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?DltTOl WATCHMAN, ? ???llaatea 4mg. S, 188 Cbt ?httbman ano Souttiron. Wednesday and Saturday ?BY? MTCCM PUBLISHING COMPANY ?UMTER. 8. C. $1.M p?r amum?In advance. Adisrtteasnsnta: Om Aqaar? Urse Insertion.ILM Jwy subsequent Insertion.ftt V Coatreeta for three n oat ha, or will be made at reduoel rasa AU eommunioatlona which snb prtvate interests will be ehargod 4E? Ofjftsarin* and tributes ef be ehernst far. ftPJSW IAS WEIBS. UITUS PROSPECT OF NEEDED INVESTIGATION. A TesS Vote Thursday Showed That Clessaon Ha* a Two to One Major, tty te the Ho? and What Clem* son Wants Dooe Will be Done In Order. jsx Colunbla. Jan. SO.?Clemson Col? late slowed Its strength In the forth - i oonUa? fight over the prrnosed in? vestigation in the death in the hou?? today of Mr. McMahan's bill to hav Clemson fertilizer tax. amounting to over two hundred thousand dollars a j^aar go Ihto the State treaaury. Th ? Mil wm* killed by a vote of 71 to 35. PINE FOR ROCK HILL. Minister* of tin? Town Hire a 1 Detective to Ferret Oat tJsjM Sellen? and Rrnulta Follmv Men Convicted and the Roek Bill. Jan. It.?A tr*al of Ornate than usual Interest ended thii in the Recorder's Court resulted In enriching the city by nn amount approximate* 11.1 at), provided none of those eon range to take the alternative *t a\eartaia number of days. maHi thsns was ant the th nragrssa alnee ft*. Hm m matter of wondsr b? n a few people how this asgnghter came about. This lined by a public statement two prominent ministers of the le Rev R. T. Marsh, of the and the Rev. H. R. Mills, of i's M. E. church, who, belle / there was a great deal of being sold, and knowing that rant of the elty's policemen wall known, the regular officers not get these tigers alone, em - a couple of detectives with results. gentlemen were led to do this of their hearts having been ly touched by several sad fam iss and circumstance, which under their pastoral notice dur holldaya. Much credit and la also due Messrs. Dunlap and the attorneys who conduct prosecution. They knew the these ministers ware m?k? ln this work, and whsn asked to te a fee for their services, refused In so and gave their time and absolutely free, convicted and their flaes as follows: C. A. Fincher. two its. 1100 or SO days on each, to 1200; Oscar L. Potts, two counts, or 30 days each, on four addl A charges Potts pleaded guilty was fined $25 or SO days on each. Irg the entire amount of hi* IS00: Jim Hammond, who had counts against him. pleaded My and was Ane<f $50 or SO days each, making his assessment $200: J. Baltard. whoae first offence this was nned $50 or 30 days; Charle? Black, who put up bond for :ip irance. forfeited the bond of $100. AH the above are white. Will Ever ly. a ntgro, forfeited a bond for ap? pearance of $10. Two other negroes who w?re caught In the net, were fil ? ed $100 each, which they at once forked over and skipped. SCHOOL PRESIDENT STKICKEV. of Due Went Female College Haffrr* Stroke of ParalyMl*. Due West. Jan. 19.?The Rev, Jan. Joyce, president of the Due West Fe? male College, had an apoplectic stroke last night and Is seriously 111. He was In the hand* of two doctors and was unconscious all night. HI* megs seem to be paralyzed as he has ao use of them. This morning ho * waa a little easier. Messrs. Sam and Meek Boyes, of Oastonla and Mlsa Jeeel* Boyee, of Linwood College,are ?w < n the way here. now Ished April, IW-0. 'Be Just ai >1. IMBUng TALK. j SOME OF THE QUESTIONS UNDEIt CON SIDEKATION. The Matter cf Forcing Railroads to Revhai? r Under State Uw<? Of Considerable Interest? Belated Honor* for John Lauren* Advocat? ed by C ol. Dtrgan?Militia Asks for Larger Appropriation. Columbia, Jan. 18.?If the present house Is disposed to be as conserva? tive as It appears to want to be, It is a might:' careless house. A few days sgo. Monday, It allowed bills which would naturally be expected to pro? voke the greatest discussion to go through unchallenged, one of these was the electric headlight bill which has been on the calendar since last session and which Is hard fought by the railroad Interests. It is signifi? cant that this bill as It passed the Georgia legislature, is being contest? ed In that State in the court, and the decision in that State would mater? ially effect matters in this State. No voice was raised against it, however, and It is now in the senate. Another bill affecting railroad rates was passed at the same time without a murmur of opposition. It is very likely that the senate will hold up these mat? ters, as they showed a disposition last year to resist the legislation against railroads, and killed by a de? cided vote several bills that went through the house almost unani? mously. Another matter In connection with the railroads of the State which promises to be full of fight, is a bill requiring the recharterlng of the ex? isting lines In the State, since the C. C, and Q. case of Just repute and great renown, proved the unconstitu? tional I ty of any charter in this State which was iot a domestic oharter, and In several Instances the Coast line has wi.lked out of court with the assertion that not being a cltlsen of the State .t could not be held a party In suits being tried therein, the laat, and the notable one which prompts ths Introduction of a bill on ti**t line, wits In ths matter of the fertiliser rales, In which case the Coast Line sraa enjoined by the Sea? board Air Line along with the rail* road commission, from putting into effect the new fertiliser rates. The Coast Line denied cltlsenshlp, the in? ference from which action, and from actions that have been taken In the past. It is concluded that the road will deny on any occasion that it ap? pears well to their attorneys, the Jur? isdiction of the courts, and means to have that \ rlnclple well recognized by the courts. Attorneys for the road will not discuss the matter at this time, b it there la every indica? tion of a very hot fight should an at? tempt be mide to require the Coast Line to recharter itself in this State. The road would probably resist to the last ditch, and the^ only way to do would be to watch for a chance to turn Its guns back on it Col. John J. Dargan, whose inter? est in South Carolina history is so well known, Is here to get the legis? lature to make some recognition of the services of John Laurens, to whom Washington publicly attribut? ed the vlntory at Yorktown, and whom our own htitory, even have neglect? ed, so that he with others Interested, may have t ie grace and face to go to Washington and ask the recogni? tion by Corgress of his services at the court of France to the struggling country. It is understood that the ways and moans committee has heard him favorably and will favor a por? trait for the State House. A monu? ment In th?> center of one of the squares will be asked of Congress. The ways and means committee will probably break the record this year in the matter of Its bill. They are having constant and long meet? ings and are making good progress on the bill. The fine work that has been done In the military camps of the State for the last few years by the Y. M. C. A. has prompted the friends of the mili? tia to ask for an allowance from the military appropriation to support what will be called a chaplain's tent, which \alll be for the furtherance of the work o* the Y. M. C. A. The work done in the tents on the camp grounds has been of the very greatest benefit to tie militia and especially to those responslb:e most directly for the discipline and behavior of the men. The mlllt?ry men are going to ask a very much larger appropriation for the mllltla this year, the Dick law having ? r en put out of the way with Its requirements as to equipments, and the furd hereafter appropriated Is to be used In bringing the com? panies up to the standard In other particulars, which could not be done ;l)tnMi id Fear not?-~Let all the ends Thon Aln [TER. S. a, SATTJR: LEGISLATURE AT WORK. ONLY TWO IMPORTANT RILLS UNDER CONSIDERATION. Nolsele? s Fire Arms Outlawed and BUI Providing Pension Fund for Firemen Discussed?Tlie Junketing Trip to Clemson College Will Be on January 28th. Columbia, Jan. 18.?The only two important pieces of business was ac? complished in the house today was the passage oil Mr. Donr's bill out? lawing noiseless firearms and Mr. Garrls' bill providing firemen's pen? sion fund out of foreign fire prem? iums, which was fought vigorously. One third reading bill passed. The day fixed for the visit to Clem son College was January 28th. After the Tiger. Columbia, Jan. 18.?Senator Gray don's blind tiger injunction bill pass-, ed the senate today and is likely to become a law. It Is aimed at the Charleston tiger situation. Columbia, Jan. 20.?Representative Carlisle Introduced a bill today mak? ing sexual Intercourse between the races a felony. The State-wide prohibition bill was Introduced in the house today by Mr. Richards. It was prepared by the leg'slatlve prohibition committee* and the same bill will be introduced in the senate today by Senator Car? lisle. It is quite lengthy and is prac? tically the same as that passed by the house last year, except provision is made for Its enforcement. After a lengthy debate the senate practically killed Senator Graydon's b' nd tiger Injunction bill, adopting an amendment by Senator Clifton, which leaves the present law prac? tically unchanged. The vote was 19 to 17. LAND OFFICE SCANDAL. Washington, Jan. 19.?Looking Commissioner Dennett of the general land office squarely in the eye, Rep? resentative Hitchcock of Nebraska, a Democrat, who made a sweeping charge, of reckless and improper ex? penditures in the Interior depart? ment, purposely Ignored the head ol the land bureau during the opening session of the Investigation today be? fore the house committee on expen? ditures In the interior department. Today's session lasted one hour and a half. Commissioner Dennett was the only regular witness. The Investigation will be resumed next Monday, when Mr. Hitchcock expects to bring out Important developments by producing Mr. Dennett. "I am receiving a host of tele? phone messages and visits in connec? tion with this Investigating' declared Mr. Hitchcock at the hearing today. "Some of them are anonymous and two persons telephoned me they were afraid to see me at my office or.my apartments because I was being watched. I will ask Mr. Dennett some questions Monday. There may be interesting developments." Mr. Lafean of Pennsylvania, a member of the committee, tried to clear up the charge that the salaries of four score additional employes were paid out of the 81,000,000 ap? propriation fund, although their work was not connected with the purpose of that appropriation. "There are some discrepancies in Mr. Hitchcock's statement?" inquired Mr. Lafean of Commissioner Dennett. "With all due deference to Mr. Hitchcock," replied Mr. Dennett, facing Mr. Hitchcock and addressing him, "You could have got the facts at the department, Mr. Hitchcock. They were rumors, were they not?" Mr. Hitchcock merely gazed at Mr. Dennett and smiled, but made no re? ply. Mr. Dennett was asked by the com? mittee If the employes of his de? partment would be barred from tes? tifying. He replied that on the con? trary he would Instruct them to ap? pear If wanted. Mr. Dennett made a general denial of the Hltchock charges, though ad? mitting some of the minor specifica? tions were true. with the meagre apropriations given heretofore. Tho reorganization of the State board of health along more practical lines Is very much talked of, and It may develop Into a measure proposed at this session. There is a great deal of complaint that the board Is not able, if It wished, under the present laws, to give the service that is need? ed in the State and that it rather tends to the perpetuation of a clique of doctors in the State, and that it is destroying private enterprise In some ways rather than promoting the In? terests of medical progress. aa't at be thy Country's, Thy God's an DAY. JANUARY 22. DB, WANN DENOUNCES DR. WELL CURTAIN CHARGES MADE BY IjATTEK BRANDED AS FALSE. Absolutely Untrue" is the Terra Used By Member of Clemson Board of Trustees In Discussing Complaint Fll??d With Legislative Committee. Relative to Affairs of Clera>oii col? lege. Colombia, Jan. 18.?Replying to Dr. Meli, whose letter as to Clemson conditions published Monday, Dr. Coke D. Mann issued a statement to? day in which he characterized certain charges as "absolutely false and with? out foundation." In general the statement carries quite a criticism of Dr. Melt's actions as president o;" the college. Dr. Mann, who is a member of the Clem8on board of trustees, says in his statement: "I had thought that the controver? sy between Dr. Meli and myself had i ended, but I saw in the Charleston News and Courier of the 17th instant that I was mistaken. He has a num? ber of charges against me, all of which are absolutely untrue. As h?s I first chrge he says: 'While I was in controversy with the last command 1 ant in the matter of who should dis I charge the duties of the president's I office, the Rev. C. D. Mann, a mem I ber of the board of trustees, publlsh 1 ed an article in the newspapers con I demning me in my efforts to control I the officers of the college, and yet he I had not availed himself of the op I portunity to inform himself concern I ing my side of the matter under con I sideration.' I He says further down that I had I disqualified myself from sitting at a I subsequent meeting of the board of I trustees. He calls it a Jury. The I public knows what he means. Again I he says: 'He took part in the discus I sion, which occurred in the board, I and cast his vote against me in the I final action of the trustees.' What I disqualified me with the Doctor? I Specify* Was it for stating facts I which I tried to get him or some one I else tt come and deny? I made the I broad challenge that if any man I would deny it I would prove it, and I he did not see his way clear to dis I pute it. Then why did he not come I out like a man and not wait like a I dirty cur until he had left the State? I I call the attention of the public to I this fact. Capt. Minus had already I resigned as commandant and Dr. I Meli was trying to put the whole I blame on him, and I knew it was I untrue. Therefore I came to his res I cue and have nothing to regret or I take back." "Let me say right here that Dr. I Meli has his first time ever to deny I one of Capt. Minus' charges before I the board of trustees. He gave us to I understand that he was supreme. I Forgetting that the other man was I in authority in his department and I had rights to be observed and re I spected, not by the students in bar I racks, but by the president of the I college as well. Capt. Minus was and I is a gentleman of the highest type I notwithstanding what Dr. Meli may I write or say. My interference in the I Mell-Minus controversy was not to I interfere with Dr. Mell's duties as I president of Clemson College, as he I would have the public believe, but to I show to the public that Dr. Meli was I trying to run the commandant, trus I ess and everything in sight. When we I had Dr. Meli and Capt. Minus before us at an informal meeting, when about one-half of the board was I present, Capt. Minus making his I charges and Dr. Meli hearing them, I and after hearing both of these gen I tlemen. we went over the situation, and I we agreed that a committee 3hould be appointed to go next morning and see if Dr. Meli would let the Minus department alone, and Dr. Moll I promised he would. Then the com I mittee went to Capt. Minus and he I promised the same thing. This prom? ise was not kept by Dr. Meli, and I Capt. Minus' resignation was tender I ed during the session of the legisla? ture in 1908. "I am not at all surprised at Dr. Mell's criticism of me for I bellSVfl had it not been for my article t > the press Dr. Meli would be at Clemscn College today. I knew a great deal more about Iiis side of the matter under consideration than he thought I did. I had not been on the board of trustees two months before it was very clear t<> my mind that be was too small man for the place and with the crlticiams and charges against him. The/ were too much for the pre sldent of any great Institution to carry. "Now t hope th.< will be sufficient I have not tried to hurt Dr. Meli and would not for anything in the world. 1 Truth'*." THE TRTJJ 1910_New Herl PIMM TIE Ml REPUBLICANS SELECT PERSON? NEL OF BALLINGER-PIN CHOT HOARD. s^ Majority Members Overrule Mh. ci? ty's Selection. Refusing to Allow Rainey to Serv,. Washington, Jan. 19.?The joint caucus to select the congressional com? mittee that will investigate the Ballin ger-Pinchot charges tonight chose Representatives McCall of Massachu? setts, Olmstead of Pennsylvania, Denby of Michigan and Madison of Kansas, Republicans; James of Ken? tucky and Lloyd of Mississippi, Dem? ocrats: Representative Cooper of W'sconsln led a bolt of disgruntled Republicans. The caucus incidentally rejected Rainey of Illinois, one of the two Democrats selected by the Democrat? ic caucus last Saturday night as the house mlnorltyy's representative on the committee. The six men selected Include three "regular" Republicans ?Messrs. McCall of Massachusetts, Olmstead of Pennsylvania and Den? by of Michigan; one insurgent, Mr. Madison of Kansas; and the two Democrats, Messrs. James and Lloyd, the latter being named instead of Ralney. The caucus lasted three hours, but although characterized by consider? able acrimony and a bolt of six in? surgents, led by Cooper of Wisconsin, it was more peaceful than most members thought it would be. The objections urged against Rain? ey and James, especially the former, were in no sense personal, but were based upon allegations of extreme partlzanship, unfitting them for a ju? dicial investigation. Those who voic? ed this objection claimed to be ex? pressing the views of President Taft. "This is to be a Republican house cleaning," said Mr. Fasset of New York, "and the Democrats have nothing to do with it." The matter will probably come up in the house tomorrow and it is now expected that the Democrats will vote, solidly to repudiate the action I of tonight's caucus. But the regu? lars are believed to have votes enough to overcome any possible combination of Democrats and In? surgents. Incidentally there is the question whether in the circum? stances Mr. Lloyd will consent to serve. After the vote nominating the four Republicans had been taken, result? ing in practically unanimous appro? val, a separate vote was ordered on the Democratic memebrs. At this Juncture Mr. Cooper arose and de? clared that be was requested by a number of the colleagues to say that they were opposed to naming Demo? cratic members of a committee in a Republican caucus. LAYMEN'S CONVENTION OPENS. Missionary Meeting at Columbia Largely Attended. Columbia, Jan. 17.?The Laymen's Missionary Conference convened here today with a large number of dele? gates present from this and other States. The sessions are being held in Craven Hall, and some of the best known men in the country are to de? liver addresses. There were several preliminary sessions of the Confer? ence held yesterday In the various churches of the city. The opening session of the Conven? tion was held tonight in the Wash? ington Street Methodist Church. At 9 o'clock the meeting adjourned to Craven Hall for supper and the con? cluding part of the programme. A most excellent address was de? livered by Dr. George B Cromer, sec? retary Laymen's Missionary Move? ment, of the Lutheran Church, New berry. His subject was the "Lay? man's View of Service."' Another interesting address to ntght was that of the Rt. Rev. Wil? liam A. Guerry, Bishop Protestant Episcopal Church. Charleston. His subject was "The Evangelization of the World In This Generation." "Will America Evangelize Her Share of the World?" was the sub? ject of the address of C. H. Pratt, sec? retary of the Laymen's Missionary Movement, Southern Presbyterian Church. Athens, Ga. The Laymen's Conferences are a national affair and Is being well re? ceived In every State in the country. It Is attracting attention and a great work is being accomplished. Xuw Doctor, believe me. Stop Dr. Meli, or I will take del'berate aim next time and If I don't get you T will take the consquences." (Signed.) COKE D. MANN. i SOUTHRON, Er lished Jose, 1?M tea?Vol. ^. Mo. 43. THF <f HOADS CONVENTION. <?' j-' ? 1A7TION ADOPTED URGING * STATE HIGHWAY HOARD. J. J. Ijiwton. of Hartsville, Presents Resolution ( ailing on Legislature To Abolish State Farms and to Put Able-lKKlled Convicts to Work on The Public Roads, and It is Adopt? ed?Convention Best Yet Held. Columbia, Jan. 19.?The State Good Roads Convention today unanimous? ly adopted resolutions submitted by its resolutions' committee calling up? on the legislature to establish a full State highway commission. A resolution by Mr. J. J. Law ton, of Hartsvile, Calling upon the legisla? ture to "abolish" the State farms and put all able-bodied convicts on the roads was adopted without division, although the proposition was object? ed to on the score that this would result in convicts being inhumanly treated In some of the counties. A resolution by Supervisor McBride of Florence, that a law be passed forbidding trash and trees being placed In roads and forbidding roads being cut up by ploughs and lumber hauling, was adopted. Supervisor Humbert, of Laurens, offered a resolution, which was adopt? ed, giving the proposed highway commission the fines and licenses from automobiles. This took the place of a resolution by the commit? tee proposing a State license on au? tomobiles, graduated ? according to horse power, which was voted down. Secretary Weldon, of the Captlal to Capital Highway Association, gave a short talk to the convention. He re? ported that the link In this road as completed was In good shape, except for a link of a few miles here and there. The road is in good condition now from Augusta to Pinehurst, and after a link has been worked out in North Carolina, would be all right to Raleigh, and would soon be complete to Richmond. Speaking of 111 treat? ment of convicts he said the Atlanta stockade affair had been greatly ex? aggerated. The convention concluded its work with individual reports from super? visors. It was declared the best State Good Roads Convention ewer held in this State. The convention adopted resolutions thanking the newspaeprs for helping the good roads movement. The committee resolutions adopted follow: "That the Association urge the General Assembly at its present ses? sion to provide for a State highway commission, one of whose members j shall be an expert road and bridge engineer and clerical assistants as are required to properly conduct a i State department of highways, the chief engineer of this commission and his expert assistants to be re? quired among other duties to give expert assistance and advice, on re? quest, to county highway officials on questions of road administration, ma i terials, location, engineering, con? struction and maintenance, and to make local surveys, plans, specifica? tions and estimates of contemplated road, bridge and culvert work. "That the law governing the con? demning of property required for road purposes be amended so as to authorize road officials to locate and construct roads to the best advantage for the whole people and pay to the pr'vate owners of the property so used such damages as may be deter? mined by a board of arbitration, which shall be selected and assess said damages after the road Is con? structed and In use. "That provision be made to give all county highway officials four-year terms of office and salary and trans? portation allowances commensu? rate with responsibility and work re? quired of them." Presumedly Drunk. While Mrs. Rosa Strauss was at? tending to her house duties in the dining room Wednesday, a tramp entered the house, and feeling rather weary entered the bed rocim and re? tired for a little nap. He was arous? ed from his slumbers when Mrs. Strauss entered the room, and he be? ing not in a humor to arise, Mrs. Strauss went to the phone and called up the police station and had an otflcer call around and escort the weary traveler to the guard house, where he was locked up to await trial. He had gotten an overdose of "blind tiger'' ami when that drowsy feeling came on him he entered the house of Mrs. Strauss on Sumter St.. presumedly with no evil intentions, other than the use of a good com? fortable bed.