Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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(Tbc dOlatcbman :\\\) *outbron. ? ? ? PublUht .1 Wednesday und Saturday. ?BT OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY 8UMTBR. 8. C. lerin-: $1.50 per annum?in advance. Ad v er tlsoineuu: One Square first Insertion.11.00 Every subsequent Insertion.SO Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub aerve private Interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. The Hutnter Watchman was found? ed In 1110 and the True Southron In IMC. The Watchman and Southron iiov baa tho combined circulation and Influence cf both of the old papers, and Is manifestly the best advertising medium In Sumter. The majority in favor of the Main street paving bonds was greater than expected. The people realised that Main street could not remain In Ite present condition. ? ? ? The improvement of Main street should be carefully planned and prop- < erly executed by contract under the1 most watchful and rigid supervision. It will never do tc have a patch vork or botch Job. e e s Governor Hleases threat to do something desperate if the legislature refused to a cept his construction of I the constitution and the law relative tfl ine appointment of special jndg- -h failed to Intimidate the Senate. 11? ?aid he had put It up to the legislature, and the Senate and House having stood pat It Is now up to him to show his hand. ? ? ? The great timber trust may put Into operation a system of forest conser? vation that Congress has been too short sighted to adopt. A timber trust may not be an unmixed evil, although desperately burdensome on the public at Urge and enormously profitable to the members of the [ trust. If the trust finds it more profi? table to conserve the forests and make them a perpetual source of In? come than to make one big clean up of all the timber, they will adopt that policy. Thus the public will cb rive the benefits Incidental to the preser- ' vatlon of the forests, while the trust Will garner the direct pgejgfa ti in the sale of lumber. sei ? The frequency of sucide In South Carolina la becoming alarming. ' rwenty years ago suicide was of such -are occurrence In this State tluV vhen a rn in took h.s own life it was i matter of State-wide comment, but now a suicide is handled by the news- j pcp?rsa* an item of little importance. There are no suicide statistics avail- i able but our Impression Is that there ' have been almost as many suicides in , the State within the past twelve . months us homicides. We are at a lose to account for the growing ten? dency for self destruction, but it must pr ? I from i weakening of the moral fibre of our people, a lack of courage to meet and contend with adversity and the hardships of life. It also indicates a decline In the In? fluent si religion over the minds of the people, ami a ho k of faith in ami reliance upon the love, mercy ami Justice of an all wise power that doeth all thlnxs well. see The bill to create the Appalachian forest reserve has at last gotten through the senate and Mill now be? sonne a law, as Pre.dd? nt Taft Is on record In earnest i.dveeut y of ih? measure. If the sggj e%d> cts of Iht law are me |ot,t sight of In the scrsmble t,, m. ii |an,] the Govern? ment at fictitious values, the creation of a permanent fbrest at the head? waters of the rlveis >f the Atlantic slope will, a hundred years hence, bj reagrd? d as the most notutdo und valual le achievement of the pres ;u Congress. The creation of tin user will call for the expenditure of a great ?b ul of m >m y and its orderly adminlstratlon will SSjU for a large annual outlay for many years t-? fors th% income from th< > ile of timber can begin to approximate the < >st of main'' i .? ton th s i- a work late? ly fo? th? hem fit of posterity and cong r* "s will nee?-s , i ;|\ |M>r to tak a broad-gauged ami Statt Ml lallke view < f the undertaking. ? ? ? The u* t restating the working of eorvtcts on th* pubi: ? roads Is framed to exempt white convicts from doing time on tho cialn gangs of th' r,r tountbs. This Is nt?t set forth in |gtf act In Stated terms, but the elau.e retpilrlng the separi tlon of the raeeii will be fully as < f gjgSjVi In iceompllshlng this nsug* as If maglftrat's and Judges were ex pre ?sly forbidden to SSateaOS a white man to trm - haln icang. There are so few white convicts th it it will SS Im? possible for the counties to maintain separate gangs f >r White ami nsgTO convicts, save at a loss, ami ti e con sequence will be that the white t rim- j Inals will be sent either t(? the penl-I tentlary or the county jail, where i tin y will sit in Idleness at a dead ex? pense to the county. Then are no j race Of soelal distinctions in cri nc and a convicted law - invak<T should roootve the tame punishment reger?]* less et the i i.lor of his skin. This a doctrine that w in he condemned! and j denonnotd by white felons and their sympathizers hut It Is a true I doctrine and Common sense, never? theless. ? ? i Governor I'dease on Wedens lav sent another message to the legisla? ture, relative to the special Judge con? troversy. The message was a lengthy and elaborate argument In support of the Governor's views on the queHlon in issue, but calm and dispassionate In tone throughout. Taking It all in all it is the .most statesmanlike and credi? table paper that has yet appeared over the governor's signature, and he will do well to model all his messages on this plan. In another column wo print a synopsis of this message, lack of space alone preventing the repro? duction of the full text of the mes I sage, for it is well worth reading. It appears to the writer that Governor Blease has made out his case. Unless j he has misquoted the law, upon which be bases his argument, there is no apparent flaw In his reasoning and his conclusion is "ound and logical. Our sympathies are not with the gov? ernor in this matter, for we seriously , question the wisdom of committing in- i to the hands of any one man, the ab- J solute power to appoint a judge . > I preside over any court, even for * spe? cial term, but under a reasonable con? struction of the constitution, this power seems to rest solely with the governor, as Governor Blease contends it does. o\ BATTLE or DINGLE'S MILL. Editor Item: In a recent issue of your paper a correspondent, whose name cannot now he recalled, called attention to tin faet that there wai no memorial to mark the site where the battle of Im .;.' '?; Mill was fought, and made an earn, st plot to the people Of Sumtcr to tin longer neglect?what ought to be considered a sacred duty to the mem? ory <>f those who lost their lives in this struggle agulnst overwhelming o lds. What adds to the importance of this battle Is the fact that it was really one of the last in the great end ever glorious contest for Southern In? dependence, and deserves all the more BrOdtt for tin reason that it was fought when hope was well nigh -Cone, ,iiid when everyone Realised that nothing short Ol a miracle COUld save the Confederate caUM from de? feat and disaster. It is difficult to und? ratend how a peopi., who by their unflinching courage in batth? and their fortitude under suffering and hardship, have writte n the brightest page In all mill tary history, should be no Inexcusably careless about the preservation of the details of this great straggle, when the 6.000.000 white people of the South Contended, for four long years against the teeming millions ol the North with tin- resources ?f the world to draw supplies and nun from. I>e< ds of valof and skill In battle, and the men who performed them are b ; i forgotten and \ di toon bi scarcely a tradition. The one State of I ?uth Carolina had. during this over memo i ii-ie teruggle, more nun killed In the late war, than all the New- Eng? land Btatei put together but despite this New Bnglend sboundi with bat tl< monuments and the deeds of their ?oldtori win live for all time if monu? ment* and hlftOliei are of any avail In this direction. Some years ago the- writer received ? letter from one of Darlington's most distinguished ofheera of the war. now residing In Maryland, In which In made tin- statement that every man enj note, In New England, had had I biography, but that we. of the* South, allowed tin names of our distinguish* ? d im u t * sink Into oblivion. There ean be no Question of '!??? fact that our people are inexcusably car* - lese, it might he almost said, crlmln ally so, when it comes to the matter I of preserving our family, church, b> ral and State history, and for this to 1 th. cage is ? burning reproach. Just one Illustration will show the . erelewneei e.f n great many people ?bout " ir war hlstor) Some yean ago the writer was talking with a i tight little girt* about ten years old. ami w.i turprised to And onl that ihe I had never been told that her grand? father erai killed In battle In IMfi Tb?? writer takes the liberty ??f lug j geetlag that the wore <>f placing n m? mortal itoae, to commemorate the battle at Diagle'i Mill might very ep? propriateiv be undertaken by the Daughters ot the Confederaey( of Surnter. for it is yen oertalg that If the ladles undertake they will meet with a generous reeponM from the ever liberal cltlr ns or their city, if it be possible to obtain them, the namtr of tlmsc who wen? killed in the tight at Dingle's Mill ought to be put on the memorial stone. YV. D. Woods. LONG MESSAGE URGES PASSAGE OF EARL MEASURE. Governor Would Hnve Law bo Amended as to Vest Power of Ap? pointing Special Judges Botelj in 8tnte*i Chief Executive?Analyses Present Situation from Ills View? point ami Appcnli to General As-1 m mbly to Avoid "Conflict." Columbia, Feb. 15.?Governor Cole man L Blonee tonight, In a message of more than 4,000 words, added another Ohaptei o the special Judgeship con? troversy, by calling attention to his own views upon Senator Earle's bill, making the recommendation of the Supreme Court unnecessary in ap? pointments of special Judges, the same bill that today was reconsidered in the Senate following last night's killing of it. The concluding words of the Gov? ernor's message cite the possibility of a conflict between the executive and judicial branches of the State Govern? ment, when he says: "So grave is this question and so important to the administration of the laws of our State, in certain instances, that I appea' to the Legislature to avoid any conflict between the ex? ecutive department and the judicial department. In such conllict it may be said that the judicial department may have the power to construe the law. x*et, at the same time, we know that they are forbidden by the Con tltUtlon to si; In cases where their rights are Interested. "For the purpose of avoiding any conflict, why should n ?t the execu? tive department, In whom Is reposed the general authority and power of appointment and commission to offlct, bo by statute given the authority It should posesss, so us to protect the gem-ral public against any untoward conllict? There is no reason why the exet itlve department should be curtailed in Its power, nor to give the judicial department a right to ap? pointment. For these reasons the t>i11 presented Is one in the nature of a bill Of peace and Of a nature to carry out the spirit of the Constitution. No reasonable man, In my opinion, can contend that because the Constitution authorised the Legislature to provide for temp nary appointment of Judges, it meant that they should con? fer the power of appointment of spe ? ial Judges or temporary Judges up? on the judicial department. But every reason suggests its. if why it should nol do BO, and to you l once again ap? peal and ask not to force the con? llict." Governor Phase's constitutional ar? gument is full and exhaustive, it takes sentence by sentence, the con? stitutional and statutory provisions and, citing cases, contends that the Constitution did not intend that the Governor should appoint on the rec? ommendation of tin- Supreme Court the special Judgea Governor Bleass contends for the separation of the legislative, the ju? dicial and the executive departments in the following language, in part: "A consideration of our Constitu? tion iiu vitaMy h-ads to the conclusion that all SXecutlve power is vested in the executive department ami not in the judicial department, and under the most ordinary rubs ami most famil? iar decisions, executive power cannot be devolved upon judicial officers, for that Is to confer upon the judicial power executive authority, which is I absolutely forhlden.1 After quoting the Constitution, Gov srnor Blease thus dicusses the "en? croachment" upon executive author? ity: "It would be difficult for any one to pul his linger upon any matter in the Constitution whh h would en? courage or induce the idea that the ? cecutlve power of appolntmenl and commission ohn be diminished or de? stroyed. Ort the contrary, ? very syllable of th0 Constitution looks to? wards the chief Executive as having the power of appointment and com? mission. "Section 17. Of Article 1, prescribes that he shall commission all officers of the State. This means, of course, he shall commission those officers whose election?! are provided for un? der the Constlttulon, and whose con? stitutional powers are derived there? from, but tin- words 'to commission,1 unh ss otherwise excluded means ap? polntmenl and commission, ami it has been invariably s ? held under the Constitution of the United state.-;, Which permits the President, in vacan i I clt s. to (aunnilsslon. I It means appointment ami com? mission, it would be a very far 'etched and ludicrous provision for s j 1'(institution to provide thai every of Ii er of the state who Is appointed, should simply hnvs s commission I signed by the Oovernor, which gave him no power of appointment, nu discretion In Ihs exercise of such ap? pointment or ia the exercise of com? missioning ihs officeri, w hom the State provided for, Which was n >t other? wise arranged for by the Governor. "Therefore, this very provision, In connection with the other stations of the Constitution, Inevitably leads to the conclusion that the executive pow? er Include! the power of appointment, which shall not be taken away from him by the Legislature or by judicial a uthorlty." As to Section 2,743, of the ('?de, Governor Blease says. In part: "The language of Section 2,74.3, of th" ('ode, is mandatory, to the effect that the Governor, upon the recom? mendation of the Supreme Court, or the Chief Justice, if tho Supreme Court he not In session, shall imme? diately commission, as special Judge, ?UCh person learned in the law as shall he recommended to hold Courts of euch circuit, or to hold such spe? cial Courts. And in Section 2,7 4 4 it is provided that It shall he the duty of j the Governor to appoint Swine man j learned in the law to be suggested by j the Chief Justice of the State, ?tc. "The terms of this Act, therefore, deprive the Chief Executive, in whom is vested the chief executive power of the State, ahsolutly of any discretion, and must appoint at the behest and arbitrary will and recommendation of 1 the Chief Justice. Is this the Gov- j ernment that is intended to be dis? tinct and separate with regard to its judicial and executive powers?" The point, therefore, which is In question is not which has arisen in the present case, because there seems to have been a general mistake all around tinder provisions of the Con? stitution, but the point is direct as to whether the Legislature of the State of South Carolina can, under the last sentence of Si "tion 15 of Article 5, pass an Act which will require the Chief Executive to surrender the g< n eral power of appointment, which he has. to the judicial department, and to which, when you examine the Con? stitution, you Und no such power ex? isting. The reply is that the Legisla? ture may devolve the mode and man? ner of appointment, but this is point? edly denied. CHANGE IN CORPORATION TAX. MacVcatigh Urges Amendment of Con? siderable Importance. Washington, Feb. 15.?Important amendments to the regulation gov? erning the collet tion of the corpora? tion tax have been approved by Franklin MacVeagh, secretary of the treasury, and will be officially approv? ed tomorrow. Among the amend? ments affecting depreciation arc: "Depreciation of a company's stock I is a loss to the stockholders but not a loss to the company issuing it and I can not be allowed as a deduction. "Deduction on account of deprecia? tion of property must be based on the lifetime of the property, its costs and its value and its use. I "Good will represents the value of a business over and above the value of the property and is chargeable only to capital investment account and is not an allowable deduction from the income." | The other amendments affect many i classes of corporations. Charitable institutions supported by) Voluntary contributions or State ap? propriations will be exempt from taxation. Building and loan associations whh h loan money to others than members are not thereby removed from the exempted class. COLLMBIA-SU.MTER HIGHWAY. Columbia Automoblllsts still Working for The Garner's Ferry Road. The Columbia automoblllsts have not abandoned the Idea of a first class automobile highway connecting that city with Sumtcr. They are still work? ing for the Garner's ferry road, the establishment of a permanent crossing at the old ferry and the construction of a substantial road through the swamp on the Sumter side of the riser. \t a meeting of the Columbia Au? to nobile assoi iatlon Tuesday night the Columbia-Sumter highway was discussed at length and the following action was taken: "By resolution adopted, the Gar? ner's Ferry road was selected as a specimen of the idem Fltchland coun? ty road, and the club pledged Its ef? forts to push to completion the cuucl ! lent work that has been done, mnd that Is now being done, on this high? way. They wa nt further and pledged themselves to exert every Influence to secure not only the completion of this ta ad to the terry, but the consumma? tion of the plan to establish a cross? ing at Garner's ferry and to build u road through the swamp on the Sum? ter side \>t the Wateree river." One of the most touching things in modern history is the way the steel Trust is worrying about how recipro? city is going to Injure the Ameri? can farmer.?Cleveland Plain Dealer. There are tume people you never get thoroughly acquainted with until tie y owe you money, Atchlson Globe. In the special election for Probate fudge of Florence county, Mr, Many A. Crimson was elected over Mr. It. Posser, KILLS HIS OWN SON. WILLIAM M. LAN FORD UNMOVED BY PLEADING WIFE. Voting Man Driven Wagon on Yard Against Father's Orders and la shot Down. Bpartanburgi Feb. i">.- With the wife of his victim clinging to him and entreating him not to shoot, and her four children standing by, awe Stricken witnesses, William Martin Lanford, a 64-year-old Confederate' veteran, early this morning put a h?l? let into the heart of his son, William David Lanford, ^5 years old, killing him almost Instantly. The son and his famly lived with the old man on a plantation on the j Enoree river, three miles from Wood- j ruff. Because of constant bickerings the son had decided to move. When j he came with a wagon to take away hla household goods the father bade' him not to drive upon the yard under pain of death. The young man ignored the command, and was shot through the heart. After the killing, the old man mounted a mule and, with head erect, glancing neither to the right or left, paying no heed to the curious per? sons who followed him, rode to Wood? ruff, calmly announced that he had killed his son and said he was going to Bpnrtsnhtirg to surrender to the sheriff. The train had gone and Lanford accordingly went to K?ster & Bryaon's j store and request* ?1 : rt Weathers, a clerk, to telephone the sheriff, W. J. White, to come for him. This was] done and Lanford was committed to '> i jail late in the aft' rnoon. in jail he complained of Icing ill and l>r. William G. Sexton was called and prescribed. It is reported that Lanford Is suffering from pellagra but the report lacks confirmation. The old man said at the Jail that during the last six months he has had 15 phy? sicians treat him for intestinal trouble and none had been able to do any? thing for him. 1>r. Fe x ton said that owing to the darkness of Lanford's cell he had not noticed any skin eruptions, if there Were any, but he would make more careful examination next day. Coroner J. B, Turner had the in? quest In the afternoon. There was difficulty In obtaining s Jury because of the 50 or ?'.0 persons (ailed nearly all were related to " * " 1 jury finally chosen Lanford had come gunshot wound at t Lanford. The testimony given was in effect the same as the story given above. There was evidence that Lanford had consented to his son moving and did not object to his taking away the. furniture hut ordered him not to drive the wagon on the yard. There were 205 persons murdered in South Carolina last year. There Were 86 persons convicted of murder <luring the same period and there were 10:i found not guilty and there was no bill found against 16. There were ?ll houses entered last year by criminals, i >f this number 2SS were convicted and 51 ware found not guilty and hills were discontinued against -5. These criminal statistics are taken i from the annual report of Attorney General Lyon which has been sent to the general assembly. The report covers the work of the office during the year. The report contains a statt ment of cases pending and dis? posed of In the various courts, State and Federal, showing the status of same, some of the opinions gi\a n by the attorney general's office, a finan? cial statement showing the disposi? tion of appropriations made for the office, reports of the circuit solicitors and criminal statistics. ' i desire," says the attorney gen? eral, "to call the attention of your honorable body to tin- difficulties at? tending the collection of some of the corporation license tax each year and respectfully refer you to remarks made upon this subject made In my last annual report Some plan should be adopt* tl to both facilitate and in? sure the collection of taxes under the corporation license tax act. A review of the proceedings insti? tuted against the city of Augusta to require the proper fish way to be erected or to have the dam demolish? ed . given In the report The report shows that injunctions were obtained In the ntchland county court against eight ". OClal clubs." As to the case of 11. 11. Evans, the attorney general has the following to say " This Is an indictment against Ii. H, Evans, formerly a director of the state dispensary, charging htm with accepting rebates for his own use ami not for the benefit of the State. It is my purpose to dispose of this case timing the ensuing year." The announcement that Colonel Koosevell is coming back oat Wesl is Inexplicable. Nobody here has start* [ed an enchore.?Anaconds Btandard. Murder List of State. ADVANTAGES of Rimbert, s?,uth < arolina. 1. Most healthful. 2. Good water. ?,. Situated on south side of gen? ii' hill two milea long thus giving pro t' i tion from cold winds in winter, and 1 t nelit of southern breeses in summer. 4, Four trains per day with extra trains during husy season. I. Four mails DOT day. f?. Rural routes cover over fifty miles of territory. 7. Depot, telegraph and express. 8. Long distance telephone (Bell.) 9. Finest s< hool house in the open country in the State?three teachers. 10. Methodist, Baptist and Episco? pal churches near. II. Situated in one of the finest ag? ricultural regions in the South. 12. Thickly s-ttled. 13. Farmers progressive and pros? perous. 14. On two of the principal high? ways of the State. 15. No towns near, S utes, Bishopville 30 mil 1 2 minutes. In Prospective: Bank, Cotton Seed Oil Mill. Cotton Factory. All Industries to be encouraged. Tlie RemlMTt Company. Inc: Capital stock. $25.000. Surplus $30,000 Merchants, Planters, Dealers in Real Estate. Remb^rt, S. C, Feb. 10, 1911. l?<ar Sir: After twelve years of patient but coi linuous effort we have succeeded In obtaining every progressive im? provement and modern convenience for a locality already favored by na? ture. We, therefore, take pleasure In I calling your "attention to a few of the j many advantages which Rembert. S. C, offers as a delightful place to live in and a fine locality for business. Everyone will have an even start as no buildings have been allowed, here? tofore, on this property, which is now being laid out in city blocks?sub-di? vided into lots, both resident and bus? iness. These lots will be offered at public auction in the near future, which date will be advertised. Want? ing to establish a city, prices will be low and terms liberal. Purchasers of lots will be allowed the privilege of buying some highly Im proved farm lands, nearby, at dies are most especially invited. We hope to have you, your family and your friends with us. Come anyhow, you will enjoy the day, whether you purchase or not. Very respectfully, THE REMBEPT CO. P. S. While we believe that these lots will treble in value in the next twenty four months, only two wil! be reserved-?one for a Bank and one for United States Postoffice. So come in on first sale and not wait to pay more lhan double later. 2-15-I-W-lt. CONVICTS OS ROADS. Substance of the Bill Which Pa?cd the House. Following are the provisions of the bill as to working convicts on the county roads* "The bill provides that all able bodied male convicts shall hereafter be sentenced to hard la'-or on the public works >f the county in which convicted, if such county maintains a chalngang, without regard to the 1 ngth of sentence, and in the alter? native t<- imprisonment in the county jail or Statt penitentiary at hard labor; provided, that in any case the presiding judge shall have the power, by special cider, to direct that any person convicted before him be con lined in the State penitentiary if it is considered unsafe or unwise for such convict to be committed to the county chalngang; provided, that the pro? visions of the act shall not apply to tin- counties of Oreenville, clarendon, I lorry, Lancaster, Calhoun, Dillon, Alken end Fairfleld; provided, that in Bumter, Florence, Barn well, Orangeburg, Lee ami Dorchester counties, tin supervisor may accept such persona for work in such coun? ties or forward them to the State pen? itentiary; ; 'ovided, that a separation of the sev and races !?e at all times observed except in the penitentiary aud on the st.ne farm.*' Von can judge a woman by the tilings she likes best. If yotl are master of your, .f you have a servant von csn depend upon. Some women are beautiful because oi their clothes, and som? in spite of them. i Is the warm friendship" existing between Mr. Lorimer and some of the Senators personal, political, or fra? ternal??Columbia Stats.