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t)t watchman ron. 'm* si MTKH WATCHMAN. hltsned April, IUI. 'Be Just Mid Fear not?Let All tbe ends Thon Aims't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's.' THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, 1 Oou&oiidated Au*. 3, 1881. SUB1TER, S. C SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1912. Vol. XXXIV. No. 40. HEISE DENIES OWN WRITING <.<?\ i icn<>it diciaiu* m: Dill NOT IIIKi \ < II\ltl.l >I<>V Tin* New* and i ouricr A*ciim iI l>> lilf.i-.- of Misquoting Mini hi Itc I'm I to WIimI He Would Do il 4*hsrle?Moii Voted for JMMM ? Larguaae it- I'uhlUhei In \cw and Courier wn? IC?? \?- ?I hy 4.o\ei n*?r In .? I'.ihliYalloii ,i in I Copy In Itles-a-** Handwriting To-tllh - to \<? u <o > of Report. News and Courier. July 9. The New. and OfJtlCf is n receipt of the foiiowtnp; from Qercrnot Cole l. ntfjtti Columbia. 8. C. July ?. 1912. p The Kdit< r ..f the NVws Mid Cour? ier. Charleston. S. C.?Dear Sir: 1 would say that I was surprised at the attitude "t \..iir paper In regard to my Charleston *pe?? h we e it n<>t for the fart that 1 ha\e heretofore begfl n malignantly and wlh'ully mlsrepre ?anted If It. I requested the reporter* to take down carefully whet I said and told them that I had part of it written out ?that part in reference to metropoli? tan police and Injunctions, and in re? gard to the charges of graft, and that 1 would be pleased to hand it to them. They took It down to suit themselves and made their own report, and th Inference which fW draw therefrom Is as false as any He -"ould he. I tot Is what I said, as I now read from th.? original notes: "Ira B. Jones voted to put ncdr . ' poll tan police In Charleston?see p.ik. 100. House Journal. 1894." "Ira B. Jones voted to deprive the people of Chsrleston of the right of trial by Jury snd for Injunctions? see psge 455. House Journal. 1894." "In addition to thl* while he was , on the Supreme Court bench, manv injunctions were put on Charleston. "I have g ven you Independence snd freedom; Ira B. Jones has given you metropolitan police and Injunc? tions. Now. I ask you to answer. ,1ft the sottom of your#hearts. a SjSWSTTon" T'.r me. and show "by your ballots your answer: Do you want metropolitan police and Injunctions, such ss Irs B. Jones gave you, or do you want freedom of thought and liberty of action, such ss Blease has given >ou? If you want metropolitan police and Injunctions. I will be Gov? ernor of this State for the balan? e of this year and for the next two ggf and will give It to you. if fOl want It. you shall have It." 1 made M threat towards Charles? ton, but simply said that whatever ?he wanted 1 Weeld give her dm not September. QctobSC, N >\ stnbog, De? lemlwr tttiil twenty-one days in Jan uary. Mid |gf the next tWg years. ThS ' onstructlon ?tib-h >'?u hi\e placed on my bmguage?that it was a threat against ClaVtMtsgi?Is absolutely wrong. 1 am willing to leave the con? struction of my word* |gj Mttttfsmttt Uov?riu?i Charles A. Smith. Kailro.nl Commission, r John M. Richards. Sen? ator J -hn 11. Wh.iM-n mil anv oth? er iMMMMi gewtlesaei who are Im? partial and ire witling to state the truth. In this gggf ti?'ii. will you please tell me why >'0? did not publish what 1 i^.id about Jones' speech auain-t Oen. Hampton'* You are mighty quick t<? strike ?ii?>. Why do your reporters not report lh?? truth, ind why de JfOg not puMDh It? Here <? what Jone* said when he **eonded Co'. Irbjf*! nomination: "When Independ*mi-m was at* ?ut to Idot out the lair ee ut ch??on of South Carolina, who whs it that Mood b\ the State and tin Dem? ocrat!, put' ' W . ? it Wade I I n; j ' n I Was it Donald?.n ? It was Irby of lautren? Thl- I* taken from tin fatgl of your p iper, no printed in vour ?*oje of Thu -di\ mornhrgf,' Decent* her II, D'??. You failed to give it in the report ad Ins meetHrsJ la Ctiar? leston. Iber? by showing your unfair? wsss. by endeavoring to shield Jones and mis? onstro?? m\ word It i- a ? reat pity th it the gSWSpnpSFS ? an m?t be fiir. but the people do not ? \ pect It. tin v ir? <.n In yon game and your mi>r? pn n?.itm will cos) me no \ot.-s. but on the (ontiarv w II ^help nie gg d lei done in 'he pnst and I will be re-elected tloverio-r by a hamb"in.' majority In *q Ite ef your falsehoods mpI yesjf w la re presents t ion*. 1 ?i'iot.- from Isjfjtlog 7-':. Code of I ITS of -oiith Carolin .. I M | tap f i? ? ?. 7 I: Tin- ?|oi ? i aol shall have authority. wh>ne\er ii bi> iod - ment 1? 'hil' bg n. ? ? rv to um the ? onstabu' irv and. in .my im ru. ie v to assume the geli flOHtPol of M whoi# gg anv f?art. ol the municipal police 'n eitles and Incorporated town Pmni the n?" ??. ffggj will |gg III it RouBEvixi \LM?. pur baue ?>? republican harmony, ftianj (.. <>. p. oiiM't'-hoUu Pacing Defeat raJem Parti PacUons are Reunited. Plan Nation-v. hie Mo\c? ?sent to Petition President lo 'Jitv Up Noiniuati ?n? t'aina? oi Re? publican Voters in Every stau* to ne Completed Before Date or Roo*c? \o!t t OIINeiltioil. Washington, July I,?-A nation-aide r OVemenl to petition President Taft to withd.aw as the K. publican Presi? dential candidate is being backed by a large number of Republican office bidders, who feel that tiny face le feat in November unless the. breach in the party can be healed. There men include members of Congress, members of State legisla? tures, which will elect Senators; State and county officeholders and party candidates. if the movement to petition Mr. Taft to withdraw suc? ceeds in gaining ary volume, it is said these same men in the interest of party harmony, may ask Col. Roose? velt to withdraw as a prospective candidate for an independent nomi? nation and permit a comprc ..ise se? lection of SOmi man agreeable to both factions of the party. It is the desire of the promoters of the scheme that a decision shall be reached before August 5, when the Rooeevelt faction plans to hold a con renttoa in Chicago. The circulation I of petitions, it was declared today, I would start within a week, it was eaid the movement would begin spon? taneously in every State. The organ? izers now are circulating blank forms of petitions and appointing super? visors, who in turn will engage can? vassers to solicit the signatures of Republican voters. The authors of the plan expect to Ioffer to practically every Republican voter in the United States a chance I to express his opinion of Mr. Taft's ? candidacy, either by signing the peti? tion or rejecting it. | I The movement is in the hands of several well known members of Con gress. They are being aided by many of the extreme Roosevelt Republicans. ? The enlistment of the national pro? gressive organization in the move |inent has been sought and it was stat? ed today that Senator Dlxon's organ? ization was willing to co-operate. Information that the petitions are to be put before the Voters leaked out today. No particular person is au? thority for the statement and m HO j hers of Congres? concerned w ere un? willing to stand sponsors for it until the movement was under way. j The iponOOri of the plan say that one of Its tirst results would be to let Mr. Taft know if there are any con? siderable number of regular Repuhll* cans who believe he should atop aside in the inter* st of iarmony< if Charleston wants me tu I ran take ibsolul.?itioi of her police force i Mid hold them as |oni as l deem it Inecoeeary, This, tit course. 1 shall nol do, 111<i do not expect to do un* leer Charleston wants it. i believe in [local self-government, and. I there? for.-, believe In giving each county what she wants, and i repeal that if Charleston wants rise to take charge 'of her police force and to plnce In? I unctions on tor. why, i will gi\e tier) whit She Wants J that is what I said and 'hit is what I in.ant. Very respectfully. Cole L Rteaee, Editorial Note. The News and Courier received the foregoing communication from Qnv? ernor Hh^nae by special deliver) I hortl) lot/or, midnight list night, it is printed with tin- utmost willing* 11. s>. Indeed, it give* us great *alis fuetlon to give it Ihe space which II r**?tulre*, Tn< report <>\' the campaign meet* mr in ? 'tinrk -ton as published In The N?*w.<< >nd Uotirlei did not pt'etend to I-. a verbatim report, l?ul In the nud? i? ii'? w iii< ii heard flovernor Hlea*< ami the other spetikcrs there were ? \ ? r?i hundred r|tlr.ena ??' Ihl com iifcunit) nnd The Vews ind Courier would be ifulte ready lo leave with hem the nueetlnn hs lo whether hi not its lUM'Ounl of the meeting and of flovernor Hlease*i remarks In par? ticular was fair und accurate. A- i? happens, however, it Is nol called upon to do an, nor Is it nec. him i"i- tins newspaper In call alten? ti'-n in the fact thai In ev< ry ottn t report "f the meeting appearing In other newspapers practleally the same lunauage was put into the Governor'* mouth ns thai which the News and Courier he cults a mlfiuotatlon. I The rnei is that the language NEGRO KILLED BY TRAIN. sAMl I l GEORGE OF BISHOP Mi l l; KNOCKED OFF TRACK BY loc al FREIGHT. Accident occurred on Tills side ot* Cain Saxannah at About 10.1.") Thursday Morning: Negro Made no Efforts to Get ??n* Track When Whistle Blew. Thursday morning about 10.1 r? o'clock, a negro, Samuel George, was knocked of! the track and killed by ? local iivight train tunning between Columbia and Bennettavllle? The facta In the case as far ai they could be obtained were as follows: ?borge was Hitting on s crosstle <?n the edge of the track with his head bent over. He had off his hat and shuts at the time and paid no attention to the whistle of the ap? proaching train. Engineer Wells saw him and when he did not move for the crossing signal, he blew again when within a few hundred yards of him. Still the man did not move and when the engine was within about a hundred yards of him, the engineer put on brakes, but hit George, and the train, Which was a short one, went by him before it came to a stop. Conductor \V. D, Games of this city, with Engineer J. M. Wells, and Oth? ers of the train crew went back to I the place the train struck the man and put him in the caboose and brought him on Into town. George was living at the time he was picked up out of the ditch and put on the caboose, hut he died on the way to the city. 1 ' Mr. Bugene Stanalll In identifying the man. stated that he was of un? sound mind. Others testified to the same thing. George had worked for Mr. Stansill one day this week, but had later been dismissed as the oth? er negroes were afraid of him. The inquest was held at the station Thursday afternoon where the body was brought by the train crew, but no disposition had been made of it up to 2 o'clock Thursday, although one of his relatives had telegraphed his brother and father. A pathetic Incident connect' 1 with the killing was a note found on the person of the dead man. It was writ? ten on a page of a memorandum book and was addressed to bis father and sister at Blshopvllle, He stated that he was going off with some ft lends of his, but that he would be back in a few days, if something did not happen to him. The coroner's jury returned a ver? dict in agreement with the above stat? ed facts. Tlie next vice president is named T. R, Marshall, but the t. R, part "f him does not stand for bull moose, The people from the northern part of the county towards Camden who have to use the Northwestern Rail? road report that the present schedule in operation on the road is very sat? isfactory to them, which The News and Courier attribut? ed to Governor Blease unquestionably was his own language because he re? vised it himself with his own hand and th.>py is now In The News and i Courier's possession. The reporter for the News md Cou? rier not being absolutely positive is to the verbiage employed by Gover? nor Blease In speaking of his Inten? tions toward Charleston In the event this city voted for Judge Jones, an eminently trustworthy representative of tins newspaper was dispatched to Governor Hleose with n note request- j lng that he "write out that state? ment," This reporter found Governor Blease st the Irish Volunteers' Hall and to? gether they went to the Charleston Hotel. Tiu ie Governor Blense borrowed the reporter's pencil and did ns re nuested, The state ent \\a prepared by him rends ni follows, und it wni published I w ill be l loi ernor Ihe last purl of Vug list, nil of September, October November, Deremher and 81 days In January ind II you wnnl Government by Injunction mid metro police vote for Jones A for Ihe rest o| this year ?v th ? next 3 I will do m> best to give it you." The News m I four lei knows nothing of what Governor Blease's own noteji showed, ind cares less, M doe* know thai Ihe stntemenl which he prepari d for publlcni Ion it. lh< columns of this newspaper up ?n this point reed rs quoted ihove, and it Is an written In his own handwriting. if this statement did no| acourat? ly express hla sentiment--, Governor Lie ? -e has only himself tO Minne. IKE HARROW CASE. ,11 Ii HARRIMAN, SOCIALIST LEAD ICR o\ STAND. District Attorney Intimates That Wit iies* i> in Position "Akin to That of Defendant." Los Angeles, July 10.? During cross-examination today of Job Har rlman, a Socialist leader of national prominente, in the bribery trial of Clarence 8. Darrow, it developed that an effort had been made by political ! enemies to indict llarriman for com ' plicity in the dynamitin? of the Los Angeles Times building months a'fter j I the McXamara brothers had confess? ed and since the Darrow trial began. It was a day of striking incidents beginning with the retirement under tire of Deputy Sheriff Martin Aguirre, 1 rmerly warden of San Qucntin prison .who had been in charge of the jury since the beginning the the trial, com p aint having been made that he was f endly to the defense. Although he j Was exonerated by the court from any suspicion of wrong, the incident evoked a lor* period of oratory in Which the jurors participated in de-! fense of Aguirre. j No one in the court room apparent? ly was more startled than Harriman when he was questioned as to his I knowledge of the dynamiting of The Times building. The district attor? ney declared in reply to an objection that he was seeking to show that Harriman's relations with the dyna? miters were "more damaging than those of attorney" and that his con? nection with the jury bribery trial was more "akin to that of defend? ant." This statement was made after Harriman had been asked concerning conversations with Edward Adams Cantrell and Frank B. Merriman, in which he was alleged to have ad? mitted prior knowledge that The Times building was to have been dynamited. Cantrell, a Socialist can? didate for office during the last mu? nicipal campaign, and Merriman. the secretary-treasurer of the State So? cialist party, according to Harriman. went before the grand jury last month and gave information which they hoped would result in Harri? man's indictment. Harriman, according to the ques? tion read by Attorney Fredericks, hid said to Cantrell at San Luis Ohispo, Cal., the day after The Times was blown up, referring to the disaster: "It means that the hoys are on th 1 Job." Harriman emphatically denied ever making such a statement. He said he knew the men had gone before the grand jury with such stories. Then he told of the trouble in the Socialist party which had < hanged Cantrell and Merriman from his ardent supporters t?> hitter enemies. BOUNTY FOR HATS. Campaign Against Rats Will be Press? ed in Charleston. Charleston, July 10,?Two and a half cents will be paid by th.- health department for every rat, dead or alive, which will be delivered at the disinfectant station at Nu. Queen street on and after tomorrow 'luring th.- period of th.- special rat-killing campaign which is t<> be Immediately Inaugurated to exterminate rat- and mice, in the endeavor of the authori? ties to lid the cdty oi all rodents I hat the possibilities of the spread of the bubonic plague will he corresponding? ly reduced in the evenl of the intro? duction oi the dread disease Into this port. Not only was a price placed upon the head of pvery rat by the sui? ?'omlttee of the board of health at its meeting today, hut .i resolution was passed calling upon all house? holders, storekeepers and especially th" grain and wholesale grocery es? tablishments along Kasl Cay and tile water front to clean their premises thoroughly, set traps and poison bad for the rats and mice and to exercise particular care of garbage and other ed. b .- by putting this stillt in tightly e..\ . fed metal < ans. Iliuii Kala He* Hill lew Jobs, \ nd. rson I viily Mail. Women with delicate palatc? are paid salaries as high as $25,000 a year n* win.- tasters. Don't crowd for tin job, win. tasters nie ,> rare 11s whtti Republicans In South Carolina. Ii ii weren't for states' rights, Con? gress mighl 'del it racy in<i enter lalnlng to Investigate the numeroti allegations made loosely during th< primary campaign now In "fall blast' in South Carolina.- Wilmington star CANDIDATES IN JASPER. CANDIDATES SPEAK IN STEADY DOWNPOUR OF RAIN. N<> Sensation? to State Campaign Meeting at Rldgelaml, tlntt for New County of Jasper ami First to bo Held in Rain; Bedraggled Crowd stoo<i in \Voo(U for Hour?Bieuae Vny* More Than I'sunl Compliments to Newspapers. Ridgeland, July 10.?Baby has a new tooth. And there was consider? able stir, much noise and copious weeping in the pro? ess. Which is to say that the Infant county. Jasper had her tirst state campaign meeting today; that the natives were some? what flurried over the event; that there was a due amount of yelling, and that the heavens wept through? out the proceedings. Cutting teeth is a painful process, hut Jasper has cut a few already so that the ordeal today was passed with reasonable for ti tide and satisfactory re-ults. There w 11 no feature to the meeting, ex? cept possibly the fact that this was un? questionably a Blease crowd. An un? pleasant feature was the thorough soaking that almost everybody got; for the meeting was held in a little batch of woods, and the rain; it did rain until the last speaker was con? cluding. Then it very considerately Stopped. Governor Blease said he was glad it rained, his remark did not j meet universal approval. He thought it was a good baptism for the infant cojnty, especially as it was being bap? tized with water that fell on the just Only. Of course, there were some! here who believe what the Bible says abjut rain failling in the just and the unjust alike. 3e that as it may, the speakers stood in a soaking rain and told the people of their virtues. The people stood beneath weeping oaks and lis? tened. Strange to say that about half of those present were ladles. There were more pretty white frocks ruined today than Aunt Dinah can press out again in a month. One of the pleas? ures of the day was to have the dam on a man's hat brim overflow and a half-hour's collection of rain drops precipitated inside one's collar. it was a glorious day. There were possibly two hundred patriotic stiuls who braved the day's Inclemency. Jasper is young yet and has no Court house; not even a jail. Verily a jail would have been a comfort to? day?anywhere to hold the meeting. They talked about gathering In the school house, but that was not fea? sible, So much t.ilk was there, and such a flurry that almost everybody was befuddled about the plate of meeting. One pitiful sight today was that of four newspaper reporters and two candidates, rain-bedraggled ami in unholy mood, searching the town of Ridgeland and scouring the woods thereabouts for a political meeting tin y heard was about to be perpetrat? ed. After a time sin cm ss er? arned their mighty efforts, and after :> Still greater time the fresh water meeting opened. County Chairman W, A. Sauls holding the gavel. The candidates were In lovely hu? mor leaving Beaufort early this morning, but that was all spoiled by a tin e.-.hour's w ait in Vemassee, the train tor Uidgelund being two hours and a half late, arriving here at 11.15. If the candidates had been able to urr<.n shortening their speeches a little, ami if the meeting could have been called promptly, the entire party would have been able to leave here today, ihn?no use. Some are here for the night; some are sweetly re? posing in dear old Hampton; some are swearing at everything in sight. Clouds, ram. wet clothes, mud and political heat tie not conducive to a good disposition. As suggested, Jasper turned oat a Bhase u'tdlence today. However, Judge .buns was listened to with marked attention, ami hi.- arguments were put forward with force. Gov? ernor Blease gol the yells; his "nig? ger'' platforms were crowded with rooters, the talk about sot ial *?111.1111> evoking loudest ? heertug. Bui even In this the applause was not s.i spontan? eous. Th.- most .iid-nt partisan can't really turn himself loose on a da> like thiS. it a.is noticeable th.it Governor I He ise devoted more i line toduj t-> hi- ucv'ttstonn d to ol, agalnsl tin newspapers than he has given in tiny place thus far visited. It Is a fact tit.it title are fewer South Carolina papers read in 'his county than in an> other county of th.- State, and it was > vident that the audience were nol acquainted w Ith most of th. sub Jucts touched upon. Th.- Governor was particularly sever* upon the edl tor <?! the Columbia State, applying to him names and epithet! that he mis " any times employed, and hinting at other charges that have not been given direct utterance <m the stump this year. At one point the Govern? or said: 'Now. let's see If the news? papers will print that,"* referring to statements that no responsible news? paper could publish. Only Indirectly did Governor Jiler.se refer to his Charleston speech, about which there has been such widespread comment and which created such a stir in that city. It was in the course of his ebuillitfons about the newspa pers In general that he said The News and Courier had d< him wrong in saying he had t' .<ed to place metropolitan p ^ . Charleston if that city vu' .9^ Jones; that he stood by v cment as he had written 1 ^ chat there was no threat 0 and he did not intend gj me. ^ *ld today that he mei nt if Cv v* a wanted metropolitan po , would try to give it to her, 'In no uncertain way." j % ?OVemor Blease said someone had [said here today that he got $1.000 for helping make Jasper county. To that 'person the Governor applied a great, big, unqualified ' black-hearted, ma? licious liar." j Judge Jones made his usual vigor? ous speech, covering all the points heretofore brought out. In the course of his criticism of Governor Blease's use of the pardoning power he warn? ed the people that, whether or not they realized it now, it would take South Carfolina a quarter of a cen? tury to recover from the baleful ef? fects of the loose idea as to crime, engendered during the present ad? ministration. He pleaded for a stricter regard for law as against the doctrines preached by Governor Blease. j The speech of Mr. Bernard B. Evans, for Attorney G ?neral, was a novelty. Mr. Evans talked about the life of Sergt. Jasper, scienti'ic farm? ing, good water, the rearing of beau* tiful women, law and the Bible, the proper methods of farming new coun? ties and what the duties of the At- . torney General's office are. He made 'incidental reference to the work of the two winding-up commissions, but did not refer directly to Attorney General Lyon. Mr. Lyon had a jolly time for a few minutes, In which sport the audience heartily joined, making furt of Mr. Evans' knowledge of the sub? jects he had discussed. Passing rap? idly to serloUM matters, as he stated it. Mr. Lyon discussed his record as Attorney General. He was loudly ap? plauded; in fact, the sentiment was clearly with him. Even while other candidates were speaking there was an occasional hurrah for Lyon. All the candidates except Senator J. U. Burl were pies, nt today and ad? dressed the jasper voters. Imf) , . j FORTY-EIGHT YEARS AGO. Pu t ore uf Baltic of Trcvilllau's Sta? tion to Be Seen at KecUt ration Office*. i Mr. T. 1>. DuBoeS, the chairman of the county registration board of su? pervisors, had In his office this morn? ing a picture <u the battle of Trevil llian's station. In which he was one of the participants. The battle was fought ?>n July 11, 1864, just 18 years ago today. In the picture are pointed out the leaders, Gen. T, L. Rotser, and den. Custor, the former in charge of the Confederates and the latter com? manding the Federal forces. The picture is an interesting one because of the man** well known characters taking pari in II and to Mr. DuBose it is especially interesting, as it reminds him constantly of one <d the "hot" days during the war. The picture is entitled: "Gen. T. L. Itosser's Charge on Gen. Custer's Division and Capture "f Wagon Train In the Rattle of Trevillian station. .Juiv 11, 1864. TWO TF..\> S IH \ IM <? I MIX Flying-Merkte* lake rh?i Game ami Walk-Over? Itetaliate b> Faking See* ?ml. In m douhb -header played Thursday morning, the Flyinj Merk leu and the Walk-Oven* divided honors and games, the formet coming oul victor? ious in the lirst jrame and the lattet team aggregating lln greatci number 01 tallies in the second encounter. Both games were fast and interest mu The Mm,' in the first game was. Flying Mcrkles. 9; Walk-Overs, f?. Second game, Flying-Mcrkles, 1. Walk-Overs, Batteries, iirs? game: Flying Met ties, Itarretl and Xunnamakev, Walk-Overs, Monaghan and Brad? ford ; second game, Vunnamaker and Barrett, and Monaghan and Bwlnson*