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onivbsbsiti of 3.O. MAR 13 1?) TOW. ?Bi? tat and Fear not?Pet an the end* Thon jUjjfl .at be thy Country'*, Thy God?* and Tnrtfc'a." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, EstabUidied Jona, IMa. Oonsolldoted Auk. ?, 1861. SUMTER, S. C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1816 VoLXLII. No. 8. MSIWLIISI President Wilson Will Let Carranza Follow Bandits Into United States. BeMaree, hnTrrrtr That with Increased Vigilance of Border Patrol, Incursion of Mexicans Into This Country Will Not Be Necaaaary.?Step Will Probablly Remove Any Danger of Reaiatance to Americana by Curr?nza'a Forces. Washington. March 13.-?President Wilton today decided to accept Cor ransa's proposition that Mexican troops ho permitted to enter Ameri? can territory in pursuit of bandits. A note to this effect will be dispatched probably this, afternoon. Officials bcJteve in the view of the president s deosslaa that all danger of Carransa's troops opposing he American enpe qJtteei to now past It Is expected, however, that the border will be so closely guarded that there will he no necessity for Carransa forces to avail thasnstrvos of tho privilege. The Pres? ident ciuMlflsnfl the fact that Car? ransa was pesoso- la .a delicate po? sition owing to tho feeling of his peo? ple aganlst tho Americans. He made it plain at the Watte House that the precedent will pot go before congress at this time. sjsstnsuaua BARK sTCNK BY WATVB CHAR. of fttehteg of Vessel to Stale* Depart Paris, March II.?J. B. Osbora, American consul, in his report to Washington on the sinking of the Nor bark 8111 us, le understood to Otrl clear! / thai tho glllue woo by a submarine. The seven on heard tho bark V the' questioned by tho consul, cabled a summary of their to Washington. Their tes t|Mgf, It Is said leaves no doubt that Ugf ftntlus was torpedoed without fflkgtng A full report on the sinking 9T %h% veeeel will be mailed to Wash? ington. Four German submarines are reported to be in the English channel, prepared to oaf01*00 rigidly Germany's recently announced policy of naval warfare. T*he French press is engrossed with tho battle of Verdun and publish! Without comment the latest German memorandum regarding submarine warfare and the news of the sinking of the Stilus. The Temps, however, remarks that tl o torpedoing of the Stilus can not fall to reopen the en? tire conflict between the United States and Germany. Incidentally, it remarks that tho Incursion of Mexican bandits into American territory bears the stamp oi German complicity. SAYS THE CANAL IS SAFE. Geologist Doesn't Think Earthquake Will Hurt It. Washington, starch 11.?The Pana? ma canal will not be swallowed up by an earthquake in the future and the troublesome slides now being en? countered will eventually be con? quered, In the opinion of Donald F. MecDonald, former canal geologist, and now connected with the federal bureau of mines The results of his Mudlea on the ldhmus are embodied In an official report to the bureau made public today. While, through seismic disturb snces. the earths crust on tho whole Isthmus is rising at the rate of three feet every hundred yearn, this will only m*an a little additional expense in dredging the big waterway. Mr. MacDonald. sayi. The cause of this rising, he declares, is tho sinking of the ocean bottorr outside the Isthmian shore waters. Discussing the slides. Mr. MacDon? ald states that In many cases the Im? mediate cause was the over-steepness snd height of the slopes, the blasting and other work attributable only to man. He adds that the geologic con? ditions were not sufficiently consider? ed In the first plans ror digging Cule bra Cut. Recent reports that the Gattin rocks In time would soften Into mud. when Oatun Lake filled, and thus the locks snd dam would sink, have not the slightest foundation or geologic dats. declares Mr. MacDonald. PALMETTO TROOPS READY. SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL GUARD COMPRISES 2,159 OF? FICERS AND MEN. High State of Efficiency Result of - Constructive Methods of the Re? organisation. Columbia, March 11.?Brought to a high state of efficiency as a result of the constructive methods and the thoroughness of the reorganization, tho South Carolina National Guard is ready for any call which may come from the president of the United States. Whether the call be for ser? vice on the Mexican border or else? where the Palmetto militia can turn our 100 per cent efficient, well train? ed, well armed and well officered, and fred with patriotism, prepared to answer their country's call. The South Carolina National Guard comprises 2,159 officers and men in active service, and this Is the quota which could Instantly be called into service by President Wilson from this State. The National Guard is .made up of two regiments of infantry, the 1st comprising fifty-two officers and aOl men. and the td forty-six officers and 70S men. Col. E. M. Blythe, of Greenville, is in command of tho 1st regiment, and Col. H. B. Springs, of Georgetown, in command of the 2d regiment. The medical corps is com Ipoeed of nine '^TH inriliTiTsssttl The mvret mftttthv three eompanlee at Charleston and one at Beaufort, is composed of eighteen officers and 200 men, and the coast artillery corps of twelve officers and 315 men. a to? tal of 2,161 officers and men available for active duty. WOULD HANDLE COTTON RE? CEIPTS. J. A. Banks Said to Be Organising Bank for Purpose. Columbia State, March 13. Arthur Banks of St. Matthews, State senater from Calhoun county, pur? poses "to organise in South Carolina a bank, with small capital stock, to handle nothing but receipts issued by State warehouses of South Carolina, these receipts to be discounted at the federal reserve bank in Richmond. So asserts Robert L. Shipp, a Col ouitt county member of the Georgia legislature, In a statement printed yesterday by the Atlanta Constitution. Judge Shipp has hopes of procuring the erection of a State warehouse sys? tem in Georgia. He was in New York and Richmond last week with Senator Banks and the South Carolina ware? house commissioner, John L. McLau rin. Senator Banks' plan, Judge Shipp ia quoted as saying, "will give the small farmer In South Carolina money on his cotton as cheaply as it can now be had by the larger farmer In the State, besides which it will not be necessary for him to ship his cot? ton away from his home county. In fact, If a farmer raises enough cot? ton?say 300 bales?he can build a warehouse on his own farm, place it I under the State system by giving Ipropcr bond, and hold his cotton on his own farm until he is ready to sell. In the meantime ho can use tho receipts issued on this cotton in this warehouse and borrow money thereon at about 5 per cent. Interest." HENRY Q. DAVIS DEAD. Washington, March 11.?Formor United States Senator Henry Gassway Davis, of West Virginia, presidential candidate on the Parker Democratic ticket In 1904, died here at Ml A. M. today, after a brief Illness. Ho was 95 years old. Mr. Davis was stricken with grippe about a fortnight ago, while on a visit to hi* daughter, Mrs. Stephen B. Klklns, and on account of hin advanc? ed a?e, was unnMc to withstand the attack. Funeral arrangements were being completed today. Interment will be at Klklns. W. Va.. home of tho form? er senator. VISIT RURAL SCHOOLS. PARTY MADE STOPS AT NINE POINTS, AND TALKED ON FARM CONDITIONS. Miss Lcmmpn Secured Cooperation tu Organisation of Home Demonstra? tion Clubs?-Secretary Rcardon Discusses Rural Problems?J. Frank Williams oiNQg and Corn Clubs? C. A. McFadden Praises Spirit off Chamber of Commerce?To Visit Other Schools Next Week. Nine of th? rural schools of Sum ter county were visited this week by representatives of Winthrop and Clemson colleges, the federal depart? ment of agriculture, the county board of education and the Sumter Cham? ber of Commerce and five short talks were made at each- of the schools. The trustees and patrons, men and women, turned out In goodly numbers and gave the speakers a cordial wel? come and promises of hearty cooper? ation towards organizing boys' com and pig clubs, ladles home demonstra? tion clubs, girls' canning and tomato clubs, poultry clubs, a i other home 1 demonstration and diversification ef? forts in preparation for the coming of the dreaded cotton boll weovll. j I Miss Mary Lemmon, superintend? ent of home demonstration work, talked about Increasing the efficiency, economy, beauty, and hygienic con? ditions of the home, told how to or? ganise home demonstration clubs, and succeeded in getting a great many la? dies and girls to agree to enter this field of operations under ber super? intendence. Local Farm Demonstrator J. Frank Williams addressed the boys and school patrons along lines of diversi? fication, organization of boys' pig and corn, clubs, planting of grain, raising of livestock, fertilisation, cooperative marketing, etc. He secured guaran? tees of hearty cooperation from a great many men and boys. He has arranged, with the Sumte? Chamber of Commerce for a mesfltflfl] March 28fhTl916, at which the Sum> ter County Pig Club will be reguhurhL organised. The boys and" their fafi? ers will be the guests of the Rex and Lyric theatres after the meeting. County Superintendent of Educa? tion J. H. Haynsworth attended the nine meetings and said that the coun? ty board of education heartily en? dorsed the efforts of the Winthrop and Clemson representatives, and urged the trustees, teachers, and pa? trons ot the schools to cooperate in every possible way with the efforts for teaching agriculture, better and more attractive country homes, consolida? tion of small schools, better school houses, and Improving the social en? vironment of the rural sections In ev? ery possible manner. Secretary E. I. Reardon spoke of the rapid approach of the boll weevil, showinj his hearers government maps and bulletins containing statis? tics which show that the weevil will reach South Carolina within three years. He advocated patronizing of home merchants, home farmers, home canning club products, home labor, and every other kind of home enter? prise In order to keep all the home money possible at home to help build up our own section and furnish em? ployment for the thousands of home raised products, our boys and girls, who are trained by our better citizen? ship factories, the public schools. He also urged consolidation of schools, cooperation between city and country, community interest clubs, and making the country at? tractive to keep the boys and girls on the farm. Miss Lemmon arranged for a four day course of training for hundreds of women and girls, in homo demon? stration work during June of this year, in Sumter. She has the guar? antee of the county board of educa? tion, the county trustees and teachers and city superintendents of educa? tion, the county trustees an dteachers and city teachers, together with the assurance of the Chamber of Com? merce and Itetail Dealers' Association, that everything possible will be done to help make the four-day course a ?ueeess. District Demonstrator McFadden delivered entertaining talks about the work of Miss Lemmon and Mr. Wil? liams. He urged that poultry, pig, livestock, home demonstration, and other cooperative clubs be organized, that farmers plant an abundance of oats, com, wheat, peas, vetch, pea? nuts, clover, SOrgUm, alfalfa, truck of all kinds, and raise hogs, beef, and dairy cattle, go Into the creamery route business and otherwise get on a cash and live at home basis as quickly as possible in readiness for the boll I weevil. lie said the farmers should IMPLICATES GERMAN AFFAIR _ SINKI N G OP NORWEGIAN BAI IK WITH AMERICANS ON BOARD CONSIDERED SERIOUS. State Department Orders Full Investi? gation Which May Bring New Prob? lems with Germany and Ui d States?Americans Were all Sa 11. Washington, March 11.?The Nor? wegian bark Sillus, which was sunk liOfT the French coast Thursday night %as torpedoed without warning. She id seven Americans aboard. This information was received at le State department from Amer? ican Consul Osborne at Havre. All if the Americans were saved. A full Investigation has been ordered by the lepartment. j Officials regard the matter as very serious. This action may force a show down with Germany. I BORN A SLAVE, DIES RICH. tevi Kirkland Leaves Estate Worth Probably $6&,000. Oamden, March 11.?Levi Kirkland, one of the best known negroes in this county, and probably the wealthiest negro in this section of the State, died at his home near Westville on March 1. He was quite aged, having been born a slave. Kirkland, by thrift and wise busi? ness judgmeht, had accumulated quite la fortune. He paid taxes on four tracts of land, amounting in ell to 3,005 acres,* and owned sixty-three lots and buildings in the town of Westville, besides personal property cand cash money amounting to around five thousand dollars. At the time of his death he had forty bales of cot? ton stored on his farm, and it is esti? mated that his estate is worth around $60,000 to $70,000. Ho was a good farmer and was well liked by both , races. ARE FILED. ^^oluArbia, Starch 13.~"Perolcious political activity" in connection with {the recent Republican conventions has been alleged against "certain postoffice employes" by A. C. Ligon, postmaster at Orangeburg. Mr. Lig on's' charges were made in a letter to j A. F. Lever, congressman, and Mrv Lever has informed Mr. Ligon that the postofhee department is investi? gating. . have done these things anyhow even had there been no cotton boll weevil. He spoke appreciatively of the hearty cooperation between the Sum ter Chamber of Commerce, County Board of Education, Demonstrator Williams, Home Demonstration Agent Miss Lemmon, and Winthrop and Clemson colleges, saying that he knew of no county where there was such close cooperation between the business men, farmers, and govern? ment agents as in Sumter county. [That the friendship between the rural districts and Sumter is splendid, |and that the meetings between farm? ers, their wives, sons and daughters and Sumter business representatives and agents of the government being held now, as well as those of the past had cemented the ties of friendship between Sumter and thousands of country people, and are beneficial to both. There will be several hundred ladles and young women attend this summer school of instruction, and the women of Sumter are to be asked to act as hostesses of the visitors by entertain? ing them in their homes. The schools visited this last week were: Concord, Graham, Lawrence, Bethel, Ingram, Providence, Wells, Oswego and Eaker. On Monday, March 13, the schools of New Hope, Pisgah, P.embert, and Hagood will be visited by the same party, except Mr. McFadden. Miss Lemmon will be with the party on Monday, but not the rest of that week as she has to attend the State Teachers' Association. On Wednesday, March 15th, the schools of Woods Mill, Norwood and Lone Oak will be visited. During the next two weeks several days of each week, perhaps four days, will be giv? en by some or all of the five repre? sentatives to visiting schools to organ? ize the forces for living and buying at home, increasing the grain crops, hay, vetch, clover, fruit yields, truck products, and hog, poultry, dairy, live? stock, and other food and feed stuffs. The trustees, teachers, and patrons of the rural schools, and many oth? ers, Including country merchants are giving the speakers a warm welcome uud cheerful cooperation. M'liUMN OFFERS PROTECTION ARRANGEMENTS MADE TO CARE FOR INSURANCE. Warehouse Commissioner Believes That Number of Companies With? drawing Has Been Exaggerated. Columbia. March 11.?In a state? ment given to the press, \*hich was published Friday morning, the State warehouse commissioner, John L. McLaurin, said that he would have something more definite to give out later. Yesterday afternoon he gave out an additional statement, in which he said that "in anticipation of the action of the Southeastern Under? writers' association In getting compa? nies to withdraw from South Caro? lina, and especially the threats as to insurance upon property upon which loans are outstanding in the at? tempt to force the calling of the loans," he went to New York and had made arrangements there which 'were ample to take care of all such insurance. He stated that he be? lieves the number of the withdrawals by companies from this State has been exaggerated, and that after this excitement is over it will be found that there are plenty of companies in South Carolina to do the business. "But if any one desires to place in? surance, which is necessary on ac? count of the present situation as the result of cancellations or refusals to renew; if they will write to me I will place the insurance in New York through the channels which I have arranged," he said. "The policies," said Mr. McLaurin, "will be written in companies whose standing is acceptable to the life in? surance or mortgage companies mak? ing loans in South Carolina. I wish to reiterate emphatically that if any one is threatened with the calling of loans or in any other manner to the detriment of the business Interests of South Carolina by the cancellation or failure to renew fire insurance poli? cies, t I can place this insurance in SOnW oT'tn'e besl^ companies In the Hjj^jd^ftates^ and this talk about ^^^^^^^^^^^^^suppp^pjjJsj^j^J?^fi^?* "I have been flooded wtsPTWusps! from insurance agents requesting that I furnish them the names of the com? panies In order that they may form connections with them. I desire to say that I have not felt called upon to seek insurance connections for agents of companies which arc with? drawing or may withdraw, but that I am simply seeking to protect the business interests of the people of South Carolina from threatened dis? arrangement by the Southeastern Underwriters' association and have perfected arrangements to this end." NOT TO HOLD SPECIAL SESSION. Governor Thinks Extreme Step Un? necessary- Replies to Anderson. Columbia, March 10.?Gov. Man? ning is opposed to an extra session of the general assembly to consider the question of repealing the anti compact law, passed at the recent session. That an extra session be called was suggested by J. H. God? frey, mayor of Anderson, and mem? bers of Anderson city council. The governor sent the following telegram yesterday to Mayor God? frey: 'Replying to your wire on Insur? ance matter, I see no necessity for calling extra session of legislature. I believe that the interests of the people will be taken care of. I shall use my efforts to this end." The governor has also received protests from several other sections of the State against the anti-compact law. MRS. SARAH KEELS DEAD. Funeral Held Today at Friendship Baptist Church, Sumter County. Columbia State. Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Keels died at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon at her home, 2409 Park street. She had been in failing health for the last few years, but she bore her illness with Christian rrace and never murmured. The funeral will be held today at Friendship Baptist church in Sumter county, the services being conducted by the Rev. A. B. Kennedy of Co? lumbia. Mrs. Keels was a devoted member of the Second Baptist church of this city. Mrs. Keels was born in Williams burg county August 30, 1861. Before marriage she was Miss Sarah Eliza? beth Johnson. Her husband died about lfi years ago. She is survived by seven children: Mrs. Leila Tom linson, Mrs. Marie Lucas. Miss Bailie Keels, Miss Irene Keels, John Keels, Joe Keels and Roy Keels. BOVEHNMEHT CANNOT ACT. ATTORNEY GENERAL UNABLE TO AID SOUTH CAROLINA. Gregory Writes Tlllman Calling At? tention to Decision That Insurance is Not Commerce. Washington, March 9.?Taking the position that insurance is not com? merce, and that congress has no juris? diction over insurance companies, At? torney General Cregory today wrote Senator Tillman that the federal gov? ernment is powerless to take action in the matter of certain companies with? drawing from South Carolina. "I have your letter of the 6th In? stant transmitting a letter of the 4ta I instant from the commissioner of in Jsurance for the State of South Caro? lina relative to conditions '? the fire insurance business in tha* 5," Mr. Gregory said. "The supreme court ou may know, has held that in- 3 :e iB not commerce within the i & ig of the clause of the constitu' j* hich con? fers upon the federal ^. nment the 'power to regulate in j? te and for? eign commerce. I do ' ee therefore howr anything can one in the present situation X i department. "In accordance your request the commissioner's icer is herewith returned." Congressman Lever called personal? ly today to see Mr. Gregory and was told that he would do anything he could should he find a way to accom? plish what is desired. PASSES MILITARY FORCE BILL. Articles of War Revised After Stand? ing Virtually Unamcded Since Codification in 1806. Washington, March 9.?The senate passed a bill revising the articles of war, the special lavs governing the country's military forces, which have stood virtually unameded since their codification in 1806. Jurisdiction of the courtmarttal ts extended by; the revision over civil crimes committed by persons upder military law, giving military authort Wg^esiU?or^^to deal with offenses in foreign stations ar>fJi'iSjfcal<nn/ hnsm, offenders from being tried as now It foreign courts. Provisions prescrib? ing the death penalty for minor of? fenses in peace time are repealed, the death sentence being mandatory in peace only for spies. The number of capital offenses in war time is re? duced to 12. Ostracism is part of the punish? ment prescribed for cowardice and fraud, it being set forth that "it shall be scandalous for an officer to associate with" any officer dismissed for these causes. Statutory sanction Is given for Imposition of mild dis? ciplinary punishment without court martial. WANT PLACE ON TICKET. Five Candidates for Governor and Likelihood of Other Entrants. Columbia, March 9.?It looks as if the political situation already made interesting by five candidates for gov? ernor on the Democratic ticket, will be further complicated by the en? trance of the prohibitionists. In a letter to the attorney general asking for information on the South Carolina laws the prohibition national com? mittee states: "We desire to have a place upon your State ballot In South Carolina this fall." The law will be given them by Attorney General Pee ples. The request for the information came from the headquarters of the national prohibitionists. In Chicago, and Intimates that not only an elec? toral ticket but a State ticket will be put in the field in South Carolina this year. They asked if the names must be filed by petition or can they hold a convention. This information was ! received with much interest in po? litical circles here today. The five candidates for governor on the Democratic ticket are: Richard I. Manning, the incumbent; Robert A. Cooper, of Laurens; Cole L. Blease of Columbia; John T. Duncan, of Colum? bia, and J. M. DesChamps of Colum? bia. There were no new develop? ments in the Democratic ranks today. The spring opening and display of new hats ander the direction of Mr:*. L. Atkinson on Thursday afternoon at the Ladles' Shop was an event of much local interest to the ladles of Sumter. The hats were placed out on i tables, the different colors l>eing artis? tically arranged on separate tables, whore they were seen and examined by a large and enthusiastic crowd of ladies. The display was a pretty one and the many who attended were much pleased with the show of new si?ring hats.