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mm n. ?4 MU H WATCHMAN. WmWrnrnt April, ISM. ?Be Just and Fear not?Let aJQ the ends Thon Aimet't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's. TI1K TRUE SOUTHRON, Establbsbod June, Consolidated Aug. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. C., SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1912. Vol.XXXlV. No. 30. 1WIHR0P COMMENCEMENT \V\l \l. OltAToKH W. COM ? I won wit cram society. ?1 mwiuu ik? rteti Hmr by mi** (?race Anderson, of Slate* lite, \. < . \%ln-. iHvlslon of Judge*.?( ? I ebratton off Literary Societies and Inspection. Hoik Hill, June :i.?Concluding Oe Igcond (lay of Wlnthr >p > t ? ; Bommencement. the Joint celeb t attOH f)f the three literary tOtttttSSi the Curry, the Winthrop and the Wade Hampton, was held in the < < . ,Mge auditorium tonight. Taget a? With the students' exhibits this ? IfJflY lag. the programme tonight |SjV full and interesting day of exercises and were attended by record-breakm* CToWdS. The fsature of the literary pro gramme was the oratorical contest this evening among the representa? tives of the three societies, Curry winning the honors through Its rep? resentative. Miss Orace Anderson, of itsAesrvllle, N. c. The award of the president's med? al, for the t est short story publish? ed in the College magasine during the year waa made to Miss Lena Wil? liame, f North Augusta. 8. C. With the musical purt of the pro? gramme, rendered by Misses Lucy Kd wards and Elisabeth Townes. In a piano duet and a vocal selection. "Just Dreaming. That's All.' by Misses Coker. Ftlley. Hnderuon. Carroll. Ken drlck. Ytllman. Clarke and Marshall, together with the salutatory deliver? ed by Mies Oenevleve Handle, of gumter. president of the Winthrop goctety. and the valedictory, by MIj* Irene Mryun. also of Humter. presi? dent of the Wade Hampton Society. I agd the Introduction of the speaaers. ^?MilM Madge Kdwaids. of ItldgO president of the Curry le> exercises afforded a mo* t t evening's entertainment, contestant* for the orators' las Hobble Porter. the Wade Hi W Dtsrwagtcn. of the Winthrop wKIV the subject. "The Ptr I Education,'* and Miss Qra~e Anderson, of fftatesvlle. N. C? on the subject. ' What Do They Here?" her theme being the place In the world occupied by what are commonly call? ed "knockers" and those who.se lives mean hop,, und encouragement. The athletic loving cup was won bv the seniors, the class of 1912. for su? premacy in college athletics during the year, while the tennis cup was own by the Junior*, or the elggg i?f 1913. These were presented in a very happy speech by the Hon. W. J. Unti? dy. The present itmn oJ* the presi? dent's medal for the best short story was made by Mr. J. T. Fain, editor of the ||gl I Mil! Herald. Several hundred \tbstnrs ha\e today Inspected the work of Winthrop stu? dents?work MtOanpltlhtd during the past year In tho v iriou.i branch ee of training. "Inspection day" Is one of the gKSSt Intere.stlng feature.-i of the rommene.tmeint .'Xer< ises not merely Inter.sting, but. In fact, a rev? elation to all who aro attending com? mencement here for tho llrnt time. The universal remark totiav has l . . ?: "Why. I did gag know that you taught such things here." Winthrop-, r? ?son for evisteie e is train teachers, to equip them to >ch other? those things that are necessary In home building. The scope of this may be Indiacted In a measure by the statement that the girls are taught everything from hog to plan 'he constru? tlon off a house to the method of prepirlng a child's morning meal, even to the chemistry of foods. They are taught what I* required untie. t> ?- \ uylmc tOtWhttOgf of a child's life for Irs growth and de? velopment. Winthrop leaches its girl* how to bo scientific housekeepers competent mother*, and how to Impart the knowledge tbey gain to others. TsMSM nlmi anil en |eav??r.s were revealed %&* day In the various exhibits In the domestic ir11 ip partim nt. the art department the <b |> .11ittegtS of m m ual training and the tr lining SOhool department. Mjggggggjl 1 >' < n-e Iteisird The following marriage gslggggl were issued Tuesday und Wednes. t\,\\ Mr. John David lauimmi and HkfJ lagslsj Dun I UrlMoii. both of Humt'T. William Franklin Miller, Manning, and Klolse Itracey. Humter, Jervey Campbell ami Wella Webb Sumte,-, and Jesse Horace Thomm and Hat tie Evelina Smith. Sum! ?r were, tbo colored couples to receive licenses. IHE STATE CAMPAIGN. THE HRHT MEETING AT si MTEli. CttaffWf Hm Bofi AffnnffCd i?> committee?Pntee fot Mtiitlil Fix? cd by Committee at Mooting LmI n ig in?Asawaagnetta Dlscnseed, Co* um bin. June Ii?Th? Itinerary fur the State - ani|ukn was prepared yesterday \\ a subcommittee of the State Democratic executive comm't tee. The first meeting will be held In Sumur On June IS, and the cam? paign will be brought to a close *n I ;I ? H nville on August ... There will be a recess of one week beginning on July It, The members Of the coin m ttce preparing the itinerary were John Gary Kvans, State chairman of Spartanburg. and Uichard I. Manning of Sumter, and W? F\ Stevenson of Cheraw. The assessments for the candidates entering the campaign will be fixed at a meeting of the State Democratic executive commitee to be held in the library at the State house next Tues? day at noon. The primary election will be held on August 28. All pledge) must be filed by the candidates for all offices by June 17. The following itinerary has been prepared by the committee: Sumter, Tuesday, June 18. BishopvUlc. Wednesday, June 18. Darlington. Thursday, June 20. Bennettsville, Friday, June 21. ('hestertleid, Saturday. June 22. Florence. Tuesday, June 25. Dillon. Wednesdayi June 26. Marlon. Thursday. June 27. Conway, Friday, June 28. Georgetown, Saturday, June 29. Kingstree, Tuesday, July 2. Manning, Wednesday, July 3. Moncks Corner, Thursday, July 4. Charleston. Friday, July 5. Walterbo.'O, Saturday, July 6. Beaufort, Tuesday, July 9. Jasper (Itidgeland), Wednesday, July 10. Hampton, 'mursday, July 11 Harnwell. Friday, July 12. Hamberg, Saturday, July 13. ^?t George, Tuesday. July 1?. brangeburg. Wednesday, July 17. St. Matthews Thursday. July 18. Columbia, Friday, July 19. Chester, Saturday, July 20. Winnsboro. Monday. July 22. I^exington. Tuesday, July 23. Saluda, Wednesday, July 24. Kdgefield, Thursday. July 25. Alken. Friday July 26. One WOOti Off. ('amdcn. Monday, August 5. 1 ..i muster. Tuesday, August 6. Yorkvllle, Wednesday, August 7. Ouffney. Thursday. August 8. Snartanburg, Friday, August !?. Union. Saturday. August 10. Hi wh, rry. Tuesday, Augutst 13. Laurens. Wednesday, August 14. Greenwood. Thursday, August 1">. Abbeville. Friday. August 10, Anderson. Saturday, August 17. Walhalla. Tuesday, August 20. l'u kens, Wednesday, August 21. Greenville. Thursday, August 22. HEALTH GEEK EH MAKES HMD. NiimlxT or PpfSjBgafl Before Heeordor for Violation of Health Ordinance. Quite a number of persons were arraigned Tuesday before the record? er on the (barge of violation of the health ordinance by throwing tareu in i .o k lots without properly boxing It. All if the patties plead guilty ami were seilten, ad to !???> a lino Of 16*00 or serve .*. days. A number of those lined were the I" ; 'eis of stores or business houses in the nty. the tine of course having t.me from the managers of the stores Thi person! arrested thought that ,i fins of was sxoeaalvs and appealed) saying that they would Inks the matter up before council, Tbs ordinance states thai tha penalty shill be Of ?"? days, there being no discretion allowed tha recorder, Theet whe were fined were: s. w. Hemp, M. I?. Dougherty. Dillard Cooper, JollU An- rum. John Steven? son Edward i.owrv. Jos Prlereoa, Wlb. Il.dm.in Rlla* Held leaving horse unhltch? el, If Of I da \ s. Ab a Davig, petit larceny, steeling " all ti worth loss than *2?>, <*,?? ,.r ?la) It is underst< ?od that Ihe r 1 ? 11 -'. attend ol the fire department Is get* ting in some good practice these daj and are BJlUeh Slated ?Vef th?1, pfos? p. ? ts. The walls of the store id at ent to the McCallum Realty Company are g"i ig up rnpldly md inother n< w store will be add* d to lltOM a) rend) on this block In th ? ns It future ANARCHY IN CUBA. AM I lilt A sF\l? MARINEM IN I.AMl-n HUH.M.Ks AsK PROTECTION, This Request? Wiih Gontes*s Cont'cs iloil That lit* Can't Spare Troops. LeHdl lu Quick Action. Washington, June ?Frank con? fession of President Gomez that he was unable to meet the demands of the large plantation owners in East? ern Ctlbg for adequate guards against the marauders and Insurrcctors was ihe factor that today prompted Cap? tain Kline, commanding the Cnited State* naval station at Guantanamo, to dispatch nearly half his available force (.f marines into the interior of Cuba. His action gave the signal for the departure from Key West to Guantanamo of half the second squad? ron of the Atlantic float, which had I been lying at anchor at Key Wtft for the last week. The facts, as disclosed at the State department, are that several of the j large American. .Britain, French and I Spanish companies operating planta I tions and mines in eastern Cuba tele? graphed the Cuban government, I through the alcade of Guantanamo 'a demand for 100 regular troops for each of their mills and 50 for each of their cane fields, in reply Presi? dent Gomez pointed out that a com? pliance with their request would re? quire the use of 1,250 of his best 1 troops and he could not spare them. I Meanwhile complaints multiplied, I the situation in Guantanamo was be I coming more alarming and the Guan? tanamo Sugar company had definite ; information that the rebels intended to destroy one or more of the foreign estn%a there. I The manager of the Spanish-Ameri? can Iron company, near Cuero, was threatened with destruction of all property between that place and Juragua. To add to all this, the owners and representatives of several of the large American properties near Guantana? mo. having failed in their application to the Cuban government, appealed directly to Captain Kline. Captain Kline, judging that the gravity of the situation demanded the use of American guards, this morning sent 4 50 of his marines from the na? val station by boat up Guantanamo bay to a landing place near Caiman era, the terminus of the railway run? ning up to the city of Guantanamo, 14 miles inland. Tht. gunboat Paduoah, about the same time reported the situation ut Santiago g| critical which determined Capt. Kline to c all upon the na\y de? partment for more marines. Accord? ingly Admiral OsterhUUS promptly dispatched from Key West to Guan? tanamo the Fourth division of the Atlantic fleet, comprising the battle* ?hips Ohio, Missouri, Mississippi and Minnesota. The) ate under com? mand of Roar Admiral I'sher who by Virtue of his superior rank will as? sume command at Guantanamo when he arrives there Friday morning. Admiral Csher can easily land l? 100 marines and bluejackets, which, with the marines and sailors avail? able for landing parties, would make a formidable little army of about ouo men. If this force is not sufficient Ad? miral Osterhaus1 remaining four ves? sels may be (ailed upon for further levies, For the present it is the policy Of the state department to maintain the Third division of the fleet at Key West to guard against any uprising at Habana. Any way the distribution of the American marines as plantation guards will Serve t" test the real pur? pose of the government, it is calcu? lated that Gen. Monteaguedo's troops, being relieved in large pari from the onerous duty of guarding plantation-, will no longer have excuse for tail? ing to move Immediately und relent? lessly upon the Insurgent negroes, There Is grave intimation m recent tragedies that this may become an International duty if the Cuban gov? ernment longer delays action. Min? uter lleaupre today reported nor rlhle atrocity which occurred ye tor* dnj mar Bavlga In Oriente, which i helleved to i.nly one of many slm llar eases. Ills Information, derived directly from the Cuban secretury of Statt \nus to ihe . tic. t that a band of m gn es hui ? ntcrcd t hou -? of a farmer ol prominence, tied him and bis go ft and outraged hi wile and two young daughters before bis eyes, The son u;i- killed cold bl.I. while endeavoring break his bonds and ie<. u< ins mother and sister, 'i he army continues rather hungrily to Wat< h the Unfolding <'f events in CERTIFICATES HANDED TO Itn BY GOVERNOR BLEASE, One of the Largest Classes in His lory of Institution Complete* Course?State und Graduates Con? gratulated by chief Executive ? Rnrni School Danny Medal to mi*s Carrie Heaves ? A. Murk Icy Leo Scholarship Won by Miss Harriot Herbert. Rock Hill. June 4.?From the hands of Goversor Cole L. Blease, who by reason of his oflice as chair? man of the hoard of trustees, one hundred and eighteen graduates of Winthrop College tonigjit received their diplomas. In addressing the class Governor Blaaae, who spoke scarcely three minutes .took occasion to say that he was proud that he had been the friend of Winthrop and con? gratulated himself upon the fact that lie did not veto the appropriations for the two new buildings now in course of erection here. Governor Please said that South Carolina had reason to be proud that such a class as that of 1912 was being graduated and that their influence should be of lasting value. With the presentation of the diplo? mas, the award of the Rural School Improvement Association medal for the best essay on "How to Establish a Model Rural School," to Miss Car? rie Reave3, of Alcolu .and the award of the A. Markley Lee scholarship to Miss Harriet B. Herbert, of Sum? ter; the "Farewell Word to Grad? uates." by President Johnson, the session of 1911-12 came to a close and early tomorrow morning will see the departure of the several hun? dred students. Cuba. Lying on General Wood's desk are the messages, which, if released, would send an army division into Cuba within a week or ten days. But that situation is only illustrative of preparation that has been made by the g nerul staff LANDING CAUSES EXCITEMENT. America's Action in Sending Guards Arouses Habana?Gomez Empow? ered to Proclaim Law. Habana, June f?.?American ma? rines have landed on Cuban Soil, To the number of 4 50 under command of Col. Lucas they came ashore to? day to Quantanamo <'ity. While it is officially declared that this action was taken solely to pro? tect American and other foreign properties, the impression became general that it was a preliminary step to intervention. This caused consid? erable excitement ut the capital, Later it became known that the landing was in response to an Urgent appeal to the commerce of Guanta namo to afford protection to the nu? merous foreign estates in the vicinity which the government forces have been unable effectively to guard. I me hundred and twenty additional marines were dlspatahed this evening to Guantanamo and the American fonts will probably be able to safe? guard the foreign properties In that district. The senate convened late this af? ternoon ami approved the recommen? dation of the committee on laws th it the president be empowered to sus? pend the constitutional guarantees but only in the province of Oriente, This was approved also by the house of representatives without opposition. The senate passed a bill authorising President Gome/ tO expend $1.000. 000 foi Increase of the armed fore s. < M the reports received from vari? ous parts of the interior alleging out? rages against white women by ne? groes, the great majority lack confir? mation. The government is .-till without new-' of military operations in Oriente except small skirmishes. Conditions In other parts of the island continue tranquil, although i report bis been received ol > small Insurgent band In Cumaguay. President Gomez in i signed state meld tomght -a\s. I would not have asked for foreign it Id tu dominate the racial insurgen s whose a' ts of vandalism make me dally mote determined to crush them hut, determined as the Cnlted States government I- to protect the prop? erties and lives of Americans l?y dls embarking troops for this purp' o solely. Its action is of nssistnnce, t > mir military operation 'i it permits me to utilise more troops for the pur* Bull of the insurgents fleeing before the regular troops and engaged ;" burning and Backing i efenselesa towi - SUPREME COURT OUSTS ALL CLAIMANTS TO JOBS. Blegae Appointees in County a-> Well as thoM' Holding Over Declared not legally Entitled to Office* by su. premc COttlt, in Deciding C4USB Brought by Attorney Qenernl Lyon Against Men Named by Governor. Columbia, June 5.?By ousting, by the Supreme Court, of both sets of claimants to the offices of magistrate in Bpartanburg County, that county is now without a magistrate. The Su? preme Court this afternoon handed I decision ousting both the hold-over claimants and the BlOSSe appointees to the offices of magistrate in Bpar? tanburg County. The ones which held over were recommended for ip pointmsnt by the Senate on the last day of the session this year, when the Governor refused to submit his list of a ppointees. The Supreme Court, in a decision by Justice Watts and concurred in by the entire Court, ousted J. M. How - den and A. H. Kirby. S. S. Tiner. 1). T. Gossett, T. C. Fowler and W. C. Har? rison. W. H. Tanner and T. Potter from the offices of magistrate in Bpartanburg County, declaring "it is judged that each of the defendants herein are guilty of usurping and in? truding into, and are unlawfully hold? ing and exercising the offices of mag? istrate 'n Bpartanburg County, and it is the judgment of this Court that the defendants he excluded from the ?fflces of magistrate and that the plaintiff recover costs against SACh Of them*" The situation is set forth in the fol? lowing excerpt from the opinion: "It Will be seen that A. EL Kirby was ap? pointed magistrate on February 5, 1909, and February 8 ,1909, his ap? pointment was continued by the Sen? ate. J. Mi -'3owden was appointed and commissioned by the Governor to this same office on February 22, 1911; D. T. Gossett was appointed magistrate on February 5, 1909, and his appointment continued by the Senate February K. 1909, and on February 22, lull, S. S. Tiner was appointed by the Governor and com? missioned to the same office; F. Pot? ter was appointed magistrate on Feb? ruary s. 19'i9, and his appointment was confirmed by the Senate on Feb? ruary 28, 1911; W. It. Tanner was appointed and commissioned by the Governor to the same office on Feb? ruary 19, 1910; W. <\ Harrison was appointed a magistrate to till out the uaexplred term of it. L. Pea:son. re? signed) and commissioned as such on Match t. 1910, and on February 27, 1911, T. O. Fowler was appoint? ed and commissioned as magistrate for the same office, it was concede i at the hearing that Bowdett, Tiner, Tanner and Fowler's appointment! had never been confirmed by the Senate, and that the Legislature had adjourned and was not In session af? ter tinir appointments until 1918. There is no evidence that Harrison's appointment was confirmed by the Sens te." By the quotations aoove as the law and in application of facts thereto. says the opinion. Kirby, Gossett and Potter being appointed by the Gover? nor and confirmed by the Senate In 1909, held office until the adjourn* menl <d' the General Assembly it 1911. Harrison having been ap? pointed iti 1910 for an unexplred term, and his appointment !>elng a recess appointment, held until the ad* Journment of the General Assembly in 1911, There being ii vacancy In tili others, the Governor appointed Itowden. Tiner. Tanner und Fowler to these offices, and they were ? onimls Moiled and wa-re entitled to hold ami enj >y the offices until the General As? sen bly met ami their names sent to the Senate for approval and confirm* ati< n Th ? Senate having failed to cotitlrm then, they were n<> longer magis? trates ,'fter the adjournment ol the General Assembly In 1912, Kineo February 28, 1911, <;.>s-?it has wrong full j held the oflico of magistrate. and committing other excess, ? i Intend lo ii!l with guerillas all the territory In which exists an armed Insurrection and to Increase the pro? tect on over properties which appear to be the obj -et of ittach by the ne? gro- a in am ?." The president did not issue .? decree suspending th,e constitutional guarun t< - sin ? irlent but morel) signed the law pas-i.i h ? afternoon which will become effi e on publication In the 'official gazett< tomorrow morning. -e ROOSEVELT FORCES BEATEM l\ ollio STATE CONVE?TIOBf. Ifciiwrtty Report Endoi-ing I oionei Voted Down?Taken by Taft sup? porters a? Ks pie salon of Confidence In Administration ? Comment of opIH^ing Leader- on Kc-ult ? BooM'\olt Gcta 31 hi l? vat, - from Ohio. Tuft II. Columbus. Ohio, June 4.?Ohio*? Republican State Conversion award? ed President Taft the six delegates at large to the National Convention by a vote of 390 1-2 to 3611 The State ticket will be chosen * /e ad Joruned session, which w Jg .tied for July 2. jf President Taft s t ^. ,th in the Convention was P' evident es soon as the meet' C ad been called to order. In th * . test of strength, a roll call on At minority report en? dorsing Col sevelt, the delegates voted IIS?? Taft and 359 % *or Roosevelt. "The action of today's Convention clearly shows that the Republicans still have confidence in President Taft and the result of the State Convention will go far in determin? ing the vote at the Chicago Conven? tion," siad L. C. Laylin, Taft s Ohio campaign manager. Senator Burton, chairman of the Convention, refused to make any statement. "If the Rosevelt men in the Con? vention had been permitted to vote for themselves, it would have been impossible for the Convention to have misrepresented the Republicans of Ohio," said Walter T\ Brown, the Roosevelt manager. "A change of 13 votes woula hneg reversed the result and given effect to the pcpular ver? dict of the primaries." The result of the Conversion today gives President Taft 14 of Ohio's 4 8 delegates to the National Convention and Col. Roosevelt 34. TOM WATSON GIVES BAIL. One Time Xon?iwc Vi r President Ac* eused of Sending Obscene Matter Through the Mailt*. Augusta. Ga.. June 3.?Thomas E. Watson, one time Populist nominee for the presidency, now a member of the Georgia delegation at large to the Democratic Convention? was arrested on a federal warrant at his home in i Thomson today, brought to Augusta and put under a bond Of $500. Watson anticipated the service of the warrant, charging him with send? ing obscene literature through the mails in Watson's magazine, and had his automobile at the depot in Thom? son to meet United Stat I Marshall George White, At Mr. Watson's home he played the pan of h>st to tin mar> shall at a midday dinner, upon con? clusion of which Mr. YY 11 son invit. I Marshal White to drive to Augusta in Mr. Watson's automobile, fhe invita? tion being accepted* Upon their orrtval at the govern? ment building her?.? in a second au tomolte, Mr. Watson I having brok? en down on the road?the former Populist leider P7SI gl?.-ted with some cheering fron about a hundred propb- who had gathered in antici? pation of their coming. Quolifled bond was arranged in the sum of |500, preliminary hearing fix? ed for Friday morning at 11 o'clock and Mr. Watson returned to his homo this afternoon. Mr. Watson's defense in the CM will be that he published in his mag? azine matter quoted from Cathoffe books or reprinted editions which a/ere copyrighted by the c iltosl States government; that the lan? guage and wording used in the Latin reprint in bis magazine to which the postoffice department raises ob? jection was an exact reproduction fiom these Copyrighted books. He will be his own counsel in the trial* Since February 23, till, Potter has wrongfully h- ' ! the office of magis? trate, since February 17, Itll, Her* rison has wrongfull) held the office of tu iglstrate. situ e Februar) IS* 1911, Kirby has wrongful!) held the office of magistrate, Rincc the time in IR 1 S th it the - ? * t ? I used tO confirm the appointments made by the Governor, of Bowden, Tiner, Tanner and Fowler they h Wl fully held the office t magistrate. . The Conn order* n the defend* ants to be ousted nd osts issessed against them. The ?ustlnsj proeei d ir-js were brought bj Attorney Gen oral Lyon, who nvked that Govet t It loose's appointees be ousted anal lined $2.000 for Illegally holding tru office of magistrate, and thai the otinrs i>e held to be the legal nans* Istrate.