Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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-. Eeta^ntnf From Mexican Border are Given Rous imf >?cip6m by Their Home Folks. ? tig Pwfa Fonoa * Statioo and Troops are Cheered as They a- M?nk TW I Mi Sfeeett to School Gram, Where Superin Sm WWW-* fa .WwU ExPfeM?? Warm Welcome Joe Members of Company L. by Citizens of Sumter. Ptfm UM? Daily Item. March 20. Scarcely ever, If ever, in the hiatory Of tttuttr has the whole town and eatfttryeJde torned out an mi see, ae WA? the caaa this afternoon, when Jl people gathered at the-j en meat the eeturaiog members ef raeajeay U National Guard of Sent* Osroilne. from their aaiorced mw mi ta* moo the at ?tyx and the As the seen detrained, thee- eaw on aide the tuowds ui people with fccce, anxious to welcome them m} Uttir home. Flags ware pinned on the o oats of the boys and man and all of tit* automobiles were gaily decor ate* sjtth flags and bunting. The tatja were just as glad to get back too. SS) their folks were to see them back. A shout of joy went out from them as *eir tram pulled up to the autlon pur4 Taay detralaed in short time tibi ualoadsd their baggage In good tiflse. A chain of poueemon kept the fjsjswda bank, to prevant their Intsr ?tttng. by crowding the troops as the tjprtgfldlng was going on. After this waa done the line of ntajreh waa formed and a big psrade th'^h the city took place. The for? ks follows: at station grounds. < ffcltf of Police, i R Sumter. mar Pettec force mounted. JPlae department. Mpmbtrn American Baad. with City Council, weth reception commit UOHT INFANTRY. High flehool Battalion. Yfco met of march waa from the ettjlat ta Main street, through Main sjsjaejb ts Caihoua street, Calhoun to Iffcejettgee* ta the school green *fcm the ttgasaasltnns portletpaUng mantle ware formed sn masse. Dr. $X H. Edmunds made a tffitth of welcome. While the cheered aad the band ployed beys ware made to feel that sum ?Pia were Indeed glad to have 'home again." ? Gap*. Robert Brawn in responding that what the boys felt could Id in few words: "They were ?baa, very glad, to be home.' Tea boys ware then presented mod? elt of honor by the girls of the high school, who pinned them on the boys' At tho close of the Informal recep? tion ' hare, the company marched to the armory, where they were dismiss ad, after disposing of their equip t. As the troop train reached the sta? tu* people who had gathered there to great them cheered and tttved their flags, their oheers being rscpondod to with a will by the troops. Dating the parade through the streets the decorations of the stores end buetaess houses, nags and bunting u-*~- -eead extensively, met the eyes the eeldisr lad?, and again they tads to feel that Sumter busl men really thought something of the is aad appreciated their services Crowds lined the streets and the sol? diers were cheered lustily as they ween along. Big Parade Wednesday. Wednesday afternoon et 4 a long lias of automobiles paraded the streets, celebrating Sumter*s spring festival held to commemorate the lay? ing of ten miles of street paving and sidewalks. In this parade the mem bora of Company L? were the guests of ff um tor They were a big feature of lbs parade, as the*' rode pnst the hundreds of spectators lined up on the streets and sidewalks. There was plsoty of applaua? for them as they passed aloag. Everybody In Sum tor Is glad to see the soldiers back and they have dons everything possible to make them feel this warm wclcom* which is felt. The parade was a magnificent one Hundreds of automobiles participated. Ail of them were decorated with Hag nnd In other ways appropriate for the occasion The front stores and busi? ness houses wsrs gaily decorated, hags flying on sll eldes. The parade was headed by the com? mutes* and City Council and the S. 1* I. members In automobiles. Then came all of the cltlsens of Sumter aad the suroundlnjr countryside in their gaily decorated cars, all festive for ths occasion. Boys Checking Baggage. Wednesday members of ron pany were very busy cheeking their bag? gage. Everything except the person? al offsets of t*e company member WOTS being turned In. The blanket; and other part of the equipment will be thoroughly disinfected and launder, ed before the Inspection of state offi? cers next month, for which the men have to prepare. The men have been on leave since their dismissal yester? day, and except for turning in their bxiggago. have had nothing else to do In military routine. On all sides yesterday and today complimentary remarks were heard about the appearance of the company. The men, although much tanned from exposure, appear in excellent health, and are all well except a few, who have colds. Two of the men, Crelghton and Wright were loft in a hospital in Columbia, but were stated to be getting along nicely. The military appearance of the company was also noted with ap? proval. Before the call for r hi Illa? tion came, the company was consid? ered one of the beet militia compa? nies in the State. Now it presents u truly military appearance, and would compare favorably with regulars. Precision and accuracy mark their movements and actions and every? body in the company has learned much of military, which will prove of use to him in future. Men in H. Ii. I. The men who returned yesterday from tike border in the S. L. l. were: Major J. W. Bradford, On plain Rnberi T. Brown, First Lieutenant Allen R. Richard? son, Second Lieutenant Edward Brad? ford First Sergeant Joe S. Chandler. Mess Sorgent Ely Parker, 8upply Sergeant Willie N. Bradford. Sergeants, Peter J. Gallagher, John A. Owen, Jewell V. Morris, Thomas A. Edens. Pitts Bradford. Corporals, Dan P. Allen, William C. Bull, James A. Crelghton, John H. Owens, Julius M. Lawrence. Joe Mor? ris, James P. Everington. Mechanic, Cuttlno S. Powell, Cooks, Thomss A. Wadford. Ossie D. Wells. Buglers, Joel G. King, Theron V. Stack. First Class Privates: Logan M. Allen, William W. Benbow, James C. Bradley. Robert W. Brloe, Richard H. Broadway. Harold K. Bull. Eddie T. Byrd, Louis T. DesChamps, Albert C Ducker. Geo. H. Gantt. Thomas D. Hall, Hasell E. Hatfleld, Bea H. Pa gen. William M. Ridgell. William T. Singleton. Samuel A. Thompson, Jos. W. Weeks, Jr., William J. Wllkle. Da? vid A .Wrenn. Privates: Arthur R. Bell, Alex? ander K. Brunson. Bartow A. Brun? eon. Montague L. Brown, John A. Calhoun, Robert A. Clyburn, Jo-oph L. Doliard, James E. Heriot, Crowloy C. Jackson, Leroy J. Jervey, Henry W. Lee. Talmldge W. Mitchell. Wulter W. Moore, John A. Mouson, Marvin R. McElveen. Charlie B. Newman. Rudolph Player, David St rot her, Car? roll Simpson. I Sergeant William M. Chapman, Corporal John B. Moore, Private* Loy A. Hill and M*lvln P. Mttchum were discharged before the company left Bl Paso, as they had secured po? sitions out there and desired to re* main. Sergeant Major Perry M. Brown of Major Bradford's staff also remained at El Paso, having secured a good pa slton and on this account received his discharge. ALL FREE EXCEPT GERMANS. Pertinent Query Made by Berlin News? paper. Amsterdam. March 19 (v* i Lon? don).?Berlin Vorwaerts on-.paring the situation In Russia with that In Germany asks: "Shall the world say that all tho nations on earth are free except Germany?" The newspaper compares the dec? laration of the Russian provisional government with the declaration of Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg In the Prussian diet to the discredit of the latter. It comments: "How much longer? The king should straightway give back to the Prussian people their franchise, which was taken away In 1848." New York, March 19 ?It became known today that a divorce had l oon granted Mrs. William F. MeCoiub* from hsr husband, former chairman of the Democratic national commit? tee. Mr*. McCombs wan Miss Dorothy Williams, daughter of Col. and Mrs. John R. Williams, of Washington. They were married In Jjondon. Novem? ber 7. 19U. HOCR i RAILROAD LAW. Decree of Highest Tribunal Opens Puth for Extension of Laws to Pre? vent Possible Ticup of Transporta? tion. ? Posed on Motte Right to Ser-1 vice from Corporations. Washington, March 19.?In an epo? chal decision holding congress to be clothed with any and all power necso-, sary to keep open the channels of Interstate commerce, the supreme court, five to four, sustained the Adamson law as constitutional and enforceable in every feature. The immediate effect of this deci? sion is to tlx a permanent eight hour basic day in computing wage scales on interstate railroads for which a nationwide strike twice has been threatened and to give, effective from January this year, Increases in wages of trainmen of about 25 per cent., at a cost to the railroads estimated at from $40,000,000 to $50,000,000 a year. The court, through Chief Justice White, declared both carriers and their employes, engaged in a business charged with a public interest, sub? ject to the right of congress to com? pulsory arbitrate a dispute affecting the operating of that business. "Whatever would be the right o? an employe engaged in private busi? ness to demand such wages as he do sires, to leave the employment If he does not get them and by concert of action to agree with others to leave on the same condition," said the opin? ion, "such rights are necessarily sub? ject to limitation when employment is accepted in a business charged with a public Interest and as to which the power to regulate commerce by con? gress applied, and the resulting right to fix in case of disagreement and dis? pute a standard of wages as we hare seen necessarily obtained." In delivering the opinion the chief justice departed from hie written text to emphasize the Importance of op? erating trains In a time of national emergency by comparing the railroad men to soldiers facing an enemy. Coming on the hecis of the conces? sion of the eight hour basic day by the railroads at New York to avert the threatened strike, today's decision is regarded as largely supplanting that agreement and also removing for all time through the broadest Interpreta? tion of congressional authority out? lined by the court the probability of future transportation paralysis. Joining in with the ' chief justice in sustaining the law were Justices McKenha and Holmes?his Immediate seniors in point of service?and Jus? tices Brandeis and Clarke, Junior members. Dissenting for various rea? sons were Justice Day, Vandeventer, Pitney and McReynolds. The majority upheld the public right to have interstate commerce uninter? rupted as a basic principle paramount to Interests or the railroads or their operatives?both declared to be in public service and subject to the su? preme unrestricted power of congress to take any action necessary to main? tain freedom and unInterruption of Interstate commerce. Either as a law fixing wages or hours of labor, the court decided con? gress had authority to enact the Adamson statute. Concurring in the main principles enunciated by the majority, Justice McKenna expressed the opinion that the law is an hour of service and not a wage fixing statute. He also sug? gested increase of railroad revenue probably would be provided If wage Increased resulted. The dissenting opinion?*?Justice Day and McReynolds delivering in? dividual views and Justices Pitney and Vandeventer joining In one an? nouncement?variously asserted that the Adamson act is void because be? yond constitutional powers of con? gress, because it takes railroads' property without due process of law or because it Is not an hour of labor statute or a legitimate regulation of commerce. Justices Pitney and Vandeventer denied that congress has power to fix wages of common carriers* employes ?a power upheld by the majority. Justice Day did not admit or deny such power, dissenting because, he said, the law illegally takes railroad revenues and gives them to the trr.i.. men by "arbitrary, Illegal congres? sional flat." In upholding the statute the ma? jority reversed Federal Judge Hook': decree enjoining its enforcement and dismissed the railroads' test suit, leaving the federal government free to enforce the statute under Its stringent penalties. Dismissal of about 500 other railroad tnjunotlon suits will follow as a matter of course. The wage Increase sustained dates hack to January 1, ./hen the Adam? son act was made effective. Rail? roads have been keeping account of trainmen's wages due for prompt payment upon today's decision. The temporary wage Increases are effec ve under the law until the Qvethala commission reporteT wRile the "future wage Beates ander permanent eight hour day standards will await either private or congressional action after ?he report. That the railroads will ask either congress or the Interstate commerce commission to authqrize rate in? creases to meet the increased wage costs-entailed has been plainly indi? cated through all stages of the con? troversy. Attorney General Gregory said to? night that the court's finding was naturally gratifying to the govern? ment and added: "The decision dis? poses of the large questions imme? diately involved and will likely have a hearing on other issues which may develop.'* FOR UNIVERSAL SERVICE. South Carolina N. G. Association Unanimous In Endorsement. Columbia, March 20.?Universal military service was unanimously en? dorsed by the officers of the South Carolina National Guard at a meet? ing of the National Guard Association here this afternoon. Col. Holmes B. Springs, of the Second South Caro? lina, fresh from a seven months' ser? vice with his regiment on the border, offered the resolution for universal service, pledging the association to (unqualified and hearty endorsement of this plan and to use all their ef? forts towards lining up public senti? ment in South Carolina. The officers of the various units of the National Guard which saw service on the border believe in the universal service as the only solution for ade? quate defense, and they went on rec? ord here this afternoon by a unani? mous vote. Major P. J. Drew, of Barnwell, was re-elected president of the association; Major John D. Frost, of Columbia, secretary; Capt. A. C. Doyle, of Co? lumbia, treasurer, and Major T. B. Spratt, of Fort Mill, vice president. Col. Holmes B. Springs, Majors John D. Frost, A. M. Brallsford and H. E. Raines and Capts. W. D. Workman and G Heyward Mahon, Jr., were elected delegates to the meting of the National Guard Association of the United States, which will be held in New York on the last of this month. CALL TO CONSERVE WOOD. Washington, March 17.?Secretary Houston appealed to the country to? day to conserve its pulp wood re? sources as a means of insuring a future supply of news print r- f?*r. In a statement on the subject he pointed to the present close balance between production and demand in the news print industry and to waste? ful forestry methods and urged State forest departments to support re? forestation plans. Some parts of the United States, the secretary said, virtually have been denuded of forests, though por? tions of the West and Alaska still offer an immense supply of paper making material. Secretary Houston suggested gov? ernment cooperation in supplying mills with pulp wood from national forests and said new mills might be erected under agreement with the government for a lon? term supply of wood. If necessary to build up i production, the government, he de | clared, might even embark in the I manufacture of paper. WILL MAKE SPRING DRIVE. Washington. March 17.?Suffrage cohorts will b'egln a "Dixie drive" on April 1 in a campaign designed to win support from the Southern States for the federal suffrage amendment. Every congressman from South Carolina, Georgia. Florida, Alabama, Virginia, North Carolina, Mississippi. Louisiana, Tennessee, Arkansas Ken? tucky, West Virginia and Maryland may expect a visit from the suffrage crusaders if he is at home when the expedition passes that way. His home town will be invaded whether he is there or not and his constituents ex? horted to urge him to vote for suf? frage. Miss Maud Younger, a woman voter of California, will lead the expedition, which will be conducted under the auspices of the National Woman's party. Five other women voters from Western States will accompany Mis.* Younger and they will travel entirely by automobile. Fredericksburg, Va. will be first stop, according to pres? ent plans, although the itinerary has not been compelted. The suffragists intend to visit each State capital whether or not it is the home of I congressman. The trip will be con? cluded on June 3, if plans are ea i led out. Georgetown is to have a tlsh fer? tilizer factory. In case a farmer should be disappointed in the odor? less nitrates purchased in Columbia from the government plant, he could send to Georgetown and get the smell. NM 6ETTIHS REUY ? ' ' I 111' >???? PREPARATIONS FOR,' AGGRES? SIVE ACTION AGAINST GER? MAN SUBMARINES BE? ING SPEEDED VP. Many U-Boat Chasers (holered_Naval Academy Classes to Be Graduated to Secure OJticers at Onee. Washington, March 19.?Prepara? tion for aggressive action by the navy against the German submarine men? ace began today at the direction of President Wilson. "The president authorized the^ex penditure of the $115,000,000 emer? gency fund provided by congress to speed up naval construction and pay for special additional war craft and the suspension of the eight-hour la? bor law in plants engaged on navy work. i Immediately afterward Secretary Daniels ordered the New York navy yard to begin building sixty subma? rine chasers of the 110-foot type, to be completed in from sixty to eighty days. With the president's approval the secretary also ordered the graduation i of the first and second classes at the naval academy. The first class will go out March 29, releasing 172 junior officers to fill existing vacancies, and the second in September, furnishing 202 more a full year before they oth? erwise would be available. While the energies of the navy will be concentrated for the present on ef? forts to get into commission craft d?* <gned particularly to destroy sub? marines and guard the co ist, warship building generally wHl be speeded up under the recent agreement with pri? vate builders and with the funds now made available. The announcements from the de? partment followed an hour's confer? ence between Secretary Daniels and the president, who walked over from the White House to the State, war and navy building for the purpose. Engines for the "chasers" to be turne* out by the New York plant will be bought from private manufactur? ers in time to have them installed promptly upon completion of the hulls. Bids for 200 or more additional craft of the same type "coast patrol boats," as they are to be designated, will be opened next Wednesday. ; Mr. Daniels has called upon the en? tire small boat industry to submit figures as to the number that would be turned out at high speed. He plans I to monopolize the market with gov? ernment orders. , A large number of privately owned motor craft available for navy use may be drawn upon at any time. Re? tired navy officers have been at work along the Atlantic coast surveying boats for a month. Contracts have i been made for their purchase and a telegraphic order will make them government property overnight. I Volunteer crews for the boats have been enrolled among yachtsmen and others along the coasts. ? . Navy officials estimate that within four months a fleet of 2,000 patrols and chasers will be ready for action. I It is planned to assemble the volun I tears within a few days to begin ac | tual operations as a matter of traln | ins;, pending orders from the presi? dent for complete mobilization of the navy. Officials say it is planned to estab? lish a submarine-proof patrol off the American coast. Insuring safe passage to and from American ports for all ships. S?nce the visit of the German sub? marine U-53 to Newport last summer made It clear that the underwater craft could operate across the Atlan? tic, It is believed necessary to pro i vide for protection of American har? bors In the event of war. Informal negotiations will be start? ed for a working agreement with the I British and French patrol squadrons now endeavoring to protect ships passing through the German subma? rine zone. It is planned to make American wa? ters safe against submarines for all ships with the understanding that American ships will receive full pro? tection In the war zones from patrols of the Allies. The plan would necessitate inter? change of information as to the rout? ing of merchant craft across the At? lantic. Recent naval contracts were let with the understanding that the eight hour law would be suspended bo cause of the shortage of skilled labor. Builders have agreed to cc ^struc tion of five battle cruisers and six scout cruisers recently assigned to them at the greatest possible speed. Under this agreement it is hoped to complete the battle cruisers In three years and scout cruisers in leas than two. Secretary Daniels said there was no present need of exercising the au? thority to commandeer shipbuilding or other plants to hasten navy build? ing. The enlisted personnel of the navy is being recruited rapidly, a total of Om Pal? MI? teen J ft To Head-Off a Headache Nothing j, Bvttor than Dr. MiW Anti-Ftu* Pitts Pi*.?**-**1**1 Without Bwl AfUr-Erfaete. "I can aar that Dr. Miles* Rem? edies hare bees a godsend to me end my faratly. I utoa to have ?ucn terrible headaches T weuld al? most be wild lor days at a time. 4 S!5*n u?ln* **' MUe** Astl-Psla Fills and never have those head tehea say more. 1 <*? seeak highly of Dr. Miles' Ksrvtn* ateo jor It cured one of my children of a terrible nervous dtaorder. I can ah*r?a speak a good word for year Heia? edles sad have reconaneiidod tu? to a good tnany of rrty fronds who have been well pleased with tl*r?." MRU. QSTO. H. KKYA.N, e Janes Vlhe, loo a. Far Sate by Aft Druotftts. ' ? Cuts*, 2t cent*.. MILE* MEDICAL CO., Elkbert, lad. 60,600 men being reported in service today. Congress has authorized a to? tal strength of 74,000 and given the President authority to increase that to 87,000 in emetgency. In the event of complete mobilisa? tion three steis would be taken: Retired officers would be summon ed to duty at yards and other shore stations, relieving active officers for sea duty, the fleet reserve, now about 1,200 strong ir highly trained men, would be called to the colors and the navy militia, about 10,000 strong, would be called out. With these men available it is esti? mated that evei-y ship of military val? ue, including ail reserve battle craft, cruisers and destroyers, could be made ready at once for action. These est in at es, however, do not contemplate finding crews for the great number of scout patrol craft. Presumably the young officers to be graduated this month will be used either to command these vessels or to relieve more experienced junior offi? cers from battleship duty for that pur? pose. On the surface the War Department is taking no step toward making ready for war. The facts are, how? ever, that very complete plans for re mobilization of the National Guard have been prepared and that provis? ion has been made to secure promptly enough additional officers to organise a force of 500,000 volunteers. Recruiting for the regular army is making good progress. WHO CAN SOLVE PITZ2BLE? Three Houses, Three Plants, Pipes to Go from Each Plant to Each House, No Creasing Allowed. I Washington, March 20.?With a cry for help that an entire city of 7, 000 may be saved from total ebftsrpse and its inhabitants safeguarded 'against possible examination for In? sanity, a newsspaper man of Visalia, California, has appealed to the United States Marines to give him the answer to a puzzle published In his paper, which was started on its mission by them. He writes that the mayor and other city officials, the police and tire departments, and other trigono? metrical experts have all failed to solve it. Here's the puzzle: There are three houses in a row with a gas plant, a steam plant, and a water plant in rear of them, and the grand central idea is to run a pipe line from each plant to each house without crossing lines or going through a house. Hereafter the citizens of Visalia who bump into metaphysical or oth? er perplexities will "Tell it to the Marines." Pays 25c a Month for Perfect Health For IB rear*. E. A. Little. BenitUjr. Ala. has paid 25c a month to keep is per? fect health. Itoad whi.t he Bart) "I <U'<re to ftdd my ?nHnr?eniMt*f Qjpaf'r Um jwuuut. i h*?* ?- ? u?~ i ar eSmtutslea a* f '-^u yr?r?. I ka?w a >. Um fcasl tsr aU Un* cuinthtteu. and will car* any ca? el IttdtfwMoa knuwa. Vita 1 t.rtX cm nun?I *> SO* 9* Unnr?r t.Wrr Refnlit - lh? IV.-mnvPattoa OragCo. ??? buytnt it by Uie.l m N*w I tu tali Off tet II t<y in* fro**. I dm oa* >. t aaa aa4 would aot b? wWboal it for ?nj Hnof." Granger Liver Regulator ta afcrictly vegetable, neo-elceholfc veno? ration. and fa hnrfery tveornntonded for etc* beedacba. jadtjta^aa. ttUiiiaaasa aad. at stomach and lirer complaint*. Your drug, gist ran supply you?25c a box. Oraoicr Mediciae Co..