Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SUITE? TEAM LOSES SAME. HIGH SCHOOL HOYS DEFEATED BY COM Mill A, 13 TO 6. Kept. Dreher of < olumhia si.U Tonen Flrwt Ball Across l'lutc? Braarml Dock Fancy Work at Hat? Tesuns Entertained. Columbia. April 27.?Luther pitch ad fine ball for the Columbia high ecbool yesterday afternoon and the local team defeated the Sumter high school nine, 13 to *. on the unlvesity field. This, the first at home game of the season for the Columbians, drew a fair sited crowd to Carolina's ball perk. E. S. Dreher, superintendent of the city schools, tossed the ball right across the middle of the plate to start the contest, and then the two Junior teams Jumped In and gave the spectators a good entertainment for two hours. The score was large and there were too many errors, but there was plenty of excitement, especially for the sup? porters of Columbia. Tony, who had swapped places ulth Chltwood. taking left field and giving third base to the latter, pulled a beautiful play In the ninth, spann was on second base snd Burns hit a Taaas leaguer over short. Tony made a great try, and when he failed to reach It. recovered the ball and threw Hunan out at third. This robbed Burns of a safe hit. for the runner was out In his attempt to advance one base on the fly. Btwdhsm msde a nice backhanded catch of Fltsmaurlce's pop over sec? ond In the first inning. Braseal. Tony. Fltxmaurle, Boyle had good days at the bat. Tony se? cured two singles and a triple In four times up. Hraseal made a double and a triple In a quartette of tries. Last evening the two teams were delightfully entertained at a recep? tion at the home of Superintendent and Mrs. Dreher. The line-up was: Sumter?Brases), If, es; spann, cf; Burns, c. Bradham, 2b; Flowers, 3t>; Brown, ss; Nunnamaker, ss, p; Mon aghan, rf. Boyle, lb; Bowman, p; Al? len. If. Columbia? ntlmiurlce. Ib; War? ing, lb: Aaron, c, Tottty 3b, if; Thomson, ss; Luther, p; Chltwood, rf, lb; Beal. If. cf. Martin, cf, rf. goo re by Innings: 8umter High.030 100 020? 6 Columbia High. . 031 304 10*?13 Stolen bases, Braseal, Burns, Brad ham, Boyle. Fltsmaurlce 2, Luther, Marin 2. Two-base hit. Braseal. Three-base hits. Braseal, Flowers. Toney. Chltwood. Double play, Mon aghan and Nunnamaker. Hits appor? tioned. 7 off Bowman In 9 Innings, ?truck out, Luther 9, Bowman 3. Bases on balls. Bowman 5, Nuna maker 2. Luther 2. Passed ball, Burns. Left on bases. Sumter 6, Columbia 9. Time of gsme, 2 hours. Umpires Levy, Biatt and Klier . PICTURES OK MXOVOLIA GAR DF.NS. Operator of Moving* Picture Machine Revisits Scene for More Pictures. Charleston. April 26.?Moving pic? ture views of Magnolia Gardens were taken Friday and last Sunday, and ad dltlsmal views will be taken this after? noon 'Last Sunday ? representative of t ie Magnolia Film Company, of AtagiSta, da., visited the gardens and took s number of scenes. The Mag? nolia Film C ?mpany takes Ulms for the Paths Bl-\Veekly News and after the view* of last Sunday had been re? produced the representative, was In? structed to return and take additions! scenes. It was stated that they were wanted to be sent to Kurope. It seems as if the reflections of the axaleas made a beautiful picture. Their reflection In the lake was said to have be?n perfect. It Is declared to be remark ?PI?- tVsTSMI Iamera men ars Instructed to ret mm and take ad dltlonal views or places. The Pathc News Is circulated .ill o\. r the country and Charleston and the gardens Will receive a great deal of favorable no? toriety in this manner. Some of the scenes will prohahlj bt sent to Kurope to be exhibited. They will be shown In one of th? local moving picture houses as soon as released. SENTEM I < i?MMI TED. Oar. Manning Exercises Clemency on Kin.I.in..it of Pardon Hoard. Columbia, April 27?Governor Man? ning hss appointed former Oarer nor Ansel, of Greenville, as special )*MsfSJ for the Itlchlmd county court of com mon pless. hcKinnlug th.' Ilrst Mou? sey la Msy The Governor has commuted from electrocution to life imprisonment the sentence passed on James i'owan of Greenville, and the sentence of Wdl Goggans of Newherry. Both commu? tations of sentence were made on the recommendation of the board of par? dons Governor Manning has been invited to speak at the Bamiuet of I'olumbia Klks tonight. Attorney General P. Olen will set SS toastmast? i PROSPERITY SHOWS HER SMILE GOVERNOR OF FEDERAL UK. SKRVK HOARD NAMES RENE* FITS OF ACT? Southern Commercial Congress Dis? cusses Needs off Rural Communi? ties off South?Caroline Man I'rgvs Protection for Warehouse Systems. Muskogee. Okla., April 27.?The country is smiling with prosperity as a result of the federal reserve bank act and as the system grows older the smile will grow into a laugh, accord? ing to Charles S. Hamlin, governor of tho federal reserve bank board, who spoke before the Southern Commer? cial congress here today. Mr. Hamlin pointed out that while formerly "we had the worst financial system in the civilized world, we now have the soundest." He answered advocates of a single centralized bank by asserting that be? cause of the large territory involved 12 decentralized banks are preferable to one centralized bank and that the federal reserve board holds all the au? thority of a centralized bank. "A financial panic such as that of IsOl is now impossible," Mr. Hamlin continued. "In time of financial strin? gency, a farmer deserving of credit can get it. We have a real elastic, a real local, liquid currency." Dr. Charles Urund, chief of the di? vision of markets and rural organi? zation of the United States depart? ment of agriculture, declared that the Southern farmer and ranchman have realised the need of being more prov? ident. The time is passing, he said, When products of the farm and ranch are shipped to market and then bought back as foodstuffs. "Cooperative societies throughout the South are being; organized to utilize home products. As the result the farm promises to hold the young people by offering a broader life," he said. "Bridge the gap between the ordi? nary country boy and girl and the agricultural college or industrial in? stitute and you have accomplished much towards the solution of the farm problem," was the advice offered by H. E. Blakeslee, commissioner of agriculture for Mississippi. According to Col. Robert M. Mixson, a planter of South Carlina the Amer? ican farmer generally is "like an os? trich that sticks his head in the sand and won't see." He asserted that the farmer of today refuses to use busi? ness Judgment and supply that for which there is a demand in such quan? tities as are needed. Col. Mixson urged the protection, through government or State agen? cies of agriculture in the Southern cotton States by warehouse systems modeled after that of South Carolina, under which a farmer may store his crop and obtain a certificate of stor? age on which he can negotiate a loan. Although the place of the 1916 meeting of the Southern Commercial congress will not be determined until a meeting of the board of directors several months after the close of the present convention, spirited contests already have arisen. Overtur. >ave been received from Little Hock, Cin? cinnati, Charleston, S. C, Chattanoo? ga, Tenn., Roanoke, Va., Kaleigh, N. C, Baltimore, St. Louis and Rich? mond. MOKE INCOME TAX MONEY. Authorities Cheered by Estimates That Total Will he More Than $H<>, 000,000. Washington. April 36.?Complete preliminary estimates from all in? ternal revenue collection districts re clved at the treasury department in? dicate that the Individual and cor? poration Income tax this year will not only como up to original estimates of Sso.uou.000, but will "probably exceed that sum. This is the most welcome bit of in? formation that has come to the ears of treasury officials in many months. If the estimate Is borne out the pros peetive issue of Panama canal bonds to swell the slowly sinking general fund of the treasury may be delayed longer than many students of the government's financial condition have thought possible 1*1'KE FOOD EXPERT. Harvey W. Wiley Addresses School < hlldrcn and Towieqx'oplo on Sani? tary Str\lec. Koek Hill, April IT.?Dr. Harvey \V. \\ dev. former pure food expert of the department of a Kricult ore, spent today and tonight in the city. This afternoon he addressed the children of the citv schools OH matters per? taining la public health. Tonight at Winthrop volh'ge he spoke to a large audience of townspeople, in addition to the college students, on the rela? tion of the teeth to public health, showing how the health of S person < in be benefited bv giving the teeth I he proper- oars and attention. The address was heard with close at? tention. Or. Wiley goes to Columbia tomorotv to address I he state Denial [association. ALTITUDE RECORD BROKEN. LIEUT. BELLINGER OF CHERAW REACHES 10,4H)0 FEET. ITIes at IVnsacola?Climb Requires Hour ami Twenty Minutes but Six? teen Minutes Sutliees for Descent. The State. Lieut. P. N. L. Bellinger. ?, S. N./ a native of Cheraw, made Friday at the naval aeronatuc station at Pen saoola what is believed to be a new world's record for altitude in a hydro? aeroplane. He attained a height of 10.000 feet. The ascent consumed an hour and 20 minutes. When his in-1 strument reached the highest read? ing he could attain, he shut off his motor and glided to earth, descending in 16 minutes. Lieut. Bellinger has been some time in the navy Hying corps, but first came into public notice as an aviator by his extensive reconnaissance flights at Vera Crtrz. He is said to have gone aloft more often an<J to have flown further in that campaign than any other of the airmen who were rushed to Mexico following the Tampico in? cident. Itichard Harding Davis, the fa? mous war correspondent and writer of adventure stories, saw Bellinger in action at Vera Cruz and in his cor? respondence from that port at the time mentioned him in these terms: "He has a very young face, tanned to the color of a McClellan army sad? dle, his hair is yellow, eyes blue and always smiling* He is the picture of health, Clean living, clean thinking and the daily exercise of taking a chance with death have given him the look of a Greek god or one of Leyen deckeFs captains. He is much too good to lose. Were he my son, and he Is young enongh, I would give him a good talking to for taking such risks and In order to keep him out of dan? ger would make him a paymaster or an admiral." Lieut. Bellinger was born October 8, 1~85, in Cheraw. He was ap^ polnted to the Naval academy In 1903. Since his graduation he has seen over six years of sea service. He has been attached for some time to the naval aeronautical station at Pen s icola. TEDDY OBEYED BOSS. Col. Roosevelt Admits That He Took Orders from Boss Platt While GoV ernor of New York. Syracuse, April 27.?Badgered into fretfulness by the tenacious cross examination of Attorney Barnum for the prosecution In the Barnes libel suit Col. Roosevelt on the stand today admitted that he did not accept the Republican nomination for vice presi? dent in 1900 until he had communi? cated with Thomas Platt, the "boss." He considered Platt the "boss" while he (Roosevelt) was governor of New York, and consulted him about all ap? pointments and kindred matters. RAILROAD CHANGES HANDS. Previous Report of Purchase Con? firmed?- Assume Charge Saturday. . Charleston. April 26.?The Caro? lina and Western Hallway has pur? chased the Georgetown and Western Railway and will take charge of the property on Saturday. The confirma? tion of the report, which appeared in The News and Courier of Wednesday, was made last night. The property includes the line from Georgetown to Lanes and from Andrews to Posten. As stated in the unofficial communica? tion received from Georgetown the sale of this property has been expect? ed for some time. It Is not known when passenger service on the Char? leston-Andrews line will be inaugurat? ed. It is understood that extensive re? pairs and improvements on the re? cently purchased road will be made within the near future. The purchase of this road will put Georgetown about 16 miles nearer Charleston. The total length of the Andrews Boston and QeorgetOWn-Lanei lines is estimated at about 50 miles. APPEAL FOR RELIEF. Cnltcd States Calls on Turkey to Take Ste|>s to I*revont Outrages. Washington,. April 27.?An appeal for relief of Armenian Christians in Turkey alter massacres and further threatened outrages had been report? ed was made to the Turkish govern? ment today by the United States. Acting upon Russia's request. Sec? retary Bryan cabled ambassador Mer? genthau at Constantinople to make repress nations to Turkey asking that steps be taken for protection of im? peril* <1 Armenians. Ambassador Uakhmeteff called at the'state department late today with a dispatch from the Kassian govern? ment which Included an appeal to President Wilson from the Catholics of the American church at Btett mladsln in the Caucasus. Russia be? ing at war with Turkey, could not di reetly conduct diplomatic negotia? tions. JAPAN DEMANDS MODIFIED. NEW DRAFT OF NOTE HAS CHANGES FROM ORIGIN AD? Interest on This Point, hut no Decis? ion Announced by Chinese Presi ? dent?Part oi* Communication Re? garded as of Menacing Tone. Peking, April 27.?With the new draft of the Japanese demands on China in the hands of the Chinese foreign minister, interest is aroused in the nature of the modifications Ja? pan has made in the original docu? ment. President Yuan Shi Kai and his advisers have examined the de? mands as amended, but no decision has been reached. Group 1 of the original demands has not been altered from the form to which the Chinese government al? ready has agreed. This relates to Shang Tung province. The group dealing with south Man? churia, to six articles of which China also has agreed, remains unchanged. The second article of group 3 bearing on property rights and interests of the Hanyehping company, is eliminated, but the first article of that group is made stronger from the Japanese view point by requiring that China shall promptly compel shareholders of the Hanyehping company to accept the formation of a Joint company, which shall include the two nations. The Japanese already had accepted the Chinese proposal regarding group 4, which provides that, the Chinese government shall not cede or lease to any third power any island, pori or harbor along the coast. The new draft entirely recon? structs group 5 in a manner which the Chinese representatives declare is more menacing, because, they say, the amendments are based on state? ments which Lu Cheng-Hsiang, the Chinese foreign minister, made in the conferences with the Japanese minis? ter, Eki Hioki, and M. Obata, and which, it is alleged, the Japanese are attempting to designate as pledges from China. Further, it is declared that the Chinese foreign minister per? mitted himself to be drawn into a discussion of these demands, which Yuan Shi Kai had instructed him to refuse to discuss. The four articles in the new Mon? golian group provide: First, no for? eign loans may be secured by Mon? golian taxes, without Japan's consent; second, no railway concessions can be granted without Japan's consent; third, the opening of a number of treaty ports is required; fourth, farm? ing privileges to last a year. Japan already has secured conces? sions for the construction of four rail? ways in Mongolia. When on Monday last, Lu Cheng Hsiang received the new draft of the demands, he wished to discuss the question with the Japanese minister, but M. Hioki replied that his in? structions were not to enter into a discussion. MORE ILLNESS ON RAIDER. 7ft of Crew of Kronprinz Wilhelm Have Beri-Bert. Newport News, Va., April 27.? Commander Paul Thierfelder, of the German auxiliary cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm, reported to Collector of Port Hamilton today that thirteen new cases of beri-bcri had developed among the members of the crew. Thit brings the number of sick men up to seventy-three. Directions for Growing; Himalaya Berry. Rock Hill, April 27.?The follow? ing is a copy of a circular letter pre? pared by Mrs. Dora Dee Walker, As? sistant State Agent Home Demon? stration Work, for the benefit of the agents and the club members who are ready to begin with the perennial crops. Mrs. Walker has this berry growing on her farm at Appleton and from experience Is aide to give these directions: "In deciding on a perennial crop for the girls, we suggest that the Himalaya berry will be one of the most profitable. Should you decide to use this, put eight vines on one row 132 feet long, or four vines to the row on a plat 66 feet long. This makes the vines 16 1-4 apart. Keep them running on a lattice or wire. To propagate plants for complet? ing tho plat the fourth year, lay runners on the ground and throw dirt on them so they will take root for fall setting. These vines bear well tiie second year, require no pruning, are prolific yieldcrs, are val? uable as a market crop, and are more esteemed for jellies and jams than the blackberry or dewberry. "In the completion of the setting out of the plat for the fourth year, you will have four rows of Himalaya berries on your plat of 1*10 acre, provided it is 13 2 feet long and 33 ft, wide, and eight rows of berries if the plat is 6?; feet square. The Interven? ing space between these rows can be set in strawberries, raspberries, or currants, or any special vegetable you may desire." STATE CLUB WOMEN MEET. bennettsville extends a hear! welcomk to its fair visitors. Automobile Ride to MeColl ami Re? ception Feature of First Day? Business Session and Musical Pro-1 gram Rendered. Bennettsville, April 28.?The execu? tive board of the South Carolina Fed? eration of Women's Clubs met in the Masonic temple Tuesday mornirg, where all business transactions for the present meeting were discussed. In the afternoon the visiting officers were given an enjoyable automobile ride to McColl, where a delightful reception was given them at the resi? dence of Mrs. W. B. Gibson. From there they went to Clio, at which place they were guests of honor at a pretty lawn party given at the home of Mrs. J. C. Covington by the clubwomen of the town. With 120 delegates in attendance the 17th annual convention of the South Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs was called to order at 10.30 a. m. by the president, Mrs. J. W. Allen of Spartanburg. On behalf of the city D. D. McColl welcomed the club? women to Bennettsville. Mrs. Hugh L. McColl, president of the Marlboro County Federation of Clubs, gave a most cordial welcome to the club? women, Mrs. McColl said that not only was it a present joy of having the clubwomen, but that Bennettsville had had the pleasurable anticipation for the last 12 months of knowing that the clubwomen would be here. Everything, she declared, was ready for the welcome guests; fresh curtains had been put up, matting had been turned, streets had been cleaned, the best of chickens and hams had been sacrificed, and Bennettsville eagerly gives its best for the clubwomen. Mrs. J. E. Ellerbe, corresponding secretary, in her response, stated that the joy of anticipation had also been thought of by the clubwomen, as during the year many letters had come to her stating that they fully expected to be in Bennettsville because of the royal welcome awaiting them. Mrs. Eugene Riley of Charlotte, N. C, brought greetings from the gen? eral federation of women's clubs. Miss Alice Earle, president of the South Carolina U. D .C, was unable to be present, but greetings from that organization were brought by Mrs. A. G. Sinclair of Bennettevlles. Reports of the president, Mrs. J. W. Allen, and other officers were given. At 1.30 o'clock lunch was served at the Hotel McCall. In the afternoon reports of clubs from the education and home economics departments were given. At 5 o'clock the convention ad? journed to a delightful garden party on the grounds at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Matheson, where the hostebses were given the opportunity of meeting all delegates socially. Tonight at 8.30 o'clock in the Murchlson school auditorium was held the fine arts sessions, the programme being in charge of the State chair? man of literature and State chairman of music. Mrs. G. E. Gibbon of Char? leston, chairman of the literature de? partment, made her report. Each year one paper is chosen from all of the clubs in the State in a literary con? test. This year this honor was won by Miss R. Marion Bryan (the Cen? tury club), Charleston, who read her paper. "Education of Women for Cit? izenship." Mrs. Thomas Dotterer of the music department, after which a Charleston reported as chairman of delightful musical programme was rendered. to regulate liquor sale. British Chancellor Introduces Bill in House of Commons. London, April 29.?Chancellor Lloyd-George introduced In the house of commons this afternoon a bill reg? ulating the sale of liquor. He stated that it was made, necessary by the exigencies of war. ENEMIES SLAUGHTER EACH * OTHER. Four-fifths of Men of Each Killed in Villa-Carranza .Fight. Chihuahua, April 29.?Over nine hundred wore killed in a battle be? tween the Carranza and Villa forces o* Siloa on Wednesday. Four-fifths of each side perished in the bloody fighting. Must Keep Cars Clean. The railroad commission meeting yesterday unanimously adopted a res? olution, which was Introduced by John O. Richards, requesting the rail? ways of the State to keep all passen? ger coaches in sanitary condition dur? ing the coming summer mon?lS, The railways are asked to use 'diligent ef? forts" in this direction. "The commission observes that the law requiring that coaches be kept In sanitary condition is not being com? plied with by the common carrier;. Of the State," says the resolution.-? The State. HONORS SOUTH CAROLINIAN. CULEBRA CUT RENAMED IN HON? OR OF DAVID DUBOSE GAIL LARD. Executive Order Signed by Wilson Changing Designation of Great Ex~ cavation in Which Late Panama Builder Labored so Faithfully and Well. Washington, April 28.?President Wilson today signed an executive or? der changing the name of Culebra cut in the Panama canal to Gaillard cut, in honor of the late Lieut. Col. David DuBose Gaillard, engineer corps, U. S. A. Col. Gaillard as a member of the Isthmian canal commission InvaV charge for more than six years of the. central division of the zone, extend? ing from Gatun to Pedro Miguel ani including Culebra. Debilitated by thtr tropical climate, he so exerted him* self, against urgent medical advice, in his zeal to forward his work that his strength was overtaxed. His death, therefore at Johns Hopkins hospital, December 7, 1913, was directly ascribable to zeal for the success of the canal project. Col. Gaillard was second to Col. Goethals. Had he lived he would have been placed in charge of the canal zone. He handled engineering prob* lems far more difficult than any that his associates in the commission en? countered. Born at Fulton, Sumter county, South Carolina, in 1859, David Du? Bose Gaillard was educated at Mount iZion academy, Winnsboro, S. C, and at West Point. He was married In Winnsboro, shortly after he entered the army, to Miss Katherine Ross Davis of Columbia, sister to the late R. Means Davis of the University of South Carolina. Mrs. Gaillard sur* vives her husband, with a son, Pierre Gaillard. Col. Gaillard's more important tours io? duty were as follows: Colonel Third U. S. V. Engineers, June 7, 1898, to May 17, 1899; assistant to Capt. W. M. Black and in charge of various surveys and harbor improvements at St. Augustine, Tampa and Withlacoo chee river, Florida, 1887-91; member of the international boundary com? mission, United States and Mexico, 1891-4; in charge of Washington aqueduct, and other projects in vicin? ity of Washington, 1895-8; assistant to engineer commissioner of District of Columbia, 1899-1901; in charge of all river and harbor improvement, Lake Superior district, 1901-3; member of general staff corps and engineer offi? cer, Northern division, 1903-4; on duty at Army War college, 190 -6; chief of the military information division, army of Cuban pacification, at ?jMarianao, Cuba, October, 1906, to 1 February, 1907; member of the Isth? mian canal commission and director of the Panama railroad, from March 16, 1907, to his death. Col. Gaillard during the first year of his member? ship in the canal commission was su? pervising engineer in charge of dredg? ing in harbors, building breakwaters and other terminal work. UNTERMYER IN RIGGS CASE. Former Counsel for "Money Trust" Committee Retained for McAdoo, Wilhams and Burke. Washington, April 28.?Samuel Un termyer of New York has been re? tained by the department of justice to assist in the defense of the injunction suit brought by the Riggs National bank against Secretary McAdoo, Comptroller Williams and United States Treasurer John Burke. This was announced tonight after a con? ference between Mr. Untermyer and Attorney General Gregory and Louis D. Brandeis, who has been retained as chief counsel for the government ? In the proceedings. Mr. Untermyer was counsel for the congressional "money trust"* investi? gating committee and is an authority on banking conditions and financial re? lations. " "* The hearing on the injunction suit will begin May 12. The petition charges Secretary McAdoo and Comp? troller Williams with conspiring to wreck the bank. STORSTAD HELD RESPONSIBLE. Admiralty Court Attaches No Blame to Captain or Crew of Empress of Ireland. Montreal, April 27.?The Admiralty Court in a decision today held the collier Storstad responsible for the col? lision with the liner Empress of Ire? land In the St. Lawrence May 29, H*14, which cost approximately one thousand lives in the sinking of the liner, with nearly all aboard. No blame Whatever was attached to the captain or crew of tho liner, the Court held. Seven Italians Killed. Whlteplatns, N. Y., April 27.?Seven Italians were kilted and eleven in? jured today when a dozen sticks of dynamite exploded at the eastern end of the new Kensico dam at Valhalla, hundred feet beton the surface.