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rti*: Ki mtht watchman. Consolidated Aur. 2,1; CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. V* IMIIX.T1? STKKKT PKOPF.KT ? OWNP.K* NIC%> I I I) Til PIK Rpgt i sr on (ondi. TIONS. Report on Railroad C running M?tter ?Polkvmmn Ward's Sus|xM?s4on.? othrr Malter? Paaard I'pun. City Council held Ha regul?r semi? monthly talk feast Tuesday evening' In the Council Chamber beginning at ? o'oock. There were present at the which was an unusually short Mayor Jennings. Aldermen Booth. Cuttino. Khsjne. McKelver and Wright The first matter up was a request from the Building and Loan Associa? tions of the city for exemption from license. Action w.vs postponed until the next meeting of Council. The A. C. L. ra'.lroad company ask? ed for Ms.?9 caused Incidentally by the putting Ir or the sewer under their track. Action was postponed. . The report of the city clerk and treasurer for the year w is received and ordered published. The special committee which had to sonfer with the railroad relative to re? lieving the present unsafo conditions at several railroad crossings in the city made its report. This committee which consisted of Messrs. Cuttino, McKelver and Khame anet with the railroad officials sent here to see what could be done. After the matter was discussed for some time it was de | elded to put a competent watchman at each of the three crossings und to keep a man on the rear of all back? ing trains. The speed limit was 1 duced from gal to six miles an hour at the crossings and all loose cars' were to be stopped from shifting scross ths tracks at the crossings. The eommlttee had no special advice to offer as to the host solution of Um problem und stated that It whs host that more time be given the railroad ' official* to solve the problem and thai 1 ih ths meantime the above regula- 1 *tlMl' tss sun tti wnfoieed lutloi, was sdopted. 1 The petition of ths cltlxens and property owners on Washington street was then taken up and reconsidered. It was decided on a motion made by Mr i: L Wright that it be granted on condition that the citizens pay for the work, the city to return one half of ths cost to them next Jan? uary without Interest. The contract to be mads socordlng to specifications furnished by the city engineer and approved by City Council. Messrs. Booth and McKeh er voted against this proposition. Mr. Wright for tin- police Commit? tee, reported that his committee had suspended Policeman Ward from duty for on* m..nth. Tho eomlttee re? gretted the necessity of such action as Mr. Ward is regarded by the mem- ' bers of the committee as an honor? able and efficient member of the force but that he was guilty of a serious in? discrete. I or error In Judgment In fall'ng to arrest Joseph T ?u n la p in time to prevent a deplorable hosalulrtl as he hsd had the opportunity to d<>. Thev therefore thought the suspen? sion i net e?* try set of discipline. Thl* action was approved by Coun? cil \HMM IATKI) PltP.SS < HOOSP OP I K I US. Prank It. Noyes Keelectcl President and Melville P.. Skmw c.cucrul Man? ager of < >rgaul/utb?ii New York. April 26.?At the meet? ing of the board of directors of the Associated Pres? held at the general offices todny the following officers were unanimously ?dectrd: Pr ddent. ! r ink II. Noyes. Wash? ington . tar; first SSM president, R M. Johnston. Houston (TSJSaS) Psati see. ond vlre president. Krank P. M u - Le in. To,,, k i t Kan. ? Slat-- Journal; secretary and generil manager. Me|. \llle n\ Hans] treasurer. J. it Youatt. Bsat gtrrs saaaaaMsaa; Prank r. N .\ . s. Washington Star: Victor I Lawson. Chleago Hally News; Cha-?. w. Kn.pp st Losjsi Bsnsjnlk] Chs Hopkls Clark, Hartford Courant; Adolph S. '?i h?, New Y ork T ine-.; den. cha*. S. Taylor, Huston Qlobe, and W I.. M I.. IS Philadelphia Ibil Istln. The Carotins National Bank of T>nriington has bees ehartsrsd with a capital of l#?,###, S. H. George. of Alken, fell from a train near Msntmoronos Sunday mmd was seriously Injured. An assoelatlor, ha* be.u or^.tii'' I to hold a county fair In Oraogelon < this fall. died April. ih:,o 981. ARRESTED FOR KIDNAPING. sii \itl:s I Mi: OF ASSISTANTS IN CiriTRK OF MoNAMAKA. Meanwhile (*runcl Jury Continues Its Probe and 14? bor Men Prepare to Defend TlieniHelve*. Indianapolis. April 25.?William J. Burns, the detective, tonight was served with a warrant charging him with complicity in the alleged kid? naping of J. J. McNamara, secretary and treasurer of the International As? sociation of Bridge and Structural iron Workers, said to be implicated In the Los Angeles Times explosion. Three attorneys were arraigned today ( on the same charge and they spent two hours In jail because of delay in obtaining bonds for them. The at? torneys Imprisoned were Walter Drew and Joseph Ford, assistant district at? torney of Los Angeles. Burns was arrested as he was go? ing to the court of Justice of the peace Manning to surrender him? self. Constables had searched for him all day. He was released on $10,000 bond to appear before the grand Jury. He wa3 subpoenaed to testify tomorrow. Drew, Bradorf and 1 rd were released from jail under bonds of the same amount. They waived preliminary examination and were bound over to the grand jury. Frank Fox, a chauffeur, charged with having assisted In the alleged kidnaping of McNamara. in that he drove the automobile in which Mc? Namara was taken from here last Saturday, was released under $5,000 bund to appear before the grand Jury. Constables with "John Doe" warrant-.* w ere said to be seeking some of Burns' assistants tonight. These incidents and the continuing of the investigation vby the Marlon county grand jury were the main de? velopments In the probe of the al? leged conspiracy to collect dynamice in this city for the purpose vi blow? ing up structures being built by "open shop* eontracto.* over the "country and the alk>b\j plot of agents of the employerss to discred? it the Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers by "plant? ing" dynamite and other evidence against It and by "railroading" to California Its secretary, J. J. Mc? Namara. . After secret conferences of nat? ional officers of several labor organ? izations today it was announced that detlnite plans are to be made for the assistance of the Bridge and Iron Workers' Association in defending it? self and its secretary, J. J. Mc? Namara. Five witnesses were examined by the grand Jury during the day. Mr. Hyland, superintendent of police, and Mr. Holts, captain of detectives, were the gssg summoned, and it is Inti? mated that the grand jury purposes to learn If the police oAcori and Police judge Collins enoeeded their authority in the part they took in the arrest ai.d extradition of ||C< Nainara. W. <\ Applernan. an attorney, was the next witness sailed, probable for the purpose of learning the wher - abovtf of Miss Mary C, Dye, formerly private secrstar* for McNamara, Ac? ? Ording to Die attorney the flrl, in forcing tin payment Of S bjgal claim of isag agaiaei IfeNamara, told Ap? pieman that she had important in? formation about McNamara and the iron workers' organization which Mc? Namara would not like to have known. The claim, according to Ap mm. was paid. PLANT \T I I (.(H I BtllNID. ratawba Lamber Company's Mill There K Destroyed by Fire. Willi Nu lasssrasjce. Rock Hill. April 15, a telegram bs received here this morning from Lugoff, stating that tb entile plant of the OataWbn Lumber company at that place bad been destroyed bj bre. e/lth no Ineumnce, This com? ii is he idquart n In Rock Hill, ^'tii IT, m. Purs lay as manager. in l ii.il l' HOI I W l I Nil. \ppiopt i tii 11 111 i be< k Ravng?** Pro m.i. ,i |n House Bill. Waehlngtnn, April 14.-?An ?i?i??? ? prlatlon of lioa.Oto f..r the purpos* of flghttni the ravages of the cotton boil s. evil i i pron Id* i for In ' bill Introduced lo?lay bj llepresentatlvi Trlbble of Qeorgla. The secretary of agrteultur Is authorta d by tin hill to dlreel the s ork. "Be Just ai The ?Irving up a stogie tear has m >r< ? ?f no neat fame than shedding seas o g??ro. ?Bryon. id Fear not- ~Let nil the ends Thou Alii SUMTES, S. C, SATUE TRACK EVENT TO RE HF.UD ON DAVIS FIELD. Visiting BOTH Will ho Entertained at University und Given a Couple of Days of College lifo. Columbia, April 27.?The second annual high school track meet will be held Saturday on Davis field, the University of South Carolina athlet? ic park. A number of schools from all parts of the State have signified their Intention of sending a team to take part In the contest. Any high school in South Carolina with as I many as nine grades can send rep? resentatives, but no school is entitled to more than five contestants nor can ?mter more than two in any one event. During the present school term a number of counties, through the ath? letic department at the university and the physical director at that institu? tion, F. E. Scholield, have organ? ized county athletic associations, and a number of field days have been held In the various counties. Interest in track events of all kinds has conse? quently increased considerably, and the meet on Sturday is expected to have a great many more entries than last year. The preliminary events will start at 10 o'clock and will continue until 2, when a recess will be taken for din? ner. At 3 o'clock the finals will start A gold medal wll be given the win? ner in each contest, a bronze modal wil be given to the boy winning sec? ond place, and the third man will re? ceive a ribbon. Ten events will constitute the pro? gramme. 100-yard dash. 220-yard dash, 4 40-yard race, 880-yard and one-mile races, 220 hurdles, broad ' jump, high jump, pole vault and shot put. The referee will be Dr .F. H. H, Calhoun of Clomson college, who has done much to bring Clemson's team to Its degree of excellence and is a leading worker In the S. T. A. A. James Q. Davis of Wlnnsboro will be on" of the judges, and Mayor Rhett of Charleston and Mayor QlbbOi of Columbia have been asked to be the other two. As yet the last two have not accepted, but it is hoped that ib'y will. While here the 75 or 100 boys Will be entertained by the university. They will be quartered with the college boys in their rooms and will take their meals at the steward's hall. The visiting boys will be given a c<mple <?f dayi of college life and will be givn a good time rn general by the University boys. About 20 towns will send teams. Among then" are: Easley. which won first prize last year; Charleston, Yorkvllle. Hickory Grove, Rock Hill, ^umter, Westminister, Union, Dar? lington. Summerville, Camden, Mar? ion and Cross Anchor. A loving cup lias been donated by Sylvan Rros. for tr?- school winning the most points. ROAD MI ST FORFEIT LAND. Federal Court Decides Against Ore? gon ami California Railroad. Portland, ore.. April 34.?Federal Judge ('has. K. WolvertOS today de cided that the Southern Pacific and tin- Oregon and California railroad companies must forfeit to the United states Government, about 200.000 aer< ? of land, which is valued at from $40,004,000 to 176,000,000. The case will probably be appealed. Interpreting the Act of Congress, granting the land as an aid to rail? way construction, the Court held that Congress Intended that this land should !>?? sold to bona fids settlers in tracts not greater than 100 acres to one Individual and at a price not <ex? ceeding |2 B0 an acre, While deciding In favor of the, Government Judge Wolverton decld ed against the S.000 individual ln tervenors In the ease. ut. hold that thy had acquln d no right w hatever, either by s< tiling on the land or by tendering the maximum sums speci? fied by tin law. The effect of this portl 11 of the decision Is thai the imd-- < mnot be procured by any In dlvldnul until the President or Con gri 11 again opens them to entry. Chic League Foal I vn I. The Civic I,-ague announces the date of the Spring Festival as May 171 h. and the local ion as the Coop. ? f at corn* r of ('hurch ami < ?nl houn str< eis. Tin- i nn program will b< annoum ed at an < ai ly date. 1 > , t 'il In I.n hand al thai time and contribute your share for this ex? ? lb rn woi k the holies ar e do? ing. The safety razor la mightier than th ? hair tonic, -Washing!on Post. 3 t as't at be thy Country's, Thy God's am ID AY, APRIL 29, 1911. TO PROBE POSTOFFICES. HOUSE (OMMmiii: FAVORS SAUNDERS RESOLUTION OF INQUIRY. Main Purj>ose in to Find How Far Partisan Considerations Affect Uncle Sam's Mall Service. Washington, April 25.?The deter? mination to investigate the alleged political machine built up through appointments of postmasters is be? hind the action of the house com? mittee of expenditures in the post office department which today decid? ed to order a favorable report upon the resolution of Representative Saun ders of Virginia, demanding an In? vestigation of the work of various postmasters throughout the country. The house committee, beginning an Investigation of the postoffice depart? ment in general will now inquire specifically Into these questions as asked In the Saundera resolution: Are posmasters devoting their full t'.me to the discharge of official du tl s? How many postmasters named by Postmaster General Hitchcock are using their positions to promote the interest of the Republican party? What percentage of postmasters are chairman of political clubs, and how many of them are campaign stump speak-rs? If It is true that at many offices the men holding the title of postmaster seldom come around, leaving the work to subordinates? Why does the postofflce department discontinue and remove postotTL'ts without consulting the interests of the community served? The resolution recently introduc? ed by Mr. Saunders recites that there is a need of an Investigation of all the questions. He declares that he has personal knowledge of cases where postmasters are such in name only. They are politicians, de? clares the Virginia representative, and regard their offices as sinecures *o be heid only as polliic.il rewards. The committee will make a few changes in the phraseology of the Saunders r solution, but when it is formally re? ported to the house tomorrow it will I be sufficiently comprehensive to bring I about a full examination of the rc j lation of postmasters to politics and i vice versa. miss tillmax weds. Daughter Of Senior Senator From South Carolina Married to At? lantic city Lawyer. Trenton. April 26.?Miss Margaret Ifelong Tillman, eldest daughter of s.-nat'>r Benjamin Ryan Tillman, was married here tonight to Charles Sum ner Moore of Atlantic City, N. J. The wedding was one of tr e most brilliant I of the social events of the year in ' South Carolina society, there being about 200 special guests at the house, among whom were many prominent public men and friends of the bride and groom. Mr. and Mrs. Mo..re I? ft late to . ni^ht for their honeymoon trip and will make their p> rmanent home In an apartment bouse in Atlantic City, the home of the groom. Senator Till? man and his wife and the mother and sister of the groom received the guests at the w< dding reception. HUGHES VISITS PRESIDENT. Another Charleston Candidate for Federal Judgcshlp Makes His How at White House. Washington, April 24.?President Taft bad another Inning with the South Carolina f?deral judgeshlp matter today. E, W. Hughes of Char? leston, who has been an active can? didate, came to Washington this morning and spent the day In ti\ing up his fences. John G. Capers was at th< White House early this morning, but de? clined to make public the nature of his visit. TO SERVE ON BOltDF.lt. Third Dctnclimciu of Militia t)Ulcers IVom TIiIh State Designated bj \d i 111; 1111 General. Columbia, April 27.- The third de? tachment of militia oiii. ? rs from this state to take pari In the manoeuvre a along tl>" Merlcan border have been announced by the adjutant general. The detachment >\ i 11 leave for the frontier on May 11, Those ordered to lake pari are: Miles J, Walker, major medical corps, York vl lie; Richard F. Watson, Greenville, cap tain First Infantry; James 11. Ham mond, Columbia, captain Becond in fantry. , HEARD MINES MAKE BARGAIN. W. H. COOK, A MINNESOTA LUM? BERMAN, MAKES STARTLING STATEMENT. Declares on Witness Stand He Listen? ed Wliile Iflnes Made Bargain to Get Lorimor Elected?Bountell Considered and Then Discarded. Springfield, ill., April 25.?C. P. Wiehe, brother-in-law of Edward Hlnes of Chicago, a lumberman, to? day admitted before the senate brib? ery investigation committee that Hines sent him on a midnight mis? sion to the Grand Pacitic hotel In Chicago in an effort to have W. H. Cook and William O'Brien, Minnesota lumbermen, evade Cook county pro? cess servers at the time the charges that bribery was used in the elect'' , of William I-?orimer to the T~ C States senate were first pur' .v. ' in May, 1910. ' v Wiehe's statement follow a the tes? timony of W. H. Cook of Duluth who, it was brought out, had written a threatening letter to limes. Wiehe corroborated some of Cook's state? ments, but denied the pungent part of his* charge. Cook declared that he was in a room at the Grand Pacific hotel, May 26, 1909, with William O'Brien and Edward Hines when Hines telephon? ed to some one called "Governor" at Springfield. During this alleged tele? phone conversation by Hines, Cook said that Hines declared to the "governor*' that he was ready to take the next train to Springiield with all the money necessary to effect Wil? liam Lorimer's election to the sen? ate. Lorimer's election occured lat? er that same day. M. B. Conn, investigator for the committee, testified that he inter? viewed William O'Brien in Duluth within the last week and that O'Brien told about the same story as Cook, only differing that O'Brien got the impression that Former Qov. Bichard Yates was on the Sprlntv Id end of the telephone. Following the recital of Cook lie fore the Investigating committee Qov. Chas. S. Deneen issued a statement in which he declared that he had never at any time held such a con? versation with Bines. Former Qov. Yates als.? denied that he ever had any such conversation with Hines as that related by Cook. Wiehe stated to the committee that he, although not in the room win n Hines got the Springfield call, be? lieved that Hines talked to William Eorimer. Wiehe testified that on May 26, 1909, Hlnes set out for Chicago from Washington at 8:30 a. m. Hines said he had "put in" several telephone calls to Springtield on that day but. did not know whom Mines was call? ing . Hines at a previous hearing tes? tified that he talked with Gov. De? neen on that morning from the Con? tinental ami Commercial National bank. Cook today declared that he ans? wered the telephone in his room at the Grand Pacific when the call came for HiileS. "I understood the central girl to say. "Here's Governor,' or "The gov? ernor of Springfield for Hlnes." He then related the conversation as he remembered it as follows: "Ilines took the receiver out of my hand and he spoke In the phone. He asked: 'Hello, hollo, hello is this you. governor? Well l just left President Taft and Senator A Id rich last night in Washington. Now they tell me that under no consideration shaM Hopkins be returned to the senate. Now, l will be down on the next train. Don't have anything undone. I will be down on the next train pre? pared to furnish all the money re? quired; don't stop at anything: don't leave anything undone; I will be down on the next train." Or words to that effect, repeated over three or four times." Cook was specific regarding the matter of money being mentioned and on cross examination repeated this part of the conversation. On this point of the Grand Pacific hotel con? versation by Hines Wiehe testIIi? I "Why, the conversation was sul - stantially or practically as follows; 'I have just talked with the governor on the long distance telephone and h usures me he will do what >on ask. V >u know what the administration wants. Now. leave no stone unturn? ed to be elected. I will get down to Springfield If necessary in the morn? ing.' "And when he got through talking ho turned to the p< oplc in th< r< om and said: " 'l have jual been talking to "Sen? ator" Lorlmer.' " Wiehe statt d thai he. Cook, E SOUTHRON. Established June, ihm Vol. XXXII. No. 20. TARIFF REVISION IN HOUSE. FARMERS' FREE LIST BILL COMES BEFORE BODY. Final Vote ( an Not Be Obtained Un? til Next Week or Even Letter Than That Date. Washington, April 24.?The Demo? cratic tariff bill, putting agricultural implements, cotton bagging, leather, boots and shoes, harness, meat, lum? ber, flour and many other articles on the free list of the existing tariff law of the United States, came before the House just before adjournment to? day and wiP *aken up again as soon as ?* us~ convenes tomor? row. ' jfi? vote on the bill will not be d before the end of this week, v^" a House leaders are in doubt whether it will come before the fol? lowing week. A. W. Underwood, chairman of the ways and means committee, expressed the opinion In the House this afternoon that the de? bate will last four or rive days; the Republicans expect that it will take even longer. The Democrats are confident of passing the "farmers 'free list,' " as it is known, by a large majority. Bernard Shaw says that in the schools of the future any child will be able to quit so soon as the teach? er begins to bore him. Most of them quit now when a good paddle is ap? plied, and quit right away.?Charles? ton News and Courier. O'Brien, Isaac Baker and Hire s srefw present at the time. Wit he asked to be 'lowed to ques? tion Cook and was allow d to do so. He charged Cook with trying to black? mail Hines and the Weyhauser lum? ber Interest. Cook admitted that he had sent ' a letter to F. E. Wyerhauser ani ' also to Wiehe in which he threaten? ed to tell what he knew of the Lorl mer matter unless they agreed to set I lie a. light among the stockholders of j the Virginia and Rainey Lake Lum ( ber company. These letters were pro? duced by Cook, who also admitted i that Edward 'Hines Lumber company held $130.000 of Cook's notes and j mortgages. Cook also testified that he and Henry Turrish of Duluth met Mr. Hines going through the hotel lob? by In May, 1909, shortly before the election of Lorimer. "Mr. TurrMl asked him," said Cook, how he was getting on down in Washington* J *Oh,' he said, 'I am having a hell of a time. Now, there Is, for instance, ! old Stephenson. After 1 elected him, he has gone down to Washington and start d working there for free lum . ber. I had a terrible time getting I him lined up.' Then he went on and told about what a time he had with ? the Southern Democrats. He said he would have them all fix d up today and tomorrow they would Hop and he I would have to go and tix them all . over again. "Mr. Turrish asked him how they were getting along with the senatorial deadlock. 'Will,' he said, 'it is all fixed. 1 will t 11 you COnfld< ntially I Lorimer will be th<- next senator. We bad Boutell Axed lor the s< natorship. ' He had promised to work to keep the sil tariff on lumber, but. when the lumber schedule came up before the house ways and means committee, he ! was working for free lumber. 1 im medlat' ly took it up w ith Senator Aldrlch, and so decided that we had . t'? have another man, a man whom j we could dep' nd on. It was decided ; that i should have a talk with Lar? imer. I did. Lorimer has ?arced to stand pat. He will listen to reason* ( I have got it all fixed; he will be the next senator from Illinois. "That was the eubatanot of the c< >nvei sation." Cook said he "Inferred it a*as Ste? phenson from Wisconsin" to whom Elim s alluded. Chicago, April 25.?Edward I lines sa d tonight that the testimony given by w. H. Cook bi fore the Helm - om mlttee a is untrue. "The assertions ar not I aped n ? n I ts a nd at e ut terlj untrue," h declared. "As t<. Cook's tale about my alleged . rn? > tlon of Senator Bt< ph< neon oi Wisconsin, it is absolute!) untrue. The r< llaibllty of Cook's statement it ?b- ?a~ of Senator Btcpheneon msv be judged by the chara? t. r of t Is stat< men! < f the alleged h l< pb >n< conversation with Gov. Den en, "This man for some time has '"<. n trying to Injure me, and I denounced him ;it a meeting of the Virginia end Ratney Lake Lumber company, Marth 1, at Virginia, Minn., and would not allow him to remain osj the boa re. of dlre< tors."