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'I* Juni and Fear not?I** all the ends Thou Aftms't at be thy Country'Ttiy God's and Truth'*" UMTER, ? 0, WEDNE D \Y, JANUARY 3, 1912 S THE TRUE SOUTH KON. Eetabllsl vol. xxxur. NcF sneckho Idars for whow b?ne f am anting. Mid In response to feel in* that any answer to ? re? st ff am an effleer of the State | tnld ?e net osfty true, but candid I entirely free from bias. la a matter of common know I an tenth Carolina that the offt anel aarents so? -took In the fee* company and collected money Td oei Wiestes of deposit In the sum t tm.oai.10 from people of thfci id several ad join Ina; State*, the bulk t It eondngr from South Carolina, for te avowed and stated purpose of rnsieg tnerswtth a casualty insur toe company, to bo known as the terllng Accident company.' It Is I La quite well knows that the re pvere eC this company, with tho| sat diligent eff jrta have boon un lo to collect "*U et the assets of ? said company a* much aa IIIS, ? ny> to this time, and with the set favorable decisions from the arts and the ban: of luck that we ild hone for. It will be Impossible add to this sum a greater amount tn fSB.tOO. The probability Is that wfll never he l.ble to collect. In tit km to n hat we already have, rs v>an from 12.000 to IS.000. It I bo noted that receivers were sp nted. and the court took charge thai company within lesr than one r alter the charter was issued and era the F terllng Accident company I evt. **ea formed; so that so far (he stockholders of this company 4f concerned, the treasury should at shown nearly 1400.000 In ca*h ea the court took charge of the riy. It Is true that In violation representations made to stock decs and the written agreement to between the officers of the ttnole Securities ooTapany and the Hees, some 117,000 In cash and erltlee In the hands of th? trustees about $40,000 In certificates of onft were delivered to the officers the Southern Ufe Insurance com y In the purchase of a controlling tree* in their stock, at what was fesl to ho about three times the usl veins of the said stock 0 that conalderlng that that asn< ttea accounted for 117. 1 the balance of the $814.? kit has disappeared from thel 4sury of the company. and lt| been the contention of the > reecivere and the stockholdr anJly th*t this vmn*y wss fr:md-| ^^^Hkhpa/onrtited by jrtlegtoa and n*\ who wore th? were of ?he company ^hars^d with Mtsrtod p.. snare never able to recover .?ram the Ho ithern Life all of the money which they received; the $140, - Of a part of tt having been settled JLbf na with t iem for $110,000. they yHetmtng thai they as well ss the stockholders had been Injured by the fraudulent act of the oSJcers of the Wemlnole Securities company, and un? der the advice of counsel we deemed It heat to take that amount of money a\nd avoid a .lo'ig. tedloua, and to some exteat. uncertain bit of litigation. The feline amount to some $$$,e00. $24,-1 Hjft ot which sf Claimed by Mr. Oar $ \ "1 Cesar* Oarllngton and Young :%ere ?lad for miaappropraattpn of the .gum of $4M?t tn money, the prdp ?irty of the Semthoie Securities com- j jimmy, and tt wirt bo borne (|?; nlnd j . that this wan only a email part of the enormous sum of money lest forever j -fa. the atoohholdera of the company W the actn of those parties. Evidence j ? eju* produoed at the trial of the case, j *>*t?* established to the satisfaction c4V the J^ry the fact that during July | ??'m Hot. afr. Clarllngfm. with the aid 4nd aaatstance of Mr. Young, who | 'iSaa, acting as secretary of the com- j j*M*y at Jthat time. Issued to himself | ^B$0 shares of atock of the Seml S|mia B^orttiee; eempeny, and appro tpied for* ntg awn tue the eum of mttl m maW the funda of tte Id conipdhy W which ho purport flKsn deliver tip the company %f 00' I mye * the ajoafc of the Carolina MOM* ?omnadot' of the par value of fVt a share,' when the entd Carolina HUgion atock wan at *.hnt time in t?e KtH if W. d(. -Cnrk-fWIaa Jonaai ? ltH?>m f\ rirVnn. as trustees to ^KvtfsH ,lr tnuw-jfc. nat. delivered to > Ojsrttngton; ssfHN >aPi>er?lcc of gdMsosit whteih never j^appentd and i which at that time enema* almoet lii^1? * .,??* Bg At the time of tUa traaeac ? tt tpaeirtd also tht> the stock tenders of t te tenUnott Antritten fcsnf iinj h%4 ?evar hadii- legal maat .malawa tl? ere^hUOon of the com. ?per. add th^efe we* nV one author Hd *e? nvr,' Snnd nd aoU^rltv ? hi ? 4 far ah* eaja%'trnnetnr as Reagin. Hpefolatt?ei and* Young attempted; to ^?t wh*h took ?away from the ?Htttrr *jr flhd-'i ?iisn>sU Securities Mn^pWpwcr whatever had really been , returned to that said company. ! "At thd very time of thia transac? tion, the Carolina Agency company, which hdd been organized and oper? ated by Mr. Oarllngton since the early part ot 1*07, was absolutely Insolvent, and It appeared from a report made to the said company by Ita president, W. A. Clark, that out of stock which had been sold for the 'company by Mr. Oarllngton, amount ' lng to some $48,000, there was only at that time In the treasury $1,848.40. with a credit In addition thereto of $2,5?2.2?. with the State Mutual Life j Insurance company of Rome, Oa. I will add that Mr. Garllngton has filed a claim against the estate of the Semlnole Securities company for some $14,000 balance due him on account of this transaction. "The Carolina Agency company la ? at this time suing Mr. Oarllngton for . an accounting for the sum of $25,000 of the capital stock of that companv. which they claim was improperly used by him. We thus see that the Sem Inole Securities company, was not the first company which came to grief through the operations of Mr. Oar? llngton and the aettlement of the af? faire " the Carolina Agency com? pany, in a suit eubsequent to the ap polnttm nt of the receivers by the court for the Semlnole Securities com? pany, shows that the books of the Carolina Agency company, which pur? ported x ? set out the transaction whereby Its t apltal stock was used, were shipped from Laurens to the officers In (V lumbla.? by express, and during that shipment they mysterious? ly disappeared, and the officers of the company were a sie onlv to recov? er from the express Oompuny a valua? tion of $50. placed on them by the shipper. By a strange coincidence th" minutes of the Semnlole Securi? ties company, mysteriously disap? peared, and the receiver* have never be*n arde to get from the officers of j that company any books which give more than a very meager accounting of the transactions of the company. "At the trial of the case In which M<"?m. Oarllngton and Young were convicted, Him defendants put up no testimony, and there hns never, so far ah 1 know, been on explanation as to how and why the funds of this com? pany havo dlsaj4pe.ire*V and so far n? I have heard that there has I.n the slightest repentance on th-? part of either of the tp? i, fur tb outrageous and destructive act-" which made a precedent In South Carolina in ctrclea of high finance. "The victim^ of thle scheme, which for ft great many reasons. em to have been founded for the sole pur? pose of loot, number some 1,200 to 1,500, including; both men and women, and some of the letters written to j me as chairman of the receivers, re-* j veal a most pitiless cruelty on the part of the sales agents of the com- j pany In the selection of their victims. One lady writing with reference to ! her own stock, uses the following ' words with reference to another lady who has been vlcitlmlzed: " 'She, Miss-, is an orphan, teaches for( a living, and through the Influence of an aunt and of the ras? cally agent who eame in the interest ( Of the Senimole, she put in $300, all she had saved.' j "I refrain from giving the names J of these parties, as it might cause J them embarrassment, but the letter $e on file In my office, should you de- | tire to see lt. i 'Tt has been quite commonly stated , With reference to this company that ; Its victims were of the richer class of people throughout the territory in Which it operated. To some extent this is true, but the handling of the affaire of this company for two years convince* me that the bankers and richer class of people were first land* ed and their names used to collect the savings of those who were entirely unable to stand the loss. "i v/til add that at this time Mr, Oarlingion Is under indictment in the Courts cdj. this county, jointly with Hehert, Lacy and others, for conspir? acy tq defraud in buying the stocK j.ftf the Southern Life Insurance com? pany at vn g*o?rly exaggerated price, and 1 ant Wormed by the solicitor of this ciroutt that a requisition has been issued for Hebert, and pro? ceedings with reference to it are now I pending In. Chattanooga , to be held at an early date. "It appears throughout the entire proceeding, that Mr. Garllngton was ) In some respects, more to blame than J Mr. Young. The circuit Judge who ] tried thla eaee seemed to' take that] into consideration in fining the sen*] I tenon of Oarllngton for three years ! I while that of. Yourtg wna only one. II think myself that there should have j been a difference In their sentences,] but I see no reason why the sentences] 1*4 M*?fljMa/e ?o?- been' Ap&.nrtattvV1 of a Just punishment for them both. "I have never seen any of the pe? titions or grounds for executive clem? ency which have been fUed with your office, and of course I can not at? tempt to discuss any of that matter in this letter. I can only say that If there are any of the receivers, di? rectors or stockholders of the Seml nole Securities oompany who desire executive clemency for these young men, my voluminous correspondence with them as chairman of the board of receivers has never disclosed it. "1 have attempted to give you this resume of the facts leading up to the conviction without the slightest feel? ing of prejudice, to be used as your excellency deems proper, in the de? termination of your duty In the promises. Such facts as I have stated can all be substantiated by books and records In my office, and I think that the case for appeal in the State vs. Garllngton and Young, as filed by their attorneys, gives all the records from which T have quoted, with the single exception of th ? letter from one of the stockholders. "Personally, I can furnish no great? er reason why *hese parties should not receive executive clemency than that, In my opinion, they received I very slight sentence for deliberately appropriating a large sum of money, the property of others, apparently for no other purpose than that of enriching themselves. "Very respectfully yours, ?'Signed) "Frank O. Tompklns. "Chairman Receivers of Seminole Se? curities Company." SWEARINOEN TO DELIVER AD? DRESS. Addntss to Jit* Made Before Southern Commercial Congress Showing Ed? ucational Conditions Here. Washington, Dec. 28.?J. E. Swear Ingen. State Superintendent of Edu? cation in South Carolina, today wrote fb" Southern Commercial Congress that b?? will deliver before its Fourth Annual Convention, in Nashville In April, an address comparing, by Pub Mi SehOOl statistics, the educational OOndltlona in South Carolina In the rears 1110 and 1110. Re will also voles the aaplretlona and intentions of tin* progressive elements of South Carolina regarding the future of < d ueatton In thai state. Mr. Sweartngenspeech fails. Into the plan of the Congress to prove i y gfH SOhes from each Southern State. the contrast between co&dltlona now and fifty years ago: in other worda, "The (tooth's Educational fteeov? ry." SUSPECT HELD IN CAMDEN. Cilvo.s Xame a* George Harris But Believed to be Toney Moses, Want? ed in Suinler. Camden, Dec. 29.?The police au? thorities hold a negro in the Camden jail who gives his name as George Harris, and who answers the de? scription of Toney Mopes, a negro who killed a policeman in Sumter several years ago, and for whom a big reward is offered for his capture. Wednesday night Harris broke into the store of King Bros, of Bethune and stole a quantity of clothes. The negro was pursued and several shots were fired at him. He was captured this morning at Cassett, a station be? tween Camden and Bethune. One of the pistol bullets fired at him hit him in the centre of the back, but the negro, had on several overcoats, and the bullet only made a flesh wound. .The negro has six fingers on his hand, instead of five, and a bullet scar on his knee, which are said to tally with the description of Toney Moses. An officer will come up from Sumter tonight to identify the negro. Tt is thought that he is the same ne? gro that robbed the Bethune Mercan? tile company store about two weeks ago. A BLIZZARD PREDICTED. Cold Weather is on Its Way, Accom? panied by Freezing Temperature and Some Snow. gjgt a; Washington, Dec. 31.?Wintry winds will be general during the iter part of the coming week, ac ling to a bulletin issued tonight by the weather bureau. "A marked change to colder weath? er will overspread the region east of the Mississippi within the next 36 to 48 hours," continues the bulletin, "with the line of freezing tempera tare extending southward to the a'ulf and South Atlantic coasts and to northern Florida. Unseasonably cold Weather will continue the next sev? eral days in the Middle West, the ttrwes; ejaA th# .Rocky mountain "A storm that is now over the up? per lake region will move down the St. Lawrence valley during Monday, attended by snow in the region of the great lakes, the upper Ohio val? ley, the interior of New York and New England; it will be followed by clearing weather elsewhere east of the Mississippi river during Monday. "The next disturbance of import? ance to cross the United States will appear in the Far West Monday or Tuesday, cross t?N'r"illddle West Wed? nesday or Th?r y and the Eastern States about F iy. This disturb ance will be ) seeded by a reactio to normal ter Matures, be attend? ed by general ws In northern and rains In soul n districts, and be followed by ~idedly colder weath? er." ANOTHER SURVEY TO BE MADE. Meeting of Promoters of Proposed Kutlrond and Railroad Extension Committee. At a meeting of the Railroad Ex? tension Committee of the Chamber of Commerce with Messrs W. R. Bonsai, president of the South Caro? lina Western Railroad, Mr. W. A. Monteure, chief engineer for the road, and Mr. Geo. Dargan and others interested in the building of the pro? posed South Carolina Western Rail? road from Bishopville to Sumter a few days ago it was decided that none of the routes already surveyed would do for the t road and It was decided to make another survey still further west so as to escape a great part of the swamps between here and Bishopyille and to go west of White's Mill. The gentlemen in charge of the building of the proposed road were not satisfied with the surveys already made and the determination Upon the new survey was made at the meeting. The new survey will be begun at once and run through even further west than the survey which has recently been run. Birthday Party. Among the pleasant occasions of the holiday was a party given by Mis. J, I). Chandler, in honor of her little daughter, Nell's, fourth birth? day. There wer.' twenty little boya and girls present, The dining room was tastefully decorated, the COlor scheme being green and red, In honor of the N'mas season. The little ones were bountifully served to refreshments. After an hour or two of play, the child-en returned to Ihelf homes, de? claring that they all bad had a very' pleaJanl time. "THE KOCK HILL PL AN."' For Reducing the Cotton Acreage for 1912, as Modified by The Execu? tive Committee of the Southern Cotton Congress. ?Following is the official copy of the New Orleans meeting: Owing to the fact that sufficient money is not in sight to put the "Rock Hill Plan," for the reduction of the cotton acreage for 1912, as out? lined by Mr. J. G. Anderson of Rock Hill, S. C, to the Executive Com? mittee of the Southern Cotton Con? gress, in general operation through? out the cctton growing States; and aho from the further fact that we do not wish to do anything that may be In violation of the Sherman Law, we recommend a modification of the "Rock Hill Plan," as follows: , Let each individual cotton gro' V" State, acting for itself, and not in / lusion with any other, take up this most important matter promptly and settle it by calling on the bankers, farmers, mercantile and manufactur? ing interests, for sufficient funds to pay organization expenses, and then organize by the selection of a State Superintendent who shall have entire charge of the work in the State, and thus be responsible there? for. The Governor, Commissioner of Agriculture, and State Farmers' Union President should act for the State in the capacity noted above and for raising the necessary money. The State Superintendent shall im? mediately?from information received by him from any source he deems best?appoint a county Committee, consisting of three persons who, shall have actual charge of the canvassing in the field. This Com? mittee should be composed of the j best and most enthusiastic men in the community. One of them should be a banker, the other a merchant, and the third a prominent farmer. The said county committee should once proceed to raise sufficient jig.-i to employ canvassers, who are e a house-to-house canvass of the county. The business men an the farmers can be depended upon t furnish 4he necessary funds lor tTIe payment of the canvassers, provided the committee makes a personal ap? peal. To ask the people through the newspapers, or even through the mail, to subscribe money for any cause has never been, and never will be, very effective. The selection of the County Committee is the most im? portant part of the work. It must bo selected with greatest care and must be composed of men who are thoroughly In earnest and who will put their shoulders to the wheel and see that a success is made of the venture. The average county can be covered for from $125 to $200, and that amount of money can be easily raised by the proper efforts. Certain? ly men can be found in every county who will do this work. Enough canvassers should be em ployed to throughly cover the saic* county within two weeks; they should make a daily report to the County Committee, and the names secure^ should be published in the local pa? pers. Daily reports should be sent by the County Committees to the Stat' Superintendent, who should carefully compile them and a synopsis given out to the press daily. The nev.'spapers, both daily and weekly, c?n be depended upon to help in ;very way in a great cause like this, and through them the peo? ple can be advised of the progress of the work. They will gladly publish the name of every farmer who signs the pledge, and this is very neces? sary. It is said by some that al? though many of the farmers will sign the pledge, a great many of them will not adhere to it. We do not take much stock in that. A large majority of the people are honest and can be depended upon to keep their agreements. The few who are dis? posed to take advantage of the situ? ation will be forced by public senti? ment not to do so in this case. Tt is suggested that the names be published, a second time, Just before the planting season. It Is earnestly recommended that the acreage of cotton planted in 1012 be reduced not less than 25 per cent from the amount planted in 1911. and that the written pledge adopted by the National Farmers' Union be Used by the various cotton growing States. All reports sent in to the various State Superintendents must be lent to Hon, HI. J. Watson. President, bj March 1st, 1012. Tt is recommend* cd that rallies under the supervision of the County Committee be arran ed and hold on January 2"th at the school houses in each State, and that County rallies bo held on January 27th at the Opufl House In each County. It should be borne in mind In the ENDING IN SAD TRAGEDY AT EFFING HAM. Inquest into Killing of Hulcliinson'a (Baby Reveal* Story of Carcleirt iiess Calculated to Rouse Dire Indignation. _ The story of the shooting of the little baby of Mr. and Mrs. Crawford Hutchison of Efflngham yesterday does not seer.- have been told in the fullness ' terrible details. I At the * ' /of the coroner it was bro- .5* ^ut that the man who was s ,*F^>rtunate as to the means of ? yath of the little one, was ir ^>v aamefslly arid most criminally V * *ae. ? The story, as brought out at the t inquest, wu* thvt Cade Stokes, a young mae*of the neighborhood, Was a visitor at the he me of the Hutchi? sons] and that to scare and amuse the children, he took :he shot out of a I number of shells for a shot gun, and was shooting the blank shells at the children and making them jump. It is well known by all who have had any instruction In the use of shells, that a blank is dangerous and possibly fatc.l at a distance of twenty feet. In this instance Mr. Stokes, who had no intention iti the world of doing even mischief, snapped the gun at one of the little girls who had the baby in her arms, while almost in reach of her. The shot did not injure the girl, but the wad struck the infant and death resulted. The coroners' Jury ordered that Mr. * Stokes be held for criminal careless? ness and the case will be tried the next term of court?Florence Times. HOYT IiEAVES OOIAMBIA REC? ORD. Sells Interest ami Resigns as Editor. Succoas&? Columbia, Dec. 3*.? Mr1. James A. Hoyt has disposed of Ids itjteretjt in l tne Record Publishing Company and I retired fro^* the, editorship otJL*-> v* per as appeared from the following editorial announcement in the Record this afternoon: "Having disposed of my Interest in the Record Publishing Company, my resignation as editor and general manager of the Dally Record, effec? tive December 30, 1911, has been tendered, and after today my con* nection with the paper will cease. James A. Hoyt." No announcement as to who will succeed Mr. Hoyt has been made, nor has any statement of what Mr. Hoyt's future plans are been obtain? ed. The public generally, and the newspaper fraternity in particular, will regret to see Mr. Hoyt leave the Record, for he has made that paper 3trong throughout the State. He himself Is a newspaper man of ability and his many friends hope that he will remain in the State. Marriage License Record. Only two marriage licenses were issued Saturday and this morning, these went to Riley Dinkins and Mil? lie Johnson of Rembert, and Mitchell Mayrant of Rembert and Rachel Chaney of Dalzell. Both couples were colored. consideration of this or any other plan, that is presented for reducing the cotton acreage, that any or all of them, at best, can be no more than temporarily successful, inless the far? mer prentices diversification, and the market for cotton goods throughout the world is enlarged and widened. In other words, the only lasting meth? od by which the planters of cotton can enhance their profit is to raise their supplies at home and let cct ^?on be the surplus crop. Note: The only change from the original plan is the elimination of ,the "general superintendent" which It was feared would conflict with the law ; and the specific instructions to the State Sup? r intendent to employ enough men to visit the counties in person and organize them. Owing to the fact that the Executive Commit? tee did not have any money in sight to pay the exp? Uwe of personal visit.*, it was thought beet t.> leave '?he mat? ter of county organization to the lodgment of the State Superintendent who is tO appoint County Committees "from information received by him from any source he deems best." If sufficient funds can be promptly rais? ed, personal visits will accomplish the best results, otherwise the State Su? perintendent should promptly get in? to communication by mail with prom? inent men In every county, tarn leh? Ing each one with a copy of the above plan, and fiom Information re ceived through th< m. nppoi;.: the all j important County Committee.