The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 07, 1910, Image 3
ANDERSON GEIS THE COLLEGE
UM? RAISED FOR ORPHAN
HOMF It l II M I? YKsTKIt
DAY.
HaptiM State Convection at taurcn*
Accept* BUI for (?reciivlUe Female
College ? 97&.000 IVouil Inhuc?
lloiiM' ?i (.recn\WH*l Orpttanagc.
Burrted While Paul for Inatitutlon
la Being Made ? $1.000 at Once
subm-rlL J~~FdacoUoiu? Comma*
raou Inetltiitcd.
Laurens, Cet. 1.?Andersons bid
for the Baptist Female College of the
State, now located at Oreenvllle. wk?,
eeeopted today by tbe llaptlat State
Convention. With the caah fund,
1100.000. a pledge of an additional
9*1.000 and a 10-acre alte, offered
by Ander toe, and a 976.000 bond Is
?uo. there appears to be a new era
downing for the college.
The cause of Connie Maxwell Or?
phanage waa p *?sented to the Baptist
State Convent loa today In a most
striking manner, r.nd the response
was moat hearty and sincere.
Orphan tlo,ne Burned.
Tnls morning 1\ little girls came
up from th* orphanage at Green?
wood and were presented to the Con?
vention, while sup, rlntendeel Jam
son was speaking of the work at thi.t
splendid Institution, and many eyes
were wtt with tears when he con
oled. Within an hour afterwards.
It Jamison again took the platform
arid announced that he had Just
Uamed by 'phone that the Conven?
tion' building at th* Orphanage was
totally destroyed by (Ire this morning,
hut that no one of the Inmates was
Injured. Dr. Jamijon left at once
for Oreenwood. but this afternoon,
the Convention took up the matter
aod In a few minutes subscriptions
aggregating more than $4,000 were
secured to r? dace the burned build?
ing. Work will !>egtn at once. The
burned building waa erected with
funds raised at t*** Convention of
lttJ. and was valued at 94.000 with
Insurance for half the amount.
The subject of education again oc?
cupied the attent'on of the Conven?
tion for a great portion of the time
today.
College tJoco to Anderson.
Tue Anderson proposition to estab?
lish a college 'here waa accepted, the
Confsntlon authorised a 975,000 bond
Issue for the Oreenvllle Female Col
legs and an educational commission
waa appointed, which is to formulete
a policy and have general supervis?
ion over the educational work of the
Convention, which Is now carried on
by Furman University. Oreenvllle Fe?
male College. Limestone College, Co?
der College and several high schools.
There waa no division of sentiment
on any of these propositions. When
the report of the special committee
waa presented this morning by the
Rev. Louis J. Brlstow, recommending
the acceptane of Anderson's propo?
sition, friends of the established col?
leges voted for It heartily.
Booed of Trustee** Fleeted.
The Convention later elected the
board of trustees, of whom seven are
residents of Anderson, and several
are not Baptists, the board being con?
st It uted aa follows: One year. W. A.
Wateon. M. M. Mattleon and J. K
Durst; two years*. L. M. Uoper. W. I
Thayer and J. J. Fret well; three
years. R. 8. Lsgon. W. H. Wilson and
C. C. Brown, four years. C. 8. Sulli?
van. L. J BMstow and 8. C. Mitchell;
tlva years. Walter II. Hunt. J. N
Ilr<A*n and 11 It. Watklns. The hoard
met thi<* a!t- rnoon and effected a
temporary organisation by electing
H. H. Watkinn. chairman, and L. J.
Brtstow, eecretary.
Th* Anderson truateca pledged
them**lve? to ralae 925,000 In addi?
tion t?? the 91 ?0.0*0 already suha< rl??
ed for the college, so that there will
he available for beginning work
9121.000. The board will hold an?
other meeting In Anderaon In Janu?
ary. The plan for enlargement and
Improvement** it the Oreenvllle fe?
male College was presented by Mr.
T?. C. Durham, one of the trustee-,
who exhibited the afngej f??r the Im?
provement of th ? buibltngM and ex?
plained fully th* Idea.* of the board.
The matter whs further discussed and
the Convention readily voted authori?
ty to the t'iMteei to Issue 975,0 00 \u
bond* t? carry out the work. there
bring already available ttuhxeripti >ns
amounting to about 9 '?V???>??.
\ ft.sMa lioot.
..Th* expenditure of 91 on.000 or mor ?
on the plant ?III make the OfoesWtHs
Female ?'#dlegi- one of the best e.julp
|h-d Institution* In the South. Fof
several years there has been under
consideration the formation of an ed?
ucational com mission, the purpose
of which I* to bring Into a system of
ro-operatlon the various school* and
college* now under the BOntTOl of the
Convention, and other denomination?
al school* In the State. This plan
wae today adopted and the following
commission waa aelected: For one
year. W M Jonea. It. o. Sams R
v ?'ooper. 8. B. Fsell; two year*. BV
fus Ford. Jas. A. Iloyt, L J. Blstow,
R. F. Baldy: three years. Z. T. Cody,
If || Jones. IL H. Wstklna and Chaa.
A. Smith.
As meawengers from the Woman's
Missionary Union of the Convsatlon
COTTON BULLS HOLD FIRM.
rui mcT m:\sovs bkst ruu ns
ark CTBf TO COME.
I \|h rlcnced Traders Insist That Vot?
um Crop In Small, Notwithstanding
Bearish Fsi linateti, and Anticipate
Scramble for Staple Among Spin?
ner* later On-speculation llailg
Iiir ? 'iff I mil Government Reports
Iseued Dec. 8 and 9.
New York, Dee. 2.?It has been
thrust and parry In the speculative
murkets, but on the whole bears have
latterly had the advantage, owing to
a marked Increase In the receipts of
I "tton at the ports and Interior
tow.*, a local crop estimate of 12,
Otr.,000 bales, exclusive of Unters, de?
pression In Wull street and narrow
ntss of the speculation In cotton.
l.lvedi.I. too, has suddenly become
lu.l. Some embarrassment in the
dry goods trade at home and abroad
has been reported and December no
ni cm ha\? amounted to anywhere
from 110.000 to 120,000 bales, some?
thing which has puzzled Independent
observers, who do not understand
why the cotton should be thrown
DI the market now if the price is
going up.
The hedge selling by the South has
been steady and spot Interests have
sold the near months. Fail liiver
sales of prints have been small. The
outside public shows no great dispo?
sition to take hold of cotton nor is it
generally expected to do so until the
market has shown Its ability to ad?
vance sharply and firmly and main?
tain the rise. Friday's surprise In
regard to the big local drop esti?
mate undoubtedly had a more or less
demoralizing effect.
Some experienced and successful
people In the trade Insist that the
crop is small and that the prospective
consumption is large, so large Indeed
as to presage a scramble for cotton
anr.o'.ig the spinners later on and an
Inevitable rise of prices to a much
higher level than has yet been at?
tained this season. Manchester Is
doing a brisk business at prices, show?
ing a distinct upward tendency.
It L insisted that there Is a brisk
demand for spot cotton at the South,
and that prices there are generally
firm. Retail trade In dry goods
throughout the country is reported
good, favored by seasonable weather.
Speculation in cotton, It Is urged, is
oniir singing fire awaiting the re?
port on ginning. December 8, and the
Government crop estimate, December
9.
The lobby of the Postoff.ce Is a
a it in and pleasant place these cold
nights and there Is a big crowd loiter?
ing there at the time of the evening
distribution of mall.
a delegation, consisting of Mesdames
W. T. Derleux, F. M. Satterwhite, D.
J. '>rlstow. C. E. Watson and I. W.
Wlngo, was presented to the Conven?
tion.
For Statewide Prolilbtlon.
The report of the committee, on
temperance piesented by the Rev.
I I^acy H?ge, of Charleston, after
denouncing the traffic In liquor as
harmful to humanity and Christian?
ity, calls on all Christian men to
foster sentiment against the traffic,
and urges the enforcement of exist
ing lavs and the enactment of a
State-v.ide prohibition law. The re?
port was adopted.
The following elections were held
Trusti es ot' I'urman Fniverslty to fill
terms now expiring, j. A. Carroll, Z
T, Cody, A. M. Kennedy. J. W. King
and ii. P, IfcGet i liuntssa of Connl<
Maxwell Orphanage to tin terms now
expiring, Q, i?. Bvoll, Lnbnn slauldln
?'. i'.. Bobo, k. ii. Ferguson und j. w
King; executive board of the Conven
tton having in charge State Mission
work, one rear, Rufes Ford; tw
rs, |t, M, Foreman, J. 1 >. Muggins
11. L Jonen, ft T. Matthews. W. J
Langaton three years, T, (K Lnwton
Jr. F. m Satb rwhlte. J, F. Vines, S
I, Wits..a. <;. \. Wright; four years
T. M. Bstlb V . J. I ' Bailey, ('. I?. Hobo
w. u. Brown, L s. Mattlsoni board
af ministerial education, Henry MU
ler, president; .lohn m. Denial, set
rotary and treasurer: 1i. K. Taylor,
auditor: Wm. Ooldamlth, Jr.. <\ It.
Itoho, H. M. Foreman, J. a. Brown,
<'. c. Vaughan, J. a. Brown, J. s. sny
der, M. I.. I^awson, R. ft Reeves and
\. j. Foster; trust? ss or Greenville
Female College to til) terms expir?
ing at this time. <'bas M. lleOoe,
Howard I* Jones, J Gentry and R.
I.. Halle) .all r. eleepd; S. T. Mat?
th? \\s p. succeed W. W. Key*, deceas?
ed; Waddy <'. Tnomaoa, J. H. Whar
lon and w. II, Hunt to fill vnennclea
by resignations.
The following apportionments wert
agreed upon r.,r the churches of the
Convention during the next year:
?tats missions, MS.tee; home mis?
sions. ftl.Otej foreign m lesions, $ r, o, -
000; OrphanagS |fto,eve; aged min?
isters, f7.f.0o; current support of Fur
man University, $7,r>oo; ministerial
education. $2.500; ltlble work. $1.
500: total, $158,000.
Tonight's session of the Convention
was devoted to disc Jsnlon* of Mtate
and foreign missions.
It aee4s a man to perceive a man.
DIAZ BEGINS EIGHTH TERM
simple CEREMONY attends
MBXICAN iNAUGfJRATION?
i ass Brilliant than Heretofore, on
Account of Recent Disturbances,
Occuskm I'limurred by Any signs
of Trouble?Veteran President Ex?
presses Friendly Sentiments for
Other Nut Ions.
Mexico City, Dec. 1.?"It is very
gratifying to me to say that my
heart is full of -ilth in the progress;
of a people who, like the Mexican,
has known how to conquer by its own
efforts a placo among the lovers ot
toil, after having proved its valor in
war In patriotic defence of country,
and that never as today could I de?
clare that Mexico belongs definitely
to the group of nations of assaured
stability, because against the firm
guarantee of peace which we possess,
no Influence tending towards: its dis?
solution can now or ever shall be
aide to prevail.
"As to the relations between Mexico
and the United States and other
friendly nations, never have they
been more cordial, as was indicated
In a convincing manner during the
oelebrntlon of the centennial of Mex?
ico's Inlependence."
The above Is the authodized met
sagt- of President Diaz to all nations,
one the eve of his Inauguration, for
the eighth time as Chief Executive
Of tho Mexican nation, given express?
ion through the medium of the As?
sociated Press.
Peaceably, and seem'ngly as hap?
py termination of the turmoil through
which the nation has just passed, the
ceremonies attending the taking of
the oaths of fealty by Gen. Diaz and
Ramon Corral, recently; re-elected to
the Presidency and Vice Presidency,
respectively, were oonducted today.
There -was no discordant note and If
the occasion was shorn of some of Its
brilliant festive features^ of former
years, by reason of recent disturb?
ances, there was no lack of dignified
ceremonial.
Notwithstanding a realization on
the part of every one that the pos?
sibility of any attempt by foes of the
Diaz Administration to interfere with
today's Inauguration was remote,
there was a feeling of relief apparent
among the people at large, which
doubtless was shared by those In
authority, when the event was hap?
pily cpncluded. ,
MAXWELL ORPHANAGE BURNED
No One Hurt, Fire Having Occurred
Near Noon When Occupants Were
Not In Structure.
Qreenwood, Dec. 1.?The conven?
tion building, a handsome two-story
building at the Connie Maxwell or?
phanage, was completely destroyed by
fire Phortly after noon today. Fortu?
nately all the Inmates were out of
the building, being at school, but very
piece of their clothing was burned up
in the building. The home was oc?
cupied by boys from the ages of 8
to 12 years.
When discovered the fire was on
the roof of the building and had
made such headway that there was
no hope of saving it. Mrs. C. C. Me
Daniel, the matron, and her assistant.
Miss Sherwood, were the only occu?
pants of the building, and they were
sngaged In cooking dinner for the
i
boys at the time the lire was discov?
ered.
The building cost $4,OftO when
erected eight years ago, and would
i o.^t |6,000 to replace. Two thousand
dollars Insurance was carried.
An Interesting coincidence Ii that
the building had Its inception In ?
motion mad.- by Rev, W. B. Oliver,
then pastor at Florence, that the
Baptist state convention, then In
session in Oreenvllle In 1902, raise
the money then and there for a new
building and that the building thus
secured should he burned down eight
yean after while the convention wai
In session. Still more peculiar it
burned down While Superintendent
Jamison was engaged In the very
act of making hli report to the con?
vention.
Supplies of clothing for the beyi
will be welcomed and are coming In
from town now.
The news of the burning of the
convention building having been
learned at Laurens where the Baptist
convention was In session a move?
ment was started at once to raise
funds necessary for its rebuilding, in
a very Short while |4,000 had been
pledged, which together with the
92,000 insurance, will be enough to
restore the building promptly.
Ti lths PALL INTO TRAP.
Three Killed in Attack b| Band of
Greeks.
Prank fort - on-the - Main. Germany,
December I.?A dispatc h to the
Prankfort Zeitung from Salonika,
European Turkey, says that a Greek
bind attacked a column of Turkish
troops mar Saut'quaranta, mortally
wounding three ??f them. ,
A Turkish company, patrollng the
region near Monastlr, fell Into an
ambuscade arranged by tho Greeks,
three of th Turks being killed and
one wxmnded. Two Greeks were
killed.
ENGLISH BANKERS WILL PAY i
COST OF VALIDATING HILLS
OF LADING.
They Also Recede from Demand
That All BUM of Lading After De?
cember 31 Be Guaranteed by Amer?
ican Cotton ExiM>rters.
New York, Dee. 1.?Cotton men in
this city who resented the efforts
made this fall by the European
bankers' committee, headed by Sir
Edward Holden of the London City
and Midland bank, to compel cotton
houses here to insure the validity of
their bills of lading and to force them
to incur the expense of providing a
surety company guarantee, heard
with some satis'action today that,
following the formal abandonment of
the European demand for guarantees
on all Mils issued ater December 31,
Sir Edward Hidden is planning to ob?
tain from American surety companies
guarantees on all bills of lading
which he may purchase, the premium
to be paid by him instead of by tho
American cotton merchant or the
American bank handling these cot?
ton bills.
It was understood that Sir Ed?
ward's purpose to pay the premium
exacted by the surety companies and
himself provide the guarantees which
American cotton interests refused to
give had taken definite shape, but
those in a position to speak author?
itatively on the subject, while ad?
mitting that such a plan was under
Way, denied that the discussion be?
tween Sir Edward and the surety
companies had taken definite form.
Meanwhile the European commit?
tee has withdrawn the demand that
all American cotton bills accepted by
European bankers after December 31
be guaranteed. The impression has
prevailed for some time that this
course would be taken by the Euro?
pean bankers, but their formal action
now gives assurance that the ac?
ceptance of cotton bills will proceed
without interruption.
Sir Edward in attempting to pro?
vide himself for the guaranteeing of
all cotton bills which his bank may
accept is regarded as breaking away
from his fellow bankers on the other
side some of whom were not so keen
for guarantees at any stage of the ne
gotations. It is believed here that
if the Holden plain is carried through
the customers of Sir Edward's bank
for whom cotton bills will be ac?
cepted will be called upon to cover
the cost of guarantee.
The tentative plain which was
worked out by a group of surety
companies here at the instance of Sir
Ed^tird provided for a guarantee by
a group of surety companies, includ?
ing the American and national com?
panies, at a minimum cost of 6 cent"
a bale. This is the charge which will
have to be paid by Sir Edward. From
such information as could be obtained
today the surety compalnes are dis?
posed to provide the guarantee for
Sir Edward, who will probably un?
dertake to assure a stipulated amount
of business.
Fuss begins ANTI-LODGE FIGHT
Severely criticises Bcnatoi In Speech
at Provlncetown,
Provlncetown, Mass, Dec. 1.?The
speaking campaign ot Governor-elect
Eugene N. Foaa, >f Ma*sa< husetts,
against the return of Henr\ Cabot
Lodge to the United States Senate
was opened here tonight. In begin?
ning Iiis address. Mr. Fosa said that
the verdict of th - people of the Cape
Cod district in electing him to Con
ress last spring "sealed the doom of
Cannonism." compelling the National
Administration to seek reciprocal
trade relations With Canada, caused
Senator Aldrich und Hale to "ab?
dicate theli scats ii the United states
Senate" and gave to the country at
large the first real hope of tariff re?
vision. .
Speaking directly of Senator Lodge,
Mr. Foss Bald:
"Working in Bllence and secrecy,
he resorts to his self-constituted po?
litical machine, the machine which
has dominated Massachusetts politi?
cal!) for years. Me is seeking the
counst Is Of those Whom he serves, the
privilege Interests, and has ignored
the verdict of tin- people. He bus ig?
nored the facl thai he should repre?
sent the people and considers thai
he is the representative of the special
interests, believing that tin Ir endorse?
ment is all sufficient for htm.
"What legislation in the interests
of the people bears his name'."' asked
Mr. Foss, In assailing Senator Lodge's
rcord in the Senate a id answered
bin own question by ?aylng: "Only
one bill that I recall bears his name
?and that is the force bill?a meas?
ure that cauaes every honest man to
blush." ,
Mr. Wilmot ('handler, who has
been for some time manager for
Witherspoon Bros, Furniture Co.,
ha? accepted a position with the
Jenkins Auto Specialty Co., as auto?
mobile a* us manager, and will take
charge of his new position on Jan?
uary 1st. ,
ANDREWS Vs. WILLSON.
Supreme Court? Render*] Decision In
Cum* of W. T. Andrew? Against
Sumter Commercial Real Estate
Co., R. D. Lee, Thomas Wilson ami
Others,
Columbia, Dec. 2.?An opinion giv?
en yesterday by the Supreme Court
affirmed the judgment of the Sum
ter Circuit court in the case of W. T.
Andrews against the s imter Commer?
cial and Ue.il Estate company, K. D.
that the lot be sold to E. R. Wilson,
who was his son, for $18,000; that
W. T. Andrews protested because the
price was inadequate and himself
offered $20,000 for it, which, being
refused, he offered a resolution that
it be sold at public auction to the
highest bidder; but this resolution
was rejected and the one proposed
by the president was adopted, it is
further alleged that the action of a
majority of stockholders was in fur?
therance of a scheme of Thomas
Wilson to procure for himself, through
Lee president, as stockholder and in?
dividually, and against the other of- | the agent / of his son, the lot at a
ficers as stockholders and individuals, j "grossly inadequate price to the detri
W. T. Anddews was a minority stock- | ment of the company and in fraud of
holder in the company and he brought .the rights of the minority of the
this action to enjoin the sale of the | stockholders.1
real estate of the corporation to E. I Upon the complaint Judge Wils m
R. Wilson, another of the stockhold- granted a preliminary injunction en
ers. The allegations are that the . joining the defendants until a further
company owns a lot In the city of
Sumter with buildings thereon worth
over $20,000; that Thomas Wilson
having previously bought a majority
of the stock had himself and the co
order of the court from conveying
any of the real estate. Associate
Justice Woods later modified the or?
der of Judge Wilson. Now the Su?
preme court has atfirmed the action
defendants elected directors and of- i of both Judge Wilson and Associate
fleers of the company ; that the newly j Justice Woods. Opinion by h??onlata
elected president offered a resolution Justice lfyderick.
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O'DONNELL 6 CO.
What About a Cloak
For Four Child
We are showing a very large
line of all this season's styles
at prices which will please.
We have a special line of
Junior Coats in that smart,
snappy style for the Miss,
from 11 to 15 years.
We find it a pleasure to show
goods.
O'DONNELL & CO.
Bont Let It Slip
Finger:
Put it
our
then TW*' S
Wise old BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, when he dud, willed
?5,000 to the city of Boston. This money was to be put out
at compounded interest. One hundred years thereafter (in
1S93) this $5,000 and the interest amounted to ^431,733?
YOUR MONEY will grow if you'll let us keep it for you.
We pay liberal interest consistent with safety, 4 per cent.
MAKE OUR BANK YOUR BANK.
First National Bank
OF SUMTER.