The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 27, 1909, Image 3
tuKiit: %%\\ hi: new refehen
DIM PltOPOSKR IN SENATE.
To let "Wet" Count los Vote? I lec?
tion Woukl be Meld hi August and
Counties May Vote to Retain or
Vboltftll l>l*|mmi?;iriC4.
The State, ?eb. J3.
The whiskey situation Ir. tho sonate
ha* within Use pnst few days taker.
Into Its fold a referendum that Is
etmewhst In the nature of a "middle
?round" proposition. Although It Is
generally admitted that the local op
i nlsts have a majority In the sup?
per branch of the legislature, the pro
(??eed amendment to the prohibition
raeaiure comes from the local optlon
ist* of the senate.
There has, however, been no mu?
cus but merely an understanding on
both sides that the mattter would be
acceptable to a majority of the Sen?
ator?. There has not even been a
real caucus among the local optlon
fsts. but the matter has been discuss?
ed by several of them and the pro?
posed plan seems to meet with gen
oral favor.
Tl ? amendment which will be pro?
pose I Is to the following effect:
Pias the piotlbltlon bill for State?
wide rrohlbltlon to ta'ie effect Jul\ 1.
Iff!. Then on August 1. 1909. let
the county dispensary be nosed. If
the re unties, or any one of the coun?
ties, should vote prohibition, then let
the county dispensary be closed. If
the counties, or any -ue or more of
lhiu>, shouid tots fo?- wh.shy. then
let the county dispensaries remain as
they now are, or in as many of the
c -ur ties now "wet" v? may vote to
r 'twin them.
Tbl? would give State-wide prohi?
bition, practically, from July 1 to An?
gus*. 1, being somewhat of the nature
if the hiatus which existed between
the State dispensary and the county
dispensary system when the latter
was put Into force*
A peculiar circumstance would
arise In the svent of the passage of
this bill with ths amendment as pro
poaed. ' Some think that this would
practically do away with the Carey
Colt ran act In sueh a case there
would have to be some provision
made for enforcement of the law.
With this end In view. Senator
Christensen, after having conferred
with local option rren and those In
teretted, w'll offer an amendment
which will practically be the same as
the 'provisions n >w In the Carey-Coth
ran act provides that the county offi?
cers shall look after this part of the
whhkey traffic with appeal to the
gov?rnor In certain matters.
Whether the referendum referred
to above would result In several coun
golng dry, or would result In all
the counties now "wet" retaining the
county dispensaries, this amendment
aa to enforcement would be neces?
sary Senator Christensen has looked
Into the matt*r and will offer the
proper amendment when the bill
comes up for consideration.
It will be recalled that at the be?
ginning of the sessi >n It was stated that
there would be four prohibition bills,
as follows: To provide for State-wide
prohibition: to provide for the clos?
ing of the ' ui lous county dispen?
saries: to Mofjsjgg liquor drummers; to
provide for the enforcement of the
law. The last measure mentioned
has never been presented as a sepa?
rat? bill. The license for liquor
drummers pas ?1 the senate with the
amendment msklng It unlawful for
Hejaor drummers to do business hsre
at sll.
There Is not much douht that tli?
proposition ss contemplated by the
loral option men. .vt ? h hai also me
w th some favor by both prohibition
tits and ' mlddlj ground" men, Ai l
sr> through the senate when present?
ee. The local option men wish, to
throw every safeguard around <h<
enforcement of Ihe law. whethu
there are dlspenrnrles or prohibition.
si NTE-WIRF. him, cannot PASS
THF SEN \1 E.
i ? >lumbla, Feb. 14.?It Is fully dc
etdod now that nothing but referon
duri can pass on the liquor Issue.
Th? prohibitionists now admit this.
Th< re will be a < onference this after
no < n between the two sides to de-,
efde as to what kind of referendum
bill ?hall i>a*a. There I* the possi?
bility of the vote tonight settling the
wh de llq-jor business so that a final
adjournment is p->.-slbb t. norow.
On to Washington?Make Re^crwi
tlnns Promptly.
Ii order to secure proper sleeping
car aaaasjM ns. parties Intend?
ing to aval? themselves of the low
rates to Washington on account of
the Inauguaratlon of President-ele"t
Taft. March Rh. are requested to
communicate promptly with the t u
dents ned. as spsce Is going rapidly.
2-1S-1-1 J. T I HINA. Agent.
The present tariff < >u t lo? >k give-* tin*
Impression that Washington Isn't
going to gst Its ususl amount of
peaceful sleep this summer.?Indian?
apolis News.
SENATE HEFISED TO TAKE UP
BILL LAST XIGI1T.
Effort Ma4le by Mr. Ott* to Bring Up
the Hill Was Defeated?Amend?
ment* Offered by Otis and Chrls
tensen Were Ordered to be Printed
In Brackets In the Bill.
Columbia. Feb. 23.?Just before
the senate adjourned tonight, an ef?
fort was made by Senator Otts to
bring up the prohibition measure, but
the senate voted to adjourn upon a
>ea and nay vote of 18 to 12, and the
bill was not made a special order.
Upon this whole matter, there arose
quite a discussion, and for a few min?
utes it looked as if there were going
to be something close on to a filibus?
ter. Earlier in the evening Senator
Otts had made an effort to have the
bill considered, and an agreement
had been reached by which the
amendments offered by Senators Otts
and Christensen were ordered to be
printed in brackets in the prohibition
bill, and the bill to be laid on the
senators' (leaks for their information.
When the effort Just before the ad?
journment waa taken was mde by
Senator Otts to have the bill made a
special oder, there arose a storm of
objection on the ground that It was
understood that no auch motion was
to be offered; that the bill was merely
to be tagged with the amendments
and retain its place upon the calen?
dar. Senator Otts contended that he
did agree at the time when he first
tried to have the bill considered to
merely have the amendments ordered
printed, but held also that this was
not binding upon him after the busi?
ness of the evening was disposed of; ,
that he had agreed not to make a
motion to make the bill a special or?
der earlier in the evening in order to
allow the senate to dispose of other
matters and not take up the whole
evening with a discussion of the pro?
hibition bills; that, the business of
the evening being through, he felt
that he was not breaking any agree?
ment to call up his bill.
Senator -Clifton and others argued
that the understanding was that no
such motion was to be made, other?
wise they would not have agreed to
the proposition of printing the
amendments. After much discussion,
a motion to adjourn, made by Senator
Otts, prevailed. I
The most important amendment
proposed to the prohibition bill to?
night was to the following effect:
"Pass the prohibition bill for State?
wide prohibition to take effect July 1,
190s. Then on August 1, 1909, let
the counties now 'wet' hold special
elections for or against whiskey. If
the counties or any of the counties
should vote prohibition, then let the
county dispensary be closed. If the
counties, or any one or more of thorn,
should vote for whlakey, then let the
county dispensaries remain as they
are now, or in as many of the coun?
ties now wet, as may vote to retain
them.
"Thin would give State-wide prohi?
bition, practicaly, from July 1, to Au?
gust 1. being somewhat of the nature
of the hiatus which existed between
the State dispensary and the county
dispensary system when the latter
was put Into force."
This amendment was proposed both
by Senators Otts and Christensen,
repreaentlng prohibition men and lo?
cal option supporters.
There is a proviso also that the
provisions of the prohibition bill and
the limitations Incorporated therein
by amendments shall remain of full
force and effect In the counties.
If nator Christensen has offered an
amendment to the prohibition bill to
the effect that it shall be the duty of
the sheriffs and their deputies to en?
force the provisions of the prohibi?
tion bill, as amended, and failure to
do so would bring forfeiture of office.
This amendment practically places
the burden upon the county officers,
Just as the Carey-Cothran Act now
does. Senator Christensen has also
offered an amendment to be Incorp?
orated In the bill providing for the
bringing up of Injunction proceedings
si gainst the liquor traiflc. This sec
tlon of the bill would make more
stringent the law now In force as to
Injunction proceedings in whiskey
cases.
Senator Otts has proposed an
amendment which dtchires the sale
of liquor, etc., a common nuisam ??.
id.- pr..\ is,..ns <>f which ar?- practical?
ly the same as his bill on this sub?
ject.
The title of the prohibition bill Is
I made to conform to the seversil
I amendments by adding "except III
(certain counties." The supply bill to?
night was given Its second reading
mi 1 v. a - rna<b' a *!-<?( lal order. The
s. natu meets at 10:30 tomorrow.
Lancaster. Feb. 21.?The handsome
and reinforced com reto bridge built
by if ?unty, across Cane Creek
three mile* west of town, was com?
pleted this week and Is now being
used by the public. It Is said to be
the only bridge of tbo kind In the
State, and during Its construction re?
presentatives of other counties came
''fie to examine It.
RAID IN THE DARK CORNER.
Revenue Oleen Make Big Haul in
Greenville county?Quantity of
Spirits Destroyed.
Greenville, Feb. 23.?Probably the
largest blockade still ever erected in
v'livenville County was destroyed
early yesterday morning in the Table
Hock cove near Caesar's Head.
The raiding party consisted of Rev?
enue Inspector McGaaha and Messrs.
McCravy and Hendrlcks of Greenville
and J. C. Alexander of Plckens. The
party journeyed Sunday night to the
cove and early Monday morning lo?
cated the booze plant, which covered
with all its appurtenances nearly a
quarter of an acre. The raiders de?
stroyed 4,000 gallons of beer, 21 fer?
menters and a 40-gallon wood doub
ler. It took the men an hour to de?
stroy the layout, working like beav?
ers all the time. When the beer was
dumped one of the raiders says the
whole party was knee-deep in soft
liquor for several minutes, and even
young saplings were almost floated
by the deluge.
There was no clue discovered as to
the ownership of the plant, which
was snugly placed along the waters
of Mather's creek.
PENSION FOR MRS. FITZHUGII
LEE.
Widow of Confederate Leader to Re?
eelve Government Aid.
Washington, Feb. 23.?On motion
of Senator Daniel of Virginia, the
omnibus pension bill, passed by the
senate today, was amended to provide
a pension of $50 a month to Ellen B.
Lee, widow of the late Brig. Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee, U. S. A.
DETAILS OF MANNING KILLING.
Shooting of Mr. G. B. Minis by Ne?
gro \?ined Rethune, Due to Al?
leged Theft of Buggy by Latter.
Manning, Feb. 22.?Coroner J. E.
Hodge empanelled a jury last night
and viewed the body of Mr. G. B.
Mims, who had died from the effects
of a pistol shot wound Inflicted by
William Bethune, colored. The In?
quest was then adjourned until 4
o'clock this afternoon, when testi?
mony was taken.
It appears that a horse attached
to a buggy belonging to Mr. Mims
had run away from him yesterday,
and that the negro, William Bethune,
had caught the horse and proceeded
to appropriate the conveyance to his
own use. Mr. Mims got young Mr.
Alfred I. McFadden to go with him
In search of the negro and convey
ance getting- a horse and buggy from
a livery stable here in town, with
which to make the trip. About four
miles above town, they came upon
Bethune with two negro girts in the
buggy with him. Mr. Mims got out
of the buggy' that he was riding in
and. with a pistol in his hand, order?
ed the girls out of the other buggy.
Then, getting in the buggy with Be?
thune, he started back towards Man?
ning, telling McFaddln to come on
behind. McFaddin had to tun
around and in doing so found the two
girls between his horse and the other
buggy: and just as he got them out of
his line of vision, he saw Mr. Mims
in the act of falling out of the buggy
and then saw Bethune shoot at Mr
Mims.
When Mims fell to the ground, Be
thune got out and stood near him
McFaddln then stopped his horse am
drew a magazine pistol that Minis
had given him when they parted out
He says then Bethune attempted to
shoot at him, but the pistol failed to
fire, and he dodged behind his horse
and commenced to fire at Bethune
He emptied his pistol, and ^Bethun
went away. McFaddln went up t
Mr. Mims and found him uncon
?OlOUg, with a wound In his temple
He got the wounded man into th
bu ggy and brought him to town t
get surgical assistance, but Mr. Mims
died shortly after reaching Manning
without regaining consciousness.
Bethunt made his way to the farm
of Major W. T. Lcsesne, where he was
employed, and Sheriff Gamble, being
notified of the fact, went after him
and lodged him In jail.
Trust Company Organized.
The stockholders of the Sumter
Trust and Mortgage Company met In
the otllce of Lee & Molse Monday
afternoon and completed the organi?
sation of the corporation by the elec?
tion of the following board of direc
tI?m:
It. 1. Manning, M. Molse, W. W.
Blbert, i. C, strauss. h. j. McLaurln,
Jr.. l). D. Molse, J. K. Crosswell, C.
I?. Schwartz, P. Moses, Jr.
A meeting Of the board Of directors
will be held within ? day or two for
the purpose of sleeting ths officers,
and the company will then be ready
for DUStnSSS, It will do a strictly
trust business and will not hundh
any commercial accounts or engag?
In the banking business.
Possum may not be in the Bible
but he's good enough to say gract
over.?Atlanta Constitution.
hit IP roosevelt had year
MORE HB MIGHT fear it.
Senate Committee Divided Over
Strength of Kittredge Report,
Grave Bnongb for Such Action.
Washington, Feb. 22 A-Considera
tlon of the report to be made by the
senate judiciary committee on the
merger of the Tennessee Coal and
Iron Company with the United States
Steel Corporation during the panic of
1907 has gone over until Wednesday
afternoon.
The committee is divided in senti?
ment betweeen those who favor the
adoption of the Kittredge report
which the sub-committee adopted on
Saturday, and those who are inclined
to believe that the report is too
strong. If the Kittredge report is
adopted, the legal advisers of the sen?
ate?members of the judiciary com?
mittee?will be on record as holding
that the president was without au?
thority of law and that he violated
the Sherman law when he sanctioned
the merger.
The gravity of this charge is ap?
preciated by every member of the
committee. The president is sworn
to uphold the laws as well as the
constitution of the United States, and
as his action in the merger case was
deliberate any-decision on the part of
the senate that what he did was Il?
legal would be sufficient, In the minds
of many, to warrant the Institution
of impeachment proceedings. Friends
of the administration are laboring
hard to have the full committee?if
It takes the same view as the sub?
committee in the Kittredge report?
tone down the report which is to be
made to the senate by the full com?
mittee.
They do not want the senate to go
on record as declaring that the presi?
dent violated so important a law, and
If it does go on record they wish to
have the fact stated in milder lang?
uage. For this reason leaders in the
committee belonging to the Repub?
lican party thought it wise to allow
the matter to gover until Wednesday.
As the matter stands now, half of
the committee Is understood to be in
favor of the adoption of the Kittredge
report, which administers rebuke of
the most stinging character to the
president. Whether the report will
be adopted without change will de?
pend upon the extent to which other
members of the committee feel on
Wednesday that they should give ad?
herence to the sentiments expressed
in the doucement.
The situation has not been improv?
ed by the attack which the president
has Just made on Senator Hemenway,
of Indiana. The latter Is one of the
most highly regarded members of the
senate, although he does not stand
quite so high In the estimation of the
president and will step out of the
senate on March 4. The attack upon
Mr. Hemenway is accepted by mem- j
bers of the appropriations committee
of the senate as an attack upon the [
whole membership of that commit?
tee, for the reason that the report
which Mr. Hemenway wrote on the
secret service matter was prepared
with the approval of and was adopt?
ed oy the memDers of that commit?
tee.
Therefore, in striking at Mr. Hem?
enway with the big stick members of
that committee feel that the presi?
dent has reached over the shoulders
I of Mr. Hemenway and hit the mem?
bers of the committee. The members
of the committee have decided how?
ever, that they will not reply to Mr.
Roosevelt's attack until after he
leaves office and his successor is inau?
gurated. For the present the retort
of the president will be ignored. The
report which was made by Mr.
Hemenway, and which has aroused
the president, was only of a prelimi?
nary character. The final report is
yet to be made by the members of
the appropriation committee, who
have not yet completed their investi?
gation of the methods of the secret
service and of other secret agenceis
of the government.
Among Republican leaders of the
senate there is strong feeling of re?
sentment against the president. But
they have not been desirous of antag?
onizing him on account of the near
approach of the end of his term. They
all feel gratified that within 10 days
his administration will have drawn to
a close, and they have not been anxi?
ous to precipitate another contro?
versy after seven years of trouble
with the retiring executive.
There is an impression among cer?
tain Republican leaden that the
president is trying to force an issue
with them as a parting shot from his
ebbing administration. They have
been told that the president has
"something up his ?leeve" and led
to believe that he is desirous of do?
ing something specacular before 1. ax ?
ing thS White House. They have
hoped that there is no foundation for
these reports, but they continue to
reach the senate from men who
claimed to have their information
from administration sources, and the
way In which the president has at?
tacked the whole committee on ap
propriations over the head of Senator
Hemenway has created I fear that
there may be some foundation for the
statement that the president is desir?
ous of throwing a bomb into the sen?
ate.
The majority of the lawyers of the
judiciary committee believe that the
president had no authority of law for
till sanctioning of the merger. It is
practically the unanimous belief of
the committee. There are, however,
other members of the committee who,
as Republicans, do not relish the idea
of officially declaring in so important
a report that a Republican president
has violated the law. Regard for the
welfare of the party and a disinclin?
ation to rebuke the president are
their principal reasons for not want?
ing to make the report as strong as
they would if it were not for this so?
licitude. If they were to state their
real views of the ca.se and express in
the language which it merits their
real sentiments concerning the presi?
dent's attitude toward the merger the
rebuke would not be less strong than
that contained in the Kittredge re?
port.
If the president were not ap?
proaching the end of his term and
had another year of service in the
White House it is believed that the
present situation would lead to an
impeachment. There are lawyers of
the senate who believe that what the
president has done is sufficient to
warrant impeachment proceedings
being instituted, but if this were done
it would stretch over into the admin?
istration of Mr. Taft and into an?
other congress.
The chief conflict in the committee
is over the division of opinion be?
tween those who believe the commit?
tee should express its real sentiments
and those who, for political exped?
iency, believe it would be wiser to let
well enough alone.?Baltimore Sun.
SHIP SUBSIDY MAY PASS.
House Leaders Will Make Effort to
Enact Senate Measure.
Washington, Feb. 23.?A ship sub?
sidy or ocean mall law will be pass?
ed by the Sixty-first congress, if new
plans of house leaders are success?
ful. Tomorrow the ocean mail bill,
which passed the senate March 20,
1908, will be reported out of the
house committee on postofflces and
post roads. A canvass of the cori
mittee today indicated that the vote
on this measure will be 10 to 8. Of
the 12 Republicans, Representatives
Stafford of Wisconsin and Murdock
>f Kansas will vote with the six Dem
>crats against the bill.
Why Make a Change.
To the Editor of The Daily Item:
We understand there are several
parties in Sumter who are trying to
.ret on th*? dispensary board.
Now what anybody wants to get on
this board for just as they are going
out of business is a mystery to us.
Besides our County stands at the
head in dispensary matters, showing
that the present board have managed
the business well; and they are cer?
tainly in better position to wind up
?.natters, if it has to be done, than any
set of green men just put in would be.
Our board has borrowed no money
to run this business, and we under?
stand that almost every other county
board has. This we think Is pretty
good business in itself. So why make
a change just at this stage of the
.a me.
We are satisfied our representatives
will look into this matter carefully
before making a move. We. of
course, are not sure that the dispen
W i v will have to wind up. but it
looks a little that way now. And if 't
does, we think the present men are
the ones to close it up ami make the
best showing they can.
TAXPAYER.
Sumter, S. C, Feb. 22. 1909.
DISPENSARY REARING.
Supreme Court of United States to
Make its Review.
Washington, Feb. St.?Somewhat
like BanqUO and the much discussed
ffhOSt, tiie BOUth Carolina dispensary
ease will rot down. It is scheduled
to come before the Supreme Court of
the United states for ? hearing to?
morrow. Attorneys repns. nting the
States and the various liquor inter
? ftfl that have been clamoring for
their money are expected to arrive
in Washington tonight, to be on
he nd.
Stripping the case of technicalities,
the Court will be asked to say whet,
in its opinion, ought to be done to
settle the several suits that live been
brought, and to determine what court
really has Jurisdiction of the $s^,*,,.
000 fund now tied up.
The Wilson Distilling Company ami
the other whiskey houses will make
a hard tight to have some of the legal
tangles in the eommisssion's affairs
straightened out.
Doubtless- Senator New land's pro
Ject for a white man's country will
have the sincere support of Senator
Tillman.?Indianapolis News.
GENERAL RICHARDSON'S RING.
Owned by Citizen of Lumherton?
Money Ruried in u Swamp.
j Lumberton Rohosonlail
Mr. H. E. Carver, of Lumberton,
has in his possess on a ring which is
prized very highly as an heirloom, It
'? belonged to his great-grandfather,
Gen. Nathaniel Ri,-hardson, a general
in the Revolutionary war, and that
I the ring is now in poasssaftOB of the
family is due to an old colored wo?
man.
General Richardson lived near
Charleston, S. C, and was a man of
large possessions. He was killed dur?
ing the fifth year of the war by Tories
as he was leaving his home with a
large sum of money to pay off his
regiment. He was shot from his
horse .r'st as he was leaving his gate
and when he fell an old colored wo?
man ran from the rear of the house
and secured from his person the ring,
that she was able to do this being due
to the fact that the Tories who shot
General Richardson waited a consid?
erable time before coming from un?
der cover.
General Richardson was the grand?
father of Mrs. R. M. Carter, of Max
ton. He was reputed to be worth
$200,000 or $300,000, and steps are
"being taken to recover some of the
land he owned in Sumter County, S.
C. At the time of his death he had
a considerable sum of money?about
$50,000, it is supposed?buried in a
swamp near his home, but he died
before he was able to tell where the
money was. All the information it
was possible to obtain f/as that the
money was buried under a drooping
tree in a swamp, and the money has
never been found.
New Hope Methodist Church, two
miles south of Jonesville, was burned
down Sunday just after the morning
service. The fire started in the top
of the house, caused from a defective
flue.
Edison
Amberol
Records
Are the new Records that play
twice as long as the regular Edi?
son Records.
Thus Ambero' Records can be
used on your present Edison
Phonograph by the addition of a
simple attachment or gear, and i
you can still play the Records you
have.
Amberol Records not only play
longer than any other Record
now made, but they play better,
their tone quality being richer,
clearer and more delicate than
has been possible in the past.
Let us put an attachment on
your Phonograph or sell you an
Edison Phonograph that will play
both Records.
W. A. Thompson
JEWELER.
6 S. Main St. Sumter, S. C.
PATENTS
procured and defended. Send model,
drawing or photo, for expert Hearvh and free report.
Free adrlce. how to obtain patent*, trade mark*,
copyright*, etc. in ALL COUNTRIES.
Business direct rith Washington saves t:mey\
money and often the patent.
Patent and Infringement Practice Exclusively.
Write or come to us at
?13 Ninth Street, opp. United State* Patent Office. |
WASHINGTON, D. C.
GASNOW!
TAX NOTICE.
The County Treasurer's olflce in
Court House building, will be open for
:he collection of taxes without penal?
ty, from the 15th day of October to
the 31st day of December, 190S. Ths
levy la as follows:
For State, 5 1-2 mills.
For County, ordinary, 2 3-4 mills.
For Sinking Fund loan of 1907, 1
mill.
For Sinking Fund loan of 1908, 1-4
mill.
For C-uistitutioaal School. 3 mills.
Polls, $1.00. Capitation Dog tax,
50 cents.
Also Special School tax as follows*
School District, No. 1. 2 mills.
School District, No. 2. 2 mills.
School District, No. 3. I mills.
School District, No. 4. 2 mills.
School District. No. S, 1 n.ill.
School District, Ko. n. 2 rail*
SchOOd District, No. 12. 3 mills.
School District, No. 13. 3 mills.
School District. No. 14. 3 mills.
School District. No. 16. 2 mills.
School Distric t. No. 17. 3 mills.
School District, No. IS, 2 mills.
A penalty Of 1 per cent, added for
month of January, 1909. Additional
penalty Of 1 per cent, for month of
February, IfOt. Additional penalty
of 5 per cent, until 1Mb day of March,
1909. winn the tax books will closs
for the Collection of taxes for fiscal
year, 1908.
t. w. um
Co. Treas. for Sumter Co., S. C.
10-7-mchl5,09