Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Htye tDatcl)miti an) Sontl) zon. CM NMi VMtBUR, iaUM IM UN. "?<> IM and Feax not?Tie* an the MriM Tbnc Abut at be thy Country*, Thy OotTl Bad TnOMV TBK TRUE SOUTHRON, EMaMabad MM 00U?0ifA?t?l AUK. 9,18BL SUMTER, 8. Or SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1816. V ' XLII. No. 81. m stuns ME ?HP. first nights exerciser giv. EM OVKll to young MEN of graduating class. rkw iu Awarded Garland for Siidalir Prowena and Henry Spann Wins Man aal of Araan Mett?r~MI*s May ABen la Beat 8i>e4)er-~Deltght. fat Maate by ORex Otcbaatra? -4 Trom The tally Item, June 1. An andiente which Ailed the lower Soor et the auditorium and a groat gart at the) balcony of the new achool tor alrla waa la attendance on the preliminary exerelaea of the high aohool mat night from ? which ' to? night thirty-four young men and r> dlea will receive their d\plomae. Clad la gray cap and gown the young ia dlea and gentlemen gitced the ros? trum In a manner whlnh might well hrlag a feeling of pride to the heart? Of their parents and their teachers. Aa uaual on the A rat night of com mapceaiont, tie exercises were turned aver to the young man of tht grad uoilng eftssu; who for three hours en tOrthlaai wfth their drill and decla neaUoaa the large audience whish ha<i eaaomosioV Una awarding of medal* wan a fester? of the occaalon which aroused much Interest. Attar a tarl drW Henry Spann waa annoonoed the winner of the modal for the heat drilled man In the man? ual Of arme. Ralph FWwore aad Ku gOna Purdy wore ulose competitor*, two battalion having been reduced to thai number at a pievioue oompetltlve drill. The nbeuatv which' la given by the school waa pteeented by Mayor U D. Jennings, who called attention to tha tact Uxat tl? system of mili? tary training In tl*e Somter ech>ola had been thought so excellent that It, had received much attention throughout the whole country and ;a*a been copied la nmy school* He _that it wajHeell to know how Safe, bat hi hoped that iha young Vwao were trained here would not the call to nght la a name IS awn aattdh and The endete were drilled by tjaasamadant a a. wood*, and on oars of the loaU mlllUa organisation Daley Alloa proved herself the spotter In the high school, after .a hard aad close contest In which she foaad It dlfflouft to defeat her closest op p on sat Mem Haltte Guttlno, who Oed wtth her ou three examinations, bnt waa defeated on the fourth. The I. C gl re OOS modal for spelling waa pace sated to her by Mr. Mark Rey? nolds fa ah apprortato manner. The tlarland. a medal given by MtU C K. Wilson each year for the bof| hi the graduating claaa who la thought by hfts oaeasmatos to bo the best all around athlete, went to Ralph Flow Who waa voted on ae havlns the prwween In athletics. The itation waa made by Mr. J. H. Clifton. following the awarding of medals came the declamation*. There were elsht of them, six of ths msn compet? ing for the deetaluer'a modal. Two of the sneaker* had alreae% won med? als by being Are! at previous contests. The declamations were all good. To? day Interest Is fife among the con? testants and their relatives and friends oe to which of them will be decided upon as the best, but this Is a secret the Judges will not let out until to? night, when the medal will be award ad. The exercises last night were unique In several respects. They were held In the auditorium of the new high school building for gtrls. the Arat exercises held in the bulldlnr. which Is not yet complete. This la the only high school building for girls erected In the State outside of Charleston. The auditorium la a pretty hall with a balcony on tho aecond Aoor aur rounding three aldea of the room. It Is capable of seating about six hun? dred persona, although, unfortunately, the opera seats ordered for it have not yet arrived, and only a tempor? ary lighting system waa Installed for the commencement exerelaea. Thla Is the first time In the hlatory of the Sumter city achoola that the high school students have graduated In caps and gowns, and probably this Is the only high achool in ths State adopting this custom which has al? ways been confined to colleges and universities. Ths front of the stage was prettily banked with potted plants. Heavy green curtains ahut off the view of the graduates until the exerelaea were about to commence, when the curtains were pulled aside and the young la dies and gentlemen about to complete their course were shown seated at the front of the rostrum, which had a SEMD OPT REBISTRATION BOOKS ALL DEMOCRATIC VOTERS MUST HAVE NAMES ENROLLED. Books Open Next Tuesday and Club Lisa W1U be Compiled Similarly to Qualification Rules of 1914. Columbia, May tl.?The new books of enrollment for the Democratic vot? ers of South (Carolina will be sent' out today, so that all hooks should he in tho hands of the county chairmen by Friday. The books will open for reg? istration for the coming State pri? maries tho first Tuesday In June and will remain open until the last Tues? day In July. The first Stato primary will ho held August 2?. All costs in connection with tho printing and distribution of the books Will ho paid by the State Democratic eexcutive commiC.ee. which will also send out duplicate enrollment books later In the summer for the purpose of transcribing the names of all per? sons enrolled. The rules adopted at the recent State convention prescribe that "there shall ho a now enrollment of all voters in each election year." Notices of tho opening of tho books are to be sent Out by the county chairman, who, sided by tho respective county execu? tive committee, will stipulate the boundaries of tho club districts In his county. The books generally will be In the possession of the secretaries of each of the clubs. Bach applicant for enrollment must write his full name, giving also his ago, occupation and postafllce address, dr if In a city, his street address. Pro? vision Is mads for those who can not sign their names. The qualifications of a voter In the primaries are: He shall bo II years of age and a white Democrat; he must have resided in the State two years, and in the county six months and In the c!ub district 60 . days prior to tho first primary fol? lowing his offer to enroll. Exemp? tions are mads If the applicant Is a minister or public school teacher. Way* and Means Committee Hate Plan to Raise Money for Govern? ment. Washington, May 81.?Draft of the Democrats' new revenue proposal was laid today before the house ways and means committee by Represen? tative Hull, who has worked out a plan that would raise an additional hundred million from incomes, fifty million from Inheritances and forty 'million from munitions. Defying President Wilson the house public buildings committee has framed a bill asking for twenty mil? lions for public buildings. THIRTY THOUSAND PRISONERS Austrian Campaign Against Italy Con? tinues Successful]?. - Vienna, May SO.?Tho Austrlans aro now only three miles from Asiago. Aalago and Arslero are being pound? ed to pieces by the big guns. The campaign thus for has netted thirty thousand Italian prisoners. ? . 1 L _ sharp upward Incline. The other boys and girls of the high school were seated on the inclined stage back and above the graduates, forming a pretty picture of smiling, happy faces. The exercises were opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. R. S. Truesdale of Trinity Methodist church, after which the drill was held. Music by the Rex Orchestra was rendered at frequent intervals and afforded those present much pleasure. The program of declamations was i as follows: Mr. Hammond's Argument?Ralph Flowers. For Dear Old Yale?Dan Allen. Music. Graves's Eulogy on Orady?Hal Clarke. The Unknown Sper.ker?Carlisle Stuckey. Music. Under the Southern Flag?LeRoy Colclough. The Boy Orator of Zepata?Isaac Edwards. Music. The Constitution and The Union? Archie Richardson. It Can't Be Dono?Henry Spann. Music. (The two lust are not In the con? test; but each will receive a medal for a victory In a former contest. Class Motto: tabor Omnla Vinclt. The class exercises will be held to? night at the same place at 8 o'clock. Tho young ladles will have charge of the entertainment and Hupt. S. H. Edmunds will deliver the diplomas. FREIGHT RATES UKGHAMfiEO. RAILROAD COMMISSION DISMISS? ES PETITION. , At Hearing Yesterday Transportation Companies Sought Elimination of Exception Sheet for Southern Class, location. . Columbia, May 51.?Following a hearing yesterday the South Carolina railroad commission refused to elim? inate the exception sheet frfm this State, as petitioned by six transporta? tion companies in the State,jfor the purpose of substituting the Southern j classification. An effort ,to get the representatives of transporting and shipping interests to agree on cer? tain items on the sheet was fstile. ? The hearing was opened ifrtth a statement that the elimination, of the entire exception sheet wouid?not be I discussed. - Subsequently resolutions were offered by the South Carolina I Freight Rate association to have a I committee appointed to confer on the elimination of certain items, holh jsides to abide by the findings and I recommendations of this committee upon their conllrmation by this com ? mission. The fight by the transoertaUon companies was headed by L. 1& Chal oner of Norfolk, feright traffic man? ager of the Seaboard Air tiim\ rail? way, who said that the ^f?road3 wot Id notify the commission Iper if they decided to take further stftpa. The main point that the sappers {and carriers were unable fco;:fet to I getter on, It seemed, was t,he time In whioh the items of the exception sheet was to be considered. The transpor tatlc n officials wanted to give consul - erat on to the matter Immediately, while the shipping interests c wanted further time for consideraUo#; also they wanted the carriers to, fubmlt to them In writing the Itejj^r" they wanted to eliminate, and thejjjfj^riers would not agree to this. fj The transportation officiaU,?<?igh their spokesman, Mr. Chalotj^Vemld that the railroads ?*d not South Carolina, their only idea In re? questing the elimination of the excep? tion aheet was to secure a greater uniformity of rates and a simplifica? tion of tariff in the various States. Charles Klmmick, commissioner of I the Charleston Chamber of Com? merce, said that on the face of Mr. Chalo tier's plea the theory of uni? formity of rates was all right but is its practical application it was not so attractive. He claimed that Indi? vidual States, acting independently, could not effect this uniformity, that there would be differences, and for the proposition of Mr. Chaloner to be accepted would mean that South Carolina would start a movement at its own expense. CONDITION OF COTTON 79.1. Increase in Acreage Over Last Year o.e Per Cent, New York, May 31.?'Replies from over 2,100 special correspondents of The Journal of Commerce, bearing an average date of May 28, show an in? creased acreage of 9.C per cent, over last year and a percentage condition of 79.1 per cent. Condition a year ago wan 80.4 per cent, In 1914 It was 78.2, In 1918 it was 80.5 and in 1012 It was 76.9 per cent, while the tcn yoar average is 78.9 per cent. Acreage and condition by States, as compiled from over 2,100 replies of special correspondents, bearing an average date of May 23, follows: Acre Changes 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 N. Caro. *5.8 78.1 86.2 79.4 78.4 84.1 S. Caro. .?6.4 69.7 81.0 77.9 69.9 79.0 Georgia . *6.7 74.4 82.0 82.0 75.3 74.0 [Florida. . *0.7 83.3 86.0 88.0 79.9 72.4 Ala. .. .?2.0 77.6 79.4 70.7 79.6 71.8 Mi???? . .?16.4 82.9 82.0 80.0 80.5 70.6 Louis . M5.0 81.1 77.4 81.5 81.6 71.0 Texas ,|lt.l 80.1 77.5 75.0 82.7 81.8 Arkan .'Ml.5 85.0 84.4 78.0 85.3 72.3 Ten. . .*9.5 83.8 86.0 82.1 83.3 73.5 Mis'url . ?31.0 83.0 88.0 84.5 83.0 73.3 Okla. . *21.0 83.4 81.2 77.0 89.6 78.7 Average *9.0 79.1 80.4 78.2 80.5 76.9 COL. MOSRY DEAD. Famous Confederate Leader Dies in Washington Hospital. Washington, May 30.?Col. John 8. Mosby, the Confederate cavalry chieftain, died tnday In a local hos? pital, after two months' serious Ill? ness of Intestinal trouble. Washington, May 30.?President Wilson delivered the address this af? ternoon at tho Arlington memorial day exercises. The parade which was re? viewed by army and navy officials, passed through Pennsylvania Avenue to the cemetery, WILSON REJECTS DEMAND. WILL REF??E TO WITHDRAW TROOPS FROM MEXICO NOW. Carranza Will be Informed That America Has No Ulterior Mo? tives in Staying in Mexico But Troops Will Remain Until Carranza Uses His Troops Efficiently to Sup? press Bandits. Washington, June 1.?It was official? ly announced at the White House to? day that President Wilson will reject Carranza's demand for the withdraw? al of American troops from Mexico. It is stated that the troops will stay there until outlawry is suppressed and conditions are satisfactory. A note to this effect will be sent soon. , It will emphasize the fact that America has no ulterior motive in keeping military forces in Mexico and their stay will be shortened if the Carranza troops are efficiently employ? ed in running down the bandits. REGRET EXPRESSED. Postmaster General is Sorry Blakeslee Was Officious. ????? Washington, June 1.?Burleson ex? presses regret at Fourth Assistant Postmaster Blakeslee* s activity against railway mall pay provision postal appropriation bill. WOMEN'S* DRESS CONDEMNED. Archbishop Messemer Says They Dress Immodestly. Milwaukee, Wig.. June 1.?Arch? bishop Messemer announces that women and girls "indecently dressed" will be refused holy communion. He says that immodesty and indecency In manrter of dress by women and girls is most dlstresing and the ill-boding feature of modern society. He orders that sermons be ? preached in all par? ishes on the subject. GERMAN PEACE SENTIMENT. IkBe&M^^ Show 0|?en Irritation. WddC Amsterdam, May 30.?Von itfr?t* mann-Hollweg, the German , Chan? cellor, plans to visit South Germany to sound out people about peace. Some of the States are showing open irri? tation at the attempt of Prussians to dominate the empire. GERMANS TALK OF PEACE. General Bernhard 1 Says The War Is Drawing to a Close. Berlin, May 30.?General Bern? hardt, the famous German publicist has published an article saying: "It Is now time for public opinion to oc? cupy itself with the subject of peace." He says the war is drawing to a close. GERMANS RENEW ATTACKS. French Claim to Have Repulsed At? tacks. s Paris, May 30.?The Germans re? new their attacks west of the Meuse at Dead Man's Hill and Cumleres, but after violent shelling all attacks were repulsed. The Germans concentrate their Are northeast of Verdun on the Douaumont front. The big guns were active all night. British Steamer Sunk. Algiers, May 30.?The British steamer Trunkby was sunk In the Mediterranean by a submarine. All of the crew wero landed. Germans Lose Heavily. Paris, May 30.?The enemy lost heavily in their attempts to advance in the region of Bois Caurettes. German Aeroplanes Destroyed. Copenhagen, May 30.?Twenty-four German military aeroplanes were de? stroyed when the aerodrome at Dres? den was burned, a dispatch says. WILSON WILL MARCH. President Will Lead the Preparedness Parade in Washington. Washington, June 1.?President Wilson announces that he will march at the head of the preparedness pa? rade to be held here on Flag Day, June 14th. He will walk with the rest of the marchers/ ho tells the lo? cal committee who called on him to usk him to review the parade. PRESIDENT GENERAL ELECTED. Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles of Los An? geles Wins. New York, June 1.?It is official" ly announced that Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles, of Los Angeles, Ca!.,*bag been elected president general of the Fed? eration of Women's Clubs. THE WATERWAYS BUI PASSED MEASURE APPROPRIATING $43, 000,000 ADOPTED BY VOTE OF 35 TO 32. Determined Filibuster by Kenyon and Sherman Brought to an End?Till man Unable to Vote. Washington, May 29.?After a pe sistont fight, lasting for three weeks, the senate today passed the rivers and harbors appropriation bill carrying approximately $43,000,000, by a vote of 35 to 32. The bill, which has been under con? stant debate in the senate for three weeks, will now go to a conference of the two houses. The fight against it, begun by Senator Kenyon of Iowa and Senator Sherman of Illinois, gained strength until the final effort to dis? place it with a bill appropriating a I lump of 130,000,000 was defeated to | day by only one vote. Senators Till man of South Carolina and Thomas of Colorado (Democrats) sought to vote against it, but could not transfer their pairs, and thus were prevented from voting. Just before the final vote was taken Senator Kenyon predicted it would be the last of its kind to pass an Ameri? can congress. "You are voting at least $20,000,000 into this bill that is absolutely unjus? tifiable," said Senator Kenyon. 'You had an opportunity to correct some of this abuses, but you would not. Your motto is, 'Let the people squeal.' Some day a congress will be here which will not consider that the greatest statesman is the man who can get the greatest amount of money out of the federal treasury. "It is a pity that the whole blame for this extravagance must rest on the Democratic party because the bill never could be passed without Repub? lican votes. There are patriotic statesmen on the Democratic side of the chamber, too, who fought hard for economy in this legislation." Shortly before the bill was placed I upon its passage, the NewlanXhV mteno^eht lto cfeate 'a naHajm1*w** fter; commission was stricken from the bill on the renewed point of order made by Senator Gallinger. The bill as it pased the house car? ried approximately $40,000,000. Chief among the senate additions was $1,800,000 for a diverting dam In the harbors at Los Angeles and Long Beach, Cal.; $220,000 for the harbor at San Diego, Cal., and $360,000 for a turning basin in the harbors of Dulutb and Superior on Lake Superior. An appropriation for $200,000 for deepening East river, New York, the only new project inserted in the bill by the house, and stricken out by the senate committee, later was restored in the senate. It was urged by the president and the secretary of the navy as an imperative preparedness measure in order to provide a chan? nel for battleships to the navy yard at Brooklyn. Senator Newlands' amendment to create a rivers and harbors commis? sion, which was adopted but later stricken out on a point of order, pro? posed a commission of the secretaries of war, interior, agriculture and com? merce and the chairmen of the house and senate committees interested in the framing of waterways improve? ment legislation to cooperate with the board of army engineers in in? vestigating the whole subject of wa? terways. It was adopted without a roll call, and with the approval of Chairman Clarke of the commerce committee. The amendment, which proposed an appropriation of $500, 000, was made the subject of a point of order after Senator Stone had made a similar objection to an amendment by Senator Kenyon pro? posing a permanent commission to deal with the waterways problem. Senator Stone refused to withdraw his point of order at the request of Sena? tor Gallinger and the latter then in? sisted on his point against the New lands' amendment. KERN NOMINATES MARSHALL. Tho Program for Democratic Conven? tion Takes Shape. Washington, May 31.?After a White House conference today Sen? ator Taggart of Indiana announced that Senator Kern of Indiana will nominate Vice President Marshall for vice president at the Democratic c^h ventlon. President Wilson's approv? al Is considered certain. Dinner for Vetei Dick Anderson Chapter U. D. C. will give its annual dinner to the Confederate Veterans of Sumter County, Tuesday, June 6th, at one o'clock on the court house grounds. All Veterans of the city and county are Invited to uttend. m il UPHOLDS NIVAL BILL / MA . ITY LEADER THINKS IT S LESSER EVIL. 6 - I w a Begins Consideration of Mens ? e Under Five Minute Rule, to 3 lose This Week. Washington, May 29.?Majority eader Kitchin made his promised speech in behalf of the naval appro? priation bill in the house today, ex? plaining that while he believed the measure provided for greater prepar? edness on sea than the country really needed he was supporting it because it eliminated the navy department's five year building programme. He de? voted himself most vigorously to at? tacking the socalled big navy men, asserting that the present clamor for preparedness was due in the main to hysteria and jingoism. In opposing the five year programme Mr. Kitchin said it woutd be foolish to contract for ships at present high prices when it was probable that the cost of materials would be much lower after the war. General debate closed with Mr. Kitchin's speech and the house then began consideration of the bill under the rule permitting five minute speeches on amendments. This probably will be continued until' 4 o'clock Friday afternoon, the hour set for the final vote. The house re? mained in session until late tonight and the leaders agreed to meet to? morrow at the usual hour instead of recessing over Memorial day Representatives Farr of Pennsyl? vania, Britten of Illinois and Roberta of Massachusetts spoke during the day for the minority with Its larger build? ing programme, including two dread? noughts and six battlecruisers instead of the five battlecruisers provided for in the bill Mr. Farr drew applause from the galleries in declaring In fa? vor of building 25 capital ships, 260 submarines and many all Representative Britten the bill as Munsctentlnc. unl A score of amendments. I the close of general debate were promptly voted down. CARRANZA NOTE HE1 J> UP. Belief Spreads in Washington That It Will Not Be Made Public Until Re? publicans Adopt Platform. Washington, May 30.?The belief Is prevalent that the note from Car? ranza regarding the withdrawal Of American troops from Mexico will be held up until after the Republican platform has been adopted. President Wilson will make an address at Arlington cemetery today at 1 o'clock. RIOTS IN ATHENS. Trouble Grows Serious and Troops Guard Royal Palace. Geneva, Switzerland, May 30.?The riots in Athens have become so so* rious that troops have been called out to restore order. A heavy guard has been placed around the royal palace to protect King Cons.antine. CYCLONE AT MEMPHIS. Terrific Storm Sweeps Over West Tennessee. Memphis, May 30.?Three persons are reported killed and fifty-three in? jured and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of property destroyed by a cyclone in the territory within a hundred mile radius of this city. Gres.t damage was done in the city, electric signs were destroyed, homes damaged by falling trees, and a big tow boat with sixteen boats of coal were torn from their moorings. The coal boats were sunk and the tow boat was driv? en high on a sand bank. The wind attained a velocity of one hundred and five miles an hour. KILLED BY TSETSE FLY. Brooklyn Physlelun Dies From Bite Received In Africa. New York, May II.?Dr. Albert Pervell of Brooklyn died today of Tsetse fly bite which occurred when he was in the Belgian Congo Africa several years ago. He was treated at Pastuer institute in Paris and was said to be cured, but a fresh outbreak of the disease caused his death. AFRAID OF ROOSEVELT. Republicans in Chicago In Panic Over Roosevelt's Barn Storming Tactics. Chicago, May 31.?Hughes senti? ment is slackening and all leaders are concerned over the Rooseveit demonstration in Kansas City and by the split In the Illinois support for Sherman in favor of Roosevelt.