The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, March 18, 1911, Image 2
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Th? -"umicr Watchman was found?
ed In I860 and the True Soutrron In
16*4. The Watchman and Southron
ggrtg h>ui the combined circulation and
influence cf both of the ? old papers,
and Is manifestly the best advertising
medium tn Sumter.
< Ignrt Is hi ., h I n 1-lorence this
wsen with F. 1.. Will. ox. Esq.. pre-I
siding as speci.it He was
recommended h> ( hi* t Justice Jones,
at the request ?>f ths 1*1.toko bar as?
sociation, and was eoosmissloaed by!
flaw. Blease, despite the fact that he
not on his list of eligible*. Chief
1 ha* made good his po?
sition snd (lov. niease's bluff has fall- '
e*i flat. I
? . .
The Charleston Y. M. C. A. cam
paian tn raise $150,000 for a new
building terminated Monday after- ^
noon most successfully, with a total
of $167.717 subscribed. Charleston'
is developing what it has long need.- I
eel? i tine and progressive public ?
sp1' and as this spirit broadens ano
Strengthens the city will grow and
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QIARTKKS HHIN<; PRKPARED.
Manning. March 13.?The Im?
provements and alterations on build?
ings on Iloyce street are being rapid?
ly pushed for the occupancy of the
People's Bank, recently organised.
Capt. W. C. t>avls, the leading mem?
ber of the Manning Har, has been
elected President and Mr. It. Connor
Wells, S3 able accountsnt, cashier.
IHK WAR IN MEXICO.
Pr set diu, Texas, March 14.?Via!
Mar fa. Texas. M <r< h 14,?The lnsur
gent army unoer uen. Ranches has
surrounded OJinaga and a longe range
battle has been In progress since yes?
terday nopn. Sanchez, has demanded
the surrender of the town.
At noon yesterday the insurgent
army, numbering about '-?0 men. ar?
rived from Mulato and took position
on the hills surrounding OJinaga. The
artillery op?"n> ?1 the action from the
town, hut there were no causualtles.
Oeu. Sanches sent a message to Oen.
Luque of the federal force, inviting
him to eon. into the * ?pen and tight
in order that n< n-t ..moatants in the
town might not he endangered. Luque
answt r> d the meftjcigc with two
shrapnel hells that hurst In l\e ranks
of the i tit'ls, hut did no damage.
8ar"hes made no attempt to rush
the town, but extended his lines Just
beyond rifle range and during the
night a t \ asaeaa - rossed the Con
ebo rlv. r and closed the road to the
weet. The federals nave only one
way to escape, serous the Hio Orande
to the American side.
F. B. McCoombs. a Scottish soldi- r
Of fortune kdled t*o f <h r.il -sentries
during the night and obtained their
guns.
At daybreak the federals again
opened with their cannon. The Insur?
gent lines had appr< a< abd w ithin
ran*, and during the day there has
been a continuous exchange of vol?
ley.
Saneh? r. announces his Intention of
starving out the geffriSOO ??jlnaga Is
naturally a ttTOnsj position and to
Storm the town the Insurgents would
have to < "targe up * hare slope in the
f- e of machine gone tn.. The river
bank near the guard house at tie
ford he* been mined.
Smai bands of re,r,f( reeun ntH are
joining the Insurgents hourly. This
morning a party of || arrived from
flancarlos. Ant nu. CnffSSSIO, with I0n
men. Joined them three days ago.
The pgostuneiados nr. expecting the
arrival of a held gun from San Pablo
ihirlng the nghtini Troop II, Third
Pnltrd .'taten < avalry, commanded by
Capt. William*, patrolled the Ameri?
can hank ? ' Itlo Orande and a
ntimt? ans watched the
tops in Presidio,
"hattle tea" and
s on the flat
snared for a
herd of 160
ds of corn
\ ery man
? tied to
Id of
you
\ Is
tn
TEXAN WON'T EXPLAIN.
BAII.FY wiii s\v NOTHING
\li< ?i t missing LoitlMF.lt
PAPERS.
Kmm mtm Gall tow FGdom c?lays Thai
lie Won't Have Anything to Do
With Trial of PffOdcHck in Illi?
nois.
Waahlngton, March 14, ? Because
th. authorities of Sanganvon county,
Illinois, issued a ?uhpoana for him In
contortion with the proceedings
against Senator Holstlnw, Senator
Balh v of Taxas probably will u aks
no explanation relative to the disap
pearance in tin senate chamber hart
of tlv 'tthlavit of Mr. Newton, the
hank clerk, and the llolstlaw bank
deposit slip, concerning which there
was much discussion during the pen?
dency In the senate of the resolution
to vacate the seat of Senator Lorimer
of Illinois.
Mr. Ballsy de? hired today that the
Associated Press was In error In send?
ing from Washington last Saturday
the dispatch that he was at work on
"a statement" ConesmtAf the disap
St at ance of the papers.
"Before the senate adjourned," said
Mr. Baihw, Senator Cummins told nie
thai he had been asked to make an
atlldavlt himself reciting that he had
PK cd that paper and delivered It
to me, and -inked me also to make
an affidavit that I had received it
from him and handed it to Senator
Tillman. who had in turn handed it
to some other senator who desired to
see lt. I very readily told Senat c
Cummins that I would make the atfi
davlt and Saturday afternoon Senator
Borah told me that he had received
a telegram from Senator Cummins
asking me to prepare and send the
affidavit. I immediately prepared It
and delivered It to Senator Borah to
be sent to Senator Cummins."
Tho senator went on to say that
after he had given the affidavit to Mr
Borah he saw for the first time a
news dispatch saying that subpoena
had been issued for him in Spring?
field. 111., and on Sunday sent a tele?
gram to Senator Cummins reading:
"I received your message through
Senator Borah yesterday afternoon
and promptly prepared tho affidavit,
which T dsHrsred blm for trqn??
ralsaion to yo>i. Later >n the after*
noon l hand s statantent 'hat the
PtfttS'l attorney of Cnngnmop county
had procured s Stlhp *< na ducst tecum
for me and If that Is true I desire
you to return my affidavit to me at
once and under no circumstances will
I consent for the prosecuting attor?
ney at Springfield to have It. Of
course, he perfectly understands that
Illinois could not Issue a subpoena for
persons viutslde of her jurisdiction
and therefore the application for It,
If made, was a contemptible piece of
petty politics. If the district attor?
ney there had honestly desired my
presence he could have secured it by
a simple and courteous request."
OFFICERS I.At.CK TO GET IX
GAME.
Xiarly 1*984 Ha\o Accepted Chance,
Will Ik? Sent to Texas In Hatches
of 200.
WasfuriKton, March 7.?The en?
thusiasm of the officers of the mili?
tia of the various States and terri?
tories over the opportunity offered
them by the war department for field
experience in the present military
operations In the Southern border
States continues unabated. Gen.
Leonard Wood, chief of staff of the
army, has received a total of 1.9&0 ac?
ceptances.
MaJ. G n. Carter, commanding the
troops at San Antonio, has been ask?
ed by the war department to prepare
a programme Indicating the number
Of militia otho rs he can accommo?
date .it one time. When this is re?
ceived the department will arrange
a schedule with a view of granting
Hold Instruction to ail the officers ?>f
the militia who have accepted the de?
partment's imitation. According to
the present plan, about 100 militia
officers will be Hent Southward at one
time and the period of Instruction
will be about two weeks each.
aAVKO FRON DKATH BY NEGRO
MAX.
Abolu. March IS.?A house be?
longing to Mrs. Mary E. Hodge and
occupied as i dwelling by J. Muck
Bagnal, was destroyed by lire at
1 1 || o'clock last night. Mr. Bagnal
is a cripple and was in the house
alons "><i asleep at the Ilms the house
OnUghl tire and would possibly have
lost his life but for the timely arriv?
al of a negro man, Sam Washington,
who knocked the door down and
aroused him.
The tire started between the over?
load soiling and the roof.
The stillness of the night, togsth
er with the efforts of those who had
gathered, prevented the spread of
the (lames to the nearby buildings.
When you have rheumatism In your
foot or instep apply Chamberlain's
i hslmsnt -?nd von will get quick re
lief, It i ?i b 11 p quart
BLEASE VERSUS COMMISSION.
il \ t OF ORDER REMOVING
WIND UP COMMISSION.
Governor's Words i><? Not Reveal Mo?
tive Underlying Iiis Act?Surmised
Thnl Prosecution of Claims \ gainst
G ml ten win Now Cease?Rtenlnnd
Distillery CJompnnj and Carolina
GlOSS Company May Now t.ct Away
With tho Goods.
Columbia, March 15.?The order of
Gov. Blesse dismissing the live mem?
bers of the dispensary wind up com?
mission, has been the topic of dis
cusslon here today. The charge he
makes In ids order that the members
of the commission have been guilty
of neglect of duty is generally laughed
at as ridiculous, for the record of
the commission and the business and
personal standing of the individual
members of the commission disprov?
es the charge. The back down of the
governor from his demand for an In?
vestigation of the commission is a
cause of general merriment.
The real motive for the removal of
the commission is a matter of con?
jecture and there are various guesses
hazarded. The result of the remov?
al of the Commission cannot be fur
seen, hut a great many are of the
opinion that the grafters who iiave
not been made to disgorge?notably
the Rlchland Distilling Company and
the ?'iroiina Gloss Company will
now be able to get away with what
they made out of the corrupt oil
I ., te dispensary, ?
The order issued by Gov, Blosse fol?
lows:
"Whereas, The general ussembly,
by an act approved the 14th day of
February, a. i>. lyo?, entitled 'An
act to provide for the disposition of
all property connected with the State
dispensary and to wind up its affairs,
provided that 'immediate'y upon the
approval of this act the governor shall
appoint a commission of well knawn
business men, e,insisting of five mem?
bers, none of whom shall be members
i
of the general assembly, to be known
OS the State dispensary Commission,
who shall give bond for the faithful
performance of the duties required
in the sum of $10,000. and the said
act further providing that the said
commission sh;."M pay to the ?tnts*|
treasurer aftei deducting their com?
pensatio! and otbei ?. pcnsei iltowed \
by this act, all surplus funds on
bsnd, after paying all linbllitiet
"In my judgment the members of j
the commission h we had more than
ample time to finish their work and
make a final report, and it appear?
ing to my satisfaction that this has
not been done, and that said com?
mission Is guilty of neplect of duty
by not making the investigations re?
quired in said act themselves, but
delegated this power to a firm of at?
torneys, under a contract which pro?
vided an exorbitant fee, and providing
'The said parties of the first part in
their negotiations or prosecution of
suit in behalf of the parties of the
second part or of the State of South
Carolina, are hereby clothed with full
power, subject alone to tha approval
of the attorney general of said State,
to offer to any of the parties involved.
Immunity from prosecution upon such
terms nnd conditions as in their judg?
ment may be deemed to the bent In?
terest of the parties hereto and to the
State of South Carolina,' which pro?
vision of said agreement was wholly
without any authority of the commis?
sion to make. In violation of the law
nnd contrary to the policy and dig?
nity of the State, placing the great
and delicate power of the State to
give pardon and Immunity to vio?
lators of her laws in the hands of peo?
ple not e\en citizens of the State, sub?
ject to the approval of an officer of
the State in whom I fall to find any
constitutional or statutory power
vested. Much delay and loss, under
tin- provisions v)f this agreement, has
occurred; caused continued agitation
among the people of the state, and
has prevented them from doing their
work 'at the earliest date practica?
ble.'
"Therefore, they have been negli?
gent in the dlsehnrge of and shown
plainly Incapacity for the duties re?
quired of them; and, taking Into con?
sideration all of the circumstances
and facts In regard to the delay and
neglect in winding up the affairs as
provided for in the act, and in view
Of the fact that all moneys have nol
been turned over to ti e state treas?
urer, and this showing clearly inca?
pacity and Indisposition to do the
work as iic act provides, 'at the
earliest date practicable' it being
four years Since said act was ap?
proved and for divers other good
and sufficient reasons to me appear?
ing; and
"Whereas, An act to further pro?
vide for Winding Up the affairs of the
stute dispensary, etc, approved tha
Ith day of March, A. l>. 1909, pro?
vides 'That the governor is hereby
authorized and empowered to remove
any member of the said commission
whenever he may deem it for the
public Inter* s1 so to do,' and 1 now
de? n if for ft nubll ????--? ?
"Therfore, by virtue of the power
vested n mo by the constitution of
the ?ta e of South Carolina and the
laws, I do hereby remove Wm. J.
Murray, a very Patton, Jno. McSween
J. S. Brice and J. N. Wood from the
office or position of member of the
State dispensary commission, or of
the commission for the disposition of
all property connected with the state
dispensary and to wind up its affairs,
and I hereby revoke and declare null
and void the commission. .
This order was made out Tuesday
and sent e ch member by registered
mad.
Following up this Qov. Blease ad?
dressed a letter to Attorney General
Lyon asking for the names of those
"granted immunity" from prosecution
in the dispensary cases. Qov. Blease
also wants to know under what pro?
vision of the law the commission
granted the attorney general the right
of aproval or diaaproval in the
prosecution of cases.
The following is the letter:
??I notice in the agreement made
between the commission to wind up
the affairs of the State dlspeni try and
Anderson, Felder, Rountree & Wilson,
and width is Indorsed by you, that
'the said parties of the first part in
their negotiations or prosecution of
?UltS in behalf of the parties of the
second part or of the State of Sou'h
Carolina, are hereby clothed with full
power subject alone to the approval
of the attorn- y general of said state,
to offer t< any of the parties Involved i
immunity fiom prosecution upon such,
terms and conditions q ; in their judg?
ment may be deemed to the best in
terest of the parties hereto and to the
State >f South Carolina.'
"Will yon please be kind enough to
inform me of the names of the per?
sons whom Messrs. Anderson, Felder,
ftountr . ?\- Wilson, under said agree?
ment, have offered immunity from
prost cution for violation of the laws
Of this State and which you have ap?
proved or disapproved, and the terms
and conditions contained in such of?
fers and approval. If such terms and
conditions are in writing. I should
like to have copies attached to your
answer; if not in writing, then a state?
ment substantially of them.
" You will also please advise under
what provision of law the commission
undertook to clothe 'with full power.' j
subject alone to the approval of the
attorney general ( this state.
A o will plea q advise me w hat j
rrim i d ??.? ? ??? ? c- have been C"m-';
promised, adjusted or settlsd md the
Lei ma upuil ?V lich Li-- tl ?"?< n
effected, as also what clv*l actions!
were settled or compromised and the
terms thereof.
"1 will thank you for the above in?
formation at your earliest conven?
ience."
In this connection it might be stated
that the governor yesterday expressed
his views as to w hy he has refused to I
Hgn the measure providing for an in- |
vestigation of the commission. He said
that the members of the commission i
named by the senate were his enemies, |
and asked if any one thought that he j
Would appoint such men to make an
investigation of the commission and
himself.
A concurrent resolution was adopt?
ed providing for a commission to in?
vestigate al acts of the commission. C.
A. Smith, Heute i int governor, ap?
pointed j. ii. Clifton, G. W. Sullivan
and Howard B. Carlisle of Spartan
burg as no srs fro . the senate to
conduct the .nvestigation. Speaker
Smith refused to appoint the three
members from the house until Gov.
Blease approved the act. The moE.fi
ure was sent to Gov. Blease for ap<
proval and was held up.
Several days after he sent a letter
to the commission saying that bo
would refuse to sign the act until cer?
tain information as to the working
of the commission was furnished.
This Information was furnished,
which answered every question pro?
pounded by tin- (diief executive. The
governor still refused to sign the
measun and let the Investigation go
on.
MEMBERS LIKE THEIR DISMISSAL
Columbia. Marth l'g. ? Following
the announcement yesterday by Qov.
Blease that h< had dismissed the
members of the ispensary < unmis
Bion, The State asked the members of
the commission for an expression as
to the act of the chief executive.
Dr, W. J. Murray, the chairman of
he commission, who resides in Co?
lumbia, said that he had no state?
ment to make at present. It is very
probable that the members will be
called to meet in a few days.
A telegram was received from
Avery Patton of Greenville which was
us follows: "The compliment of be?
ing removed from the dispensary
commission is not without Pi advan?
tages, sir e yielding 'bis commission
r> mov the constitutional prohibition
to my accepting a cabinet position."
.lohn McSwi en >f Tlmmonsvtlle
said that he had no statement to
make ;it this time.
.1. Steele BrtCO of Yolkville sent
the following with reference to the
action of the governor:
??I. ,r ........ I..l,^rrr.l?l
weeks age gave to the governor and
through the press to the State at large
the reasons of the delay in > com?
pletion of their work and also tin
reason why a certain amount of
money was retained in their hands.
"it is useless to discuss the legal?
ity of the acts of the commission with
the governor since the governor, in
his own estimation, knows mor< law
than any other lawyer in this Stale.
"1 wull say, howevr, that I do not
consider it any dishonor to he re?
moved from office by a man of the
calibre and character of our present
governor. My work as a member of
the commission is an open hook that
may be read by all men and I leave
it to the honest citizens of South
Carolina who have no sym athy with
thieves and grafters to s iv whether
or not I have done my duty."
Spring Holiday- for City School*.
As is customary the city schools
will have two days holiday this
spring. Tiie dates this year will he
the 2:;rd and 24th of Ma.ch. Dur?
ing these days the State Teachers'
Association will convene in Colum?
bia ar>d the teachers will thus have
an oppomnlty of attending its ses?
sions. Tin se are the only holidays
that the schools have between Jan?
uary and June.
Do you know that of all the minor
ailments colds are by far the mos,,
(dangerous? It is not the eold itself
I that you need fear, hut the serious
j diseases that it often leads to. Most
of these are known as germ diseases.
I Pneumonia and consumption are
among them. Why not take Cham
perlain's Cough Remedy and cure
your cold while you can? For sale
by all dea'ers.
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YOUR BAM ACCOUNT; OUR DESIRE.
Your Satisfaction ; Our Pleasure
Your Need; Ours to Supply
Let's Talk it Oier
THE PEOPLE'S BANK.
Capital $50.000
12 W. Liberty St.
Surater, S. C
j
The Dank of Sumter
Are you one of its cu^tonmts? If not, why net?
We'll make it pleasant for you if you will come.
Blent is striving to make M "The P.ank" for you.
The manage
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $146>000.00
Deposits passed the half million mark during February.
The Bank of Sumter
Poor Old "P*-narT
Dear old a
tender, "r ho wc
his loved ore*-*,
they will no! hav
.a
IfOS all know him. li:s heart is big ami
Idu't uvrk his head ott ag he doet to support
And ice:1. chiMi-'' must he educated so
to siavs as h has sbv od. Dear, deluded old
dad. His earnings AUL? gone, week in and week out, year in and
year out, a stoop to his shoulders, a shuffle to his step, a dim?
ness of the eye?yet ho toils. We hope he is appreciated at hb
true worth.
He made money but there was so little left after the bills
were paid that it wasn't enough to pay for saving. You are 20
years old, my son. Do you realize that if dad had quietly di op
ped a dollar In the bank every Saturday night since you were
born?only a single dollar?with no interest added, that he would
now have $1,040.00? Add 4 per cent interest to that for 20 years.
Then sit up and tako notice. Compound the interest and then sit
up some more.
THE FARMERS' BANK & TRUST CO.
LIME, CEMENT.
A OMB PLASTER. SHINGLES
LATHS. Fl HE BRICK. DRAIN
PIPE. W3C.
Hnv firkin Wee Flour. Shin S jtT. Bran.
1 lay , VJI dill. Mixed t ow and Chicken Feed.
Horses, Mules, glS?f* *mm!?
No Order Too Large Or Tfso Small.
Booth-Harby Live Stock Co.
SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA.
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Seed Potatoes Makes for Good
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Direct from Maine.
Buy Your Sweet Potatoes From?
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26 N. Main Street Sumter, S. C.
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