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CHARLESTON CLUBS' LOCKERS *?? ? SYSTEM WENT INTO OPER VTION AT sEVERXL YEsTKRDAY. W% - CNSju in Expres* Purpose <?r I <?r<Uni? ty Cooperating with the < otcrttor hi l m\n Knfonrmrni. News and Courier. Leading clubs of Charleston yester? day actively i ?. I the locker sys? tem for alcoholic beverages, the in? dividual members being given an op? portunity to secure lockern lor their Individual use. Several weeks ago of ?cars of several clubs, after a con? ference, announced that they Intend* ?d to Install the locker system, and that thev desired to cooperate cor? dially with the governor in his of forts at enforcement of the law. It was officially seated at the Charleston. Carolina Yacht. Commet rial and Elka clubs that the locker system went Into effect yesterday and that the lockers were assigned to in? dividual members who had slgnlfb I their purpose of hiring lockers. It waa stated that the Freundschafts bund would Immediately arrange for i a system and the Countrv Club waa aald to be prepared to carry out the programme outlined several weeks ago officer* of the several clubs em? phasised their declaration that they purpose to cooperate with the gov? ernor and that they desire to have1 their organisations live strictly up to the letter of the dispensary law. The system of Individual lockers Is said to be legal. Following Is the text of the statute tn thin matter: "It shall be unlaw? ful for clube to eell liquors. It shall be unlawful for any club, company, association or corporation, or any chartered company now in existence or hereafter to be Incorporated, for social, literary or other purposes, within this State, to buy, sell, keep for eale. exchange, barter any liquor wine. beer, bitters or other intoxicating spirits for any purpose whatever, either to members or to other per? sona, and any member or members knowingly belonging to any club, eempany, association or corporation which receives and dispenses intoxi? cating spirits contrary to the provi? sions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before a magistrate shall be fined In a sum not less than thirty dollars nor more than fifty dol? lars, or Imprisoned in the bounty jail not exceeding thirty days for each and every offence." Ill M>HEI> MEN ENTOMBED. Ripkmlon In entry Coal Mlue Cuts Them off From Exit?Will Probably Be Saved. Jflnton. W. Va.. March 1.?A hun? dred and six men were entombed In the Oentry coal mine today as the re? sult of an explosion. The fans are all working and It Is believed all will be saved. PROHIBITION EEYEK SPREADS. Wewtern State* Ootitg Dry?IdaL.?. MinnewotA. Utah and Colorado In I4*t?t.ovemor Sign* hill. Idaho. March 2.?The governor of Idaho today signed the prohibition bill which will he effective the first of January. Draatlr County Option Hill. Minnesota. March 2.?The govern? or today signed the drastic county option bill, effective immediately. Dill (om?s to Oo\cnior. Utah. March 2?-The prohibition bill went to the governor today. Charrhea Combine Against Saloons. Chicago. March 2.?A federation of three hundred churches and so? cieties have begun an active campaign to close over seven thousand Chicago aaloona before the end of next year. Const it ot too .Amended. Colorado. March -'.--The State? wide prohibition nsht at local amendment bill v\cnt t > the ;;,\.irior today. PLANS \ \\ \L < Itl ISL. JtOUlon? Will Xttond Target Practice ?Over gg.OOO U Atallahh*. Plana for the annual cruise of the divisions of the naval miltia <>f South Carolina were announced reetet J. Shapter Caldwell, assistant adju? tant general. "The adjutant general's OS* MaJ. Caldwell. "Is in teeeipt Ol I lettei from Commander F. H. Haaaott, Jr.. 17. S. N., in charge of tho division of naval militia aSbiara relative to tin erulee of the nival mltiUe ol Ibis State. The hatr.iiioftfl are ached u P,; to embark on I bittbshio ,tf Hampton Roads on July I ami |g cruise days along the AtI ur uMMI ?' " to (Jardlner s bay ami spend 11 da\ la target practice." Til eil ll a fund of $2.0aI available tor the cruise. (iRKAT ATT1LUTION WILL BF ?iu maxn KVKXT POR SlMTFR. ???- i Program indicate- That There Will Igaln 1h? a Full U*t or Excellent IVrforiiiuinvH-^-Allct* XVIIson C liieV Feature- HvCflN?Partial litt of At? traction^. ^umter people will interested in the fact that the Redpath Chau tiuqua will again come to Suinter this {spring*, arriving hero on April 21st for ? stay of MM week, performances helng three time.; a day for seven j ?lays. Sunday programs being elimi nated entirely this year. The great attraction or the ('hautnliqua this! year will be Madame Alice Neilson. one of the greatest soprano singers in America today. A partial list of the attractions has | been secured and this indicates that the musical feature of the program will again he up to the high stand in! of last year,'and other attractions will be as complete and full of in? terest. Lecturers of nation-wide reputation, singers known over the world, a high class hand, and the usual magician to please the chU- j dren and most of the older folks. Mflame Alice Neilson will come on1 the last day of the Chautauqua. As previously stated, this will be the leading attraction of the Chautauqua end Sumtcr is fortunate to have thla celebrated prime donna to come here. Other musical features are Sijf. Oluseppe Rartolotta, Italian tenor. The Manier Sisters Orchestra, instru? mental performers; the Holander Or? chestra, vocal artist*, the Savrnnoffs, famous Russian players, and the Mu? sic Makers Quartet. One of the fea? tures of the week is tho "Servant In the House," performed by an all-star cast led by Charles Rann Kennedy, who played the leading part fo. lia Marlowe in various plays. This great drama takes the place of the annual Shakesperian play, which has always hitherto been offered Chautauqua audiences. Among the events put on especial? ly for children is the magician Taber, the Miracle Man. This is always a pleasing performance and delights young and old folks. Lecturers well known to the American people arc an ong those to be heard. Those coming here are Wells Watson Olnn, who will give a reading from the well known play from Pooth Tarkington's popular novel, "The Man from Home;" Ash ton & shallenger, former governor of Nebraska; Ralph Ringham, the well known entertainer; and Frank Dlxon, a brother of Thomas Lixon, Jr., and one of the best Lyceum lecturers in America; Thomas Rrooks Fletcher, who will tell of the "Martyrdom of Fools," one of the most interer.ting speakers ever on the lecture plat? form: and Sylvester A. Long, whoso subject Is "The Challenge of the 1 iour." Coming in the musical entertain? ments not already mentioned Is Pal laria's Kami, an organization said to be fully as good as the band which came last year. This gives a partial list of the at? tractions only, for the morning lectur? er has not yet been named, nor has tho entertainer of the children's de? partment been announced. The full program will bo announced later, as more informtalon is learned about the different attractions. However, the people of Sumtcr are assured that t'hautauqua will be of the same high standard as last year and will be Ailed with events of interest to every I body. A SENSIBLE DOG. Collier Discriminates Between COWS to He Hrought ll<-me and Tho>e to Ho lieft. Gaffnoy, March 2.?J. I*\ Jamison, WhiO lives near Oaffnoy. has a collie >\>>i:, which is a most remarkable ani? mal. His master studs him to the pasture with Instructions t<? bring up only the c?.\vs which arc |lvln| milk. ;tn<i Nip will eonnne himself strictly t<? those instructions. Then Mr. Jami? son will tell him to hrinL,' all the cows, and he will come driving them all to the barn. In addition to this, when milking is in program Nip will seize the calf around the neck with his paws and hold it off while the cow is being milked. The above information 1 was obtained not directly from Mr., Jamison, but from Sheriff Thomas, who is a truthful man, and any one who do uIds tho statement will be liable to arrest as soon as he may put , toot in Cherokee count v. _ Mi XKd ( I TV ITTACKKD, /.a pa tu lias Cut < ommunlcnt ion and Mgsegcre I'carcd. Qalveeton, March 2.?Unofficial re? port! from Vera CTUfl today state that ihe Zapatistas attacked Mexico nty last night, culttlng Oil all communi? cation and it Is feared a blody mas saeic u piogrcssing there today. FAIRPLAY TRIAL IN WALHALLA six WHITE MEN CHARGED WITH KILLING NEGRO. Solicitor Huts up Hali Score Wit MMfi to Itri 11^ Out Tacts in Re ffHft1 to December Race Riot. Walhalla. March 2.?When court convened et 10 o'clock work was promptly begun on the Fairplay riot case, in which six white men arc charged with the killing of Green Gibson, a negro, on December 20, 1914. The men on trial are W. C. Mednrc, Wood row Camphell, C. C. Kay. S. A. Jones, William Kay and John McDonald, There Wai very little delay in se? curing the jury. The entire panel was ailed. The State excused five, the defense IS, and six were disquali? fied for cause. All jurors were put on their voir , dire. The solicitor asked many of the jurors the following question: "Will you convict a white man or white men for killing or lynching a negro if the fact is proved beyond B .reasonable doubt?" two of the jurors answered in the negative and were 'excused. j J. A. Zimmerman, a young business man of Westminster, was appointed foreman. The other jurors are as follows: J. C. Seaborn, T. C. Burns, J. P. Walters, W. T. Burton, A. M. Brown, J. L. Barker, Elias Woodall, J. Carroll Lee. It E. Fendley, J. B. ' Satterfleld and W, B. Stephens. After the adjournment of court this afternoon Solicitor Smith stated that ho had sworn ten witnesses whose story was as follows: On Saturday night previous to the killing on Sun? day, December 20, Tom Speights was severely whipped at the plantation of one of the defendants. On Sunday j morning five of the defendants went to Speights' home, had him put on i his clothes, put him in a buggy and I started toward Fairplay. The defend? ants carried three other negroes ! along. Before they reached Fairplay they met three negroes in a buggy. They halted the negroes and took George Gibson, a young negro, out of his buggy and beat him over the head with a pistol which they took from this negro. They then proceeded to Fairplay with both George Gibson and Tom Speights, where they were Joined by the sixth defendant. From Fairplay they went to Knox's bridge, where they crossed the river to the Georgia side. After reaching the Georgia side, the defendants made two of the negroes brought along hold George Gibson and Tom i Speights and the third negro Ueat them. Some of the defendants also beat them. While this was going on, old Green Gibson and two other negroes came up with shotguns and asked what these negroes had done to be whip? ped. The negroes were told to put ! down their guns and they would bo ' told what they had done. The ne? groes did not put their guns down but began to retreat toward the bridge. They were then fired upon with pistols and returned the shots, using shotguns. George Gibson died the next day and Speights some days later In Georgia. Green Gibson then came back to? ward Fairplay, was pursued and was overtaken near the home of a negro Mose Williams, and was shot. He fell, arose and tired upon his pur? suers and started to run. He was j shot and beaten to death. Five of the defendants were present when the nepro was killed and the sixth came up later, having been wounded at Knox's bridge. One of the defendants was wounded by Gib? son. The solicitor stated that tomorrow he would put up several witnesses. Among those who testilled today Wae J. H. Godfrey( who as a news? paper man had interviewed John Mc? Donald soon after the killing but be? fore any arrests had been made. Every inch of the ground today has been contested by the defendant's at? torneys, one ground of contention was that this was not a continuous act. The solicitor held that all these facts were relevant to the case and his contention was sustained by the court. The interest here is intense. The court house has been packed ;ill day. Scores of Anderson county people i e In attendance. HKADI.EY \ssisT\NT EXAMINER. Ibbevllle Man Gets Jt 1,800 .fob from Governor, Columbia, March 2.? Gov, Manning this afternoon named \\\ w. Bradley of Abbeville aa an assistant to the State bank examiner. It will be the duty Of Mr. Bradley to inspect the books of all Ktate Institutions. The salary la 11,80(1 a year. Boston Has Disastrous I ire. Boston, March 3.?The old Rice and Mutehins building was burned this morning. One fireman was badly Injured, The |om is a quarter of ? million dollars, STATE CONCLUDES AND DEFENSE OPENS ITS CASK. \v. T. McClure, One of Defendants, Claims to Have Acted in* Perform? ance or Dmios as Magistrate? Walhalla, March 3.?In tlx- case of W, T. McClure, et al., the state offer? ed some ten witnesses today and closed Its ease at 4 o'clock. Allen Ii. Marett Wai one of the State's wit? nesses who testified that several of the defendants came to his homo In search of Green Gibson. Gibson had left the home of Mr. Marett and tho j defendants left in the direction that Gibson went; later he heard a num? ber of shots and still later learned that Gibson had been killed. Mose Williams, near who*o home Gibson was killed, testified that he was an eyewitness to the killing. Mose s son and daughter also testified to the same. The defence placed Kirby Smith on the stand as its first witness. Mr. Smith said that he was passing i Knox's bridge en route to his home; as he passed the bridge on the South Carolina side he saw three negroes leaving the bridge on the Georgia side. This is a long covered bridge. Within a few seconds he heard a number of gunshots followed by sev? eral pistol shots. Pan] Marett was the'next witness. He was returning home and had had no connection with the trouble at the bridge. Ho was closer to the negroes than any of the whites. The negroes opened lire upon him. He drew his pistol und llred upon the negroes. W. T. McClure, one of the defend? ants, testified that ho was prepar? ing to go to Georgia to consult a physician lor Jule Marett. He was at the bridge but did not whip any of the negroej. After John McDon? ald was shot by negroes at the bridge, he sent for a p?yi-ieian. Returning to Fairplay he learned that Green Gibson and his boys were going about armed. He as magistrate went in pursuit of them with the intention of placing them under arrest. He first saw Gibson as he passed through a Meld. He called to him to halt. Gib? son stopped, raised his gun, but did not fire. He approached nearer Gib? son and Gibson fired upon him; sev? eral si ota struck McClure in the face and arms and he walked back and others came up and shot Gibson. The defense is that McClure as magistrate went to arrest these ne ' groei for terrorizing the country and that ho Organised a posse to assist him. That the negroes shot him as peace officer and that this posse was forced to kill Gibson In self-defense. The case will hardly be given to the jury to decide before Friday after? noon. FAIR SECRETARIES GATHER. Manning-, Watson anil Long Among Speakers?lor AgTicidtural Ex? hibit* Columbia, March 4.?Secretaries of a score of county fairs will gather in Columbia today for their annual con? vention. The sessions will be held at the Jefferson hotel ami Gov. Man? ning, Commissioner Wat80n ami V.'. W. Long are scheduled to deliver the principal addresses. Luther Ellison, secretary of the l^ancaster Chamber of Commerce, is secretary of the as? sociation. He has arranged an inter? esting and instructive programme. The county fairs will this year pay more attention to the agricultural de? partments. PITTSBURGH RANK CLOSED. One of Biggest Ranks Put Out of Business by Comptroller of Cur? rency. Pittsburgh, March 4.?The German National bank, one of the largest In Pittsburgh, failed to open today. The only announcement made was it was "closed by order of the comptroller Of the currency." It is said the closing was the result of the WCaknesa of some commercial bank. The bank is capitalized at a half mil? lion. It iias marly live million de? posits, TO PROTECT NEUTRALITY. Both Houses Pass War Time Reso? lution. Washington, March 3.?By unani? mous Vote the senate late tonight adopted a substitute for the joint res? olution passed earlier In the house en? larging the power of the president to prevenl infringements of American neutrality by vessels leaving ports of tho United States with men or sup ! plies for belligerent warships. Th ? senate substitute later was agreed lo in the hoii.se and the resolution Wi 111 i to President Wilson for his signature. Heavy snow Over Middle West. Kansas city. March I.?One of the Heaviest snows ol the winter is cov? ering the middle w est today, FEDERAL COURT BILL PASSED HOUSE am) SENATE PASS MEAS? URE DIVIDING stau: into two districts. Delegation to Recommend Johnson for Judge; Thurmond lor Attorney: Lyon Tor Marshal. Washington, March 2.?The house hill dividing South Carolina into east? ern and western federal judicial dis- : trlcts and providing for the appoint? ment of an additional district judge passed the senate tonight. It now goes ' to the president. The bill requires the ; I president to make public the names of sponsors for any applicant for ap? pointment. j The present district judge resident in eastern South Carolina is to become judge of that district, hut will retain ! jurisdiction in the western district In cases which already have come before him. I As passed by the house today the , bill provides that the court shall be ' held at regular periods at Greenville. Rock Hill and Greenwood, and the ofTtce of the clerk of the court shall be located at Greenville. As passed today the house hill pro? vides that the Cullop amendment I shall bo added, this requiring the names of indorsers to be made pub ilic. ; Cong: .rsman Aiken and other mom ! bers of the delegation who have la J bored diligently to have this bill pass : deserve credit for what they have ac , complished. While Representative Johnson, who first introduced the bill to provide for the separate operation of the eastern and western districts, was In the con j ference committee on the legislative appropriation bill tonight, the mem* Ibers of the delegation conferred and i unanimously agreed to recommend Mr. Johnson for appointment to the ; new judgeshlp. The following statement was later given out: "After the passage of the court bill by the house and senate the senators land members of the house from South Carolina agreed unanimously to rec I ommend to the president for appoint? ment as judge of the new district \ Congressman Joseph T. Johnson of Spartanburg. They also unanimously agreed to recommend Hon. J. William Thurmond of Edgefteld for district attorney and C. J. Lyon of Abbeville {for marshal. While no official state? ment has been made it is understood that the president will approve the recommendation of the delegation." The delegation will tomorrow morn ling call on the president in a body land present the act for his approval and will deliver to him a letter recom? mending the appointment of Mr. John | son signed by every member of the j delegation except Mr. Johnson, j The appointment will in all prob? ability not be made until the next ; session of congress in December. -<-? MENTIONED FOR JUDGE. i ? i John Gary Evans to Re Put Forward. Spartanburg, March 2.?The pas sago by the United States senate to j night of the bill dividing South Caro? lin into an eastern and western fed? eral district brought confirmation of the report that ex-Gov. John Gary Evans of this city would be urged by ? his friends for appointment as judge of the western district. Mr. Evans j was informed early tonight of the passage of the bill, but when asked for a statement would not comment further than to say his friends would present his name. The bill is one that has been watch? ed with intense interest in this sec? tion of the State by those familiar i with the situation in Washington, hut Its passage at this time came as a i surprise. Under the provisions of the hill fed 1 eral court will -be held at Greenville. Spartanburg, Hock Hill and Green? wood. [SPECIAL JUDGE FOR YORK i COURT. - Kaloott P. Green of Columbia Rar is Appointed by Gov. .Manning. Columbia. March :\.?Halcott P. Green of the Columbia bar has been I ! named by Gov. Manning as special judge for the court of common pleas and general sessions of York county, beginning the second Monday in April. The appointment was made upon recommendation of chief Jus? tice Gary of the supreme court. Mr. Green will take the place of Judge Spa in. COAL MINE DISASTER. Itc*cucrs Find Thirteen Dead Miners ?Many More Entombed. Layland, W. V*a? March ?Three more bodies were taken front the New Itiver and Pocahontas coal mine this morning making n total ol thirteen recovered, Nearly one bun* dred art- still in the mine. The res? cuers are working bard to reach the entombed miners, it is feared that many are dead. SO others need APPLY for new position', ? V v? I Can Not Accept During Life of Six? ty-third Cotsfress But Can Take it After Noon Today. Washington, March ?>.?President Wilson tonight signed the hill creat ing an additional federal district judges!.ip In South Carolina. Washington, March ?>.?The mem bers of tho South Carolina delegation tin congress interested in the passage of the bill providing for the appoint? ment of an additional judge, a district attorney and a marshal, did not see the president today, as announced last night would be the case. Because of other engagements which the presi? dent had for the day, and for other r< asons, it was thought better to post? pone the visit. This being the case, i the matter will go over until probably Friday or Saturday. Numerous ap? plications for the positions mentioned ha\e been coming in today by tele? graph to the South Carolina congress i men hut it appears that since an agreement has been reached In the matter there would he no use for others to apply. There was much speculation here tonight after it was fou..d that the Visit of the delegation to the Whit'^ House had been temporarily called off as to the reasons why this was done. From well posted lawyers there seem j ed to be at least a doubt as to whether ?Congressman Johnson, being a mem? ber of the Sixty-third congress, thfl \ congress which has just passed the bill, would be eligible for appoint i I ment should he be nominated today and at once confirmed before congress ends tomorrow at noon. The best opinion was that he would not be j eligible under these circumstances but that the federal statutes will permit , him to accept the nomination of judge if this nomination is tendered him af j ter the Sixty-third congress ends. While he is now to all intents and purposes a member of the Sixty-fourth ' congress, he will not be so according to law until actually sworn in next f>oc;>mbor. Just here is said to.come in a well marked distinction and it i may have been that to meet any pos? sible legal technicalities it was thought , better not to push the matter until ? the end of the present session at noon 1 tomorrow. j At any rate Mr Johnson is certain to be the new judge of the western j district. He is an original Wilson : man, in and out of season, one of the first men in the country to bring to the attention of the president the need j of reforming the banking laws, and a 1 Democrat of the old school kind. In j addition to this the door of the White House has always been open to Mr. Johnson any time he wanted to go th< re and the various cabinet officers are his intimate friends. Mr. John j son, of course, will not resign the po? sition of congressman from the Fourth district until he is nominated for the new judicial position and possibly, in 'he face of a recess appointment, [ would prefer to hold his seat until regularly confirmed by the senate. However, whenever he does resign, he will send his resignation to the speaker of the house, the speaker will notify Gov. Manning of the vacancy from the Fourth South Carolina dis? trict, and there will then have to be a ? special election to select a successor, j Vmong those whose names have been mentioned here today in connection with the race are John Gary Evans >f Spartanburg. I. A. Phifer and R. A. J Blackwood of Spartanburg. R. A. j hooper and William C. Er by of Lau | rens, T. C. Duncan of Union, John J. \fcSwaln, B. A. Morgan and Lewis W. Parker of Greenville . From letters and telegrams received here throughout the day not only from hose who would like to have the po? sitions of judge,, district attorney and marshal but also from those who would like to succeed Mr. Johnson, the news that South Carolina is to have mother set of court officers has caused much interest in the Palmetto State. It was also remembered here in connection with this matter that sev ral years ago when the salaries of cabinet officers was raised from $8,000 to $12.000 a year. Philander C. Knox wan a member of the senate passing UCh a law. Afterwards he became secretary of State and the question irosc as to whether he was entitled to $8.000 a year or $12,000. He voluntar? ily accepted the former amount, ac ording to the recollection of those who discussed the matter hen* tonight, ivhlch would indicate how nicely the law is drawn. Congress Has Adjourned. ??? r Washington, March i.?The senate adjourned at 12.04 and the house ad? journed at 12.20. Railroad Oihcial Read. st Augustine, P.a., March 4.?Mor? ton Kiddie, general manager of the Florida Cast Coast Railroad died igj the railroad hospital this morning af? ter a brief illness. M