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TIU: si Mil It WATCHMAN, i.stublMied April, 1850. MBs Just ami lVar not?Let all the ends Thou Alms'! at be thy Country's. Thy God's and Truth's." Consolidated Au*. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1913. THE TRUE SOUTHRON. Established June, JM Vol. XXXV. No. 44. LOW RATES ON COTTON. HEAVY HI IM ? llo\ IM TAHITI' S4 III l>| I I sHMs HAIOST CERTAIN. Leading South Carolina Mill Men Urge ConipronaUe Hot ween Under? wood Hill of La-t Session mid Ad? vanced TheorW. Wsshtngton. Jan. 22.?The tariff on cotton manufactures may be cut to a minimum a<. valorem aa low as S pea* cent. The minimum under the Underwood bill that was- pressed by th I >. nun nit 11 maj?>nt\ in the In.use hi 1911 and 1912. and that so far stands as the tentative basis of the Democratic cotton revision programme la IS per cent. Thla waa the development today after the ways and means committee had heard witnesses representing both the Southern an I Northern cotton in? dustry. The committee room was crowded all day with manufacturers. Importers and others, interested In the revision plan, under which the Demo? cratic leaders contend the burden rest? ing upon the people because of cost of cotton clothing, will be reduced by more than $90,000,000. The American Association of Cot? ton Manufacturers, dominated by the Southern mill owners, went on record for a compromise reduction. In a schedule presented by its former pres? ident. Lewis W. Parker of Greenville H. C, who was accompanied by a com? mutes of the association, rates were proposed that dropped the minimum ad valorem to 10 per cent. The sobsdule which will figure in the committee consideration of the revision plsn provides these ad val? orem rates: Cotton cloth, varying grades, calico, ahsstlng and plain weaves from 10 to IS per cent, when made In the gray entirely of single yarns and 15 to " 40 per cent, when advanced by bleach? ing, dyeing, mercerising or other pro cotton cloth of fancy or figured ?* of any description, Cords, checks, gause or composed of vrn*. It to 40 per cent, the gray and 20 to 4?) per rent. When "advanced;" cotton cloth of Jacquard wesve in the gray, 25 to 45 per esM and "advanced." 30 to 50; different classes of cotton cloth com? posed of bleached, dyed, colored or mercerised yarns, 15 to 50 per cent; atagle yarns In the gray. 10 to 35 jdsbd "advanced" 15 to 40 per cent. Members of the committee favor sotting th' cotton manufactures rates to the lower figures suggested and some of the committee are insistent upon as low as 5 per cent on com? mon Cotton cloth such as calico, sheet ^ tng and pi i: t weaves. Ths Northern manuaft turer* took tssus with the suggested reduction though conceding that they might be able to stand a cut in their profit. "You may succeed from a revenue standpoint." urged Simeon B. Chase * of Fsll Hiver, Mass., representing large Raw Imgland mill Interest, "but you are not going to accomplish w hat yon think you are going to as to benefiting the consumers.' John H. Kadden of New York, a cotton glove manufacturer, advocated t a great ?r differential In the duties be* tween cotton cloth and the finished glove product. K M. Miller. Jr.. of Charlotte. N". ("., for the American Cotton .\l inufactur Ing association, favored specific duties and submitted recommendations for . rates substantially lower than in the present law. Staurt W. rramer of Charlotte. N. C . a yarn manufacturer, agreed that from the standpoint of a tariff for revenue, the rat*s on cotton yarn were too high, ass submitted a Stated* , i.l?. of lower duties Hepi.m-illative ' Hill brought out that the duties n commanded by Mr. Cramer wars the tariff board's repot r. Mr ClMasSf said h?? npokf? for the American Cef? ton Munufai t?rm? as-oi ration, with member* in both the South md North. m ,md .-Id. I ill.' t1.tton manuf o - ' luring tuisiness in mam a.*ei l.i'. l had h? # n on a hanis I ? low 'a.st. I*?w|s W Parker si 'in env lib-. ? ssjStsn mill ewsjsfi sasjs^sisdi as a manufacturer h aehedttle of rates with a minimum ? r |i pt?f rent on k the ehoaawr eottoa clot hi a?nt run? ning in m.mv sasss beloa tax last .i .Ni<>ni I inl' .I to i 'i n. - bed* ubv he ?.H? wu?< on He Ii.im.m tha* v.. far as th?- saaaass si |.Is appealing ??? the gre;if Ml im. n of tie Je o|,'.. in concerned. \\ ? must eapeet t<i m it ? fc. edllcttoriS In 'I e. .11 111 e i i ' I i f 11 ? ? 11 i W Th#? eaamlastloa al Mr. Pai < rnnsed over the wind?- cotton indu trv Hs soatends thai Ills greater part that laboi phi ?< n ? ? ri>? purttl llai fabric the In? abb ihe m mufaotu? ? were to meet foreign competition 11 WILL CONSIDER REPLY. sI N vi i: Ki t i |<S TlllMAN'S lei UK WD ABNEY'S DENIAL OF CH AKGES TO JC DICLUtY COMMIT? TEE. l IM" r Body Agree* to House Kcsolu tlon for Investigation of President Mitchell's Actions?General Isscm bly to Ylslt Winthrop. Columbia, Jan. 23.?After a long de? bate the Senate toilay referred the Tillman reply ami statement of de? nial from Ken. Abney of the charge that he manipulated the legislature an.I all matters connected therewith to the Judiciary Committee. The Senate adjourned to meet Mon? day night at 8 o'clock. Before do? ing this It agreed to the House reso? lution to appoint a committee to in? vestigate the charge that President Mitchell of the University tried to di? vert an appropriation from the Pea body fund intended for Winthrop ('ollege. The General Assembly will spend tomorrow at Winthrop. TO FLAN WAHEIIOI SE SYSTEM. l*re*ldont of National Farmer-.' Con? gress Appoints Comndtteo \n De? mise the Kc-*t Scheme. Columbus, o.. Jan. 21.?A uniform system of warehouses throughout the United States calculated to relieve congestion and keep prices more uni? form will be devised by a commit? tee appointed here today by Chas. F. Sanford. president of the National Farmers* congress, and Levi Morri? son, chairman of the executive com? mittee. The committee consists of Harvle Jordan Atlanta; William A. Kowen, Arlington. Tex.; Joshua Strange, Marion. Ind.; James A. Fin ley, New York; William Creasy, Ca tawaskie. I'a . and H? nr\ V>\<. Min? neapolis. TILLMAN Ml ST PRODUCE PROOF. To Print McRsBge from Governor and Tlllman's Kcply In House Journal. Special to The Daily Item. Columbia. Jan. 23.?The Hontt passed a r. solution asking Senator Tillman to produce proof of certain charges of legislative control exercis? ed by a railroad attorney which he made in his reply to a message to the Qovernor. < >n the recommenda? tion of the Judiciarv Committee the House ed to pi int mi Its Journal the me Hage of the Governor urging the restriction of newspapers and the reply of Senator Tillman to it. The man who lives at honte will rially reduce his grocery bill this spring and summer by planting an Irish potato patch of literal size. If put to it one can ii\'- on potatoes alone for a time. said that 1 *< years ago when he went into business there were about 4,000, ? spindles while today there Were ||,0tt,aa0, Mr. Parker said that he had 1 nulls aggregating 52,000 -p:ndb s and that of his employes one third were women ami one-sixth Chil? dren above 12 years of age, the legal minimum age. The English mills, he sid lodaj wort amklng money with a Wide market with from 10 to 100 pat I ent dividends, while the Amcri <an mills were making very little piotit and he did not regard the cot? ton business lore today as prosper? ous. Mr. i'arker suggested revision on this basis. I'rom la to jo per cent ad valorem according to the llnenees <?f the component yarns, on plain cloths in the grain; 1 ?> to 40 per cent in the Anlahed state, || to \<> on faaey cloths In the gfey, and '-'?? te IB on laei|uard cloth in the main and 30 to 16 m Jacquard cloths ttnished. PARKI K BEFORE COMMITTEE. 4.leeu\llb Mill Man Ulves i \idelM< on What llr Thinks (.n Turin , should n>. Washlagton, Jan. IS.?-Lewis w Parker ol Qrcviivllle today appeared before the house ways and means committee and told the committee what he thought the tariff dates on manufactured cotton goods should he While his testimony was ,,f n tech? nical nature, so for a< the public is eon. , in? d it w as said nftei ttfc Ue < ' im j adjourned that his Ideas bad given 'the eommlttre a ronsldcrahh amount I of vi.lmihti data Which the) del t.< t ! possess ?' |it, RlllSOti Smyth oi Gr. en\ilb . who w :- to follow III Paiker, was not able t<> d. h ?\Ing 1 .. u ' ail. d home suddi nlj WILSON AND COMMITTEE COM XG TO COLUMBIA. Congressional Party Headed by Sec? retary of Agriculture James Wil? son will Visit Corn Exposition February 1. Boys' Day?Prize Win? ners' seiiim.i of Boys and Girls. Columbia, Jan .22 ?All railroad and other arrangements have been per? fected for the vi.dt to Columbia of the Hon. James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture, and the agricultural com? mittee of the National House of Rep? resentatives, who will attend the Fifth Corn Exposition here on Saturday, February 1. Saturday is one of the feature days on the Exposition pro? gramme, this being Hons' Day, the close of the Exposition school for prize winners, to be conducted dur? ing the first week of the Exposition. The Fifth National Corn Exposition opens here on Monday, the 27th, and on that day also, this prize winners' school, to be attended by prize Vin? ning Corn Club boys and Tomato Club girls from all over the South, to the number of about 850, will begin its sessions. This Is said to be the first time that an Exposition has been visited by an entire Congressional committee, and the acceptance of the invitation by the agricultural committee of the House, and by Secretary Wilson, is in the na? ture of an official recognition of the serious educational purpose back of this great agricultural event. The party will travel in a special car over the Southern Railway, leav? ing Washington Friday, January 31. Arriving here Saturday morning, they will spend Saturday and probably Sunday in Columbia. Very likely the prize winner's school will take part in welcoming the party to Colum? bia. WANTS COMMITTEE TO SEE. Senator Tlllman Would Have Naval Affair* Men Go to Charleston. 1* ? x:_ Washington, Jan. 22.?Senator Tlll? man Is desirous of having the house naval affairs committee visit Charles? ton. In order to carry out this plan he wrote a letter to Chairman Padgett, Of which the following is a copy; "1 have been reliably informed that the house committee on naval affairs is Contemplating a visit to Panama and Guantanamo in the near future. "I want to lllfieit, and I take this means of doing it, the advisa? bility and the dealrability of your committee -topping on its return at Charleston to Investigate naval mut ters there, "It would be the means of getting information about the navy yard and harbor that can not easily be taken otherwise. "I am sure you would be more than welcome by the people of the city and would enjoy a day off there. "As senator of the State, l extend the formal invitation and hope you will let me know as soon as pos? sible whether the committee accepts the invitation or not." Til.I.MAN WANTS PURE AIR, South Carolina Senator Takes step* to Have Smoking Prohibited in the i ppcr House. Washington, Jan. 22.?Senator Tin? man of South Carolina wants better air in the senate chamber. With this in view be introduced a resolution to? day forbidding smoking In the senate at any time by any person. At pres? ent the only time that senators can smoke on the door Is when the senate is in executive session. The cloak rooms are Used al other times. The r< solution was referred to a special committee to Inveetigate a means for better ventilating In senate. HENin IMiRKSSKH HOUSE. Distinguished Texan Predicts Death of Trusts. Columbia Jan. 23? ?Congreaaman Henry of Texas made a stirring ad? dress before the House this morning, predicting the death of trusts and the Incorporation of the me..me tax and dlred i U ctlon of s< natot amend? ments In the < onst it ui Ion. 'i he Ho is? pai ? d d n solution for ibe rep. :ti (.i t h. 15th amendmenl to the Pnlted Stab ; Constitution Comparative!} feu hogs base been killed yel and I hi ? who have been waiting for a hog killing season are I wishing for u cold wave. ANSWER SENT TQ ENGL?NU. TAFT INDORSES REPLY TO GREY IN REGARD TO PANAMA CANAL TOLLS. Will be Announced Simultaneously in London and Washington?Bryee Already Acquainted With Main Point?. Washington, Jan. 21.?President Taft has approved the note prepared at the state department in reply to the communicatk n from Sir Edward Grey, the British secretary for foreign affairs, protesting against the exemp? tion of American coastwise shipping from the payment of tolls in the Pan? ama canal. As a matter of official courtesy, in? formation is withheld as to the exact status of the note until it has been received by the British government In London, through the American em? bassy there. It is believed that the American note was dispatched by mail imme? diately upon Its approval by the presi? dent and that it should be in London within a week. The British government, however, will not be obliged to wait that length of time to become acquainted with its contents as the amenities of diplomacy require that simultaneously with the mailing of a dispatch of this char? acter, a copy be supplied to the resi? dent ambassador or minister of the power to whom it is addressed. Ambassador Bryce, it is pointed out, need not hesitate to make free use of the cable to supply the British foreign office with at least an outline of the American document. Ambassa? dor Bryce, it is learned, previously has been fairly well acquainted with the nature of the reply to be sub? mitted. A week ago he was invited to the state department and through the courtesy of Secretary Knox was permitted to listen to an explanation in detail of the Amercan position by Chandler Anderson, councilor of the state department. Following precedents established in the publication of the Grey note, it has been arranged that Secretary Knox's reply shall be given out for publication simultaneously in Wash? ington and in London. It is believed here that after at- | tempting tu eliminate a number of propositions contained In the British note regarded as not germane to the real Issue, Mr. Knox has devoted him s If principally to the efforts to show that the term "all nations" in the Hay-Pauncefote treaty does not neces? sarily include the United States and that it i: entirely competent for the government to treat its own shipping differently from that of other mari? time nations so far as the canal Is concerned. Important chapters in the history of the negotiations that led up to the confirmatin of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, which were either overlooked or omitted In the discussion of this Important feature in the British note, are also believed to be included In the American presentation. It gen? erally Is regarded as certain that suf? ficient new matter has been Injected into the negotiations to warrant their continuance for some time before the principals are brought to the neces? sity of final decision upon the question of whether the issues shall be submit? ted to arbitration. Unless both par? ties should decide to abandon the mails in favor of direct cable communica? tion, it is evident that this point can not be reached in the six weeks re? maining of the life of the present administration. TO ATTEND COTTON HEARING. Copt. Smytll and Other Well known Southern Men in Washington for Important Session. Washington, Jan. 21.?Capt. Ellison \. Smyth of Greenville, with several other well known Southern cotton mill men. arrived here today to at tend the hearing before the house ways and means committee tomorrow on the cotton schedule. This will. In all probability, be one of the most Important of nil the tariff hearings from a Southern stand point. The Bumter exhlbll in the Arcade should be visited by cver> Sunder man who attends the National Corn Show In Columbia, The exhlbll will be as Interesting and ai great a revelation to Sumt< r p? ople as to the Btranger* I i u oi us realise the variety and < \ lent of the manufactured and natur? al products of Bumter County. Are you going to Columb a with : I Bumter boosters next week? CROP ROTATION PRIZES. BANK OF SUMTER BETS ASIDE $?oo FOR THIS PURPOSE Rotation and Boll Building Experi? ment, I nder Practical Conditions, Extending Over Period of Three Years in Co-oi>oraiioii With Farm Demonstration Work of Depart? ment of Agriculture. The directors of the Hank of Sum ter at a recent meeting voted to set aside $200 a year for three years for the purpose of encouraging the farm? ers of Sumter County tr> conduct, un? der the direction of the agents of the Farm Demonstration bureau of the Department of Agriculture, a prac? tical experiment in crop rotation and soil improvement. The plan adopted is for a three year rotation and exact record will be kept bo that the results may be known accurately. It Is a known fact, proven by similar ex? periments in this and other States, that systematic crop rotation, intel? ligently conducted results in larger crops at less cost and that the land so cropped steadily improvea in fer? tility and in value. It is hoped that a large number of farmers will be in? terested in this undertaking and that the next result will be increased yields, greater profits and more fer? tile farming lands throughout Sum? ter County. The following correspondence is self explanatory: The Bank of Sumter, Sumter, S. C. January 21st, 1913. Mr. L* U Baker, District Agent, Biahopvllle, S. C. Dear Sir: Realizing that the expense of fer- j tilization falls more heavily on the j farmer than any other Item, and knowing that soil building is necessary | for successful farming, that the in? creased coat of living and the neces? sities of life require more money to be ! made out of the soil, and realizing that the foundation of all business success in the South Is dependent up? on agriculture, the Directors of the Bank of Sumter have determined to encourage it In even aray within their power. They desire to co-op? erate with the United States Depart? ment of Agriculture through the farm demonstration work. and Clemson College. In their efforts to this end, the Bank of sumter offers $200.00 In i 1 prizes to the farmers of Sumter Coun I ty for rotation and diversification of crops, with soil building as a natural result. tO be awarded annually for the years 1913, 1914, 1915, under such rules and regulations as shall be prescribed by the state, district and local agents of the farm demonstra? tion work. 1 desire that you will take up this matter, and give us your assistance in it. Very truly yours, RICHARD [. MANNING, President, The Dank of Sumter. I'. S. We expect to aid and en? courage Stock raising and propobly tobacco growing by offering prizes when conditions will permit. Ii. [, Manning. To The Farmers of Sumter County. We desire to call your attention to the above letter received from Mr. R. [, Manning, President of The Dank of Sumter, informing us of the action of that Bank In giving 1200.00 to be awarded in prizes to the farmers of Sumter County engaged In the rota? tion of crops under the direction of the farm demonstration work. This action on the part of the official! of this I tank is va ry commendable, and shows that they realise the Importance of improved agriculture, and are will? ing to assist the farmers in building up and maintaining the fertility of the soil of our county. in compliance with the terms ex? pressed in this letter, we hive d. elded to ' her this amount In foul prizes, to the farmers .>i" Sumter County v. ho will enlist a^ demon? strators, and agree to put on and conduct a three year rotation on n??l less than ihr. acres < t Ian 1 as ''< I? lows: One acre to be planted In corn and peas. I ine acre t.. be phi no -i In cotton and cover < i.'i' One a< 1 ? i<> t . panted 1 n oats 1 ? I lowed b) p? a -. We will giv< >?> ? ' 1 tlrsl prise 1? the farmer mal inn the m? I ol tlv ? crops and I "" ? ? ? '?nd c Ihe farmer 111 il ing second largest crop, on the thrc< a res of laud. W< will also givi $61. a* ill I priz? h 1 p.. farm**! 1 in I he largest ? ro| .?n j hot. three u< es ol land al th. THE JUDGES ELECTED. W L, GLAZE IN FIRST CIRCUIT, EARNEST GARY IN FIFTH. Joint A-m bly Mode Short Work of Judicial Flections?Three Ballote Necesnnry to Choice?First Circuit, W. L. Glnoe of Orangeburg Winning ?Judge Gary llad no Opitosition. Special to Daily 'em. Columbia, J* 22.?The joint assembly m ^ noon to hold elections. ' jr ate v%as as follows: For judge ?V i First Circuit, on the first baP J. Dennis, of Berkeley 46; P. idebrand, of Orangeburg 43; y 0 jnnor, of St. George 28; W. L. r ^ of Orangeburg 30; Octavius C* jf -f Berkeley, 16; necessary to a 81. Mr. Cohen was with n. econd ballot Judge First Circuit, Inldebrand 33; Dennis 63; Glaze 53; Connor 24; necessary to choice 82. Hildebrand and Connor were with? drawn. Third ballot Glaze defeats Dennis by vote of 87 to 72. Judge Ernest Gary of the Fifth Circuit, who was unopposed, was re-elected. FIGHT THE SWELLING STREAM. Men in Charge of Iicvec l*rotecction Report Some Progress in Mississippi Valley. Yieksburg, Miss., Jan. 21.?Col. Townsend, president of the Missis? sippi flood commision, gave personal attention yesterday' to increasing the government forces at the Bethel levee and left Greenville tonight for the Hymelia crevasse levee near New Or? leans. Maj. J. A. Woodruff, engineer in charge of the third district, reported progress at Beulah and Lake Jeffer? son. OHIO IS RECEDING. Fall of River Expected to Ik-come More Hapd. Evanavtlle, Ind., Jan. 21.?The ' )hio river is slowly receding and to? night registers 4 6.3 feet, a decline of four-tenths of a foot from the high mark. By tomorrow the fall is ex? pected to DC more rapid. The relief appropriated by the city council will not be available for a w ?? k and refugees are being provided fi r by citizens. FA KM ASSOCIATION MEETING. Xationnl O ganitaJon ?::' Management Experts Assembles in Washington for Three Days' Session. Washington, Jan 21.?The Xationaf Farm Management sseorletlon con vened here today for a three days' session. Delegates spent the day list? ening to reports and addesses by Willett M. Hays, assistant secretary of agriculture, and Prof. B. T. Gal? loway, chief of the bureau of plant industrx of the department Of agri? culture. W. J. Bptllman, chief of the bureau of farm management, department of agriculture, tonight delivered the president's annual addr< ss. Real Estate Transfer?. Lizzie Brown and Robert Brown to B. D. Peterson, lot in Bumter town? ship. $H)0. Marguerite A. Cuttino to Arthur J. Knight, lot on Hampton avenue. $4, 000. Franklin It. Mi kell, et al, to Mar? guerite A. Cuttino. lot on corner Hampton avenue and Marvin treet. $17,000. a. C, Weatherty to Annie L, Clea por, lots on Council and Dingle streets, |1,800. Master to H. H. Terry and B. a. Terry, one-fourth undivided Interest in tract ot l:'. : acre* on Plowden Mill toad. |250. M-s Buletn Ketgler to Arthur J. Jones, right, t. le and Interest in 100 1.7 acres In county. $5 and other con* Ideration. Vou may not h< ar much about the i'mv Manager, bui Mr. Worthington is working an l tl Its will speak for t heiiiH? Ive* least cost, and $35.04 as second prise to the farmer making the second 1 arg? . ?| crop on the three acres of land, wit h ? oi? least ?'(>st. v\. will publish latter complete mien governing tins contest. Fol further particulars s? e either of the uuti? rslgm d I 1. I'ak. i . I ?1st ri- I V gen< M, Fi ank Willi tms, i .< ?> al Agent