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outfyron. SIJMTKK WATCHMAN, Kxtabllsliod April, 1*50. "Be Just and Fear not?Dot all tilt- . n<l~ Tliou Alms'! at bo thy Country's, Thy God ? and Truth/a." TBE TRUE SOVTHRON, Established Juno, I8M. Consolidated Aug. 3,1881. SUMTER. S. C, SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1913. | Vol. XXXVI. No. 32. SUGAR LOBBY COSTLY. ADVOCATES OF Dl'TY ON SI'GAR Sl'F.M? MONK. FRFKLY. Two WUiichm-h Tell of How 9100.000 Wat Spent?-IHmy Any Combination of Interests In Lobbying?Witness Closely I vhiiiIimiI Washington, June 10.?For six hours today Former Qov. Carter and Sidney Ballou, wo of the men who have conducted the tight in Hawaiian producers in Washington to retain a duty on augar. outlined to the aenate lobby investigating committee their gvtivlt.es here and elsewhere. GoV. Cartel testltled that he was paid nothing and received only his expenses. Mr. Ballou said he was the regular agent of the sugar pro dncera 10 Washington, with a salary of $12.000 g year, and $3,000 a year for expenses. Both agreed that about $tt0,e00 had been spmt by the sugar people ip their campaign against free augar, but d- med there had been any tangible combination between the I nit* : States cane and beet and Ha walla* cane producers with a com? mon fond directed to influencing leg? islation. The session at times grew warm. Senators Walsh and Heed put Qov. Carter through a sharp cross-exami? nation under which the witness ap? peared fully able to take care of him? self. He declared that an audience with President Wilson for the Ha wal'an sugar men had been denied bj Secretary Tumulty and that a member of the senate finance sub? committee in charge of sugar had ecuga?eted that they be riven a hear? ing "at?er the passage of the bill." Mr. "tall-iii said later that Senator ?ore had made this statement. Oov. Carter said that three senators ?-Swanson. Lewis and Williams?had told him or Hawaiian friends that they were not in sympathy with free augar, but since it was advocated by the'Potnocratlc party they must vote for It. He declared that he got no sat? isfaction when he spoke of hearings to members oi the cabinet, congress? men and senate rs. Jfr. Haflous' testimony was largely corroborative of that given by Oov. Carter. Metis.or Heed *?? worded a question it ono time as to arouee the criticism of Senator Nelson. "You can't dictate his answer for him. " said Mr. Nelson, "this isn't a police court. "No. hut it ought to be a Place where gentlemen are present acting as gentlemen." retort, d Senator Reed. Chairman Overman rapped for or er and the Incident ended. Senator Reed ask'd Ballou if the Hawaiian planters were not anxious for a return of the penalty labor sys? tem. He read a statement to this ef? fect from what he said was a "sup? pressed" report of Daniel J. Kce.c. former commissioner of Immigration. "There are about as many gentle? man In Hawaii who favor a return to that nystem as there are gentlemen in the South who favor a return to slav? ery." answered the witness. The ? losing of the afternoon ses? sion wss enlivened by the reading of a letter from Senator Cronna of Dakota, with an editorial from a Western newspaper bearing the < ap ti m. 1 \..t Cheap HhOleej" The edi? torial rldb-ub?d the ass.-n ion of Sen? stor Kenvon fh.it IphhtOi in Washing? ton were using soc ial no t hods and that the prl??> of a senator s vote was s theatre tk< ket or a dinner in a cafe, and dr. hired thitf It was th?- o|g of Ihr realm that gets ;? senator." "Just ask Senator < Smnmt about this,' It said. Th?? geoeghoffi of the oooamlttee laughed < I". e letter was read by Senator Overman. Senator Uro mot asked that A Y Moore. puhhsher of the paper, be subpoenaed Suhpoeiots were ser\ed todav on 8. F. N.ale and K. C Duft. W.kIum; ton attorneys. SOl'TH CAROLINA POHTMANTKR?. Nominations Mad.- for (Hilton, In* man. V% illhiuixtoii and I.imdriiiii. t/ashlngton. June 10, ? {'resident Wilson to.lav nominated the following S..?uh ? it 1 1 . |.oMim>i-<ters John II Rothrock. Inman: Win M M? ? Mlllan Clinton T M Mal?.?, Wil Him^ton. Rufue <} Durham, Len* drum All of these gaawlweea were endoif rd by the C..ngt ? ssmen ffosg thelf dMirietH and by the iwo aenatora After extended Investigation we have reached the conclusion that t u> pling laughter m tbe gigglim. nl I he girl one liktJr? AMtotl QM*t INTERESTING PROGRAM REND erer frii>.\v mom bk. fork LAMB AI !) ik NC f.. Miss Thelma II ihn In Wins Medal for Scholarship und Miss Ilarviii and \Vad?< Ramsey Win Attendance Medals? Mint's G usque and l'latt Will Teach Another Yeai*?l?rof. Rcnibcrt's Clans Vnscttlcd. ' Wedgefleld, June 9.?Before a large and appreciative audience the clos? ing exercises of the Wedgetleld grad? ed school were held In the school aud ' itorium on last Friday. After the invocation by Rev. Geo. k. Way the following programme was rendered: "If We Were You and You Were We."?School. Speech for Small Boy?Uufus Bur ress, "Tight Times."?George Kamsey. Tom Thumb Wedding? Primary Grades. Declamation Contest. "Asleep at the Switch. '?Wilson Strunge. "The Gambler s Wife."?Effle Trou bletleld. "Land of the South."?Keith Strange. "The Deathbed of Benedict Ar? nold."?Thelma Harvin. Pantomime Song?Intermediate De? partment. "Song of the Mystic."?Minnie Bar vin. "The Wife Hunting Deacon." ? Clara Norris. "The Polish Boy."?Pose Wein? berg. May Celebration?Intermediate De? partment. "The New South.'?Marshall Brlce. "The Mind and Its Creations."? Eunice Cain. Awarding of Scholarship Medal? H. L Hembert. Principal. Awarding of Declalmer's Medal? Superintendent J. H. Haynsworth. Awarding of Diplomas?Mr. J. E. Humbert. "It's Time to Tell You All Good? bye."?School. Presentation of prises to Thelma Harvin and Wade Ramsey for per? fect attendance. The scholarship medal was won by Thema Harvin. The Robert Simmons Ayeoek de? clalmer's medal was won by Ross Weinberg. Miss Eunice Cain and Marshall Price were the graduates. Just before the singing of the last hymn Mr. Sam Weinberg of the board of trustees, on behalf of the students of the higher grades, presented Prof. Kembert with a scarf pin. Misse? Martha Platt and Lucy (Jasque will continue as teachers for another term. Prof. Rembert's plans for the fu? ture are not yet settled. Misses Miriam Mellett. Sadie Nettles and Mary Mellette. of Sum ter. spent the past week and as guests of Mr. E W. Nettles. Messrs. Mortimer and Jerome Weinberg of the University are at borne for the holidays. Misses Jeanette Thomas of tin- Col? lege for Women and Misses Ida Dwigtlt and Thelma Weinberg of Winthrop college are also at home. Misses Carrie Rodgers and Mattle Williamson of Sumter spent the past Week-end With Mrs. J. W. Rogers. Mrs. k. Covlngton of BennettsvlUe ami Miss Annie Wells of Privateer have been visiting their sister, Mrs R, H. Pains -y. Mrs. J. I . Kolb and Children, of Pinewoodi have returned home after ;i pleasant visit \>, her father, Mr. It, H Whllden, HEARS GRIEVANCES, Daniel?, lands Sympathetic Ear to Complaints From Representatives of Worker*. Washington, June 11.?Two hun? dred representatives of Atlantic coast nav) yard employes fonnd ? sympa? thettc hen ret in Secretarj Daniels lo? da) when they appeared at the navy department to submit various grn-v am ra The men complained about so. ailed "scientific" management eye? leans ami tin* lack of uniformity mi wage .Scalen, ami insisted that tiny should have representation i n Ihe v/age boards of the various yards The secretary promised in rIvi careful consideration to all oi tic propositions presented The Dostoa, Nea York, Phllndel i 111 i NeWSSSTt, Annapolis. Norfolk. Charleston and Washington yard* NNdC i epic cut cd. LOBBY ADMITS CHARGE. DENY BEING INSIDIOUS OR EX? ERCISING ANY UNDER 11 AXD ED MEANS TO OBTAIN ENDS. _ Trl<-<l to Induce Rome Senators to Win Their Support In Antl?I\es Sugar Fight?Sugar Produces* Claim to Have Been Misled by 1'romlses. ? Washington, June 11.?Investiga? tion of the "augar lobby" by the sen? ate lobby committee today wa-s to a marked extent a controversy over whether President Wilson had given the sugar producer! reason to be? lieve they would have "nothing to fear" from free sugar under his ad? ministration. Out of the day's testimony, in which Louisiana and Hawaiian witnesses re? peatedly declared they had not re celved fair treatment from the pres? ident and had been misled by others as to bis purpose, the committee sue COeded In drawing what are believed to be some of the most important facts thus far developed. Some of the sugar . ion frankly admitted they con? stituted a "lobby" although they ob? jected to the charge that any of their actions had been "insidious" or In any way illegitimate or underhanded. They admitted that comprehensive campaigns had been organized and carried out to create "back fire" on ? senators and representatives from their own States In hope of winning their support to the anti-free sugar side. "The prosperity of Louisiana was at 'stake," mid Jules Godchaux, a sugar planter. "We tried to get the people we did business with to write sena? tors and representatives telling them that free sugar would destroy the business of the State. We asked them to wire and write Washington and to ask that merchants they did business with in the United States to du the same. We tried to establish an end? less chain of letters and telegrams to draw attention of congress to our ar? guments." John F. Hamburg of New York, manager of a large Hawaiis? augjir firm, admitted his Arm had urged ex? of its 1,500 or more customers to write to senators and representatives pointing out the destruction to busi? ness that would follow free sugar. Plainly resentful of the president's recent statements as to the operation Of an. "insidious" lobby In Washington the Louisiana and Ifawiian sugar men enlivened the hearings with fre Mueut attempts to tell of the pledges they (helleved they had received that sugar would not be made entirely ' ree. Jules Godchaux and Edwin S. Dick? inson, the tWO Louisiana witnesses, declared they had tried in vain to see the president and bad been Informed that he had all the Information he wanted on the sugar tariff. Mr. Dickinson declared the presi? dent bad never talked with any "prac? tical sugar man" about the Louisiana situation, and that he had secured most of Iiis information from National Commltteeman Robert ISwIng, a news? paper man; Sol Wexler. a banker; Representative Hroussard ami Sena? tors Ransdell and Thornton. "I have never seen Mr. Wilson on the subject, " interrupted Senatoi Thornton, who was sitting in the com? mittee room. ('barges of the sugar men that they had been given assurances of the pres? ident's sympathy on the sugar ques? tion were based on statements Repre? sentative Hroussard Is Bald to have made to the witnesses after a visit to 'president-elect Wilson at Seagirt. "I was assured by Mr. Rroussard," sagd Marry Irwin, representing the Htlo (Hawaii) Board of Trade, "that a plan indorsing a tariff reduction auch as would nol destroy any legiti? mate industry was prepared In Mr. Wilsons' presence and sanctioned by Mr. Wilson with direct reference to the augar question." The fact that the Baltimore con? vention did not indorse free sugar und other circumstunces of the campaign the witness said, had led them to work for ill" Democratic ticket and support Mr Wilson in the belief they would "have muhing to fear" from an> movement for free sugar, "We east 50,000 or 80,001 votes for Wilson and subscribed monej lo his campaign in Louisiana.' said Jules Godchaux hotly, "on the assurances we t hough! v e had thai he would not fuvor free sugar. Alter he gni in Washington! he said, tin pluiltcrs made VUill effol'tH to see the president and talk with Dim "We went t.. the White House ind sou Secretary Tumulty, he added. "He told us w could not m*e Ihc president; I ha I he had particular in ?tructlotpj ttuit the president did not SKXATK MAKING CHANGES IX UNDERWOOD BILL. T1k? Transfer of Some. Dutiable Ar? ticles to Free Lift and Reduction of Kates on Others Will Decrease Tariff Revenue AI>out $20,500/000 Per Annum. Washington, June 11.?Charges in the Underwood tariff bill by the sen? ate finance subcommittees, trans? ferring proposed dutiable articles to the free list, will aggregate an es? timated annual loss in revenue to the government of nearly a million and a** half dollars a year. This curtail? ment of the total estimated revenue under the house bill is based only on articles known to have been trans? ferred to the free list thus far upon subcommittee recommendations and does not take into account decreases in duties which will be pronosed on many articles, Added to the $26,000, 000 estimated loss in revenue under the house bill free list, this would aggregate $26,500,000. Included in the senate list are the revenues that would be derived from hemp which the Underwood Mil makes dutiable, but which th > senate sub? committee today decided should be transferred to the free list. Hemp will be sent to the caucus on the free list on the ground that products of the farms, such as cattle and wheat, are to free listed. Free hemp, it Iis said, would result in cheaper twine to the farmers and compensate them ' somewhat by reducing their harvest expense. Hemp, both plain and hackled, the? subcommittee proposes to remove from the dutiable list, the former from $11.20 a ton and the latter from one cent a pound in the Underwood bill. Some of these losses in revenue may be made up by countervailing duties on certain agricultural products, but this amount, it is estimated, will not be large. Today the majority members of the finance committee opposed publica 1 tion at this tmc of detailed changes In the Underwood bill approved by t them on subcommittee recommenda? tions. * The committee today had under consideration the changes in the cot? ton schedule proposed by Senator Johnston's subcommittee. Most of them were approved, but one or two matters were referred back to the subcommittee for further eonsider ? tion. In this schedule the net result of the altered rates will Increase the average cotton rates in the Under? wood bill about 5 per cent., the pri n? cipal changes affecting cotton yarns, This is probably the only schedule in which senate action will result in an Increase, The majority members of the com? mittee decided their action should be guarded as much as possible until the caucus can have a chance to act, because the caucus might in some matters reverse or otherwise alter their decisions Mr. Joe Chandler's volley ball team will play any other team which can be gathered In the city. An interest? ing K?me is expected. want any appointments made with any one from Louisiana to talk about sugar; that he bad all the informa? tion be wanted on that subject." Mr. Dickinson was emphatic In his j statements that he was not an "in? sidious lobbyist," declaring he had looked the term up and found it meant "deceitful, lying and treacherous." "Do you know of any misleading statements that hacve been circu? lated?" asked Senator Overman. "Why, yes, some of these state? ments and bulletins put out by tin free sugar advocates are not truth? ful,' he answered. "Well, you admit there Is insidious lobbying then'."' retorted Senator Overman. "Please remember that the president has not charged you and your association with being "insidi? ous.' " The character ?>t tin- country-wide campaign organised against free su? gar was detailed by the witnesses. They declared they acted on the be fief that protests and arguments from / senator's constituents would receive more attention than those coming di rectlj front the sugar people. The committee had not Hnished with the anti-free sugar witnesses when it adjourned tonight. After several more have been heard tin- commit' lee will begin the examination ol those who have conducted the free sugar publicity campaign The chief of these is Frank C l^nwo ??i \< w Vork, who testified before suothei congress, lonal committee that he was employ? ed bj the Federal Sugar Iteliulng < otnpanyt UNDERWOOD HILL PROVIDES FOR INCOME TAX AXI) BIG INCREASE IN REVE? NUE, f Comparison Made of Paync-Aldrich Tariff Hill and Underwood Tariff Measure?Where the Money to Hun Federal Government Comes From. Washington, June 9.?A table pre? pared by the senate finance commit? tee showing comparative figures based on the Underwood tariff bill and 'he present tariff law, shows the average ad valorem rate in the proposed law to I e 32.99 per cent as against 43.t>4 per cent, under the Payne-Aldrich bill. The estimated loss of revenue Inrough the augmented free list in the Underwood bill would be $24,71S,329 bn an import valuation of $102,534, 4 ?? c. Reveue under the proposed bill, .exclusive of the Income tax, is esti? mated at $266,701,130, as compared with $304,216,694, under the present rates. With the Income tax revenue * ^ mated at approximately $S0,(p the* total revenue under the * Med bill would aggregate about jOO, 000. In the sundries schedule, wherein the Democrats have added many arti? cles not heretofore taxed or have in? creased rates on luxuries, t>.^ ad va? lorem equivalent shows an increase over the Payne-Aldrich rates from 24.72 per cent to 33.26 and the esti? mated revenue from this schedule is raised from $27,000,000 to approxi? mately $?0,000.000. Wool revenue, it is estimated, will decrease from $27,000,000 to $13, 000,000. The sugar revenue will de? crease at the rate of $20,000,000 a year until sugar goes on the free list in three years. Majority members of the senato finance committee will meet tomorrow to prepare the measure for the Demo? cratic c; UCUS next week. Senator Simmons, chairman of the committee, said two of the subcom? mittees would not be able to report fully for several days, as each has several propositions to submit to the majority members for advice. These include (tuestions relating to the in? come tax, administrative features and whether certain duties on the silk schedule should be specific instead of ad valorem. The proposal of the subcommittee in charge of the agricultural sched? ule to put a countervailing duty on live stuck, grains, meats and Hour also Will be discussed by the majority members. With these products on the free list, subject to countervailing duties, cattle from Canada would be dutiable at from 22 1-2 to 25 per cent, ad valorem, a sum equal to the Ca? nadian tax on cattle; meats would be duitable at 2 1-2 to 3 cents a pound; wheat 10 to 12 cents a bushel; oats and rye. to 10 cents a bushel; flour 50 to HO cents a barrel; rye flour, 45 to 50 cents a barrel; oatmeal, SO to HO cents a barrel. Senater Simmons estimates that the majority members will be at least ? week considering the bill. To protect the city of New York against the operation of a proposed income tax, where it might fall upon the city's interest in tbe earnings of the Interborough Rapid Transit com? pany. Comptroller Matthewson and Acting Corporation Counsel Hohle of New York have suggested important amendments to the income tax pro? vision. One amendment would make it clear thai incomes of state:; or mu? nicipalities can ma be taxed. The other would exempt earnings of any private corporation when the opera? tion of the Income tax would result in a loss to a State, county or city. (MVS GALLOWAY APPOINTED. South Carolina Man Named as Civil Ser\ lee < 'omnilssioncr. Washington, D. C. June in Charles M. Galloway, of South Caro? lina, who is private secretar) to Sen? ator K. D. Smith ami who stands high In the favor of Democratic sen? ators generally, was to.'.a* nominated by President Wilson as q member <d the ei\il service commissions Presidenl Wilson also nominated H w Craven, of Washington Stute, re? taining, mils John a Mcllheamy, of the present commission, it is not >? t known who w dl be chairman of the new commission. The only South Carolinians thai have ever served on the commission heretofore er?1 Kx-Governor Hugh S, Thompson :i nd \\ tu I. Trcuholiu ol Cha rlestoti? MAYORS GALLED 10 MEET INVITED TO HOLD COXFER ENCE IX THIS CITY TO DIS? CUSS MUNICIPAL PROB? LEMS. Conference called for June 25th?AH Towns of More Than One Thous? and Copulation Invited to Partici? pate?Mayors of Other Towns In? vited to Help Make out Interesting Program?Some of the Subjects to l?c Discussed. The, mayor and the Chamber of Commerce have issued a joint call for a meeting of the mayors of South Carolina cities and towns of 1000 or more population, to talk over ques? tions that are of interest to all cities and towns of any size. The purpose is to promote discussion throughout the State of municipal problems, some Of which might perhaps require leg? islative action later on, and some of which re ve only that citizens gen? erally ^ rst attention then action in o jfi I have better home towns. *V tea of the conference is that ^i*V of living conditions is more .v -ortant than size of a town, and ecause this Is true, the arrange? ments for the convention thus far have been turned over to the educa? tion committee of the Chamber of Commerce. It has suggested five topics for discussion, and the call, in inviting the mayors to meet here, also asks each of them to suggest for dis? cussion any municipal problem that he would like to discuss or hear dis? cussed. Through this conference, the edu? cation committee hopes to start a propaganda of education along va? rious lines. All topics will, it is ex? pected, be discussed by both advo? cates and opponents of the implied proposition. The idea is to thresh out all viewpoints, in order that the mayors, when they go home, will be able to tell their people the argu? ments both for and against every? thing talked about. The call for the conference reads as follows: - ?t To the Mayor of You are invited, in your official ca? pacity, to meet other Mayors of South Carolina cities and towns of 1,000 or more population in Sumter oh Wed? nesday, June 25th, to talk over ques tions that are of Interest to all heads of cities. The following subjects have been suggested thus far: 1. Different forms of commission government. 2. Equalisation of assessment; re? lation to education, public improve? ments, etc. 3. Removal of constitutional limi? tation of a community's right to tax itself for local improvements. 4. Best means of securing improv? ed, roads, streets and bridges within towns and connecting towns. 5. Parks and playgrounds. PJease let us know at once that you will come, and let us know, also, what topics you would like to discuss or hear discussed in addition to those already suggested. This will help us to complete an attractive program. Very truly yours, L. I). J ENNINGS, Mayor of Sumter. 1> D. MOI8E, President Sumter Chamber of Com? merce. S H EDMUNDS, Supt. <'ity Schools and Chairman Education committee Sumter Cham? ber of Commerce, BARTOW walsh. Chairman Convention Committee. Sumter Chamber of Commerce. WHEN <.\s WAS NEW. IJucen Victoria IVarcd an Explosion of the Lighting System. < 'hlcago News. After the invention of illuminating gas early In the last century it was a long time before English people felt really at home with it. The authori? ties at Windsor Castle are said to have been under the impression that the gas was on lire all the way along the pipes. And tin- Times of July 12, 1830, contained the thrilling item: "The Duke of Wellington, when at Windsor a few days ago, directed that the ^as might be CUt Off from the in? terior of the castle, by the desire of the Queen, who. we understand, on lertained apprehensions lest an ecd d< nt might be caused by explosion. Her Ha jest) s wishes will, of course, lie Immediately complied with, and directions have already been given to the gas com pan) foi the purpose. The commencement exercises el the Si Josephs A<adem> will bn luid en June ?Ith and Zetta .a a