Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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' ?? ?I MTKII WATOHM \N. E*iat)li-iie<i tprll. is.vi ?<? JnM and Fear not?Let all the ?nd- Tboa \im?l ?t be tl>> Country'* riij God't and Innh. v IHE TRUE SOUTIIItON', EMabllshed June, IM? f?n?o datPd Auk ?. 1881 SUMTER, 9 C . SATURDAY. DECEM E1-' 16 1911. Vol. XXXIII. Xo. 32. si m>k m irs ( Uli K i XPL M n EID AT < nl I miw \ < OXFER i m i:. Cnmmi<?-?i< n< t Watsoil ??? Ippolnl i omniittec of Three to Full) Exam? ine into Proposition to Lend 50 Million Dollars on Cotton in Effort to Advance Price of Staple?Sug ejrstlosjf Made srith View of lm prrovlng Plan?Statesnents Issued. 6 Columbia. 1 *ec. 12.?At an informal eonferenee of business men, bankers and cotton (rowers, In the library of the SiMe House this afternoon, with Mr. W. H. Stay ton, the representa? tive of the New York grov? Ottering to advance a loan of $50,u00.au0 on the cotton crop, the full details of th plan were discussed and the whole Jrsituation gone over. A statement of Mr. Stayton. issued at the close of the conference, fol? lows: "At the meeting this afterno< ti, which was called by Col. Watson for ml consideration of the cotton financing plan proposed by Col. xiobert M. Thompon, of New York. se\eral of the gentlemen present made suggest? ions looking to improvements in the details of the plan. "Id order that these suggestions may be added and all possible safe ^guards taken for the security of C"t ton growers and of those who advance money, we have requested Col. Wat? son, as president of the Southern Cotton Congress, to appoint a com? mute of three leading citizens of thi.' State, who will examine fully into 4t < ur proposal and indicate all steps which ought to be taken to secure the best possible prices to the plant? e's. This committee will consider, for instance, the proper method of insuring th* planter payment of de gfi^eWed pa *t of purchase money paid, fa snort, we have asked Col. Watson 0 appoint a committee whose mem jsj^bs.in nowise pledged-to sup r our plan; Tt fs not e*'en'nece> ggNft* *w^houW~hA in ?srvj?rvoC it, btit th ?v pre rather to be unblas* 1 gentlemen who will, as public spirit? ed citizens act for the protection of gV-\ ery c itiz^n of South Carolina who may offer his cotton under this plan. "We have had printed n detailed description of the plan as it now stands. We will distribute copies throughout the State. All criticism ~%which may be submitted to CoL Wat ~son or to th^ committee, will b< fully considered and all suggestions v hh h seesj wise and safe will be embodied Into the plan on *he com? mittee's recommendation, "Action similar to th ! has Just ~bcen taker in Alabama, where* Qov TfniT 0*X<-al has named two mem? bers of the committee, namely, Cap*. R. F. Kolb, commissioner "f sgi - culture ..f th;a State and one ? f tl most prominent and Influential eltl zens. and I.nd, Mr. W. P ?'?. li.ir ding, president of the Firsi National ^Uank, of Birmingham, one of the loading bankers of \}... Southern States. These two gentlemen stand as high a - any Cltlsens In Alabama. They have give*1 their endorsem to tie plan and there will be aeoclat d with th< rn one of the leading cot ejl State, whose i i has not yet been announced." Reduced to tn?- ilmplest phraseol? ogy the plat; for aiding in the distri? bution "f the cotton crop Is as fol? lows: Fir*-t: We propose to take the cot? ton, class and weigh it and advance |23 per hale of the purchase prici and issue t<? yon our equity receipt to pay the remainder ar.y day up lo January 1. 1913, and to permit you to elect the da? on which you wish to settle the f- si value and ask f-r final settlement. Beeessd; This equity receipt, which we will give you. will state the final weight anrl ihe final grade at which final settlement will be made and i* will also recite explicitly Just how close to th?- N? w York market prl< ? the final settlirnr prie,. v< il 1 hi?hence, if you know the prices ir; th" N< York mark. t at sny time you wl I know exactly how much your equity reeetpi is worth on thai day. Third We are to be paid $1 perl bah- foul of the final settlement mon? ey > as the original compensation f'?r receiving, classing and handling this cotton, af'er which we offer you yo ir own selection of any one of the fol? lowing plans whereby you may com nens tie as for our -? r ? Give us one fourth of the pro-1 Hfl MIM W i ll? ?\ \ <.l U.M. MagOZillC ( r|i lt|:i(r? |||<< CoUiplcl "' and Dedication of v:. Inn's Church in Sumier. a very considerable pari of he people <'f Charleston and nru ny South Carolinas in other parts of the State will be Interested In the special Su n ter edition of the Saint Anthony Guild, a quarterly Illustrated maga? zine published under the aspices of Saint Anthony's Southern Missions, wi*n headquarters at Florence. This edition, which h;t.s just been Issued, celebrates most appropriately the completion and decdlcatlon of the new Sumter Catholic Mission Church of St. Ann. a full description of v hieh was given in The News and Courier last May at the time of the dedicatory services. This i.' one of the flourishing Catholic churches un? der the ministration <if the Be*-. Charles D. Wood, of Florence, the publisher of the Saint Anthony Guild, and the magazine contains .1 great rtaaj of very interesting and very readable matter relating not only to tn? churc h at Sumter. but to th ) churches at Georgetown, Cheraw, Florence and throughout what Is known as tht Pee Dee section of the State. The reading matter Includes the very Interesting sccounts prepar? ed for The News and Courier by Mr. 12 T. Reardon, of Sumter, of the church at Sumter, and also a valuable article by the Hon. W. i?. Morgan, giving a *'!?? : i deal i f information wi'h regard to th*3 City <f Wlnyah Bay. The photographs which illus? trate the magasine have been se? lected with a great deal of c ire and they gre handsomely printed. Every Catholic will want a co* y of tht mag* azine, of course, for it contains pic? tures and facta which can be had with Jifficuity elsewhere, if a* all, but it is of Interest not only to Catholics * but to South Carolinians generally and nobody can examine a copy with? out wishing one to keep. _ ' 'Mr.** Richard' rev irVrtdham re? turned to the city Sunday after com? pleting a business course at Massey j Business College. Richmond. \a. Mr. Bradham has accepted a position as book-kee] er with the Security Life and Annunity Insurance Company f which Mr. W. B. Cpshur is genera] agent for this State. i e as follows: Fifty cents per bale per month, 01 fraction thereof for th" first two months; then 25 centj per bale per month, or fraction thereof, BI long aj you hold it. You must, of course, eled to st ri with which on., of these plans you will expect us to use with your cot? tons. Commissioner Watson made the following statement: "1 hnv< ills ed fully from the very ?rsi ?uggest lon of the proposition made the New York gentlemen that it* tude was such thai th.- masses of thi people and every one else concerned would wish to move slowly and de? liberately, and that if the proposition was accepted it would . only alter every safeguard had 1.n thrown around it and after every ph.ise of it had been carefully threshed out, I have fe t it Incumbent upon me to see *hat any proposition submitted aas fairly and *i ? ri?-s-t">? presented to th.. people of the sever: i States of th*- cotton belt, as >\"ii ??? those of my own State, arid, as I stated in New York, it was for the people them? selves to decide. N? ither Mr. Bar? rett nor myself has attempted to ad* vise anybody in this matter. i"r we r. aiiz.. ?hat. after all, i< Is foi each individual owner of COtton to deter? mine upon his own course. "I have tonight casually consider ed the request that lias been made of us to name a committee of three k?ad' ing citizens of this State t<? act f r our people in this matter, j nd af?< r consultation with aeveral leading iron in various portion- of the State, since the informal conferenee trils afternoon, I have determined to name a committee upon the basis ndieate.i in the I ri< f st;,?. m< ? ? ? Mr. Stay u ill \me most > .r fully . ? le< b -I ?Ith 10 B!it COTTON ACREAGE. ( OMMI1 II I TO Ml I r l\ M v\ DHU \XS XKX'J Uli lv. < aiupaiun (<i be l.aunehed bj South 1*1*11 Cotton Congress?Suggested b> ?I. (?. Anderson. Columbia, Dee, 13.?"In view of the vital Importance of Immediate]) < rganizing and pushing to a suc< ess ful Issue the matter of securing uni? form pledges for a reduction of cot? ton ucreage 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 Relent organisations t<? this end, ac? tion having been urged from many quarters, I have determined t" call a meeting of the members of the executive committee of the South? ern Cotton congress, to be held In the rity of New Orleans on Wednesday of next week, I ???eember -0." 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 J will specially request oat h State Farmers' union president to be present with the com? mittee or to be repres >nted by some delegate acting for him, and I will make ;i special request of the gover? nor of each State and the i ommls sloner of agriculture of each state to be present in person or by repr< - tentative* in this way the three or? ganizations that have been endeavor? ing to aid In the matt -r of market? ing cotton will be combined Into one effective meeting, f"r a common pur? pose, C, Et, 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 least 25 per cent of cotton acreage, some whs t upon the lines inaugurat? ed bo successfully in York county of this State by J. CJ. Anderson, and Mr. Anderson Tiaa 1.n invited to meet with the committee looking to this end. Tins will not be a miscellane? ously attended conference, but a purely business meeting of a small body ( f men thoroughly representa? tive, and with tb" Interests of the South at heart. For some w < eke 1 end b 'i ve that I hai e secured suf ' ? ent assurance for the financing ol this undertaking which unquestlon ? ly holds the key to n >xt years sit \T1 \< K <>\ I UWHI I'MONS. Ciomper.? I?*mu*s statement llogardiiiK Dynamit Ing?I'rges Organization. Washington, Dec. 1*.?Samuel Oompers, president of the American Fed< ration of L bor, tonlghl sen' 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 McXamara nays and means committee, following the confession of the dynamiters of l o? Angeles. The salb t.t points jn the statement were made public at the time, but Vr. Oompers accompanies the copies with a letter to organized labor. The letter declares that the M< - Varnara affair has been seized upon by the enemies of organized labor to i rush it. "Every union member deplores vio? lence and < rime." says Mr. Gompers, whether committed by an ordinary rutlaw, by a corporation director or agent <t by a so-called union man. Labor resents the insinuation that, trecause one or two union member* become criminally fanatical, or fan tically < rimlnal, that the rank and fib- and tin- officers of the labor movement are responsible, either le? gally or no-rally." The letter closes with n request that tie- statement be read an ) ? - serted in the minutes of ever> in ami adds: "<;r11 your teeth and ? rganize, ? i ganlze.*' Mi >\ ix?, ei? rritrs lloy* Contest ill** for Vritv HOUSE WOULD ANNUL TREATY im ssi \ <? i M i \ in \ n ?i. \ nsi i in:t i \hk si?i?:aki;hs, Him One l>i**etitiiig Vote In Hou?4 on Sulzer Bill?Semite t'??ii>?ideriii! Similar Rill Introduced by C'tilber Mill ? Maim Think* Vcton **ul Hcienl to Ca UM" War?House Re fuses to Soften Language of I * ? ?so linking Washington D< . Joint resolution for of the treaty of 18! United States und i: the hitter's discrimination igainsi Jewish-American citizens, passed th< House tonight 300 to a five vote was cast by Representative Malhy, ..f Xew York. A practical!) IdentU resolution by Senator Cul herson, of Texas, is p< nding in th? Senate. Both the Sulzer and Culber ton resolutions would direct the Pres? ident to give Russia, lmm< dlately, th ! ears' noti< e necessary for the com ; lete abrogation of the treaty that has been in force nearly eighty years. An attempt led hy Representative oImstead, of Pennsylvania, to modify the Sulzer resoluti* n so as to avoid making the direct charge that Russia has violated th.- treaty In refusing to recognise the passports of American ?lews, was defeated, 18-1 to 115. Prominent Republi? ans d ?clared that the House should not go on r< cord , as chargng a violation of the treaty. I but should adopt language stating tha I Russia had so construed the treaty that the United Stau i ould no lo! j ' er be a party to it. "The sentiments announced here today,*' declared Republican Leader I Mann, "are sui h that if they were uttered in any other parllment body I they might bring euch resentment that they would proyoke war." Mr. Mann added that If the United States asserted thai a discrimination against races was a violation of a treaty. It mi^ht weaken in Its own atli^ud? i toward the exclusion, 'f ?iVe' - ?v, .>\ ? V The deVita in the house bristled with charges thai Russia's attitude w.is an offense against the United States and thai her exclusion of American .lev.-; who bore proper'y certified passports, was n affront to this Government. Representative Met 'all. of M - s< hkia its, - ild the matter owrht nol l ? acted upon b> the Itous< .i.t ! II ha< been submitted tries. Repr< sent I i mlo, insisted thm tratlon has g< ? ? ? i I i 11?i e< ??' " any way an affr< i Mr. T.mi j i ?rth. ?' d -sires the fi lei ibis question Is friendship; It nl honor,' Mr. M 11|| elld< joint resolution an sen the continued foreigners on aec< amendments to the resolution v - o\. j- a helming!) beaten. The resolution p ssed d< ch r< - that "I '!!?? I \o\ ernmeni i t the I 'i ited States will not be a pari., to any treaty which discriminates, or which, by one "I the parties th? r< to, is so onstru< 1 as discriminat between American citizens on th? ground of race or religion," and it .;<I<1- tl ; "The ilovernment of Ru !r - lated the treaty between the Uni? ted States and Russia, con< uded it St. Petersburg. December Is 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 fongres* the t?ald treaty, for tie reasons afore said, ought t-> be terminate ?I at the . irliest poslbh time." ii m:i:i ri < kith i^i s < i?i 11 >\ st in Ml |*re*>ideitt of National farmer*' I iu<.ti Says Syndicate Restriction* are Harder Than i \??<??? il. MW- FIN ?M < \i;i UJNA, tVoodrou Wilson League Growing? Lectures on Agriculture ? Other lU in-. ; ? rsity <-f Soutii < Carolina, i ?-??. 12.?Tli?- first le ture the course in architecture, which was t?. ba given ? th" evening of the Sth, had to be postponed, a telegram was received from Mr. Fluckstuhl stating that he would be detained at the North f,:r several days ami would not he able to Jill his engagement on the vh. The lecture will be given at a laier date. The flrat lecture of the course in agriculture was given this morning in LeConte college by Mr. Ira W. Wil? liams. This afternoon at 5 o'clock the students taking this course met with Mr. Williams at i 'raven Hall where the Corn Exposition la beine held and here he pointed out the , chief things of interest. Tiie represent lives of the debating council from Davidson, Trinity and Carolina met In Durham last week. Carolina will meet Trinity at Durham on tin second Saturday night in j March, 1912, and will meet Davidaon at Chester on March the 4th. Profea aor L. T, Baker and A. H, Williams, president <f th.- student-body, rep? resented Carolina at this meeting. Th- preliminary debate Will be held on February 15th, 1912. Law Building Committee head? quarters, eatablished in the office of Prof. A. 'i Moore, dean, present ac? tive acenea these days. Those Inj charge are working In earnest. The letters t" the law alumni are already out and tiles,, to the academic alum? ni also. The fund is growing mate? rially an 1 In order and to better handle the volume of correspondence a Stenographer h.a.? bc-en secured. The launching of the law building enterprise has turned the eyei of the people of the State towards the law School and is but the lirst step to? wards n greater future f(,r this branch of the University. The Wood row Wilson league con? tinues to grow and |a becomlnaj more enthusiastic at thi^ iiyflUviijon^. l" ter* are crtnstaifftja can.ms, from otlor colleges and universities asking for Instructions in regard to what is expected of them. A letter from the University of Montana was received recently, paying that . s mil ir league, as a result of the request made by the mother of the movement (Caro To facilitate matters, the Univer? sity of Virginia will I headquarters for colleges north of the Mason Dlxon line and the University of South Carolina h< ? I art< rs south ? : thla line. The Vv- Phman-S >phomore footl i I u Mut of last Saturday resulted In a tie, neither being able to score, whi< I necessitate s noth? r . no to Im played. The Juniors d< feated th? The m -mbers of this ye tr'a \ arsjtj team a ho were award* d block C's eb ted Alfred Von Kolnitz of Char? leston captain and Christopher Fitz pimm ?ns. of i ::. ;- m i user of ( IIAI;LI>Tu\ i six >Ks| - It.U l\(. \boiii ."tin Men Who Fit vor Horse I lacing Held FniJitisiastU' Meeting and H> an' S|H*ei*UC?. tal lishm< nt, George H. 8pee< hea w shall, W. M. ll irry Wilei (t'Shaugi ? ? . C. A. l: ess hofl presided. ?> John Mar W. Hughey, \. Caaaidy, M. ur O'Neill, L thers. The ki > - waa ihit the tail l r.i < 1 ?. arid MtiOiiiC BRAND LOOSE. I Ittel-! S. MOWI R KhVA II I) '.i:\Mi MASTI ::. la-: Dil) of Session a Bu>) One?Of? ficers ICIchami Appointed 'i'ily Installed. I !harh ston, Dee, l ;. The grand !"?lt.r.- of Anclen* ^ree Masons -jf Soulh <Carolina ?1?-? l its 1 :."th annual comrr >n at i o'clock ?ml was ? ^* co meet again next year in ?' of Charleston. At hir V today the grand lodge electee1 y n and tin -'.- and their app< ^v ,vere duly Installed. The oil' * .? th..- ? nsuh g year are as 2 SN ,d master. George s. Mower, ewberry; deputy grand master. ? . 'i'. Bryan of Greenville; senior grand warden, R. A. Cooper of Lau rens; junior grand warden, W. \V. Wannamaker <f Orangeburg! grand treasurer, \v. H. Prioleau of Charles? ton; grand secretary, l?. P. Hart of Columbia, irrand chaplain. Rev. W. P. Smith ' f c|>.irti!ii>-urL'; senior tfrand deacons, .1. P. Duckett of Anderson ami J, P, Kinney of Bennettsvilles junior grand deacons, 8. T. L>. Lancas ter "f Paulin?- . :.<1 L. I. PaiTOtt of Sumter; grand stewards, C. K. Chreitzberg of Rock Hill and a. J. Thackston of Orangeburg; tfrand marshal. John Kennerly of Edgefleld; grand pursuivant, J. E. Cogswell of Charleston; grand tiler, w. a. Wink? i- r of (Charleston. District deputy grand masters are as follows: First district, W. G. Mazyck; Second, -I. H. Peurifoy; Third, A. Patterson; Fourth, W, A. Oilos: Fifth. P. E. Nicholson, Sixth, Kenneth Baker; Seventh, W, A. Hud gins; Eighth, O. F.. Doyle; Ninth, A. S. Rowell; Tenth. W. H. Patton; EI< v. nth. Van Smith; Twelfth, M. H. P ndtfer: Thirteenth, Joseph Lindsay; Fourteenth, .1. B. Wallace; Fifteenth, I. $j Joius; Sixteenth, W. E. Jame?; Seventeenth, J. C. Sellers; Eighteenth, W. L. Glaze. Grond at?f?fig Mow-r also-vap fsnnteu the f t;.\<- - ;: .-^f-oSd raltteo.?: Fail Committee w. E. Gantt M. B. Barl ley, T. Allen Legare, T. R. Waring. Pommlttee on Cemeter)'?R? P- Bv ans, W, n, Miller, w. | f. Prioleau, K. M. S< hmetz< r. w. ?-? h, !: A. So. rt. A. t/. B irton, i' ? ry Bank, John Harb ston. Aft ?Till i; IIP MKTIIOIHSM." South ( iiioliiiinie? \pp|!< I Tili* Tlth t<? Mi-. < ii|ier?i \\ !i?? hit d in Balti? more. After 'I' I Hel'VieCfci .it tll< il llle of her daughter, Mrs Mar. Thorn ? <?' .?? k this - it-; i i "I. 'he body of Mrs. Abathlah 11. Capers, years old. who ?In ?I earl) yesterd > morn? ing, will i taken i' ? her hirth place In ? 'amdt rt, S. ?'.. w hi i ? ir ivill be this afternoon will he conducted by Rev, Dr. John T. VYightman, who was at one time a Sabbath-school student under Mrs. l'aper? In Camd t. Serv* |c? s a' lie Mel hoi| ; Epl CO pal Chureh South, in L'amden, will bo conduct* l i y Rev, il. !-. Merowne. Mi v, W. ?' Kii kland . nd I 'r. A. Weinberg will leave at 5 o'clock this .1 fternoon w Ith I he hod) for F ? ? !? r> M l s, < 'api rs was the old* ber of the Chun h S< nth in great interest in the church work .< ??<! :!?.. fi ; thai vh< was so old an ad? herent to the faith caused her to be called the Mother of Methodism In South Fandina. Baltimore >? Dec, Methodist Episcop tl TOuth c irolli a. Her M MM 'S M < IU I <-l II I KKIT. Oftieinl* Belic\< Ihn Deathbed ton. fes*>ion Alone will Noise Mystery of llahaii.1 II o i t i