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10 BILLS IN LIQUOR CASES. ???????-???? CHARLKHTxN UKANO Jl HV TKItoWs olT INhKTMKXTS. Only One True Hill Itctiiriicd IVnm Many 1 sal k^aeents?-Court Insists on ? ??>. Uloi* Win Not I'ri m in Mind Tiger*. Charleston. June 17.?Of greater In? terest to the crowded court room In the court of general sessions today than the trial of J. W. Messervey of Meggetts, charged with murder, was the action of the grand Jury in re? turning 17 no?bills In the cases of pet eons charged with keeping blind users In the city and county. More than SO indictments of slleged pro? prietors of blind tigers were handed the grand Jury by the aolicitor this morning. About noon the Jury re? turned rive or six no-bllls In the liquor cases snd when ssked about the other bills by the court, the foreman an? nounced Inability of the Jury to agree. The Judge spoke to them of their duty In finding either a true bill or a ao-btll and ssked If there was any? thing further they cared to state or be Informed on. Foreman 8. 8. Hook? er told Judge Moore: "It does not seem to be a question of law or evi? dence, but prejudice against the dis pensary law." The court ordered them to retire and take some action In re? gard to the bills still in their posses sioa. Ths Jury rsturned to the court room at 1 o'clock, as court was about to adjourn for the day. and handed In 17 no-bllls and one true bill. The foreman atated that there were yet about 16 Indictments of the same kind to be paaeed upon. The true bill returned waa that against Lovey Jenkins, a negro. Solicitor Peurlfoy Immediately stated that he wished thla case nol prossed as It seemed that the only Indictment on which the grand Jury was able to agree as a trus bill was against the only negro indicted. Mr. Hooker said he was sure the grand Jury would recom? mend that the case be nol prossed. Judge Moore said neither he nor any one else had any right to Inquire Into the why snd wherefore of the grand Jury's decisions, but he con? sidered It unfortunate that the offi? cers of the county should present so many Indictments In which there was not sufficient evidence to warrant a trial by peaty Jury. He characterised the action of the Jury as the equiva? lent of a etatement that no blind tiger existed In Charleeton In violation of the law. In charging the grand Jury as to Its duty this mronlng when it had failed to agree on any except a few Indictments, Judge Moore told the members to lemember that Char? leeton was a pa.'t of South Carolina and that they must abide by the laws of tbe State, otherwise their action would condone anarchy. When court opened the Messervey case was brought up for trial. The trial was not completed. Messervey Is being tried on the charge of killing J. D. Altman. at Havenels, In 1909. In what was then a part of Colleton county. Columbia, June 18.?Oov. Manning today gave out the following state? ment I regret to see by the news? papers that the grand Jury In Char? leston failed to bring in true bills In the liquor cases notwithstanding the statsment of the foreman that the ac? tion was "rsgsrdless of the law and tbe evidence In the case,' bet was caused by prejudice against the dis? pensary law. The failure of the grand Jury to do Its duty will not havs any effect on otir endeavor to enfor-e the laws. Our efforts will not he relsxed. but will be greater than before." Oov. Mannlgej also addressed a let? ter to Sheriff Martin asking that ho redouble his efforts to suppress the sals of whiskey in Charleston. He cautioned the sheriff not to be dls courtged by the action of the Char? leston county grand Jury. VILLA DFNIFK HFsp< >\sllULITY. Mays lie Had Nothing M IM? With Ctiasaeos Message ? Anarchy In Wentcrn Mate. Kl Paso, June 19. ? HsfntJOl today stats that atsndut. hy prevails In the State of (; u.iim juat.?. Mexico. Handlts are seising and .1 est i. >\i n I" nerty. Villa In a message toda) reianlistes ths responsibility for the hostile message of president ( hi/.aros to President Wilson\ H \< - >i. l it \?sPFItltll>. S touch CeroJInisii Lea sen Philippines In the Fsll.\ MaJ Johns.,ii 11.?k? I.\roast artil? lery. Is to be relieved September 1 ?*? froin hi* present doty ..? Aljnt.uit o| coast defenses ..f Manila up.I Suldg bays, Philippine Ml,,mis. mi.I will ko to !?'..! f W'.??41 m m ?; f ?. f i i.mm tn<l t he defenses of the Potomac. MaJ. I n friends ,ind relativens*| his native State of South CnroMfef ItTH with pleasure thai he is to leave tin Orient for duty in the ( nlted St.. leg MIM OPPOSES IIS. SAYS MILITARY HUMAHFDNKSS PROVOKES WAR Intimi Secretary of State Commend* President's Restraint In Interim Itonal Crisis. Wushington, June 17.?Asserting that preparedness provokes rather than prevents war and that the up? heaval In Kurope was a result of the false philosophy that "might makes right." Former Secretary Hryan to 1 day In a second of his series of three statements on 'the causeless war' ' submits an argument against military preparation by the United States and praises the course of President Wilson in the international emergency. "If any nation is without excuse for entering Into a mad rivalry with the belligerent nations in preparation for war it is the United States," says Mr. Bryan. "We are protected on either side by thousands of miles of ocean and this protection is worth mors to us than any number of bat? tleshlps. "We have an addition protection In the fact, known to every one, ihat we have the men with whom to form an army of defense if we are ever at? tacked; and it is known also that we would have the money too. "The leading participants in the present war are the nations that were best prepared and I fear it would have been difficult for us to keep out of this war if we had been as well prepared as they. "Happy for our nation that w? have In the White House at this time a president who believes in sotting the old World n good example which It sets in this matter. What an un? speakable misfortune it would have been If. the nation had been under the leadership of a president inflamed by the false philosophy that has piunged Europe Into the abyss of war!" In discussing the cause ot the Eu? ropean conflict, Mr. Hryan In a lengthy analysis argues that it is no war of race, religion or families and declares: "If I have correctly analyzed the situation, the war Is the natural re? sult of a false phllosopy.The fundamental percept of the false philosophy Is that "might makes riih* " Leading up to his argument against preparation for war by the United States, Mr. Hryan says: "We dare not trust the peace of the world to those who ipend their time In getting ready for wars that should never come. "How can preparedness prevent war If all prepare? Each step taken by one nation toward more complete pre? paredness excites the other'nations to additional purchases or new levies, until all have exhausted their pro? ductive Industries and menaced their moral progress. "The doctrine that preparendess will prevent war will not stand the test of logic and tho conflagration in Europe shows that it fulls when tested by experience." HRYAX'S THIRD LECTURE. Says That It 1m Duty of tho United States ss the "Most Powerful Neu? tral" to Arbitrate. Washington, June 18.?Former Sec? retary Hryan In his third statement today pointed the "way out of the causeles? war" now raging in Europe. He declared that this war has demon? strated the futility of attempting to settle disputes by military means, that it Is the duty of the United Stutes, as the most powerful neutral, per? sistently to offer to mediate between the nations no matter how many times the offer may be decline 1. The Unit? ed States should renew its 'offers until it is finally accepted. Arbitration of the differences between' the nations must then follow. For the future a vast educational campaign against u.tr must be preuched by all Chris? tian nations. Then peace treaties Similar to those made by the United Stutes with thirty nations binding them not to open hostilities until a yeai of investigation should be enter* ?mI into by all powers. MIST FAT WITHOUT STOMACH. \euhcrry Merchant In Italtlmorc Hos? pital to Aehlc\c Old Knowledge Anew. Baltimore, Md., June m.?Meyer Ca plan, ? merehenl af New berry, s. ? '., Is ut a hospital lo re learning un det the direction of a trained nurse, to r;it virtually without u stomach. He ?arm- tu Baltimore two \s?M-ks ar.o la bi treated fee tumor of the itomaoli and surgeons removed all but about two Inches of this organ. The small flap otteohlni t<> the eooophagua was Joined to Ike duodemum, a part of the moi ill intestine. The man Is now able to lane late his system food thai is easily digested. This he must take ?landtUgi a spoonful at a time, so rhit oaell meal takes about two hours. The surgeons think he bus many w us of usefulness uheud of him. ?????????? 4 POVC11KS FOR SWEDEN INTER FERED WITH IN ENGLAND. United States Will Probably Call At? tention to Incident and Ask Precau? tions?First Otllcial Report. Washington, June 17.?Formal no? tice that United States mall pouches destined for Sweden had been broken open in England and their contents tampered with was submitted to the state department today by W. A. F. Kkengren, the Swedish minister, with a request for an investigation. Mr. Kkengren delivered to Secre? tary Irnsing a letter written on in? struction from his government, re? citing instances of interference with mail for Sweden and pointed out that such acts were in violation of pro? visions of the world postal convention and of other treaty stipulations. The letter stated that the seals of mall bags were broken, that letters were opened and censored and that one registered unit was retained. Two specific cases were mentioned, one involving mail sent on the Ameri? can steamer New York, when she left on May 29, and the other pouches carried by the British steamer Adri? atic, which sailed May 27. While various reports have been in circulation as to the interference with mail since the outbreak of hostilities I in Europe the protest from Sweden Is the first official communication on the subject. State department officials did not discuss the visit of Mr. Ekengren. It was understood in diplomatic quar? ters, however, that the matter prob? ably would be the subject of rep resenatlons by the United States to Great Britain, asking that special pre |cau8tlons be taken to protect American mall passing through British terri? tory. Unofficially it. was stated in allied diplomatic circles today that there had been various instances of inter? ference with official mail in this coun? try, and that the Russian embassy h&ft 'evidence of six cases In which mall had been tampered with on United States railway mail cars. Wl. u INVESTIGATE CHARGES. Thorough Probe into Alleged Tamp? ering With United states Malls. Washington, June 18.?A thorough investigation today was ordered by the State department into charges by the Swedish minister that mall from the United States to Sweden hnd been opened and censored In transit across England. Sweden also is investigat? ing. WOULD USE STOLEN PAPERS. I Two Midshipmen Admit That They Would Use Them Under Certain Circumstances. Annapolis, June 18.?Two naval academy midshipmen admitted today that under certain conditions they would use stolen examination papers for their own advantage. The two witnesses have not been implicated in the charges under Investigation by a court of inquiry. Daniel S. Appleton of the former third class, questioned by Judge Ad? vocate Watt, said he thought that half of his class might be parties to reeciving and using stolen informa? tion. "Would you do so?" asked the judge advocate. "Yes," was the reply. Ralph Wyman disagreed with his classmate as to half the class being willing to take advantage of stolen papers. He would not do so, he said, unless he were In the low mark sec? tion and needed help to make his passage mark. A laugh ln which the members of the court could not refrain from join? ing was created when Ensign Struble, a defendant, cross-examined Mid? shipman J. K. Davis. The witness was asked If he had heard of a case where a messenger in one of the [academic departments, wearing white trousers, sat on a mimeograph ma? chine on which examination papers were printed and later sold the trousers to a midshipman. Davis said he had heard the story but did not regard it seriously, suspicion that midshipmen may have combined to purchase copies of examination questions from a naval Academy employe was hinted at in questions pUl by the judge advocate. HOLD GERMAN RESERVIST. ( barged with Perjury In Lusltania Hearing. New York. June II.?-Gustav Stahl, a German reservist, was today Indict* ed by the federal grand jury for per? jury in connection With An affidavit thai the ('unard Liner Lusitania car? ried guns. Indictments Against two Others it is believed have been re? turned, but Stahl alone was brought to the tombs and AITAlgned. Stahl plead? ed n<>t guilty and was tillable to fur? nish bond of ten thousand dollars. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PRIZES THE EDUCATIONAL DEPART? MENT SUPPLIES $2,304) FOR WORK. Amount Apportioned Among; Three Classes of Institutions in Rural Dis? tricts, as Show n by Rules. The State department of education has supplied the South Carolina school Improvement association with $2,300 to be given in pirzes in 1915. This amount has been divided into three classes of prices, as follows: Class One?Twenty first prizes of $50 each and 41 second prizes of $25 each to be given to the GO schools that can show the greatest amount of improvement during the given length of time. Class Two?One prize of $100, one prize of $50 and two prizes of $25 each to be given to the four counties that can show the geratest amount of school betterment accomplished through local school Improvement as? sociations during the given length of time . Class Three?Four prizes of $25 each to the four local associations in the State that can show the great? est results of their work in the im? provement of school conditions in their districts during the given length of time. Regulations governing the contest for prizes in class one are as follows: 1. Improvements must be made be? tween October 1, 1916, and December 1, 1915. 2. Only rural schools can compete for these prizes. Districts barred by the State high school act or the State rural graded school act are ineligible to enter this contest. 3. Clean-up day must be observed and a report of same sent to the coun? ty superintendent of education, the supervising teacher, or the county or? ganizer of school improvement asso? ciations. 4. All applications or reports must be made on the printed blanks fur? nished by the School Improvement as? sociation. 5. All applications must be sent through the county superintendent o'f education, the supervising teacher, or the county organizer of schoool im? provement associations. 6. In making application for a prize a copy of the clean-up day score card, photographs made before and after improvements and any evidences of improvements should accompany the regular prize score card. Prizes in class two will be awarded on the following basis: 1. A supervising teacher employed in the county. 2. Field day held. 3. Clean-up day observed In all schools of the county. 4. Compulsory school attendance en? forced. 5. Number of active local school improvement associations. G. A satisfactory status in local taxation, enrollment, buildings and club work. 7. Other definite things accom? plished. This county report must be signed by the county organizer and approved by the county superintendent of edu? cation. Prizes In class three will be awarded through reports sent from local asso? ciations giving just the conditions be? fore the organization began its work and just the condition resulting from its efforts. Special consideration will be given to community activities and cooperation. This report must be signed by the principal of the school, the chairman of the board of trustees, the president of the local school Im? provement association and approved by the county superintendent of edu? cation and the county organizer of school improvement association. All prizes will be awarded by the State executive committee of the School Improvement association as soon as practicable after December 1, 1915. The prizes will be sent In checks from the office of the State superintendent of education to the county treasurer. In classes one and two the money will be deposited to the credit of the district In which the prize-winning school or association is located and must be spent for the fur? ther Improvement of the school win? ning it. In class two the money will be deposited to the credit of the coun? ty board of education and must be spent for further improvement of the county schools. For further information concerning these prize offers write the county or? ganizer or thf president of the Slate association. TORNADOES SWEEP KANSAS. No lilves Load hut Thousunds of Dol? lars Damage to Crops, Railroads nint Wires. Kansas City, June 18.?Cloud bursts and tornadoes swept over the surrounding states late yesterday and last night, causing enormous dam? ages to the crops, railroads and wires. Clreat fields of wheat were laid waste. No reports tit noon toll of any loss of life. WOULD PREVENT WAR. PEACE LEAGUE FORMED WITH TAFT AT ITS HEAD. Notable Men Will Work to Avoid Rep? etition of Present Gent World Struggle. Philadelphia June 17.?Within his? toric Independence hall today?the anniversary of the battle of Bunker Hill?there was formed an organiza? tion whose object will be to promote the creation of a league of nations with a view to preventing wars or, at least, to lessen the possibilities of armed conflict. The name adopted by the organi? zation after some debate was "League to Enforce Peace, American Branch." William H. Taft was elected per? manent president and a long list of representative American citizens was named as permanent vice presidents. A permanent executive committee also was selected. The conference was not an assem? blage of what one participant termed 'pure peace" rosn, but a gathering of those who for the most part believe In trying to bring about peace even though they have to use force. There was an animated discussion over the adoption of the name. During the noon recess the /esolu tion committee formulated its report and it was presented to the afternoon session by Chairman Lowell. The resolution as recommended by the committee and adopted by the meet? ing read: "Through 5,000 years of recorded history, peace, here and there estab? lished, has been kept and its area has been widened in one way only. Individuals have combined their ef? forts to suppress violence in the local community. Communities have co? operated to maintain the authoritative state and to preserve peace within its borders. States have formed leagues or confederations. Always peace has been made and kept, when made and kept at all, by the superior power of superior numbers acting in unity for the common good. "Mindful of this teaching of expe? rience, we believe and solemnly urge that the time has come to devise and to create a working union of sover? eign nations to establish peace among thc.nselves and to guarantee it by all known and available sanctions at their command, to the end that civilization may be conserved, and the progress of mankind in comfort, enlightenment and happiness may continue. "We therefore believe It to be de? sirable for the United States to join a league of nations binding the signa? tories to the following: "1. All justitiable questions arising between the signatory powers, not set? tled by negotiations, shall, subject to the limitations of treaties, be sub? mitted to a judicial tribunal for hear? ing and Judgment, both upon the merits and upon any issue as to its Jurisdiction of the question. "2. All other questions arising be? tween the signatories and not settled by negotiations shall be submitted to a council of conciliation for hearing, consideration and recommendation. "3. The signatory powers shall jointly use forwith both their eco? nomic and military forces against any one ef their number that goes to war or commits act of hostility against another of the signatories before any question arising shall be submitted as provided in the foregoing. "4. Conferences between the sig? natory powers shall be held from time to time to formulate and codify rules of international law, which, un? less some signatory shall signify its dissent, within a stated period, shall therefore govern in the decision of the judicial tribunal mentioned In ar? ticle 1." It is expected the executive com? mittee will meet in the near future to adopt plans to carry out the object of the league. One of the things that probably will be done, according to members of the executive committee, will be to start a propaganda In this country with a view to having the United States senate adopt measures in line with the object of the league. The conference organized with Mr. Taft as permanent chairman. Among the vice presidents named were the following: Lyman Abbott, New York; Alexan? der Graham Dell, District of Colum? bia; Rudolph Blankenburg. Philadel? phia; Francis B. Clark, Massachu? setts; James Cardinal Gibbons, Mary? land; Myron T. Herrick, Ohio; John Drier Hibben, New Jersey; John Mitchell, John Dassett Moore, Alton D. Parker. Jacob H. Schiff. Andrew D. White and David H. Greer. New York; Edward Bok, Pennsylvania; L. Ii. Hobbe, North Carolina; Henry Q. Tucker. Virginia; Robert Sharp. Loulela na. The resolutions committee included: A. I>awrenee Lowell, Massaehusets, chnlrman; John Basset! Moore, New York; Jacob' M. Dickinson. Illinois; William 11. Taft, ex-oftleio; T. S. Gads den, South Carolina. Mr. Hary E. Parker of Dillon, was a visitor to the city Saturday. 10 ENFORCE INCOME UK. SAWYER RULES OX PROTEST FROM CHARLESTON. Comptroller General Hold.? That Measure Is Constitutional?-Returns Must l>e Filed. Colmbia, June 16.?The State in? come tax law will be enforced in this State, acording to a statement by Carlton W. Sawyer, comptroller gen? eral. A protest was filed with the comptroller general by Mordecai, Gadsden & Rutledge, attorneys of Charleston. "I have your letter of the 11th in? stant, in which you state that a num? ber of your clients have received my circular letter of May* 1, relative to the assessment of the income tax and after consulting you in reference to the legality thereof, you have given them a legal opinion that the proposed tax is unconstitutional and void. "Answering your letter, I beg to say that inasmuch as the State tax on incomes has been held constitutional in j Alderman vs. Wells, 86 S. C, 507, [and it has been held in Fleming vs. I Power, 77 S. C, 528, that any tax? payer wrongfully assessed may pay the tax under protest and question its validity in an action to recover same, my duty to enforce the payment of the tax is imperative, and I can not enter into an agreement to stay the imposition of the penalties for failure to make return or pay the tax, pend? ing any litigation. "All persons liable to the tax must make proper returns to the county auditor by July 1, 1915, and pay the tax vhen due next fall. No discrimi? nation can be made in any case. Following is the protest filed by the i Charleston attorneys: "A number of our clients have re? ceived your circular letter of May 1 in reference to the assessment of in? come tax and have consultd us in reference to the legality thereof. We have given them a legal opinion that the proposed tax is unconstitutional I and void. Our advices are that other similar opinions have been rendered by gentlemen of the bar in different sections of the State and the mat? ter is one of general interest. It has occured to us that instead of bring? ing a number of individual proceed? ings for the purpose of testing the constitutionality of the taxation we could arrange with you as comptroller geenral and with the law department of the State to bring a test case so that the matter could be promptly passed upon by the supreme court of this State and, in the event of an ad? verse decision to either litigant, the question taken up to the supreme court of the United States and heard in the early fall of this year. "We write to ask you whether your department would favorably entertain a suggestion of this character in which we would be pleased to cooperate. We are sending a copy of this letter to the Hon. Thomas H. Peeples, attor? ney general. BARNEWELL FARMER SHOT. Wade Thomas Killed by His Brother-, iu-Law. Eddie Sanders, Near Klir^. Barnwell, June 18.?Wade Tornas, a prosperous farmer living near Kline, in this county, was shot to death by his brother-in-law, Eddie Sanders, at the former's hume about 1 o'clock yesterday. Sanders surrend? ered to the authorities. From the best information obtain? able there had been ill feeling existing between the two men for some time, due, it is said, to Thomas' ill treat? ment of his wife, who is a sister of Sanders. Sanders was visiting his sis? ter yesterday. When dinner was an? nounced Mrs. Thomas offered to carry her husband's dinner to him in his room. This he refused, however, and asked to see Sanders. As the latter entered the room with his sister Thomas snapped his pistol at his brother-in-law several times, where? upon Sanders drew his pistol and fired live times, every shot taking effect and causing instant death. The coro? ner's jury of inquest brought in a ver? dict In accordance with the above facts. CA RR AN ?A CABINET RESIGNS. Four Ministers Have Quit In L*st Two Days. Washington, June 19.?The foreign and finance ministers of the Carranza cabinet resigned today, making four of his cabinet that have resigned in the last two days. Gen. Carranza is moving his office and residence to the old fortress of San Juan De Ullo at the entrance to Vera Cruz harbor. TII.LMAN REACHES COLON. Senator and Parly I*>ok Well l>e?|>ltc Rough Trip. Colon, June 18.?Senator R R. Till man of South Carolina, accompanied by his family, arrived here today from New York. All the party were well, although they had rough weath? er for two days on the way down. They will leave Panama for San Francisco about Juno -9.