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A New Line of Goods For Spring Wear Also a Cbmhlete Line of Up-to-date Ladies* and Gentlemen's SLIPPERS Gome and make y??r choice now. COMPANY ne 68 Sumter, S. C. pr. Fraea * aha sun ?4 Hacood. toUadti Tuesday. K. Bandar* ?4 Hagood. one county's legislative defcega last nicht and today ta the Ooo. W. Die* returned this frees Richmond. Ve., where la take Mrs. Dish fee special Dr. Deck slates that Mrs. will now he home soon la good DaBooe. of Hertel section, la the stty today. ? H. W. McCoiium, of the firm lam Bros, has tone oa a visit to. the northern mar hots ta purchase evv*s far his company. *0sL f. A. Bhaine, of Lynch burg, was ta the cety Wednesday CoL R M. 'jo par, of Wlaaeky, spent the **y ta town %T* laeedar. Mrs. C. M. Sendees, of Hagood. was a vajMer ta Sum tor on Wednesdsy. Misses Frances and Harriet Saun elesa of C3erem*at, were in the city afr. R. H. ftpps left this evening fpr tiehanavUM. Fl?., where he will be gWae> several days on business. Pi C. J. Lemmon leaves tonight for ?jhlnlgn, where he will take a special and general course In aaomlnal sur rnffmK Dr. Lemmon will also attend fie Yolycllnlc and Murphy Clinic at (mtehgo and the Mayo Clinic at Aetostor, Minn. He will be absent fw>ta tho city for several months engaged In this epeclal study, saw V. Wilson, of Columbia, k visitor to the city today, he qabrieU Kirk, who has been vMefcis; her sister. Mies Eudorn Kirk, lftdfetureed to her home at fcutaw 13. T. D. DuB*nm. of Du Bom's was ll tie city on Tt ursday ?Ml J. U Irby. of Boykln. spent the day Ja town. j Mas* Gussl e Ra/held has returned to tae Jetty." arter a visit to her sister, tft). M Mlchaux. at Dillon Mr. R. H. Hope, of Providence, Sumter county. Is here for a visit of a few days with hie family.?Rock Hill Herald Plane for the annual Field Day for the ichools of Bur ner county are now almost perfected i.nd there Is good on to believe that on April 7th the largtst number o' echool children ev.?r assemblsd In Sumter county will be. present to participate in the oxer eleas. the leading feature of which will bo the laying of tke corner stone of the new Girls' 11 Ich echool building. Addresses will bo made by Gov. Man? ning, mate Superintendent of Educa? tion Sweatingen and Prof. Hand. Residents and lot owners on Hayna? worth street are saving pecan trees set out on ths streot. If all the shade trees In Sumter were pecans the trees, which Is now Sumter'? most attrac? tive feature, woold be valuable as well as beautiful. It would bs a good pol? icy If all new shade trees that are set out should be pecans, both on new streets and on old streets where old trees era replaced. Greenville, Feb. 19.?George W. Bruneon. Jr., announces his resigna? tion as president and editor of the Greenville Kewe Company, effective early la March. Mr. Brunson, after tea years service here, will enter the advertising buslnsss In New York city. The directors of the company an? nounce the election of Jamee C Datlem to be managing editor; R H. Peace, business manager, and J. Rion McKtssick, aieoclate editor. _ MOES GILL POE MMl WIl?ON WOULD SHOW WUTONIC I P?)WKHgA UNITED COUNTRY BEHIND US POLICY. lYwIdcatt WHIM to Chairman of Rules OucomlUee Asking Early Vote on Reeotwtiow with Regard to Travel on Aim til Mfevftantnwsv RoMcves That Muter ghooJd he Handle* by Pres. ft* mfr-?Wants 8upport of House in fhiheneitmi Ootstroteeey. Washington, Feb. 2a.?President Wilson decided today that be can not grooved with the German submarine negotiations while dissension in con? gress weakens hie position before the world, so he celled for e showdown on the pending- proposals to warn Amet loans off the merchant ships of the European belligerents armed for defense. Making oleer that he considers the presfclent and not congress charged with the conduct of foreign relations el the United States, he wrote a let? ter to Representative * Poxv acting chairman of the bouse rules com mit - [ tee, asking him' to provide parliamen? tary meane)for bringing the ngltatlor. I out into the open on the flo.? of the j house for full discussion and a vote. Later he summoned Senator Stone and Representative Flood, chairman of the foreign affairs committee,1 and Senator Kern, majority leader in the senate, for a conference at the White House tomorrow morning at which ho will request that one of the various pending resolutions be acted upon in each iouse. Administration leaders, working steadily for the last week strengthen? ing their lines and counting on the support of the Republicans, .now are so sure of their position that they plan to end all agitation with a vote of confidence in the president. The president's letter to Mr. Pou, the signal thst the administration was ready to give Germany a demonstra? tion of unity, follows: "My Dear Mr. Pou: "Insamuch ?s I learn that Mr. Henry, the chairman of the commit? tee on rules, is absent in Texas, I take the liberty of calling your attention, as ranking member of the commit? tee, to a matter of grave concern to the country which can, I believe, be handled under the rules of the house only by that committee. "The report that there arc divided counsels in congress In regard to the foreign policy of the government Is being -nade industrious use of in foreign capitals. I believe that ro port to be false, but so long as It 1h anywhure credited It can not fall to do the greatest harm and expose the country to the most serious risks. I therefore feel Justified in asking that your committee will permit me to ur?o an early vote upon the resolution* with regard to travel on armed mer? chantmen which have recently been so much talked about, in order that there may be afforded an immediate oppor? tunity lor full public discussion and action upon them and that all doubts and conjectures may b A >t awuy end out foreign relations onco more I Cleared of damaging misunderstand? ings. "The matter Is of so grave import? ance and lies so clearly within the Held of executive Inltative that I ven? ture to hope that your commttroo will not think that 1 am taking unwarrant< ed liberty In making this suggestion as to the business of the house und I very eernestly commend it to your consid? eration. "Cordially end sincerely yours, "Woodrow Wilson." This course was decided on after today's cabinet meeting, at which it was dleeussed, and after a week' quiet steady work at the capital. Prompt action is desired, particular^ in the house, where aKita'ion has been roost turbulent, and where Speaker Clark predicted antl-admlnlstration resolutions, when first introduced, would have passed by a majority of two to one. There never has been any question of the administration control cn the senate side. Adoption of the pending; resolution practically would amount to con? gressional repudiation of policies an? nounced and contended for by Presi? dent Wilson and Secretary Lansing all throo,gh the submarine negotiations, which more than once were in a crisis. Wtlh their defeat and affirmation by a majority of congress of confidence in the president's course, Mr. Wilson's supporters point, out, he will be en? abled to continue to contend for the principles of international law and humanity with a united government behind him and with the same force as he did before a minority in con? gress weakened his position more than did all the arguments of foreign diplo? mats. Dispatches from Bcriin and Vienna, have pictured how the. congressiona1 agitation was received there as in dic%Ung tl;ax the president, in his de? mands upv>rj (Germany and jyiatr^tf' di l not have the support of his owr party and there was Immediately o stiffening %of the German determina? tion not to recede from the announced purposes of the new submarine cam? paign to sink without warning all armed merchant ships despite. Presi? dent Wilson's reiterated contention that such, a practice was contrary to ttye principles for which the United States contends. ? . j. ,...... It .Is .known, that among, the de? ments, leading to the president's ac? tion were repeated declarations of Germany's unyielding, attitude ex? pressed in Inspired, statements from Berlin by the M?hest officials of the German government, some of which I even approached intimations of bad! faith on the president's part because the United States would not accept the view that trie Lusitanla guaran-1 tees applied only to ships carrying! no armament whatever. News of the president's decision I came as a distinct surprise at the capitol, where the leaders of both 1 houses heard of it first through re-1 pprts of the letter received by Mr. 1 Pou. Thero were some expressions 1 of dissatisfaction, particularly among I members of the house, at the course 1 'adopted. Surprise was expressed that 1 the president should, appeal to the ^rules committee to have brought out. 'debated and voted on proposals which ! have been kept in tho foreign affairs I loommittee solely because it was be-1 Ueved that the administration did not want them discussed or acted upon. 1 It Is considered probable that ac? tion by both houses may be taken I Thursday. An attempt hardly will be made to bring a resolution into the house tomorrow and under tho rules it would require a two-thirds vote to permit its consideration on "calendar Wednesday." i Speaker Clark, Majority Leader Kitrhin, Representative Flood and Representative Foster of Illinois con? ferred at the capitol tonight and agreed to urge that the rules commit? tee take no step pending action by the foreign affairs committee and that the foreign affairs committee should bs called together at once to report a substitute resolution, probably an affirmative expression of confidence in the president. The rules committee then would be In a position to report a, rule for Immediate consideration of the matter. Speaker Clark and others maintain? ed a discreet silence tonight awaiting what Pras|dent Wilson might have to say at the White House conference tomorrow. There was apparent, how? ever, a distinct feeling that the method adopted by the president to get action might put party leaders in a false po altion. The day's development was the subject of animated discussion among many members of congress and Representative Shackleford, credited with being the unofficial leader of the faction favoring a warning resolution, Majority Leader Kltchln, Representa? tive Flood and Representative Foster held a lengthy consultation on the letter, which became known shortly before the house adjourned. On the senate side the development caused almost as much of a stir. When the facts were ascertained some of the administration senators conferred in? formally and it was decided there should be no change in the policy of keeping the warning resolution off the floor until some Idea could be learned of the probable course of events in the house. Later came word that Senators Kern and Stone had been summoned to the White House. Senator Gore has pending a warn? ing resolution which might be called up any morning when the senate had adjourned the night before. But a recess instead of an adjournment was taken tonight and this precludes, any chance of senate action before TJnirs lay. Senator Lewis of Illinois already uae ppr? pared a Substitut? reif?U;uon to indorse the president's policy but v on no opportunity for action <>o the Gore resolution was permitted he decided to withhold it. "If the president desires a vote in the senate," said Senator Lewis to? night, "I will offer my substitute as soon as Senator Gore calls up his warning resolution. That will force a vote on the substitute to indorse the president before a vote can be ( taken on the original resolution. There is no question of the result. A care? ful canvass of the senate has con? clusively demonstrated that it stands firmly behind the president by a largo majority." It has been apparent for Severn 1 days that sentiment in the house in I favor of a warning resolution has been waning. How the Republicans will stand on ! the resolution is doubtful but it iaj believed that most of them would support the president. COMMISSION TO VISIT JAILS. A meeting of the Sumter County I Jail commission was held yesterday at which Walker and Burton of Char? leston were chosen as architects for the proposed Sumter county jail. Other matters relating to the building of the Jail were discussed and it was decided that the commission should j visit new jails before deciding on the j Sumter county Institution plans. There are new jails at Columbia, Cheater and Greenville and the board wishes to see these buildings at least before taking action here. The members of the jail commission are Messrs. P. M. Pitts, county supervisor; C. G. How land, J. P. Booth, and J. V. Glenn. AH of the members of the commission were present except Mr. Glenn, whose consent to the choice of architects has to be secured before they aro defi? nitely decided on. Mr. Walker of tho Charleston firm was also presont at the meeting to confer concerning the proposed jail. Friendly Singleton was arrested on Sunday near Graham church on the Manning road by Rural Policoman Newman who filed charges of drunk and disorderly conduct against Single? ton. Upon a hearing before Magis? trate Moore sentence of $l<>o or :?,0 days on the first charge and $H<? or o<> days on the second charge \\as im? posed. Trespass Notice. All persons arc warned not to cut wood on my land or otherwise tres? pass on same. N. G. 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