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She ntclmuui Till M MIIK WATCHMAN, Established April 1850. ? lif Swat und l'car mit?las nil 11?*? endi Thou Aims't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Troth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Juue, ISM Consolidated Au#. 3.1881. SUMTER, S. 0., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1913. Vol. XXXV. No. 43. TURKLY10 WAKE MOVE. MIVKKNMKM HhX ElVES NOTE FKO.M THE PUWEHa Turks ll?\r Known Contents for More Than a \s.. k ?ml Nev?l Not 1K? London. Jan. 17.?The next move In 1 the lona; drawn out game of diplom? acy for the settlement of the war In ; southeastern Europe Is for Turkey to make. The collective note of the Eu? ropean powers, drawn up by the ambassadorial nee at London, was handed to the Turkish govern? ment today at <'on*f??;itlnoplc. As the Turks for more than a we.k h??e shared with the whole word kn-j^sl edge of the purpose of the note and unofficially were given diplomatic no tftsn of Its exact contents prior to its presentation there Is no reason why the reply should not gsj prompt Their only motive for holding, it Is thought, would be procrastination, with their old hope uppermost that something might turn up. Turkish delegates to the ptsjlf conference do not know the precise intentions of their government with respect to the note, but they pre? dict its answer soon will be given and that It will afford no grounds for ac? cusations that Turkey is playing for time. The expectations of diplomats ho re is that Turkey will concede some? thing to the allies with a view to have the powers make efforts to bring the peace delegates t? get her again for further negotiations. Should this be the case It will then develop wh*t*ior the ultimatum of the allies is as Iron clad as they profess it to be. When Ree had Pasha, head of the Turkish delegation, was asked today ahy the Turks were remaining In London he replied: "We are awaiting instructions. Last week our orders were to leave and therefore we prepared to pack our belonging* This week the order is to Meeringe of ambassadors of the for ? pwwere continue The disposi? ng rjss Turkish question has put ^WtftT ^yikf *Hfonvm answers the note of the powers. Albanian situa \ tlone are now under consideration. El Bassen may be selected as the capital of Albania instead of Avlona, In deferen<*e to the wishes of Austria. El Bassen In in the interior and therefore could not be subjected to naval attack. mi.I.ElTIVE NOTE I* UESEN TED, Pr<?ooM?b? of Powers Announced to tfw- Ottoman Porte? l>lscus#don of K< pi) PoMponcdL. w Constantinople, Jan. 17.?The col lo tiw note limits! by the ambassa dor* of the Kuropean powers In Lon dc g ipue, presented to the Turkish gov? ernment today. After the presentation of the BOti by the ambassadors an informal meeting of the Turkish rnin'sters was i held at the office of the grand vizier. Tr<? discussion w he note und the drafting of the reply *ere postponed, however, until tomorrow when an offi? cial council ot ministers is to be con? vened. The Turkish foreign minister m i formed the Associated Press this evening that the ottoman government eould not al\e way on the question of Adrlunopbv Nevertheless, he said. Turkey we* hopeful of urrivlng at a settlement without sncriAcing her point of view ? The note points out that Turkey, >.v i.xi-iific tb.- adsie,. of ih- pow? ers, will risk tlndinn lo r ? ipital ggnlg brought to the question and the wai carried Into lor Asiatic pfOVtaoea, dangers from \ hl h ?he must n<>t count on the powers to nfoasrvs her. Ill K'.l \K- \ I MMN Home of li(iim>rn< ur Morris I- Han - o k. Aiken. Jun. 17.? \ ? n I of harn? |/|- . the pol . . belli i b> one mall or one man and ? confederute, have been perpetrated In Nik-n during ? p.ist week Wdne<o1a\ muht I he ot flee of the I arm? rs' KtOI Ig? -rid !*? i Milser manneny was hr< '>> n into and ransaek? ?l The hnfsTlnr b ft a eonl njsd a p.ur ( f senm < ill IInl - In litt oi!i... po-si? iy la nil anat? t-. get away The prevW*ue nlghl several b<-\ c,r* sMatffk k< .1 i h- frt rhl d. not were rei.i.. 'I The \< lnl< r horns ol Omrverneui Morris I he storj rlter, w??s ynsibsd nttfht befoTs Is I ind I asjnjrllty i I us ?> ? I appan I secun I Th. hntajaf Ifcghted torches mnds ol |gs shnfftd parts of which h< |nfl lying M the ft ii of the Morrl home. Tb. p b ? re t* work og th case. SOTTILE BRIDGE BILL d n \ ri i.kams ffkmission TO sl'ax TUB OOOPKB RIVER Mayor tirace, Aslouiidcl by Action of Senate. Declare* that Hill Must he Fought In the House?"Thank (;<mI," Is Only, Comment Made by I'mmoU'r Sottile?Hill \wu PtJMd by Senate Without Hearing. News and Courier, Jan. 19. Mi.- Untied sttn. s asnatf yesterday passed the t? i 11 authorizing Mr. James Sottile, of Charleston, to construct a bridge across the Cooper River, ac? cording to a dispatch received last night hy The Sunday News. The bill was report.(1 without the previously announced committee hearing ha\ ing been held, and went through the up? per body of Congress without any op? position. No committee hearing has as yet beim held by the House of Rep? resentatives, the committee of that body having submitted the matter to the war department and no reply hav? ing as yet been received* The following is the dispatch receiv? ed from Washington last night: "Washington, 1>. C. January lf?.? Special: Late this afternoon the Son ate passed the bill introduced some weeks ago hy Senator Tlllman grant? ing permission to Ja me* Sottile and others to construct a bridge across the Cooper River at Charleston. No hear? ing was held on the bill before the Senate committee on commerce. "Although the war department en? gineers reported it adversely because of the objection of the navy depart? ment, the measure was favorably re? ported to the Senate day before yes? terday by Senator Martin, of Virginia, who is chairman of the commerce committee's sub-committee on bridges, and today it went through with? out objection. "Inquiry at the office of the House committee on Inter-State and foreign commerce resulted in the information tr vl tn * bill for the Cooper Uiver bridge. Introduced by Representative Legare some little time after the in? troduction of the equivalent measure in the Senate, has not yet been acted upon on that side. "The House committee referred the matter to the war department, but has not pel received a reply, and the clerk of the committee says that there has t een no arrangement for a hearing." When Interviewed last night at the Charleston Hotel by a reporter for The Sunday New--. Mr. Sottile had heard nothing of the s? nate s action. When the dispatch was read to him he DO0Id scarcely restrain his joy. He was asked for a statement and merely ejaculated: "Thank Qod! 1 saving that he desired this to lie the expression of his great pleasure at the news. Mr. Sottile declined to discuss his plans further last night and said he did not wish to be quoted as having said anything more than the above. The Ad as passed by the Senate permits Janu s Botttlo, hi< lo irs or as? signs, to construct I bridge across Cooper River from ? point within the en- of Charleston or within a radius of one mile and a half north of the City limits, and also to construct a bridge across Shem Creek. Col. Hixhy, chief of engineers, in a letter to Senator Tillman printed in The \ews and Courier some days ago, stated that the navy department did not favor the project and that there? fore the engineer's otliee eollUl Hot great its approval. Whether or not this action constituted the tinal re? port of the chief of engineers regard? ing the matter has not been made clear. Mayor Grace, when informed hist night of the action of the Henate, made the following statement: i am just Informed at IJ.S0 o'clock Katurdaj night, or rather, Sunday morning, of the action of I he Senate in passlna the bridge bill, This Is noth? ing short ot a lounding. The telegram shows that Ihe chairman of tie sub? committee on bridges Is Senator M.ir t.ii ..: Virginia w. have knos n Ih d < ei? mi Virgin! i - uplt ill is are Inter ? s?e.| in i hi pi oje. i. but after all, it ci the p? i?ple ..' 1 hai l< ton s ho w n ellh? i' Kl iff i T lie ill or . njoj I'', bless 11? g aris n from it Ilenee, w ? ? feel that thcri hould be s rehearing, and, .f possible, the bill i h< tild b< r* urn re.ti. d i. i thai pt p< ? ??If ihii i- impti ihlc v e must nl \ n I In I he Ii 11II I Itt ' lid. Ii Ii? - ? .11 ? . si. ? hould ii h P ? sldi i ' T if! to v< to o it I pun h n lot ?I no a ittr<. and tb*- i ... ? .a 'to p. nple ol ? h n lei ton, aheri K 1 "f i uch \ Itnl int? r? st, should prevail, In 'ill probability enatoi M u tin did not under land WH AT H \s BEEN HONE DURING PAST WEEK. six Special Measagcu Received by the House?Mrongth of Forces as Yet In known?Inaugural Exercises to Be Hold Tuesday. Columbia, Jan. HO.?The first week of the general assembly passed un? eventfully in the house. There was no N 11 call by which the relative Strength ot the administration and anti-administration forces in the house could be judged. Of the 124 members, 90 are new and their poli? tical complexion remains unrecorded as far as the journal of the house is concerned. Undoubtedly during the present week there will be a division along administration and anti-admin? istration lines which will illuminate the situation. The bouse adjourned last Friday at 12.45 o'c lock to meet again on Tues? day at 11 O'clock, This will allow the members to spend Lee's birthday, a legal holiday, at home and enable the engrossing department to catch up with its work. The house received six special mes? sages from the governor during the past week. The message urging the restriction of newspapers went to the judiciary committee with its com? panion bill. The message transmitting the speech of the chief executive at Chester during the last campaign "in reply to the August session of the Dispensary Investigating Commit? tee" is being held by the house until the committee's report is received which will probably be next Tues? day. The inaugural exercises will be held before the Joint assembly next Tuesday as provided by the constitu? tion. During the coming week it is prob? able that some of the bills of State? wide importance introduced already will come up for second reading and either pass or be killed. They are now in the hands of the committees to (which they were referred. LEVER BILL BEFORE SENATE. Upper House Takes Up Agricultural Extension Measure hut No Date Is Sot for Vote. Washington, Jan. 17.?The senate today took up the consideration of the Lever agricultural extension bill and Benator Hoke smith of Georgia urged that a day be set for its earliest i onsideratlon and the- substitute for it a h < b was offered by Senator Page of Vermont in the shape of what is known as the "Page vocational bllf." An attempt was made i?? set next Monday for a vote, but upon the ob? jection of Senator Smoot of Utah that was not allowed ami the bill continues to be the .itAnlshed business. Representative Lever expresses en? tire satisfaction with the day's work. ??The bill." said Mr. Lever, "will pans the senate within the next ten days, smd, though it may be amended, and sent to conference, I am confident that ultimately it will become a law as Anally pas* ?i by tin- house at the last session." ULI.MAN PREPARES ANSWER. Fomulates Lenrgtlijr Reply to Attack of Caov. Bleasc in Last Message, Washington. Jan. 17.? Senator Tib man today prepared a lengthy reply to tin- message of Cole L. Blease, gov? ernor of South Carolina, sent to the legislature yesterday. The statement of Senator Till man will be read be? fore the legislature Monday. thai it w.is being violently opposed here." Following a telegram sent Monday asking Senator Tlllman lo bold up 'he bridge lull until he heard further from him, Mayoi Grace yesterday wrote a b tier to the senior s? nator ex? it i ii iifl i In p -:ti"ii of i In- elty and ht 11: ri^ i - :i> ? i why the bill is op i.i m i barb ton. Mayor I? ruce ? mphft ?ixed i he i equi -? In t !"? letter thai Senator Tlllman use hit) Influence ? o def? r i< lion "i; tb< lull in tin Sen? ate until ibe city could I" rcpresenti'd .i? a b- 11ng on the matter. Tb. plan of Mr, Sottlh t.. bridge ib. C??Oper Kiver has met with strong oppi dtion her?', based on th< '.pinion that i bridge across the ii\.i would d< troj much - i tie value of Charles? ton' splendid harbor and also be ti men ?ci t -. 11.ntlntti i es ist ence ol the N'n V iid. < 'M v ?'ouncll, the Chamber of Commerce mid th< Col ton Rxchnngc ha .no nn >? >rd ai Im Ing opposed to the bill, BRIDGE BILL SLIPPED THROUGH. SENATOR TILLMAN WILL TAKE STEPS TO STOP PASSAGE BY HOUSE. President Potter, of c? C, and o. Indicates that Charleston Must Choose Between Bridge and New ituiiroad?Mayor <iocs to Washing? ton to Oppose Bridge Promoters* Scheme?Chamber of Commerce .Makes Protest. News and Courier, January 2<h The United States Senate passed the Sottile brodge bill in the absence of Senator Tillman and without Senator Tillman's knowledge, according to a statement made hy the Senator to the Washington correspondent of The Xews and Courier yesterday. When Senator Tillman w as seen yesterday In Washington and Inform? d of the as? tonishment caused in Charleston by the passage of the bill he said: "I was also .astonished because 1 had not supposed it possible that the bill w ould go through so fast I asked Sen? ator Nelson please to hurry it up. It seems that I had greased the ma? chinery so well that the bill went through without my knowing it as 1 was not in the Senate at the moment when it passed. I will take steps to stop the bill in the House, and I do not. think any harm has been done.*' The explanation of the passage ap? pears to be that Senator Tillman has so much personal influence in the Senate, that when he gives a thing a good start he has trouble in stopping it himself. The News and Courier correspondent at Washington infor? med him on Saturday afternoon that the Cooper River hill had been favor? ably reported to the Senate, but the Senator did not appear to attach much significance to the information. Yesterday he explained that he was sure the correspondent had been mis? informed, as it did not seem possible that the measure could have progress? ed so rapidly. Senator Tillman told the corre? spondent that, he would have been able to give a delegation from Char? leston a hearing before the Senate committee if anybody had come, and he thought that there would be an op? portunity to do so latter. As the Senate has passed this bill, it will now go directly to the House without waitll g for the House com? mittee to act un the bill introduced by Mr. Legare. Advices from Wash? ington indicate that it will be well for opponents of the measure to act with more expedition than if one branch of Congress had not given its approval. While it is likely that the bill can be stopped in the House, the President could kill it with a veto in the event of a failure to keep the House from duplicating the perform? ance of the Senate. Senator Tillman's explanation of the passage of the bill by the Senate sets tit rest speculation which was rife yesterday as to how the bill was per? mitted to pass the upper house with? out a word of protest in spite of the storm of opposition which the project aroused here. This explanation, to? gether with B statement from Presi? dent Potter of the Carolina. Clinch Held and Ohio Railroad. indicating that the building of the bridge would probably prevent the Clinchfteld from coming to Charleston, was the chief development of yesterday regarding the Sottile bridge project, which again came to the fore as a matter of keen public interest when the announce? ment was made In The Sunday News that the i i had been passed late Sat? urday afternoon by the Senate. The matter was the subject of general comment over the passage of the bill in the face of all the opposition which has been aroused here being ex? pressed by everyone who discussed the matter. While Senator Tillman In his state? ment expresses the opinion that no harm has been done und says that he will take steps to stop the bill In the I Hun o. ihe matter ha I assumed a suttleiently serious aspect to cause Mayor Grace to leave Charleston for \Va hlngton yesterday afternoon for the purpose of using his personal ef? forts to defeat the ends of the bridge promoters. \rre*ted tov Shooting Mule. \V, t Claim colored, was arrest i tl h< i .? Ki id j for : hooting a nude in Kcrshaw county a1 out ,t week ago Oains Is employed at N,>\i Sumter, but !w is visiting \u Kershaw at the time. II. ? la in is the hooting to have been I n* id- nt:. i bul I he charge Is mau? i igainst i.un thai it was done vvlllully. Notice wa- given Saturday t'a.t bond I would be giv< n an soon as rw w is ti k I . u baclt to Kei slw v> ? V AMENDMENTS PROPOSED TO LAW TO PREVENT FARUD. Senator Nicholson of laigciicid Intro? duced i'.iii in Senate to Amend state Primary Law : Restrictions Proponed Along Right Line Hut Do Not (io Far Enough, Senator Nicholson of Edgefield in? troduced a bill in the Senate Friday to safeguard the primary system in South Carolina. He proposes sev? eral amendments to the law relating to primary elections. The following sections are proposed in the bill: "In each year, six months befot the first primary of any primary election held by any political party, organization or association for the purpose of choosing candidates for office or the elecion of delegates to eonventiona, it shall be the duty of the members and officers of each club to provide for the enrollment of all persons who are entitled to vote at suc h primary election under the con? stitution and rules of such political party, organization, or association, ami who are bona tide cltlsens of this State and of the United States and who have been residents of this State for two years and of the county one year before the first primary elec? tion of such party, organization or association shall be entitled to be en? rolled on such club roll, provided that each such voter applying for en? rollment on any such club shall take an oath that he is duly qualified to vote in said election under the con? stitution and rules of such party, or? ganization or association and under the provisions of this chapter and that that he has not enrolled as a member of any other club. "Section 28 2 b. In each year 30 days before the first primary elec? tion of any political party, organiza? tion or association it shall be the duty of the members as 1 officers having charge of the eUSjftnjM nt of the voters at each of the clubs -or precincts to make out a copy of the club roll of such precinct and to cer? tify under oath before a notary pub? lic or other officer authorised to ad? minister oaths under the laws of this State that the same is a true and cor? rect copy of the club roll 0? such club and shall fib* such certified copy with the clerk of court of the county in which such precinct is located, and the same shall be kept of rec? ord in his office. Section 2>2 c. No person shall be allowed to vote at any prim..r> elec? tion whose name is not enrolled on the club roll of the precinct where he is entitled to vote under the con? stitution and rules of such political party, organization or association in accordance witil the provisions of this chapter at least o?? days before the first primary election of such party organization or association in each year in Which an election shall be held. Section 282 d. That any person applying for enrollment on the club roll of any club or precinct of any political party, organization or asso? ciation who shall be refused enroll? ment shall have the right to appeal to any circuit judge in the circuit where such voter resides or to any justice of the supreme court from the action of the officer of such club provided that the notice and grounds of appeal i>e served on one of the officers of such club within 5 day* after the decision of said club lti refusing to enroll such voter an I this appeal shall !?.? heard within 10 days from the date of the service of such notice and the time and place for the hearing of said appeal shall be fixed and designated in such notl< e and such person or tin officers oi members of such club shall have the right t. appeal to the supreme court <>j* South Carolina from the d<.i of the judge or Justlee w ho hears the sal - : provided that In tin- event I he a? lion >f the club m pre. Inct in refusing lo > nroll such person be re? versed h> Mi ? judge or justice who in ars th. \t\ ii then I he n >me of such person sh?ill be placed on the ? i club. p. ndlng final d< ? islon ? i l he ~upr.li;. court. hall ? I ? ?? enrolled and taking th< oath id mm h ins vv ii h the rules ol I ? I PLANS FOR STATE MEETING. PRELIMJ\ YIU MEETING HELD FRIDAY NIGHT AT V. M. C. A. The W ork of the < onvcndon City for Making Success of Stale Sunday School Convention Outlined by Miss Vandiver. Preparations for the South Caro? lina Sunday School vention on April J. :i and 4 ?? .ttuted se rlOUSly last ni? o/ a meeting of ministers, s **i?5 _-hool superintend ? ??? ? nts and atatives of the Cham ber r C .erce to meet Miss Grace W jm/ er, general secretary, and VN . ood, chairman of the central .aittee, of the South Carolina State Bunda] School Association. After the} had told the general plans of the Convention, and explained what it was necessay for the conven? tion city to do, it was voted unani? mously as the sense of those present that "the Protestant ministers and Sunday School superintendents of Suinter, and the directors of the Sum ter Chamber of Commerce, and the general secretary of the Sumter Y. M. C. A. should constitute the Sumter general committee," and adjourn? ment when taken was until next Tues? day evening at 8 o'clock in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce. At the meeting Tuesday evening, the general committee will elect its chair? man .ind secretary and arrange for the allotment of the local end of the con? vent on work. The sense of those present last night vas that the church organizations jhould see to the securing of accom? modations for the delegates, and that the Chamber of Commerce should see to the tinanc al end of the conven? tion, which will not be heavy, .and probarly to ?he registering of dele? gates as they irrive and the assign? ment of delegates to quarters. Mr. Btrchard placed the Sumter Boy Scouts at the disposal of the gen? eral committee for service as pages arol guides, and Rev. Mr. Mrvrion threw optimism over the whole meet? ing by announcing that his congrega? tion had already taken up the mat? ter of quarters for delegates ar.d was prepared to take care of SO to 90 dele? gates Rev. Mr. Brown placed the base? ment of the First P.aptist Church and its equipment at the disposal of the Convention for the banquet to the National and State workers, and Rev. Mr. IfcLeod, Trinity Methodist Church, tendered the offices of the ladies of his c< ngregatlon to procure and serve ihe banojU?t t. The Chamber of Commerce ssum ed the duty of attending to the se? curing of special rates from all South Carolina point it seemed evident from the con? tention, as explained by Miss Van dlver am1. Mr. vYVod, that the theatre would he nee'led for the central meetings. Matters like special boys' meetings and a parade of mens' Bible classes ami enrolled male churchmen were left with the State committee and of? ficers as being properly within their functions, though the question of railroad schedules enters Into the matter of the parade, as it would prob? ably necessitate the running of spe? cial trains into Sumter the day of pa? rade from all directions Detclls of railroad schedules are to be furnish? ed Miss Vandiver by the Chetnber of i i 'ommerce. ITesterday morning Miss Vandiver and the secretary of the Chamber of Commerce me. early it the railroad station and conferred on details of publicity l?efor< Miss Vandiver left I for Columbia where she is spending j today. There were S5 l>ales of cotton weighed by the cotton weighers dur? ing the past v ek, a falling off of thlrty-rive bales from the sales of the w eek befot e ? . > prevent att ir.ation ? ? Itepi Cfcentativ? h \v ho us,- as s 1 gan ei lb l re and