Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?I MTKIt WATCHMAN. Eatahlistied April. IHM. onitoiiftated Aug. 3.1881. ?Be Jwrt aid Fe?r not?Ijft all the ends Thon Almut at be thy Country's. Thy tiod's and Trnth'a." SUMTER. S C, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 3, 1912. THE TltCE MM I'IIM \. I.nal.li-li.d Juki:, Vol. XXXIII. No. 46. for ?nars woo. CHAMBER OF COMMFJU E FLANS FOR PROGRESS it Enthusiasm Shown at Booster Meeting?Booklet <to Be Issued Showing ( ity's Resource*?Discos mIou of Mattere for Good of Game Coek City. o hammers were In evidence at the big booster meeting uf the Cham? ber of Commerce Tuesday night, the only things in the hardware line vis? ible hoing a box full of booster but? tons which wore freely distributed 'hs those pr?sent For :he meeting was "all boost," numberless sugges- j Hons for the future good of the e Cock City being made and act ? upon. Of the suggestions made, j very -nearly all' have had their share ? discussion before and It only re? mained for the Chamber of Com? merce to approve officially the work of varlDus c minittees dv>ne In ad? vance of the meeting. JjHUe South Carolina Western rail goad, the pamphlet for advertising ' *>jmter, the hotel, the shoe factory and the gas point all came up for discussion. Mr. Manning, for the railroad committee, siu.ed that a force of over one hundred men were waiting impatiently to begin at any minute on the seaboard extension to this city, and would begin to get busy * as soon as it was positively settled which of the two routes, as already , '< outlined in these columns, would be used, and the titles to the land for , the light of way and terminal? j could be secured. He explained tc i the chamber that the "western" line would of course be used, this having already been agreed upon, provided j ' however, no obstacles too great might be encountered in obtaining j rKts of way for this line, a unanimous vote of those pres- ' was decided to further the ad of the * Gamecock City by ( ince of a pamphlet, contain cuts and necessary literature, the r**m-tf*iet |0 coot no more .^tfian1 150?. Mr. Snell stated that he had ' been In communication with several \ companies who put out these pam? phlets and that a very attractive pamphlet could be gotten out at a cost not exceeding the above amount. I As regards the gas plant and shoe ! factory, Secretary Snell read lette/s j from the parties interested in both enterprises stating that they would be here early in February with a view to beginning work soon, sl tbough further action will of course have to be taken before the shoe fac? tory becomes a certainty. A telegram was read by Mr. Snell. answering an Inquiry which he had made in regards to the establishment of the new Lutheran college for wo? men, and more may be heard of this later. In speaking generally of the work accomplished by the Chamber of Commerce during the past year. Mr. Snell told of the excellent work of the retailers' association, and of the ' various committees, and showed the Chamber to be on a good financial footing. Just here he read a proposed amendment to the constitution, which was later. Juring the meeting, unani? mous!/ adopted. The object of the1 amendment. , rimarlly, is to reduc * the number of the executive commit? tees froci 19 to 9, so large a com- { fnlttee being fc und disadvantageous fcr various reasons. The amend? ment further provides for a division of the work of the Chamber into ?ev?en distinct departments, giving each member some active work to be kept busy at. During the course of last night's meeting, it was decided to aid the i traveling men by requesting the A. C ! L. to make some arrangements whereby those who wished to leave | on the early morning train for Aug usta could phone and find out just how late the train might "be, and <f this plan is perfected it will^lo doubt be a great convenience to many not of the traveling fraternity. After the business part of the meeting, (which by the way was strengthened with about 99 44-100 per cent "pep," "boost" or whatever you might want to call it.) bad been disposed of. Tom Morgan, Secretary of the Florence Chamber of Com? merce gave the Chamber I real snap? py booster talk. It would be unpardonable how? ever, not to mention that in between these two parts of last ninht's boost? er programme was sandwiched one of the most appetizing luncho? ns that can be produced by Ion r years of skill In the culinary arts. Hot coffee and sandwiches were served to the present by the Episcopal ladles, after Roraii MEASl're DESIGNED TO HELP LITTLE ONES. l'pper HoMM Amends Measure So As to Prohibit Officers From TTOS pa ? iny. oil l*i iMicv. Washington, Jan. 31. ? After amending the children's bureau bill, so as to prohibit the invasion of pri? vate residences in quest of informa? tion, the senate passed the measure today. 54 to 20. The negative votes were cast by Senators Bai ley. Bryan, Chilton, Culberson, O'Gorman, Over? man, Paynter, Smith (Maryland), Stone, Thorton. Tillman and Watson (Democrats), and by ? Burnham, Clark (Wyo.), Gallinger. Ileyburn, Nixon. Oliver, Wetmore and Works (Republicans.) The bill authorizes the creation of a bureau in the department of com? merce and labor for the collection of Information pertaining to the wel? fare of children and child lifSpe cial authority is given to investigate questions of infant mortality, juve? nile courts, desertion, diseases, acci- ' dents, occupations, legislation and kindred subjects. The provisions expressly forbidding J the invasion of domestic privacy by ! agents of the bureau furnished the j principal subject of contention. The . point was raised by Senator Thorton j of Louisiana, who offered an amend- ' ment prohibiting agents of the pro- ? posed bureau from entering private ; dwellings without the consent of the I occupants. In presenting the modi- i flcatlon Mr. Thorton spoke in strong language against the right of an of? ficial to enter private homes. 'Law or no law, It Is not going to be done in my home." he said vig? orously. The amendment was lost by the vote of 30 to 42, but it was followed | immediately by a similar provision oifered by Senator Culberson, which failed by the close vote of 36 to 37. This advance in the affirmative vote encouraged the supporters of the amendment, and while Irr. < 'ulberson was framing the provision in differ? ent language, several brief speeches were made. In its new form the Culberson amendment prevailed, 39 to 34. It reads: "No official or agent or rep? resentative of said bureau shall, over the objection of the head of the fam ? ily, enter any house used exclusively as a family residence." HELP FOR CORN SHOW. Secretary of Agriculture Pledges His Washington, Jan. 31.?Upon the re? quest of persons in Columbia that he see Secretary Wilson of the depart? ment of agriculture regarding the matter of making the National Corn show, to be held in that city next Jan? uary, a success in ev* ry way and to secure the government's co-operation. Congressman Lerer today took up the matter with Secretary Wilson. As a result of this conference it was an? nounced that the department of agri? culture would co-operate i'nd that everything possible would be done to make the show | success. An exhibit will be made. However, on the ad Vies of Secre? tary Wilson. Mr. Lever Introduced a resolution authorizing the department to take part, in order that there might be no question of Its right to do so. Andrews Chapel, ? Methodist chorch four mies from Sommerton was burned Sunday morning. Rev. Rev, J. B. Wilson was pastor of. this ehnrch. which cigars were passed which were enjoyed while Tom Morgan told of the work a chamber of commerce should accomplish, Mr. Morgan's re? marks were all upon subjects which are just at this time stirring the en? tire South. He wants manufacturing plants In the South, good roads, more real farming done, and he said Boms things in regards to commision gov? ernment which should certainly help some undecided ones to make up their minds to vote for this method Of city government when the time comes. Altogether Mi. Morgan's re? marks coincided with the booster spirit of the meeting ami attracted the favorable comment of his hear are. After Mr. Morgan had finish* d hla talk. Mr. Brown of the Davey Tree Expert Company told of the need of preserving the beauty of the ?It) by preserving Its shade trees, and told how this need could be accomplish Co-operation. ELECTION MEASURE AS AMEND BD GOES TO SENATE. - By Vote Of 89 to 8. House Ke-enacts Commission Form of Government Bill, Practicallj oa Vetoed by Bleaee, with Provision that Throe Months be Allowed for Hegistra ton Prior to All Sueh Elections end that Incumbent Mayors serve On: Term*. Columbia, Jan. 30.?By a vote of 89 to 8 the House of Representatives to- ' night passed the amend?d lull pro- j viding commission form of govern? ment. At the night session the House took up the Stevenson arm ndment to the Act relative to the commission form of government. The judiciary com? mittee bill was taken up and advo? cated by Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Vender Horst. Mr. Itembert took the opposing view and held that in spite of whatever action the judi? ciary committee took there was a Constitution. He paid the House had done i.n unconstitutional thing in expung'ng the Governor's veto mes? sage. He said he loved to fight with minorities hut some day the minor? ity will be the majority. "You eighty-six gentlemen who do ; not think the Governor amounts to a ! pinch of snuff," said Mr. Itembert, "are called upon to act upon the com- J mission form of government mes- j sage." The majority, he held, had no right to pigeonhole the veto mes- \ sage and offer as a subterfuge the proposed 1 >i 11 of the judiciary com? mittee provid'rg for registration. If the Governor \ as wrong in his veto my so, but do not ove/come the veto by a subterfuge, he demanded. It was, he felt, a mere scheme to have the newspapers come out and say "the Governor's veto again overrid? den." All he wanted was the veto to be considered and not pigeonholed and not overcome by a subterfuge. He ask? ed the House to have the manhood atjd act courageously and manfully and say what it ought to and not sidestep. Mr. Stevenson said it was charged that a subterfuge was being sought. The measure was vetoed and Char? leston's representatives almost came to blows over-the matter. Then Mr. Stevenson explained the situation and the claims of the people of Charles? ton and that a great many people would be disfranchised by not being registered. The committee did not approach the matter roughly and the bill was framed after due con? ference and careful thought. The proposed bill allows three months for registration and allows all Incumbent Officers to servo their terms. The idea was to let the pro? posed bill and the vetoed bill go hand in hand as companion bills. If this measure becomes law It is well and good; but If It do'\* not the com? mission bill can be killed. Hi stood as much for the Constitution as any? one but he could not for his life see the constitutional point raised. Mr. DIXOQ was fearful of the bill ami opposed restricted suffrage. Any whit * man ought to be allowed to rote. He wanted no demarcation except ?hat of cole*-. The House by an overwhelming rote refused to kill the bill as pro? posed by the judiciary committee. The original bin provided chiefly that both municipal and county reg? istration he provided for three months prior to any commission government election. After the House refused to kill this registration bill. Mr. Steven? son proposed as an amendment the entire bill providing for a commis? sion form "f government. The amendment was In toto the bill that had been vetoed providing for com? mission forms of government and incident elections. Dr. Sawyer and Mr. Doar wanted time in which to consider the amendments, and the House refusing to delay, they wanted to adjourn, and this the House also refused to do by a vote of 1!? to 7S. The House then adopted the com? mission f<?rm of government bill anew. The vetoed bill was then enacted Into law as far .is the HoUSC Is concern? ed. The bill enacted tonight applies \<> cities of from 10.000 to 20,000 and cities from 50,000 to 100.000. The bill as ordered to Its third ir.iding provides for three month's registration prior to an) election, and that should tie- commission form go into oper? ation n must be at the expiration of the term of office <>? the Incumbent mayor. With these amendments the original commission form of govern* men! bill win go over to the Senate. Georgetown was exempt from the RUMORS FROM CHINA. IMPRESS DOWAGER DECIDES ON SOLUTION OF TANGLE, I_ Premier is Making Arrangement! to Control Situation When Maiicliu Dynasty Abdicates, Poking. Jan. 31.?The imperial foreign hoard announced that the empress dowager informed the mem? bers of the cabinet at their meeting in the palace today that the throne had decided on a solution of the sit? uation which would insure peace. She instructed the ministers to ar? range accordingly. It is. believed Premier Yuan Shi Kai and the republicans are now in v ?mplete agreement. An imperial edict tonight foreshadows abdication* According to dispatches the revolu? tionaries propose that Yuan Shi Kai .?hall be president of the republic; Sub Vat Sin, vice president; Tang ?hao Yi, premier; Li Yuen Heng, minister of war. That he may be able to maintain order before the abdication of the throne is announced. Yuan Shi Kai i bringing troops into Peking, where there are now 11,000 at his disposal. An edict has been issued approving Yuan Shi Kai's request that the mar nuisate offered to hirn by the Throne shall not be conferred until the crisis is over. EDICT SAID TO BE SIGNED. According to Difpisfehei From Tien Tsin Throne Has Prepared Decree oS Abdication. London, Jan. 31.?The edict of ab? dication of the Chinese throne has been signed, according to a message from Tien Tsin. The court will not quit Peking for a month, as the Manchu troops of the garrison threaten to shoot the royal family and the princes If they attempt to leave the capital. Panic among the officials in Tien Tsin has caused many of them to seek ?fS%fter today in *he foreign conces? sion* Martial law has been proclaim" ed in the native city, according to a dispatch received here this morning. The mayor has resigned, and. fearing that the lives of the members of his family are endangered, has sent his wife .and children and other relatives to take refuge in the French conces? sions. FIRE AT MAYESTILLE. Hain Building of Lowry Institute To? gether With Furniture Destroy? ed. Mayesville, Feb. 1.?Fire on Wed? nesday completely destroyed the main building uf the Lowry Institute, a colored boarding school at this place, together with all of the fur? niture and piano. With the furni? ture was lost all of the bedding. <>ne of the small buildings also was pretty well scorched, although it ti'd not take fire. The boys build? ing w.-s not damaged by the fire The main tulldlng which was destroyed contained eight large living rooms and five large class rooms. It was occupied by the girls *f the school. Delinquent taxpayers will have to pay an Increased penalty If they wail until February 1st to settle. provisions of the bin. The new com? mission form of government bill as amended was adopted by a vote of 89 to 8. The bill will, of course, go to the Rennte, end it there passed will ko to the Governor, and it is [expected to pass the gauntlet, as it provides for ample registration before an election Is held to determine wheth? er Charleston or any other city wish? es the COmmiSSOn form of govern? ment, and it provides that no tenure of present officials be Interfere d with. After the House had passed the commission form of government bill. Mr. Rembert offered a resolution that the lions.- Insist upon a report on the vetoed bill on the commis? sion government bill by noon tomor? row. .Mr. Vender Horsl opposed as un? necessary any such resolution, and moved to tabl the resolution. This \v;ih done ami the resolution calling for a report on the vetoed bill killed, 'nu n Dr, Sawyer moved that the committee be given indefinite time, .nid ihls w:is killed. The Speaker na id the ? ommlttee had Indefinite time with no Instruction) to the con? trary. Tb?' vetoed commission bill will go Into the waste baskel In vlea of tonight's legislative enactment. MEXICO NOT PACIFIED. GARRISON AT CT?DAD JUAREZ RISES AGAINST MADERO. Chaos Reigllfl as Maddened Military Fire Promiscuously?United States Cavalry Rend] for Trouble. El Paso. Texas, Jan. 81.?The gar? rison of Juarez, across the river from here, rose in revolt at G:.'lO o'clock to? night and in half an hour the muti? neers were in possession of the city. Looting and promiscuous shooting prevaik-d for hours. The commander of the garrison was thrown into prison with the chief of police, while other prisoners were released. American residents and many M leans fled to the American side. Americans, Gus. Ruhke and Fred l.. Leyva, employes in a gambling re? sort, w.t-re shot when the building was riddled with bullets. Other gam? bling houses were fired upon. A passenger train about to depart DVer the Mexican Central for Chihua? hua and the City of Mexico was de? tained oy the malcontents. Pour troops of cavalry from Fort I Miss were rushed to the American bank of the Rio Grande to protect citizens and preserve neutrality. Guards were stationed at the street car and the railroad bridges and at the two bridges at the smelter, a mile west of El Paso. Refugees were as? sisted across the bridges and at the fordable places along the river. As near as can now be ascertained the uprising was due to a report printed in a Chihuahua newspaper which arrived today stating that Gen. Pescual Orozco, one of the leaders of the Madero revolution, had re? signed his military position at Chihua? hua and to the discharge today of 10U men of the Juarez garrison. The dismissal of these troops was taken as confirmation of the Orozco report. ^he fleeing refuges brought wild rumors into El Paso. There were re? ports that 20 persons had been killed, but when the shootng and looting had subsided reporters were unable to confirm these repotrs. It was said that troops were being embarked at Chihuahua for Juarez. Upon hearing this the mutineers de? clared they would fight the "invad? ers." Their voices rang with cries of "Down with Madero!" and "Viva Zapata." An Italian surgeon, holding a com ! lesion in the Mexican army, who has arrived in El Paso, said he had counted 15 dead, including two Americans,, a man aii? a boy. The j boy had been shot through the breast. Most of the dead were near I the customs house. The revolt In Juarez is regarded as I J the most serious episode which has occurred since Madero was inaugu I rated president. Col. Augustin Estrada, commander i of the garrison, and Senor Gallo. Ii kief of police, had be<m on the look? out for trouble, but their suspicion; 1 came less acute after the arrest of 1 Gen. Reyes, so th? revolt tonight took them somewhat by surprise, ''apt. Martinez who was chosen by the 'revoltosas." as their leader did what he could to subdue his drink inflammed followers, but at midnight there was still desultory dring and some looting. h was reported thai ? detachment had been sent to blow up brioges be tween Chihuahua and the border? Th?- Americans who wars aboard the detained passenger train were es? corted to the International bridge by those of the mutineers who retained their coo'ness. Americans who were taught in the uprising also were sent back to El p.t o, Martlnes explaining that this v as done to prevent their b.-inu' In? ured 03 flying bullets. Reduction in Acreage. The additional reports sent in Wed? nesday from Rafting Creek, state burg and Middletoti townships in crease the percent of the reduction in cotton acreage in those townships. Id Rafting Creek township the ad? ditional report shows iNiit acr? ; plante?! in 1911 and 1189 to be plant-J ed In 1912. From Stateburg and Middleton townships the additional reports .-how 749 seres planted In 11?11 whi. h will be redu< ed to ? in 1912. The totals for the townships with these additional figures makes :: I per < ent of i eduction In Stateburg and Middleton townshp* instead ol as alread) reported, and pet cent reduction for Rafting Cr< k township Instead of 87, as alread) re? port* <i MARSE HENRY DECLARES WIL? SON DARES Nor PACE PACTS. Kenttarkian Says Editor of Harper's Mils Backed Him Up in His Side <?r Controversy. Columbia. Feb. 1.?Following the publication of tlu orrespondence be? tween Woodrr json and George B. If. liar* ^ jitor of Harper's Weekly, ' Jr^enry Watterson, who was In 4r !*'la yesterday to deliver an p , on the arbitration treaties n? ^ idtng In the senate gave out Q ^ chorized interview yesierday af jjy aoon, in which he declared that ais course had been throughout au? thorised and supported by Col. Har? vey. Further, the colonel asserted that Gov. Wilson's refusal to submit the issue to a "court of honor" would bs "regarded by all fair-minded peo? ple as a confession that he dare not face the facts." The statement, dictated by Col. Watterson In his apartments at the Colonia, fo?ows: "Touching the Harvey-Wilson let? ters, I have tu say that from first to last I have been acting not only with Col. Harvey's full knowledge and ap? proval, but upon his insistence; that, from the beginning, he was most im? patient of delay, sending a personal representative to me a* Atlanta on December 24, and again the same representative to Richmond Decem? ber II, urging me to take the initia? tive; that he was unqualified 'n In? dorsing my statement of the n hattan club incident, writing forth? with to declare It 'perfect,' and that he was with me at the New Willard in Washington up to last Sunday night, sharing all 1 did and had done,. "The refusal of Gov. Wilson to aub mll an issue of veracity ra'sed by himself to a tribunal having due re gard f< r the rights of third parties, which I proposed, should and, I think will he, regarde-' by fair-minded pe*> pl is confession th ' ?? r nr.. face the facts. "As to those Democrats who have made a hero of Wilson, because of his break with Harvey, how shall they square themselves with the eternal verities now that they learn that Wil son and Harvey are weeping upon one another's bosom?" GOV. WILSON REFUSES TO AN? SWER. New Jersey Executive Declines to Comment on Wattcrson's Latest Expression in Controversy. New York. Jan. :U.?The latest statement of Col. Watterson in the Wilson-Harvey-Watteraon controversy reiterating that Gov. Wilson f Now Jersey, "dare not face tl. ? f ic ," was read over the telephone to Mrs. Wil? son at her Princeton X. J., home to? night. Mrs. Wilson Instated upon hearing the substance of the Wtt terson statement. She repose ' to the governor ... dlna n int back word that h* w U no answer to make whatever. The governor will lea i-1 night for R?hmend. V HARROW WANTS * I McXantara Attorney, v Fixing, Will l?a mem be Delayed. Los Angcbs. Ian. -V hei r ence B. Darrow, the ?') v . ?y former ?hief ounsel for the a mars brothers, Indicted h "'? iy on charges of jury I f li r* before the superior court for -n* ment tomorrow, he will ask f< ;r ther time In which to enter h! a. according te statements of his <? r ney today. STANDARD GR IDES or < <1 I >V Department Places samples the ire to be T?vst?Will not Chanar m < 'enturj. Washington, Jan. 30, Grad< 1 cot? ton, which would i - nn< hanged in color or textun ke I and opened a thousand years from now, Is be? ing placed In hermetically sealed vacuum ei;iss cases by tin depart? ment of agriculture. These ofllciall) graded and tested samples are to serve as the standard by which the rottotl of the flltUlO Will bC graded. ARogettv r about fifty sets of samples will be preserved, and these, it is esti? mate 1 may ia*t ? hundred years. n? on e , . ry two years will be ;?s often, it la believed as it will be nor > to compare current grades wRh ths itandard.