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Evening star., 1917-01-13
ALLEGES PLOT TO KILL
GOV. HIRAM w. JOHNSON
Prosecuting Attorney Tells of It
in San Francisco During Course
Of Mooney Trial.

SAN FRANCISCO. January 13.-AIex-
anarchist publication, and seven others
prominent in labor circles here. are
charged with having directed a con-
spiracy to assassinate Senator -elect
Hiram w. Johnson. blow up the state"
and to overthrow the government.
Those who were alleged to be asso-
ciated with Berkman include Miss NJ. E.
Fitzgerald. his secretary; Robert Minor.
treasurer for the International Work.
ers' Defense League: Thomas J. Mooney.
labor organizer, and four others. who
now are on trial with him for murder
in connection with the bomb explosion
that killed participants in the pre-
paredness parade here last July.
The charges were made by Assistant
District Attorney Edward A. Cunha
during the Mooney trial He declared
that proof of his charges was contained
in letters and papers seized in a recent
raid on the offices of the Blast.
Cunha said that at the proper time
Berkman. Miss Fitzgerald and Minor
would be arrested and charged with
murder in connection with the bomb
explosion as the leaders OF the alleged
conspiracy.
At the Mooney trial District Attorney
Charles NJ Fickert charged Mooney
wrote an article in an Industrial Work.
ers of the World publication In Cleve-
land. Ohio. in October. 1914. in which
Mooney declared that unless Gov. John-
son pardoned two men convicted a 9 the
result of the killing of a district attor-
ney of Sutter county. Cal. in 1914. he
would only have himself to blame II he
got hurt" Fickert said he had further
evidence which would be produced at
the proper time connecting subsequent
actions of those accused of the con-
spiracy. MONEYS trial will be resumed
Monday morning.
Evening star., 1917-01-13
/ G. U. DEBATERS CHOSEN.
Team Will Meet the Columbians of
New York March &

Robert NJ McGauley. president of the
Junior Debating Society Of Georgetown
University and winner of last years prize
debate, and Rufus s. Lusk and William
D. Callahan won places on the debating
team which is to meet that of Columbia
University of New York city here March
.. following preliminaries held in the
auditorium of the law school building.
9Th and streets northwest. last night.
J.. J. Kelley was selected as alternate
Twenty-Five students Of Georgetown Uni
versity and of Georgetown University
Law School participated.
The students who were entered in the
preliminary trial were X X. Stewart.
William ID. Callahan. Thomas A Lane
J.. J. Gnau. X W. Pugh, g. @ Elliott. G.
J. Aielo, NJ. John Enos. David l.. Riordan
George Helford. John VI. Dervin. Francis
j.. Scully. Daniel c. Gotthold, John J.
Darby jr II. Bachrach, Norman Kane.
William n. De Roster. J. l.. Trambly.
Charles Nauert and Irwin Frank. The
Judges were Secretary Hugh j. Fegan of
the law school. Prof Robert A Maurer
Of the law school and Rev. +. A. McQuade
of the university.
Evening star., 1917-01-13
KNOWS HE WILL MEET FRIENDS
New Austro-Hungarian Envoy Will
Gladly Return to Washington.

ROTTERDAM. January ~. via Lon
don. January 10. $40 a MI am look
ing forward with pleasure and cor
hdence to renewing my acquaintance
with Washington" said Count Adam
Ta-nowski Won Tarnow. the new Aus
tro-Hungarian ambassador to the
United States. before embarking on the
steamer Noordam tonight for New
York.
The ambassador. who is tall and slen-
der. does not look more than forty
years of age. He speaks English flu
emily and recalled the time when, as
sn attache. he spent several years In
Washington. Since that time he has
not.been to the United States.
However" said Count Tarnowski.
II go as n friend and know that l shall
meet friends. ] anticipate no difficult
ties. as there are no complications of
any sort between the United States
and Austria Hungary"
The Countess Tarnowski. who recent
" was III. now has recovered, and with
Der son will proceed to the United
States In a few months.
Evening star., 1917-01-13
AMUNDSEN PURCHASING
FOR 6-YEAR ARCTIC TRIP
Among His Supplies Will Be oco
Pounds of Candy and Tons of
Like De1icacies.

CHICAGO, January 13.-When Raold
Amundsen. the explorer. left Chicago
today for Washington it was apparent
that the food supply on the expedition
to the north pole upon which he is pre-
pairing to embark will consist OF some
thing more than whale blubber and
soup tablets.
Preparatory for the six years alb
sence in the arctic he purchased 500
pounds Of candy and quantities OF other
delicacies, including ripe olives, sweet
pickles. picked pigs feet. dried fruits.
nuts and apple butter. A ton OF meat
has been purchased for each of the ten
men who will set out on the expedition.
This includes roast mutton. roast beef.
OK tails, pork, stewed widneys. OK
tongue lamb tongue. ham loaf, veal
loaf, OK marrow and summer sausage
Capt. Amundsen said he had also pur-
chased tea, coffee, cigarettes, baking
powder. dried eggs, dried milk. cheese
and canned vegetables. In all 5o,Ooo
cans of food will be carried on the voy-
age During the trip each OF the ten
explorers will consume 400 pounds oi
coffee. If he drinks his share. The ship
will carry two tons OF II and TWO 'ohs
of sugar.
The explorer asserts that after a
short stay in Washington he would sail
for Norway, where his ship VIII pe
launched in Christiania in March
Capt Roald Amundsen, accompanied oy
the Norwegian consul at Chicago. r Her
man Gade. and Mrs. Gade. Is expected III
Washington tomorrow morning. The dis
tinguished explorer will be in the city Tor
about week. and while here will be en-
tertained by the Norwegian minister MI
Rryn. who is giving dinner Tor MIN
Peary. Mai. Gen Greely and Gilbert H.
GrosvenOr.
Evening star., 1917-01-13
oNE.LEGGED MEN TO MEET.
Association to Hold Convention Here
in June.

The One-Legged Mems Association
of America is the latest addition to
the list OF conventions booked" for
Washington during the current year.
Gus" Gumpert of the New Ebbitt
House is the authority for the state
ment that this convention has been
"landad" for Washington, the conven-
tion city, and that some time IN June
the one-leggers will gather here. Mr..
Gumpert is a member of the associa-
tion, having qualified when he lost one
of his legs in an accident aboard one
of Uncle Sans battleships. He ex-
poets an attendance of about fifty one
legged men at the convention. The ma
jority of the delegates will be sales
men for the different manufacturers Of
artificial limbs. No two-legged per-
son will be permitted to participate in
the proceedings of the convention. Mr..
Gumpert says.
Evening star., 1917-01-13
FORGER GETS FIVE YEARS.
Thomas R. Zepp Is Sentenced by JUS
tice Mccoy.

Thomas r. Zepp. who pleaded guilty
to several charges of forgery in con-
nection with laborers' checks. commit
ted in January. 1914. while In the en-
ploy of the Washington Terminal
Company, was sentenced today by JUS
tice Mccoy to serve five years in the
penitentiary. Because of the previous
good character of the accused and his
good record since the alleged offenses,
the court suspended sentence during
his good behavior. Attorney NJ. E.
O'Brien appeared for the accused.
Evening star., 1917-01-13
Sentiment Against Training.

Discrssion at the committee meeting
revealed considerable sentiment against
universal training, and some members
predicted afterward that even if the
Chamberlain bill were to pass the Sen
ate. the committee would not take it up
at this session.
The attitude of the administration to-
ward the Chamberlain measure and
similar proposals has not been defined
clearly and il has been apparent that
executive officials have not expected
the universal training question to come
10 definite issue in Congress before
next session, at least.
Evening star., 1917-01-13
TALKS OF PREHISTORIC RACE.
DR.. Monsen Addresses Washington
Society Of Archaeological Institute.

DIR. Frederick A Monsen, explorer and
art photographer. gave an illustrated lee
ture on THE Monuments of a Prehistoric
Race in America" at a meeting OF the
Washington Society of the Archaeological
Institute. held at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Henry Butler. 1885 !
street northwest. last night
DIR. Monsen's address dealt with the
clff dwellers of the southwest. and the
civilization which the coming OF Cortez
brought to close. DIR. Charles T.. Wal
cott presided.
Secretary Mitchell Carroll announced
the following new members: Miss X. e
Evening star., 1917-01-13
Fourteen Bows Lectured by Judge.

Charged with incorrigibility, four
teen boys of the Industrial Home
School were taken to the Juvenile
Court today and FIVE Of them were
later sentenced to the National Train
ing School for boys. 1t is said that the
principal offense against the boys was
that they ran away from school Judge
Latimer talked with the boys for some
time and then decided to send five OF
them. who are said to have been the
principal offenders, to the National
Training School
Evening star., 1917-01-13
APPEAL IS MADE FOR FUNDS TO AID
NEEDY POOR OF NATIONAL CAPITAL

hereby
contribute the needs Of their less
entirely dependent voluntary
Their service only BY their
700 families 400 of whom
dbursea the month
directca rendered
September
either Social
II will
soetics
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Z. Allies, Chairman.
s. Reside,
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES.
Cuno H Rudol William c.
John William J. Father,
Evening star., 1917-01-13
His Varied Duties.

Secretary Phillips, throughout the
war, has been in immediate charge OF
European affairs. including relief work.
questions as to prisoners. passports, de-
portations, consular work. diplomatic
changes and appointments, and diplo-
matte etiquette. Secretary Phillips Is
graduate of Harvard University and
Harvard Law School. has been second
secretary OF legation at Peking, chief
of the division of far eastern affairs,
delegate to several international gath
erings, and was appointed third as
sstant secretary of state March 13,
1914. His transfer to the assistant sec
retaryship increases his salary from
$4,000 to $1,000 year.
Evening star., 1917-01-13

NJ. Dumbeii. Mrs. Merrill L. Gates. Johr
w. Holcomte. Miss Ada Hudson. IL
Loren b. johnson. Miss a. Louise Jagrar.
Mrs T. ID. Mccagg and DIR. John c. sinp-
son.
Evening star., 1917-01-13

Pet canaries in this country con-
sumed total of 4,704,625 pounds, or
1880 tons. of birdseed during the last
year.
Evening star., 1917-01-13
Mrs. D'Antin Seeks New Inquiry.

The widow OF Luis D'Ant.n. the Amer
can employe OF the Mexican embassy
here. who died suddenly in Mexico while
on his way TO Queretero with Ambassador
Designate Arredondo. will make a per
sonal plea 10 Secretary Lansing to insti-
tute "A careful inquiry into the circum-
stances surrounding his death. The
American official report from Mexico CttN
supported the official Mexican report that
death resulted from natural causes.
Buttons are now made from the spent
yeast discarded from breweries.
Evening star., 1917-01-13

sixty Years In Use for Colds.
". Johns Medicine relieves promptly.
s-Advertisement
Evening star., 1917-01-13
Friends of Program Convinced.

While some members of Congress
and army officers most active in the
movement for universal training had
hoped for action at the present ses-
sion. most of them now are convinced
that the proposed Legislation will not
get beyond the formative stage by
March 4. Senator Chunberlain, whose
universal training bi f.is before SEN
ate subcommittee. Sc IS little prospect
that it will receive more than commit
tee approval before adjournment
The action of the House committee
yesterday, however. will not interfere
with work on the Chamberlain bill, and
its advocates will try to have il per-
fected as soon as possible and made
ready for consideration on the floor of
the Senate If opportunity offers.
Evening star., 1917-01-13
mo RADICAL CHANGES
! IN ARMY LEGISLATION
House Committee Believes Congress
Will Lack Time to Perfect
Training Program.

There will be no radical change in
army legislation at the present session
of Congress, according to a resolution
adopted Yesterday by the House COM
mittee on military affairs. There is
not time at the present session, il is
said by committee members, to take
up the very important subjects con-
nected with universal military train
ing. The military affairs committee of
the House. now at work on the army
appropriation bill, had the opportunity
Yesterday of voting for or against
universal military training. but side
stepped the issue in the resolution pro-
viding for no radical departures from
present methods.
Evening star., 1917-01-13
Admission to Police.

HUNTINGTON, Ind. January 13.-
Weldon H. Wells. twenty-five years old.
of Kansas City. formerly of Hunting
ron. was arrested here early this morn
ing and is suspected in connection with
the killing of Mona Simon in a room
of a Columbus. Ohio. hotel. He also
IS held on a charge of embezzlement
Hled at Kansas City.
The police assert that his admissions
warrant them in holding Wells. al
though the prisoner denies that he
knows anything of the crime.
Wells admitted. according to the
police. that while in Columbus he
stayed at the hotel in which the girls
body was found and that he registered
under the name of Van Brunt.
Chief of Police Baker believes that
these admissions are sufficient to hold
him for investigation, basing his be-
lief on word from the Columbus police
that the girls body was found in the
room which had been occupied by Van
Brunt."
In Wells suit case Chief Baker found
two bloodstained handkerchiefs. Stains
also were found on the collar the man
was wearing, but Wells contends these
resulted from slight cut on the neck.
Stains which Wells asserts are paint
were found on the sleeve of his under
shirt.
Evening star., 1917-01-13
handkerchief initiated Nv. h. W."

In the bathroom a blood-stained tow
sl. probably used by the murderer. was
aound Miss Simon had been killed
while on the bed. but the body had
rolled to the floor. her nose being
broken in the fall. it is thought. Two
empty shells from a .3S-caliber re-
Solver were found under the bed. A
handkerchief with the initials w. II.
w" was found in the room by the
police.
Miss Simon, according to Miss Char
lotte Martin. juvenile court probation
officer, was twenty-seven years OF age
and was a member of a respected fam
Ally. who came to Columbus several
years ago from Phillip. W. Va. accom-
panied by her Sunday school teacher.
Her acquaintance with Wells. the
circumstances of their alleged associa-
tions. the cause of the fatal struggle
which ended in her death are subjects
of conjecture only. Wells. according
60 a Columbus sporting writer. came
90 this city to confer with Joe Tinker
of Chicago, new owner of the Columbus
base ball team. about a position.
Evening star., 1917-01-13
Not a Political Appointment.

His appointment is known TO have
been made. despite political pressure
on the President to make a political
appointment, in line with Secretary
Lansngs policy to keep the State De-
partment out of politics. With the tre-
mendous pressure of work that has
been thrown on the department by the
war, without any countervailing in
crease in personnel, much qualification
was expressed in the department that
an outsider. unfamiliar with the diplo-
matte situation, was not appointed.
Evening star., 1917-01-13
Murder Charge Is Filed.

A charge of frst-degree murder was
nled against Wells by Sergeant of De-
tectives Peter Albanese in municipal
court here today before leaving tor
Huntington with requisition papers.
brother of the murdered girl at
Grafton W. Va, has instructed local
undertaken to ship the body to West
Virginia for burial near her old home
At Phillip.
Miss Simon's body was found at noon
yesterday. 1t lay in a pool OF blood
on the floor of the room engaged Tues
dav by "G V Van Brunt, Chicago
The body was discovered by Mrs. Mary
Reynolds hotel housekeeper. Coroner
Herskowitz located n bullet hole in the
girls cheek. A pillow in the room
had been burned by powder. indicating
that IL had been used to muffie the
sound of the report of the revolver
used by the slayer.
Evening star., 1917-01-13
GIRL IS MURDERED
IN A HOTEL ROOM
1 Man Arrested at Huntington,
| Ind, as Author of CoIum-
( bus, Ohio, Tragedy.
DEAD HOURS WHEN FOUND

Ey the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. January 13.-With
the arrest at Huntington. Ind. early
this morning of Weldon II. Welis on
an embezzlement charge. made in Ran
eas City, his home. the Columbus police
believe the slayer of Mona Byron simon
in an elegantly furnished room OF
leading hotel here has been appre-
hended Wells is reported to have ad-
mitted that he registered at the hotel
under the name of G.. V. Van Brunt.
Requisition of Wells will be made to-
day, Il was stated by the police.
Evening star., 1917-01-13

BY his appointment as assistant sec
retary OF state. William Phillips. third
assistant secretary of state, has gone
higher in the diplomatic service more
rapidly than any official other than
Secretary Lansing himself and Ambas-
sador Fletcher. Starting as private sec
rotary to Ambassador Choate in London
in 1903, he has worked his way UP
through posts in various parts of the
world to position ranked only by the
Secretary of State and the counsellor
of the State Department.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-03-29
KINGSTREE SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 49, l9
NAVY IN NEED OF MEN.
thousand Recruits
Wanted Immediately.

Washington. March 25:- Follow
ing is the executive order bringing
the navy up to war strength: BY
virtue of the authority vested in the
President by the act of Congress ap-
proved August 29, 1916, entitled An
act making appropriations for the
naval service for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1917, and for other
purposes. it is hereby directed that
the authorized enlisted strength of
the navy be increased to $1,000 men.
(Signed) Woodrow Wilson.
The navy must enroll immediately y
approximately $4,000 men tp reach
the required strength. Secretary
Daniels supplemented it tonight with
personal kilograms to newspaper ed
itors all over the country urging
them to aid the department in every
way in their power to obtain the
men.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-03-29

not only BY farmers but by officials
and residents of cities and villages
and bring about organizations for
the cultivation of vacant lots in food
crops. Chambers of commerce, wo-
mems clubs and every agency should
be appealed to to assist in this most
important work. The production of
forage crops on large areas, particu-
larly the velvet bean, sorghum, Su.
dan grass, cowpeas and soy beans, is
urgent. The acreage in corn should
be greatly increased.
The greatest care should be taken
with spring pigs. Hogs are now
selling in the Northern markets at
154c per pound on foot; beef cattle.
from 10c to 12c per pound on foot,
with every prospect Of increasing.
The acreage Of sweet potatoes should
be increased many fold. Every farm
er should plant fall crop of Irish
potatoes the Lookout Mountain va.
riety, if obtainable.
With the food supply of the world
in its present condition, we may be
assured of a profitable demand for
all food crops. We owe it to our
selves and our country to produce
the necessary supplies for the fami-
ly, and in the event war is declared,
for the men who are performing
their patriotic duty. The indications
are that for the first time since the
civil war we shall be unable to pur-
chase supplies from other countries.
Therefore it is imperative that we
produce them at home. This possi-
bility of shortage may bring some
of our people to actual suffering.
Respectfully,
w w LONG.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-03-29
URGENT APPEAL TO
RAISE FOOD CROPS.
DEMAND WILL BE MORE IMPER-
PERATTVE THAN IT HAS BEEN
IN FIFTY YEARS.

The following letter has been for
warded by the director of extension
work in South Carolina to every
county ahd ..-...- Representation
agent in the State. This article
should receive the careful consiGera-
ton of every man and woman ir the
county who can assist in this work,
either by raising their own food
supplies or encouraging others to do so
The conditions of the food crops
of the world, as being reported, if
not alarming, ARE serious. This is es-
pecially true when we realize that
the reserves will De exhausted at the
end of this crop year.
1t is reported that the English
wheat crop is exceedingly backward.
The Dutch crop is small. The French
crop is very much less than usual,
and what is most alarming, Argenti-
ma will have very little wheat or corn
to export. The Australian wheat
crop is reported 50,000.000 bushels
less than last years. The statement
is made that the English Govern
ment has contracted for the entire
surplus of this years wheat crop of
Canada. Wheat in the winter grow
ing States in our country has suffer
ed much for the want of moisture.
Early vegetables in the Southern
States have been destroyed by re-
cent freezes. Coming nearer home,
the prospects for wheat and oat
crops in South Carolina are the most
discouraging in years. The season is
very backward, therefore little gar
dening has been done in this State.
The country is virtually in state
of war, and We have every reason to
expect that in a short time thou
sands of young men may be called
from the field to arms. Therefore it
is necessary to impress upon all
classes of our people the urgent
need of growing all vegetables for
table use and for canning purposes,
This matter should be taken ur
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-03-29
VOL. XXXII.
Items from CadeS

Cades, March 26:-Those from
ERE attending the State Teaches
association if Columbia last week
were Mrs Willie Fillmore and Miss
Annie Mary Epps.
MIR and Mrs &c Annette went to
Kingstree Wednesday on business.
Mesdames V 6 Annette, Annie
Tomlinson and w Hodges attend
ed the millinery openings at Lake
City last week.
Messrs W D and ] V Epps made a
flying trip to Lake City Saturday
night.
We are glad to have one of our
boys back from the border alive. He
is Bethea McElveen.
Messrs E H Carsten and Young
Haselden went to Lake City Monday
afternoon on business.
Misses Garnet Graham and Velma
Thomas came home from Coker COL
lege Friday night tospend the week
end with their parents and friends.
They will return tomorrow to re-
sumo their studies.
Miss Nettie Godboldt. who is at
tending school at Marion, came home
last weekend.
The school at Bethesda will close
Thursday afternoon.
Alton Sauls came home Sunday to
see his mother.
We are sorry to say that Mr J 2
Epps, who has been sick. .is not much
improved.
We are glad to note that Ebert
NcElveen is we'll again.
All the crops around Cades are
looking fine. especially the beans.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-03-29

Little Boy" sending a communi-
cation headed Items from An
drews," must be reminded that as
there are so many little boys" at and
around Andrews. and probably no
few of them very bad little boys. we
cannot publish his letter, not know
ing the identity of this particular
little boy" The items are very
we'll written and we regret his fail
ure to sign his real name to the
communication.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-03-29
Murder at Lancaster.

Lancaster, March 25:-H E Carnes
was shot and killed by Pant Hunter
here this afternoon. Carnes is said
to have entered Hunters yard and
attempted to enter the house when
ordered away by Hunter, On his re-
fusal to do so Hunter is said to have
fired a load from shotgun. Carnes
lived only eight minutes. Hunter
was placed in jail. Both men are
well known. Carnes was formerly a
jailer, while Hunter once served as a
rural policeman. Carnes leaves a
wife and large family. Hunter is
unmarried.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-03-29
There was a lively time in the Re-

There was lively time in the Re-
corder's court at Sumter Monday,
when Policeman Ormsoy Blanding
assaulted S L Krasnoff. a merchant,
who requested Chief Sumter to
dismiss him from the force for con-
duct unbecoming an officer. After
Banding was subdued, he vas dis
missed from office. The Recorder
placed charge of contempt of court
against him, and Mr. Krasnoff, it is
said, will have him tried for assault
and battery.