The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 02, 1912, Image 8
HUGH IA>\(. IN AIKtA JAIL.
Kliertff ami HU Men Outwit Angry
Wager.or Crowd.
Alken. Sept. 19.?After eluding a
snob of determined men bent upon
wreaking vengeance upon him after
he had shot Plckena H. Gunter, pres?
ident of the Bank of Wagener, on
the streets of that town yesterday af?
ternoon, and after suffering many
hardsnlps and traveling under serious
difficulties more than 2& miles
through the rain la*t night. Hugh
Long, mayor of Wagener and repre?
sentative-elect, was brought to Aiken
this morning by two rural policemen
and placed In Jail. Muscoe Samuels
and 8. K. Holley. the officers who ac?
complished one of the cleverest ruses
ever worked in this county to protect
a prisoner from violence, arrived In
Aiken. haggard and worn out with
the hardships of a wild night, at
o'clock.
When fherlff Kubom and his depu?
ties reached Wagener last night they
found an angry mob surrounding
the house In which l?ong had barri?
caded hlmael'. Long, who was ap?
parently very glad to see the officers
of the law, was stationed 91 the sec?
ond floor of the house, at the head of
a narrow stairway, armed with two
loaded revolver* and a shotgun, and
holding hie ground with a determi?
nation 'hat convinced 'he officers be?
yond doubt that If he had been at?
tacked by the mob he would have
sold his life dear.
According to the sheriff, Long had
taken up a position which he could
havs held against the onslaught of
the crowd until bis ammunition was
exhusated. and before he could have
been killed, it was apparent that he
could have shot down at least a dozen
of the attacking party*
Long's wife and child, and another
family, were In the house with him.
Upon his arrival Sheriff Raborn ad?
dressed the crowd, but his words of
advice were unavailing* . In a gin
house a few yards aw*} were gath
ered a large number of men. These
Long could see through a window
from his station at the head of the
stairs. Their dark forma were moving
about continuously, and occasionally
the glow of their cigar* and cigar?
ettes resembled the display of *->
many fireflies.
Other men formed a cordon around
the house in which Long had taken
refuge and the mob kept their eye*
upon the big black automobile In
which the sheriff and his men made
the trip from Aiken. thinking that the
officers would attempt to carry him
sway in the machine wheo they would
t .. ? - **Alff oipvJiiunl.) b? make an
attack.
The sheriff, however, had no euch
Intention. Realising that to attempt
to carry Long away in the face of the
mob would mean, at the very least,
the death of his prisoner, he asked
the leaders of the mob what they de?
manded. They answered that they
would be satisfied if Long were kept
la Wagener until daylight?presum?
ably to await word from the bed?
side of Mr. Gunter, the desperately
wounded man.
When the sheriff K'ormed these
men that he had no intention of try?
ing to carry Long away in the auto?
mobile, many of those composing the
mob were satisfied and left the scene,
but enough remained to keep a pretty
close watch out. Once, when the
driver of the automobile ran the ma?
chine across the road, a volley of
shot was fired over hin head. Long
was anxious to get away to a place
of more security.
At last, about midnight, one of the
deputies finding that the guard at the
rear of the house had relaxed its
vlllgance, he reported the matter to
the sheriff, ard th?> sheriff realizing
that this was his opportunity, told
Long to go with the two deputies.
Long k based hin wife good bye, a id
In the run tod / of the officer.*, who
themselves wer?- heavily armed, el,p.
silpped out of Uli b o k door ard Into
the woods. I'or 12 miles th? thiee
men walked through the rain and
the da ranees, keeping eway from the
puMie road* md following by paths
through th? voods. They lost their
way and were gear Saliey What one
of th.? officer* r< their location.
Thirteen ggttfSl from Aik.-n they
tared a BSJggy and \s. t t> the skin,
worn und mtlSJttX I IhOJ dfWVS I BS
remainder of the way.
At Wagen* r. hfjfjrSVer, I he sheriff
.md h? sthe* deputies maintained
their guard of the hOSSM In which the
liioli fliipp*>*ed Long to Still be held.
This guard was kept up all night,
and thin morning \n hen IhOOS of the
mob who had been watching the big.
Mark automobile all night SjSh#d 0OSH
*errbfig Lossy* ihey wer* loM thai
he was probibly in Alken bv thai
time. As It developed, the mob had
guarded dottbl) against the law of
M* ? M taking Long iway in the au
IsjgaatM lev Og every load leading out
of |1m town barrfc ides were placed
t.. stag *?r hlndei ihe progress of
any eoaveyaace. Telegraph poles
wer*- felb-d acroen tb.- r**ad in several
slassa and in others logo wets piled
up an barrier**. Lat*- |oi nlf/ht bs
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Fall Exhibition of M,im
of Greater Interest than Ever Must This Store be to All
Women, for Never Have we Made Better Preparations.
THE SCHWARTZ STORE IS DISTINCTIVE.
The styles offered you are ?Correct0?being chosen by buyers of experience
and well known taste.
ThejHome in Fact o! Ladies' and Misses' Outer Garments.
We aim to select our models to please the women to whom individual?
ity as well as ^tyle is important, and in looking over our Suits. Dresses and
Cloaks one is at once struck by this note of distinction in each garment.
We invite your early inspection of the number of New Suits. Dresses,
Cloaks. Evening Gowns. Waists. Coats. Skirts and Petticoats we have
gathered for you. In variety and quantity, many times the largest in
Sumter, and we think none larger in the State, you find just the thing here
?"For if it's Correct Schwartz has it."
Ladies' Cloaks 1
$5.00
Up to $35.00.
Suits at $10.
EASY STEPS
up to $50.
Dresses $7.50.
EASY STEPS
Up to $40.
EVENING GOWNS
$12.50
Up to $50.
CHILDREN'S CLOAKS
$2.00
Up to $10.
SCHWARTZ BR.OS
Remember, we love to show you?
The Millinery Department says "ME TOO"
fore the main body of the mob din- j
punted an attack was made upon the
office of the Wagener Edlsto Newa, a
weekly newspaper, which Long estab
llxhed about a year ago and which
has been edited and published hy him
during his residence in Wagener.
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With brickbats, sticks and stone*
the windows and doors of the shop '
were battered In, and the front of
the office completely wrecked.
The sheriff this morning arretsed
Tr. O. H. Portwood and Hays Gunter
of Wagener and brought them with
him to Alken, placing them In Jail
with Long. Theee men are charged In
the warrant on which the arrest*
wire made with being accessories to
the crime with which Long Is charg?
ed. It being alleged that Dr. Port- 1
wood, who Is a prominent citizen of
Wagener and who perates a drug
store there, gave Long the pistol with
which he shot Picken Ounter. Havs
Ounter, It la alleged, had hold of
Plckens ?unter when he was shot by
Logn. With his stocking feet against
a smouldering Are In a waiting room <
at the Alken county Jail this morn?
ing, Hugh Long .whose stormy care*-;
since he took up his resident.- in
a: ken county a little more than a
year ago, led to the sensational events
of last night, this morning greeted
two newspaper men who called upon
him. He was smoking a corn rob
pipe when his visitors entered.
What he passed through during
the previous 12 hours told plainly
upon him?he was haggard and worn,
still a little nervous; but he ami led
pleasantly and Introduced his fellow
prisoners. Dr. Portwood and Hays
Ounter, to the newspaper men. l*ong
aald that he has no statement to
make at this time. When told that
the mob had practically wrecked his
newspaper shop, he remarked, "I am
not surprised."
Hardly had the sheriff reached
Alken this morning when he received
a telephone message from Wagener
stating that the sltuattor, in that
troubled town Is still bad and grow?
ing worse. The sheriff WSJJ requesteu
to rattirn to Wagoner at once and
bring with him the entire rural COH?
stahulary to preeorvs order. Two
deputies were sent at on< e to the
aOfJtM and In another gut ?mobile went
Itohert L Ounter. aollclloi of this
circuit n oounetn of Plckens Quit?
ter?and Mayor Harbart Oyles ol
Alken. No definite word has been
received bare todny from Wagoner as
to the condition of Picken! Ounter,
who, however Is no despei 11e|y
wounded, being shot through and
through, that the ptiyalclana enter?
tain not I he leant hope for his recov
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The light between Long ;?ini Clun?
?er occurred about I o'clock ycater
da) afternoon on the main business
- piate of Wagoner
Mnrrlngr IJtvmss Itocont.
Marriage licenses have been i tied
to the following colored couples dur
in^ the paat two dayi
.lames Chatfnnn and Oraeb Voung
>-r Borden; lien 111ri n and iiucy
\rin Mei'.in nt Pnlaell and Qeorge
Brunaon of Bumtor md Irene Buck
!? >? < f st. Matthews.
SCHOOL OPENS AT WISACKY.
llain Hindere Cotton Picking but
Helps Other Crop**? Hum Ines? Brink
In Town.
Wlsacky, Sept. 28.?We, like every
other section of which I've heard,
had a very heavy rain last Monday
night. Though it put a stop to cot?
ton picking, for awhile, it was very
acceptable, and helpful to potatoes,
peas and gardens. More peas are be?
ing made this season than have been
made for a number of years. Pea
Nine hay h'iH Improved very much.
Some havo begun to cut their hay,
but I fear will lose it as the weather
has been very unfavorable for cur?
ing.
The public school opened last week
with Miss Uoyal Peck of Kdgefleld, as
teacher. Our school is quite email as
so many of our young people have
gone off to higher schols and num?
bers are kept from school to help
gather the cotton crop. How un?
fortunate that some of our parents
cannot iee the Importance, yea. the
neccpslty of educating their children
no-re, what an injustice they are do?
ing their children to deprive them of
an education because they failed to
havo rec? ived one in their childhood.
I hope our next legislature will Suc?
re, d 111 passing a compulsory educa?
tion law, and thus save our rising
generation from ignorance.
.Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Scott stopped on
their retuin from the mountains to
spend a week at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. W. W, McCutchen.
They went on to Alt. Pleasant yester?
day where they will spend the win?
ter.
Mrs. N. Z. Alford also returned yes?
terday from her sojournings In pur?
suit of health. Dr. Alford has been
absent for a week In North Carolina,
where he went to attend the funeral
of his brother. Mack. He has the
sympathy of us all in his bereave?
ment.
V good many of our young people
have been suffering from the effects
of hook worm treatment, but are about
recovered from it and claim that it
has helped them.
Business Is quite lively in our little
town and though the cotton crop la
very short, prices are very good,
compared with last year at this time.
s?-ed is bringing s good price. Corn
and potatoes are good and the farm?
ers are cheerful.
Wo Were glad to m?et our old
friend, Mr. A. Strauss of your
town, who visited our town this week,
hike some of the r?st of us, age is tell
? - ii him,
We ai< nwalting very unxlousl)
the verdlcl ..t the stat. Bxecutlvi
Committee \sitb reference to our re
cenl State election, I trust it will d<
justice to ,iii parties and nnl be gov
srncd b) any partisan spirit.
it |i raining again, und all farn
Work i i suspended fot this w eek,
"W.Irow Wilson Is one southern
er whom the Ynnkces made run," re
mnrk*. the Columbia State, To whlcl
The Qreenvllle News adds: ' Am
Governor Marshall is n Yankee whon
the Southerners nre tunning.? Au
gusts Chronicle.
FARMERS'
UNION NEWS
(Condacted ay g* W. Dabo?, Fi?
tsent C F*&im*rs Unlecv)
Some Random Thoughts.
The quotation from President
Hlghtower's annual report Is made
principally to emphasize the idea ex?
pressed in the following sentence: "In
the 2nd place the success of the com?
pany depends upon the development
of an Idea in the public mind. The
people of the South, as a whole, have
little conception that a most de?
plorable market condition exists in
this country. They can't he induced
to co-operate properly unless they un
erstand the vast amount they are
losing each year by improper market
conditions. The surest and quickest
way to disseminate this knowledge
is through our agricultural colleges.
This instruction will not only be
given to the young men of the col?
lege, but through the department of
markets in these institutions the pub?
lic will be informed from time to
time and knowledge of real conditions
will be disseminated throughout the
^outh generally. '
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Thus wrote Mr. G. R, Hightower,
for years President of the Mississippi
Farers' Union, and Blnco June 15th,
President of the Mississippi A. and
M. college at BtarkVllle. When that
was written the President of the South
Carolina Union had already carried
the request for a study of marketing
to the University at Columbia and to
Clemson College. Finding it imprac?
tical to visit all the colleges of the
State, he sent each and every one an
earnest letter requesting that the
matters of Farm Finance, and pro?
duce marketing be studied. This is
not to detract one scintilla of honor
from my colleague of Mississippi, but
to show to the readers of this paper
that those of us who have given much
thought to these matters, seo that It
is a matter of education and that we
have H right tO expect the coieges
ami the educated minds of the coun?
try to help solve these problems.
SOS
in only one instance did the head
of a college seem reluctant to take
up the subjects. He said it was not
the province of the college to try to
teach marketing; that it could only be
done h) practical men organising
co pperatlve selling agencies, and giv?
ing an object lesson of scientific mar?
keting. Probably when ho has given
more thought to the matter, and
realises what ? tremendous hold it
has ??n the public mind, how Institutes
ind magazines, ami congress and
Farmers' Unions ar? wrestling with
t m problem, he will revise his "pin?
ion.
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in tin meantime the A and M. col?
lege ot Missis Ippl must be given
due < redII for beim- the tlr^t college
In America to establish a chair of
Rural Credits and Farm Marketing.
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Two editorials from the Carolina
Union Farmer are so appropriate
just at this time that they are re?
produced below. Read them careful?
ly, both farmers and merchants; yes,
and bankers and lawyers, school
teachers and preachers will also find
them Instructive.
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In response to an Inquiry of the
Governor of a progressive State of
the Middle West, I have been prom?
ised all their bulletins on co-opera?
tion. They have a State board In re?
sponse to a plank In the party plat?
form in part as follows: "We favor
thorough Investigation of conditions
of county and eity life as an aid In
bringing the wage-earner and farm?
er closer together, eliminating the
waste of distribution, promoting co
peratlve selling, buying, storage,
and warehousing, co-operative credit
and knowledge of co-operative meth?
ods and the encouragement of the
ownership of homes by wage-earners
and farmers."
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The county meeting on Friday bids
fair to be a most interesting one.
'resident Williams will give the de?
tails of a plan of co-operation "to
aid each other in buying and selling"
that should be understood and put In
operation In every local union. The
beauty of this plan of his, is that it
has been tried successfully in his own
local union. When our people are
willing to begin in a small way at
home as he has done, these larger
things that we read so much about
will come naturally. In fact they can?
not come without being preceded by
the small efforts and small efforts
will lead to big things Just as sure
As the seed leads to the harvest of
the crop If It Is properly cultivated.
E. W. D.
Ootton News t*. Political Netra.
The Monroe Enquirer bus a wa. of
going straight to the Issue without
wasting any words. And hero's the
way It says thinge:
"And now Kin*r Cotton comes to
the front. More interesting will be
the items about cotton, Its condition,
quality and price than all the reports
from political conventional all the re?
turns from elections and the wrang
linga ?>f politician."
Teh Enquirer is everlastingly right
In its comparison. Not only the
Sotuhern farmer but the entire busi?
ness interests of the South are more
Interested In cotton news than poli?
tical news. And this reminds us again
that the Atnertcun farmer has leas
reason to get excited over party ma
? nine politics than uny othei ctaaa of
people. His interests are not se?
riously considered* in the groat game
..f politics that Is being pulled oft this
year, The political platforms searcelj
refer to agricultural Interests at all.
The special Interests have been well
taken care of heretofore and I hen
Is nothing t ? Indlcati Hint Ihej are
not going to be w ell taken ?an ol
iit<i the io\t election, regardless of
which p-irt3 machine may win, sir.ply
because the special Interests still
have enough men In the parties to
get what they want. No lines have
yet been drawn that separate those
who may be seeking to run the gov?
ernment in the interests of the masses
from the controllng minority. In their
respective political parties, who repre?
sent the "Invisible government." Un?
der such situation why should the
farmer, or anybody else, as for that
matter, get excited over the present
political situation? Of course the
price of cotton .s more interesting?
more exciting. If you don't believe it,
ask the farmer who is wrapped up in
debt. Ask the merchant whose ability
to meet his obligations depends upon
the price of cotton. Ask the doctor
whose collections will depend largely
upon the price of cotton. Also the
lawyer who will also be in a tigh
place unless the price of cotton goes
right. That unpaid preacher's sa
ary also makes him feel a lingering
interest in the price of cotton. Yes,
indeed, "cotton news" is decidedly
the most interesting to everybody in
this country?except to the fellows
who are waiting and hoping for
seome fat, Jucy slices of party "pat?
ronage," as pay for their "influence*""
in the campaign.
Market Your Cotton Slowly.
If you lost your nerve last fall and
permitted yourself to join the panicky
procession and dumped your cotton:
upon a congested market, thus caus?
ing the price to tumble way down be?
low a normal level, you might figure
out your losses. It won't do any good
now except to remind you of the log?
ical effect of feeding the markets
faster than there Is an economic de?
mand for the product. Perhaps you
thought the other fellow would hold,
and he acted just like you did?and
he thought you would hold. Or. per?
haps, the large crop reports last fall
caused yotl to lose faith In the mar?
ket, and you surrendered and "let her
roll." However that may have been,
the fact remains that there was
panicky marketing last fall?"scared
marketing"'?ami that kind of mar?
keting slwsys produces panicky
prices us a natural COnseQUence, And
that kind of rapid selling cost the>
Southern farmers twenty dollars a
bale. They lost twenty dollars a bale
and the speculators and spinners
made twenty dollars a bale by the
operation. The aggregate loss to the
farmers foots up. in round numbers,
the neat sum of three hundred million
dollars and also the neat profit of
the three hundred million dollars to
the speculators ami "special interests. '
If you don't like the result of that
kind of marketing, wouldn't it ho s
good Idea not to be caught in th it
kind of panic again'.' Cradual mar?
keting, feeding the markets only the
j markets are hungry for the product,
is the remedy. Congested marketing
pro,hues falling prices. If you don't
believe it carrj more tomatoes or
more melons to your local market
than tb< re is b d< n and for, and s? e it
prices come down.
Our historians devote pages to milt
tars or political phases of lifo, while
scarceI) a page is given to our Indus?
trial heroes who ba\.? led the pro?
cession In our country's substantial
de\ elopmenl