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GUY COUNCIL MEETING. TO CLOSE MAI SKK STUFET AM) OPEN TELEPHON! STHEI l FROM ST ATION TO MAG? NOLIA. Fire I?. i>ai i m ni Wants Funds From Rousseau Shows?Sumtcr lighting Company Get* I'iiumiuI Keimt.? Four New I Ighf to ?'.< Installed? To Hold h.mi um ou Kalo of Fruit on street*?To Change Vehicle Or 'IHimur? < ?Hut Matters. Fity Council had a lengthy session on Tuesday night r?nd a great many matter.? of interest were discussed and acted on at the meeting. The mayor wad Instructed to draw up the con? tract with the railroad company con? cerning the cloning of Hauser street and the extending of Telephone street, four new lights were ordered install? ed, the Sumter Lighting Company was granted its usual rebate, and a request from the tire department for the funds secured by license in the Hosseau shows were ordered paid to the department on call of the chief. These were some of the many matters acted on. After hearing the petition of Julian H. Lv?vy, Jr., against Policeman W. P. Dunlap and evidence had all been turned In Conn <1 got down to the regular routine of business. The min? utes of other meetings were read and approved. Chief it. K. Wilder of the fire de? partment asked for funds from the li? cense paid the city by the Rousseau shows during their stay here last fall, when they were secured at the re? quest of the fire department for their benefit. Council Instructed the clerk to pay this money over to* the chief of the fire department on his demand, as It was needed. There is about $450 of the money. K H. M.iv|,r<M [,? mg the Sum ter Lighting Company, asked Council for the usual rebate of money paid in taxes for that part of the plant which la used for municipal purposes, or In lighting the city, about one-fourth of the plant, Its value being estimated at 110,000. This matter has been hanging over ever since last fall, the city clerk having refused to refund the money, which was paid in taxes. Council decided to make the rebate of the usual amount $120, which is guaranteed under *h+ eejataMl be? tween th<? company ami the city. Pour n*?w arc lights wer.- ordered installed, one at the tomsi uf Man? ning Avenue and Hlvine Streets, one I at the cornvr of Manning Avenue ana Andrea's Streets, one on the school green and one at the Harvin street railroad crossing the light at the corner of Harvin and Oakland Avenue to be moved from its present location to the corner of Telephone and Har? vin street by the old telphone com? pany plant. A small light will be In? stalled on Liberty street between Washington and Council streets. Mr. S. K. Rowland asked that City Council have the lower end of Coun? cil Street clayed He stated that the Rowland Huggv Company had install? ed an autom >bllo repair department and that the street would be much used and needed the work. The oil eeanpany also requested the work on taas street. Council authorized the supervisor of streets to do this work as soon as he had completed the work on Calhoun street, where he was now engaged. Capt. P. P. Finn, on behalf of*Mr. E. Honey made a request that a Are alarm box be Installed near th?- Row? land Buggy Company plant for the protection of the rallrou.l o.mpanys cars In their new freight yard. It was ascertained that the cost would be $2t5. exclusive of poles, and Mr. White was instructed to see if he eould tenure the use of electric light pole? for th?> Installation of the alarm and other costs and report back to Council Mr. Whlto reported on the u..rl; on Falhoun street and the condition of the flush tanks in the city, several of which were out of active use. A p.ti'i-ifi was received from Mi M. B. Brown stating that a tainpltons pole had been erected h.? us to pre? vent her awning from aomhil ,NVM across the street. She askr.i the ??? moval of the pole ?>! that ?'..uncll al? low her to rut off the awning so that It came only down to the poiSS Council decided *?> allow her to cut off the awning, as requested. t ? ? . . Deal was anther Ins 4 to have the tr ??? in front of the post of ? flee cut down under the supervision of Mr. Whit.-. A petition wss rSSjQfrsd from va? rious parties regarding the sale of fruits on the streets, asking that the recent ordinance forbidding Ilm sale of fruits on the street be rescinded. The ma*.ter was discussed for some time and ?'ouncll decided to have a hearing on the matter on Friday at ?.11 o'clock, when all interested par? ties might come Ih fore It to make what statements thev saw flt. A letter rum the Sumter Prick Works aske.l lor payment for a mule which died while In the employ of the city. Th" m iner was rofolTSd to Councilman Pooth to make such ar rangements for settlement as he could. A request from the Sumter Motor Company to he allowed to cover a shed In the rear of their premises was post? poned until Council could visit and investigate the matter. An Inventory of permanent Im? provements <>n streets and sidewalk! was made with a view to putting them on the city books as ?n assei ot :the city. The proposed contract between the city and the Atlantic Coast Line Hali? te.id Company concerning the Closing of Hauser street and the opening of Telephone street from the present Hauser street crosing to Magnolia stn et was presented by the mayor, n ad and ratitled. The railroad is to give the city the strip of land be? tween Hauser and Magnolia streets and is to make certain improvements at the station by laying of concrete walks and extending their shed, as soon as the finances of the road allow the proposed improvements. A letter Wig received from * Miss IMith DeLorme in which the danger to pedestrians from automobiles turn? ing at the corner of Main and Liberty Streets and their stopping and park? ing near the curbing was mentioned. Council after consideration decided to (hange the present ordinance, so ?a not to allow vehicles to stop within one hundred feet of the Main and Lib? erty street crossing on both sides of the street Jl l)(.i;s AH NAMED PGR TOURN EY. Greenwood Firemen Complete Ar? rangements for Hnces Which Will ho Held May lflth and 20th. Greenwood Journal. The following judges have been appointed and approved by Chief May of the Columbia Fire Depart? ment for the races during the tour? nament which will be held in Green? wood May ISth, 10th and 20th: Hydrant?W. D. Mitchell, chief of the Spartanburg departrnnet. Starting?W. J. May, Columbia. Hose?W. J. Snead and W. T. Hal ley. Time to hydrant?M. C. "Wise and Gaines Hammond. Water?M. M. Calhoun, W. A. Williams and S. W. ltosenberg. 1 Line?S. O. Harvey. Gong?B. U. Mitchell and Hen I Hollingsworth. I.ornl frcm*?n ".re vcrv nuch rn ci urai 'd ovoi 'the proepi ts for RfJ4 meeting and fait rgBM In!' iii inwood. Inqulrtfg reoelvojjl point) to an no laually large attendant t of' visitors aside from representatives of 1 ?early every fire department in the 1 State. m mAman tout h. Some gentle hand touched, touched me, Master 'twas Thine. O' blessed, thrice blessed, That Thy touch was mine. Never was touch so gentle, Never was touch so true. My heart Is tilled with a longing That His hand touch you. Some loving hand healed me, Master 'twas Th'ine, Oh! wonderful touch With power divine! I am so thankful, That His hand was laid on me, That He healed, and from that hour I, His love did see! Some faithful hand led mo Master 'twas Thine, Olli without Thy guidance, The way I could not lind. Tho path is O! so perilous, Often the way is dark, Hut with my hand in Thine, I shall not Thine f"ur or fall. Some strong hand will keep me, Yes in all my days, In my joys and sorrows, In all my ways. "Dusk and the shadows falling And when oomfortg flee," It is the hand of my Master, That will forever keep me. It Is the hand of my Master, Thai will open the gate lor me. That will lead me into the Father Jesus, who died for mel That hand that was pierced for many. That hand that was given every hour For the weary ones ami the suffering, <>: that He touch you now! O touch divine that thrills me! That will not let me go, The golden gate He U ill open To you and to me we know! ?N. M. T. ?umter, s. c. win Keep Can Clean. The trunk line railways <-r ihc state have notified the railroad commission thai "great rains'' will !?'? uaot1 la keep the aaootngof coaches In sanit ry eru? dition this summ?'?-. That the COUChes be gleaned was requested recently bj the commission, I. S. Sil ME 10 Oil Note as Strong as Possible Without Offering Cause for War Declaration From Kaiser. UNITED STATFs WILL HOLD GERMANY STRICTLY ACCOUNTABLE FOR U)SS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY BAYS PRESIDENT IN ills NOTE?EFFORT TO BRING TEUTONS TO A REALIZATION OF THEIR OFFENSE AGAINST NEUTRALS?No SPECIFIC REPARA? TION 1* ASKED. 1 " Washington, May 13.?Pr?sident , Wilson's note to Germany on the strik? ing Of the Lusitanla and attacks upon American life and property on the high seas is now being coded and the first section! have already been trans? mitted from the foreign office t<> Ber? lin. It is declared that the note is as forceful as possible without actually furnishing justification for a declara? tion of war by Germany. The presi? dent notifies Germany that the pre? vious warning of the United States to hold Germany to a "strict accountabil? ity for the destruction of American life and property is still the policy Of the United States. The note does not make the demand for financial repa? ration and no specific kind of repara? tion is asked. The main thought is to Itring Germany to a realisation of her offense against the rights <?f neutrals. The text of the note will be made public for papers on Friday morning. The nots Is about two thousand words long. The message probably will not be completed before 0 o'clock tonight. KAISER PLEASED AT DESTRUC? TION? Believed That Efforts of United Stab - to Stop Warfare on Nnii-Contbata..tS Will He Unsuccessful. Washington. May 13.?With pres? ident's stern warning due to be cabled to Herlin today, an official of the Ger? many embassy and other diplomats of Washington express the opinion that effort! of the United states to bring German operations against such ves? sels as the Lusitanla to an abrupt halt will prove unavailing. It is even re r fted that the Kaiser welcomes the Dppor^pnit} to dispatch swarms of submarine] to the Atlantic to ?".vi;. ^ . Araerfcau (hipping from th< seni f)n tb~ /Huer hand i; is suggested that Germany may again oiler to withdraw submarine warfare from British wa? ters if Great Britain ceases its block? ade of Germany. POLICY NOT FORMED, President Wilson Says Philadelphia SjKXHii was Personal Attitude Not National Policy. ,.. j Washington, May 11.?President Wilson today made it clear that his policy on the Lusitanla tragedy has not yet been formed and his speech in Philadelphia last night must not be construed as indicating what his policy will be. He told callers to? day that he would announce his policy as soon as he is certain that he bad all the elements in mind. He declar? ed that the sentiment! expressed last night constituted his personal attitude, but was not intended as touching up? on the national policy. He was think? ing entirely of the people he was ad? dressing. He refused to state wheth ed the United States has ooinmuni oatsd with Germany regarding the torpedoing of the Lusitania. MERCENARIES SEEK WAR. Vice President Marshall Makes Caus? tic Comment on War Advocates. Tupelo, Miss.. May 11.?Vice Pres? ident Marshall, discussing the laisi tanla case said today that he consid? ered when a person boarded an Eng? lish vessel he was virtually on English soil and must be expected to stand the consequences. He declared thai too many men in the United States are crying for war who Would no! enlist unless they were given a position of sidling goods to the commissary de? partment. TENNESSEE DENOUNCES GER M VN V. Legislature Adopts Resolutions Vig? orously Condemning Submarine Warfare. Nashville, May 11,? After an 'ex? citing debate the legislature today adopted resolutions designating 'the sinking of the Lusitania as. "the das? tardly deed of Germuny, murdering innocent, people and no more permit? ted than the murderer shooting to kill from ambush." GEORGIA GO\ ER NOR CALM. Advises Against snap Judgment ami Hacks IYckhIciiI Wilson. New York, May II. ?',o\. Blntotl of Georgia in an Interview slated re? garding Ihe Lusitania: "1 think tic president uhould be given ample time to consider su grave ti question, tl ii plunges the nation into war it takes a long time tu extricate it. it means everything to the welfare of a hun? dred million people, and it is not a matter for snap judgment." Cunard Cancels Sollings? London, May 11,?The Cunardcr Maurentania's sailing for the United Stales on May 29th was cancelled to? day. So Canard liner will sail on May 15th, the dan- on which the Lust tania was to have started on her re? turn trip to New York. TWO YEARS OF WILSON. From New York World of Thursday. On the fiftieth anniversary of Lin-, coin's second inaugural, Woodrow Wilson completed half ins presiden? tial term. These two years of tin- Wilson ad? ministration have helped to make more history than any other two years since Lincoln. The coming two years of Wilson administration must Inevitably be the most momentous period that this country lias known sitiee the Civil War. It is a fact of enormous importance that this crisis finds in the While House a' president who Is completely master of himself, Being master ot himself ho is master of Iiis party and j of his administration. There is no kitchen cabinet. Then are no hack-stairs advisors. There are no secret influences that, pull and sway the policies of the F.xocutjve, No underground wires rtiu from the, White House into Wall Str?-et. or Into the headquarters of any pyd-Uical com mtytee. Men may agree with Mr. Wilson or disagree with ( him; they may like him ?>r they may dislike him; hut everybody knows that he and he alone is I'resident. every? body knows that during uu\ rep s ?Inn ? two yean of his term be aw? he alone wil b*? Pi i Kldent. A. very unusual man. itieet to cop< with a very unusual situation In the :i flairs of mankind?a PrtisMent who j In all his official relations* displays neither vanity now resentment, nor anger nor personal ambition, if he has friends, their friendship counts for nothing In the affafiftf-'eC Statt It' he has enemies, their enmity weighs nothing in the balance of government. , He seeks neither to reward-the one nor u punish the other. So evenly does he hold the scales, that the members of the diplomatic corps, With all their highly developed facilities for obtaining Information, have never been ablexto learn where the President's personal sympathies lie in the great conflict that is now devastating Europe. Whatever his individual opinions may be, he has smothered them in the responsibilities of his oilier. At this period In their first term. ' most Presidents have been carefully calculating their chances of renomlna tlon and re-election. Nobody knows whether Mr. Wilson intends to he a candidate for re-elect ion or not. Not a member of the Cabinet, not a mem? ber of Congress, can s:iy of his own knowledge, that the President desires a re-election or that he would not re? fuse a renomination. What all of them know is that the President would not stoop from principle to win either o renomination or a re? election. J That Is where ins great strength lies. That is where his great use? fulness lies in this crisis. It is eas> to rattle the sabre, it is easy to be theatrical. It is easy to be dema jgogue. It is easy to Juggle with the ? fate of a nation when no man can foresee what the next day will bring forth. Bui it is not easy to be calm and restrained and judical. It is not easy to face every responsibility with? out prejudice and without passion, h is not easy to low straight to the line of lire! principles, regardless of applause or censure or praise or de? nunciation. It is not eusy to be sane Iwhen the world h;is given itself over to madness. The enormous good fortune of the people of the LTnlted States in the storm and stress of these coming [years. Is that their ?'hief Magistrate is sain?the sanest mind today thai j is Intrusted with the responsibilities of government unywherw in clvllhsti t Ion, Kli/.t Harrison, colored, was Irh in the recorder's court oil Wednesday afternoon bj Ihe recorder and n jurj on the charge of transporting wills key for an unlawful purpose. Tin iur\ return 'd a verdict of guilty an a fine oi $it'<? or IIU days was impose \\il>()\ s KOTE TELLS TEUTONS THAT WARFARE ON MERCHANT ViNsi;i,s CARRYING KON COMBAT IN I S MUST CEASE. United States Reiterates Policy 1 h;ii Neutrals Ifavo Right to Travel im High Koas in Keutrul or Merchant Vessels of llelligcrciits?Solemn Warning Prepared to He Sent to Itcrllo. Washington, May 12.?The United Slates in a note to be sent to Ger? many tomorrow demands a guarantee that there will be no further sub? marine attacks <>n merchant ships carrying- non-combatants. H serves notice, too, thai full reparation v\iii be sought for tiie l<?ss of more than 100 American lives in the sinking of the Lusitania and for other violations of American rights In the sea war zones* While no indication is given of the steps to lie taken by the United states in the event, of an unfavorable reply, the note Informs Germany that the American government will leave nothing undone cither In diplomatic representation or other action to ob? tain a compliance with its requests. The document was to have been cabled tonight, but the president, af? ter conferences with Counselor Rob? ert Lansing Of the state .departmem, made several changes in legal detail and then revised it alone In his study. Tomorrow it will i>e dispatched, and it is expected to be made public soon after. No essential changes were made In the communication as formulated Sunday by the president and ap? proved by the cabinet yesterday. The principal points in the note are substantially as follows: 1. Tin* United States government calls attention to the various inci? dents In the war zone proclaimed by Ge rmany around the British Isles, the sinking of the British liner Falaba with the loss of Leon C. Thresher, an American; the attack by German airmen on the American steamer Gushing; the torpedoing without warning of the American steamer Gulflight, and finally the torpedoing without warning of the Lusitonta with. Its) loss of more. than. '.,J,,M lives of(l non-combatants, among theni more i .ha n 11 A i . t tea na> lintofensibic under international lawvi The United Stat 'S i < its o-..* that it' never admitted Germany's right to do them, and warned the imperial gov? ernment that it would be held to a "strict accountability" fur attack on American Vessels or lives. A strict accounting, therefore, is now asked from Germany. :'.. The usual financial reparation will be sought, although Germany is In effect reminded that no repara? tion can restore the lives of those sacrificed In the sinking of the Lusi? tania and other ships. 4. Expressions of regr< t may com? ply with the legal precedents, but they are valueless nub as accom? panied by a cessation of the practices endangering lives of non-combatants. 5. The right of neutrals to travel to any point on the seas on neutral' or bellii r.t merchantmen is as 4 serted. ti. In the name of humanity and international law the United States demands a guarantee that these rights will be respected und that there he no repetition of the attacks on merchantmen carrying non-combat? ants. 7. The giving- of warnings to the American public without ofilclally communicating them io the United Suites government is commented on in connection with the German em? bassy's printed advertisement^ before the sailing of the Lusitanla, but, Ir? respective of the failure to advise the American government of Germany's purpose, tiie point is made that no? tice of an intention to do an unlawful act neither justifies nor legalizes It s. The suggestion Is conveyed that the German government of course could not have Intended to destroy innocent lives and thai 'consequently the German submarine commanders I must have misunderstood their in? structions. The American govern? ment Indicated Its hope that this will he found to be true, and'a cessation of the unlawful practices thereby will result. :i. in conclusion Germany's at? tention Is called to the .earnestness of the government and people oi the United states In this situation, it i:-. made plain lhal the United States will leave nothing undone eitler In diplomatic representations or action I to obtain a compliance by Germany to the requests mudc. ( The note throughout Is couched In friendly tones hut is unmistakably lirm. Hy the suggestion that German submarine commanders must have misunderstood their instructions or that the German government could not have Intended to destroj Innocent li\es. room is given for a disavowal \>\ German) ol ihe practices in the i war zone and an assurance lhal In (uro attacks will bo prohibited. Tu executive quarters intense in? terest prevailed today and news of what the American note contained was eagerly sought In the govern? ment departments and in diplomatic circles generally. Some international lawyers and diplomats Who have followed closely Germany's course since the beginning of the submarine warfare were of the opinion that a compliance by Ger? many with the terms of the American note would not he surprising and even that such a course would not be a de? parture from previous expressions. Germany has maintained, it was contended, that the submarine ac tivity was begun only because Eng? land would not permit foodstuffs and conditional contraband destined to ciVilihns to reach Germany, and be? cause the neutrals by their protests had been powerless to effect an ad? herence to the rules of international law by the allies In question., of con traband. Should Germany .announce her intention to abandon submarine warfare, it was believed by somo diplomats, she would not necessarily make a stipulation but would state hi v expectation that the United States as the greatest neutral, would secure equal guarantees from the allies on questions of contraband,? in the event that Oof soj ay took the opposite course and refused to com? ply with the wishes of the United States, high official.- declined to pre? dict what steps would be taken be? yond indicating that the Washington governi lent would deal with each de? velop.!!, at in the situation as it arose. Reports that Americans had been advised to leave Germany on account of the critical state of relations with the United states were declared to be Wholly unfounded by officials. Ann richis in all belligerent coun? tries ware advised by the state de? partment at the outbreak, of h oaf HI ties to leave the danger Bones and no special instructions have been, given since to American envoys in Europe. Messages continued t<r Hood the White Hoi ie and state department to SUggi sting various lines of policy. Conspicuous among these .was a per? sonal letter from Former President Taft expressing his confidence in support of Mr. Wilson jn the situation He gave his own suggestions of v. hat should be done by the United St which it was said did not differ ma? terlally from the course tho pre* had : dopt< it. ..< V; hito House let R known that Hue- president "vas highly'gratified ever Mr. Taft'a a stlco. !t bee, ut< I i ?. ii tonight tha r;x tioe department officials are'g. consideration to the question of whether publications containing m ter such as editorials seeking to Jut - tlfy the sinking of the Lusitania and advising the repetition of such can be kept out of the mails under ^ the provision of the penal code, mak ing it an offense'to circulate "matter of a character intended to incite to arson, murder or assassination." Some officials think the law might be con? strued to apply to published speeches ot a similar character. Dr. Hernhard Dorn berg's utterances still are being given attention in high official quar? ters and it is Strongly intimated that some step will be taken to end this activity. It was suggested today that the German embassy might be in formed that Dr. D?rnberg, a German subject, was making himself offensive to the American government and peo? ple. DF.FIHS Kit,GS CASE. Court Accedes to Postnoossjsjeojt Re? quest. Washington, May 12.?'Hearing of the case of the liiggs National bank I against Secretary McAdoo, Comp? troller Williams and Treasurer Hurke was postponed today until next Mon? day at the request of the government's attorneys, in asking for delay, Samuel Unter? myer, on behalf of the defendant of? ficials, said it was their desire to argue the motion to dismiss the case for lack of jurisdiction and to submit the demurrer to the charges of conspiracy I at the same time. Joseph W. Hailey, counsel for the bank, agreed to the extension. Slop Horning Your Moucy. February and Horch are the months when tho air over our farms is ha/.y with the smoke from burning cotton and corn stalks and grass ? matter containing valuable^ , plant food and humus-forming mate/ rial. / When a farmer grows Li balao/ajf cotton and burns his stalks he is de iihcratel) destroying 380 pounds* of nitrogen, or the fertilising equivalent et more than "at sacks of cottonseed iiu il. Where corn stalks, grass and straw are burned, the losses are little What would >oti want to do to a man who Uro t?> one of your out buildings anc* burned several tons of costly fertilizers? Yet, ? you persist i i burning over your fte'ds, "thou art I the man.'" -The Progressive Farmer.