Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-05-30
Number 81

ga. He declared the American gov
ernments activities in mobilizing war
vessels at Key West ard dispatching
the Prairie with marines to Guantan-
amo was not in any sense an inter-
vention move. The state department.
emphatically declared that the pres
ent Cuban situation in no sense made :
intervention necessary. No American !
troops, other than the marines al'
ready on their way to the island, werd
expected to be ordered out, 1t was /
state. 1t was shown that the fund
available for the tranportation of the
troops has run low, with the ap.
proach of the end of the fiscal year.
and any attempt TO move troops from
posts in this country to Cuba would
be costly.
After his tremendously rapid risa
in the United States army, after his
skyrockety promotion from which he
had to thank largely his friend, Colo
Wood will fall, like the stick of the
rocket, from his place as chief Of
staff Of the army on March next,
the day when a new president Is in.
augurated. The bill, which more or
less politely bids General Wood to
hand over the virtual control of the
army, has been agreed upon by the
senate and house conferees.
No matter what the result Of the
presidential election is next Novem-
ber, the Democratic leaders of the
house believe the party will be able
to control that body II little hard
work Is done. There are now 230
Democrats, 16O Republicans, one self
styled Progressive Republican" and
one Socialist in the house. The lead,
ers believe it will be easy to keep
the Republicans from regaining their
lost ground. even II the drift should
be the other way next fall.
Longer daily sessions Of the sem
ate this week with view to expedit-
ing legislation and speeding adjourn
ment of congress as much as 1ossi.
BILE. Republican leaders like Lodge
of Massachusetts, and Smoot Of Utah
are trying to bring the, sessions To-
Z close by the litter part of Iua
sa,l afss4t9 ln s. s,z:5sss q 9
house Democratic iesSa s sfs psssss(
ing, while many ssnatorS@say that
early adjournment Is not only imprac-y
tieable but absurd. satfi
Senator Elihu Root of New York;
who has been named temporary chair-i
man of the Republican national con-,
vention by subcommittee OF the
Republican national committee, issued
statement declaring: There Is no
foundation whatever for the story
that contemplate declining to act
as temporary chairman of the Re-
publican national convention. Un-
less that designation is overruled, as,
of course, it may be by the conven-
ton, shall serve"
An effort to organize cotton grow
ers in the South to remedy the pres,
ent wasteful' conditions and market
ing of cotton has been begun by the
bureau of manufacturers, according
to a report issued in Washington
Commercial Agent ]. NJ. Carson has
been assigned to visit the principal
points for the concentration of cotton
in the South and confer with the men
engaged in authority with view to
ascertaining whether plan for the
market could be devised.
The house is holding to it's program
for adjournment about June Is, al
though no understanding has been
reached with the senate leaders, who
are not optimistic. Representative
Underwood announced that the pro-
gram for adjournment on June 15
must he carried out so far as tha :
house is concerned, and said he would
insist on sidetracking all legislation
there in favor of the appreciation
bills and a few measures of import!
ance.
Orders issued by the interstate com-
mcrce commission suspending adj
yances in class freight rates from
New Orleans to Mobile, Selma and
Prattville, Ala, and Pensacola, Fla,
were vacated by the commission
The addition of water to canned
products will be considered adultera-
ton in future, except in those cases
where certain amount of water is