Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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UfcXALI* AMKKK AN Or FH K.IIS. i riked Stute? Summons Moni?* Um Army Observer* with kaiser* Troop*, Washington. April 3.?The Amcri rsii srmy officers on duty um mili? tary observers with German arrmes have been ordered here and their place* will not be tilled. The reason assigned by Secretary Garrison for the recall order today was that their ri) felon ban been fulfilled. That ex? planation. It wan announced, would be the war department's last word In the matter. It Is known, however, that other reasons largely of a per? sonal charac ter were considered by army officials in determining to with? draw the observers. The American observers havo found their positions somewhat difficult be cauee of the high tension to which at leaet a few of those with whom they must come In contact In Germanv have been strung bv months of war? fare and ore** reports in Germany rritlcinlng the attitude of the United Muten on various eubjects relating; to the war. IXECT SLVHKrAlllKxS IaATKK. Suite Heard of Ctterttle* and Correc Uoue Meer at Columbia. Columbia. April 2.?Organisation wae perfected at the flrst meeting of the State board of charities and cor? rections, created by an act of the last l?gtetature. which was held yester? day at the State house. All member* of the board were present. George B. Cromer of New berry. D. D. Wallace of 8partanburg. the Rev. Z. T. Cody of Greenville. It. H King of Charleston and L. E. Car rigaa of Society Hill. Dr Cromer was elected chairman and Mr. King temporary secretary. A secretary and an aasistant sec? retary will be elected at a future gaetlag of the board. A committee, consisting of Dr. Cromer. Mr. Wal? lace and Dr. Cody, was appointed to report the nominees for the positions to be filled by the board. The next meeting of the board. A committee Colombia May 26. The opinion of the board was that a trained expert should be selected for secretary. A large number of applications have been received for the two poeltlons. The board appointed Dr. Cromer and Mr. King as a committee to visit and Inspect the Stats Hospital for the Insajbj and the State penitentiary be? fore ejuly 1. Mr. Wallace and Mr. Carrigan were named on a committee to Iggpect the South Carolina Indus? trial school at Florence and the Lex? ington reformatory In Hlchland eounly. Members or the board discussed the work to be undertaken blRI CAPS PAY VISIT. Kiagstree, April 3.?Several nichts ago a great commotion occurred among the negro population of "Dlu ford Town." a village near Nesmlth. in this county, en account of the visit i>y a band of "white caps" to the home of Redmond Uluford. who was taken from his bed ubout 2 o'clock in the morning and admlntstei?J a severe beating. Uluford Is said to be a bad. overbearing sort of a negro and was a terror In the community. The white caps did not stop st this piece of law? lessness, but went to the home of Alea Scott, said by community resi? dents to be sn Inoffensive negro boy. who had done no one any harm, took him out and cut and beat him Into in? sensibility, even stabbing htm over tlv heart with a knife, which. It is said, would have been fatal had the blade not struck s bone. This Is th<* flfgl time In the history ot this section that euch lue less gjOthodg have been aoopted. Colum'on. A prll L?Capt. James M. Graham Nineteenth Iniuitrs. 1'. S. A. rtcmtl detailed fat service with the South Caeettajg Wational Guard um In? et ructor-lns|iecror. has has arrived in Oafaggbta. He UjfH make his head? quarters hero an<1 will work under the direction of the adjutant general's of? fice. Columbia. April 3 - -The Secretary of State hu* Issued a commission to the Brown Mercantile Company, of Leo Countv. the p. iinner* Lena; t' H. Yntee. and T A. Bradley. Plnewood. April 3.?The board of health has received disinfectants to be distributed among the gtUggSfg and clean-up week. prll I to IS, will be complied with by all cltlsens. st mti:r turrt? mmikkt t orrerted Dally b? irne-t I'leid. Cotton llurei Oood Middling 5? 1-4 gtrl< I Middling 9. Middling I 7-1*. Strict f,ow Middling t Low Middling 7 7-V Simple cotton, nominal. < hh ago Prolin? e Kicliauge ? hlrego. April I - Mag wheat $1 II Corn 73. oats. S3: pork, ribs, muni - pal, lard 10 07. BIG TIM IX ATLANTA PEN, Il>de Iteleased from Federal Prison After "Most Worthwhile MlfrtHl Months" of Lifo. Atlanta, April 2.?Frederick A. Hyde, millionaire clnhinan and butl MM leader of Oakland, Cal.. has been released from the federa1 penitentiary here, after serving 16 months in con necth)n with land frauds, and will leave for his hume tomorrow. Prison officials announced today that Hyde left the prison late yesterday. President Wilson recently remitted the fines and costs assessed ugainst Hyde, the total of which never ha 1 been definitely determined and which had resulted in his staying in prison four months after his sentence had expired. Hyde originally was sen- j tenced to two years' imprisonment, but this was commuted to a year and a dav before he began his term. After considering the case, President Wil? son directed that Hyde be released at once. News of Hyde's release did nut be? come public until today. In an? nouncing his intention to leave tomor? row for California. Hyde' said: "1 had a bully time in prison. It wo? the most worthwhile 10 months uf my life. In 1904 President Roosevelt or? dered an Investigation of alleged land frauds, which resulted in the indict? ment of Hyde and several others on charges of conspiracy to defraud the government out of thousands of acres of land on the Pacific coast. Hydo was convicted in 1908. The case attracted attention throughout the country and threo times was before the United States supreme court. Hyde began serving his sentence in December, 1913. During his term Hyde gave money liberally to assist in providing sports and recreation for the prisoners. MUCH COTTON IX SIGHT. Total Amount to Dato 13,261,380 Bale* New Orleans, April 1.?The total amount of the current cotton crop brought into sight during the eight months ending March 31 was 13,2t> 1, 389 bales, according to a statement issued today by H. G. Hester, secre? tary of the New Orleans cotton ex? change. During the same period in 1914 there was brought into sight 13, 884,636 bales; 13.030,930 in 1913 and 14.678,469 in 1913. The movement since August 1 shows receipts at all United State3 ports of 9,199,770 bales, against 9, 814.256 during the same period la 1914. Overland movements across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to Northern mills and Canada totaled 865.143 bales, against 1.010,111 last season. Southern mills' takings, ex? clusive of consumption at Southern ports, were 2,386,000 bales, against 2,694,030 bales In 1914, while Interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year were 810.476 bales, against 466,147 last year. Including stocks left over at ports ant" Interior points from the last crop and that part of the current crop brought Into sight during the last eight months, the supply was 13,600, 6-17 bales. This was a decrease of 571.006 bales under 1914 and an in? crease of 256,9,.?4 bales over 1913. Foreign exports for the eight months of the season were 6,504.22 1 bales, a decrease or 1,303,788 bales under last year's and 754,G32 bales under 1913. The total movement for the month ending March :'?t was 1.361,117 bales, against 732.092 last year and 1,114, 161 the year before. Stocks at the seaboard and the II leading Southern interior points at the closo of the month were 2,4 23,735 bales, against l.lll.ttl last year and 1,115,101 the \ ear before. srxn.w school convention. Manning. April 3.?The annual meeting of the Clarendon county Sun? day eetloOl Convention closed Wednes? day night after one of the most suc? cessful meetings in the history of tll? organization. The meeting. Which was held in the Haptist church, open od Tuesday nlsjhfl and continued through yesterday morning, after noon und last Might Though the Weather was very an seasonable, th?- attendan t aas very irattfylns;. Twenty-nine ChoolS were represented by about ? threo-seore delegates and several tiu.es that Dlimber of visitoi.-s. TI ?? tUscussinns of the several topics on the pfosjramms as well ;?s the spec! j I address** were all ol a high order ami proved exceptionally interesting and instructive. The special features ol the convention were the addrcsse:. d< ? livered bj i D, Ceppelmanti of Chat? lesion, ft, .1. Alderman Ol Aleolu. the Rev, Thornai J, Watts or Columbia and the Kev. .1. B. Green ol Green? wood. At the elOSlni session laal night the followinr, oflhetrs were elet1 ? ?m| for the next year. R, J, Aldcrmn president; s. Oliver O*Bryan, rlr president; Mrs. it. B, Harlee, m i taiy. It ttus a pleasure to the people of Manning to entertain lbs dele| <t. . and \ Isltera. FIVE CENT BREAD AGAIN. Aaeggjj <>ii Dardanelles I 'orts Mas Drought Price Ol Wheat and Flour Dow ii. Spartanburg, April ;{.?The bom bardmenl of the Dardanelles has taken ? cent a loaf off of bread in Spartanburg and adjacent towns In North and South Carolina. a. 0011 fuai, head of a bakery here that sup? plies many towns in this section with bread, ami president of the Southeast? ern Master Bakers' Association, an? nounced tonight that beginning Mon? day bread would drop back to ."> cents, For two months it has been retailing here and in other cities for (J cents. Mr. Oellfuai says the return to former prices is due to a reduetlon In the price of Hour which has followed the activity of the allied fleet in the Dardanelles. OFFICtBRfl RAVE NARROW ES? CAPE, Constables Become Involved in Gen? erul lmcountcr With Party of Or angoburg Negroes. Orangeburg, April l.?Constables j J. R, Livingston and B. J. Reed of Magistrate W. A. llaggott's court, North, had a very narrow escape Tuesday afternoon, while making a levy upon some person] property of! Uagreea. As a result a negro man is dead and a negro woman shot. These constables went to le\y upon some fodder of a negro woman's, who re? sided upon the plantation Of Joe Amaker in Orangeburg county. A negro man, named Irving Fields, his wife and (laughter came up to the place where the oflicers were en? gaged. The constaIdes saw that Fields had a gun and ordered him to stop, when Fields bred into the officers. A general encounter ensued, in which pistols, rakes, hoes, etc., were used The constables were nearly overpow? ered when one used his v pistol and shot Fields down. His wife was shot in the arm. Fields later died. The eongtablee were not seriously Injured. The two women were placed in jail last night by the sheriff. -1 DISEASE WIPED OCT. Toot and Mouth Scowrge Driven Off. Washington. April 1.?Virtual erad? ication of the live stock foot and mouth scourge in the United States I war. announced tonight by the de? partment ol agriculture. It was said that except for a herd of animals near Syracuse, N. Y., telegraphic reports from throughout the country showed the disease wiped out. Figures compiled by the depart? ment show that 1114,161 diseased ani? mals have been slaughtered from the time ol the outbreak in October to March '20, last. Interference with the 1 operations of stock yards, the quar- j antlnlng of infested regions and other precautionary measures, it was said had caused indeterminable losses. Concerning the probability of fu? ture trouble from the disease, a state? ment by the department said: "Although all the infected animals have been killed and buried, it la by no means certain that all possible means of conveying the infection have beCTI destroyed. it is considered in - i eVltable, therefore, that more ani- 1 roals will be stricken, but these' ?hould be only sporadic cases, which, If promptly reported, can be taken care of in time to prevent further SO rlOUf spreading of the disease. ' TURK MAKES PROTEST. Takes up Killing of Two Syrians. Washington, April 2.?Close on the i heels of the American government's request lO Turkey to protect tho Americans ni the mission schools ai Crumlah, Persia, Hussein Hey, charge of the Turkish embassy here, today pres< nted to the state department a protest against the killing In Mexico of two Turkish subjects. Two Syrians were said to have been executed ;<t Torreon by Villa soldiers, tho charge against them being thai they bad attempted to circulate counterfoil curency notes. it was claimed In defense of the men thai the notes had been approved as gen? uine by the Villa commander. The Turkish charge requested the United Slates to protect Turkish subjects In Mexico and to ask for redress In the prvaenl rase. No reply was made to ,du\ Id the Turkish requesl although I It understood it would be com plied with. The v. M. c. A. Campaign. Tin- following is tie- standing lu itu Inter-clty V, M. C, a. nietnburshli < empalgn i? Columbia. j -Charlotte, Charleston. 4 j.h ksonvtlle. .*? ?Augusta, Savannah. 7 Wilmington, s ?Hpartanbtirg. i? ilreenvllle, i ?> Sumter, i ? i? its, . 11 - Tampa, forfeits i i j Wlnston-Halvuii forfeits. AMATA PORCE8 HOLD CAPITAL. Villa-Zapata Agent Declares There Is No Intention of Evacuating. Washington, April 4.?Ishmael Palafox, in charge of the foreign of? fice of the Villa-Zapata government in Mexico city, to.lay telegraphed En? rique C. Llorente, Washington repre? sentative that there was no intention of evacuating Mexico City as reported in diplomatic dispatches several days ago. The text of the message follows: "You can deny Lie rumored evacua? tion of Mexico City, as there is abso? lutely no ground for it. The capital is sufficiently well garrisoned. We have six thousand tro >pe ill the city besides ten thousand In the suburbs. There is absolutely' no danger of an attack by the enemy as Obregon is heading towards Tampico. General situation good. Commerce, industry and banks are opened and all admin? istration working harmoniously. The spread of the rumor of the evacuation caused a little alarm, but as soon as denied by the government calm was restored." The Carransa agency gave out the following statement: "The Constitutionalist agency has received advices that Col. Samaniego returned to Agua Prieta yesterday with his command of one thousand men after a most successful cam? paign against the Maytorenistas in Northeastern Sonora. He reports that region is now cleared of the ene? my and the Maytorenistas as de? moralize 1 by continuous defeats. They have concentrated at Cananea. The arrival of Col. Bamaniego's force brings the garrison at Agua Prieta to three thousand men." CALLS FOR INDEMNITY. United states Requests Germany to Pay for Loss of Frye. Washington. April l.?Indemnity for the full value of the American ship William P. Frye. destroyed at sea by the German converted cruiser Prins Eitel Friedrieh, has been formally re? quested from Germany by the United States government. Acting Secretary Lansing an? nounced today that a note on the sub? ject had been sent to Ambassador Gerard for presentation to the for? eign oflice at Berlin. Pending Its re? ceipt In Berlin the document will not be made public. No representations were made con? cerning the cargo/ since it was estab? lished after an Investigation by the state department that it was sold en route and was British owned at the time of the sinking. The American government contends in the note that the commander of the Eitel was not warranted in de? stroying the Fry*', because it could not lawfully have been condemned as a prize had it been taken Into a prize court. The destination of the cargo was a private firm iti England, the American government learned, and the wheat could not therefore have been considered as contraband. The general belief in official quar? ters here has been that the case would be settled without difficulty as soon as a full report of the affair mailed by the German embassy here reached Berlin, which is expected to be this week. ADVICE ON "SWATTING." state Board of Health Getting Ready lor Campaign. The State board of health has sent out a graphic poster In advance 6f "Clean-Up day" on April 10. The ad? vice on the poster is confined ty means of ridding the house and yard of flies, two Of the formulas for which are as 1 follows: "Fly poison for the house: Two I teaspoonftils of formuldehye in a pint of milk and water, equal parts, and sweetened with sugar.* "To clear the rooms quickly of fl< s hum pyrethrum powder. Sprinkle the powder on live coils carried on a metal Shovel. The fumes cause Hies la fall In a stunned condition. They I m US! he swept UP and ?lest lose', l'esi results are obtained by darkening the room, allowing only n ray id* light to enter at window-shades. Flies, In at i tempting to escape the fumes, will Hek the liuht at the window, thus simplifying their collection." _,_ Com Grinding Outrit. Harvin, April 4.?John ?oynal Urogdon, Marvin's energetic and pro presslve merchant and tanner, has re? cently Installed n modern meal and grits mill and will install in cnonec tion with s.ime. ready for the new cum crop, a modern corn busker, cleaning and sacking outtit. with au? tomatic weighers. A large area has hern planted to wheat and the pros peel is goo,I for ? lair > leid, Marriage I iecn-c IJei 01 d. I .leeuses to marry hnve been grant? ed to the following Colored couples: I leorge H< Imes and Mm v Hollldaj. Ketnbert; .lames Funehes and Heber? i a Burgess, Sumter; Itoherl Johnson j und Uuth Uutler, Sumter. OC \ ]\ \ -T0-0< I A N FLIfiI ITS. _ Long Distance Competition Part of N luet y -1 >a y I < >u ra nune. I - I Now York, April 4.?Ocean to ocean I nights along three routes are planned by the Arn? Club of America as a I'part of Its national ninety days' aero? plane competition, beginning at July 4 next, the club announced tonight. The i competition announced recently is de? signed to assist the war and navy departments in developing aviation corps for the National Guard and na? val militia and also to demonstrate the practicability of aeroplane mail carrying. i "To carry the competition into ev ' ery State, the contest committee of I the Aero Club has outlined three ? main transcontinental routes." says tonight's statement. The conies' committee believes there will be many aviators, who. In flying for the daily cross-con icry prises of $100 a day, will find themselves on the way across the continent and who will find it lo their advantage to keep on in an effort to gain the sea to sea prize. "For water Hying it is proposed to ' establish a distance prize. Starting i and landing places for water aero? planes will be located on the Atlantic, l'acifie and Gulf coasts and the Great 'Lake* The stations on the Atlantic Will include Portland. Maine, Boston. Newport. Providence, New Haven, Norfolk, Charleston( and Savannah. I Every naval militia station on all coasts will be made a landing ami Starting station. APPEALS TO CANADA. Prohibition Argument Takes There Too. Montreal. April 1.?King George's stand on the liquor question in Great Britain has been warmly approved here. Several eminent Canadians to? day declared themselves in favor of restricting the use of alcoholic drinks, j Dispatches <p.ioted Premier Clarke of New Brunswick as saying his gov? ernment was considering the prohibi? tion of the use of alcohol in thai province during the war. Premier Murray of Nova Scotia today assured a delegation which asked that ad? vanced steps toward prohibition be taken that his government had the matter under consideration. Saskatchewan has abolished the bar during the war. Manitoba and Ontario have initia? ted restrictive legislation on the sale ' of liquor. Miss Elizabeth Brcarley Dead. ! Blshopville, April -.?At her home near Blshopville Miss Elizabeth Breai - ley, only daughter of William Brear ley, died on March 28. , The funeral services wire conducted by the-pastor, the Uev. H. C. Ham? mond, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Grin*, the interment following In Mount Zion ! cemetery. ARRIVE IN CHARLESTON. Ca|>L Murphy and His Ore* Reach Safety. Charleston, April 4.?Capt. Bluer son Murphy and the six members of his crew were landed hero today b: the Clyde steamship Lenepe which rea* cued them from the schooner Allee Murphy yesterday afternoon 1"> miles south of Diamond shoal light ship. The schooner had sprang a Iras' and had beerj shattered by the heavy seas. It was hound from Savannah for Prov? idence. K. I., lumber laden. The crew were lashed to the mizzen .nast and had been without food for of> hours When rescued by Second Officer J. W. Hood and a boat crew from the Lcn ape. Because of the heavy seas oil was freely used by the rescue crew. Ten Weeks in Bed?Imminent Pliysl < lens Palled?Wonderful Recovery. i I wish, to inform you of the great benefit I have derived from the use* of Swamp-Root. I had been a sufferer for more than twenty years from kid? ney and liver 'rouble and was almost constantly treated by the most emi? nent physicians who could only give me temporary relief. I had been In b: d ten weeks whi n 1 began the use of swamp-Root, inside of twenty four hours I could see that 1 had been greatly benefited. 1 continued to use Swamp-Root until I had used several bottles when 1 really fell that my oid trouble was completely cured and I am positive that any person Buffering with kidney or liver trouble caa be cured by the use of this preparation. I am now In the best of health, bet? ter than I have been for ten years or more. I do not know how to express myself as strongly as 1 desire, in fa? vor of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, as I am sure that it saved my life and that my good health Is due entirely to this great remedy. 1 heartily recommend it to every sufferer and am confident they can be benefited as 1 have been, it is a pleasure for me, gentlemen, to hand you this recommendation. Mrs. H. J. Price. 1400 renter St. Portsmouth, O. Personally appeared before me this 13th of September. 1900. Mrs. H. J. Price, who subscribed the above state? ment and made oath that the same is true In substance and in fact. it. A. Oalvart, Notary Public. I Letter to | Dr. Kilmer & Co., j Btnghamton, N. T. | Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For You. Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for a sample size bottle. It will convince anyone. You will also receive a booklet of valuable Information, telling about the kid? neys and bladder. When writing, be I sure and mention this paper. Regular fifty-cent and one-dollar size bottle* for sale at all drug stores.? i Advt 1 Helping a Young Business Man \ certain young man started In with a Bank Account. He kept it up; was a young mau of steady and liatustrtous habits ami con* I'lnced his Bank that he would make good. Tile other day a splendid business opportunity cane his way. lie had almost enough in the Bank to take advantage of it and Ills Bank loaned him the balance. Why not start in to hank here and establish a >olid and substantial basis for credit when you need It? A num? ber of prominent men carry accounts here. THE PEOPLES BANK _? 1 t "A ROLL OF HONOR BANK." CAPITAL mm]\ jbu?.-' EARNED PROFITS $125,000.00 THAT'S WHY 51 Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Boolh-Shuler Lumber & Supply Co. Buccssson to Booth-ttsrby Live sou k Co utd Central I umber Co. Goo. F^ppor-ion's Old Stand Opp- Co\irt Heus?