VOL. XXVII MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12. 1913 NO.36
IES I YIEWS
SENATOR TIIIAN STANDS UP
fOR HIS RIGHTSj
FIRST EAUCUS IS HELD
The Senior Senator Declares Himself t
Entitled to the Chairmanship of the I
t
Appropriation Committee by the C
Rules and Custom of the Senate I
and He Should Have It.
When the Democrats of the new
Senate met in caucus Wednesday to
elect a chairman, there was no oppo- n
sition to Senator John W. Kern of V
Indiana as the new leader. Senator r
Martin of Virginia, retiring Demo
cratic leader, declared a few days
ago he was glad to lay down the re
sponsi-bilities of his office.
The retirement of Senator Martin a
and the candidacy of Senator Kern i
end a long struggle for control of the o
Senate of the Sixty-third congress be- F
tween the so-called progressive Dem- F
ocrats and the old conservatives. It b
was generally understood there F
would be no move to disturb the old d
leaders in- their committee assign
ments c
Immediately after the caucus as- '
sembled, Mr. Kern was unanimously e
chosen by acclamation. Senator New- t
lands of Nevada was chosen vice- t,
chairman, and Senator Saulsbury of e
Delaware, one of the newly elected 5
members of the body, was named as s,
secretary of the caucus. S
The caucus took up committee as- E
signments. The caucus authorized i
Senator Kern to appoint a committee
of nine to devise a plan for the re- t<
organization of the Senate committ
tees, with the understanding that he e
should present his list to the caucus
at a meeting later.
Senator Tillman made a statement h
reviewing his political course since e
his entry into the Senate, explaining tl
his views as to the principles of Sen- h
ate organization, arguing for the t
basis of seniority, and expressing his
personal preference for the chairman- t)
ship of the committee on appropria
tions, to which, he said, he was en
titled under all the rules heretofore
governing and the custom of almost a
century.
In addition to the portion of his
remarks which he made public, cov
ering four closely spaced ty'pewrit- c
ten pages, it was understood that
Senator Tillman told the caucus he
had consulted with President Wilson
as to the chairmanship that he should
choose, and that Mr. Wilson had urg
ed him to select appropriations.
The statement also contained a e
strongly eulogistic reference to Mr. 0
Bryan, now Secretary of State, and a
to the Senator's friendship for him 5
through thick and thin. Senator
Tillman said President Wilson was iI
heartily in favor of rigid economy, ti
and that lie was ready to back him in 5
It. He was given close att'ention. I]
When It was suggested that Chair- ~
man -Kern select the steering com
mittee, subject to approval of the c
caucus, Senator Ashurst, of Arizona;
Senator Owen of Oklahoma, and oth
ers objected, declaring that in their V
fight for the reorganization of the li
Senate they had been contending for Ii
a principle and that they haa under- i1
stood that tlie steering committee i
was to bej elected outright by the ti
caucus.
They declared that to let Senator a
Kern name the committee would be fi
continuing the same system that ti
prevailedl when Senator Martin was d
chairman.
By a vote of 18 to 31, or there- d
about, the protest of the Insurgent t<
progressives overruled. There is a A
protest of some live Progressive
bucking against the Kern "harmony/
program" before the matters are set
tied. .
TWO SMALL BOYS HURT. 0
Playing With Dynamite Cap When It
Was Emploded. D
c
Two small boys, Robert Bowers is
and Langley Street, of Chester, sons,
respectively, of Ellis Bowers, a well
known Lancaster contractor and
builder, and Joseph Langley, a sec
tion raIlroad, were badly injured (
Tuesday afternoon by the explosion
of a dynamite cap with which they
were playing. The boys found this
cap somewhere near the depot, and c
thinking to have some fun they ap- d
plied a match to It. The explosion r
took place sooner than the youths ex- y
pected, and before they could get d
away. Bowers' right arm and side
were terribly lacerated and otherwise a
wounded, while his companion, tho' a
not so seriously hurt, will be in bed
several days from the effects of hisg
injuries.s
Paroled During Good Behavior. t
The governor Monday paroled dur
ing good behavior, Charles N. Pear
man, white, convicted of manslaugh
ter in Abbeville county in 1911, and
sentenced to serve three years in the
penitentiary. Pearman killed Camp
bell Nance. Judge George W. Gage
sentenced Pearmnan.
Negroes Murder Negroes.
Two tragedies disturbed the peace
of Charleston Wednesday night. Jno.
Preston killed Blossom Gadsden on
Beaufain street, and Elliott Hayes
killed Lee Singleton. All the parties
are colored. The police have Pros
ton and Hayes under arrest.
Maj. Cardenas Promoted.
A dispatch from Mexico says Mai.
Cardenas, who was in charge of the(
escort of Francisco 'Madero and Jose 1
Pine Saurez on the day they were]
killed, was Tuesday promoted from I
the rural guard to the same rank inIj
the regular army.
PRAISE WILSON HIGHLY
'AY TRIBUTE TO LOFTY TONE OF
HIS ADDRESS
But Seem to Think He May Not
be Able to Translate His Idealism
Into Ideas.
While paying a tribute of admira
ion to the earnest and lofty tone of
'resident Woodrow Wilson's address
he London morning papers express
oubt that he will succeed in trans
iting it into practical politics.
The Daily Telegraph says: "Presi
ent Wilson has plucked the string
f pure idealism whose sound may be
leasant in the ears of his country
.en. But if congress is to join in the
cork of reform it will probably be in
esponse to irresistable movements in=
he nation itself rather than in def
t 9:-30 o'clock that the case would
roceed. A number of attorneys
rere in court to appear for the State
nd defense. With R. L. Gunter, so
.citor, were associated R. H. Welch
f Columbia, B. W. Miley and J. H.
:irkland of Bamberg. Mayfield &
'ree of Bamberg and P. T. Hilde
rand of Orangeburg, solicitor of the
'irst judicial circuit, represented the b
efense.
One hour and thirty minutes was
onsumed in the drawing of the jury.
he venire was exhausted and an
tra venire summoned. The first of s
ie extra veniremen to be presented
> the -bar was accepted and the pan
l was completed as follows: J. D. a
andifer, G. W. Bessinger, J. G. Kin
y, A. H. Patrick, J. A. Gillam, H. A
Kearse, C. C. Elzey, J. F. Staley, P. t
Jennings, J. 9. Brickle, A. R. t
empsey, A. H. Kirsch. f
The defense o.bjected peremptorily f
eight jurors and the State to five. t
rine jiurors were excused by the e
>urt on account of relationship with t
lose concerned in the case, and
iree when they announced that they Ia
ad expressed an opinion in regard
rence to the desires expressed by a
ie president. Whatever happ;ns,
owever, his presidental term is s.er- 0
tin to be a remarkable and vivid a
eriod in the modern development of v
ie United States." 0
The M'orning Post says: "It -e
rains to be seen whether President
lson is a great statesman. But at i
'ast it may be said that his add; ss d
no less remarkable because not t:
ugnacious. It strikes a new note in b
merican policies, which over here is t:
lled social reform."
The Graphic says: "Every thoug'it- c
il man will wish the president good f
ack. Echoes of his noble address I P
ill bring to this old world of ours,
i Its mad pursuIt, intentional -n
iaritableness and bloated schemes
r military holocaust, a welcome noes
tge of better things and manlier n
riving." t
"The United States must be heart
y congratulated upon having such a
'ne Democrat and such a fearless
a osrnan at its' head," says The ~
at hronicle, "and when some of
e .atest nations seemed to be ~
aking a mockery of humanity his ~
arion call should echo far beyond
ie American shores." C
The Daily News says : "Presidentt
Tilson has set up a fine ideal and, c
ke a brave and upright man, has de- ~
vered himself into the hands of the
idges by giving them a measure by t
hich to test his loyalty to his coun
'y and his fitness to undertake it." t
The Express describes Mr. Wilson's ~
idress as that-of an academic pro
ssor called upon to deal with prac- F
cal politics, full of noble sound, but
ifcult to tell what It may signify. t
The Daily Mail thinks the presi-e
ent's' address conveys a somewhat
>o black impression of modern
fcrican life and conditions. "It
1ls chiefly in generalities," says
paper, "and makes no very spe
ac proposals. But one fact appears
early--that the era of free competi-e
onIs ended in America and the day
fgovernment control of industry is
thand."
Referring to the difficult task be- ~
re President Wilson The Mail ex
resses the fear that foreign compli
tons, such as Mexico, may hinder
ternal reforms.
SIXTY-SIX PERSONS DROWN. F
s
ermoan Cruiser Rams and Sinks a
Tonpedo Boat.
C
Sixty-six men of the crew of the
erman torpedo boat S-178 were
rowned when the little vessel v:as
smmed by the cruiser Yorck in the
forth Sea Wednesday. Among the K
ad are the commander of the tor
edo boat, Lieut. Koch. and his nirst
ficer. The surgeon -and engine~er
d fifteen men of the crew w ere
aved. The torpedo boat sank iim te
iately. The S-178 with other 'le
troyers was steaming from (:rill''
~rounds. They attempted to Cash
brough intervals in a column of re
urning warships. The S-178S was 'rut
a half, its commander having inac
urately judged distances. Only 7
urivors were picked up by rescue
oats sent from the fleet.
Blease Turns Two Loose.
The Governor paroled the foli-w
ng prisoners Wednesday: Ed'e rd>
hite, convicted of murder in R P--h
and county, in 1899, and senite:.
o life Imprisonment. Dave Rich.rd
on, convicted of larceny in Rich. d~
:ounty at the summer term ot c urt
a 1910 and sentenced to serve :ive
ears In the penitentiary.
Hough Convicted of Murder.
Guilty of murder in the first de
cress was the verdict returnee at
~amden at 11 o'clock Thursday nahit
>y the jury in the case of .1'nhn
fough, tried for the killing of his
ather-in-law, Roderick West. 'Te:
ury retired at noon. Hlough is a*
LACKD A Q
lOUSE ADJOURNED OVER TO FRI
DAY MORNING
SENATE FOLLOWS SUIT
hessage From Governor Blease on
the Committee Report on the Pea
body Fund Caused Some Discus
sion Before the General Assembly
Adjourned for the Lack of Quo
rum.
Lacking a quorum, the House ad
ourned Thursday after a 50-minute
ession until Friday at 10 o'clock.
fr. Miller of Richland made the
>oint of order that a quorum was not r
>resent, during a heated debate on
hether a message from the governor
hould be printed in the journal or
eferred to the committee on educa- t
ion for a report. The roll was called c
nd 46 members answered "Here". t
L quorum of the House is 63 mem- r
era. 4 , a
In the absence of J. S. Wilson, the
ergeant-at-arms, Calhoun Mays of
,dgefleld was appointed, with W. P. t
illinghast of Columbia, as his con
table. The House instructed them
D require the attendance of the ab- 2
ent members, and then adjourned V
t2:55p.m.
The House convened at 2:07 p. m.
L special message was received from E
le governor in regard to the magis- t
rates' bill. Another special message
rom the governor was read which re
erred to the Peabody fund investiga- C
ion and said that in the report sign- C
d by the majority of the members of e
fie special committee the whitewash C
rush had been used. This report L
*as signed by Senators Young and
Weston and Representatives Welch I
id Nicholson.
'Mr. Ashley of Anderson, a member
f the committee who made a sep
rate report on the Peabody fund in
estigation, moved that the govern- t
r's message be received as informa
ion and printed in the journal t
To this motion Mr. Evans of s
arlboro objected strenuously. He c
eclared that the special message of f
tie governor reflected on the mem- a
ers of the House who had signed h
tie majority report of the committee. d
"I am unwilling to listen to any f
harge of dereliction in the duty pre- t
erred against any committee ap- v
ointed by this House," said Mr. Ev
s. 1
As a substitute for Mr. Ashley's t
iotion, the member from Marlboro v
ioved that the special Peabody fund b
iessage be referred to the commit- e
ee on education for a report.
A sharp colloquy between Mr. a
shley and Mr. - Evans ensued. c
Didn't the committees say the gov- 3
rnor was mistaken?" asked Mr. t
ashley, in reference to the report of t
te majority on the Peabody investi- t
ation. a
"I can not believe that the people t
f South Carolina elected 124 fools e
represent them in this House and 14
ne wise man to represent them as I
overnor," answered 'Mr. Evans.
Mr. Wyche of Newberry said that a
tie whole matter was "much ado I
bout nothing," that the testimony of e
ie witnesses at the investigation had t
een printed and tha,t any one could
yrm their own conclusions from It. C
e said, though, that he had no oh- t
ction to referring the message to t
e committee on education.t
"I am willing to stay here anoth- '1
r month rather than allow anything d
>be printed in the journal which C
ffects upon a committee from this t
ouse, which has done Its duty as it S
aw it," declared Mr. Evans.
The pending question being wheth- C
r the House would refer the gov- r
rnor's special message to a commit- C
e or print it, Mr. Miller, at 2:40 p.
. raised the point of no quorum. C
The roll was called and the follow- -
ig members answered to their r
ames: C
Speaker Smith, Addy, J. W. Ash
sy, M. J. Ashley, Barnwell, Belser,
ethea, 'Bowers, Brice, Busbee,
reech, Daniel, Dantzler, Dick, Evans,
'ortner, Friday, Gasque, Harper,
[unter, Hutchison, Hutson, John
ton, Kelly, KI~bler, -Kirby, Liles,
.umpkin Lybrand McMillan, Martin, a
assey, - Miller, Mixson, Mower,
IQuinn, Rembert, Riley, Sturkie, t
'ander Horst, Walker, Wilburn, C. I
i. Wyche, C. T. Wyche, Youmans,
;eigler-46.
After a sergeant-at-arms and a C
onstable had been appointed to re
uire the attendance of the ab
entees, the House adjourned until 10 8
,m. Friday.
When the senate reconvened
hursday afternoon at 2 o'clock with
bout a dozen senators in their seats
hree messages were received from
he governor. Two of these, one
aving to do with the magistrates' bill
nd the other with the Mitchel inves
igation, were received as informa
ion and ordered printed in the
ournal. The third was considered
n executive session.
Senator Young. as a member of the
itchell Investigating committee, re
ented what the governor had to say
n his message in this connection.
"I dare the governor, or any other.
nan in South Carolina, to put his
and on any item in the committee's
eport showing that Dr. Mitchell or
my member of the board of trustees
r student body or alumni of the uni
.ersty attempted in any way to dl
vert money from Winthrop," said
senator Young.
Senator Young called attention to
he fact that the Peabody fund In its
ncipency provided for the education
)f negroes.
The Senate cleared the desk, but
nasmuch as the House adjourned
antil 10 o'clock Friday the upper
-rah was forced to follow suit.
DICKINSON AOUITTED.
WOT GUILTY OF MURDER OF
PAUL RILEY.
Fury Soon Reached Verdict After
Being Out Only Three Minutes
Nine Witnesses for the State.
G. Moye Dickinson, who killed
Paul Riley at Bamberg September 12,
ast, was acquitted of the charge of
nurder late Wednesday afternoon.
[he verdict was reached after delib
rations of the jurors lasting but
,hree minutes and came at the end
if a busy court day, involving the tes
Imony of nine witnesses on direct
mnd 1ross-emination, able argu
nente by four of the seven attorneys
ppearing in the case and a forceful
harge to the jury .by Judge Spain.
'he defense offered no testimony.
G. Moye Kickinson and the late
'aul Riley were among the most
rominent citizens of Bamberg, town
Lnd county, ana the progress of the
ase has been followed with the
losest interest. Many visitors were
t Bamberg from nearby towns and
he Bamberg county court room was
rowded with spectators throughout
he day. The defendant sat sur
ounded by members of his family
nd other relatives of the Riley fam
ly were also in court.
Judge Thomas H. Spain announced
o the case.
The case moved with dispatch.
dided by attorneys for both sides,
udge Spain carried the case for
rard, losing no time in the present
ient of the evidence.
At no time was testimony present
d to show that the case was other
han described by attorneys in argu
ient, "A most unfortunate tragedy."
'he big crowd was restless and in
lined to move around the narrow
Wnfines of the court chamber. Sev
ral times the cry, "Order in court!"
ame from Slieriff Ray and his ball
e.
The first witness of the day was
r. H. J. Stuckey, who was standing
i front of a drug store the night of
he tragedy and saw the defendant
oing to his home between 10 and 11
'clock. Shortly thereafter the wit
ess heard screams from the direc
[on of Mr. Dickinson's house and
rent at once to the house. He saw
he defendant in trousers and shut
Leeves going toward the jail. Pro
eeding to the house the physician
yund the dead body of Paul Riley in
lot in the rear of the Dickinson
ome. He found two wouds, the
octor said, one in the shoulder in
icted from the front and another in
he head received from the rear. The
round in the head caused death.
Returning to the house, said the
ritness, be found the defendant
here. The witness detailed a con
ersation he had with the defendant,
a which Mr. Dickinson said, "I kill
d Paul Riley," and asked if he (the
ritness) wouldn't have done it. He
aw the defendant find a straight
air by a window and was told by
Ir. Dickinson that his little girl had
>1d him that she saw some one in
he yard. The defendant pointed out
he chair and said: "See here where
ame one was trying to get in my
ouse." The defendant told the wit
ss that when he fired he did not
now the man he shot was Paul
illey.
The jury in charge of the judge
nd sheriff visited the home of Mr.
ickinson, where the tragedy was
nacted. It is some two blocks dis
ant from the court house.
Returning to the court house the
ross-examination of Dr. Stuckey was
ken up when more detail was en
ared Into as to the statements made
y the defendant to the physician.
'he defendant told him, Dr. Stuckey
eclared, that his little daughter
ame to him saying that there was a
ian n the yard; that the defendant
ecured his gun and investigated.
hen he saw a man in the yard he
ied "Throw up your hands," and
epeated the cry; that he pursued the
ian to the lot gate.
Dr. Stuckey said Dickinson was ex
ted and wanted to talk but he stop
ed him. The defendant made a
umber of statements, however, de
laring that he didn't know that it
'as Paul Riley and that "he wouldn't
ave done it for anything in the
rorld," and exclaiming, "The poor
idow and child!" The defendant,
ir. Stuckey testified, said he didn't
now why in the world the deceased
ad come to his house as he had not
poen to him for a number of years.
At the conclusion of Dr. Stuckey's
estimony a recess was taken for
inch. Judge Spain announced that
e would keep the jury together and
structed the sheriff to take them
ut to lunch.
V. Bounds, formerly a drug clerk
,t Bamberg but now a traveling
alesman with headquarters in Co
umbia, followed Dr. Stuckey to the
tand. He told of going to the Dick
cson home and finding the body of
'aul Riley in the lot. He agreed
iith Dr. Stuckey as to the position
f the body. His testimony as to
ir. Dickinson's finding the chair and
aying he killed Paul Riley agreed
rith the previous witness. Mr.
sounds testified that he saw Mr.
iley about nine o'clock at a local
trug store and that his condition was
ormal and he did not think he was
[rinking. In 18 months' acquaint
ince he had never seen Mr. Riley in
n intoxicated condition. The wit
iess agreed with the preceding wit
Less as to Mr. Dickinson's words in
eploring the affair, saying he would
ot have done It for anything and
hat he did not know who It was.
Tr. Bounds explained that the defen
!ant said he had a flierce struggle
with the man and that he had fired
m the man as he ran out of the door
>f the barn or stable. The witness
eard the de'fendant exclaim: "Oh.
-e widow and child!" The witness'
escription of how the defendant
was attired agreed with that of Dr.
tuckey.
H. H. Copeland, a brother-In-law
>f the late Paul Riley, was the next
mie. The defendant's wife Is his
AUGUSTA GREETS TAFT
THE EX-PRESIDENT IS GIVEN A
WARM WELCOME.
The Former Chief Executive of the
Nation Shows His Hearty Apprecia
tion of Loyal Friendship.
A welcome as demonstrative as Mr.
Taft ever received in Augusta while
president-elect or president of the
United States, was given him Wednes
day morning on his arrival at Augus
ta. With 1,000 school children gath
ered in and around beautiful Barrett
place, immediately in front of the
union station, and with each waving
a small American flag and cheering
at the top of his young voice; with
150 Richmond academy cadets drawn
up in military formation along Tel
fair street, where the former presi
dent was driven on his way to his
hotel, and with several hundred citi- i
zens, including the mayor, members
of city council, prominent business
and professional men and many wo
men, 'Mr. Taft's entry into Augusta
was indeed triumphal.
"Citizen" Taft showed his appre- t
ciation of the great honor which the
people of Augusta were paying him,
purely because of their regard and 1
affection for him, and the famous
Taft smile was much in evidence
from the time that he left his private
car until an automobile whisked him I
and Mrs. Taft and Miss Helen Taft
away to their hotel, where the ex- I
president of the country says that he a
will rest and recreate.
"I am impatient to get to my golf f
sticks," said Mr. Taft, "and I am in
deed glad of the' chance to come to t
Augusta for a few weeks."
The Taft private car, containing t
Mr. and Mrs. Taft and Miss Helen,
Mrs. Thomas W. Laughlin, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles D. Hilles and W. W.
Mischier, the stenographer who has
reported almost all of Mr. Taft's pub- s
[ic utterances from the time he was
president-elect until now, was at
tached to the Atlantic Coast Line
train reaching Augusta at 8:55
o'clock Wednesday morning.
In another car was a party of Au- t
gustans who went on to Washington t
to escort Mr. Taft back home to Au
gusta. Wednesday morning was tak- c
en up on the golf links until lunch
time. Wednesday afternoon- he evi- c
denced his entirely care-free feeling s
when he and Mrs. Laughlin, accom
panied only by the chauffeur, motor- t
ed through the streets of the city and
ade a few informal calls. t
Wednesday night Mr. and Mrs.
Taft, Miss Taft, Mrs. Laughlin, Mr.
and Mrs. Hilles made up a box party d
at the theatre. By especial request s
no formal entertainment or functions
have been arranged. t]
cousin 'by marriage. The witness t
went to the scene of the tragedy but b
did not enter. - He told of securing
the hat and clothing of the dead man
and subsequently having them de
stroyed by fire. He took this action d
in consideration of the grief-stricken t:
relatives. The witness told of find
ng Paul Riley's bicycle standing
gainst a tree or fence 20 or 30 feetg
from the rear gate of the Dickinsont
esidence.a
J. W. Stokes, a farmer, told of a
rip to the lot where the shooting c
ccurred and the finding of a watch
here which he later took to the in- 1
uest. He saw a chair at a window
t the rear of the house. He de-C
scribed a number of gates there by b
which the dead man might have en
ered the lot. The witness knew
that Mr. Riley and Mr. Dickinson
married cousins but thought that the
two men had not spoken to each
ther for some years.
H. H. Stokes, an assistant .bank qj
ashier, attended the theatre the
vening of the tragedy and sat near
the defendant. On cross-examination t
he witness explained how he wouldt
go from the court house to the Dick- c
inson home and from the same spot s
to the home of the late Paul Riley. a
Dr. F. B. McCracken left the
"show" shortly before the defendant ,
who was present. The witness had
been at his home some five or ten c
minutes when he heard a shot fired.b
He went to the scene, but his testi
mony was practically that already
given by other witnesses- C
W. D. Rhoad, a merchant, told of e
Mr. Stokes giving him a watch that
ad been found. He in turn gave
the timepiece to the coroner. He
'ound a crowd on his arrival at the
Dickinson home following the shoot-e
ing and participated in an investiga
tion assisted 'by a dim light and was
ble to ascertain little from the tour
f inspection. The witness saw the
chair referred to in previous testi
mony.
J. H. Zeigler, coroner of Bamberg
county, told of holding the inquest
and receiving a watch. He delivered
the watch to -Mrs. Hunter, wife of C
the sheriff. She took It to a room
in the jail, where Mr. Dickinson sat. ~
Mrs. J. B. Hunter, wife of the for- ~
mer sheriff, told of giving the watch t
mentioned to the defendant after he ~
had furnished an accurate description I
of it. Mrs. Hunter described the at- ~
tire of the defendant when he pre..
sented himself at the jail. He wore
trousers over a night shirt and wast
bareheaded and barefooted. The de- ~
fendant, said the witness, was in an r
agitated condition and told the wit- a
ness and her husband, the sheriff, of ~
the affair at his home. The repeat- d
ed statements were the same 'already C
quoted by other witnesses.
At the conclusion of Mrs. Hunter's I
testimony Solicitor Gunter announc
ed that the State rested.
S. G. Mayfield, for the defense, said
the defense would offer no testimony c
resting its case on the evidence pre- c
sented by the State.
One hour was assigned each sidei
for argument. P. T. Hildebrand
opened for the defense, followed by
R. H. Welch and Solicitor Gunter for e
the State. S. G. Mayfield closed for1!
the defense.
Judge Spain's charge was brief butc
forceful and wonderfully clear. He,.
defnoc tha w involved in the case
FTEI LONE SEIGE
iREEK ARMY WINS BIG YICTOR)
OVER TURKS
:ITY OF JANINA FALLS
Chirty-two Thousand Prisoners Taken
When Turkish Stronghold, Valiant
ly Defended for Months, Finally
Surrenders after Continuous Bom
bardment of Two Days and Night.
'he Turkish fortress of Janina,
tey to the possession of Epirus Prov
nce, with its garrison of 32,000 men,
urrens.ered to the Greek army
Chursday after a defence which
tands out as one of the most -bril
Lant episodes of the Balkan war.
The surrender was preceded by a
erce bombardment continuing two
lays and nights. Every available
un, including heavy Howitzers lent
y the Servian artillery, was brought
o bear o nthe forts defending the be
aagured city.
Thirty thousand shells were fired
y the Greek guns during the first
.ay's cannonade. Gradually the
urkish batteries at Bizani, Monal
ir, Sakni and elsewhere were si
anced.
The Greek commanders, ,by a feint,
ad the Turks to believe that their
ttack would be made from the right.
Ls soon as the attention of the de
enders had been districted the
reeks hurled large bodies of infan
ry on to the Turkish left. The Otto
ian troops utterly surprised, fell
ack in disorder.
Batteries on the heights of Sizani,
ie mainstay of the defence, had been
nable to stand the pelting of the
hells and were reduced to complete
lence at 11 o'clock Wednesday
corning.
The Greeks pushed their forward
iovement during the afternoon and
ccupied the Turkish batteries on the
akni and Elsas hills, capturing all
ie guns and 110 artillerymen. Then
ie Greek -battalions gradually de
loyed onto the plain in front of the
ity itself.
The Turkish flight immediately be
ime general... Whole detachments
iccumbed to panic and joined in a
iad race into the city. The Greek
oops followed almost to the walls.
With all the defending batteries in
ie hands of the Greeks and the
[ellenic soldiers at the gates of Ja
ina, Essad Pasha, Turkish comman
er, at six o'clock Thursday morning
ant messengers to Crown Prince
onstantine, of Greece, announcing
ie surrender of the city and all the
-oops under its command.
The fall of Janina was announced
y the Crown Prince to the Greek
ar office. Wild enthusiasm reigned
the streets of Athens on announce
lent of the news. All houses were
ecorated with flags. Excited people
ironged the thoroughfares singing
ie Greek national anthem.
The Greek advance on Janina be
au late in October. The Turks re
red rapidly before their opponents
nd operiations around the fortress
pened a,bout the beginning of De
mber. The attack continued with
arying success even during that per
>d of the avmistice to which the
reeks never formally agreed.
Several of the outlying forts fell
efore the Grcek assaults and the at
ick on the principal fortifications
as gradually pressed home.
It was not known until Thursday
orning how many Turkish troops
'ere in the city, -estimates of them
arying from 18,000 to 30.000 men.
he 'populations numbered 22,000,
tostly Greeks.
The fortifications wh ich~ at one
.me' were considered strong were an
qzuated and could not resist modern
annon. Provisions throughout the
lege had been plentiful, as Janina is
center of the grain trade.
Premier Venizelos announced the
ictory .In the Chamber of Deputies.
11 leaders of the opposition spoke,
ngratulating the Crown Prince and
is mary on the brilliant achieve
ents.
A telegram was dispatched to .the
rown Prince in behalf of the Gov
rnment by the chamber expressive
f the gratitude of the nation.
At the close of the sitting the mem
ers of the Cabinet and the Deputies,
llowed by cheering crowds, march
d to the Cathedral, where a thanks
iving service was held.
NEGRO SHOT TO DEATH.
nother Seriously Wounded by a Mob
in Georgia.
A report from Barney, 'Brooks
'ounty, Ga., says that a mob took
larren and George 'McDonald, ne
roes, from the calaboose Sunday
ight for the purpose of lynching
aem. Warren was round later by a
tieriff and posse, shot through the
ead, body and leg, but still alive.
[e told the posse that the mob had
ld him to run and had shot him
-hile running. He fell, pretending
be dead, and the mob then beat
im and left him for dead. His com
anion, he says, was shot to death
nd thrown into the river. The ne
roes were charged with being
runk and shooting into the residence
f hhn McCoy Saturday night. The
ounded negro was taken to Quit
Declared Guilty of Murder.
C. P. Rushing, a white man, was
onvicted of murder at Chesterfild
n Wenesday and sentenced to be
lectrocuted April 18. Rushing mur
ered his wife while he was very
nd explained his instructions with a
umber of illustrations.
The jury retired shortly after six
'clock and in three minutes returned
o the court roomn with a verdict of
Lot e-nity.
DEATH TO BLIND TIGERS
THE WEBB BILL PUTS THEM OUT
OF BUSINESS.
An Amendment to the Measure Pro
hibits Liquor Shipped in This State
Except to Dispensaries.
The Greenville Piedmont says:
"When the Webb liquor bill passed
by the recent Congress goes into ef
fect which will be July 1, not a drop
of liquor can be shipped into Green
ville. Neither can a drop be shipped
Into any other dry county in South
Carolina. No intoxicating liquors can
be shipped inside the State except
when addressed to county dispensa
ries established by the law.
"That the new law contained an
amendment affecting South Carolina
and that the amendment was so dras
tic did not become generally known
in this State until recently. How the
alert Washington correspondents hap
pen to -let the people of the State re
main in ignorance of the sweeping
provision is a mystery.
"The general public is familiar
with the main provisions of the Webb
bill as it was passed but were un
aware of the fact that an amendment
had been tacked on to it affecting
this State. The general bill merely
provided that no shipments of whis
key should be made into dry terri
tory except for "personal use". The
amendment which affects this State,
provides that no whiskey shall be
shipped into this State to anybody
for any use except the county dispen
saries established by the law. A pri
vate citizen of Greenville can not,
under the law, order a gallon for his
>wn use.
"There is a State law, which pro
hibits the shipment of whiskey from
one point in the State to another and
as the Federal law will prohibit the
shipment from a point outside the
tate, it would seem that there will
be no way in the world in which
whiskey may be legally received in
Greenville after July 1.
"The discovery by The Daily Pied
nont of the existence of this drastic
amendment to the Webb bill affecting
outh Carolina, caused much sur
rise among those who were inform
:d of it. Several citizens stated that
they had followed the newspaper re
ports of the debate on the bill in Con
;ress but sad seen nothing about
;uch an amendment. Two or three
lawyers, who follow all matters of
legislation very closely, declared that
;hey had not heard of the amend
ent and were very much surprised
y It.
"The general belief, however, was
:hat the bill would effectually crush
)ut the blind tigers in Gr'eenville.
Phey will now be unable to get whis
ey to remain in business and the
prediction Is freely made that they
will be forced to get out of the game.
the only way they can get it will be
:o smuggle it from some still and this
would be too risky.
"The new amendment, in effect,
rovides that no intoxicating liquors
:hall bei received,,by the express com
anIes or other interstate carriers,
or, or delivered at, destinations in
he State of South Carolina, except
hen addressed to county dispensa
es by law. If any such prohibited
hipments should reach their desti
ation in this State, they must be re
urned by the carrier to tho consign
r, who is subject -to the charges both
ays."
THOUSANDS ASK TREATMENT.
r. Friedmann Will Give Public
'Clinic With His Serum.
The widespread attention has been
rawn to the tuberculosis serum of
r. Frederich Franz Friedmann, the
oung German bacteriologist, will be
rought to a climax next week. An
touncement was made that on Mon
lay Dr.:Friedmann would open offices
tear his hotel on Fifth avenue in
ew York and for two weeks con
luct a public clinic, where the poor
s well as the rich would be treated,
:he serum to be admInistered free to
hose who cannot afford to pay for it.
t s declared that a number of Amer
can physicians will be invited to at
:end the clinic tg assist in diagnosing
he cases and to watch them after
ard and learn Dr. Friedmann's
nethod. He has claimed that within
~week the beneficial effects of the
~erum will be apparent. The doctor
;ays that more than five thousand ap
plications for treatment have been
received.
STREWN WITH FLOWERS.
3raes of Wilson's Mlother and Fath
er Were Decorated.
On the day that Woodrow Wilson
vas inaugurated president of the
nited States, the graves of his father
3nd mother, Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Wil
ion, which are in the cemetery of the
'irst Presbyterian church in Colum
bia, were covered with flowers, plac
d there by members of the ladies'
;ociety of the church. Dr. Wilson
led the chair of pastoral theology
nd sacred rhetoric at the Columbia
heological Seminary from 1870-74.
ETe died at Prince'ton, where he was
iving with his son, Woodrow, who
vas president of Princeton Ujniver
ity, and his body was brought to
Columbia for burial. Mr. Wilson ac
ompanied his father's body to Co
[umbia. The president's mother died!
years before her husband.
Killed by Pascnger Train.
Peter W. Boykin, a son of Mr.
Hardy Boykin, a farmer living near
~ayesvlle, was killed Sunday after
noon when he was struck by a spe
cial passenger train near Chandler's
siding, about five miles from Sumter.
At the time he was struck, he was
sitting on the track and apparently
made no effort to get out of the way
of the oncoming engine. The train
was a special running from Augusta
to Washington and carrying troops
HOUSE LETS READY
CHAMP CLARK AND UNDERWOOD
STILL LEADERS.
PARTY ;AUIAS IS HELD
The Democrats Hold a Most Harmon
ious Meeting to Select the Men to
Represent the Party on the Ways
and Means Committee in the House
at This Congress.
Speaker Clark was renominated,
Representative Underwood of Ala
bama again chosen chairman of the
ways and means committee, the en
tire Democratic personnel of the tar
iff making body named, and all the
House officers ren'ominated at a har
monious six-hour caucus of the Dem
ocrats of the House of the Sixty-third
congress Wednesday. The caucus
took place in the House chamber and
270 of the 290 House Democrats
were present. The following were
nominated for ratification by the
House when it meets in extra sesion
April 1:
Speaker-Chainp Clark of Mis
souri.
Ways and Means Committee-Rep
resentative Underwood, Alabama,
Chairman; Francis B. Harrison, New
YorIk; J. W. H. Shacklefora, Mis
souri; V. Claude Kitchen, North Car
olina; Henry T. Rainey, Illinois; Lin
coln Dixon, Indiana; Cordell Hull,
Tennessee; W. S. Hammond, Minne
sota; Andrew J. Peters, Massachu
setts; A. Mitchell Palmer, Pennsyl
vania; Timothy T. Ansberry, Ohio;
John S. Garner, Texas; James W.
Collier, 'Mississippi; Augustus O.
Stanley, Kentucky. The last three
named are new members.
Clerk of House-South Trimble,
Kentucky.
Doorkeeper-J. J. Synott, Virginia.
Sergeant-at-arms-Robert B. Gor
don, Ohio.
Postmaster-William D. Dunbar,
Georgia.
Chaplain-Rev. Henry N. Coudeti,
Washington, D. C. _
The Democratic members of the
ways and means committee will com
mence the final committee revision of
the tariff next Friday, taking up the
work where the Democrats constitut
ing the majority of the committee
in the last session of congress left it ~
on a "tentative basis". There will
be tariff caucuses when the extra ses
sion convenes to pass upon the re
port.
The caucus was marked by a good
deal of speech making and enthusi
asm. All the nomination for officers
we're by acclamation except that for
sergeant-at-arms, on.which there was
a lively contest that resulted in Gor
don's choice over Former Representa
tive W. H. Ryan of Albany, N. Y., by
a vote of 133 to 115.
A resolution framed by Represen
tative Shirley of Kentucky to fofward
his budget movement plan to reduce
ongressional appropriations was
adopted. It recommended to the
Eouse creation of a special commit
tee to consider and report on changes
needed In the rules regarding pro
paration of appropriation bills- and
especially on the feasibility of having
all the supply measures prepared by
ne committee.
Speaker Clark's speech in acknowl
edgment of his renomination dealt
with the party's program and future.
He urged carrying out the party
promises and said the only way to
achieve this was for every Democrat
in an official position "to give the
best there Is In him and subordinate
Individual ambition to the public
weal."
"It is a thing incredible," he de
lared. "that any man In official sta
tion would let likes or dislikes inter
fere with his co-operating with any
other Democrat in.unifyingthe party
In Its' herculean and multifarious
tasks to redeem our pledges." This
utterance was cheered.
"The suggestion of any such state
f affairs comes from faint-hearted
Democrats who are forever seeing
ghosts," the speaker declared, "or
from malignant marplots, who, mas
uerading as Democrats, are not
Democrats at at all, but wolves in
sheeps' clothing. Certain of the ven
mous eleventh hour Democrats are
loud mouthed in proclaiming trouble
where none exists and in laying down
a rule of conduct for real Democrats.
"Genuine Democrats who have the
good of the party and the country at
heart would do well to give no heed
to these self-styled Democrats, whose
chief business Is to stir up strife by
foully slandering any Democrat who
ias earned tfielr enmity by being a
Democrat at all times, under all cir
cumstances and at all places."
The speaker said the House Demo
crats had been together since March,
1910, "when for the first time in 17
years the Democrats in the House
electrified the country by voting to
gether, not a man missing In a great
struggle." "I predict," he conclud
ed, "that they will in the present
congress act in unison not only with
themselves, but with President Wil
son."
Married for Sixty Years.
Three score years of wedded life In
rhe same house is the record of Mr.
ad Mrs. William E. Patterson of
Rohrsburg, Columbia county, Pa.,
who Tuesday celebrated the 60th an
niversary of their marriage. The
old couple started housekeeping the
day they were married and have nev
er moved. Both are In good health.
Failed to Find Bodies.
Men working in the ruins of the
Dewey hotel at Omaha, Nob., destroy
ed by fire last Friday, failed to un
earth any more bodies Sunday. and
the total still is three dead, with a
score more or less seriously Injured.
That more bodies lie within the ruInS
is merely conjecture.