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Eighteen Young Ladies and Sixteen Young Men Complete Course at Sumter High Schools and Receive Rewards. Declaimcis Medal Awarded to Isaac Edwards?Misses Marga? ret McKeWer and Muriel Hatiield Win D. A. R. and U. D C Medals, Respectively?Medal for Penmanship Won by Mise Jtanne Foreaman?Diplomas for Penmaoship and from Statte Department of Education?Present for Superinten dtnt Edmunds. rVim The tally Item, June 2. Thirty-four young- men nnd wo ?ion clad In the fray caps and gowns betokening the high school welcom ad the fruition of their of ort a when they received at the hands of S.uperln saitnt a H. Bdmunds their diplo gsasj an graduates of the 8umier high sefceel. Indicating that they hi id com-! pjsted the prescribed course of that mstltutlnii and were now rend y to en tar hlgbir Institutions of learning or te g? out Into the world to fulfill that Bliest Ii ii for which they were Intended. Saghteen young gentlewon.en and atitsea young gentlemen wer? In the graduating class of lilt anil they were graduated in cap and gowns at their own redueet, as such a step indl caJsl their wish to avolc artificial ' dlstametV?ns get ween momben of the t taugt and as It Indicated a greater de ; gas* ec den^ocfacy among Its mem fa** ay aan ng all its memliers robed gJttte. Am the custom dotag away with isisjfrlng preaegU on the stage at fsjgeansoiinnnt has been adopt? ed by each succeeding casn, it is geeaabte that this new custom will be similarly adapted In future. The exer? cises were held In the auditorium of the new seliool at their request and Svpt. Edmunds In his remarks stated that the contractor and others engag? ed In the work had hastened It on this account In order that their wish fgdght be gr.Uifled. The minds of many In the audience trete set at rest when the various medals were awarded. The medal for the beet demeanor among the boys of the graduating class was awarded by DY. J. A. at?*od on behalf of the don? ee. Miss WUion. to Robert Marlon, Jr., who was vdted by his classmates to t eceupy this )>eeUton In their esteem. A medal grvsn by Mr H, U Bcarbor etagh te the most womanly woman in Ajpe ggmdaattag class was presented to Wm Mildred Nettlee by Mr. C. M. Burst. Musi Nettles was likewise chos? en by her classmates as the member of the class best entitled to this med? al. Tie D. A. R. and U. D. C. medals were won by Misses Margaret Mc Kiever and Muriel Hatfleld. respect? ively. They were presented by Mr. R. D. Kpps who stated that thore was no question In ths minds of the Judges as te which of the papers woe best. Me stated thttt in the D. A. R. exami? nation the super presented by Miss Muriel Hatfleld wai> worthy of hon? orable mention and that of Mlas Ruth IIt evtl 1 la the V. D. C. contest. Mr. Notll O'Donrell of the City school Board presented the medal for beet penmanship to Miss Jeanne Foresman. The sevnn young ladles winning diplomas for having complet? ed the course In p? nman.thlp were: Misses Jeanne Fertsiuen. Vet mellle Pitt?, Car oil no Dick, Thelma Ramsey, Cleaner Kleii., Mttrttt Hatflch and Katie Reardon. Mr. P. O. Itowman with a ft w ap? propriate remarks presentod th< med ale for declanr ation. The conteU was wen by Isaac Edwards, and Henry Bpann an.. Archie Richardson were ?warded medals for winning In pre? views con testa Ths exercises laut night were of a high order and held the undivided In? terest of the large audience, which more than filled the auditorium The hall outside was crowded and many turned awsy because of their in iblllty to secure seats. The front of the stage was prettily decorated with ?owers and [totted plant?, and with ! the graduates seated on clthc- side of the roHtrum. with the undergrad-! uates (n the Inclined stage back of them wa? an Inspiring picture for the members of the audience. The audience was liberal in i h ap? plause and each of the participatory received a full share. The pap? rs of the graduates wero well com posed and rendered In sn easy and effective man I nor. The singing was a feature of the occasion and was the most de? lightful which has ever been heard at commencement. Hampton L#ewl*. who for years h;is been the janitor at the Washington school, placed the diplomas on the roetr m end arranged them with his . uaUv.1 csre for Hupt. Rdmunds, a fact which was watched with keenest In? terest by all. and generously ap? plauded, ss thin In a function which has been accorded to htm for many years for his faithful service and loyalty to the city schools. Sept. Bdmunds in presenting the diplomas made a few appropriate re _? marks. He pointed our. the effective team work of the city board of educa? tion, which had made the present sys? tem of schools possible, and the co? operation between the board, teachers, parents and pupils, which had made the work of the schools effective. He expressed the thanks of the graduates and others to the contractor and his workmen for having the hall ready in time for commencement and he pointed out that the Kray caps and gray gowns of the graduates were the insignia of the high school, and not the black caps and black gowns of colleges and universities. The high school was not trying to usurp any of the college forms. He thanked Miss Kirk for the training of the declalmers of the night before, saying that to her was due the crsdlt for what they had done. He also thanked Miss Ethel Green for the services which she had rendered at the piano and her willingness to al? ways help the city schools whenever called on. He read a. list of those who had not been tard> or absent and in clos? ing made a few remarks to the grad? uates, telling them that they must never forget their duty to their par? ents, who had given them the oppor? tunity of attending school, and to the city for making possible the school system. Ho asked them to always re? member their duty and to be always found on the side of civic righteous? ness. The diplomas were then presented as follows; Class of 1916. Palsy Elolso Allen, Dan Penlngton Allen, Raymond Blending, Leslie Lee Honey, Mary Adda Booth, Mary Ellen Bowman, Edward McKay Brogdon, John De Witt Brunson, Helena Ard Bultman, Thomas Hal Clarke, Jr., LeRoy Shaw Colclough, Gladys Cuttino, Hallle Carson Cuttino, Isaac Allen Edwards, Allen Ralph Flowers, Jr.. Hilliard ChrelUberg Polsom, Jessie Lee Harper, Muriel HatAeld. Ruth Leonora Hussey, Robert Marlon, Jr., Coleen McKagen, Margaret Frances McKlever, Mildred Mabie Nettles, Louis Atwood Pitts, Bernte Elna Ramsey, Jane Elisabeth Reames, Archibald Broun Richardson, Ruth Revlll, Paul Whitworth Shaw. Henry McFaddln Spann, Olive Myrtle Spann. James Carlisle Stuckey, Margaret Catherine Waggoman, Maggie Uui White. Those who received diplomas for completing the full fourteen units of work, some of whom had taken even more, were: Leslie Lae Boncy, Mary Adda Booth, Edward * McKay Erog don, Hallle Carson Cuttino, Muriel Hatfleld, Robert Marlon, Jr., Margaret McKlever, Louis Pitts, Elna Ramsey. Ruth Revlll. Several other members of the class took almost fourteen units of work, but none who did not take the full fourteen units were given these diplomas. j As Supt. Edmunds completed the pleasant task of bestowing diplomas lo the graduates, Henry Spann step? ped up and with a few appropriate words presented him with a token from the class, as an expression of the es? teem in which ho was held. The gift I as received In a gracious manner bv o.ipt. Edmunds, who ex^cssed bis l^tartfclt gratitude and appreciation, The program of exercises was: Involution ? ReV, J. 1*. Marion. <'oinr\ Thou Almighty King?High DhooL Cirollns High school. America - High School. Word* of Weleorni -.Miss Helens ultman. Victory from Defeat Miss Marg.ii* t Waggoman. Hall. Smiling Morn --High School. A Retrospect?Miss Mildred Net4 ea Twelve by the Clock- -High School. A Vision?Miss Mary Adda Booth, A Warrior l'.o|d -High School. Co-oporatlon?Miss Ruth Revlll Ideal?--Miss Margaret McKlever. In Summer Qo thy Fx>vc to Seek. Class Poem - Mia Muriel Hutileld. 0.1. DANIEL ?EMS COLUMBIA ELECTED PRESIDENT OF METH? ODIST COLLEGE. Prominent on Lecture Platform as Well as in Educational Circles? Head or English Department at C loin son College. Columbia, June 2.?David Wistar Daniel, head of the English depart? ment in Ctemson college, was elected president of Columbia college yester? day afternoon, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Dr. W. W. Daniel several days ago, because ,of failing health. Dr. Daniel was informed last night by The State's correspondent in Anderson of his election, but refused to commit him? self as to decision until notified offi? cially by the board of trustees. He has been at Clemson since 1908, and Is now at the head of the English department. Other prominent edu? cators were considered at the meet? ing yesterday, but the election of Dr. Daniel was unanimous. The new college head has recently had other attractive offers. He was considered seriously for the head of a large institution in another State, which he refused that he might de? vote his talent to educational work in South Carolina. He has also received urgent inducements to give his time to chautauqua .work. He is an elo? quent public speaker and has done considerable platform work. Dr. Daniel delivered the literary address at the graduation exercises of Colum? bia college last Monday. Those who attended the trustee meeting in Columbia yesterday were: The Rev. E. O. Watson, D. D., Bam? berg, chairman; the Rev. A. N. Brun? son, Spartanburg, secretary; the Rev. M. L. Carlisle, D. D., Greenville; tho Rev. J. E. Mahaffy, Batesburg; the Rev. 8. B. Harper, Charleston; the Rev. A. J. Cauthen, Orangeburg; G. H. Bates, Barnwcll; and F. H. Hyatt, W. J. Murray, E. A. Hodges and L. L. Hardln, Columbia. PRESIDENT AT ANNAPOLIS. [Tells Cadcta That They Are* Not College Boys But Officers. Annapolis, June 2.?President and Mrs. Wilson arrived this morning on the Mayflower to attend tho com j moncemcnt of the military academy. A twenty-one gun salute was fired. President Wilson told the cadets that they can expect punishment when they violate rules as they will ijot be treated as college boys because they are more?they are officers of the American navy and must conduct themselves correspondingly. PAPER MADE OP NEW WOOD. Stands Test Made by Two Large Newspapers. Washington, June 1.?News print paper made from hitherto unused woods, under direction ot the forest service laboratories, has been, suc? cessfully tried by two large newspa? pers and in all eleven kinds of wood never used before have given prom? ise of being suitable. A number of others have been found suitable for manlla paper and box cards. This announcement was made today by the forest service, which has made (Seventy samples of paper by different processes from practically unused woods in its search for a substitute for the fast diminishing supply of pulp wood. The announcement says that if the price, of news print paper Is to be kept at a reasonable figure more effi? cient methods of converting spruce into pulp must be developed or cheap? er woods must be substituted. BERKELEY BOARD UPHELD. State Canvassers Declare That Elec? tion Recently Held Was Illegal. Columbia, June 1.?The State board of canvassers, in a decision tonight, sustained the Berkeley county board in declaring that the recent election on tho question of annexing a por? tion of Berkeley county to Charleston county was illegally held. The Berk? ley board held that there was a sufli clent number of votes cast to change tho result. The decision was given [after a long hearing. Charleston waa represented by Messrs. J. X. Nathans and linger Sinkler, of Charleston. Tho Berkeley board was represented by Messrs. w. c. Wolfe, of Orange burg, and B, J. Dennis, of Moncks Corner. stoiim WRECKS TRAIN, \\\st Mull Blown from Truck in mi llols. Tontine. Ml.. June 8.?A severe wind storm today blew the Wabash Sys? tem's Chicago and Bt. Louie fast nail Iralfl from the tracks one mile smith of Saunemln. Twenty persons were injured, one probably fatally. Words of Farewell?Miss liallie Cuttino. Preeentatlon of Diplomas. Dom? Where the Lilies Worn. Class Motto: Labor Omnla Vincit. EVANS' RULING DISPLEASING. DRAWS LETTER FROM RANKS OF ST. MATTHEWS. Commissioner McLaurin Comments on Expressions from State Chairman and Lieutenant Governor. ? ii i egweg Columbia, June 2.?The State re celved yesterday two letters, accom? panied by a statement from John L. McLaurin, as follows: To the Members of the South Carolina Warehouse Association: As your president, I addressed an open letter to the Hon. John Gary Evans, chairman of the State Demo? cratic executive committee, asking if the State warehouse commissioner's office was not a Stnte office, and if so, should not a candidate for this office be nominated in the primary, and if so, should he not have a place in the campaign. I received a reply, which is published herewith for your infor? mation. The chairman rules that this office is a State office. The law says that all State officers shall be voted for In the prmary. The Interesting question is, can a political party convention re? peal a law, and if it can, will not the inextricable confusion ?'resulting there? from render it exceedingly unwise to do so? We have been denied our lawful right, but wo may still conduct a cam? paign of enlightenment by arranging meetings for discusion of the ware? house system and the posibilltles of Its extension and perfection, which I feel confident you, as members of the association, will arrange. Respectfully, J. A. Ranks, President. Columbia, May 31. State Chairman's Reply. Hon. J. A. Banks, St. Matthews, 8. C. Dear Sir: I have your letter in which you ask me this question: "Is not the office of State warehouse com? missioner a State office, and if so, does inot the law require that the commis? sioner be nominated in the primary, and if so, should he ndt have a place in the campaign?" In my opinion the office of State warehouse commlsloner is a State office, but in view of the action taken by the recent convention of the Democratic party, held in Co? lumbia on the 17th Inst, I am of the opinion that the State warehouse com? missioner has no place in the Demo? cratic primary nor In the campaign. An chairman of the State Demo? cratic committee I am bound by the action of tho State convention, and that convontlon expressed more than once, its desire that the office of State warehouse commissioner should not bo considered a political office, and that it should be kept out of the pri? maries. In fact, the sole object of your resolution was to place this office In politics and the debate shows that the convention intended to keep it out. Mr. Graydon of Abbeville Is quoted as saying in the debate: "If you want to kill the system put it in politics." He argued that it should be entirely a business office. Mr. D. S. Henderson of Aiken stated that "the question is not the efficacy of the warehouse system but the matter of changing the system from a business organization to a political machine. Don't let us drag it into politics. We have not for? gotten, that this man who wants this system put in politics wanted to intro? duce commercial Democracy in South Carolina." It will thus be seen that the opposition to your resolution was not as you state, "that the State com? mittee had the power to allow the commissioner to carry the matter into politics," but whether the ware? house system should be endangered and destroyed by the ambition of a discredited politician seeking to carry It Into politics for personal reasons. I therefore, hold that tho action of the convention was an instruction to the State committee to keep this office out of politics. There is no place in the Democratic primary election or campaign for the warehouse commis? sioner and I shall endeavor to carry out the intention as well as the ex? pressed desire of the State convention. Very truly yours, Jno. Gary Evans, State Chairman. Bpartanburg, May 25. Comment by MrLawrin. Senator McLautin, when shown the reply of State Chairman Evans, said: "The term 'discredited politician' comes with poor grace from ex-Gov. Kvans. I defeated him for the Unit? ed States senate on tho issue of 'commercial Democracy,* and have never been defeated for any office for which I was a candidate, while he lias gone down In defeat time and again. Ho has never forgiven me the terms, 'apist* and 'imitator,* 'the speak of the stpiccndunk, trying to imitate the blast of a trumpet.* That showed him up, and the people of this State, took his measure. He is now lined up with his former ene-1 rAX REVIEW BOARD APPOINTED J. If. RHETT OF BEAUFORT HEADS NEWLY CREATED BODY. Majority Vote Can Reverse Decisions on Assessments?One Member From Each Congressional District Provid? ed in Act as Passed at Last Legis? lative Session. Columbia, June 2.?Gov. Manning yesterday announced the appointment of the board of review for the South Carolina tax commission as provided by an act of the ldst general assem? bly. The members of the board are: B. F. McLeod of Charleston, wholesale merchant and president of the Char? leston Chamber of Commerce; D. A. Geer of Belton, farmer and merchant; L. L. Wagnon of Union, merchant; j E. M. Croxton of Lancaster, banker; T. W. Berry of Latta, farmer; J. D. Shuler of Parier, Orangeburg county, farmer; J. M. Rhett of Beaufort, mer? chant. Mr. Rhett was designated as chair? man of the board for a term of four years. Each congressional district is represeted on the board as provided by the act. The board has the power to review all assesments by the tax commission. ROOSEVELT FIGHTING HUGHES. Bull Moose Crowd Making Determin? ed Attempt to Control Republican Convention. Chicago, June 2.?The real effort to curb the constantly growing Hughes strength has begun. The managers of tho numerous favorite sons confer today to decide whether they can safely head eff Hughes' nom? ination without letting the Roosevelt movement get beyond control. Geo. Perkins and John W. McGrath, Roose? velt's secretary confer with the lead? ers and say that they will not accept Hughes as the nominee. If the Hughes strength grows, the Progressives may nominate Roosevelt immediately. Perkins has decided be? fore Monday to ask for the appoint? ment of a committee for discussing plan of the two parties getting togeth? er. The Progressives of the com? mittee would demand Roosevelt's nomination. The Hughes men are booming Former Ambassador Her? rick to France for vice president. , The seating of Jackson's Georgia delegation Is only paper defeat for Hughes. Jackson is strongly anti Roosevelt and will vote for Root first and then for the strongest man. BRIDGE CAVED IN. Five People Drowned and Eight In? jured in Iowa. Chicago, June 2.?Five are believed to have been drowned and eight in jured when the Rock Island train from Chicago plunged through a bridge near Clarksvllle, Iowa. The bridge was weakened by yesterday's cloudburst. The engine, baggage car and smoker crossed safely, but the others caved in. Two bodies have been recovered. mies trying to crush his former friends. I am standing by the same principles I started on, and will die there. "He owes his position as State chairman to the fact that in 1912 some man not restrained by consci? entious scruples was needed to over? turn the verdict of the people at the ballot box. It was a wise choice and would have carried out its purpose but that he was overawed by a peo? ple's wrath. "My friends in the convention asked only a plain right conferred by the statute law. He admits this legal right. How, then, could a con? vention repeal or Ignore Section 282, saying 'all State officers shall go into the primary?' "It matters not to me personally. I am trying to discharge my duty, and will continue discussing these issues. I am just back from Ander? son and Greenville, and have plenty of invitations to keep me busy. 'Let the heathen rage.' "Mr. Evans refers to my resolu? tion. He is mistaken. I knew Mr. Evans' crowd, and never even asked for my rights. It was the resolution of a body of representative farmers, and his answer to this body is, ?Rather than give you what you re? quest, we will violate the law to de? feat it.' My proposition was to run for* lieutenant governor, but the warehouse association would not consent, and so tho present lieutenant governor may rest his soul in peace. I shall run for no office. I agree with him as to the long list of dls tlnugulshcd men who have previously held the office. They made the office great. Everybody agrees that it is big enough for the present occupant. Times have changed, as well as lieu? tenant governors. None of them be? fore ever made it the basis of a junkenting trip to Europe to advertise a vulgar millionaire. They could not af-Ford it" TOUCH ACREAGE GUI. SMALLER AREA PLANTED IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Number of Farmers Said to Be Re placing Weed With Forage Crops More Corn Planted. - ? *i Washinpton, June 1.?The federal reserve board, in its bulletin issued here today, cites the following with reference to tobacco raising and cotton milling in South Carolina: "Only about two-thirds of a to? bacco crop has been planted in South Carolina and some farmers are re? planting tobacco fields in corn and forage crops. In North Carolina and Virginia normal planting is antici? pated, i "Cotton mills are reported coming into their own again and are running at capacity, with some on overtime. Sales of finished products are yielding good profits and many of them'are sold up into the fall. Quite a number of trade acceptances have been of? fered of late for rediscount, given by mills for cotton purchased." ' - j? STUCKEY MAY ENTER RAOftV-^ Reported Bishopvillc Man Has About Decided to Run for Governor. Columbia, June 1.?W. A. Stuckey, of Bishop vi lie, has about decided to enter the race for governor, according to information obtained from one of his close personal and political: friends here today. Mr. Stuckey? Sen? ator J. Arthur Banks, Warehouse Commissioner John L. McLaurin, and possibly others, were in a conference here yesterday and last night at the office of the State warehouse system, it became known here today. It la thought that the candidacy of Mr. Stuckey was discussed at this confer? ence, although no one admitted as much today. It is thought that, defi? nite, announcement will be made by Mr. Stuckey in a week or ten dags' of his intention. Should Mr. Stuckey run for gov* ernor it will be on a platform with the State warehouse system as the main plank, and he will iikely appeal to the vote of the farmers and the laboring people without regard to faction. Mr. Stuckey is a successful farmer himself and Is a member of the Farmers' Union, the secret "Fernl ers* Association and a member of the executive committee of the Stabs Warehousemen's Association. Cole L. Blesse, of Columbia, filed his pledge today as a candidate for governor In the Democrs.tlc primary. Pledges were also filed by J. Stokes Salley, of Orangeburg, as a candidate for re-election as solicitor In the 1st circuit, and by W. H, Grlmball, of Charleston, as a candidate for re? election as solicitor in the 9th cir? cuit. DIAL CHALLENGE NOT ACCEPTED - j McLaurin Will Not Discuss Joint De? bate Columbia, June 1.?"I am not, Fer? rying about Nat Dial," said John L. McLaurin, State warehouse commis? sioner, when asked yesterday if he would accept a challenge to debate the merits of the warehouse system with N. B. Dial of the Laurens bar. "I have absolutely no comment to make," Mr. McLaurin added. Mr. Dial has given out the follow? ing: "To *he Press: "Senator McLaurin and some of his friends seem to think he should have an opportunity to explain the pres? ent warehouse system and his man? agement thereof to the public In answer to this it could be said that the law establishing the warehouse is already in existence and he has been elected manager for a two years* term. Anyway, if he expects the leg? islature to appropriate funds with which to operate, I think the public should understand the system .thor? oughly. ~ igbfSJ "I am therefore willing to join in a movement whereby the facts can be brought before the people, and to this end I would suggest that Senator McLaurin and I have one meeting in each congressional district. We could get the county chairman in some centrally located county to call a meeting at some time to be agreed upon. "I am strongly of the opinion that a large majority of the people of our State favor a warehouse system properly organized, properly and eeonomiaily managed. At the sam* time I am satisfied they do not ap? prove of the present makeshift of a warehouse system nor the way 1t is managed. "If the above suggestion meets with the senator's approval, it will afford me pleasure to discuss the matter with him." Washington, June 2.?Justice Hughes authorizes the following statement: "It is perfectly well known that Justice Hughes has no represen? tative at all." The statement refers to Hatcheock, leading the Hughes boom In Chicago.