The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 11, 1912, Image 3
BLEASE SPEAKS; WOMEN LEAVE
sol Til C\ltoi,iN\ QOVKHNOB
I si v STItoM. |.\N(,t \ur\
In ft It-t i it i. .(i, I Speevh l\(t ull\r \guln
I'sew r xpreMdon "To Hell With
Constitution," and I..Ith?--. Leave.
Kl. hmond. Va., Dec y -tj..\ BleSS)
o(,Snuth ferottat ih ri< un>-. ?t the I in?
stitution n lau. gl M itn ng at the
afternoon session of the ?OVtJfBOf'l
? ggjfi ren< ? todav th a . m?^t of t he
worin n n attendance, including near
I a th'/< n Haffraglata. loft the hall
and did Ml return until he had re?
sumed hM scat. Qnv. I.lease was elab?
orating his views on the negro In
connection with the divorce question
and had Just spoken in characteristic
style of Jack Johnson when Oov. <'a
rey of Wyoming, evidently provoked
by the Houth Carolinian's declaration
that he did not believe in educating
the negr<>. asked him If he did not
take an oath when sworn in as gov?
ernor that he would stand by the con?
stitution which guaranteed equal
rights to ?II men. As th. Wyoming
executive resumed Ml seat amid ap?
plause Oov. It lease paused, then, turn?
ing to the newspaper men. he asked
them to be careful to get his reply
straight. He also requested that they
refrain from stating that he was ex?
cited. "For." he said. "1 have the
reputation down !n South Carolina of
being a flKhter and a cold blooded
fighter at that." Again facing the
audience, he yelled out to Oov. Carey:
"Yes. I took an oath when I became
govern*.r. but 1 fay. To hell with t ie
constitution' if It stands in the w?y
of me snd protection to tho white
women of South Carolina." No soon?
er baJ he Uttered these words than
the women began to :.le out, among
them being Mrs. It lt. Valentine, pres?
ident of the Kqual Suffrage league of
Virginia, and Mia* Mary Johnston, on
of the leading suffragists tb \\\, o
went fuither declaring that he would
tear the constitution in thr. I
if it failed to afford white womeg
protection. Incidentally he said that
he regarded the negro of South Car
ltna as his friend and he belio\ed if
they all could vote, fully 7.'. per cent
of th?m would cast their ballots for
blni In an election contest. He had
no apologies to make, he said, for
any view he had expressed and if any
one doubted that the majority of ,:.
people . f S. uth Carolina were not
with him the> had only to consult the
results of the recent gubernatorial
election in that State.
Speak,r.sc on the divorce question,
he said he was proud of the fact that
no divorcee wen* allowed In South
Caroline, he was alao proud th it a n< -
gr. ; not marry a while woman
In South Carolina. If Jack Johnson
bad attempted such a Using ll South
Carolina, he said, doubted If a grand
Jury act on would haw been goat nxaT)
to give him his deserts.
FFIXOW OOVF.KNOHS DO NOT
FOLLOW HIM.
i.il' bn~, F.<4|M<<'iall>- Take-* l.veeptioii
to llleaae'* Ad\ncac> of Moh Vio?
lence F.x|*rrwmil.
Kit ho..noI Vi. I*, c .*. Fully half
of the 3?> wo/in n in attendance at the
< (inference of governors this after?
noon hurriedly departed from the
meeting when (b v. fob I,. I'.lease, for
the second time defending the poli?
cy of lytKnlng negroes guilty of crim?
inal assault, shouted To ht II with
the . ten1 tltutb.n."
?:iea*e's declaration was made
in response to a question asked by
Oov. Jos N Carey of Wyoming. <b,v.
Carey desire.I to kn??w If the South
Carolina executive hud taken an oalh
to uphedd the onstttutlon and 1 iws
of hi an I if thest l i w -t did not
protect negroes as Well as whites.
I *ni an^wtr that question." re
pled Oov. 1'.lease. "When the con
stitutlon stepH between me anil tin de?
fense of the virtue of the white worn n
of my stifte, I will resign my comm. h
tear It up und 'hn.w It to the
breesea. Aa 1 have .?nid before. T .
h? II with the constitution.' M
When the several women pr? a-,n
ar..Mi ..f..I b fl the ball, i b.\ I'.h ise
.??.?d speaking
Among the Worm ti wie. gatdi Dour
c all were the wives and daughters ,?
? il gt.\irnors attending tin- ' 'ti?
lt r. net
?;..\ Alb. rt W. Ollehnat of Honda
mnt snsegdtag In Qov, Blease's re?
ntnrflg* Hlatng in his fet t ha .b i inn i
"th*1 ttr*t inini Iii if fi.'i.' ai? <i i mnnl)
111 ?! ' i gfnsnnnly ?"m is i thought
ml ( o?is..b i at it ii f"i othef people.'
hi? lenwtki wt i greeted with ehee i
fpsni the nodi is nee
Refotfing i" the lynch Inn doctrine
flesi J d.i. r Miafre u t.r Colorado
aaid' 'line mob ?an go RIOTS Injury
la so ''v inns M murderers, because
Dn?':iing permeates Ihs entire i i w
muid' ?? ? nd pr. 'be . anal h| The
lr,in. n< ? of moli rub- is most r pt
henslble \\ b ii I v .?. m i.l. ll
ahould be th? duty of f1 ? mo| I
enfbre them wh*tl r Ii I ppt oi
noi. When th. l w i ? ? I ? ? hm ?
turn for an offei I a man le found
rulb-. h?- should be hanged whether
white or black und there Is no SXCOSS
fof mob law. 1 coiwive It to bo our
duty as g.veinors t? declare fur law
and order "
During Um afternoon session papers
WOtS read b| QoV, TasUrr U < ??.1 * 1 i?? Of
\. \ i.l.i ..ml Jam. s Hi Hawlcy of
Mab.? OU uniformity of divorce laws.
This subject was under discussion
Whog QOV, Bltuse tpokS, After de?
fending the law ?>f South Carolina
while no diVOrCC is permitted, he
proceeded to discuss the race prob
P m and declartd th.it Hit Inferior
I a.?.? al\vM>s is IWtpt away by the su?
perior race. Oov. I'd.as.- also again
defended ins pardon record.
Oov, \v. Wi Kltehen of N<.rtii Caro?
lin?. BBBOUnOtd that there bail not
been a lynching in that State in six
.wars and tapresstd the belief that
Ihert should be conviction in practi
. ally every case w here there is a
1> t.chlng.
G? ?v. Mann of Virginia stated that
ht WOtlld call out every militiaman in
the State if necessary to prided a man
under arrest and give him a fair trial
Movement for the improvement of
rural life were discussed this afternoon
by Gov. A. O. Eberhardt of Minnesota.
Oes/? Herbert C. lladhy of Missouri,
QOV, W. 11. Mann of Virginia, Gov.
QtOTgt W. Dotaghey Of Arkansas and
Gov. Joseph M. Drown of Georgia.
Divorce law problems were also dis
cssed by Gov. Joseph M. Carey of
W>oming and Simeon VI. Baldwin of
<'onnectict.
Miss Mary Johnston, the novelist,
addressed the conference on equal
suffrage.
It was announced that Ambussador
Myron T. llerrick will be one of the
speakers t morrow morning mi the
. il'ject of rtmU credits.
MUCH inti:ki~:st i\ dowYing.
Incitement Intense During Throe
(?limes?Match Won by Team No.
??
The e\. itement, Chttl ing. felling
rivalry and interest in the thre?
? ?owlirur t co.s between teams No. 2
and No. 1 ut the Y. m. C. A. a'leys
was intense all the way through?In
fact so ruich was it so that it re?
minded ene more of one of the old
time Sunter-ranob n b. SSbSll dia?
mond scraps than anything else that
< an be th uight of.
The members of thctwo teams not
engaged .n the game were there In
force an> wa re all shouting up- J
roarour'y for Team No. 2, Team No.
:'. having ^p to that time been un?
defeated in thre.^ previous g.un s, and
the opposing teums being anxious for
its downfall fio: ? the top of the list.
The three games were nil good
ones. In the first game Team No, 2
WOf) by 9 pins. The second game also
\N.nt to this team, this time by 23
1'inn and the third contest closed with
Creech's men seven pins ahead in
the game, but leaving them 25 pins
behind In the match. The games, it
will thus he M en, were alt extremelv
I Close and the interest in each one WU*
intense up to the very la*t as it wa-t
uncertain even then which team would
I OUM out ah? ad.
TIm v m. C, a. officials and the
members of the teams ere very much
elated at the interest taken, and h ?pe
for even a larger crowd of r< ?ters
next time. The next game will b<^
played Monday night between teams
No. 1 and 2.
Coils a foul riot.
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Now >"tk. Deefl I.?The adoption
b] all the States of a uniform lystcm
f..r regulation of fraternal knsurai e
v\ 11 the CUlef Subjec t for dlSOUSSlOll
at today s session at the national con
I ventlon of Insurance commissioners.
Twtnty?0vs states art rsprsesnisd In
Ihs gathering. The convention It ei
adjourn* I m* . ting of tht C* BVtntlon
held In Spokane. Wash., in Septem
her.
gtvtral lulls prepared by eub?
committees win bs discussed at length
before the commissiontrt adjourn A
bill for reciprocal Insurance In nil tie
Htatei proposes lo lix the standard <i
solvent \ of .ill exeepi life Insurance
? ? oipann s and Iftakf it I"" Ible fof :ll
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South ? '.iioiina .i? l [?oul lana,
ii m In Itnnkmpl I be Doet.u
\ pi omlnenl Ni a Ifork ph) i
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NO SPLIT IN BALKAN LEAGUE.
GREECE ACTING IN INTEREST OF
HALiON siVli s IN REFUS?
ING AltMIs'iUi:.
Believes Thai Conference of Na?
tions be Able to Settle Dlf
ttniii Problem?Pinn nein I Ques?
tion W ill Enter into Consideration.
ffi?MMII?lMI???UH?H?H??mMWttS8
London, Dee, 5.?Greece still is
standing out from the armistice
but it H explained both from So*
lia and Athens that this separate
notion H undertaken in agreement
with the allies, to prevent Turkey
from profiting hy the armistice
to Improve her military position*
winnut? mm smmmnnnmmmmttm
An unconfirmed report from Athens
Sayi the Creeks are continuing their
Operation?t against Janlna. i>ut else
Whcl i or hM S have been receiv 'od to
cease hostilities.
Reporttt current yesterday in .some
quarters hat arrangements hadfbeen
made for the revlctualing of the be?
sieged gsrrlsoni appear to have been
Inaeeurai ?. Provisioning will not be?
gin untl tin- peace conference has
been inat gurated,
The Bllgarian government news?
paper Mir, in an editorial todav. di?
lates on ho advantages to Turkey of
a goiai understanding with Bulgaria,
It declares Turkey's salvation lies not
in continuing the war, hut in seeking
a rapproachment with Bulgaria.
The Ftench premler) M< Poincaire,
in a |ps >ch in the chamber of dep?
uties in vvlmh tie reviewed tiie war
and its effect on European interests.
Indicated that the difficult problems
would a? solved at the London con?
ference, and expressed the hope that
Turkey would speedily recover her
prosperity.
He said it would be necessary to
determine what part of the Turkish
public d ht should be taken over by
the Balkan stales, and added that
Francs probably would arrange spe?
cial conv entions with the allies for the
Protect.? n of the extensive French in
the conquered territory,
The dispute between Austri:;-Iiun
gary am Bervis arising out of the Bai?
kan war, which has threatened a gen?
eral European conflict will have been
itesred into a safe channel and the
peace "f Burope will be maintained if,
as announced today, Serv ia has defi?
nitely decided to leave her case in the
hands of the great powers.
With the adhesion of Austria-I lun
gary, the proposal of sir Bdward
Cray, the British foreign secretary
to cull a meeting of the ambassadorial
elaniinf house has received practical?
ly unanimous welcome.
FRANCE STANDS BY FRIENDS.
Premier says That ills Country's
Rights and Interests in Near Last
Must tie Respected*
Patis, Dec, ?That France in the
present European crisis is working
side by side with her ally, Russia,
and In ? friend. England) stands out
Clearly in the important address de?
livered by Premier Poincaire to the
commit tee of foreign affairs in the
chamber of deputies today. The
French premier spoke plain words on
the European situation when he said
to tin- committee:
' We stand by our allies und our
f i lendshipe."
M. Poincaire was enthusiastically
applauih-d by Ins hearers lor having
constantly labored for the "moral
patrimony of France."
in his references to the future the
premier said evidences pointed to a
settlement of pending difficulties but
declared it was difficult to speak of
tin- future and said it would be fool
hardy to indulge in prophecies,
I'ram e's position in the tense Eu?
ropean situation was summed up by
prei ei r ilnculre in a few words. He
said:
"France's programme Is: First
continuity In our foreign polities ami
consequently the practical and pre?
serving operation of our alliances ami
frit ndshlps,
"Second) Sincere and continued ef?
forts to secure the peace of Bu?
rope,
"Third, above all. the Arm and
calm res..|u?*'n to secure respect for
our rights : I maintain our national
government *ee from ail attacks."
The I'n ie- premier's address n?d
only h ol been carefully prepared hut
had been submitted previously to a
spe< lal session of the cabinet, as it
ri I Used that a speech similar to
those deb,i led by the British premier
.ind the tier man chancellor wus await
? d with an\ii ty.
Premier l*oln< 111 ?? pointed oul thai
he w as 11 it free to spi ak without
t ? trlel ion.
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Referring t'? the future, 3d, Poin- i
caire said:
"All the evidence goes to show that
a genera] settlement of the pending
o.dieultios wi 1 1?' affected sooner <-r
later."
Tile premier added:
"The variations of the point of
view between a certain power and
the Balkan allies and among the
great powers themselves doubtless
can not, however, be solved pacifical?
ly without a common conference
where nil the problems will be dis?
cussed and weighed "
France, he continued, occupied a
special position with reference to
Turkey. France was the principal
creditor of Turkey and possessed
heavy financial and economical in
terests in the Ottoman empire, if the
alllei should annex part of Turkey,
they must, said the French premier,
i>?' held responsible for Turkey's pub?
lic debt. The question of bow thin
was, be Bald, now being examined by
the powers. In this regard he said
France would negotiate directly with
the Balkan allies, stating In a friend?
ly manner that they must respect
French moral and material rights In
Turkey.
Tt HKS M W SI.KK REVENGE.
Grave Fears Fell by Foreigners in
Smyrna.
Washington, Dec. 5.?Possibility of
danger t<> American life and property
In Turkey was forecast In official dla
patches received here today statin.;
thut foreign subjects in Smyrna, Asia
Minor, feared an outbreak In that
city if the Turkish Boldlers returned
after a disastrous peace, Grave fears
apparently exists In the minus of for?
eigners in Asia Minor that the van?
quished Turkish Boldlers upon their
! return may seek revenge for their
defeui v tailing upon foreigners
wh. s? >ym path leg have been with
the allies.
1*1.AN FOR ALBANIA,
Turkish Council Prepares Scheme of
Autonomy.
Constantinople, Dee. ".. The Turk?
ish council of ministers has prepared
n scheme of autonomous government
for Albania which has been submitted
to the sultan for Imperial sanction.
The prop, sal to leid in Dondon tli??
negotiations for peace between Turkey
and the llalkan allies emanated from
the Turkish government, who, be?
sides desiring they should be held
on neutral ground, also wished t..
have the advantage ot the advice of
Sir Kdward Grey, the Drltlsh secre
tarj of state for fon Ign affairs.
i < i n > SIGN.
ltc|M>rtcd Thai Hellenic Government
VA ill \( eept Pact.
Albanians, has telegraphed to Vienna
protesting against the bombardment
of Avola by tw<> Greek gunboats, ao
Cording to a dispatch from the Aus?
trian capital. After bombordlng the
International telegraph oiiiee tiie
gunboats made special target! of the
public buildings in the town which
were flying the new Albanian Hag.
WELCOMED IN MONTENEGRO.
Proclamation of Armistice Well Re?
ceived Despite Penrs.
Cettlnje, Montenegro, Dec. 5.?The
proclamation of the armistice was
made here today and was welcomed,
although some fears were expressed
that tiie Balkan allies will not gain
victories at the conference as marked
as those on the battlefield.
Montenegrin delegates to the |
conference In London arc former
Premier Miyuskovitch, M. Popovich,
former Montenegrin minister at Con?
stantinople and Count V'oynevlch,
chief of the king's cabinet.
GREECE TO TAKE PAKT.
Will i?e Represented at Pence Nego?
tiations in London.
Athens, Dec. 5.? It is authoritative?
ly announced that Greek plenipoten?
tiaries will participate In the peace
j negotiations.
A semi-official statement issued to?
night against Interpreting the fact
that Greece did not sign the arm is
l ties as proof that dissensions exists
among the allies and declares Greece
is adhering to an Agreement of the
allies. The explanation is given that
Greece's cource was due to her snxietv
that her na\ai action should not be
Interrupted in the i nlan sea.
s\^s GREECE II As SIGN KD.
_
Constantinople Dispatch Reports Ac?
ceptance of Truce.
I'ai is, I >? c. 5.-?'The Petit Parteien
has received h d:s| < h from Constan?
tinople asserting that Greece has con?
cluded an armistice with the porte.
The Greek b cation here pas no con?
firmation of this.
IV ?MIIARDMKNT KEIHIRTED.
Athens. Dec, "?.?The newspapers
print reports that the Greeks have
begun ;i bombardment of the outer
forts of Jan Ina.
i>l l l VI Ell Tl'RKS.
Soloniki, Dee, 5, A force of Greek
troops todaj defeated and severel>
punished 1,000 Purks who were p l
langing the villlage of lloy.itst< o. The
Turks were said to have lost 330 met
killed and wounded. Tiie Turks w? r<
iceusod of carrying on guerilla lac?
ties, pillaging, burning and commit
tinu outrages
I it His < um? I A.i. 11)
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
The First National Dank of Suniter,
at BwrntfT. S. t'.. in the State of
Boilth c arolina, at The CtOM >f
Business, November SfMla i912.
RES< >URCBfl
Loans and Discounts.. ..$438.454.56
I overdrafts, secured and
unsecured. 8,253.21
1". S. Bonds to secure cir?
culation. 2;>,ooo.oo
Other bonds. 4,000.00
Bonds, securities, etc .. .. 1 1.300.00
Banking bouse, furniture,
and fixtures. 2.500.06
Other rial estate owned... 1,153.93
Duo from National hanks
(not reserve agents) .. . 7,770.03
Due from State and pri?
vate hanks and bankers,
trust companies, and
savings hanks. 29 3.32
inn- from approved Re?
serve agents. 33,257.SB
Checks and other cash
items. 6,024.22
Notes of other National
I hanks. 4,200.0t
I Fractional paper currency,
nickels, and cents. 520.06
Lawful money reserve in
bank, viz:
Specie.11,621.71
Legal-tender
notes. 1,000.00 16,616.71
Redemption fund with r.
S. Tr? usurer ( 5 per cent
of circulation). l,250.06
Total.IMMOl.tl
LIABILITIES,
Capital stock paid in .. ..$100,000.00
Surplus fund.100,606.66
Undivided profits, less ex?
pense* and taxes paid .. 1,660,11
National BailM n.ucs out?
standing.25,006.06
I ?ue to other National
banks. 4.308.03
Due t" State ami Private
'inks ami bankers .. .. 4.63
Individual deposits sub?
ject to ?heck. I04.l7t.it
Cashier's cheeks outstand?
ing. 60S. 19
Postal Savings deposits.... 116.24
Notes and lulls red 1st ounl
?d. 26,000*66
Total.1563,668 tS
STATK 1 >F s< ?tri i ? \ip >L1 n v
?'ountjt of Suniter.
1. .1. U IfcCallii ? 1' u>hii r of the
above named In nk, do solemnly
swear thai ihc abov? ?tatcment in
true to ill.- 1 <-t ??! n\ knowledge
.1 U McCAl Li M.
< 'oshh r.
! ? ? etor*