Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Mexican Protest II Against Crossing Mexico Considers It Violation, Says Carranza's Soo-in-Law I ' * ?_ '"Washington, June IT.?Gen. Candi do Aguilar. President Carranza's con fidential ambassador to the United States, issued to the press today a formal statement, declaring that "the government and people - of Mexico consider as a violation of Mexican r'-jfOvereignty the crossing of United States soldiers into Mexican territory,** and expressing the hope that th^ sit ' nation created by the latest Occur rences in Juarez will be satisfactorily adjusted between the two countries." / v^A copy of Gen. Aguil-?r's statemen.t. ^as sent to the State department, 2ut officials there said they did not re frard it in the nature of a formal pro ;":?st and that no reply would be made. They added that no other communica tion had been received from the Mex ican "government regarding the -entry ??L American \forces into Mexico to dis -perse Vilkstas, who fired into, El B&so, Texas. ,A?ter the American troops -crossed tSte international border Gen. Aguilar sad Dr. Rojo, the Mexican charge, 'IPere invited to the State department bgr Acting Secretary Phillips, who ex ?glained why the American forces en tered. Mexico, and gave assurances f$&t they would be withdrawn Imme diately after their object had been attained. ? ?*rIt was understood that both of the Jiexiean representatives appeared to t& satisfied with the explanation, and in the light of this it was assumed that Gen. Aguilar had sent his state ment to the State department merely ap keep the record straight ' .In this connection it was learned jj&thoritatively today that President Swa^nza never had assented to the aj^reement proposing that where ban dits committed depredations in either .country-'the armed forces of that country could follow a" hot trail" across the international line. If Beten the Hun . ^pS?tial Roman Residence of V Prince Von Buelow Awaits j His Return to Rome Rome, May 15?-Prince Von Bue-j low's house on the Pincian hill knbwn j the "Villa of a thousand kinds of roses," is ready awaiting the return of the German diplomat. The villa ? was called by its present name be cause of the lavish profusion, both in number and variety, of the roses climbing the walls and studded every where in the garden. They are, blooming now and present a magnificent appearance. There art ."^jlpes of roses among the cotiection j?refeably unknown m America: 7her?-; ? &"^?ife celebrated Italian orange* rose is ?.?abundant Quantities. There are roses of S|Bce? *>o*ors chief among them benig the "rosa novita," a rose"' jsnd^&ch i?ed changing gradually to la? Ittxmounced ora.-ge and yellow. There are- multitudes of r%d,: white, pink and yello^ roses. They fill the garden giving it an artistic appearance and ' filling the atmosphere for blocks aWay with their sweet-smelling aroma. ? The gardener is still at work in the "Von Buelow villa. When his work of ?attending to the tender plants is a thrcugh for the day, he sits near the big high gate at the entrance in an attitude of expectancy, wondering how long the arrival of peace will d?3 * tain his master, who has expressed in . a- recent interview his desire to rv tnrn to Italy to see his roses. Chfld Shot by Playmate Little Girl Painfully Wounded With Parlor Rifle Rock Hill, June 16.?Little Jane Cobb London, the three<-year-old ? daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John R. 2 London was accidentally shot Satur : day afternoon by a little four and a half year old plajfmate Lane Wil " liams. and was painfully but it is not . thought seriously wounded, the bail /-from a 22 caliber parlor rifle entering the flesh of the back below the shonl * der blade but not penetrating the lung as was at first feared. The rifle with an old cartridge was left under the Williams home by an older son of the family, after he had j snapped the gun and failed to ex S ?ptode the cartridge. The children, playing there, found the rifle and one ; of them tried to fire it without suc cess and'at little Lane's request hand * ed it to him to see if he could lire it and, he, unfortunately, succeeded in ; doing so. "To Have Mayor Again Jacksonville Voters Recreate Of fice Abolished Jacksonville, Fla., June 17.?Exer cising the right of referendum, elec tors . of Jacksonville in the general v~cfty election today overwhelmingly ': voted to recreate the office of mayor which was abolished by the IS 17 State legislature. ?S Under the act of 1917 five oommis sioners were to succeed the mayor, >btlt city council was to be retained. ft! was provided that John W. Martin, who had just been nominated mayor, should serve out his term of two yiars. Besides today's election which resulted in recreation of the office of mayor, an election to fill that office was held and Mr. Martin was elected, j defeating J. E. T. Bowden. Turkey on the Carpet Representatives Appeared Be- j far ^eace Conference Today j Paris, June 17.?The council of ten j o? the peace conference received the j Turfcfish peace mission this morning. ! The Turkish representatives -ire here j purely in the capacity of experts and ?meeting was for the purpose of set -! ting- forth the Turkish situation to] jJae conference. Bomb Outrages Expected Federal Authorities on Guard Far Lawlessness Outbreak July 1st. Washington. June 17.?Rumors of a new outrage by radicals to be: at tempted Independence Day have reached the department of justice 'which is taking ail needed precautions I to forestall the plotters. Officials were very noncommittal today regarding their discoveries but it was evident that nothing was being left undone to make the .attempt a fiasco. Working in cooperation with the police of cities throughout the country, scores of radicals are under observation and a number have been taken into custody to be held until they can be brought to trial or started back to their own country through institution of deportation prec *mgs. Attorney General Palmer i. giving much of his time to the investigation lof the plots one of which so nearly cost him and his family their lives recently. He was in conference today with Francis P. Garvan, his assistant in charge of criminal investigation. William J. Flynn, head of the bureau (of ' investigation will arrive here to morrow for conference with Mr. Pal mer, Mr. Garvan and Francis Creigh ton, Mr. Garvan's special assistant. New York. June 17.?Warning that general anarchistic disorders might be expected- in this country during th* first week of July was issued todav by the American Defense Society in letters sent mayors of 250 cities. Asserting that radicals were plan ning to take advantage of '?discontent" engendered by introduction of nation wide prohibition on July 1, the letters urged the mayors to form immediate ly special forces of former service men in order to put down any "up rismgs" which might occur. Money in Parcel Post Insurance Fees Net Government Much Revenue Washington, June 17.?After testi mony by Third Assistant Postmaster I General Dockery before the house post-office committee today, showing [ that the government had averaged a I profit of $1,000,000 a year on parcei post insurance, representative Mad I den, Republican, Illinois, asked that his resolution calling on the depart ment for an itemized account of this business be placed on the table. Mr. Dockery said $9,800,000 had been col lected in insurance fees since June 1, 1913. while claims paid have to talled $2,391,000 with 20.5&3 outstand ing claims amounting to another $100,uOu. The average time requir ed to settle a claim was 26.05 days. Twenty-Eight Victims vTuscaloosa, June 17.?-Twenty-eight persons are known to have been urowned when a launch overturned "'n the W>""ior River near here Sunday. Twenty-six bodies have been recover ed and identified. A baby and a ne gro nurse are still missing. All busi ness was suspended this afternoon while joint funeral services were held. The Boll Weevil Situation. Clemson College. June 1?5.?"The boll weevil is already show'ng consid erable activity this season in western Beaufort county and.also in parts of Jasper ai.d Hampton counties," say? Prof. A. F. Conradi, of the South Carolina Crop Pest Commission. Ow ing-to the mild winter Mr. Weevil win tered well and his family is now quite numerous, and active earlier than usual. "This is the third season of the weevil in Beaufort and the second in Jasper and Hampton, but he received a backset in the winter of 1917-18 and lost all of Beaufort except Dau fuskie Island. Last season the pest regained all of this lost teritory and increased in such numbers that the outlook in some sections appears threatening. "The amount of injury that will be done this year depends of course al toge'her on the weather conditions in June and July. If the weather dur ing that period of the year is dry. the damage will be very greatly reduced; hut should that period of the year be moist," then we may expect very sharp damage on a number of the plantations in that territory. "Xo radical action is recommend ed at this time and we do not advise that cotton be plowed under and tbe land planted in corn, because the plantations from which the most se rious complaints are received have according to the statements of the farmers, already reduced the acreage 50 per cent. "One cannot now forecast with any accuracy what may be expected, but in a month from now the probable damage may be much more cl*. ?ely estimated. It is advised that the farmers proceed with the methods of culture that have been recommended and not expect any important relief from poisoning this season. The soundest course to pursue is to keep up thr cultural work and stimulate cotton as much as possible for the production of an early crop. "If we have auother favorable win ter the most serious damage may be j expected next year in the territory| above referred to. and it is hoped t >at i accurate data may have been obtain ed by that time in regard to the prac ticability and effectiveness of poison ing. Poison should not be looked up on at the present time as a perfect- j ed remedy because it is vet in the experimental stage ami the work j done along this line should be donei with great exactness and under th**| supervision of expert State and Fed j ^ral Agencies." Brest, Junie lx.?a check up of the casualties caused by the collapse of the roof of the Knights of Colum-j bus hut at Pontonezen Monday night -Jiows the injured to number only forty and there were no deaths, al *hough several of the injured are in a serious condition. After June 30 No \ Permits Issued ! Asst. Atty. General Delivers! Opinion in Reply to Inquiry ! Columbia, June 1?>.?No permits for 1 alcoholic liquors in South* Carolina I must be issuer! after June 30. accord- j j ir.g*, to an opinion issued this after j noon by Morris C. Lumpkin. assis.t jant attorney general. T..e opinion of J Mr. Lumpkin is based on a pamphlet ? of instructions received from inter inal revenue department in Washing ton. Mr .Lumpikn's opinion was giv en to J. C. Davis, .iudge of probate of Dillon county, who made inquiry I if permits were to be issued after j June 30, when the liquor ordered for j medicinal purposes. Immediately Mr. ! Lumpkin took the matter up with D. O. Roper, commissioner of internal revenue. The opinion concludes: "An examination of the pamphlet; referred to in the commissioner's let ter dfecloses no provisions 'whatever allowing an individual the privilege of securing any alcoholic liquors for me dicinal or other ' persona] use. The commissioner refers to this, and calls attention to the fact that to secure non-beverage spirits or wines, a per mit must be obtained and a bond given, and in the case of wines for sacramental ^purposes, certain affida vits must be made. "You are, therefore, advised that it is the opinion of this office that [ after June 30 the issuing of liquor per mits should be discontinued, as it is j believed that no delivery of such al l coholic liquors can be made undei ! the federal law." Americans in Danger Paso, June 17.?Uneasiness for the safety of American citizens in Northern Mexico Was felt here tonight. Because of the expedition by the Unit ed States troops into Mexico Sunday night to disperse Villa's forces attacK ing-Juarez, it is feared Villa and his men will attempt reprisals on Amer ican persons and property in the north j of Mexico. Mormon officials here and in Juarez | were much concerned over reports that Villa was heading toward Casas j Grandes, Chihuahua. This is near the Mormon colony of Colonia Dobian, where many Mormon families live. Several American mining companies ?have oidvred their American em ployees to leave for the border as soon as possible. Other companies have ordered their men to concentrate in the larger towns until Villa's attitude towards Americans is definitely known. Two thousand Yaqui Indians have been sent to Parral to reinforce thet town and after this information was reeetved here several large min ing companies decided to have their men x-emain in Parral for the 'present. Reports brought from Juarez that the feeling among the Mexicans was' bitter toward the Americans were de nied by American consul Edward^A. Dow, who said they had been coujrte-! ously treated. General Carbell's statement here today that the expedition >of Juarez was a closed incident was accepted at its face value tonight and no fur ther developments of that situation is anticipated. However, it is feared that Viila or Martin J^opez might at tempt reprisals on isolated American border towns. To anticipate such a move all garrisons along the border were strengthened and the patrols doubled. Americans familiar with Mexican conditions differ as to the attitude of Villa. Some believe he will wreak vengeance on every American he en counters. Others hold the view that Villa, is ambitious to make a success of his revolution and does not want to bring down upon his head the ha tred of the' Americans and the possi bilities of another punitive expedition. Scouting patrols sent out along the American bank of the Rio Grande this afternoon to locate a band of Villa followers reported east of San Lorenzo church, reported to military headquarters that the rumor war without foundation. It was announced tonight that no Villa men except 'the wounded were^now in the Juarez dis trict. Official reports submitted to Gen eral Erwin late today established the fact that more of Villa's men were killed by American troops than at first estimated. Between ",0 and 60 bodies were taken from the trenehe* near the race track after the assault of these trenches by the Twenty fourth (negro) Infantry, and 36 bodies were counted in front of the race track Monday morning having been killed by the American artillery fire. Many mo-e bodies were reported in the weeds and wheat fields on the east side of the town. One American soldier was killed, another died of wounds and ten werf wounded during the fighting Sunday night and Monday, according to offi cial reports made at military head quarters today. Private Sam Tusco, Eighty-second Artillery, was shot and killed. Private Anthony Cunning ham, Twenty-fourth Infantry, died o wounds. Other wounded were Sergt. Peter Chigas. Troop L, Seventh Cav alry; Private Purehard P. Casey. Headquarters Company. Eighty-sec ond Field Artillery; Private Arthur A. Llndberg. Troop E. Private Al fonse Fiore. Troop M. and Corp. Lewis E. Armstrong, machine gun troop oi the Seventh Cavalry; Corp. Alfred Friedman. Company I), Nineteenth In fantry: Corp. Edward <'. Redly, mo tor transport company. No. 401: Sgt. Roseoe W. Buckles. Company A. Xinth Knuineers. mounted; Private Calvin Love, Company G, and Corp. Karl O. Smith. Company A. of th< i Twenty-fourth infaatry. The condition of Col .1. Com'.ale* j Escobar, the Juarez commander win ! was wounded Sunday afternoon, was reported to be less favorable today, j Colonel Escobar was shot through the! rungs while leading a cavalry charge! clown the main street of Juarez. Atlantic City. N. J.. June 18.?Ares- j olution askinu President Wilson to remove Postmaster Burleson from of rice was adopted unanimously todaiy by the American Federation of Labo' I in convention here. : * Triumph of Toughness , And yet the 'Royal Cord' pos sesses amazing buoyancy and life. 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L. ?Thomas?Mayesville Unjust to South Southern Members Denounce Potash Measure Washington, Juno 14.?Southern eongresmen from all the cotton pro ducing "ections of the country were tod?y dr.iuged with telegrams from fertilizer manufacturers and others protesting against what appears to bo ihe worst sectional discrimination ieveledsat that section in years, this oeing the Fordney bill now before the house ways and means committee, I which proposes to lix a price for pot- j ash for the next two years at $L'50, j for the third year at $300 and the fourth and fifth at $l?? a ton. The purpose of this bill is to pro- ; tect the potash industry started in the West during the war, the claim] being that at the end of five years it j can compete with imported potash. 1 This action was characterized today by eongresmen from Georgia, South Carolina, Louisiana and other cotton States as the height of sectional in justice. *T can net concede of.a more iniqui tous bill being considered at this time, so far as the great cotton in terests of this country are concerned than this Fordney measure." said f'ongressman Lever of South Carolina. j "It is well known that practically all I the potash in this country comes from the West while the cotton is made inj the South, if the hill passes, after wej have made our Tight against it. it will' mean that there will indirectly be] levied a tax of front $10 to $12 a bale1 an cotton, this being the extra cost ? of the potash used :o make the cot-' ton." "Our great cotton industry will bej ^eriousls crippled if this plan g?e.s. Lhrough." was the general comment; /f other Southern members; We in-: lend to fight it to a standstill hut as :he Republicans have a majority in I congress they may beat us. it is one( of the most unjust measures which, has ever been leveled at the South." | "Nothing else that has happened] liere in years has so angered '""?tigress nifn without exception from every] part of tin- South as this bill. Manyj strong protests came today begging j senators and representafives to use; .11 influence they have to detVat the! bin. Karly next week the cotton con-] :ressmen will caucus ami form an i rganization to persistently oppose; this attack on the South and to fight tae Fordney plan as long as neces-1 Canadians on Rampage London, June IS.?The unrest j [imong Canadian soldiers in England j I ecause oi* the continued postpone- ? l lent of their homeward sailing evil-i minated last night in an attack fey! four hundred Canadian soldiers on the Epsom police station to release a ; fellow soldier who was under arrest, j -'eyeral pobcemen were wounded, one j so seriously that he died later. j It may inconvenience some people, I but it will be conducive to- the com | fort%and safety of a much larger num ! ber if the parking of cars in the bus l iness section of Main street is discon ! tinned. The street is too narrow to ! permit of parking cars on both curb* land the congestion of traffic, especial i ly on Saturday, is so great that it is [dangerous. In the old days when I there were fewer buggies and car } riages in use than there are cars row, ' it wa* not permitted to hitch vehicles i all along Main street while the own-' j ers were shopping or attending :.to I other business. There is no more j reason for permitting automobiles to j block the streets now than there i would have been to allow wagons, car ! riages and buggies to do the same i thing fifteen years ago. 1 mm PHI "7. :-; fjf^ - Charming Bridal Gifts The charm of a pretty pattern of modem silver--beauiiltiliy and compactly cased or contained in a substantial chest of genuine wood cannot be overestimated. Pretty Patterns of Silver Let us help you select your next Wedding Gift. The experience we have gained through years of quality merchandising will be of utmost value to you. We charge no more because ci our tasteful selection. We maintain our reputation through constant study of modes and styles. "Wedding Gifts Our Specialty** G. C. COOPER JEWELER Sumler, S. C ? ? ? 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