The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, June 21, 1911, Image 3
GRAFT IN WASHINGTON.
k\<>\ ? VII.S TO slll l> I.K.IIT ON
mi M KfH?
I \plaln-. Haie I miHK Ii.?n?s?*crctur>
of Stale I'iihIihvs Sau>factoi>
statement a* to Payment of $.">,00t)
to Senators Son.
Washington. June 14.?intiniati >u
of docte>ring the now famous iJ^y j
portrait voucher, a ctmsequent lively
controversy between Secretary Knox
and Chairman HamMn of the house
investigating 8 ?mmlUee. and testi?
mony of Distributing Officer Morrison'.*
white messenger that he found the
voucher on the door near Morrison's
deck after the archives had been ef?
fectually ransacked, foatured today -
state department Investigation.
Correspondence between | tary
Root and Consul General Michael at
Calcutta Indicated that the myste?
rious difference between the amount
paid to the portrait painter was ap?
plied to emergency accounts, proba?
bly ?'hlneste matters, according to Mr.
Michael. The exchange between Mr.
Knox and Mr. Hamlln blew >ver
quickly. Mr Morrison probably will
be called to explain how the voucher
happened to be among the "crumpled
envelopes" near his waste basket at
the close of the day's work long after
the search for the document has been
on.
The secretary explained to the sat?
isfaction of tb commltte the pay?
ment of 55.000 to Frederick Hale, son
of Former Senator Eugene Hale of
Maine, for service In connection with
Canadian boundary negotiations. Mr.
Knox produced the sections of the
treaty of If08 which authorized ne?
gotiations with Canada to establish
the line through Passamaquoddy bay.
Mr Hale was employed for this work,
performed his duties t"> the satisfac?
tion of Secretary Hoot. a.id Secretary
Knox approve i the payment of $5,000
a fesr weeks after coming Into con?
trol of the state department.
A* to the vouchers signed by Albert
Roeenthal, the portrait painter, call?
ing fir 12.450. of which sum Rosen
thai got but $850, Mr. Knox could
give no new facts. He only knew that
ho had started a search for It as soon
as he heard about the case, and that
???an h failed to reveal any trace of
the voucher or letters supposed to be
with it.
A week ago. said Mr. Knox, Mr.
Carr. chief >f the consular bureau,
I rought the sou.-her and papers to
him. saying they had been found on
the floor of I >i ?hursing Clerk Morri?
son's office.
Dig you make inquiry to lind out
re?" asked Chairman
Hamlln.
"I did." said Secretary Knox, "and
cjuld learn nothing. AU I know about
the whole case is embodied in this
voucher and lbs. papers attached to It.
At this point Secretary Knox added
a new element to the mystery.
You will be Interested In another
receipt from Mr. Kos. nthai that Is
attached to the SO pert*H he said to
the committee. It was signed Jan?
uary 28 1904. and 1.? for $790, with a
notatl n that $?0 for the frame of
Secretary Day's pie-ture had been paid
to a Washington picture dealer."
Mr. Hamlln grabbed the papers.
"Where did this second receipt come
from?" he demanded.
"I found It with the piper-., that is
all I know of It." said Secretary Knox.
The members of the committee up?
on exajn'rtatiori found that it was not
actually dated January 18, 1904, but
read: "Received January lv, 1904, the
sum >f $::?<? ?? With an explanation "f
the purpose.
Mr. Hamlln said he believed then
was something wrong about the re?
ceipt. He Intimated that he believed
It had been fixed up. at least as to
the explanation written In ink ae r<?s*
th? bottom after the present Investi?
gation began.
' INJ you mean tha? you suspe. t
some one in th.? st,?t.- department Is
guilty of c .mmlttlng perjury?" de?
manded Seer, tary Knox with heat,
"There Is bjo Intention to rehVet on
you persona 11 < , Mr. Se? n-tary. " re?
turned the ehatrman. "but 1 em
strongly of the opinion that this was
prepared .ift. r thi-? ln<-ulrv began."
"Then pOU think that Mr. Puscn
thal ha-* writ'.-n a' L <s* part of the
re. etpt sine, the time Indicated in
It?" a?ked Mr. Knox.
Mr. Hamlin replied that he th .tight
It Win a eurlous reeOtfS ami that le
intended t prob?, the circumstances
la the bottom.
"I will w? \< one su? h an Investiga?
tion." Bale! Mi Kno\. ami If you ein
corroborate you theory and can show
that any ?n?- in tie st.it.? department
was cognizant of sieh an act. there
will be Some \aeane|so in the depart?
ment."
Howard Bangston, the messenger In
I ?HMirsing Clerk Morrison's ofltce,
who found tin- envelope containing
the \otleher >n tin poor of |he di
burning dhVer's office, after the whole
department had been ransacked for
l! was then put on the stand.
He said h?? found the envelops
mceig a lot of crumpled ones by Mi.
Morrison's waste basket.
YOUR REASONABLE SERVICE
June 25
"What tftti the Lord rtquire of thee, but to do
fUMtly unit to low mercy and to tculk humbly
urith thy Oodf ~\t\cuh 6:8.
HO could ?nd fault with
these requirements? Who
could say that in setting
such u stnndurd for ills
creatures the Almighty required too
much? On the other hand, how could
we imuglne a Just and loving Heaven?
ly Father requiring less than is kere
stipulated. God's law, variously stat?
ed, always amouuts to the same
thing. The statement of It, as given
to the Jews at ML Sinai, embodied in
the Decalogue, corresponds with this
statement, as does also the presenta?
tion of it set
forth by the
great Teacher,
haying. "Thou
shalt love the
Lord thy God
w 11 b all t by
mind, soul and
strength; and thy
neigh l>or as thy?
self."
Many of us.
after confessing
with SL Paul Prophet exhorting to re
I hat the Divine pen fence.
Law is holy and Just and good, have
been surprised to find that that which
our minds heartily approve, we are
unable to obey?to the full. For thlr
ty-flve hundred years the Jews have
sought to keep that Divine Law. un?
der the promise of eterual life for so
doing, but none of them have been
able to gain the prize
When as ? nation they realize their
Inability, and not sooner, they will be
ready to receive at God s hands, as a
free gift through the Redeemer, the
forgiveness of their violations of the
Divine Law. And then, under their
New Covenant (Jer 31:31; Heb.
8:8-13), they will have Messiah's as?
sistance in regaining that perfection
of mind and body and a "new heart,"
which will enable them to obey In
every particular the Divine Law.
That blessing, which is soon to come
to natural Israel, under Messiah's
Kingdom and the New Covenant, will
be extended through them, as the nnt
nral seed of Abraham, to every nation,
kindred and tongue. In harmony with
the Divine promise made to Abraham.
Analyzing Our Subject
Applying this principle of Justice to
our words, it means that we should
not si>euk evil of either friend or foe;
that we should not even Insinuate evil.
It means that we should not tell un
, necessarily what we know to be the
i truth. If It would harm our neighbor,
I disparage him and discredit him in the
eyes of others It means that we
should love our neighbor and his Inter?
ests as we love our own, and should
defend his Interests and guard them
as carefully as we would our own.
Justice. In order to thus operate In
our words and deeds, must operate In
our hearts?in our minds "As a man
thiuketh. so is he." If he thinks un?
kindly, ungenerously, unjustly, he will
find It Impossible always to avoid un?
kind, unjust, unloving words or ac?
tions. "Out of the abundance of the
heart the mouth speaketh." It fol?
lows, then, that to do Justly signifies
absolute righteousness In thought, In
word, in conduct This none of us arc
capable of.
The nearest approach to this Is the
perfect or Just Intention of the heart,
covenanted by all those who become
followers of the Lord Jesus Christ
The intentions and good endeavors of
these are accepted of the Father.
To Love Mercy
All recognize mercy as a very proper,
a very desirable quality. All realize
their need of Divine mercy. All should
know that the Di?
vine purpose is
that only those
who show mercy
to others will
themselves re?
ceive mercy at
the Lord's hands
Many, however,
while admitting
all this and while
Reeking to prac?
tice mercy, do not
lore it. Rather,
The ruined city. ?Wf lo? venge?
ance, and are
merely constrained to mercy by the
laws of the laud, public sentiment and
the Word of (led.
Time and ft gall] this has been shown
In the r;is?. of ly nchltl gs. Mobs f?UV??
gathered for the mflletion of punish?
ment, glad of an opportunity for set?
ting atldf tucrcy and letting loose Jus
tire, in they might express it Ami
in those Bobs have been many guilty
Of perhaps SS great crimes as the OOS
who was mobbed. "<>, consistency,
thou art a Jewel!"
Walk Humbly With Thy God
In a word, those who are just
and merciful are very apt to find them
selves possessed of a spirit of pride, a
feeling of superiority to their fellows,
a hindrance to their having ? humblt
walk with Uod Those nmst humble
toward the Almighty are frequently
those who bars hid great sins and
great weaknesses, which have helped
to humble them
Thus the great Apostle, St. Paul, was
*sn to retain i measnrt of visual
?s as ? reminder of the tlms
was ? persecutor of Cbrlsi
lurch which Is HU Body."
Work will be resumed on the Y. M.
c. A. building in the Deal future.
NEW INVENTION in SUMTER.
.Mr. J, \. Epperson Has Invented New
Acetylene Light Which Will Prove
Chen per and Durable.
Something new In the way of In
volitions for Sumter will soon be put
on the market by Messrs .1. a. Bpper
on, the Inventor, and a. .1. Ard, a
plumber of this city. The invention
is an acetylene independent gas ma?
chine and will be manufactuered in
this city.
Mr. Bppi rson, tin- inventor, is the
son of sheriff W. ii. Epperson of this
county and is an electrical engineer
of Ability. Ho is. besides being the
inventor of this machine, interested
with Mr. Ooo. S. Jackson also of this
city, in a new improved hydraulic ram
which Mr. Jackson has invented.
The machine which Mr. Epperson
has invented la an improvement on^
the old style acetylene gas machine
and Is guaranteed to prove very much'
more durable, less complex and decid?
edly h ss dangerous than the old ma?
chine, it is to he manufactured ->f
heavy galvanised iron and will last al?
most a lifetime, if kept properly and
cleaned regularly. J
The lights will he of the same
candle power as former lights of the
same kind, but will cost considerable
less. The cast of the lights is ap?
proximated to he about one-fourth
of a cent per hour for each light. The
carbide, which furnishes the gas for
the lights, can he secured easily at a
small cost and will have to he chang?
ed every six weeks or tw > months.
The machine will also have to be
cleaned at these times.
By means of a security appliance.
which is a part of the Invention, the
danger which was formerly run In
aandling the machine is considerably
lessoned and operation Is at the same
time made simpler for the person
tending the machine. The machine
is. or will be when put on the market,
the cheapest of its kind and can be
- cured by all farmers Who desire
good light, when they are unable to
I get electricity.
' The machine is mainly for the use
i f farmers who live on their farms,
and the light created is the best and
cheapest light which they can secure.
(The Installation of the machine will
coat approximately $50 to $G0 and it
. maintenance consists in replenishing
it with carbide and having It cleaned
occasionally. The fact that It Is made
>f heavy galvanized iron warrants iU
durability, and the makers of the
machine feel assured that It will last
at least fifty years.
in order that the mcahlne may be
put Into service as soon as possible
arrangements have already been com?
pleted for having it manufactured In
Sumter so that the home farmers can
first scene Its benefits. Mr. A. J.
Ard and Mr. Epperson will establish
a department in Mr. Ard's Plumbing
shop for the manufacture of the ma
' chine and expect to begin operations
during the coming month.
a number of orders have already
I
been put in for machines by farmers
of sumter, Clarendon and Lee coun?
ties, but nothing has been made pub?
lic about the machine before this be
< ause the patents had not been se?
cured, and were not until a few days
ago,
ANOTHER AITO AGENCY.
Mr. J. Iff, Harby Secures Stale Agency
for the Ohio Cars.
A to w comer Into the auto row of
Sumter. is the Ohio sales Agency, of
South Carolina, to be handled b) Mr.
.lack M. Harby of this city. The new
company has a contracted selling
agency for twenty-five cars f >r the
'first year. Although practically un?
known heretofore In the state of
Bouhl Carolina, the "Ohio 40*' cars
are very well known in the State of
Georgia, down Bast, through the
middle, the South and the far West.
Mr. Jack Harhy's demonstrator will
be an Ohio Torpedo model, similar t>
the one which has been seen on the
streets of Sumter for the past ten
days, and which, according to Louis
a. Prince, of the 1 mlo Mot >r <?ar
Company, of Cincinnati, has receiv?
ed more unasked for commendation
that, any other car thai he has ever
shown about the country.
'i her.- are sixty-seven Ohio cars in
the State of Qeorgla, and a car if this
make captured the "Round-8tato-of
Oeorgla-Tour" of lasi (October from
Seventy four cars, a distance of about
1.273 mile.**, from Atlanta around tin'
Slate to Atlanta. The Ohio was me
of the eight (Hidden Tour cars to
natch Chicago with the original
whee'.s, axles, and power-plant Intact.
The ohio Mud-Hen waa the (IrsI car
to cross the American Continent from
New York to Sin Francisco, >ver ihe
Southern route, covering -1. ."> 7 7 miles
with a load of 6,048 pound-*, with but
three puntcures and two blow outs.
Tics car has the reputation of being
the flrsl car to cross the Qreal Ameri?
can Desert from I'll >enlx, Arizona
to i.os Angeles, Cal., without adding
one drop of water to the r'diato'.
An Ohio during the first nine days of
the historic Munsey tour of lost June,
never added one drop of water to the
radiator, and being in the starters
hands was subjected to severe service.
CHEROKEE'S "WILD MAN" DEAD,
Shunning Society, John 8 tarne*
Lived 10 Years In Woods.
Gaffney, June u.?One of Cher?
okee County's greatest curioaties is
n ? more. "Wild John" Starncs, oth?
erwise and better known as the "Wild
Man of Cherokee," is dead.
it became known several days ago
that Starnes was sick and a party
Went in search of him, going down in?
to the most secluded portion of the
county, where he lived, and finding
him. He was brought to the county
home, near here, suffering with
pneumonia, and was kept there until
Saturday night, when he died.
"Wild John" has long been a cu?
riosity. Many have gone into the
forests In search of him, only to he
disappointed, while there are some
i few who have seen and talked with
him. He had been living the life of
a hermit for smethlng like 4 0 years.
It is stated that when a young man
of some 20 years Starnes for some
reason became mentally unbalanced
and tock to the woods. He construct?
ed a hovel of goods boxes, a very in
adequate shelter, and there he has
dwelt for the last 40 years. Many con?
jectures have been indulged in as to
what caused this strange action, but
it is supposed that he was disappoint
<d in love and took this action, al
? hough it has he?-n rumored that
Starnes was the man who accidental?
ly shot Stonewall Jackson and that
this unbalanced his mind. He w-as
as shy as a deer; hard to get a sight
of and harder yet to talk to.
One time, when sick, he was taken
to the home of a relative, but as soon
as he regained his strength he hied
himseli hack to his hovel, win-re he
barricaded himself and defied those
Who wished to take him, ev.n as a
hunted animal brought to hay. Good
homos have been offered him time
and again, hut all to no avail. He
utterly shunned society.
When taken to the c >unty farm it
was much against his will and he
caused no little trouble while there.
He would not stay in the bed and as
soon as the attendant's hack was
turned would leap out and huddle in
a corner with his hands clasped and
head bowed. He pleaded with the
superintendent of the home with tears
in his eyes to let him out on the
ground to die in peace. The h ?use
and its covering seemed to have af?
fected him most deeply. Saturday
night the end ca.me and "Wild John" i
I Is no more.
The Pardon Mm.
A c ?mpllatton made shows the fol?
lowing as to pardons, refusals and
< ommutations from the Governor's
office:
T<?tal petitions presented.284
Pardons granted1. 6 I
Pardons refused.S4
Sentences commuted.31
Paroles.72
Not acted on, including petitions
I in hands of Judges and S?>
| llcitors at this time. 63
in the records it is shown that :'.
362 notaries public have been com
missioned during the present admirils- |
tratlon. At the rate for commissions [
Of $2 each the amount of money tak- \
I en In up to today is $6,724.
It was stated Friday In the ac?
count of trials in the police c >url
that Geo. Robinson had been tried
and fined for disorderly conduct The
Geo. Robinson who lives on Robinson
itreet asks that it be stated that he
was not the man in the case.
The uniform success that has at?
tended the use of Chamberlain's Colic,
Ch?dera and Diarrhoea Remedy has
made it a favorite everywhere. It
can always be depended upon. For
sale by all dealers.
The Hartford Courant Is mixing its
Felders. The Atlanta lawyer usually
regarded by the Governor >f South
Carolina as one of "my enemies" is
not the Felder lately reprimanded by
Judge Speer. Atlanta bristles with
Felders.?Columbia state.
Whooping cough |j not dangerous
when the cough if- kept loose and ex?
pectoration easy by giving Chamber?
lain's Cough K< medy. It ha- been
used in many epidemics of this dis?
ease with perfect success. For sale
by all dealers.
'Ph.- recent warm weather already
has sent a large number of people out
from the city to Pocalla during the
afternoon and even'ogs, to take in the
cool breeses of that place and to en?
joy ;i splash in the lake.
Wins l ight For Life.
it was a long and bloody battle for
life that was waged by James B,
Merdhon, of Newark, N. .1., of which
he writes: "l had lost much blood
from lum; hemorrhages, ami was very
weak and run-down. For eight
months l was unable to work. Heath
seemed close on my heels, when i
began, three weeks ago, t ? use Dr.
King's New Discovery. Bui it has
helped no- greatly, it Is doing all
that you claim." For weak, sore
lungs, obstinate coughs, stubborn
colds, hoarseness; la grippe, asthma.
hay-fever or any throat or lung trou?
ble its supreme. 50c and $1.00, Trial
bottle free. Guaranteed by Slhert's
Drug Store.
Broad Street Property.
The future of Broad Street Property I? good. This lectloe is going to be
the residence Kectton of the city. A street railway Byttemla t.ound to come
in the next four or five years. snd with its construction Breed Street Pro?
perty will doable and treble in value.
The T. W. McCallum property. consUtlng of a six room house, servant
house, barns, Mai le>. all necessary out-buildings ?od* l-J a.-res of land, is
One of the most attractive propositions in near-in property hi that section.
For the next SO days we can offer ? special price on this property.
Canyon realise an opportunity when it is offered, or only after it is
passed ':
R. B. Belser Co.
Real Estate Brokers Sumter, S. C
X. H. ?Funds of S200, $500, S800, Si,000, $1,500 and
$2,coo to loan on real estate.
Extracts From a Diary.?22
MY FRIEND THE BANK.
The People's Bank has cartainly been a good friend. I have
received encouragement in every effort made to get ahead. By
advice from the officers I have made and saved money. 1 have
received loans. I have also been refused loans, but in that case
?ome defect in the plan was pointed out with the result that the
refusal saved me from loss. My credit is good now. I have bank?
ed there for years. I can borrow when I need help, but on the
whole I carry enough ready money to always make investment
when opportunity offers. I still consult an officer before paying
out my money.
THE PLACE TO BANK IS WITH
THE PEOPLES' BANK.
A BANKS GUARANTEE.
The depositor feels that he is justly entitled to some sort of
protection when he deposits his money with a bank. We want our
depositors to feel secure or we do not care for their account.
Every dollar 01! this bank's capital stock stands as a guarantee
that the. depositor will be paid In full and promptly. Every dol?
lar In our surplus fund is a like guarar.tee. Not only that, but
every stockholder is liable for double the amount of the stock he
holds as an additional guarantee that depositors will get their
money. More than that. Every officer, director and stock-hold?
er in this bank feels that he is personally responsible for the con?
fidence reposed In this bank by its depositors. They take pr'de In
the irtegrity and ability of thl^ bank to meet its obligations. We
are conservative with our loans, careful about our reserves, and
our aim is to guarantee security and merit confidence.
THE FARMERS' BANK & TRUST CO.
THE WORLD LOOKS
DIFFERENT TO THE
^ > MAN WITH
* ^ MONEY
mfhe
t HE KNOWS HE 15
Secure
CHARLES M. SCHWAB, the threat steel magnate, bank?
ed the big money he made when President of the big stet!
corporation. Now he owns steel works of his own.
YOUR employer will trust you more, and promote you, if
you save your money.
Make OUR Hank YOUR Bank.
We pay liberal interest consistent with safety 4%.
Fir^i National Rank,
SUM TER, S. C.
Making Bette
Anybody ought to make good?making better is what
counts. We continuously strive to Make Better.
The Bank of Sumter
Established 1889