The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 12, 1908, Image 1
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Pa.. Au?. 7.-*?A volyn
la tnakrsptcy was tied
I o'sloca tonight la the United
ewart by Attorney Charles]
of New Tor*, represent-1
bat Marry K. Thaw of this city, who
at now eoataed In the Due bees coun?
ty. Mtns Tork. Jail.
la taw petition Thaw states that his
ore llSt.91t.il and Me Ms>
MIA.14S.4t
0*Mara, a well known Pitts
tnustlfe und personal friend of
tan Tnnw family, was appointed as
rustm. Mat bond was placed at
tltO.ett as*) John Nswsll and James
two prossiaeat bnslness
tnftj city, boos me security for
The Bsoet interesting tftMr station
the proosn4M|pB It tp
In the petlttoa Mflaf fa*
at at ans < that the action la
Twss of pre vent Inf
saint dissipated In Mti
_ Mala* ttany of w^ j
3$Ea??*?? ?* taokroptsy show
t*4R that rwtstt to lawyers end k doc
a#*
Thaw states saat ho la oonttaed in
Jan aa Dnsasan osnnty and is Ukery
to bo Users tar so an? Urne. He says
at tat crediters nave commenced
Mm and others s/e con
atssllai' notions. Hs Is un
|aaws, no says, to give tbs lltlcntlon
*nls titattlsa, owtssj to the confine,
ssesjfc TV* papers *i*r* reset red by
M. M. Pndsrwood. receiver In bank
?f the Untted ttates court for
county, Pennsylvania, who
lawa^fwned to be in this city, the local
rants>r, W. It. Blair, belnr absent
[par a few day* The pep. re will
as ptssaaUd to Mr. Blair when hs re
amonnttat to tltl.toq from
r. Mm William Taaw,, are
i AaMssj tan atssmted claim* are t>t.
,-fOtto wins; John B. OleasoQ, New
Tora. ?It.ttt; Hart ridge and Pea
Mww Terk. Itt.ttt; j. J. Ora
ytiaait. N. T.. It.941; Dr r
Terk. Il.ttt; ' Dr
si T.. ff,t4t;
Pe'rl**. Mow Tork, II. It I; pr.
? Jenwa. Msiiaaswa, M. J.. Mill; Mar?
tha Tf. Uttleton. Now Tork, !I%SAA;
pr. Mnsallton. Nsw Tork. 112.000; tfr.
Dana, Mew Tork. 11.too
Pwawhkiipsts. N. T . Aug. 7.?Rar
ry PL Tanw. when Interviewed in jail
* tonlawt rs par ding the bankruptcy pro
cssdlasjs InstHntsd In Pittsburg, said
that he had already spent 1200.000
and that there are additional claims
amounting to 9190,000 more. His un?
set*, ha say*, includwd 120.000 cash.
Continuing. Thaw said: "It Is a
?Bu?inf??? necessity due to the heavy
m which I have been under dur?
ing s period of over two yesrs. Now
1 tnd additional bills and claims,
of them exaggerated. To pay
as they sre presented weald
entail the renult that I could not pay
all and some Ju*t creditors woul*
suffer. It la to prevent exact'y such
Injustice that the bankruptcy laws
were created and I consider that by
becoming bankrupt I Injure Justice to
all"
Union, Aug. It.?The attorneys of
W. T. Jones, who la charged with the
murder of his wife. Mr* Marlon Jones,
whoso death occurred on July 6. have
given notice of an appeal to the su?
preme court from the order of Judge
Hydrlck refusing ball.
Boston. Aug. 10.?Mrs. Louise
isadler Moultnn. the well known
luthoreas, dfeo at her home here to?
day after an Illness of nearly nine
months. Mr*. Moulton s dssth wss
doe to acute Bright'* dlseass.
shed April, 1850.
'Bo Just ai
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IKE PRIVATEER MEETING.
lain.i: am) attentive crowd
(i\THKHKl> to hear THE
candidates for coun?
ty offices.
Ttio Candklatr* Outlined Their Re?
spective Plat form?-?A By nopals of
the Speeches No In pleasantness
Marked the Meeting.
There was never a better campaign,
meeting ever held than the one at
Privateer yesterday. The attendance
was unusually good, there being In
the neighborhood of 300 people pres?
ent all of whom paid the moat re?
spectful attention to the speakers and
were there for the evident purpose of
picking out the most suitable man for
the various offices to which the candi?
dates aspired. It wss the attitude of
the voters of Prlvsteaf that lent In?
spiration to the speakers, and. taken
as a whole, few campaign meetings
nave ever been marked by more elo?
quent, thoughtful and logical speech*
m
The meeting was ca led to order at
11 o'clock by Chairman Kolb, who
pleasantly Introduced the Rsv. Mr.
Ing ths meeting with the customary
prayer.
Senator John H. Clifton, county
chairman, was first called upon to so
dress the assembly. He said that he
was present at the urgent request of
the State Democratic chairman, Qen.
Wille Jones, and Congressman a. P.
Lever to Impress upon the white vot?
ers ths absolute necessity of register?
ing for the approaching general elec?
tion. He explained in a most Im?
pressive manner how essential It was
for the malntalnance of whits su?
premacy in the State to cast a large
vote st ths general election. The
small vote usually polled was the ap
Kfaslmate cause of the numerous con
test cases In congress, snd while, he
explained, we have always been able
by the skill of the bright lawyers, to
have our representatives seated, still
It wss our duty to rsmovs this hasard,
and more especially so since the edu?
cational advantages now offered the
negroes enable more of them to quali?
fy every year. \ His remarks had a
rary Impressive effect.
Mr. L. I. Parrott was then Intro?
duced as ths unopposed*, candidate for
the office of clerk of court for Sumter
county. Mr. Parrott returned hi"
thanks to ths people for the past sup?
port given him and pledged himself to
the continued faltful performance of
his duties so lorg as hs was retained
In office.
Mr. Peter M. Pitts, the only aspi?
rant to the-office of county supervisor,
wss nsxt presented. Mr. Pitts stated
that this wss ths first time that he
had ever sought office snd while he had
no political record, yet he thought
that he was sufficiently well known to
the people of the county. The fact that
haa was a candidate without opposi?
tion would causa him to redouble his
efforts to All the office acceptably. He
defined the duties of the office, . ,and
promised to perform them to the best
Ol bis ability.
? ;
?. Ths speaker following was Mr, J.
B, Raffield. candidate for the office
of county treasurer. He thought that
the line of work that he had been fol?
lowing peculiarly fitted him for the
dutlee of the office to which he as?
pired. He read a clipping from a
Sumter newspaper commenting In the
most complimentary terms upon the
manner in which he conducted the
county dispensary. He assured the
people of hin appreciation of the
votes that would be cast for him.
Mr. B. C. Wallace, a candidate for
the same office, was then heard. He
had never served the people in any
public capacity, and consequently had
no public record. He Invited Investi?
gation Into his business record and
capability to properly discharge the
duties of the office. He had been a
practical bookkeeper for more than
20 year*, and was thoroughly famil?
iar with the system of accounts. He
solicited the suffrage of the people of
Privateer.
Mr. 8. F. Flowers, who seeks re?
election to the office of coroner, by
giving to hi* hearers a short but In?
teresting account of his war record. He
believed that he was known to all.
and If such was *he case he had no
more to say, for he was confident that
the people of Privateer would cast
their ballots for the best man In th?*
race.
Mr Charlie Thames said that he
would tuke the office of coroner for
on?* term and be satisfied; that his
opponent, Mr. Flowers, had fllb'd the
office for several terms already, and
should be willing to make way for an?
other. He promised to make a good
officer If elected.
Mr. Tom Jones, another candidate
for the office of coroner, was unavold
nd Fear not? Let all the ends Thou .Ain
?ER. S. O.. WEDNES
atiy absent
j The candidates for the office of au?
ditor were next introduced. Mr. W.
H. Pate, slated as the first speaker,
j was present, but was too unwell to
make a apeech.
The present incumbent, Mr. J. Dlggs
Wilder, was then heard. He thanked
the people of Privateer for the hand?
some support that they had always
given im. He thought that he had
held the position long enough to be
thoroughly familiar with all the duties
of the office. He had never known
any man as a friend or a foe so long
as he had been in the office, and that
he had always lent his best efforts to
the service of the people, regardless
of personal feeling. He promised to
continue to properly and Impartially
conduct the office If returned. The
numerous cases of setting names du
plicated on the tax books he attribut?
ed to returning property in the name!
of a personN who-was dead, the re- i
turning of property by parties who
have only a contract to buy, and oth?
er like reasons. This, he said, was the
cause of Issuelng execuTions on p'ropert*
that taxes have already been paid on
He thought that his books were as
straight as any set of books In the
State, and that he had been frequently
complimented by the comptroller gen
eral.
Ths candidates for county superin?
tendent of education came next. Mr.
8. D. Cain spoke first. He stated at
the outset that if he did not feel that
he had done his duty faithfully and
fearlessly that he would not be before
the people seeking re-election. His
education and training, and his ser?
vice for nine years as a teacher fitted
him for the office. He requested that
his conduct while in the office be in?
vestigated, and he invited a compari?
son of the county schools five years
ago, when he went into office, and as
they are today. He Is thoroughly
alive to the Interest of the people of
the county and their children. He
thought that his experience In the past
better enables him to discharge the
duties of the office then ever before.
He had devoted more time to school
work than any other man who ever
filled the office, and he had divided
his tlm j between his >. J\ce in Sumter
and the rural schools ss he thought
would l>est subserve the Interests of
the people.
Mr. H. W. Cuttlno was the only
other candidate for the office. It was
the first time that he had ever been
before the people asking a public po?
sition. He thought that there were
no Issue to be discussed. The awak?
ening In the interest of education was
very pleasing to him. If elected, he
proposes to visit all the schools as
much as possible, and to meet wltb
the trustees for the purpose of con?
sulting and advising with them. He
will keep a watchful eye on the teach?
ers, and see to It that none of them
draw pay without earning- it, and
that the schools are kept open the
proper length of time each day. He
pledged himself to do all in his power
to advance the educational interests
of the county.
Mr. W. H. Epperson was Introduced
as a candidate for sheriff Mr. Epper?
son promised his best endeavors to
the office if re-elected, but knew*that
It was Impossible to please every one.
He had many unpleasant duties to
perform, one being U?e hanging of
Colclough Stukes, which was the first
I legal execution In Sumter county for
many years. He had served on the
city council of Sumter for 1? years,
being on the fire and the police com?
mittees. He was the first dispenser
for Sumter county, which position he
gave up with a clean record. Mr. Ep?
person told a few episodes of his clvH
war experiences.
Mr. W. H. Seale, former supervisor
and now a candlate for sheriff, spoke
next. He and Mr. Epperson had al?
ways been the best of friends, and
there was not the least feeling of
animosity existing between them. In?
deed, the feeling of cordiality and
good fellowship was bo great that
they had promised to vote for each
other. It was simply a question for
the people to decide which of the
tWO candlates offering was the best
suited to the proper discharge of the
duties of the office. While supervi?
sor, he had turned a number of sand
beds into good clay roads. Would
always endeavor to do his duty, and
will appreciate all votes cast for
him.
Much Interest was centered In the
speeches of the candidates for the
house of representatives, who were
the next speakers announced by
Chairman Kolb.
Mr. T. H. Fraser came first. He had
served in the house for eight years
and during that time he had missed
? only two dayt from attending Its ses?
sion, and on both occasions he was
? prevented from doing SO by sickness.
He never missed a meeting of any of
his committees, except when there
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DAY. AUGUST 12, 11
was a conflict of meetings of com?
mittees to which he belonged. Was
chairman of the judiciary committee,
one of the most desired appointments
in the house. He thought the whis?
key question was but of little mo?
ment in the prer-ent campaign. He
expressed himself as being In favor
of local option, but if the sentiment of
the people was in favor of prohibi?
tion, he favored Its enforcement; if
not, it will be a failure. He wanted
to know the sentiment of the people
on the lien law, and suggested that a
separate box be put at every voting
precinct at the next election for an
expression of their desire as to its
malntalnance or repeal. He could not
vote for its repeal last year without
some stich expression. He would not
vote to take away from the people
a form of security upon which they
were accustomed to realize funds
without their consent. Mr. Praser
was just warming up to his subject
when time was called on him.
Dr. Geo. W. Dick was presented.
Dr. Dick immediately got the crowd
going his way by telling & few jokes,
which kept them roaring with laugh?
ter for several minutes. He told how
he had served the old soldiers by de?
feating a measure providing that the
apropviation for the veterans be
provated among the several counties
In the State according to the value of
taxable property. This unfair dis?
tribution would have worked a hard?
ship upon most of the veterans, and
their pensions would have been great?
ly reduced, while the veterans In a
few cities would have reaped the
benefit. He is not a prohibitionist,
but is hot an advocate of whiskey
drinking, and thinks that local op?
tion, leaving to the people themselves
to decide, is the proper course. He
thinks that it would be very unwise
to pass a prohibition law before the
people are educated up to prohibition.
He said that It would be very hard for
him to vote for the repal of the Hen
law, for he was a farmer himself, and
was obliged to take a lien, but if a
majority of the people desired it, he
would be forced to bow to their au?
thority, knd vote as the: directed.
With the telling of a very amusing
story, he closed his remarks, although
the people displayed a desire to listen
to him indefinitely.
Next was Mr. E. W. Dabbe. He had
tried to see as many of his constituents
as possible since laying by his crop,
but found it impossible to malte the
rounds. He is a plain farmer, raised
on a farm and lived on one all his
life, and therefore believes that he is
well fitted to represent the farming
interests- of the county in the lower
house. He advocated a reduction In
appropriations, and thought that re?
cent expenditures of the legislature
were extravagant. Property should
be put on the tax books at its proper
valuation. The burden of taxation
was now unequally borne. Wanted to
see more and better schools in the
rural communities. He is a prohibi?
tionist. Mr. Dabbs announced him?
self as being always against the liquor
traffic. He predicted that the time
waB not far distant when there would
be no whiskey sold In the Southland.
He said that there was practically no
Hen law in Sumter county today; that
of the 2,700 lien and mortgage papers
recorded in the office of the clerk
of court, not more than 100 of
these papers rely upon the Hen clause,
the remaining 2,600 relying upon the
mortgage clause. He had once hoped
that the. law would be repealed, but
wouM vote so now only when thor?
oughly convinced that It would be to
ihe best Interests of the people.
Mr. C. Li. Cuttlno was glad of the
fact that he was raised on a farm. He
entered upon the discussion of the
negro problem, and urged the neces?
sity of looking ahead if we desired to
maintain white supremacy. He is
against the lien law. Advocated the
security to the landlord Instead of to
the merchant. The close proximity
would enable a closer watch over the
crop, and would work to the better
advantage of the country. He is,
however, willing to leave the matter
to the voters of the county, and will
abide by their decision. He thinks
that immigration of the proper class
of people would be beneficial, but
would discountenance the bringing of
people Into this country whose ideas
and conviction:? were essentially dif?
ferent to ours. Mr. Cuttino stands
for prohibition, and believes In the
use of whiskey for medicinal purposes
only.
Mr. C. E. Stubbs made a short, but
clear-cut speech. He Bald that he
might not be able to make a great
?psech, but he could beat them all
thinking. If he made any mistake in
the course of his duty, if elected, It
Would bs of the head and n<?t of the
henrt. He promised to do his best for
the people's Interest. All the farm?
ers knew what treatment they had
received from his hands, when he was )
d Truth's."
TUE TRUJ
308. New Ser
a cotton buyer, and he was willing to
let that stand as an index of what he
I would do for them If sent to the leg?
islature.
There were three candidates for
solicitor of the Third Judicial Circuit,
of which Mr. P. H. Stoll, of Klngstree,
was the first. He put it up to the
voters as a question of competency,!
pure and simple. All, he said, be-1
lleved in the upholding of constituted
authority and the proper enforcement
of the law, so, in that respect, there j
was no difference between the can?
didates. He thought that it was fit?
ting that he should tell something of
himself by way of introduction. After
graduating, he taught school four
years, and then practiced law for
eight years. As Sumter, Lee and Clar?
endon counties had all had State offi?
cers, he thought that it was William
burg's turn.
Mr. A. B. Stuckey Was well known
to the people of Privateer. He open?
ed by congratulating the farmers on
their fine crops. He would appreciate
all the' votes cast for him. He had
never been defeated for office except
20 years ago when he ran against
Hon. John 8. Wilson for solicitor. Mr.
Stuckey outlined his Ideas of the es?
sential qualifications that a solicitor
should possess, primarily being
promptness, patience and prudence.
Prompt to save delay ansT unnecessary
expense; patient to listen to all com?
plaints and to give ear to both sides
of every case'presented for trial; and
prudent not to press unworthy cases
just for the sake of a conviction. He
did not claim that he was the only
man suitable for the position, but
thought that he could come pretty
close to properly discharging the du?
ties of the office.
Mr. J. B. McLaughlin, the present
solicitor, was the last speaker. He
thought that each man should run on
his own particular merit, and agreed
with Mr. Stoll that it wr- s nuestlon
of competency for the voters to judge.
He thought that he had faithfully,
impartially and fearlessly performed
the duties of his office. He con?
tended that relther Mr. Stuckey or
Mir. Stoll had had sufficient criminal
I practice to properly qualify them for
the office, while he had been on
either one side or the other of every
criminal case tried in , Bishopville
since he commenced his practice in
that town. He had obtained convic?
tions in every case that he had tried
since his appointment as solicitor, and
in many incidents he was opposed by
the ablest lawyers In the circuit. His
peculiar fitness for the office caused
his appointment by Gov. Ansel. He
hoped that the voters would endorse
him and his work as solicitor by
electing him to again fill the position.
After the local candidates for mag?
istrate?W. J. Ardis, T. H. Osteen, W.
G. Wells and Douglas Jenkins?had
concluded their speeches, the meeting
adjourned, and the candidates and
voters returned to their homes, all
brightened by a most pleasant day's
outing.
JONES VILLE KNITTING MILL
COMPLETELY DESTROYED.
Fire Started Sunday Morning at 3
O'clock?Origin of the Blaze Un?
known.
Jonesvllle, Aug. 9.?This morning
about 3 o'clock the Jonesvllle knitting
mill took fire and was completely de?
stroyed. The loss is estimated at
$350,000, with $160.000 insurance.
Further particulars can not be learned
at present.
The fire was discovered by the night
watchman at 2:30 A. M. and the
alarm whistle was blown. The whole
Interior of the building was in flames
in a few minutes and all efforts to
save the mill were vain. The fire
was inside the brick walls and could
not be reached from the outside, and
the people, who gathered promptly at
the first alarm, had to stand back and
see the flames eat up the finely equip?
ped mill that was one of the earliest
and most valued enterprises at Jones?
vllle. This mill was built Just seven
years ago ut a small mill had been
In operation for several years before,
being replaced by the mill burned to?
day. The mill was running on full
time and employed about 500 hands,
who will be thrown out of employ?
ment. The plant was valued at $350.
000 and was Installed with three hun?
dred knitting machines, with all other
necessary equipment, with a complete
dye plant. A box mill was operated
by the mill, which was In a separate
building a few steps from the main
building, and this was saved by hard
work.
Dr. and Mrs. T. H. Maddux were
painfully Injured In a runaway at
Union. The horns they were driving
took fright at an automobile and ran
away.
E SOUTHRON, Established June, IMC
tes?Vol. XXVIII. No 2
ROOSEVELT EXONERATES TAFT
PRESIDENT ORDERED DISMISSAL*
i OF NEGRO SOLDIERS.
Taft Merely an Instrument, and aa
Secretary of War Obeyed Roosevelt's
Mandate in the Brownsville Affair
?Statement Isened.
Oyster Bay, X. T., Aua;. 7.?Presi
dent Roosevelt In a statement issued
late tonight made it clear that the en?
tire responsibility was his far the is*
surance of the original order discharg?
ing the battalion of negro soldiers for
alleged participation in the Browns?
ville, Tex., rioting and the refusal to
permit a suspension of that order.
The president tonight was shewn an
interview which was had 'today In
Washington with Oen. Henry c. Cor
bin, U. S. A., retired, m which Gen?
Corbin stated that no credit or blame <
in the matter rested with Mr. Taft.
After reading the interview the presi?
dent, through his assistant private
secretary, Rudolph Foster, gave out
the following:
"Gen. Corbln's statement Is abso?
lutely correct, and it was entirely
proper that he should make It. The
substance of the message from the
president which he quoted was made
public long ago. In the Brownsville
matter the .entire responsibility for
Issuing the original order and for de?
clining to allow its suspension was tho
president's/*
In his interview today Gen. Corbin.
stated in substance that Mr Taft was
in no way responsible for the order
discharging the battalion ef tho
Twenty-fifth infantry-and that In do?
ing so, the then secretary of war had]
obeyed the direct order of '.tar 'presi?
dent. Gen. Corbin then recounted the
circumstances as they occurred and
were published fallowing the Browns?
ville affair.
THAW ISSUES A STATEMENT.
Declares That Hartrtdge'a Firm Re?
ceived $195,000?He ana Faid Out
a Total of $417.500.
Poughkeepsie, N. T., Aug. t.?From
his cell In the county jail here Harry
K. Thaw tonight gave out the follow?
ing statement concerning the clai*":.*
filed against him by variou- 1 ..vyersfc
which, he asserts, forced him into
bankruptcy.
"In this morning's papers I read
that Mr. O'Reilly makes a claim for
more money. That is a matter for
Former Gov. Stone, my counsel lr*
Pittsburg, to take charge ef. There
seems no .reason for me to discuss
the different claims and therefore I
have nothing more to say, except re?
garding one fact.
"The sums already expended and
the names of the lawyers and ethers
to whom I paid the money were
clearly stated in thejnewspapers. There
is only this much to add: Besides the
heavy total of about $417,500 that I
have paid out myself, my mother paidl
our family physician and gave about.
$47,500 additional to Mr. Hart ridge.,
making $105,000 received by his firm,
prior to April 1$, 1907.
"My mother also made a present of
$25,000 to Mr. Delma*. This made,
with his actual fee paid by me, $00
000 in all that he received for his able
services. Mr. Del mas' bill for ex?
penses was less than $1,000, and in
Included in the $20,150 item for de?
tectives and sundries."
MURDEROUS STRIKERS ARREST?
ED.
Strikers and Allies Who Fired on Spe?
cial Train, Killing Three Occupants,
of the Cars, Are All Foreigners.
Birmingham. Ala., Aug. 10.? As a
result of the firing upon a special train
as it neared Blocton, Ala., early Pun
day morning, and which resulted ln>
the killing of three occupants of the*
special, and the wounding of eleven
others, thirty arrests have been made
by the military and the authorities of
Bibb county, under the direction ot
Sheriff James Q. Oakley. Only one
of those under arrest is an American,
Robert Hayes, president of the local
union of the United Mine Workers of
America.
All the remainder are Slavs and
Bulgarians; who were impotted into
the district four years ago, ?s strike?
breakers by the American Coal, Iron
and Railroad company.
It Is alleged that of the men under
arrest, a number have confessed to
participation in the ambush, and have
Implicated many others, who. It is be?
lieved, will soon be apprehended.
Sheriff Oakley has acted with vigor
and his efforts are being seconded
by the citizens of Bibb county.
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"What Is hereditary " "Blaming it
on the monkey."?Judge.