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t?n ich matt Y1TF.K WATCHMAN. Established April. 1850 Cbn?o"^datPd Au?:. 3, 1881 He Just and Fear not?Let aH tb? *mds Thou AInas t at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Junet IMS SUMTER, S C , SATURDAY. DECEMBER 16. 1911. Vol. XXXIII. No. 32. THE COTTON PLAN DISCUSSED. 8YXDK VIES OFFER EXPLAIN. ED AT COLUMBIA CONFER? ENCE. CommMnn, i Watson to Appoint Committee of Three to Fully Exam? ine into Proposition to Lend 50 MJllion Dollars on Cottpn In Effort to Advance Price of Staple?Sug? gestions Made with View of Im? proving Plan?Statements Issued. Colombia. Dec. 12.? \t an informal conference of business men, bankers and cttton growers, in the library of the State House this afternoon, with Mr. W. H. Stayton, the representa? tive of the New York group offering to advance a loan of $50,000,000 on Uta cottcm crop, the full details of the lan ware discussed and the whole tion gone over. statement of Mr. Stayton, issued the close of the conference, fol? lows: **At the meeting this afternoon, which was called by Col. Watson for * oonsiderauon of the cotton financing "plan proposed by CoL Robert M. Thorn eon, of New York, several of Itjfce ^(jttVemeri present made suggett h>na looking to improvements in the details of the plan. "?' , , , "la order that these suggestions majr be added and all possible safe j,goards taken for the security %f cot ttm growers and of those who advance ,)|N?T, we have requested Col. Wat sjea, as president of the Southern Cottan Congress, to appoint a com tte of three leading citizens of thi.? who will examine fully into propose 1 and Indicate all steps ought to be taken to aacure thp fc*?t possible prices to the plant committee will consider, the proper method of plantar payment of de** of purchase money paid, wo have asked CoT. W&teoi kare rsxtfeTto he unl gantlenfeftn who will? as public splrit a et for "the protection of cltUen of South Carolina who offer >.is cotton under this plan. _ ' i ^ !*Wc have had printed a detailed ?riptlon of the plan as it* how mda. We will distribute copies ?ughout the State. All criticism ilch may be? submitted to Col. Wat? er to the committee, will be Hy considered and all suggestions seem wise and safe will be ibodled into the plan on the com? mittee's recommendation. ?Action similar to this has Just ?n taken in Alabama, where* Gov? ernor O'Neal has named two mem b**4 ot iae committee, namely, Capt. IL F. Kolb. commissioner of agri? culture of that State and one of thj most prominent and influential clti lens, and second. Mr. W. P. O. Har? ding, president of the First National k, of Birmingham, one of the eading bankers of the Southern Vittate*. These two gentlemen stand ta high S3 any citizens in Alabama, They have given their endorsement to the plan and there anil ? e asociat ^ed with them one of the leading cot ^pon erowers of the State, whose name has not yet *->eon announced." Reduced to the simplest phraseo' ogy the plan for aiding in the distri? bution of the cotton crop Is as fol? lows: ILf First: We propose to take the cot? ton, class and weigh It and advance %2i per bale of the purchase prio and issue to you our equity receipt to pay the remainder any day up to January 1, 1913, and to permit you to elect the day on which you wish to ?*aettle the final value and ask for final settlement. Becoad: This equity receipt, which wa will give you, will state the final weight and the final grade at which . fnal settlement will be made and It will also recite explicitly just how close to the New York market prices J^tfie final settling price will be?henre. if you know the prices In the New York market at any time you will know exactly how rrurh your equity receipt la worth on that day. Third: We are to oe paid $1 per b;ile (out of ths final settlement men fitr/) as the original compensation for receiving, classing anU handling this cotton, after which we offer you your o'*o selection of any one of the fol? lowing plans 7 hereby you may com? pensate us for our services: (a) Give U3 one-fourth of the pro jfrsftt which secures to you, if you make a profit, or (b) Give ua another dollar per bfle and we do not share in the pro? fit or ? (e) Pity us a fixed monthly eharg<? to begin thirty dajs nfb r you deliver TFIi: SAINT ANTHONY (ilTLD. Magn/ine (Viehrates tbe Completion and Dedication of St. Ann's Church in Sumter. ' A very considerable part of the people of Charleston and many South Carolinan In other rts of the State will be interested in the special Sum? ter edition of the Saint Anthony Guild, a quarterly illustrated maga? zine published under the aspices of Saint Anthony's Southern Missions, wi:h headquarters at Florence. This edition, which has just been issued, celebrates most appropriately the completion and decdicatlon of the new Sumter Catholic Mission Church of St. Ann, a full description of which was given jn The News and Courier last May at the time of the dedicatory services. This 13 one of the flourishing Catholic churches un? klar the ministration of the Rev. Charles D. Wood, of Florence, the publisher of the Saint Anthony Guild, and the magazine contains a great d??al of very interesting and very readable matter relating not only to tn?: church at Sumter, but to the churches at Georgetown, Cheraw, Florence and throughout what Is known as tht Pee Dee section of the State. The reading matter Includes thf very Interesting accounts prepar? ed for The News and Courier by Mr. E. I. Reardon, of Sumter. of the church at Sumter, and also a valuable article by the Hon. W. D. Morgan, giving a great deal of info*-nati#n with regard to the City rf Winyah Bay. The photographs which illus? trate the magazine have been se? lected with a great deal of care and they are handsomely printed. Every Catholic will wane a copy of tht mag? azine, of course, for It contains pic? tures and fact3 vhlch can be had with difficulty elsewhere, if at all, but is of interest not only to Caihollcs it to South Carolinians generally nobody can examine a copy ^>ur fishing one to keep. -im turned to the cUy Sunday after com? pleting a* business course at Massey j Business College, Richmond, Va. Mr. Bradham has accepted a position as book-keeper with the Security Life and Annunlty Insurance Company of which Mr. W. B. Upshur is general agent for this State. the cotton to us, which charge shall be as follows: Fifty cents per bale per month, or fraction thereof for the first two months; then 25 cents per bale per month, or fraction thereof, as long a-3 you hold it. You must, of course, elect to start with which one of these plane you will expect us to use with your cot? ton*. Commissioner Watson made the .following statement: "I have realiz I ed fully from the very first suggest? ion of the proposition made by the New York gentlemen that Its i tude was such that the mass, s of the people and every one else concerned would wish to move slowly and de? liberately, and that If the proposition was accepted it would be only after every safeguard had been thrown around it and after every ph.ise of it had been carefully threshed out. I have felt it incumbent upon me to see that any proposition submitted was fairly and honestly presented to the people of ihe several States of the cotton belt, as well ii those of my own State, and, as I stated in New York, It was for thu people them? selves to decide. Neither Mr. Bar? rett nor myself has attempted to ad? vise anybody in this matter, for we realize that, after all, it is for each individual owner of cotton to deter? mine upon his own course. "I have tonight casually consider? ed the request that has been made of us to name a committee of three lead? ing citizens of this State to act for cur people in this matter, and after consultation with several leading men In various portions of the State, since the Informal conference this afternoon, I have determined to name a committee upon the basis indicated In the brltf statement of Mr. Stay ton. Such a committee, of course, will lie most carefully selected with the view to representation of the pro? ducing, commercial and banking In? terests, jind the personnel will be an? nounced as soon ns I have consulted with the three gentlemen that I now havo In mind. This I tnwt Will bi accomplished SOtne time during tomor? row. A? soon as the committee is appointed It Is likely that the com? mittee will open a headquarters' office in Columbia and gPo prompt ,-itten tloa to all Inquiries and business, mat* trrs bearing upon this proposition." 10 REDUCE COTTON ACREAGE. COMMITTEE TO MEET IN NEW ORLEANS NEXT WEEK. Campaign to be Launched by South? ern Cotton Congress-?Suggested by i J. G. Anderson. Columbia, Dec. 13.?"In view of tht vital importance of immediately organizing and pushing to a success? ful issue the matter of securing uni? form pledges for a reduction of cot? ton acreage for 1912 from individual farmers from one end of the cotton belt to another, and in view of the absolute necessity for proper and ef? ficient organizations to thi3 end, ac? tion having been urged from many quarters, 1 have determined to call a meeting of the members of the executive committee of the South? ern Cotton congress, to be held in the city of New Orleans on Wednesday of next week, December 20." The above announcement was made last night by Commissioner Watson, pres? ident of the Southern Cotton con? gress. Commissioner Watson further said: "In addition to the members of the executive committee I will specially request each State Farmers' union president to be present with the com? mittee or to be represented by some delegate acting for him, and I will make a special request of the gover? nor of each State and the commis? sioner of agriculture of each State to be present in person or by repre? sentatives. In this way the three or? ganizations that have been endeavor? ing to aid in the matter of market , ing Cotton will be combined into one effective meeting, for a common pur? pose. C. E. Barrett, president of the National Farmers' union, of course, will be invited to be present. It is our purpose to put into immediate operation an effective ? plan for se? curing pledges of reduction of at j least 25 per pent of cotton acreage, somewhat upon the lines Inaugurat? ed so successfully In York county of with the committee looking to this end. This will not be a miscellane? ously attended conference, but a purely business meeting of a 3mall "body of men thoroughly representa? tive, and with the interests of' the South at 'heart. For some weeks I have been working upon these lines, and believe that I have secured suf? ficient assurance for the financing of this undertaking which unquestion? ably holds the key to next year's sit? uation." ATTACK ON LABOR UNIONS. Compers [SSSKS Statement Regarding I>ynn ni I ting?Urges Orga niza tion. Washington, Dec. 13.?Samuel Oompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, tonight sent to labor unions throughout the country, to high officials of the Government and to employers' associations copies of the statement issued last Saturday by the McNamara ways and means committee, following the confession of the dynamiters of Los Angeles. The salient points in the statement were made public at the time, but Mr. Oompers accompanies the copies with a letter to organized labor. The.letter declares that the Mc? Namara affair has been seized upon by the enemies of organized labor to crush it. "Every union member deplores vio? lence and crime," say3 Mr. Gompers, * whether committed by an ordinary (utlaw, by a corporation director or aeent or by a so-called union man. Labor resents the insinuation that, because one or two union members become criminally fanatical, or fan tically criminal, that the rank and file and the officers of the labor movement are responsible, either le? gally or morally." The letter closes with a request that the statement be read and in? serted in the minutes of every union, and adds: "Grit your teeth and organise, or? ganize." MOVING PICTURES. Boys Contesting for $."> Prise. Tin? boys are already working like beavers for the $T? cash prize offered by the moving picture committee for tbo largest amount of money collect? ed from ticket?? sold for the Sumter Moving picture shows of the 19th ;tn.1 80th. The boys who have en? tered this Contest are John Barret*. Wiley Braslll and It S. Randall They b.-Meve In the early bird. A separal prize of ?f? 1st offered to the girl * II ing the most tickets, but none have vet secured any tickets. Sur lv thl pr'Z'"> is not to tfo by default. HOUSE WOULD ANNUL TREATY. RUSSIA GUILTY OF VIOLATING PACT. DECLARE SPEAKERS. Hut one Dissenting Vote In House on Salier Hill?Senate Considering Similar Hill Introduced by Culber BOH ? Mann Think*. Acton Suf BcJent to Genie War?Home Re? fuses to Soften Language of Reso? lutions. Washington. Dec. 13.?The Sulzer joint resolution for the termination of the treaty of 1832 between the United States and Russia, because of the latter's discrimination against Jewish-American citizens, passed the House tonight 300 to 1. The one neg? ative vote was cast by Representative Mai by, of New York. A practically identical resolution by Senator Cul berson, of Texas, is pending in the Senate. Both the Sulzer and Culber BOO resolutions would direct the Pres? ident to give Russia, immediately, the years' notice necessnry for the com? plete abrogation of the treaty that has been in force nearly eighty years. An attempt led by Representative Olmstead. of Pennsylvania, to modify the Sulzer resolution so as to avoid making the direct charge that Russia has violated the treaty in refusing to recognize the passports of American Jews, was defeated, 1S4 to 115. j Prominent Republicans declared that j the House should not go on record I as chargng a violation of the treaty. I but should adopt language stating thai I Russia had so construed the treaty ' that the United States could no long? er be a party to it. "The sentiments announced here today," declared Republican Leader Mann, "are such that if they were 'uttered in any other,parliment body they might bring such resentme; t that they would provoke war." Mr. ?iann added that if the United States asserted thai a discrimination against races waef a violation of ri treaty, h might weaken in its own aUj|nJ*vf toward i the SEH* l> The Meante In the house bristled rith charges thai Russia's attitude a-as an offense against the United States and that her exclusion of American Jews who bore properly certified passports, yras an affront to this Government \ Representative McCaii, of Ma as asc nbsetts, said the matter ought not to he acted upon by the House until it had been submitted to arbitration between the two coun? tries. Representative Lonirworth, of Ohio, insisted tha' the "time for arbi? tration has gone by and the time for action has come." "This ought not to be considered In any way an affront to Russia." said Mr. Lorgworth. "The United States desires the friendship of Russia, but this question is above and beyond friendship; it Is a question of nation? al honor.' Mr. Mann endeavored to hav^the joint resolution amended so as to as? sert the continued right of the Uni? ted States to discriminate against foreigners on account of race. All amendments to the resolution was overwhelmingly beaten. The resolution passed declares that "the Government of the United States will not be a party to any treaty w hich discriminates, or which, by one of the parties thereto, is so construed as to discriminate between American citizens on the ground of race or religion," and it adds that "The Government of Russia has violated the treaty between the Uni? ted States and Russia, concluded at St. Petersburg. December 1!>. 1832, refusing to honor American pass? ports, duly issued to American citi? zens, on account of race and relig? ion, and in the judgment of Congress the said treaty, for the reasons afore? said, ought to be terminated at the earliest poslble time." BARRETT CRITICISES COTTON SCHEME. President of National Farmers1 Union says s>ndioate Restrictions are Harder Than Expected. Greensboro. N. ('., I>ee. 11.?C, B, Barrett, president of the National Farmers' Union, in an tddress to the delegates to the state Farmers' Union convention Which met at Wil? son today, declared that the cotton holding plan submitted hy the Sew York financiers was not in line with the proposition he laid before 'be syndicate, and he thought they want* ed too much find 'loir restrictions were harder than the farmers w?v.tld be willing * ? suhmil to, He urge I the farmers to reduce their ecr*ag**, raise their living and thus get in posifbm to bobi their ' otton. NEWS FROM CAROLINA. Woodrow Wilson League Grow Ing Lectures on Agriculture ? Other Items. - University of South Carolina. Dec. ? 12.?The first lecture of the course in , architecture, which was to bs given on the evening of the 8th, had to be postponed. A telegram was received from Mr. Ruckstuhl stating that he would be detained at the North for several days and would not be able to fill his engagement on the 8th. The lecture will be given at a later date. The first lecture of the course in ? agriculture was given this morning I In LeConte college by Mr. Ira W. Wil I liams. This afternoon at 5 o'clock the students taking this course met with Mr. Williams at Craven Hall where the Corn Exposition is beint. held and here he pointed out the chief things of interest. The representatives of the debating council from Davidson, Trinity and Carolina met in Durham last week. Carolina will meet Trinity at Durham on tht second Saturday night In March, 1912, and will meet Davidson at Chester on March the 4th. Profes? sor L. T. Baker and A. II. Williams. president of the student-body, rep? resented Carolina at this meeting. The preliminary debate will be held on February 15th, 1912. Law Building Committee head? quarters, established in the office of Prof. A. G. Moore, dean, present ac? tive scenes these days. Those in charge are working in earnest. The letters to the law alumni are already out and those to the academic alum? ni also. The fund is growing mate? rially an3 in order and to better handle the volume of correspo idence a stenographer has been secured. The launching of the law building enterprise ha3 turned the eyes of the people of the State towards the law school and is but the first step to? wards a greater future for this branch of the University. The Woodrow Wilson league con? tinues to grow and is J^coroinsjjjriore ?enthusiastic at th& iM>Vl#^W W? 'tie eoU&l|p^SZn^sVM other colleges and universities asking for Instructions in regard to what is expected of them. A letter from the University of Montana was received recently, saying that a similar league, as a result of the request made by the mother of the movement (Caro? lina), was formed there. To facilitate matters, the Univer ' sity of Virginia will be headquarters for colleges north of the Mason and j Dixon line a^d the University of South Carolina headquarters south of this line. ) The Freshman-Sophomore football gamt of last Saturday resulted in a tie, neither being able to score, which I necessitates another fr.me to be , played. The Juniors defeated the ! Seniors in their sam. this afternoon by a score of 5 to 0 j The members of this year's varsity team who were awarded block C's. elected Alfred Von Kolnitz of Char? leston captain and Christopher Fitz slmmons. of Columbia, manager of I the 1912 team. I CHARLESTON INDORSES RACING About 500 -Men Who Favor Home Racing Held Enthusiastic Meeting ami Heard Speeches, j Charleston. Dec. It.?About 500 I men attended a mass rneeiing tonight In the interest of the race track es i tablU'nment, and considerable en j thusiasm was developed in the cause. I George H. Marjenhoff presided, j Speeches were made by John Mar i shall. W. M. I'.ird. B. w. Hughes, Harry Wilensky, L. A. Cassidy, M. O'Shaughnessy, Arthur O'Neill, L. C. A. Roessler and others. The key? note of the speeches was that the track will help the retail trade, and the money of Charleston is not asked. The speakers scouted the idea ihat the morals of Charleston would le hurt. The fair features of the association ith premiums for prize stock were featured. Mr. Wilensky declared that Rev. Toward Lee Jones, i>. D., \ tf the leader of the opposition to the track and that those associated with him |n the movement were Hoi Informed and did not know what ihe> were opposing. Resolutions were Adopted favoring the establishm n( of the trad and petitions were elrju la>< d for signatures. The basaar engineered by the La? dles Aid Society of the Temple sinai Tabernacle attracted n big crowd Wednesday afternoon ami evening and the booth tenderi seem? ed to be doing R flourishing busi? ness. MASONIC GRAND LODGE. GEORGE s. MOWER ELECTED GRAM) MASTER. Lmi Day of Session a Busy One?Of* floors Kil led and Appointed Duly Installed. Charleston, Dec. 13,?The grand lodge of Ancien? vree Masons of South Carolina ded its 135th annual comir jn at 2 o'jnck and was ca1 ^ to meet again next year in t' M cf Charleston. At hir V today the grand lod^e elected x- a and these and their appe v Aere duly installed. The off w c the ensuing year are as f > .d master, George S. Mower, ewberry; deputy grand master, u j. T. Bryan of Greenville; senior grand warden, R. A. Cooper of Lau rens; junior grand warden, W. \V. Wannamaker of Orangeburg; grand treasurer. W. H. Prioleau of Charles? ton; grand secretary, O. F. Hart of Columbia, grand chaplain, Rev. W. P. Smith of Spartannurg; senior grand deacons, J. P. Duckett of Anderson find J. F\ Kinnpy of T3ennett3ville; junior grand deacons, S. T. D. Lancas? ter of Pauline and L. L Parrott of Sumter; grand stewards, C. K. Chreitzberg of Rock Hill and A. J. Thackston of Orangeburg; grand marshal, John Kennerly of Edgefield; grand pursuivant, J. E. Cogswell _of Charleston; grand tiler, W. A. Wink ler of Charleston. District deputy grand masters are as follows: First district, W. G. Mazyck; Second, J. H. Peurifoy; Third, A. Patterson; Fourth, W. A. Giles; Fifth. B. E. Nicholson; Sixth, Kenneth Baker; Seventh, W. A. H-ud gins; Eighth, O. R. Doyle; Ninth, A. ? S. Rowell; Tenth. W. ^PwPatton; Eleventh, Van Smith; T\veiftn%M. H. Sandifer; Thirteenth, Joseph Llflfds Fourteenth, J. B. Wallace; Fifteent I. ^jfco*^ Sixsren'h. W. E. James;; Seve?Kjjtth. J. C. Sellers; ElghjMth, W. L. Gl' mitteo3: Hall Committee?W. E. Gantt. M. B. Barkley, T. Allen Legare, T. R, Waring. Committee on Cemetery?R. P. Ev? ans. W. C. Miller. W. H. Prioleau. F M. Schmetzer. 'Committee on Charity?T. W. Hirsch, R. A. Sherfesee, A. L. Bartor, Henry Bank, John Harleston. ?MOTHKR OF METHODISM." South CaroUnISM Applied This Title to Mrs. Ospers Who Died in Haiti, more. After brl f services at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary G. Thorn ason, 2838 Parkwood avenue, at 3 o'clock this afternoon, the body of Mrs. Abathiah H. Capers, 90 years old, who died early yesterday morn? ing, will l>. taken to her birth place in Camden, S. C, where it will be buried in the family lot. The services this afternoon will be conducted by Rev. Dr. John T. Wightman. who was at one time a Sabbath-school student under Mrs. t aper- in Camden. Serv? ices at the Methodist Episcopal Church South, in Camden, will be conducted by Rev. H, B. Merowne. Rev. \\\ C. Kirkland and Dr. A. Weinberg will leave at 5 o'clock this afternoon with the body for Camden. Mrs. Capers was the olde>r mem? ber of the -Methodist EpiscopU Church South in flbuth Carolina. Her great interest in the church work and the fact that she was so old an ad? herent to the fiiith caused her to be called the Mother of Methodism in South Carolina,?Baltimore Sun, Dec. 7. MAINE'S SECRET STILL KEPT. Officials Believe That Deathbed Con. feaston Alone will Solve Mystery of Habana Harbor. Washington, Dec. 12.?Emphatic disclaimers wer.- made today at the state, war and navy departm nts of the possession of any information confirmatory of the it at em en t of A. C. Brice. former consul, that he was warned of the approaching destruc? tion of ti?e Maine two days in ad? vance by a Cuban sympathizer in Matanzas. Admiral Wainwrlght. who was exyitive officer of" tho Maine when the ship was destroyed, also says that no warning reached him. It is the opinion of officials th.it only through deathbed confession, if at ail, will tb. secret be disclosed. Messrs Dwlght Shaw and Georgs Heid, of st. Charles, were visitors to the cit) Tu? sdsy.