Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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MSC OM> 1 F.Alt ( l/osl s WITH 1>K. FH IT OF g4.\H6l,:iMt. War < 'in.-* I>t?v\ n Custom* Mow Than Usst Ycer*s gsirplu*?NotvOtlintand lit* Crippled Conditions, Treuaury 64a.* Cash Ha lata v of 9*2,025,71?. Washington. July 1.?The second business yeur of the present admin? istration which cIojomI ye:derda> showed a I3S.8I4.3S1 deficit, compar? ed with a surplus for the year ending June 30. 1914. of $34.418.677. Official explanations will not be Is? sued until the figures for the year are analysed by Secretary "McAdoo, hut on the face of the records It Is apparent that the receipts were much ?maller? an enormous reduction customs revenues resulting from the war?and that disbursements were much great er. Notwithstanding the deficit on the year's business, the treasury now has an actual net balance of S82.02S.716. With every prospect that this balance will be Increased by probably $10. ??#,000 in the next ten days. It Is evident there will be no bond issue to replenish the coffers for many months to come. If at all. Customs receipts for the last fiscal gear amounted to $20?,268,107, about $11.000,000 under estimates made by Secretary McAdoo several months af? ter the war began and $82,000,000 be? low fhe amount from this source in 1914. With the end of the war appa? rently remote-, many treasury officials are convinced it will be necessary for congress to restore the old duty on sagar. which is to become free next year, ftugar has produced about $60, ???,990 revenue a year. The Income tat proved the big pro? ducer the last twelve months. Total receipts up to the close of business last night were $79.828,875, of which S3f.S03.S2S came In June 30. This is more than $3.680,000 above the total received from the tax laet year, and there remain ten days In which It may be paid. Officials believe $6, 000.000 will come :n In that time, bringing the total $6.000,000 above the smount estimated. It was said tonight that the person? al Income tax provided a surplus this year. Lest year It brought in only about $28.000,000. but up to date this year It has produced more than $41, 900,000. and that probably will be augmented by several millions. The corporation Income tax apparently will be about the same as last year's. It now develops that the emergency tax law has proved a better revenue producer than expected. Despite this, however, internal revenue receipts for the year were only about $27.000,000 In excess of last year's. One con? tributing fsct Is thst whiskey is not paying the revenue It used to produce by some $16,900.000 or $20,000,000 a gear. Another thing pointed out tonight by treasury officials was that the post office department, usually self-sus? taining, has run behind this year, and 9gsj received advances from tho treas? ury amounting to moro than $6,000, 000. The treasury has paid out on ac? count of ths Panama canal during tho year more than $29,000,000, which, though reimbursable, is not likely to be reimbursed unless through a bond Issue for many ysars to come. Including the Panama Canal ex? penditures, but deducting the amount advanced the post office, the account shows a net excess of all disburse? ments for the year over all receipts of shout $67.600,000. Tot* I expenditures for the year were $731.627,672. compared with $700.? 669,423 tsst year. To TAKF. o\ KM PLANT 1'nltcd State* Likely to Hun Sayvllle Station. Washington. July 1.?Indications I i sht were that the Cnitcd States S".M, h uubl take ov? r the Sayvllle (L U wireless station because of al? leged neutrality rlemtlees* H Is one of ths two high power wireless sta? tions maintaining direct communie i Hon bet a nen America and Germany. Secretary Daniels, who has SOafcrrs 1 with Secretary Lsaslag and tears* tafy Redftehl regarding the contem? plated action, was asked today about th? government's plans but he dc cllned to talk. Ths Sayvllle p'mt Is under n iv .i censorship but offlciiin for sometime have believed It should bs umhi BSgSJil government WlgSf tlstua, SI Is the groat station at Tuekertoa, N. J. IKVOLVF FIGHT MORI timapotls Revelations Continue to Fx tend Annapolls, lfd.. July I Light more midshipmen were Implicated today in recent basing setlvltles at the nav il scademy, making || now under chsrges. Their names were not made publl<\ Midshipman Thomas I*. YVynkoop, Jr. of Ohio. It was reported. u.ix compelled to do physical exercises until he falntfMl from exhaustion OLD DICTATOR DEAD. FOKFIIIIO HI AX PASSES AWAY OF OLD AGE IN PARIS. lie Ruled Distracted Country With Iron Hand for Thirty Yearn? Depos? ed hy Madero Hevolutlon. Paris. July 2.?Gen. Porflrio Diaz, former president of Mexico, died here early tonight. Gen. Diaz's wife, Senora Carmen Romero Rublo Diaz, and their son, Porllrlo Diaz, Jr.. and the latter's wife were by his side when the end came. Oen. Diaz began to fall rapidly about three weeks a? and while his death was not unexpected, owing to his advanced ago and recent falling health, the crisis came suddenly this afternoon. # Porftrlo Diaz. Jr., and his wife were hastily summoned and arrived at the bedside only a few moments before the end, which came at 7 o'clock tonight. Col. Diaz, in announcing tho death of his father, said that he was unable to state the nature of the malady, but expressed tho opinion that a compli? cation of diseases due to advanced aged was the cause. Two tragic circumstances marked the death of the exiled ruler. Owing to the troubled state in Mexico it has been Judged Impossible to send the body.home with all that ceremony which would have befitted one of the figures of Mexican history, and fur? ther. Porflrio Diaz, Jr., has tried in vain to Inform hia sisters, Senora Ig* naclo de la Torre and Senora Ricon Callardo, now In Mexico, of their father's death. No less tragic, perhaps, is the fact that not one of thoao whom Gen. Diaz raised up as his assistants in govern? ing Mexico and who prospered and grew rich in the shadow of his great? ness were with him when he died. Joae Yves de Limantour, former Mex? ican minister of finance, is in London; Francisco de la Barra, former provi? sional president of Mexico and holder of other important positions, and Ouillermo de Landa, former governor cT the federal district In Mexic, are In Biarritz, France. Scarcely any one outside the family knew of the se? riousness of Gen. Diaz's illness or that he was In Paris. Death seems to have been brought on by a fracture u{ the heart weakened by an attack of grip last year. Nevertheless the aged man walked dally last spring in the Boise do Boulogne, which he loved because it resembled the Chapultepec In Mexico City. He had been hoping to go to Biarritz shortly, but illness provented. Gen. Diaz lived here In simplicity, occupying a modest apartment in striking contrast to tho great houses maintained by friends who left Mex? ico with him. No decision has been made con? cerning disposition of the body or the date of the funeral. Porflrio Diaz was born Setpember 15. 1830. He early took a promi? nent part in Mexican affairs, as a fol? lower of Juarez. In 1877 Diaz was mado president of Mexico, holding that office until 1880. In 1884 he was again elevated to the presidency and held that office continuously until the revolt headed by Francisco I. Madero, Jr.. led to his overthrow In May, It It, After his downfall Diaz went to Eu? rope, where he has lived since. SERVICE NEEDS MEN, Navy Can't Afford to Lose Officers. Washington, July 2.?President Wilson has denied the application for voluntary retirement of 20 comman? ders and lieutenant commanders of the navy who sought to leave the ac? tive list under the law which permits such retirement on June 30 when pro? motions from the g'ade of Junior lieu? tenant have been less than 40 during the preceding year. In announcing the presidents ac? tion today. Rear Admiral Benson, act? ing secretary of the navy said the department had recommended the cours<. because experienced officers ??re urgently needed in active ser vir.- and promotions already were be? ing made in ranks below captain at the ages deemed most consistent. Department officials said so far as they knew none of the II applicants had rSCSlVed offers from the private war munitions SStabltshmsntS which have been staking to employ army gad nav y officers. Mill, si < FI RS HOOD, Dates MOV \ppoint-* sheriff for Palr'lcld County. '? dumbia. July I, lames Mac Pie ? ?f WiMnsbi.ro a/as appointed sheriff of Pnlrfleld count) by Qov, Manning gerday afternoon to succeed the lata A I?. Hood, who vvas killed re? esntly while taking a negro, ohargad with criminal assault, to the court house for trial, Mr. MaaFle Is s member of one of the old families of Winnshoro. SECURE INJUNCTION TO RE? STRAIN STATE OFFICER! IHOM MAKING COL? LECTIONS. Question Involves Payment of 3-Mill License Tux on Interstate Commerce ?To Hold I louring July 15. Columbia, July 2.?This afternoon A, W. Jones, John P. Derham and W. G. Query, as members of the State tax commission; S. T. Carter, State Treasurer, and Thomas H, Peeples, Attorney General, were served with copies of a temporary injunction "re? straining and enjoining them from taking any further actions In at? tempting to charge and collect tho 3 mlll annual license tax on interstate comjnerce" of the plaintiff railroads, "or any penalties for non-payment thereof." The injunction was secur? ed by the Southern, Seaboard and Blue Ridge railroads from I>. B. Hy drick, Assoclato Justice. The defend? ants are cited to show cause before the circuit court of Richland county on July 15 why the temporary in? junction should not become an inter? locutory injunction. The injunction proceedings are pre? paratory to civil action by the rail? roads against the defendants named in the case and effect every transpor? tation line in South Carolina. The complaint of the railroads states that they have conformed with the law in South Carolina in regard to returns and assessments of their property In this State, but that the State tax commission has not yet fix? ed and determined the assessment and valuation of their property on which the taxes for tho year 1915 will bo-1 come due on October 15 next, but tho plaintiffs stand ready to pay same when trley become due. The complaint further states that tho law of South Carolina requires the railroads to make a written re? port to the Comptroller General an? nually, giving a list of their officers, stockholders, financial condition arid any Other Information that he might require; that this report was made to, the Comptroller General at the time required by law and that such mileage of the railroads and their gross earn? ings lor the year were set forth; that the Comptroller General received Filch report and that until the certification of the railroads' earnings to the State treasurer was made no other report was asked for. The plaintiffs state that in this respect they fully com? plied with the law. After exhaustively going into the law creating the tax commission the complaint recites the action of the commission in assessing the railroads for their gross earnings, both inter? state and Intrastate. The complaint alleges that the commission and the State Treasurer exceed their authority and misinterpret the law when they endeavor to collect tho three-mill li? cense tax on all earnings accruing within the borders of South Carolina. The Attorney General is named in the injunction to prevent him from bringing suit at the instigation of the Comptroller General for the collection of the past due taxes. The complaint recites the fact that representatives of the railroads ten? dered to the State Treasurer currency for their three-mill income license tax on their instrastate 'business, and these tenders were refused. "Should this Court," said the com? plaint, "determine that the intention of the legislature of the State of South CftrolIlM was to include inter State busines and to place a tax or burden thereon, to wit, three-mill tax upon the gross earnings of the plain? tiffs lines of railway outside of South Carolina, then we do declaro that the whole act (creating the tax commis? sion) Is invalid and contrary to the constitution of the United States, in that it interferes with and attempts to burden Internate commerce." According to the llgures of the State tax commission tho total gross earnings of all the railroads in South Carolina for the past year were $22, 588,9 IS, and the three-mill tax, ac? cording to the State Treasurer, Amounted to $?J7,7<>5.75. The pre? vious year the returns of the gross earnings of the railroads, according to the books of the State Treasurer, totalled |9f4Sl,8SI.I4 and the three mill lax amounted to 128,445.81. POLICEMAN RLAN DING SHOT. From The Dally item. July 2. Policeman Ormaby Blandlng was accidentally shot In the leg about two o'clock Ibis morning by Policeman J, I?. Chandler, when the two were en? deavoring to capture two alleged blind tig??rs. Notwithstanding his wound Policeman Blandlng was able to cap? ture his man and bring him to the guard house. The bullet hit him in the calf of the leg. intlieting only ? lleati wound whicb laid bin? up for the day, Whllden Bprotl and Hlue Tom wen? the negroes arrested. They had five w< gallons of liquor with them at the time mid ate being held lor ti mflj, porting. BOMB EXPLODES IN CAPITOL GREAT WASHINGTON BUILDING SUFFERS DAMAGE. Inquiry Will Im? Made Before Ofliclal Statement?Reception Room Wreck? ed?No One Injured. Washington, July 2.?A tremendous explosion believed to have been caused by some kind of bomb or infernal machine wrecked the public reception room on the east side of the capitol building shortly before midnight to? night. No one was injured. Officials believe that the explosive was placed by a crank who desired to create a sensation. Visitors were al? lowed in the room during today and a timed machine might have been left without attracting attention. The building had been closed since dark and there was no one in it ex? cept the watchmen and telephone switchboard operators. Watchman Jones, on the lloor below at the east entrance, said he was blown from his chair. The report could be heard for a mile 1 and in a few minutes a crowd of ex- I cited people had gathered. In the meantime the lights had been switched on and excited officials were; rushing back and forth on two floors i of the great building. After the first rumors of a bomb, some of the in? vestigators concluded that the blast had been caused by a spontaneous combustion in a gas pipe. The sides of the wall were torn out, however, and all the pipes apparently were intact. There had been no gas fix? tures on the senate side since an ex? plosion occurred there nearly 20 years ago, it was said. A strong odor permeated the build? ing but none seemed able to detect just what it was. No trace could be found of an exploded bomb or of any? thing else which might have caused the explosion. Superintendent Wood said he had examined the structural features of the building and found there was no damage except in the immediate vi? cinity of the reception room. , While some officials thought the explosion was the work of an irre? sponsible crank with no other end in view than a sensation, others seri? ously suggested that it might have been perpetrated by some one desir? ing to demonstrate his disapproval of some of the policies of the American government. It was apparent there was ho intent to destroy life, as it is generally known the room is empty at night. Superintendent Wood of the capi? tol building made a hurried investi? gation and then telephoned for an ex? pert on explosives. Until the expert has made his report no official state? ment concerning the incident will be made public. TURKS CLAIM VICTORY. Repulse of Allies' Attacks and Cap? ture of Trenches Reported. Constantinople, July 3.?News of lighting on the Gallipoli peninsula in which the Turks captured two lines of trenches and all the allies' attack were repulsed was contained in the of? ficial statement today. The battle Lasted two days, Tuesday and Wed? nesday. The allies tried to invest the Turk right wing, but lost two trench? es north of Aviburnu. Germans Issue Statement. Berlin, July 3.?The admiralty is? sued two statements today, one justi? fying the sinking of tho Armenian, the other denying the Russian report of the sinking of a German cruiser off Gothland Island. The Armenian state? ment declares that the ship was hail? ed but the captain would not heave to until a dozen of the crew lay dead about him. The sinking was wholly within the law. REASSURING NEWS FROM MEX? ICO CITY. Conditions in Capital Said to He Less Black Than I'uinted. Washington, July 2.?The situation in Mexico City has been painted worse than it is and the city does not face actual starvation, according to reports reaching the state department today from refugees at Vera Crux who left the capital Tuesday. According to these advices looting has been confined largely to small grocery stores. The department Issued the follow? ing summary of the dispatches: "The state department Is In receipt of a telegram dated July 1 from Vera Cruz, stating that several persons whe left Mexico City Tuesday en route to the United states bring reassuring re? port! as to the situation there. They report that while there has be n some sacking. it has been confined mostly to email grocery stores by crowds Of women. They state that the condition of the poorer class has not reached the point of actual star? vation. "It is reported In Vera Cruz, that IjfiOd VillaIstas have left Mexico City nnd gone north." SUNDAY EXCURSIONS TO THE SEASHORE Round Trip Fare From SUMTER to CHARLESTON SI75 Tickets sold only for trains specified below on Sun? days, limited to date of sale. Schedule Going?Leave Sumter <>.30 A. M., Arrive Charleston 10.30 A. M. Schedules Returning?Leave Charleston 8.25 P. MM Arrive Sumter 12.05 A. M. For futher particulars, tickets, etc., apply to O. V. Player, Ticket Agent, SUMTER, S. C. W. J. CRAIG, T. C. WHITE, Pass. Traf. Mgr. Gen. Pass. Agt. WILMINGTON, N. C. \ Atlantic Coast Line The Standard Railroad of the South ???ttf+.f H.rl Hm? itiiMii:iiiiMmnnn;ii4nii:nitinu;ininnntiinnnniiiii ntniiMMiniini ii in i iiimi> 'A ROLL OF HONOR BANK." CAPITAL $100,000.00 EARNED PROFITS * $125,000.00 THAT'S WHY ttmmimmmiminniimmimnnmmmmmimmimiiiimim Loans on Grain for the Benefit of the Farmers of This Sedtion. ? (| To enable farmers to market their grain crops to greater ad vantage, this institution will make loans to farmers, secured by oats, corn and wheat, satis? factorily stored. (J If interested we will be glad to have you call in to see us. ? The National Bank of Sumter ESTABLISHED 1889 "SAFEST FOR YOUR SAVINGS" !tttn:tt?ttttmmtttmmi?iiimmtimi?t!t!i;!iittt!m?ininmnt??tttt?i The Difference Between good health and bad is often the matter of a good, sound set of teeth. "Tooth Neglect is Health Neglect" I am now back at my office prepared to do dental work at prices to suit the times. N. G. Osteen, Jr.