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The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-22
Infant Elect Clause.

Bristol, Tenn, May 21.-The gen eral assembly of the Southern Pres byterian church today disposed of tho controversy over the infant elect clause by adoping and referring to the Presbyteries for their ratification a substitute for the elect infant clause of the confession of faith. The resolution carrying the proposed suh- stitute clause was passed after the most lively debate of the present session and after numerous amend ments had been voted down. The as sembly finally agreed upon form that suited a large majority of the commissioners. which is as follows.
 Being elect, all infants dying in infancy are saved and regenerated through the spirit of Christ" etc. The canvass of the returns from the Presbyteries made today showed that 2 substitute in substance the same as the above had failed to receive a three -fourths vote, although tho Presbyteries asked for change. The present elect clause Is:
 ''Elect infants dying in infancy are regenerated and saved" etc. Wig orous speeches were made on the subject and various substitutes pro- posed. Some strongly opposed any change, declaring the present clause rightly interpreted does not teach in- fant damnation. Others held that 1t was susceptible of that construction. Dr. F. M. Woods, of West Virginia, said any change would be showing the white feather" Ex-Governor NJ F. Ansell, of South Carolina, Dr. James I. Vance, of Nashville. Dr. r. NJ. Munroe. of Dallas, Tex, and Dr R. A. Webb. of Louisville, Ky, strong ly urged the amendment.
 With this sylogistic statement. Dr J. J. Chisolm of Natchez. Miss, op- posed the substitute:
 All who are saved were elect to be saved"
 No man can be elect who was not an elect infant"
 aNo elect infant can pass into man hood and not be saved"
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-22
Taft Declines to Comment.

Pittsburg, May 21 When the presidents train arrived here, Ohio returns up to 10:30 tonight, showing Roosevelt leading in 195 precincts out of over 5,100, were in hand. These were turned over to the Asso- ciated Press representative with MT. Taft, who in turn handed them 10 Secretary Hilles The latter imme- diately went to the president but nothing in tue way of comment was forthcoming.
 MT. Taft got his first news at Den nison, O., the last stop his train made before reaching this city. A citizen of that place handed aboard table showing the result in three of the four precincts of that city, Out If these Taft received 95 votes and Roosevelt "A. Mr. Taft made one of the first addresses of the Ohio cam paign there and Roosevelt his last
 The president apparently was not worried about the Ohio result. He slept on his car much of the way from Cincinnati to Dennison and Dr. Thomas K Rhoades. his physician was confident that he will enter the New Jersey campaign Thursday n fine fettle.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-22
SELECTING ATHLETES.
Amrieans to Compete In Olympic
 Games to Be Chosen.

New York. May 21-Athletes to represent the United States in the Olympic games will be selected, it was announced tonight at meeting of the team selection committee on Monday, June 10, at II am, in this city.
 The American Olympic committee has had conferences upon it's right to send entry blanks of as many Ameri- can athletes as desired, and then en- ter by cable on June Il the men of- ficially selected.
 Chairman James E. Sullivan today sent letter to all members of the committee in relation to having ath- letes fill out Swedish entry blanks. If an athlete does not sign blank and 1t does not leave here May 25, properly filled out and signed, he can not be entered
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-22
FREE PANAMA TOLLS.
House Refuses to Impose Charges on
 Coastwise vessels.

Washington, May 21.-4By the close vote of 100 to 90, the house today re- fused to permit the imposition of tolls on American vessels engaged in the coastwise traae and which will nse the Panama canal
 The action was taken during con sideration of the Panama canal ad- ministration bill. Representative Ad- amson of Georgia, in charge of the measure, expressed confidence that the house would reverse itself Thurs day when the bill came up for pass age for the imposition of toll charges on all vessels, irrespective of the flags they flew
 A sharp but ineffective attack was made on the provision in the bill prohibiting railroad owned vessels from using tine canal.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-22

question today The seeming dis regard" of law in the sale of. liquor at army posts was deplored. Con- gressional Legislation to prohibit in- terstate shipment of liquor into pro- hibition states was endorsed.
 Still further use of the Bible in the curriculum of the Christian colleges of the country Is urged in the re- port of the college board made today. Before aid i5 given Presbyterian colleges, the board requires state ments that the faculty is composed of men who shall exercise strong Christian influence
 The board in the past year has re- ceiyed and disbursed more than a million and half dollars. Criticism that college students are ignorant of the Bible is answered in the report Of the board by that state ment that this ignorance Is mostly of the Bible as a book. though the stu dents are proficient in studies 0. books on the Bible. More careful attention to the book itself is urged.
 The report of the nominating com mittees, which was approved and is equivalent to election, named the fol- lowing to places on the executive commission:
 The Rev. Drs. William Foulkes, of Kansas City; Mark A. Matthews. Seattle; David c. Wylie. New York: Wallace Radcliffe, Washington, D. C., and Elders Charles D. Thompson, Minneapolis; Logan c. Murray, Louis vile: Isaac H. Orr, St. Louis.
 Tonight the commissioners attend ed popular meeting in the interest of home missions.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-22
Chase Rebels Over llna-

Fabrens. Texas. May 2f.-Troop B, of the Fourth United States cavalry, today chased band of 300 liberals across | wagon road that marks the boundary between the United States and Mexico. The revolutionaries shouted "Muerta." meaning death. and formed in battle array.
 Only 300 feet intervened Lieuten- ant Dougherty withdrew his troops 200 feet, wishing to avoid a conflict, but Texas Rangers c. H. Webster and c. H. Moore went into the road and demanded that the liberal lead CTS enter into barley.
 Four captains, including Jose Cor dova, explained to the Rangers that they had not recognized the Ameri- can soldiers. The liberals were on their way to meet 300 federals who had captured Guaieloupe.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-22
Dixon Claims Victory.

Washington, May z1.--At midnight Senator Dixon issued the following statement from the Roosevelt nation ai headqurters:
 There is no further room for ar- gument. On last Thursday at Go lumbus. Mir. Taft in his speech said :
 The vote in Ohio, my home state, will be the decisive one, and will settle the question of the nomination.
 Ohio has spoken. By a majority of probably 5O,O00 she has declared her preference for Theodore Roose welt as Republican nominee for pres ident Roosevelt will have A out of the AS delegates in MT. Tafts own state.
 Theodore Roosevelt will be nom mated as the Republican candidate for president on the first ballot at Chicago and will be elected in Nc yember by the biggest majority ever gwen presidential candidate. This is the end of the contest"
 No statement was issued by the Tait managers tonight. It was stated at the presidents headquarters tha- more complete returns would be awaited before comment would be made. Both headquarters were be- sieged by members of congress ana political leaders tonight for news of the Ohio fight.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-22
FIRST SHOTS
 AT ESCALON
MAIN BODIES OF THE MEXICAN FORCES OPEN BATTLE WITH
 PRELlM lMlNARY skIRMiSH.
American Lieutenant chases 300 Reb. els Over the Line and Small Bat tie Is Threatened on h.
 ternatIonaI Basis.

Mexico City. May 21.--The cavalry and vanguard of General Huerta's di- vision. was on the heights of Asun- solo, five miles north of Escalon to- day fighting the advance of Orozco's army, according to information ob- tained from President Madero. The rebels, he said, were being dislogei.
 The railroad practically has been repaired between Escalon and Asun- olo and the main body of Huertas army Is being pushed through to the front.
 Escalon was occupied by the fed erals at 3.15 pm. yesterday, without any resistance from the enemy. They found the town sacked. The dyna- mite train sent against the federals by orozco as told in dispatches from the rebel headquarters was stopped by federal cannon.
 The president said:
 Taking advantage of a halt on the part of the column, the rebels turned loose one after another, three Will engiles with trailers loaded with dy- namite. The field battery which. with heavy gun was in the advance, opened fire, completely destroying the engines anu exploded the dyna- mite. The road had to be cleared be- fore the march could be resumed.
 A detachment of troops from Tor reon overlook body Of rebels yes- terday in Dicardias Canyon, to the south, where the largest bridge on the Central railroad is located. and for whose safety fears have been felt. The rebels were dispersed. according to the official report. and some 50 killed.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-22
ENGINEERS CLOSE
 BREAKS IN LEYEES
WORK AT HYMELlA UNDER WAY FORCES ATTENTION TO
 OTHER POINTS.

New Orleans, La, May 21.-With the work of closing the Hymelia ere vase we'll under way, other available engineers and army officers interest ed in the relief and rescue work to- day directed their efforts to the Atch- afalaya basin, where crevasse waters are threatening sections heretofore untouched, imperiling lives and prop erty.
 Citizens of upper St Landry par ish, after receiving the warning of the United States engineers that the waters flowing through the northeast ern section Of the parish might en danger their lives, today fled to Washington, La. in numbers.
 Water in Melville, from the Alto break, was reported from six inches to three feet deep in several stores. The work of tieing the break will probably start tomorrow.
 Flood waters continue to rise at Morgan City, where the merchants have erected elevated floors in their stores.
 A heavy downpour this afternoon flooded New Orleans streets for 20 minutes and 1t was impossible for pedestrians to venture on many side. walks. The weather bureau reported the precipitation as 2.s7 inches.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-22

MT. Roosevelt will have a majority CT the district delegates. It is simp iy impossible tonight to make an accurate statement or summary cf the results"
 Walter Brown. chairman of :he state central committee. and man. ager of MT. Roosevelt's state cam. paign. declared his belief that Col onel Roosevelt had swept everything but the Cincinnati district and pos. siply mere handful of country dis tricts.
 On the democratic side. Governor Harmon declined to make any state ment. Harmon campaign managers. however, declared that the Ohio De. iocracy had repudiated Mir. Bryan and Woodrow Wilson They claimed that Governor Harmon had defeated Wilson by vote of ? to l. They also insisted that he would go before the Baltimore convention in the forefront for the presidential nomination.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-22
JACK cURLEY TO WE'D.

East Las Vegas. N. NJ, May 2l.- Jack curley. manager of Jim Flynn, and Miss Marie Drescher a young society girl of Denver, will be mar ried here tomorrow by Judge E. D. Murray. The ceremony will be at tended by the parents of the bride, Mir. and Mrs. W. c. Drescher, and a few frineds.
 Miss Drescher met Curley for the first time two weeks ago when Curley visited Denver.
 ~~--~~~-~~~~~-~-~~~~-~-@>---~ of 1884, of which I was member, when the national committee named as temporary chairman Mir. Powell Clayton, and We of the convention substituted for him Mir Lynch.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-22
UNION OF
 METHODISM
GENERAL CONFERENCE WANTS WORK OF COMM MlssloN ON
 QUESTION ENDORSED.
Presbyterians Discuss Temperance and the Infant Elect cIause-Re.
 fer Latter to Referendum Vote.

Baltimore, Md, May 21.-Express- ing the conviction that the other two branches of the Methodist denomina tion, the Methodist Episcopal South and hte Methodist Episcopal, have been encouraged by the progress of the negotiations thus far made by the three commissions on church un ion, the commission of the Methodist Protestant church in it's report to day to the general conference he.e asked 10 have it's work thus far en- dorsed and to be instructed to con tinue for another four years along the same lines. The report, which did not aim to commit the denom- ination in any important way, will be considered tomorrow.
 It repeats the declaration of 1908 that We are ready to go as far and as rapidly in consummating a univer- sal Methodism as the interests and integrity of our denomination will permit" And states that the two Episcopal Methodisms must come in to agreement before We can go far ther than we have gone"
 Three definite and important steps toward organic union are recounted. The first was taken at Baltimore in 1910 when the joint commission of the three branches agreed to appoint substitute committees on plan
 The second was taken by the joint subcommittee of nine at Cincinnati in 1911, which agreed upon eight ar in 1911, which agreed upon eight ar posed merger, and finally the adop- tion of the eight articles by the fuil joint commissions at Chattanooga, Tenn, in 1911.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-22
Democratic Plans.

Baltimore, Md, May 21.-Nothing in the way of organization of the National Democratic convention will be done until the committee on Tar engagements meets here June IF, ac- cording to Chairman Norman E.. Mack who was in Baltimore for q few hours today. He will return here. he said, with Secretary Uurey woodson on june i0.
 Mir Mack inspected the Fifth Regiment Armory, where the eonven- ton will take place. and expressed satisfaction over preparations being made. It was tentatively agreed that pictures of only three of the country's statesmen -- Washington, over the chairman's stand, and those of Jeff ferson and Jackson on either side will be conspieuously displayed in the convention hall
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-22
Name New aIshops.

Minneapolis, Minn.. May 21,-Dr. T. r. Henderson of Brooklyn, and w. 0. Shepard of Chicago. are the new bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Conference, elected on the eleventh ballot, the result of which was an nounced tonight. Dr. Henderson re. eeived 562 and Dr Shepard 532 votes. Necessary to elect. 524.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-22

 DELEGATIONS
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMIT. TEE FINDS ITSELF CONFRONT.
 ED WITH FULLY 25o.
Double Delegations Passed Up as Con- tests-Chairman Mack Makes Pre- llminary Plans for the Demo
 cratic Convention.

Chicago, May 21.-When the Re publican National Committee meets on June to consider the contests filed by Roosevelt and Taft delegates in a number of states, the members will be confronted with the problem Of what to do in districts where more than the specified number of dele gates have been chosen with frac- tional votes.
 Four years ago there were several cases of this kind in Louisiana an1 the national committee seated the double delegations and allowed each fractional votes in the convention.
 This year there are half dozen of these cases already reported ana Secretary Hayward has classed each as contest and referred them to the national committee for settlement. taking the position that the local conventions had no authority to elect double delegations to the national convention. It is expected the Roose- welt forces will present 175 contests and the Taft leaders 75.
 Plans for the accommodation of working newspaper men at the con vention were approved today by Chairman Harry S. New of the sub eOmmittae on arranpements The plans were drawn up under the direc- ton of John Sutter IT.. of Washing ton and provide for seating 800 news paper men.
 E. l.. Morse of Excelsior Springs, Mo, who heads a contesting delega- tion from the Third Missouri con- gressionaI district, arrived today He is q Taft man.
 The list of contested delegations was increased today by a contest from the District of Columbia and by the receipt of credentials for four delegates and four alternates from the Fourth Minnesota district. Un- der the convention call each congress sional district is entitled to two dele gates and two alternates, and Sec retary William Hayward has ruled that the selection of four delegates in place of two from any district shall be deemed a contest.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-22
FederaIs Are Dispersed.

Washington, May 2l.--After rebels from Juarez had taken Guadeloupe early today, the federals disappeared southwark into the mountains. ac- cording to report to the war depart ment from Colonel F. z. Steever, commanding the department of Texas. He said the federals apparently in tended to cut the railway between Chihuahua and Juarez. in line with plans communicated to him by federal officials in El Paso several days ago.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-22
Roosevelt Gets Returns.

Oyster Bay N. Y, May 21.-Colo- nel Roosevelt was advised of the re- turns in the Ohio primary contest m until about II o'clock tonight, showing at that hour a lead i'll his favor. but he declined to comment On the returns until he knows definite results.
 in regard to the selection of a temporary presiding officer of the Re- nublican national convention, for which position Elihu Root was named yesterday. Colonel Roosevelt issued the following tatement:
 If the progressives as now seems probable, have substantial majority at the Chicago convention, l assume tbev wish every man who speaks for the convention to be iii thoroush sympathy with their principles and witb the cause for which they stand
 "The temporary chairman has for almost his sole function the delivery of q speech, which is supposed 'o erike the keynote of the situauoh' or at least to give forceful expres- sion to the convictions and purposes of majority of the convention. un- less the national committee names bman whom the convention is willing to accept as it's spokesman. the con vantion will. l assume, substitute its own choice.
 This was done in the convention
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-22
Stand on Temperance.

Louisville, Ky. May 21.-Though the General Assembly of the Presby- terian Church in the United States st America. did not act on recommen- dation of one man who wanted the assembly to memoralize the federal government to prohibit the manufac-
 ture. importation and distribution Of intoxicating beverages. 1t took very
 positive stand on the temperance
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-22
AVOID CONVENTION FIGHTS.

Dallas, Tex, May 21.-The officers conference of the Associated Adver- tising Clubs of America today fore- casts formal action before this con- yention adjourns which will end fights for the next convention city, at future gatherings. The plan Is to give the board of directors power to name the place of holding the con- vention each year and to avoid con- tests for thar honor by different cit- ies before the general convention.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-22
PROTECT BALL PLAYERS.

St. Louis, May 21--The strike oi the Detroit baseball players has male itself felt here and the following no- tice was today posted on all up- rights in the grand stand at the Ma tlonal league park
 Any person using profane or abusive language directed against either home or visiting players will be expelled from the grounds"
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-22
Rebels Win First Clash

At Rebel Front, Rerlano. Mex, May 21.-Colonels Villa and Urhana, eom- manding outposts of General Huerta's vanguard, in two skirmishes today were forced to retire. Their loss was five killed. Tine rebel loss was two killed
 Broken bridges and wrecked cars just north of Zayalza have temporar- fly checked the federals' advance and the main engagement again has been delayed.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-22
CROSS BEATS SULLIVAN.

New York, May 2i.--Leach Cross knocked out Paddy Sullivan of this city in the fifth round of sch1d- uled 1O-round bout. at the St, Nicho las Athletic club tonight. The knock out punch was a right to the head, which sent Sullivan against the ropes, where he stood dazed and unable to raise a hand
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-22
Northern saptists Meet.

Des Moines, Ia, May 21--Plans for ordering uniform divorce laws and for stamping out the opium traffic all over the world will be made dur ing the Northern Baptist convention which opens here tomorrow, accord ing to an announcement made to- fight. Dr. James S. Martin of Pitts- burg, general superintendent of the National Reform Association, is be- hind the movement.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-22
BRITISH VESSEL LOST.

Barbadoes, May 21.-The British freight steamer Lord Lansdowne, hich left Norfolk on May 12 for this port, was wrecked today during q misty gale to the east of this city. The vessel may be lost All cn board are safe.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-22

Washington, May 21.-Forecast for Arkansas: Fair Wednesday, probably followed by thunderstorms Wednes. day night or Thursday. .xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxY
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-11-15
MAR SURVIVORS
Money Paid to Pensioners Shows
Decrease From Last
Year

Washington, Nov. 15.-There are
now on tIhe governments pension roll
OBS. 900 soldiers and sailors. 321, 932
dependents and widows, and 500 army
nurses, according to the annual
report Of the pension bureau made pub
lie soday These include 497, 1858 sur
vivors OF the civil war and 23S widows
of the war of 1912. To provide for all
OF then this year, $751;. 55S, 14l has
been aI,piopi lated, a decrease of ST.
276, 096 from last year.
The I'd tai number Of pensioners under
general pension laws is e3S, 40. their
pensions a~ggregating $144, 973, 500 and
under 81 ecial acts of congress, 90, 0S4,
a~ggregating So, 5S4s 725 annually.
From the foundation of the govern
ment to June 80 last the United States
paid IA, 1888, 36Ssl64 in pensions to col
diers, Sailors and marines, their wild
ow5, miner children and dependent
relatives on account of military and
naval service in the various wars and
In regular service.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-11-15
SOUTH DAKOTA LAW
Before u. S. Supreme Court at
Washington

Washington, Nov. 10. -Arguments
were begun today before the supreme
court of the United States over the
consIitutionality OF the South Dakota
law making it a crime to sell, with in.
tent to ruin competition. commodities
in general use at a lower price to q
regularly established dealer in one
place than to one in another place with
In the state.
Ii is the first time that an antidis.
elimination law has come before tne
court and the outcome is being watched
with unusual interest beause of similar
antitrust legislation being urged on
congress.
ID. r. Simpson, of Minneapolis. on
behalf of the Central Lumber com
pany, which has been found by the
South Dakota courts to have Violated
the law, argued that the law was class
legislation, that 1t did not apply where
dealers were in the same city, nor
where the sales were to persons other
than regularly established deaiefs,'
and because it put an unreasonable
restraint upon the disposition of ones
property"