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?OLICfTOR R. A. (<K>l'rll ADVIS i s si w iii-.itKY sin.mrr. lveilnee What In Meant by Private Room under Gallon-s-Month Act? Ainu Telia of Rights of Person to RcvrKe and Trainiert Whiskey. Correspondence was given out | terday at the governor's office in re? gard to the much discussed "gallon a month ' law. The matter came up through correspondence had between Gov. Manning and Shelff itleasc of Newberry county, the governor hav? ing written all tbe sheriffs of the state, inclosing a copy of the law. In vouchsafing his cooperation, sher? iff HI rase wrote that he had asked an opinion upon certain sections of the law from the solicitor of his circuit. R. A. Cooper. The solicitor replied wi'h a categorical opinion upon the salient features of the luw now in dispute. The following questions relative to the law were asked by Sheriff Dlease: "I. (a) Under section 5 please advise me what is a 'private room.' "(bf Is a room over a man's store, which he uses for private conversa? tions, with no bed in It. a p'rlvate room under this section? ' <c) Would a room annexed to a lawyer's office, said room being used only for private conversation, be a private room under this section? "I. Has a person the right to buy from the dispensary in Co? lumbia any whiskey and bring it to Newberry. a dry county, for his per? sonal ua? "I. If a person has In his possession a pint of whiskey for his own personal use. Is he In violation of this act? "4. Have I the right to enter the ex? press offices and depots tJ examine their books and see whether or not any one baa received more than a gallon a month? "a. Under this set. would a person living in Newberry county have the right to transport or convey for his own use a gallon of whiskey .hat he ordered from a point from without tha Htate. if that whiskey is received at sn express office In another county ?for Instance, Falrfteld county, a dry county ?" The following Is the opinion of Solicitor Cooper: "I have numbered your questions for convenience and will endeavor to answer each one. "1. In replv to your first question, subdivisions a, b and c. 1 beg to r 1 vlse that In my opinion a 'private room' as contemplated under this act la a room where s person sleeps or which Is bis home. "i This question has given mo con? siderable difficulty. Under section 1 of the act It is provided that 'no per? son, firm, corporation or company shall receive or be in possession of any spirituous, vinos, fermented or malt liquors or beverages containing more than 1 per cent, of alcohol (or his, her, Its or their use or for the use of any other person, firm or cor ?oration, except as provided else? where In this set.' It Is clear that If the act had stopped with section 1. ws would have Statewide prohibi? tion and no person could be in pos? session of sny whiskey at any point In tbe State without violating the law. We must therefore look to other pro? visions of the act to ascertain In what cases s person may handle or use whiskey. Under section I any per? son Is permitted to order from a point without the Btate not exceeding one gallon within any calendar month ami liquor so ordered m ly be kept by such person In his private room Of house. Had the act stopped at the end of section 2. there would be no difficulty In Its construction. 'The part of the act which has given me serious difficulty Is Motion i. Under this section It Is provided that nothing In this act shall prevent the shipment or transportation of al? coholic li p,n or beverages to or from sny dispensary authorlaed by the law of this State to sell same in the county of such dispensary.' It the words, 'in the county of such dis? pensary.' had been ?omtt. l. 1 think It would be clear that any person could purchase whiskey from u dis? pensary and carry It to any pom* within the State. The purpose of tin legislature seems to have been to pro? hibit the transportation and delivery of sny whlskev Into any county In the Ststo hiv in; no dispensary, whether for personal use or not, ex? cept as provided in section 2, and I am. therefore, of the opinion that It would be unlawful lor any person to purchase whiskey at a dispensary In Columbia for his personal use und ( Mrio.y 1? Into MM county of \eM bcrrv. I am not giving an opinion as to the constitutionality of this provision, but 1 am trying M giv e my con-,: i net log of the art as It reads and as It should bt> enforced until deel ir? I constitu? tional. "J. I do not think a person Would be violating this tot by ha vim: a pint of whiskey In his pocket for Ml OWi Use. provided such whlakcy is obtain GRACE MUST ENFORCE LAW. MWXIXIi GIVH mayor WSBK IN WHKH to COMPLY. ( I. ulestou Ofllclnl raid Visit t<) Gov? ernor to Discuss l4iu Enforcement und Not Regulation of Vices. I Vlumbiu. March It,? ?Definite ac? tion must he taken within a week," Gov. Manning tohl Mayor Grace, of Charleston, this afternoon at a con? ference between them, "1 asked May? or Craee." saul flu* governor, as head of the government of Charles? ton to enforce the law. 1 specially rm mi med the gambling law and the liquor law. 1 asked for enforcement and not regulation. I pointed out to Mayor Grace that as so much has been said and written on the situa? tion, and as so much time has al? ready elapsed on account of his ill? ness. sinc<> 1 had first taken the mat? ter up with him; that definite action must he taken within a week; that the public Is so well informed on the situation that nothing could be gain? ed by further delay." The statement of the governor fol? lowed tho publication in the local af? ternoon newspaper of an interview with Mayor Grace, in which he was (looted as saying: 'Gov. Manning told me unequivocal? ly to enforce the law in Charleston. I took his order." Continuing this in? terview says: "Mayor Grace was rather reticent in discussing tho li? quor situation in Charleston, saying that everything appertaining to th*e Illegal sale of intoxicants had been aired by every one on every occasion. He averred, however, that Charleston should be granted autonomy, that the people of the city should be allowed to regulate their own affairs as to li? quor selling in a progressive way. "The Charleston Mayor is of the opinion that the State needs a new constitution, which will do away with Uie present cumbersome system of legislation and allow progressive measures to be passed. He also thinks that Charleston needs a new city charter, but it cannot be granted un? less there Is a change in the organic law of the State." Mayor Grace reached Columbia to? day on the Carolina Special and went into conference with Gov. Manning \t the executive offices, their talk lasting about an hour. At first the governor would have nothing to say for publication, and it was not his In? tention to give out anything, but when he saw the statement of Mayor Grace in the local paper he dictated the in? terview. In which he said that May? or Grace had been given one week In which definite action must be taken. \S hut he will do if the mayor fails to take definite action within the specified time was not Intimated by Gov. Manning. ASKS FOR INFORMATION. Spring-Rice Seeks to Know When American Note Will he Dispatched. Washington. March 29.?Ambassa? dor Spring-Rico conferred with Secre? tary Bryan today, and it was under? stood later that he sought information as to when the American note on the British order in council, decreeing a virtual blockade against commerce to and from Germany, would be for? warded. The note awaits only the tlnal approval of President Wilson. FOUR LOST IN FIRE. Mother and Her Infant Twins Burn? ed to Death. Watertown. N. V., March 21.?The village of Norfolk was swept by a flro this morning causing a loss of two in .lr. il thousand dollars. Mrs. John Thomas, with her infant twins, and her sister, were trapped In their home and burned to death. ed in accordance with law. "I. I'nder the decision of our su? preme court and of the United States sapreaM court. I do not think you have the right to examine the rec? ords of the railroads and express of ?aaa I think that a person would have the right to transport or convey for his own use a gallon "f whiskey Ordered from a point without the .-:at-', even though the whiskey may be received at an express Oflies in an? other county, in other words, there is nothing in the act which requites that the consignee should have his srhlakey delivered to him within his eounty, nor does it provide that he shall personally receive it at his n? a rest railroad or express olliee. It only provides thai It must be per? sonally delivered to him. Gov. Manning made the following t epiv to sin riff Bleaao: ' i gag to acknowledge yours of the 19th with mclosures from Mr. Cooper. "Mr. Cooper being the solicitor ol your circuit, I think you have done well In seeking advice Horn him. As governor, I can not pretend to con* ?true the hi .. but hope that you and your ma gist rates will use your utmost endeavor to enforce It." WILSON FOR CLOSE RELATIONS1 on BOARD ARGENTINA'S NEW BATT?EBBTP PRESIDENT FX TRNDfl GREETINGS. ISJTI Thai Nations of West Should Fncourugc Growth of Affection and Sympathy between Them?Tech? nically on Foreign Boll. Annapolis, Md., March 29.?Speak-; ing today at i luncheon given in his honor on board the new Argentine battleship Moreno In Annapolis roads by Or, Romulo s. Kaon, the Argentine ambassador. President Wilson em? phasized the "growing warmth of af? fection, as well as understanding," be? tween the United States und other na? tions of the Western hemisphere. The president spoke ir. reply to an address In ? similar vein delivered by Ambassador Naon. From the time of the president's ar? rival her?' on the Mayflower, shortly after .toon, until his departure for Washington at 7 o'clock tonight, his attention was given to ceremonials and recration. The lunch, exchanges of formal visits, and a golf game here late this afternoon filled his time. He is expected to arrive in Washington at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. Technically the president was on foreign soil during his visit to the Moreno. "It is with great pleasure that I find myself in this interesting com? pany and in this interesting place," he said in his address. "There has ob? tained a custom of the United States j which has seemed to amount almost to a superstition that the president of' the United States should not leave its territory. I do not know whether that was out of distrust of the presi? dent or out of precaution for the coun? try?whether there was fear that he would not behave himself outside of his own jurisdiction or whether it was thought that he was absolutely neces? sary to the country and its adminis? tration. I shall try on this occasion, at any rate, to relieve the country of the fear of his misbehavior. "1 am particularly glad that this great vessel, which I have so much admired, should represent some part of the reciprocity and connection be? tween the* United States and the great republic of Argentine. We have been supplying you with this great arm of war because wo are so sure that neith? er of us will ever use such an arm against the other. "I feel that I am speaking the sen? timent of my fellow countrymen when I say that there is a growing warmth of affection as well as understanding for the other countries of the great American hemisphere which we are coming daily to understand better, and which are, I hope, daily coming to un? derstand us better, and to which we are drawn by feeling as well as by in? terest?by the desire to be comrades in some common undertaking for hu? manity as well as neighbors. "It is a fine thing to believe, and I believe it in the midst of this period of war, that the real ground of re? spect is justice and fairness and good will, that you can not respect a man or a nation for which you can net sooner or later acquire an uf fection. And the great advantage of intermixture, not only of actual in? termixture of blood, but of constant intercouse between nations, is that there grows up a common under? standing. We speak different lan? guages, we have followed to some ex? tent different customs; we have to some degree different national tradi? tions, but at the bottom we have got Just the same sort of hearts and un? derstanding and the same essential in? terests and when we mix with one another and touch hands, we are apt to touch hearts also. "I want to congratulate you upon the completion of this ship and upon all that she stands for in the way of reciprocity between ourselves and the great country you represent, and 1 i want to express my feeling as pres? ident of the United States that wo are rapidly approaching a day when the Americans will draw together as they have never drawn together be? fore, and it will be a union, not of political ties, but of understanding and mutual helpfulness, "1 want to drink to the health and success of your president, your gov? ernment, and if l may, I wish to in? clude your ambassador, for whom we have the greatest respect." Alter the lunch the president and Secretary Daniels were shown over the Moreno by Admiral Martin, pros Ident of the Argentine naval commis? sion; Ambassador Naon and Capt. Gallndea of the battleship. Later the ambassador was invited to accompany the president on tin- Mayflower Into the naval academy grounds. As Dr. Vaon boarded Iho Mayflower a salute of 11 guns was flred, a the Mayflower, carrying the president and his party, neared the naval academy the Itelnu Mercedes, the Argentine training ship, began llrlng a presidential salute of ::i guns, which was promptly answered by th< Mayflower. Rear Admiral Fullman, superlntendenl ol the acadi my, th^rt paid an official call un the presldeg\ MANY LOST WITH SHIPS. MORE THAN" 150 J.OST WHEN SUBMARINES SANK VESSELS. 100 or More of Falaba's Passengers and Crow and 20 From Aguila arc Missing and Arc Thought to Have Perished. London. March ?Upward of 160 lives wert lost in the sinking by Oer? man submarines Saturday.and Sunday of the Dempster liner Falaba. bound from Liverpool for the eoast of Africa, and the British steamer Aguila, Liverpool for London. The Falaba, torpedoed Sunday In St. George's channel, had aboard ICO passengers and a crew of 90. Of this total only 110 were rescued. Eight of those rescued died from exposure. The Aguila was sunk by shell fire Saturday night off the Pembroke const. She carried three passengers and a crew of 4 2. Twenty-three of the crew and all of the passengers were lost. Another Dutch steamer, the Amstel of 853 tons, was blown up by a mine off Flamborough Head to do v. In the case of both the Falaba and the Aguila, upon sighting the sub? marine the captain tried to escape by I putting on all speed possible, but the I underwater craft overtook the steam jers, showing that Germany now has some of her most modern submarines engaged in the operations against England. The captain of the Falaba, who was lost, was given five minutes to get his passengers and crew into the boats, but according to the survivors, J before this was possible a torpedo hit the engine room, causing an explo? sion. Many were killed, and the steam? er sank in 10 minutes. Trawlers rescued most of those saved; others got away in the boats. Those still on the steamer when the explosion occurred were thrown into the sea and it took the fishermen an hour or more to pick up those in the water who managed to keep afloat. The Aguila was attacked by the submarine U-28, which opened fire, killing a woman passenger, the chief engineer and two of the crew. Even after the crew had comme' ced to lower the boats, according to the sur? vivors, the Germans kept up their fire and some of the boats were riddled. The captain ol the trawler Ottilie, whom the commander of the sub? marine told of the sinking of the Aguila, went to the rescue and picked up three boats containing 19 of the crew. A fourth boat could not be found, and it is presumed she foun? dered. On their arrival at Fishguard several of the crew wore banduges, having been wounded by the fire from the submarine. The admiralty statement follows: "Twenty-three members of the crew and three passengers ire miss? ing from the steamer A :ila. "The steamer Falaba, which also sank carried a crew of about 90 per? son:', and about 1C0 passengers. About |14 0 survivors have been picked up. eight of whom including the captain died afterward. It is feared that many persons on the steamer were killed by the explosion of the torpedo. "The Dutch steamer Amsel, a vessel of 853 tons, belonging to P. A. Van Es & Co. of Rotterdam, when on a passage from Rotterdam to Poole, Eng., struck a mine at 4 a. m., the 29th of March, in a German mine field off Flamborough (Yorkshire, Eng.) The crew has been landed In the Humber by the Grimsby trawler Pinewold." BOAT FIRED UPON. Survivors Tell Terrible Stories of Ex Derlenoe With Submarine. Fishguard, Wales, March 29.?Thir? teen members of the crew of the Brit ish steamship Aguila, sunk by the German submarine U-28 on Saturday night, perished. Survivors who ar? rived here today said the Aguila was sunk 50 miles southwest of the Smalls, a group of rocks on the south? east Irish coast. The crew was given four minutes to leave the ship, but, survivors said, the steamer was fired upon while the men were getting into the boats. The chief engineer and two others were killed by shell fire and ten other men were lost. The submarine's captain hailed the steamer Ottilie, which was sent to the rescue. Capt. Bannerman of the Aguilaaaid the submarine fired across the steam? er's bows, but he speeded up to 11 knots, only to be overtaken because the submarine was making 18 knots. One rescued sailor said a boat In I which wane ten sailors, a woman pas? senger and a stewardess, was fired on and the passenger was killed, while the stewardess was hurled into the water ami drowned. Finally the boat eapslxcd and sank. accompanied by his aides. President Wilson played golf with Dr. Carey T. Graysott, his naval aide, at the academy golf club, while Sec? retary Daniels went to the boine of Admiral Pullman and later Inspected the academy. BELSER CHOSEN PRESIDENT. CHAMBER OP COMMERCE ELECTS OFFICERS FOR ifM.viuin. G, \. Lemmon Chosen Vice-President. and ?F. W. McKlevor und J. 2. Hear-1 on Redected?Importance of Grata Mill Discussed?committee to Oon tlnne Efforts. The annual election of officers of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday by the directors as requested by the constitution and by laws, resulting as follows: President, Ii. U. Belser. 1st Vice President, G* A. Leir.mon. 2nd Vice President, J. W. McKleV er. re-elected. Treasurer, J. Z. Hearon, re-elected. 13. I. Reardon is continued as Man? aging Secretary during the pleasure of the board of directors. The man? aging secretary having the right to se? lect his assistant has reappointed the efficient and popular assistant secre? tary, Mrs. Wesley A. Brown, who has held that position for two years. Messrs. W. Percy Smith, W. B. Boyle and H. X. Forrester, the newly elected directors, were present and assumed the duties of their positions, j Messrs. G. A. Lemmon and J. W. Mc [Klever, re-elected directors, requested jthat Messrs. Smith, Boyle and For? rester be designated as the three-year term directors and that the directors re-elected be designated to serve for .two years, filling out the unexpired two-year terms of Messrs. D. D. Moise and D. R. McCallum, resigned. This was agreed to. Those present expressed sincere re? gret with parting from President D. D. Moise and directors Xeiil O'Don nell and D. R. McCallum from the board of directors, Mr. O'Donncll de? clining the nomination for another three year term on the board. The retiring directors and president have assured the present board that they will hav> the same interest in the Chamber of Commerce that they have heretofore showed, and that they will back up the president and the pres? ent board of directors composed of the officers above menMoned and Messrs. H. M. Stuckey and E. L. Witherspoon. A matter of much concern to the directors and which elicited a lengthy discussion was the importance of fur? nishing a market and manufacturing facilities for market and grinding corn, wheat and oats. Mr. O'Donnell had attended this, the last meeting of his tenure of of? fice, for the express purpose of em? phasizing *he Importance of the busi? ness men of Sumter assuring the pur? chase of the .Parrott Milling company plant and the addition thereto of a Hour mill and additional grain storing capacity. He felt that the business interests of Sumter are confronted with a crisis in their affairs by' the In? ability of the Chamber of Commerce committee to secure the necessary capital stock therefor. He considered this marketing and manufacturing plant the greatest of Sumter's immediate needs, and he felt l that failure to get up sufficient capi? tal stock means thousands of dollars of lost trade to Sumter's business es? tablishments. He felt humiliated and surprised that Sumter should even think of failing In this matter. He alluded to the number of mercantile establishments which have not taken stock, but which will be benefited by the thousands of dollars obtained from grain which will take the place of thousands of bales of cotton, if the milling plant is established, as pro l posed. He counseled continued and i determined efforts by the committee to impress upon Sumter's business es? tablishments of every kind what Sumter stands to lose by failure to organize the stock company for a milling plant. He will continue to give his best ef? forts towards assisting the commit? tee. Mr. Lemmon and Dr. Hearon of the special committee expressed their approval of Mr. O'Donnell's views, and all present agreed with them. Messrs. W. B. Boyle. W. Percy Smith and H. M. Stuckey were added to the Parrott Milling company soliciting committee to aid Messrs. Hearon. Mc? Callum and Lemmon. CORP. CLARK WOUNDED. Brother of Dr. A. B. Clarke, of Planters Tille in Battle at Nemo Chappcllc. Corporal fj. Walter Clarke, an offi? cer in one of the Canadian regiments of the British army at Ncuve Chap pelle, France, was badly wounded by bayonet in chest and shoulder in the fierce battle with the Germans on March 11th. This message came to his brother. Dr. A. B. Clarke on Mon? day last. This young man was in Georgetown county on a visit to bis brother i?t tiio breaking <>ut of the war. and im? mediately returned to Canada to en? list for service. He made many friends here, who will hope for his quick recovery, although from the brief message received, it would rn thai bis injuries wore of a des? perate character.?Georgetown Times. COCK MAINS BEING HELD? MRS. WEATHERBEE CLAIMS THAT COCK FIGHTING Is GO? ING ON IN THIS STATE. Writes to Attorney General on Sub? ject. Who Riefen Letter to Gover nor?Manning- Calls on Beaufort sheriff to Enforce Lew. Columbia. March 30.?Mrs. L. T. Weatherebee, secretary of the Society for Protection of Cruelty to Animals, of Savannah, In a letter to Attorney General Peebles, says that cock fight? ing is being vigorously indulged in on the South Carolina side of the Sa vannah River. She says that the so? ciety at Savannah has been fighting this evil for two years and to evad* the officers the "sports" cross in;o South Carolina for thejr flgnts. "Sundays and holidays seem to be their favorite time and I am told Scriven's Ferry is a place frequented by them," says Mrs. Weathersbee. Attorney General Peeples referred the letter to Governor Manning and quoted him the law, which makes it a misdemeanor for a person to en? gage In or be present at a co^k fight within three miles of an institution of learning in thia State. Governor Manning sent the letters te M. D. White, of Beaufort county, and asked j him to see that the laws were enforc jed in his county. ALLIES CAN'T TAKE FORTS? "The More Ships Against Dardanelles the Better Satined We Shall Be," States Von Der Goltz. Bucharest, March 30.?Field Mar? shal Von Der Goltz, the German mili? tary commandant of Constantinople, interviewed by the Adeverul, declared the defences of the Dardanelles had proved more effective than had been expected and that he now would af? firm that the allied fleet would not force a passage. "We await a new attack without fear," the field marshal is reported to have averred. "The more ships there are the better satisfied we shall be. We do not lack ammunition for Turk? ish factories supply us all we want. Turkish industry has been sufficiently developed to equip a fresh army of 500,000 which it will be easy to mob? ilize. "Constantinople is calm and the STultan still is in his Bosphorus palace. Enver Pasha, minister of war, is most optimistic and we are convinced we Bhall win." Field Marshal Von Der Goltz has left Bucharest for Berlin. Announcement that Field Marshal Von Der Goltz had left Constantino? ple for Sofia, Bulgaria, was made from Athens on March 26. His departure was believed to have an important bearing on the develop? ment in the Balkan situation which is causing concern in Turkey. It is evident that he stopped in Bucharest on his way to Berlin after leaving Sofia. ? i VILLA NOT TO BE PRESIDENT. Again Abjures Ambition for Political Preferment in Troubled Mexican Republic. San Antonio, Texas, March 30.?In ; a letter to Monterey business men, ac? knowledging a contribution of 1.000, 000 pesos demanded in behalf of the poor, Gen. Francisco Villa today reit? erated that he has no desire to be president of Mexico, according to a dispatch from Monterey. When the contribution was per? emptorily demanded several weeks ago Gen. Villa scored a committee of Monterey merchants who visited him and, it is said, the delegation was not permitted to leave the palace until as? surance was given that the tax would be paid. "I don t care what you think of me." Villa is quoted as saying in his letter. "1 am not a politician; have never held office and don t want to be president. When the people have secured the government for them? selves and we have peace I will retire to private life happy." NEPOTISM ALLEGED. Gov. Manning Reproves Richland County Board for Choice off Ms> pensnry Employes. Columbia. March 31.?The Rich land County Dispensary Board was called before Governor Manning this nu>rning and reproved for alleged ne? potism In selecting the dispensary employees. -1 CARHANZA TROOPS AMBl SHED. Body off six llundr(vd Cavalry Hi Danger of Annihiliation. Douglas, Arizona, March SC.?Asa l ushed by the Vlllaiatas a body of six hundred Carransaistas cavalry is fighting for their lives twenty-five miles southeast of Agua Prieta. Run? ners reached Agua Prieta early this morning, appealing for help. Scores of the Carransistas have been killed, it is reported.