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TUM SUMTER WATCHMAN, Established April, 1850. "Be fast and Fear not?Dec all the ends Thon Alme't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and TrvttVa." THE TROC SOUTKROTs tablisbed Jon*, 1 no, -!-_--ft?_- _. Consolidated Aur. 2,1881. BUMTER, 8. C, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3% 1017. Vol. X \ [I. No. 49. ODOERS FOR PERSHIN6 FORCE WILL? BE DISTRIBUTED ALONG BORDER TO GC AHR IT. Hin Troop* WU1 to Centered at El Ready to Proceed to Any Point. San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 29.?Plana for distributing the American expo dlUoaary force after its withdrawal from Mexico eo that the bonier coun? try win bo protected were announced tonight by the Southern department of the Unit ?d States army. Gen Pershing. in command of the force of 11,000, will establish head? quarters at El Paso. From here any threatened section of the country can be reached quickly. Headquarters of the cavalry brigade will be at the asms place, Brig. Gen. Eben Swift commanding. The majority of the units In the ex? pedition will bo station**: at El Paso, those including the Plfth and Sev? enth cavalry. Sixth. Sixteenth and Seventeenth Infantry, First battalion of the Fourth field artillery. Second regiment of engineers, four pack trains, two wagon companies, all signal troops except the First aero squadron, assigned temporarily to Columbus, and all sanitary troops ex? cept ambulance company No. 7, and field hospital No. 7 both of which go to Eagle Pass, Tex. Besides the aero squadron at Co? lumbus will be the Twenty-fourth In? fantry, eight truck companies and two pack trains. Nogales. Ariz., will have one squad? ron of the Tenth cavalry. I ort Hau ehuca one squadron and one troop of the same regiment and Fort Attache one troop of the Tenth. At Fort Apache also the Indian scout*, who have been with the expedition will be mustered out of the federal service. J^ooglas, Aria., will be protected by Bitt? C batteries of the Sixth field ar ytULA TAKJQS CHARGE. Juares. Jan. 2i.?Confirmation of the occupation of Bl Valle by Villa forces was received here tonight from Casus Grandee. It was said the Villa troops moved up from Namiqulpa, where they had been awaiting the departure of the American punitive expedition. Villa followers also were reported to have been seen In the vicinity of Santa Sofia on Mexico Northwestern railroad, 3G miles from Ojo Fedcrbo. where the United States soldiers ware expected to camp tonight. A freight train left here tonight foff Casas Grandes to bring out any re? maining refugees und the property of the Mormons and others. CHARGE RESTRAINT OF TRADE. Government Flics Suit Against Pan Amern an Corporation Because of Increase in Price of Sisal. _ / New York, Jan. 30.?The govern ment filed suit against the Pan-Anut? lean CommlMilon Corporation charg? ing an anti-trust conspiracy to re? strain interstate and foreign trude on sisal to Increase tho price of sbsal in the Hasted States. FINANCIER WHITE TESTIFIES. He Denies Receiving Any Advance In ? formation on Pence Note. New York, Jan. 30.?Arehba'. t White, a New York financier, deeded that he received any advance informa? tion from Ambassador von Bernstoi :t his friend, or any German official re? garding the peace movemont. Mr. White testified before the leak in\? tlgation committee today. He sjgjj denied that Thomas W. Lnwson suj,' gested to him that tho market was top heavy and It was a good time "t I gst all your friends Into the pool" in the suggestion of pence. Mr. White told his questioners that he gad Lai sen talked "In general terms" dtirlm their various meetings in Now Yor' At that time the peace situation v i a big factor In the stock market. When asked if he did not consider his conversation with Uiwsou gsjulvsJOA* tu a full course In romantic HUffgtoi . Mr. White said "I did not tula tfcs ? ou\creations seriously." Herna'd Baruch. contributor of fifty tho nwind dollars to the DeSSO rrstlc campaign fund, told the 1 Investigation committee that hi*: |?rol in the market betwen December |f?t and December 23rd was 94 76.1 E ?ry cent, he wnlrt, was due to hll sight in the interpretation of \ Bethmann-Holl weg and Lloyd-Goorgo speeches. THE DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BUDGET IS ASSUMING FINAL S?ll A PK AT HANDS OF AU? THORS. House Passes Fortifications Measure and Committee Completes Naval BID Carrying $335,4*3,245 and Pro? viding: for Four Capitol Ships This Vcar. Washington, Jan. 29.?The adminis? tration's $800,000,000 defenso budget began to take final shape in congress today when the house passed the for? tifications bill, carrying more thiw $51,000,000 for coast defenses, and the houBo navul committee completed ! its 1918 naval appropriation bill with I a total of more than $350,000,000. The army appropriation bill still is in the house military committee which is expected to complete it next week. Estimates for the army reach more than $360,000(000, exclusive of num? erous deficiency measures resulting from the border mobilization and the rising cost of war materials. The only military legislation pend? ing is the universal military training Mil before a senate subcommittee which will conclude its hearings this week when Maj. Gen. Hcott and Maj. Gen. Wood hre to be recalled for cross-examination on their statements that federalization of the National Guard has proved a failure. It is not expected congress will take any ac? tion oa thin bill at this session. The navy bill carries $351,453,24 5, as against $313,000,000 last year. It provides for the construction of three 12,000 ton battleships ut $28,178,50 2 each; one battlecruiscr at $26,694,49C; three scout cruisors at $6,7I5,14C each; 15 destroyers at $1,748,612 euch; one destroyer tender at $2,808, 000; one submarine tender at $2,199, 400 and 18 800 ton type submarines it $1.433,093 each. The programme i% that recommended by the depart I_" nUi*ii|iW|iH.? " ^ The ?Marina? departed from the I department's recommendations only in the type of submarines provided for. No small coast defenso subma? rines are authorized. The committee raised the limit of cost for the hull and machinery of four battlecruiser?, to $19,000,000 from $16,500,000. De? partment officials believe all four ves? sels can be placed with private bid? ders at that figure. The committee heeded, however, Secretary Daniels' recommendation that navy yards I o fitted to build a large number of Cap* ltal ships, authorizing the cxpenoi ture of an additional 512,000,000 for that purpose in the event the depart? ment is unable to Utahs satisfactory contracts for any vessels In the present hill or loft over from the prece linn measure. For the three seoutcrulcers still awaiting satisfactory bids the com? mittee raised the cost for hull and machinery to $0,000,000 from $3, 000,000. Another new appropriation of the hill raises the number of appoint? ments annually at Annapolis to be made from tho enlisted personnel of j the navy from 25 to 100. The new battleships will he the most powerful war vessels ever built. ? Hid EAltTHQUAKK soMFAVHKi:;:. Instrument* at Georgetown University Itetord Tremendous Shock. Washington. Jan. 30.?Earthquake ' tremors which continued for more than three hours, occurred last night, centered about 5.000 miles from Washington. The shocks were so se? vere that the recording needles of four seismographs at Georgetown Un? iversity were thrown off the scales. Recorded at Cleveland. Cleveland, Jan. 30.?Severe earth tremors were recorded by tho seismo? graph at St. Ignatius College last night PANCAKES KILL BOYS. Five Die In Illinois from luting Pols? oned Pancakes. Kankakee, ML, J?n. 20.?A bra ' fast of pancakes yesterday caused the death of five boys of the Melnts fam? ily on a fnrm tOUth of h< re. The par ? takes were made by Mrs. O. K. Melnts, Tt Is believed she mixed, accidentally. a lorn of amvnioal poison used by hOf huahaJld in taxidermy and pre* pared the pancake fiour. Neither Mr. nor Mrs. Melnts ale the pancake^. Favorable Itcport on Giiiyson. Washington, Jan. 30.?The senate naval committee favorably reported the nomination of Dr. Cnry T. Gray? son to be rear admiral. The commit teo was divided on a party basis. ACT ON IMPORTANT MEASURES PRESIDENT RELIEVES THAT HILLS HE IS INTERESTED IN WILL PASS AT PRESENT SESSION. Wilson Wishes Postmasters Placed Under Civil Service Provision*? Holds Conferences in Visit to Catil tol?Various Bills Discussed. Washington, Jan. 29.?After a series of conferences at the capltol on' prac? tically all features of his legislative programme, President Wilson told his advisers today that he believed there would be action at this session on every important measure in which he is interested. With members of the senate and house ho had dUcusso.d means of preventing railroad strikes, vocational education, revenue, flood control, the general land leasing bill, the Puerto Rico bill, a measurejto allow American exporters to form common selling agencies abroad, in? creased pay for federal employes an i the placing of postmasters under cle'l service. The president told Senator Pom dexter he favored extension of civil service requirements to all postm^ ters. He previously has urged a pro? posal of this kind and Postmaster Gen? eral Burleson has indorsed it in M\b annual report. It is expected to meet with aome Democratic opposition. Representative Sims of Tennessee, a member of the house interstate com? merce committee considering the rail? road programme, told the president he did not believe the house would approve the president's recommenda? tion of a section prohibiting strikes or lockouts pending investigation. The president said ho would not in? sist on any particular form of legis? lation but that it was absolutely neces? sary to decide on some means of pre? venting strikes on railroads. Admin? istration leaders are working on a compromise measure which the pr?| as urged by the brotherhood, hut adds a representative of the public. Charges that fraud is involved in at least some of the claims to oil lands in thoAVost Included In naval oil pre? serves dealt with In tho general leas? ing bills were made to the president by Senator Hustings of Wisconsin. Tho president has not finally made up his mind what stand to take. Discussing vocational education legislation with Senator Hoke Smith, the president said he favored the bill passed by the senate over that adopt? ed by the house. Senator Ransdell told Mr. Wilson that when the rivers and harbors bill is brought UP ip tho senate on effort will be made to attach to It tho ad? ministration proposal, eliminated in the house, creating a board to inves? tigate and coordinate / all improve? ments having to do with flood con? trol,- river improvements and Irri? gation. Tho Webb bill for Common sell? ing agencies abroad for American ex? porters, already passed by the house, wan gone over in detail with the presi? dent by Senator Pomerenc, who told of amendments he expected to offer in committee. These amendments are designed to prevent exporters from using the combined one for* foreign trade to Increase prices in the United States and would authorize the fed? eral trade commission to investigate wrong practices and report to the department of justice. In discussing increased pay for fed? eral employes with a committee from the federal employes' union, present? ing a petition signed with 50,000 names, the president indicated that ho favored increases, if possible. "I have been on a salary all my life," he said, "and therefore can sympathize with others in the same fix." In the midst of his legislative con? ferences the president was interrupt? ed by 20 Indians, who wanted to shake hands. He listened with a puzzled expression while one of them addressed him in an Indian dialect, assisted by tho sign language. Then he smiled when an interpreter told him the Indians wanted no favors but merely desired to greet "the great white father." TOLLMAN PRESENTS APPROVAL. Submits Rosolnttans Adopted by south Carolina Legislature Indorsing Wil? son Peace Plan. Washington, Jan. 19,?Senator Till man submitted to the senate today a copy of resolutions adopted by the South Carolina legislature Indorsing President Wilson's proposal that tho United States take the initiative aft< t the European war to form a league of nations to enforce peace. SMITH SUCCEEDS N'UURIN. CHOSEN WAREHOUSE COMMIS? SIONER ON SIXTEENTH BAL? LOT. Cotton Buyer and Mill Man of Orange burg to Manage Warehouse System ?I* Successful Business Man. Columbia, Jan. 31.?Wattie Gaillard Smith of Orangeburg was elected Stato warehouse commissioner on the sixteenth ballot last night. Tho gen? eral ansembly deadlock began to break on tho fourteenth ballot, and after the fifteenth John J. McMahan of Riehland, one of the three leading candidates withdrew, leaving only J. A. Drake and W. G. Smith in the race i Mr. Smith won by a vote of 82 to 7:'.. Mr. Smith was in the hall at the time and his friends gathered about him to offer congratulations. On the first ballot last night there were six men in the race, G. L. Toole of Alken withdrawing; Sumner of So? ciety Hill being placed in nomination by Senator Lec of Darlington. J. A. Drake led on this ballot with G6; John J. McMahan was second with 49, and the winning candidate third with 37. The next balot saw Mr. Drake retain the lead with C2, and Mr. Smith pass? ed Mr. McMahan, 4 4 to 42. The fourteenth ballot saw Mr. Drake lend? ing again with 64; Mr. Smith second with 52 and McMahan'third with 41. Mr. McLaurin did not score and Mr. Bradley received one vote. The fifteenth ballot saw Mr. Bradley elim? inated and while Mr. Drake kept his 64 votes, Mr. Smith crawled up to 58 and Mr. McMahan dropped to 36. Senator Ketchin withdrew Mr. Mc Mahan's name and on the next ballot Mr. Smith was elected. Wattie Gaillard Smith, who was last night elected head of the State ware? house system to succeed John Ij. Mc? Laurin is a well known figure through? out the State. He is a cotton buyer and business man of Orangeburg, He By his experience he is well equipped to make a successful manager of tho warehouse system. AWARDS OFFICE TO REPUBLICAN Court Holds Campbell Governor of Arizona. Phoenix, Ariz., Jan. 27.?The Arb I zona supreme court late today return? ed a decision holding that Thomas E. Campbell (Republican) is the do facto governor of Arizona. The decision ousts G. W. P. Hunt (Democrat) who had claimed re? election. Tho opinion holds that tho certifi? cate of election issued to Campbell Is prima facie evidence of his elctiou. The court issued no writ, stating its belief that Hunt would surrender thQ office, but declaring that if he did not, a writ would be issued. Mr. Hunt said tonight be would not appear at the State house on Monday and that the oflice and its belong? ings would be surrendered to Gov. Campbell. HUMTKK CROOK EN CAPITAL? Crank or Faker Calls on Columbia Housekeepers With Specious story. Columbia, Jan. 30.?Some faker, presumably the same man who re? cently operated in Sumter, is calling at Columbia residences, householders I complain, and on pretence of having been sent by the health authorities, ' or by a friend, is asking impertinent ! questions and attempting to obtain ' money for advice. At one house ho ' represented himself as "Dr. Rogers of Charleston." Floyd D. Rogers, M. I)., the Columbia physician, said this was the second time within a month that he had heard of a man giving the name of Rodgers who sought ?.o ileece Columbians. A citizen who re? ported tho matter to The State sug? gested that people be warned against plausible strangers offering medical advice or eyeplasses for sale. MARRIED, NOT DEAD. ruinous Sculptor Takes Wife at Age of Seventy-1-1x. Paris, Jan. 30.?Auguste Rodin, the famous sculptor, Instead of boing ill as was stated in the newspapers yes? terday, was married to Mile. Rose Bturrt, according to the announce? ment, Rodin is 7ti years old. BRITISH CASUALTY MST. Loss During January Exceeded Thir? ty-Three Thousand. London, Jan. 31.- The total British casualties during January are publish? ed as 900 officers and 31,39 1 men. KITCHEN'S REVENUE BILL, j NEW MEASURE WOULD PRODUCE QUARTER BILLION 1TNDS. Quick Action is Expected by Com? mittee on This Most Important Bill ?$102,389,939 to Be Provided. Washington, Jan. 29.?The new rev? enue bill, embracing excess profits i and increased inheritance taxes de signed to produce $248,000,000 and a bond issue not exceeding $100,000, 000 to meet the threatened deficit next I year, was reported today by the house ways and means committee. Demo- I cratic members voted solidly for it. and the Republicans against it. The bill will be considered in the house tomorrow. Chairman Kite hin an? nounced. Chairman Kitchin in presenting the committee report said he expected to reach a vote on it late Wednesday. , The committee estimated the amount j necessary to be raised at $402,389,929. It stated that bond issue to reim- | 1 burse the treasury would aggregate ' $195,256,292, including $162,418,000 ! for expenditures in< ident to the Mex- 1 ican situation to June 30 ne?:t, $21,-i 838,292 for Alaskan railway construe-j tion to June 30, 191S, and $11,000,0001 for the armor plant. Tho estimated amount to be raised by taxation was placed by the report at $207,133,647 j and the total estimated additional re? ceipts under the proposed bill it $24 8, 000,000, which comprises $226,000,000 from the excess profits tax and $22. 00,000 from the estate tax. The Republican members of the ways and means committee agreed to? day upon a minority report which I suggests that the needed revenue be I raised by a protective tariff law In ! stead of by a direct tax. LOUISIANA MURDERERS CON? VICTED. Four Negroes Found Guilty of Killing j Andereon Heard, negroes, were eW i victed today of killing five members of the family of John Nelson Reeves, last December. The verdict against Tyson and Peters calls for the death penalty. The others get life sen? tences. MONROE DOCTRINE UNCHANGED. Senator Lewis Introduces Resolution Declaring Sense of the Senate. Washington, Jan. 30.?Senator Lew? is, of Illinois, today introduced a reso? lution which should express it to be the sense of the senate that Presi? dent Wilson's peace address does not propose the abolition of the Monroe doctrine, nor propose military Oggres j sin by the United States. He asked i that the resolution lie on the table. Senator Cummins, in opening the senate debate on the president's peace proposals said they involve the Unit? ed States either in a constant world war or In constant rebellion against the authority world sovereignty pro? poses. WAR FRONTS QUIET. j Nothing Much Reported In War Bul ! let ins Excepi in Verdun Section. New York, Jan. 30.?The onl: ac I tlvity during the last twenty-four ' hours on the war fronts developed in j the region of Hill :10 ! in the Verdun section. Berlin reports that the French were repulsed In an attempt to regain the ground recently lost In that section. ! Paris mentions that a German hand j grenade attack was stopped by gunfire, j French airmen yesterday brought, j down three German machines, Paris I announced. FIRED ON TRAIN. j _____ Villa Bands Making Traveling Dan? gerous for Refugees. Juarez, Jan. 31.?A Mexican Ceti-' tral passenger train arriving last nlghi was fired on by Villa followers at Montesuma, one hundred and ten miles south of here yesterday. WOULD KILL LLOYD-GEORGE. Conspiracy to Assassinate English Premier BKeo^cred. London, Jan. 31.?A conspiracy to murder Premier Lloyd-George is re? ported by the Dall) Sketch, which says that an arrest of throe Women suffragettes and a man has been made. The man is described as a "conscien? tious objector t?> military service." The Dally Mail reported the nrrsct yesterday of a man and two women :it Derby, and a third woman at South? ampton, whose trial at Derby will probably attract the widest atten? tion." i IMMIGRATH - 1ILL MEETS VETO LITERACY 1 ? CAUSE OF PRES? IDE: ? ACTION. 2 _ Wilson Again Uses to Assent to Measure Wmcn Would Bar Illiter? ates From Refuge and Opportunity in Western Republic?Will be Fight in Congress. Washington, Jan. 29.?President Wilson today vetoed the immigration bill passed recently by congress, be? cause of its literacy test provision. It was the second time that Presi? dent Wilson had vetoed an immigra? tion measure because of the literacy test and for the same reason simi? lar measures were given by Presidencs Taft and Cleveland. The president's message to the house, in which the bill originated, follows: "I very much regret to return this bill without my signature. "In most of the provisions of the bill I should be very glad to concur but I can not rid myself of the con I vtetton that the literacy test constl ! tutes a radical change in the policy j of the nation which is not justified in j principle. It is not a test of charac | ter, of quality or of personal fitness 1 but would operate in most cases merely as a penalty for lack of op? portunity in the country from which the alien seeking admission came. The oportunity to gain an education is in many cases one of the chief op j portunities sought by the immigrant I in coming to the United States and j our experience in the past has not been that the illiterate immigrant is I as such an undesirable immigrant. Tests of quality and of purpose can not be objected to on principle but tests of opportunity surely may be. "Moreover, even if this test might be equitably insisted on, one of the exceptions proposed to its application involves a provision which might lead to a very delicate und hazardous dip? lomatic situation. ,~ o^^P^rTTve to the satisfaction of the proper immigration officer or to the secretary of labor that they are seeking admission to the Un?ed States to avoid religious persecution in the country of their last perma? nent residence, whether such perse? cution be evidenced by overt acts or by laws or governmental regulations that discriminate against the alien or the race to which he belongs be? cause cf his religious faith.' ?'Such a provision, so applied and administered, would oblige the officer concerned in effect to pass judgment upon the laws and practices of a for? eign government and declare that they did or did not constitute religious per? secution. This would, to say the least, be a most invidious function for any administrative officer of this govern? ment to perform and it is not only possible but probable that very serious questions of international justice and comity would arise between this gov? ernment and the government or gov? ernments thus olficialfy condemned should its exercise be adopted. "I dare say that these conse? quences were not in the minds of the proponents of this provision but the provision separately and in itself ren? ders it unwise for me to give my as? sent to this legislation in its present form," When the message was read in the house it was ordered to lie on the table until Thursday morning and champions of the bill began laying their plans for an effort to override the veto. Chairman Burnett announc? ed tonight that he would move for a vote Thursday. Two years ago the house lacked only four votes of the necessary two-thirds majority to pass the bill over the veto, the yeas being 261 and the nays 13fi. The attempt having failed in the house no action was taken by the senate. When President Taft vetoed a sim? ilar measure because of the literacy test, the senate succeeded in over? riding him by more than a two-thirds majority but the house fell short about a dozen votes. The bill which the president vetoed today passed the house last March, 308 to 87, and the senate in Decem? ber, G4 to 7. BIGGEST OF ALL BUSINESSES. Bled Trust Did Gross Business of More Than a Billion and a Quarter \m>\ Year. New York. .Tan. 31.?An analysis of the statement issued yesterday by the United States Steel corporation show? ing net earnings of the year to have been more than |323,0#6,AOO dls* ?loses the fact that the corporation doubtless must have: done an annual gross business in excess of one and a quarter billion dollars.