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CHARGES Ali^IN'ST CAROLINA MEN. Clemson Tiger Alleges Tluit University Is Playing Hired Player* or King Orangcburg Times und Democrat The latest football row is between C k in* m College and Carolina, over the question of the eligibility of cer? tain members of the Carolina squad, and the one >*.ur rule which Clemson 1 'lege has adopted. R requires) that all participants in an intcr-collogtato football game must have been a resi? dent of the college for at bust one year previous to the season of his en? trance into the game. Is addition to this rule Clemson Is a member of the S. I. A. A., the constitution of which includes the following rules of eligibility for a student: 1. Ge must matriculato within 30 days of the opening of the session. I. He must not rece'"e any induce? ments or compensation '0 participate In athletics at the college ho is at? tending. 3. He must not have engaged in Inter-collegiate athletics at any other college?else he is demurred for a year. The Clemson "Tiger." a student > <>dy publication, says that without this one-year rule "it is possible for ? xctted uhuunl or unscrupulous gam bb-ra to send Sanft players to a col? lege without the knowledge of the faeslty or student body, and In that way bring criticism upon the institu? tion." The Tiger then gets down to the meat of Its proposition, saying In the fair game rumors were rife as to tho make-up of the Carolina team. IB very member of the Clemson squad was a native South Carolinian, a two or three-year college man und one who had attended no other college, whero he might havo learned the game. The following is taken from The Tiger: "On the Carolina squad were tho following men at the university for the first session: Name and Legal Years Residence Claimed. Residence. C. Copeley, Columbia. S. C.I J. Detllng. Columbia, S.4 A. J. RlhafT New Hrookland. S. C... 2 C M. T. Lftudenslnger, Allcntoun, Pa.21 A. A. LaurSr, Independence. Iowa 21 T. P. McCIorey, Riverside, 111.. 15 A. E. MacDonnell, South Roston, Mass.' ..21 J. K. Morrison. Statesvtlle. N. C_21 8. W. NewWh.-Thothasvllle, N. C. .21 M A. Squler, Philadelphia. Pa.. 10 F. F. 8urran, Philllpsburg, N. J. ."All My Life." "(J. C. Porter receives $50 per month from the university as a night watchman, and Squler $20 per month as agent for a local laundry.) All of the above facts arc taken from tho eligibility certiticates submitted to Capt. Moore. "The statements of Copeley, Det? llng and Rlha as to their residence are not correct. "The pictures oi Copeley and Luud enslager appear in Spaldlng's ollieial football guide for 1912 on the foot? ball squad of Muhlenberg college (Allentown, Pa ), and yet both de? clared 'on honor' In their certificates to Capt. Moore that they had never even attended any college before coming to the university. When ailt davlts were presented by the Colum? bia alumni it an i praetSoalty admit? ted that he had Incrreetly stated his place of residence. "Can any one In Columbia be fou'.d who ever heard of Rlha in New Rrookland, Lexington county, ? nth f'urolinn, during his two years residence there And where did lAurer. McCIorey, MacDonnoll, Mor? rison. Newton. Squler and Surran be? come finished footbal' players since they assert on honor' that they never before played intercollegiate foot* ball? And how does it happen that all of these players turn up at I he university at the opening of tin fooi? ball season, some a month after its opening, and yet no one to stand [< I even their traveling expenses? "These are the unfortunate ques? tions the public is asking. A on ? year rule would make such quest cms unnecessary. "It should be remarked In passing that Detllng end Laudcnslager were put off the team after a prot'.st by N? v. bt ? i \ c-lb ? ?. a ml it is und? i - stood that the university bred Cope? ley for some Irregularity in his mi trleiilatPm. At least no one of this trio played against Clemson. "What can one think of the ath? letic sltuutlon at our State untver; it\ '.' Conditions which neltber IhS faculty nor sMident body may have been a Me to protect themselves against at the beginning. That a faculty remains Inactive In tho face of stub condl lions tint a student body (winch hag a proud r< eord for an honor svs |rmi nermlts iwa men who RS ? falsified on th?ir certificates to re? main in the university und play la all but S. 1. A. A. games and tolera'es without Investigation obviously im? possible statements by other players theag am BJSAsSM uith v\bi?h Hits article has nothing to do. /'But?if a man should enter Clein son College at the very end of the 30-day limit, register from Oconeo county, declare 'on honor' that ho j had never attended any other college I and then came upon the field in uni? form, punt 50 yards, make perfect long passes and handle himself in every way as a finished football play? er and make the varsity In a day or two, who would not know thai he was a man playing under false pre? tenses'.' "Can any one think that the stu? dent body would be fooled? Would the faculty authorities, Dr. Calhoun and I'rof. (iantt, charged with re? sponsibility for carrying out the faculty and S. I. A. A. rules, sit by and wait for some one to produce legal proofs of a fact obvious In It? self? Not likely. "And what would players think who for years had been working as scrubs and substitutes with ambitious eyes fixed upon tho varsity places cf honor, to see these places gobbled up by newcomers, and how would a col? lege explain the resignation of prac? tically all these itinerants after the football season closes? "Tho bet that Carolina will defeat Clemson is always easy to get at alo.ig odds, because defeat comes to Clem? son only about every tenth year. What is there but the one-year rule to prevent, for example, i bunch of gamblers in Columbia hiring 11 ex? pert football players, sending them - the university without ,the knowl? edge or consent of the faoulty or stu? dent body, to register from South Carolina towns (perhaps under as? sumed names), to qualify by falsify? ing their certificates as to previous experience, and the receipt of com? pensation, and then aided by silent newspapers, to place all over South . Carolina bets on Carolina at odds of 5 to 1? Only tho one-year rule can prevent such a possible imposition on the most honest institution?only the one-year rule con save the Carolina (Memson game from being made a possible implement of gambling and nothing sooner than that would ut? terly ruin Intercollegiate athletics. "Clemson and the university are ; both members of the Southern Inter collegiato Athletic association, which gives to each of its members the right to choose whether or not it will adopt the one-year rule for football play? ers. Will not the university follow Clcmson's example in choosing the one-year rule and at a blow stop the mouth of criticism and disarm the gambler or the over zealous alumni? If not, thero should be no more foot? ball games between these two State institutions. The danger to the cause of athletics and proper relationu be? tween the two institutions is too great to hazard it by a repetition of the conditions of this past season, or even the 1U14 game in which two nun who had Qualified were used. Better no game, unless the annual c"litest between these ancient rivals can be had without suspicion, distrust and recriminations." The Columbia State "in view of the seriousness of the imputations thus made/1 "brought the articlo In ques? tion to the notice of William Spencer Currell, president of tho University of South Carolina, and suggested that It would bo well that the articlo be reproduced in The State, along with any comm nt upon it that he as head of the university might care at this time to make.'' President Currell cjmmented as follows: "Dean D. T. Baker and the presi? dent of the university began an in? vestigation immediately after the New berry game, when we received our first intimation that any ineligi? ble men were enndidates for the uni? versity football squad. "Two of these players were found Just beforo the game to be Ineligi? ble under S. I. A. A. rules and their names were at once withdrawn from our list of men eligible for S. I. A. A. games. Another student's credentials were found to be unsatisfactory, hence he was dropped from the unl vcrsity rolls, just before the Clemson gnmo, Another player, apparently iring that he would share the tame fate, left the Institution Immediately ift? r the Chanson game, in Which he had played less than five minutes. "Against Other young men who are mentioned In the list published by The Tlgetf there are Vague charges, none of Which has yet been substan? tiated. These allegations, however, are being carefully Investigated. Our Undings In the case of four of the| men In I he Clemson list have no doubt as to their Inellglbillty. 'Tims there remains but tun men .s to whom there is aa yet some doubt We are making a diligent ind ?arnest inquiry in..o the Whole matter, Buch work requires lime and Just now we are ma in p<sjscssloti of all the evidence, Therefore we can not at the moment discuss tin question in detail ' The university authorities profor not to make any damaging charges against any young nun who either are or may have been connected with ? . especially by using their names In any public controversy. Ruch pel onnlltlea are beneath ihe dignity of any Institution of learning. The nni ? rsity believes In the honor system j r and therefore takes a man's word UAtll he is proved beyond doubt to have falsified. "As soon as this proof reaches the authorities, the student is dismissed. While two of tho young men did ap? parently misrepresent themselves on their eligibility blanks, they have satisfied tht university authorities that their statement was the result of misunderstanding as to the rating in intercollegiuto athletics of the col? lege from which they came. "In conclusion, I would say that if we have blundered, it is because both the president and the dean are inexpert in playing the role of sleuth," DENIES MAKING CHARGES. Clemson Student Weekly Again Dis? cusses Conditions in Athletics at Carolina. Tho State, Nov. 10. The Tiger, published weekly by tho students of Clemson college, carried in its issue of yesterday an editorial article as follows: Tho editorial from last week's Tiger, entitled "The Necessity of a One Year Residence Rulo for Foot hall Players," was reproduced in full in Sunday's State, under the caption, "Makes Grave Charge Against the University." First,, we would say that the ar? ticle in The Tiger last week made no "grave charge against the. university." Tho facts as taken from the illgibil Ity certificates were given, and the public mind left to draw its own con? clusions. There is quite a. difference between, making "grave charges" and stating plain, undeniable facts. The Tiger editorial was not written to stir up a controversy between the two institutions, but to advocate an athletic principle, reveal a situation and point out the remedy that lies In the adoption of tho "one year rule." Every statement of fact made in the editorial can be substantiated from the records, but that does not mean, as the former editorial clearly states that the faculty and student body of the university are responsible for the creation of conditions out or which tl)? trouble grew. In fact, we feel sure that there is an outside source of the trouble. The distinguished president of the university, Dr. Currell, and his faculty enjoy the full respect and confi? dence of the student body here. Dike most officers and faculties, they are probably too far away from detailed athletic management to know just what is doing on. No doubt the first, intimation of trouble which they had was tho protests and proofs filed by Newberryj college against Detling and l^iiudenslager. Tho president and faculty nelied, of course, upon the certification of tho players and have been imposed upon in some cases. Both Dotting and Daudenslager had played on tho team of another col? lege and petllng had not lived in Co? lumbia fqr four years as he claimed. There is !no doubt entertained here but that the athletic situation will receive a fair and vigorous investi? gation, and that good will come from it, though this investigation may terminate too lato to do any material good as far as this season's football is concerned. We repeat that the one year rule is tho only protection against a con? dition already amply proved by the disqualification up to date of four of the university players who signed eligibility certificates. There was no intimation in Tho Tiger editorial that ADD eleven men registering from without the State were "ringers," but the prevailing public opinion that most of them are, train confirms the necessity for some codo of rules to protect an institu? tion against unjust cluirge3. Prior to the 1911 game the athletic relations between Carolina and Clem? son have been extremely cordial over a long period of years, so far as can be learned. Although the university had not been a member of the S. I. A. A., tho Carolinu-Clemson game had always been played under an S. I. A. A. contract, the terms of which have been scrupulously ob? served by both sides. The first cause for complaint occurred in the 1914 bailie, when two players not qualified to do so went into the gamo without the knowledge or consent of the uni? versity faculty or the Clemson team. The blame was generally laid at the loor of the Carolina coaches, The cadets of this institution have 11 ways had the greatest interest in the Carolina-Clemson game, it has always been their greatest attraction u the State fair. They would like to see it continued if this can he done on a platte of mutual confidence and good will, together with real sports? manship, latin r side can lose with good grace, if the game is played ac? cording to tho rides that have been i rei d upon, but bitterness results if Ither side resorts to violation or evasions. The Tiger Is entirely content to let ? lie matter rest in the hands of the university authorities, secure in the belief that their Investigation will provide all the evidence necessary to laipport the position taken in The Tiger editorial of last week, it ii hoped that much good will come from the present agitation, and a better understanding between the two insti? tutions will result. Our gratification comes from tho fact that a thorough investigation of tho existing conditions is being made by Carolina officials, and that they will doubtless do all in their power to straighten things out, though, we re? peat, this may be done too late to do any good as far as this season's football is concerned. We trust that these officials will soon come to see the necessity of adopting the one year rule and act accordingly, thereby insuring the probability of a clean, sportsmanlike annual Carolina-Clemson footbaM game. HAS FIRST YEAR RULE. University Adopted Measure Last De comber for 1916-17 Session. Columbia, Nov. 10.?At a meeting of representatives of the University of Virginia, University of Georgia, Uni? versity of Tennessee and tho Univer? sity of South Carolina, held at the Jefferson hotel, Columbia, last De? cember, an organization known as the Athletic Conference of Southern State Universities was perfected. An im? portant part of the rules adopted was the "one year rule" to be put into effect beginning with the session of 1916-17. it will, therefore, be noticed that the University of South Carolina adopted the "one year rule" almost one year ago, to take effect next fall. An article of the rules of the South? ern conference says: "5. Until tho beginning of the ses? sion 1916-17 each member shall en? force its present one-year law. There? after no student shall participate in any intercollegiate football or base? ball contest during his first college year, and in no case shall a student be eligible for these teams unless he shall have been a resident student for at least six months." Party at Shiloh. i#ft$PfeH ?= On Monday evening, November 8th Mr.' and Mrs. W. T. Green of Shiloh gave a party in honor of their guests, Miss Irene Hilllard and Miss Ainslio Felder. Upon arrival the guests wore shown into the parlor where for quite a while they were entertained with in? strumental music and social conversa? tion, after which slips of paper with cross questions and crooked answers were given out. The questions were given to the young men and the an? swers to the young ladies, each of the papers being numbered. The boy reading the question and the girl with with corresponding number giving her answer. After the quiz was finished they were divided into couples with corresponding numbers and were ask? ed to entertain tho company for at least two minutes each, some telling jokes and oth'jrr, riddles. When each had finishes their entertaining, their attention was called to a number of threads which from the center of the room went into every direction; they were then given a pair of scissors, told to each cut a thread and go to work, the count being given for all to start at once, the one finding the end of their thread first was given a Flori? da pennant, this being won by Miss Wells. The consolation prize going to Miss Adden, a souvenir of Look Out Mountain. Next they were engaged in a penny puzzle which took quite a while to solve each answer. After the puzzle, light refreshments were served. Before the close of tho evening a Fate Book was placed on a table, boys and girls with corresponding numbers were seated together, each reading their fate. Rose buds were passed to the quests as compliments of the evening, carrying out the color scheme of pink and green. Each and all expressed themselves as spending a most pleasant evening. Those present were Misses Irene Hilllard, of Kissimmee, Fla?; Ainslie Felder, of Sumter; Eva McCue, Hamberg; Lina Adden, of Orangcburs*; Leila Wells of New Zion, and Miss Crouch, of Saluda; Messrs. Dave and Wright Turbeville, Luther Gamble, of Turbeville; C. B. Epting, Gleanor Green and McCutchen Morris, of Shiloh. Red Cross Christmas Seals. The annual sale of Fed Cross Christ? mas seals will be inaugurated in Sum tor early in the holiday season under the direction of Mrs. A. C. Phelps, who has been requested to act as chairman of the county committee. Sale committees will be organised and the effort, will be made to make this (he banner year in volume of Red Cross seal sales. The seals wdll be placed on sale at the banks and stores mil will be distributed through com? mittees. Defaulter Arrested in Texas. Montgomery, Nov. 12.?C. Homer Rllltngsley, the alleged defaulting elerk of the department of agricul? ture of Alabama, has been arrested at "?J It Flpyada, Texas. He has been missing iilace Mar<h. He is twelve thousand dollars short. VILLA AT NOG ALES. Carranza Chief on American Side* While Mexican Remains Below the Border. Xogales, Ariz., Xov. 12.?Francisco Villa, chief opponent of the Carranza government in Mexico, arrived at Xogales, Sonora, opposite here to? night at the head of 2,000 troops a few hours after the arrival her* of Gen. Alvaro Obrcgon, Carranza's mil? itary commander. Gen. Obregon said that his presence here at the same t.mo Villa was visit? ing Mexican Xogales, was nothing ore than a coincidence. Tho Carranza leader, in an inter lew late today, announced that he ime here to influence the Indians ow in Gen. Urabeleso's Yaqui com? mand to switch over to the Carranza action. Reports that Gen. Villa had been ffered amnesty were emphatically denied by Gen. Obregon, who de? clared that Villa would be treated as an outlaw if captured. Gen. Villa announces his visit to Nogales was for the purpose of con? ferring with Carlos Randall, acting governor of that portion of Sonora ontrolled by Villa. He said he might nake Nogales his headquarters for uture operations. VAUGHN TRIAL IN JANUARY. ireenvillc Court Adjourned Without Taking up Case as to Man's Sanity. Columbia, Xov. 11.?T. U. Vaughn, who was sentenced to be electrocuted or criminal assault alleged to have been committed while he was superin? tendent of the Odd Fellows' Orphan B ,me, near Greenville, will be tried for his sanity before a Greenville county jury in January. The. sanity trial of Vaughn was set for yester? day, but the court of General Sessions for Greenville county adjourned yes? terday without taking up the Vaughn case and he will face a jury next Jan? uary. Vaughn is confined in the State pen? itentiary, where he has been constantly ever since his conviction in 1913. He fought his case through the State courts and up through the United States Supreme Court, but all con? firmed the sentence of electroction. When he was take* back to Green? ville som weeks ago to be resentenc ed to death the judge, on the showing made, ordered that the question of Vaughn's sanity should be referred to a jury and no further steps in his case will be taken until a jury returns a verdict as to whether he is sane or Insane. Vaughn has been apparently Insane for some months, and it is said that ne sits in the State penitentiary with? out saying a word to any one and with a vacant look on his face. He Is said to be nearly a physical wreck, and many strong men incline to the belief that he has become insane since his conviction. Others think he is simply feigning insanity in the hope of escaping the electric chair and be? ing sent to the State Hospital for the Insane. That Vaughn is sane was held by a noted alienist of Maryland, who examined him while here last spring. ARMY SCHEME NOT APPROVER. Guardsmen Recline to Indorse Wil? son's Program. San Francisco, Xov. 11.?Refusal to indorse President Wilson's proposal for a continental army of 300,000 men marked the closing session today of the 17th annual convention of the Xational Guard Association of the United States. Asheville, X. C, was selected a* the 1916 meeting place, tho dato to be decided later. A resolution proposing that the as? sociation approve President Wilson's plan as made public by the president in an address at the Manhattan club, Xew York, was offered by Henry D. Hamilton of New York. Without de? bate the resolution was referred to a committee. Officers of the organi? zation explained that Gen. Hamilton's proposition was not acted upon favor? ably because he, although a member of the association, was not a dele? gate to the convention. It was said the Xational Guard as? sociation was opposed to the conti? nental army plan of President Wil? son because it was believed that if a larger reserve force was to be pro? vided it should bo done under guid? ance of the Xational Guard. Gen. Thomas J. Stewart of Harrls burg, Pa., was reelected president of [tho association for the seventh term, other otlicers elected were: Gen. Guy F. Logan, Des Moines, Iowa, sec? retary; Gen. Joseph A. Storch, Ful lerton, Neb., treasurer. Among the vice presidents chosen were: Gen. C. C. Vaughn, Richmond, Va., and Gen. William W. Moore, Columbia, S. C. Akos Motor Trip. Washington, Xov. 13.?Following his usual Saturday custom President Wilson and Mrs. Gait went on a long motor ride today. Their destination is unknown, but they went in the di rectlon of Baltimore, accompanied by a party of friends. WOMAN FALLS FROM TRAIN. Mrs. Jack Henegan, Passenger on ??Carolina Special,*' Is Picked up Unconscious. Columbia, Nov. 12.?Mrs. Jack Henegan, formerly Miss Mattie Leo Smoak, of St. Matthews, is in a local hospital, where she was brought to? day, unconscious, after a fall from the northbound "Carolina Special" be? tween 2 and 3 o'clock this afternoon near Shelton, between this city and Union. Mrs. H negan was returning to her home in Union after a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Smoak at St. Matthews. It is not known just how she fell from the train. It seems that she was alone on the observation platform when the aecident occurred, and that she was not missed until some time later. She was found eith? er on or beside the tracks by several laborers, who took her to a nearby house, where all assistance possible was rendered. Mrs. Henegan re? mained at this house until the arrival of the southbound "Carolina Special," when she was placed aboard and brought to Columbia. Information from the hospital late tonight was to the effect that Mrs. Henegan was resting easy and was apparently not seriously hurt, al? though it was stated that it was im? possible to say at this time whether or not she had sustained any Inter? nal injury, which, however, was not indicated. She was somewhat bruis? ed, it was stated. It was learned that very few passengers were on the ob? servation car this morning, and that it was likely that nobody saw Mrs. Henegan go on the rear platform. REPORTS OF WHISKEY STOCKS. Value of Wines and Liquors Held by County Dispensaries is Nearly $l, 000,000 Says Auditor. Columbia, Nov. 13.?The stock on hand in the 15 dispensary counties in the State October 1 was $991,947.38, according to figures made public yes? terday by L. L. Bultman, State dis? pensary auditor. The dispensaries must wind up their affairs and go out of business on January 1 and stock re? maining on hand will be a loss to ths counties. The greatest amount of stock was held by Charleston, $261,515.59. Rich land's stock amounted to $205,592.26. The amount of stock held by the oth? er counties was: Alken, $54,913.21; Bamberg, $20,702.77; Barnwell, $46, 977.98; Beaufort, $38,636.4*; Cal houn, $24,069.06; Dorchester, $26, 695.94; Florence, $86,836.14; George? town, $11,427.68; Jasper, $6,913.54; Lexington, $33,835.80; Orangeburg, $89,031.65; Union, $73,509.64; Wll liamsburg, $12,490.71. Since this statement Barnwell lost $17,659.91 worth of stock through the destruction of one of her dispen? saries by lire. It is thought that about $10,000 insurance will be col? lected on this burned stock. The dispensary sales for October amounted to $344,461.70 and this omes off the amount on hand Octo? ber 1. However, these figures are at retail prices, while the stock on hand October 1 was figured at wholesale prices and it is estimated that an av? erage profit of 40 per cent, is added to the wholesale price to make up the retail prices at which the liquor is sold through the dispensaries to ths people. L. L. Bultman, State dispensary au? ditor, believes several of the coun? ties may have stock left on hand by the close of the year and he will re? port the matter to the general as? sembly. HIGHLAND'S SALES L* IGEST. Auditor Reports Upon October Busi? ness of Dispensaries in Fifteen "Wet" Counties. Columbia, Nov. 13.?Dispensary sales for the month of October in the 15 "wet" counties amounted to $344, 451.70, according to the monthly re? port of L. L. Bultman, State dispen? sary auditor. Richland county led with $81,066.35 and Charleston came second with $46,084. The sales by counties follow: County Sales lAiken.$19,783.96 Bamberg. 11,877.57 Barnwell. 17.771.09 Beaufort. 9,002.12 Calhoun. 7,015.90 Charleston. 46,084.00 Dorchester. 12,223.20 Florence. 44,681.81 Georgetown... 10,674.64 Jasper. 2,185.15 Lexington. 15,775.45 Orangeburg. 38,957.63 Union. 19,757.08 Richland. 81,066.35 Williamsburg. 7,593.96 Total sales.$344,451.70 Messages Held Up. Washington, Nov. 13.?The silence of Ambassador Page at London re? garding the Aneona case leads to tho bietet that the Italian censorship Is holding up his dispatches. The Unit? ed States can form no protest until the question of attempted escape has been settled.