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p ?lie tUatchman I HI SI Mi l l; WVIVIIMAV Established April, 1850. "Be Just and rear nut?Lei all the ends Thou Aims'! at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, less Consolidated Au*. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. C, SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1913. Vol. XXXVI. No. 6. M \ \n?lt M\> N<?l 111 XI? \r I'KOI'i;! V* (OMMi; II I HiiniorN Kegui ilm: Co- Ihle Action of MriUllC ' s " i in-' Committee'? Ma.t lb cohiiim ml s?-nlor South Car? olina Senator for ( hairmaii or Na \il ( oiumUlce. DoiUii*; lllm lli^ I'rcfeecssre ms \ I read y Kvprvasvd. r Washington. M in h U?.?It Is persist* ntly rumored that the Demo? cratic "steering committee" oX the Senate, which hau heen in session al? most continuously for two days, has (t.. elod to recommend that Senator Ttllman. of South Carolina* tie denied his preference for the chairmanship of committee on appr.qu unions on i\> i aunl of his health. in this e-ent senator Tlllman would douidlea* he recommended fur the chairmanship of naval affairs, ami Senator Martin, of Virginia. would possibly he named for the chairman ship of appropriation Mow* ver. Senator Tlllman Is a tre? mendous tighter, and if the reeommen dation of the 'steering committee' is aaainst him. he may make a sensa? tional effort In the caucus to have the ?tt mm> ndatlon overruled. IIis vlt r l tongue is greatly reared by his colleague* und th- Is no telling what he will any if driven to the wall. It a??en?w to SS nur? cd that Senator Simmon*, of North Carolina, will be r inim nded for the chairmanship m' the tariff section of the finance Com Ittee. The outlook now is that Senator K. I?. Smith will be named for the chair? manship of |h? committee on Immi? gration Inst?.id of that on manufac? ture-. There are 'Indications that the nvu taiiehe in the s. nate is going further than was Intended and is given its own promoters serious trouble and arming the ' harmnnixers." There were *>33 bales of cotton sold on the local market last week. FIGHTING CATTLE TICK. , I I Mso\ t < ?I I I t.I 1'oltt I s HI. i ODD ^1 I \DY UA1NH, About April I. MarllH.ro. Darlington and \ orV Will be Taken Crom Ban? gs*! Ami. Clomson College. March 111 ? on or about April . three more counties ol South Carolina will Im? released from the cattle lick quarantine estabhshtd by the federal government. The Countle.i are Marlboro. Darlington and fork. i*ot Hong of? Lanctaater and Chester also will be rele.tsed. This order will mark another step ^eradication of ticks from thu; mate l t 'lemson College experiment station I press bulletin No, 10S, prepared by M. IIa) Powers, professor of veterl- 1 sjnrv Si lence, contains a \ er\ interest 'Ing account of the work of tlek eradi? cation. Its results and Its necessity. ' Three more counties, together with portions of two others, will be released from federal quarantine on or shout April 1, 1913." says the bul? letin. "This marks another Import? ant step In the eradication ot thee t [tie ticks from South Carolina. I "In July. I*t?7. Oemsoll College veterinary division. in cooperation With the Cnlted .-t?te* department of agriculture. began thin work hi ?? .fee. Dickens. (Ircemlllc and An? derson counties, and these countle*: Were released from f?deral quaran? tine in DJC.? In 1910. the work WSi ushed Into Orecnwood. Abbeville, nlon. I?aurens. Hpartaahurg. Cher nkee. Chester and York "..unties. All of these counties, with the exception of th*? southern portion of Abbeville, the southern portion of York and the eastern portion of Chester counties were released from federal quaran? ta** in 1911. "In 1st 3 work was extended lnt< Nrwberrv. Sulud.t. Lexington. Fulr fbid. Lancaster, Chesterfield, Mar! boro. Darlington. I'hu . n ,? and Use Counties, About the 1st. of April. lf.*3. the release of Marlboro, Dar lint* ton. York, that portion of l^incas |*g tounty north of the Waxhaw cr*?ek, unil that portion of Chester county north of Islfjeastef \- Che* ifi , ai!*ay is expe. t. d This nmII place above the lederM quarf 'im mm about a.7im? square mltet me third of the State "Clcmson college has i \p nded in this work at out |4I,.i and tin Cnlted States department of agricul? ture has expended ?? slightly Inrgct sum. With Ike exception of |loe\ which w u appropriated by New l.errv count> in Itil'i. no uppropri etions hi .? i.e. n received from Othei sources \? tin- pies* tit t?te of pro r. >o it will take If or || \.ars |C ee the satire Mate? although Ink could stttat} be accomplished in II to |h months If eaeh ?ount\ would ap propriate funds for cooperation . ad if ever: .-to, k owner would s***l*1 by freeing he* lean preml ? I, ?The iiek * au si Bouih Carolina ait annual loss of about 91,000,006 I nder present condition* It will tuk< at bast i'? \. ar> to eradicate the tick Figure out the total loss that will .ir before the licks art eradican i ami ii'ii e. aeldef the fact that the ticks roUld he eradaated in |] to 1s months and this i?.*- prevented. Th> sum that the lick a ill ? oat our farmen In Iwo years would free the entire Slat*- Wt.it would you think of a hii-imss man who would sit doWS sind rolml) aih.a his business to lose II o to $|. i. h ) ear ii he could cosily prevent It? Rver) oi says ?poor business.' Vou whit is your opinloti of the farmers of Mouth ffiiro Una who are sitting down nnd calmly allowlnc th?ir busines> to he sapped ad 11 .looi.M.a- h yeaf i |..> i lhal eoiild ? telly prevented? 'f*?M?r a,n ilness that doi I ? \pi t! a* I \n t .<>N / \ i i H i ??I n I. Tit 1TIIA i s4a*s**sa I iHeoe t rued a- m atMter |SJ l-laod Ib puhl Wa-binuton Ma i. h ' " I ashmrnttnl n for various dlploniiti appointments i imi loda> in l*r? s|*lent WiK'-n and Se?'retiir) I \ nn Thomas Nelson INigt ' nn iiiiii ii^iilor ??? tlermans shlle J??s P. w 11:, . i i w i; pre? ni i for Ister to IU Igluro; Win I! ( Ion ,,f i 'oliimbla ft, c fot mlnlsle" to t i i,a |? \ stov i?f s ivi nn h, 11 1 ir minister I? Hwltaerland, nt:d ,, rnor M. Mill ??? i?l Tt n?" ssce, fof ussador lu MoalCO CHAUFFEUR AGAIN FINED. GOVaUtNON PROMPTLY l'i ItMsil KH s I: co > D PARDON. Case Involving Charges of Violating < o|uinl?ia gpeed Ordinance Airol in Itcvordcr's t, oni i llelorc Large Crowd?Chawtlovr OsTorx no im% fence. fSXylnsj "the Governor was with Ha mal I mi Driving Ulm." Columbia, March ll?Governor Blease toda) laiuod ?> pardon for his chauffeur who was convicted In Police Court today f??r speeding, This is the second pardon for the chauffeur for tie' eame offence within the pail three daya Thai tiit- Qovernor*i automobile, driven by Harrison Neehy, the Gov? ernor's colored chauffeur, and carry? ing the Governor as the only passen? ger, wes speeding up and down Main ?treat ;?t i speed of between thirty and forty milei an hour <>n Saturday evening following the sentencing of tin- Governor*! chauffeur for speed kni wai the burden of testimony pre M nt' (I at the trial in PollCS Court here today of the Governor's chauffeur. The Chauffeur was last Saturday morning lined $:'.7."> for speeding. The tine n*as paid and the Goveraor Im av dlately pardoned the ohauffeur. That evening, at about l.4d, the Gov ? rnor ? 1 ar was s.? n speeding en .Main street auain and the (hautfeiir was summoned. Today he mj%M lined $16 oi- thirty daya He immediately paid the tire Tie < tourt loom was etowd sd ami there waa ;i huge number <?f witnesses for the city. i have no statement to make. The rernor was with me and 1 was driving him," stated the negro when arraigned. He would plead neither guilty n?'r Innocent Hs asked that all testimony he taken in writing. Not one word did he ask a ilngle wit? ness, and it appro red thai he was let ling the city make us ease egelnst him to ds unanswered. policeman Thackman, who "pulled" the Ohauffeur, stated thai the car was going between thirty and forty miles an hour, Several other witnesses said ! the ( ar was going at a territie speed, and that the streets were crowded. Mr. j. H. ECleaser, a merchant, said hs saw a cloud of dust, h< ard a loud horn and realised that "something had passed." W VV. IVarce said he was c rossing the 'etreet With his Wife and was concerned for his and her safely. A car moved rapidly before him and some one said: 1 "Great God, h><'k at the Governor**1 I Within an hour after the chauffeur was si n! i need loda > the Second pi f aoa for the negro was In the hands of the Se? r? tary of State. VTTY WON T RKPUNR I I MIS. Heule-, G<senior's \iithorlly to Pa* ggej His ChaasTear, Oolambla, March 11,?City Attor? ney Kerry N Bdm m is tonight pro? sented hi*? opinion to city oouncll re? garding th* Governor's action In par? doning his colored chauffeur, w ho was twice lined in the Recorder's Court for exceeding the speed limit and as many tiims pardoned by the chief Bxecu tive. The clt) attorney informed OOUnell that it was his opinion that the Governor had no authority to par? don those convicted in a Municipal Court for lUCh offences that are strict? ly municipal. Acting Mayor k. C. Keenan was in etructed h> clt) oouncll to inform the Governor that the olty would not nlse his pardon and that the tine th'tt have been paid i>> the ohauffeur would not he refunded. Tin- Govern? or has said that if the tines are not refunded he will sue the city. He will he informed of the city's stand tomorrow. PRAISK FOR Nil sov iteiiuioiu DcsjoailaetloiN ITnlte to \p piaud Ambassador, Mexico 1'iiy. March It.? Uepre Senatives of various religious denom? inations in a testimonial to the ser vice of the American abmbasaador during recent events in the capital h lered that he put forth extraordi? nary efforts to save the lives ?>f Pres? tdent Madero and Vies President s iii- - and offered home and place oi rt fuge !<? several hram hes of their i< spe< j\f famines, The llmonlal adds that Hie con? duct of the ambassador nnd Mrs Wil? son won the appreciation of the American colony. A copy of the testimonial has been sent to the presidents of the United Blute? and Mexico. \ M. KVMMW I 1,1(11 ii. Dalsell Man < hns n tor I'ourih Rural INdlrcsaan in County, .\ m Uatemen of Dalxell was the man recently elected by the county board He- fourth rural policeman for Bumter county. Mr. liatemun was highly recommended nnd it is expect? ed that he will make a good official. According to a communication from tin Hecretarg of state to tin County Supervisor the law will go into ? lie. t on March --ml. The law was not signed by the governor and there? for* requires twcnl) days before it be? comes a law. It is not yet known w p. n Mr, lintetnan will ?et a com l?>n, although it is expected as nm*n as the law goes into effect. I ??ll PATROL WOMI \. Ite^olotPii Would I'roxide female I'olle,- f??r New \ ork. Albany, S. v . March i -'. Authorl t\ for If patrol women or a* man) more as accessary is riven the police commissioner of New York ? it-, in a hill Introduced in the state Ii glshi t are today. The appoint'-.-s WOUld he bctWC? Q SO and i . rears old, would he uniformed and would do doty in dance halls, piihile works and moving picture hoe oi in regularl) plot, i tint; wo i? ? n and children. The* would draw th< . salary as mule members of h. I- rce, and would I hate in the |MI 1 ? ? pH i"ii fund. II ? lltil' I oi h< 'I i d In l ? Till ill! a I' Ii? ? i.i w he re Ham ii Mel ?utile, the m ? t i.an Cailldefl se\ nt. i "ii vurioio ? to' lied W I die da v min who will Is I e ii li, i-rvi i ill i hi RIGHTS OF THE PRESS. M W YORK JOURNAL SKKKS TO St'Sl'KM> STATI TK. - Asks Supreme Court to Enjoin lltilie Hon M*om f niorcing Provisions of Publicity Act Washington, March 11.?Counsel for the New York Journal of Corn meres today applied to the supreme court to restrain Postmaster General Burleson from Immediately enfori :lng tin- "newspaper publicity law.'* For? mer Postmaster General Hitchcock had agreed not to attempt to enforce the law pending a prompt appeal to tiu> supreme court from the decision of the federal courts in New York. The request was based upon an ggTcement between counsel, the de? partment of justier and the poStofAce department last October that tu? ac? tion would be taken by the postofflce department to compel newspaper puh llshers to comply with the law or en-j forcs any <>t its penalties until the ?Upremfl Court had passed upon its \ alidity. Robert G. Morris, counsel for The Journal of Commerce, in a state? ment to the supreme court declared that March I the postmaster of New Votk had notified the paper that un? less the statements required by the law Were tiled at Once lie would pro? ceed to enforce its penalties. Similar letters, the. attorney charged, had been sent to other newspapers throughout the country. Since March 1. Mr. Morris declared, Poltmasti r General Burleson had informed him formally that unless the required re? turns were made on or before March 11 he would enforce the penalties. which Include disbarment from the mails. 'Hie law requires newspapers to tile with the government and publish twee each year a sworn statement sholwng the names of their bondhold? ers, security holders, stockholders, amount of daily circulation and to designate all paid-for articles as "ad? vert I semen to." The supreme court has "had the validity of the law under considera? tion for several months, hut has an? nounced no decision. The court took the motion of Mr. Morris under advisement Solicitor General Bullltt stated verb? ally that tlie government took cog? nisance Of the motion, hut did not ggree to all the statements set forth as facts in the printed statement Mr. Morris died with the court. Later Mr. Bullltt stated that his recollection was that the postofflce department had informally agreed not to enforce the law for a reason? able time, hut that it did not specifi? cally agree not to enforce the law until the supreme court has passed upon it. Miss Alice Mogeg lias returned to the city after a visit to relatives in 'Washington. EFUSES RESTRAINING ORDER. i i hi KM, COURT SAYS THAT EX PRKSH COMPANY DOKN NOT ii WE TO silir i i<.?t <?i: However. Companies Ma> Continue Business IT State Laws Permit ? Constitutionality of Webb Law to Re Questioned h> Liquor Houses. Richmond, Va., March 11.?Judge VYaddUl of the federal district court today refused to grant the temporary restraining order prayed for hy H, Clark a Son and other Richmond und Petersburg mall order liquor houses against the Southern Express com? pany to prevent the company from refusing to accept consignments of liquor for persons in South Carolina The court went on to say that Itfl refusal to grant the injunction does not necessarily prevent the complain? ants from continuing to do business in South Carolina If they have the right to do so under the laws of thai State. it said further that the express company might be liable for omission properly to perform its duty if it fail? ed to receive the shipments In ques t ion. Bumming up, Judge Waddill point ed out that the > anctlon of the court was inerely wit' held pending a settle? ment of the [Uestlon whether it is h gal tor liquor to he shipped into South Carolina District Attorney Groner stated that he had recently been in conference with Attorney General McKcynold? in regard to the Wcbb-Kcnyon act which is concerned in the question at issue, and that the attorney general had expressed a desire to be heard before llnal disposition of the South Carolina case is made. The liquor people do pol deny that their ultimate purpose is to question tin- constitutionality of the Webh Kenyon hill which prohibits ship ments of liquor into a State where the Slate laws prohibit it. \CQU1TTKI) <>l Ml KM K CM VHGi: Lancaster Mm. However, fined for Carrying- Unlawful Weapon. i.anaister. March II.? By agree? ment of the solicitor the Jury in the cas?> of llaskel Hist are, charged with the murder of Krank Barnes, colored, in Hi ? General Sessions four! this af? ternoon returned a verdict of not guilty without leaving the Court loom. The shooting took place on January L'", ami the n* grn was at? tacking him with an axe handle when Slstarc tired. Ristare was, however, Fined $20 for currying n concealed weapon. fSMKWcc COM him: It KUKUKS. SoiilhcaMicm Committee Write-. Com? missioner MrM;i?lrr. t Columbia, Mai eh I 2 M?1 r Kgleston, l?argnn, Slebels and Tupper, ,i committee of Ihe Southeastern lTn derwrltera* association, which held i conference with Commissioner Me Master ?n Charleston last friday, have u i Ilten him i hal I he Soul In to lei n I nd. i w r it i i h' association will aha ii I in i ?.? 11 i|iill ? lie lit of lo< al hoard .. , ments, Kim h company will net Independ i nil) a h to colli i n u : in: in an> ii gelte) w hi< h pi to . i deti inn ntal In It, Tie if- ndoiniM nl of htetll fo nd acr? ?? in. iif will l" mihi i lie liidepend? nl ? um pa n 1 to muki Much i i I ? on In dc hlliul i i KH U I h? . ? e lit I JOE HOGAN CONVICTED. PLEADFJ) GUILTS TO STORING LIQUOR FOR UNLAWFUL PURPOSE. Jury Returns ji Verdict in Short Or? der?A. Sllgh lVincip.il Witness for City in Case for Selling. Storing und keeping in Pcm^hcmsIoii for Unlaw ful l'iupoxr?Interested Crowd of Spectators. There was ; n Interested crowd of spectators present Wednesday at noon when the case ol the city against Joe Hogan for selling! delivering, storing and keeping in possession alcoholic liquora and beverages was taken up. The case took up nearly an hour and a "half before it went tu the jury. It was only a few seconds after the crowd had been cleared from the court room thai the jury signified that a verdict iiad been agreed upon. The verdict returned was "guilty" and was signed bj J, A. M- Knight, foreman. The other members of the jury were: B. II. Ithame, .J. J. Wes coat, J. W, McKeiver, Junius Parrott, and < >. B. Nettles. The chief witness for the city was A. Migh, the colored detective who lias testified in other eases. He st ited In his testimony tliat lie bought the whiskey on February 28th shortly af? ter o\ iock. He had also purchas? ed two other half pint bottles from Hogan on the same day. at different time . Policeman M. G. McKagen testi? fied to having searched siigh before he went to tie- store, saw him enter ami come out with a package in his hand and went with him for some dis? tance before he received the whiskey, when he then labeled the package. Chief Sumter testified to having in search of the place, therea/ter. found whiskey of the same brand, lie testi? fied to tin- fact that Hogan had told him that lie had a revenue license, dated July. 1912. The defense put up no e vidence in reply. Mr. Clifton made only a short argument, saving that If the evidence aw adduced was not sufficient to show Hogan guilty, then he did not see how any one could bo proved guilty. In Iiis argument Mr. Molse endeav? ored to show that as the witness could not swear that the stuff in the bottle was whiskey, then the Jury could not, on their oaths, lind the defendant guilty. He argued that un? less the Stuff had been Listed by the Witness, ami it was not, they could not say it was whiskey. The jury, however, disagreed with him on this point, as tiny returned the verdict of guilty. A line of $60 or 30 days on each count was imposed by the recorder, making a total of $160 or '.?<> days. Wednesday morning, through his attorney, Joe Hogan plead guilty to the charge of storing liquor and was sentenced to a tine of $f?t) or ;5u days' Imprisonment SUMTER CLUB ORGANIZED. ASSOCIATION OF THE BUSINESS MEN OF SVMTER FORMED TUESDAY. Constitution and By-LaWs Adopted ami Officers Chosen?Mr. Nolll O'Donncll to Head Organisation ? Will Have Quarters on lop Floor of City National Hank Building. The Sumter Club, an organization id' the business men of Sumter. was formed Tuesday afternoon at a meet? ing of] Bumter's business men. The meeting was held in the Chamber ? t Commerce quarters and was attended by more than fifty of the prominent citizens of Sumter. A constitution ami By-laws were Adopted and the following officers were elected: President, Nelll O'Oonnell; Vice president, J. II. chandler; secretary, <;. c. Haynsworth; treasurer, Oeo. I>. Kicker. Those who had been agi? tating the matter of forming the ? lub reported a tentative membership of one hundred forty, with the probab? ility of more than this joining, even If some of this number withdrew. The following were elected on t'nc governing board: Dr. B. s. Booth, j, k. Croaswell, I?. I?. Molse, V. c. Manning. E. B. W ilson. I. C. Straus . The governing board was Instruct) d to close a contract for tin- seventh floor of Hie City National Hank Build? ing, which will be occupied by the club. Wednesday morning the mat? ter was gone over with officials of the bank and pr< paratory plans made for the arrangeim nts of the quarters. The formation of this dub will till a long felt want among the business met! of Sumter ami is especially gratifying lo them. The movement to nrgunrze the club was commenced last Thursday and so heartily did the people endorse the project that those who Were working on the matter were ready tu report the tentative membership of one hundred forty, as alreadv stated. The club membership will he for residents of Sumter and Sumter County and the lees will be $25 i iltia liott fee ami dins a year. The quarters will be fully lltted nut ii ev erv way to make them convenient and pleastint for t he members. BITTEN BY FINE DOG. Five-Year Old Summerville t.iii At? tacked b> Pointer. Summen llle, March 12. A v al nable pointer doK belonging to Ned l hdcomhe of Summerville yesterday morning attacked the live year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Holcombe. The child's head was severely bitten. H is not thought tint tin- injuries will result In mi) danger. The dog was shot yesterday afternoon, and its hi >d w us sent to Now York for ex a initiation. The i|<?g showed not the, h ast > mptolllS ol i" lug load. Nt I \M h; i IIOKSl Motors Itcplacv \nimals in New York l ue Department. Si a Yol k, M UN h I ' The day ol the lire hoi 11! in .\? w York i h y i o\ < r. ?\\'e will pill chase no n k ?? <? hois, s for th. fire d< partment," Comiiilssion , i Johnson announced Ihis afternoon We have m-w nboilt 1,600 horse in i he deput I no id and w ? an n pie ing horse drawn apparatus with motors tis last a pusslbb . ' - . , -'\?-~ ? ma " UM uani Tr-ARS. JOE HOGAN PLF.AD UVUJTY TO Lloi 'OK CHARGE? IN THIRTY CASES. Sentence of Fifty hollars or Tlitrty Days Imposed by Recorder In Each Case, with Cases Already Tried, Amount** in All to Five Thousand Dollar* or Eight and One llali Years?Appeal Joe Hogan Thursday morning in the Recorder's court plead guilty to selling, storing and keeping in pos b< aslon alcoholic liquors and bever ages in each of th?> thirty eases the City had against him and a tine of fifty dollars on each count in each case was imposed by the Recorder, making a total of $1,500 or 2,700 days in the thirty cases. Hogan had al? ready been tried on three warrants and was found guilty on each of them. He pleaded guilty to storing pre? viously and with the fifty dollars im? posed by the Recorder in each case makes a grand total of $5,000 or eight and one-half yean imposed in Ben tencea by the Recorder. This is probably the largest line or longest term of imprisonment ever imposed by any municipal officer on a blind tiger in this State and will probably go a long way towards breaking up the illegal whiskey traf? fic in Sumter. Hogan, through his attorney, has appealed in ca< h ease and the matter will la- taken up again at the sum? mer term of court, which will prob? ably convene In jn June. Hogan is now out on hoi.a of $;5,ti0() awaiting the result of his ;ippeal to a higher court. Tin record of tin- Recorder's docket shows that on March 13th, Joe Ho? gan plead guilty to selling, storing and keeping in possession whiskey and alcoholic liquors and beverages on all counts in all warrants, there being thirty warrants, each of them show? ing all of the above counts and ex? tending over a period of between February 1st to Marc h 1st, and that a sentence of $50 or 30 days was im? posed on each count in each war? rant, each succeeding sentence to commence upon the expiration of the preceding sentence, making a total of $4,500 or 2,700 days on the thirty warrants. The docket further shows that on March \2 Hogan was tried on three warrants for the same offense, as above stated, and was convicted by the jury in each case, the sentence be? ing $50 or 30 days on each count in each warrant, or a total of $450 or L'7<? days on the three warrants, on the same day lie also plead guilty to storing whiskey and was sentenced to a fine of $50 or 30 days. t.OOl) WOKK OF KAILKOAD. Southern Railway StMiircs TWO Ex? perts in Animal lltisbuiidr> to Aid Fanners, Atlanta, Ga,, March 12.?To give practical aid to live stock growers along its lines the Southern Railway company has secured the services of two experts in animal husbandry, Dr. Walter Sorrell, who will be stationed at Greensboro, N. C, and will work in Virginia, North and South Caro? lina, and I ?r. (\ I >. Lowe, who will be stationed at Chattanooga, Te-n., and will work Tennessee, bama, Georgia, Kentucky ami Mississippi They will be known as assistant live stock agents and will report to F. L. Word, live Stock agent. Atlanta, (la. Both I )v. Sorrell and Dr. Lowe have had years of practical experience in animal husbandry work. Both have been in the service of the United States government ami are thoroughly conversant with conditions through? out the Southeastern states. The duties of these men will be to advise farmers as to feeding, breed? ing and caring lor live stock under conditions that exist in the territory along the Southern railway, to assist farmers in organizing live stock clubs and associations to give practical demonstrations and to be at the ser? vice of farmers without any cost to them, giving any information, ren? dering assistance ami cooperating in any manner that will tend to Bid and encourage the raising of more and better live stock. Will. UlTiLD N l AY PIER. Charleston Navy Yard IIa?* Approval Of Sccrcturj for $300,4100 Pier. Washington.' March 10.?Joseph us Daniels, secretary of the navy, today approved the location near the pres? ent torpedo slips at the Charleston, s. C, yards of a new i>i< r to cost $300,000 to be used to berth tor? pedo boats. The bureau of yards and dicks was today instructed to take the necessary preliminary steps to expedite this work, which is among the tust construction items under? taken by the new administration. Secretary Daniels lias Indicated that there will la? u material addition in the amount of work to be done at Charleston In the future. To KEDl'CE COTTON ACREAC.E. Resolution Adopted b> Sumter Coun? ts Farmers' Ciilon. Fnvorning the movement of the re? duction ni' acreage of cotton, the Sumter County farmers' Union has adopted the following resolution: "The Sumter County Farmers' Union desires to place on record its hearty endorsement of the efforts that have recently been made by Commissioner Watson, of the state ?h partmenl of agriculture, and president of the Southern Cotton Congress, to prevent mir people from going wild after cot? ton this year. We are ?hang all we can ns Individuals to plant and fer? tilize conservatively, to grow sn abundance of home supplies, to do better farming and b\ a careful use ill our credits to be in n position to mat u< t intelligently next fall. ? vVc call on our rellow farmers to join the union and present a united force for such a wise system of farm? ing t hat we w di not be forced lo sac rltice our cotton ?'n a depressed mar ket next fall should his warning be nnhccdi d b> the country at large. \Y, her? b> appoint our fellow no mi., r, i In State president of the union, to present these, our sent!* mesh I" Col. Watson ,aml assure him <a our ? ordial support, l 'nanltnoiisl> adopted, "J, Clank Williams, I 'resident Hugh Wit h? i s|.n, Sc? 11 tar\." Fl KM AN HERBERT TO RFPRF SENT IIK.II SCHOOL AT CLINTON AM) CO? LUMBIA. Thirty-one Member* of Senior dam Contested Wednesday Afternoon for Honor or Declaiming at ComasesMse mcnt. Furmen Herbert will represent the Bumter High School at the South Car? olina State High School meet at Columbia and at the High School oratorical contest at Clinton. Com? ing next to Herbert in the prelimi? nary contest at the high school were seven other speakers who were select? ed to speak at the annual high school commencement. Those chosen to speak at com? mencement were: Kobert McKay, Cyril Schwartz.. Archer Wilder, Car? roll Simpson. Rah Klein, Vardell Walsh and James Browor. It had heen decided to select six commence? ment dedaimers, but it so happened that two of the speakers tied for place and seven were entered in the eon test instead of six. Furmen Herbert, who made the highest per cent, in the preliminary contest was selected to represent the Sumtei High School at the State High School oratorical contest at Clinton and at the oratorical and Athletic contest in Columbia. He will not speak at commencement, hut he will he awarded a medal at that time, un? less he succeeds in winning one of the medals offered in the Clinton and Co lumhia oratorical contests. It w;us 3 o'clock when the 31 mem? bers of the senior class at the Calhoun School commenced the preliminary contest and it was S o'clock when the contest was over. The five men who were asked by Prof. Kdmunds to act as judges in the preliminary were Messrs. R. L. Wright. H. G. Osteen, Horace Harby, Herbert Moses and j Geo. D. Levy. PEACE AND GOOD WILL WILSON'S POLICY TOWARD LAT IN -AM ERICA N R FP U1ILICS. President Issues Formal Statement Defining Attitude of His Adminis? tration Toward Socth and Central American Countries?Desires "the Most Cordial Understanding and Co-operation." Washington. March 11.?President Wilson today issued this formal state? ment of his policy toward the Central and South American Republics: "In view of questions which are naturally uppermost in the public mind just now the President issues the following statement: "One of ihe chief objects of my Administration will be to cultivate the friendship and deserve the confi? dence of our sister Republics of Cen? tral and South America and to pro? mote in every proper and honorable way the interests which are com? mon to the peoples of the two conti? nents. I earnestly desire the most cordial understanding and co-oper? ation between the peoples and lead? ers of Americ a and therefore deem it my duty to make this brief state? ment. "Co-operation is possible only when supported at every turn by the order? ly process of just government based upon law. not upon arbitrary or ir? regular force. We hold, as I am sure all thoughtful leaders of republic gov? ernment everywhere do, that just gov? ernment -ests always upon the con? sent of th* governed and that there can be no freedom without order based upon law and upon the public conscience and approval. We shall look to make these principles the ba? sis of mutual intercourse, respect and helpfulness between our sister Re? publics and ourselves We Shall lend our influence of every kind to the real? ization of these principles in fact and practice, knowing that disorder, per? sonal intrigue and detianee of consti? tutional rights weaken and discredit government and injure none so much as the people who are unfortunate enough to have their common life and their common affairs so tainted and dlst urbed. "We can have no sympathy with those who seek to seize the power of government to advance their own personal interests 0T ambition. Wo are the friends of peace, but we know that there can be no lasting or stable peace in such circumstances1 As friends, therefore, we shall prefer those who act in the interest of peace and honor, who protect private rights and respect the restraints >f consti? tutional provision Mutual respect seems to us the indispensable founda? tion of friendship between states as between individuals. ?The United States has nothing to seek in Central and South America, except the lasting Interests of the peo? ples ot the two continents, the se? curity of governments Intended for the people and for no special group or int? rests, and the development of per? sonal and trade relationships between the two continents, which shall re? dound to the profit and advantage of both und interfere with the rights end liberties of neither. "From these principles may be read so much of the future policy of this Government as it is necessary now to forecast; and In the spirit of these principles i may. i hope, be permit? ted, with as much confidence us earnestness, to extend t<? the govern? ments of all the republics of America the hand of genuine disinterested friendship and to pledge my own hon? or and the honor of my colleagues to every enterprise of peace and amity that a fortunate future may disclose." The President read the above state? ment to the Cabinet today. At th? Wirte House it was disclaimed that the statement WAS aimed at any par? ticular country It was declared that it would be pent to the diplomatic represent at ives . f the United States la all Central ami : outh Ara. t lean coun? tries alike. New Enterprise ef Wetlgenetd. \ charter has been issued to the Wcdgettotd Mercantile company, with a c apital of $2,O0e. The officers are T ??. Chaplin, president; .1 ?'. Oed dings, vice president, and W. II Kam \. secretary and treasurer. The mi r? h ints report ? good trade Saturday, it being decldedb better than on am other daj during the pest I two months.