Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WM. IV r'RYK SUNT TO llOTTOM l\\ l.ntMW ( 111 ISF.H Willi J fldflM I I \<i or I NIT I D STATES. < nnsldcrcd Inrrtcndly Art uimI Mu>t ItcMult tu Diplomatie Negotiation* With Oemiuii Ooxornmoiit?In? quiry Will hv Made into ( niiH' of I im Wient. Washington. March 10.?Arrival of the Oertnan converted cruiser Film Eitel Friedrich at Newport News, with the announcement that during her four months' cruise aa a commerce raider she had sent to the bottom one American owned vessel which Hew the Aag of the United States, profoundly stirred official Washing? ton. Itt the absence of a detailed story of the sinking of the American ship, the William P. Frye, off the coast of South America. Judgment was? withheld but there was no attempt to deny the seriousness of the Incident, and It was conceded that on its face It bore the appearance of an un? friendly act on the part of a German ship of war which must result in diplomatic negotiations with the Ger? man government. Buch Information as had come to ? officials here tonight was in substance that the Frye was blown up because the commander of the Eitel held her cargo of wheat to be contraband. It waa pointed out that wheat is not contraband unless consigned to a bel? ligerent or some agent of such gov? ernment. The Frye's manifest show? ed her bound for Queenstown ' for orders. ' Officials explained that this declaration In the manifest was not unusual and added that circumstances so far pointed to the fact that the Frye was not subject to seizure or destruction. The master, officers and crew of the Frye will appear tomorrow in Norfolk before Customs Collector Hamilton, and will be questioned at length about circumstances of the ship's departure from Seattle last November and of her capture and destruction. Facts gathered will be forwarded to Wash? ington and. if necessary, the state department will conduct an inquiry of its own and will not undertake nego? tiations with Germany until its case la clear. Just what demands might he made upon Germany If the blowing up of the Frye were considered an un? friendly act. were not disclosed to? night. It was understood, however, that the Fnlted States probably would seek the usual honorable amends un? der the International law as well as reparation for the owners. The Prlns Eitel undoubtedly will be Interned In Hampton Hoads unless her commander is willing to take a chance with the allies' ships with her general condition far from sea? worthy. Collector Hamilton has served the customary notice that the Eitel must sail within 24 hours or intern, or give reasons for a longer stay which will be satisfactory to Washington. If her commander desires to make repairs, additional time can be allowed but in view of a preliminary report by ex? perts that at least several months would be required to fit her for active sea service, it was generally believed that the only course open for her is to Intern. Conditions on the cruiser. with more than S00 survivors of the ships she has captured aboard for weeks past were said tonight to he far from good and It Is probable that all pos? sible will be done to arrange for Im? mediate removal of those on the ship. All males of belligerent nations aboard her not subject to military service probably will be put In charge of consular representatives of their re? spective countries. If the Kitel in? terns all the survivors will be released automatically. Delicate problems of International law re'iuirlng immediate decision aris? ing out of the cuiser's arrival were the subject of several eonferenees be? tween state and navy department of? ficial*. Decision of tho various points Is expected tomorrow. Secretary Daniels transmitted the reports ho received to the neutrality hoard for a decision on the following points: How long the vessel may remain in port to undergo repairs. What disposition shall he made of the survivors of the various ships cap? ture! b the Prln? Kitel. What legal peaeoedtags? If any, shall be entered against tho l'rlnz Kitel and her officers for sinking the American ship Frye. The extent of the Eitel Frledrich's repairs and the length of her sojourn In port unless she Interns will be de? termined after an Inspection by an American naval constructor. ??fflcers and crew of the PftM Kitel Will be Interned If the vessel Itself Is Interned. They may lie given parolOl on promise not to participate in the wsr again. Tho owners of the Frvo took out a policy for $11.550 with th< ?overn ment war risk Insurance bureau last ASYLUM BOARD BEGINS WORK i ??? It. It. sc\rh< moiGH OF COII? WAV HEAD OF REGENTS, Hoard Ito-|xvts INuntj ami DisCOS* Plans lor Improvement of State iio>pitni. Columbia March 11.?Robert B, Scarborough of Conwuy v as elected ohalrman of the board of regents of the State Hospital for the Insane at the organization meeting of the now board hold la the governor'! office, The mcmherH dixussed the plans tor improving conditions at the hospital un.b r the rcorgunization act. A teO" ond meeting will be held this morning at the asylum. The board will In? spect all of the buildings. Members of the board present yes terday were: R. 13. Scarborough of Conuay. .1. K. Sin ine of Greenville. C. Fred Williams, M. 1>.. of Columbia, S. C. Raker. M. I)., of Sumter and R. W. Segars of Leo county. Oov. Manning was present at the meeting and discussed the reorganiza? tion plan with the members. No an? nouncement of policy will be made at the present. Robert Hethea Scarborough, who heads the new asylum board, was born In 1861 at Chesterlield, was educated at Mullins academy in Marion county, and in 1896 was elected State senator from the county of Horry, in which he has resided from early manhood. As president pro tempore of the senate, he succeeded In 1899 to the office of lieutenant governor, by reason of the death of Gov. Ellerbe. He was elected member of congress from the Sixth district of South Carolina in 1900. Mr. Scarborough is a lawyer, and as such, has practiced at the bar of Conway since 1884. VILLA MAY EIGHT ALIENS. Northern/ Chief Ihvlarcs Troubles Must He Settled at Home and Not by Intervention. El Paso. March 10.?Gen. Villa in a statement to the Associated Press received today from Torreon declares that in the event of intervention of foreign troops to subdue the Carranza forces he and all other Mexicans would unite against the invaders. In a recent interview in American papers, which he said had just been called to his attention, he was quoted as saying that he would not oppose armed Interventionen the part of sev? eral powers "to reduce Carranza to order" provided that he woidd be made commander of such a move? ment." "There Is nothing more grotesque and absurd than such an assertion," said the message from the northern \eader. "since I always have insisted that alt trouble** he settled solely among ourselves. Should some na? tion invade our territory. 1 would be ready to fight against it until I would see the entire country in the posses? sion of Mexicans only. "All of us would fight united against the enemy." October and this may play a part In determining her status as a carrier of cargo not subject to seizure. The Fi ve's policy contained this clause: "Warranted to the best of the knowledge and belief of the insured, no shipment of absolute contraband will be loaded and that conditional ti-ntrnband will not be I aded when the articles constituting such condi? tional contraband are doatined for the use of the armed forces or of a gov? ernment department of a belligerent state, or are consigned to the au? thorities of a belligerent state, or to a contractor established in a belligerent country, who. as a matter of common knowledge, supplies articles of this kind to a belligerent state or are con? signed to a fortified place belonging re a belligerent or other place serving as a base for the armed forces of a belligerent." Another clause declares the policy void if the vessel insured carries sup? plies to war vessels of belligerents. When the owners of the Frye agreed to a policy with these clauses offi? cials here preen med that her cargo was not OOnatgl od to the use of a belligerent nation. The navy department tonight issued the following statemeid, based on u report to Secretary Daniels by Rear Admiral I leafy, commandant of the Norfolk na\ y yard "Prinz Bltel Friedlich*! German navy complement transferred from command of gunboat in china. OIH? mi an regular German officers, The eres came from the Kaiserin Luis The chief engineer thinks it will take about two 'i three weeks lo make re? pairs, Tue captain says he thinks much longer time nccossar\ and sav ship must be docked and repairs moie ia propeller and rudder and the auxiliary machinery* Boilers are in bad condition. Repairs can ii"t hi moie in lime to i>e nllowed tu pro? COCd. * hie thousand live hundred tons of eoal Ihc smallest needed <o lake him to Herman *?rt? sini? is very fowl All auxiliaries running." GOV. MANNING OUTLINES POL 1( Y OF SECRETARY GARRI? SON, < lean-up W ill Follow inspections. Deficient Commands to Ho Muster? ed out. Columbia, March 11.?"I ?hall <?r der a reorganisation of the National Guard and cause same to conform t?> Tablet of Organisation, organized Militia. 1914, Peace, " said Gov. Man? ning, in a letter addressed yesterday to land ley M. Garrison, secretary 01 war, Gov, Manning requested "thai the suspension of the benefits of the federal allotments due the State of South Carolina for the liscal year 11)15 he withdrawn." "Replying to your request that i 'may find opportunity at an early date to submit such suggestions as may appear .. .. most appropriate, with a view of the State being re? stored to a status of active partici? pation in the several federal allot? ments,' I beg to inform you it is my intention to conform the National Guard of South Carolina to all the re? quirements of the war department; those organlastloni that may be found deficient and so reported by the Inspecting Officers, United States army and recommended for mustering out of service, will be mustered out by my orders. As soon as practicable alter the close of the inspections now being made under the provisions of section 14, militia act, 1 shall order a reorganization of the National Guard, to conform to 'Tables of Organization. Organized Militia, 1914, Peace.' "Owing to the active steps taken several months ago by the adjutant general, much ^avernmejit property reported at inspections, 1914, .as 'short.' has been recovered, and hus been either shipped in to arsenals or is on hand in the State armory, this city. "In consideration of what has al? ready been done and wnat is to bf done for tho betterment of the militia conditions in this State, I would sug? gest and request that the suspension of the benefits of the federal allot? ments due the State of South Caro? lina for the fiscal year 1915 be with? drawn." MARRIAGE AT PROVIDENCE. Mr. C. J. (.aillard and Miss Helle ! Y'utes United in Wedlock on Sun? day. The marriage of Miss Belle Yatos of Providence and Mr. Charles J. Gaillard of Dalzell at Prividence Methodist Church on Sunday after? noon was an event of much interest throughout that section of the county and in Sumter, where the groom is well known and has many friends. The ceremony was performed in the presence of a large audit nee of friends and relatives of the contract? ing parties, the I lev. W. G. El well, Pastor of the church, officiating. Miss Bva McCaskell of Camden acted as maid of honor for the bride and Mr. Sam Folk was best man for the groom. Af* r the marriage Mr. and Mrs. iQaillard hit by automobile lor Sum? ter, where they took a train for Charleston and Florida, where they will spend the next two weeks on their wedding trip. On their return they will make their home in Mr. Galllard'l recently completed resi? dence at Dalzell. Mrs. Gaillard is the charming daughter of Mr. and Mrs. lt. J, Yates. an enterprising farmer of Providence. Mi-. Gaillard is a merchant of Dalzell i and has many friends throughout the I county. SALI DA BUFFERS BIG DOSS. Damage From I'lames Amounts to Over $50,000. Saluda. March 10.?The most de? structive tire that has ever visited Saluda took place this morning be? tween 1- and 2 o'clock when the store of Smith Bros., Pitta Drug com? pany and barber shop of P. S. Feagle weit? completely destroyed by Hann s. Almost at midnight the alarm was sounded. Already Smith Bros', hand? some store was a mass of Hames, c. P. Smith, tin- manager of this ?tore, was sleeping In the building and barely had time to make his es? cape, leaving by a bolder from a window in the rear. In almost the time it takes to tell it the walls gave in and the lianas extended to the store of Pitts Drug company und Feagle's barber shop. So quickly did the the do its de? structive work that there was time to save very little from the drug store and the barber shop and nothing ? at all was removed from the Smith building, For a time it seemed Impossible to save Glenn A Adams' stables and Crawford nros' store, but due to the foci there was practically no wind and with tin- :,i,i <>i a volunteer I bucket brlgnde, the dames were pre. vented from spreading ami Kept rim 'lined to tins one group of building) FARMERS' UNION NEWS Practical Thoughts for Practical Furniers. (Conducted by E. W. Dabbt, Pres? ident S. C. Farmers Union.) Some Random Thoughts. The speech of Warehouse Com? missioner McLaurin last Friday made it very plain that, If farmers expe< I help they must be organized. Neith? er government nor the commercia world can or will deal With tho in? dividual farmer on as favorable terra as with a body of organised farmers. All over the state there Is a more fa? vorable disposition among the farm? ers to organise, witness the organiza? tion of new local unions In Chester Held, Hurry and Calhoun counties In the past, few days, and Of others \v, Florence last week. Wo have set out t<> get 6,000 new members by tho annual meeting In July, Mr. R. M. Cooper, w ho was on , the legislative committee of the State Union and Is a member of the Slate ] executive committee says we must j have 25,000 by the next meeting ol the legislature, if iho farmers all over the county could but realize how Important it is to have a largo membership If WO would make trade J arrangements to our advantage or II we would Influence legislation In oi . behalf, they would all join ami keep' up their membership after joining. Those of us who have served on l< Islatlve committees or as business agents, know this to be true. * S * By direction of the last annual meeting and ordpred by the January, meeting, the State executive commit? tee is charged with tho duty of malt-1 ing arrangements to buy fertilize rs for the union. As chairman of thai committee l have had overtures from several of the biggest fertilizer houses in this section, but van not do any? thing because the membership, do no! get together and put the CQHimitte< in shape to make a business, deal, e * * Mr. B. Harris of the State execu- j tive committee has an admirable h - tervlew in yesterday's papers urging diverslfi&dion, organisation and co? operation. He, Btato Secretary Held and "Warehouse Commissioner Mc? Laurin are doing a good work In pressing these three commandments upon the attention of the farmers In so many places; they have pretty nearly covered the state in the past two months. These meetings should be followed by local work In all th< counties. Held is in Lee county this week. Why should not the frleddi of or? ganisation In Sumter county press forward until every community* has its local union? Not only should there be strong unions at Bethel, Concord, Oswogo, Trinity and Salem; but Grahams. Dalzell, Rembert, State burg, Mayesville, Shiloh, Norwards X Roads and Rocky Bluff, Bhould each have a local union In the good work Of uniting the farmers for better) farming, better business, better liv- j ing. the slogan of the Progressive Farmer for the rural South. I f th< farmers of the county will meet | President Williams and Secretarj | Warren half way we wiy have 111 Sumter county not only an "ol . guard" of the union, bin the m< st progressive county union in the State. Wo sometimes think this low country is not so well adapted to or? ganisation SS tile up-country. hut Dorchester county farmers with their control of the cotton seed and t . - terlizer situation to their profit by several dollars per ton shows what can be done, even In the sparsely set? tled lower counties of the State. B. W. 1>. Notes of City Schools. At the beginning of this year the Board of Education Installed the de? partments of domestic science and art. Both of these departments are very popular and effective. lie cently a laboratory for the depart? ment Ol physics has been placed. This will explain the extract below from a letter of the Stute Superin? tendent of Education, Air. Swearin gen; "In recognition of industrial teach? ing In the Sumter City schools tin State Department of dOdllCUtioii wiM forward $200 to your county treasur? er In May. Tina?- is nothing more desirable than better work In science. In recognition of the work In pli the state department will also for? ward I50.00.M SIM 1 1 1? COTTON MARKET. Corrected daily by Ernest Field, Cotton Buyer. <;.I Middling t) I-*. Rtrlet Middling 8, Middllnf v 7-8, Strict l#ou Middling 7 3-8. fjuw Middling V-s. Staple Cotton, Nominal. <fc 3 a *\7 iNos i iv/ea^om Rose *4i>*.?? CO ? ? ? Largest yielder?sure cropper and absolutely free from disease. We ir^ve fhem for Sale This is the same stock as planted by the Sumter Truckers' Associa? tion, and if you plant from our stock you can become a member and set all the benefits of this as? sociation. ? > # ? HI We Give Mutual Christmi Cheques With AH Cash Purchases. I 3c I' ? ? IC s ?/i & A ?*> <W To h ;ood intentions viog?but Hood in t nti is only, won't get you I'm the actual :tice /ing to-day at i: :v.:.-:-.r:-'...;;..-;c:?? i s IT i T" f o ^ Art*|y f,*7> fi V'1 ?**"* >lina RESOURCES $: ;,000.00 One of the Strongest," with Unexcelled Equip? ment. Your Neighbors?Why Not Yours. C. G Rcwlanc*, Pres. G. L. Warren, Cashier t f I Save That Extra Dollar If. your wages were t ??t one ollar ;: week you would it*f^gji to get along nil right; nor would you nilt? tlic extra dollar fam so of? ten have left over. SAVE "'iii: ICXTltA RAI ' VR. Start .putting; >o:ir inouey in our Savings department and i>Utn t-.? a certain nmoatt out of every week's wages. Don't discourage yourself . Ii;; thought Hint aavtag is a hardship, for it Is ..;-> you once g? t r-;;:rtcd, We i aj I per cent interest, i i>i?i uiul \l quurterlj on SAVINGS DKPOS ITS. I The Commeircial viags Bank, | \ GEO. D. It, I. K. LL, R. A. BRADHAM, t President. Vice-Pres. Cashier. ?a-?*ietr?.r;.-? -sanrrja ??*??? ^-i; ?- - j--- ?- ?v.r. ? . -jn; tig y y g *? *? ft tP A hJ v } i? I II s U v CAPITAL EARNED PROFITS The Firs^ N: 11 s:.: nal Baa' OF SUMTER, S. C. ? ?v..?. >< ??..?????*t.t ? ? -I M M t xxf.w ITI-| iH^ttttT Ii I 1 ' IMMM f