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NEW PRIZE RULES. GERMANY CUSPS APPREHEN? SION IN WASHIN(iTOH, l'??viMr Ihat submarin.> Xctmtle* Will Again hr Brought Into Quo?. tk>n?Xo Statement at Present. Washington. April 22.?Prosa dis? patches from Berlin announcing; im? portant f>mendmen'fl to the German prise rules were noted at the ?t?te department today with MOM concern. Officials will await the text of these amendments before making any statements for publication, but appre? hension Is expressed privately that if the new rules are outlined correctly in the dispatches, they make a no* table advance by Germany towards the absolute exclusion of neutral commerce from the high seas. Difficulty In maintaining the right sf oeutral nations to ship conditional con' -aband to other neutral powers It foreseen by officials as a result of adoption as a German prize rule of the same provision as that in ths British order In council regarding goods consigned "to order" over which there has been so much discussion. Since submarines alone of the Ger? man naval craft can navigate the open seas now. it Is supposed that enforce? ment of these new rules would be accompanied by assertions of right to destroy ships and cargo on the plea of Inability to take them into port. A reflection of the views of the American government on this sub? ject probably will appear in the note to be addressed to Germany In re? gard to the case of the American ship William P. Frye. sunk In the South Atlantic by ?hn German cruiser Prim Eitel Friedrich. THE v. o. V. REV nIon. twnoer* Reeleeted ami Committee Ap? pointed to Lobby for More Pen? sion*. Columbia. April 21.?Major Gen eral B. H. Teague was re-elected commander of the South Carolina division. U. C. V., at the meeting this morning. H. H. Newton, of Hennetts vllle, was elected commander of the First Brigade and C. A. Heed, of Anderson, re-elected commander 01 the Second Brigade. The selection of ths nest place of meeting was left with General Teague. The annual reunion was brought to a cloee this afternoon with a great parade. The annual ball will be danced at the Jefferson Hotel tonight. The veterans took up a large part of the session this morning with a discussion of the pension money, and Anally adopted a resolution to nanw a committee to look after the pas? sage by the Senate of the Smith bill, removing the property qualification on pensioners and letting all Confederate soldiers and widows of soldiers share In the pensions. Several rapped The State for "parsimony" in tho amount of pensions appropriated. RIU>\PRINZ LEAVPS ItF.RTII. German Cruiser Now at Anchor In Harbor, With Armed Guard Around Her. N>u port News. V*., April 22.?The German converted cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm was floated from dr%dock at the shipyard here today, after having had her hull painted and repaired. She w?s towed to an anchorage in tho harbor and tonight the guard front F'.rf Monroe returned to that post. New boiler tubes for the vessel ar? rived today and will be installed I > sbtpyard mechanics. WOMAN ASSUl.TFD TEACHER. Mr*, llattio Ponder l ined ?:?o for MAiilt on School Teacher. Bpartanburg. April 22 ? Mrs. Rattle Ponder, wife of a prominent citizen of the Dutchmai. section of Spirt.m burg county, pleaded guilty in the court of general sessions here t<>day to the charge of assault upon Miss Nannie lluekit. i?e school teacher whom she attacked last February at the school house In Dutchman, and was flneo !'>'?. Judge Smith said that he would eseseeS H accompany his sentence with a reprimand, hut took occasion to state that the teacher was scting within her rights in punishing the child of |SJS defendant, and that Mrs. Pon let had not shown the proper discretion in forcing an inter? view on Miss Huckabee Miss Huckabee bad pnnlshed Mrs Ponders son. which enraged the mother to such an extent as to cause r*r to attack the teacher with a w hip. 1 II \W WIN s \ |< TORI . Jiirr to Pas? t |n?m III- Sanity at I nsl Nsw York, \pr.i II Justice Ken. trick today handed down a decision f. noting Harry Thaw a hearing be? fore a Jury to determine whether ha Is Insane. The trial Is set fgjf May seventeenth. I to?,k the long sought victory calmly ami smiling. HAD BIB TRADE BALANCE. EXCESS OF EXPORTS OVER IM? PORTS HIRING MARCH SAIH TO HAVE HI I N $1 MtMMif, Complete Fiscal Vonr May Show a Total Esportutlon of About $*2,7M), ono.ooo?Rout ItatVi In History. Washington. April 22. ?Excess of American exports over imports In March this year was $140,969,347. the largest favorable trade balance for March In the history of the American commerce. Exports for the month were $298,009,563 and imports $158, 040,216. "For the nine months ending With March." says a department of com? merce statement tonight, "imports have deceased from $1,401,844,183 in 1912-13 to $1,398,352,578 in 1913-14 and $1,213,671,843 in tho current year. Exports, which receded front j $ 1,908,058,373 in the first nine months of the fiscal >ear 1912-13 to $1,883,221,915 in 1913-14, have now reached the unparalleled total of $1, 933,475,580, indicating that the com? plete Hsca, year may show a total ex? portation of approximately $2,750, 000.,000." Gold imports during March aggre? gate $25,620,467. against $7,842,24 in March. 1914. Exports were $923,891, against $2,632,049 in March, 1914. BARNES LI BEL BUR. Roosevelt Still on the Stand Telling Ills Opinion of Ills Political Enemy. Syracuse. April 23.?Col. Roose? velt continued on the stand at the libel suit trial today. He testified once that he regarded Harnes as a Jekll and Hyde person. He tried to reform him but eventually Hyde "swallowed up the Jekyll element." There was considerable acrimony at times. Immense crowds arc present and Roosevelt .Is being lionized by the people. ' NEGRO SAFE IN PRISON. Jules Smith is Said to Have Confessed Assault on White Woman. Columbis. April 23.?Jule Smith, a negro, wanted in Fairfleld county for assault upon a whlto woman, was cap? tured near Blythewood early yesterday .nd rushed to the State penitentiary for safekeeping. Smith is said to have made a full confession of his act to his captors. The crime was committed last Tues? day about eight miles northeast of Winnsboro. Continuously since that time the fugitive has been chased in the direction of Columbia by indignant citizens and Sheriff Hood of Fairfleld county and his deputies. To avert a lynching yesterday, the prisoner was turned over with dispatch to Sheriff Hood, who hurried him to tho pt il tentiary. J. M. Hawley. a citizen of Blythe? wood, caught the negro. Mr. Hawley put the negro in charge of Or. Lang ford, a magistrate, and his deputy. These officials transferred their charge to Sheriff Hood. Smith was first seen in tho Blythe? wood community by T). H. Boney, a merchant, as the negro walked along the railroad track. Smith was recog? nized and when ordered to halt turned and tied. Sheriff McCain was notified over telephone of the appearance of the iwgro in Mlythewond and together with W. C. Cathcart and Jule lsom hurried to EUythcwood In an automo? bile. Mr. Isom's bloodhounds were taken along to trail the negro. genith has been in trouble in Rich? lind county at different times on the charges of honeehfeehIng ami larceny. FLOOD IN TEXAS, Mmn\ Drowned and Enormous l*rop erty Damage Rggejftgd, Special to The Dally Item. Austin, April 23.?Fifteen are dead, and enormous property damage has bet ii done by floods in this section of Texas lodny. Leiter reports arc es? peeled to Increase the number Of deed. Unconfirmed reports state that thirty-fl\e have been drowed. Com? munication with I he Hood districts is interrupted. Many railroad tracks bars been nashed out. HI SI NESSES HOUSES SI SPEN D. Flood Causes Much Damage in Texas Towns. The Mra/os rose eleven feet eight Inches nftef the rainfall Of three hours The lightning antl nine1 caus? Sd eoiteldorable damage. Many busi? ness bouses gaVS suspended opera? tions in Auetln, Waco, Dalles und r.u i Worth. Fhsod Vletlens Recovered, Austin. April 14, ? Seventeen bodies of ti.I victims ba\e been recovered from the debris In Austin and sur rundlng C It lee. Twelve are still miss? ing. No trains are running into Aus? tin. The flood is moving southward, I men,!' lag many towns. HOW M'AIM>0 1 AMI: TO RESCUE OF THIS SFCTION FROM DES PBRATE SITUATION, Mcswhcr of Federal Reserve Booed Wriu*s to Southern Cleft) at Chicago Tolling What Wilson Administra? tion Has Dono for South. Washington, April 22.?W. P. G. Harding, member of the federal re? serve board, in a letter to J. L, Hughes of the Southern Club of Chicago, a copy of which was made public here tonight, tells at length what the Wil? son administration, through Secretary McAdoo, did for the South during the past nine months, which he charac? terizes as one of the most "desperate" situations that he had ever seen In his 28 years of banking experience. Among the things done by Mr. Mc? Adoo, as enumerated by Mr. Harding, were his recommendation of a bureau of war risk insurance, his work for a government owned merchant marine and his indorsement of the establish? ment of a cash fund of $100,000,000 to be subscribed by th*> banks throughout the non-cotton producing States, out of which loans should be made on cotton. "Under the conditions that prevailed last fall," said Mr. Harding, "the creation of a fund of this magnitude to be loaned upon a commodity which was then regarded as unmar? ketable, was a tremendous undertak ? ing, but Secretary McAdoo devoted all of his energy and ability to tho task. In the face of enormous odds he was successful and as soon as it bocame evident that he would suc? ceed in raising tho fund a demand for cotton, at prices sightly above the loan values fixed, sprang up, and this demand ha* continued without inter? mission, so that the best grades are now selling In the South at around 10 cents per pound, a price, which, In the opinion of experts, is as great as would have obtained had there been no war. While the benefit of the cot? ton loan fund was therefore confined to Its moral effect, it was unquestion? ably a great factor in restoring confi? dence and in initiating a movement of cotton which has developed beyond all expectations. "Having lived in the South all my life, and having been engaged in the banking business 28 years before coming to Washington last summer, I feel warranted in saying that I have never seen a situation ir the South apparently so desperate as that which existed last fall, that was worked out so rapidly and as satisfctorily, and I wish to say that never before within my recollection has a secretary of the treasury devoted as much time and energy to the solution of Southern problems, nor shown such knowledge of and sympathetic interest in the ne? cessities of that section. The relief afforded the South by Secretary Mc? Adoo was intelligent and effective and his spirit of helpfulness was restrain? ed only by the limitations of law and the obligations of his oath of office. The deeds and motives of the admin? istration will be more and more ap? preciated In the South with the pass? ing of time." PROMISES TO GIVE DETAILS. Mayor Oraeo Is Having Report Com? piled on Charleston Law Enforce? ment. Columbia. April 23.?Answering a telegram from Gov. Manning, Mayor Grace of Charleston wired yesterday that he was having a detailed report prepared on the law enforcement campaign in that city. Yesterday morning Gov. Manning sent the following telegram to the Charleston executive: "Your tele? gram received. Am I to understand that it is a final answer to my re? quest for a report giving names and places? Flense wire answer." Later in the day Mayor Grace sent the following telegram to tho gov? ernor: "Answering your telegram of today, my telegram of yesterday was not In? tended as a report but a reply. I am having,the chief of police make up s detailed statement, to be submitted to me as soon as possible, certainly with? in a few days, and I will then advise to what WC have done." OOV, Manning yesterday refused to discuss the Charleston situation. He said that he was Waiting for results. RE-ELECTS OFFICERS. High School Oratorical and Track As ?ociatton Meets, Columbia, April IS.?-All of the of? ficers of the South Carolina inter high School Oratorical ami Track as? sociation were reelected at a meeting held yesterday afternoon at the Uni? versity of south Carolina, The otll cers are IJ. ('. Hurts. Rock Hill, president; W. i>. Roberts; Clio; D. T. Klnard, Dillon, J, B, Coleihan, Uni? versity o| South Carolina, vice presi? dents; NT. B, Brock man, Greenville. secretary and treaaurer; F. n. H. Cat I noun, Clemeon, member of executive i committee, MARION SHOOTING MYSTERIOUS THREE MEN AT GRESHAM AROUSE SUSPICION ANI> ARE FOLIX>WEl> HY CITIZENS. Marlon Man Shot In Wood and Strang? ers Plae to Dillon?Boarded A. C. Ij. Freight and Escaped. Marion, April 22.?Late Wednesday afternoon Mr. Whaley, a young white man, and two friends noticed that three men were concealed in the bush? es near the railway at Gresham, on the North and South Care Una rail? road, in this county. Arming them? selves the three citizens went out to investigate, two going in one direc? tion and Mr. Whaley in the other. The latter was the first to come upon the suspects, and when he asked them, what they were doing around there, they replied "Attending to our own business and you had better leave." After this remark they began to walk away into the woods, and Mr Whaley followed them to a wire fence, which the suspects crossed. As Mr. Whaley started to cross the fence t,he larger of the three men told him not to come any further, but Mr. Whaley I continued to climb. The large man raised his pistol and shot Mr. Whaley in the abdomen, inflicting a serious wound. Mr. Whaley's companions, hearing the shot, rushed to the scene and found Mr. Whaley, but the men had disappeared into a swamp. Friends 'phoned to this city for Sher? iff Dozier, who left for the scene promptly, taking Rural Officer Davis with him. They began an all-night chase, beginning at Gresham, where the strangers got back on the rail? road, which they followed to Mullins. At the latter place the sherin* found that the men wanted had just passed Smithboro, headed lor Dillon, and were concealed in a box car. Dillon was advised to be on the lookout, but when Sheriff Dozier reached Dillon it was found that the N. and C. freight, upon which the men reached Dillon, arrived there just at the time a northbound freight on the Atlantic rCoast Dine pulled In, and the suspects quickly changed trains and made a get-away. Mr. Whaley, in speaking of the appearance of the men, said that two of them were white men, one a large man and the other a small man, and that the third party was a negro. One of the trio carried a bag, which appeared to be partially filled with tools, this latter fact giving cause for the* belief that the men were yeggs. CAMDEN MAN STRUCK BY TRAIN. Cotton Mill Manager Hurt When Thrown from Motorcycle in Front of Train. Camden, April 23.?J. W. Monroe, manager of the Pine Creek Cotton mill of the Parker merger, was hor? ribly mangled by this afternoon's Southern train while attempting to cross the track at Sixteenth street near tho cotton mill. It is said that Mr. Monroe was riding at his usual motorcycle gait and did not see the train in time to stop at the crossing but attempted to turn down the track when the pedal of the machine struck an extended crosstie and threw him in the centre of the track, where he lay when struck by the train. One of his legs was mashed so bad? ly above the knee that it will be nec? essary to amputate it. His head was severely gashed and it is thought pos? sibly that his skull was crushed. His body also received severe injuries. The cowcatcher threw him to a side of the track and the steps of the pas? senger coaches were blood spattered, showing that they also struck him. The train was stopped and the young man was put on hoard and hur? ried to the station, about one mile distant. Dr. Burnett was at the sta? tion at the train's arrival and did everything possible for him. An am? bulance was summoned and the in? jured man was taken to the hospital, where it is said that there is a light? ing chance for recovery. Mr. Monroe came to Camden from Greenville a few months ago to as? sume the position of manager of the Pine Creek cotton mill, made vacant by the resignation of J. J. Workman. Mr. Monroe is a young man 27 years of age. Several weeks ago he was thrown severely from his motorcycle and suf? fered several broken bones and only dining the past few days has he been able to ride it again. He has been very cautious since then while riding. He Is originally from New Orleans, where his father is a prominent Judge of the circuit court. His mother und sister arrived in Camden only a few days ago and wer?' visiting him at the time of the acci? dent. He has a brother who is a promi? nent business man in Cleveland, Ohio. Until be recovers from the shock the extent of his injuries can not be ascertained or an amputation at (tempted. Hon. Geo. M. Stuckey, senator from Dee county, is spending a few days with his brother. Dr, H M. Stuckey. ENDORSE BOND 18S?E. DIRECTORS OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RECOMMEND IN? CREASE IN SCHOOL EQUIPMENT. Resolutions Adopted Endorsing Pia*: of City School .Board to Purchase Additional Land and Ercet New Building?Secretary Directed to Circulate Petition lor Bond Elec? tion. At a special meeting of the directors of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce the question of maintaining ade? quate and up-to-date school facilities for this city was up for considera? tion. The directors agreed that Sum? ter, having outgrown its present equipment for public school purposes, is a splendid indication of the pro? gress of Sumter. The directors further felt that the past results in better citizenship, ob tained through Sumter city schools, j shows that no better investment can possibly be made than keeping up the' [most efficient educational institutions within Bumter's financial abilty. It was pointed out that Jacksonville, Fla., which city has made wonderful ytriues and bids fair to be one of the leading cities of the country has re? cently voted one million dollars for increasing its school efficiency, and Columbia, S. C, another splendid ex? ample of industrial and municipal progress has voted a quarter of a million dollars also for additional school buildings, additional teachers, etc. Sumter, while smaller than either of the above mentioned cities, never? theless enjoys an enviable national reputation for efficiency in its city schools. That this city has such a great demand for education among its boys and girls that every few years It is necessary to erect more school buildings and employ more teachers is the surest' evidence of Sumtcr's growth and progress. The Chamber of Commerce direc? tors, successful and progressive busi? ness men and financiers, are quick to grasp the Importance of keeping up Sumter's better citizenship enterpris? es. The following resolutions adopted by the directors show that these business men appreciate the value of education. Whereas, the Sumter Chamber of Commerce representing the organized business and other interests of this city, has ever since its first organiza? tion fully appreciated and recognized the great value of the splendid city school system of Sumter. And Whereas, It is a well establish? ed principle of progress in every im? portant prosperous city in the United States of America that the very best and most efficient public school sys? tems are the most valuable methods of industrial progress as recognized by millions of dollars being spent an? nually to thoroughly equip their schools. Therefore Be It Resolved by The Board of Directors of The Sumter Chamber of Commerce that we do hereby endorse the plan to increase the school facilities of Sumter school district No. 17, acquiring additional real estate ,and the erecton of need? ed buildings, and to levy a tax of one mill for the employment of addition? al teachers. And Be It Further Resolved, That the Sumter Chamber of Commerce j Hoard of Directors fully realize that the city of Sumter should furnish ample school facilities so that every boy and girl of this city shall have adequate opportunity to secure needed education. And with this end in view, we do hereby authorize the managing secre? tary of the Sumter Chamber of ?Com. merce to immediately circulate or cause to be circulated, the necessary petitions for tho signatures of the necessary number of qualified elec? tors and freeholders asking the city Hoard of Education to order a special election to determine whether or not the said school district shall issue Coupon bonds, not exceeding the sum of $50,000.00, and bearing interest payable semi-annually, at not exceed? ing 6 per cent, due and payable twenty years from date of issue. O. A. Demmon, V. Pres. E. I. Reardon, Managing Secretary. Sumter Chamber of Commerce. COTTON VESSEL HELD. Britain to Purchase Southerner's Cargo. London. April 22.?The Danish steamer Southerner, from Charleston for Rotterdam with cotton, has been detained at Falmouth. pending nego? tiations by Great Britain for purchase of the cargo. ASKS TOR CLEMENCY. Pot it ion for Leo M. Frank is Filed. Atlanta, <;:?.. April 22.?Attorney*! for Leo M. Frank today tiled a peti? tion with Gov, Slaton and the Georgia prison commission, asking thai the sentence of death Imposed upon Fran'' for tile murder of Mary Phagan be commuted to life Imprisonment, ASSAULT AND THEN ROBBERY, NEGRO CHARGER WITH ENTER IMG GREENVILLE HOME. Commits Double Crime and Then Escapes?Sheriff and Posse Search . for Fugitive. Greenville, April 25.?Sheriff Hen drix Rector and a posse are scouring the upper end of this county and also Fickens in search of a negro who Saturday night at 8.30 o'clock en? tered the home of a white woman near Traveler's Rest, in the upper section of this county, and after assaulting her robbed the house. The negro called in the afternoon and talked to the woman and asked where was her husband. He retired to the woods until dark and then surprised her. A negro suspect was arrested early this morning by the sheriff, but he was not the man, according to the victim. She said the negro had bad scars on both cheeks and no mus? tache; the man caught had the scars but a mustache. He also proved a good alibi. Reports are that the citizens in the upper part of the county are aroused and several have called st the jail to know if the right negro had been caught, promising a visit *in case he had. Sheriff Rector announced that he would not bring the negro here, but would hurry him to Columbia in case he catches him tonight. FIGHT FOR JOHNSON'S SEAT. Candidates for Congress from Fourth District Open Campaign in Green? vi lie County. Spartanburg, April 24.?The con? gressional campaign in the Fourth South Carolina district opened last night at Judson mill in Greenville county. The race is for the seat made vacant by the resignation of Joseph T. Johnson of this city, who has been appointed judge of the newly created district of western South Carolina. At the meeting last night Spartan? burg was represented by three candi? dates for the office, S. J. Nicholls, R. J. Gantt and I. C. Blackwood. B. A. Morgan of Greenville spoke also So far he Is the onl> candidate from Greenville courrty. Union county will be represented In the race by W. W. Johnson of Union. The date of the election has not been set. EXAMINING BOARD TO MEET. Will Pass Upon tho Qualification* of Militia Officers Recently Elected. Columbia, April 25.?Appointment of a board to examine the newly elected o-Hcers of the National Guard of South Carolina has been announced by W. W. Moore, adjutant general. The examination will be held in Co? lumbia, May 6. The election was held April 17. Members of the eramining board are: W. W. Moore, adjutant general; Henry T. Thompson, brigadier gen? eral; C. H. Cabaniss, military secre? tary to the governor; John D. Frost, major, quartermaster corps, and J. Shapter Caldwell, major, inspector general. The order in part follows: "Lieut. Col. H. B. ?Springs and Maj. E. M. Blythe, colonels-elect; Maj. t, H. Claffy and Capt. P. K. McCully. lieutenant colonels-elect, and Capts. R. F. Watson and Dibert Jack? son, majors-elect, will report for ex? amination at Columbia May 6. "Majs. W. B. Moore, A. L. Silcox and J. W. Bradford, having been elected to command the Second bat? talion, First infantry; First battalion. Second infantry, and Third bat? talion, Second infantry, respectively, are hereby directed to assume com? mand of these organizations without; further examination." An election for major, Third bat? talion, First infantry, National Guard, was held yesterday. The candidates were W. J. Tiller of Chesterfield und R. B. McKorrell of Hartsville. The result will be announced this week by the adjutant general. RHTILAXR DISPENSARY LEADS. Statement for March Business in IS Counties Compiled by Auditor. Columbia, April 25.?The dispen? saries In 15 counties of the State sold $240,548.23 worth of whiskey in March, according to a statement b> ? sued by L. U Bultman, State dispen? sary auditor. The operating expen? ses amounted to 116,433.75. The Rich land dispensaries led In the matter of sales with a total of $51,453.54. The operating expenses for the county amounted to $3,434.88. The expenses for the State auditor's office were $496.30. Following are the sales by counties: Alken $10,903.40. Hamberg $9,478.01. Harnwell $8.738.86. Beaufort $8. ?28.1ft, Calhoun I4.34t.tft, Charleston $38.914.61. Dorchester $6,832.90, Flor? ence $28.993.94, Georgetown 111, :,.L,7.92. Jasper $1.662.20, Lexington $1 2.504.22. Orangeburg $20 746.55. Richtend $r?i.4r,:,..r, t. Union $12,*tt.tS, Willlotneburg ft4,711. ft ft.