Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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? Mr: mm WATCHMAN, EftaMfc ?liquidated Aug. 2, 1881 Cbi JtH ittimn wi Station, i Published \\ ?!*-???lit \ and Saturday i ?BY? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY i MTKR, S. C. Terms: II 50 per annum?in advance. Vdvertisements: On* Square first insertion.11.00 Ev*ry subsequent Insertion.60 Contracts for three months, or lunger will be made at reduced ratet?. All communications which sub? serve private Interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect* wM be charged for. ? rirs <.B<>\\KXi*oHTfc\ Lending Southern Ports show langer BusJne?. While Northern Bort?* Fall ofT in report. Washington. June 18.?An analysis. Just completed by the Southern Com? mercial Congress, of various exports In eleven months ending May 1910. shows facts of Importance to the Southern States. of the 33. 073,965 bushels of corn exported. IS,531,049 reached the com? merce of the world through Southern ports. 8.6 70.135 through North At? lantic ports, and 5,472,781 through Pacific and lake ports. The leaders In exports of corn were. In the order named. Baltimore, New Oi'eans. New York. Compared with the same num? ber of months ending May, 1908. Hi w Orleans Is shown to ha\e made a gain of nearly 2.000,000 bushels in the face of a total decline of 13 0 000 bushels ('?- the United States. Nearly halt of the oat meal export? ed, went ont through Southern ports. The rxp-.rtj of Qat meal through Bal? timore nearly equalled the total ex? ported through New York and Phila? delphia together. Since 1908 there has been a falling off In oat meal exported of nearly 8.000.000 pounds Notwithstanding this decline, which hau affected New York and Philadel? phia most seriously, Ba'Mmore has about doubled on the exports of that year rom tile UnitdQ Stale* go otlt^hrough Pacific and lake parts. Of the bal ance. nearly one-third went out through Southern ports. The three leaders in Southern ports are, in the order named. Baltimore (3.047.6831, Oalveston (2.400,064). New Orleans (1.564.481). The crop report Issued June Hth. shows that 24 1-2 per cent of the winter wheat area Is In the Southern States and that. Including Missouri, more than 30 per cent, of the area is so situated. This will sur prise those who have given but little thought to the Southern States as a wheat-growing country. The condi tlon report for June 1st, shows an average of 87 points for the Southern States, excluding Missouri, against *;f^| In Kansas. Mobile Is the only city along the Atlantic or Oulf that shows an In creased exportation of bread stuffs over both |fg| and 1909. The same m f r ? : n ir it i ud da ir\ \>v< .dirts The total e\p,,rted has fallen oft nearly 40 per cent In two years; but Mobile has more than doubled in tin same period. The commerce of Southern ports In mineral oil products shows ste.oh growth oxer the eleven months end? ing May. 1908. Baltimore has gain? ed nearly 3.000,000 gallons. Sabine (Port Arthur? has Jumped from It, 71?.7.*.l gallons to i:'.s-,67x.i>9 1 gallons. Oalveston Is slowly re.oserlng from the b'ow to Its oil business through the establishment of the Sabine cus? toms distrl< t and rose from ?'..'>'?" gallons In 1908. to 206,171 gallons in 1909 and t ? 111,Ml gal.ons In 1910. I \ R Ml It > in Mil \ MY ST I R> |lo.l\ or Tarter Park- I .mud on Plan talloti. I F.in i-t- r. June 17 ?Cartel Parka, a young farmer residing ju>t Over the North Carolina lim?, not with a mysterious and tragic death this week. He left home on Wednesday, on a business err ml. and rot returning, search was Instltued by his familv. This morning his dead body v., found near a spring ??n his plantation. HI* head was nearly shot off. Parks was 2 2 years old and h-avs a widow and one child. A full Investl gatl .n of his death Is being made. Mr. ami Mrs. John Jame? Waters have Issued Imitations to ?he mar? riage of their daughter, Tlllle, and Mr. Harrv Kdrm>nd* Parker on Wed nesday evening. June 29th at 8..'s0 O'clock, at the First Baptist chi.r h. Hoek Hill. S. C. A reception will be gl\a?n Immediately after the ceremony at 208 Humtpon St., Hock HIM. ihed April. 1850. 4 Be .lust ai SUlw EASTERN STAR RLUEPTION. BEVCLARE CHAPTKH WILL RE cnvs DnJDQATBa Meeting of Grnnd Chapter, Kastern Star Tuesday Wax Open to Friends Of the Order?Announcements. From The Daily Item. June 20. The meeting of the Grand Chapter. Baatern Star. WUI be opened tonigln with an informal reception in the armory hall at S:30 by Beuelare Chapter. No. -'0, to the delegates and Ma : r fcfasona and their families, ib - freshim-nts will be served and the evening win be made pleasant by mu? sic and recitations. Mrs. Schumacher will recite. A quartette c? mposed of Mrs. Hosjem Miss Nettles. Mr. 13. Walsh and Mr. Willie Cuttlno. will render a selection. Mis- Beaufort Brand and Mr. Tom Walsh will each sing a solo. The following Will be In the receiv? ing line in the order named: Mrs. Anna Lag Anderson, of Blacksburg, W. O. M.i Mrs. Louise M. Tweed, of Sumter. W. M. Beuelare Chapter, No. It; Mr 1>. A. G. Outz, of Greenwood. W. G. P.; I?r. J. L. Spratt, A. G. P. of Ft Motte: Mrs. Tallulah L. Cudd, A. G. M . oi Spartanburg; Mr. S. M. Mc Leod, W. P. Beuclare Chapter; Mrs. Ruth O. Brinkley, G. Sec., George? town; Mr. Bartow Walsh, H. P. Beu? clare Chapter; Mr. Jas. R. Mathis, G. Treas.. of Union; Mrs. M. M. Mc Laurln. G. Cond., Clio; Dr. C. P. Osteen, W. M. Claremont Lodge. The hall has been beautifully deco? rated for the reception, the colors of the Order, blue, yellow, white, green and red being the colors used. At 9:30 tomorrow, Tuesday morn? ing, a meeting open to the friends of the Order will be held. The follow? ing programme will be rendered: Address of welcome on the part of the city by Mayor L. D. Jennings. Response by Mr. J. I*. Mlchie, P. G. M. of Darlington. Music. Address of welcome on the part of Beuclare ChaptC" by Miss Jennie Walsh. Response by Mrs. R. E. Cudd, of Spartanburg. "TJustr. Welcome to Grand tfffteers by Mrs. H. E. Sturdyvln, of Greenville. Response by Miss Minnie McFad den, of Manning. Music. After this the Grand Chapter will go into executive session. Sessions w ill be held daily Tuesday and Wed gSS)day at lO a. m., 3 p. m. and 8:30 p. m. The chapter will adjourn on Wednesday night. CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED. Senate Agrees on Railroad Bill By Largo Majority. Washington, June 17.?By a vote of fifty to eleven, the senate today agred to the 0 inference report on the rail? road bill. The \ote canto at the close of the SOOSlon, which was devoted al e\, lushely to a discussion of the railroad measure gpeechos were n ids bj B< nators Xcwlands. Borah, Cummins and others. Six of the af? firmative rotOS and al of the negative rotes WOTS cast by Democrats. Before adjourning the motion to eon. ur in the house amendments to the postal savings bank bill was made the Unfinished business, which means that it will be taken up at 2 o'clock tomorrow. The Ion-.- concluded its session to? day by adopting a new rule, by which a majority of its membership may at any time recall from a committee any bill or resolution referred to it and Pis ?? the measure upon the calendar for consideration, Advocates of the new rub' claim that it will effectually 1 n rent the pigeon-holing of any pro? POO) 1 legislation, which has the ap? proval of a majority Ol the house. Th" adoption of the new rule was by a unanimous vote. The deficiency appropriation was under consideration during most of the Meslon today, but was not dlspos? cd Of. Both hon*, i arlll be in m sslon to morrow, <.< >\ 11 \^ \ \iti:<>\\ ESCAPE, Lightning Twice strikes Near <.o\. Insel in Kentucky, Louisville, Kc, June |g,?Dover* nors of four States had narrow es 1 LpOS today while riding from Ver? sailles to Frankfort In an automobile when lightning twice struck near them. Those Who Wi re in the party Included QoV, Had ley, Of Missouri, nnd his Wife, QOV, Sloan, of Arizona. (Jov. Ans,.1. of South Carolina, and c.ov. WMooa, of Kentucky, ami his wife. At one point the lightning struck a railroad rail near them and sparks Were thrown over them. id Fear not?-dLet all the ends Thou Ain ITER. S. Om WEDNI MUCH F?iN~THIS~WEE]l ____________________ FIREMEN HAVE KEYS TO Tili: CITY. The Visitor! to Have Things Their Own Way?Three *J> anus of League Ball? Automobile Parade. From Th.> Daily Item. June L'O. The firemen's tournament is right on US. Since Friday night the tean 3 have been arriving, and the men will be l "iiring in here tonight and to? morrow. Tin- first session of the association will ?aiie i to order by President Louis Behrens at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. After prayer by Rev. J. P. Marlon, Mayor L. D. Jennings will j make the address of welcome, which will be responded to by President Be? hrens and Chief T. Fraser James, of Darlington. After organising the convention and appointing a committ? ee on credentials the following pa? pers and discussions following will he taken up: "I low to Improve the lire service of the St ite that we may save our peo? ple high rates of insurance," by Chief T. Fraser James, of Darlington. "Fire Hose, the proper care and treatment." by Chief Wilson, of Florence. "Fire Protection for small towns and villages", by Chief Dibble, of Orangeburg. "What kind of a fire alarm system should he installed in a city of 10,000 population or less," by Secretary Harry A. Dargan, of Greenville. There will be a discussion of each of these topics by the members of the convention. A matter that will occupy the at? tention of the fire chiefs will be the status of the legislation passed last winter, assessing the insurance com? panies for the support of the fire companies, and which the insurance companies are flgthing before the courts. President Behrens will pre? sent to the members from the differ? ent cities a sample ordinance to be presented to the various town coun? cils, accepting the law, and putting their fire departments on the foot? ing necessary to enable the town to derive benefit from the fund. There will be no races tomorrow, but the sessions of the Association are open to the public and will be held in the Court House. The captains will meet tomorrow night and select the judges, time-keepers and starters. There will be a morning and after? noon session tomorrow. Wednesday and Thursday evenings about 7 o'clock the Charleston Pom? pier Corps will give an exhibition at the city hall. The corps will scale the walls of the c ity hall with their lad? ders, drawing their ladders up after them. This will be well worth seeing, and Main stree t should be packed for l oth exhibitions. The time for the races in the Greenwood challenge has not yet been fixed. The Tournament will start oft Wed? nesday with a parade of all the fire apparatus, headed by the city officials and the hand. The parade will start from the ball grounds promptly at 10 o'clock, going up Liberty stree t to Harvln, then to Main: thence to War? ren; thence to Washington; thence to Calhoun. where the parade will dis? band and the contests begin. I oi Tuesday afternoon the Automo bllistl will have a parade beginning at Main and Liberty Streets promptly at l o'clock, All the automobiles in town are expected to take part in this pa? rade, They will ride over the prin clpal streets of the city and wind up at the grand stand about -1 :30, when the contest will begin' The first con? test wll be a quick start, and then a fuel contest. At " o'clock, Immediately after the parade Columbia and Macon will play '?all at the base ball park. Admission "0 cents, grand stand 28 cents extra. Tuesday night there win be a sub. Scrlptlon dame at the armory hall. The Captains of the several te.cm Wlll meet in the Court House and for? mulae rub s for the contests and s< - lect the judges. Sumter. as host Will ted take any part in this, nor will the local team enter any of the con? tests, The other teams have been In? vited here to ( oldest for pri/t .. ai d some \i>iting team must carry of the prizes. < < >ST UN : ST \TE $1,003.40. I Kpciitfc Account of lloyd-llrock Court riled. Columbia, June IS.??The sum of 11,005.40 represents the amount that the Boyd-Brock Court of Inquiry cost th" State of South Carolina. Just what provision Wll be made for the payment of this sum Is not known, although Governor Ansel has prom? ised that when the matter is present? ed to him he will decide the question. is't at be thy Country's, Thy God's an :SDAY. JUNE 22, 19 HOT WEEK IN PROSPECT. Weather Bureau Predicts That Mer? cury Will I>o Some ( limbing in Next Few Days. Washington, June 19.?Summer will make its warmth felt over the greater part of the United States dur? ing the present week, according to the predictions of the weather fore cash r. The temeprature will be above the average for the season over the plain States and the Mississippi val? leys during the first half of the week, followed by lower temperatures Wed? nesday. Temperatures will be near or above normal in the Eastern and Southern States during the greater part of the week. While In the Rocky mountain and plateau regions and on the Pacific coast the temperature will be near or below normal. BOY D-BROCK CASE Court of Inquiry Puts it Up to Gov. Ansel. Columbia, June 'S.?The court of inquiry sitting hu night exonerated William T. Brock, the assistant adju? tant general, of harge of acting a political traitor C. Boyd, the ad? jutant generali bi ondemned his ac? tions in several inees with refer? ence to the Illing expense accounts and his expenses incident to the in? spections of the State milKia during the past several years. The court in its report severely criticized the general system of filing expense accounts as practiced by Col. Brock. All of the testimony taken by the court is reviewed in detail. The court reached no decision as to what steps should be taken, but simply reported the facts in the ease. It is left with Gov. Ansel as to what action will be taken. Gov. Ansel in? structed the members of the court to make the report public. Gov. Ansel will no doubt make some announce? ment when he returns to the State, j As to Col. Brock's expenses while in Columbia during the period of in S*? ction, the court holds that by no rule can this charge to the State be justified. With reference to the letter of Gen. Boyd, in which he charged that Col. Brock "has wantonly wasted the State's money," it is held by the court that the evidence fails to disclose any criminal intent on the part of Col. Brock, but "that he was unfortunate? ly ignorant of the responsibility of the high trust reposed in him and care? less and extravagant in his adminis? tration of the trust." In reviewing the mUeage book charges as to the number of mileage books used by Col, Brock, the court says: "It appears to the court that the public business did not demand so much travel on the part of the ac? cused officer." Concerning the filing of expense ac counts by Col. Broc k with the comp? troller general, the court says: "If such has been the custom of the office it is to be condemned, ? but we fall to see wherein this can justify Col. Brock In filing in the office of the comptroller general accounts contain? ing items which were false and which he knew to be false at the time." The members of the court who were appointed by Gov. Ansel, arc: Wilie Jones, brigadier general; Col. William W. Lewis, of the First regiment, Col. Edwin R. Cox of the Second regiment and Col. Julius E. Cogswell of the Third regiment. Gen. Jones was the president of the court and Col. Cogs \\ ell the re corder. The court was to have met yester? day morning at 9 o'clock. It was found that Col, Lewis would be una? ble- to attend, so the st sslon was post? poned until !* o'clock last night. JS_ JFDGF DAXTZLER DF.AI>. Und Came This Morning After Loin; Illness?Funeral Tomorrow. Special to The Daily Item. Columbia. June 20.?The Gover? nor's office has been advised by tele? graph by Senator Llde of Orangeburg, that Judge c. Dantslor died there this morning. The funeral will be held there Tuesday afternoon. Gov? ernor Ansel will be unable to attend as he h;is not returned from Ken? tucky. WIRELESS MEN IT. New York, June 16.?President Wil son and Vice-President Bogart of the United Wireless Telegraph Compan> were taken before United states Com missioner Shields this afternoon tf answer a charge of misuse of th? mails. The exact nature of the < barge wa not made public. d Truth's." THE TKL'J 10 New Seri< THE PARTY'S OPPORTUNITY.! DEMOCRACY MUST RISE TO THE OCCASION. The Ttlme for a House-cleaning Has Arrived, Says Folk, of Missouri, and The Party Must Show That It Stands For the People. Atlanta. Ga., June 10.?"This is > day not only for house-cleaning ?> the city, State and nation, hut 1 ? litical parties as well declared r Governor Jos. W. Folk of ari, in an address here toda^ e the Young Men's Democratic j- jUe. Mr. Polk predicted Democratic gains in the approaching congressional elec? tions out said the party must make a clean cut light against privileges to classes. "The great issue before the peo? ple," he said, "is shall it be a govern? ment by privileges for a class, or by the people for all? This is a ques? tion within parties as well as between parties. If the Democratic party is not dominated by privileges the peo? ple should know it. If the Republi? can party is dominated by these forces, the people should know it. A time for a show-down by both poli? tical parties has come. "The Democratic party should make a celan cut fight against the system of privilege which includes a tariff for any other purpose than that of revenue. A tariff for revenue only is for the benefit of the whole people, while a tariff for any other purpose is for the benefit of that cla?s at the ex? pense of the public. "Democracy is growing everywhere. Whether the Democratic party grows with it deepnds upon whether the party is really Democratic. It car not be democratic by representing a class or truckling to special interests. The party must convince the people not about what it proposes to do for it? self, but what it can do for them. If the Democratic party stands sincere? ly for real Democratic principles, it will triumph, for a large majority of the American people favor these prin? ciples at this time." PARR MAY GET $100 OOfl But He Stdll Wants To Hold His $2, 500 Job. Washington, June 17.?Richard Parr, Assistant Collector of Customs at the Port of New York, came to Washington today at the invitation of Secretary of the Treasury Mac Yeagh to discuss the reward which Parr claims for having unearthed the sugar importation frauds in New York which resulted in the recovery by the Government of over $3,000, 000. Parr went over the whole situation with Mr. MacYeaugh. whom he found very sympathetic. An opinion writ? ten by the Attorney-General held that Secretary MacVeagh had authority to fix the amount of reward, and he s.ii l this would be given careful con? sideration. Ir. the Treasury Department it is understood that the reward will be between $100,000 and $150,000. Mr. Parr assured Mr. MacVeagh today that no matter how large an amount that award may be he wishes to con? tinue in the customs service. In this service he first got his start, which led to the disclosure of the sugar frauds, and he feels that if he is of service to the Government, he should riot desert because he has received a large reward. Mr. MacVeagh is im? pressed with the necessity of retain? ing such men as Parr, there being ap? parently few such in the service Parr's salary Is $2,500 a year. Treasury officials express the opin? ion that if the alleged sugar draw lack frauds at New York amount to anything of consequence they may reach as high as $1,000,000. The al? leged frauds grow out of the pay? ment of drawback on syrups partly the product of free sugar. FEED INSPECTOR NAMED. B. Harri?. Former President of Furni? ers' Union Appointed. Columbia, June D',.? Mr. B. Harris, former president of the state Farm? ers' I'nii^i has been appointed inspec? tor under the new feed inspection act. The other appointments have not been made. Mr. Harris is from Anderson county. Immediately after the law was pass? ed Mr. Harris was selected principally because he is perhaps the most exper? ienced live stock man in the state. He was president of the South Carolina Five Stock Association until two years ago. Mr. Harris in addition to ac ting un? der the feed inspection act will assist in the prosecution of a vigorous live stock campaign In South Carolina. ran. E SOUTH KON, Established June, ISM is-Vol. XXXI. No. 34. TEDDY COMES BACK. ROOSEVELT WELCOMED BY Git EAT CRWODS. He We .??anie Old Teddy and Ca* /ybody the Glad Hund and B .'\elt Grin?World Not Talk e^ e\v York, June IS.?Theodore voosevelt set foot on home shores to? day for the first time in nearly fifteen months and received a rousing wel? come. He bore with his usual buoyancy a day of heavy fatigue, public duties and private emotions commingled, and at 4:10 o'clock this afternoon, af? ter a family reunion at the home of Theron Butler, grandfather of his prospective daughter-in-law, Miss El? eanor Butler Alexander, left the city he had surveyed the same morning from afloat: reviewed in parade ashore and greeted by explicit word of mouth, to be welcomed more inti? mately by his life-long neighbors at Oyster Bay, L. I., tonight. Tomorrow he will rest. As a private citizen he was still the same outspoken, vigorous man of j both words and deeds the city of his birth has known for thirty years, in various public offices, from Assembly? man to President, and more latterly ambasador to the jungle and monitor to those who sit in the seats of the mighty. He had an expansive smile for ev? erybody, a cheery word for "the boys," his old friends, the newspaper men, a pat anecdote for politicians, especial greetings of affection for his old command, the Rough Riders, and a quick eye for absolutely everything. "Roosevelt good luck" still followed its namesake. Though hot and sultry, the weather held fair until the marine parade, the exercises at the Battery, and the march up Broadway and Fifth avenue to Central Park had been carried t..rough with punctual? ity and precision. Then it rained great guns. A torrential thunder shower, accompanied by a high wind that d'Td much damage,, swept suddv,7 ly down on the homeward bound visi? tors, but cleared again shortly before 5 o'clock. The welcome to Roosevelt today was shdt through with a dramatic ex? pectancy, which long ago found popu? lar expression in the typical phrase "the return from Elba." His welcome today brought men prominent in all walks of life from all parts of the country?therefore it was national. The first zest of public curiosity satisfied, speculation now turns on what share Roosevelt will take in an acute political situation within his <>wn party. But on that score specu? lation must rest unsatisfied. The Col? onel had positively declared his inten? tions by wireless the night befoie: "I shall have nothing whatever to say in the immediate future about poli? tics," and he kept his word. Therefore there was nothing in the only speech he made here today that could be construe.1 as applying spe citicially to this or that phase of im? mediate State or national issue. That he will be importuned to take a hand In the,New York campaign this fall, is a foregone onclusion, but by his own declaration he will not commit himself to any expression of opinion until he has acquainted himself at first hand with just how the poltical land shapes itself. LETTER FROM ROOSEVELT TO TAFT. Those Who Know What's in It Won't Tell?others \rc Guessing Yet. Washington, June 10.?President Taft has received a letter from Theo dore Roosevelt. It had an English postage stamp on it and very likely came on the same steamer with the ex-president. Men who taw Mr. Taft at the White House today came away and "in strit test confidence" told the secret to others who. of course, had to have discreet assistance In keeping it. So it became known all over town. At the White House all that could be learned was that such a letter had been received. Those who think they know what was in it say it "was merely a friend? ly reply to a friendly letter." The letter was sent by Mr. Taft, so that it reached Mr. Roosevelt just be? fore he sailed from England. Both letters are said to have been compar? atively long and almost wholly of a personal character, largely, if not en? tirely, avoiding political and official questions: in short, just such letters as would naturally pass between two old friends such as the two men have been to each other for years. Thosi who know what was in the letter will not tell.