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UP TO CONGRES": President Breaks Record For Length ot Document DEFENDS PAYNE TARIFF ACT, Dealt With Panama Canal, Postal 8av inga Bank, Paroela Pott and Conttr vat ion Aaka For Raise of Judicial Salaries? Recommendation For Fit? ting Honor For Pmmry. Washington. Dec. 6,?The president eeut the following nieaaage to couyress todaj: To tbe Senate and House of Itepre aent stives: During tbe paat year tbe foreign re tatlons of tbe United States have con tinned upon a basis of friendship and ?rod understanding. Tbe jeer bee been notable as wit? nessing tbe pacific settlement of two Important international controversies before tbe permanent court of Tbe Hague. The arbitration of tbe flsber' ?s dis? pute between the United Stares and Great Brltsln. wblcb has been tbe source of nearly continuous diplomatic eerreepondence since the fisheries con rent Ion of 1818, bas given an award wbk-h Is satisfactory to both parties Peace Committion. Appreciating these enlightened r- nd toe lea of modern times, the congress At its lest session ptestd a law provld tng for tbs appointment of a corumls sloo of fire members "to Ik? appointed by the president of tbe United States to consider tbe expediency of utilizing ?listing International agencies for tbe porpoae of limiting tbe armaments of tbe nations of tbe world by Internat ion ?J agreement and of constituting the combined nsvles of the world an Inter? national force for the preservation of universal pence end to consider end report upon any other means to dluitn lib tbe expenditures of government for military purposes snd to lessen tbe probabilities of war " Tbe work of tbe International fish? eries commission appointed in lbOS, under tbe treaty of April 11, 1006, be? tween Greet Britein and tbe United States, baa resulted In tbe formula? tion and recommendation of uniform j regulations governing the fisheries of the boundary waters of Canada and ?fee United Pts'es fur the purpose of | ? pw*r*r?ng aiid tu?.-roastmi thi aup| ly et* food fish m stich watrra The Far Eatt Tbe center of interest lu tur eastern eifelra during tbe past year baa again been China. It la gratifying to note that the ue gotlstlons for a losn to tbe Chinese government for tbe construction of the trunk railway lines from Hankow southward to Canton aud westward through tbe Yangtse valley, known as tbe llokuang loan, were concluded by tbe represents tlvea of the various financial groups in May last and tbe renalis approved by their respective govern me Ms Tarif Negotiation*. The oew tariff law In aection 2 re spevtlnje the maximum and minimum tariff* of the United States, which pro visions came into effect on April 1. 1010. Imposed upon tbe president tbe responsibility of determining prior to thst dnte whether or not any undue discrimination exlated against the United States snd Its products In any country of tbs world with wblcb we easts I ned commercial relations. The policy of broader and closer trade relations with the Dominion of Canada wblcb waa Initiated In tbe ad? justment of tbs maximum and mini? mum provision of tbe tsrlff act of AoguM. 1900, hss proved mutually hen tdctal It justifies further efforts for tbe readjuatment of tbe commercial relations of the two countries so that tnelr commerce may follow the chan? nels natural to coutlguous countries snd l>o commensurate with the steady expansion of trade and Industry on both "ids* of the houndsry line. The Department of State. All tariff negotiation*. mo vital to our commerce and Industry, and tbe duty of Jealously guarding the equitable an I jost trestmeut of our producta capital sod industry abroad devolve upon tho department of stste r fTorta of that drpnrtment to cure for cltlssna of the Untied Mats* equal opfMirtuultloa in the market* of tbe WSJfti and to wxpaud American comm..roe hsvs b??en most auc<e??afnl The < dome of hoalneae obtained In sea holds of competition aud upon uta Mm ?? already very great, and ron. P urg*d ?" l SS^tSSM ??? -?; port Pa ?artmtn? of atato lu Ita en dee*"*" f t furthvi trade rtpaiiNion An ?f?<*tr imsntallt* Imllapoiiaable t ? the 11 N ItNfaffeal SAd natural develop IT*oii? \ me'Wan commerce la inor ft >iit SMfta* kti maritime and com mere la I oat1 ?t.t recrgnlxe tho Itnpor tence of thb. factor. The greatest com? mercial p .Hons, our oocni>etltors, Jeal? ously f'ster their merchant marine. I sP tided to this most important sub? ject .n my last annual message. It has ofte i Usmi U-fore von. and 1 need not recapitulate the reason a f<** lta r.>m menuntl n ' nless prompt action \>e taken the completion of the Panama canal v III find this tho asl) great com morels nation MMbM to avail hi Inter national maritime business of this great eontrlbuf Ion t . 'h<- me.ins of the world* commercial Intercourse. For many reasons I cannot too strong ly ur?'. m . -Ii rross tho paasaue of a measure l>> mall subsidy or other ?ubventi . ? to guarantee the establishment uud rapid development of nu Amerlcau merchant marine, the restoration of the American Hag to Its ancient place upon the seas. Estimates For Next Year's Expanses. The final estimates for the year end? ing June 30, 1J12, as they have been aent to the treasury on Nov. 20 of this year for the ordinary expenses of the government. Including those for pub? lic buildings, rivers and harbors aud the navy building program, umount to $030,404,013.12. This Is $52.004.887.30 less than the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1011. It is |H.1 IUI H less than the total esti? mates. Including suplcmcutal esti? mates submitted to congress by the treasury for the yenr 1011, und Is $5. 674.0o0.30 less than the original esti? mates submitted by the treasury for 1011. These figures do not include the ap? propriations for the I'unumu cunul, the policy in respect to which ought to be and is to spend as much euch year as can be economically uud effectively ex? pended in order to complete the canal as promptly as possible, and there? fore the ordinary motive for cutting down the expense of the government does not apply to appropriutious for this purpose. It will be noted that the estimates for the Panutua cuual for the ensuing year are more thau $30, 000,000, an increase of $20,000.000 over the umouut appropriated for this year, a difference due to the fuct that the estimates tor 1012 Include some? thing over $10.000.000 for the fortifica? tion of the cnual. Agulnst the estiumtes of expendi? tures. $030.404.013.12. we have esti? mated receipts for next year $080, 000,000, making a probable surplus of ordinary receipts over ordinary ex? penditures of about $r>0.000.000, or. takiug into accouut the estimates for the 1'anama canal, which are $50.920, 847.09 aud which will ultimately be paid In bonds. It will leave a deficit for the next year of about $7.000,000 If congress shall conclude to fortify the Canal: The cost of the fort ideations Is about $10.000,000. Should there be no appropriations this year for fortifi? cations then there would be. even in? cluding the Panama canal appropria? tion, a surplus of about $12.000.000. It Is not essential to the preventing Of smuggling that customs districts should be lucreused lu number. The violation of the customs laws can be quite as easily prevcuted and much more economically by the revenue cut? ter service aud by the use of the spe? cial agent traveling force of the treas? ury department. Very great improvements have becu made In respect to the mints and as? say offices. Diminished appropriations have beeu asked for those whose con? tinual) is ojmexessgfy, und this year of exp ases la $320,000 less than two years ago. LU of engraviug uud ies have been , SjaTactsd. DssetSb u.visions have been abolished, with the result of saving $440.000 this year In the total ex? penses of the bureau despite increased business. Revenues. As the treasury department Is the one through which the Incomo of the j government Is collected and Its expend 1 itures are disbursed this seems u proper place to consider the operatiott of the existing tariff bill, which he j came a law Aug. 0. 1000. As an lu i come producing measure the existlug tariff bill has never been exceeded by any customs bill In the history of the country. The corporation excise tax, propor tloned to the net Income of every bus! ness cor|K>rution In the country, has worked welL The tax has been easily collected. Its prompt payment lndl I cates that the Incidence of the tax has not been heavy. It offers, moreover, an opportunity for knowledge by the government of the general condltlou and business of all corporations, and that means by far the most Important part of the business of the country. In the original set provision was made for the publication of returns. This provision was subsequently amended by congress and the matter left to the regulation of the president I have di? rected the Issue of the needed regula? tions snd hsvs made It possible for the public generally to know from an ex smlnatlon of the record the returns of all eorpoi-jnions the stock of which Is listed ou auy public stock exchange or is offered for sale to the general pub? lic by advertisement or otherwise. The returns of those corporations whose stock Is not so listed or offered for sale are directed to be open to the In? spection and examination, of creditors and stockholders of the corporation whose record Is sought The returns ef all corporations sre subject to the Inspection of any government officer or to the examination of any court, In which the return made by the corpora? tion Is relevant and competent evi? dence. * Ths Payne Tariff Aet The echedulss of ths rates of duty tn the Payne tariff set have boon sub Jected to a great deal of criticism, some of It Just, more of It unfounded. ! and to much misrepresentation. The ' set was adopted In pursuance of a dtsdaratlou l?y the party which '? ro spotistblo for It that a custom* bill should be s tariff for lbs protection of home Industries, the incusuro of the protection to be the difference between the cost of prodththg the Imported ar tide abroad und tue . od of producing It at home, together With lUCh addl tlon to that d'fference a night five ' a reasonable profit to the home uro duccr The hct?K for the rlM I-sin of tin-* I tan.: Is Itltu In i ? 1 ?? h mifule r I of He ? ???- ? ? i ?<! ne ? t re I j S/SS m" : . ? , ? . . ::. t dl,! ?'t I etn e . ?? I!.?'.. i?f I ! ?1. 1.1 : lain ' ? ' ? ' ire* II Little, if any, ul ill* ? Ml i in ol 11.? 1 tariff has been directed against the protective principle above stated, but the main body of the criticism has been based on the charge that the attempt to conform to the measure of protec? tion was not honestly and sincerely ad? hered to Tariff Board. The time in which the tariff was pre pared undoubtedly was so short as to make It impossible for the congress and Its experts to acquire the Inform* urn necessary strictly to conform to theocclared measure. In order to avoid critie^m of this kind io the future and for tht purpose of more nearly conform Ing to the party promise congress at its last session made provision at my re? quest for the continuance of a board ere ated under the authority of the maxi mum and minimum clause of the tariff bill ami authorized this board to expend the money appropriated under my di? rection for the ascertainment of the cost of production at home aud abroad of the various articles included in the Bchodules of the tariff. The tariff board thus appointed and authorized has been diligent in preparing itself for the necessary Investigations. Tue hope of those who have advocated the use of this boa.Vi for tariff purposes is that the question of the rate of a duty im? posed shall become more of a business question and less of a political ques? tion, to be ascertained by experts of long training and accurate knowledge. The halt in business aud the shock to business due to the anoouticemeut that a new tariff bill Is to be prepared and put In operation will be avoided by treating the schedules one by one as occasion shall arise for a cbauge in tin rates of each and only after a report upon the schedule by the tariff board competent to make such report. It is not likely that the board will be able to make a r??i>ort during the pre* ent session of congress ou any of the schedules, because a proper examina? tion Involves an enormous amount of detail and great deal of care, but I hope to be able at the opening of the new congress, or at least during the session of that congress, to bring to its attention the facts in regard to those schedules in the present tariff that may prove to need amendment The carrying out of this plan, of course. Involves the full cooperation of congress In limiting the cousidcra tion In tariff matters to one schedule at a time, because If a proposed smend ment to a tariff bill Is to involve ? complete eonaktetatton of nil the schedules und soother revision then we shall only repeat the evil from which the business of this country has In times past suffered most grievously by stagnation and uncertainty, pend? ing a resettlement of n law affecting all business directly or indirectly, and the effect of which no wise business man would Ignore in uew projects und new Investments. t The Inquiries which the members of the tariff board made during the last summer Into the methods pursued by other governments with reference to the fixing of tariffs nnd the determina? tion of their effect upon trade show that each government maintains an of? fice or bureau, the officers and em? ployees of which have made their life work the study of tariff matters, of foreign and home prices nnd cost of articles lmporied and the effect of the tariff upon trade, so that whenever a change is thought to be necessary in - the tariff law this office is tho source of tho most reliable Information as to the propriety of tho change and Its ef? fect. 1 am strongly convinced that we need in this government just such an office and that It can be secured by making the tariff board already ftp pointed a permanent tariff commission, with such duties, powers nnd emolu? ments as it may seem wise to congress to give. It has been proposed to en? large the board from three to five. The present number is convenient, but 1 do not know that an Increuse of two members would be objectionable. 1 recommend that congress establish a commission to determine ns early as practicable a comprehensive policy for the organization, mobilization and ad? ministration of tho regular army, the organized militia nnd the volunteer forces In the event of war. Need For Additional Officers. One of the great difficulties in the prompt organization and mobilization of militia and volunteer forces Is the absence of competent officers of the rank of captain to teach the new army, by the unit of the company, the busi? ness of being soldiers and of taking care of themselves so ns to render ef? fective service. This need of army officers can only be supplied by pro? visions of law authorizing the appoint? ment of a greater number of army of? ficers than are needed to supply the commands of regular army troops now enlisted In the sorvlce. In order that the militia of each state should be properly drilled and made more like the regular army, reg? ular army officers should be detailed to assist ths adjutant general of each state In the supervision of the state mllltin. Hut this Is Impossible unless provision Is made by congress for s very conslderablo Increnso in the num? ber of company and field officers of the array. Fortifications. 1 have directed that tho estimates for appropriation for the Improvement of coast defenses In the United States should be reduced to a minimum, while toots for tho completion of tho needed fortifications nt Corregldor, In ths Philippine Islands, nnd nt Pearl Harbor. In the Hnwnllnn Islands, should be expedited as much as possi? ble. Philippine Ulands. Dating the last summer at my ro quest the secretary Of war visited the Philippine islands and has described his trip in bis report. He found the islands In a state of tranquillity >?11?I growing prosperity, due largely to the change In the tariff laws which has (Continued on page 3.) Are Drugs Necessary? Do Drugs Cure Disease? Gan Nature be Assisted? If people ws-ro born right and after-1 urdi liv?d right, thwre would be no f use for medUuuo. 12 very doctor knows this. So do other well-informed people. One thing more. Whan a person live* ?,vroagly,or acquires bodily weakness by heredity, mcdleino can do o^y very little. Medicine cannot cure him. Only charlatans claim that medicines will cure discaso. Medicines may 'palliate symptoms. Medicines may urge the powers of Nature tore*ist disease. Med? icines sometimes arouse tbs efforts of tho human hotly to right itself against de? rangements. Thll is L ie most that ruod lcine can do. A man accidentally puts hts flngsr in the flro. Instinctively he wtte bis finger in his mouth, thon blows on it for tbe cooling effect. This is no cure. He knows it, very well. But it make? it feel better f ?r the time being. People eat unwisely. This produces dyspepsia or Indigestion, The only rational cure in to eat correctly. Yet if a palliative i* ut hand tho i>a.ins of indi? gestion can be mitigated, the throes of dyspepsia assuaged* Tho medicine can? not be said to ha\ o cured* It simply palliates disagreeable symptoms. Tbe cure must come through right living. Take Pcruna, for Instance* No one claims Peruna is a cure for dyspepsia. But Peruria will stimulato tho stomach to perform ite function \ roperly. Peru na will increase Urn flow of digestive fluids, without which digestion cannot be carried on at all. It will increase the relish of food, tho appetite. It Is admitted that all this cas be accomplished by right living, but t We are so many people who either will not or do not know how to eat correctly that a tremendous amount of good Ott'., be done by the wies nee of Pcruna. A stomach that has been freqmemly abused performs tke function of diges? tion very lastly. Buch a stomach allows the food to remain undigested for some time after it is swallowed. This leads to fermentation ef the food. Sour stom? ach is tbs result. Tare goes on week after week, mmtfl the blood Is poisoned with the prod nets ef fermentation. This condition is very apt to produce rheum? atism. It is not claimed that Pcruna will core rheumatism. Nothing will cure rheum? atism but correot living. But it Is claimed that Peinna will assist a badly abused atom ach tojjcrforrn its work. If a person would correct hi* habits, persist lu right eating and temperate ways, undoubtedly the stomach wotrid righ t itself, the blood would rid itself of the poison, and cvurytkiug would be right. But as said before there art* a multitude of people who will notorcan not adopt right methods of living. To such people Pcruna is a boon. A dosa before meals will assist tho stomach to do its work. This prevents fermenta? tion of the food, brings about normal digestion, and all tho train of ills that follow indigestion disappear. In other words, Pcruna is helpful to those who lire badly, or those who have acquired some chronic weakness. Pcruna does not cure, but it assists the powers of Nature to bring about a cure. The whip docs not increase the power of tho horse to pull a loud, but Judi? ciously used it stimulates the horse i.o use his powers at the right timo, with? out, which he could not have pulled the load. This Illustrates the effect of Peru n a, or any other good remedy upon the sys? tem. Taken at the right time, it calls j forth the powers of the human system to meet the en roachments of disease, and thus cuts t hort.lf not entirely euaj, the diseased action* No one should ever attempt to tnbstl tuto medicine in the place of right liv? ing. In tho end such an attempt will provo a di -aster. But an occasional uee of tho right medicine at the right time is a godsend, and no rc^ouable person will undertake to deny it. Those who know how to use Persne find it of untold value. By and by the world will get wise enough so that through correct living no medicine at all will be needed. But that time has not arrived. In the meantime, while the world is approaching that perfec? tion in which all medicine will be elim? inated, Pcruna is a heady remedy to have in the house. Slight derangements of the stouaaeh; slightoatarrhal attacks of the liver, the throat, bronchial tubes, lnugs or bow? els; these attacks are snrs to lead to grave diseases, and can be averted Uy the Judicious nes of Pcrsna. Wouldn't; you l'ke to read a few un? solicited testimonials from people who have used Pcruna, and who stand ready to confirm the above statements con? cerning it. If so, address the Peruna Drug Manufacturing Co., Colnaabua. I 1 Ohio, and we w?l send some prepaid* i Prices Reduced Until Jan. 1st. Until January ist we offer to the trade at reduced prices: Stalk Cutters, Buggies, Harness, Seed Drills, And One and Two Horse Plows. Call and see our goods and get our prices before you buy. The S. M. Pierson Co. Dont Let It Slip TfKrouc|ri your Fingers Pot it in TflC THENTfoU will Have Wise old BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, when he died, willed $5,000 to the city of Boston. This money was to be put out at compounded interest. One hundred years thereafter (in 1893) this $5,000 and the interest Emountcd 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 SUMTE R. in The Magistrate's Court. In The Magistrate's Court. Bam Iii? bardson was- arrested and ct mmttted to jail Friday, on a war? rant sworn out by J. H. Mercer i" James Brisbane ans committed to jail yesterday on the charge of dis posing of crop under mortgage. fore Magistrats Ef, U B. Wells foi j \\ IIlam Francis :m<l Isaalh James mortgaging property that he did notl wen released from Jail this morning have and buying other property and carrying it out of the state. by order of Magistrate Wells for lack of prosecution against thehm. OoofM Like Bomtcr. Several days ago, Jdr. Stanley, who out <>n Purdy street, was disturb? ed by Strangs Boise* la the attic of his house, which he at first attributed to rau*. but later, as the scratching and growling went on. he decided that the animals were larger than rats and must be cats. The noise kept up and after some time he went up in the attic to Invest Igste, and in a pile of old paper and trash he ran upon three full grown coons which had found a hole In the eaves of the house through which they had come to their home in the building. , \V*hen the animals were molested by him they at once scampered out through the hole and made off across the loi> inwards the swamp. Mr. Stanley said that they had been liv? ing in the house for some time but that until they made so much noise at night and during the day as to dis? turb him, he had not notice them and it is no telling how long they may have stayed there as the house was vacant for some time prior to the time that he moved into it. He did not shoot the coons as he was afraid that he would set the house on fire and he did not try to catch them as he was afraid of their teeth. REPORT SENDS COTTON DOWN. Decline of $l.r,0 a Bale Follows Active Liquidation US llcsult ol C<DftU& i Report, New York, Dec. 8?There was a de? cline of about $1.50 a bale in the cot? ton market today as a result of active liquidation following the census re? port showing 10.129.0U0 bales ginned to December 1. These tigures were larger than expected and seemed to shake the confidence of bullish opera? tors in a government estimate of 11, 500,000 bales tomorrow. The market closed at the lowest prices of the day with the various months showing net losses ranging from 23 to II points. During the early trading, leading bulls reiterated their confidence in a bullish crop estimate and seemed to be giving the market support, and there ill a little trade buying. After having sold about 15 to 24 net lower within half an hour after the publication of the report, there was a rally of several points. Later, how ol erlng became heavier and in 1 la-i !u, :r it I k-n ajs though. Some o' tl ? b-rdjPM i . ::??<* wertf>! ? r.sf red:.-i I, Imparting a TiC-rvoue b ..e t" the market at i nding prices to the lowest level of the day. May sold at 14.85 or 55 points be? low the high record of the season and about 13 points under the closing fig? ures of Wednesday. Sentiment after the close was greatly unsettled and there was a wide divergance of opinion as to the probable showing of the government's estimate which is to be published at 2 p. m. tomorrow. Estimates of the Egyptian crop are being lowered as a result of usfavor able weather dcring the past six weeks and private advices received in the local market today placed that yield at 750,000 bales short of last year. Trade estimates of the current American crop formulated prior to the publication of the census figures todany ranged from about 11,000,000 up to about 13,000,000 and averaged about 11,690,00 bales. COTTON GAINS IN NEW YORK. (iovcrnment Crop Itcport Cause? Sharp Advance in Active Deliveries ?New High Record. New York, Dec. 9.?The govern? ments' annual estimate of the cotton crop was published today and caused a very sharp advance in prices of all active deliveries, making new hir records, with May contract selling at 16 1-2 cents or 64 points, equal to $3.20 per bale, over the closing fig? ures of the previous day. At this price there wns sensationally heavy realising by bull speculators, but the prospect for an American crop of 11,426.000 bales, excluding Unters, seemed to be bringing In buying or? ders from all directions and after a quick break from 15.60 to 15.13 May quickly rallied to 16.30 in an active market. There was a big business right up to the last moment and the market closed firm at a net advance of 37 to 4S points with May con? tracts quoted at 15.30 compared with 14.S6. the closing price of last night. SUNDAY SCHOOL MASS MKETDfd. Innual Collection for Christmas Cund To Re Taken Cp. The annual mass meeting of the Sunday school will be held in the Presbyb rlan church at 4 p. m. Sunday December 1Mb at which time the regular collection for the Christmas fund for distribution of presents among the poor of the city will be t iken up and committees appointed. All superintendents of Sunday schools and pastors of churches are requested to announce the time and place of the mass meeting.