University of South Carolina Libraries
?? M MTl.K WATCHMAN. Ma?Jk4?d April, ISM. 'Be Jost and Fear not?Ix* all the ends Thon Alms t at be thy Country'*, Thy God's and Troth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON. Established June. 1 Consolidated Auk. 3, 1881. SUMTER, 8. C, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1911. Vol. XXXII. No. 62 WHAT CONGRESS DID. M'l VKM! WFI.I SATISHKD WITH AC II1F\ FMKNTS. Democrat* Have Confounded Their Fuemies and Kven Surprised Friend* by Steadfast Campaign. r Washington. Aug. 22.?Champ rk, speaker of the house of repre? sentatives, in a review of the work , diesis by the Sixty-second congress,1 declared that the Democratic party! sat a g<?od example for Democrat* everywhere, and that the party had ? I redeemed every promise It made In the campaign of 1910. when the Democrat* wrested control of the houae fr >m the Republican*. 1 "At thta session the Democrats have made a record which has sur mggtsed our frtenda snd dumfounded "our enemies," said Speaker Clark. It has put heart and lo p.- into Democrats everywhere. The extra session was extraordinary, not only In the sense of being a special session called by the president, b it also tn t the amount end quality of the work done In the' house by the combined Democrat* and Republican Insurgents 1 In the senate, and especially by the unanimity of action developed by the . house Democrat*. It was predicted freely, vocifer usly. enthusiastically and confident? s' by the 'stand-pat' press and ora? tors that we would go to pieces. On that account and by reason of that hope rhey rejoiced that the extra aes- j slon of congress was called, so that \ we might go to pieces at the earliest 1 possible date. But we have sorely' * disappointed all their expectations. I They even set the date when we! would go to pieces which waa the j day of the Democratic caucus on Jan- I nary IS. but unfortunately for them hi that case everything was done f| unanimously. They then said surely ? we would go to piece* aa soon as we I reached the tariff question, hut again they were doomed to disappointment, j and we did not go to pieces at all. We nr- more thoroughly united In the house at the end of the session. r If possible, than at the beginning. ^ "We have sat a good example to Democrat* everywhere, Sneered at ? for years as a party of mere negation , and as being utterly lacking In ability for constructive statesmanship, we j passed through the house more con- I structlve legislation, and better, than ? has paassd through any house In UM same len|th of time bj 20 yoara. We have set the pace In that regard for future houses. "We redeemed every promise made In order to carry the elections In 1910. We have economised, we pass? iv ed the reciprocity bill, the wool t ?ruf "till, the free IM bill, the cotton bill with the senate amendment*, which Included the ktog and ateel schedule and the chemical schedule; we sub- J milted for ratification a constitution- j al amendment providing for popular J election of t'nlted States seaators; * ws psassd a bill for the publication of campaign expenses before the election; we liberalised the rule*, making the committees elective by the houae; we paassd a resolution to admit New Mexico and Arixona, and I* we pseud a large number of other bills of more or less import in. . . It la a record of which we may be proud an? on which we will sweep the countty In 1?12. 'To show how i rnpletely the "stand-pat" Republicans are demor? alised, it Is only necessary to quote the newspaper statements thut there waa great rejoicing and congratula? tion at tho Whkta Houae because we failed by a scratch to get the tWS thirds majority to override the pres? idents vet >. although we have only ? 3 majority in the houae. To this eomplexlor. has It coma at last, that the preetdtint, who rode Into power by a huge majority. Is glad to escape the humiliation of having his agggag overrlden In a house containing a majority of only ??... Small flejfSjfg are thankfully received b> the i i ministration. "Notwithstanding the fact thut four cabinet members were on the logg gl the houae lobbying in f r or of the veto, ail their power, allurement.; and patronage ot the administration o I help them influence votes, 22 Insul gent Republican* had the courage and manhood to override the presi? dent's vetoes What's writ Is writ, snd whatever the future may have In store, the honor of having perfect unanimity among the Democrats and of achlevelng an extraordinary amount of constructive statesman* ship at this extraordinary s??s.-don can never be taken away from us. K\ ? rv Democrat In tho house md evoi r In? surgent Republican who stood up |g CHANGE INSURANCE LAWS. commissioners i'rgf lkgisla tion for in Dl STRIAIi coN tFRNs. Allege** Illtrvntmcnt of Policy Holders In Industrial Companies and Ree? oiiuncnds Regulation. Milwaukee. WIs., Aug. 23.?Im? portant legislation for the control of Insurance companies doing industrial, heulth and accident business is pro? posed in the report of, the special committee of the Immrahce commis? sioners of the 1'nib'd States, wh.ch ajaj DU id.' public at the session of the ?oayrantlon here today. The basis for the legislation proposed Is given In reports on the examination of 14 companies In which nearly 2.000 set? tlements made by the companies are examined. In discussing tho settle no -nt of the claims the report says. "< ?f the hpecllu: claims examined, where the amount Involved Is usually I considerable, tho percentage of scaled j benefits was high?either because of error of judgment or carelessness. Indeed, the committee feels warrant* I in concluding that when dealing j with companies doing an Industrial, * health or accident business, tho pol I'-yholders?particularly those who through Ignorance or poverty are un? able to protect themselves, and, therefore, are peculiarly the wards of the government, as reported In this convention?have been the victims of unconscionable practices In the claims departments of the companh'3 criti? cised in this report. Promises of reformation made at the hearings are therefore; not enough, j This convention shouli take action which will guarantee the Just treat? ment of policyholdera m the future." j The list of companies whose exam? ination was the occasion for the re? port follows: Standard Accident Insurance, De? troit, Mich.; United States Health and Acc dent Insurance company, Sagi naw, Mich.; Massachusetts Accident I ompany. Roston;^ Great Eastern Casually company, New York; Feder? al Casualty company, Detroit, Mich.; F.qultable Accident company, Chi? cago; National Casualty company, De? troit. Mich.; Fidelity Accident com? pany, Saglnaw, Mich.; Oonoral Ac evident F. & L. Assurance corpor? ation; American Assurance company, Philadelphia; Phoenix Preferred Ac i klaat company, Detroit, Mich.; Ger? man Commercial Accident company, Philadelphia, The report on one company says: "It Is Impossible in language lilted to an official document to character? ize what is apparenrly the practice of the ir dustrial department of this oorpocatl m In settling with Its poli i'I holders. It appears to have re sortod to every possible means, not merely to protect Itself against im ! .ni p,n- far whicn It could not bo rttl t/ed?1 ut to cut and shave down (Mains, apparently without conscience and certainly without right." The report further says that only two or three of tho companies ex amiced have been found to be sub stun tally underservlng of any criti? cism. Hal report concludes with 24 rec? ount < ndatlons. the most important of which are as follows: "That a standard lnduetrl.il. health and a< eldent provision law he enact l that prorating for change of Oi 0 -atlon should bo permitted only w !o*r the Insured hi i- tnally 'hing? ed his occupation." I lorere o Is getting up a big Oslo? bratloa f<?r her firemen on Labor Day, Tin re are t?? hi firemen's 1*008, autornol.il,. nues, baseball and oth- r attratctons to brin* the orowd from aaarhy towns. Tho railroads will grve red need rates for the occasion, Th.> pin- which spool Wednesday ai Pooalla report haTlni an sicollont t me. - ??i???? the rack Is entitled to his full share of cr dit. Wo honestry and persistently an* d?a\ored to relle\o the poopls of some (,f their htlfdSl of taxation, but UM president would Hot have it. To ass i sporting phraas, tie Mocked Ihs game/ ? >n thes,. lasoes \\o appeal to tho country. fsOMpfJ absolut,dy SOI - tain that n? we have stood manfully for the best Interests of tho people, the people will stand by us." Tin- four oahlaol officers to whom tfic speak of referred :is having been OP tb floor Of the holJSe Wlltn lb" tariff revision Vetoes were pending In that bodv wort, Attorney Oonoral Wiehorn ha at, Postmastsf Oonoral nitf hcock. ?oerotary of War Btlmton and Secretary of Commerce nnd lM* for Nagel READY TO MAKE CONTRACT FOR WIE APPARATUS AT NEXT MEETING, Mr. <>(???in Brings up Mattet of Tost? Ing Brick?Board of Health Wants City to Establish Comfort Stations? Pi I IHg Work Progressing?Other Matters, Counc il met in regular session Tues? day with Just enough members to make a quorum, Aldermen McKelver, Wright, MeLaurln and Wilder l>eing out ol town and the other members of oounell being present. A number of matters were discuss? ed and acted upon. Mr. Glenn report? ed, for the fire committee, that he . would have Oontrsoton present at tho next meeting of council to make bids for the npparatus which was ; needed for the flro department. A { request was made by the Board of Health that public toilet houses bei sstabllshsd by the city which may be used by the negroes that come to| town. As a motion had been mads to this effect previously Mr. MoKelver ] was requested to carry out the reso? lution, j Perhaps the matter of mos'. Im- . portancS that came up was the ro Qaost for a franchise which was made by Mr. E. I.. Kieha, a contractor and engineer of Baltimore in behalf of the Baltimore Utilities Company. This was the lirst matter which came . up when Council was called to order, j Mr. a. V. gnell of the Chamber of j Commerce introduced Mr. Kieha to the members of Council and Mr. Kieha Stated ii) it he had been over the city to see Jf a gas plant would l e a paying proposition here, at the request of capitalists of New York and Baltimore, and would make a1 favorable report to these gentlemen Upon his return provided he could get j a satisfactory franchise for his com-? pany from council. Council asked him t< submit any franchise which might be satisfactory to him and they WOUld take pleasure In consid? ering It. The result of Mr. Kieha's conference with Council is stated more fully ?dsewhere "n this paper, j Mr. C. D. Lide wanted to know whit license would be required of him as the representative of a Cities i go house for soliciting orders for lo? comotives and machinery. . ter tho imvter w as discussed, Mr. L do war informed that his business, as stated by him was that of a sales? man or drummer, and that there was no license on this kind of business. .\n spplloaUon was received from Mr. C 14, Mai tin for a position on the police fo. As there was no pres? ent vacancy the application was filed for future reference. a letter from the Rowland Buggy | Company was read In which thanks i were returned to Council for their ' gOtUM In exempting the company from taxes for the next five years. A large number of claims were read and ordered p ild, The report of the City Water Works was read and received as in? formation. M*\ W, I* Lee, < ity engineer, re? ported for the street committee, that the paving work on Main street was progressing rather slowly owing to the fact that the contractors had not yet gotten their steam mixer in oper? ation as they had expected to do, and gl labor was very scarce. He reported that the brst block of pav? ing had been completed and would be ready to open for traffic In the next ten days, He said that the brick on thS first block had not been tested before they bad been laid, but thai before the work had been oommenoed he had written to Mr. Warum that he must give B guaran? tee |n writing before the laying of the brick eonld be commenced thai the i brick would come up to the test. Mr. Waring had given this guarantee th tt the brick would come tip to i ?peclflcntloni and he hSd allowed him to ga ou with the paving. He said thai a "rattler" had just been pul up and would be ready by \v- dns <iay for the testing of the brick, bul thai he did not think that there wan any ohance of the brick m>t (tuning tip to specifications. Mr. Qlenn seemed to think it best that to* more brick be laid until they had been tested In the "rattler" and made i motion to this effect, He was heartily seconded In hie motion by Mr. Booth, who said thai hs wanted In go on r.rd as being against ths laying <<t the brick without their be? ing tested, Ths motion was paassd unanimously and Mr. Lee was in Htructad lo lesl the brick Wednes dsy morning before any more o them were laid on the street, Mr Lee stated lhal each carload of brief would be tested hereafter is the) EXTRAORDINARY BITTING OF SIXTY-SECOND COMES TO PEACEFUL END. Veto on Cotton Rill Arrive* as Ex pected?With This Measure Re? ferral to Committee. legislative Husiness is Concluded Until Regu? lar session Begins December i, Next. i Washington. Aug. 22.?The first! session of the Sixty-Second congress j ended today and immediately the | ?xodus of members began. President' Taft joined with several hundred tired legislators in the hegira and to- ! night ofhVial Washington was com- j paratlvely deserted. Every outgoing train bore senators and representa- i Uvea on their homeward journey, af? ter an extraordinary session that: stretched over 121 days and set the liveliest pace of any legislative ses? sion in years. The adjournment was featureless, d< spite the strenuous activity that bad gone before. The president ve? to td the cotton tariff revision bill Just as he had vetoed its two revision P -deees^ors, the wool and free list bills. The veto Went only to the housr, in accordance with custom, and there its reception was marked by Democratic laughter and Repub? lican applause. t>. W. Underwood, Democratic Nader, amid a Democratic demonstra? tion, formally thanked the few Re? publicans who voted with the Demo? crats to pass the tariff revision hills. Democrats ran across the aisles to shake hands with the Republican in- ' surgents. The cheering and pound? ing of desks on the Democratic side was prolonged. As soon as he could be heard Mr. Underwood announced that as the Democrats did not have the two-thirds majority necessary to pass the bill over the president's veto, he would merely move the printing of the veto and accompanying papers and refer It to the ways and means committee, of which he is the chair? man. Th,e house cgreod to this fixed course. Y\'Ith the committee the mat? ter will rest until the whole subject | of tariff revision legislation Is re? newed at the regular session of con gress. which will convene at noon on j Monday, December 4. S/ere taken out of the car. Mi. Lee then reported that the claying of Calhoun street was about completed. He also reported that the work of putting in drains had kept ahead of the paving work and that a drain was now being put in on Main street as far up as De Lorme's Pharmacy. At this point the subject was brought up it' the drain Pipe from the roofs of build? ings could not be made to run under the Concrete sidewalks. instead of emptying on them as many do now. but it was shown that this would be impossible owing to the depth of the concrete, which extended down be? low the surface drain. Mr. Booth Stated that tin* only method that could be used was to have trenches OUl in the concrete with iron gratings over them as was now the case at the p< ?atofflee. Mr. Lee reported that he had or? dered an 18-inch mould for the making of drainage pipe, as by hav? ing this si/.ed pipe considerable would be saved the lily. It was shown that only about 8,000 feet of pipe had been made up to this time when L7<?e had been ordered. Mr. Booth reported that he had been ob? liged to purchase another carload of cement. He also reported the sale of a mule lor $125, the mule having become unlit for service. Mr. Lee reported that there was an old tire engine and an old gasoline engine at Skinner's shop which would soon be totally decayed, If they were not disposed of at once. The fire committee was instructed to look In? to the matter and to dispose of these articles to the best advantage. Mr. Cuttlno reported that he bad canvassed among the merchants on South Main street ami had found them unwilling to contribute towards a fund to be paid the contractor for stopping work. He stated that most of the nu r? bants were in favor of tin- work continuing. The commit? tee wbi' li b id been appointed to con? fer with tin- contractor along this line had no! yet done so, but Mr. Jen? nings stated that Mr. Waring bid told him that he would not agree to stopping the work for less than $2 000 and he did not think that the merchants would be willing to pay this amount and he knew that the city was not. Mr, Cuttlno wanted to know how lone it would be before the work would be done up to Du gan street and Major |. stated that . FACING BITTER BATTLE. TAFT PROPHESIES A STRUGGLE AGAINST FORCES OF WRONG. President Has Faith in Power of People?Plead! for Arbitration Treaties. Rochester, N. v., Aug. 23. ? Presi? dent Taft made an address to the G. i i A, R. here today. The president ? spoke to the veterans of the G. A. R. and in the struggle which they went through 50 years ago, and the one which he said DOW Confronts this na? tion he found a striking analogy, al? though the struggle of today, he de clared. Will be bloodless. In the end, the president said, the peace loving, Straight thinking people of tho coun? try will be victorious, but the light it- | self may be longer because it will be , fought out to the end without blood? shed and the mar of the battlefield. "Those of us who are charged with the responsibility and sobered with the difficulties, find ourselves in the mid? dle of the road, resisting the tendency to socialism on the one hand, and the Inertia Of reactionary contentment with political activity and greater con? centration of financial purpose oh the other. "Its solution will be the preserva? tion of our ancient Institutions of per? sonal liberty and private property un? der the constitution. "The message that you bear, with your experience and your success, to those of us struggling now with the problems, that however dark at times the situation seems, so long as we re? tain in this country a Clod-fearing, sober, Independent people, we count In the long run upon their working out safely and sanely the problems set before them, no matter how many mistakes In the form of "nostrums' they may have been led Into by the speciousness of half baked theories Of progress, no matter how often they may have been distracted from their purpose by temporary success of un? due and corrupt influence of concen? trated wealth." From the moment he reached Rochester at 9 o'clock this * morning until 9 o'clock this evening, the presi? dent was surrounded by veterans. He stood on a reviewing stand for more than two hours in the morning while thousands of Soldiers filed by. Maj. Gen. Fred D. Grant. Mayor Ed gerton, and Commander in Chief Gil man, of the G. A. R. Stood with the president. The president also discussed the general arbitration treaties with Gr. I'ritain and France which the for? eign office Will amend, labeled "breed? ers of war" In tho senate. President Taft made an earnest plea for the ratification of the treat? ies by the senate in the same shape as they were signed. The president In referring to objec? tions that have been made against the treaty brought up a question of Interest to the South when he said: "With reference with the right to Involve the United States In a contro? versy over the obligation of the cer? tain Southern States to pay bonds is? sued during reconstruction, which have been repudiated, it Ii sufficient to say that America is wa ll within the treaty, for the treaty only affects cases hereafter arising. and the cases of the Southern bonds all arose years ago." MISS CLEVELAND TO WED. Xew York,* Aug. 23,?A dispatch from Tamworth, N. H.. this afternoon says it is reported that Esther Cleve? land, ebb st daughter of the late Pres? ident Cleveland, is soon to marry Randolph O. West, son of Prof. An? drew West, of Princeton University. Miss Cleveland Is about 20 years old. he thought that the street up to that point would be ready for trahic by the 20th of September, Mr. Cut tino state?l that the only thing that COUld i'e done now was the pusTdng oi the work on ai rapidly ;?n possible. Mr. Glenn, chairman of the fire committee, reported that he would by tin next meeting of Council have persons present to submit bids and be ready to make a contract to pro vide the apparatus needed bj his d< ? pa i t merit. Mr. Jennings stated that tin Board Of Health was anxious to have public toilets of modern design built at convenient places in order that the use of surface closets and stables for totlei purposes may be stopped, ss this use of ths latter was, in many places, becoming a nuisance. The matter was referred to Alderman Itc Kelver, who bad been previously ap? pointed to look sfter the matter, and he was requested to build the houses ai soon a? possible. DETERIORATION IX AXiL SEC? TIONS OF COTTON BELT. Secretaries of chambers of Caan? meroe Of South Sending in U<-ports to Secretary BweM?BvMoaoo Ac? cumulates That Drpartsacat of Ag? riculture Report! are Unreliable. - Replies to the circular lett t^t out by the Sumter Chamber ytr\ merce on the 15th instar ^?ting the .Secretaries of all Jf ^*? ?f Commerce in the or " growing Stotefl to make : j^\ydxe report on the condition V cotton crop, are (??- inning t . in. A number of the Beer' ^P"- merely acknowledge the r- of Secretary Snell's let? ter anc . omise to make a thorough investigation of crop conditions in their territories and report at an early date. Others promise reports and pledge an active and hearty sup? port of the movement inaugurated by the Sumter County Farmers Union and the Sumter Chamber of Com? merce. The reports on crop conditions show that in all sections the crop has deteriorated during the past three weeks and that the estimates of an extraordinarily large crop are un? supported and gross exaggerations. A few of the letters, quoted below, give an idea of the nature o* the crop re? ports received: Yazoo City, Miss., Aug. 18, 1911. Mr. A. V. Snell, Secretary, Chamber of Commerce, Sumter, S. C. Dear Sir: I have your circular fa? vor of August 15, relative to the cot? ton crop conditions. Last year's cot? ton crop with us was short, getting only about 41,000 bales, when the usual crop Is about 60,000. The most reliable estimates here are that the cotton crop will be only about two thirds of what it was laajt year, or not more than 25,000 bales. Excessive rains, boll weevil in parts of the county, have reduced what was a fine prospective crop 60 days ago to a very poor crop . We have cowVirttlnteated with* out representatives in House and Senate along the lines you suggest. Yours truly, YAZOO COMMERCIAL CLUB, By E. L. Tarry, Secretary. Belton, S. C. Aug. 22. 1911. Mr. A. V. Snell, Secretary, Chamber of Commerce, Sumter, s. C. Dear Sir: Referring to your let? ter of ir?th in>t, we tind after care? fully questioning the planters in this vicinity, that the consensus of opinion is that the cotton crop in this im? mediate section has deteriorated in the last thirty days about fifteen per cent and continued dry weather will do inestimable damage. .. i Yours truly. JNO. B. ADOER, President. Abilene, Texas. Aug. IS. 1911. Mr. A. V. Snell, Secretary, Chamber of Commerce, sumter, s. c. My Dear Sir: With reference to the sound suggestion made by you in your circular letter asking for the prevent condition of the cotton crop In this section, allow me to say: Two weeks ago the outlook for cotton yield in Taylor County and vicinity of Abilene, was expectionally good, as reported by the farmers of this County. Since that time the in? tense heat and hot winds have caused the crop to deteriorate. The present outlook is not at all so good. A con? servative estimate now is that it will take f^ix acres to make a bale. This will give Taylor County approximate? ly, if not quite, :>5,000 bales, whereas we anticipated two weeks ago 50, 000 bales. Should we have a rain of general character within ten days or two weeks this yield would be con siderably increased from the fact that the crop in this soil yields/rapidly to favorable conditions. Yours truly. B. E. Looney, Secretary. BrownWOOd, Texas, Aug. 21. 1911. Mr. A. V. Snell. Secretary Chamber of Commerce. Sumter, S. C. Dear Sir: Your favor of 15th. beg to state that wc are in hearty accord with the movement, and have ar.Ked our congressman to aid. There is no doub! but that cotton in Texas, has been cut no less than a million bales In the past two weeks. These reports we believe should come offener at this reason of the year. Tours truly, D. F. Johnson. The second arch of Sumter's "Great White Way" has been erected and will from DOW on help to make Main street as bright at niuht as it is in the daytime.