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im ?HM? mi ? .V* ?.?4.- I >N8 OC CVFtKD DttgiMHION OF AP* ?^?v?. v . i S* W?*m ???tlf. fc.v an Ufa? BMI Debate. Osjaaslls.. Fab. 4 ?The , house of tfjvns folloired with good the recommendation* of I meant oommUlee on, pit hill and stood by tbsm sry Instance Ali Wednesday 'ail through yteterday and un U|s* night., the bouse, worked .the. appropriation bin. Roll 8SO on Uem after item. ? ajsah saoUpn, Jo reduc* ?uneriatsnd?ant of {or the Insane from as recommended by the com to $$.??? tailed by a vote of fkp Florence delegation lad, the ef? fort to Inerease the appropriation fpi thf IMPy^^^l ^^ * that efftf. t )*^uoualaxE<um#pts,laod spell ?Mir; ?^llli^way,erith#?t ax?M for ihe|h)Qms Tpted, down amendment il^jssAat, aad adopted the ris?sjsanyapyinn es u cam* from the waw aaj meiea committee, Jllt.W aaA, ^saejsns committee r^im :*lWdmant increasing Caajrasea Z^jUiga jknd^bis com ,th*m good majorities on every .vwpe* were, presant in jhe throughout the long time jtyrlMJthe approprlaUon are* wdaegersd bun senate durfsm the dsbeta ^^^^r* ?T'-^'e ."?^j1 Miea bin making,^ straight sr offense Jor blind tigers, sni^orjlas; smeprfmpnla by Laney girtnjt th* ,pptipn of a 4a^w *e flffto?snse U)llgnAnt^ re, ?aa^ any >ofarenct . that t*s 114 , JMafiats were behind the,opposition ;** jBf Ulaa btu f# 'Apa -^^?f^lM den^an^ads^c* state WftJlV 8e*?tor\,Laney said . sated for prohibition last Sep and would ro ftfl far as any a^fuiid at the djanoaal of tor hi ?nfojcola? th tJame, . ita spoaa pf \h> rh^^^^nnjQg had, Casrtasjaa and tipV .groaung.tbtre tor is*nsj?4pr the laws; but ?Ud to pass .? *% ? v*and% wo*w a^sjaotlon and would-be a great :s to ths to vorn or In enforcing ' **** , . . t*|f senate agreed last .night that wbea.tbey adjqunu^ay ^jrtu be to adjourn until $iresdiiy night of nest weak at t o'clock. _I i -r??1? WVm FQP I4W lOfFORCEMKNT. ????IWhr*-Hflia house* tatlves this afternoon after maeh dsbata of a vets of S3 to II antaadad^he approprlaUon bill, so as to allow, the gavcrncr to borrow $51,. ##el if so much be needed, to be ex? panded for the enforcement of ths law, particularly the prohibition law. 1, - . I Colombia, Feb. i.?After several days* debate and npeated ineffectual attempt* to amend it, tales bill mak Ing It a straight cnoingang offense to iUtcitly sell Inteaioants in South Car olina went to third reading in the sen ate today. The measure already has panned the house. The appropration for the State wasehoeee commissioner was raised from ten to fifteen thousand dollars In the- house this morning, also ths appropriation for the Smith-Lever act aas mereased from $1M*1 to fit, ill. An amendment to the appropria- f tion bill allowing the governor to pay for lest eqatpment end arms of the National Ouerde when all effort* fail f to make the federal government stand the lees, wee passed. The. amount to? tals 111,000. Effort* to wipe out the appropriation for the Board of Char* I lie* and Correction* and to decree** ths fond for ths tax commission fteJtaaViT*/ * -*aa ia ?* < t-JWlw m v ?'? Columbia. Feb. tThe *enato yes? terday, on motion of Senator Sinkler, made th* bill creating the 13th Ju? dicial ctreuiU oompoeed of Colleton. Jasper; Hampton and Beaufort coun? ties aad leaving Charleston county In the Ith Judicial circuit, a special order for Tuesday. After spending two hour* debating (?r*aam-.'w.Omf taoteD. ?hrdl uh mh the bill giving J, M. Graham, ..of Columbia, permission to sue the Stnto for alleged Injuries received wien ths hosiery mill, which he operated, was ebeilahed at the State penitentiary the senate, by a vote of 11 to 1|? re? fused ta stylks opt the enacting words of the measure ami passed it to third After being smeided so as te allow Ua ?I* dispensary board of Charles ton lOUBti to #eli the suanlus stock of liquor left over when the dispensary closed, the biU, authorising the sher? iffs of the several counties formerly having* dispensaries to sell the left? over stock outside of the State passed, third) reading and was sent to the house. There are already In the house bills providing for the dispensary boa Ms of control of the various coun? ties* to dispose of surplus stock out? side of South Carolina. , | Senator Walker introduced a bill in the senate Instructing the attorney general to Investigate and report on the former boards of control of the several dispensary counties, u ike yosterdnv )? on form a nee with S resolut! ously adopted, was the last dt *t . jw bills, other t han those emanating from committees, could be introduced in the house, the hopper of the lower body was filled to overflow, much of the new business, however, coming from the senate.. ? A The mein business .transacted by the house yesterday was passage of va? rious Items of the appropriation hill, the representatives departing from the custom of the past several days and allowing Increases In a few items. On recommendation of the house committee on agriculture, the Item appropriating 110,080 to the State warehouse commissioner was increas l wq to $16,000 by unanimous consent la addition to the increase, the follow? ing amendment unanimously was adopted: i "That no section or provision of this act shall Interfere with the holding of the money reserved by the State warehouse commissioner as a> sepa? rate fund In (he mate treasury for the accessary purpose of the* conduct of ihe business and this fwnd shall he at the disposal of tho commissioner, in| the manner provided by an act en? titled, "An act to regulate the stor? age, grading and marketing of cot pop," approved October 30, 1914, in ad lition to the appropt lawotv made for the 8tato> warehouse commissioner. I .'-That the time for annual settle? ment hy the State warehouse -som rnlssionev with the State treasurer and he comptroller -general is hereby teed as the first day of April of each rear.** t After it was shown- that H ww leoessary to Increase the amount al- ? owed by the ways and means com nlttee to comply with- the require-' nents of the federal government In or- 1 ler to mt.ke operative the Smith* ! Lever act In South Carolina, the ap? propriation under this Hein wae rais? ed from 315.091 to 121,882. The passage of the amendments al* owtntr 'he borrowing or inonoj for* he Xatl'-nnl Ouard shortage and that tat? law onloreomsnt was tho- result ? id coalition of military and pro tlbltlon forcers In the house. By oom Hnfng their efforts and voting togeth? er, both factions got what they want? ed. The way the amendments were 'put across" was a considerable sur >rlse to many. Under the half-hour rule yesterday i mass of second reading local bills tare passed to third reading. DECREASE IN DRUNKENNESS. Columbia. Feb. 6.?As compared with December the record of cases >rought In the recorder's court of Co utnbia during the month of January ?how a large decrease both In the number and kind of cases and in the mount of revenue received from fines ind forfeitures. 1 The comparisons are: Cases of helpless drunk, 104 In December and, 16 In January; of drunk and dlsor lsrly conduct, 08 In .December and II in January; violation of the dis? pensary law, 10 In December and Kven cases of violation of the pro? hibit) >n law In January. In December ihe "Black; Maria" made 367 calls as compared with 153 last month. There was a fotal Of 2,121 days served on the chaingang In December and 1. 731 days in January. The fines col? lected in December amounted to $1, 731.76 and In January to $343. NEGRO KILLED NEAR LAKE CITY Florence Times. , Coroner J. U Qunn returned from Lake City last night, where he had been summoned to hold an Inquest over the body of Zlngle Slngletary, a negro who was found dead about five miles from Lake City. The negro when found, was lying on the roadside with his head crushed in by the force of what see fried to have been ieneat ed blows with some heavy instru? ment. ICTiere was no indication of a struggle having taken place at the Spot where the man was found. Al? though '.he coroner's Jury searched for all the facts they could not pro? cure any testimony which ?hrew any light on the deatv of the man, Ex-Qov. Cole Blesse is quoted as saying there is more lawlessness in South Carolina under the present ad? ministration than over before. It strikes us that even if this were true, H Is not particularly surprising since fair. Blesse managed to almost empty the penitentiary before he ntepped down from his throne.?Omrlotte iSews, ()UTI4DO? SOIV. SETTLEMENT OF LVS1TANIA CASE SEEMS PROMISING. President and Secrotary Lansing to Confer Today on Latest Conuniiniea tion from Germany "^esponelblluVy la not Denied by Berlin, but Act is Not Admitted to bo Jpegal. -1-' Washington, Feb. 6.?President Wilson and Secretary Lansing are ex? pected to confer tomorrow on the latest tentative draft of the communi? cation ths German government hopes will bring the negotiations over the Lusltania disaster to a satisfactory termination. Information that the outlook for an early settlement of the case again was promising was received tonight from various diplomatic and official quarters. The president has had the tentative draft before him since Friday night. In it Germany says the German for? eign office has gone as far as it pos? sibly can . meet the position of the United States.' From high diplomatic quarters 1 tonight cdmes the statement that Germany has with the excep? tion of making Ca out and out dis? avowal of the Lusltania sinking, which she considers impossible, conceded every desire of the United States and that the tentative proposal. materially strengthens ths assurances already given In- the negotiations j over the sinking of the steamer Arabic. It also is claimed that the tentative, pro? posal covers all the fundamental Issues involved in the conduct of submarine warfare. j It la explained that a direct dis? avowal was given for the sinking of the Arabic, because that act was in violation of the instructions given the commanders of submarines, in the oase of the Lusitania, however, the commander acted in accordance with orders. .The general instructions not to sink liners without warning were given, It was disclosed tonight* by high authority on the day after the Lusi? tania went down. It was said the** ? Germany withheld announcement of the fact tor strategical naval reasons? The position of Berlin officials im: said to be that the act of the com? mander of a submarine can be die- . avowed should he violate, disregard er have failed to receive instruction*, | but that a government dan not dis? avow an act which was committed in ! accordance with its instructions and I. for which It Is responsible In the latest proposal there is no attempt to deny rcspotisihiuty for the*1 sinking of the Lusltania, but (Jerm.iny assumes liability for American lives lost, ' offer* reparation by ths payment of indemnity and assures the United States that the killing of Americans was without lntont. The destruction of the liner was act of reprisal for the British blockade under the orders in council, according to the German view, and reprisals should not be ap? plied to neutrals. The tentative com munlcation also states . that the method of conducting submarine war? fare In the North sea has been modi? fied because of friendship for the United States and because American lives had been lost. In this last connection, it was said tonight, it was possible that some reference might be made In the pref? ace of the communication, should it be transmitted formally to the United States, to the correspondence In the Arabic case. In a note to Secretary Lansing on September 2, Count von Bern8torff, the German ambassador, wrote that his 'Instructions concern? ing our answer to your last Lusltania ! note contain the following passage: 'Liners wjll not be sunk by our sub? marines without warning and with- 1 out aafety of the ? lives of noncom batanta, provided that tho. liners do not try to escape or offer resistance*" ' These instructions have not yet been made formal in connection with the.. Lusitania case 1 directly. At the time, of: the. receipt of the communi? cation Secretary Lansing sa d that it appeared to be a "recognition of the fundamental principles for which we have contended.'! ; ?, t.; ?? 1 U> Count von B^rnstorff, tho German ambassadcr, expects to be called to the State department, after, j the con? ference between the president and secretary. . .. P*! ,, , .... ? ,wf ? t}\ p* I H ; ?.? \ $350,000 FOR JEWISH RELIEF FUND. Philadelphia CummlU?e, .Will Work To Make It $500,000. Philadelphia, Feb. 3.?The local committee of the American Jewish Relief committee at a meeting today reported that 1350,800 has been pledged in the campaign to ralso funds In this city. It was announced that the com? mittee of business men would be kept at work canvassing until at $500,000 is pledged to the \Nar sufferers. Tabylon, X. Y., Feb. 5.?Johp R. lltgble, president of the Babylon bank, and Fire Chief Pettltt, were killed this morning when a Long Island train struck tho fire engine on which they were returning from a Uro. MRS. HOHR SET iE. WOMAN CLEARED OF MURDER OP HUSBAND. Negroes Brown and Spellman arc (Held Responsible for Actual Shoot? ing of Doctor. . .Providence, R. I.t. Feb. 5.?Mrs. Elizabeth F. Mohr was acquitted by a ?Jury tonight of a charge of having in? stigated the murder of her husband, Dr. C. Franklin M?hr. C. Victor Brown and Henry Spell man,, two negroes who were accused of the actual killing, were found guilty. The penalty is life imprison? ment. The jury reported at 6:07, after having been out since 10:50 o'clock this morning. Mrs. M?hr swooned when the fore? man announced the verdicts. "2s there any other charge against these defendants " Inquired Justice Stearns. "There is, your honor," replied At? torney General Rice, "but Mrs. M?hr is on bail on the other charges." I "The defendants, Brown and Spell man, are committed without bail," said the court, "and Mrs. M?hr is dis? charged from custody on this com? plaint." V . The other charge against Mrs. M?hr and the two negroes is that they committed an assault on Miss Emily Burger with intent to kill. Miss Burger was shot while riding with Dr. M?hr on the night he was at? tacked. Brown and Spellman were accused of actually firing the. shots at Miss Burger, while Mrs. Mohr was . charged with being an accessor/ be? fore the fact. m The Jurymen looked worn as tl\ey filed into the court room. After each man had taken his place the clerk said: "Dp you find the defendant Cecil Victor Brown guilty or not j guilty?'.' As the foreman replied, "Guilty," I Mrs. M?hr collapsed. The clerk continued: "Do you And the defendant Henry Spellman guilty or not guilty?" | "Guilty." "Do you find the defendant Eliza? beth F. M?hr guilty or not guilty fc" : I 'Wot guilty." il\ ? "The fight has only begun.," was:! the comment of. William H. L?wis, ' counsel for Brown. Lewis said that' he might take the cases to tho' Su- ' preme court. Attorney General Rice declined to comment. He would not say when i Lho other charge against Mrs, M?hr ? would be tried. The trial Magan January 10 and the Jury had bceu ktipt together: all the time* The jurors went to their homes tonight for the first time in four weeks. Dr. M?hr, a physician practicing in thia .city and Newport* ? was shot on the evening of August 3-1, 1915, as he was sitting in his stalled automobile In a lonely spot in Barrington. George W. Healls, the negro chauf? feur, confessed and alleged that Mrs. M?hr had agreed to pay him, Brown and Spellman 35,000 if they would murder her husband. t The police also claimed that the other two negroes made confessions which subsequently were repudiated. Healis pleaded guilty to manslaughter and became a witness for the State. ; Pr, and Mrs. M?hr had .been living spart for i two years. Separation suits were pending and the State claimed that Mrs. M?hr sought her husband's death, for revenge and to obtain his estate, j?? ?? Mrs. Mp.hr. made a brief statement after...returning, to her home tonight. She said she had been confident from the beginning that* no jury would con? vict ?>her, adding that the charge of | bringing about, the, dearth of the man who was the father of her children and to whom she had always hoped to become reconciled was the culmina? tion of a, series of misfortunes that had eluded her life. Mrs. Mohr expressed her apprecia? tion of the "consideration shown her hy the grand Jury, the, fairness of the iury? tY e. kindness of. her friends and the general sympathy of the public at large.';.. . .... "I ana .)\pme. again," she soid,, ",wHh my children and I hope to be allowed in pea^ce jto, devote the rest of my life to thoir welfare." BOMBS CAUSED FIRE. Time Bombs Were Exploded in Ot? tawa Parliament Building. Ottawa, Feb. 5.?The police have discovered that time bombs exploding at regular Intervals in different parts of the building destroyed the parlia? ment building*. Member of parlia? ment say the explosions came at regu? lar intervals, scattering fire and burning debris to new parts of the building. - Shaniih.il, Fob. 5.?Chinese rebels have bottled up Sutt-Ful-Fu. which la being bombarded by a government j troop. After winning small successes, 'the government troops defeated the rebels, who retreated, leaving five hundred of their number ou the neid. VON PAPENS RECORD. Paper? From Riggs National Bank to Bo Used in Grany Jury Iiivestigu Hon. Washington, Feb. 6.?Records of | Riggs National bank of Washington, showing some of the financial transac? tions of Capt. Franz von Papcn, re? called military attache of the German embassy, have been obtained by the department of justice and sent to New York for the use of Federal Attorney Marshall in investigations by the fed? eral grand jury there of alleged plots to violate American neutrality. A subpoena was served on the bank of? ficials more than a week ago. The demand followed the removal of cer? tain papers from Capt. von Papen when tho ship on which he left the United States reached England. Officials of the department of jus? tice refused tonight to discuss the matter, but it was pointed out that any information obtained would be of no use as far as Capt. von Papen himself was concerned, though they might prove valuable in connection with the grand jury's investigation of alleged pro-German plots. INJURY PROVES FATAD. Fort Mill, Feb. 5.?As the result of injuries received yesterday morning while at his work In a cotton mill here Thomas Gaston Moser died yes? terday evening at 7 o'clock, never re? gaining consciousness. " ' ? - LUSITANIA CASE SETTLED. Senator Stone Says He Relieves Crista lias Been Safely Passed. v? Washington, Feb. 7.?Senator Stone, chairman of the senate foreign rela? tions committee hold a conference with Secretary Lansing this morninjg. Asked for an opinion on the Lusitania case after the conference, he said; "My impression is that the Lusitania case has been settled. He would make no further remarks. Secretary Lan? sing took occasion today to deny the report cabled from Berlin that the United States had increased its de? mands in Lusitania case. "The report is utterly false," said Secretary Lan? sing. The president is scheduled to confer on the case today. MARSH MUD TO RESCUE. Charleston Farmers Find Substitute for Potash. * Charleston, Feb. 5.?The scarcity of potash has started among the planters of Charleston county a movement back to the old methods of fertilising the soil in vogue in the '60s, and the^ are using marsh mud to fertilise their crops, W. M. Frampton, agricultural secretary of the Chamber of Com? merce, said today. Clemson college's analysis of the marsh mud proves it to contain a large percentage', of pot? ash and Mr. Frampton 4s advising the planters to use it extensively. The sea island planters are using the mud in big quantities, -he-said'/ " ? 1 ji .mil tw>sisws^s?ewws?ssMs^Miap"^ [BECAUSE'I? mm5g%?&W In. (U 51 > The Bailey* Lebby Company' '*'* ' ' trite-.;.- 51 *rw*ijil' 3? r-> 1 ???.,?. ? * </. , ?> ? ' Machinery, Mill and Plumbing Supplies, AUTOMOBILE TIRES AND ACCESSORIES. AGENTS FOR ?. fi&i^** CEUBR?TE? a & J. TIRES. CHARLESTON, S. 0. ? ? ? > ? ?? x - ? : ' '*> i .... ight be Writtdti oh how to save arid why, Mt they're not necessary. You KNOW you s] save and that a start should be made ?make it to-day at our Savings Department, we'll compound the 4 per cent. Interest regularly: .IS* The National Bank of Sumter, ESTABLISHED 1889 "SAFEST FOR YOUR SAVINGS'' The National Bank of South Carolina The Bank with the Big Clock. w The Bank with the Big Capital, and Surplus. Correct Time and Correct Resources $905,000.00 We want 1000 new account^ during theT^ar 1916.., Let yours be among theflL C. 6. ROWLAND, G. L.ftlfffttti, Pres. CasVr, taw