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EXPRESS
RATES GET
THE KNIFE
REDUCTIONS vi A d E BY
COMMERCE COMMISSION
NOW IN EFFECT
(cl Underwood 8 underwood.
CBy Associated Press.)

Washington, Oct 16,--Drastic and
sweeping reductions in express rates
for the entire United States, recent
ly ordered by the interstate commerce
commission became effective today
Also effective at once the express
companies are ordered to revise bust
ness methods. The latter order the
commission declares is designed to
safe guard the public" 1t simplifies
the claim of shippers when disputes
arise and disposes of red tape meth
DDS.
Rate reductions range all the way
from 10 to 60 percent, foodstuffs draw
ing the principal reductions
The new rates are to be expert
mental for two years the commits
sion announced. Unless 1t is shown
that the express companies suffer t.
great a loss OF revenue the rates W
eventually become permanent The
commission ruled that the express
companies can effectively compete
with the government parcel post and
with sufficient effort and reasonable
rates can offset any losses.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-10-16
lyy, 900 NEW TROOPS
FOR FRENCH FRONTIER
Kaiser Rushing Heavy Reinforce.
mGntS 10 The Front; Wled
Joins Army
(By Associated Press.)

London, Oct 1G-Important Ger
man re-inforcements, especially ar
tillery has been sent to the west
front, cables Reuters Copenhagen
correspondent to the London Times.
The correspondent adds:
my informant. who has just re-
turned here, met at Brendenberg,
twenty eight trains OF re-inforce-
ments in one hour all packed with
men and horses.
''He estimates the number of
troops between three hundred thou
sand and four hundred thousand"
The Times says: According to re-
ports from Berlin, Germany expects
the British dreadnaughts to play q
part in the defensive at Ostend.
Nothing else at the present moment
seems available to keep the invaders
out OF the Belgian seaport, but, OF
course, events further south will de-
eide the ultimate action with regsf
to Ostend.
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LONDON is soMBRE.

London. Oct. 16.-Not since the
electric light supplanted gas has Lon
don been so sombre at night as at
present. when the German Zeppehh
fleet is not an unlikely visitor. the
illuminated signs of Piccadilly Cir
Gus, the lamp-studded cafe-fronts OIL
Leicester Square have been exiting
uished. No more light is allowed
than is necessary TO traffic. Along
the main ways OF London, Thread
needle and Fleet streets, the Strand
Regent and oxford streets, compri5-
ing the principal financial and sho'
Jis+r.ct, only every third street arc
lamp is in use, and the upper halves
OF these are masked with black
paint so as to throw down cone o.
light on the roadway II is on these
lines tnat he Rank of England, st
PauTs Cathedral. Trafalgar monu-
ment. the National Gallery and the
British museum lie The suburbs,
where the restrictions are easier. are
now the brightest parts Of London
The war has put a damper on Lon
don's "a Il, is other respects. The
pubs" OF saloons. must shut doors at
eleven al night. instead of 1890 IS
formc-'y. tn, liquor regulation has
! aIsr rra--ieaI, ended ;he thee.er
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-10-16
HALEY LAUOS
WORK or RITE

Daniel VI, HALEY. sovereign Grand
.lspector for the Scottish Rite in
Oklahoma, was the chief speaker,
Thursday night at the usual banquet
given as the formal closing of con-
'sistory reunions. He spoke highly OF
the work OF the consistory. The new
class was naEed for the late grand
commander, James ID. Richardson, 33.
The officers are: G. r. Corbett, Dew
ey, President; Wm. II. English, Pouca
City. president; ]. S. Alcorn,
Ponca City. secretary f s. Lain,
Oklahoma City. treasurer; Leo Mich
OILS, Guthrie. historian and Lee Dan
iels. Tulsa, orator.
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FENcH CAN'T DO
WITHOUT PANTS.

The Hague. Oct Ito other aS
sertions that the Flench soldier is
not particularly Thankful for having
IN wear red pants and hue coats,
when his adversa~y IS clothed in
uniform which in EUrnDean land
scape of g-qy green is next to in
visible. the COS espon .ent of the
Rorlan newspag.r Noss'se-o, makes
a slight and humorous contribution:
~The spirit OF the French army Is
excellent" he wrote. "ln spite or
the hardships they have to endure
the French soldiers are in good
humor. expressing this now and then
in rather boisterous fashion. Their
frugalityI is marvellous. Getting a
cigarette is a big event with them
But they are not pleased with their
red pants. which in times OF peace
they would not do without for any
thing.
You are cracking a hard nut re-
marked the correspondent TO a SOL
der who had crawled out OF wet
trench TO dry himself in the sun
Indeed. monsieur, Those fellows
are the color OF an earthworm. You
can't see them. while our pants are
loud enough to be seen for miles. But
We can't very well do without them
can weT"
In his dipatch the correspondent
points ont that the German medical
service Is far superior to the French
who ss he alleges. lack even sons
OF the necessary surgical instru-
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DISCUSS
FOREIGN
MISSIONS
CONFERENCE TRANSACTS
ROUTINE BUSINESS AND
HEARS ADDRESSES

Routine busiH .;s, was transacted at
Fridays session of the Methodist
conference.
Reports from district representa-
tives required much time in reading
The fine weather brought out
large crowds.
The anniversary of the Woman S
Foreign Missionary society was OBJ
served this afternoon. Mrs. 81 B
Thoburn of Oklahoma City, directed
the exercises.
This evening Rev. Benz. Young.
D. D., of Topeka, will deliver the
conference lecture. His subject Will
be "The Man From Nazareth"
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PREMATURE EXPLOSION Of
NITROGLYCER|NE FATAL

Elmer Simonds. oil operator. living
near Sapul7a met death yesterday af-
ternoon in a peculiar and unusual
manner. He was interested in an oil
well: the we'll had been drilled lclose
TO the paying sand and was ready
to be shot" and he had ordered a
shipment Of nitroglycerine: the ex-
plosive arrived wednesday night.
While transferring the fluid from
the depot to the wer it exploded.
Simonds was blown 10 pieces. He
leaves a wife and five children.
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1885 MILLION BUSHELS
WHEAT FOR KANSAS
nv Assoclated Pcs }

Topeka. Kans.. Oct Is. - Winter
wheat sown in Kansas for this years
crop smounted TO 9.O6l.791 acres. ac-
cording TO the assessors returns 10
the board Of agriculture. While the
board viii not eonvass the yield until
next month it is pointed out If the
governments August first estimate OF
POS bushels per acre is applied to
the acreage reported by the assess
ors It viii mean that Kansas rroduc-
ed more than one hundred eighty-five
million bushels Of wheat in 1914
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APPAREL.
Of GIRLS
IS Lost
GIRLS DORMITORY AT
SALTWATER A. & NJ.
COLLEGE BURNS
Special to Daily Leader,

Special to Daily Leader,
saltwater, OKLA, Oct. l6.-The
girls dormitory of the state Agri-
cultural and Mechanical college here,
was destroyed by fire today NO
lives we're lost. The clothing Of a
large number of the students was
burned. At noon today the fire was
burning fiercely.
According to members of the fac
ulty the blaze had been smoldering
several days. The loss will lee
$35,$$s, partially covered by insur-
ance.
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NO FUNDS, TURKEY
NOT TO FIGHT

London. Oct 16-A Central News
dispatch from Rome says;
According to a telegram from Con-
stantinople published here Turkey has
informed Germany that owing 10 a
lack Of money she viii have 10 de-
mobilize her army.
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cARRANZA MAY RUN
FOR PRESIDENCY.

FOR PRESIDENO =
Washington, d. c., Oct. 16.-Ihe
Mexican general conference has taken
charge of affairs in Mexico accord
ing to a resolution. Carranza' under
the new plans, is allowed to become a
candidate for the presidency.
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ments and needed housing for the
wounded. The effects of the Ger
man artillery fire are characterized
nv the correspondent as 'indescrio-
ably terrible"
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German "Party m Lonuoh.
London, Oct i6-The police found
at WiIlesden, suburb TO orthwekt
OF London building occupied by
Germans, with foundations and roof
OF heavy concrete.
They arrested twenty-five Germans
on the premises.
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william o. wIed Joins Army.

London Oct 16-P Prince Williamd
Wied, who recently abdicated the
throne OF Albania. is reported to
have Joined the German army which
is proceeding to the French frontier.
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PLANS TO ADJOURN
CONGRESS AsANDoNE

CONGRESS ABANDUNED'
Washington, d. c., Oct 16-Owing
to the efforts of southern senators to
pot cotton relief plans to adjourn
Congress. Saturday, we're abandoned.
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FRENCH TAKE HAVESCAMPS.

Washington I6A Frepch embassy official dispatch says
THE Germans advanced from Audenarde toward Ooua
The enemy occupied of defense MeonA Areners
chy =. - ho4or
locality and Arras VII.
"A violent combat took place northwest of Lens to Verme
which resulted in our favor. -
1--WE have taken Havescamps. southwest of Arras
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Reserve Payments Due.

Reserve bank stock payments viii
be due Nov. ?.
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But is Spared By Torpedo's Poor
Aim: Germans Massing Troops on
West Front of France; Fierce Dat
tie on Between Germans and Russ
Near Przmysl.
(By Associated Presa.)

Iondon Oct I6.-The British cruiser Hawke he Pu1 u @
h ,ayy has heen sunk in the North by German submarine
ONT of a crew of four hundred men, fifty were saved
The British admiralty issued the following TO-DAY: .
.tI Maesys ship Theeus was aacker by submarine III
the northern waters of the yesterday afternoon put Was
missed ,1r:u;oroa ,vas
attacked about the same time and was sunk IL, d
The Hawke of 1850 tons displacement; tnfee n" ~
sixty feet long. - d twelve six
She nine inch ten SIX nch guns anu d
Founders, five three Founders two machine guns anu ~ P
tubes
FRENCH REPORT CONTINUED PROGRtSS y
par Oct 16-The war bureau officially announced today
~ The progress of the allies indicated in the communication OF yes
erday has been confirmed - .. -, 4d A.
the present time from the region of Ypres to the sea-
"In Russia the left bank OF the Vlsua rVe ne h m d
o,s on October thirteenth repued the German attacks on the
Warsaw and Ivangorod
"A battle S going south OF Prznlysl X
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CcOnsinued on Page Eisht-)
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fBy Associated Press
New Orleans. Ia. Oct is.-TGuight
and Saturday. fair
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-05-22
HUERTA HAS NOT RESIGNED.
Denies That He Has Told Represen.
tatiyes to PrOffer His Official
Head.

Mexico CT Y, May 2O.-Provisional
Preside@t Huerta in the course of an
interview today said: 'FTae Mexican
peace delegates have no instruction
to offer my resignation at the confer
ence at Niagara Falls
The president spoke with energy,
standing erect, and emphasized his
words with characteristic gesture.
Prior to this the acting minister OF
foreiga affairs, Esteya Ruiz, had de-
clared tha. the Mexican representa-
tives had been given ample powers"
by the government to deal with every
thing that may be discussed at the
peace conference with the object of
settling the international difficulty,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-05-22
HARTSYILLE MAN KILLED.
Tom Brown is Slain at Segars' Mill by
Negro-isSailant is Held.

The Safe
HartsyiIle, May 2O.-Tom Brown,
young white man, wlo lived few
miles west Of Hartsville at Segars'
mill, was snot and killed by H. Win
gate, negro, about o'clock today.
Ine scene OF the tragedy was at
Segars' Mill pond. Facts as best OBJ
t&ined are that Mr.. Brown and the
negro had been out in canoe fishing
and as Mr.. Brown stepped from the
boat he gave it a snove which bore
the negro a short distance from the
shore. The negro cursed Mr.. Brown,
WAereupon he resented it and told
the negro to take back his word and
apologize. The aegr< is said to have
scrambled TO the shore, got shotgun
and fried one entire lead CT shot inio
Mr.. Browns breast, which caused his
death shortly afterwards,
Rural fOllcellldn CdQdell ana cnleI
of police of Har,sVille, R. H. Kirk
patrick, hurried to the scene OF the
crime in an automobile, arrested the
negro, who offered no resistance, and
brought nim to town and lodged him
in the guard house. At oc'olck Mr..
Caddell carried him to the county Jail
at Darlington. Much Indignation is
fel over the killing but no demon
strations were made The negro is
probably about u years of age
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id finds justified in fact. We espec
tally extend to the president our
gra eful appreciation for preventing a
money panic and placing in the banks
OF agricultural districts large sums Of
government money thereby enabling
tie producers of our great agricultural
crops 10 secure a remuAeratiye price
f,r their products.
In Favor OF Repeal.
Recognizing in he president me
greatest moral force chat has been in
the White House during the pas; cen
tuy. we heartily commend his efforts
to secure a repeal Of the Panama
tree tolls act, a law enacted by Re-
lblican president, regardless of ma
tional hoaor We condemn this law
IS undemocratic and against economic
roiicy cf our party and country. We
believe that this law would create a
shipping trust and would repea. the
Cu ragecus scandals of the building OF
cur transcontinental railways. We de-
mand tat our senators vote for the
unqualified repeal of this act and thus
supper the president in unfolding
Democratic principles and the honor
of this nation.
I'VE commend and heartily endorse
any legislation tending to establish a
drainage fund to reclaim Cverflowed
lands in the United States and for the
promo ion of rhe general welfare by
preventing the dissemination of ma
laria and other diseases among the
States. That we urge our senator's
ard representatives in congress to
work for and support such legislation.
I'VE commend he effor now being
made to advance rAe cause Of educa-
ton throughout the State, and espe-
cially commend the efforts to foster
and develop the common schools.
Recognizing the vi,al needs OF be-
ter roads, we commend any legislation
tending to improve our highways. We
approve the legislation in congress
whereby it is proposed to extend ma
tional aid to the States for the pur-
roea e building good roads. We rec
cmmend to cur lawmakers that they
enact such legislation as necessary to
protect primary elections from fraud.
We favor biennial sessions Of The gen
eral assembly"
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AFFECT STREAMFLOW.
Forest Fires Affect the Streamh0W OF
RiyerS-TO RefOrest Denuded
Watersheds.

Residents Of Wallace. Idaho, now
claim that results Of the disastrous
forest fires in aor hern Idaho in 1910
are being made evident in the changed
h5w from a watershed then burned
over. which furnishes the water sup
ply CT the city. This basin included
an area of appr pXlmateiy 1000 &C -es
and was formerly well timbered with
trees from so 70 - Jears old. These
were almost wholly destroyed by the
fires of 1910. From this watershed the
city gets it's supply not only for do
mestic purposes, but also for the de-
yel3pment of e,ec ricity Tor power and
light. so t1at the maintenance of
considerable flow is essential to the
cay.
1t is stated that before the fires the
few Of le .strca mat its lowest stages
was never below 1000 miners inches,
the unit of measurement which has
been used. But since the fire, the rec
ords show that the minimum flow has
fallen to about 25O miners inches and
it is now necessary for the company
which furnishes wafer, light, and
power [; eXpend considerable
amount of money each year in deVel-
oping power from steam and to use
considerable part of this power in
pumping water. Records of the wealth
er bureau at Wallace show that the
precipitation for the years since the
fire has been about ormal for the re-
gion. This seems to demonstrate to
the townspeople that the unevenness
in the flow must be due 10 the destruc-
ton OF the forest cover of the water
sned and not to any change in climate
or precipitation.
In view of the situation, the forest
service has undertaken to reforest the
Q6QuQ6Q WdLGTSucu. SOuIC PA1AIAAG
has already been done and eventually
all CT the watershed " hich is included
within national forest boundaries is
to be reforested. The people of Wal
lace are taking considerable interest in
the work and express themselves as
thoroughly in sympathy with the ef-
fort that the service is making. The
experts of the department, however,
point out that the planting will prob
ably have no immediate effect, yet it
should influence run-of as soon as
forest conditions are restored, and re-
establish eventually a more stable
streamfow. In the meantime the for
est officers are taking measurements
of the stream in connection with the
records of precipitation, to determine
just wha. relation exists, and what
results will follow reforestation.
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RHETT CHAIRMAN
Charleston Man Presides at Richmond
ConYentiOn-Pr8ises New Bank
ing Act.

Richmond, Va, May 18.-R. G. Rhett,
president of the Peoples National
Bank, Charleston, S. c., captured first
,oncrs at the opening session Of the
Fifth District Bankers Convention
here today, when he was chosen cnair-
man of the body, with J. S. Hill, Of
Charleston, Wes. Virginia, as secre-
tary.
On taking he chair M. Rhett stated
hat the meeting was called to choose
the directors for the Fifth District Re-
serve Bank, which was established, he
declared, by the greatest piece Of leg
islation in this generation.
Though there were many parliament
ary clashes as TO the best means Of
procedure in naming the six directors
for this district, Mr. Rhe-t proved
himself equal to the task Of keeping
the convention in order and steering
things Straight. 1t was finally deter
mined to leave The question of nomina-
tions to a committee Of IS, eacn politl-
cal division putting up six names.
South Cardinals representatives Of
the commit ee were: j. ". Simpson,
vice president Central Ma ional Bank,
Spartanburg; W. A. Clark, president
Carolina National Bank. Columbia; R.
G. Rhett, Charleston; D. R. Ccker, OF
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Result of Prohibition.

Judge.
rather Neptune Ito a group Of mer-
maids)-Well. girls, mus. say it's
moe comfortable, now I can wade
around under an American man Of
war without cutting my feet on
broken bottles.
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Charleston Delegates.

When Charleston county was reach
ed on the first roll call Mayor John P.
Grace, VINO occupied the seats with
mis- delegation in tie section assigned
to Charlpq+9n on the floor, arose and
handed in lis list. Mr.. Benet sent up
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vigorously raped for Jrder, refusing
TO recognize anyone until order was
restored. Finally on motion of
III mber from I-aurens he whole ma
ter was tabled aad the convention re-
fused u recess over night. but eX-
pressed a determination to remain in
session and finish toAig1t
On eyplation OF Governor Evans
tha he thought the committees would
90 tleir work in two hours, a motion
i recess until 11:30 to~ight was
quickly adopted.
,fAe c mmittees on platform and
resolutions and on consti Il ion and
rules Immediately got down to work.
the first assembling in the hall OF
The house with Chairman F. H. Weston
in the clair and the secoad in the
library, vita, Chairman B. W.
Crouch presiding.
Wilson's Policy Commended.
Strong commendation of President
wilson endorsement o. canal tolls
repeal. endorsement Of bieanial ses-
sions Of the general assembly and
compulsory education and commend
ing President Wilson On his Mexican
@licy, tariff and currency reform rec
ord, featured the report of the commit
ee on platform AID resolutions made
by it's chairman, F. H. Weston, tonight.
Copies Of the resolutions were order
ed sent to President Wilson, the two
United States senators and represen-
atives from this State in congress.
The platform of the party as unani-
mcusly adopted follows:
The Platform.
The Dem5cra ic party of South
Caroliaa in convention reafirms its
allegiance to the principles Of the
party as announced and expounded by
Jefferson.
eve endorse without qualification
the administration of President Will
son and commend congress for the
Cordial and intelligent support it has
given him. The South Carolina Dem
ocracy pledges anew the facts in
Woodrow Wilson thai its delegation in
the Baltimore conven ion 50 staunch-
l. manifested in supporting MIN for
the nomination. Under the leadership
OF the president the government has
been restored 10 the people. Revision
o. the tariff in the Interests OF the
people has been accomplished and
the con srol of the government wrested
from the hands of the grea, interests.
The income tax shifts to wealth fair
share OF the burdens Of government
A brighter industrial and commercial
day is dawning under banking and
currency law tha; distributes he
countrys accumulation cf capital
among the people whose labors have
created it. In constructive legisla-
ton enacted for the benlfit OF the
many and no. for the few, this Dem
ocratic administration has already
achieved more thaa Republican admin
istrations have ever accomplished and
il will be known in history as the re-
orer cf the rights II tae people that
have been taken from them during
the long period when the government
in the hands Of the Republican party
was a partner of the privileged class
es.
Will Curb MonOpOlists.
"The Democratic administration will
curb the monopolies that have been
built up under the fostering care OF
the Republican party. 1t will make
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Will Curb MonOpOlists.


"The Democratic administration will
curb the monopolies that have been
built up under the fostering care OF
the Republican party. 1t will make
plain the way Of honest business, it
will further provide the facilities of
credit to farmers, and small producers
and it will go forward through the
agricultural departments in the work
of education, for increased production
and better living, for improved health
and for the delevopment of the people
as the principal American asset. In
dealing with o::her nations, cur coun-
try. under the direction Of President
Wilson's intelligent and sincere pa
triotism has acknowledged no standard
OF honor and sense of justice lower
tnan that which prevails among high
minded men and controls their con-
duct
Guided by these principles and his
own strecgh of character and the pa
tience Of genius President Wilson has
had re courage to avoid war in Mex
leo, when a weaker man would have
brought on an armed conflict that
would have COS. US millions o. treas
rro and thousands Of precious lives,
at the same time proving he honor
of our country and tne sanctity OF our
flag. To such record and such a
man, the Democratic convention OF
South Carolina, pledges its cooperation
in the performance Of the asks that
remain and the continuation of the
support which it commenced il faith
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Credentials Report.

The repor. Of the committee on ere
dentials as adopted by the convention
tonight was:
THE ccmmittee IN credentials beg