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PASSED OVER VETO. SENATE JOINS MOUSE IN OVER? BADING PRESIDENT. Law Containing Illiter? acy Provision Now on the Statute Book?What the Results May be No Man Can Foresee?Cleveland, Taft AU Vetoed This Bill. Washington, Feb. 6.?Congress has overridden a veto by President Wilson for the first time anil enacted Into layr the immigration bill with its lung fought literacy test provision. Ihe it* voted late today, ?2 to 10, to the measure notwithstanding the veto and In spite of eleventh hoar in? formation that Japan again had pro? tested against the langusge of the Asiatic exclusion section. The house overturned the veto last week by a vote of 017 to 10?, so the senate's action ends tbe contest of It years' standing In which three presidents have repudiated similar bills passed by congress. The international situation was brought into the closing debate in the senate. Senator Reed calling attention to the Japanese objection and plead lag that nothing be done at this time to disturb or Impair the country s re? lations with a friendly nation. Senator Smith of South Carolina, chairman of the Immigration commit' tee, answered with the declaration that the present state of international aSmirs emphasised the necessity for * pure, homogeneous American peo? ple, such as this bill waa Intended to protect. A FIGHT FOR LIFE. by Chamberlain That With Germany Not Oave The English. , London, Feb. ?.?Arthur Neville Chamberlain, director general of the British national service, said in an In? terview today: "Let nobody suppose that because van Barnstorff has been given his saasperta there la nothing else to do. Oer many Intends to starve us. Great Britain's answer must be a blow be? tween the eyes which brings the ene? my to his ^r->(sOi BEANS OOOD FOOD. New Oaiined aaftog of tha Interstate Crushers' association, /yesterday that although recent las of Ctemeon college had ex? plained tha culture of the soy beans. Utile had bean said of its value aa a hams* food. . "One of the oil mllle In North Car o ftna," Mr. Taylor said, "Is cam lug eens In place of the regular used tn making Boston baked I have had the pleasure of a can of the soy beans and have found them in every respect a ftna product. So far as the taste is eonoemed, I can detect no difference Mstwsen the soy beans and the Bos? ton baked beans of commerce. Cir? cular No. 14 of the North Carolin agricultural experiment station Indt eetee that the meal from soy bean - la being used for making macaroni, milk, cheese, coffee substitute and Sour for making biscuits and muf? fin*. The beans are largely used as human food in Asia. "The aJF bean is destined to be an insPOTtaaT crop In this country and one that can be ueed for human con? sumption, for feeding live r-tock ana for working in the oil mills. The market should, therefore, be wtdt for this product of the farm and every encoursgement should be glv en the farmer to produce them. "Considering the food nutrients preeent In the soy bean meal, there M three times as much protein and fat as is contained in the best grades of meats. It is so rich that in making muffins out of this meal It Is necos sary to reduce Its protein content by mixing It with flour or com meal. The beans themselves, before th> oil Is extracted, contsln considerably more then three times as much autrl meat as good meat. There is no reft eon why the eoy bean should not i>rov< not only a valuable addition to the food to be grown on the farm for hu man consumption, but should also furnish a large excess that can be ?old readily for cash to the oil mills. Paris, Fsb. ?.?The war office re? ports the repulse of German raids nt Louvemont and Eparges, In the Ver dun section. French raiders pene? trated Oerman trenches in the region of Aspach. Alsace, without losses. Washington. Feb. 6.?The British lost two thousand killed in the ut tack on ths Turkish positions near fCut-el-Amara, Mesopotamia, on Feb? ruary 1st. according to tho official Turkish announcement. London. Feb. 7.?It Is officially an nounced that the Peruvian bark Lor ton. bound from Callao, was sunk h) a Oerman submarine Monday. f/Hh! territoral waters. WILSON MOKES CAREFULLY. WON'T TAKE ACTION UNLESS IT'S j RIGHT. Expediency Will Have No Part in Do! terrain ing What This Country Does 1 hi Connection With Breach of Re-1 latlena With German Government. i Washington, Feb. 5.?While the United States stands before the world court of public opinion in the anx? ious waiting period which will deter? mine peace or war with Germany, President Wilson is determined th<*r? shall be no word or deed to ?>erit a i reproach, even from Germany herself. Nothing is to be done which is not j fully justified by the laws of nations and humanity; nothing is to be done for expediency; nothing is to be done which is not legal and just. With a hope for peace and a readiness to meet war if it must be, the president has made it clear to all his officials that the course of the United States, difficult as it is, must be entirely be? yond criticism. To that end German rights und property In the United States are to have full protection of law and the president wishes every American eti? len to forbear from any thought or act which might lead his country nearer to war. Hope that Germany might at the last moment modify her declaration of unrestricted submarine warfare was almost dissipated today by news des? patches from Berlin which gave the word of high German officials th.it there would be no turning back. With that hope waning American officials now only await an actual demonstration of how the new decree will affect American rights. The news of the killing of sn American sea? man In the shelling of boats - of the British steamer Eavestone Is nut new regarded as the long feared overt act. It will be thoroughly investi? gated before it Is assigned to its prop it place as a factor in the situation. Meanwhile Austria's case still is un? determined. While it is known that the dual monarchy has officially ad? hered to Germany's declaration, as it now stands before the state depart? ment, her announced Intentions ore somewhat different from German: but it is doubtful if there can be n real distinction. Rupture of relations with Austria seems no less certain than it did, but the situation must go li^Etti^^iVlIn processes- befo*? a RfoMjnt tt announced. I ' Although engrossed in the task of I preparing the country for any even I tuality, President Wilson has not lost I sight of the participation neutrals I must have In the terms of pence I terms which he hones will insure ihe I world against anoTnlr conflagration. I There are Intlmulons of thoughts I of a conference o>^Aeutrals to reach ten agreement on wroTt neutrals m I ask when the time comes. It is known I that( this suggestion is being pressed I by ct least one of the Europuan neu? I trals which has been among the chief I sufferers from the war and it is ht lUeved that President Wilson hau re I garded it with favor. It is realised I however, that the idea is still in nebu I lous form. The first step to place congress for* I mally on record in support of the I break with Germany was taken in the ssnate today and it is expected to ho I followed In the house. Chairmun I Stone of the foreign relations comi.i t I tee introduced a resolution Indorsing I the president's action and it w .a I placed in a parliamentary position to I be adopted tomorrow. Republic ) us I have given assurances of support. Preparations for the departure of I Count von Bernstorff and his s . * progressed to the point whero it V I decided that tho former ambasrsathji, las well as all the German con.wit, I in the United States?a party of 800 I cr more?will go home by the short I ctt route, probably through Holland I or Denmark. It was first proposed I that they go by way of Cuba and I Spain and thence through France or I ftaly into Switzerland but the British I government is willing to grant the I request for a safe conduct throi Kh I the allied blockade only by the short* jest and most direct route. The Sw-ts I legation in arranging the details of I the departure and the German party I is expected to be on its way n< vt I week. The work of coordinating tho ; ? j tlon's resources went steadily forward I throughout the day and will he oh - I cussed tomorrow at the first cabinet J meeting since the announcement ?f the break. I President Wilson today went to the I navy department and conferred w h Secretary Daniels on expediting le lation to empower the government la take over shipbuilding plants, nun - tions works and other facilities i case of need. FYOOI Secretary Raker the presid t received a first hand report of what is being done within the army. By permission the president forbade further transfer to foreign gove - ments of ship building in Amerl s, While this measure was conceived 'Ore the break came, its purpose I 'o prevent American merchant I troin heing depleted. It has not h. i SOUTH CAROLINA S DUTY. IN CASE OF WAR STATE WOULD RE CALLED ON TO FURNISH 45,000 MEN. Gov. Manning Will Accept No More Resignations of National Guard Of? ficers?Gen. Funstan Holds Militia on Border?Second Regiment May Re Kept in Service a Long Time. (By Joe Sparks.) Columbia, Feb. 6.?No more resig? nations <ft National Guard officers will be accepted by Gov. Manning. No resignations have been received since the present crisis with Germany de? veloped. The governor has already nccepted the resignation/, of several officers of the First regiment, including Col. E. M. Blythe. It was said yes? terday that In the event of war Col. Blythe will be urged to re-enter the service. Gov. Manning was disappointed be? cause of the several units, who had already entrained, were ordered to re? main on the border. Earlier In the day he received a letter from Secre? tary of "War Buker announcing thai the Second regiment would be sent home just as soon as the necessity railway equipment was available. Tho order by Gen. Funston, holding the cavalry troop, the Johnson engineers and field hospital No. 1 at El Paso may mean a long delay In sending home the regiment. There was much discussion yester? day in military circles as to what part of the war South Carolina would near. Gov. Manning said that if 1,000,000 men are culled by President Wilson that South Carolina will send 15,000 men. The war college plans call for 3,000,000 men in event of war with a first class power. Should this num? ber be called South Carolina would furnish 45,000 men. The various military units including the coast artillery and the naval mili? tia would be ready to move on Short notice. "Property in South Carolina Will be protected," said Gov. Manning yester? day, when asked if he would '^eretor out the militia in the event of demo t stretions by Gorman sympathise' s. The National Guard in New York ik now on duty, guarding bridges and puplic buildings. Gov. Manning said that he did not anticipate any trou? ble-in South Carolina. . < Arangements Completed for the Elee j tkm of Successor of Congressman ^Flnley. . Columbia, Feb. 6.?Dates for; the elections to name the successor to the late D. E. Flnley, member of congress from the Fifth district, were announc? ed today after a conference between the five candidates for the place and members of a special committed'- of the Stato executive committee. The two leading candidates in the primary will enter the general election. The primary will be held Feb. 16. The general election was ordered by Gov. Manning for February 22. The elections will be hurried up because tho Democratic member will he needed in Washington by March 0, when it is expected the extra session of congress will begin. The five candidates filing their pledges were W. F. Stevenson of Cheraw, C. N. Sapp of Lancaster, Ar? thur L. Gaston of Chester, J. L. Glenn of Chester and T. B. Butler of Gaff ney. Tho State exccutlvo committee has been called to meet Thursday in Co? lumbia to consider a primary for the unexpired term. W, R. Bradford,' member of the house from York, is the only candidate for the unexpln.d term. The time for tiling pledges for ?'<ic regular term expired today at noon. John Gary Evans, State chairman, attended the conference which was held in the office of Gov. Manning. Honor Roll of Stateburg School. First Grade?Hopo Williams. Second Grade?Elizabeth Rlchatd .son. Third Grade?John Frank Williams. Fifth Grade?William Brown. London, Feb. 6.?The Central News says it understands Ambassador Ge? rard departed from Berlin today arid is due in Switzerland this evening. No confirmation has been received. Ixmdon, Fob. C.?An Amsterdam dispatch quotes the Telcgraaf ad pav? ing that a radiogram has been prinZ-vJ hi German newspapers stating tbat Carransa has sent his best wishes *o the German Emperor from Queret i 9 Amsterdam, Holland, Feb. (j (via London).?A telegram received b re today from the German capital quotes the Berliner Tageblatt as saying that Mr. Gerard conferred for several hours on Sunday with tho Brazilian minister to Germany. . ? ?W decided to convoy such American ships as now are sailing into the v. W ions and no new regulations o firmament have been made. . is twa points arc to be decided later. SWISS BEMAIN NEUTRAL. WASHINGTON HAS RECEIVED NO? TICE THAT SWITZERLAND WILL NOT FOLLOW < AMERICA'S LEAD. Secretary of War Baker (Has Ordered Immediate Purchase of Quarter masters Supplies up to the Limit of Available Appropriations. Washington, Feb. 6.?Information has been received that Switzerland will not adopt President Wilson's sug? gestion that neutrals follow the Amer? ican lead in the German situation. As far as is known this is the first re? sponse. , The immediate purchase of reserve quartermaster's supplies up to the limit of tho available appropriations has been ordered by Secretary of War Baker. Quartermaster General Sharpc has already sent purchasing agents into the market to carry out the or? ders in the shortest possible t'.UlQ. Official notice of the release by Ger? many .of sixty-four Americans captu/ ed by Germern commerce raiders in the South Atlantic has been receive I. Germany averts that they were re? leased because at the time of the;, enlistment they did not know that Germany had planned to treat alt armed merchantmen as warships. APPRECIATES WILSON'S SPEECH. Foreign Secretary Zimmerman Says Germany Approves of President'a NonJHostilc Words. London, Feb. 6.?A wireless dis? patch from fterlin quotes the Oversea* News Agency to the effect that For? eign Secretary Zimmerman in an in? terview said that Germany joino i President Wilson in the wish that there be no conflict. He said that the German government, after examina? tion of the president's speech to con? gress appreciates "those words of non-hostllo character." COL. DICK ON THE JOB. Postmaster Gco. W. Dick Member of Committee to Arrange for South Carolina Special to Inauguration. Columbia, Feb. 6.?GeOrge W. Dick S. H. McLean and Adjutant General Moore were named by Gov. Manning today as a committee to leave tomor? row afternoon for Washington to make arrangements for the South Carolina special train to the inaugu? ration of President Wilson. NEUTRAL CONFERENCE PER? HAPS. Washington Officials Talle of Confer? ence of Neutral Nations. Washington, Feb. G.?A conference Of neutral nations is being -discus- I. but there are no indications of what tho plan will be. American relations with Austria are on an unsound bails. Germany's disposition to regard the break in a friendly spirit Is regarded here with satisfaction. When the naval bill was taken up in the house Chairman Padgett of the naval committee, announced an amendment to empower the president in case of emergency to commandeer private shipyards and munition plants for the public service. ONE AMERICAN KILLED. Official Report of Sinking of British Collier Eavestone. Washington, Feb. 6.?Consul Frost, at Qucenstown, has officially reported to tho state department tho sinking of the British collier Kavestone. on which one American, Richard Wal? lace, a negro, was killed. The report said that, the Eavestone was sunk -ty submarine shell lire near Fastnet yes? terday. Bernstorff to Sail on the 13th. Arrangements have been completed for the sailing from New York next Tuesday of Ambassador von Barn? storff and German consular agents. The party Will sail on the Scandina? vian liner Fiederick VII for Christi - ania. The United States feels assurod of a safe conduct from the allies. DESTRUCTION OF SHIPPING. Journal of Commerce Publishes Sta? tistics of Loss by War. New York, Feb. C.?One hundred and fifty-four ships, aggregating more than uOO.000 tons, were destroyed ? y mines, submarines or commerce raid? ers, during January, according to sta? tistics collected hy the Journal of Commerce. This Is a larger loss than during any previous month. The Journal of Commerce says V. it the total destruction since the v u started aggregates two thousand th> >c hundred and sixty-one ships, with a gross tonnage of more than four n 1 lion. Berlin, Feh. 6.??The general opin? ion expressed in German newspap< rs Iis that President Wilson failed to grasp the full significance of the situ? ation in Europe. They say thai it President Wilson really thinks Ger? many will drawback I i "embrace-, r ror." EIGHT MILL LEVY PRESENTED. APPROPRIATION HILL INTRO DUCED LAST NIGHT. Only New Project Allowed is Enlarge? ment of State TuljereulosLs Sanitar? ium?One Mill for Deficit. Columbia, Feb. 6,?The general ap propriation bill, carrying $2,a60jg70-80 was introduced in the house hrst. night. A State tax levy of 8 mills will be required to meet the demands on the State government. One mill of the 8 mills will be to make up the doflcl of $300,000 brought over from last year. No new projects are provided for. Many of the appropriations ask ed by the various departments of th State were pruned to the bone by th< committee under the direction of J. T Liles, chairman. An appropriation o! $4 75,000 is provided for tho State Hospital for the Insane. This pro video for continuance of the improve ment work. The maintenance cost o the institution was greatly increase because of the "hish cost of living." Provision is.made in the bill for th* enlargement of the State tuberculos! sanitarium at State park. A total c $40,000 for several buildings, $20,00' this year and $20,000 in 1918. is pro vided. The erection of these buildings was made necessary necause more than SO beds were conditionally en? dowed. The following is the roeapitulotto' of the bill: Governor's office .. ..$ 10,320.0' Secretary of State's of fflce. 9,400.0" Comptroller general's of? fice . 10,595.0 0 Insurance commission? er's office. 10,595.On State treasurer's office 8,600.00 State superintendent of education's office ... 15,770.00 Adjutant general's office 2:5,930.00 Attorney general's office 7,845.00 Railroad commissioner's office. 17.000.00 Public schools. 340,100.00 State librarian's office.. 2,320.00 Public buildings. 2,620.00 State electrician and engineer .. .. .. .. 20,251.96 Catawba Indians .. .. 7,500.00 Department of agricul? ture, commerce and industries .. .., .. 4,200.00 Judicial department .. 113,170.00 Health department .. 70,776.2:. State board of medical examiners. 3,000.00 Tax department. 96,479.76 University of South Car? olina . 89,238.15 Winthrop Normal and Industrial school .. 127,972.41 The Citadel, the mili? tary college of South Carolina. 43,280.00 School for the deaf and the blind. 59,559.3." State Colored. Normal, Industrial, Agricul? tural and Mechanical college'.. 37.500.00 State Hostttal for the Inlane ?. 475.ooo.oo South Carolina indus? trial school. 40,945.00 State penitentiary _ 7,100.00 Other charitable and penal purposes .... 3,100.00 The chief game war? den's office. 4,532.00 The historical commis? sion . 4,200.00 Interest on bonded debt. 221,729.16 Elections. 9,625.00 Expenses common to both houses. 9T.0.00 The senate. IS.670.00 The house of repre? sentatives . 25,275.00 Engrossing department ?,140.00 Tho Medical College of South Carolina. 39,820.00 Pension and Confeder? ate infirmary. 300.000.00 State warehouse com ssioner's office. 10,000.00 State board of charities and corrections .... 11,330.00 Miscellaneous. 330.S70.26 Total.$2,658,870.10 Former Sumter Resident Dead. A telegram received here this morn? ing conveyed the intelligence of the death of Mrs. Geo. L. Petric at Charlottesville, Va. Mrs. Petrle was a former resident of Sumter and is remembered here by many of the old? er residents. She was a sister of Mr. - K. M. Cooper of Wlsacky and an aunt of Dr. Geo. W. Dick of this city. The lire department was called out Tuesday afternoon at about 3 o'clock to a lire, at the Penn-Sumtcr Lumber Company plant. The blase did not get a god start and very little damage was done. Licenses to marry have been grant? ed to A. Manxur and Mercedes Smith, Sumter; J. S. Salisbury and Linda Jones, Sumter; Hazel MoHridc, Sum? ter and Minnie Richardson, Mayes ville; E. E. James and Ada Rouse, Sumter; Willie Read and Susanna Gardner, Sumter; Richard Parkerand Lula Jenkins, Providence. RICHER BONE-DRY BILL LAID ON THE SHELF FOR THIS YEAR. Opponents of Real Prohibition Spring Surprise in House and by Clever Parliamentary Manoeuver Put the Riehey Bill Out of Business for This Session. Columbia, Feb. ?i.?The house of representatives reversed itself today on the question of prohibition when ;t adopted a motion made by R. B. Searson, Jr., of Barn well to recom? mit the Riehey ?'bone-dry" bill to the committee on police regulations, in which it stayed for ten days before oeing reported to the house for sec? ond reading. The vote for recommital was 46 for to 44 against. The paiif, mentary clincher was ap? plied to the measure hy a vote of 4 7 to If, following an unsuccessful effort on the part of the prohibitionists to have the house recessed. The reversal today was a complete surprise to the prohibitionists, who vcre unprepared for the parliamen? tary maneuvers of their opponents. Many of those who voted for the Riehey bill last Friday were absent today. The action oi the house moans that the drastic prohibition contemplated by the Riehey bill will not obtain this year. It means the passage of a bill which is not "bonc-dryeT in its nature. It seems to be the idea of those who are familiar with the sentiments of the members of both branches of the general assembly that a bill greatly modifying the amount of liquor to be shipped into the State, with an al? ternative of wine or beer, will be the measure for successful passage. i NEGRO RACE CONFERENCE. To Meet tn Columbia Wednesday?W. T. Andrews to l.cad in Discussion of Negro Migration. Columbia, Feb. 5.?The Negro Race Conference will he interesting from start to finish. Dr. J. H. Dil la-d of Charlottesville, Va., will speak, February 7th in the afternoon at Bethel church, corner Sumter and Tt.ylor streets. All other sessions be giming at 8 P. M. on the 7th will be held at First Calvary Baptist church on Rlchland street. The conference committee has set apart special seats? for accommodation of all white per? sons wishing to attend. Good order will be observed. W. M. Nix of Texas is here and will have charge of the sir ging. Dr. Weston Bruner of the Southern Baptist Home Mission Board, Atlanta, Ga., will preach his famous sermon on "Solving the Ne? gro Problem Through the Goscpel" at noon on the 8th. Dr. C. C. Walker, D. D., of Augusta, Ga., the negro preacher whom Mr. John D. Rockefel? ler said, "if he were white he would get $20,000 a year as a pastor," will preach Friday night the 9th. The discussion of the migration of the ne? gro will be opened at 10 A. M. on the 8th by W. T. Andrews, Esq., of Sum? ter. The first day will be devoted to education; after the leading educators speak, Dr. J. H. Dillard, secretary of the Jeanes and Slater educational funds for colored people, will deliver an address. Dr. W. S. Currell, president of the ?U versity of South Carolina states to Richard Carroll that he knows Dr. Diilard and that he is a great man and is d?ing a great work. Richard Carroll has sent out special invitations to all white citizens who wi3h to attend the conference. STATE TEACHERS' MEETING. Plans Being Perfected to Insure I.a ige Attendance and Successful Session. Columbia, Feb. 5.?R. C. Burts, sec? retary of the association, has an? nounced that everything is being done to make the next annual meeting of the State Teachers' Association, March 15-17, the best session ever held. Win. C. Rynum, president, has prac? tically completed the program and it will be printed and sent out within the next two weeks. The various depart? ments have their programs ready and these will he printed along with the program of the regular sessions. The local * committees have already made definite arangemcnts for the meetings. Headquarters of the asso? ciation will he in the new high school building, where most of the depart? ments will hold their sessions. The general sessions will be held in the Columbia theatre. Miss Rollinger is in charge of the music. There will be a line musical program arranged, which, last year, proved to be one of the most attractive features of the ; meetings. All those who wish to \ make hotel and other arrangements for board and lodging may secure a list of hotels and boarding houses from the Chamber of Commerce. From all over the State comes re? ports of large delegations planning to attend the meetings. A great many schools will give their teachers holi? day to attend. Within a short time every teacher in the State wil be mail? ed a program.