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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.
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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. OSTEEN, Jr.
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