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MtiiniiiuiFfn. ? ? ? k i LATK4T PROPOSAL IN <7\ftK 18 iH>xr*t> imiAtwAofoKY. of railed States are Not ?Vutjr Mot ton Proffer Mode by Ber. Position Based ou Washington. Jan. 16.?The United States Is understood to have rejected as being partially unsatisfactory Ger? many's latest proposal In the Lusl tania negotiation*. Secretary Lansing, with the approval of President Wil? son, is said to have so ir formed Count sen Bemetorff, the Osrman ambassa? dor, during a conference late today at the stats department The ambassador will confsr igain with the secretary tomorrow. It hi understood he will then submit anoth? er con fid en Us 1 tentative proposal for a settlement, having embodied in It the requirements ot the United States. After being' considered by the presi? dent and Secretary Lansing the mat? ter? unless present plans miscarry, will be transmitted to Berlin for the con? sideration of the German government Five or Ms days may elapse before it sj knot whether the Berlin foreign esses still assume a view which coin? cides with that of the administration. It is considered probable that ths era basso ior may forward some rec? ommendations with the tentative form or settlement which It is very likely will contain every point for which ths United States has for so tons; contend? ed, ft was stated by oaoellont author however, that the United mates upon holding the German gov SJ to "a strict accountability" sss of more than ISO Asaer ttvse, and desires that the Berlin gestsatnent admit, in sffsct that it is Mahle, according to law, for the lives at neotrals lost In the commission of an not against a vessel of the enemy. Both Secretary Lansing and Count eon Bernetorff have agreed that the subject of their conversation today should bo held confidential. It was farther explained that these negotiations, necessarily of an in for tpel character, were not In the least sending. Secretary Innstng in refer? ring to the publication ot certain facts J connectsd with the proposal which new la understood to have been re Jested declared during the day that gfittasncats "were conjectures. A Jan wan mdlaaied tonight that while j teutonic diplomatic cirdns were dls nsjpotnte.: at the refmnl ( r (he United jflhtiss to accept the prop ?a|, a feeling ot optimism retarding* ths outcome ? . rsvaiisU. a sources usually well informed tame the atatsment that Germany, in the proposal, had considered friend sb for the United States to a great? er ?xient than law ut making auch concessions as have been made. The ?dr ?tration was represented Uk . the position that law also ?ulu bwS>rought into consideration. <C> KJCKP PLANS S.1FE. i a ftaejgaata BUI for Nsty Depart Washington, Jan. 14.?A bill sug? gested by Senator Till man. chairman of the sonata naval committee, to pre vvm intvate contractors from using in thr n annfacture of war munition! for orelgn power plans of ot speci ?catt ns furnished by the navy depart? ment in connection with the making c tnltions for the United States ?en drafted by ths department greed upon in tentative form by s. The measure will be Intro? duced as on and la espoitod to pass. ?er bill being considered by de i tent officials would gtvs the fed {overnment ths right to t se any try Invention rsgardleas of patent rls-h'S, I LKA VOK PREPAREDNESS. btftcaa Leader Tells House Tnat s>4pn Should Look to Urn Future. tshlngton, Jan. 86.?Republican i er Mean made a vigorous plea preparedness In ths house today, -rtty Leader*Kitchln, fresh from a trsnoe with President Wilson over executive'! preparedness plan, did Join In the gsnsral applause from sides which followed Mr. Mann's trke t seems ths pari^if wisdom for ua prepare ourselves for any possl y of trouble that may come" was ksynote of Mr. Mann's rsmarka. r. Mann declared that the world y Is in the worst condition that Hvtnx person hss sver seen It, and llctsd that It might ho many years 'ore It Is definitely determined ther one or ths other or neither can become master." s also scouted ths permanency of a 1 taper peace." Vo one knows," he continued, ether the aggression on either aide i lead us, perhaps, not Into this ggle. but Into one which Is the 'oms of this." 1 Icensee to marry have been issued Ysslsy Jamss snd Victoria Plnck Wsdgefield, and Henry Cox and Ilde Wilson, MechanlcsviUs. VIEW? Am 1\> PROBABLE COST OF BUIIiDING 1>IFEEH. Hearing Before Senate Naval Commit? tee on TUljnan Meaanre Brings Out Varying E*timate??Bill to Be Vot? ed on Tue?day. Washlngtor, Jan. 26.?Widely dif? ferent estimates of the cost of build* ing armor plate plants and making ?rmor were preaented to the senato naval committee today by naval offi? cers and representatives of privat) manufacturers. The committee it considering Chairman Tillman's bill for the establisment of a government factory. Rear Admiral Strauss, chief of the navy ordnance bureau, esti? mated that It would cost $11,000,000 to build an armor plate plant produc? ing annually 20,000 tons. A. C. Din? key, president of the Mldvale Steel and Ordnance company, testified that it would cost that much to build a 10,000 ton. plant. Amiral Strauss said he had figured the manufacturing coat of the govern? ment produced armor would be $262 a ton. E. Q. Grace, president of the Bethlehem Steel company, Insisted that this wsji too low and did not In? clude allowances for depreciation. * Mr. Dinkey said the arnior his plant was turning out for the battleship Pennsylvania, was costing $341 a ton. He estimated It would take the gov? ernment four years to build an armor plant, and Admiral Btraum said It would require over three years. Sen? ator Tlllman told the commltee. how? ever, that the new head of the bureau of yards and docks had reported that If the red tape of the navy department was cut he could build the plant In a year and a half. Admiral Strauss suggested that In addition to insuring a reasonable coit In manufacturing, erection of a gov? ernment plant might stimulate private manufacturers to the production of a better grade of armor. Ha said thsre was a mil tar y advantage in having In? dependent plante In different parts of ths country and pointed to Franco's governmental powder mono? v is Illustrating ths lack of wisdom o* the government having no competition. The committee will vote on the Till man bill next-Tuesday. 1 Senator Pen rose suggested today ' that In the meantime the private man- 1 ufacturera submit to the secretary of 1 the navy da tailed Mp ?res as to cost 1 with a view of arriving at a reasunaMo ? prtoe- for* armor and thus* obviating 1 the ueed of a government plant. < BROKE PROHIBITION LAW. 1 Alderman Chaoco Held for the See- 1 atone Court, News and Courler. I Vincent Chlcco, Sr., Alderman from Ward 3,? v#as arraigned yesterday at noon before Magistrate George Lunx on a charge of violating the prohi? bition law. At the conclusion of the hearing he was bound over to the court of general sessions. He was re? leased ?minder $500 bond for his ap- 1 pearance. t The warrant charging Chlcco with violating the prohibition law was sworn out by O. D. Buchanan, a State constable. Attached to the wan am. was an affidavit sworn to by James Knight, of No. 8 John street, in which he alleges that on the night of Janu? ary 17 he bought a half-pint of whis? key, claiming that Chicoo himself served him with the whiskey, he hand? ing over fifty cents and getting ten cents In change. In the affidavit Knight asserted that he made the statement of his own volition and without fear of punishment or hope of reward. Knight Identified Chlcco yesterday as the man who, he alleges, sold him a hall-pint of whiskey. State consta? bles testified that they raided Chlcco'a place on Market Btreet and found thirty-one half-pints of whiskey hid? den in a desk. Chlcco was represented at the ex? amination by counsel. ifbw Enterprise. Chartered: The Sumter Package Company, to do a wholesale and retail mercantile and grocery business, with a capital of $3,000, the officers being J. K. Weatherly, president; A T. Weatherly, vice president; H. M. Gary, secretary and treasurer. Mr. Wes Burkett was exhibiting on Monday a monster hen egg laid by one of his flook of White Rocks. The egg was fully as large as u goose egg. measuring 7 3-4 inches in diamatcr and weighing a little more than six ounces. I-11st Tuesday, while one of the Georgetown shad fishermen, who fish? es about three miles at sea o:T the Oeorgetbwn bar, was taking the "cnteh" from his anchored net, he picked o it 16 fat. Juicy, "black-head** ducks, tr at had been entangled in the meshes of the seine during the day. They evidently wero caught whll?? rest? ing at sea, safe from the guns of the many "pot-hunters" of this roirmun Ity.?Georgetown Times. STATE KHLUHIP QUESTION SENATOR VERNER'S BILL OCCA? SIONS MUCH DISCUSSION ON FREE EDUCATION. Winthrop Students Petition Legislature Not to Abolish Free Scholarships, but Rectify Them?Show Great Good Accomplished in Furnishing Teachers for State. Columbia, Jan. 26.?The endorse-, ment of D. E. Hydrick, of Spartan burg, associate justice of the State Su? preme Court, as a successor on the federal bench to the late Justice La mar, of Augusta, the hearing of pe? titions from alumnae and the student body of Winthrop protesting against the Verner anti-scholarship and tui? tion bill, the introduction of new bills and another exemplification of the necessity of economy in expendi? tures featured the business of yester? day's session of the lower house. The petitions from Winthrop col? lege, In the form of letters to the house, told of the hardships thaS would work on many young men and women of the State who are earnest? ly trying to secure an education should the Verner bill become a law. They say that, while there may be injustices wrought to the State by those that are able to pay for the collegiate ed? ucations of their child, yet the vast majority of those that attend the State institutions of higher learning be? cause of free tuitions or free scholar? ships, more than compensate the State for the money lost on the unworthy ones. They say that the State now is In want of* more primary teachers; that the majority of the young women graduaated from Winthrop mould the minds of the young?and to deprive the poor but ambitious youth of the State of an education will mean a greater dearth of teachers In future. This movement for the abolition of free -tuition and acholaships has cre? ated a furor here among the legisla? tors and the educators/ There seems to* be several schools of thought on ths tuition matter, the predominating ones, however, seeming to be those of the Verner class that favor the abo? lition of all scholarships and tuition and those who favor the present sys? tem, hedged about with legal safe? guards, applying to denomination? al colleges and those of the State. This latter class of thinkers eay that the present law wo-ks an inluntlT sjrninst the denon.inMtonal college in tavor r>f the State; but their line of argu? ment is combated with the usstiijlsn that they seem to forget the constitu? tional inhibition that forever sepa? rates the church, and the State. They also are reminded, when they claim that a certain class of taxpayers of South Carolina support the denomina? tional colleges and help to maintain the State colleges, making it a double burden upon them, that the main? tenance of the denominational insti? tutions is optional with them; that the State colleges are open to receive their youths. These and other argu? ments?some fallacious and others suond?are bandied to and fro in the verbal exchange that seems to be the order of the day. Many think there is an element of selfishness and pedi goglcal prejudices underlying the whole matter, which will probably end by depriving many an ambitious youth of South Carolina of receiving a col? legiate education. The house yesterday again showed a disposition to favor economy in ex? penditures, when, in a committee of the whole, Messrs. Graydon, Mclnnes, Glenn and Searson spoke against the contemplated renovation of the speak? er's desk in the house at an outlay of $6,500. A Columbia architect de? scribed in detail the plans for Im? provements, which J. T. Liles, chair? man of the ways and means commit? tee urged as being badly needed. How? ever the committee adjourned with? out any action being taken, j Although late in the session, a num? ber of new bills, mostly of a local na ture, were introduced in the house yesterday. A favorable committee report was made on the library commission bill, a similar measure of this kind already having been killed in the senate. A number of strictly local bills were passed to third reading. Marriage License Record. Licenses to marry have been grant? ed to Willie Hammonds and Estelle Hutson, Tindal. and Olli? L. Bell and Annie C. Garrett, Blshopvlllo. Manager Miller of the Hex Theatre has, upon the request from many of his patrons, made a contract to bring "An Allen" to Sumter on February 8. This and tho "Birth of a Nation," which were both produced by the same company, are regarded as the most striking and masterful motion picture productions ever taken. "An Allen," with George Beben In the lead? ing role, was adapted from "The Sign Of the Hose." It was played in the Columbia Theatre for two days to capacity houses. The picture is in nine parts and Its appeal Is said to be the strongest of any play ever Ulmes. OFFICERS GiH'T CET ALONG. GOETHALS AND EDWARDS NOW AT ODDS OVER CANAL. Former Will Bring Disagreement of Zone Executives Before Washington Authorities. Panama, Jan. 24.?Serious differ? ences of an official nature that have arisen during the last few months be? tween MaJ. Gen. Goethals, governor of the Parama canal zone, and Brig. Gen. Clarence B. Edwards, command? ing the United States troops in the zone, are to come to a head at Wash? ington when these two officials reach the capital, according to Gov. Goeth? als. They sailed today for the United States on the steamer Cala mares. Gov. Goethals said before his de? parture that criticisms alleged to have been made by Gen. Edwards had reached the secretary of war, and that the secretary had requested informa? tion on the subject. The governor re? plied with an official communication in which he detailed the trouble as considerable. Gov. Goethals declared that Gen. Edwards had had much to say. re? garding the administration of affairs on the isthmus, and especially with reference to the methods and cogt of construction of many military build? ings under canal jurisdiction. It is understood that Gov. Goethals resents many of the criticisms Gen. Edwards is alleged to have made relative to the form of the canal government, Gen. Edwards believing, it Is said, that the military and civil authority should be vested in one person instead of sepa-. rated as at present. Gen. Edwards, before leaving Pan? ama, said that Gov. Goethals had been misinformed but otherwise he declined to discuss the subject. Gov. Goethals further announced that he intends to give Gen. Edwards ample opportunity to make whatever statements he thinks necessary be? fore the secretary of war and the con? gressional committees. - WOULD FREE PHILIPPINES. Provision hi Bill Before Senate Grants Independence in Four,Years. Washington, Jan. 26.?The adminis? tration has definitely committed It? self to the Independence of the Phil? ippiner T/lfhln the nertt f^ur years At ter a ronferenco with President WH son, Senator Hitchcock proposed an amendment to the bill before the sen? ate, directing the president to "with? draw all sovereignty from the Philip? pine Islands within not less than two two years, nor more than four." The bill provides that steps be taken to secure an assurance from other na? tions for the integrity of the United States naval bases. AUTO-BUGGY COLLISION. Ladles Thrown From Buggy, But Es? caped Injury. Today shortly after noon in a col? lision between an automobile driven by J. A. O'Neal and a buggy In which were Mrs. F. A. Lynam and Miss Su? sie McKlnney, the young ladles were thrown from buggy to street, but for? tunately escaped Injury. The col? lision occurred just In front of the city hall and assistance was rendered in a few seconds. The ladies in the buggy were going north and Mr. O'Neal was going south. Mr. O'Neal stated that the collision was his fault, as he was watching a buggy which he was passing on his right and did not notice he was so close to the other buggy. One wheel of the buggy was broken, but otherwise no damage was done. WINYAH PLANT IN OPERATION. Resumption of Work Means More Business for City of Georgetown. Georgetown, Jan. 24.?The Winyah Lumber Company has resumed opera? tion after some months of inactivity. It is a thoroughly new and modern plant, rebuilt more than a year ago after the fire destroyed the old mill. It is owned and operated by Theiker, Doyle and Thrall, and has had a fine record of success. Heretofore it has received its timber exclusively by raft, but arrangements have been made to bring logs from Berkeley by the Sea? board Railroad. This plant con? tributes heavily to local business, hav? ing a large weekly pay roll, and bus? iness men are greatly encouraged by Its reopening. Rev. J. L'Collins, of Hlshopvllle, will preach at the Baker School Sun? day at 11 A. M. and 3:30 P. M. Mr. W. J. McKagen, health olllcer of ihc city of BumtOr, has received his appointment as registrar of vital sta? tistics for the city of Sumter from Dr. J. A. Haync, State health olllcer. Willie Anderson, colored, who was arraigned In the magistrate's court today on the charge of assault with ?intent to ravish was found guilty of Simple assault und battery and given a fine of tlfc. SOME INCUBATOR HINTS. Suggestions on Artificial Incubation of Hen's Eggs. Clemson College, Jan. 26.?The sea? son for hatching eggs is approaching and many farmers will be interested in the following notes on the use of incubators. They are taken from Farmers' Bulletin No. 585, U. i. De? partment of Agriculture, "Natural and Artificial Incubation of Hen's Eggs." The bulletin may be obtained from the department at Washington or, while the supply lasts, from the Extension Division, Clemson College. The -in? cubator hints are as follows: Follow the manufacturer's di? rections in setting up and operating an incubator. See that the incubator is running steadily at the desired temperature before filling with eggs. Do not add fresh eggs to a tray containing eggs which are undergoing incubation. Turn the eggs twice daily after the second and until the nineteenth day. Cool the eggs once dally, according to the weather, from the seventh to the nineteenth day. . . Turn the eggs before caring for the lamps. Attend to the machine carefully at regular hours. Keep the lamp and wick clean. Test the eggs on the seventh and fourteenth days. Do not open the machine after the eighteenth day until the chickens are hatched. ? To Permit Suit of State. J *| The State. A joint resolution was introduced in the senate yesterday to permit J. O'Neal Sanders of Calhoun county to sue the State of South Carolina to recover damages for the death of two small children, alleged to have been caused one year ago by contaminated antityphoid vaccine sent out by the State board of health, and with which the children were inoculated. A license to marry has been grant? ed to C. W. Young, Rembert, and Le? onora Catherine Jenkins, Oswego. Li? censes to negro couples were: Wil? liam Spencer and Henrietta Harris, Claremont; Joe Caroline and Lula Aughtery, Mayesvlllt. , I 1 The Small Voice Of conscience which tells you to save some of your money for future use, instead of spending all on pleasure. 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