Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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rilaS M'MTKIt WATOHM A.N. HhMbltetMid April, 185*. & ?od FW ?>^L? Hl ti/Lte Thoa Aim, ! .< be thy Connor'., Thy God's and Tt??V8." 1 ??>. ? IJ Univ. Mum ibliehed June, S Consolidated Auk. 3,1881. SUMTER, SyC, SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 25. 1911. Vol. XXXIII. No. 26. SSIJOfiJOB 8M COTTON CROP. ? \) LOAN KKSI'LT or XKW YORK CON I r Hl MM OF M I TUO POMTXX RANKKRS. Assured of Ample Backing In Their V-heine-? Representatives' of Gov? ernors. Southern Cotton Coiurtrcss und financial Interest* Lftj Plans f<>r I pholding Prior or Product? E. J. VYstson Explain* Benefits. New York. Nov. tl ? New York banker* who h ive been conferring ^ her? for the last few days .with rep ream, tat See of the Southern Cotton congress, announced thta afternoon thai they had raised a fund of $60. tttJtOt to be piaCod in the cotton beti for :t'ie purpoae of handling the col _H_P?*?lcrop of 1911 and enabling grow to participate In any rlae In the neadket. The negotiations were conducted on behalf of the South by Oov. Emmet O'Neal of Alabama; Senator Bailey of Taxas, who has bee a advising his oolleaguee ss to the legal aspects of (the proposition; E. J. Watson, presi? dent of the permanent Southern cot? ton congress, and commissioner of Sericulture of South Carolina, and Clarence O. ousley of Fort Worth. Teams, representing the governor of Ms State. The bankers who wl'l fnrnlah the ^Tursi. secordlng to ths statement aro h??ns|ed by CoL Robert M. Thompson, of Jgie brokerage firm of H. P. Pell a> Co. of this rlty. The financial sup poig of several of the strongest banks In llew Torh has been given to the ^ "the plan proposes to advance the 'era $25 per bale upon hla cotton, on ths market value as the the loan. No tnterest will the loan. the only fcC'Oer bale, which fs as g legitimate minimum lag the expense at grading *\%w cottqn la not held. Use channels of Itappe ?LsW 1 ? the dsy of sale 1. lilt, and will ^participate In any advance In price to fhe extent of three-fourths of the rise of the market. Details of the plan are yet to be worked out. It has been decided, however, to place the funds through Co State committees named by the ?emor or commissioner of agricul? ture of a State, and these committees shall be empowered to sell whan cot? ton reaches 12 cents snd compelled to sell when It reaches 13 cents re? gardless of sd\lce from the grower*. Provision against any violation of ^khe Sherman nntl-trust Is contained In the agreement. "Of course." reads the statement, ??everything depends upon the ac? ceptance of the plan by the Individ? ual farmer In connection with his pledge to reduce serfage the coming Following Is the announcement of the plan. Issued after today's confer? ence. "The announcement wss made here today following the conferences that have been In progress for several ttJays between prominent bankers of New York and leading representatives of the South such as Oov. O'Neal Alabama. Clarence Ousley. represent? ing Oov. CoUjuitt. of Texas, and K. ?. Watson, president of the permanent goutk'Tn Cotton congnsa and com rm slower of agriculture of South Carolina, that a proposal'on has been presented to theae g? nM unen rep resenting reepv lively th go V era Of S4 OXfAferen? e and the cotton c ongress. ? ?ompoaed of producers ar.d I live ? mem and beakers of th" Soioh, which means the placing In ihr I ton b?dt Mnief ?f ?'?out |&o ono.ono Immediately for tb ng of the ggfgon ? r..p ..f l i i i "In other words, the proposition Is to five ths farmer $2ft per bale ad vaac** on his ? ?tton without Int? < ^ charging hint only $1 per bnl - ro 'cover espenses of grading and hauling letting him turn ova* the cotton to ths holder?, who will sdvance bun 111 per bale and gl v- him the op? portunity to designate the dir.* ..f the sale prior to January 1, 1913 and d?u> participate In any auvanre in price ths extent of three-fourths of ?h.< rise In the market. *it 1? aaleaJaaad that by the p:v*.ent ordinary holding plan the f irmer takes sll the chances of tb. Ms - in the market. My this plan he takes no SjWiore chance than he did h??f..r?> and Phss every opportunity of maximum price In s rlalng market, and saving by loss of weight und war? looking the looses sustained by damage and charges tr "Provision la made, agatna' nr. ap rent violation of the Shaman anf USE LESS BBjUffll, PRACTICAL KvUuKSTION FROM FAKMKKS' UNION, Recommended That Fertilizer Notes He Made Parable Not Soono* Tbim DtMrniiH-r and Thai Quantify Be Materially Reduced, i At a meeting last night, called by the President of the South Carolina State Farmers' Union, to conslder\he fertiliser questions, the following acV tlon was taken: "The Farmers' Union recommend to the farmers to make fertilizer payments for 1912 in three equal in? stallments; the first not earlier than December 1st, and the remaining two at intervals of not less than thirty days." j The State Secretar . -Treasurer was Instructed to send his recommend atlo-n down to the local Unions, and through the press to ask that all farmers Insist upon such terms. This, with the action of t';e County liusi neas ugents of the Union at the re? cent meeting In Columbia, advising air people to buy no fertilizers, ex? cept at sut?stantial reduction frov prices now prevailing and to be very conservative In their pure-bases, regardless of the prices that may be offered. Is -vgarded by thoughtful men In the order, and business men SSSt bankers who were present by Invtntlon, as being a long step to? ward preventing saorlfleo sales of cot? ton that we so often see to meet the obligations Insurred to pry for ex? cessive fertilizer bills. E. W. DA BBS. President S. C. State Farmers' Union. Sumter. Nov. 22, 1911. Surgeon General Wymanu Dead. Washington, Nov. 21.?Walter, Wy man. surgeon general of the United BtaJsjs public health and marine hos? pital Service, died at Providence Hos? pital, ?.t 12.10 o'clock this morn of several months. trust law In that each commutes named by the governor or commla- ' eioner of agriculture of each State j has power to name the day of sale If. cotton reaches 12 or 13 cents, which j according to the testimony gathered gf/es only a close legitimate profit on the cost of production. "Of course everything depends on the acceptance of the plan by the In- | I'ividual farmer In connection with i his pledge to reduce acreage the I coming year. Individual farmer alone can make auccess possible. The undertaking is fathered by a number of bankers of whom Col. i i R. M. Thompson Is the hpad. Tho committeemen here have been of? fered asuranc-js from some of the strongest banks In the city of a thor? ough backing of these already strong Interests, "These gentlemen here, as well ns President Barrett of the National Farmers* Union, consider the plan acceptable to the growers, and they are tonight returning to their respec? tive States to present It to their people, and If It be agreeable to the producers to put It Into Immediate operation. 'Senator Malley has been advising as to tho legal aspect of the proposi? tion." K. J. Watson, president of the Southern Cotton congress, comment? ing on tho plan tomght, aald: "We have carefully considered the whole thing in all its phases. 1 can't <ay what the growers arc going to ? lo. The financial end Is strong. It holds out prospects of fine resu'U and stops any efforts at a corner Bff the market. It seems to Insure an honest price for cotton and to safe? guard the commodity which is the very keystone of American finance. Some one besides tho farmer may m ike sorio- money out of it, but as th.\t is done the fernief if being ss? sured several dollars a bale more than he would get under tb present iriquitous marketing methods. Ws ar?- then-fore willing to su? mit and recommend the proposition to our ? . and. if the> wish to sc Spl Iti ?hen help them t?? make it effective as we can. "There Is n doubt that the bold Ing and n-duc Ion of acreage pledge, the movement WS have been pushing so successfully. hn I I becked the downward tendency of prices under th-> p.rsist.nt hammering np to this tlni". So far we have fought the battle unaided; now that money to the extent or $:.n,rt00,000 is offered we may tight Murder and In tlx ? nd We hope to put a check- to me!li of marketing of a nationally lm t int commodity which the r. .1 government SSjgh4 le I ? ? (J u long ogo." COAST LINE IN FINE FIX. y - K. A. BRAND M\BE Vl< E PllESi. DENT OF THE HO.Al), Nothing In toe Report That the i trn. sylxnnla Road Has Bought A. C. L. Directors Pass Through Florence. The Coast Line held their regular meeting of stockholders and the an? nual election of officers In Richmond Wednesday and this meeting Is of es? pecial interest, taking place at the ?time that there Is a rumor in circula? tion to the effect that the Pennsyl? vania road had acquired the .Coast Line. One of the stockholders was in the city this morning on his return from the meeting and he stated that there was absolutely no foundation for the report; that it was not refer? red to at the meeting. He also stated that the best reports that had ever been rendered befor* Were made at this meeting and tak? ing everything Into consideration th.o Coast Line was in better shape financially at this time than it has ever been before. The reports showed the total assets of the road to bo $23R, 746,328.20, and the Inccme up to June 30th of this year for one year was'$31,622,449.2 1. There were no figures available for a comparative statement. 1 ut It was stated that thes-> figures outnumber all previous reports. The semi annual dividends Were Increased from 3 per cent to 3 1-2 ,<er cent, and it Ii said tha* th!a rate will most probably remain in force permanently. Among other matters done at this (besting was the election of Mr. R. A. Brand, fourth vice president. This Will be gratifying news to Mr. Brand's friends In Florence and Sumter. where he is well known h-? having been located in Sumter at one time and later made Freight Traffic Man? ager of the road. The promotion of Mr. Brand is in line with the Coast Line's policy to reward its employees for faithful and efficient service. The following members of the di frctp'ate noard pased through the city this morning in their private ear, en route to Charleston and oth? er Southern points: Messrs H. Wal? ters, Michael Jenkins, Alex Hamil? ton, T. M. Emerson and J. R. Kenley. ROOSEVELT CALLED TO LEAD. Taft's Days Numbered, Thinks Speaker at CJarflcld Club Banquet. Youngstown. Ohio. Nov. 20.?A call for tho "foremost citizen of the world. Theodore Roosevelt." to bear the standard of the Republican party in the struggle for the Presidency next year, was voiced at the ban? quet tonight of the Garfield Club, of tho 19th Congressional district of Ohio. John J. Sullivan, former Uni? ted States district attorney, was the speaker who named Col. Roosevelt for the nomination of his party. His speech was made at the Club's annual celebration of the anniversary of tho birth of tho late President James A. Garfield, who atonded Con? gress from this district. Concluding an arraignment of Mr. Taft as President. Mr. Sullivan said: "To the President, tho Republican party and tho American people are now sounding. In his unwilling ears, the tocsin of his recall from power, and ore awaiting his return to private life with the open arms of a hearty welcome." Answering his own inquiry as to who should lead the party In 1912, the speaker said: "If I mistake not the prevailing sentiment of tho masses, their eyes are turning toward a faithfu' friend, who has been tested and tried and found true; whose heart be?ts are in rh"thm with the pulse beats of hu? manity everywhere, the foremost citi? zen of the world. Theodoro Roose? velt." An attack on the present national administration officials was the key .;c ? of n speech by Judge R. M. Wanamaker, of Akron. "Think." said Judge Wnnamnrtor. "of a great national administration In this, the twentieth century, gather? ing to Its arms and having ?is its chief defenders the Knoyes. Wick-?lshams, Wilsons, Lorimers. Ballings fl and McCabeS, who were simply the siool pgeona of tho special Interests." The Rev, B, B, Brvln, <>f Kings tree has boon oallsd as pastor to the Prssbytsrian church at McClellan* vllls, In Chsrlsston county, snd will probably accept ths call. - The street gang has completed its work c,n North Main street and nee worked part of the street hss been ' id, grsded and rolled and pres a good appeparam. Ml SN AM) RELIGION FORWARD MOVKMEX E IX AUG CRATED 11 ERE. Secretary R. H. King Of Charleston V. M. C. A. Makes Address Urging Sumter to Join Auxiliary Ottliffl Messrs. Bartow Walsh and II. L. Blrchard at the Head of OrganJ.; ation. At a meeting of the business men of Sumter, held in the Chamber jf Commerce Hall Wednesday afternoon,! Secretary R. H. King of the Charles? ton Y. M. C. A, made an interesting address urging upon the people of! this city the importance of engaging j in the movement now on foot for the pushing of the study of the Bible and the forwarding of religion and Chris? tian principles. Mr. King's address was listened to attentively by his small audience and he seemed to enthuse some of his spirit in the work into his audience. Following his address a motion was passed to the effect that Sumter Join j in the crusade and become one of the! auxiliary cities In the organization ofj which Charleston Is headquarters. Mr. Bartow Walsh was elected tem? porary chairman of the organization and Mr. H. L. Birchard was appoint? ed temporary secretary. The pastor of each church in the city was ap? pointed with a layman from his church on the executive committee to work with the chairman and oec-.j rotary in pushing forward the move? ment to a big rally day which would be held sometime In the future. The meeting was presided over by Mr. J. B. Wilson of the Broad Street Methodist church and despite the few persons present was an en? thusiastic one. It followed a meet? ing during the morning of pastors at which the movement was heartily endorsed and promised iheir aid. Several of the preachers were also present in the afternoon and took: art- ?ctr??r pnrt in* the meeting. Secretary King told of how the movement had started sometime ago and rapidly spread to all parts of the country. He stated that forty towns In North and South Carolina were to I be asked to become auxiliary organ izations in the work and Sumter was one of these towns. He strongly ad- j vised the people to accept the offer to join the organisation as they would not have nnother chance to do so and thev would regret it in future if they h i the chance slip by. He stated that the aim of the organization was to reach the men and boys who were not In the church and to bring them into it. There, were now 3.000,000 more women and girls in the church than there were men and boys and the efforts of the movement was to bring about social religious meetings. Bible study was the main object aimed at. The movement was in sympathy with all religious denomi? nations and preachers of every Prot? estant church had joined in the work. Following his address the motion was made that Sumter join In the work and that a temporary organiz? ation be formed. This motion was unanimously passed and as stated Mr. Walsh nnd Mr. Birchard were placed at the head of It. They would have charge of the plans for a big rally day when permanent organiz? ation should be formed. NEGRO COMHirrs SUICIDE. Sumter Man Kills Himself In Wash? ington. Washington, Nov. ?Despondent because he feared he would lose his position in the census office and suf? fering from 111 health, Henry 11. Cor? nish, a negro, committed suicide this morning by shooting himself through ths throat with a shotgun Cornish nent his wife to the lower floor of their home about 7 o'clock this morn* ing. asked her to ^et a $L'0 hill, which was on a dresser, and have It changed. she hail hardly reached the lower floor when she beard the report of n gun. Rushing back to the bedroom, sin- found thai her hus? band had placed an old-fashioned, single-barrel gun between his legs and had shot himself through the throat, dying instantly. Cornish was years of age. He came t?> Wash? ington from Sumter about 18 months ago. Coroner Nevltt was Informed thai ho bad been In 111 health and thai he feared hs was about to be laid off with other clerks al the census of? fice, While there are many sulcldei here among white ps >ple, negro sub cldei are rat "? in Washington. Blshopvlllc is to have a Postal Savings bank. MARY CHAMBERLAIN RELATES HER STORY OF Ol'TllAGE. Testimony of Victim Completes Show? ing for Prosecution In Shady Bend "Tar Party" Cuse. Lincoln Center, Kan., Nov. 21.? This was Mary Chamberlain's day in court in the "tar party" case. Facing three of the men accused of complic? ity in attacking her on a country road north of Shady Bend, the night of October 7, she told a crowded court room of her terrifying experi? ence. Her story was dramatic for 1*8 simplicity. She gave a coherent narra? tive of the episode in a low even voice. Not once did she lose her self control, neither did she speak with any feeling against any of the de? fendants. Throughout the time she was on the stand she addressed the jury. On cross-examination her story was un shaken. The girl's examination lasted about half an hour. With the completion of her testimony the State rested its case. The defense immediately began examination of its witnesses. Ten had been questioned when adjourn? ment was taken tonight. I It was not the freshness of Miss ! Chamberlain's story that held the In? terest of the throng for she told lit? tle that was not known. Her narrative' set forth how Ed? ward Rlcord, a village barber, decoys her to the country on tbt pietext of i going to a dance, his insults and their I decision on her demand to return home; how when the/ had gone a ! ?h?rt distance, a party of five masked men dragged her from the buggy iwhile Ricord hid; the subsequent j pouring of tar on her body by a man while the other rubberd It In with their hands; how by this experience she became almost unconscious from I fright and shame, and later awoke to find herself being drive^n hpme by tho. ' barber and how the tar clug to her i Vody lcr days. ! She said .cne failed to recognize my of her assailants. The different view-poliils of the plaintiff and of the dcfei.aants regarding the case stood out plainly when the defense offered the testimony of James Booze a few minutes after Miss Chamberlain had finished her dra? matic story. j Booze started to the "tarring" but ?lid not reach there. "Why did you wish to go?" he was v*ked by Prosecutor McCanles*, | "I just wanted to see the fun," 1 *ie replied. "Bf fun you mean the process cf, cutting tar on Miss Chamberlain?" "Yes." i Booze is under arrest but dot on 'rial now. The three defendants now before the court are Sherrill Clark, A. X. Simms and John Schmidt, charged with complicity in the assault SMOKER AFTERMATH. Report of President Baker to P.i Pub. Hsiied in Full?other Matters Supplementary to the reports of the chairmen of the several Standing committees made at the semi-annual meeting of the Chamber of Corn-) merce Tuesday night. Presidert B. C. Baker submitted a comprehensive outline of the work of the Chamber during the past six months. Tihs report so fully reviews all the activities of the body that it will be printed in full as a matter of infor? mation and as a record. Secretary Snell, who was called I on by the chairman, also made a most encouraging staement and his remarks were well calculated to en? courage the members and incite them to greater efforts in future. J. Ii. Levy. President of the Retail Merchants' Association, when calb d Oh reported that the organization was a success thus far and had done good work. Among the other speakers a/ho Were called on for informal talkf were Mayor l.. D. Jennings, Secretary McKeand of Charleston and Mr. 12, vv. Dab be, each of whom gave t1'. meeting something to think about. rouic Ro-< onvoiied Wednesday. <*ourt re-convened Wednesday morning for the hearing of equity cases of which there are a number on the docket, .mi of Wednesday Judge Copei was engaged in hearing these cases. it is probable, however, thai ? ourl will not continue for more than two or three days, :ffter which time it will adjourn until time for the spring i term of court. TROOPS 10 BROWNSVILLE. TO PREVENT MEXICAN 11 I .I'.I I S 1TIOSSIX G FRON TIER. Texas Governor Act? Promptly in Effort to Enforce Neutrality Laws und Thwart Designs of Revolution? ary Suspects?Mexican War De? partment Orders 25,000 Troops to Northern Boundary ? Reyes Ar? raigned und Bond Increased to $10,000, Pending Trial Later. Austin, Texas, Nov. 20.?At the request of the sheriff of Cameron County, who reported that it waa hia information that a party of alleged revolutionists were attempting to cross the border into Mexico, at Brownsville, Governor Colqultt to? night ordered out a company of State militia, stationed at Browns? ville, to assist the count j authorities l.i enforcing the noutra'i-.y laws. A detachment of State Rangers, also haa been ordered to Browns /ill 2. A late dispatch from Browns? ville reported that the State troops had responded to the call and were working in conjunction \yith the coun? ty officials. Assistant Attorney General Lane nan informed the Governor that the State militia and Rangers are vest? ed with ample authority to seize arms being accumulated in times of peace, when circumstances Indicate threatening movements against friendly Powers or neighbors. Mexican Troops to Mobolizc. Mexico City, Nov. 20.?Orders to mobollze 25,00 men in a zone paral elling tha northern boundary lir.e wore issued today by the war J apart? ment. The Government is yet skep? tical concerning the inauguration of the Reyes revolution, but should It bo begun here Madero and his Cabi? net believe this army would be suf? ficient to check It. In addition, 2, 400 volunteers of the State of Nuevo Lepn have. been, detailed tor sendee, along the frontier. Today, which was expected to mark the beginning of a new revo? lution, was celebrated as a holiday here and throughout the Reoub'ic, to celebrae the anniversary* of the commencement of the Madero re? volt Reyes Held Fnder Heavier Bond. San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 20. ? Gen. Bernirdo Reyes, former com mander of the Mexican army, was ar? raigned before United States Com? missioner Edwards here today on a charge of violating the neutrality laws in formenting a revolution against a friendly nation. He was hold on a new bond of $10,000 and cited to appear before the I^ioral Court at Galveston, at a date yet to be fixed. The Indictment was returned by a Federal grand jury, at Laredo, Tex., and is against Reyes, Amado- San? chez, Antonio Magnon. Jose Baacbsa and Bevero Villaral. who are said no have purchased arms and ammunition ( i November 11. Local Spanish newspapers publish? ed extra editions today, after Reyes was arraigned, and declared the evi? dence against the former commano er-in-chief was manuafctured to discredit him with his supporters. Troop T. 3d United States cavalry, left San Antonio for Li redo tonight, United States troops will not be or? dered to the Mexican border at pres? ent, according to a statement made In Washington today by Major Gen. Ivoonard Wood, chief of staff of the a rmy. PRESIDENT CACERES ASSASSI? NATED. Political Malcontents siny Head of Bleck Republic. Ban Domingo City. Not. 20.~ The preside nt of the republic, torn. Ramon Caceres, was assassinated here late yesterday afternoon by political mal? contents. President Caceres was shot as he left the house < f T.' onto Vasqmv. where he had mads ? call. Ha died half an hour later in the American legation. The first Shots of h;s assailants, Tails Tejara and Jaime More, Jr., ac? cording to Information from Ameri? can consular advices, were not ef? fective. The WOnnded president first sought shelter In a stable adjoining the American legation, but his assailants pursued him thither and in closing in upon him, fired more shots. Friends of President Caceres drag Red him In b dying condition to the American legation, where he died nt fi:30 o'clock. The assassins fled. The city Is quiet and patrolled Vy guards.