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ffitye tPfltct)tnitti and Southron. nut aCMTKB WATCHMAN. MMfeM April, MM. ?B? J?t ?ad Fear 1 Lot mU the ?Ods Thou Mm* I at be th? Country's, lfcj God's and Troth *." THE tr?b ?nimmnv **f MMimwI Jung ? Consolidated Au*. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. C, WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1912. Vol. XXXIV. No. 39. WILL NO! VISIT CHICAGO. ?KW JKKSKY COMMHTKHMtN TO RKI?RKKKNT tilV. WILSON. Hem Girt I? Hooded With YUltor? to Hee Ibnusrutlc Nominee, and Mull Aormiuulatc*. 8ea Girt. N. J., July 7.?Oov. Wil? ton said tonight he prohahly would not fo to Chicago, as he had intended to do. to attend the organization meet Ins; of th* new Democratic national committee on Jul> 15. His promise of several days to attend was given Iis seid, under the Impression that lhe presence of the nominee on sin h occasion* always was requlr* <V fines then he said, he has found that such was not th? case. Should the governor hold to his present plan, Robert 8. Hudspath. the New Jersey committeman will be commissioned to voice the governor's views} .it Chicago. For the governor to confer with him concerning legislation during the remainder of this session of congress probably will result In a meeting be? tween Oscar W. Underwood and Oov. Wilson at an early date. The governor said tonight he hoped to sse both Underwood and Speaker Clark soon, but added that he hud no appointment to meet either. He gave no indication of what he would discuss with them In either of the conferences. ' Oov. Wilson spent a busy day. He rose late and drove to Spring Lake in an automobile to hear a sermon > f the Rev. A. W. Halsey. president of the Princeton class of '79 of which the governor was a member. After the services Oov. WlUon brousht the preacher to dinner. Pur? in* the afternoon hundreds of visi? tors rtoi ked to the governor's sum? mer home. William O. AIcAdoo. one of the governor's advisers spent a long time with him. William r\ Me Combs whose prospects, the gover? nor's close friends say, loom larg? g?ocU^n^ et national chairman. was rro?ked with t?ie governor Cor in hour and a half. "All we discussed." Mr. MoComhe said at the conclusion of the inter? view, "was the general political situa? tion In the various States and the plans for the eampslgn. 80 numerous have become the visi? tors that the governor has had little time t<> answer his mall. He has made It a point to see all oomers. Hereafter, he r??M today, he would see no visitors, who oxdjl merely to pass the time of day. until 2 o'clock In the afternoon. Mosnwhlls ? rapid stenographer will take his diet a n Th-re are nearlv 1imhm> unansw .-r.-d letter* ind r ?!? Tr inis ami the pile is growing. The governor expects to go to Tr?-n ton next Tu? s?l ? % to observe the weekly governor's day there, which he has skipped for several weeks. He will |?'\ve TlSJAVtSJ after dinner T lee. day evening for Atlantic City. Wed? nesday noon he will lay the SO?Of etone of the n.'W Y. M C, A. building there and at 2 o'clock he will wel? come the delegates to the national convention of the building and loan sssociatlon of the 1'nlted State-. He expects to arrive at Sea <;irt that evening. His Programm? tor thu present extends no further. S??n itw Kern of Indiana spen* ,n hour end a hal* at the governor s cottage tonight. When he left he said he had lal led with the gOVefttOf ?feej ? impeJsjn issues, the plan of campaign und Ha- national lomml' tee chairmanship. 'I told the governor," he | I "that I would not esippoffl for na ?lonal chnlnnan anv poMti? lau run nected with the old poiith a' machine. The kind of man we want If of tin? type of a. Mi?, h. ii Pahner or Wl llsrn P. M?<'oioI?h hi other WOfd w * int ? m in Ii > : ? In the f II COO Aden < of Oov, Wll.-on." Pl.W- 11 I I PIlOVI I.I N I tMneiftiMMl < Ml/ens Will Hold viiit* Mt etSPJ I'm -da\. rinewood. July a.?Plms for the Ijilillui of i telephone exchange will be gone Into 'II i v. IT. 9. when the sttPJOM sad several large planters will hold i mass meeting In the K. of P. hall to organize a omp inv to d<> i g? nei ii loOfil tele? phone business Avlth long dtstancs connections. The t>,)\ ag.-nt. Mr. Kp pemon. has arranged with Southern Telegraph and Telephone Com? pany to have ore of their soliciting agents here to preside over the meet? ing and to give available Information. SUMTER DELEGATION LARGEST. BUSINESS MKX WILL MEET \t i < >Ll MIH A Ti>MOKK<)W. industrial. < uniinci( iul and Agrlcul turul Adwinccnicnt of state to 1)?' Talked ai "hollar Dinner." Columbia tut?. Several hundred weil known l?ua>i ness men of the .-t?te will gather here tomorrow to organize the South Caro? lina Chamber of Commerce. A fea? ture of the meeting will be the "dollar dinner" tonu. row night. Secretary Hamby ig making arrangements for the meeting. 'The reports from different sections of the State." said Secretary Hamby yesterday, "are very encouraging and indicate a large and enthusiastic meeting. "^umter wil send 60 delegates and a brass band composed of 15 men. Florence will send about 50 delegates; the Florence and Sumter delegates coming over in a special train. Ker shaw will send 11 or more delegates; Branchville 10 or more; Greenwood 40 or more; Carndan six to ten; Ch3 raw a large delegation; Charleston 23 or more; Orangeburg between 25 and 60; Beaufort one; Spartanburg two; Greemille one; Clinton two; Union nine or more; Chester five; Belton one. and it is expected that a great many more will be reported between now and July i>. It appear- Iron the ^above figures that we will have be? tween IM and 104 d< ' fates in at? tendance. "This shows a spirit of awakening all over the Strte for State good and it Is believed that the movement will be given a great Impetus by the en? thusiasm that will be manifested at the organization. "Much credit is due Sumter for the Interest that she has taken in this or? ganization and the number of dele? gates that she will send, Their 60 delegates with the brass band of 15 men will leave the union station in Columbia on a special street car im? mediately after arrival and will pa? rade Main street on foot, starting at the capitol. "If all of the cities and towns in the State would send half the numb ??!? of delegates that Sumter will send, in comparison to their population, the Opeta house, where the meeting will be held, would not be large enough to scat the delegates. The desire and de? termination on the part of these pub lie ajptrttsd citizens to put before the Country the natural resources and a '?? vantages of their State is very grall'y Ing and there has been no movement in this line that has ever received he.irtler response than this one. from' all parts of the State. "*t is hoped that the citizens of Co? lumbia, who have only to walk or ride from their places of business to the opera house. will turn out in full force and lend their help and eneru'y to the cause. It Is also hoped that a ?reat many Columbians will attend the dollar dinner* that night. Let it he rememhered that one has not to be a member of any chamber of com me-"e to attend this meeting or the dobar dinner.' The only requisite in the latter is that the dollar be paid either beforehand or at the door." MISTRIAL IN MURDER CASE, Case of Orpines Toney Declared a Mis* trial Saturday at Midnight. The eass ??f the state sgalnst Ce? phas Toney, alias Henry Toney, for the murder .,f Nolan Benjamin on December -7th, 1106, which was tried in the general sessions court Saturday was at midnight declared ? mistrial when the jury had been out |Sf mole than six hours without reaching i verdict* Toney, it was alleged, Intentionally shot Nolan with his shotgun as they wars going out rabbit hunting, the - hoof no,' being the result of dis? pute over a sheii. The defense claim* sd that the shooting wss unintention? al and 'bat Nolan* the boy who was shot, made a dying statement to 'his effect and that Toney should not be punished, it was also claimed by the defenSS that Tones should he I* t off on account of an error in the indict? ment. Which stated that Nolan di< d "then and there" from the em cts of the shooting, win-n tho evidence showed th.it he lived three wsehs be* tore he died. Judge Wilson overruled 'h? point, however, Bath of the boys were about four? teen years of age at the time of the 1 shooting. The County Democratic Executive Committv his been Called to meet I on gntarday, July 16th, to make cr rangements for the county < ampalgn. COTTON MARKET STEADY. GROWING CROP PRESENTS SUB? JECT FOR CONSIDERATION. Only in Texas Cnn Lino be Received Win-iv Cfopg Arc Uniformly Uood. New Orleans, La.. July 7.?The cot? ton trade this week will settle down to serious consideration of the prob? lem the growing crop presents. I No two accounts seem to agree as to the crop condition except possibly those H om Texas, where the crop ap- j pears to be uniformly good. Other parts i f the belt apparently have very spotted crops. The Kastern belt has had a great i deal of rain of late and it is the opln- I ion of the bulls that not much more j rain can fall without serious damage resulting. In spite of this, some tele? grams say that portions of the Atlan- ! tics have been benefited by the moist? ure. Built probably will be able to bring about a further advance this week, however, on the new crops If rain continues in the East. It is also certain that bright and dry weather j n that part of the belt would encour? age bearish endeavor. Bo far as can be seen now, it will he a weather mar- i ket. pure and simple, this week with the trade trying to find out just what the crop does need. The July position will command more or less attention, but it is hard y probable that it will be very ac? tive because the interest in it has narrowed down, through the liquidi ion of this last week. It is genenlly accepted that the spot delivery will be liquidated by the tender of actual cotton. More new COtton in Texas will be looked for this week, but it is hardly probable that receipts of new will be heavy enough to have even much of a sentimental effect on the market. CLARK BLAMES WM. J. BRYAN. ?ays Latter's "Vile Slanders" Bant Him?Will Support Wilson. \\ ishlngton, Julv 4.?On his return to Washington from Baltimore to mght. Speaker (Mark issued the fol? lowing statement: "No set of men ever made a better or braver tight for any man in this World than my friends all over the country m ule for me. They have my heartfelt thanks. We never had money enough even to pay for an adequate supply of postage stamps and literature. 1 was tied down here by the duties of the Bpeakcrshlp. 1 could, therefore, aid my friends very little. They made the fight, gave me 200.000 majority In the States where Governor Wilson am'. 1 competed in the primaries and caused me to lead on thirty ballots in the Convention, In nine of which 1 had a char majority. Nevertheless, the nomination was be? stowed upon Governor Wilson. "I never scratched a Democratic ticket or bolted a Democratic nominee In my life. 1 shall not change the Democratic habit now. I am too seasoned a sohller not to accept cheerfully the fortunes of war "I will support Governor Wilson with whatever power 1 possess and hope he will be elected. "I lost the nomination solely through the vile and malicious Bland art of Col. William J. Bryan, of Ne? braska. True, these slanders were by Invendo and Insinuation, but they were no leas deadly for that reason. COTTON CONFERENCE AT MA CON, Many Well Known Men From Various Southern State* Meel at Atlanta July 19. Macon. Quit, July 7.?Reports re? ceived by the Southern States Cotton corporation indicate that the confer? ence in Atlanta July 12, to Investigate the plan for marketing the cotton crop of the south on a 15-cenl basis, WlU be largely attended. Qov, Mann of Vitglnla has an? nounced that he will attend and Qovs, UoUiuItt, Texas; Brewer, Mississippi; O'Neal, Alabama,* and Hooper, Ten? nessee have signified their intention of being present or having men there to represent them. Sixty Georgia counties will be rep? resented and a large delegation Is ex? pected from Texas, Telegrams were sent yesterday to it governors, urg-; Ing them to be present. The outlook for a corn crop In ?umter county this year Is distinctly discouraging. From all sections of the county reports are unfavorable* few farmers having average or tin* ? rops of corn. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Tin- Following Transfer* of Real Estate Show That the Market is Still Good, Though Not on Such a BOOB! as During the Winter. Annie L. Nash to W. G. Belser, H. B. Belser, J. Heiser and MeCalluni Realty Company, tract of 214 acres, known as shepard Nash Home Place, $1'2,750. Thomas Jefferson to J. L. Foggie, his interest in lot on Council street, $5.00. Estate of H. Harby to J. I,. Foggie and Thomas Jefferson, lot on Council street, $100.00. J. L. Foggie to Thomas Jefferson, his interest in lot on Oakland avenue, $5.00. R D. Lee, I. C. Strauss and Davis D. Moise, as executors, and Mrs. I. D. Moise to E. D. Witherspoon, lot on Warren street, $6,ooo. Lida K. Shaw, Henry Y. Law, T. Chalmers Law and J. Augustus Law t- McCallum Realty Company, tract Of 284 ^ acres in county, $7,233. Mrs. M. C. Btubbl to Washington Pierson, two lots in city, $1,500. W. T. Andrews to Annie E. Hol? land, lot and buildings on South Main street, $650. D. R. McCallum, Jr. to W. T. An? drews, R. W. Westberry and A. J. Andrews lot and buildings on Liberty street, $14,000. John R. Dingle, Selwyn Dingle, Jas. H. Dingle and Mrs. Fanny Mellette to Mrs. Rosalie T. Mareum, lot on Wash? ington street, $1,725. Samuel G. Green to H. L. B. Wells, trustee, lot near city, $60. T. Chalmers Law to T. Chalmers Jr. his one-third interest in 284 1 ^ acres on road from Stateburg to Blshopvlile, $1,200. Elmore E. DeLorme to E. W. Mc? Callum, lot on Purdy and Bartlette streets, $1,050. Mrs. Elma Law Winn to McCallum Realty Company, her interest to 2S 1 % acres in county, $1,400. Eliza E. Cooper. Thomas B. Eraser, Edgar C. Haynsworth and Hugh C. Haynsworth to Charles G. Rowland and Qcerge D, Shore, lot on corner of Main street and Law Range, $9.357 50. I McCallum Realty Company to Charles G. Rowland, trustee, tract of 2<4Vi acres In county, $10.500. I H. C. HaynSWOrth, master, to Mrs. Annie L. Nash, tract in county con? taining 150.0 acres, also another rut of 64 acres in county, $S,500. I Thomas Wilson and Charles G. Rowland to I >. 11. McCallum. Jr.. lol on Liberty street, $12,000. TO HEAR T. It. FELDER. 'Dlapenfenry Investigating Committee I Meets July 11?Meeting Called for July 10. at Columbia. ! Spartanburg. July ?i.?Senator [Howard B, Carlisle, chairman of the dispensary investigating committee, has Axed Friday, July 12, as the time for taking the testimony of Thomas B. Felder, the Atlanta attorney, in Augusta. The hearing will be held at 10 o'clock in the morning in the j county court house It is expected j that a large number of South Car? olinian! will be present. There will also be a meeting of the committee at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning. July 10, in Columbia. Mr. Carlisle said that a good many of those named ai the men 'higher up" in the al? lege d grafting at Charleston bad been summoned as witnesses. -,?? SERIOUS ROCK HILL CASK. Two Men and a Woman Face Ugly Charge. ???? Rock Mill. July 6.- Two men. Mil? ler and Baker, operatives at the Man? chester mill.;, and a woman. Cran ford were arrested here today upon ;i very ugly charge and given .i pre? liminary trial before Magistrate Glenn of Bhenezer township. Mil? ler, it is charged, Inveigled tour young girls, two of them orphans and the others a widow's daughters, to the Cranford woman's house und there bad Baker, w ho does some photog? raphy, to make a number of pictures in llu nude. The girls ale 8 to 11 years of age. Miller was bound over to court. Baker was released under |200 bond ind the woman on her recognisance. Murrlngo License Record, One marriage license was Issued Saturday. It was wanted by a color? ed - ouple, y "harlie Williams and Julia v 11 -!,, t ,,t' iirogdon. Work on tin- fas plant is pro ceedlng but progress is .-low. ROOSEVELT DISCIPLES MEET AT CHICAGO, AUGUST 5. Senator Dlzon Thinks Every state Will b<: Repreeented, Although Two May be Missing. New York, July 7.?A call to the people of the United States who are in sympathy with the "national pro? gressive movement" to send delegates to a national convention to open in Chicago, August 5, was given out this afternoon by United States Senator Dixon of Montana, Theodore Roose? velt's campaign manager. The call is signed by men1 hers of the committee chosen at a meeting, held in Cihcago, and also includes signatures of Roosevelt followers in 4 0 States. "The territories have no place in a national convention and will not be considered," declared Senator Dixon, in commenting upon the signatures. "As for the missing eight States, the most of them probaly will send dele? gates, although they have not taken part in the call. Maine, for insta.ice, postponed definite action because there is now a strong light on in the primaries, with sympathy running in favor of the progressive movement. Delaware, North Carolina, Arkansas and Nevada probably will take part in the convention, although Missis? sippi and South Carolina may possi? bly be unrepresented. "Each State will he expected to se? lect its delegates by its own para? phernalia. The representation will be CUt down to just one-half that of the previous conventions. This was con? sidered advisable since this conven? tion is to be notablv a deliberative body and will certainly be composed of a class of men altogether different from those who usually attend con? ventions. "In all probability the convention will adopt the name National Pro? gressive' for the new party. Thus far no issues have been authorita? tively stated." MALLOY DOOMED TO DIE. Case Will be Taken to Higher court on Ground That Electrocution Law In I'x Poet Facto statute. Bennetteville, July 6.?Jo.? Malloy was found guilty of the murder cf Prentlsi Moore tonight. The casa was given to the jury at 4.45 and the ver? dict returned at o'clock. Judge Spain senb need M illoy to be electro? cuted August 'j. The defendants made motions in ar? rest of judgment and for lew trial The main point raised is that he att of 1912 providing for electrocution and abolishing death by hanging is ex post facto as to crime committed In 1910 Judge Spain overr red the motion, saying that in the absence < f Ja case In this State on the specified j puir.t the question was doubtful, ind j he would follow the rule .in 1 construe the act in favor of Its constitutional? ity and allow the higher court to set t?e ?'? Malloy was defended by Btev enson, v<: Stevenson ?& Prince. W. F. (Stevenson made doubtless tho most masterful argument before the jury that has been heard in years In a crim Inal court in this county. Solicitor Spears closed for the State ; In a strong speech and telling appeal. T. I. Rogers covered the facts In a speech of l hour and 30 minutes for , the State. I The ease will he taken to the su? preme court of the State, ami if the : judgment Is sustained it will doubtless [be taken to the United States supreme court. NATION\L GUARDSMEN AT CAMP. Regiment? lYoni North Carolina, south t arollna and Tennessee Ar? rive at Mnnoeuver Field. Anniston, Ala., July ?Several regiments of the National Guard from North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee arrived at Camp Pettua today to participate in the army ma noeuvers, Despite a drenching rain, which continued Intermittently throughout the dav. tent pitching was gotten under way. Regular army life was Inaugurated and the first orders weie issued by Coh Van Orsdale, who today assum? ed command of all the troops. Throngs of Visitors mingh'd with the soldi' rs it the amp during the day ami arrangements have been made to convey large crowds to the site tomorrow. Indications are that the regular manoeuvers will be deferred until Monday In order to allow ample time to complete the equipment of the camp. TEDBY IS LONESOME. PROGRESSIVE LEADERS 1 LOCK To TAFT. _ The Old Line Machine i> Move At? tractive to Republican Leaders and Ofticc ItoMcri Than Roosevelt's Dream Party. Washington, July 5.?Senator Cum? mins of Iowa, progressive Republican candidate for the presidential nomin? ation at the Chicago convention, to? day formally declared against the new party movement led by Theodore Roosevelt and announced hi3 allegi? ance to the old party. Tn so doing Mr. Cummins said bosses could not be escaped by organiz mi of new par? ties and that to Republicans who after intell? ^? enquiry conclude that Presiden ft's nomination was the res? ' fraudulent voter, "the nomir ^ 4 the convention is not the r ie of the Republican party. y pointed cut, however, that d' dntment or individual dis j hone/ ^ n not be a foundation of a I .lev y. G. Capers of this city, South I Carolina member of the Republican (committee who supported Col. Roose? velt, also formally announced his in? tention to support President Taft's candidacy. Mr. Capers in a statement said that ? the work of the majority of the na I tional committee was not a whit more ^severe than the steam roller methods j of four years ago. J "At that time," he said, "on Dehalf , of Candidate Taft and under tae di 1 rection of President Roosevelt I was '? one of the engineers of the machine Jand helped flatten out the m.nority of the committee who were in the j ame condition when we got through j with them as w ere the 15 men of the ' committee at Chicago this time." j Mr. Capers was one of the 15. ' There will always be a steam .roller in the natienal eommittees of jboth parties." he said, "until the just ard fair thing is done, providing for the new national committee to make up the temporary roll and assume of? fice before the convention nominates ' a candidate for president." j Senator Cummins' statement was , his first public utterance since the Chicago convention. Mr. Cummins '.pointed out that throughout hi? pub ; lie life be had be? n fighting to make the Republican the progressive party. I "I believe." he said, "that we can solve the problem before us more ' readily and more successfully tarough ?the Republican party than through any other political organization." CONTINUED WARM WEATHER. Weather Bureau Pruualsee Thai Heat Will Stick Around. I Washington, July 7.?Continued warm weather east of the Rocky [mountains end over the interior mid Idie southern districts to the west? ward was promised for this week In ja bulletin of the weather bureau to ? night. j "The highest temperature. ' the ! bulletin announced, "will probably be . experienced in the great central val? leys and along the eastern slope of the Rocky mountains. There will be no well-defined Storms and precipi? tation will be limited to local thunder? storms, or beat showers that will not overspread extensive areas in any one day. ? In the South Atlantic and East Gulf States the showers probably will be less frequent than during the week lUSt ended." UNITED STATES IN FUNDS. Government Begin* New Fiscal Year With More Money Than In Pre* lions Years. Washington. July 7.?The Ameri? can government people began the new Uschi yea wuh |M4t,407,tll, of which all b MtS.t31.tOl is in circulation are. the balance held in the treasury vaults as the asset-- of th?' federal gOV< l am? nt. This vast volume of real money breaks all record** ro rar as treasury statements sho\ . f? 1 the winding up of a Aecal year and it surpaaeee a year ago by |S4,590,000. t Treasury officials, estimating that the population has grown to 9i,8tt,a 000, which to last Monday, say that a pro rat., distribution of this money would give each pereon $34.2t;. or six 1 - tits more than a year ago. The total stock of gold In the United states is ll,SU.4tM4t. Of this amount |t07,446,ltl is in circu? lation, an increase of $13.500.000 dm inn the year. The countrv has |732,lt3,17S in silver.