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ffcfc. HCMTK WATCHMAN. Consolidated Aur. 2, it ?LEASE DEMANDS ACTION. 1 MlltK'lN l.H. VI Si l l's K> ABOL? ISH H(?lsl!l\ MILL. OAwially Keqee**<? Solicitor Cobb to Take Sooh Criminal or Civil Ac- I Immediately a* I* Ner^umry ' to Abate this Nuisance"?.Uk.s Vs- 1 ?Altssoe of State Hoard of Health. Think* PValtentiary Directors not fncftlned to Act ImmediateB. Columbia. June 33.?Governor Bleoee haa called upon the solicitor of this circuit to take action for the abollaht. a of the hosiery mill st the PessKentiary. The State board of health is also asked to proceed at onoe to "cause the abatement of tins Common nutsanotV' m? Letters ?ill be received tomorrow ?rrnocning by Dr. Robert Wilson, of Caarleoton. the chairman of thu State board of health, and by Soli? citor Wade Hampton Cobb. of the tth Judicial clrcut, calling for 1m ? ajsadlate steps In this matter. Copies I OS? the letters were furnished The New? snd Courier correspondent this evening, snd the letters were mailed j out from the office of Governor Blosse, late today. In Dr. Wilson s letter Govern, r Z2?? writes: "I sm in earnest; this hosiery mill n go snd I now appeal to you and v?r board to help me in this strug? gle for humanity, Christianity and . civilisation." i la this letter Governor Bleaae asks the chairman to give him his opinion as to the powers and duties of the board of health in this hosiery mill i hearing. In the letter to* the Solicitor of'this circuit, acting under the authority of ; (aw which gives the Governor the ' right to call upon a solicitor In such ' matters. Governor Btease points out ; that "there Is now being maintained ' * In your Judicial circuit, to wit. within the walls of the State Penitentiary of South Carolina, a common nuisance 1 Vffcfch Is dsnaerous to the health of the community In which It Is located." details of the Governor's stand in this matter. It Is pointed out by Gov- . er nor Biease that it appears that the s*enltentiary directors sre not Inclln- ( ed to abolish the hosiery mill Im? mediately. k' June 23. ill 1?Hon. Wade Hamp? ton CV?bb, Solicitor. 5th Judicial Cir? cuit of South Csrolina, Columbia. S. ?? 1 "Dear Sir. I beg leave, officially, to call to your attention that there Is now being maintained In your Judicial! SSrcult, to wit. within the walls of the t?te Penitentiary of South Carolina. 1 a common nuisance, which la danger? ous to the health of the community In which It la located, and In view of the fact that persons ar? compelled to 1 work in It and are released therefrom m% and sent to their different homes to ? rar to us parts of this State and to oth? er States of this Union, that the said common nuisance Is detrimental to the health and injurious to the best interest of the community In which It la located and to the people of the en ire State of South Carolina. l beg t.? advise you further thit the said nuisance Is commonly called the "Hosiery Mill." and is being main? tained by i.ne J. M. Graham, within the State Penitentiary, located at Co? lumbia. I furnish as witnesses that this is a common unlsnnce. both in | Jurious nad detrimental to the health of all who are confined In it, and to the people of South Carolina, Dr. Robert Wilson, of Charleston, chair? man of the State board of health; Dr. F. W. P. Butler, physician of the Stute Penitentiary, and the entire member f ship of the executive committee of the State board of heulth of South ?'ar<? ollna. who will furnish you with all of the proof, the neeexsarj affidavits, the ne< <*s?ary expert evidence th t you may need In any proceedings la abate the same or to suport an OTdOf or request for an Injunction sevjotnlflg the further continuance ami the abso? lute abatement of this eommon nul nance ^nd If further proof be need ed. I will fi.rn.th you living examples in the parsons of men who were once f\strong, robust and healthy, but who ' are now |.lr v a| w r. < \ ?, brought ? about by being thrown into ssjrvtec In this abominable and common nui? sance which exists In your Judlcal di* trlct. "Therefore, I ask, In accordance With th*> pow r v. ?t??d ir; me by law, B that you take such criminal or civil Hartion Immediate!] is naccessary to abate this nuisance; and. If assistant counsel be needed for the purpose, I beg that you will confer with me, In order that I may furnish you neces? sary assistance, which I will pay for ft out of the fund provided In this of flee for the enforcement of the law, feed April, 1850. Be just an $81. I MAINE'S SEGRET UNREVEALED. D8HMOI \tion is Too QH8LAT TO sOLVi: MVSTKKY. Kelle? f ound in Officers' Cabin .Mostly of KhI'Im i?Doos Not Ex|H*ct lo ? iii.i II.!i Keniaiiis. Tampa. ITa., June 2">.?'The se? crets of the destruction of the bat? tleship Maine will never be known," suid den, w. Ct. Bixhy, chief of engi? neers in charge of the work of raid? ing the Maine, on his arrival here to? day from Huliana. The destruction to the vetss? 1 was such, says Gen. Blxby, and the deterioration has been so great that it will be Impossible to tell whether the ship was blown up GrOSS a force from the out or Inside. Th?- greatest force, however, waj from the inside. Indicating that the forward magazine had exploded. Whether this was from a sympa? thetic explosion caused by a torpedo from the outside may forever remain a mystery. Oen. Bixhy says that unless the fragment of a torpedo is found there Is no way of connecting some outside agency with the blowing up of the vessel. Helles found In the officers' cabin which was aft, consisted for the moit part of rubber goods. Itubber door mats look as though they had just come from the factory. Rubber bands* rules, triangles, were recovered. The admiral's cane has also been taken from the wreckage. "We do not expect to find any hu? man remains," he said. "The crew's compartments have disappeared en? tirely. It lay in the vacant place between where the bow now lies and wheYe tbe middle of the ship was broken off. The bottom under this vacancy is bare wreckage." Oen. Blxby decared no further re? velations of consequence are expect? ed. He will leave tomorrow for Washington. or if you cannot take huch necessary McrioD. (Of givsjUme th?. reasow? Ihere : r. Very respectfully, "Cole L. Blease. Governor." June 23. 1911?Dr. Ib.bert Wilson. Chairman, State Board of Health, Charleston, S. C. "Dear Sir: lb seems for some rea? son, that the State board of Peniten? tiary directors are not Inclined to abolish the hosiery mill Immediately; and, this be?ng such a common nui? sance, aj per report of your board, I desire to ask your opinion as to the powers fend duties of the State board of health in the matter, and as to the powers and duties of the local board! as you may see fit. to at once cause the abetment of the common nuisance. "1 have this day addressed the so? licitor the Hon. Wade Hampton Cobb, a letter, of which I enclose you a copy. If I can be of any further assis? tance to you. please command me; or, If you need further assistance, please ad\lse and I wll endeaVer to furnish It. "I am In earnest; this hosiery mill must go and I now appeal to you and \our board to help me In this strug? gle for humanity, Christianity and civilization. Very respectfully, "Cole L. Blease, Governor." Briefly. th?- hosiery mill situation Is this: At tie last s.-ssion of the General tssembty GoYoraof Blesse called up? on th. LeglSlOtnrt to order an inves? tigation of the reported rum'irs of luboroulnr conditions at the state Penitentiary. The Legislators passed i resolution requesting the State board of health t<> conduct an Inves? tigation* This was done, and the ? tat.' board of health recommended among other thintrs. that the hosiery mill be abolished. The board also made the report that, of prisoners. ssnsntm d, M per c *nt were either in toi.- uiar condition .or easily subject to it. These recommendations WOTS i ikea up by the state hoard of Peni? tentiary directors ?it a meeting held here, and the understanding was that th?- details hoi not yet been WOffced -.-it. Tlo- ' .ml gave notice at Its j I.rtlng two dayi ago that the next sitting would be on July 1 .\ and that at that tine- a statement would be gives out. It bad already been an? nounced that tie- hosiery mill would j be abolished. Governor Blease now has laksn the position that ir appears that tin i..>ard is not going to get immediately ! In th.- matt.t. end he has itartsd "the ball a-rolltng" himself. It is timbr OtOOd that chairman Wilson, of the ?tats board "f health, has itood firm In the position that the mill should go. d Fear not?Let nil the ends Thou Aim 5UMTER, S. C, WEDNI BLEASE'S CHAMPION TRIUMPHS GREAT yktoky OVER GEORGIA FORCES, says MR. BEARD. Abbeville Mun, who Offered to M?>t Thon B. Folder in I'ersonul Comhat, Proxy for South Carolina's Gover? nor, Reports to Ills Chief a Great and Glorious Victory?Now It la j "Well Done" imd the Hero Would Ask M Reward a Notary's Commis? sion. Blease to Bay the Fee. Abbeville, June 25.?Some time uk*> Mr. W. P. Beard, of this city, on behalf of Governor Blease. accepted the challenge extended Governor Please by Col. Felder, of Atlanta, to D4 rsonal combat-, and since that lime | has received a number of letters from people in different parts of the State; the last chapter In the controversy la written in an open leter, which Mr. ' H? ard has addressed to Governor . Bleaaa In which Mr. Beard reports a ' victory over the Georgia forces, and j retires from the field of battle to en* I Joy the serenity of a peaceful exist- | < nee. In his withdrawal. Mr. Heard says, ? among other things, "so trust that In view of my recent prowess in defence of the State you can see your way clear to sending me a commission as notary public. This is no more than ? Justice and won't hurt anyone's feel? ings. If you will pardon a suggest? ion, you might pay the fee out of your contingent fund; 1 am sure our delegation "will endorse that as they endorsed about everything else dur Whether Mr. Beard was serious in j his suggestion for compensation for 'jfforinK to expose his anatomy to Col. Felder a bullets for the honor of the State remains to be seen. The full text of the open letter to Governor Blease Is as follows: To His Excellency, the Hon. Cole man I* Blease, Governor of South Carolina?Sir: Pursuant to instruc? tions, I have the honor to report to j'ou our complete and yery sybstan-4 tlal victory over itie predatory forces recently levied in Georgia for the purpose of inx'adlng our beloved j State and destroying the very Pal? ladiums of our liberty. The campaign, sir, was "short, sharp and decisive," and its disas terous results will forever discourage the ambitious schemes of Georgia .militarianlsm. I i Our plan of campaign was flaw less, i as evidenced by the result, the only j weak point being the commissariat, but blackberries are now ripe, which improves conditions wonderfully, considerably raising the morale of our noble volunteer forces. Without egotism I can assure your Excellency that the people of this State are to be congratulated upon the fact that this dangerous emer? gency arose at a time when the writer was not otherwise engaged, and was able to give it his prompt and undivided attention, else Colum? bia might have been wearing the willow Instead of Atlanta, as a result a| the late unpleasantness with Georgia. While It is with pride that 1 re? port above facts, as evidence of the ability 'and willingness of our people not only to defend themselves but to conquer ? peace, yet '.he thought saddens ua all when contemplating the destruction wrought among that bright galaxy th< Atlanta bar (not the near-beer one. I led by that he? roic and picturesque figure, the gai lanl Col, Fighting Tom himself. All of which brings to our minds those sad lines of the poet, "Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest of these, what might have been." Now, your Kxcelhncy, as 1 am about to lay down my arms and enjoy a well-earned peace, I musi in Justice to yourself congratulate our people upon having a Governor whose pa? triotism impelled him to efface him? self b mporaiily In this great and recent crisis In order that the best Interests of his people might be con servedi and who without envy or Jealousy afforded others every op portunlty to occupy the limelight and BCqUlre the "bubble" reputation, in the sanie spirit of Immolation, sir, 1 now relinquish Into your hands my commission as generalissimo and "Poo Hah" In chief of the army of defence recently raised t<? repel the alien foe. At the same time assuring a waiting public that they can now auain take up the pursuits of peace, turn their swords Into plough-shares* ind gather In the marts of trade t<? barter and seil and go their nay re? joicing unmolested and unafraid, for the fight is over, the victory won. the foe is ours. So mote it be. With reluctance and regret, sir. 1 now subscribe myself for the last their candidacy last summer. ano ?'t at bo thy Country's, Thy God's an< 1SDAY. JUNE 28, 1911. WALL STREET MORE CONFIDENT STOCK MOVEMENTS HAD BEEN NARROW AND IRREGULAR, Spread of Drought Into Spring Wheat Region impaired Confidence Based Upon Winter Wreat Crop. New York, June 25.?The narrow and Irregular movements of stocks through the greater part of the week gave war to a vigorous demonstra? tion of strength at the close, follow? ing the decision of the Harriman merger companlei In favor of the de? fendant companies. The decision was the one positive development with decisive Influence upon the securities market, which earlier in the week Wavered uncertainly in response to reports regarding crop prospects and the outlook for tariff legislation. Wall street's immediate recognition of the favorable inllucnce upon cor porate securities exerted by the tltid Ing <>f the court resulted in the most Striking forward movement of fcev ei il weeks, which was not confined to the Harriman stocks, but affected other railroad securities and shares of various industrial corporations nearly as much. Reliefs was expressed at the re? moval of an uncertain factor which had hung over the market for many months. It was felt that the decision, especially when construed in the light of the Standard Oil decrey, would lend distinct encouragement to cor? porations to proceed with various large enterprises which have been held in abeyance until the attitude of the court should have defined more eJearly. This feeling was not dis? turbed by the decision earlier in the week against the gunpowder combi? nation. The two rulings were re? garded as exemplifying the applica? tion of the "light of reason'* rule as laid down by the supreme court un? der which the affairs of each corpor? ation would be subjected to independ? ent judgment. The influence of the crop situation up*?h,<stocks Continued to' be ff*strong factor in formulating speculative opinion. Unfavorable weather con? ditions, especially the spread of drought and damage into the spring wheat region, had the effect of im? pairing the confidence based upon the winter wheat crop. I Advices from the iron and steel trade were more cheerful. There was i some waning influence, however, from the copper market. The events of the week In Washington found a I place among the stock market In? fluences with the possibility of action looking to more general tariff revis? ion As the most disturbing feature. BUMTER BOY IS HUSTLER Heads List for Prizes Offered for Sale of Saturday Evening Post, Sumter nas the smartest boy, at. least he is the smartest so far for thtt months of June and July. The name of this smartest boy Is Wiley Brazeil, 1 who Is trying for the prize of a pony, I pony cart and outfit offered by the ;('urtis Publishing Company for the '? largest sales during the months; of June and July of the Saturday Even? ing Post. j Wiley is ahead in the contest so far and hopes to continue ahear for the : rest of the two months. If he does ! not it will not be his fault, but merely I because there are so many other boys sidling the Saturday Evening Post and ' so few people to sell it tq. The prize is offered to boys selling the Post in I towns of 10,000 population dass and if Wiley does not win he at least will make some other boy have to hustle. i i i n . m I time, your most obedient servant, w. P. Beard, Gen. Com. Army of Defence* ; Abbeville, B. C, dune j:;, 1911. ; N. Ii.- As a private citizen now, I must look about lor a means of sup? port, and not. having "tit, bled and (lied" for my country at Chickamauga Park, am not eligible to a Spanish war pension from Uncle Sam, so I trust thai in view of my recent prow? ess in defence of the State, ><>n can 1 see your way cle ir to sending me u commission as notary public. That is no more than justlci and won't hurt any one's feelings, if you will pardon a suggestion, you might pay the fee out of your contingent fund; I am sure our delegation will endorse thai as they endorsed ahouf everything ela during their candi? dacy last summer. When the need for my services J again arise, pray command me. There is a ?'ten-year" service "northern" county lawyer in danger of losing his scalp, Governor; a word in tiie wise is sufficient, l hope. I (Signed) w. P. B. TEDDY ALSO. K?HLSAAT TELLS LORIMER COM M ITT 111S. Name? ??f Root, La FolleUe, CuUom, Cannon ami Tfcwney Figure in Tes? timony Given by Chicago Publish? er?Secret Information of Uleged Corruption Fund to Elect Lorlmer Caused Roosevelt's Conditional De? clination to Attend Hamilton Club Dinner?Witness Describes "Lorl? mer! am." Washington, June 24.? Many ^ ures of national prominence >w brought into the Lorimer i ^ tion today for the first time. ^ ,er man H. Kohlsaat, editor ami niish er of the Chicago Record Herald, tes? tified before the Senate committee in? vestigating the election of Senator Lorimer. Theodore Roosevelt's name was brought in when the witness testified j that last August he told Col. Roosevelt | the entire story of the alleged attempt | of Edward Hines to collect $10,000 | from Clarenc e 8. Funk, general man- j ager of the International Harvester Company, to reimburse those who had contributed $100,000 "to put Lori-j . ter across" at Springfield. The ban of secrecy was placed on | the former President, but Mr. Kohl saat testified Col. Roosevelt wrote him that he declined, because of Mr Kohlsaat's information, to attend the Hamilton Club dinner, in Chicago fater in August, 1910, if Lorimer was to be there. The Roosevelt letter will be placed in the record of the hear? ing. The names of Senators Root, La Follette and Cullom were mentioned in a new light. Mr. Kohlsaat testi? fied that he had informed these Sen? ators before the Senate passed on the Lorimer case of the conversation in which Funk had told him of Hines' alleged attempt to collect money. To these men Mr. Kohlsaat did not men? tion names, because he considered himself under a pledge of secrecy to r.^Fun^k not to .do so. ^MVv KotoTeaat entioned Senator Cullom's name j only at the close of the day's session. ( Former Speaker Cannon and former Representative Tawney also figured in the day's proceedings. Mr. Kohlsaat denied that a libel suit was dropped because it was made a condition of Governor Dl neen's doing a favor for a young man in trouble, who was Lonmer's frierd. The witness underwent a long cross-examination by counsel for Senator Lorimer. He was asked if he \ did not tel! the Funk story to every newspaper in Chicago. The witness said he could not remember if he had, although he had spoken of it, without mentioning names, to several persons. He was asked if he had j not given it to every magazine that was friendly to him. Mr. Kohlsaat denied that he had done so. "Did not you give it to one of the editors of the Outlook?" asked Judge Haneey. "No. sir." "Did not you give it to Mr. Roose? velt?" "<>h, yes." Me was asked if he had not told a Chicago detective who came to his office that the newaps.p*;? of the cot ntry had organised to tight Lori? mer. "Perfectly absurd," declared the witne. He Wu asked if lie did not refuse to give the name of his informant (Funk) when first called before the Helm investigating committee, at Springfield, because he wanted to ap? pear as a sort of martyr. Mr. Kohlsatt looked at Judge Hancey and said. "If the^o were no ladles present?," and then, as he sank back in Iiis chair, said: "I would recite one of Eugene Field's poems to you." "Suppose you auswar the question j first." "No sir. 1 was not playing to the galleries." .Indue Hancey asked the witness if he did not think it was an unjusti? fiable thing to take information se cretely to Senators without giving Lorimer fl chance to speak. He said ht. did not distinguish Senators from members of Courts in relation to giv? ing them information. Several linns during his examina? tion Mr. Kohlsaat declared he be? lieved what Mr. Funk told him. An? other striking feature of his testi? mony was his repeated statement that he found much to admire in Lorimer's private life. He referred i.i the Senator's private life as ideal. ' What I have been fighting for twenty years is Lorlmerlsm," he de? clared. "Lorlmerlsm is a co-oper? ation of Republicans ami Democrats for private Self." i 80UTHR0N, Established Jane, Vol. XXXII. No. 37. HARMONY WAY WIN VICTORY. DEMOCRATS IN CLOSER UNITY THAN IN YEARS PAST. Leadership of Martin in Senate nnd ( lark ami Underwood in House is Telling. Was' , June 25.?To Sena? tor ' , Staples Martin of Vir gi ^x nority leader of the uppef " #/ of congress, belongs in large . aure much of the present unity * .ong the Democrats of that body, 'nd, conversely, much of the disor? ganization and lack of harmony that prevails among the Republicans. When a short time ago. the Demo? crats, Just slightly in the minority in the senate, met in conclave to s loci a leader?one who could make them more a factor i:i the senate delibera? tions than had been the case before? they set about to find a man who could in modern day parlance, * de? liver the goods.'* They selected Thoa. S. Martin for that important duty and whether or not his leadership is proving a success is shown better by the utter rout which prevails among the Republicans and the division which confronts them on every side than in any other way. The Demo? crats on the other hand, are probably more in line and in harmony con cerning the measures that are now pending before that body than they have been in years. This may 'be due to the Martin leadership or It may not, but the fact is true, and there must be after all some real rea? son for it. There is no more interesting diver? sion for those who sit In the senate galleries and watch the progress of legislation and the various events as they, come up from day to day than to follow the movements of the lead? ers on the Democratic and JEtepubli cen sides of the chanber. It does not take a trained eye to detect the absolute lack^ of harmony that has taken hold of the Republicans. Litotle ere ? U caucuses heb' aijd, there ir> c Wrs of the'Ti*L?er slio.v that *.n is a split of no mean order on among the erstwh le leaders in the upper house. They are caucusing to get to? gether, to save reciprocity and Wil? liam Howard Taft, and to stamp out the political fire that La Toilette has started going much the same as a biaze sweeps the field with the on? coming wind. They see no way to pass reciprocity unless they can get their force*! together, statements from Peurose snd Crane and others, not? withstanding. And that Is the vital question. Can they get together when there are ?o many in their ranks who do not want to do it. With enough insurgents acting, with the Democrats to carry the day against the Repub? licans of the regular line it wis dif? ficult to see how the split Is to be mended. It may and probably will be patched up for the parly's good but the axe has gone deep and the ?car can not be effaced. The oppo? sition is too strong, especlaly with the Democrats working most effect? ively. j Summed up. the situation means that President Taft is scared out of his boots because he has good reason to fear that reciprocity will not pass. Its failure means his repudiation, not that his party would forsake him or? dinarily, but the failure of the meas? ure will mean the failure of the man. He can never receive another nomi? nation. Meanwhile the Democrats? working in thorough harmony in both houses, with Underwood and Clark and Martin in charge- -are driving their teams directly toward the White House. The party never made bet? ter progress than it is making now. thanks to ai excellent leadership in both the house and the senate. The party can win with Wilson, Clark or Harmon, with votes to spare if the same splendid party harmony pre? vails for the next 12 months. Under* wood and Clark are effecting the great victory in the house snd Martin will do it In the senate. tilRL FRIENDS TAKE POISON. Kidgeway. 111., June 2 1.?A suicide pa? t between i was carried out today when lessie Uobbman, 17 years old, and Lucy Davidson, aged is. drank carbolic acid. The Cobbman girl had Quarreled with her parents and was living with Miss Davidson. The girls agreed to die together If an attempt was made by the former's parents to recover her. Today a constable called for Jessie. She asked for time to dress, but in? stead went to h?*r room and drank the poison. A moment later her friend also drank poison and both expired within a few minutes.