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Published W?ln-?dijr und Saturday ?BY? WTEEM PU8LISKIN6 COMPANY humtj8r. a a Tornas! gl.10 per annum?In advance. Advee*senteats: One Square flrat inserttsn.$1.00 atvsry ?ubeegueat tnaarUan.?4) Contracts far three months, or laager will be made at reduoed rate*. All communications which sub serve private interests will bs charged fee ss sdvertlsemsnta. ?Mtuartee and trthutee of respeot will ss charged for. Tbe wyroter Watchman wn found? ed la ?16 0 and the True Southron in lili The Wstchman and Southr??? sow l, trtm combined rrrc-jln; n?n and tafluei: *- ,f both of the old pap.-rs, mtkU i? manifestly t:.t beat advertising a>e*ttoii? in Snmter. Col. Roosevelt says he knew noth? ing of the campaign contributions of Harrtman, the Standard Oil Trust or other trusts when he was the regu? lar Republican candidate. but he doea not. as yet disclaim knowledge of the Rull Moose contributions of Perkins and Muncy of the Steel Trust and Harvester Trust and immense eentributlons of other representations of the trusts, it la not time for de? nials until all the barrels have been topped and the money used where It will do most good. e e e The situation in which the blind tigers and the lawless clement of Charleston find themselves would be amusing were It not so shameful a re? flection upon our entire form of f.ov ernrmmt. They are afraid to come out against I'd ease for fear he may be elected, despite their opposition, and mske good his th.ea; to lake ven gaace on them On the other hand If they support Blease open'y and pile up a fraudulent majority for him as they did two years ago, Miyor Grace, who will be In authority In Charleston for three years more, stands ready to enforce the law rigid? ly and drive them out of business. Between Blease and Grace they are In a terrible ptedlcament and they do not know what to do. With either out of the way they would not be embarrassed In making a choice, for they would side with the faction that promised the greatest amount of lib erty th f . th. iiu ( rxac'?'d the pmathrt; smount of graft. They do ant krse hi*?*?*? or Btotftartt but they pi<ne> item to ? enforce the law. and 'any the fear of Orace e/Hl keep them from voting for Blesee m)\ the men who have died In rhar'esto* durtrg the past ten years, see We have wondered for many months why Senator Ttilman was not sn active supporter of Judge /ores. Knowing as he did that Blease was unfit fgf Governor, while Judge Jon? s. Is, to use hid own words, eminently qualified. He has furnished the ex? planation himself. He c ? uld not free his mind of the resentment agalnsi Judg* Jene* th ?t he felt on account of the decision of the Supreme Court In the suit for the possession of Ml grand* (dldren. it wai human to feel reeen ment. but he finally put it aside and did what he knew to he right. To di<r??gard personal footing ?od per? form a patriotic service to one's own hurt lg, a manly thing to do, and Tin? man w hen put to the test did his duty as a man should do when the emer? gency arises. ^ e e "e Th,. ggggi eaipalge is at an end. Now let's forget it and raise a few hundr. d dollars for ? h ? Wilson ( ] p.nun fund. <.!tl>Fll IN MAsSr'.V CAM*. OMUVderute Home Hoard R?-quired to | Sil?? t'lllH'. Oelttssbta, Aug. 24.?Judge Brnost 1 Gary today signed an oidel dlrOOtlng H. W. Rh hardson md the hoard oi th** Confederate Home to show can* bSiOrS him on gsptSBSbst I, Will lUOJf shouldn't he permanent!) restrained from putting into ssTesl the ssatenoe of thirty days' suspension of Veteran Mimuel 1' Massey. The order fur? ther says: "It Is further ordered th.it In the meantime, and until the fur? ther hearing of the SOUSS UM dofsnd ants he and are hereby ? njoinod B?d rest... d from molesting and Inter? fering with the plutnt if in his SSjJO) ment of the privileges and SOasfltS o( th* Confederate htfsfssaf) SI an in? mate therein by virtue of hh legal I l mission." Mr. Massey. a veteran, was us sesgelod iMffty days and ins attorney* J. J. MeMahan SSjd J< M< UlUghlln, . ?Med for an ordei "f Injunction, A burglar broke In'n the home Ol ? Mlssl--ii pi ed lor WbS bold up the in? truder, '"ok hi-^ W w hat. got OUl Of bis pocket and po . il IllfllHelf of a lour hl oh I pi nkiiif?\ Tbll ShOW? that i whi. ? ike sdltof right og tin- .. I. B/tiea an opportunity pfOSOBla Itself. Wdmlngton Star. issCK OF YH It ACITY MbTWEEN ItoosF.YFJ/T AND STANDARD OtsTS MANAGER Roowevelt F..xi?ectcd to Give Twttionj mm Result of Rockefeller Lieuten? ant's Corroboration of tlie PfMON Charges G gainst Colonel. Washington. Aug. 23.?Col. Roose? velt is r\p rtrd to take the stund within a ftw days before the senate suh-conr.mlttee investigating cam? paign expenditures to answer the Ohgrggf made today by John D. Archhold that he had knowledge of the use of Standard Oil money in his campaign of 1904. A meeting will he held tomorrow by the committee to determine whom to call next, and where the next meeting will be held. Several mem- j bers favor transferring the hearing to New Yoik and directors of the Stan? dard Oil Company might testify. The statt ments made today by John D. Aichbold, financial head of the standard Oil Company, made a clear cut Issue between him and Col. Iloosevclt according to committee turn who would discuss the matter tonight. Mr. Archbold testified that his understanding that Col. Roose? velt knew about and Indorsed the Standard Oil contributions which came through Cornelius X. B113S, for? mer treasurer of the Republlcn na? tional committee, who is dead. Although Col. RooseVelt has pub? licly stated that it would be absurd for him to appear before the senate committee it Is understood that he has consented to take the stand if he desires in view of direct charge made today by Mr. Archbold. If Cortel you is again called It will be to ex? plain the statements made by Mr. Archbold that Mr. Cortelyou, as chairman of the national committee, knew of and sanctioned the Stand? ard Oil constributions. John U. Archbold told the senate committee investigating campaign funds that the Standard OH compa? ny's $125,000 contribution to the Re? publican war chest in 1904 was made upon assurances from Cornelius N. Bliss that "the contribution was ac? ceptable to Col. Roosevelt and that further contributions would be ac? ceptable." "I told Mr. Bliss we did not want to make the contribution unless it . to 1 gracefully received," he said "Mr. Bliss told us of Ms Roosi - gait's gti ;u 1?. toward buslnesi gatd be ?ie? e.i .vr. Rooav'eit would be a a ?. -x man a hi n .i came to the test. Mr. Bliss urged that the policies of the Republican party were the safest for business. We decided that our interests as a business organization lay on the Re? publican s de and we decided to make this contribution." Mr. Archhold explained that $100, 000 went to the Republican national committee and that |Sl 000 wai giv? en UB Sen -tor !*? ?::!??>SS for the Penn? sylvania Republican State 0001? I mittee. The $25,0oo given to Mr. Pen- j rose, he said, was a political contri? bution and not a payment for ser? vices in public or private life. Later, when th- late Mr. Bliss 1 amo and asked the Standard Oil e ?mpany for more money?about $150,000?Mr. Archbold said the hoard of directors refused to con? tribute further, lie quoted Mr. Miss as saying: '1 speak to ygg personally; I think you had better make this con? tribution. If you don't somebody f|Sfl will." Later, Mr. Archbold agld, when the bureau Of Corporations' began making adverse reports on the Standard Oil company. Mr. Bliss admitted that the government's attack was unjust but said he had no Influence with Pres? ? b ra Roosevelt. "prnstdi nt Etoossvelt unfailingly ap? proved these attacks," declared Mr. Archbohi. "without Investigation or the slightest knowledge of the facts The.-,, reports of Oarfleld and smith were Ihe Work of mere puppets who jumped when Roosevelt pulled the .-t t im,'*." When the standard Oil magnate was asks i If he thought the compa? ny's refusal to contribute further was the cause of the "unjust" government attacks, ha bit his Hp end said: "Well, i don't know," Senator Oliver insisted on know? ing whether George B, Cortelyou, chairman of the Republican national committee, had any dealings with Mr. Archbold in regard to the contri? bution. Finally, Mr, Archb< Id i ?i?i 'if you Insist, i must tell you that when the question of the second con trlbutlon came up, Mr, Bll i said i> wanted Mr. Cortelyou to meet me foi j further talk about a oonrtlbutlon, Oi the date of the engagement, Mr, Hllsi j < urns a |oge, i Is said Vou see, i i n lo t e alone; Mr. < tortoly >u did think it v :?-< ad?, i abb- f< r hi': come aid SB Id for | t,, tell > oil nnylhing I said w? i ?i-i for ami tbat I could is a*hai v. la sired ns well as he." Senator Jones tried t" pli Mf A bold down to a statement as to whether he knew that Col. Roosevelt knew of the first contribution of $100,000 made by the Standard Oil Company. Mr. Arehbold finally said that Mr. Bliss had informed him that Mr. Roossvslt and Mr. Cortelyou were both cognizant of the condition un? der which the contribution had been made. "Did you ever receive a letter from Col. Roosevelt thanking you for your contribution?" Senator Jones asked Mr. Arehbold. "No; before he came to that, he had decided on another course, ac? cording to^jthe correspondence as published?that is the alleged letter written by Roosevelt to Cortelyou." "Outrageous attacks" on the Stand? ard Oil company, Mr. Arehbold re? peated, dated from the refusal of the further contribution of $150,000. He discussed at length the prosecutions of the Standard Oil company during the Roosevelt administration, and referred particularly to a rebating case at Buffalo, N. Y. He said that I he United States attorney at Buffalo no? tified Washington officials that chere was no merit in the case to justify indictments. ??1 am told," he said, "that the word that went back from Washing? ton was: 'Damn the merit. Get the indictment.' Mr. Archbqld told of visiting Presi? dent Roosevelt at the White House some time later, In company with the late H. H. Rogers. "The campaign was only casually mentioned," he said. "The president said that there had been some criticism of campaign con? tributions, but that that could not be avoided." Senator Penrose interrupted to ask: "Can you say whether this $100,000 contribution was ever returned or any suggestion made that it should be re? turned?" "No," answered Mr. Arehbold. "No such suggestion wa3 ever made to me." Mr. Arehbold identified as correct the telegrams which Senator Penrose had inserted in his speech before the senate to show that William Flynn had sought to get Mr. Archbold's in tluence in the senatorial contest in Pennsylvania after the death of Sen? ator Quay. Mr. Arehbold declared that he took no iVirt in the election and had never participated in a sen? atorial election except in a "simple, in? dividual way." Senator Penrose took the stand af ?..r irehhold Hp Introduced into the ecord rh.' statement regarding the $25,000 contribution tu the Pennsyl? vania canipatsn fund of 1904 by John !v Arehbold, and tin contribution if $100.000 to the national campaign fund, which he made in the senate. Senator Penrose said he had been given to understand at the time that Col. Roosevelt knew of the contribu? tion of $100,000 to the national cam? paign fund by the Standard Oil com pany. and of the demand for further contributions, "1 also knew of the urgency Of the request of Mr. Bliss to Mr. Arch bold for the addition $150,000," said Pen rose, "and Ids saying that the re? fusal to give it would probably result in retaliatory measures, the theory being that it threw the 'powers that bo, as Mr. Arehbold calls them, into other financial hands, and that the Standard Oil company would be the 'goat' as the popular saying Is." Senator Pomorone Inquired as to various interviews with Arehbold. "Mr. Arehbold told me," said Sen? ator PenfOSe, "thai his board of di? rectors would decline to aid in the national campaign If there was any secrecy about the matter, II their activity was not known to President Roosevelt and Mr. Cortelyou." "At these interviews, was anything said about Mr. Roosevelt's attitude towards totalled 'big business?' ask? ed Senator I'omerenc. "There was a genera! assurance Oil the part of Mr. Bliss, that the powers of the presidential office would not be used In a harsh way for demagogic et't'tt, M Senator Penrose said. COM MITT KU MKKTH Till RshAY. Will Receive Bute at Court House* for ExperimentuI station in County. The eon mlttee of the count) farm? ers' union to secure an experimental station in this county, will meet ?t the count) court house at 10 o'clocr Thursday morning for tin- purpose o receiving offers from the various school districts in the county for lh< experimental station. m ipj ,.r th- < ounty w ill h.- on han Hid 11 j> n< sired that those w ho dei Iv :,. secure th.. f irm experimental ^';| to,i) tor i h. lr db t rl< ' \\ nuld ha\ ? map* with them howint the Innd th,- |o< ution oi tu.- school house u*u other Inducements for the establ ment of the Htti h>n, Tin union is vet y anxlou In ha> t)i?> experimental station loe ted i nie rural chooj In t It, count) nn Ilm y d ?? ii. a good nil in Im r ol bid ' rters i I) hand to met t I hi com mil I Thursday morn im? .? I the court hous FARMERS* UNION NEWS Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmen*. t Conducted by B. W. Dabbn, Pres? ident g. C. Farmers Union.) Some Random Thoughts. Last Friday the writer attended the yth annual picnic of the Piney Woods community, four miles west of Chapln and the same distance sout.i I t* Little Mountain. It is a Strong Lutheran community. Some four hundred members in the st. Peters' Lutheran church, which owns about 100 acres of valuable land. A com? fortable house and church. I Jet ween 1.000 and 1,200 people were there. A stiff wind was blowing and open air speaking was very trying. A good string band enlivened the intervals be? tween speeches with music. one This is a more broken section than the sandhills where I went two weeks ago. Rocky a plenty. On the road hack to Columbia, some miles of the roadway was solid rock that only needed proper grading to make a Ro? man highway. MS* There are numerous small farms with good crops in patches all through this section, but it was not until we were in a few miles of Co? lumbia near the State negro boys' re? formatory that high state of culture was much In evidence. On top of the hill near the State reformatory, the view of Columbia and the hills of Lexington, Richland and Fairfield was one of the best I ever saw. e m e "By thus increasing the gross weight of the hales the planter may think he is getting paid the price of cotton for materials of far less val? ue, but in this he is mistaken, as mer? chants, warned by past experience, make allowances for this in the price they give, and the final result is that w hile the planter gains nothing, there is an increase of cost to the I inner. <-n freight alone to Europe the cal? culation has been made that the car? riage i f perfectly unnecessary can? vass and hands amounts to $973.300 per annum. This amount, which igh oinner, as it h stand I he ad >pt< it could j tftj h md W .1 ? I st w ? J carried than at present In the same space in the Ship's hold. In matters of insurance, too, there would be a saving, as the liability to country damage would be far less, as also would he the risk of fire." see In another report it is said Ameri? can cotton bales, when they arrive in Hamburg are In a pitiful condition, o O 0 I don't want my readers to think for a minute i Indorse the local buy? ers' contention that he can penalize cotton for having over 32 pounds of tare, when he or his exporter will put on refuse bag* enough*to bring it to 6 per cent. Until we get it system atised as we propose in the warehouse bill and require by law a uniform bagging, I v.o.ild advise every farmer to he eure he gets on the ti per cent i re that r tea the price the buyer pays. B. w. D. Notice The committee of the county union that has in charge the matter of trying to secure an experimental station in i connection with some rural school t. the count} will meet in tin- court hcust at to o'clock a. m. Thursday, .\ugmi :".nh. i-:ach school or com? munis ilia, has some definite offer n m i-." tv 11 plea st present the eamefl I with a mup Bh< wing location of school' { n ad la mi I 1 J. \V. 1 labbs, < 'hah man. I i j To The Farmers, the Merchants, the Runkel- and the Press of The South. ? Beginning with last September, the } South, with dire disaster threatening the nation . greatest money crop, has been engag ?d In one of tin- greatest economic struggles in her history. The last year ended with a commer? cial vlctorj that perhaps saved mil? lions of do Uirs to the growers of cot ton . nd to those whose business In? ten ?. absolute!) dependent up? on cotton and a lair price for that commodity, The South l< now facing another roll ?n ? i ? year and already the in - HuenccH th I have heretofore been ;>t play, at will, lo manipulate the mar? keting ??' ihls commodity, which I i,. ? . \ i r< in Europe to I his eountrj ? half billion dollars an 1 nually, and op< " which the stability Amcrw tn limine es and the balance of |he wot Id' - trad? i" favor of the i dion dopend, nre again at work, as . \ dene n by t he depression of th" prices of cotton to the extent of $10.00 per hale in the lust 10 days. The real fight for proper market? ing and greater stability of price must now be fought, and it rests with the producing, banking and commer? cial interests of the South to push that fight upon sound i*< n >mic lines based upon business principles appli? cable to changing international com? mercial relations. The time for decisive and concert? ed action has arrived. It has occurred to the undersigned that no more appropriate day for th* taking of such action throughout the communities of the cotton belt States could be selected for the purpose than Monday. September which Is Labor Day. It is eminently proper that upon this day. which is a nation? al and State holiday, that those of our people who labor in thf fields to create the wealth of the' country, should meet with those whose busi? ness inter,'sis are dependent upon this particular product of the soil and determine upon El Axed policy in the matter of marketing of the 1912 cot? ton crop. We unhesitatingly and mostly earnestly recommend that this policy be the slow and gradual marketing of the crop. We most earnestly call upon every banker in the South, and. particularly in thl3 State, to make such financial arrange? ments that will enable the banks to render to the producer such aid as will make it possible for him to avoid the placing of all his cotton tipon the market at one time in the early fall, enabling him instead to gradually market it to the best advantage. We would call the attention of the bank? ers and buslm 'a men who ire inter \ ested in the banks, to the fact that even If the banks did not get one cent of peroAt for advances to farm? ers for this purpose on cotton, the increased volume of business would more than recompense them We wish to take this occasion to commend those banks in this and oth? er States which last season, secured tiie necessary money to loan to the farmers and especially do we com? mend those banks and bankers, who Ihis season, have come forward and announced similar arrangements. We i ost earnestly call upon the Commissioners of Agricu'ture of the several States of the cotton belt and the Presidents of the several State Farmers' Unions to issue calls similar to this one for meetings on September to the farmers, merchants and bankers Of their respective Suites for ' the exeeut ?a of the Dui i -?? u f'- -*?<? 1 Real zj Hg ? impending dang r AE.d ?ushiught thaJ is being made upon trie marKeis .... forces, we have after most careful deliberation, determined to issue this most earnest call, which we desire to be understood as directed to each in? dividual farmer, each merchant and each banker to assemble at such meetings as are suggested on Labor Day and give this matter the most careful and thoughtful consideration. We wish all to bear in mind that last year though the Farmers' Union began work in August, it was impos? sible to secure the co-operation we are now seeking. This year with that experience as a guide the work was begun as early as June. Could we have had earnest a?:d active co-oper? ation. la>t season such vs we are now asking and securing, an additional | $10,00MUa. at least would have been saved to the farmers of South : Carolina alone, and that, too. without ! any other S ate working on the same | Line. I In conclusion w ? wish, to Impress i as forcibly as we kn ?w how upon the producers the fact that tho greatest ally that the speculative slement who would hammer down the price of cotton relies upon, Is the thought? less farmer, who without regard to his in other pro lucer's welfare, unloads all of his cotton upon, the market at Inopportune and Ill-advised moments. k We wish f arther, on the other hand, to Impress upon the bankers of the South that it Is not only the securing of the necessary money that should be their mission, but that their most hearty and earnest co-op erattoa should be extended?that they -should realize that the founda? tion of their success rests upon cot? ton, and that If eottoU la marketed In Accordance with the policy outlined, then, and then only, will the circulat? ing medium in the Southern States be materially Increased; In other words, unless this policy is pursued We Will experience what we have al? ready experienced a number Of times, the marVetlng of a large crop of good quality at several millions of dollars less to the South than such I crops would have brought could they have been #ent to market gradually. i We realize for we have reason t? , fujl> uppr. ci it< th, sen I es r< nd? t ? d In the past, that I i itb r \\ lid i the farm, r ib< nu r> I lit and th i bunker itu j do, not htm* ? in be ;u ? umplishcd In his \ it undi rtakin eration That - say b i i me pi es? . i me roum operation we are proud t . \ er all I. We do not I e Ueve H will fu.il now; Indeed, we know Ii v. .11 not, B. J. WATS- ?N. ' n remissions? Ol Agri- ulture and I'. i sldent fe'outhsrn Cotton Con* gress. B. W, DAB BS, President s. C. stat>> Farmers' Union. R. If, COOPER, JNo. l. McLAURIN, j. IC. BROGDON; R. T. C. HUNTER, W. O. TATUM South Carolina State Farmers' Union Committee on Cotton Warehousing, Market;;.-; and Banking, COX1 ESTAXT? TO >ii 5 i City National Bauds Pi%erslgoatiosi Prlxe Contestants' Meeting. A call has boon U?U*d for a meet? ing of The City Notional Bank di? versification prize contestants at 12 M. I Thursday, August 2"S, at. he City Nat ' llonal Bank, Sumter, S. C. All of those who ai>- still in the i race are urged to atteud tnxs meeting I in order that plans for gathering may he devised so that each contestant may hi- able *o con'' ?rra to them, it wai ascertained on our visit to a niimb^ of these contestants, that it was gorng to he a close light, and it may be necessary to be very drastic in making rules, and seeing that they are carried out. J. Frank Williams. Local Farm Demonstration Agent. I'resident County Farmers' Union. LIGHT FROM DARK CORNER* Hard Time*. Kxplains Why lie Was Not at Campaign Meeting and How He WDI Vote. Mark Corner, Aug. S3.?Politics have warmed up a little in this cor? ner, bat not near as hot as they are lually just before the primary elec? tion. Heretofore everything else was lost sight of except the race for Mag? istrate, hut there is very little said on that subject at this time, it's Blease and Jones now. Even "Uncle Billie" and "Reb" don't seem to claim much attention. And I wish to say to I'ncle Billie'' that I heard he said in his speech at Shiloh that he only wanted those to vote for him who at some time had changed their mind as he hud done and that I have never j changed my mind yet about voting ' for him. Candidates have been calling on "Old K. T.M I have seem Tatum. Scaxbosougl ?. \.. .? >o hey are tha t beats- I Mrs. w. I Ardi* ass *o real as weil as usital again. Mr. T. H. < ?3teen has been s-ick for several days, but ?sonnt*! some better yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. R. X. Owen of Or ange^/urg \ srtted at the Sycamores this week. Mr. and Mrs. Joe L. Bartlette of Rose Hil, L*?e county, visited relatives here a few days air< . Fodder gathering is in full blast and cotton is opening. ><? you SSS there Is so rest for the wicked. John Qreen? colored, who lives on Mr. Bob Ardis' pi ace lulled a large nettle snadtO which had thirteen rat? tles last Sunday evening. Allow me to say to these friend? oho irere asking lor "Old H. T." that ? they ueed not gv to a sun dial n a cloudy day to get the lime, and thvt I w as sot StlOSdng to j stalk of corn BS .Mr. T. H. O. would have made them believe. But that 1 was at home waiting, on a lick wife which was the reason I was n >t at the Pri vatees meeting. I have not and w-ili not have the pleasure of attending any of the campaign meetings. State or county, hut l am expecting to turn out to the election next Tuesday and vote for who I please, as every man should (SU? "Hard T.mes." ' BOWLING THURSDAY NIGHT. Flore are Team to Pwj Return Visit at That lime. The Florence bOWltng team is ex? pected In sumter Thursday sight to play off the score which was m id i sgalnst them several weeks *?ro when the Sumter hoys went to Florence and warn honors from the men 'f the "Little I late I 'ity " Secretary Burchard of the v. M. c. a . wrote to the Florence association several days ago telling them that the Bumter association all* ys were in good condition and that the Flor? ence team would be welcomed here at any time. He, th. - morning, re? ceived t reply statine that the Flor? ence team would come Thursday night. The Sumter metnlc' I of the bowl? ing team are very anxious ih.it ' big croud < on. out on Thursday ! night when the Florence i en are here. The gumter boys a*ere given a rousing a*elcome and .? big tli i In i Florence and it i> up to th.' people ol ] the Game Cock c .; t? I e tuslly courteous n'hen no- Florence men re I turn the \ islt