Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ADMINISTRATION II \s NOT *\>R MAI I^ ( ONM|?KUKI> MATin. Note Received fronT t"arran/a V,\. P?? View* nf Mnhiiii i ead< r on Situation. Washington April 29.?Recognition Of any of th*? Mexican factions during the present uncertain state of af? fairs Is not contemplated by the United Htaten. according to expres? sions today by high officials. Secretary Bryan told Irnjulrlers that the subject of recognition bad not reached the point of consideration. Pfreons close to the White House said President Wilson Intended to study the question carefully before commit? ting the American government to recognition and that he did not pro? pose to take any action until the mil? itary sitatlon In Mexico clarified It? self. Published reports that a statement to be Issued by Gen. Carranxa cov? ering his Intentions arid programme had been drafted on suggestions from the Washington administration and was now before Secretary Bryan and President Wilson were met with the explanation that what purported to be the views of the first chief had been presented unofficially to the state de? partment, but "had not been submit? ted for an expression of opinion or with any view toward recognition.'' "We haven t been asked." said Mr. Bryan, "to take the matter up and we have nothing before us that we would regard as sufficient to raise the subject of recognition." TO HOLD NAME IN MKMOR\ Plan to Establish Chair of Rural Norsiug hi Honor of I .ate Mrs. Wll Chattanooga. April 29.?Members of the National Civic federation at? tending the Southern Conference for Education today pledged themselves to arrange for establishing a chair of rural nursing; at the George Peabody College for Teachers at Nashville, Tenn.. to be known aa the Ellen Wil? son memorial chair. Assurance was given that $100,000 to endow the chair would be raised. Miss Anne Morgan, daughter of J. Plerpont Morgan, Is treasurer of the fund. - UNIFORMS RIPPED TO PIECES. f on* 11 (s Hod ovo to Rags gl 3,000 Worth of Condemned National Guard Store*. Columbia. April 30.?State and fed? eral officers of the National Guard yesterday directed a score of convicts In destroying over $13,000 worth of old uniforms, tents and other property at the State armory on Assembly street. W. W. Moore, adjutant gen? eral, aald that It waa "clean up d**Y" for the militia The property destroyed has been collected by the officers and credit has been given for over $13.000 on the ?hortase charged to this State by the I'nited States war department. The uniforms ripped to pieces by the convicts weighed ?\660 pounga, The property was sold as "rags" at 50 cents per 100 pounds. The $13,000 *orth of clothes was sold for aOOSjl $ 13.IS. The clean up campaign by the Na? tional Guard is going forward at a rapid pace. Several lllOSilgai agM the war department cut off South Caro? lina's allowance because of a short? age In property account* amounting to nearly $!?>?>,oou. This sum has been reduced to appr.\imafe|y $40. ??? and Gen. Moore hopes to have the federal aid restored before the end of the summer. SHIPPING St GAR PK \s 4 ameeoti Farmers Plant Other Tilling Reside** ? otton. Cameron. April ? Kach after? noon on the north bound train run be seen evidences that the farmers arc not wholly dependent on cotton for a money crop. For many days largo shipments of ?unur i" i b ? ?? been sent to various points out of the State, principally to northern points. On ac? count of the dry weather that has prevailed her** for several weeks, the shipments will probably soon fall off. STItl Ck \\\ H\s| B\|,L. Hertoti* Injuri f??r Clarion I swl< < of Sparta uhurg. Spartanburg. April ?Marlon T. lawless of this city was struck In th*? temple by a pitched bull this afternoon while plaving with a loeal amateur t#?am at Cowpens. He is se? riously hurt. He was rendered uncon eetoua by tho blow and has been in that condlthlon since. Attending phy? sician*, say It will be impossible to say how serious his injury Is before tomorrow. lawless played on the Wofford t#?am last year and is ptnvlim on the Beaumont mill league team this season. Me w is brought to his home here tonight. FEDERATION DELEGATES BUSY RKl*ORTS OF CLUB WORK HEARD AT STATU SESSION. Civil and Industrial Department ChgSJMMMfl at Suggestion of Mrs. Jno. Gary Evans. Bennettsvlllo, April 29.?Tho South Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs has devoted the greater part of the day to receiving reports from the various clubs of the State. This has been a day of business and closest attention and consideration has been given to all questions in which the federation is interested. Following the reading a well prepared paper by Mrs. John Gary Evans of Spartanbu. j on "Civil and Industrial Conditions of Women in south Carolina," the federation cre? ated a department that will in the future give attention to matters along this line. The paper by Mrs. Evans showed careful research and investi? gation. The scholarly address of Dr. Reed >mlth of the English department of the University of South Carolina which was delivered last night before the federation was well received, and nas been the subject of favorable comment on every hand today. The federation was delighted to see published this morning that Culebra cut had been renamed in honor of Col. Galllard. This matter came before the federation at its annual meeting last year and a committee was appointed to take the proper steps to secure the change of the name of the cut if possible. Mrs. Alexander Long of Rock Hill was chairman of the committee, and in her report yesterday made known to the federation the efforts which had been made. The committee had pre? sented the request through Congress? man D. E, Finley and results were expected, but of course, no one real? ised that possibly at the very time the report was being made, Presi? dent Wilson was taking the action so much desired. The department of conservation had the attention of the federation tonight at the Murchison school au? ditorium. This department is headed by Mrs. Julius M. Visanskl of Char? it /on. Reed Whltford of Charleston delivered an address, his subject be? ing "Good Roads, Waterways and Banltatlon." BRING NICHOLS TO THIS STATTE. Federal Officers Start for This State With Itcccnt Prisoner at Loavcn worth. Topeka, Kan.. April 30.?W. J. Nichols, formerly a member of North Carolina legislature, today lost his fight to prevent his return to South Carolina on a federal indictment in connection with operation of a farm loan scheme, Federal Judge Pollock denying his application for a habeas corpus writ. A United States marshal started South with Nichols late to? day. Nichols was indicted in South Car? olina in 1910 for using tho mails to defraud. I^ater he went to Oklahoma, where ho was convicted of a'similar charge ami sentenced to the Leaven worth prison. When he completed his term March 2.1, South Carolina offi? cers met him at the prison gates and arrested him on the old indictment. GLENN TO HE EDITOR. Change In Editorship of Anderson In tclllgemcr. Anderson, April .10.?W. W. Smoak. who has been editor and manager of the Anderson Daily Intelligencer since last October ,has resigned his posi? tion and leaves Saturday for his old home at Walterboro to assume active ( barge again of The Press and Stand? ard. Mr. Smoak came to Anderson the last of October. 1912, from Madisonvllle. Ky., to assume the man? agement of The Intelligencer. He went there a few months previous as edit..r and manager of The Hustler. U M. Gb nn. lately of the Charles? ton Evening Post and a newspaper man of experience, who has been city editor of The Intolllgonccr for tho past several months, succeeds Mr. Smoak as editor and manager. Mr. Glenn Is a native of Anderson and has worked on newspapers of Columbia, Charleston and Greenville. For BSV? et il years he was city editor of the Oreenvills Dolly News. TI LLS OF LOCAL INSTITUTION, Hankers IggSJgfggSJ of New York Con? tains Article on Flr>t National Hank In thO April number of the Hank? ers' Magptfrine, a Neu York publica? lion, tks re Is an article about the ring National Hank of Sunder. The srtlele in a bi b r. but comprehensive Stylo, gives a history ot tin' lank since its foundation and a short sketch of Us present officera In the space de i to the local Institution there its three cuts which show up very Oleorty the lobby of tin- bank, the di? rectors' loom gnd the front ?>f the building. DARLINGTON WIKS. scmter drops first game BY score OF I to 2. Good Game Resolved Itself Into a Pitcher's Battle. Neither Team Strong at Rut?Two Errors Figured Prominently in Snmter's Defeat. From The Daily Item, April 30. Darlington got away with the first same by the narrow margin of one run, Winning In a hotly contested eighth inning game by the score of 3 to 2. It took but a few innings to de? termine the fact that the result of the game rested largely with the two op? posing pitchers, and barring miscues, the team whose twirler delivered the best goods would win. But the mis cues were there, and unfortunately for the locals they came at two criti? cal stages of the game, and while Sumter lost, Drevenstedt was not to blame. He had the game well in hand from the beginning, and but for errors, two of which resulted in two runs, the Game Cocks would have had a good chance to crow. With the bases full in the sixth in? ning, and with one down, Sumter could not push a runner over the plate. It was a great chance for the squeeze, but the batters tried to park the ball, and the score was not changed. Sumter scored in the opening in? ning, Jones walked, was advanced to third on F. Chandler's single, and scored when J. Chandler placed a Texas leaguer in left field. Darling? ton and Sumter each scored one in the third, when White singled, stole second and forced a wild throw from short to third, he counted. Gilcrist tied things up when he rapped out a terrible drive, which cleared left field fence for a home run. Sumter lost the game in *the eighth. Flem ming opened the inning for the visi? tors with a two base swat, was ad? vanced to third on a fielder's choice, and with two out and two strikes on the batter, Chandler J., tried to catch the runner off third, but the ball could not be handled by Craig, and the winning tally came over the pan. At this stage the game was called in order to allow the visitors to catch their train. Drevenstedt was the particular star for Sumter. He pitched a good, con? sistent game, and should have won. Jones and White played a snappy game. The home run of Gilcrist, and the work of Brown, the clever little catcher for the visitors, were features. It was clearly evidenced by the game yesterday that the Sumter fans may expect some good ball this season. While tho attendance was poor for the opening game, those who were there will be the biggest boosters for the next diamond event, and the stands should be filled. Summary: R H E Darlington. . .001 100 01 3 5 3 Sumter. .. .101 000 00 2 4 2 Batteries: James and Brown; Drevenstdet and Chandler, J. Um? pire B. Du Bant ; scorer, Levy. colon SWEPT BY fire. More Thau Half of Isthmian City \ViiH?d Out by Flame**?Thousands Homeiens. .Colon. April 30.?More than half the city of Colon was swept by a dis? astrous fire which started shortly af? ter 2 o'clock this afternoon. Ten persons are known to be dead, includ? ing two native policemen, and several hundred persons have been injured, while between 10,000 and IS,000 oth? ers, mostly negroes, have been ren? dered homeless. The loss is estimated at about $2,000,000. singer not to aid frank. Atlanta Man Says Star Only Express? ed Symputhy . Atlanta, (Ja., April 30.?Reports that Garal?line Farrar, of the Metro? politan Opera Company, had offered to aid 1-ieo M. Frank in his light for freedom Of to secure executive clem? ency were tonight denied by Frank himself. The prisoner said, however, that Miss Parrar had visited him in his cell late yesterday. He declared that she bad expressed sympathy for him and displayed great Interest In bis case. Miss Farrar was here only a short lime," said Frank. "We discussed music, of which I am very fund. Moreover, I had visited some of the places in Europe where .she had ap? peared and the discussion of those visits was of deep interest to both of us." will sei: practice. Idgalral Mcrftowan on Cruise With Secretary Daniels. Washington. April :;<>. ? Paymaster General Samuel McGowan of the United states navy left here tonight on the yacht Mayflower with Secretary Daniels for a cruise around Norfolk. They Will witness target practice of the big Meet before returning to Wash? ington. FIRST SAME AT HOWE WON. SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL TEAM DEFEATS DARLINGTON 5 TO 1. Fans See Local Boys Play GcmkI Game of Ball Against Ancient Hivais ? Brown Pitches in Excellent Form ami Huriim Wins Batting Honors? Darlington Boys Hun Bases Well? Supt. Edmunds Pitches First Ball Across Plate. The Sumtcr High school basehall team started off its home season Fri? day afternoon by winning from Dar? lington 5 to 1 in a good game of ball. By winning this game the locals have averaged up games with the Darling tonians, who won from them in Dar? lington some time ago by the score of 6 to 5. The Sumter boys excelled in batting, the Darlington lads in base running, and the game wn?; as inter? esting as one could wish for. Brown for Sumter was in superb form and allowed only three hits dur? ing the game. He walked one man and it was due to errors on the part of other members of the team that Darlington was not shut out altogeth? er. Brown hit two men and struck out nine men. Burns starred at the bat, getting two singles and a two bagger in f."e times up. For Darling, ton Swan pitched a good game, but he did not show the form that Brown did. He allowed eight hits, and walked three men, hit one batter and struck out five men. Brown, G., made the only scoro for Darlington. After securing a hit, he stole second and third and went in home on an error. Five bases were stolen by the Darlington players, while the locals got away with only three stolen bases. The scoring started in the third in? ning when Monaghan got to first on a hit, made second on an error and scored on Spann's hit. Brown scored when Burns got a two-bagger and Spann followed him across the plate. Burns scored a minute later on Brad ham's hit. In the eighth another score was added when Swan muffed a little pop tty, with two outs, and Brown stole second and third basen and then went home on a wild throw. The games showed the locals to be in good form and but for a number of errors on both sides, the contest would have been a top-notcher. However, most of these errors were due to de? fects in the diamond more than to the players* carelessness. This is the first game the locals have played on their own ground and they are jubilant over the result. They are in good shape with three strong pitchers for high school men, and hope to taj<e the games here in one two, three order. Columbia will be their opponent on next Tuesday af? ternoon, and as the Columbia team is a strong one, the high school lads will have a hard contest before them, but they are determined to win. On Thursdav afternoon there will be a game between the local "Y" men and another team yet to be named and on Friday afternoon the Sumter high school boys will meet Marlon, anoth? er team which has defeated them earlier in the season. The high school hoys want revenge and they expect to get it by evening up the per centage column all along the line. A feature of the game yesterday was tho fact that Superintendent S. H. Edmunds commenced the ^ason at home in an auspicious manner by tossing the first ball across the plate. It was a strike, if the batter had been there, and there was much applause for him and for the team, as he thus started off tho first game at home by the high school boys. The line-up was as follows: Darlington?Coggeshell, If; James, cf; Brown, G, c; Swan, p; Davis, 2b; Kollock, 3b; Doyle, lb; Brown, E., ss; Jeffords, rf. Kern was substitut? ed for Jeffords in the ninth Inning. Sumter?Brazeal, rf; Spann, cf; Burns, c; Bradham, 2b; Flowers, 3b; Boyle, lb; Xunnamaker and Mona? ghan, Shaw and Allen, rf; Brown, p. Sumter was credited with nine errors, while; Darlington had 7. E. T. White umpired the game In a skillful manner. NURSES CLOSE SESSION. Miss Mary C. McKenna Elected I?res ident?To Erect Slate Homo. Greenville, April 21).?The last day of the eighth annual session of the Graduate Nurses' Association of South Carolina was characterized by the election of Miss Mary C. McKenna of Charleston as president and a decision to erect a State home for nurses. Resolutions regarding proposed leg? islation were adopted. The associa? tion will meet in Columbia next year. The officers lor the ensuing year are: Miss McKenna, superintendent of St. Mary s infirmary, Charleston, president! vice presidents, Miss Min? nie H. Trenholm of Columbia and Miss If. B, Mclnnes of Charleston; Miss Ethel A. Johnson of Greenville, sec? retary; Miss f. J. Hulow of Charles? ton, treasurer. TJiJ* fishermen nre keeping the road to Black river hot these days?the robins and mawmouth are biting. CAROLINA m WINS HONORS. HADDON JOHNSON AWARDED MEDAL FOR BEST ORATORY AT ROCK HILL. Brown of Furninn Secures Second 1'Iace and A. C. Dick of College of Charleston Comes Tfllrd?Big At t en< la nee '?? Winthrop Auditorium for Annual . .venu Rock Hill, April 30.?Haddon John eon, representing the University of South Carolina, won the annual South Carolina intercollegiate oratorical con? test held here tonight. The winner's subject was "The Vitality of Ideals." Second place was awarded to J. A Brown of Furman university and third honors to A. C. Dick of the College of Charleston. Winthrop's auditorium had been en? larged and improved since the last contest, and this enabled a larger au? dience to hear the young orators. The crowd was likely the largest that ha* ever heard one of the annual meet? ings. With Winthrop s own way the col? legians from all the various institu? tions of the State were given a royal reception, and were made to make themselves at home. The Winthrop Glee club added to the evening with delightful music, and after the con? test a reception was given. All during today Winthrop's doors were open to their guests. Rock Hill did itself proud, as usual, offering a hospitable reception to the collegians and other contest visitors. Tonight the young men of the city gave the annual ball, which was a de? lightful event and which was largely attended. Wofford and Furman played baseball here this morning and this afternoon. The judges of the contest tonight were: David M. Ramsey, Greenville; Weldon Myers, Spartanburg; the Rev. E. E. Gillespie, Yorkville; the Rev. A. W. Blackwood, Columbia; M. S. Lewis, Chester. The colleges and their representa? tives were: Erskin, C. F. Stewart, "The Flower of a Nation." Preibyterian College, J. F. Jacobs, Jr., "European vs. American Civiliza? tion." Citadel, R. L. Meares, "What is Our National Display?" Wofford, H. N. Dukes, "The Passing of the Home. Carolina, Haddon Johnson, "The Vi? tality of Ideals." Clemson, D. E. Swinehart, "Natural Forces in the Development of World Peace." Newberry, T. F. Suber, "The Cry of the Children." Furman, J. A. Brown, "International Peace: A Plea and a Prospect." ? College of Charleston, A. C. Dick, "Equal Suffrage and the Class Vote In South Carolina." Saturday morning there will be a reception at the home of Mr. W. J. Roddy. In the evening at 8 o'clock "Mid Summer Night's Dream" will ' e pre? sented by the three literary societies of Winthrop and a reception will bo held after the play. A detachment of Clemson cadets, one hundred and twenty-five strong, arrived Thursday are encamped in the Hutchinson grove near the cen? tre of the city. IMPROPER DIET GIVES PEL? LAGRA. Dr. Goldbcrger Maintains That Tests Have Recently Proved Truth of His Contention. Savannah, Ga., April 29.?Tests made in the treatment of pellagra patients at the Georgia State sani? tarium at Milledgeville, Ga., and at the State institution at Jackson, Miss., to prove the contention that pellagra originates from a dietary cause have substantiated his claims, according to Dr. Joseph Goldberger, in charge of the pellagra Investigation of tho United Sttaes public health service, who arrived here tonight. Several months ago Dr. Goldberger an? nounced that pellagra was caused by an improper diet and was neither con? tagious nor infectious The tests at the Milledgeville and Jackson institu? tions followed, with a view to prov? ing the correctness of his theory. LIBEL SUIT QUIETS DOWN. Admit Corruption of Government, but Deny Barnes' Criminality. Syracuse, April 30.?The Barnes Roosevelt libel suit tamed after Roosevelt left the stand. The prose? cution admitted the corruption of the State government from 1911 to 1914, but deniet' that Barnes was connected with or knew about it. OUTLET FOR L & N. Georgia Railroad Das Purchased Brln koii Railroad. Savannah, April 30.?It was report? ed this morning that the Savannah Ohd Northwestern railroad (Brlnson) 1 has been sold to the Georgia Rail? road, giving the Louisville and Nash villa an on1 let to tho sea. WANNING IN CHARLESTON. GOVERNOR SAYS THAT CITY WILL NOT BE EXEMPT FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT. Asks Cooperation of Citizens?Holds Conference with Dispensary Board ?Tells off His Attitude Toward City and County Officers, Who Fail to Perform Duties. News and Courier. Gov. Manning has not relaxed in the slightest his determination to see that the laws of the State are enforc? ed in Charleston, according to an in? terview he gave last night upon his arrival in Charleston from Columbia. He expressed a deep interest in the city of Charleston, saying that he hoped that the people of the city would realize that no exceptions could be made, even to Charleston, when it came to his duty of carrying out the. laws. I Gov. Manning is in Charleston to speak this afternoon at the closing service of the Star Gospel Mission's celebration of its eleventh anniversary, which started last Sunday. While here he is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Williams at No. 15 Meeting street. Immediately upon his arrival Mr. Manning was taken to the residence of Mr. Williams by the latter In his machine. The county dispensary board had been asked to be present at Mr. Williams' residence for a confer? ence with the chief executive of tue State. Following the conference the gov? ernor stated: "I have had a very sat? isfactory talk with the members of the county dispensary board.'' The nature of the matte:* discussed was not disclosed. The conference lasted about one hour. When asked for a statement for publication last night Mr. Manning at first declined, saying with a smile that he had decided not to give any interviews during his present visit to Charleston. He later reconsidered his decision and repeated his decla? ration, made on former occasions, that he was determined to l.*ve the laws of the State enforced. "I have a warm felling in my heart for Charleston an 1 the people of the city," Mr. Manning said, "and I have been patient in dealing with conditions here. I want the support of the citizens here in the matter of upholding the statutes of the State of South Carolina. The law is being en? forced in other cities and towns of the State, and there is no reason why Charleston should be excepted in this respect. Columbia is dry, with the exception of the hip pocket tigers.* When asked as to whether he in? tended to appoint constables for this county the governor replied: "You know what my method has been in dealing with other places. I have first requested the municipal authori? ties to enforce the law. When they failed to comply with this request I put the matter in the hands of the county authorities. If they failed, I think my policy in regard to this sit? uation, too, is well known." When asked if his removal of the sheriff of Kershaw county from office for failure to enforce the whiskey laws was a case in point, the chief executive replied in the affirmative. He did not discuss his views on this matter to any length. Mr. Manning stated that he had written and mailed yesterday a letter to the mayor of Charleston in regard to the situation here, and that this letter Was given to the Columbia cor? respondent of The News and Courier. "I Intend to make public all corre? spondence having to do with such matters," he announced. The letter had to do, he said, with his request of the mayor for definite and specific information as to what was being done toward enforcing the laws in this city. He said that he mentioned with his letter a number of names and places and asked what iiad been done in regard to each one. Gov. Manning appeared to desire the cooperation of the public of Char? leston in his programme of law en? forcement, but he also appeared most determined that there should be no unnecesary delay In taking steps to? ward the desired result. "1 want to see closer relations and a better feeling of kindship between Charleston and the remainder of the State," he said. , Interest in the commercial life and improvements generally about Char? leston was expressed by the governor. He asked if the opening iof the Carolina, Atlantic and Western rail? way had not tended to give much en? couragement to the business interests of the city, expressing a belief that the new railroad would contribute largely to the future growth of Char? leston and its vicinity. Washington. April 29.?Viscount Chinda. the Japanese ambassador conferred at the state department to? day for nearly an hour with Secretary Bryan, It was his first visit since the submission of Japan's- demands on China. Neither the ambassador nor Secretary Bryan WOUld discuss the conference.