Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Cht ?(il;itcbmaii ani* *outbr<m. * ? 0 Published Wrduesdu) und Saturday. ?BT? 08TEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SUMTBR, *. C. Tents: ? 1.19 eer annum?In advance. Ad vertise meuts: One Square nmt insertion.$1.00 ?very subsequent Insertion.fcS Centrscts for three months, or Issgar will be made st reduceo rates. All communications whleh sub? serve privets Intareata will be charged far as advertisements. Obituaries end tributes of respect will as charged for. The urnter Watchman Wgl mum! ?d m !#H und the True psglMlIgg Ii lt?f Vhe >?atchm?n end g+>Wthrof v*'w h ? * tl l mrrhin l . .rculan.,,1 end htfluen f both of th*? oij angers, and \t manifestly the best ad vert tains MMMhSwt in s i gj er. . Two years ago the nomination of Cole L. Blease for Oovernor was ac ? compllshed by tie brasen fraud per? petrated In Charlesto i. u lure the bal? lot boxe* were fllleu with fraudulent ballots voted by repeaters, foreigners and others who Impersonated d id men whose nanvs were on the club rolls This fraud being crowned with success and the people submitting tamely to the outrage, the same trick has b? r ?vorked >n a wholesale seal' In other counties. Cole I*. Blease Is again the nominee for Oovernor on the face of the returns, but the trick seems to have been overworked, and the enormity of the vote piled up has groused the people to a sense of the Indignity that has been put upon them. The State executive com? mittee should go to the bottom of the matter and spare no effort to fasten the guilt on those who perpetrated and tho?e who Instigated the frauds. The Charleston frauds two years ago shook the confidence of many people In the primary, but this outrage of lest Tuesday has brought the entire system into contempt, if the primary system cannot be purged and this dis? grace wiped out the entire systc m will have to be changed and the pri? mary election henceforth conducted tinder s stringent State law. ess An ardent partisan of Oov. Blease ho has worked for him early and te was telling some of his co-work? 's how It happened. He declared, " i > ?? we have beat all the news, vpers. all the preachers and a ma rtty of the people and made Coley overnor again In spite of them." Sis Is about as correct and truthful agnosia of the situation as anyone ?uld make. oisk DeLEOX STILL MISSINti. That Moles DeLeon, the wealthv chitect and builder of Atlanta, a tlve Charlestonlan, who is supposed be loet In the Michigan woods, Is limply taking a vacation for the pur? pose of rebuilding his nervous sys? tem. Is the theory that Is held .by many of his relatives In Charleston. Somter and Atlanta. Early this month Mr. DeLeon went to visit his brother. Mr. K. W. De Leon, head of the Casualty Company of America, whose home is in Chi? csgo. snd who Is also a former Char? lestonlan. From Chicago be left for the fishing trip in the Michigan woods. On August 8th Mr. DeLeon .eft Chl csgo for Saglnaw, and said that he was going fishing from there. Days passed and he was not heard from. A search was Instituted by anxious rela? tives, and the police of Saginaw were notified. They stated that as far as they could find he ggt/gf rear bed Sagl? naw. Following the receipt of thi* infor? mation the Chicago. Saglnaw and Michigan State police were railed in on the case and gt i ordln* to the la teet advice*, they have been unable to find a trace of the missing man. Ac? cording to a statement made by the Atlanta Journal In their g| gnj columns Mr Ds&SSSJ mhUI to a friend Just be? fore leaving for the North "I am going away for a month, und I am not going to 1st] a soul when 1 a m. \ It is stated that for Iggag tune the health of Mr. DeLeon ha Leen f ill? ing and that his nerves ha\e been In very poor condition. Hi fait, it Ii i<ald. that a complete rest, where no Nuslness matters could ssjgejnhj ranch his ears would prove of Imstimab'e .?eneflt to him. and therefore his red , ? sj hOfSJ that he i* not d<ad nor the victim of foul play as was brat fear? ed. In UM meanwhile c\?ry effort H being made to find him Hecently steps wa re taken In At? lanta and two of his buslr sj ? ? qualutanees. Koland Kansoioe and II. F. Fraser. were appointed temporary r.aei\.ri of his assets The receiv? ers declare that no further or un? usual claims have been made on his estate, and that his bu IfjSgg, Includ? ing the work on the I'ulton Court House. In Ororgla. appears to be in ul.,.1 *hape Mr. D I? Mola* who went from South Carolina i> the home of the '? in in. in Atlanta. si; ted th it he appears to have simply dropped from the earth, and said that n >ne of his relatives, even his wife, had heard a word from him. Mr. Molsi is In Atlunta to lo,.k after the business in? terest of Molse DeLeon, who is his cousin. The missing man is a member of an old Charleston family, a family which Itrtti in this city for generations. Rl left Charleston after taking his early education here, at the age of about 20 and when he graduated as an archi? tect opened business in Atlanta. He has n any relatives on both sides of h'.s family in Charleston and there Is the k< tneOl interest felt among a largo circle of friends and relatives as to hi? welfare.?News and Courier. Ihg Price of Cotton. Whatever the government crop re? port to be issued next week shall show as to the condition of cotton for August, farmers will do well to be warned in advance against the mis? use of this information which the beat speculators may be expected to at? tempt. It is not Improbable that the Septt mber report for 1912 will nhow to condition approximately as good as did the September report of 1911; and on that basis the effort will prob? ably be made to argue that the crop this year will be a3 large. The Wall Street Journal points out the fallacy of such a contention ' The salient fact which misled the cotton world last year," It says, "was that being an early crop, the deterlorat.on which usually occurs In September took place in August, with the result that the September figures of the Government was not u true reflection of actual conditions." Our contem? porary then urges that the true way of determining the September condi? tion of the crop is to average the June, July. August and September figures; and on this basis it forecasts that the condition of the crop this year will be lower than in any year since 1907, and that the final yield por acre will be smaller. The Wall Street Journal shows fur? ther that there will be an active de? mand for all the cotton that can be produced in America this year. The emptiness of the bear argument that there would be so much cotton carried j over from the big crop of 1911 as to j dampen the demand for the new crop is exposed by the fact that the visible supply of cotton on September 1 U ex? pected to be less than a million and a half bales, or a smaller amount than has been In sight in many previous years when the crop of the previous year had been compartlvely small. The bulk of the present holdings are said to be In the hands of foreign mills and the northern mills of this country have bought more freely than the southern, but neither in this counti v nor abroad has tho average mil! bought beyond the middle of Octo? ber. The opinion is held among cotton observers, therefore, that it will in? quire about lit,500,000 bales of Ameri? can cotton to supply the world's de? mand for the coming year. Will the crop of this country he nearly vo large as that'.' The Wall Street Jour? nal plainly doef not think so. It does not express its opinion on this point in so many words, but !t does have thil to say on the subject: "Last year's enormous crop was due to perfect conditions, an early pre? paration md perfect summer and an op, fall Also there was an ab? normal yield per acre in North Caro? lina, South Carolina, Georgia ami Alabama. These States raised 7 - 194,000 bales of cotton from 18,? 944,000 acres (cen us figures,) or an average of .68 bales per acre. The average yield of that area from I9#4 to luio inclusive was .43 of a bale. From 1M ? to ly lo the above men? tioned States raised on an average gbout .'?,"1)0,000 bales of cotton. "From 190 1 to 1910 Texas. Arkan MS, Oklahoma and Louisiana averag? ed about ,31 bales per acre, which applied to a combined acreage "f |?,gtt,gO0 S/OUld produce shOUl '?. i?> \"oo balef in 11*12. as compared ! * Itk Ml I.""" in lilt These figure call f >r less than 4.000,i>00 bales ol cotton to bi raised in Texan while most iif the rabid bears have i.n estimating a yield of 1,600 0< I bale* for Texts, only twice in its history did Tex is ever raise 1,000,000 b ile. und only three times in I's history Wa? lt raised l,&ag,gg| bales. To ralet . ,00g hum be lei in 1912, Texas mu t g oW I". habs per ill'lr. To pTOdUC I 4,000 """ bales. T? Rai must raise 36 of a bale per sere, eomethlni fclie I failed to do in I I ", 1 |0t, 1 '.?"7. I 90S, ? IIMKI I !?"_' and 1 M I." These an the facts sj tin y are pT?? s? nted bj ? tinam iai Authority for whoso opinion* and satieties. w< have .lent reaped, if thes ;"' even up* proxlmotely correct there I* nmpb reason t?? b?ltev< that ih< price of this year's, cotton crop win not average |esg than II <ents the pound, a I if j should he considerably more ifwn that. ?Xi v\ - ami < 'ourler. FARMERS' UNION NEWS Practical Thought** Cot Practical Farmers. (Conducted by B, W. Dabbs, Pres Idsnt ?. C, Farmers I'nion.) Some Hamlom Thoughts. "American cotton aold at Havana la bought under two forms of contract: (1) "Have delivered terms" undo) which the buyer pays in cash on de? livery from the vessel and on the ba? sis of actual landing w eight (s:? >t cot? ton); (2) c. i. f. and t) per cent tare." ? * a "The most intelligent opinion in the cotton tare at Havre holds that T> pet cent la a fair rate on American cot? ton for tare, but that 4 per cent would !>'_ to., |pw and 0 per cent is too high Alter a Cartful examination of the circumstances and without bearing any direct evidence front America on the subject. I am inclined to sustain this judgment." The consul then goes r?n to show how some contracts are male on ba? sis of actual tare and considers "this point of extraordinary importance ;.s it affords a ground work for a more general application of the mutual weight agreement between buyer and seller." * * * "Another point of extreme import? ance is the disclosure that in the cot? ton trade of Havre, American sellers who are known to ship well baled and well bound cotton get a better price than others. The effect of this, of course, is to establish the condi? tion that better packing produces bet? ter price and thus in effect lowers tare." tat I must leave this discussion for a time because of other important matters, but before doing so let me urge our people to study this ques? tion in all its bearings. Take the last quotation for instance: "Even if the exporter gets a better price for well baled cotton doe* his local buyer pay the grower more for It than he doe* for the poorly baled cotton?" 1 think all my readers who have observed the sale of cotton at all wdll agree that he does not. ft * S The trend of this discussion Is to show that the entire coat of a ware? house and inspection system, such as outlined in the Farmers' Union bill will be more than saved to the farm? ers each year in these economies of baling, to say nothing of the increas? ed selling price by reason of the sys? tem. Xor does it take into account the vast possibilities of uniform, gradual, scientific marketing that will be developed through the State ware? house system. ft ft ft There are. several plans to market the cotton crop under voluntary pri? vate corporations. The trouble with them all so far as T have investigated is that there are too many opportu? nities for graft. In this State the promoters seem determined not to submit to State supervision in the or? ganization of -their companies. They seem to be doing a "land office" busi? ness in some of the other States, and I greatly fear there will be wrecked fortunes and damaged reputations before we hear the end of these schemes. However beautiful the the plans may be, and however desirable co-op ration may be, (and we all are agreed on this), no plan that will not bear the closest scrutiny of the State by its duly appointed officer, in this State the insurance commissioner, li worthy of the consideration of our people. I say this deliberately. Sine April the Farmers' I'nion has 1.n trying to get promoters of mote than one beautiful marketing plan to sub? mit to the insurance commissioners' examination, but without success so far. That there haw been no arrest* so far is due to our desire to be sure that we do no Injustice to honest men. In these matters alone, the Farmers' i'nion has been worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to the people ol this state, in these, und other stock robbing aehemes, the Stute Insurance commissioner, F, li. McMaatci has been worth mllllona to our people, e ^ My friend*, know how I havi labor? ed lo handle theae meat questions without ?alling upon the government and that it is becnUBo I hi\e ? u the futility of trying to spin a "rope ? sand" thai I began to stud) the plan of government warehouses, Anyon< who wii| study the history of Ihl state as shown bj its legislative en I actmenl and who will look around oj the government a< llvitles < i ih WOrld, Will see that thi : no new thlni we are propo ing. The wondci is that w a have nllowod one id i greateai Industries In the world >? grow up sueh haphazard mannet We have leglal tted at it. from llnu t< DECLARES FRAUD MUST BE PUN? ISHED IF FOUND. Wires to State Chairman and Exhorts Committee to See That the Primary is Kept Clear of malpractice. Augusta, Ga? Aug. um.?Senator TUlman was asked over the telephone by The Chronicle tonight if he would make any comment on the report that 20,000 too many votes had been polled In Tuesday's primary in South Caro? lina. He replied: "I'll just repeat to you a telegram 1 have lent to State Chairman John Gary Bvans," and he dl< tated over the phone the following: 'Hon. John Gary Evans, Spartan burg, s. c. The Chronicle reports 20,000 more votes can our population en? titles us to This is a serious accusa? tion, fjur itate commltee owes it to the people to sift this matter. If there is ir, ad it must be detected and punished, but we must be very sure there is fraud before taking any steps We n ust gave the primary at any SSt, ai f lUd will destroy it. ?? n. TUlman.' "That." slid Senator TUlman, "covers ail 1 care to say on the sub? ject at this time." DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COM* MITTEE. Ca!l for Meeting Has Deen Issued by John Gary Evans, the Chairman. Columbia, Aug. 30.?The State Democratic executive committee will meet today at noon in the State li? brary at the State house, to declare the resutls of the primary held on Tuesday and hear any contests that might come up. The call for the meeting has been issued by John Gary Kvans, the chairman. The following are the members of the committee: Abbeville. A. W. Jones. Aiken. B. F. Holley; Anderson. J. E. Breazeale; Hemberg, C. B. Free; Bam well, R. C. Kirkland; Beaufort. N. Christensen; Berkeley. T. W. Williams; Calhoun. T. H. Dreher; Charleston, Geo. S. Swan; Cherokee, T. B. Butler; Ches? ter, R. B. Caldwell; Chesterfield, W. F. Stevenson; Clarendon, C. M. Davis: Colleton, J. M. Moorer; Darlington. Wm. E. James; Dillon, R. P. Hamer, Jr.; Dorchester, J. D. Bivens; EdgeMeld. A. E. Padgett; Fair field. T. H. Ketchln; Flor ence, A. H Gasque; George? town. O. M. Mitchell; Greenville, H M. Ingram; Greenwood, James B Park; Hampton. W. Fred Lightsey; I lorry, J. A. McDermott; Jasper, R M. Jeffries; Kershaw. Jno. Q. Rich? ards, Jr.; Lancaster. T. Y. Williams; Laurens. W. T. Crews; Lee. W. R Scarborough; Lexington, t). J. Grif? fith; Marion, J. C. Mace; Marlboro, Jno. X. Drake; Xewherry. Cole L Blease; Ocotiee. E. C. Doyle; Orange burg, R< bt. Lide; Bickens. R. F. Smith; Rid land. Wille Jones; Sa luda. Geo. 1?. Lester; Spartanburg, I. H. Gosnell; Sumter. Richard I. Man? ning; Union. J. M. Giver; Williams burg. Philip H. Btoll; York. W. B Wilson. Jr. TO PRESERVE THE PRIMARY, Evans Say- Committee is Prepared to Do Its Full Huly to the State Columbia.. Aug. 30.?State Chair? man John Gary Evans ar? rived in Columbia at midnight, and being asked for a statement regard? ing the telegram Senator Tlllman sent him dlctat? d the following: "TT? primary election in South Car dina, while limited to the nomination of candidates of the Democratic party, yet the person receiving such nomination is practically elected, there being hut one party in the State. IVe have thrown every safeguard around uur general election in Novem? ber. The primary election has been left practically open tc every white man in the State who will join a Dem? ocratic i lub and sweor to support the nominees and policy of the party, it is left almost entirely to the honor of our en ", na ind heretofore these elec? tions ha\a been fairly and honestly conducted, If there has been fraud in this election it the duty of the executive committee of the party to see to it ihat it is thoroughly purged, >therv?l*e i; will be the last, as South c rolinlan? never have and never will submit to fraudulent nominees. No Inj s' cundldate would desire or bc? j ..(,, ? nomination tainted in the slightest degree with fraud. For the honor of the si lie ..ml the preserva li, ,,? mir free and sucred Instltu i um l feel *ath<lled that the commit? tee v 111 do its d ity." time, \\ iih our lau b in regard to th. t radio in g< ed * otton, our public weight ra' law? our I re law, and in n hundred dlff? rent \> n * m, have sought to make pcttj reforms. Som w e pro? pose t comprehensive stud) of the whole uu stlon, nnd th< putting of cotton marketing on u scientific ba? B. W 1?. tit Molts OF CONTEST. i i Muri) Irregularities at Polls in Spai - tun burg?State Cliairnian, Xotidid oi Alleged niogai practice*. Spartanburg, Aug. -?-?.?Contests and rumora ot contests are pouring in to the newspaper olttces tonlglr,j thiee has been reported to toe sec? retary ot the county commitee many Irregularitiea at boxes in thla coun? ty. Padded roils. Illegal voting and irregular registration constitute some of the ground upon which contests are gcing to be made. At Cherokee Springs In this county it is said many voters were enrolled on the precinct books the day of the election. This is also (said to have occurred in other boxes. At Trough, a box near Paco lei mill, men who were never heard of before are said to have been en I relied and voted. j Chairman John <i;'iy Evans of the State executive committee has receiv? ed telegrams and telephone messages I ftom Anderson, Greenville, Cherokee, Union anfl this county tonight inform- j j ing him of alleged [rregulat voting in those Ceunties. The vote In tlm State is said to bs out of all proportion to the population, which is taken to in? dicate that there has been irregular voting. Mr. Evana said tonight he could not comment on the situation. He said he was receiving all reports as Information. The Bpartanburg county executive committee meets tomorrow at 12 o'clock, when the protest of this coun? ty will be presented. The indications ! are that the committee is in for a long session and many Investigations. It is expected that many boxes will he thrown out. RECOUNT IN* ANDERSON. County Committee Will Canvass the Vote Again. Anderson, Aug. 2s.?Xo contest of the vote.- east in the election is plan? ned for tomorrow, when the execu? tive committee meets at noon to can vast the returns. Humors have been afloat since the polls closed yesterday to the effect that in some of the boxes more ballots were found than names appearing on the polling lists; that some minors were allowed to vote; that ballots for State officers cast In ccunty boxes and vice verso, were counted as legal votes; that some were allowed to ca.st ballot* at more than one precinct and some managers of election called in outsiders to QOUttt the votes. These reports are in the shape of rumors only, however, and as far as can be learned, tonight no mar. or set of men. has planned to bring these rumors to the attention of the executive committee. The gain of approximately 1.500 votes over that of two years ago has been looked on by some with suspicion, and from a member of the executive committee it is learned tonight that the commit? tee will take a recount of the returns t? morr; w. All action looking to a centeet, it is said, will depend on the outcome of the recount. What re? sults a recount will bring out are problematical. Some Jones support? ers have been heard to say that it is possible that several hundred votes w'll be thrown out, while some Blease f?. I lowers have been heard to remark that a recount Is but folly and the/ do not fear that the results will be changed any. WILL INVESTIGATE. Cherokee Committee Will TaLe Cog- j ?Usances of Charge-. Gaft'ney. Aug. 28.?A careful re? count of the vote in the gubernatorial race between Blease and Jones shows that a mistake occurred in the vote as reported this morning Cherokee gave Blease, 1,766 and Jones 1.1S0. This || considerably less for Blease than was at lirst thought. It is stated tonight that at the meet? ing of the county Democratic execu? tive commit.-e. held tomorrow, a number of illeged irregularities will be investigated. It is said that there are several boxes in the county when' Republicans were allowed to vote; that the vote at some precincts was Incorrectly counted, and that at an? other box minor- were allowed to Vote. H ll also state*! that at one box in the county ten i'nion county tuen wer?- allowed to vote. The chairman of the county com mlttee stated tonight thai every re? port would be thoroughly Inveatlgated tomorrow. COMMIT! EE TO VCT WHEN CALL? ED. Chairman Evan* Says That Mega* lions of tfaud Will be Considered it Presented. Auguata, Qa., Aug. ?The ehren? h le today will say: The report has come to The Chron? icle lhal ballol boxes were stuffed In several parts of South Carolina during the election thai telegrams had been sent to Chairman Kvana charging wholesale fraud, thai approximately 20,000 too many votea had been poll? ed and tl ' ?'? a*. mittle would he ? aiied upon to take I 0 :< a. . p. Evans n'as called < n the tele ph .*i ? and told: "Air. E?vans, The Chronicle hai re !s to the effect that several thous more v otes *ei e polle l :n the prim iry Tuesday than there are Dem? ocratic voteri in Sooth Carolina Have you had such a report made to you? We want to get the facts straight be- I tore such a story is published/' "Yea," replied Mr. Evans, ' such runu.rs have come to me, hut so far it is only in the lhape of rumor. 'Have you been officialy notified of any fraud?" 'Xo; I have only heard the report. It is only in the shape of rumor so far." "What will the committee do about it V * .Mr. Bvani was asked. "When it Is properly brought to the attention Of the commltee." Mr. Bvans replied, "the committee will act according to the circumstances as it Bee* them when the presenta th n is made. The committee meets In Columbia Friday." "Mr. Bvans, you say the committee will consider the matter if it is prop? erly presented to you; who will do that " f "Anybody interested In the elec? tion." "Will it have to be a candidate in some of the races?" "Xo. any qualified voter in Tues? day's primary in South Carolina may bring it to the attention mittee, and it will then 1 the committee to conside Directions for Conduct Breeding Patch. (Press Bulletin Xo. ST.) Much money is spent every year in South Carolina lor improved cotton seed, but little care Is given the seed harvested from these improved va? rieties, and, a? a rule, the superior yielding qualities which they possess are lost. It is impossible to keep cotton seed pu**e when they arc gin? ned at the public ginnery, hence some method must be adopted where? by the good qualities of any variety ^>iay be kept from deteriorating and, at the same time, improved. This can be best done on the aver? age farm by selecting good stalks of cotton from the general field. Be- ( fore deciding upon any individual stalk, be sure that it is growing un? der normal conditions as to space, and richness of soil. Havins located a stalk thus situated, see that It Is well SU ?'? ' s i '". ?? ! ? ? ?: Mi Wt> 1? th< tu m ? .. ou h . out fre - tu k n th< gro ? sad cu rie } - ? on p a esslfig * <?? ?? his general nature will be a heavy yield er, and at the same time, it can be plowed later than those varieties hav? ing limbs which project at right angles to the stalk. It will also be found that limbs of this type wilL not sag to the ground as badly, consequently there will be a smaller number of rot? ten bolls upon them. One should also strive to select stalks which have the largest bolls?this applies to small boll cotton as well as big boll. While selecting stalks which possess good qualities, it is absolutely necessary that they be free from aathracnose and wilt for If they are not and the seed are planted, it will be only a question of time when the whole farm will be over run with these two diseases. Another important factor *o bear in mind is earliness?this does not refer to the time of opening of the bolls, but rather to the setting of the bolls. While the bolls are open one can get some idea as to the storm resistance Of that particular stalk, and a stalk that drops the seed cotton easily should not be selected. Having selected the stalks it is nec? essary to pick each one separately and do not allow the seed cotton from any two stalks to become mixed. Then, at some leisure time, hand pick a suf? ficient amount from each Stalk to plant a short row the next year. Be? fore planting time select a small trea of soli, away from any other fiel I of cotton, which is representative of the entire farm, prepare and fertilize it the same SS the general field, and plant each sample of se? d in a sep? arate row, taking pa im to five all the seed the same distance. This is best done by dropping them by hand. From planting until gal bering time treat the BS tils as the general cotton field, but at harvest time each row should be gathered separately and weighed. Those giving the host yield should be ginm d togethei after satis? fying yourself that the gin*Is clean and the rush of the season Is over. These seed can be planted together and the crop the m\t year planted from them as well as securing the best stalks for a row test each year, This ma\ seem to be a tedious meth? od, but it is the one pursued by all men who breeed good varieties of cotton, By J, M. Kapler. 6.1 \CKI FARM ? front Coats. \. <'. (Iraded school: also 800 acre farm m ar This land for sale, cheap, write w. H. Par? pen Coats X c