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ioutljron 'i. ?.? MTKIt WATCHMAN. BMaatfeihed April. IHtMt Consolidated Auk 3.1881 llr .hint and Fear not?I*t all tbe ends Thou Alms'! at be thy Country's, Thy (iod'a and Truth'* " THE TKVV. SOI TIIUON EatatlLshed June, t UMTER, S C, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1912 Vol. XXXIII. No. 61. TIE 10DD CLAIM IS ILLEGAL INVESTIGATION lOMMITTKa M VKI s ITS ItttPOKT. THIn ol Chart KxccuUve's Connection With Vatur a* Brought Out in O'nftlcttug Tv?eim?>nf. vtriwi ?uinoniy irnm me |JfrS Cfea4?nT>n, with the ?ub -< Hpkil?viA JMfA aaratariaty f? Columbia. Feb. 17.--The house re? ceived last night tho report of the special committee' hp >ointed to in reatlgaUj the Todd claim for $13,6R0 for preparing plana proposing to en? large the State houre. The report M>f the committee devlareN that A. W. Todd a?:ted knowingly without au? thority of law in drawing up the plans for which he demand! payment and that hie claim is not baaed on legal grounds The report wax ordered printed in the Jcutnal together with the steno? graphic copy of the volumiious tes? timony upon which It la base I. The report is signed by the mem? bers of the investigating committee. L. M. Casque, chairman; R. B. Bel ser. secietary: J. R. Connor; J. H. Miller at>d J. W. Boyd. The finding* of the committee, ap? pended :o a review of th' testimony and the authority under which the in? vestigation was conducted, are given below: "(I). That the members of the comraltt* on Statu houae and grounda who attended any of the meetings, conducted the Important mattere with which they were en? trusted sith an absolute disregard of all methods of business procedure ana] without any effort to keep any proper record of their proceedings; and the ack of such records 1* a seri? ous handicap to any proper determi? nation of the lasuea Involved. "(I). That the chairman of the committee on State houue and grounda proceed*-1 In thta matt?r without ob? taining any written authority from the governor, and that whatever ver? bal authority he received waa never transmitted to the committee aa a whole; ind that, acting under this BUeWhal authority from the governor. -committee exceeded ^flkat authority In engairlng ah archi? tect to pirepare and present plana and epeclflcationa not contemplated under the reaol Jtlon from which he received his authority. "(I). That Mr. Todd entered upon the preparation for the plans for the enlarged State house, and that the major p* rt of the plaris and specifi? cations were prepared by Mr. Todd without t?ny proper authority being given the committee to engage hla services for any purpose, under the concurrent resolution paased at the last aaaslon of the legislature; and (bat the plans and specifications as prepared and presented to the meet? ing of the committee on September 37th. 1*11. were never contemplated by the general aaaembly at the time of the passage of the resolution or by the committee on St it* house and' grounda at the time of the appoint? ment of the aub-comm tee. "(4). That the only connection the governor had with this matter, either before or after his letter of authority to the chairman on July 26. 1911, and tho alleged verbal authority to Mr. Bryan during the 1911 ?ession of the legislature, was at the meeting In his office on September 27. 1911. at which meeting the governor was present most of the time but took no material part In the conference and discussions other then to state that Mr. Todd'* plans were beautiful and! if the legls lusture would pas* a bill authorizing such Improvements he would he glad to ?tgn the bill, and to comment on what he conaldered to he an exorbi? tant expenditure by the commlttoe In appropriating 11.00ft for Mr. Todd'* 'educational campnlgn.' There in aome testimony showing that the suhle? t matter of the contract to be entered Into between the w?t?. ?.mmlttee and Mr. Todd was flagajajgd] at the niift Ing but th?. written < <?r tract entered Into between ' these parties wax not prepared or entered Into in his office ??r in his presence, and that the actual preparing and signing t| Hag contract ?1I?1 not take plnce until *o?ne time after the meeting of the 27th of |gf tem her. "<s.> We find th ?? V W Todd was celled In by the chairman of the aajsg mitte? on State bouse ind ground* ? t ||tf ni. . ting wh. I Oi n^derlng the governor's mcs*ng?\ before the reso? lution of Mr Dlxon bad been pre? pared or Introduced: that be wn? in onaultatlon with the committee at each meeting, end being a aggaghaf of the legislature of \\ years' ex isariefjgg must have heen fullv aware tha? the message of the governor, and the resolution of the general a*** >m h?r did not autborlr.. o- contemplate the enlargement of the house BLEASE TURNER DOWN. S F.NATE HESFSES 1X> CONFIRM AfNUnm OF tiOVERXOH. Magistrate* In Spartanburg to Hold Office?Salary Question Not Yet 'Xvlded. Columbia, Feb. 17.?The contro? versy between the governor and sev? eral county delegations with'reference to the appointment of magistrates was officially brought to an end in j the senate yesterday, during an exe- J cutive session, when the body re? fused to confirm the appointees of the governor. The greatest number of cases decided were from Spartan burg county. The matter was pre? sented to the senate by Senator Car lisle on behalf of the Spartanburg delegation. The contention of the delegation was upheld. This means that the hold-over magistrates will remain In office, the senate having , r -fused to recognize the magistrates named by the governor without re? gard for the recommendation of the county delegation. The senate also refused to confirm the appointees of the governor in Beaufort and Ander? son counties. DAYLIGHT ROBBERIKS IN NEW YORK. j f Two More Daring Coups Added to List of Hold-ups in Gay Gotham. New York. Feb. 16.?Recent high? way robberies in crowded New York streets, of which yesterday's "Wild West" hold-up of a taxicab and the robbery of two bank messengers of K25,000 in cash, was the most sensa? tional in years, were followed today and tonight by other hold-ups almost as spectacular. In the last of these, reported tonight. George Horth, a dealer In diamonds, was robbed by two men, who Jumped from a taxicab at Thirty-fifth street and Fifth ave-1 nue. Horth was beaten over the head by one of the men, while the other snatched the wallet from his Inside coat pocket. The men then Jumped back Into the taxicab, which disap? peared in the mase of Fifth avenue traffic. Horth, his head showing se? vere contusions, reported his loss lo the police. The earlier robbery occurred in the Bronx In broad daylight, when Wil? liam Dougherty, messenger for a business firm. was attacked by a youth of 18, It is claimed, and rob? bed of $340, his Arm's payroll, which he was bringing from a bank. The robbery took place in a vacant lot and Dougherty's assailant escaped. Scores of business men and back? ers made application at police head? quarter* today for permits to carry revolvers. SIGHT RETURNS AS SUDDENLY AS IT DISAPPEARED. ' Woman Singer Was Stricken Blind In ? Theatre, Oculist** Having Little Hope. Ann Harbor, Mich., Feb. 14.?Mrs. F. L. Hamilton, of Battle Creek. Mich., who suddenly became blind a i week or two ago while singing in a moving picture show, has regained her sight as unexpectedly as she lpst it. Several oculists had pronounced the trouble an affection of the optic nerve and gavo slight hope for re ' covery. While waiting in a hotel here for i her husband, who had gone to the hospital to make nrra ngemcn t s for further treatment, her sight sud? denly returned. for which he prepared the plans; I therefore, he acted knowingly without mthorlty of law, and upon a mere chulic? that the general assembly I wotiId accept his plans, and which, if j asv?'|?t...i. o/ould inure greatly to his financial benefit He must haVl known that unless tili general assem? bly should authorize the extensive I uildlng as suggested by his plans, his plane end model would be worthless to the BtatO, and with this In View he u 11 trying t.? commit the general ae? semhly to thi< expenditure, He i n called upon io produce his voucher! showing the amount of money ? \ pended i>v him covering his alleged expense! and disbursements. but failed lo produce ? tingle vouches or Item, end openly stated thai he would Iabandon his claim of I3ftt for Alleged traveling expeneea He further elated I hat he had epem |S?*00, bnl when called upon f<>r vouchers felled lo produce smy. \w lheref< re find no leg;t| grounds on Which Mr. Todd ?nil be i ? cinim egalnst the Btat ? for hli services in preparing the pleni for the enlarged oapllol building." WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE. SESSION WILL BE KKSl'MKl) ON WEDNESDAY. Failing to. Complete Business of Present Session Witiiin Time l*re scrll>cd by Constitution, Both HmiMS Agree to Meet Again Wednesday Night to Consider Veto Message and Other Matters Re? maining for Attention?Session in May Now Seems Unlikely. Columbia, Feb. 17.?According to the usual custom, and the contem? plation of the Constitution, this would have been the last day of the legislative session. It will not be. Both the House and Senate have agreed that when they recede from business today, which is more likely to be Sunday morning than Saturday I noon, that they will return on Wed- . ' na9day evening at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of considering any veto mes? sages and clearing up the decks. The House has agreed to a May session, but tho Senate has left this resolu? tion in abeyance, and it is altogether ' possible that when the House meets ; on Wednesday and concludes the ? work that might then be In hand, . that it will dispose of sufficient mat ! ters to dispense with the May meet | ing. Of course, it will take a concur ! renco between the House and Senate for the House or Senate to hold the May meeting after a brief session that is planned for next week, begin? ning on Wednesday night. A num i her of members have already asked to be excused from further attend? ance upon the session. During the early part of the day It was thought that the appropriation bill would not find its way back to '. the House today at all, but just be I fore dinner the announcement was j made that the appropriation bill , would be expected back from the Senate tonight, and that It was pos? sible that It could be acted upon finally and be placed in the hands of i the Governor before the receas until | Wednesday at 8 o'clock. The House did not do very much today further Jha? to receive reports from committees, except that it pass? ed the Charleston dock commission bill. When the bill was taken up this morning the opposition to it was so quiet that the impression got. out that a compromise had evidently been agreed upon, but such dos not seem to have been the case, further than the adoption of tho amendment al? lowing the right of appeal to the courts. The bill as agreed upon will go back to the Senate for concurrence In the House amendments. Senator Christensen had a bill by which all persons who are not citizens of the United States, and who have not expressed a desire to become clti zons, are debarred from participation in the primary. This bill received Its second House reading today, with practically no opposition. There was a lively tilt over the pas j aage of the bill to wind up the rem? nants of the dispensary. The bllj passed exactly as It came from the Senate. The House by a decisive vote re? fused to take up the bill pending for the adoption of the Code. Awaiting Conference Report. Columbia, Feb. 17.?The appropri-j atlon bill went to free conference at 9.15 o'clock tonight with Messrs. Mauldin, Hardin and McKeown, on tho part of tho Senate, and Messrs. Browning, Kirkland and Cary, for the House. It now appears to be a waiting proposition on the committees that are out with hills in free con? ference. No new business can be underta ken. The Senate adopted the amend? ment of the finance committee to the appropriation bill, striking out the appropriation of $r?o,ooo for the building of a new auditorium for the University of South Carolina, hut it allowed 115,000 for i heating plant for the entire University) und $r>, ono for the extension of the stewards of the stewards hall. There was considerable opposition to this action, several Renators holding thai the Unl verslty needed dormitory rooms and could use Ihe old chapel f<>r this. Members of the finance committee ?aid thai President Mitchell had been aaked which he preferred. th?> audi? torium or tin- heating plant, He said he \\'?uid prefer the heating plant, I i'i?r Winthrop College the commit* tee amended the bill bo aa t.? allow I $1,700 for extension w'ork In house? hold economics and home and rural school sanitation. An increase n. |K00 w it also allowed for tio> sal an I of the professor of nature study. The committee rcommended tho. the Item of the appropriation bill n 11 mim? for tin < fonfederate I torn College, In Charleston, i?e tabled, but after considerable debate, the ap? propriation was allowed. The reason given for not allowing this was that it was not constitutional to allow an amount for such an institution. Sev? eral Senators referred to the Thorn well orphanage, stating that it was one of the best orphanages of the State, and had no State aid and that, likewise, the Charleston home should not receive State aid. Those Senators I who favored the appropriation held that the Charleston institution is not of any denomination, but is an insti? tution resulting from the Confederacy, in which this State was a leading fac? tor. Senator Young moved to table the amendment to disallow the ap? propriation, and this prevailed. Under consideration of the amount allowed the board of pardons, Sena? tor Appelt moved to strike out the Item, stating that the Governor had not heeded the recommendations of this board, and he did not see why j It could not be abolished. This was opposed on the ground that the board was bound by law to meet, and money should be appropriated for its ex? penses. Senator Hardln said he would v oppose this because by such action the Senate would be approving of the I Governor's actions. The motion was lost. Under the head of miscellaneous I appropriations the Senate amended j the bill so as to allow $5,000 for the expense of the legislative dispensary windlng-up committee, $400 for liti? gation expenses for the "Ansel" dis? pensary commission, and $130,000 for the expense of the newly created State warehouse system. An amendment was adopted to the section of the appropriation bill re? lating to the railroad commission to pay $1,800 annually to a railroad in? spector. When considering the appropriation for the office of State game warden, Senator Appelt moved to strike out the appropriation for the office, stat? ing that he was opposed to the of? fice, thinking it useless. The amend? ment was tabled?25 to 8. The appropriation for the salary of the State geologist was tabled, this x*.!fice having recently been abolish? ed. The Senate appropriated the $10, 000 for the National Corn Exposition, but amended it so as to strike out the lines which stated that this should be distributed by R. It. Herbert, F. S. Terry and F. L. Brown. Under consideration of the allow? ance for the board of medical exam? iners, Senator Young moved to dis I allow the entire appropriation, he j and Senator Crosson charging that I the boaro was a farce and its meth 1 ods obsolete. The motion, however, was withdrawn. Adjourns Until Wednesday. Columbia, Feb. 17.?Without wait? ing for ihc report of the free confer? ence committee on the general appro? priation bill, the House of Repre? sentatives adjourned tonight it 11:30 o'clock, upon motion of Dr. Olin Saw? yer, of Georgetown, who objected to remaining so late, in view of the fact that the General Assembly will re? turn next week. The House now stands adjourned until 8 P. M. Wed? nesday, and not until that time can the appropriation bill be adopted as amended by the committee. It was hoped that the appropri? ation bill might be ratified and sent down to the Governor before the week's work was concluded, in order that any objections which he might make might be coneldered es soon as the houses reconvened Wedneeduy night Affairs have not turned out as expected, however, it is undeT stood that the free conference committee on the appropriation bill is tied up on several important mattere. The Senate also adjourned tonight, without waiting for the report, and it cannot be made until next Wedhee day. RI AL REVOLT IN MEXICO, Unofficial Observers Think The] Con Htltute Rebellion, Mexico City, Feb. 18.?Emllo Vas ques Gomel's frank public declare* tion that he will accept the provision* :?1 presidency in caee tin* rebels sue* ceed In forcing Frnn< leco [, Madero from the national palace has gone far toward convincing unofficial reel* dents of the capital thai a general rebellion 1 In progress, Mexican of? ftcials, however, continue to charac? terize as local disorders everj insur? rection l" the country. Although rebels ere operating In i 3 States ,thc department of Interior continues to give out newi denying trouble in i great part of these. HOUSE ADOPTS RESOLUTION TO TAKE KKCKSS UNTIL MAY. Senate's Concurrence Necessary, However, to Carry Out Plans?Re. cess Advocates Argue Against Adoption of Code at Present Sit? ting and Vetoed Acts May Need Af. tention Later. Columbia. Feb. 16.?The House spent most of the day in the consid- j eratlon of the resolution offered through the judiciary committee, rela. j tive to taking a recess. Under the terms of the resolution It is proposed to recede from business tomorrow at noon (this may mean Sunday morn? ing) and return to Columbia the lat? ter part of May for the transaction of such business as may then be on hand. I As a complement to this resolut' v. which was adopted after an a1 N fight, the House cleared its Cale j entirely of all second reading biil3, and the indications are that nothing further in the matter of legislation will be undertaken. The opposition j to the recess until May was consider? able, but a majority of the House J thought it the better plan. Of course, the resolution has to be concurred in by the Senate. The opponents of the recess idea argue that the Senate will not agree to the resolution, but will I Adjourn sine die tomorrow, or pos? sibly some day next week. CRISP STILL HOLDS OFFICE. Blease's Message of Cliarges Against ^Magistrate are Witjulrawn. j ?? I Columbia, Feb. 17.?Following the withdrawal of the governor's message j announcing the dismissal and charges preferred against A. P. Crisp, magls ? tr?te for Oconee county, at Walhalla, I the Senate today in executive session reconfirmed his appointment as mag ' lstrate. j Magistrate Crisp was removed from office by the governor February 13. ? The governor ?aid in .his letter of dbs I missal, "For divers good and suffi I cient reasons, I have this day sus I pended and removed you from the i office of magistrate for Oconee qoun I ty, at Walhalla. S. C. your commis? sion heretofore issued February 16, has been revoked." The governor, in his letter, also asked that the books and papers of the office be turned over to the clerk ? of court of Oconee. I George L. Wilson was appointed to take the place of Magistrate Crisp. The nomination was sent to the Sen? ate by the governor. The Senate did not confirm the appointment of Mr. Wilson. The matter created a great stir in Walhalla, and letters were sent to the governor from the members of the Walhalla bar, with a petition signed by all but one member of the bar that Magistrate Crisp Is an able and conscientious official. Senator Earle. of Oconee, wished the magistrate removed. CONVENIENT SCHEDULE AT TIN DAL. People in Tiiulal Pleased with Change. Personal News. Tlndal, Feb. 17.?Very little farm work has been done In this section, on account of the continued had weather. Practically no oats have ben plant? ed. The roaus are In bad condition, caused by the heavy rains. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Tlndal have been spending several days in Char? leston and on the islands, they re? turned home on Friday. The change of the schedule on the Northwestern railroad makes it very convenient for parties living In this section to spend the day in Bumter and return home In the afternoon. Mr. T. B, Hodge spent Tuesday and Wednesday of thll Week in Charit s ton. Mrs. Harry Hodge spent last week With relatives In Monroe. N. C, Feeding the Waste Basket. \ communication, dated Tlndals and postmarked Manning, comment* Ing on the Northwestern Railroad schedules ,M,V Sumter Chamber of Commerce and ??ber matters, has been received. A i It Is unsigned, it will be consigned to Ihe waste basket, as it is our rule to publish no anon) mous communication, if our modest correspondent will sign his name to his contributions, h i articles will be printed, bul nol otherwise. law GOBI into effect in si m mkr. Hi wigm il to Put Kn<f to Retting on Races In State?Ratified Thursday Night. Columbia, Feb. 17.?The governor signed the anti-racing bill yesterday, following its ratification by the gener? al assembly Thursday night. The measure was passed by the legisla? ture after being amended so as to eliminate the injunction feature, and is designed tr 'it an end to betting on horse rr , South Carolina. The prov' % A the bill become ef? fective Jf y 1. Tr $r rnor wrote the following no' _-r his signature, "If my sen v endment as to the 'Charleston ^v ft club' had been sustained this would not be necessary." The title of the bill is :"To prevent betting, pool-selling, bookmaking, bets or wagers and to provide punish? ment for such offenses and to de? clare same or any of them a common nuisance." The anti-racing measure was intro? duced in the house by Mr. Osborne of Spartanburg and Mr. Erckmann of Charleston. NEW YARD TO BE BUILT SOON. Work Decayed now Because of Lock of Materials?May Start Work Ar?y Time. The work on the new freight yard to be constructed by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company has not yet commenced although it may be commenced at any time was the information ascertained today fn?m a railroad officials in fhis city. At pres? ent the work is being delayed be . cause of lack of the necessary mater? ials, which are expected at any time and as soon as they arrive the work will be commenced. The materials which are lacking are crosstles, some are already on the ground but not sufficient for the I work, and switches and the necessary j adjuncts for installing them. The I agent, Mr. Boney, stated Monday ! morning that Mr. Hare was here last week to see about the work which is to be commenced soon. The railroad j is to have the work done, employing its own men to do it. As there are twelve tracks to be, laid and quite a number of switches i it will probably take some time to complete the work. It seems now that If the work is not commenced soon the road will not be in a position to have the use of these new tracks during the fertilizer season, which , would go far toward preventing con? gestion and in aiding the crews on the shifting engines in their work during t the heavy .^ason. -i TO RETAIN SAME COUNSEL* House Provides for Defence of Old Winding-Cp << Munition. Columbia, Feb. 17.?There was a pretty fight on the bill to prov.de for the winding-up coumission and it was passed. The bill provides that the counsel of the old commission, under fire be retained r.nd be paid out of the dispensary fund recovered. Mr. K. P. Smith wanted the fee fixed r.t 10 per cent and did not want the House to provide for the employment of any one of its members as counsel, or that the bill say who shall be em? ployed. Mr. Stevenson stated ihst as he had been through the dispensary fire and knew the fa* ts, that he w ould give the real facts. Mr. fit eis neon ex plained that h< bad l ern employed by the original winding-up commission and that h ? was not then a member. He and Mr. Abney, with the Attorney Qenaral, had fought the liquor houses through every court end wan the funds ROST in the treasury. Counsel for this tight hed been paid by the liquor houses ngainst whom the ooste were imposed. The Stato hail recov? ered S-i.ooo f.. m the Carolins fJhnsi Company, This money was in the treasury and noa thai the members of the oi.i wlndlng-up commlas?M ers being sued p< rsoi iiy it was sag natural that the} should seek the counsel and defence of Mr. Abatf, their chief counssl in the original ti^ht. and that he had been eSSOClstsd* ?is be h id ho? n in the original fight The fee had bees Used :?ni was $1,(60, and this e/as to be paid out of the |il,#0t recovered from the Carolins GH ass Company. The 1 t'.??, fixed was Ii M than 10 per e?nt. I The bouse by e Note of It to is killed Mr. Smlth'e Amendments and ft?|ly sustained lite Mcvfcssg ttf Ifr, Sv en-on and the bill WSS pn?S> d o\ i v\j si it i.es . re i