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LAW KILL BE UPHELD. lever looks eor reversal of juix.e iiovoh. Omgmsemnu Cites Drop tit I*rt<v? on Dcvlftlon Agnlrist Futures Act Im Proof of itn Value. Anderson, Oct 14.?Representative A. F. Lever, ono of the authors of the cotton future* net which was de? clared unconstitutional by Federal Judge Hough In New York yesterday. In a statement here today na id the 4|j|Blon did not nur, rise him, but in? dicated tli it he expected the United States supreme court to reverso the New York court. "From the remarks of Judge Hough during the argument of the case be? fore him." Mr Lever said, "I am not surprised at the decision as bearing out the best legal Information obtain? able, but I have faith In the supreme court's decision on the bill. The first income tax acts won dttdared uncon? stitutional, but we now have an In? come tax law. "The break of more than $1.50 a bain on the New York cotton ex? change after the announcement of the decision yesterday, on the possi? bility of returning to the old system, Is the best evidence of the value of the act to the cotton producer." WOl'LD HE ULI NRER. Abandonment of New Contracts Would Prove Disastrous. Atlanta. Qa., Oct 14.?Senator Hoke Smith In a statement on the decision of Federal Judge Hough, holding un? constitutional the Smith-Lever cotton futures bill, declared today that It Is hardly probable that "the courts can hold that the bill falls within the re? quirements of the constitution which provide that revenue bills must orig? inate In the house " 'The senate passed a cotton ex? change bill," said Senator Smith, "tut the house laid aside the senato bill and passed a substitute. The taxing feature of the law originated entirely In the bouse. "The cotton exchanges would make an Inexcusable blunder to abandon these contracts, for If the present law Is successfully attacked a substitute covering the contracts will, In my ? pinion, be quickly passed when con? gress meets." Senator Smith returned to Atlanta today after speaking at Vldalla. Qa., yesterday. WILD NOT ClIANt.l Manager* Contemplate No Alteration In Existing System. New York, Oct. 14.?Owing to the feeling of uncertainty among cotton traders as to the attitude the New York cotton exchange would take af? ter the decision by Federal Judge Hough that the cottor futures act was unconstitutional the board of man? agers of the exchange today Issued the following statement: "The board of managers does not contemplate any change in the by? laws or rules of the exchange which would affect existing contracts.' No continuation was obtained to? day of the report that the government Intended to appeal from Judge Hough's decision. In cotton circles it was generally tu lie i- I the case would be appealed In an effort to gt4 an opin? ion from the 1 nltsd Statt s supr? tin Court as to whether tin- asethods Of applying tho tax of | SSSltS a pound iiniltT tin- cotton futans a t is un? constitutional. lehman'S I M O TE WOMAN. MI?*? Edith C'atcll, Recently Head of OlrlV Training School, Put to Ih nth London. Oct. 15.?The foreign of? fice had been notified by tht Amcrl <.r. embassy that Mini F.dlth Cavell. recently the head of a training school for girls In ltrussoiM, who was arrest? ed Augist 6 by the Herman authori toi in P.russelM, was executed < ?cto ber 13 after sentence of death had been passed upon her. It is lanttvatond thai tin- charge Sgalnst Miss Ca\ell whs that she har? bored fugitive Hritish and French ? Idlers and men of military age and assisted them to escape from Belgium to Join th?dr regiments. Than far \ M fonurn otlice H not awiu i hirgo of espionage had been brought against Miss Cavell. p1lincj I V IPPHOPRI \TIONS. Secretary of Interior Will \-dv for $210.000,000. Washington. Oat 11 President Wtl ...n mWi various department lend* conferred over appropriations today. Two hundred and ten million will be asked for by Set i a ny of the Interior Line, Including nine million for the Alaskuu iwilroad. Mad of Anihiav Haej York. Oct. 15.?Osurge F. St ickpole. an ?ig?d l.twver, died of Miithrat despite the efforts of a scon of patyaaahMai ?*? save hlnv The serlum sent from Wasbliero>n hilled la save htm ov?. |ng to bis a ??? THE CHARLESTON RIOT. OKI max KllaVBD and POUR OTIIEHS WOI NDED. The Disturbance) Appears to Have Been a 1'raiMc-up to l*re? out. Tabu? lation or Votes by Democratic Kxccnt Ive Committee?Ballot Boxes Thrown t)ut of Window While i shout hi- Was 1 i Progress. Charleston Bust, Oct. 15. Just after the stroke of 12 today, a disturbance developed Just outside the rOOM where the executive commltt tee was about to open the meeting for canvassing the primary election vote, and suddenly a fusillade of shots broke out in the committee room, causing the death of Sidney J. Cohen, a report? er for The F.vcning Poet, and the wounding of H. L. Wilensky, W. E. Wlngate, W. A. Turner and Jeremiah O'Brien. Mr. Turner is seriously wounded in the right lung. Mr. Wln? gate has a scalp wound and hip wound that are serious. Mr. Wilensky is shot in tho arm, and Mr. O'Brien in the ankle. The wounded were rushed to hos? pitals. Little could be done for Mr. Cohen, whose wound in the right side was mortal. There was a large crowd in King and George streets, awaiting events, and a large assignment of city police were in charge. Up to the time of the shooting, the order had been goo%d. In fact, the outbreak in the room next to the executive committee room, which, according to general re? port, appears to have culminated in tho deplorable affair in the committee room, where policemen were also sta? tioned, precipitated such a sudden outbreak that it was impossible to quell the disturbance for a few min? utes, and several shots were flrcd. Sheriff Martin, with several BCore deputies, hurried to the scene, and the militia ordered to their armories, were in readiness, a company of mili? tia under Capt. Withington, at 12.30 marched to the scene, and assumed charge of the place along with city police and special deputies. This af? ternoon it is generally quiet in the neighborhood of the scene. When the committee will tak ? up its business is not known at this time. The police, after overcoming the fighting In tho committee room, placed under arrest H. J. Brown, Edw. McBonald, J. J. Healy, Conrad Stend er, J. II. Steenken and Max Goldman. No formal charges were preferred against them but all of them except? ing Mr. Goldman, are being held at the police station. Mr. Goldman was ??ent to Koper hospital, suffering from a 1 blow on the head. Thorr was full protection afforded for the meeting. Chairman Blick wrote Mayor Grace a letter last night, asking that this protection be given, and Mayor Grace gave orders to this effect, formally writing the chairman 1 of the orders. It is agreed that the police in the committee room, where several were stntloned, did their full duty, and It was due to their efforts that the shooting was stopped, as they at once grappled and overpowered those using pistols. All was quiet in the vicinity of King and George streets late this af? ternoon. The militia are on guard, with police and deputies. There has been no disorder since the outbreak. Col H. M. Blythe, of the First reg? iment, is in Charleston, and has cum maud of the militiamen, in place of Gen. Moore, who Is at Jacksonville. Columbia companies have been order? ed to hohl themselves subject to call. IdttC this afternoon, inquiry at Ho? lier hospital, elicited the information that W. A. Turner's condition is still very serious, but ;.ot necessarily fa? tal. Ho is wounded in the right breast. W. K. WlngmtO'f Injuries are a scalp wound and a hip wound. He Is not thought to l>e fatally hurt, and is doing well. H. U Wilensky is getting OH well at I'.aker Sanatorium with a wound in the arm Max Ciohlmnm Is suffering from a b|OW OH the head. His case is helng elOOOty watched. Hilling the terrific excitement which burst out in the committee room, two or three ballot boXtfl and I.ks were thrown out of windows. They were t then care of. Some twenty boxes re? main in the committee room under guard. The crowd outside could not tell what was going on in tin room, on the second floor of the Atlantic Kr Pa? cific Tea Co., building, but they could hear the shooting, which lasted some minutes. So far as can be learned at this Writing, Mr. Cohen met hlfl death when a pistol, for the possession of which three lion wen- Struggling, two of them endeavoring to wrest it from an? other, went off. as Mr. Cohen was making his way to a window on the e;ist side of the room. He was pres? ent in the discharge of his duty as a reporter, and is an Innocent victim of a terrible and deplorable affair. This office is plunged in profound grief over tin- de,ith of Mr. Cohen, who uns gen? erally beloved and honored for his de? votion to duty, hi* Splendid qualities of character, end his quiet spirit of MILITIA GUARDS COMMITTEE. CHARLESTON EXECUTIVE COM lOTTEE MB! TODAY TO CAN? VASS VOTE. Detachment of Militia Patrol streets and Guard Building?Ail Who Enter Commit tee Itooiu Searched for Wea? pons?City Quiet Today. Charleston, Oct. 16.?The Demo? cratic executive committee met at 11.110 this morning to count primary votes. A detachment of militia pa? trols the streets before the building. All persons entering the room ure searched for weapons. The city is generally quiet. Two of the men arrested yesterday are held pending developments. The others are out on bond. friendliness. Mr. Cohen is the son of W. Ii. Cohen, of this city, and before he came to The Evening Vont staff, had been an instructor in history at the University of South Carolina. He was in his early twenties, cut off in the very llower of his promising young manhood. Ills death was the result of a deplorable accident, a sacrifice on the altar of duty. It is not correct to say that there was a riot at King and George streets today. While there was tremendous excitement, naturally, because of the outbreak in the committee room, and the excited moving to and fro of men and minor disturbances, the disorder was confined) practically, to the com? mittee room, where the outbreak reached its climax. The whole affair happened almost spontaneously. Mayor Grace had ordered full police protection for the committee meeting, which was to have opened at 12 o'clock. There was a large detach? ment of police on duty, and had con? trol of the crowd, which had assem? bled in large numbers in King and George streets to await the action of the executive committee. Only the committeemen, the reporters, and counsel representing the factions for the hearing of the protest and of chal? lenged votes cases were In the room, when the time for opening the meet1 ing arrived. Witnesses and others in? terested were in the room adjoining the committee room and just back ol it. Complete details of just how the outbreak was started and who started It will not be brought out until a for aml Investigation is made. However, It is pretty well substantiated that the disturbance in the adjoining room precipitated surging toward and into tho committee room, and immediately a shot was fired that was followed by many others, resulting In the deplor? able outcome. Messrs. Cohen, Turner and Wingatc were taken to Koper hospital. Mr Wllenaky was taken to Uaker sani torium. The police took charge of two boxes, thrown from a window, one of which was I'altered and they are now at tht station. Statement by Chairman Hlack. News and Courier. To the Citizens of Charleston: I am chairman of the city Democratic exe? cutive committee, serving the white people of this city. I owe it to you tc slate what I know about the terrible calamity suffered by our people to day. But Aral I will say that I am a strong Hyde supporter, as every chair? man is of one side or the other, but I have dealt fairly With both sides and set to work to have a fair election and the rules carried out and the primary pass off quietly, There are some of the best men of the city on my com? mittee, Dissension developed ealy, though are could have gotten on pret? ty well if It had not been for trouble from the outside. From the time of the Convention on, during all the time that we were try? ing to make rules for keeping the registration straight, for handling the Australian ballot in the best way, for purging the club rolls, etc., disorders and troubles were at times extreme. I Went about my duties quietly and per? sistently. I was determined not to give any just cause for any one to quarrel with me and careful to avoid any possible Violation of law for which they could arrest me. I knew they had it in for me?knew some of tiie Qrace people and some of the Grace people on the police force had it In for me?heard numerous threats to which I paid small attention. I was subject to annoyance at the telephone in my house?had a minister of the gospel and others tell me of threats they had heard and overheard made against me by officials of the city, high and otherwise. (| am authorised, if desired, tu give the mime of the min? ister, the name of one hi, p official and the occasion.? In s| ItC of all that wein mi, tin- Work of the committee wen! on until the recent meeting for purging the club rolls. The community will recollect the outrageous Interfer? ence of that meeting by outsiders und tbe Kind of policing we ii.nl. a great deal was published about it a great deal more could be published. a re rittest for policing was made of m< POTASH DISCOVERY IMPORTANT SECRETARY LANE RELIEVES IT ASSURES ADEQUATE SUP? PLY, Large Quantities round in Colorado. Utah, Nevada, California and Ari? zona. Washington, Oct. 17.?Production for the first time in the United States of commercial mineral potash, for which in the past Americans have spent millions of dollars abroad an? nually, was announced tonight by Secretary Lano. A report has just reached the interior department from a special agent of the geological sur? vey telling how by a simple process potash had been produced from alunite found in Piute County, Utah. As alunito is known to exist in large quantities in Utah, Colorado, Ne? vada, California and Arizona, Mr. Lane believes the discovery assures the country of an adequate supply of potash fcr agricultural purposes, and for use in the manufacture of explo? sives. mayor for the following day and the answer was insulting, and nothing said about the request. When it came to the primai y it was plain what wre had to expect, and it was put up to the governor and the trouble averted by having preparations in advance as a precautionary measure. All this was published and . I need not go over it. There were some who censured my ac? tion and the action of Sheriff Martin in endorsing it We knew and many I others knew that we? had don? wisely and saved this community from trou? ble on the day of the primary. The result was a majority for Maj. Hyde on the face of the returns and claims by which the Hyde supporters were confident the majority would be increased, or, at any rate, a clear ma? jority with challenged votes thrown in to swell it. A protest was pending before the committee to support the throwing out of the box which had not boen counted. The Hyde people were prepared with fifty or sixty witnesses to support our challenges on the one side or the other. 1 knew that there was an extreme tension and a critical situation. Others agreed with me. We hesitated as before?especially in view of the doubts of good citizens who had blamed us before?to do more than ask the same precaution? ary measures. We asked and secured them, but held them in reserve, hop? ing we could avoid trouble in time. We hoped to save Charleston from the disgrace and calamity which has fal? len upon her. As to where the respon? sibility must fall the community will judge in the light of what has gone before and what has come after. The meeting of the committee was called today to canvass the returns, hear protests and declare the results, lief ore It was called to order, there was a shot bred, a fusillade of shots, a riot ending in bloodshed, tho wild? est disorders, a call for the sheriff and the militia to take charge of the sit? uation, and the orderly process of the law was postponed until tomorrow. The first shot that was bred I am positive was fired in the hall room. On seeing pistols nourished in tho hall room, 1 hurried to the telephone to notify Sheriff Martin of the trouble, he having previously requested me to no? tify hfm of any trouble. I had made arrangements with another commit teeman to stay at the phone so that if any trouble occurred I could gCt him to telephone at once, but finding tho commltteeman was not at the tele? phone, as I had requested, I went to the phone myself. While trying to get Sheriff Martin over the telephone, some man, quite an old man, in the crowd cut at me with a pocket knife. I dodged and he slightly wounded my left arm?I have a scratch there now. I then ran to the door and appeal to Sergt. Quinn to stop the shooting. In? stead of this he drew his pistol up at me. Seeing this. I turned to go back to the rear of the room and some man In the crowd coming from the north? west corner of the room opposite the doorway, called out. "Here is the son of-a-, I'll get him," and he threw his pistol up at me, and at that time, thinking that I was In for a shot, I instinctively threw my arm up. About this time a shot was bred from the di? rection in which this man was coming, Then I saw the young newspaper man on the floor at my feet. I pulled away and at that time someone else was yelling there goes the son-of-a we want. In going around the table I saw Chief Cantwell at the second east window with a pistol in his hand as though he was fixing to shoot some? one who was bending over at the W in? dow. Hi the confusion I cannot say whether he shot or not. 1 then ran back to the table, and being totally unarmed made my way out of the hau. ^jfjam 1 have made it a rule to go unarmed all the time 1 have been serving as chairman of the executive committee. Immediately after the first shot was fired there was a regular fusillade of shots In the room. As soon as pos? sible the sheriff and the militia re? sponded to the Pall Which had been GOTTQH PRICE TO RISE. I i UEFLIN PREDICTS TWENTY < CENTS A POUND, ^TStf Alabama Congressman Thinks Need I for Staple Will Exceed Quantity Available lor Use. Washington, Oct. 17.?Cotton at more than $100 a bale is predicted by Representative Heflln of Alabama in i statement issued from his office. Mr. Heflin says that the cotton i holding movement in the South will become general and that prices will soar, all on account of the fact that the war Is using cotton faster than it can be produced. He declares that the cotton crop for this year will not be over 10,000,000 bales and that domestic consumption will account for all but 2,000,000 bales and that 2,000,00 bales will fall far short of foreign needs. He declares that al? ready this year more than 9,000,000 bales of cotton have been exported. "Cotton prices will be higher than at any time since the War Between the Sections," said Mr. Heflin. "Ger? many is already in the Southern mar? ket buying and storing cotton for fu? ture use. It will require more than 500,000 bales of cotton and linters for the manufacture of powder and high explosive shells for our army and navy. The cotton holding move? ment will become general in the South before very long and then prices will soar. I shall not be sur prisod to see cotton seed selling at $60 a ton before Christmas. Cotton? seed meal is selling as high as $36 a ton and some are asking $40. Cot? tonseed oil has advanced in prices and is in great demand. Cottonseed hulls are being used more extensively than ever and the linters cut from the seed are being" consumed more rapidly than ever before, when bleached linters sell for 10 cents per pound. I am expecting to sr-e $100 and more for a bale of cotton and $60 to $65 for a ton of seed. MAY REN FOR GOVERNOR Wr. A. Stacker Announces Probable Candidacy. "I will not at this time make a positive statement, but there is every probability that I will be in the race for governor next summer," said W, A. Stuckey of Bishopvllle yesterday. "There is a sentiment among the peo? ple for a direct representative of the farmer in the race for governor. I am, however, doing nothing to pro? mote that sentiment." Mr. Stuckey is a farmer. He was graduated from the University of South Carolina and took a postgrad? uate course at Vanderbllt u dveretty. SUBMARINE ISSUE SEITLED. Von Berastorff Says No More Notes Will be Exchanged. New York, Oct. 15.?Ambassador von Bernatorflf stated today that the entire submarine controversy has been settled and that no more notes will be exchanged. Only the details of tho settlement for the loss of life on the Lusitanla and other ships remain to be settled. This will be arranged at a conference between von Bernstorff and Secretary Lansing next week. BUMMER WHITE HOUSE. President Wilson Will Spend Siurtnier in Now Jersey. Washington, Oct. 15.?President Wilson has accepted the invitation of New Jersey democrats to spend the summer there. The mansion for? merly owned by the late John A. Mc Call, near Long Branch, will be us?d as the summer White House. He re? fused however to let the New Jersey ites pay the rent. sent in to them and took charge of the situation. When order was sufficient? ly restored, the committee was called together, a special call being sent out. and twenty-four members attended. Owing to the lateness of the hour the meeting was adjourned until tomor? row, when the business of the meet? ing will be taken up and I hope brought to a satisfactory conclusion. Joseph A. Black, Chairman City Dem. Ex. Com. MAYOR GRACE'S STATEMENT. Urges People to Be Composed. Has Done Everything He Can. Charleston, Oct. 1">.?Mayor Grace made a statement this afternoon as follows: "In the name of God I trust that our people may compose themaelvi ? during this awful and extraordinary crisis. I have done everything to pre? serve peace and order. In the midst of that profound peace we find our? selves face to face with innocent blood. It is not for me to fix the Kiiilt at this time. Sot will 1 fur? ther aggravate tin- tension by even expressing an opinion. I truly hope, though, that justice may be done and that no guilty man will escape, be be high or low. "In the meantime let us make GOVERNOR FEARED OUTBREAK X>L. BLYTHE WAS SENT TO CHAR? LESTON TO COMMAND Eight Companies Were Held in Readiness Friday Afternoon to be Hushed to Charleston?Quiet He Mored Last Night. Columbia, Oct. 16.?Gov. Manning last light at 11.30 o'clock Issued the following statement on the Charleston situation: "I am advised by Col. Blythe that the situation is under control and I hope for a speedy and peaceful settle? ment of the entire matter." Gov. Manning yesterday afternoon called on the commanding officers of eight companies of the Second regi? ment, N. G. S. C, outside of Charles? ton, to have their men in readiness to depart for Charleston on short notice in case the four companies of the Na? tional Guard and the three divisions of naval militia in Charleston were una? ble to handle the rioting and disorder, which resulted in the death of Sid? ney J. Cohen, a reporter for the Charleston Evening Post, and the wounding of four others. This tele? phone order by the governor did not contemplate the retention of the mill tiamen in barracks or under arms, but directed that they be in a con? venient place so that mustering could be accomplished with dispatch. The probability of trouble in Char? leston was anticipated by Gov. Man? ning, who late Thursday afternoon communicated with Col. Egbert M. Blythe of Greenville commanding the First regiment of the National Guard. The governor sent Col. Blithe to Charleston instead of Col. H. B. Springs, commander of the Second [regiment, because it was not possible for Col. Springe to reach Charleston in time. Col. Blythe was given discretionary power by the chief executive to call on any part or all of the military forces in Charleston if necessary. He left Columbia early yesterday morning, after a conference with the governor at the mansion, and arrived in Char? leston in time to assemble the men. He has under his orders the following companies: A, B, C and D, and throo divisions of naval militia. "I will give him as many more companies as are necessary to main? tain order," declared Gov. Manning. "Col. Blythe is a most efficient officer of undaunted courage and cool judg? ment, .and I have every confidence in his ability to preserve order. Feeling that the situation was acute, I chose Col. Blythe to take command and sent him to Charleston last night." At 1.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon Gov. Manning sent the following tele? gram to Sheriff J. Elmore Martin and Col. Blythe. "Call on me if you need additional help. Maintain order at any cost. Ad? vise me as often as practicable." As soon as he heard of the disorder in Charleston the governor wired the Charleston oounty dispensary board to close the dispensaries. The telegram follows: "Close every dispensary in Charles? ton county at once until further orders from me. See that this is carried out without delay. Acknowledge receipt of this by wire." All assistance necessary was offered Col. Blythe and looking to that end the governor yesterday afternoon com? municated with the commanding of? ficers of eight companies of the Sec? ond regiment outside of Charleston, ordering them to have their men in readiness, though not under arms, to proceed to Charleston on notice. The following companies were noti? fied: Three Columbia companies and one company in Brookland under Maj. T. E. Marchant; one company in Sum ter under Cs.pt. Perry M. Brown; one company in Timmonsville under Capt. J. B. Keith; one company in Elloree under Lieut. T. W. Collier; one com? pany in Orangeburg under Capt. F. F. Pooser. It was understood in Columbia last ni^ht, the information coming from an authoritative source, that the Dem ocratic executive committee would meet this morning in Charleston at 11 o'clock to canvass the returns and that it would be under mil t irj pro? tection, acording to an agreement reached by both sides. Gov. Manning, who was to leave this morning on a tour of the Mississippi valley to study the boll weevil situation as a trustee of Clemson college, has postpoi ed his departure until the trou? ble in Charleston has been adjusted. every effort to be calm. Let us put aside all hypocrisy and look facts and not factionalism squarely in the face, letting the chips of truth fall v. here they may. "The issue has grown far beyond the outcome of any mere election. U is one of elemental civilization. Let us by our conduct convince the world that we are not barbarians, and that we are able to govern ourselves. The militia can only add to our difficulties, everything had been calmed down by the police long before the soldiers ar? rived on the bloody scene today. The police ,re and ftlwsys will bo able to handle the situation."