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CANNOT J?OGE OP FUTURE. wilson l?c>|\Ts to t.ool? WIIM II MAY come or H \K. .jr* Tlwu m< 'i should bo Itcadv to Profit by HoMultH lu Address at m. tli'ili ( Confcrcnir. Washington. April S.?In a spo?-? h before the Marylapd annual ooafw? ?nee of the Methodist Protestant church In session here tonight. I'r.-s Idsnt Wilson said it was his belief that no man was wise enough t<> pro? nounce Judgment on the Kuropean war at this time. "But." he added, "we can all hold our spirits in readiness to accept the truth when It Is revealed to us in the outcome of this tltnntic struggle ' The president reminded the del. fates that in transacting the business of their church they, like the men In charge of the nation's government, were In reality "handling the phases of the day." "You are handling the affairs of the church as they stand under the treatment of the men of your gen? eration." he said. "Back of them lie the eternal principles which you are trwng to exemplify In the life of the work; back, of us here in the gov? rn aaent lie the eternal principles of jus? tice and righteousness, which, In my eonvictlon. at any rate, we do not derive from ourselves, hut from the same source which a great church de? rives Its inspiration and authority. ' It seemed to me that It was worth saying something like this: These are days of very great perlexities, when a great cloud of trouble hangs and broods over the greater part of the world. It seems as If great blind ma? terial forces had been loosed which had for long been held in leash and restraint. And yet. underneath that you can see the strong Impulses of great Ideals. It would be Impossible, ladles and gentlemen, for men to go through what men are going through on the battlefield of Europe and struggle If it were not that they saw, or through they saw, the broadoning of light where the morning should come up and believed that they were standing each on his side of the con? test for some eternal principle of rrht. "Then all about them, nil about U3, He sits the silent waiting trlbnn it h Is going to utter ultimate Judg t upon this struggle, the great tribunal of the opinion of the world; nd I fancy I see hope, I pray ftat It may be that I do truly see. sweet spiritual forces lying waiting for the outcome of this thing to assort themseh es. and asse rting them? selves even now. to enlighten our judgment and steady our spirits. No man is wise enough to pronounce judgment, but we can all hold our spirits in readiness to accept the truth when it dawns on us and is revealed to us in Um outcome of this titanic struggle. ? Von will see that it is only such general terms that one can speak in midst of a confused world, because, as I have already said, no man has the key to tin confusion. No man can see the outcome, hut every man can keep his own spirit prepared to con? tribute to the net result when thejout come displays itself. "That is the reason I said to a body similar to this only u few nights ago that I welcome the atmosphere which these solemn assessments of the hu? man spirit brings to Washington. For this is the place of assessment. In one .sense Washington is not eVtn ? part of the United States. It is where STSfybodf else comes and sooner or Liter speaks his mind about the I'nited States, and about many outly? ing parts of the world. Mr. Bry.an and I aro constantly auditors to what I dare say is a large part of the I opinion of the world; to judge by tho time it takes to express it, I think a very large part, and to judge by the variety and contrariety of it, I dare i say it is a fair cross section of what men are thinking about." Secretary Bryan followed the presi? dent with an address of welcome to the visiting clergy. His remarks were confined strictly to a discussion of tho "three great relationships," which he characterized as "government, society and religion, or man's relation to God." Great and important as all these relations were, Mr. Bryan said, he believed religion was most impera? tive to the Welfare of a nation. K. of P. Ctmosc Delegates. Plnewood. April 8.?At a regular session last evening Pinewood lodge, K. of P. No. 124, elected the follow? ing representatives: Dr. H. L. Baxley and C. B. Kolb; E. C. Geddings and W. D. Epperson, alternates, to attend the Grand Lodge convention at Or angeburg. May 25. Dr. H. L. Baxley will be commis? sioned as deputy grand chancellor. Dr. F. M. Harvln and E. C. Ged? dings representatives, Hon. R. 8. Des Champa and W. D. Epperson, alter? nates to the meeting of tho 6th dis? trict at 8umter. beginning on April 19th at 8 o'clock in the Castle hall of Game Cock Lodge. No. 17. KILLING AT lEDBEFIElD. jranno colclovgh kiijjcd by veslla WKEKfl <>x WEDNE8. dai night. Wnivss Concealed Body in Her Home Viitll Thursday Mght Whin She und Her Hater Placed it on itaiiroad Track?Woaaan Claims that Killing Was in soir Defense, From The Daily Item, April 9. What seems to have heen one of the most cold-blooded murders ever hav? ing heen committed in this county oc? curred at Wedge field on Wednesday night when Delia Weeks took an axe and cut Jcthro Colcolough in the head while he was lying, probably asleep, on a bad in her house. The woman, after her arrest, admitted the crime, but claims that she killed the man in s?-lf defense after he had struck her. After concealing the hody in her house all day Thursday the Weeks woman with her sister, Frances Weeks, took the body and placed it on the railroad track sometime late last night, and it was found along side the track about 2 o'clock this morning by the night watchman. The coroner was called to Wedge held this morning by Rural Police? man Norris, who arrested the two wo? men, and held an inquest over the dead body. The verdict of the jury was that Jethro Colclough cam$ to his death from wounds inflicted by an axe in the hands of Delia Weeks and that Frances Weeks was an accessory after the act. Mary Weeks, a girl of twelve years, sister of the accused woman, was the chief witness against her sister. She claims to have been an eye witness to the killing. May Ilrunson, a negro man, was another important witness. The testimony .at the coroner's inquest was about as follows: Mary Weeks stated that she was present when the man, Jethro Col? clough climbed into the house through the window. She says that Delia and Jcthro had a quarrel in which Jethro struck the woman. Jethro, accord? ing to her testimony, then lay down in the bed, when her sister secured f^n, axe and struck him with the blade, the blow making u great gash ih the man's forehead. May Drunson says that he saw the quarrel between the two and saw Jethro ..strike Delia. Jethro ordered him, Hrunson. out of the house, and ho left without saying a word. The t>ody was discovered this mottl? ing about 2 o'clock on the Atlantic Coast Line railroad track, when'it was thought that the man had been killed by a train. Rural Policeman Norris, however, noticed that there was no blood at all from the wounds indicted on the body when it was struck by the train, and did not think that the big gash in the forehead had been caused by the train. He there? fore began an examination and the arrest of two women was the result. The body had been taken from the house where the women lived and car? ried around the town and placed on \ the track on the side of town toward Sumter. After their arrest Delia con? fessed to Rural Policeman Norris that she had done the killing, but, as be? fore stated, claimed that she had kill? ed the man In self defense after he i had struck her. She told how they ! had concealed the body in the house on Thursday and then had placed it on the track on Thursday night, where it was found Friday morning. hTe axe with which the deed was committed and the bloody shoes worn by the woman at the time of her ar? rest were secured and are being he:d by the coroner until they are wanted when thD case comes up in court. IBIGGEBT TOBACCO HOUSE BURN? ED. Stanley Dock Warehouse With 60,000 Casks of Tobacco Destroyed?Loss Million and a Quarter. Liverpool, April 10.?The Stanley Dock Tobacco warehouse, the largest in the world, was swept by Are today and sixty thousand casks of tobacco destroyed. Six firemen were over? come by the tobacco fumes. The loss is estimated at a million and a quar? ter dollars. VILLA FORCES ATTACKED. Carrnnza Troops Aided by Gunboat? Engage with Enemy at Sinaloa. Mazatlan, April 10 (Wireless to San Diego).?The Carranza forces aided by the Mexican gunboat Mazatlan are at? tacking the Villaistas at Sinaloa. The battle between the Carranaa and Villa forces has been in progress south of Mazatlan for two days. ^Mazatlan is now held under martial jkrw. -y?, A TOW STILL EX PARDONED. Pardon Board Meets to Consider Thirty Petitions for Pardon. Columbia, April 10.?Ine ^ate par? don board met this ' afternoon and received thirty petitioris^Tor pardons and parole which hdd been filed with the governor. WILL PAY FOR FRYE. GERMANY ANSWERS AMERICAN NOTE FAVORABLY. Will not Only Pay for Ship, but Agrees under Old Treaties to Give Compensation for Cargo. Washington, April 8.?Germany's intention to compensate the owners of the American ship William P. Frye, sunk on the high seas with her cargo of wheat by the commerce raider Prinz Eitel Friedrich, was communi? cated formally to the United States government today. Ambassador Gerard cabled a note handed him by the Berlin foreign office in reply to the recent American communication submitting an indem? nity claim for $228,059.54 on behalf of the Frye's owners. The foreign office upholds the legality under in? ternational law of the raider's action in sinking the Frye and bases the j liability of the German government to pay indemnity solely on the old Prussian-American treaties of 1799 and 1828, which provide that contra ; band belonging to the subjects or cit I izens of either party can not be con I J Hscated by the other and may be de? tained or used only in consideration of payment of the full value. In view of this situation, the note says, the American owners must be compensated for their loss. It Is pointed out, however, that the case must go into a prize court that ques? tions of ownership, cargo and desti? nation may be established formally. The German position is that the Frye's cargo of wheat was contra? band because it was consigned "for orders" to Queenstown, n nich Is de? clared to be a fortified fort of Great Britain. No notice is taken of the fact that since the wheat was sold en route to British citizens the United States filed a claim for the vessel only. Officials here were somewhat sur? prised at the nature of the German note, because of the bearing it may havo on negotiations between Wash? ington and London over the allies' blockade of Germany' and Austria. The United States has insisted that upon the belligerent seizing a cargo consigned "to order" rested the bur? den of proof that the goods were des? tined for armed forces of an enemy. The German note-was dated April 4, one day after Ambassador Gerard presented the request for indemnity. Miss Flora Tobin, of Allendale, is visiting Mrs. R. Dozier Lee in the city. IMPROVEMENTS IN SENATE. Plans of Remodeling I*rosldent's and Clerk's Platform Have Boen Adopt* ed. Columbia,, April 8.?Plans have been completed and accepted for tne remodelling of the president's and clerk's platform in the senate cham? ber of the State House. The dc sk, which will be three feet wide, will be in the shape of an arc of a circle with approximately 27 feet frontage. The plans were drawn by George E. I^aFaye, architect of Columbia, who will superintend the construction of the new mahogany stand. The work will begin as soon as a contractor can be secured. -Marvin M. Mann, clerk ot the senate, was given full power at the last session to have the work done. Approaching the desk from the front, the visitor will see a Parthenon front, supported by Corinthian col? umns, the top of which will he high I er than the senate clock, which will I be placed in the angle between the) hand-carved frieze and the eaves of ; the miniature roof. From the frieza i down to below the level of the presi? dent's chair and in between the col . umns will be three large laminated candles made of mahogany. In the centre of the desk front will be reproductions of the two sides of the great seal of the State of South Carolina. The remainder of the desk front will be slightly curved laminat-j ed mahogany panels. The press table will be left where it now is, in front of the desk and on a level with the floor. The electroliers, which are now in use, will also be used on the new desk, and will be placed so as to break the monotony of the curved front. WON'T GET PASSPORT. Jack Johnson Outlaw from America, Washington, April 9.?Jack John? son, the negro pugilist, will not cairy an American passport if he leaves Cuba for Europe. Secretary Bryan said today instructions had been sent to Minister Gonzales in Habana not to issue him credentials. The minis? ter had reported Johnson's applica? tion for passports. Secretary Bryan said the state de? partment acted without consulting the department of justice because it was; familiar with the case rgainst John? son and knew that he had left the ?nited States after having been Con? victed under the white slave law-and while at.liberty on $45,000 bail pend? ing decision on an appeal. Ill Defiance Sale starts Wed. April 14th. THE ECONOMY STORE : Great Defiance Sale = Defiance Sale ends Saturday, April 24 4 S. MAIN STREET YOUR MONEY BACK IF YOU SAY SO LOUIS LYON, Mgr. <I You have had opportunities to buy AT COST at the end of the season, but remember this is the time when you need the articles advertised here. Kindly read the prices you pay for the articles at these COST SALES when you have finished your Spring and Summer Shopping and then think that you have the opportunity NOW when you are in need of these goods. 10c Pajarna Cloth at 8c 10c Ladies Undervests at 5c Children's Dresses. $1.00 value 49c 27 in. Red Star Birds Eye. others ^q^ ask $1.00. Our price. / 3/c Keep Clean Tooth Brushes 8c Keep Clean Hair Brushes. 36 inch TafTetta and Messaline. $1.0o o ^n quality, at the yard. 0%3 _ Children's Dresses, worth 50 cents, for. 39c 50c Bed Sheets 39c 90c Bed Sheets 69c 27 in. Jap Silks, the quality you pay 'i 50c for. here at. Oy\^ 27 in. Onoto Silk, some ask as high as 35 for this, at. ? 1c 1 Pound Can Good Talcum Powder Special at. 50c Muslin Gowns.39 Cents 75c Muslin Gowns.47 Cents 10c quality Longcloth at the yard 7 c 15c Extra Size Undervests. $C 36 x 72 Grass Rugs, sell for $1.00, OQp Our price. O 25c Gauze Lisle Hosiery, usually ?j 21c. at cost price. a 50c Bungalow Aprons 39c 36x72 Matting Rugs 39c Children's Rompers, 50c quality at 23 Cents 10c AU Silk Ribbons. 7c Yard If you value your money, now is your chance. We guarantee every article sold and as good as can be bought in this city. Your money back if you say so.