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LMM JETS APPOINTMENT.
FORMER ttJFNSEI.OR Tl> SECRE?
TARY OF STATE NAMED As
?rcCKAMOR TO BRYAN.
Mow Member of Cabinet Is Suc?<r?.rirtil
Lawyer and Is Man of Varied Ex?
perience nnd AttalnmenlM? Has
Many I View U Among Demo* rats
and Rep a hi barm.
Waahlngton, June 28.?Robert Irn?
sing, who an counselor of the State
department, nan advleed President
Wilson In law and precedent In the
policy pdreued by the United States
towards belligerent government! since
the outbreak, of the European war.
was named today to succeed William
Jennings Bryan aa secretary of State.
Few appointments In recent years
have given such widespread satisfac?
tion in the national capital. Mr. Lan?
sing 1? a life long Democrat, but he
has devoted bis t.me to International
law end diplomacy and Is as popular
with former Republican officials ns
with hie colleagues. Members of the
cabinet end cloee personal frlende of
tbs president advised the selection nnd
Mr. Bryan Himself, although not con?
sulted, is understood to have hoped
for the promotion of Mr. I.anslng.
? ? ?.
official announcement of the selec?
tion of Mr. IArmin*, who hae been
serving en secretary ad interim since
the resignation of Mr. Rryan on June
t. was made In the following state?
ment :
"Before leasing this evening for a
brief rest In New Hampshire the pres?
ident announced that he had offered
the post of secretary of state to Mr.
Robsrt Lansing, the present counselor
of tan department of state, and that
Mr. Lansing has accepted the appoint?
ment."
Af commission was prepared which
President Wilson signed tonight, giv?
ing Mr. Lansing a recess appointment.
Whsn congress reconvenes, the nomi?
nation will go to the eenato. No op?
position Is anticipated.
One of the peculiar circumstances
in connection with Mr. Lansing's ap?
pointment la the feet that he person?
ally haa no political backing or in?
fluence. " Rueceedlng William Jennings
Bryan, foremost among leaders of the
Democratic party. a comparatively
unhmomn quantity In the political
world, he has been ushered into the
premiership of the cabinet.
This valry 'fact commended Itself to
the president's adv%ers ae a reason
for the appointment of a man of Mr.
LansinaffT ?herlence and ability, the
argument bei.tg advanced that at so
critical a time in the nation's history,
lbs pscgde of tbs United States wish?
ed all political considerations subor?
dinated. Mr. Lansing takes office
thoroughly familiar with the person?
nel and organisation of the depart?
ment of state and Coversant with con?
fidential details of alt Important nc
got It's Ions conducted by the United
State* since the Wilson administra?
tion began.
Mr. Bansins; Is 51 years old, a na
tlve of -Watertown. N. Y., and a de?
scendant of ths family of John Irn?
sing, who represented New York in
the constitutional convention of 1787
at Philadelphia and later was chan?
cellor of the State of New York. Af?
ter graduation from Amhert college
In Has; Mr. Lansing chose the pro?
fession of his father and ancestors?
ths law?and continued In private
practice sacepr when retained by the
American government or foreign na?
tions In Important eases.
He hae represented the United
States in more International arbitra?
tions Haan any living American and
a French authority recently wrote
that sir. Lansing probably has had
a longW iii'l ' i ?' i'l? ? i . * p.'T P-nce In
International arbitration and had ap
peureJ mors frequently before Inter
national tribunals than any living
iawyef
In J891 Mr. Irnsing was appointed
associate counsel for the United
Stages! in the fur seal arbitration and
attended the sessions of the Interna?
tional tribunal at Paris In 1893. In
1894-11 he was counsel for the Mex?
ican And Chinese legations In Wash
Ingtori). In 189* he wan appointed
by Secretary Richard Olney counsel
for f the government before the
Behring nea claims commission. In
18 98-6 9 ho was odunsel for private
parties before the Canadian Joint
high commission and counselor for
the lletlcin and Chinese legations
once more.
He became solicitor and counsel
for tht) United States government b. -
fore t|le Alaskan boundary tribunal
In Ix>o*lon. wns counsel In the Vene
xuelanv; asphalt dispute In 1905; coun?
sel foe the United Sttnea In the At?
lantic** fisheries arbitration at The
Hague In 190H; testimonial delegate
In thflj fur seal conference at Wash?
ington In 1911 and special counsel
8gg tljp department of state In vari?
ous ponding diplomatic questions. In
1911 he became counsel for the Unit?
ed Stages In the American and Brit?
ish cnlma arbitration and from 1913
until April 1. 1914? wheg he became
,wn*el<>r of Lbs*' department to
MirO*Vd John Massett HoofO? be rep
. jishsssj itie Viillrft States Itefurothls
ssnnnissiou.
WILL NOT CONSULT VILLA.
CAR RANK A MTUlftfl TO COM?
PROMISE WITH RIVAL.
First Chief Says He Will Ho His Rest
to ?'rush Opponent?. hy Military
Force*?-8ays Tliey Want to Satisfy
Personal Ambitions.
Washington, June IS,?Oen Car
ranxa has informed the I'nlted States
that under no circumstances will hs
treat with Oen. Villa and that he will
continue his miltary campaign to
crush his adversaries.
President Wilson had a long report
today on Carranza's views as given
in Informal conversation with an
American consular officer at Vera
Crus. He found In It little hope for
an accommodation of differences be?
tween the Mexican factions. Car?
ranza reiterated that his was not a
enmpaign for the elevation of per?
sonalities but for the principles of
the revolution, that his opponents
were 'reactionaries" and desirlous
only of satisfying personal ambitions.
Carranza declared he soon would
dominate the situation and would
grant amnesty to all who were not
guilty of crimes. Villa and his asso?
ciates, however, accorilng to Car?
ranza, either must leave the country
or be tried by a military court.
Carranza's views did not surprise
officials here, as he consistently has
Ignored all offers of peace made by
the Villa-Zapata faction as well as
suggestions of foreign mediators.
It is recognized in official queers,
however, that there is a possiowity
that Carranza does not understand
the earnestness of the United States
in demanding an early settlement of
the trouble In Mexico.
Charles A. Douglas and Eliseo Ar
rendondo, representatives here of Car?
ranza, will leave here on Friday for
Vera Cruz to confer further with the
first chief. They are familiar with
the American point of view.
No advices have been received of?
ficially as to the outcome of report?
ed differences between Carranza and
Obregon.
TO PROTECT ALIENS.
Sonors Troops Kent to Yaqui Valley.
Washington, June 23.?In a wire
lesa message to the navy department
tonight Admiral Howard said he had
been Informed that a relief train has
passed through the Yaqul \ alley,
t ying Sonoia St ?t?> troops to }?:?>
peranza to protect forstlfl sett ur.
threatened by Indians.
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ALASKAN RAILROAD STARTED.
Work on New Government Line Degn
With Establishment of Base of Op?
erations.
Washington, June 23.?Actual con?
struction of the government's Alaskan
railroad has been begun.
Lieut. Meant of the Alaskan en?
gineer commission reported to Sec?
retary I.ane today that he had es?
tablished his base of operation at Ship
Creek, Crooks Inlet, and was landing
materials and supplies. Building of
wagon roads, one of the first requisites
of the railroad construction, Is un?
der way, and the force on that work
will be Increased to 2,000 men as soon
as facilities can be provided for bring?
ing material to employ that number.
GOOD COTTON PERIOD.
Washington, June 23.?Cotton had
a fine growing week and Is in good
condition, the national weather and
crop bulletin announced today.
"Continued warmth, with sufficient
moisture," says the bulletin, "forced
a rapid growth of cotton and that
crop is now in good condition and
well cultivated in nearly all districts.
Some retardation of growth Is report?
ed from Oklahoma and adjoining sec?
tions, and grassy fields occur locally,
with boll weevil reported as active in
portions or Alabama. Mississippi and
Texas. The crop Is fruiting In south- (
ern districts and some bloom is re?
ported as far north as North Caro?
lina."
Mr. Irnsing was one of the found?
ers of the American society of In?
ternational l.-iw and has written a
book on constitutional law.
For many years Mr. Irnsing, who
Is a man of considerable means, ha*
lived here with his father-in-law.
John W. Foster, secretary of state
under President Harrison. Mrs. Lan?
sing is one of the popular members
of the oltlcial ami diplomatic set.
They have no children.
Axlde from his success as a lawyer
and a diplomatist, Mr. Irnsing is
known to his friends as a devoted
and successful golfer and fisherman,
something of a baseball fan, a skillful
lundseape painter as well as a drafts?
man and possessor of a gift of verse
known to his friends but not to
the general pubhe.
'rhr appointment of Mr. Lansing
m ates a vacancy In the otllce of
tSSmastOf of the State department.
It is not wxperted that any lmmr.lt
ut?. whethm aill be made. It is con
hI.Pi.,| likely that President Wilson
will Ittuve to Mr. Lansint; tin lasil of
?electing b' ? counselor.
BRITISH WORKERS REFORM.
LAHOR LEADERS PLEDGE MKS
TO STRIVE HARDER.
If Trouble* Continue, Llyod-George
Will Put Into Effect Provisions of
Munitions mi?Seven Days Trial.
London, June 23.?Duvid Llyod
George, minister of munitions, bus
given British labor seven days in
which to make good the promise of its
leaders that the men will rally to the
factories in sufficient numbers to pro?
duce a maximum supply of munitions
of war.
This was the most striking state?
ment In the new minister's speech in
the house of commons today, in which
he outlined tho measures designed to
control not only the munitions output,
but the men responsible for produc?
tion.
The first of tho seven nlloted days
will begin tomorrow nnd with its
dawning will be started a great cam?
paign to recruit the workers. Adver?
tisements will appear in all the
papers.
There! will be no ago limit for the
men enrolled. They will not wea> uni?
forms, but will have to give their full
time to tho work, and they will receive
a certificate attesting that they are
working for king and country.
The munitions bill makes strikes and
lockouts illegal provides for compul?
sory arbitration, limits the profits of
employers, creates a voluntary army
of workmen pledged to go wherever
they are wanted and contains other
provisions which will give the minis?
ter full powers to carry out the plans
he has devised to develop production
of munitions.
After emphasizing the absolute ne?
cessity of vast supplies of guns and
ammunition, which he described as
the great essential of victory, the min?
ister announced that he had sent
David Alfred Thomas, manuging di?
rector of great colliery companies in
South Wales and known as the "Brit?
ish coal king," to represent the muni?
tions department in the United States
and Canada.
Speaking of German preparation
the minister said:
"Germany has been piling up ma?
terial. Until she was ready she was
friendly with everybody. During tho
Balkan crisis none could. have been
more modest or unpretentious. She
had a benevolent smile for Prance,
ihc walked firm In arm with Greal
III through the chancellories of!
Europe. Wq really thought an era of {
peaco and food will h**d conn-. At
that moment she was forging and hid?
ing away enormous war stores to at?
tack her neighbors unawares and
murder them in their sleep. If that
trickery is to succeed, all the bases of
international good will crumble to
dust. It is essential for the peace of
the world that it should fall, and it is
up to us to see that it does so. It de?
pends more on Great Britain than on
any onr else to see that it falls."
The minister's peroration was greeV
od with loud and prolonged cheers.
The minister In concluding the de?
bate on the bill said he would hold
himself responsible for tho supply of
ammunition at the front. He added
that he was sure that Lord Kitchener
would agree that the minister of mu?
nitions should have a free hand.
The bill passed its first reading;
It will receive its second reading Mon?
day.
KILLED NEAR WIRT ROYAL.
Clin?, Handy, Jr., Proluibly Victim of
Motorcycle Acvldont.
Beaufort, June 23.?Charles Handy,
Jr., about 22 years of age, lost his
life tonight near Port Royal, in what
appears to have been a motorcycle ac?
cident. He wa sprobab^ly dead when
discovered In the road about 8.30
o'clock by two negroes, who hailed a
passing automobile nnd sent word of
the accident to Beaufort. Dr. M. G.
fclllott, accompanied by Mr. Sam Le?
vin, Immediately left for the seer . ,
but life was extinct when he arrived.
Mr1, Handy was coming from Port
Royal to Beaufort, and when a short
distance from Port Royal his motor?
cycle, it is supposed, struck a Stump.
The body bore a gash about six inch?
es long In the right side.
The young man was a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Handy, who came
here from Maryland several years ago
ami located on Cat Island, where they
are engaged In truck farming. His
parent! are expected to return tomor?
row from a visit to their old home In
Maryland.
DIGCJIlltl VET DEEPER.
Annapofjn, Md. June 23.?The court
of Inquiry Investigating irregularities
In Naval academy examination pa?
pers today \v?*iht further Into the mat?
ter of secret visits by midshipmen to
the Offices Of VarlOUl beads Of de?
partments.
<?. M. Renglel of the former third
class, who admitted yesterday that he
bad rot med thorough several of the
departments wtt?i the aid of a master
key, a pair of plyers and ii pockel
sonrqhllght, figured largely In today's
I testimony? *
OBJECT TO BANK COMMISSION
HANKS FOM protest question?
ing CONSTITUTIONALITY OF
act creating BODY.
Prohn bio Three Hundred Hunks Will
Sign the Protest Against Body As?
sessing Their Property.
Cetumbla, Juno 2:i.?Certain banks
in South Carolina have filed a protest
with the State tax commission ques?
tioning the constitutionality of the
act passed by the last General Assem?
bly creating the commission. F. Bar
ron Greer, of Greenwood, is the spe?
cial counsel for the banks, and the
protest la being filed as the commis?
sion calls the cases of the respective
banks for a hearing. It is probable
that nearly 300 South Carolina banks
will sign the protest. B. Hart Moss
is the general counsel for the banks.
The following are the charges in the
protest:
That the tax commission has no au?
thority in law to change the assess?
ments as made by the county boards
of equalization and adopted by the
??ounty auditors.
That the commission has no power
or authority in law to assess for tax?
ation against the shares of a bank,
the stock held by it in other corpor?
ations.
That the shares of bank stocks are
valued and assessed at a much high?
er valuation than the property of in?
dividuals.
That, under the law, the value of
the shares of stock in the bank only
can be assessed and not the property
of the' bank.
That the tax commission Is without
power to assess property, because
the Act creating it is unconstitutional
in that the body of the statute confers
powers not germane to the title.
That the power given the tax com?
mission to make such levy on the as?
sessed valuation of taxable property
to meet the appropriation annually
made by the general assembly is un?
constitutional.
That the act violates that section of
the Constitution providing for the as?
sessment of shares of stock in banks
and banking institutions.
That tl)e tax commission is without
jurisdiction or power to assess a
bank on the shares of its shareholders
or to increase, alter or change its as?
sessments which have already been
made according to law.
That the act is unconstitutional in
that It undertakes to confer on the 1
tax Kommission the right to aqpesB
and'equalize the taxable value oft
property and franchises of banks and 1
I
l auk ire, corporations.
That the act embraces national
banks, thereby contravening the act
of congress governing the taxation of
such institutions.
That the attempt of the tax com?
mission, to assess the property of
of banks and to fix assessments for
the year 1916 for taxation and the
attempt to Increase the assessments
llxed by the boards of equalization
and the county auditors is null and
void and contravenes the act of con?
gress In reference to taxation of na?
tional banks.
That the act is unconstitutional In
that it attempts to confer on the tax
commission the power to assess the
property and franchises of banks and
banking institutions and to equalize
the same.
That the act creating the tax com?
mission was illegally passed, in that
it did not go through the leglisative
procedure as laid down In the consti?
tution of the State.
MOTHER SHOT BY SOX.
Mrs. B. B. Kelly Injured by Aceidcn
tal Shot From "Not Loaded" Par?
lor Rifle.
Columbia. June 22.?Mrs. B. B. Kel?
ly, 204 Sumter street was acciden?
tally shot In the back yesterday morn?
ing about 8 o'clock by a bullet from
a .22 calibre rilie In the hands of her
t?-year-old son, Winston. While the
wound Is dangerous, it is said that it
is not fatal.
"I.ook out, mother, I'm going to
shoot," shouted the youngster, who
had picked the rifle from a table
and did not know that the gun was
loaded. The accident occurred in the
storo of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Kelly at
Whaley and Sumter streets.
Mrs. Kelly was taken to the Bap?
tist hospital, where the bullet was
later extracted. Her condition last
night was reported to be fairly good.
The ball entered the small of the
back.
guards FOR SLATOX AND
prank.
Militia Remain on Duty at Governor**
Home?More Protection for Prison
Farm, |
Atlanta. (Ja.. June 23.?QoV. sin
ton announced tonight that the mili?
tary guard at Ids suburban home
WOUld be maintained for several days
because of reported threats to dam
agS the property by persons opposed
to the commutation of IjPO m. Frank's
death sentence. No such nttcmpts
hare been made and all has been qulei
l&inte the demonstration Monday.
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