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t tt* *N*TKH WATCHMAN. Established April. 185* Consolidated Aiu 3,1881 ?He dust nml Pear not?Let all the ends Thon Alms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's .and Truth's." ??bsey*? ll.llV. ?v^r THE TltCE SOl'THKON. E?iubll?U<*l Jiux.-, ISM SUMTER, S 0., WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 24, 1912 Vol. XXXIII. No. 43. WILSON PRAISED FOR BREAK. PHt.DUTloN MVDP THAT III. wrwLL tin i uupu hi \ >o\s Washington rime* Prints story Tcll in? How New .i-Ts. > Governor's lesion ?. i m ih? - Ttttvc Men. Waahin<ton. Jan tl.?That Oov. Woodrow Wilson will within the next few daya give the publh- ample anil auftVlent rea.vini for having; declitr I that Harper's Weekly was doing h" presidential hopes more harm than good la the prediction made here to? day. On thin subject the Washington Times print* ttie following story this morning: "Three Maryland Democrats, all locally well known as political fa tore, discussed the WII.?on-Harvey In? cident on a train last evenlnr.. Thes had all had leanings toward Qov Wilson long before the Harvey affair. "One said. The thing tha always made me uncertain of a Democrat was the leadership ot Harper':; Weekly in hie behalf: now I know he's my kirn'.' "The second aald. 'This affair has cleared away my last uncertainty--; about Wilson. I'm aatlafled that he's the sort of man who. If nominated and elected, would be president for the people, not for the people who corralled the delegates and the cam? paign funds.' "The third agreed with these views, and among tn -m the trio named three other Democrats of their acquaintance who hfd expreaeed themselvea In like vein. "People who know Col. Harvey best have least doubt of the aincere quality of support he gave Oov. Wilson, and least uncertainty that he has given that support because he horestly be? lieved in the Ideals Wilson represents. Col. Harvey Is not the reactionary representative of Wall street inter that haa been widely represented. ' Hut mincing words V* useless now. truth la, and It is of every day knowledge to everybody who haa mln In recent months were practical been discussed, that the harm than good, 4 eked c frank question whether that' was his ?tow of It, Oov. Wilson admitted that It was Dout bless he could abow a start ling array of letters and other testimony to Justify Mr conclusion. A man running for president can not ?f ford to be needlessly misundcrdood Gratitude la well enough. ?ut it la dif? ficult to be grateful for that which hurts rather tb in helps. It is better to be accus?-,I of ingratitude than to be guilty of hypocrisy." ?.o\ \\!l-.?N sT'M, SII.IAT. Ha- Not Vet Decided Whether He Will I---. Ni.iunu-in Ibrgardliu: Harvey Incident. Prnlcetoii. N. J., Jan. 21?Oov. Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey re? turned tonight to Princeton from his I uip to Michigan. He declined to be eeen l<> newspaper reporters. I it sent word he did not care to make any statement about the version fur? nished by t'ol H and Henry Watterson regarding the Manhattan c?nb interview, at wbi<-b \\? i - 1 to have told Ool Harvey that Harvo's support was injuring him. The gov? ernor added he hud not made up his mind whether he would make any statement at Trenton tomorrow. raii.KO\!> St hvuy computti.d. Knf.nor- I..Mo*. Old Survey in I ii. ir Route?Unter l-jiwtcrn Side of Town The engine* ra for the South Caro ? In* Western Uallroed have eomplet el their lateat survey, running the route along the old line tirst taken about fear I SeO years ago by Maj. W. U 1. ? who h?? made hi* survey for the Heabward Air 1 .in.-. Il..\s.-\.r, .?h-n a few miles from town, the surveyors bran< bed off to the ? ist and ran their lines Into town through the eastern side of thn city. Marr'age I.icciIh4. Itci-ord. The following i <?u|.l. s vs. i.- granted marriage in-ens.-* s.iturdav White ?Mr. Th?o C. Johnson and Mis* Sin- (irooms. Colored?Charllon Krann*. Con? cord, and I<avlnl i Monroe May.-M\ die; Jennlnga Kendrhk, Jr., ind Wllhel mina Atkinson Ci irornont) lleaakasti Mlcksns, P? lern? ind Id. Win burn. SugeJaf] LaWfaa> I Carolina. Providence, and Addle Itrown. oswe go; Paul Oooden. < ?rangel.urir. and Belle Tucker. Humtor, John Robarl son. and Alles Mick. Jordmi. CAMPAIGN THROUGHOUT STATE. I Tu UfffJI Adoption of "Hock Hill Plan' u<* rit?posoil by John G. Aiulcr* mi. C lumhia, Jan. 20.?Acting under ? res lutton of the South Carolina State Farmer?' Fnion. Commissioner Wat? son Is socm to Inaugurate a campaign throughout the cotton belt to interest the farmers in the movement to re? duce cotton acreage. He will urge upon i he State Farmers' Unions of the various States and the depart? ments of agriculture to put the "Rock Hill P'.an" In operation for reducing acreage. The plan was promulgated bv J. Q. Anderson of Rock Hill and he is to ^company Commissioner Watson o.i the trip throughout the Scuth. The "Rock Hill Plan" in South Car? olina is under the direction it Mr. Ambus.n\ and the organization work It going rapidly forward. It hoped by Mr. Anderson to have every county l.i the State organized witnln the next several weeks Orgar izatlons for the perfection of the work In I other States will be perfected. Commissioner Watson Is the presi? dent of the Southern Cotton congress j and the Farmers' Union meeting here \ several days ago adopted a resolution j requesting that he take charge of) the movement. The itinerary will be I announced in a few days by Cornells- J sioner Watson. CHANGES IN CANVASSERS. _ Chairman AmlcrNOii Phased Willi Ad- ? ?trenn of Sumter Committee. order lo have g full quota of canvassers in this county Mr. Nelll O'Donnell. chairman of the 'Kock Hill Plan" for Sumter County, has ap- J pointed Mr. N. A. Spann canvasser for Sumteg township in place of Mr. J. M. Progdon. and Mr. S. W. Patlieid for Mayesville and Shiloh townships In place of Mr. E. W. Dabbs. Messrs. E. W. Dabba and J M. Progdon stat? ed that owing to other business they would not have time to serve as can? vassers, although they were heartily ^rVvor cf thw' ft^lr mil plan and would uo all in their power to help the cavnassers when they came to thern. As nothing to the contrary has been heard from the other canvassers it is taken for granted that they will act as canvassers for their townships < s appointed. Vr. O'Donnell is in receipt of g h-i ' *r from Mr. Anderson highly enn pPmenting ihe Sumter committee in their work. Part of the letter is as follows: Rock HUI, S. C. Jan. It, 1113. Mr. Kglll O'Donnell. Chairman. cud-.- pock Hin Cotton Plan, Sumter. S. C. 11 r Mr. (i i tonnell: Jfonr letter j of yesterday Just reeclvedi gnd ?t is certainly very encouraging. 1 shall make a copy of it and send to the oth? er chiirmen today. \nl 1 am going to have your ad dress that w * printed In the newspa? per printed In olrcular form and : nd eii? iugh to every County chair? man, so that be can give a copy to ? cry canvasser In the State. These . [ t., read this addrcj-.s to the individual farmer when the occasion d< mands it. it is certainly a well rotten up paper and contain the proper Information f"? the farmer to | know." sees Monday morning Mr. o'Donncli ate 1 that be was getting out pledge rend] for all of ths canvassers In the county and n?* would send these out to them Immediately io tbat they i uld begin their work at one,, )<??? fore the time cams When farm work claimed the attention of the men who had been appointed a* canvassers GOOD ROADS MEETING MONDAY. Soii"i Carolina AsaoHgllon Plans In? teresting Programme for IfteSSSOfl of TWO Days, Columb.a. Jan. 2". The South Carolina Qood RgWdl ?ggOOlgtlon Will meet In |hll city at goon ne\t Mon dnj at slther Ihe court bouse or ihe City < OUnell chamber and a large at? tendant- Is expected for the SSSliOn of two daya The association will be weleefgged hi Mayor Olhbes and im? mediately after Will gol dOWil to hugtlieSM and discuss road problems from a business standpoints There are several bills ?ffe? ting the inter? ests of the association before the general nssemlly. ind these will be considered ind ps ?i on by those present. The vgfious county super \isorw havt writb n President Hyatt tvi.it they would attend end ths p??? gramme will be of considerable in tercst. BIXIEVEU COMMITTEES' MAY REACH AGREEMENT IN LAWRENCE, Matten Thousand Idle Textile opera? tors May Bad Ton Day's Lay-off. I^wrence. Mass., Jan. 21.?With the 01 ganization of strikers' commit? tees to arrange for conferences of employes with the mill agents, a feeling was prevalent today that a great step had been taken toward ending the strike of 16,000 textile operator! which has been in progress for ten days. Col. K. Leroy Sweetzer, commander of the regiment camped in the mill district, and Dudley M. Holman. Gov. Foss' secretary, both of whom attended conferences with the strikers today, expressed their belief that peace was probable shortly. No further search was made today for dynamite, three lots of which were found in different parts of the city yetterday. According to the po? lice, the tip by which the explosive was located came from members of the Italian squad on the police force, who have been engaged in the search in BoetOI for strangers supposed to have designs against the governor, and who came here yesterday and hunted among the Italians for two men, said to be professional dynamit? ers from Pennsylvania. These men slept two nights in Bos? ton the police say, and arrived in Lawrence Friday night. They are be? ing shadowed. Joseph C. Ktter, the strike leader, and hundreds of the strikers brand the whole affair as a deliberate frame ip and a "plant" to ruin the cause of the striking operatives. Etter laid It to private detectives. A member of the State police force who has been prominent In the Investigation, was of the opinion tonight that the hear? ing tomorrow of the eight persons arrested when the dynamite was found, would develop testimony that the explosive was not to be used against the mill property. Unconfirmed reports were rife to? night that many of tha large mills which have been operating with re? duced forces for the past week would not open their gates tomorrow. Unless trouble develops tomorrow it li probable that some of the miu I Is will be dismissed. KILLS WlFEtfTHEN FLEES, i Mamie nrnndereon shot Saturday Night by Her H i-baud?Die?? from Wounds, V ed :'. ? Jan. L'J.?Saturday night Mamie Qrandcrson was shot and seriously wounded by her hus? band. Horace Qranderson, who then made his escape, Monday morning the woman dlt d from the effects of the u oi mis. The shooting occurred on Henry I lend iti ? '? ? place, ?ar Mr. Willie Shaw's place, Saturday evening, and Sunday morning Dr. Parier was call? ed iti i" amputate*the limb which was Seriously injured. Qranderson and b'* wife have i? ???:. living together until about four months ago, when they had a quarrel and separated, Mamie, or Mar:.-, as she was known, going back to her form r home at Wedgefl -id. Saturday i,ight QranCferson, who has been working In Sumter, and Is said to have been a steady negro, paid a visit to his wife, hut she refused to let him r v hen in- went to the house. He then broke Into the place and shot his Wife with a gnu, the load of shot tak? ing effect in the leg between the knee and hip, Sunday the operation was performed on the woman and she died Monday morning from the ef? fects. Coroner Flowers was notified of the shooting and came to Wedgefleld Sunday night. He held the inquest Monday m ?rnlng, the jury returning verdict according to the above testi? mony that the woman came to her death Moni a gunshot wound at the hands of her husband, Qranderaon bus not been heard of, although a warrant was I sued for him by tha coroner, Qranderson and his wife were up in the police court in this city for discharging firearms and disturbance of the peace several months ago and both were fined ai the time. Qrand? eraon paid bis and bis Wife's lim s and tin y separated afterwords, The quar? rel and shooting Saturday nlghl -?t Wedgefleld seems to have been th< ? ulmlnatlon of their form r quar> r l. I < Ol N TV si PERINTEN DENTt MEETING. Action Tnk< ii by EduoBtoffl in Hav? ing Hills Introduced In General As. scmbly. To the Editor of the Item. It is indeed encouraging' to attend a meeting ao full of interest and en thuuinsm aa was the meeting of the County Superintendents of Education held in Columbia Wednesday and Thursday of this week. The school law is imperfect and the system evolved from it is neces? sarily the same also. Many perplex? ing eases come up for the superin? tendent of each county to decide and work out the l est way he can. The meeting in Columbia was for the pur? pose of discussing these trying sit? uations, and, if possible, devise means for their relief. Several bills were proposed and committees ap- j pointed to carry them before the ed- I ucational committee of the Senate j ?.nd House in joint session. Briefly these bills are: One to provide for a central Board j . f Examiners who shall grade all examination papers, of those desiring to teach the papers being sent in to this board by county superintendents who hold two examinations, one in April and one in August. Another bill asked for more funds BO that needy schools may be run for 1 a longer term. Another bill asked for a Library fund which would be available any time during the year, and which would be sufficient to aid those schools which wished to increase their libraries. Another bill asked for a fund for each county board of education to be used at the board's discretion to ad? vance the cause of education in the county. Another bill asked for an appropri? ation by the State of fifteen thousand dollars to aid schools ranking ju3t be? low the high school and which, ir most cases, were made up by con? solidation and employed several t.V.'hers, bit 'vhleh were not able to secure fifteen pupils advanced suffi cinetly to enter the high school. It is generally hoped by the county superintendents the State super tendent and all who are really in touch with the needs of the public rural schools of the State that these bills will be pass-d. It is very im portant that these schools should be Improved, as it Is In the rural public schools that the majority of the children of the state can hope for an education, Sot one word against the higher institutions of learning; not one word aaginst the city schools; not one word against necessary e*> i> indltures In other lines, where progress hi sought, but of tho State debt, figure, oh ye Honorable Solone, how much is due to money appro? priated to give the country boy an ic tlon You will never be accus? ed "f extravagance for giving aid to this cause, for it Is In this that the hope of an advanced civilization de? pends. j. Herbert Haynaworth, Co. Supt. of Education. FARMERS REQUESTED TO COME Ol T. Reorganisation ot* Boys' Corn ciufc to Take Place Next Saturday. Messrs. t>. H. Benson, i?. B, Mar? tin and L. L. Baker, the first two from Washington and tic latter from BlshopvillOi all of whom are govern-j ment experts In corn growing, will be in Sumter on next Saturday, January liTth, to reorganise the Boys* Corn Club for Sumter County. The meet? ing will be called to order at noon at the county court house and all of the farmers in the county are request? ed to be present at the meeting, j Tin- government experts are espe? cially anxious t,, arouse interest In tite work of the boys' corn clubs and the meeting is held her?, on a Saturday so that all <d' the boys from the coun? ty can attend the meeting. Saturday not being a school day. The teachers of the county are also requested lo come out, as are the trustees of tho schools and all others Interested In agriculture and especially the work oi the hoys' corn clubs In ibis State, The committee sent out by tho government have planned a campaign ov r the entile Shite ami Sumter will be the first place the campaign meeting In behalf of the boyg* cor*i i lubs will be held. . T * The Schwartz anli sale beglni ? Monday. UPHOLDS PURE-FOOD WILEY. HOUSE COMMITEE PREPARES REPORT COMPLETELY EX ONERATIXG CHAMPION, investigating Body Will Preooui Find? ing Monday Urging That Doctor be Given More Authority in Enforce? ment of Law. Washington Jan. 1&.?Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, chief of the chemistry bu? reau of the department of agricul? ture, the storm centre of the food in? vestigation last summer, is given a clean bill of health in the report of the house committee that investigated the charges and countercharges. The committee In its report, which will he presented to the house next Mon? day, sustains Dr. Wiley all along the line, except on unimportant details. The evidence taken in the case was voluminous, but the report is con lined to the actual conclusion of the committee. The Republican members of the committee joined with the Democrats in making the report unanimous. "There is no politics in the report." said Chairman Moss of the commit? tee. "This fact, together with com? promises on some of the matters about which the members of, the commitee had differences of view, permitted a full agreement." The report pays much attention to the Hemsen board to the activity of Solicitor McCabe. who wa3 the prin? cipal opponent of Dr. Wiley In the department, and it3 recommendations In general are that Dr. Wiley be given a free hand In the enforcement of the pure food and drug law, thus limiting very lafgely the power for? merly vested in Solicitor McCabe. This limitation already has bee.i put into effect under the action taken by Pres? ident Taft shortly after the adjourn? ment of the extra session brought the active congresional Investigation to a close. The final statement of ap? proval of the conclusions was affixed by all the members of the commit? tee fcalay. Jhfi committee immediate-^ ly ordered the report printed confi? dentially and declined to announce the r 'commendations until the report is made public next Monday. 'ihe investigation was made by the bouse committee on expenditures in | the department of agriculture, and its hearing! during the recent extra pen? sion awakened wide national interest. Secretary Wilson, Dr. Wiley. Solicitor! McCabe and a host of other witnesses j contributed to the symposium of rev? elations regarding the demoralised ? conditions surrounding the admlnls tration of pure food law. In the course of these hearings. Dr. Wiley told bow most ?>f his rulings were arbitrarily overruled, bow a few ?as s of direct law violations disclosed i by many lines of inquiry were taken out of his hands and turned over to J the Hemsen referee board of Inves-' tlgation. He said his hands were thus "absolutely paralyzed." His discus-' .[.?us conflicted With the Penisen oard and he said the least that could ? done for the public's protection was to prohibit the use of foods or drugs until the board bad decided In favor Of their use. He added that J this policy had not been carried out. j The big controversy between him and , the Hemsen board was over the chem? istry bureau's finding that bensoate of soda was harmful. Virtually the only dissent from the sweeping verdict for i>r. Wiley is' i as< d upon the Irregular employment of l>r. 11. 11. Rushy of New York as a $i'o a day expert, a compensation i Wihch was not to aggregate over $1,600 in any one year, the amount authorized under law. It was for this employment at that per diem rate, to get around the official limitation ol pay for such services to $1.(00, that; the personnel board of the depart-1 ment, first ???<?' then Attorney General Wickersham recommended ths re? moval of Dr. Wiley from office. Dr.i Wiley's assistant. 1 >r. Dunlap. found a memorandum of the agreement on this subject when Dr. Wiley was ab? sent and reported it to Secretary Wil? son, l>r. Dunlap almost Invariably sided with Solicitor McCabe In the decisions of the pure food board, of Which Dr. Wiley was the other mem? ber. i >r. Wiley told the committee .in*' five months ago that he found it use? less to appeal to Secretary Wilson and that he had "practically surrendered" los authority Cor enforcing the pure food law to McCabe and Dunlap. He declared the Rushy contract n< i s? sgry to secure bis i irvicea, Hs said that In Using a letter from Dr. Rus by regarding his prospective services as an expert, the personnel board had C. E. ASHBl RNER, FORMED CITY MAN AG Kit OF STAUNTON, VA., THINKS PLAN A QOOD ONE. Mr. AsliautUci Discusses Advantages of Having OasnusneStOSMnrS Elected und Citj Manager Appointed by Them?Ai to Term of Officers, of t ouneiliueii and C ity Manager? Other Points. In view of the fact that Sumter is endeavoring to have a bid passed in the General Assembly providing for the commission form of government In this ctty, the following letter from Mr. C. E. Ashburn, formerly city manager of Staunton, Va., will be read with interest by the people of Sum ter: . m A. v. Snell, Secretary Chamber of Commerce, Sumter S. C. Dear Sir: Replying to yours of 9th inst. Your plan is, in my opinion, an improvement upon the commission or Staunton plan. In the commission plan proper it is almost impossible to elect men who are experts in the various lines of work they have to undertake. Your city, I have no doubt, will elect good, honest busi? ness men who will be capable of de? ciding upon the best thing to do, their opinions being based upon re? ports and suggestions of their hired man, the general manager. Just as the president or board of directors of any corporation would, whereas they might not be able to thrash out the details cf many important mat? ters. For this reason and many more I favor your plan. The Staunten plan will never obtain the results that are possible until the large council of two bodies is done away v. i:h. Napoleon said that one bad general was preferable to two good ones. Three couneilmen are preferable to a larger number. I be? lieve in the General Manager being purely an executive officer. He sJiuuui luuuish his plans and estimates of work and when authorized to go i head, be should be left alone in absolute charge and responsibility. Your three commissioners would be paid and the people would know who to put their fingers on. You ask my advice, take it for what you think it is worth. Elect your commissioners for four years or two, three and four for the first 1? ctlon, then all for four years. L.et in- mi hire a general manager for as long as he gives satisfaction. Just as any large corporatli r. d lee. The ' Big Bi ysM dont hire a man and let him hustle for his j :? each twelve months. They want the man who can deliver the goods. Be sure that your man? ager is a business engineer. That is a business man and engineer who can hire men manage n eu i ad do uny kind of construct!* n In competition with any man. M ike him responsible to no one but the commission and give to htm the authority to hire and tire every man under him. He should purchase everything used by the city, unless, of course, the com? mission appoint one of their num? ber as purchasing agent. If you care at any time to come up to Lynch burg I could go more into details. I am thoroughly familiar with all the trouble and crooks In municipal work and would be glad to help your el one trouble with the general men ager is thai men a*ho are capable n ceive no-re n oney and better treat? ment from private corporations, I am sure that 1 can help you as 1 was heart and S< ul in the work whilst I worked for Btaunton but did not stand for elect! >:. in July but went hack into private life. Very truly yours. CHAS. B. ASHBURN ER l? ITH. Mrs. Lillian \V therty, the wife of Mr. A. C. Weath^rly, died at her home on Council Street Friday night after an illness of only : fc w days. The funeral sen ;> ? v were held from the residence v\ < :< moon and the interment b ? k ?? ? ?t the Sum? ter cemetery. Mrs. YY? athei ly is sur vlved by her husband and two chll dren.one Circe yeats old and the oth? er an infant only a month old. omitted the most essential portion of the letter, the statement of Dr. Ruaby that th arrangement for his ices had been agree d upon as t. * and satisfactory "if approved by the dc p trtment." 1 r. Wile) testified that be fully explain 3 to F -erotsry Wil? son the terms ef the arrangement with Dr. Ruaby.