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he tftatchm ait flir. HI MTFH WATCHMAN. BMa?U*J??d ApriL IHM? 'lie Just and Fear not??Let all the ends Thoo Alm* t at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, 1 Consolidated Auk. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. 0., SATURDAY, AU&UST 19, 1911. Vol. XXXII. No. ?O TERRITORIES SHUT OUT. PKKMI>I NT TAFT VKTOKS THE STATHHHH? HI 1 I M.i.i ( onun-Hf* \oi>iii|n*iijrliu Veto st?t?-* III* Objection to \rl ( oii.tltutloit?Veto HummI Kii Urcl> t'pon Recall of Judges?-Has s This IVaituv of Arizona Constitu? tion sithi?*r*l\c of I*opulur <iovcru aarnt. Waahington. Auf. JT?.?President Taft. in a special message to tin house of representative* today. \? toad the Joint resolution providing for tha admission of New Mexico and Arlsona to Statehood. His reason for exercising the executive powor of veto waa baaed on his thorough dis? approval of the recall of judges K clau e In the Arlionu constitution. The fact that New Mexico's Htate hood waa bound up with that of An sona meant the same fate for it, and ??Ither territory can come Into the Union at this time unless friends of the resolution In congress can mus '"ter the two-thirds vote necessary m paaa tha reaolution over the presi? dent's vato. This may be attempt ad. Tha president did not spare words In condemning tha recall feature of tha Arisen a constitution, which he I aald would compel Judges to make their decisions "under legalised ter? rorism." The recall petition would operate against all effective offices of Artaona. Including both county and State Judges. When 25 per cent of th# voters of the previous election I petitioned for a special election la remove an official. si. . h an election would be compulsory. "This provision of Arlsona con- ' rtltutlor." the president says. "In its application to county and State J Judgrs. r?*ini to be so pernicious In f Its effect, so destructive of Independ? ence In the Judiciary. so likely to ?abject the rights of the Individual to \he possible tyranny of a popular Mtorlty ?ind therefore to be .?*.? in ooa t? the < a use of free govern? ment. I must disapprove a constitu? tion containing It." The message was received with ' great Interest t>y the house, Ian ttjf because of the president's long asso? ciation with the Judiciary. The president devotes his who'e message to a discussion of a recall of | Judges. Himself a Judge for many yaars. he speaks with evlden* feeling at a pro?oss 1 which he regards with sjajoonvealed disapprobation. If ' *l?n this Joint resolution." ha aald. "I do not see how I can es? cape responsibility for the judiciary recall I f the Arlsona constitution. This provision of Artsona's consti? tution In its applcatlon to county and State Judges seems to nw so per? nicious In It* effect so destructive of Independence In the judiciary .so likely to subject the rights of the In? dividual to the possible tyranny of a \ popular majority and therefore. to ba ao Injurious to the cause of free government, that I must disapprove a constitution containing It." Em?' ilalag Um ragst? m wfftttaa la tha Arlsona c.nstlttlon, the presi? dent declare* that six months after f election any Judge, county or State, may ? ? forced to go before the people at a n**w election, when a petition asking for bis recall, has been signed by electors asjsjaj to 25 p r cent of the total num'T of voteg cast for ? II candidate* for the office at the- pre? vious general election. Within fr. e daya after the tiling of the petition the official may resign. Whether he does fir doe* not resign an election in which his name figure** Is t . he held. The petitioner.* may print M the ballots 200 words showing whv they disapprove of the official and he may also defend himself, within tag tame limits.. If he r.-. eis. < the high? est numher of votes he si Ntalaad in office. If not lie \h reniosed m<l who did re??lve the highest Minbaf Is put In his place. In making his veto the president says that he Is discharging his con? stitutions! function In respect to th< enactment of laws and declares that his discretion "Is equal to th it of the houses of congress." ? i ?f course " Io? continued, 1 i mere ) difference of opinion as to the wis? dom of details In a State constitution ought not to lend m? to eet up my opinion against *hat of the people the territory. It Is to be their gov? ernment and sihlle the power of con? gress to withhold fir grant Statehood Is absolute, the ,?eople about to con gt It ate a State ihoald generally knoss hatter tho kind of government and constitution suited to their needs than congress or the executive. Hut when ttch fk constitution contains some Uaa to destructl . of free go ASKS FOR CO-OPERATION. Lvrnm umckii n chamber OF ( OMMI K( I TO COMMFJl ClAIi MDUCf rmioK.ii. 1 IT Till! STATU. \-ks That Hr|M>rts Be Sent in Stat? ing t oiidltlon of Cotton Crop at PPMNl Time and Sl/c of Crop to IV* Ituiscd in Various Sec. Ion*. In compliance with the request of the Farmers' Union and the rcsolu 11?>n pa ssed by the executive commit i tee of the Sumter Chamber of Corn merer Monday afternoon at its joint meeting with the representatives of the Sumter County Farmers' Cnlon. Secretary A. V. Snell of the Chum bif of r^mni Toe has Issued the fol I lowing letter to to all of the principal papers in the cotton States and to the J various commercial bodies in the . cities In these cotton States: Sumter. 8. C, Aug. 15, 1911. OentleMcn: At a Joint meeting of the Chamber of Commerce and of the Farmers' Cnlon of this county, held August 14th. the present condition of the cot? ton crop was discussed. It was the concensus of opinion that the crop ? had greatly deteriorated since the I government report. The drought in thi.4 section Is unbroken and the pros? pects of anything more than an aver? age crop are not hrlght. Similar re ports have been noted through the South. In view of this situation and be? cause of the general feeling of de ' presslon of the cotton planters as to future prices raised by the goven , mont report, which Is believed to be ' exaggregated. this Chamber was re 1 quested to Immediately correspond I with the various commercial bodies In the rotton States and to Invite their ! co-operatlon In allying, so far as pos-1 ?Itle, this feeling of depression and to request their aid In securing the actual facts as to the condition of the cotton crop. The Farmers' Unlor. of the south will co-operate In this effort. We desire, therefore to submit the following suggestions: | First. That ? i< h commercial body Immediately telegraph Its national representatives requesting the I>e | pariment of Agriculture to obtain [the latest reliable Information of the , true condition of the cotton crop. I Secondly. That each body Im ^ mediately ascertain the present con idlilon of the cotton crop in Its vici? nity and communicate the result of this Investigation to this Chamber. These reports will be tabulated and published. Thirdly. That each body through the local press and the direct In? fluence >f it* membership, encourage the farmers to adopt the plan of a graduul marketing of their cotton in order to avoid flooding the market by precipitately selling and thus los? ing i large part of their just earn? ings. We are confident that concerted ac? tion at this time Is of great impor? tance to the entire south. Very truly yours. Sumt. r Chamber of Commerce. Hy A. V. Snell. Se< y. Kll I I it BY LIGHTNING. Mr. I?ress Moore Struck by llolt and l>lc Instantly. Of?nTiHo, August 15.? Prem Moor<\ n employee of the Orr Cot? ton Mill, at Anderson .and a promin? ent secret society man, was killed late this evening. Soon after the storm came up Mr .Moore went on his por< h and was leaning against ?in door, when he w;is struck Just i . liin.l Uli left ,.(r by a lM.lt. killing him Instantly. letting nre to his shirt ? nd burning his body horribly. Pit Mat "fi" were in town from the ( oi)( or?l seetion this morning report I.I r??ius in that locality .and seem to think that the ?Tops will be bi. ' '' ? I fffi itlv from I h. w Biting re ? I I ? I this late in |hc MMon, meni as the judicial recall, it should be disapproved." explaining the theory of popular government, Mr* Tafl shows that while government Well as this Is by a maJori'\ <(f nil who enjoy lul ffngi it is a government of Ihi ? noli i.pli - on.in. te.j b\ trial mi Jorltv under sii'h rules as will s. < m a wise, Just and bcncfl? Iii fi mil. Thi truth of the maxim thai the l>> ope ?an be trusted to do right, thi presl? d. nt ngmlti, if an t?,.. p. nple, nil agreeing irt meant, but in it mi Jorlty cf.n always I.. truste.l he does not bel|..\e. Th't.f.r. lie ^ays constitutions are ,p. . ,| check hnsty netlon by the mi'uitv. FUSRCfG MOB ATTACK8 TROOPS IN ftTREET. Htrtklaf Workmen Create lb'ign of Terror in F.ngllsli City uiul Marial Rceortetl to?Troops citing Rnell? cd to the City to Protect lAtv and Property. Liverpool. Auk. 15.?A reign of terror exists hero tonight and troop-? are pouring Into the city to put down disorder, A ?pool*] guard has been detailed to protect the landing stage Ol the trans-Atlantic steamers, which it is asserted the rioters have planned to destroy by lire. Five prison vans, escorted by 50 hussars, which were carrying riot prisoners from the police court to Walthani jail, were attacked tonight oy 3,000 members of the roughest | class in Vaux Hall street in an attempt to rescue the prisoners. The mob at? tacked the soldiers with missies of every description and in defending themseives the hussars fired. In this I n If ray one man was killed and ma ay ? ' persons were severely wounded. 1 j The troops then charged the mob with drawn sabres and cleared the. I streets. So daring were these rioters . that one of them tried to unhorse an ofllcer who was obliged to use his re- ! volver, killing the man. } Another serious affray in which these troops again were compelled to fire took place In Bond street. Only j {! few persons were wounded. | I In each case before the troops were ordered to lire many of their number j i had their faces streaming with blood w from Injuries caused by stones and broken bottles thrown by the rioters. i i . . . Taking T/mi.Miul .Measures. i London, Aug. 15.?An Index to the i extreme gravity of the labor unbeaval I throughout the country may he found in the unusual measures that have been taken by the government to meet an unusual situation. Conferences were held today be* tween Premier Asqulth and repre- ; s ritatlve-s of the big Industries and j the heads of the labor organizations , hetween officials of the board of trade and the dockers' strike committee, I and as a result Sydney Kuxton, pres- j Id#1)| of the board, has invited the I representatives of all the railway j companies and the railway employes to meet him tomorrow with a view to adjusting differences. That intervention by the govern? ment with a view to ameliorating of conditions has not come a moment too , soon is to be seen In the fact that I the Amalgamated Society of Hallway Servants tonight, despite the agree? ment entered Into with the railway companies in 1907. decided to call a general railway strike throughout the country and gave the companies 24 hours In which to decide whether j they are willing to meet the men and negotiate their grievances. I The situation has become 10 serious that already there is talk of parlia? ment prolonging Itt session in order to pass special legislation dealing with industrial problems. King George is taking keen interest in the situation ami today his secre? tary, Lord Knollys, called ;it the pre? mier's office to discuss the Situation with Mr. Aeqtllthi So acute is the situation in Liver? pool that there are rumors thai mar? tial law will be declared there. The prospects is that there will be a com? plete stoppage of trade which will be followed by a Jump to famine prices for the necessaries of life, Manchester ll suffering from al? most sin.liar conditions, except that there has been no rioting, ii is esti? mated that 25,000 carters and rail? way men are oul there tonight. The city li practically cul off from outside rail communication. Numerous other towns became ?f? fe? ted by the railway strike today while in this cltj th" dockers trou? bles ire still acute. POPE PIVS M l Ms WORSE. Rome, Aiii-. IS, i 8*30 A. If, ?Pope Plui Is no! so wt ii m? this hour ni lie s/ai earl) laal (Monday) night, Uli sleep has been leas tranquil ami he twice awoke, complaining of palm in 1 he gffet ted knee. I |||g temperature also h;is Slightly Increased over that of the early noun Of the nicht. The children, and the grown-upi too, miss the band concerts which for the past several years have tak? en plat e once a week during ihe sum - ruer Oil the graded school green. bUl Which this summer have i <* n omitt. .1. HOUSE COMMITTEE EXPECTS TO FINISH HEARING SOON. Woman Telli of Sewrc Examination Conducted by Solicitor McCabe, Enemy of Wiley . Washington, Aug. 14.?The house committee investigating the affairs in the agricultural department and the facts which suggested the threatened reprimand or removal of Dr. Harvey vv. Wiley, chief of the bureau of1 chemistry, i xpects to finish its invest!-1 gatlon before the adjournment of con? gress and if possible to make a report to the houS4 at this session. 1 >r. Wiley' was ready to take the witness stand i i today, but Chairman Moss put on other witnesses, it is probable Or. Wiley will testify tomorrow. Dr. Baldwin, assistant chief of the bureau of chemistry, who also was rlated for removal In the case in Solving the agreement with Dr. H. H. Busby of New York, completed his testimony today and sought to show tl at the agreement with Dr. Rusby v. as modeled upon that previously made between James Wilson, secre? tary of agriculture, and members of the Remsen pure food referee board, employed on a similar basis of pay. Dr. Baldwin declared that portions of his correspondence, which would show this to be a fnct, had been omit? ted by the personnel board of the agricultural department when that body took up the charges upon which j he was recommended for removal. Miss Carrie M. Davis, stenographer | to Dr. Kebler, chief of the drug di? vision of the bureau of chemistry, testified today |o the severe examina? tion to which she had been subjected; by Solicitor McCabe and special agents in the effort to discover wheth? er Dr. Kebler had relations with drug manufacturing companies. She said she was questioned In a private room of the department in the presence of Mr. McCabe, W. P. WTalsh, a special agent, and a stenographer. In com? pliance with Mr. McCabe's instruc? tions the door was locked, she said, and she was kept before the inqui? sition for two hours. Previous to thll Interview, Miss Davis said she had been escorted by Walsh from McCabe*! office to that of Secretary Wilson. "I have brought Miss Davis In here for you to assure her that no matter what the result of this inquiry, her position will not be jeopardized." Walsh said, according to Miss Davis. "Not In the least, Miss Davis." | was Secretary Wilson's reply. "The truth is what we want. You can rest assured you will not be molested." I She said Walsh then took her into ? private room and questioned her closely about the private correspond? ence of Mr. Kibler. chief of the drug department of the bureau of chemis? try, to ascertain what checks he re ( I ived. Dater Mr. McCabe and the stenographer came in. Dr. W. B. Blgelow testified that the personnel committee in charging that on arrangement had la-en entered With Dr. Rusby whereby the latter was to work part of the time, but diaw an annual salary, suppressed correspondence showing that Dr. Blgelow was proceeding upon the precedent set by Secretary Wilson In appointing members of the referee board. FIRST BALE FROM CLARENDON. The first bale of this season's cot? ton crop from Clarendon County was brought to Sumter Thursday by Mr, Ed. Hodge. The bale graded strict middling, weighed Is" pounds, and was purchased by Lev I Bros., the price paid being 12 1*2 cents . Cotton is opening quite rapidly In spots now and it will not be long before the streets will he crowded with cotton wagons awaiting the re? sult of "trying the market." i The majority of those who have been heard from on the question of allowing the notion wagons to stand on Main street, this question having arisen by the request of some of the cotton buyers to have the Main street work suspndt i during the cotton season, arc iti hope that an ordi? nance will be passed requiring the wagons to stand on llarvln or Sum tor s- reets. As a matter oi t.o t. the pa\ Ing work i not going to b,> slopped until completed, ami this facl may, of It* ?? if. prohibit the cotton c ig ?ns ft om coming on M dn sr< el ,al l< nsi for 'ins season. aii of tii, school buildings nro be? ing cleaned up in readiness for the opening nexl month, TWO AVIATORS KILLED. FATALITIES ATTEND AlKsiiiP MEET IX CHICAGO. William Badger of Plttsburg Goes to Death In it ami st. CroU Jolinstone Plunges to Destruction Inder Water of Lake Michigan, j Chicago, Aug. 15.?Two aviators, William Ji. Badger Of Pittsburg and St. Crolx Johnstone of Chicago, both young men, lost their lives at the international aviation meet here to? day. In dying both revealed the frail? ty of the craft In which two score or more aviators were curving and glid? ing about the air, with scarcely a pause f??r the deaths of their con-? tern poraries. Deaih in both cases was due to t. exiplained accidents, probably the re? sults of unsuspected defects in the mechanism of the machines and was in no way caused by carelessness or lack, of responsibility of the drivers. Badger, a wealthy young man, ca? reened to his death in a pit in the aivation field. There had been a flav/ in one of the wings of the propeller of the Baldwin machine he drove. Centrifugal force broke the propeller, upset the delicate equilibrium of the machine and Badger dashed 100 feet to the bottom of the pit, his neck broken. Johnstone fell 500 feet into the lake and was drowned under his engine as the result of an equally unsuspected defect. Caught under the heavy engine in the Moisant monoplane, he was carried deep into Lake Michigan and his body was not rc-covered until three-quarters of an hour later. Badger lived for three-quarters of an hour after he had been extricated from the wreck of his machine. N K\V ROAD FOR SOUTHERN. Important Short Line .Tust Completed and Opened for Trane. Chattanooga. Aug. 15.?The South? ern Railway Company has jtrst com? pleted the revision and double track? ing of the line connecting its Chat anooga passenger terminals and freight yards with Coltewah Junction where the tracks of the Atlanta and KnoxvlUe divisions meet. Through this line is only 13.75 miles in length, tt*l Importance la readily realized when it is considered that over it is handled all tarfllc between Chatta? nooga and Knoxville, and Chattanooga ^nd Atlanta which includes, besides local freight and passenger traffic, through business between the East and the Southwest via the Memphis, New Orleans, and Vlcksburg gateways and through business between the West and Florida and the Southeast Via Cincinnati, Chattanooga. Atlanta and Macon. In' addition to the advantage of double track the new line i" a gn at Improvement oxer the old owing to the reduction of grades and straight? ening of curves, thus greatly increas? ing the facilities for handling traffic. The entire Una Is now In service, both freight and passenger trains be? ing moved over it. The reconstruc? tion of this Impotent link In the Southern system Is In line with the policy of the Southern Kailva> as an? nounced by President Finley to keep its facilities fully abreast i f the re? quirements of the section served, making important Improvements BJ t: st as possible without placing too great a strain upon the :'<nan? ial re sources of the company. MAKE TRIP ACROSS FKRRY. Party Pass Through Town Going From Kastovcr to Flor*?nec, a party of automobllists from Bastover passed through town Wed? nesday shortly before 3 o'clock on their way to Florence, where they will sp.-nd the night. The patty made p '-h?rt stop in the Pity before con? tinuing their wa> on to Florence. in the parts were Mr. and Mrs. J. I.. Carroll, Mrs, John King and Mr. J, B. Marl y of St. Matthews. Mr. ami j Mrs. Harry Bates, with their two children, Hurry, Jr., and Wilma, Miss ' May Seay and Mr. s. c. Auld ot East over, The automobllists had madi a stop just on this sale of the river Cor 11 ptc nlc dinner and a short rest before making 'heir run to Plorence. The river was crossed ;>t the rocenl ly installed ferry without ant trouble ami the cars wi re In fine condition for the trip when the) passed through town. Alter upending the night in Flor? ence the automobile party will msk their return trip to Eastover and st. Math-ws tomorrow. The cars used by the party were the Everltt and ?in Oakland. PREPARE FOR FIGHT. NEITHER SIDE WILL HELD Of BRITISH RAILROAD CON? TROVERSY. Railway Workmen are ITrtriailTd to Enforce Strike K Salerlea an1 Xot Raised.?Managers Will Ran Their Trains With tlx* Aid of <.o\einmont. London. Aug. Ifoetinfl with a view to sett1 'controversy be? tween the -a companies and their em f' ?vore held today and tonlgr .. y(e board of trade, but wh v% were adjourned late to ^^.e situation remained as far ?e* being solved as when they oe .1. The railway managers declared they had been promised protecton in running their trains and would not yield to their men; the representa? tives of the railway men's unions de? clared the strike would take place at the expiration of their ultimatum to? morrow morning. At Aldershot the military authori? ties are taking every precaution to insure the working of the railways in the event a strike is called. Every soldier in the Aldershot command has been placed under orders for duty. If a strike is declared three regi? ments of cavalry and three batteries of royal horse artillery will first be moved diect to London to be follow? ed at short intervals by an infantry battalion, field artillery, the royal en? gineers and the medical units of the commands. Only the barracks will be left at Aklershot. All the soldiers will be armed with rifles and ball ammunition. They will be stationed along the railway lines north and south of London while the calvary will be employed at stations and also will patrol the lines so as to be able to get quickly to any point of danger. Trains wil be worked by flag signals. It is estimated 25,000 men from Aldershot will be prepared to move in a few hours, trains to accommodate that number having been assembled there. Similar precautions also have been taken at all other military sta? tions in England. Scotland and Wales so that in case of need every avail? able soldier will be on duty to insure the continuance of railway traffic. \ Though the government today made an energetic effort to avert the calamity of a general railwny strike, present indications are that one will materialize at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning when the ultimatum of the employes expires. In the conferences today and to? night at the board of trade represen? tatives of both sides met Sidney Lux ton, president of the hoard, hut there was no meeting between the contend? ing partie.-:. An adjournment of the conferences until tomorrow was arranged late to? night to enable Mr. Buxton to see the executives of the three railway men's unions who are now en route to Lon? don from Liverpool. This fact alone leaves a glimmer of hope that the men's ultimatum may at the last mo? ment be extended another day and provide an opportunity for further negotiations. This is the government's earnest desire but up to midnight there was no sien of any change in the plans for a strike. In the hon e of commons today Winston Churchill, the home secre? tary, declared non-unionists were en? titled by law to work without moles? tation, ami WOUld be protected in the exercise of that right. When the railway managers' con? ference Rt the board of trade adjourn? ed tonight Sir (luv (Irant. general manager of the Midland railway, aave out a written statemen in behalf of the manager*, it said: ? The government having assured the railway companies that it would afford them ample protection to ? arry on their services, the ret^aey conv pa nies arc prepared even in the event of a general railway strike to che an effective, though restricted service.** ' Meetings of railway men were held in various provincial centres tonight, and at all of them resolutions were adopted favoring a strike. The lead? er^ of tin- Labor party said that the sentiment shown in the present dis? pute had been accumulating for years and the laborers can not obtain jus? tice without using force. Wages have not Increased with the advance In rents and living expenses. The government is coming In for blame for the i rlke by Conet rvetlves, who do not hesitate to ascribe the upheaval to the g?*claltsttc policy of the ministers and of the Leboritee, v ho denounced the cabinet for it? reactionary splrll In employing the military In-labor disputes*