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t rt ionthron. BUMT?R, S. 0., SATURDAY, APEIL 8. 1016, VoLXLII. No. 16. AMtH t,-~*ft*t Germany ? u to* aim** l aja* admitted by B*-m*mnn th* ajar began. U pence of 1 that PriiWr Aeejuith of denim** to diocese peace ex ? beele where Oonrno mill Imi wiped -oeX de^iejd jtmt Oy *** mitae'^wmSS in the American, the Polet, ?sfgUns, ssnell natioealiUee must an opportunity to, develop their own national ltneet tot ??maus. . v4fe?, The the* feet few week* hin env friends to prepare iy, and more cot atound here in ever known before. The he eat by the non-use ot It hoMuj; ao hit? It, B. Brohun spent the th friends at Hacood. h JUrrtnftpn, of. Sumtar . M. Plcaena, ot Bennetts the week-cad with Mra eaany friend* of Mr. S. 1*1 are glad to knotf hi* eoodtr Id some better. ? >Qoit* a number of oar fc*k* have ?e^mtpn*% bat aU seem to be Mr. W. B, TrosbiansIA im visiting Ms daughter, Mr*. Barren Thompson. ?Umswnsh. , ,Mr, T- D. Brohun epent Sunday mm with friends. Ursv af, O. Ayeoek hi visiting her jttronts at Hendsmonvllle, M. C. <On* of our follow eiUsens, a Juror mm weak, had hi* Unit experience in fctfpe; under the loch land key for the alajit It Is the custom.'but when the earn Is taken into consideration "a ?nit to recover bar her chairs/ to a snonil observer It looks Iths one mere tjt taking advantage ot hie authority. reosftyrioifs ona.o.u aiv* Anew t. AprU 4.?Effective April 1/ the follow Ina* changes and promo? tions have loon mad* on the Atlan? tic Coast Use: Mr. 8. Middiebrook. formerly train ernster, with headquarters at Flor sffOS, becomes train master at Ban lord, ria.. covering the line from tjnaford to POrt Tampa, with head qaartsrs at Saaford. ?Mr. C M. Brand, formerly train? master at Bumter, with headquarters at Sumter, takes Mr. Mlddlsbrook's position a* train master at Florence, with headquarter* at Burnt sr. Mr. J. A- Unit, of Wilmington, N. C appointee train master at Flor? ence, with ffciedquartsrs at Florence, covering territory formerly covered by Mr. C. M. Brand. rftKSIDKNV uro km congress. Asked to Spoed up Legisla? tive Programme. Washington, April* 6.?President Wilson will a/fain call the Republican and Democratic leaders to the White Route and urgs them to speed up the legistativs program. This announce? ment was made following a confer? ence between the President and Sena tor stone. The varlmie Isaders will go to tha Whits House separately. UllllS AGAIN USrEIISED. SQUADRON UNDER MAJ. BROWN HAS BRUSH WMCH VILLA FORCES. About Foriy Mexicanii Were Killed el*uroalt Continues Through Antonio Canyon?War Depart nsent WlU Depend on Motor Truck m Sending SuppUee to Troops And Not on Railroads, In Field, Mexico, April 4. via Cases Grandee and El Paso, April 5.?Mai. Evans baa notified Gen. Pershlng that a squadron of the Tenth cavalry, un? der MaJ. Brown, surprised and dis? persed a body of ViUa.'s bandits near Agues Callentes, at noon April 1st Thirty or forty Mexicans were killed. I Fully forty Mexican mounts were , killed; The pursuit continues through I San Antonio Canyon.' NEWS FROM RIEMBERT. i . ? Unten Meets?New Hope 5 Vow Pustor?Suiiday School Rembart, April 6.?The Woman's MiseioaSry society of Bethesda church met at the boms of Mrs. H. C. Bethea Saturday, April 1. It has a membership of thirty or mors. The society Is constantly adding new mem? bers to their roll. Th?* next meeting Is at ths homo of MHi W. H. Free? man, one month hence. , , On Sunday ths church at rfew Hope* Baptist, met to confer with ' Rev. W. J. L?ngsten, D. D? of Co? lumbia? In regard to ssturing a pastor. Rev. W. J. Wilder ba^ng resigned. Dr. L?ngsten preached a splendid ser? mon, after whfoh he held a confer? ence with {he church fkbout the mat? ter on hand. D A..' W, J. Hatueld and J. hX Morris .wen? appointed to meet with representatives from the ether churches of the charge at Horeb to discuss ths matter. Next Sunday afternoon, April 9. a special Sunday school conference ! will be held at Bethesda church to be aftdrsana by Massrs. Cuttino, Ks and Mies Chandler on "Hew to ise. etc The session opens at 11 fe. m. and all other nearby Sunday [schools are Invited to attend. 1 i When this goes to press Mrs W. J. fpenoer, again prostraied, may be In ths innrm?ry in Coivmbia, having by, an old brother who felt thai ~ sll ths ground m.mvui Jnetsfrs} us>* slsjly stosnU?* that id put kins' of rain today, and mach needed It Is. Corn Is coming up and folks are planting cotton; "Hejood." WANT LEGISLATIVE ACTION. linnets' Secret Association of Las County Favors Special Session. ? The following resolutions have been JreesjTsd from Edwin Wilson, <chalr |maj^of legislative committee, for T Whereas, (he withdrawal of sixty four old line firs Insurance companies &the State of South Carolina has I a serious condition to obtain throughout ths State. , and especially In the country district; ami. ' Whereas, The State Warehouse Commissioner, John L, McLaurfn, has called upon the governor to con? vene, an extraordinary session of the loaTtelature of South Carolina; Therefore we, The Farmers* Secret Association of Lee County, tin regular Quarterly session assembled, do here? by endorse the recommendation of Ittate Warehouse Commissioner, and pledge our support In the fight to free the people of this Slate from ths condition Into which ths action of these unscrupulous insurance com? panies have placed us. (Signed) J. A. Josey, Secty. '? ? I CADETS WILL CAMP AT ANDER SON. College Corps WU1 Visit An? derson for Week Beginning April at, Anderson, April 4.?President Riggs of Clemson college announced today that ths corps of cadets would en? camp In this city during the week be? ginning April 24 "* mitndunt Jones has Inspected the proposed site on Greenville street and says that It Is Ideal for the purpose. Thi? entire corps of 760 men will make the trip from the college and spend the entire week here. A DRAW IN ILLINOIS. Wets and Drys Gain and Lois About Equal. Chicago, April 6.?Thj wets and drys fought a draw in yesterday's election. Returns from dawn the State show approximately two hun? dred saloons ousted, while about the same number were reinstated in for? merly dry towns. The drys won M?llns snd Waukegan. Spring Preparation. Don't burn corn or cotton stalks. They furnish the land with soil fer? tility as well as soil ability and les? sen danger from draught. Don't plow land the least bit too wet. It makes sundrled bricks, kills noil bac? teria and lessens 1 production some? times for years. Don't do It. Rs? member that preparation is half of cultivation, and far easier, cheaper and better done before th.in ufter I planting. Hurry Ih often IlkS worry. [It doesn't pay. GM BEMftlHS IQUL CARRANZA ?ND VLLLA MEN SAID TO HAVE HAD CD ASH. Instead of Revolting Col. Cano Salted In and Defeated Bandits, Staying Deader. v Washington, April a.-^Evidence^of j cooperation by Carranta troops with the American forces hunting VUfla, I apparently disposing Anally of rumyrs j that Col. Cano and his command * deserted to Villa, came to the we partment late today from Gen. ?hing. He reported an ent on March 29, presumably near Qt rero, between Cano's troops , and of the bands into vhlch Col. scattered the main Villa force.' As this clash, in which Manuel Bocoa, leader, Of the outlaws, is to have been killed, took; place oh, same day that Col. Dodd Villa army, officials were that the Carrarisa columns were ively cooperating with*.the "This seems to dispose nneliy rumors of disloyalty on the-, CO). Cano," Secretary Baker saicV formal statement Previous had caused officials to doubt loyalty, and Gen. Pershing'S Wae received with great sat The fact that three days , after the forty-elght-hour-old of Col. Dodd's engagement, news came of the Cano fight hopes ' that Important events have not yet been headquarters. That some supplies and the cavalry, even it of poor1 were being obtained "off the by Gen! ^Pershing'S forces W< Other encouraging feature of report. Hie general said com ferior quality Was plentiful, cattle in sufficient quantity obtained. > ; The State department ofucl_ riled during the day a report t] quiry hid been made of Oenu> ransa regarding troop move! Northern Mexico. Neither the; nor the navy department,; had quieting information' of any The American consul , at advised State department that' ment following tfie entrance of lean troops into, Mexico bad - pletefy subsided. Friendly between tne United ' States fiacto governments, the ?diapat ware well .understood, by official the native population In that :$ nd"Americans were' receiving?* derak^aiatment. 1^ Nawy 'department' dispatches; on both east de meto gwenunent authofttleg t formally denied. The State depart? ment pointed out 'that the United Stated was selling' much supplies to Car ran xa and would not be in a po? sition to object to similar action by another nation. ? ROCK HILL PLANS FOR RE?NXON Committees Active* in Preparing ^for Reception of South Carotlnn Con? federate Veterans. < j Rock Hill, ?April 4,?-Committees are active with the arrangements for the annual reunion of the South Carolina j division, United Confederate Veterans, I wh ich will be held in this city on A$ril 25-26. Meetings are being held almost daily and everything is being gotten in readiness for the event. It is expected that more than 500 veterans will be here for the reunion, and the committees are doing all they can to provide a programme that will enable the vets to enjoy the occasion to the fullest extent. The commanders In various cities in the State are being communicated with, in an effort to ascertain as nearly as possible just how many veterans there will be from each camp in the State. The com-, mar. ders are urged to furnish this In? formation as early as possible, in order that the committees can know how many to expect The complete programme, so far as is possible to arrange in advance, will soon be ready. EVEN BREAK IN WISCONSIN. Dryi Capture Two Large Towns Bnt Lose Elsewhere. Milwaukee, April 6.?The wets and drys broke, even in yesterday's elec? tion, but the.drys won Superior, the second largest city in the State. Menominee also joined the dry ranks. URGES DYE6TUFFS TARIFF. Lodge Presents Amendment to Sugar Resolution. Washington, April 4.?Senator Tjodge> today submitted as an amend? ment to the senate substitute for the free sugar repeal resolution, the houso publication for a tariff on dye stuffti. It was referred to the finance oomntttee. Banks Discontinue Afternoon Open? ing. Florence Times. A mutual agreemnot, signed by the executive officers of all of the banks of the City of Florence was made pub? lic this morning by which It is agreed that the custom in vogue in the bank? ing institutions since 1908 of opening for one hour during the afternoon will be discontinued. The lower house of congress pass? ed the Immigration bill by a vote of 308 io 87. The bill retains the lit? eracy test, the same sh has been ve? toed by Presidents Taft and Wilson. Those framing the bill believe they have votes enough to pass it over the president'** veto in cuso' he follows his previous action._ IDVEBNOH ON INSURANCE. S?Y8 THAT HE WILL TAKE UP MATTER BINGE M'MASTER AND M*LAURIN HAVE FAILED. Future Steps to Remedy Situation Caused by Withdrawal of Insur? ance Companies Considered by ?stece?ve?May CaU Session of Legislature. . Columbia, April 6.?"The insur? ance' commissioner has failed in his expectation to provide relief; the warehouse commissioner is about to fail in his efforts to secure the insur? ance necessary on cotton stored in State warehouses." ' said Gov. Man? ning yesterday in a statement on the Insurance situation. The governor a few days ago received a letter from iohn U McLaurin, State warehouse commissioner, advising him that the ?Hnsu ranee on State Cotton is intact, bet I do not know how long It may ain so." Commissioner McLaurin rged the governor to call a special ^on of the legislature *to provide in the present emergency. *I shall without delay use every ef officially and personally to rem the situation," said Gov; Man * The governor's statement in full follows: "Before and after signing the r-Odom bill, I had the assurance the State ?insurance commis tr, Mr. McMaster, that he could ire all the Insurance that was nec for the protection of the peo? n's property in South Carolina, j Ml see in this afternoon's paper an article appearing over Mr. McMas teVs signature, in which he says, in reference to the Laney-Odom act: \Therefore, unless the law is re OeaTed. South Carolina must take ?care of herself with the aid of the insurance organisations now doing bd?ncss hers. In my opinion, these 'Organisations will scarcely be tvble fake , care of the best insurtible Which are protected by muiiic waterworka Property not so vro must be insured otherwise, snd no chance for this except nr companlea. Every thinklhg Ivldual knows that each class of must or should pay its* own losses, .whether the insurance he i stock company or in a mutual is ho prospect of organising stock ^companies.* - ^ that-iar. McMaster admits his 'to secure, the necessary insrrr 16 proteotUhe property . of the n Carpwna, <???'?' to this, the State ware* John L. that me on odttbn stored la Stats less, / the warehouse commis ItHoner advising that, In his judgment, the State warehouse system was am I ply able to take care of all the cot? ton stored In the State and keep it Insured in high class companies. "Warehouse . Commissioner Mc? Laurin, in his letter .to me, dated starch 30, makes the following state *ientr < r; j ft S: war Assured most confidently, thoroughly reliable sources, that insurance in South Carolina ich .was cancelett could be placed New York* but the power of these companies has keen tod great for tlhe- smaller, companies to .withstand. There are many good men in the' In? surance business,^ but these large companies dominate', the situation, and they have appealed to the esprit de ?corps of the/ insurance men gen? erally and are whipping everybody into line/ ? j "Hb also makes the following state? ment: . . T.. .. . " 'But the Individual is absolutely powerless against these great ag? gregations of 'capital, and Unless the strong arm of the government Is brought to his relief I see no help.' /'This shows that a most serious situation now confronts the people of the state. The insurance commis? sioner has failed in his expectations to provide relief. The warehouse commissioner is about to fail in his efforts to secure the insurance neces? sary on the cotton stored in the State warehouses. These Conditions make it incumbent on me . as governor to act, and I shall use every effort offi? cially and personally to remedy the situation, without delay, with due re? gard to the sovereignty of the State and the interest of all its people," IN CIVIL COURT. I Jones Wins Suit .Against Parker? Garner Against Kershaw. From The Daily Item, April 5. In the court of common pleas to? day the case of Jennette Garner against the Rev. Friday Kershaw was completed and given to . the jury about 1 o'clock.. The case is one for f500 alleged damages because of the alleged maintenance of a privy by the defendant in too close proximity to. the plaintiff. The Case of Robert L. Jones by his guardian against E. W. Parker, et al., resulted yesterday in a verdict for the" plaintiff of $227.20. MEETS INSTANT DEATH. Jam** C. Huff Killed by 9,300-Volt Wire In Greenville. Qreenvile, April 4.?James C. Huff, Who accepted a position with the Broad street power station, of the Southern Public Utilities Company, in this city only a few weeks ago, in order to learn something about elec? tricity, was instantly killed early this morning when he came in contact with a wire carrying 2,800 volts. Huff was cleaning out behind the switch? board at the time. He had already made arrangements to accept an at? tractive position in Georgia within a few weeks. ? ?WEI MIES STATEMENT INSURANCE COMPANIES'^ ATTI? TUDE IS DEFINED. Commissioner McMaster Writes of Underwriting Situation?Makes Sug? gestion to Agents. Columbia, April 6.?A bill of In? dictment of "wonts" on the part of the withdrawing Are insurance com? panies has been drawn by Fits Hugh McMaster, insurance commissioner, in a letter sent out by him. He said yesterday that the situation is still in? volved and that the letter gives his present views. \ "Unless the law is repealed," con? cludes Mr. McMaster, "South Caro? lina must take care of herself, with the* aid of the insurance organizations now doing business here," He urges the agents to organize mutual com I panles. The letter follows: "There are about a dozen stock companies now doing agency business in the State. The withdrawing stock companies could.do business just as well under the law as the companies which are here, but they won't. "The withdrawing companies could help their old agents and persistent policyholders by taking renewals through their former agents as brokers, without the companies sub? jecting themselves to the law of the State, but they won't. : "The withdrawing companies could take reinsurance from the companies now here and the situation would be much relieved, but they won't. "The withdrawing companies could withhold their disapproval (and the consequences) and thus permit the strictly reinsuring companies doing business with the companies now herd and the situation would be much re? lieved, but they won't H "Thirty of the withdrawing com? panies forming the Factory Insurance association, which is by name exempt? ed frOm the law, could continue that form of insurance and that would be Some help, but they won't. "The withdrawing: companies will not do business here, - and no other companies closely allied with them - will do business here1. "Regardless of what may be the laws of other States, the Are insurance companies which have withdrawn : from South Carolina are; determined they will 'not be denied the power to combine as to rates'and they refuse' - to- permit the State to have any re? visory power over those rates: There ! 4re a few incidental. contentions; .but Xhey amount to n^Vhfng, and the case is stat-jd In the preceding sentence. ! therefore unless, the law is repeal? ed South Carolina must take care of In m, *oe, 'theee orKml?&h?' 4rill scarcely be able to take care of the best incurable risks which are protected by municipal waterworks. Property not so protected must be insured otherwise, and I see no chance for this except In mutual companies. Every thinking Individual knows that each class of property must or should pay Its own Are losses, whether the Insurance be in a stock company or m a* mutual. There Is no - prospect Qf organising many, stock companies. * i VTha, agents who Have lost their Companies throughout the State Should 'be able1 to organise* mutual ompenies to meet this absolute de? mand better than apy one else. , j ':Xhe way is clear;* %> . j DR, SNOWDEN T0 LFX7TURE. ( kl ' V--mjlt Robert & Lee Will Be Subject of His Add/eek at Gen. Suinter SohooL Stateburf, April . 5.?Dr. Yates Snowden. of the University of South Carolina will deliver an address on next ISuridr.y afternoon. April 9 th, at the General Somter School house on "General Robert E. Lee?The Model Christian Soldier." The day is the fifty-first anniversary of the surren? der at' Appomattox. j An address of great charm and in? struction may reasonably be expected with the addition of some good music. The audience which had the pleas? ure of hearing Prof. Edmunds on the second Sunday of last month was greatly elated with the1 pleasure and high profit that same from his earnest discourse. Suinter must send us an? other such before long. United States Government Will Help Supply Labor. The United States Department of Labor has a distributing office in charge of Mr. W. Vaughn Howard, Charleston, S. C. It is a part of Mr. Howard's duties to supply laborers to farmers and others needing laborers, as well as to secure work for those out of something to do. Write Mr. Howard your needs in this line. To Represent High School. In a recent preliminary' contest Henry Spann was selected to repre? sent the Suinter high school in the high school oratorical contests at Florence for the Pee Dee champion? ship;, at. Clinton In the annual high school contest and at Columbia for the State championship. Mr. Spann has for his declamation the speech .with which Mr. Ashley E. Merrimon won the prohibition oratorical con? test in Columbia and . at Spartanburg last year, the subject being "It Can't be Done." Thos. J. Foster, founder and presl I dent of . the International Corres? pondence schools, of Scranton, Pa., I has filed a petition in bankruptcy, with liabilities of $678,315.12 and as? sets $463,735.33. Foster made a great success of the . correspondence schools I and success, here led him into high ! finance which proved his undoing. 1 Foster organized 20 companies of various kinds with capital stock ag? gregating $129,000,000. PAVING CONTRACTS AWARDED. CHARLESTON, AUGUSTA AND CHATTANOOGA FIRMS GET CONTRACTS FOR WORK. Brick, Concrete and Sheet 6\ss^snst Will he Materials Used in Paring Streets?Residence Section Will be Asphalt?Work Will Probably Com? mence Within About Thirty Days. Council at its meeting last night decided upon the awarding of the contracts for the city paving, an? nouncing the names to whom the contracts had been let at the close of their session, after they had thorough? ly gone over the bids and had heard from a number of the contractors of the merits of the various forms of paving. The brick work will be done by the Georgia Engineering and Construc? tion Company of Augusta. The Ely Contracting Company of Chattanooga will do the sheet ihalt work and the concrete pa\ ?' and sidewalks will be laid by onmons-Mayrant Company of Ch; iton. The brick paving contract ? let at $1.46 a square yard on ~' macadam-gravel base already do $ on some of the streets and at ? * on streets where a concrete fou* . Ion has to be laid, i The concrete e 11 paving was let at $1.28 a square ? d and the sidewalks at 8 0 1-2 cer . square yard. The contract pric ? r the sheet asphalt work has not ej( been published. The work o*he streets will prob? ably begin ' ??in about thirty days. The contrac are willing to begin as soon as / can move their ma? chinery and iorces here and get the necessary material on the ground. This it Is thought will probably take at least three or four weeks. Council named the pavings for the various streets which had petitioned for paving, although the order in which they will be paved has not yet been stated, nor is It stated positively that all of these streets will be paved, las it is do ibtful if there are sufficient funds for paving all of the streets which petitioned for paving. Brick wMl be used on some of the streets which have heavy traffic, (concrete on others and sheet asphalt will be used on all of the principal residence streets which will be paved. It has not yet been positively decided wheth I er lake asphalt or oil asphalt will be used in the paving, the former be? ing slightly more expensive than the latter, but considered better by Councilman' Booth", although the analysis of the two shows that the dti and lake asphalts are of the same chemical constituents. The resolution of Council last night was te limits; Sumter street. Avenue to railroad, <Mr. Booth farer sd brick on Sumter street.) Brick, work by Georgia Engineer* ing and Construction Company, Au? gusta: Main street, Bartlette to rail? road; Hanning; Avenue, Oakland to railroad;. Bartlette street, Sumter tto arvm; Oakland Avenue, Soniter^tO Arvin; Dugah street Sumutr to fMalm Hampton Avenue, Sum terato Ipain. (the mayor, favored putting I in a concrete base on al\ of these streets) (Jaldwell street Main to Harvin, b&k dn concrete foundation, " Vu i 'Asphalt, work by Ely Contracting Company, Chattanooga': Hampton Avenue, Main to S, A. L. statior nave concrete base; East Lil street.' Hkrvin to railroad; West erty ^street, Shmler fco city i lii?*y?? (mayor favored bithulitlc); Hampton Avenue, Sumter westward; Washing? ton street. Church street, Calhoun street. Broad street. Telephone street, North Main, from Canal; Har? vin street, Hampton Avenue to road, (the mayor favored coi Salem Avenue, Liberty to Oakl ftendrick street, Reardon Avenue. (.The portion of street on which pav? ing was petitioned for is intended in the streets' on which the space Is not given.) -- SOCIALISTS CAPTURE MILWAfc ? KEE. The Beer City Returns to Socialist Fold After Several. Years Absende, Milwaukee, April 6.?After several years' absence, Milwakuee returned to the Socialists ranks by electing Dan? iel Hoan, a Socialist, mayor, in yes? terday's election. Hoah formerly was a chef. AUTO RACES APRIL 22ND. I * ? Speed Fans Will be Given Excitement on Local Race Course. What promises to be plenty of ex? citement for the speed fans will be dished out on April 22nd, when auto races will be pulled off at the'race track near the Brick Yard. The races are; being engineered by E. D. Shaw and promise to bring a big crowd to Sumter oh the day they come off. Several months ago ad effort was made to hold these races, but the track "ould not be put into sufficient? ly good condition at that time and the races were postponed. The track has been worked on a great deal since then and is now in first, condition for the speed boys. CASHIER ROBS BANK. {Took Money Set Time Lock on Vault and Made Get Awsy. Washington, Ga., April 6.?Setting the tirno lock on the vault so it could not be opened for seventy-two hours W. S. Gresham, assistant cashier of the Washington Loan and Banking Company, took all the money in sight and disappeared. The shortage was discovered last night when the time lock ran down. It is believed he got away with about ten thousand dol? lars.