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otchmon and fH? ffMTKn WATCHMAN, April, 1*5* ?Be Jaet andt Fear ?ot?Let all the Th?? Aims'! At bo thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth'a.' Consolidated Aujc. 3,1881. 8UMTER, S. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1912. THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, 1 Vol. XXXIV. no. 31. BRINK POISON BN STREET. ji i.ian iiuu i it YOVftti winn: >i\n bsidkdLira m dmxk? DM < IIIOUC Ai in. Taken to H..-.|.ii??i Immediately Af KtmuhIv U lien- Hi Died I a?( Mght mi lulij RtpMti riiai iotm.; Man I ml' 11 Life i14thin' rig WM I a>'i<i'ul in Lo%e ATalr? Body Taken to llcnwnsvillc tor Hurlal. Krom the I >a i!\ It?ni. Jim?' 8. Julian Harper, a white man m this * ity about i.'* yviir- of age. drank poison on Suuth Main street In front of the pontoftlce at about 5 o'clock Friday afternm and dn d at the hos? pital at >.30 from effects of the pois < n It ll reported that Harper had threatened pr?-\iuusl\ to put an end to hi* lif*' in this way if a certain young lady refused to marry hint and Friday he (.a.rled hi* threat into exe :tiun. The young man. It was learned, se? cured a hack driven by Daniel Qass and told him to drive In front of the houae in which the young lady lived. Here he told the hackman to stop ?nd naked him if it was any harm f'T a man to kill himself. The hack man told him that he did not know, but asked htm not fei kill himself in his hack. Harper then drank the con? tent? of an mince bottle of carbolic acid, and Immediately fell out of the hack to the pavement. H.? staff* 'red across the street to the poslofflee a here he was rlrst noticed fiothln,' f t the mouth and beating the ilf with hi* hands and it was soon found what he had dorn? when some one piched up the bottle and read the label ? n it. Mr. J. I?. Harper, who conducts a store. Just a few hundred feet across \ the street was Informed of ?.\ li.it bis brother b nl ihm? by some oi those *ho saw him on the postofflce steps. Mr. Harper at once ran across to the proatofnVe and fee with others placed the young man In Mr. J. M. Harby's car In which lie was rushed to the Bumter Hospital for treatment. A doctor woe telephoned for, but notte* nrrtvee} until ?fter the automobile ?.ad left for the hospital. At the hospital all possible efforts were mad |f MVt yotUNI Harper, but It was soon seen that the? ef? forts wero use lei . hum then Og the would-be suicide wr*s barely able to breathe until life passed ou' of his i?ody at HtCv This morning the body was taken to Brownsville, Marlboro county. Where it Wtl| be hurled thi* afternoon. I il an lit i? i* < nne t.. this city the llrst part of this year and has been living here sine,, that time with his brother. He had made a number of friends In the cliy and seemed to be i cb \. r kind of a in in. l.a-t week. It rs reported. he told some of hi friends in talking to them that a young lady had ret used to marry him. He then showed them a bottle of carbolic neld wich he was carrying with him and staled that if the young lady did not consent to marry him he would take the contents of the DOttta. <>ne of those whom he had made t'lis statement to remarked Friday in talking tib..ui it that be did not think that a in in *vh.. eo.lly Intend-**! ? >m mMtmg suicide would go around talk? ing about It tnd as h* and Otiten had been un-m. restful in getting tin bottle awav from tb? Ir friend, thev had not tak-n the matter to his brothers for fenr of offending tl.em. ?-J.V.Mmi \ I I; I?11 l \\\ \l<l?ll?. M. \ Ntannaa llevuirvs b.iin iu? ? from \ i I., for I *o-? of Leu. orangeburg. June I,?In tin case ..f M. A. "il ? n - ?ff:?i ?'-?I Iii? At? lantic t'ui-t Line Hallway Company! a \erdu t ut MS*Ml To |fef pl.nntilT has been rendered Tbe \eidnt Mr Ol r? |< tied lit l I i|e hour last lllljllt, but on ?'? oiint f| lb. ,ii..-. n. . <.f ||ic f*ourt. ?ouid not mnonnced until the c.iiM ning ot r.oirt at t?M o'clfM'M this morning The -nit \*. I'm dam? ages to the ext. nt of * I. A'-onf , \. || ggg w iiii. m lb. i in pb.y of tin- r lilroad company in Hie rannelty nl rondnctor, Mr. fltrau?i i..-t I |. I ..iid w 11 in mi i d nl hei ? v hi' in an nccldent neat ''rcston. In lie M.iui-M Ii? 's I inn I Th.. i ..se ,., n, m . Jenklti asgalnsl ?Ii.- Atlanti* i ?.? i t Lin.- It |||fg id * i.nipinv * i- tii.d ?-\ i i uy in tin Ma>Htfnto'i ? ourt i i nl i>. resulting1 In a \crdict tsl |tl for tin* plaintiff. The < i!. 1 i-? um- to rOOOVOf d image frmn tbe railroad whii h was alleged to have purchased timber stoK n Mr Jgfll In s pi u ... rlfttfl ?ovir.M HEARD AH?VRE i> resident <>t t\vi:\ rv. PO! It (OWKMION votes. iiot-ah Files Protest AfNliuM steam Ki. It r?Idaho Senator Saiy?? Hl' Will tlsnm Pi isjh Host PoUUohI Juirgei naut Work*??'oiiiiiiilt?^* AI? hm-? Him to S|M>iii% Then Goes \boui sVsstatee. Chicago, Juni 1??Twenty-four del" tgUtei from Alahama and Arkansas Wert added today to the Taft column by tii? lCtl< :i Ol the Republican na? tional COtnmtttet OD the so-called Rooeeveli i ontettt from thoss States. aii contest! presented before the com? mittee today war.- decided in Taft's InVOf ant! in tl] hut two tht? decision of the committee was unanimous. <>n roll tall test. a ppa rent, had shown 1 I anti-Taft votes. The cases decided today ware those of the .-ix delegates at large and the two ?ach In the First, Second. Fifth Sixth and Ninth congressional dis? tricts m Alai.ama. and the tour dele gates .it i irjje and the two ea h in Ihe First and Sec,.ml district! < f Ar? kansas. There rem ? n to be heard of the Ar k iii-.i^ contests IhOSS in the Third. Fourth. Fitth and Seventh districts. I The eontesl OVO! the six delegates at lartft from Arizona was postponed I until a later day. on motion of Com? mltteeman Penross ? f Penneylvnnla? J in rlew (f iht bttti t I ght between the Taft nil Roosevelt advocates, the no ? ting WSJ lUrpiising'y peaceful, al? though it opened with a contest which seemed t?? forecast a degTSt Of fric? tion. This, however tailed to ma? terialize. The opening contest sross over a renewal by Senator Borah of Idaho of his motion of yesterday. Which, would permit only ei^ht mem? bers of the committee l" demand u roll cell iMtend Of 10, as provided by the existing rules. Donnil T. Flynn Of Oklahoma, hold? ing it the time the proxy of . Col. Stan l?anajrnn of Nevada, moved to lay the Forah motion on the table? Mr. Borah wanted to debuts the mo* tion. but chairman Kos? water de? clared it undeba tabls as a pr iposltlon I of parliamentary law? "I don't intend to be choked off by a gag thus early in the campaign." said Senator Borah, "and i vviii have my say Of I will occupy such a posi? tion that this convention will make 'no progress." ?This committee will conduct Its proceeding* under the usual parlia? mentary rulos," said Mr. Rosewater. with marked dignity. "F.ut you *"haii not adopt any rule or e,ag hy laying motions on the tabls thui sarly In ths campaign," retorted tin- idaiio lenator, The committee proceeded to tabls the motion by a VlVg VOCS vote, and I then Mr. Borah was permitted to continue) which in- did, as follows: ?.Mr. Chairman, ws will not make ens progr< m hart? Now. i knoa thai haVt a steam toller. 1 don't even I ? dtalrt to cushion the steam roller, i no perfecty wllllni that ths steam roller simii operate, but 1 want to say hers and now that it will he known to ths country that it doCf op. rate, how it operates, who is operating it. I "Men who have not the moral cour uge to record their vote before the people of th ?* country ate pot worths to represent Ihe ireat Republican or? ganhntloa of these United states. ? a pplauat. > ' Men who havs not ths manhood to stand up h. rt and slate for w hom they arc going to vote, how the) art golnfl to Vote, ale evidently acting as?" The i hail man Th< gentleman from Idaho is out of order." Mi. Hartholdt? There i> nothing before the house." Henatof Borah: I am before the hoit-?." Mr. Hartholdt; I ?-k unanimous con-.m thai ?h. gentleman be perm I t. d to pi.i In order that this pro? ceedins Im mad*1 parliamentary." v r F? nr??se; i ho|.?nsent \? ill in given the Rcnatoi fruni Idn ho to continue ami l think w> oh on Id give unanimous eon eni noa and lot him gi t his rcmarki Into tin record." h w tv made pi 11ri very soon aft ?r ? in that . v> n though Mr riorah'i mo? tion had been tabled tin majority ln? tended to give the minority a roll i >n on ileui mil on any f|U0Stlon< M. s i j |?. in and ? r.i ne and others of the 'l ?tt faction repeutedls joined llorah und his colleague* in ih.: minority in itsklni for a roll vail, and ihey ilwayi got it. The test vote came in the case of the Ninth Alat) una district, in w hi. h the 'i' ft delegate i were seated by a FIGHT IN IKE OPEN. Kl .1*1 111,HAN N ATION AL COM? MITTEE TO TIH\ ON LIGHT, Itntli Side* Agree to open Hearings ami Unite iit Electing Victor Rose water as Chairman. Chicago, June 6.?Publicity will govern the Republican national com? mittee in its deliberation upon the COBtett for seats in the national COU Ventlon. This was decided without opposition .it the opening session of the committee today, in accordance with the expressed wishes of Presi? dent Taft and Col. Roosevelt. 'I he public ami the newspapers will lie represented by the five press asso? ciations recognised by admlssl ?n of their reporters to tin- floor of the na? tional house of representatives it Washington. Two men from each such press association will be per? mitted to ie preseni during ail de? liberation! and decisions of the com? mittee. There will i e no executive sessions. t te committee also elected Victor Rosewater <?t Omaha as national chairman. opinion differs tonight as to the significance of tin- only action taken during the meeting. Which might be construed as a test of strength in the committee as bgtween Taft and Roosevelt adherents in the commit? tee The vote of 39 to 18 was on the question of confining the representa? tion of the newspapers to the press ?saw lations. vote of 38 to 15. These 15 were: Knight of California; DuPont of Dela? ware; Corah of Idaho; Louden of Ill? inois, Uurnham of Kentucky; Wight of Louisiana (Whose vote was cast by B, w. Thilberger); Kellogg of Min? nesota; RoSSWSter of Nebraska; l-'lan nagan of Nevada (whose proxy was held at that time by Lucius N. Lit? tauer?; Waid of New Volk; Capers of South Carolina; Thorson Of South Dakota; Monday of Tennessee*, Loose of Utah and Bieber of DM rift ,f Qam lumbia. Neither Rosewater nor Louden vot ted yea with the antl-Taft people in the leal then recorded. An incident of the day was the tv j> ( tion i'.v unanimous vote of the brief of J, A. Comer of Little Lock, In tin Arkansas delegates at large case, on th.. ground that it contained "indecent ami insulting language." Members of the committee said later that prop? er regard must be shown for the dig? nity of the court bj which these cases were being heard. Tomorrow's work will begin with the remaining Arkansas cases, and th. se win probably be followed by the Florida eases, The case of tin- tun delegatei from the Fourth district of California, who are contested by the Taft faction win not be heard until Monday, as the parties ran not fe.n h here In time for tomorrow's session, i The Plorldu cases cover the six del? egate* at large and two each from the First, Second und Third districts, Senator l>ix.?n ai the Roosevelt headquarters issued a statement to? night excoriating members of the na? tional committee. "Until the roll was called on the Ninth Alabama district." says the tatemcnt, "l was not prepared to be? lieve thai a majority of the national committee was prepared deliberately to muider tin- Republican party. "The nation miulit as Well know the truth, Thr. e minutes before the roll was railed on this contest Senator Murra\ Crane of Massachusetts walk *.i o\,-i to Mr. stephenson of Color? ado, who holds tb<> prow of Kenn tor Scott of w.st Virginia, and s.ii.i to him: 'We slmpl) run not afford to go on record In tbis case against seating tin- I loose veil delegates, The ? i*< i> 4o plain tin- country will rt*H Stand for it.' "Mr. Stephenson replied; 'We have to do it of course there is no Juris? diction ii fact, bul if once we cstulp li b i precedent we will have to yield in ol In i ? usi "The Ihel i v. I- cold bloodi d, pi ? me,in iti il and deliberate, Wit h tin i. ? ot ?I of i he roll ? ill of tile Nitll b Muhuimt congr? isional ?I?.-1? i* t I now deliberately charge that .* majority of tic national commlttci in violation of thin sacred Irusl as truetccs of do Hep ihiic tii part) in fear and hatred of Theodore Roosevelt have entered Into an ngreemenl umoiui tin in * ives to unseat all und every H.veil delegate rcgurdlcss of right "In his bitterness at he Ins reptidl at. d by the Republican voters, Mr Taf| has now determined, If posslbU In wreck Ihc puts rather than pet mit it to win with Col, Roosevelt a. its candidate, Rut tin- nal onnl com mitte. ? tu,) th.- national convention (i. o. I?. COMMITTEE GIVES TAFT 18 MORE DELEGATES. Total of 72 Delegate* Added to -?Tan Column" by Decision*, of National Committee, while Colonel rails to Win Singh* Case?Arkansas. Flori? da and Georgia Disputes Settled, Many without Roll Call?Republi? can Conditions in South Exposed. - Chicago, June 8.?Forty-eight was tht. total number of delegate! to the Republican National Convention urn ed into the "Taft column" today by the national committee's decisions up? on contests from Arkansas, Florida and Georgia, The Roosevelt contestants lost every case, as they did yesterday. Ten of the Georgtl districts?2n delegates? went to Taft in one blanket decision, hoth lides agreeing to their being de? cided upon the same arguments as had served in the case of the four delegates at large, which had just heen given CO Taft. The two remain? ing Georgia districts, with their two apiece, soon went the same way. j With the 24 delegates?16 from Alabama and ? from Arkansas? ' placed on the temporary roll of the Convention as the result of yester I day's hearings today's work runs up the total of 72 added to the Taft list since the national committee convened last Thursday afternoon. The easel passed Upon today were those of: I Arkansas Third 4th. .">th and 7th '[Congressional districts. 2 delegates .each, 8 In all. The 6th district was [ not contested, the delegates are Hated a3 "uninstruoted." I Florida?The 6 delegate! at large and all three districts, the entire State representation. 12 in all. I Georgia?The 4 delegates at large and all of the twelve Congressional districts, each with its 2 delegates. 2S in all. I This (dears the docket for the t ik? ing up early next week of the cases j upon which :he Roosevelt people ire .laying inOTS stress Mian upon those from the South, such cases, for example, ai those from Indiana, which probably will be taken up when the committee convene! on Monday morning. There still remains in al? phabetical <>rder before these the cases of th,. delegate! ;<t large from Arizona and of the ith Congressional district of California. They may be taken upon Monday it may g" over until later In the week. h w is a day ..i publicity for South? ern Republican organisations, start? ing with the lait three districts of Arkansas, the committee went through thai state and Florida and Georgia, in which ail the Taft delegate! had been contested by Roosevelt, in each instance decision was reached after full hearings of the facts in the case, and in <uily one instance did the Roosevelt leaders ask for a full test of strength. I'RGES PARTY To PROTEST. RoomcvcII Characterises Action of National Committee UN "Theft." Oyster Hay, N. v.. June 8.?The Republicans of tin- country were call? ed upon tonight by Col. Roosevelt to protest against the action of the Re publican national committee in riding upon the contest for scats in the Na? tional Convention from the 9th Ala? bama district. The Colonel served no? tice upon his opponents that. In hla opinion, the part) as u whole would repudiate a nomination if it were ob? tained in "defiance of justice." lie declared that every man who Wishes tO See the palM> enntillUe t>> exist should protest at once "against those who.' ure deliberately trying to a'reek it." ?The Icad.rs." said the Colonel, "speak as ii they were th. regular Republicans. I do not concede lhal theft is a t. st ,,f regularity." Col, Roosevelt's statement was m\ eii out after an ;iii afternoon con feron<' . ||e m a in constant touch over his private wire-- during the da> with Senator Dlxon ind his other lieutenants In Chicago, lie also con? sulted with a number of his support? ers w ho visited him. Th*. at lent ion of farmers Is direct? ed to the fertilizer advertisement of O'Oonuell & Company which appears in this issue. This firm is disposed to protect th. ir patrons and meet all legitimate competition. 11 will be Seen." Mr, stev? n-on th ni> d absolut* y the 1 <>ii\ ersnlion attributed to him ami \V. Murray Crane anent the Ninth Mnhamn delegation and said he would demand that it he made right to imu row . STEPS TO HELP IN NW YS DEM? ONSTRATION. Pour Big Transports Made Heady for ImmcHliate Departure ? Soldier* Pul on Oui Vive. Washington. June 7.?The army today took st.ps to share with the navy in the American demonstra? tion in Cuba. Early In the day the general staff gave a preliminary test to the ma? chine it has constructed when it is? sued orders to the quartermaster gen? eral to put in readiness for Cuban service the lour lug army transports at Newport News, and at the same time notified the proper military offi? cers at the various army posts where are located the organizations which go to make up the "expeditionary force" to have the men ready to en? train at a moment's notice. Withy six hours, word came from Quarter? master General Aleshire that the big transports bad been put in commission with full supplies and coal and aug? mented crews, and were ready to sail the moment the troops were placed a i ioard. The order for the transports to sail or for the troops to entrain was m t given, and it was said at the State department that word would not be given until the marine forces already landed and now being distributed among the threatened plantations in eastern Cuba proved insutlicient or that conditions <>n the island as a Whole bad assumed such a phase as to demand political intervention. Intervention, if determined upon, must follow in a regular way if the government of the United States de? cides to follow the injunction laid down by the judge advocate general of the army. Some of the requisite Steps already have been taken. Jan? uary 10, last, Secretary Knox served notice upon the Cuban government that the president of the Cnited State* Irmkerr to tf~ "to pwVeiit a threatened situation. which would compel the government of the United States, much against its desires, to consider what measures it must take in pursuance of the obligations of its relations to Cuba." Yesterday the following significant tel.-Kram was sent to tbe American legation in Habaua, for presentation to the Cuban government. "Under the exigencies of the situa? tion arising out of the failure of the Cuban authorities to take effective ac? tion for tin- protection of American life and property, the commandant at Ouantanamo naval station has been compelled to land four companies of marines. This action has been taken as a measure of a protection only and tn?t lor a purpose of cutting down the insurrection, which is dearly tbe dut) of Cuba. Four large war vessels will forthwith be sei^t from Key West to Guantanamo to i?e in readiness in case tin- situation should demand ad? ditional fores for the sann- purpose, it is hoped that these measures will at once awaken the Cuban govern? ment to the necessity of promptly and adequately meeting and discharging its duties ami responsibilities and you wiil vigorously impress upon the presldi nt of Cuba that a continued failure on tbe part of his government adequately to protect lite and prop? erty will inevitably compel thl* gov? ernment to Intervent in Cuba under ami in response t<> its treaty rights and obligations." The issue of a proclamation by President Taft i< alt now nccessarj to meet tile legal l'e?) U i l'e !U e || t - pre? liminary to intervention. Whether and wln-n this last step shall be tnketl depends upon the ability of tbe Cu? ban government to dec with the is? sue. That govern men I wilt be given a fair chance. There is no preseni intention "f sending more battleships Into Cuban waters. Late today a message was sen! lo commander at Fort O. A. lUiasell. Wyoming, to have Company I signal corps in readiness for a possible v< y? age t" Cuba. This company consists ,.f a bold I"" men, mounted, und < " iiis full equipment, including Held wireless M'is. An ambulance coin pan> also w a ordered prep ired. Ma i. ' leil. W.I. < llief of staff said that th.- places of embarkation for the "expeditionary forces," if it were dispatched to Cuba, would be \< w York, Savannah, Oa? ami Tampa IIa. Mrs, .1. W, McCow n and daughb r Miss \nnie. of Florence stopped ov? in the city Friday on (heir waj home from Columbia, where Mlsi McCown has been attending college, NATIONAL COMMITTEE AI'RAID Ol' ROOSEVELT DEMONSTRA? TION. sergeant-at-arm?, s^k*. Authorities' aid aiul Now \iiu.iumr- That liiere Will be No ntsuidri. Chicago, June 7.?Col. William F? Stone, sergeant-at-arms of the Re? publican national convention, to? night appealed to Mayor Harrison for protection at tomorrow's session of the national committ' \ which is con ducting contest ^gs at the Coliseum. ^ Other memjr ^ the committee including C?c f?>*y S. New of In? diana, Sao &jr* Murray Crane of Massa<v? . ^ Senator Newell San? der.- gKyteseee and others, said ,tl- *y had heard the reports of ^A<\ Roosevelt demonstration at -ommittee room during the hear "There will he no rough house," said CoL Stone, "in the committee; neither will there be any demonstra? tion permitted on the outside of the Coliseum. Drastice measures will be adopted if anything of the kind is at? tempted. I have asked the Chicago city authorities for police protection at the committee's hearings." Col. New said he had heard reports of possible pending trouble, but was loath to believe them. "Such a report as this," said Col. New, "seems to me incredible. Cer? tainly no or is foolish enough to be? lieve anything can be gained for a cause by the adoption of such meth? ods, and surely no one who knows the members of the national committee is going to believe that they can be bluffed or terrorized by any mob or set of thugs that can be mustered. 'Mind you. I do not believe that anything of the sort will be at? tempted, as surely some one in the crowd has intellect enough to head off anvining of the sort if any misguld ed individual should attempt it. How ever, depend upon it that if anything of the kind is attempted, the individ? uals behind it will live to repent of their folly. "This is supposed to be a national [convention, and not a prize rin-; or g beer garden, and the dignity and good order of Its proceedings will be en* forced peacefully, we hope, but If any one attempts to employ force of any kind, he will find his methods will be resisted with sufficient vigor to make 'the outcome very different from what had been intended. I United states Senator Joseph M. Dixon of Montana. Col. Roosevelt*! campaign manager, declined to dis Icuss these reports when the mat? ter was called to his attention. j Senator Dixon said, however, that he might have some comment to make later. Congressman William B. McKinley*! director of the national Taft bureau, specified William Plynn of Pittsburgh a.s the Roosevelt leader who, he has been informed, w as expe< ted to start t rouble, Mr. McKinley als?.? Mated that he had received reliable information to the effect that Oeorge W. Perkins of New York had been t ailed to Chicago by certain Roosevelt members of the national committee to head off any possible disturbance. Ptynn was expected to reach Chi? cago late tonight. Senator Dixon said that if he could procure a proxy In the national committee he u*ould give it to Piynn. -v Congressman McKtnley's state* men! regarding reported threatened trouble was as follows: "Reliable information has been re eeived Indicating that the sole pur* pose of the coming Ol William Clynn of Pittsburg to Chicago at the in? stance ef Theodore Roosevelt is to take -tep-.- to Int mtdat? the Republl* can national committee if possible in its deliberation* >'n the contest* of delegates seated in th.- national con* \?nt n>n. "II i< underst. ? il that the plan which Mr. I'lynn ik expected to follow i t.. organise i rowds of Roosevelt followers who -h 11 make demonstra i ions at de Coli a t r ihe pur pose of attempting to ?? ? t w? the na? t iona i ? ommitti e, "Roosca elt mi. rub, rs oi that Itodj today depreciated the plan and it is snd appealed to fleorge \V. Perkins ol N.w York ..no i?f vr. Roosevelt*! most intimab friends, to put an eno to it." Mr. Perkins had made no continent on this i, i>?a t ap to tonight, Mr. R R. 1M>- lp* left M morning for lair.,l et where h remsin sev< rs I days