Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?hu mm um CONHUMFTlbB iWKHrl IN TEXA8 TO i W?MS> OOMMTKICA non. /.mndwVci pWfji by Apt II *0.?auch a kprovement In condition* border bee been re* rnneton that the war la considering draw ]4a ebene at the troops stationed be f^bbf be sbionalhis the ever Sbabbf ?ben of eomraunlcation of ?llhiis eboklng Villa. Many jar ahbjii i have been disposed r the aorW eltuatotn gensrally bs hb bnt#ar than heretofore, bt not to disturb the gar Kew I' Alco or toalfht that as Infantry will I? need to the sesnsjiinlnetlnn linen, the 4 own the out A aabb of the Twenty-fourth in ^-^-a fjoo, Pal of local au aan of the soldiers had _ . attempting to ban been ordered aaottaiuJate Unpeaa hnoWft warn w be ft P K E eansdsnita* ann*. W'WsnswsT ^HTI aaawiere. iff* ?ware, said rands aai tns>etroUbWd bean rahWbly m Aaaerfc?n fun centre*; of the raUway within the date ofas? letter. weald have to ewt that tomorrow far withdrawal ty ermnht and that aeo formally an the railroad question no flbdter la the situation, an the Columbus raid and wilt be made Got aiocum. who cosv garrison, returns from Fall's statement that ired that Villa Was not said st the depatt thjgt all binde of conflicting ni sbore on that subject had come from but that only today Oea. reeotved another die WnAsh snyhag that Vnie baa been ee**rerr wwaadWd In the rightknee. ? an bint adrleen from Oes. Pershing >#sbd last awtarday demonstrated believe, that the had hot been engaj: al he ear Isnportant clashes with Vii ht baadhntnew Cot Brown's skirmish ^^^b^ erw^^sss^m^Ptss^^w^P^^aSe^^a^l ^m^^o^ts a- ? > . ^ha War department did not die Che SAoresnenta of the advance bat ajbn. Pershing reported generation of Carransa forces. Wavy dig ort moot dispatches re >ada>ea conditions quiet at Vera Crux. ^h as pi as and Puerto Mexico. The 'strike of ell laborers at Tamp'loo wen reported settled with the ar? rant of two strike loaders. The ?'s*rib* was called becauso a Carransa . aeoToo required the latorers to ac? es bt do facto currency as wages. * Secretary Baker Isft Washington to night for Columbus, OMo. where he will appear In the State supreme court tomorrow In connection with a civil eine. He will visit his family In Cleve lend later end will return here late Wednesday. In his absence MaJ. Oen. Scott, eldef of sU/f, will be acting secretary VWTtVD BTATKH MAllX OPEN F.D. shspect American Mail Mb tier Entering Dominion. Detroit. April 11? Ms 11 from tire TT shad State? entert ng Windsor. On t-fie, is being opened by Canadlar officials. Bomb plots are This Is the first time this has HE MANGE INJUNCTION. SUPRKltfE COURT GRANTS TEM? PORARY ORDER?HEARING ON APRIL. 17. Constitution Alleged to Have Been Violated by Certain Provisions of Odom-Laney Statute, Charleston, April 11.?On petition of David B. Henderson, an Insurance man of Charleston, Eugene B. Gary. Chief Justice, at Abbeville, has grant? ed a temporary injunction against Thorns? H. Peoples, Attorney Gener? al, and P. H.. llcMester, Insurance commissioner, temporarily enjoining them from enforcing the Odom-Laney act, known as the "anti-compact" law. The defendants are directed to show la the Supreme Court room In Co? lumbia at It o'clock on the mornlr~ of April 17, why this injunction she not be made permanent. The peti? tioner alleges that both the spirit and letter of the Constitution Is violated by the Odom-Laney statute. Both the Attorney General and the Insur? ance commissioner were served with copies of the petition and the order yesterday morning. Copies have been received here, Mr. Hendeiaon Is represented by Morde**! * Gadsden * Rutledge, Nathans ?V Makler and Smyths a Vttanska. law Arms of Charleston. The petitioner Mate* that fit many years he has been In the mjtJuet* ol soliciting' fire! Insurance in the city ?4 Charleston, and the passage and signing +f the "antf-colimci" law forced hie company to withdraw from. ta?g#*te; and thai he has act been lor that reason to lotto* ku> ; that he has been tfabR another cccn9a#^M Jili* ha teen snott thaf ?? tin t a few dofurs teikwinj: calniig. Tile complaint altegea innt QcWlAhet *ct is Itk tne Ceastittttlcn sccausC i4 tats anon #. A Mm**** eJ aaoa asmmlsslrinar "fltsA *ifee t? review any rates fixed t d^isaioriksur^^firc mik ptdpetis?' within this ft* irxrpoae et ietermlnlnir whg*? itk rate la discriminator* 6t px* in<l thereto ? made in ttt I ci laid Act./ Thb ?Drtipttint states ihgt the sU^ils ii # \bx> CoiMaRUUen hhedudl in? bauerty clause alsb floes hot a* f**r fei ins tHie, end also Win ilfteJ 9ena^ seseeaeo for.' perjured Mi dene* fit* to appear Mhe.titk rVegKph 14 of ih4v eempUlnt vends ? the <Ue% eg 4ht General Ataemhly of the ?t?te of tenth CaroUna oMeif is la violation of aad in contravention of the Con? stitution of the State of. South Caroli? na. In that it violates feectlon 14 of Article 1 of the said Constitution, In that SecUon ? of said Act of IMS confors upon the respondent. Fits H. afcMaster, insurance Commissioner, both legislative and judicial powere, which under the Constitution can only be respectively exercised by the legis? lative and judicial departments of the Government ef the flute." The complainant further alleges that the Act hi ,vtelattve of the Con? stitution ia that it "deprives your pe? titioner of his property without due ?rottau of law, and denies him the equal protection of the laws, in that It la Impossible for him to earn a livelihood at the only business in which be Is trained end skilled to work." " The petitioner avers that the ex? emption of milks mutual* and factory Insurance associations from the pro? visions of the Act is discriminatory legislation and, therefore, violative of the Constitution. The complainant further specifies violation of the Constitution in the proviso of Section 7 of the Act "to tfie effect that nothing contained in this Act shall be held to interfere with Insurance placed by or through the State warehouse' commissioner," which "enables the said State ware? house commissioner to take any and all kinds of Insurance on all classes of property at any risks he may see fit, while your petitioner cannot accept any risk a and thereby your petitioner is deprived of his property without due process of law and is denied the equal protection of the laws." The petition further states: "Tour petitioner further shows that the said Act of the General Assembly of the Stato of South Carolina of 1916, is against the public policy and void, be causo It undertakes to declare, in Section 3 of the said Act, that cer? tain companies therein enumerated are not considered combinations,' con? tracts and agreements against the public welfare, and thereby under? takes by legislative action, to Judi? cially construe the Constitution of the Bute." The order of the Chief Justice in as follows: "Upon reading; the veri? fied petition 1 i and upon con?ld eratlon of ie, upon motion of Messrs Mordecal . - Gadesden & Rut Judge, Nathans 6 Sinkler and Smythe sV Vlsanska, attorneys for petitioner, It Is ordered: V'That the abovo named respond NICARAGUA APPHOVES TREIH CONGRESS RATIFIES TREATY WITH UNITED STATES. Three Million Dollars For Canal Route and Coaling Station Goes Forward at Once. Washington, April 11.?Ratification by the Nicaraguan congress of the treaty by which the United States ac? quires for $3,000,000 canal route right* and a coa..ng station on Fon seca bay, was announced in a dis? patch received here late today from .Managua by Gen. ChamorrO, the Nicaraguan minister. The treaty al? ready has been ratified by the United States senate. Later the state department received word of the ratification from Min? ister Jefferson at Managua. The final vote wap taken today in the Nicarag? uan house, the senate having acted last week. It is assumed that the convention was accepted without amendment. If so nothing remains to be done to put it into operation except to exchange ratifications in the usual form. f As the Nicaraguan government Is urgently in need of money, arrange? ments will be made at once for plac? ing the $3,000,000 to its credit. The neat step will be to authorize the navy department to select the site for the Fonseca naval station. Al? ready the naval hydrographers have made fairly accurate surveys Of the waters of the bay but no attehHpt had been made to And a definite location tor the station which is expected! to bo Of considerable strategical Import? ance. During the consideration of the treaty both Costa Rica ahd Sal? vador Hied notice with the state de? partment that their interests would be adversely affected by the location Of an American naval station 6ti (fie bay and in each case assurances were given that these interests wo?id be considered and proper compeKseUlori made if justified. It Is expected thai these claims soon will come under consideration. MAYOR BRADHAM ELECT?D. No Opposition to Winning Maw^eipal Ticket at Manning, rjj v Manning. April 10.--rhe ttefthiel t municipal election Was held lb Man? ning today, resulting In the. ra-siec 4lon of Mayor A. C. Bradham Stid the r following six aldermen: D. LeVi, B. > A. Johnson, R. C. Weh?, J. W. tU#by, F. E. Barron and E. & Ervln. -T. F. Coffey Wae also elected as commlsslon i et of public works, a new offloe, The total number of votes cast was 78, of which the mayor and. three aldermen received the whole number; two alder? men received 77, while the sixth al? derman and the commissioner receiv? ed 71 each. There were two or three scattering votes for alderman. There was no party nomination, but the tick? et as elected was prepared and print? ed by unannounced authority, The tact that there was no opposing tick? et showed that the ticket as,prepared was generally acceptable. Mayor Bradham will now enter upon his fourth'successive term, while most of the aldermen-elect served on the last and previous boards. PROMINENT MASON DEAD. Clias. F. Jackson, of Columbia, Pass? es Away. / Columbia, April 10.?Charles Frank Jackson; for fifty-eight years treas? urer of the Grand Chapter of South Carolina, Royal Arch Masons, died here today at the age of SS. Mr. Jackson was one of the most promi? nent Masons of South Carolina. In addition to being treasurer of the Grand Chapter Mr. Jackson had been treasurer of the South Carolina Grand Council, Royal and Select Masters, since 1870; of Union Council, Royal and Select Masters, since 1871, and of Columbia Cbmmandery, Knights Templars, since 1875. ents, each and both of them, do show cause before this Court, in the city of Columbia, in said State, on the 17th day of April, 1916, at ten (10) o'clock. In the forenoon, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, why the prayer of the said petition should not bo granted. "In the meanwhile, and until the further order of this Court, it Is or? dered, adjudged and decreed that the respondents herein, each and both of them, be restrained and enjoined* from enforcing or attempting to enforce any of the provisions of the said Act i of the General Assembly of South Carolina of 1916,refered to In said petition. "Let the petitioner, within five (6) days from the date of this order, file with the clerk of Court, the usual injunction undertaking in the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars, ($250) In favor of the respondents, to an? swer for any costs or damages which they or either of them may sustain by reason of the granting of the re? straining order herein. "Let a copy of this order be forth with served upon each of the re ?POndentl herein." BRITISH NOTE UNSAItoFAGIORY REPLY REGARDING SEIZURE AT SEA DOES NOT CLOSE CASE. Secretary Lansing Announces That Matter Will be Followed up with Further Communication Until the United States is Satisfied?Took Aus. trians, Germans and Turks Off Ves? sel. , Washington, April 12.?Secretary Lansing announced late today that Great Britain's note on the seizure of 38 Austrians, Germans and Turks from the American steamer China near Shanghai does not close the case to the satisfaction of the United States. It was said at the Slate department that the seizure probably would be the subject of more correspondence soon. Secretary Irnsing is of the opinion that there is no precedent which would upheld Great Britain's attempt to justify the seizures on the ground thai the men had engaged in plots in the Far East and were on their way to Manila to continue their efforts against the allies. The position of the United States is that subjects of a belligerent govern? ment may not be removed from an American vessel on the high seas, even though they properly may bo consid? ered military persons but not actually 'members of the armed forces. I i Great Britain's note replying to the American protests was made public I today by the state department. It followed the line of agrument pre? viously indicated and contends the seizure is justified on the ground that the prisoners had been engaged in plots against England in the Far Bast and were attempting to return hyme to take up arms. It contends that they were not clothed with the I immunity which would attach to I enemy subjects who were merely traveling. k .Great Britain alleges that the pris? oners were "engaged for some time past in the collection and transmis? sion of arms and ammunition, both for clandestine transmission to India, and, if possible, for the arming of a ship to play the part of a Far Eastern lfoewa and were bound for Manila to continue their work, having been ex? posed to the ." British authorities at Shanghai. The neutrality of the Unit? ed States would have been compromis? ed, the note contends, had the pris? oners perf ormed the. oast they had in contemplation. Their acts, it is con? tended, deprived them of protection irom the American nag. The British government argues that the removals were perfectly justified and trusts that the United States will not feel further disposed to contend the action. TO ERECT BIG WAREHOUSE. Harby A Co. Purchases Eight Acre Lot for Purpose. Secretary Reardon, of the Chamber of Commerce announces today by authority of A. C. Phelps, the general manager for Harby & Co. of Sumter, one of the larg st buyers and export? ers of cotton, and the largest fertiliz? ers dealers in South Carolina, that this firm has purchased the eight acre tract of land In this city bounded by Wash? ington, Oakland and Council streets and the Southern Railway property for the purpose of erecting perhaps the largest warehouse in this State. NOTICE. Democratic Clubs Called to Meet to Reorganise and Elect Delegates to the County Convention. The Democratic clubs of Sumter county are hereby called to meet at their respective meeting places on Saturday April 22nd, being the fourth Saturday of said month, at 12 o'clock, noon, for the purpose of re-organizing and electing delegates to the County Convention, which will convene in the County Court House at 11:30 o'clock A. M. Monday, May 1st. Delegates to the County Convention shall be elected on the basis "of one delegate for every twenty-five (25) members and one delegate for a ma? jority fraction thereof, based upon the number of votes polled in the first primary of the preceding election." Jhe clubs in the City of Sumter shall meet on Friday, April 1st, at their respective meeting places at the usual hours in the afternoon. JOHN H. CLIFTON, County Chairman. NOTICE, Examination for Public School Teach? ers. The regular spring examination for teachers will be held in the Court House, Friday, May 5th, and will be? gin at 9 o'clock. The questions will be taken from text-books adopted by the State Board of Education, and taught in the public schools of the State. For further information, write to the undersigned, J. H. HAYNSWORTH, < County Supt. of1 Education. Harby & Co. will expend upwards of one hundred thousand dollars in build? ing this mammoth system of cotton warehouses and for storing other commercial commodities as well, per? haps. The storage capacity will be between twenty and twenty-five thousand bales. Thisi enterprising firm contemplates making Sumter, with its present cotton compress and and unexcelled railway facilities of nine lines of road, the central Carolina cotton market for South Carolina, and will furnUii the farmers and other cotton handlers with cheap storage and insurance rates. Harby & Co., Inc., is one of the big? gest business concerns in this State. They are said to import more com mercial fertilizers than any Arm in the Southern States, and ship an? nually many thousands of bales of cotton direct to foreign countries. Sumter has long been an important cotton market. With the added fa* cilltles for buying, storing, shipping ia* and shipping out cotton, .with the* splendid compress facilities and in< creased capital, Sumter will sosn be; I the leading cotton market of this I State. % European governments, principally^ France and Italy, have placed orders through New York brokers for 20,000,*. I 000 pounds of tobacco. "Thts ^saw ? to be the largest tobacco order ? ggejr : placed in this country. "* ^2 ml Erster! r Ready for the ? Easter Parade? 1 Of course yon desire to lcok "right up-to-the-minute*' when you take part, so yon can't be too particular about the details of your Outfit." You men who want the latest thing* in Toggery will find, here ail the ac? cepted styles and that exclueitehee* that is so gratifying to the fclscrtmi* nate taste. Just the axxjcsautlen to make your outfit correct id dentil. * 2 u k Spring shirts, distinctive Herirwehr, fancy Hosiery, etc. Your Easter Hat is here Wo. %ta*r* all the smart new stylen in soft Off Miff Hats. All that's new and beat ilk CfeOieb and Toggery. ^ _u-?ffirnT 1 Is a scientific combination of Fruits and Cere? als. AH contents are pure and healthful, f iff you are at all particular drink Bludwine." Sumter Bottling Works, B. F. ESTRIDGE, Proprietor. . PORTRAITURE No matter what grade of work you want, we claim to f make the BEST you can get. | Our Posing, Lighting and Finishing are artistic and in g the latest style. The stock we use is the best that can be secured. Our customers are satisfied. The Photographer of the Town, XtSt WINBURN 10 1-2 S.Main St. Let us do your Kodak Finishing. 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