Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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flui Sl'MTEK WATCHMAN. Bstahttshed April. 18M. 'Be Just and Fear not?Lei all the ends Tbou Alms t at be thy Country's, Tbj God'* and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jane, Consolidated Auk. 3.1881. SUMTEK, S. C, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1912. Vol. XXXIV. No. 49. PANAMA MEASURE A?OPTE?. REMISSION OF TOLLS TO AMLIII C \\ sll||?s PROVIDED. Tvmi Seetloto. Vit? Directed ut hiiM> and Vre I?? eignet! tu Lilmlnnte Ad? vantage- to Monopoly. Washington. Aug. ?.?Th ? Panama canal administration bill, providing free passage for American ship . prohibiting railroad-owned veaae'a from using the waterwuy, and author? ising the establishment of a one man government when the canal Is com? pleted, was passed by the senate to? night by a vote of 47 to 15. The pro? vision for free tolls, which was fought In the senate Wednesday, was indorsed again Just before the pas? sage of the measure. Attached the bill ss It passed the senate were two Important amend? ment* directed at trusts or Railroad control of steamship lines The first by Senator Heed, would prohibit ship* owned by an Illegal Industrial combination from using the canal; the sccoml, by Senator Bourne, would force railroads to give up water lines that might otherwise be luelr competitors, if |t were proved that they were stifling competition. Opponents of the free toll provision f r American ships, against which Oreat Britain made formal protest, carried their fight up to the last of the bills considered. Just before Its passage Senator Root moved to strike out the section giving free bdi8 to American coastwise vessels; and Senator lb>ke Smith of Georgia moved to strike out the provision for free tolls to American ships In the foreign trade. Both of these motions wer? defeated by overwhelming votes. Ae the bill passed it would permit American coastwise vessels to pa*9 through the canal free without con? ditions; while American foreign trade ships might pass through free if their owners agreed to sell the ship.' to the bribed States in time of war. The tight o* the day centerei about the provisions to prohibit railroad owned ships from using the canal. The broad terms of the original house bill, which would have required every railroad In the eountry at once to dispose of any steamship line with which It might cote pete, was not ac ? cepted by the senate. This was modi? fied so that railroads would be pro? hibited onlv from owing steamship lines that may operate through the TV. r. am a canal. The Bourne amendment, however, adopted later by a *ote of 36 to II restored much of th?? vigor of the antl-rallrosd provisions of the house MIL It provided that If the inlet - state ( ommerce commission should rtnd any railroad had an interest In a competitive line of steamers and that such Interest wa* Injurious to the welfare of tie pvoile, the <"om misslon might compel the railroad to dispose of its steamer connections. Senator lb mlegee. chairman of tho nceanlc can il committee of the sen itn. made an Ineffective fight on the rigid provisions ag nst the. rallroad i ships After the amendments to the IsgggSJ h|H had been adoptehe mo\?d the provision relating ftg rail r-'.ul control be stricken out This motion was d?t at. d. \:> |g 18. A ggth eequent amendment by Mr. BraneVegee to permit any ships |sj use the csjual and to g>\> to the interstate co-n m? keg power of gejgftavl over then was defeated. The Reed amendment against trust ?wned ships was called up for | SCO* Ond vote Invlggg thi Mil passed and ?** ad opted on Mnal passage by a vote of 36 t<? 23. !' ? mal lall finally was passed wttfc Senators Burton, t'rane. Qg|? llnrer. Ijodge It-n.t and other oppo? nents <( the free toll and anti-rall I NggSjgfeg voting against It. In th* form gf arhtctl it retain, to the house, the bill adds t ? the general scheme r..r operating and eoverning ggg Lariam, aanal pro .;??!?? ns f'ir the admission to Sunncm r> g -tr\ of any fefelgB built ship owned by Americans, provided they are operated wholly In the foreign fr ?de. "If you want anvhodv pardoned, ggf ? petition, send It down and I'll pardon them." Thlj* was good news from 1 "dense to relatives and friends f eejgffflgSj and It nod with etstgfl it th?? ?"onrt house last nigh'. The ?o\ernor ha? said that ho Is got through ggrdonlng convicts yet. Tlo re Will hg others after the elec? tion, lie did not ggg whv to* would ? p.inh.n them before the election I r it Ii hardly proh.ihh* 'hat any I .r*? will act out until after the L'Nfh f Aggnaft.?Spnrtnnhurg .Tournnt s \M BCHEPP8 ARRESTED, \r\v Volk tiangnian Will l>i\u!ge Nothing to Questioners at Hot Springs. Hoi .-.'lings. Ark.. Aug. 11.?Sam Schepps wanted in New Y<>rk for al? leged OOmpllolty in the murder of Herman Romenthal, and on whom District Attorney Whitman depends largely In rounding out the exposures i f extensive grafting operations, is held In Hot Springs tonight under uncertain circumstances as to when he shall he delivered. His arrest came about through confidential in? formation from the office of the dis? trict attorney in New York and it was supposed that Detective Russo. of the New York district attorney's office, would he here ' for him today. I Russo has not made his appearance. The police department of New York has made Inquiry about Schepps and i has suggested that. If press reports of his arrest here are true, agents will he sent to take him to New York. Schepps says he has not yet de? cided whether he will join with Rose, Vallon and Webber in a confession re i veallng all of the grafting details in I which he has appeared as go-between. , Ho says that he will determine what j he will d<? while en route to New York. I WqjOM VOR LOCAL OPTION. i _ i , SemU Letter to Maine Where Whis? key is Issue. Ma Girt, N. J., Aug. 11?Gov. Wil? son today Indirectly took a hand in the political situation in Maine where the gubernatorial election in Septem? ber is expected to reveal the trend of strength of the three presidential nominees. In response to numerous letters from Democratic leaders in Maine asking Gov. Wilson for his attitude on the liquor question, which la a promi? nent issue in the gubernational cam? paign, the Democratic presidential nominee has declared In favor of lo? cal option and against having the question made an issue between poli? tical .part es. The governor's views originally were communicated to the Rev. Thomas B. Shannon of Newark, K, J., us bearing on the issue in New Jersey, but Gov. Wilson now Is send? ing throughout Maine a copy of the Bams letter which says: "1 am in favor of locul option. I am a thorough believer in local self government and believe that every self-governing community which con? stitutes a social unit should ha.e the right to control the matter of regu? lating or of the withholding Of li? censes. "Hut the questions Involved are BO Dial and moral and are not susceptible of being made parts of a party pro? gramme. Whenever they have been the subject matter of party contests, they have cut machine lines of party organization and party action athwart to the utter confusion of political action in every other Held. They have thrown every other question, however important, into the background and ha\e made constructive party action Impossible for long years together. So far as 1 am myself concerned, therefore, I can never consent to have the question of local option made an issue between political parties." Inspecting the call of Senator Thomas ]*. Gore of Oklahoma at the summer capital today QoV, Wilson said: " It was almost entirelj a social call, but we m.turally wandered off into a discussion of a number of ques t'ons of organisation and campaign? ing." Senator Goes said: "The conditions of the I a.'.upaign uro very gratifying but 1 consider it is never safe to feel toe safe and for that reason ere are going to con? duct a very vigorous end spirited i impugn. There are two blunders which It is eery easy to make. On. is to overestimate mir own strength end the other is to underestimate the strength of our opponents. We are going to do neither." Hun Over h> Own Auto. i Arlington Aug. i n. Mr. w. i 'og geehall attempted to crank up bis automobile this afternoon without throwing the same "at of gear, and .,-< the result Ihe machine ran over him and broke his log in two place??. While hi-- Injuries are very painful and will eeose him to have to lay up f ?r several weeks, it is not though! Hi if th< v .ire dangerous This campaign is getting so mud d\ and mtieky that the Bptll 1 ?g drnfl and steam roller win have to be us..i| to K?-t the wrinkle* out of Some persons' reputation.- Anderson Mall, HUMAN ASHAMED FOR STATE sAVs SOUTH CAROLINA'S NAME Is BEINU DRAGGED IN MIBE. Senator Declnren Re Wishes to Re? main Neutral in light and that What He Has Written was Intend? ed only to Moderate Fury of Cam? paign?Urges Election of Good Legislators. Washington, Aug. 10.?Senator Tlllman today gave The News and Courier correspondent the following statement concerning the campaign in South Carolina: "Many telegrams und letters have come to my orhct since the publication of my letter to Mr. Sims, and I deem it both necessary and proper, under the circumstances for me to make a statement to the press. In that way alone can 1 prevent mistakes from j being made and having words and j ideas put Into my mouth which are I not warranted. "I have not written any letter which WM Intended, or could be le? gitimately used as Jones campaign literature. I have desired to main? tain the attitude of neutrality in the Governor's race, which 1 announced at the beginning. I have never be* j lieved a United States Senator ought to take an activj part in the nomi l nation for State offices. What letters I 1 have writen were penned In the ' hope of moderating the fury with I which charges and counter charges ' were being hurled back and forth, j hut Instead of producing that effect, i It has seemed to Increase the ldtter j neea, and 1 am resolved that I will not permit myself to be drawn Into this fight further, i "T am in Washington discharging i the duties of my office as Senator from South Carolina as well as my . health and blighted strength will permit. While my health is stead? ily Improving, 1 have no hope of its becoming sufficiently restored for me to do any speaking in the campaign. God knows I wish T could, for if there ever was a time when the peo? ple needed clearness of vision and j sound advice. It Is now. T could I speak what T cannot write, and do it j with more force and effectiveness. "Among the public services which I I have rendored South .-Carolina. T cun I slder none of them more valuable ' than the aid I gave In the estahlish 1 ment of the primary system for 1 State offices. with the county to J county campaign. When rightly used. 1 this latter la a great educational force j In instructing the people upon many public questions, and bringing them facft to face with the men who are ! seeking their votes. I have been sin? cerely anxious that nothing should he done to Impair the usefulness of Ulla educational agency. Instead of j our candidates discussing great pub? lic questions and teaching the peo J pie, the meetings have been little j else than vulgar quarreling matches, j in which blackguardism, vulgarity. ! obaeentty and abuse, almoat without limit, and all manner of filthy speech : es have been allowed to predominate. , The State*! good name has been I dragged In the mire to the disgust and shame of all right-thinking Caro? linians. Patriotic cltlsens must take counsel to gel her now to lift these meetings back to a high plane and i make them the great educators they are Intended to be, ! "Judge Jones ought to have been content with what l said and stopped there. He had no right to incite Gov? ernor Bleaae'a friends to bombard me with telegrams and letters, by offering one hundred dollars' reward to any Jone who would get j me to declare I BlsaSS or Duncan was 'eminently qualified for the governor's office.' i do not feel that it is my business to dictate to the people of South Caro? lin;? us to whom they should elect Governor, if i could have done that, John O, Richards, .Tr.. would be i < ,o\ ernor now. "1 am naturally frank and blunt <nd soniewh.it impulsive. Therefore. In writing to frlonds In South Caro? lina, I have md been on the watch, lest some phrase in my letter would lay me under suspicion of being n Hleaseito, Jnneselte or a Duncanite, For Instance, some days ago in writ? ing to n friend In Marlboro, i said: 'Sensible men will never weigh Sena tor Tlllman nnd Governor Blease In the name scales if ihe foots do, it Is not any fault of mine.* i said this in the same spirit In which I said 'No m nsihle man In Ihe Ptnto believes that .indue Jones Is in favor of social equality.' .Tust as no one '"it ;i fool win consider Judge Jones as being in favor of nodal equality, so no one bill fool will regard Governor v.]>a4 the only representative <>r Ttllmanlam, or its best exponent. There are hundreds ol TUlmanltes In th?* State who are better exponents of both than either Jones or Blease or Duncan. "I <lo not see what that has to d with it anyway. The issue is. or ought to be, integrity of purpose, pa? triotism and ability, cleanness of character, high ideals, capacity to lead the people and show them the ' best way to go. courage to execute the laws unflinchingly and without fear or favor. "I have been made ashamed, as every South Carolinian must be at the vulgarity. Indecency and onward- I Ice that has been shown on the stump. When my brother Senators read about the passing of the lie in every meeting in South Carolina, they with a vailed sneer allude to it in surprise. I have no word to say he cause I cannot. I resented the lie with a blow on the floor of the Sen <te, and that has been regarded here s an illustration of the State's spirit. "The people of the State ought to c >mpel those who seek their votes for 1 igh official positions to behave and Bpeak like gentlemen. The people can do it and the people alone can do it. One can speak boldly, ag? gressively and truthfully, and not flinch from stating the facts and do it in parliamentary language, and public; opinion should demand this and the people should enforce It: as a rule. Else for the State's good name we had better cease having these State campaigns at all. and they are too valuable to give up be? cause of the manner In which they are being prosecuted. It is a dis? grace to have them conducted in the way they have been this year. It would be little short of a calamity to have thorn cease altogether. "One word in conclusion, and the most important word of all. There are men in the State who believe if Judge Jones i? not elected that the State will go to the dogs. There are oth? ers equa'ly honest and patriotic who believe that if Blease Is not elected the Reform Government and princi? ples it stood for will be destroyed. Both are wrong. The fabric of our Government is not built on such a flimsy foundation, but it is of vital importance?and I say this with all ' solemnity of which I am capable? ;y - at .-the T^egtsjatnrc t* be exacted tbi? year is of more importance than the filling of the Governor's office. Tf we have bravo, true men. who are honest and rot to be brow-beaten or bribed) or seduced into betraying their eonstltutuents. no bad Govern? or can do us any Irreparable injury, and without them no good Governor can do much good. So T implore my follow citlzers to sop to it that the very best men in each county arc sent to the House of Representatives and the Senate. Then whether Blense or Jones if elected we will bo safe." (Signed) "Tillman." In the letter to Mr. Sims, of Orangeburg, to which Senator Till? man refers in the statement publish? ed above, the Senator said concerning Judge Jones: "I do not consider that Judge Jones was an advocate of social equality because he voted against that law (Separate <'ar Act) and I believe he would make a good Governor, for he Ig eminently qualified. T say this more willingly because it cannot he construed as my taking sides as be? tween the two men. I announced last fall that T would not do this and thus far T have seen no reason why I should change my attitude." MAY SHED LIGHT or MYSTERY. Susixvt Arrested in Case of Pttmous llutto Murder. Anderson, Aug. l".?Jesse Murray a white man about ;'??"? years of au<'. has been lodged In the j;i? here, charge I \\ i'h the murder of i >. Hut? to. tiie aged Confederate Veteran who was killed by having Iiis skull crushed to a pulp in hi- little store 01 the extension of Greenville street last ('hrlatmas Eve, The case has been shrouded In mystery and the arrest Is the result of some clever detective work on the part of Deputy Sheriff Van Martin. If Murray proves to he the guilty man Deputy Martin will receive a large reward offered by the Gover? nor of the State and relatives of the murdered man. Robbery was evi? dently the motive of the murder. 1' Is: said that Murray has stated to friends that he and another man went to the st ?re to sell the pro? prietor whiskey and that they de? cided on the robbery. The other man has nO| been arrested. AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN. SECRETARY KNO\ will, AT? TEND FUNERAL OF LATE EMPEROR. First Time in the History of the Country that a Secretary of bta.e Has Boon Designated as a Special Amba-sador to a Foreign Power. Washington, Aug. 1 u.?For the tirst time in the history of the United States the Secretary of State today WOf designated as a special ambas? sador to a foreign power. President Taft has assigned Secre? tary of State Knox as special embas sador to Japan to attend the funeral of the late emperor Mutsuhito, on September 12, with the statement that the mission was given to the premier <>f the Cabinet as an evidence of the American friendship for Japan. When Viscount Chinda, Japanese ambassa? dor to Washington, heard of the mis? sion he asserted it would be taken by Japan as an act of the greatest cour? tesy and one calculated to make warmer and more cordial the rela? tions existing between the two gov? ernments. ( ANAL CONFERENCE. Carolinians Will Find Out Just What Benefits They Are (>oing to De? rive from the "Big Dltcb." Columbia, Aug. 9.?A large at? tendance of business men from all sections of South Carolina is expected at the canal conference to be held in Spartanburg on August 15th, when the benefits to be derived from the opening of the Panama Canal will be discussed. Xo set speeches will be delivered by the visitors. The various phases of the situation will be dis? cussed by the visitors. Charleston is expected to send a large delegation. Commissioner Watson said today that he would attend the meeting. The following questions will be dis? cussed at the conferensce: Is the opening of the Panama ('anal likely to creat business from which South Carolina and her ports should profit? If so, what class of business and from what territory should it come? What ^arguments ^aye- we so ad? vance as to why South Carolina rout? ing should be given the preference? What steps should be taken to se? cure South Carolina routing for this business ? What facilities are lacking for the proper handling of such business as might be procured for South Carolina and her ports? What steps should be taken to pro? vide such facilities? SENATOR MAILBIN SERIOUSLY ILL. Is Being Rustled From North Caro? lina Sanitarium to His Home at Greenville. Greenville) Aug. 11.?in a race with death it appears that the grim reaper will be winner over a fast train which is rushing Senator W. L. Mauldin to his home here from a san? itarium at Morganton, X. ?'. Reports received by the family at a late hour tonight indicated that the Bcnator Was a very ill man. His life was de? spaired of this morning and the fam? ily was summoned. Later it was de? cided lie would be brought Imme to die and the trip was at once begun. The train bearing the senator will reach Greenville early tomorrow PLANTER KILLED BY NEGROES. William E. CT land lor, of ( artorsx illo Die* From Wounds. Carteravllle, Aug. iL William E Chandler was k lied about two miles from here last night by a negro, Mur? ray Taylor. It stems that Chandler drove tip to the home of tin- negro, Taylor, ami called him out. Van Bu? ren, another nemo, was spending the night with Taylor and when Chand? ler called the) both went out to the bugg> and had some altercation, the particulars of which were not learned took place, ami the negro, Taylor, struck the white man several blows which were fatal. Chandler died this morning about 3 o'clock. Taxier was caught by Constable Boy kin this morning and Sheriff itder Is on the track of Van Buren now. ("handler was a planter who lived In the St. Caul section, about two n des from here, and leaves a wife and four rhlldren stethart might tell something; if Blease should remove him. Tec Dee \ dvocate. TWO WILL BE ELECTROCUTED. Alex Weldon of Florence und Isaiah Butler to he Executed at State Prison. Columbia, Aug. 12.?Two prison erec Will be electrocuted soon at the State penitentiary. Alex Weldon, a Florence county negro, under sen? tence of death, will go to the chair Tuesday morning between the hours of 10 and 12 o'clock. He was con? victed on June 19 and his execution was set for July 15. The negro was given a respite because the chair was not completed at that time. Isaiah Hutler will be electrocuted Wednes? day. John Cole will be electrocuted on August 12. All prisoners are con? fined in the death cells in the elec? trocution building v 'oh has been erected near the prison build? ing. / Sam Hyde, ^ /iderson county white man, ^ / confined in the death hoo ?* Jb date for his exe? cution ? ^jJ* A\ set for September 3. H', ** /r>een examined several time ^ A report will be made to tb ^* /nor late this month as to / v ^tal 1 .mdition. Should Hyde /fared insane the governor will /ked to commute his sentence. WIHKLESS TO GIRDLE GLOBE. British Propose to Spend $3,000,000 on Circuit of Stations. London, Aug. 10.?The House of Commons today adjourned till Oc? tober 7th. Except for a break of a few days at Easter and again at Whitsuntide, the House ha3 been in session for just seven months. Before the adjournment Herbert L. Samuel, postmaster general, explain? ed the British government's contract with the Marconi Company, which provides that the British government shall supply the company with $3, 000,000 for the building of five great wireless stations, Australia to supply $500,000 for another station, and the whole to form a wireless circuit around the globe. The contract was the subject of se? vere attack recently, and in reply to this Mr. Samuel said the British gov? ernment was unable to undertake the construction of -wireless stations ltSJet** and {Vie Marconi Company was the only concern possessing the necessary rperience and plant to carry out the scheme. Debate on ihe question was post? poned until next session. SO PEACE IN MEXICO. Believed That OrOBOO Will Resist (m>\eminent Overtures. Mexico City. Aug. 11.?Official Mexico appeared today to regard with pessimism the outlook for peace in the republic. Attempts probably will be made to reopen negotiations with Gen. Orosco, but it is generally be? lieved that the rebels in the North will stubbornly resist overtures by the government. He was reported in a special telegram to El Diaro having refused to meet Gen. Iliferia at points south of Juarez ami there surrender, adding that he would lead his forces into the capital Itself with fn a month. ' The newspaper El Pals prints a Statement asserting that the American government had served no? tice on Mexico that peace must be restored at an early date. No confirm? ation of this assertion could he se? cured. FOB HOLDING COTTOX Plan lor lt|g-lt|g Crop is in Incuba? tion in Atlanta. Atlanta. Ca.. Aug. I?.?Plans for handling the lv? 12-i:i cotton crop and movement looking to the organization of tile National Warehouse and Ele? vator Co. will lie discussed at a gen? eral rally of members of the Farmers' Union here August 27. The purpose of the warehou/e company is to han ?II.? the cotton and grain output of tin country. l?uWSon B. Drown, pres Ident of the Georgia Farmers* Union, who sent out the ?all tor the rally. said today thai branches 01 the ware? house company h oi already been es tl lished. In The Police Court. The following cases were tried by Mayor Jennings Monday morning 01 the polite court In the absence of the Recorder .1. 1 >. Peterson, public drunkenness und disorderly conduct, $5.00 or 10 days. H, i*. Moses, violation of auto mobile speed ordinance, $3 or f? days Flenrs Anderson, transporting In toxica ting liquors for unlawful pur pose forfeited bond of $25.