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VksC SIMTKK WATCHMAN. Estaell i n-oUtfated Auk. 2, 18V< Published \\ . ?inr?iln\ and Saturday, ?BY? osteen publishing company SI M PER. S. C. Tern is: II.SO per annum- In ad\ance. \d\rrtl*etiieii??: One Square first Insertion.11.00 I y subsequent Insertion.60 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub? serve private Interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be charged for. Til I i ?Sil VSIUdKY I UI \L. Case Will Not Go to Jury liefere This Afternoon? Fifteen Witnesses Heard In Defense Yesterday. Oreenwlle. April 27.?Aiguments were begun In the case of Joshua W. Ashley, charged with peonage, at the atfernoon session of federal court. Joseph A. MoCullough for defense and Assistant District Attorney Lath rop for the government Four BIOTS arguments are to be made In the morning and the "ase will not go to the Jury till afternoon. Fifteen witnesses for the defense were examined today, the hulk of the teetlmony bearing on the defendant's ^^character. In announcing the closing of the government's case against the defen? dant. District Attorney Cochran said he might not call any more witness? es though he reserved the light to do so if he should deem it l?e? t. 'I he AlKov^rnnu'nt's evidence In the case has get differed materially from that ad? duced at the former trial, when a mistrial resulted. The Indictment charges Ashley with statutory peonugc on 20 counts. The 16 witnesses examined for the gov eminent are: D. It. Oreer, J. A. Al ^?Ison. Will Davis. John Davis, H. E. Davenport. Oeorge Johnson. H. H. Peeve, Harrison Oambrell. Hugh Davis? P. P. Robinson. I. W. Daven-. port. J. II. Traynham, J. F. Cason, Paul Traynham and Frank Daven-1 ^ Ths who are aller- I to have been held In peonage. WtM and John Davis and George Johnson, each said he had bfen forced to work on the defendant's plantation in An? derson county, guarded day and night |g|wlth shotguns and rifles. ^ JeJussos said as bad r irked font years to satlsfv a debt of Ash? ley, It appears, paid the ftSSjro'l fine when he was com i< led Ol selling whiskey. After working several months witness swore he went to ^fc. and asked hoi stood. ^h.-n he w is toi l that he still owed 626. lie worked six months l-uno r and was teld. get ordlng to his testi? mony, that his d. N was still un? changed, lb- finally worked four years and six mouths to wipe out the debt. He said he was not badly treut fcd. as he was given < lothc*. shoes and money at ?"hrl tmas each ys i John and Will Davis said they w? iv required !?? work out a <b I t of $D?*i duo John V< G iha. a n< plo w er .\sh le>. who w.u- If 111? < 1 while ?t . to h??t SQPSM r where he had gone with a w?rrant |e arrest a number of ne P .'or ag f ontrt in o1 h< r particulars th- ir testimony was sub? stantially the .same as that of the ne? gro Johnson. Testimony of other wit tl'no? > had to do for the ?n ?st y?art witu the d- .'endant's geta rd r. | ma sslv'on and the manner In **hlch Hi< ? n? ui ? ss a ere tree lad. There has been mu<h Interest in the trial of the case In view of the de? fendant's prominence. Ashley is a member of the legislature fn>u? An tl?T??n county, having served a num ^ her of terma It I WIV. <?\ < Gl Ml State llornm? Large ^uin at Four Pet < ent. Columbia. April 27.?The sum of 6100.000 represents the amount bor? rowed by the State since tho first of the year for expenses. This money was secured in New Y ak and the loan was made through tin F ilmet?. > National Fank of this city. Th" in? terest lM * P?r cent. It is e\pe< t' d that it \, < t J..a ?,0u i will hive to bo borrowed by the Itate I ?f..rr the end of the year. This is iptn.noo more than It has bSSl ' ' ? essary la borrow In any year past. This amount was carried In tho jp? proprlatlon Mil, A second ! >an of 1$20.000 will be made In July. The rate of Interest on the loans t? the State last year was 3 per cent. N .w, If Massachusetts could only have Its Lodge In the wilderness!? Indianapolis News. ?ii April, i-v.M lie Just ai ?? SU MWVfi If LMfi STIrU I I l our TO INCREASE SUPPLY IN BOOTH CAROLINA, Fncourngcincnt i> Offered Farmers To Plant Lots] Staple Cotton and Supply Home Mills?Inder ftf? ent Conditions Manufacturers Matt Purchase H>CH here. Columbia, April 27.? In order to encourage the growth of long staple ? ? ?tton. the c ?tt?>n Manufai turers' As foeiaiton Ol .South Carolina has given $1,000 to farm demonstration work In this State. Ah stat. il in The News ami Courier a few dayi ego, Mr. Lewis Parker, on 11*?? part of several cotton mills un? der nador his supervision, gave $1, fff fof this work. The object of the reeent gift of the i \ssi>elation is to encourage the growth of long staple cotton In South Carolina. The mills are manufactur? ing a (Iaof grade of goods that must be made from this grode of cotton, and the farm demonstration agents In this State are, endeavoring to have the farmers plant seed that will grow a longer staple of cotton, so that all the cotton mills in South Carolina may he supplied. In reply to letters sent out by Farm I ? ?monstration Agent Ira W. Wll lloms. as to use of long staple over one and one-eighth replies have been r#t flved, showing that two-thirds of the total amount used in mills heard from is the long staple. As explain* d in The News and Courier recently the object of the agricultural department Is to have fiirmers plant the long staple so as to sav? freight rates to this State that the mills have to pay. In this the mills ar<- heartily co-operating as shown in letters receded here. 01 replies from ten mills to the circular letter sent out, results are thai it is shown that 20,860 bales of the long staple are used in these mills and only If bales of this amount are iroWB in South Carolina. Of course, the remainder comes from the Mis? sissippi Valley and from abroad, ne ;sltatlng the paying of heavy freight rates thereon. The total consumption of the , ten mills is 30.910 bales, showing that it out two-thirds of the cotton used lg the long staple In these mills. ' Tie re prtft sent out 79 letters, and the av- ? expected to show up as in these ten mills, which are select? ed at random from the replies. The New York to Liverpool freight rat? Is about lfi |0 17 cents per hun I dred, or about 80 cents per bale. The rata from the cotton bait to NewYorK averages about ."4 cents. The rate to S.ivannah Is 4 1 cents and a little higher to the cotton mills of this State, Thus it is seen that the mills hitve been importing in this country ? <it a higher rate than even Imports from foreign countries would cost. Fat tight months end'ng February imports of long staple, Including about 91,0ft,Off worth of cotton shipped back to this country from Kurland, were flO.l 7b\60(i pounds, or 11 o.?;90,51 B worth of cotton. " he Imlk of this comes from Kgypt .7.174.420 pounds, valued at $8,579,<? ?H.4. While the majority of mills Import? ( lag cotton in South Carolina take ths Mississippi shipments, still some is n ceived from abroad, as shown by the letters s. ut here In reply to Mr. Williams* circular, I nit, as The News and Courier re | centty explained, the mills are now ? ? operating with the agrtoultral de parltnttU In this State to have the i inte rs plant Bftd that will produce Cht Jong staple, and thus the cotton mills of South Carolina may be sup plted from this State's crop without i . \ing to ko abroad for it or send to .?ther parts of the country for the large amount of cotton consumed. With tht end In view of ascer? taining to what extent extra staple* rot tog is used by the mills of this State, th.it is. the total number of l?alef the number Including both Im o' its from other States and that grown in South Carolina; the length of utaptf used; and also the growth; and to endeavor, if possible, to en* courage the farmers of the State by ? rimentatlon, seid selection and (1 culture, end by Improved meth of farming to meet this growing d< mend f??r extra staple cotton now 1 - ing brought to our mills from oth < r >t itet, or other countries, by rais? in/ good Of bettl r extrla staple I ton lure at home, to timt end i em loduj addressing this circular'letter i ? II of our mills with the request thai they fill out the I lunks appended Im low and promptly return the sheet j to me, using for thai purpose the en? closed addressed envelope, pout free, In order that the Information to he derived from this data be of appre? ciable value to this department, it id Fi??r not?Let ail the ends Thon Ain MTER, S. SATUI I w in be nec< ssarj that l receive com? pleto returm from every mill, and i therefore oarneatly request your hearty co-operation, assuring you thai ail i. rreepondence and figures sub? mitted will be held In the strictest ?< ntldenve by this office. "One of the prime objects of this lepartment Is to endeavor to aid i?oth the farmers of tho State and also the mannt .carers alike, and, if it can be demonstrated that cotton which has sufficient length of staple and strength of fibre, equal, a ty to the Mississippi cottons, can be grown in South Carolina to compete with that now Imported, the farmers of this Btate, on the one hand, will reap the benefit from the premiums in price, whereas the mills, on the other hand, will tin n be able to get their raw ?uppll? i right at their own doors, ef feotlng thereby not only a saving of the freight, but also a reduced ori? ginal cost price for raw material to] the mills, and one very important purpose, at least, for the establish? ment of this department will have been subserved. We believe that this can be done, and that it will be done." Commissioner Watson says con? cerning the growth of a uniform staple: "During this year greater attention than ever has been given to the mat? ter of growing a uniform staple of cotton, Which would meet the re? quirements of the standard for export set by the Bremen Cotton Exchange and required by the textiles of South Carolina for the manufacture of fine foods. Although under the Cnited St ites farm demonstration work much has been accomplished in the way of growing cotton with uniform staple meeting these requirements there is much yet to be done, and to this end recently the South Carolina Cotton Manufacturers' Association contributed $1,000 in aid of the fur? ther and more rapid prosecution of the work the coming year. "A marked step forward has been takent his year also in the matter of the grading of cotton. At Clemson College there has been provided a Short course in cotton grading for any desiring to take it, which should prove of the greatest value. "The ; < or has been marked aho by the invention of the Green Cotton Grader, a mechanical device invented by Mr. I.. A. Green, of Greenville county in this State. The device is Such that it gees upon the market at a reasonable figure and carries the specimen grades set by the national grading committee. It !s so arranged that any farmer t'tiri use it. and can fairly weil grade his own cotton and not ba compelled to sell it blindly, as has been the C8JN9 in the past. This grading device is to be vigorously pushed upon the market, a large company having been formed for the purpose. and the manufacturing headquarters will be at Greenville, s. c ?'in connection with this subject i I grades and in the effort to afford the farmer Information thatheahould have tho department in the summer addressed a letter to President Taft, transmitting resolutions of the State armem1 Union asking for the main? tenance of a qualified agent in the European consuming markets who [ >uld furnish regular reports giving the farmers information they should have.*' With the manufacturers interested in the situation and the farmers be? ing advised as to the growth of the long staple it is expected that the re suit of the present agitation along this lino will be the growing of long staple cotton for use in mills of this State. Mr. Williams will later issue a bulletin on the subject. SBoar Democratic Club. The SSoar Democratic Club met and re-organised on Saturday, April 2Hrd, at I o'clock p. m. The officer sleeted were: W. ?i. Lawrence, president; Sam Newman, vice president; U. G. Jones, secretary; J. J. Brltton, Jr., member of executive committee; delegates to county convention: A. M. London, Bam Newman, s. J, white and J. .1. Brltton, Jr.. Motor Gossip. ' I think pedestrians ought to carry boms." "And be equipped with shock ab? sorbers, eh?"?Louisville Courier Journal. Ills < M oupat ion. "lie bad a good business, but be lost it." "hid he drink?" "No; but he was too busy being a prominent oltlsen to attend to any? thing else." ? Louisville-Courier Jour? nal. t is't at be thy Country's, Thy God'l an IDAY. APRIL 30 ATTACK ON TRUST, JUDGE SPEER CALLS GRAND JURY TO RELIEF OF PEOPLE. Georgia Judge Severely Arraigns Beef Barons, Who Are Alleged to be Re? sponsible for Distress Among YV age-earners. Savannah, Ca.. April 27.?A grand jury was drawn in the District Fed? eral Court here today and charged by Judge Emory Speer with the duty of investigating the acts of the so-called beef trust through their representa? tives here, in so far as the fixing of the price of meats Is concerned. Judge Speer in his charge referred to the riots preceding the French revolution and said: "indeed, there seems to be no small degree of similitude between the meat riots which have been tak? ing place in the grea: cities of the country and the terrific scenes which led up to the reign of terror, and the in-essant clanking of the guillotine." lie arraigned the agencies which it is alleged are responsible for the ex? cessive cost of the necessities of life To the grand jury Judge Speer said: "You have been called together to Institute if proper, such prosecutions as may tend to relieve the people from what is deemed one of the greatest burdens they now suffer, ana that is the excessive cost of food. You may probably be restricted to the al? leged activities exerted by certain representatives of what Is popularly termed the 'beef trust.' That, it is alleged, is a combination of a large proportion of the dealers In fresh meat throughout the United States not to bid against each other in the live stock markets of the different States; to bid up prices for a few days in order to attract large ship? ments by the breeders of cattle, then to bid down prices so that the market thus glutted can be bought in by tb.e conspirators at their own figures and to the ruin of the breeders; to fix the selling prices to the retail dealers, and as a consequence to the public; to use the great system of refrigera? tion of the packing houses and oth? er concerns to withhold the meats from the market until the price has attained extravagant proportions; *o Keep a black list apd to refuse to sup ' ' retailers thus enrolled who decline and neglect to obey the rules of the trusts; to make uniform and improp? er chrrges for the cartage;, if pos? sible t<. secure less than lawful freight rates to the ruin <>f competitors! and all with tin.' Intent to monopolize the trade in fresh moats, to the oppres? sion of the people, to the impoverish? ment of the wage earner, or the sal? ary earner, to the enfeebh meat of the lab? ring classes, to the piteous hunger and distress cd" millions of people." Judge Speer read the law upon which he was charging the jury ana concluded: "Ah, gentlemen, the government that disregards the necessities of the plain people is unworthy of existence. The cynical rich, whose jaded appe? tite must be enlivened by the niat'i? tlnal cocktail before they begin M dawdle oxer the luscious breakfast, can have no conception of the keen hunger of the masses who may by such combination as the law de? nounces be deprived of food as essen? tial to life as it is to the strength which the daily exertion of their fcll ergies brings to the Increment of MC national wealth." One of the Smiths. Representative Scott. of Kansas, was examining a witness before the house committee on agriculture, of Which he is chairman, on his bill to prohibit gambling in cotton and grain. During the hearings a man who had been paying close attention and making notes began to ask questions. "Will the gentleman please state bis name?" asked Mr. Scott. "Smith." "Please state your full name." "Ellison DuRant Smith." "Yea yes, l know," said Scott, "but there arc many Smiths, you know, and that name signifies nothing. Where are you from and what do you represent"" "l am from the United States sen? ate," replied the questioner, who was Senator Smith, of South Carolina. Whereupon Representative Scot! toi?i< oiv his eyeglasses, rubbed them vigorously, pulled at his mustache, and whispered: "You may proceed." Saturday Rvening Post. The young men of the city are or? ganising a dance club for the sum? mer months. Two dances will be given a month. [1 Truth's." THE TRC 10 New Seri THE DISTRICT COXPEREXCE. Interesting Session This Morning? Welcome Address Delivered by Judge Punly?Committees An? nounced. The Thursday session of the Dis? trict Conference was called to order at 9:30 by Presiding Elder, Rev. Wad dy T. Duncan. The opening devotion? al exercises were conducted by Rev. A. S. Lesley, of Heath Spring. Ttv minutes of the first days session wv read and approved. The roll wa. called and 16 clerical and 40 lay dele? gates were in attendance. The Cam den and St. Matthews charges have full delegations present. The name of H. H. Mitchell, alternate, was sub? stituted for Wm. Jenkins as a dele? gate from the Kershaw charge. Fur? ther roll call was dispensed with. The following committees were an? nounced: Public Worship?Rev. Waddy T. Duncan, Revs. M. W. Hook and J. B. Wilson, and R. D. Epps and J. W. McCoy. I License to Preach?J. B. Wilson, F. H. Shuler and J. M. Sceadman. Orders and Recommendation for I Admission on Trial?J. S. Beaslev, P. I A. Murray^and David Hucks. State of the Church?T. W. Mun nerly, L. R. Rollings, W. A. Brown and E. T. Mims. Missions Within the District?H. B. Browne, B. A. Shuler, Thos. D. Mc Leod, J. T. L. Stover and D. W. Brown. Sunday Schools and the Manner of Conducting Them?R. E. Sharpe, C. W. Birchmore, T. A. Cauthen, H. W. Scott, T. E. H. Stevenson and R. D. Epps. Examination of Quarterly Confer? ence Journals?J. E. Strickland, W, E. Lemon, H. L. McCoy, J. J. Brough ton and N. S. McLeod. Epworth Leagues?M. W. Hook, F, IT. Shuler, J. C. Humphreys and S, W. Stubbs. Our Financial Planr. and Systems and Contributions to Church Pur? poses?J. W. Hamel, Charlton Du Rant, H, A. Raysor. A. J. Beattie J. R. Griffin and F. H. Roberts. Books and Periodicals?J. B. Wil? son. L. A. White, Dr. R. Y. McLeod, J. W. McCoy, T. H. Suydarr. antf David Hucks. Temperance?J. M. Stealman, J X. Wright. Oscar Spires. T. B. Davis C. W. Chandler and J. W. Tnabinet. Judge R. O. Purdy extended a mosl cordial welcome to the conference making some very valuable am" timely suggestions to the preacher in the course of his remarks. On be? half of the conference Rev. TT. B Browne, of Camden. responded to hi? words of welcome. The presiding elder then began th< call of the charges and Camden Bethany, Blshopvllle and Ellore* charges reported through their pas? ters, the several reports being snpplo i rente.! by words from the lay dele gates, The reports indicated a gen? erally Improved condition along spirit? ual and material lines. An Improve? ment in financial plans, systematic orphanage work, sobriety and atten? tion to educational matters were espe? cially noticeable. Rev. G. Tl. Kohn, pastor of thf Lutheran church, and Dr. W. w Daniel, president of Columbia Col b ge. were introduc d to the confer? ence. Rev. T. w. Munnerlyn, of Pine wood, preached at the 11:30 service. If was announced that Dr. W. W, Daniel, of Columbia College, and Rev, M. D Kelley, of Chanson College, would make addresses at the service that evening at 8:30. The conference then adjourned until 1 p. m. LEE OFFICIAL RESIGNS. County Superintendent of Education Will Quit January 1. Columbia, April .'7.?McDonald Davis, superintendent of education for Lee county, has resigned. The reignation takes effect Jan. 1, 1911, having been accepted today by Gov? ernor Ansel. Mr. Davis states that his reason is that he wishes to give the people the opportunity of electing a candidate in the next general election, so he resigns now instead of later on. Mr. \V. W. Kay. of Congaree, was here Wednesday night, returning from tin- Cooper-Manning wedding. The doctor says that he will be in the race for congress against lion. A. P. Lever this summer. He expects to make it warm for somebody. He is pretty stout, 'out he still has running qualities. The stores will begin closing at 0 on ne\t Monday, May 2nd. They will continue at that hour until the fall months come on. I. SOUTHRON, Established June, IHM ies~ Vol. XXXI. 3?. 19. THE COMFEOERATE REHMIWL LITTLE ROCK GETS NEXT CON FEDERATE REUNION. <ien. George W > of Memphis One of Ft ^? .?lug Major Gen erals. ?' Organization. ' *tf_ >r .a.. April 2 7.?With Little w a. ? rk., chosen as the reunion av or 1911, and New Orleans in . sed for the honor in 1915, and vvith an election of officers, the Uni? ted Confederate Veterans' Associa? tion closed its business session to* night. All that remains now is the big parade tomorrow and the remain? der of the week will be devoted to amusements. The selection of Little Rock had been freely predicted and though the Arkansas city lacked a majority on the first ballot it was so far in the lead that a vote to make the selection unanimous carried with a roar. The vote stood: Little Rock, 1,470; Chat? tanooga, 640; Oklahoma City, 17; Houston, none. When Texas was reached, the veterans saw how things were going and threw their strength to Arkansas. The indorsement of New Orleans as the meeting place for 1915 was con? tained in a resolution favorably re? ported and adopted. It recites that New Orleans proposes to hold a Pan? ama canal exposition in 1915, that the Crescent City had asked the vet? erans to indorse the exposition and ! attend it in April, 1915. It was re , solved, therefore, that each reunion until 1915 take this same action, and that the reunion of 1915 follow the idea and meet in New Orleans. The programme for the election of officers was carried out to the let? ter. Gen. George W. Gordon, of Memphis, commander of the depart , ment of Tennessee, was chosen com , mander-in-chief, succeeding Gen. Cle? ment A. Evans, of Atlanta. Gen, $ Evans was elected past commander . in-chief and Gen. W. L. Cabell, com . mander of the Trans-Mississippi divi? sion, was also elected past comman der-in-chief. The new commander, Gen. Gordon, bas the d5:.Un<-i.'on .of- befng one at 1 the four living Confederates who were actually major generals before the war ended. He also has a record of being captured by the Federal forces three times. \ Con. Gordon will be succeeded in command of the department of Ten ! neseee by Gen. Bennett Young of ? Louisville, Ky. . I Gen. Gordon will not announce his j staff for several weeks, but it is un , !< rat tod that Gen. Win. E. Mkkle l will remain adjutant general and ? \ chief of staff to Gen. Gordon. ' I _ INJURED BY ROBBERS. Mr. Ward, of GreetcyvttM Drought ' Hero For Treatment. Mr. Ward, who is clerking for Mr. . Murat DeLcrme, at Greeleyville was ? brought hoic Wednesday for treatment ? I at the Sumter Hospital. Mr. Ward, . : it seems heard s noise as if some one J was breaking into the store about 9 i| o'clock Wednesday night and went . out with his gun. He saw some one running from him when he went ? around the side of the house. As he went around the house he raised his gun to si.<><>t the intruder.* When he did another man who wai stand? ing In waiting hit him a blow in his , stomach with a stick or some other instrument and at the same time knocked the gun up. The gun went i off in the air. Mr. Ward was knocked down, and he said kicked. He lay on the ground groaning. The Knights of Pythias were in session near by at the time i and were attracted by the gunshot and came out. They heard the groans and went to Mr. Ward's re ! lief. The thieves had made their es i cape, however. Mr. Ward was so badly Injured that it was thought best to bring him to Sumter for treatment. It Is impos? sible just at this time to tell how se? riously lie Is Injured. In moments of consciousness the wounded man says that he is certain that his assailant was a white man, but does not know what kind of man it was that ran from him. Concord Democratic Club. Concord, April 27.?Concord Dem? ocratic Club met Saturday the 23rd, Inst., and re-organized by ele? ting the following o(Roers: President W. G. S. Seymour; vice president. J. II. Hodge; secretary, J. 1>. Newman: executive committee man, w. L. Brunson; delegates to county convention: W. F. White, J. w. Brunson, B, w. Brogdon, Jr., G. W. Ma honey.