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- ^ ? Wbt tUatdjman <mD Soutljrou. W *l MTCH WATCHMAN, Basmtllshad April, ISM. 4Be Just and FW not?Let all the ends Thou Alms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, llltl Consolidated Aur. 3,1881. SXJMTER, S. C, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1911. Vol. XXXII. No. 61. ssssssssbs?s?sss.u?m?usssssssbssssssssssssssssss^ _ i IK TRUTH ABOUT COTTON. COMMISSION l-.K OF AGRICVL* 4| TCRfc OF <.KUU.I V CALLS n>MT:RKNCK. Concerted FIT ort to Be Made to Ob Ulla <. ?non Cr??p Condition** and Ascertain Probable Yield? False U KiUmaiiN srnt Out By Impartment of \gr\< iiitur.- Causing Farmer? <>reat Loam. Columbia. Auk. 20.?Commissioner of Agriculture, Watson Is In receipt of a letter from Commissioner of Ag ?Pcttiture Hudson >f Oeoriria suggest ting that a conference of commission? ers of Agriculture of the Southern State*) and presidents of State Farm? ers* Unions he called at the earliest , possible date to take steps to ascer ^Ulln the true condition of the cotton erop and lay the facts before the world and thereby allay the alarm caused by the exaggerated esttmt t?* of the else of the crop sent out by tt e Department of Agriculture. Mr. Hrd msa's letter waa as f^llowa: U? "The Impression has been created throughout the country thar. the cot tost rop this year is going to be the largest ever made. This Impression has already had the effect of lowering tha price of cotton and will carry it nuch lower, unless something Is done lie put the world on notice that the .?rop Is not such a large one as they would have you think. "I have traveled all over Georgia und I know that the crop has de? teriorated very much In the past month or six weeks, and from what I filear the same Is true In your State, j "I think an effort should be made ut once to first disabuse the minds of the people about the slse of the cot-I ica ^rop. and then get* the farmers nil over the South to hold a sufficiency i of their cotton to prevent the price ?Vom being forced down to where It 1 ??ill mean starvation to the farmer. 1 . |>elleve that the Southern States com-1 Iptestoners of agriculture should meet ^s> sxvme cosreestWot ?etat,? thin the next two weeks and ask all farmers la the cotton States, especially the rsrmers' union to Join us In this cause ^Tor a widespread movement. I would he glad for you to write to the presl- ' dent of the Association of Commls- ' t oners of Agriculture of the Southern f*r*.??i at once, snd to ask him to con-1 ter with the Farmers' union and pother farmers, with a view of calling ? his meeting st ss early date as prac- j tlcahle. and auggest In your letter that the president, name time and place of meeting, after conferring with the .leads of the Farmers' union In the cotton States. If this meets with your approval " which I am sure It will. I would be glad f<T PO*) n >t to delay the matter, but take It up at once. "I am this dsy writing a similar latter to each of the commissioners of igrlcultu'e of the Southern States." The fe >wlng Is the answer of % < ommlssogjae Watson **I am In receipts of yours of August 1C. snd beg to nay that un.br Uh cir? cumstances 1 think that y.?ur .sugges? tion far a Joint meeting in regard to thi<* n. uter. It fcsj held under the call ft the president of the Association of ? the Commissioners of Agriculture of the Southern States, Is an admirable cne. <n.l I am today writing the pres? ident of the association. Indorsing the contents >?f ><? 11r circular letter and the suggestion made therein, and urg? ing that the matter be MSdSgtnhSB Immediately. I think we ought to go a little fur tier, however, and notify warehouse? men, and particularly presidents of lt>csl t?ank?. f. participate In this .meeting, for. with the amount of money now In the local banks of the South, wbi' h Is I irgety duo It HM ef? forts ..f the Southern farmer, to my mind, these banks ouaht to Join hands a Ith the farmer and render him such material aid as will enable him *.o hold his < rop In the warehouses and not h#? forced to ?n It to market a Ith ? ??nsequent demoralisation of "In this matter the Southern peo? ple will have to help thems?dves, and X< r ih- first tme In our history our o??n loeal banks are In a position t ? r? ider most substantial aid In a mat? te th r,f Involvea their own future prosperity, ss well as thai of th. m tases of our people." A letter to I?r. Talt Hutler. presl d?nt of tho association. Indorsed th" s?igk.----Mon r*h the Idea advanced ihst warehousemen and bankers nls?i pa. ( >' I pate. A letter to K. W. Iubbt. president of Ihe South Carolina State Farmers' urlon. w is along the sini" line. Try an ad. In th? Pally Item, and wi.trh resuits. SUSTAINS TAFT S VETOES. IMMtXKATS FAIL TO MFSTFH HFQl IHFD TWO-THIRDS. 1'allurc Due to Change In Attitude of In*urg**i)tM since Previous Vetoes. Majority Piguts to Last Ditch.? Situation Indicates Adjournment Karl* This Week, After Cotton Hill Pus****?Won't Walt on President'*? Veto?Clark Takes Floor. Washington, August. 19.?In a suc BSSjSjesj (if dramatic events the Dem? ocratic House of Kepresentatves to? day met defeat in its supreme effort to pass the wool and free list hills >\? r the President's vetoes, and vir? tually fixed upon adjournment of Congress early next week. The House, on Monday, will agree to the cotton t.if.tr revision bill as amended in the Senate, but will not hold Congress in session to await the certain veto on that measure. The senate cleared away all of Its business and adjourn? ment is assured. In the view of leaders of both parties in both houses, by next Wednesday at the latest. The Democratic House majority, with a great demonstration of enthu? siasm, marshalled Its ranks for the great battle to override the President [and went down with flying colors. The party leaders failed to muster enough insurgent Republican support to pass the tariff legislation over the President's head. Tonight the Democratic members of the ways and means committee de? termined to end the long session. Monday the House will pass the cot? ton bill as amended In the Senate, containing the Iron and steel, chemi? cal and cotton machinery schedule*, and the reciprocal bituminous coal across the Canadian border provision snd will send It to the President Tuesday. Congress will not be held In sssslon to await his veto, which the House leaders concede Is certain to follow. "Congress will adjourn on Wednes? day st the latest." was the declara? tion of Majority Leader Under wool after the ways and means committee conference. "We have tried to put our tariff bills over the President's head and have failed twice. There la no use fighting it out any longer. As soon as we pass the cotton bill and amendments we will l-e ready to go. The President may then vet*, the measure. We will not be here to discuss it." I Strenuous efforts were made by Senate Democrats and Republican leaders, in conference with Mr. Un j derwood. Speaker Clark and other House Democ rats to bring the session to a close tomorrow night, hut owing to a desire of the members of the ways and means committee to study features of the Senate iron and steel and rhemlcal schedules, before con? curring In them, It was agreed to dis? pose of the final business early next week. ) uliire of the attempt of the Dom oeratic House to override the vetoes came in a day filled with stirring in? cidents. The close of the debate, on the motion of Mr. Cnderwood to pass the wool bill over the veto, found Cham > Clark, the Speaker of the Hou.?*> and an aspirant for the Presidency pleading tie- cause ??f his fellow Democrats from the floor, surrounded by a throng of his col IsJhUMs) who cheered vigorously. The gullerles were filled to overflowing and the Speaker, as he concluded, was itvesj a demonstration that for several minutes delayed the roll call. statehood measure ready, Resolution Pushed by House Accept* able to Tuft. Washington, Aug. It.?Statehood f-r iTSSOl ? and .Ww MsxlCO HOSJ only in i u ihs perfunctory approval of IT. ? I b ra Taft. The I lood Smith rt oluUon, admitting these Territorial Into the Union, with the judiciary ratal] feature of the. Arizona const i lUtlofl eliminated, to meet the ob i Ion sj hi- h . iund Pre dd< nl Tail to veto the original Statehood bill, was passed by the House today with? out Ills, fornt.tlitv of i roll Call, I' passed the senate ysstsrday, Ml Mil OF It. i\ II \MI II, HR. Pro nlneni luiion < Ursen Expires at Dillon, AUS, I Si?Mr. R< P, Himer, Sr., one of ihs most prominent citi? zen.* of Dillon County^ died al Sa* 'ud.i. Hi at o*etocs this morn* ? ng. aft, r i brief Illness. My, Hamer n n ons of the larsost land aWfjofl In Hie county and I- IVSI a Inrgo Sftatt, Kaluda, SPECIAL WRECKED ON TRESTLE. LUTHER W. BENNETT, FIRF.MAN, WAS KILLED. String of Coaches HciiuiIik d on Track When Baggage Was Separated From Knglnes. Columbia, Aug. 21.?Luther W. BenMtt, was killed yesterday when the two engines pulling the "Carolina Special" crashed through a burned trestle 2 4 miles west of Columbia on the Spartanburg line of the Southern railway. Mr. Bennett lived at 1410 Blanding street. None of the several hundred pas? sengers on the train were injured so far as reports to officials of tho South? ern railway show. All cars of the train remained on the track, the bag ' cage car stopping on the brink of tho trestle. Several Columbians were on the train. D. G. McAllister of 1217 Blanding street, Columbia, was the engineer on the first engine. W. II. Green, 1530 Henderson street, was the engineer on the second engine. Hal Robert Ison. a negro, was the fireman on Mr. McAllister's engine. They suffered slight bruises, , The "Carolina Special," which is train No. 28, is operated between Charleston and Cincinnati, and was in charge of James F. Weaver, 1620 [ Gregg street, Columbia, the conductor. The fast through train was inaugu? rated January 2 and this Is the first wreck. The accident occurred about 4:45 o'clock. Officials In Columbia imme- ! dlately dispatched a relief train to the scene of the wreck. Passengers said that the train was making about 40 miles an hour when the wreck occurred. All passengers a*sjfsj transferred to the special train sent out from Columbia, arriving here at 9:20 o'clock last night Several wrecking crews were immediately1 sent to clear the wreckage. Officials ( of the road said last night that the wreck would be cleared by noon to? day, when regular schedules will be maintained. Trains early today will be detoured by way of Charlotte. The equipment of the "Carolina Special" was sent via Chester last night and is j expected to arrive in Charleston this morning in time to be made up for ? the regular train. I NFAR-LYNCHING AT ABBFVILLK. Crowd Storm Jail, Takes Aliened Insultcr of Young Woman. Abbeville. Aug. IS.?Bob Pa vis. col-, ored, had a narrow escape from j lynching, at the hands of a mob here ! tonight, as the result of an alleged in? sult and improper proposal made to Isj young lady from the cotton mill I village. Instead of lynching the negro, af? ter taking him from the jail, he was subjected tu other punishment. He Is said to have confessed his guilt. I The facts in the case, as under? stood here are as follows: Abotlt 2 o'clock today a young lady, from the cotton mill village, was on her way up-town, when she was accosted by a negro man and grossly insulted. An improper pro? posal was made and the negro made an Indecent exposure of his person in her presence. She ran and re? ported tho matte? to her father and ' the hunt began. j Davis was finally arrested, charged with being the guilty party, and lodg? ed in jail. "While he was not fully Identified, little doubt was fell that he was the guilty party. It develop* ed during the Investigation that he bad beeil annoying two other ladies recently, The crowd which gathered was already excited, and this Increas? ed the excitement. About ;? o'clock tonighl o large crowd, armed with nuns, congregated on the public square, bul it was not thought that any attempt would bo made In storm the jail, However, at about 10.80 o'clock the crowd storm? ed the j.ii, broke In the outer doors, broke in the cell where the prisoner was and took him from the jail, He Was taken out of town, and In about one-half hour a volley of shots was tired. Indicating that Ihe negro had been lynched. This proved not to be the case, however, Sheriff Lyon hi absent in Columbia, The olty police and other officers did what they could ,o protect the prisoner, but to no avail. Ti?e First bale of new cotton raised in Bunter County wai sold to Le/I Bros Thursday afternoon, Be/eral other bales of this tea sons' cotton crop have i.n marketed hei * be* fore this, but the one mentioned above Ii the only bale to be lold from this county. SOME OF THE FACTORS ARE BULLISH. KxwHsve Preclplation in Some Sec? tion*?Drought Damage in Other and Insects in Some. New York, Aug. 18.?Trade condi? tions have been rather unfavorable in cotton, as in many instances there has been further curtailment of pro? duction. Recent English labor trou? bles have also tended to discour? age the bulls. Of late the temper? atures in Texas and Oklahoma have I been lower and private reports from Texas have been of considerably more rain than has been shown by the official reports. The heaviness of the stock market has also been used as a bearish ar? gument and sidling of weakly held stocks has In many instances been accompanied by the liquidation of distressed long cotton, many stock exchange houses in the past two yeari having added departments to their business. It is said that the precipitation has been excessive in some sections. Ala? bama has complained of insect dam? age as well as Mississippi It Is said there has been considerable damage by drought. boll weevils and othr pests. Dry weather in Tndia has causod reduced estimates of the crop In that country", while in Egypt there have been complaints of Insect dam-J age. Cotton mills at Chlcopee, Mass.. and at Saco, Me., are said to have re? opened. COTTON CROP FAILING. Commercial-Appeal's Weekly Cottou Crop Review Repors Deterioration In Condition of Staple. Memphis, Aug. 20.?The Commer? cial-Appeal's weekly cotton crop re view tomorrow will say: "Lack of rainfall in the Carolinas, part of Georgia and in Texas andj .V? extern' Oklahoma gives rifle to COS** plaints of shedding of a rather severe kind while in all other States exces? sive rainfall is producing a very rank growth of stalk, is retarding the prop? er setting of new bolls and is rotting a f?* already made. ' The natural maturity of the plant |a also being delayed and the crop will be exposed to unusual danger fron, frost if the rains continue. ' tTeioding the inauguration of this drought in the extreme East and the Southwest and heavy rains in the central States the plant was well fruited and comparatively early in growth, so that although the loss has been rather heavy during the past two weeks the promise is still good to fair. (>n the bright side it is also worthy of note that in many localities showers have been neither excessive nor scant and the crop is extremely \ good. "Except in Texas and South Caro? lina but little cotton picking has been done and the bolls are opening slowly bee uise of the continued grow th of I thO riant due to the rains. The boll veevlla in southern Mississippi and I 1 .ou.siana now appear active enough to st' p nil further setting of squares. The worm damage has been exten? sive. 'Texas correspondents report that a good soaking rain within the next week s/Hl restore much of the loss and enable the plant to make a late crop." LYNCHERS HELD WITHOUT RAIL First Degree Murder Charged Against Alleged Lynchers? Coatesvllle, Pa., Aun r.?.?Three men alleged to have been members of the mob whicb last Sunday took Zack Walker from a hospital bete and burned him to death, are behind the bars of the county jail at West Ches? ter, charged With murder. They are Joseph Swart/, who came here re? cently and is a rigger for Worth Brothers, Iron and steel manufactur? ers; Capt, B, C, Berry, a parachute l jumper, and William h. Qllbert, a Philadelphia and Reading railroad Mreman. The iw.? latter were arrest? ed yesterday and sent to j;<il In dc fault of $1,000 as material witness 1 ? They were later released on I bond, but late this afternoon, after the district attorney had luestioned Swart/, for a long time, Berry and Gilbert were rearrested and held on the charge of murder In the it i st de? gree. All three of the men were taken Into custody late this afternoon and rushed t" Wesl Chester, where they are held without ball. These are the llrsl m< n t" be held on a direct charge of the murder. Other arrest! qre < xpected Monday. ANNOUNCEMENT BRINGS RELIEF TO UNITED KINGDOM. Claiming Victory for Unionism, La? bor Olliria Is Order all Men to Re? turn to Work Immediately?Set? tlement of Trouble Due Mainly to Persistent Efforts for Conciliation of Chancellor Lloyd-George.? Troopt to be Wit hi dawn at Once. London, Aug. 19.?A tremendous* wave of relief swept over England to? night when, shortly after 11 o'clock, the announcement was made from the board of trade offices that the railway strike had been settled and that the men would return to work immediately. Telegrams were quickly dispatched to all Important railroad towns bear? ing the information, and crossed in transit messages to London describi strike riots in Llanellv and sn? V towns In the Kingdom. As far as technical advai In the compromise goes it appear., to be in the men's favor, particularly as the managers consent to meet their representatives. The official state men concerning the agreement says tho managers consented on this scheme in view of certain representa? tions made to them by tho Govern? ment, including a promise of legis? lation to permit of an increase in railway rates. The men claim victory for unionism on the point of recog? nition of unions, which was one of the most vital principles at stake. Messages were sent to 1,800 branch? es of the labor unions tonight,. SCMTER PROTEST EFFECTIVE. Secretary Wilson Arranges for Early Report on Cotton Crop Condition*. Washington, Aug. 19.?This morn? ing the Secretary of Agriculture re? ported to the agricultural committee of the United States Senate that, in line with the resolution introduced yesterday by Senator Et O. Smithy of South Carolna, blanks had been sent out by the department to all of its correspondents in order to issue a special report on the condition of the cotton crop at tho earliest possible date. Senator Smith declared on the tioor of the Senate that the Secre? tary's action was satisfactory. It is believed that there has been groat deterioration in the condition of th" crop since July 25, when the department of agriculture issued an estimate which the cotton growers held to be grossly exaggerated. Washington, Aug. 19.?The depart? ment of agriculture's official Septem? ber cottot report, giving the condition of the growing crop as of August 2."?, will be expedited as much as pos? sible, according to a memorandum received today by tht Senate com? mittee on agrculture from Secretary Wilson. This action was in response to a resolution by Senator Smith of South Carolina, calling upon the department to Inv ?stigate immediate? ly the condition ot the cotton crop, Senator Smith had presented tele i grams from state agricultural com? missioners In the South to the effect that the department's condition fig? ures, on which estimates of a 14, 500,000-bale crop wer.' based, were not borne out. in his memorandum Secretary Wil? son said he had sent out cotton crop reporting blanks to the department's reporters, with Instructions that the reports may be made "as early as pos? sible." Senator Smith exxpressed himself satisfied with this arrangement He believes the result will be a report In advance of the usual time ??f Issuance, which is September 2, ami that it will be more satisfying to the cotton growers than the report made Auga USt 2. Will Visit Loe County. On Friday, August -Tub. Hon. Bradford Knapp, of the United states Department of Agriculture, special agent in charge of the great demon? stration work in company with CoL R, .1. Watson, Commissioner <>f Ag? riculture bo- South Carolina will visit Lee County and will make addresses to the people of Lee County at the courl house, at 12 o'clock.?Bishop. ville Vindicator. Th,. only thing to do about the work on Main street Is to ?et it com? pleted lust as soon as it possibly can be. The contractor has been given a time Hmll of 120 days and be has promised to get it dene in 90 days, lie ought to be offered a bonus for getting the work done before time, Instead of being asked and offer, d a -um of money to stop it. PRESIDENT OF FARMERS UNION HEARTILY APPROVES OF MEETING SUGGESTED BY COMMISSIONER HUDSON. The State Farmer*' Union Will Co Operate Willi Commissioners of Agriculture of Southern States in the Movement to Obtain Complete and Reliable Reports on the Con? dition of Cotton and a Trustworthy Estimate of Size of Crop?No Ef? fort Will be Spared to Counteract the Mlslead'ng Report? of the De lMirtment griculture. In ar ??view today with Mr. E. \V. J ^President of the State ?1* Fa r Union and also President of ? <?* ^fr.mter County Farmers' Union, ? .ated that he had received a let / from Mr. Thomas Hudson. Com rmissioner of Agriculture of Georgia, suggesting that a conference be held at the earliest practicable date' b? tween the commissioners of agricul? ture of the Southern States, Farm? ers Union officials, prominent farm? ers and business men for the pur? pose of devising a plan for qi ickly collecting full and complete rsporta on the condition of the cotton crop in every section of the South, and from these reports making an esti? mate of the probable yield tha.t will give to the world a true repett on the crop situation, whereby tLa ex- ? aggerated estimates that have been sent out by the department of agricul? ture of the United States fron, the very beginning of the crop year may be counteracted and the damage and loss caused the cotton farm ex* and the whole country may be minittilzed. Mr. Dabbs ^aid he was - in full sympathy with the movement and had called upon Commissioner Wat eon, over the long distance tele? phone, and had assured htm o' hla support and co-operation. Till movement is in line with the niovjj^; ment la^..:'j.?ed a few days ago by DAbns in conjunction with the :i\ ter Camber of Commerce, an 1 h* will do everything that lies ,*ithirr his power to carry It to the Jullest pos? sible success. During the next weel or ten days Mr. Dabbs will visit, , on Farmers* Union business, a la.ge number of places in the northe n section Ot the State and will at every place pos? sible endeavor to arrange conferences with the business men and fanners to discuss the coMon situation an* spread the sentiment in favor of marketing the crop slowly and n >t throwing it on the market at any price the bear speculators may see lit to offer. He will be in Camden Monday and has planned to meet a number of business men and farmers In conference that day about noon. That evening a similar meeting will l e held in Lancaster. The next day he will spend In Rock Hill and from there will go to Gaffney. Spartanburg and other places. He is seeking to interest the bankers and all other business men in the cotton situation and to secure their co-operation with the farmers in the great campaign for a fair price for cotton and a safe . and sane marketing of th<> crop, so j that the farmers of the South may not be deprived of their Just prcrtta )>y a panic to sell at any price. He is working to stay the stampede created by coton speculators, who have been aided by the exaggerated reports sent out by the crop bureau of the Department of Agriculture. The cotton crop |g not any where as large as the estimates forecast and if the farmers will stand fast and sell llowly, the cotton using world will find out that there is no surplus and they will be eager to pay a fair price for what they need. Rlshopvlle News Notes, Bshopvllle Aug. IS.?Two games of I ass ball were played here Thurs? day and Friday afternoons between iCamden and Bshopvllle. Much inter ;t was shown nnd the games were grea ly ? njoyed, especislly by the young people. Both games proved hot contests, being scoreless through the fifth innings, after which Dish opvllle seemed to run away with tio ir opponents, the ore beng s to 1 in each game. Batteries: Camden Brooks and Moseley; Bshopvllle, Parker .:nd i >uBose and Ifoore. i The cotton crop of this section has received a heavv show er of rain. which scalded some fields badly while [being of great benefit to others. The 'cotton In Blshopville township nnd jibe DuBoss Bridge section has reach fed a stage where ths crop can be I almost certainly estimated. The j prospec tive yield being sixty per cent of thai of 1901