The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, June 28, 1911, Image 1
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.