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Cbc gfcbman deuteron. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1907. The Sumter Watchman was founded in ?350 -and the True Southron in 1S6(J. The Wakxuaan and Southron now has the com? bined circulation and influence of both of ? ae ?id papers, and is manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. IMPORTANT NOTICE. Subscribers are requested to ex jaanine the label on their papers, which show the date to which the subscription has been paid. Those who find that they are in arrears are requested to call and settle or remit s.t the earliest convenient date. The amount that each subscriber owes is small, but in the aggregate the amount due us for subscription is ?luifce large-and we need the money. IMMIGRATION INVESTIGATION BY CONGRESS. Senator La timer Who is Now Abroad* on the Commission Writes as to Its Work. Mid Ocean, May 25, 1907. Mr. F. *itor: Perhaps a few words concerning the immigration commis? sion and its trip abroad will be of in-" Serest to the readers of your paper. "As most of them already know, this commission was created at the last cession of congress, and its creation grew out of the discussion of the im . j migration question, which was given J ? great deal of attention during the j session. This was emphasized by the number of amendments that were in? troduced, of conflicting kinds. Some ! wanted our present immigration laws made more lax, while others wanted them made more stringent. Congress -was slow in agreeing to any particular xnc-asure, and there was much uncer? tainty as to what would be done for the best interest of the country. Fi? nally it was decided to appoint a corn mission to investigate the whole mat? ter in all of its phases, and to report its findings to congress. The cemmis ? consists of three senators, three preventatives and three laymen, ap? pointed by the president. The sena? tors are Messrs. Billingham, Lodge ? myself, members of the senate committee on immigration. The rep - entatives are Messrs. Howell. Ben :t and Burnett, members of the i-, ase committee on immigration. The <r esa den t's appointees are Messrs. "aries P. Neill, J. W. Jenks and W. R. Wheeler. Senator Lodge . o -Messrs. Neill and Jenks were un? ie io . take the European trip, for different reasons, and they will be sf zdying the immigration question in ' t?e United States this summer while Wi* are abroad. Each member of the Immission taking the trip has his .Wife aSong. Among others along with ?Che party are Miss Wheeler, a niece of cornmissioner Wheeler, Mr. Bur? nett, a son of Congressman Burnett, Miss Olive Latimer and Mr. A. M. Carpenter, editor of the Anderson J>a:ly Mail. Tjhe commission sailed from Boston on Saturday. May 18, on the steamer Canopic of the White Star Line, and yesterday we passed the Azores, stop? ping for a few hours at Ponta Delga? da, on the Island of St. Michael. We are due Monday at Gibraltar, and the steamer then goes on to Naples, where the party will land. The weather has been ideal so *?.c, and tiie trip has been delightful. There fens been little if anv seasickness. Tile commission has already start? ed its work. There are about 400 steerage passeigers on board, which class embraces the immigrants, who are returning to their native homes. We have gene among them and made Investigations as to their reasons for returning. About '13 per cent, are returnirg on account of sickness; roany are going hom.e to visit their relatives, and others are going over to bring relatives back with them. The general condition of steerage passengers is good: they have fair ac? commodations, and the legal require? ments of our government with regard to space on board the ship and the sanitary conditions are complied with. A close inquiry among the passen? gers, reports of special agents and our own commissioners emphasizes the fact that in order to obtain per macent benefit from immigration it ts necessary to treat the first immi? grants in a community well and to surround them with proper economic conditions. In other words, the wages paid, whether in money or cheaper rents or lower priced food and cloth? ing, must equal, or nearly equal, what can be obtained in any other section of our country. If these con? ditions are met the fi rt immigrants >lease, *nd will write back fronds ll ?t conditions are factory "nd tl eir mis will fol W.. m On the ot: r band, if these conditions are n ! met, the first immigrants will go ?? mewhere else and will not write th- r friends to come until they have found a place wh-ere conditions are satis! . tory Of ?rrse U must be borne i?; mind that f - : IKions generally in ?ur country sk. ^nuch better than they are abroad. 0>i. ? ns in different parts of our own country, however, vary, and these variations are rot always un? derstood by our own people, and they are liable to be misunderstood by the immigrants. For instance, an im- I migrant arriving in one section of the 1 United States may hear of some other section where, he is told, the condi? tions are much belter. It is quite nat? ural that he should roi understand the disadvantages of the other sec? tion and should become dissatisfied and want to go elsewhere. I learn through one of my brother ! commissioners that the planters of ! Hawaii early this year sent an agent j to the Azore? which are peopled by j I Portugese, and succeeded in securing ?a ship load under contract to engage in sugar planting in the Hawaiian Islands. Shortly after arriving at that destination a general exodus to Cali? fornia ensued, owing to the report of better wagers prevailing: in that State. This instance seems closely analogous to that which we have recently expe? rienced in our own? State, and goes to prove that the immigrant, no matter how much he may be bettering his | original condition by immigration, j will not hesitate to better himself af- j ter arrival at his first destination on learning that better wages or condi? tions prevail elsewhere. As an evi dence of the interest of the immi- j grants in our country I Quote the following from a recent official re? port: "Distribution through labor agents is the most satisfactory method for the unskilled worker. The most ef- j fective is through the United States Domestic and International ZVIaii Ser- j vice. "Through this channel reliable in? formation as to employment, wages, and location is given by the relatives or friends in the United States to the intending immigrant before he leaves his native land. The relative or friend in the mine, factory or work of con? struction, knows if there is a shortage of labor or room here ::or his relative or friend iii Europe. The magniaude cf the International Mail and Money Ofder System of the United States, to? gether with the fact :ha? the great mass of immigrants go unerringly to the States where wages are highest and their services In greatest demand, indicates the effectiveness of the sys? tem and the accuracy cf the informa? tion." This will give some idea of the con? clusions that I have reached as far as our investigations have' gone, and I find that this view is shared by the other members of the commission. If wt are to get the benefits of immigra? tion we must make the first ones who come over satisfied with the condi? tions they find. If we do this they will write home to their friends and relatives, who will follow. I will mail this letter at Gbraltar, where our ship will call, and will try to write occasionally while on the trip. On reaching Naples we begin our study of the conditions surround? ing the immigrant in his native land, and the causes that induce him to emigrate. From Italy we will go northward. The exact itinerary has not been fully determined, and may be changed to suit circumstances. We are scheduled to sail from Liverpool fer home on August 29, and will reich New York about September 6. Respectfully, * A. C. Latimer. rxnnERSITY COIVOlENXEVfENT. Senator Carmack Delivers a Remark? able Address at the Notate Uuniver sity. Columbia, June ll.-The address at the commencement of the Univer? sity of South Carolina was delivered today in the Columbia Theatre by the Hon. Edward Ward Carmack, sena? tor from Tennessee. From a southern senator, or from a recently defeated politician, the address was a most re? markable one. It might have been a baccalaureate sermon delivered by some famous minister of the Gospel. There was no attempt to solve the questions of statecraft, which might have been made by a statesman seek? ing vindication; there was no wail of political pessimism, which might have emanated from a vanquished candi? date for office. But insetead there was a speech full of practical truths elo? quently stated. Mr. Carmack as? suredly demonstrated his broad and deep philosophy in his address to thc graduating class o 'the University of South Carolina. The audience in the theatre had lis? tened to six speeches from members of the class before the orator of the day was presented. He announced ro subject except to say that he wou?d axldress himself to the graduates. He began by telling them The value of r*-putati'?r. and that r?-p, ation must te based on charactt . He painted the demagagu*- ii. his true colors a? one who sought to satisfy his own small vanity by th*-- applause of the mu!t:* "? The tra^ ' . <.f a ma ..aracter. he said, only be obi t^h by knowing that man's thoughts ol . f when he has turned out the ! gone to bed in the seclusion oi ii- .. wn room, j r. Carmack dwelt at length ?n J the po wes of habit and urged ; yoting nu-n to fight bad habits incipiency and to dri e th' rn o tt wit j rr Dod habits. Apologizing for the di? gression, he referred to the habit of drink and impressed upon the young m'en the uselessness and costliness of this evil. It was a rather remarkable 'scene, which was typical of the era. though contrary to the traditions of the country, a southern senator in? veighing against whiskey when all the stories picture southern statesmen as heavy drinkers. In conclusion Mr. Carmack referred to the effectiveness of religion and urged upon the young men the folly of scoffing in the be? lief that it is smart. His peroration was a most eloquent tribute to wom? er?. All through his address Senator Carmack displayed his perfect famil i&rity with the Bible, with Shake- ! speare and other good literature, j Speaking extemporaneously, he used quotations most freelv and aptlv. His ! reputation as an orator, based upon j his addresses in the United States sen- ! i ate upon constitutional questions, had j preceded him. but the character of ; his address today was entirely differ? ent from what had been expected and was perhaps for that reason even ? more enjoyed apd appreciated.. At the# conclusion of the address the' diplomas wers presented by President j Benj. Sloan to the following gradu-j ates: MASTERS OF ARTS. Henry Campbell Davis. Elbert D. Easterling. William Elbert Fondly. Wilson Plumer Mills. James Harvey Rogers. Jean Hain Witherspoon. BACHELORS OF ARTS. Eugene Hood Blake. Francis Wright Bradley. Addie Melton Bur? ney. Vernie Cook, Leon M. Green, John Samuel Harris, Nathaniel Barn? well Keyward. Albert Henrv Jereckv. Alexander Banu m Kohn. Richard Do? zier Lee. Jr.. John Rainsford. Victor Elliott Rector. John Schriner Rey? nolds, Margaret Rion. Simpson J. Zimmerman. BACHELORS OF SCIENCE. Maston Thomas Carlisle, Daniel A. rcher Carmichael. Theodore Marion DuBose. Jr.. Allen Jones. Jr., Waiter Vigeneron Parrott, James Harvey Rogers. BACHELORS OF LAW. William David Aiken. Jr.. R. Prin? gle Clinkscales. Edward Stockton Croft, Charles E. Early. Charles Mills Galloway. Alfred Lila Hamer, Marvin Hardin, Jerry M. Hughes, Wade C. Hughes, David Hamilton, Dibert Jackson, Walter M. Scott, Lawrence B. Singleton." Charles Capers Smith Ashley C. Tobias. Jr. LICENTIATES OF INSTRUCTNION. Oscar Elair Adams, Samuel Alexan? der Hatchell, David Cuttino Hill, John C. Hungerpiller, John Dean Lanford, Estie Shell McCown, Kurt Ruprecht Schoenberg, Holmes Hall Scrott, Cyrus Luther Shealy, Satter Junious Wall. The order of exercises this morning was as follows: Procession from University library, &.15 a. m. Music. Prayer. Announcement for session 1906 1907. Speeches of graduating classes: "The Rights of tt?e Free," Francis W. Bradley; "Woman's War Against Woman," Eugene Hood Blake; "The Decadence of Courtesy'." Allen Jones, Jr.; "Conquer or be Conquered," Vic? tor Elliott Rector. Music. Valedictorian. Richard Dozier Lee. Jr. Music. Law class oration: "The President of the Profession." Dibert Jackson. Music. Annual address Hon. Edward Ward Carmack, Tennessee. Music. Presentation of the Philo Bennet medal. Music. Conferring academic and law de? grees. Music. Benediction. The music furnished by the Univer? sity Glee Club was particularly en? joyed. THE CALHOUN STATUE. Commission Selects Ruckstuhl. De? signer of Hampton Monument, to Submit Models. Columbia, June 14.-At a meeting of the Calhoun monument commis? sion yesterday Mr. F. Wellington Ruckstuhl of New York and Paris v,as selected sculptor and will be in instructed to design at once several models from which the commission will select one to be placed in stat? uary hall in Washington. Tho news <?f the selection of Mr. Ruckstuhl to this position will be re? ceived with moen pleasure by the people ?f the State. As designer of the monument to Wade Hampton he made a na me for himself in South Carolina, although his reputation was world-wide at that time. When he came south for the Hampton moau m< nt work he became interested in this section, especially ir Columbia nod since the completion o vork ho has paid Conimbia a ? ' visits and once or twice ...?iv 1 lectores on civic beau: 'io h toward arousing ' j Columbians ic making better appear j anees on their streets. At the meeting yesterady all of ' rho members of the commission were ! present, including Gov. Ansel. Sena ; tor Mauldin of the finance committee ; of the senate. Representative Banks ! of the ways and means committee of i the house" Mrs. Bratton, State regent j I oi the Daughters of the Revolution. ! j and Miss Maggie Gist, regent of che i King's Mountain chapter of the same j organization. There is an appropri? i tion of $10.000 for this work, this j sum being given by the last general j j assembly, and the commission will j j bf fore selecting the model hold a ! meeting ac Clemson college, the old ! residence of the Calhoun family, and j there consult with several of the old? er residents and submit to them pho? tographs from which to select thc best likeness of che great statesman. As soon as ".his is done the work will | be pushed to completion. SCHMITZ FOUND GUILTY. Mayor of San Francisco Convicted- ' Levying Black Mail on French Res- J ta nra nts. San Francisco, June 13.-Mayor j Eugene Schmitz was - tonight found j guilty of extorting money from pro- j prietors of French restaurants in this j city. This is the first formal convie- \ lion in the anti-graft campaign inau? gurated several months ago. Abe Ruef, who was indicted after Schmitz for similar offenses, pleaded gu.?y tc the charges and appe?rci a? a wit- ! ness against Schmitz. When The verdict v.- s rotumed Schmitz sat unmoved, with his hand j to his chin. Tie apparently did not understand and asked Barrett: "What is it?" ! "Guilty." said Parre-tt. Schmitz's hand dropped to the ta? ble, but he showed no other signs of emotion. Judge Lawlor postponed indefinite? ly the triai of Louis Glass, vice pres? ident of the Pacific Telephone compa? ny, indicted for bribery, which was set for next Monday. He announced that all preliminary matters in the gas and trolley cases would be decid? ed before the beg!,ming of the Glass cr other trials, the questions involved in all three being identical. CORTELYOU CALLS IX LOANS. The Treasury in Need of Thirty Mil? lions. Washington. June 12.-The secre? tary of the treasury today issued a call for the return to the treasury by July 10 next of thirty million dollars of government funds now on deposit in certain depostary banks through? out the country. The following is the text of the call: "The outstanding residue of the four per cent funded loan of 1907, which on the 1st of July will amount to about $30,000.000, was called for redemption by the circular of April 2, 11*07, and the bonds will mature and ce?se to bear interest July 2. "To provide for the redemption of these bonds the secretary of the treas? ury has called upon certain deposi? tary banks throughout the country for return to the treasury of about $30,000.000 which they received as special deposits September 27, 1906, the money so called for to be deposit? ed on or before the 10th of July next. As a considerable portion of the 4 Fer cent bonds maturing will have b^n presented for redemption by the 10th of July the surrender of these deposits at that date can be effected without causing any financial dis? turbance." Estate of Joseph C. Caldwell, DECE^ED. ALL persons having claims against aforesaid Estate, will present the same duly attested ; and all persons in any way indebted to said Estate will make immediate payment to DAVID W. C?TTISO, Adnu i t ato*, -i . Sntrt i, S. C. Election for Cotton Weighers. Office County Board of Commissioners. Sumter, S. C.. June IS. 1907. On Tuesday July 2d, 1907, an elec? tion will be ht ld by this Board for three Cotton Weighers-two for the city of Sumter and one for the town of Mayesville. All applications for said positions must be on file in this office at 12 o'clock on the day of elec? tion. W. H. SEALE. 6-19-2t Supervisor. TOUNTY SOMMER SCHOlT Tho County Board of Education has decided to have a four weeks' Summer School for Sumter county bi ginning July 5. A county school is especially desirable this year as there wili be no state School. Primary Method , r ^lish and Mathema:i< s will be t; ght. No allowance to as? sist th'^ ; ui ners to attend can be ^.iv.-n this year. Everthing will be done to make the four v.-,-ks' session pi. Me. Bj dor of H. G. OS1 i ?' and S. D. CAIN, C< '-'y Etoard of Education. 6-5-5t The "Come and go" feelings that . CLEMSON AGRICULTURAL COL you experience after taking Hollister's j LEGE. Rocky Mountain Tea is simply won- ! - derful. Drugs increase your weak- Scholarship and Entrance Examina? res?. This remedy does the business, j tion to Freshman Class ?5 cents. Tea or Tablets. China's ; - _ . i The examination for toe award ot Drug Store. _ _ ; scholarships from Sumter County and .?m .i i..,- p f-IF i.'-iwgm-tanga--an : WCnCHROP COLLECT : ADMISSION TO FRESHMAN CLASS , .-^ I will be held at the County Court SCHOLARSHIP AND ENTRANCE . . ^ j House on Fnday.July o, at 9 a. m. EXAMINATION. j Appncants for scholarships may se - j cure blank application forms from The examination for the award of ; the county Superintendent of Educa vacant Sch .larships in "Winthrop Col- j tion. These blanks must be filled out lege and ?< c the admission of new i properly and filed with the county students w il be held at the County ; Superintendent before the beginning Court Hou >e on Friday, July 5 at 9 :: of the examination. Those taking a. m. Ap -jicants must be not less ' Che examination? ior entrance to the than fifteen ., ears of age. When Schol- - Freshman class and not trying for a arships are vacated after July 5, they scholarship should file their applica will be av. irded to those making the tion with President Mell. The schol highest average at this examination, ? arships are worth $100 and free tui provided they meet .thc conditions tion. One scholarship student from governing the award. Applicants for ' each county may select the Textile Scholarships should write to Presi- : course, others must take one of the dent Johnson before the examination ; Agricultural courses. Examination for Scholarship examination blanks, j paper will be furnished, but each ap Scholarships' are worth $100 and ' plicant should provide himself with free tuition. The next session will j scratch paper. The number of schol open September LS, 1907. For further j arships to be awarded will be an information and catalogue, address ; nounCed later. Pres. D. E. JOHNSON, P. H. MELL, President. 5-S-7-3 Rock Hill, S. C. ! 5-15-S: Clemson College ~ C. There is something radically wrong with the matting business, thai has been our experience this season with it. We are not selling what we ought to, and feel assured we are not sell= ing our usual quantity. We buy this class of goods as we buy everything else, in large quantities and for cash, and believe our taste in the selection of patterns is all right, but still they do not move as we would like to see them go. It requires about 90 per cent of our sales to pay the bills, and judging from the stock we have on hand, it is doubtful whether more than two thirds of these have been sold. We can't afford to keep this money tied up in them, we need it too badly, they have got to go. For the next week our prices on Mattings will be so attractive that these in need of any will make a mistake if they fail to get our prices before buy= ing. We have a few Art Squares that we are also anxious to dispose of. O'Donnell ? Company. CANDY JUST IN . . Many Pounds of Fresh Candy.... Chocolate Almonds-One Pound Box. Maraschino Cherries, covered with chocolate-1 lb. boxes. 1, 2, 3 and 5 Pound Boxes. GET IT TO DAY. Sibert's Drug Store. FOR SALE. Am offering for sale a nice 8 room house on lot 80x235 on West Liberty Street and within four blocks of Main Street. Tbis section of the town is building up rapidly, is close In and nrenient to the business section of town. Values here are bound to increase. This pla^ c .. be bought at :'ir'.ra:>. . lactnow. BUILDING . L ?J close in on " ?Tty Street $475.00 ?? L ". OT??0 each, corner -' ling and Liberty Streets. 3 LOT? o. v.. each, on S?!eni me. between Liberty and Bartlette Sts. 3 LOTS 60x175 on Live Oak Str< .each $4.00.00 NICE LOT60x200 on Calhoun -ireet $6.00.00 'I ? an- but -amples: if you w;iut anything In L, or residences. I can supplv the < City and County Prop- fl <J Money wanted for Lo* os erty Handled. V M KPI Pi on First Class Real Estate ho;,: I j ll U ^jgI Real EsMte lit Ut Uv?UUlf Beal Essaie Broker. Belser B! g. H. Wi St.. Sumter, S. C. Thone 404-3