Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE SUMTER WATCHMAN", Established April, 1850. ;Be Just and Fear not-~Uet ail the ends Thou Ahns t at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jane, Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER. S. C. WEDNESDAY. MAY a, .1907. New Series-Yoi. XXYI. So 42 %k ?latdratai an?r Raiten Published Every Wednesday, -BY OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY, SUMTER, S, C. Terms: $1.50. per annum-in advance. Advertisements: One Square first insertion.$1.50 Every subsequent insertion.50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub? serve privatelnterests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and trihut?? of respects irill be charged for. SMITH AT WORK. 3Ir. E. B Smith Tells of the Growth of the Cotton Growers* Association -Local Capital Interested. Columbia, May 3.-I hope the peo? ple of South Carolina will not think because I do not keep them posted daily as to my whereabouts and the work that I am doing that they will get the idea that the Southern Cotton association is not making steady and substantial growth. I have canvassed a portion of Geor- j gia and North Carolina in the last 20 days, covering some IS or 20 of the principal counties of these States, and have been able in every county visited to inaugurate our plan for organizing local capital for the purpose of with? holding from the market weak cotton, and to erect warehouses in which to store it. Xo where in the south have I met with more flattering encourage? ment and substanti?l aid than in the State of North Cao lina, from which State I have just come. The names of the subscribers to our capital stock J for raising funds and building ware- [ houses comprised the names of the men who represent the leading busi? ness m?n and capitalists of that State. At Shelby, Wadesboro, Louisburg, Smithfield, Goldsbcwo, Enfield, Wil? mington, Kinston, Rocky Mount and Fayetteville, enthusiastic endorse? ment of our plan was most flattering. Last Tuesday I was called to Bir? mingham to meet with our warehouse committee, who were to meet with the capitalists and business men of Birmingham to discuss the plan establishing at Birmingham a spot cotton clearing house; where all the cotton in our local warehouses could be reported and listed, so that the buyers of the world might have a cen? tral point where they could reach conveniently all the cotton controlled by us. This cotton would be listed according to the counties and States reported. In conjunction with this clearing house there would be on foot a plan to organize a guarantee company, with a capital stock of $1,000,000. to guaran? tee the weights and grades of the cotton stored in our warehouses. This guarantee company would bear the same relation to our association as an insurance company would bear to the owner of property; they would weigh and grade every bale of cotton con? trolled by us and stamp our ware? house receipt with their guarantee, so that when our cotton was listed for sale, in our central concentrated point every bale so listed would be guaranteed as to weight and grade by this company. And the buyer there? fore would know when purchasing that he would have ample protection in getitng what he bought. The owner of spot cotton ebloging to our association and having it weighed and graded by this company would know tha* he was selling ex? actly what he owned. If it was mid? dling he would get the value of mid? dling cotton; if it were strict mid? dling, he would get the value of strict middling cotton; if it ;vere any other grade, he would get the value of what? ever grade he owned. It would be weighed under the rules and regula? tions of a strict business Concern, and he would get the value of every point he owned and the buyer would get j every point specified in the sale. A business man at a glance would see that th:-- would mean thousands to the middling cotton grower saved in the item of grades alone encouraging more careful handling of cotton and more attention to honest weights. As it is now, those who buy our cotton plan. A responsible organization employed by us would see to the w.-ighing and grading and guarantee the purchasing world that it was correct. Now to sum up the outlines of our plan: Organize our local holding and warehouse companies, where each grade it and weigh it under their and every member of our organiza? tion can carry his cotton, receive a loan, have it weighed and graded and stored, have a central point where it may all b*> listed so that the puyers of the world may go and be informed as to how much and what grades and where to make their purchases, sign ? their contracts for delivery and where j our minimum price as to different j grades can be understood. Then it would be an ear-y matter to j fix a minimum price basis middling, j which price would represent a profit to the grower, and then to this mini? mum price add a legitimate-charge for interest on money borrowed, in? surance, storage, weighing and grad j ing and all other incidental expenses; so that the purchaser in buying our cotton will pay a profit to the grower, a profit to those who finance it and I the legitimate charges in putting it in the proper shape for the markets of the world. This plan is the only com? mon sense business plan, and already there have been responses from the counties visited to assure success in the plan. Just as soon as possible there will be printed and distributed throughout the country a detailed statement of the plan and the methods of organiza? tion. I hope every county in South Caro? lina will proceed at once to get itself in shape to cooperate along the lines sugested. I think the good aiready accomplished by the Southern Cotton association entitles it to the confi? dence and support of every individual in the south."\Ye may have made mis? takes-and doubtless have-but our purpose has been from start to finish to get as near as possible the legiti? mate value of our cotton. It was a stupendous undertaking, but by vir? tue of its very magnitude it was of prime impotance to us to settle it, and settle it in our favor. I think we have clearly demonstrated our power to control it in our interest. There isn't a drummer in the south, there isn't a merchant or a banker but that should cooperate with us in our attempt to maintain a profitable value on our cotton. I sincerely hope that those who feel inclined to do so will Write to me-regardless as to whether they are members of the as? sociation or not-and express their opinion as to their ideas as to wheth? er or not the association has been of any benefit io the south. I hope every drummer seeing this article, who be? lieves that we have assisted in bring? ing about and maintaining the pres? ent prosperity of the south, will write me in Columbia, so stating, and every other man, regardless of what his business or profession is. I will be in the State until May 20 and if there are any places that I can serve between this time and then conveniently would be glad for the parties to communicate with me to that effect. E. D. Smith. PROMINENT LAWYER SUICIDES. Private Counsel of Governor Hughes of New York Shoots Himself. New York, May 4.-Ernest W. Huffcutt, the private counsel of Gov. Hughes, committed suicide early to? day on the People's Line steamer C. W. Morse enroute here. A revolver was beside the body and a bullet hole through the right temple. Huffcutt left a letter to the coroner and one to Miss Lillian Huffcutt, of this city. whom he calls sister. The note asks the coroner to turn the body immedi? ately over to his sister. It also re? quests that the body be cremated. Huffcutt was the dean of the Cornell law school, and about 35 years old. Robert Fuller, the governor's secre? tary, explained that Huffcutt was ap? parently all right yesterday. He had been working hard on the utilities bill, and was worn out. He had noth? ing to do with the Kelsey case. The i cause of the suicide is unknown. RUNAWAY PREACHER ARRESTED ?The Gay Rector of Hcmpstead Held for Abduction. New York, May 4.-The deputy sheriffs of Nassau county are en route to Peekskill, X. Y.. to arrest Jere Cooke, the unfrocked fugitive rector of St. George Episcopal church at Homestead, L. I., and Floreita Wha ley, the 17-year-old heiress with whom he eloped. Cooke will be charged with abduction. The girl will be held as a witness pending in ; structions from' her grandmother. As 1 sistant District Attorney Bennett re? ceived by long distance 'phone infor? mation from the police that Cooke and the girl were in a hotel in Peeks kill. Mrs. Whaley, the grandmother of the girl, swore out a warrant f>>r the arrest of Cooke. Two satchels and a steamer trunk constituted the couple's baggage. Cooke admitted his identity. Peekskill. N. Y.. May 4.-The cou? ple under surveillance here, who were believed to be Rev. Jere Cook*- and Florcita Whaley. the eloping couple of Hempstead, proved not to be the missing minister and heiress. COFFIN AT FRONT DOO I?. Sight Which Met the Eyes of Rev. E M. Lightfoot. Orangebug, May 2.-When Rev. E M. Lightfoot, pastor of th* Orange burg Baptist church, came out on his front piazza, facing cour: house square, this morning great was his surprise to find a coffin placed on two benches just by the door. On making an examination he found the coffin to be empty, with a piece of paper at? tached to the lid upon weich was written: "This will be your box on June 10. 1907. So good-bye to E. M. Lightfoot. P. S. Peace to his ashes. i . - j "Anon." Mrs. Lightfoot has been in poor health for years and Mr. Lightfoot's idea at first was to make way with the coffin immediately so as not to shock her, but she had followed him, and seeing the coffin, became very much excited. But for this, the fact would probably not have become gen? erally known, but as Mrs. Lightfoot had become aware of it. nothing was to be gained by keeping it quiet, and Mr. Lightfoot immediately notified Chief of Police Albergotti and several members of his church. The news spread like wild fire, and it is safe to say that within the next hour at least 500 men, white and col? ored, had called at the house to see for themselves, and for a while feel? ing ran high. In fact, if the perpe? trator could have been discovered at the time he would have been severely dealt with. MRS. DE MASSEY CONVICTED. New York Woman Found Guilty of Manslaughter. New York, May 2.-"Baroness" Anisia Louise de Massey, the pattern designer, tried for the killing of Gus? tav Simon, a shirt waist manufactur? er, was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, with a recommenda? tion for mercy. The jury to which the case was given at 3 o'clock this afternoon returned a verdict a few minutes before midnight, and the prisoner was remanded to the Tombs until May 9 for sentence. Killed in a Mme. Hinton, W. Va., May 3.-The bod? ies of three miners who were killed in the Whipple mine explosion have been removed, making the list o fthe dead now fourteen. GILMAN-COREY MARRIAGE. Notorious Actress to Marry Notorious Steel Trust Millionaire Next Week. New York. May 2.-The insistence of a newspaper man today gained the following statement from Mabel Gil? man, at her Hotel Gotham apart? ments: "I will so far depart from my res? olution not to discuss my personal af? fairs, as to say that Mr. Corey and I will be married in this ci cy on May 13th, and both Mr. Corey's family and mine will be present." It is rumored the wedding will take place at Sherrys. HURRIXCAXE IX MEXICO. The Gulf Coast of State of Campeche Devastated. Mexico City, May 3.-The latest ad? vices as to the destruction caused by the hurricane which swept over the gulf coast of the State of Campeche tend to increase the estimates of dam? age. It is believed the dead will num? ber fully a hundred while property destroyed amounts to millions. Many persons reported injured feared will die. Crops reported to have suffered greatly. A TERRIBLE GUNPOWDER EX? PLOSION AT CANTON, OHIO. Many Buildings wrecked and Prob? ably a Hundred Persons Killed Many Muildings Wrecked and Prob Canton, 0., May 3.-Hundreds were killed and many injured by an explo? sion in the gunpowder magazines. An enormous property damaged was also caused. The full extent of The disas? ter is as yet unknown . Twenty-'?ne corpses have already been taken from tho ruins and this is believed to be only a small por cent, of the casualties. Fifteen buildings were completely destroyed and hun? dreds others badly damaged. Res? cuers ar?- now searching the ruins for bodies. Lincoln, May 3.-Wm. J. Bryan, in the Commoner, today condemns Mr. Hearst's digression into thc domain of a new party organization. Col. Bryan intimates that the experiment will fail. Bryan says: "That Mr Hearst means well will be admitted but there will be differences ?f opinion as to the wisdom of his actions." 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The regrets of the association were expressed akthe loss of Mrs. T. J. Lipscomb as vice president, occasion? ed by her removal from Ihe city. The following resolution was unan? imously adopted: Resolved, That the members of the Richland Memorial association, an as? sociation, which for many years has zealously guarded the name and the fame of the living Confederate sol? dier, and gathered and watched over the sleeping dust of the dead, enter I earnest appeal against the free and promiscuous use of intoxicating li? quors, including beer, during the re? union, and respectfully suggest to the committee in charge that hot coffee and cooling fruit beverages be sub? stituted. ORATORICAL CONTEST. A Vanderbilt Man Wins in the Meet at Columbia. Columbia, May 1.-J. P. Luton, of Vanderbilt, won the Southern, inter? collegiate oratorical contest tonight. His subject was "Our Heritage as Southerners." Mr. Luton, a native Southerner, was inspired by his ap? propriate subject, and in a most force? ful manner he portrayed to the audi? ence that each one should feel proud of a glorious heritage of Lee. Jack? son .Davis and the immortal Hamp? ton. Mr. Luton, besides having a sub? ject that appealed to the attentive hearers, possessed a personality most pleasing. THIRD PLANTING OF COTTON Made Necessary in Louisiana Parish by thc Heavy Rains Which Have Flooded Lands. New Orleans, May 2.-A third planting of cotton will be necessary in Lincoln parish, La., on account of the unseasonable weather. Over? flows caused by heavy rains are the cause of the latest disaster t"> the crop. The farmers' one ray of hope in the situation is that the wet weath? er has in some measure drowned out the boll weevil. diopter, Miss., also reports that a new planting of cotton will be neces? sary, in both sections complaints are ma ile that seed i? very sea ree and high priced. Woodbury, N. J., May 3.-Swift punishment has been meted out to Edward Gibson, the negro who at? tacked Miss Dorothy Paris, the Weno? nah school girl. On yesterday the negro was sentenced to twelve years at hard labor and pay a fine of three thousand dollars, which i? the maxi? mum penalty. The girl is still con? fined to bed. COTTON EXCHANGE ENJOINED. Alleged Improper Methods Used in Classifying Cotton-Theodore H. Price Secures the Writ. New Kork, May 2.-Upon applica? tion of Theodore H, Price, Justice Bischoff today granted a temporary injunction retraining the classification committee of the New York cotton exchange from classifying .cotton by what he alleged are improper stand? ards. Under the order of Justice Bischoff the exchange is enjoined from classifying cotton by samples drawn from bales so long before the time of classification as to enable them to be? come bleached, from classifying sam? ples unless the bale from which they are tak-n can be identified, unless they the compared with proper grades, or without affording an op? portunity for comparison with stand? ards of every grade, or from classify? ing cotton which is unmerchantable because of sand and dirt. The order also requires the classification com? mittee of the exchange to deliver to members of the exchange a set of standards used by it in certifying and classifying cotton. Mr. Price declared in his complaint that the classification committee clas? sified samples which are not so tagged as to identify the bale from which it was taken, that the classifi? cation is made by improper standards j and that the committee is influenced j by undue pressure to produce an ov- j er classification in favor of the seller. He asks that the injunction be made permanent. Injunction Modified. New York, May 2.-Late tonight ! Henry W. Taft, representating the ? New York cotton exchange, secured ? i fom Judge Bischoff a modification of j the temporary injunction issued by | the latter this afternoon and which restrained the classification commit? tee of the exchange from classifying cotton under what were alleged to be improper standards. It was repre? sented to Judge Bischoff that the in? junction might seriously interfere with current contracts to the injury of members of the exchange. Judge Bischoff accordingly modified the in? junction so that it would not take ef? fect pending a hearing in the matter next Monday. REGULAR FARES FOR ACTORS. Washington. Many 3.-Following the action of the interstate commerce cv.mmision in declaring that where transportation lines afford reduced rates on party tickets, as, for example, to theatrical, baseball, football and other amusement organizations, these i educed rates must also be open to the g'-neral public, railway lines south of the Potomac and Ohio and east of the Mississippi river today ?1 led with the interstate commerce commission notice, effective June 1. of withdrawal of all such reduced party rates. After that amusement companies will be referred to the regular pre? vailing tariffs of individual fares. 1 MORDER IN COLUMBIA. MR. T. R, WOESCOTT- WAYLAID^ KELUSD AXD ROBBED. He Was on His Way Frcm His Home? in Waverley to His Store in the. City-Shot Through the Head as? He Passed Around School House No Clue Discovered'. ' Columbia, May -2:-Mr. T. R. West? cott was shot through the left tem? ple and instantly killed as he passed around a school house in Waverley; suburb at 5..o;clock this morning on? his way to his meat store in the city? It was his custom to carry his money between Iiis home and his store m a shot bag, with a revolver in his hand The murderer rifled his pockets andi took the victim's diamond ring. Mr. Wescott's- 16-year-old son stumbled over the body a half hour after his father, left home. Westcott's revolver, undischarged^ was found by the side of the corpse. Neighbors heard one shot fired. The? penitentiary hounds failed to track the murderer, and there is no clue. A. C. L. CONDUCTORS' PAY RAISED* Company Agrees to Pay Passenger* Conductors Ten Per Cent. More anet Freight Eight. Florence, May 2.-As a result of the meeting of the general adjust? ment committee of the Order of Rail? way Conductors of the Atlantic Coast' Line, and the officials of that system at Wilmington during the past two weeks, all passenger conductors have been granted an increase of 10 per? cent, and all freight conductos an-in? crease of 8 per cent, in their pay. Tft&' order is effective from May 1, 190T,V and stands for the next 12 months-. The meeting at Wilmington was ?& every way a pleasant and agreeable* one, and both the officials of the? Coast Line and the Order of Railway Conductors were in harmony throughout the meeting. The Sumter county dispensarjr board adopted resolutions at its meek? ing held Monday that their office, ware? house, and books and accounts there? in should be open to the public at ail times, and that the Sumter legisla? tive delegation and the city arce? county officials are especially invissxSf to make a thorough inspection of dsrci same. The Sumter board should ST?-JV plement that commendable rescSotf?ct by pledging that questions as to trse publfc business they control will he* answered. Lots of things do noC necessarily appear upon record^;, which might be brought out by ques< tions. The Record, for instance. has.; asked the Richland board a numbes-' of questions it has declined to answes;-. Inspecting the board's records wosuJcK hardly furnish the answers.-Co. fcnrr bia Record. The State bank examiner reptrrtrs= that the deposits in the banks of th* ? State have increased half a mii??c-23," dollars in the past three months.