conditions was to eliminate illiteracy. The commission of charities and corrections was another important measure. This commission is merely an advisory body, but it can accom? plish much good throughout the state by Inspection ol charitable ami penal institutions ami recommenda? tions lor correction of defects. The bill lor medical examination of school children was passed in the house but did not get through the senate, In reference to Ihe prohibi? tion referendum bill. Mr- Moise stated that be bad \oted to let the matter come before the people, so that a majority opinion might be se? cured in a fair election and the ques? tion settled for some time to come, in reference to locul legislation Mi. Mui.se stated that there had been no change in the county levy, an increase of appropriation for tomato club work, being the only change from the supply bill of 1914. The constitu? tional amendments voted on In the last general election were confirmed, so that the people of Sumter rmglit pave the streets and sidewalks, as pro? vided in a bill passed at a previous session. ' The Suir.it t county delegation worked together in entire harmony the whole time,'' said Mr. Moise, in referring to their work, "in fact there was no friction in the house through out the session. Everybody seemed i anxious for concerted action, no p.ir tasianship was shown and everything wa3 as pleasant as could have been expected." Mr. Moise went on to say that all was not play in the general assembly, as some people seemed to think. The hours of the house were from 10 a. m., to 2 p. m., with com? mittee meeting every afternoon from 4 to 6 and sessions every night from 8 until such time as the house saw fit to adjourn, and some times this was not until late at night. Mr. Moise was on the judiciary committee, one of the two most important in the house, and on this he found plenty of work, so that there was very little time for idling while he was in Columbia. Senator R. D. Epps did not think it was necessary to go over the various bills which were passed, as they had already been mentioned sufficiently in the press of the State for the public to be familiar with them, but he did think that much constructive legisla? tion had been accomplished at this session of the general assembly, more in fact than at any session in a long time, as some of the oldest members had told hirn. He considered this a pleasant session, there had been no factionalism shown anywhere except on the item of $2,000 for legal advice to the governor, which ,vas not all factionalism anyway, for some persons opposed to the present administration had voted lor the item, while some friends of the administration bad voted against it on principle. Mr. Epps stated that there was plenty of precedent for the item and he thought it should i stand. Mr. Epps referred to the fact that all of the members of the senate seemed to want to make the Manning administration a suc? cess, and seemed willing to do what they could to aid it, this spirit being shown in. the fact that practically all of the .legislation recommended by the chief executive had been passed. Mr. Epps referred to the fact that at the last minute a very important measure had passed. While there was not time to pass a bill to this effect, an appropriation had been made for a supervisor of factory schools. There was a supervisor of high schools and a supervisor of rural schools and he thought that it was but just that there should be one of factory schools. A bill creating this office, he thought, would probably be passed at the next session. "The legislature worked hard this session," said Mr. Epps. "The night sessions began earlier and the mem? bers seemed willing to work at all times for the good of their State." TO ENFORCE THE LAWS. Gov. Manning Will Give This Phase of His Duties Attention. Columbia, Feb. 23.?The legisla? ture having adjourned, Gov. Manning will now devote his attention to the law enforcement programme in the State. He is keeping in close touch with all of the sheriffs, magistrates and other officers. Gov. Manning was in Charleston yesterday to attend the reception aboard the South Carolina ship for re? lief in Belgium. He will return to Co? lumbia early this morning. A new board of regents will be ap? pointed by Gov. Manning at an early date. There are five members to oe appointed and no announcement has been made as to who will be named. The governor's programme relative to the asylum has been carried out in its entirety by the legislature. A spe? cial tax levy of one-half mill is car? ried by the general appropriation bill for improvements at the asylum. An act to prevent tripping was passed by the legislature. It has not yet been signed by the governor. He will give attention to the measure upon his return from Charleston. The governor has not decided upon the personnel of the State board of charities and corrections, which was provided for by an act of the legis? lature. ? BATTLE WITH INDIANS. Piutes Continue Fight With United states Marshals in Utah. Salt Lake City. Utah, Feb. 13.?A new battle between Piute Indians and the United States marshal's forces is reported in the mountains today, fol? lowing the retreat of the Indians down Cow Canyon, six deputies who were sent out as scouts have not re? turned, and it Is believed they were captured. Details of Monday's bat? tle received today state that two In? dians were killed and Ave badly wounded, CONFERENCE ON BLOCKADE. Representati\cs of Scandinavian Countries Discuss Question of Their Interests. London, Feb. 22.?An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen says the conference between repre? sentatives of the Scandinavian gov? ernments over the situation created by Germany's submarine blockade was begun today and that it probably will be continued tomorrow. The dispatch adds that it is under? stood the Scandinavian countries are not planning 10 act in accordance with Holland and the United States, as the interests of the latter countries are different from those of Norway, Sweden and Denmark. STUDENTS ENTERTAIN FOR TEACHER. College for Women Girls Give Birtb day Party for Miss McClintock? Miss Nancy McKay of sumter Makes Presentation for Student Body. Columbia, Feb. 22.?Washington s birthday was the occasion of a ban? quet at the College for Women last night, given by the student body. The affair was planned in the nature of a surprise to Miss Euphemia McClin? tock, honoring her birthday, which falls on the same date. The tables were arranged in the form of a cross While the decorations carried out in a color scheme of red, white and blue were suggestive of the national holiday. A floral piece of red*carnations and japonicas formed the centre of the cross, while stream? ers radiated from the chandelier to the four points of the cross. The place favors and cards painted with hatchets and cherries also carried out the same idea. At the conclusion of the banquet Miss Nancy McKay, president of the senior class, in behalf of the student body presented Miss McClintock with a set of after dinner china. The mon? ogram design of the set is to accom? pany the silver service which has beam presented from time to time by the students. Miss McKay's remarks expressed the feeling of love and deep appre? ciation of the entire college for their president, whose resignation will be felt as a distinct personal loss by each individual who has been aasoclated with her ,ir c^worker or student. The only guests outside of the col? lege were Mrs. T. H. Fisher and Mrs. Resser of Pennsylvania. SAFE BLOWN AT PIEDMONT. Yeggmen Secure Only Small Amount of Cash. Anderson, Feb. 22.?8ome time dur? ing last night the iron safe in the freight and passenger depot of the Piedmont and Northern (the inter urban), at the town of Piedmont, was blown open, the burglar using gun cotton. The office was practically wrecked by the explosion, the ceiling being torn down and the window ! panes shattered. Agent George left only ten dollars in the safe, having removed a large amount of cash on Saturday night to a vault on the op? posite side of the office from the sale. The safe-cracker took the ten dollars. Officers are working on the case, but as yet have found no clues. Hid ZZ ARD IN WEST. Severe sleet and Snow Storm Raging in Control States. Chicago, Feb. 23.?A severe sleet storm is raging today in the central States west of the Mississippi with temperatures rapidly lowering. The storm is moving eastward and wire service is practically suspended. ROB BANK IN DAYTIME. ? lehn Ashley Leads Raid on State Bank of Miami, Flo. Miami, Fla., Feb. 23.?Bandits led by John Ashley robbed the Stuart State bank of five thousand in broad daylight this morning. They escaped into the everglades. Our Foreign Advertising is in Charge of Jacobs & Co., Clinton, S. C, SOLICITING OFFICES: New York?118 K. 28th St.E. L. Could < nlcago ISO Adrertfstag Bldg^W. B. Percber Detroit?Hotel fuller.C. L. Winu si. Loots?ISas Central KstL Bank Bldg., II. k. Ossunea Ntshvtlle?161 Rth Ave. N.J. M. Riddle, Jr. Atlanta?Wesley Memorial Bldg.MJ. B. KeourS Afthevllle,K. C?421 s. Mats m.h. Lissa Philadelphia ?1421 An h Si.A. O'Dsttftel Richmond, Vs.?Murpai Hotel_I. W. IJeso DEATH "VERMIN RAT CORN Best rat an 1 DUOS extermlnn tor made. Kills quickly and absolutely without odor. Muiomlfleii -thui prevsatiag decomposi? tion. Better than all tbs traps Is the world. 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