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atchman .?I WATCHMAN. BataktMieri April. IMO. lie Juat and Fear not?Let all the ends Thou Atmff't at be thy Country's, Thy God'g and Truth's.' THE TRUE SOUTHRON. EnaMlshed Jone, tidated Aujr. 3.1881 SUMTER, S C, SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1912. Vol. XXXIII. No. 38. TOP THUST EVIL. Or TRUSTS SO REMEDY RATS NAG KU of OtMMlw aud Labor No De4keJtr SuggcRttoi. t MMlod of Rrcaiatioa. ton, Jan. I.?"The mare Up of larva combinations of separate parte by o i the whole trust que* guys Chartae Nagel, secretary department of commerce and la his annual report transmit today to Pr?sident Taft. Nagel declares that the law has been proved to be Statuts beyond all doubt at a degree of combination of If aalte p?csenary, but he adds supreme court decisions In *rd OU and Tobacco cases Lrated that the next step trot of great Industrial Cor? win be the creation of n it federal agsncy. saiieh control shall* bo exe wfcather by commission, f d isgruu ration or other means asm been advocated recent' attaert K. Gary. Oeorire W. and other flaanclera before committee which haa been healings to . determine would be desirable in lawa Secretary Nagel sat 4sa\ahvsty say. Itsrora howsvsr, a development 9 powers and scope of the by sf aarporatlooa. of combination li sdwilttedly sassntlal to oa of oar great bust saye Secretary ?1 property such ws must hav*> .1 office or the - this fa the Standard MM and Amor Max Tuaaeco company aaasa have avwa**t forcibly to the public atten? tion a fact repeatedly presented In she reports of this department?th> tmsarattve need for the positive ad mlssaflalive regulation of great In dwstrfce) corporations. * MTh recent decision* and reorgan? isations which followed have made It clear that another Imperative stop remains to bo taken and that this Is the establishment, by appropriate leg? islation. of hoard system of su? pervision and publicity for all those il and oommerclal organtza engaged m Interstate and Inter? national bwtneea "Whether this shall be don? by moans of federal Incorporation cr by a federal office or commission exer curing powers of regulation anl su pstslstnu may be a secondary ques tk|SK The first consideration appears Id ho the establishment of perm i aaat administrative publicity regula- j tloa and supervision. The time is pocularty ripe for such action. Pub Is opinion and the views of many corporation managers are as one." Secretary Xsgel recommer, 1s that the bureau of corporations be devel? oped to take up the form of super? vision ha suggeste. It would be but a logical expansion of the bureau's operations nnd policy, which, he Sayn, have relied soletv on publicity for the last eight years and have demon? strated beyond queetlrn what a ays ten* of permanent supervision ran do. Mr. Nagol's report In full deals with the year's work in the msny bureaua and divisions over which h*? presides. Tn connection with the Immigration aarvlee the secretary recommend* that srv amendments to the Immi? gration laws tend to r?Ueve lmml tre*"%9 of andue hardship without let ting t'own the bars sgulnut undefllr ablea Large discretion should be lodge*! with officials, he thinks, to ad unfortunate members of Incom? ing famlllea where it In nhown that ?o<l?ty would be protected against burden and danger. Ti<? recommend* also that examinations of Immigrant* bo in a do befora they embark for this country and that the tlm ? for deport? ing coafsssed criminals be extended Sec rata ry Narel refers In pans^nic to recent crlt:cNm of the immh fion s*r*?ce. He says the Mires < andeavored to obey the general man data of ths lav end relieve the In dividual of hardship whorever the atatuA allows It. 'In the meantime, i.in<-<-.?? ? ni ? Hals renewed application ." snys t?>' jajggfdtary. quoting the worda, 'If both tactfcn*. or neither, shall abu*?> BRYAN CAUSES STRIFE. UNDERWOOD REFUSES INVITA? TION TO SPEAK. Bryan Given Last J Mace?These Two Facta. Coupled by Wise-acres, Lead to Stir Among Democrats in Con greau. Washington, Jan. 3.?The decision of Oscar W. Underwood, Democratic leader, not to attend the Jackson day banquet here next Monday night, which became known today imme? diately after the announcement that the managing committee had given to William Jennings Bryan, at his own request, the last place on th ? speak? ing programme, threw Derne crats in congress into a flurry. Mr. Underwood declared he would not attend the banquet becaure of his recent attack of threatened appendl cltles. His physician, he said, had or? dered him to attend no banquets and particularly to make no speeches nor do anything requiring unusual exer? tion. "I will not have any speech, to be read at the dinner," added Mr. Un? derwood. "If I were there to make a speech I would desire to deliver it myself." Neverthele*/ the prospective ab? sence of e majority leader of the house fr jtn a national Democratic af? fair, at wl Ich other leaders of the party and men who are mentioned as candidates for the presidential nomi? nation are to speak, aroused discus? sion, particularly In connection with the so-called break between Messrs. Bryan and Underwood. Mr. Underwood's letter to the com? mittee, announcing he would not at? tend, was sent after it became known that Mr. Bryan was to apeak last Tho arrangement did not meet the ap? proval of many leaders, but It will stand. Some of Mr. Underwood's .friends pointed out that Mr. Bryan, uenaieJMsur last on the programme, Hbd be In a position of decided ad HpfaftSje to make declarations which HMM^P* necessity remain unanewer ^EMHktbAv aweb a contingency was fWea^Hed. ?thers said Mr. Un? derwood did not wish to enter an ora- j torleal contest with Mr. Bryan. The controversy between Mr. Bryan and Mr. Underwood, which developed over the Woolen schedule, the secret caucus and other party affairs at the special session of confess last year was recently renewed when Mr. Bryan practically referred to Mr.' Under? wood as Wall street's choice for the Democratic presidential nomination. Mr. Underwood never has denied that his political views differ much from Mr. Bryan's but many of Mr. Underwood's friends recently have de? clared that he has no hesitancy *o express himself concerning Mr. Bry? an's position. Mr. Underwood had a conference with Speaker Clark today, but If the Jackson day affair wan discussed the fact was not announced. MASTER'S SALES OF MONDAY. Considerable Real Estate Change* Hands on Sales Day. There was considerable property put up to be sold at auction on Tues? day, which was the regular salesday. The sales had been '.ailed off on some of the proporty which had been ad? vertised for sale, but most of the ad? vertised sales took place as sched? uled. The bidding was lively at some times and all of the property was quickly aold. The salee made were: Master to McCallum Realty Com? pany, 100 acres in county and lot in city $185. Master to E. W. A. Dultman. Inter? est of Pompey Robinson fr. 27 acres of land In eounty, $100. Master to W. T. Andrews. 4 0 acres In county, $465. Maater to E. W. A. Dultman, 12 1-2 .tcres In county. $300. Mastnr to E. W. A. Dultman, lot in elty, $100. Master to Estate Marion Molse. lot In city. $25. Master to Lee an<l Moflsti attorneys, lot In city. $2.r,n<t. Master to Lee and Motst, attorney*, lot in city. $10n\ you will probably t.e about right. Ite ware of being assailed by one ni l prnl:? il by the other.' One of the Ki-.-nte.-o operations of the year in Secretary Nagel*i de? partment was the completion ??f tb< 13th census. a raff; bsipartant Investigation "n Ihe cn?r of llvli ; i?i now ? "In" car? ried on by the bureau Of labor. "The i rapOrt promises tp provide n 1 si- f a ! Intelligent distuplon of tbll IMlch? I mooted question,** says the secretary. WELCOME NEW YEAR GIFT. LMPROVKMENTS ESTIMATED AT $25,000 TO BE MADE BY SU 1 TR LIGHTING COMPANY. Now Turbine Engine to Bo Installed; Ice House to Be Renovated and Re- I modeled and New oflice to be Built; 1 Work on Cooling Tanks now in ! Progress and Other Improvements to be Made In Next Ninety Days. Among the many extensive im? provements being planned and mad? i for the new year those at the Sum- j ter Lighting Company's plant come somewwhere near the first, for the j contract covers an estimate of $25,- j 000 worth of repairs and improve? ments which have been let out under I contract to be completed in the next ? ninety days. The contract has been secured by W. Lee Harbin of Lexi. ;ton, *<. C, the same contractor who Is n< n en Raged in the building of th? new Methodist church. The improve- i ments will cover the Installation of a new turbine engine, and the complete i t modelling of the pres? ent ice olr.nt and the building of a new office which will be equipped with the most modern and convenient appllancea, the building of a hot well, cooling tanks and other fixtures which will, when they are completed, make the Sumter Lighting Company plant one of the most thoroughly equipped and up-to-date electric and Ice manufactories In the State or In the South. When the present improvements are completed the building will cove almost an acre of ground and will be one of the largest In the city. The whole will be fitted out with Iron frame work and will he fire proof in all departments. The building will, as heretofore, front on Manning ave? nue, but will be changed In that the office, an addition of 17 x 27 feet, will be built at the front, to the north of the present office. TMs of? fice will. It is probable, he one of the most thoroughly equipped ones In the ctyy, those contemplated by the City National Bank and the Bank 1 of Sumter'not being excepted. It will be fitted out complete In every de? tail. One of the new convenlen ?es to be Installed in It Is the method of lighting, something of the sort en? tirely new for Sumter. The light* will be placed in a kind of trough around the sides of the wall and will throw the light up toward the celling from which It will be reflected j down on the desks below, the whole j flooding the room with light almost as bright as day. The office will be divided up into the general office, with a small subdivision for em? ployees, and a private office for the manager. The present office will bs converted into a part of the engine room, there being an entrance from j the new office into the old, adding to I the floor space of that room and the facilities for the new motor. The most costly of the changes to be made is the installation of u new 750-horse power turbine engine di? rectly connected with the electric generator. This will be run partly by the power made through the con? densing of steam and means a great aavlng in fuel in the operation of the plant. The value of this new engine over the old may be approximated when it is stated that the old engine is only a 500-horse power engine and runs all of the time, whereas the new engine will be obliged to run only about eighteen hours a day until there Is a necessity for an Increase of current, and at the same time It Is not so large as the old engine. The engine la of the latest model and turns at the rate of 3.600 revolutions per minute. It Is made by the Gen? eral Electric Company. When the new engine Is put In operation the former engine will bo kept on hand to be used In case anything occurs to prevent the continued use of the new engine. From the engine will run a 20 inch exhaust pipe for the steam. This pipe will connect with the con? denser and the water will then pass on down Into the hot wells from which place It will be pumped Up Into the cooling tanks and again turned Into the pipe to connect with the engine. The engine has auto? matic adjustments which keep it con? tinually Oiled and has an arrangement for oil and water to keep it cool, The condenser, a big pipe, has al ready been completed, as has the hot well, Where ths water goes after !? leaves ths condenser, Work N n going on towards the erectien ol the coolink," tanks, where the water Is pumped fron? the hot well and drip down to i?e returned to the ongli There win bs four large tanks and s>i> smrllcr one* for the water, all of them to be placed on ? scnff< Idlng, TO SEND Mil CHEAPER. POSTAL DEPARTMENT WOULD PAY FOR WHAT IT GETS. Stewart^Givos Expenditures for Last Year as $81,042,209?Hopes to Save Some Money. Washington, Jan. 2.?A feature of the annual report of J03. Stewart, second assistant postmaster general, is a recommendation that the gov? ernment shall pay only for what it recedes in the transportation of the mails. An elaborate discussion of the proposed plan of Postmaster General Hitchcock to pay the railroad for actual service performed is presented. This plan, it is urged, would eliminate all distinction between payment for weight and payment for space and would be based on the space occu? pied by the mails in transit and the haul of the same. This plan would enable the govern? ment to transport the malls at the rate of six per cent above actual cost of the roads and would give to the interstate commerce commission authority to resolve any differences that might arise between the rail? roads and the postofflce department as to an equitable adjustment of the pay. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 1911, the expenditures of the second assistant's bureau aggregated $81, 042,20t. The appropriations for the current fiscal year amount to $87,993, 680, all of which, probably, will not be expended, because of economies that have been Introduced. Recommendations concurred in by the postmaster general to congress for new legislation for the service are submitted. Among the changes sought are a readjustment of com? pensation for fhe transportation of malls by railroads to permit the pay? ment of vessels of the second class on mall routes to South America, the Philippines, Japan, China and Aus? tralia, 4,000 miles or more In length, at a rate not exceeding that applica? ble tjvvesselB of the first class. ThOTfc-nrSd wef? recd\rfmended laws affecting the welfare of the employes of the postofflce system. DICKENS* SON DIES. Alfred Tennyson Dickens Succumbs to Indigestion?Known in Columbia as a Lecturer. New York, Jan. 2.?Alfred Tenny? son Dickens, eldest surviving son of Charle3 Dickens, the novelist, died suddenly of acute indigestion at the Hotel Aslor here late today. Mr. Dickens was in this country on a lec? ture tour. Mr. Dickens was god-son of the poet Tennyson. Ho was In his 67th year. Mr. Pakens, who spent the greater part of his life in Australia, going there at the age of 20, arrived In this country on September 29,,land lng at Boston. He had been engaged in lecturing in various parts of the country. The lecturer was on his way to attend the theatre last night when taken ill. He was better this morn? ing and was preparing to go to Kings? ton. N. Y., to fill an engagement when he was again attacked. Ha died shortly after being removed to his room from the hotel lobby. Afred Dickens' home was in Mel? bourne, Australia. which is itself fifty-one feet high. The greatest change, however, will be made in the building now used for the manufacture of Ice. This is at present a wooden building. It will be thoroughly overhauled and remodel? ed. The frame work of the new building, when it is completed, will be of Iron and all of the foundations of the building will be of masonry with a concrete flooring and wire glass windows The office will be erected in front of this building, so that it will not be seen from the street except a sm**ll por? tion of the side A change of im? portance made here is the cooling of tho ice house by direct SXpansh n of ammonia, which has recently been found to be much batter than the older method of pumping brine through the building. By this mean* the Ice which has been manufactur? ed will he kept from meltli g and ready for the market. Sumter Is at present one of th?? best lighted towns of its size any? where in tin 't?te and the people of Rumter will hear will gladness of an? changes which the ?umtor Lighting Company has made or proposes to make in order to add t(> its facilities nml thi efficiency <>f its already -v rollen! service. RAILROAD MATTER ADJUSTED. RAILROAD CONCILIATORY AND COUNCIL GVIES IN FROM ITS FORMER POSITION?SET? TLEMENT IN THE NA? TURE OF A COM? PROMISE. City to Have Work It De^res Done and Railroad to Pay Half of Cost*; Railroad Gives up Claim to Mary Street and City to Mulberry and Owens Streets; Many Officials of the A. C. L. Railroad Present. A settlement has at last been reach? ed between City Council and officials of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company in the matter of owner? ship of Mary. Malberry and Owens streets which were torn up by the railroad company in the building of their new freight yard in the sou*' western part of the city. The sett, ment was something in the nature Oi a compromise between the city and the railroad company and was made after the matter had been thoroughly discussed at a joint meeting of coun? cil and the railroad officials held Wednesday afternoon. By the terms of the settlement the city gets possession of Mary street under which it Is to put down a twenty-four inch drain pipe one-half of the cost of which is to be paid for by the city and the other half by the railroad company. The city gives up its claim to Mulberry and Owens streets to the railroad company in re? turn for a quiet claim from the railroad to 25 feet of Mary street. This decision wa3 reached after the matter had been discussed by coun? cil in the clerk's office, following the rejection by the railroad company of the city's proposition made several weeks ago through the local attorney for the road and their offer of the I counter terms, which were agreed to by the city. A number of the railroad officials were present for the occasion, among them being, Messrs. R. A. Brand. 4th vice-president; W. N. Royal, general manager; E. P. Pleasant chief en? gineer: Geo. Bn Elliott, Assistant gen? eral counsel; P. A. Wlllcox, State counsel; C. G. Rowland, agent; Col. Thomas Wilson. President Northwest? ern Railroad Company; John Wrilson, general manager Northwestern Rail? road Company. Mark Reynolds, lo? cal attorney for the A. C. L.; C. M. Brand, chief despatcher at Sumter; and others. Mr. Elliott stated that the railroad officials had come in a conciliatory spirit and wanted to accede all that they consistently could, but that they did not give up their claim to Mary street as part of their right of way. However, they wanted to be fair and frank and the proposition submitted by the city was not satisfactory to the road. He stated that they would be willing o allow the city to put in the drain pipe as it desired, and the company would be willing to pay half of the costs provided that the city would give a quit claim to Mulberry and Owens streets. Council then withdrew to the city clerk's office where the mailer was discussed. Mr. McKeiver moved to refuse to allow the railroad cdmpany to place a track south of it? present main line and re? quire the company to put in the 24 inch drain pipe under *he direction of the city engineer, the city to pay for the excavation below 12 feet, the line to be extended to Soukey's Branch and the necessary sand trap to be put in it and to require the company to restore Mary street to its former condition at once. Mr. Booth seconded this motion. Mr. McLaur in stated that he did not think that the city was sure of its rights to Mary street and that council there? fore ought to act with caution. He said that the city was not in a con? dition to go into any lengthy litiga? tion and that he therefore moved to amend Mr. McKeiver's motion so as to accept the proposition of the rail? road company provided they allowed 25 feet right of way from their southernmost track for Mary Street this to extend on out to the city lim? its and to meet Council street pro? jected. This acceptance was mads known unto the railroad officials, who at first opposed it. but finally agr.-. .1 to the terms. It was also agreed thai the pips bs put down in the street to that it would bs out of the way of the tracks and that the railroad com? pany would remove ths telegraph poles from the street. Mr. Ulliott stated that these terms were satisfactory to the railroad com? pany and be stated that ho would draw up a contract covering the ground and sul.mit to council for th< Ir approval. au of the members of council w< re pT< Bent at the meeting except Alder* men Wi lgb.1 Wilder and Cutfino. 10 CONFER AS 10 WAP.2UQUSE. MKMBKRB OF GENERAL ASSEM? BLY WILL MEET AT BEX H I7FTS VILLE. Delegations From Nine Counties Will Confer Thursday in Bennettsville Court House. Bennettsville, Jan. 2.?Members of the general assembly for Marlboro county have called a meeting for Thursday at the court house in Ben? nettsville of the delegations from Chesterfield, Darling \, Florenec, Sumter4. Hpiry, M- Dillon. Wil liamsburg aJ)d ' ^1 the purpose I of consider!- ?11 which will be I introduce .<. ?e Marlboro delega ? o* I tion, 1 V awards creating and op \ er * v ,4tate warehouse system for cotton. The proposed bill has ., drawn and modeled, it is under? stood after the Louisiana plan. \ The bill to be considered at this i meeting will probably be that drawn j up by ex-Senator John H. McLaurln of Bennettsville, who framed the I measure at the request of Don Mc I Queen of the Marlboro delegation, j The bill framed by Mr. McLaurin, though modeled on the so-called Louisiana plan, differs from that sys? tem in several respects, due to dif? ferent conditions in this State. Under Mr. McLaurin's plan there would be created a State warehouse j commission with a superintendent. In i general charge. The commission I would be empowered to construct, ac ? quire and maintain a system of ware j houses for the storage of cotton with Ia view to scientific marketing. The commissi m wj^ll be empowered to j issue bonds to pay for the warehouses. CAROLINA VACATION LAND. Agricultural Adanvtages of This State to be Show..* to Farmers of North and West. Columbia, Jan. 3.?"A vacation time in a vacation land, for the farmer I North and South," is one of the slogans of the National corn show, . to* **a held in Colim\*::*? during .fan uiry of next year. ' Make your arangements," says a circular that is being distributed throughout the country, "to attend the exposition and visit the numerous points of historical and scenic inter? est in the land of the palmetto and the magnola and where the oleanders ? bloom and the violets are fragrant all months in the year." George. H. Stevenson is the secre , tary and general manager of the Na* tional Corn show, the greatest agri? cultural exposition in the world, and J he is sending out much lterature de? scriptive of this section, tbrouci. ut the North, East and Middle West. All persons interested in the exposition are requested to write Mr. Stevenson. His office is located in the Palmetto National bank building. All farmers and business men of South Carolina ; visiting Columbia are invited to call on Mr. Stevenson and have the corn show explained. I The date of the National Corn show, ; the fifth to be held, is January 27 to ; February 9. 1913. Several thous j and farmers from the West will at? tend. The agricultural advantages of this section will be ehown and South Carolina will receive the kind of ad \ ( rl ising that pays. ADMIRAL EVANS DEAD. Suddenly Stricken, Fighting Bob FaanSS Out to Sen Of Eternity. Washington, Jan. 3.?Rear Admiral RobU y D. Evans, "Fighting Bob" t. an admiring nation, died sudden'./ late today at his home in this i ity. Acute indigestion ended the career of one of the most popular officers in the navy. He was ill les3 than two hours. Admiral Kvans. born 65 yer.rs ago in Floyd county, Virginia, arose to? day, apparently in better health and spirits than he bad enjoyed in some time. For years | sufferer from old wounds sustained in the War Between the Sections and from ret urn nt at tacks of rhemuatlc pout, the aged light* r seemed to have shaki n 41 the burden of hi** advancing days. He displayed high spirits a" breokfauQ and ate a hearty luncheon at noon. While in his library at I o'clock, the admiral was stricken. lnstantl> hit, family sent for l>r. S. S. Adams, who. on his arrival, found the patient in great pain. After trea ntlSttt Ad i ilral Brans fell into a restless sleep, and II Was thought that the d^nger had passed, shortly after 4 ? "clock, however, hS awakened and. lals'M.r himself a ih difficulty, announced tha* he was choking, "T can not get mv breath," he and sank back. At 1:48 o'clock h< died, conscious to the end.