Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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mm iii cakomna westi un ftVULWW signs agree mknt ro pay roit in f Mit to awn. y - Agreement In Prcvodent Which Moans Mach to This ami other t itle* If 1 It as Hold to?Railway Complies with Ter.-na Laid l?own by i lly Mnamgrr After Considerable l?ela>. ' That an crmr of Judf ment on the part of agent of the city was no rea? son for lessening the franchise hold ar'a liability" waa one of the terms of the contract between the city and the Mouth Carolina Western Railway which the ralfoad had to agree to he fore they could bulb* their track across Ureen Street and completo their connection with the Atlantic Coast I<tnc. After a delay of several weeks the railroad finally signed the agreement and the connection was completed the last part of last week. The special agreement between the city and the South Carolina Western Railway, Is of Interest as establish? ing something of a precedent, while at the same time si.rnallzinsj the city's victory on a point of policy Insisted on by the City Manuger as one of hin ?rat ofhclal acta The Ihhuo was: Should It be unmistakably set forth that a railroad is responsible for any damage that might be done to a sewer by either the building or operation of a track, even though the plans and the track work be appi >vcd by the city? The city won out. The South Carolina Western, bon used to build Into Sumter, is requir? ed by State law to make physical con? nection with the Atlantic Coast Line. To do no. It was necessary to cross an Important sewer. The City Manager, a former railroad engineer, held that the road was, or should be. respon? sible for any damage to the sewer caused by the building or use of the track, even though he approved the construction plans and the steps to safeguard the sewer. The city, at tho managers initiative, required that sUv.h be unmistakably expressed in a special agreement. The railroad representatives admitted by word of mouth that the City Manager was correct, but held that the proposed voement was "superfluous and un aeceasarv " The City Manage" held the agreement was a necessity. In or? der to preclude possibility of legal ac? tion to enforce the city's position at some future date. He "stood pat" on the proposition that a possible engi? neering error by an agent of the city, concurred In by a franchise holder, ought not. under any conditions to lessen the franchise holder's liability for any damage to public property as a result of the use of a franchise. A deadlock of some weeks resulted, and the Stuf.? commission took up the matter for preliminary Inquiry, after which the railroad acceded to the city's requirements and signed a spe? cial agreement embodying the city manager * contention In "plain ev? eryday English." The terms of the agreement nro: 1. That the South Carolina Wes? tern Railway shall In the course of the construction of said track replace that portion of the present sewer now constructed of terra cotta pipe, with cast Iron pipe, In accordance with the agreement between the parties, In ref? erence to same, which agreement la fully understood by both parties here? to. 2. That the South Carolina Wes? tern Hallway hereby agrees and binds Itself, and Its SJgat essors and assign-*, at all times hereafter, and so long as Its track crosses Green Stn t I across the sewer line through Green Street of the City of Sumter, to In? demnify tbe ctt> of sumter against any damage to said Hemer, which may lie caused by reason of the con? st? S)C ling i?i UM said railroad tra??,. or it* maintenance, or the operation of said railroad, or the novlng of I.motives over and upon said tracks. 3. That the South Carolina Wes? tern Hallway is not hound to maintain th#? nawl sewer line, at any part thereof, hut mrely to replace or ie palr. forthwith and promptlx, any damage whl< h max be OnngSd IS said sewer through Green Street, by the construction of said railroad track, or the operatn-n or moving of trains, or ' hth or locomotives, over or across the Mime. 4 This egressnent shall not effect th* right of the City of Sumter to use (lieen street an it may get fit. at all Ismes protecting the tracks and road hed of th< South Carolina Western Hallway, provided such use of said street shall not be Inconsistent with agreement or the ordinance herein? before referred to Sooth Carolina Western Hallway, My J. H Ham .,, k Ye , President The ? hv ,,f Mnnjilor.i Ml L i? Jennings. Mayor, J. I" Booth, Count I lass a, c g Rowland, Couneilsaan Witness. I C. Strauss Sumter. I i' . Uft) ||( i i : Mrs. I G straw* ans tat? ned t Ashevllle, VOTERS SHOULD REGISTER. POV, HI-KASK asks THAT DEMO? CHATS nr. PREPARED TO VOTE IX F.LKCTIONS. _ Address Issued to People of Stau? by (iovcrtior Implies that Underhand Means may He F.mploycd tu Flec? tion of United State* FsDnaiOff Since Hatitlcutlnn of Seventeenth Amcnd ment?Feels That Warning Should bo (then People of State. Columbia, June 14.?A call to all Democratle vottrs to got registration certificates and thus qualify them? selves to vote in any general election la contained in an address to the peo? ple Usued today by Governor Cole L. | Bloase. The governor says that he J has Information that an attempt to have Congress pass restrictions to the cfTect that only those qualified to vote In a general election can practl Otnatg in any preferential primary for United States Senator and Congress? men will be made since the ratifica? tion of the 17th amendment to the Federal Constitution providing for election of Senators by direct vote of the people. He says that he does not believe either the legislature or the next State Convention will put any restric? tion on the primary, but that Con? gress will be asked to. He urges ev? ery white man to provide himself with j a registration certificate and says that If any board of registration turns down a white applicant he will lire them and appoint a board which will give every white man a certificate. His address follows: "To the Democratic Voters of South Carolina: "I desire to call your attention to the fact that the amendment to the Constitution of the United States pro? viding for the direct election of Unit? ed States Senators by the people has been ratified by a sufficient number of States to put the amendment into effect, and that this ratification by a sufficient number of States has beet) announced by Hon. William J. Bryan, Secretary of State of the United States. "Although South Carolina has not ratified this amendment, yet under the Constitution of the United States I suppose s\c will be bound by it. "It is now rumored that certain South Carolinians ? some native born and some by adoption without the State's consent?I regret they are South Carolinians?are endeavor? ing to have Congress place a provision In a law to be passed under the new amendment to the effect that in those States In which a primary Is held by a party for its candidate, no person shall be allowed t?? vote in said pri? mary except he he qualified to vote j In the generul election. ThlM effort is being made In an underhanded man? ner. I now give yon notice that it Is being made, in order that you may gcj to your supervisors of reglet ration and gel your registration Certificates I and be fully prepared to protect your? selves when the time comes. The books of the supervisor of registra? tion should hi open on the first Mon? day of each month at your county seats, and your supervisors of regis? tration should make proper arrange? ments to see that every man who is entitled to he registered is registered, The respective executive committees of each Democratic club should see that his name is upon the registration hooks. No while mag in the state should wait for at mcliody else to at? tend to it for him, but should get his eerttflcate himself and be ready for the fray when it come* "I do not believe that your Legis lature is going to place nny such re? strictions upon your state primary. nor do I believe that vom State Con? vention Will place any stub restric? tions nround your State primary, but Mrs can not tell what sffect these un? derground, stab-in-tho-back. cheap pollttenns may tuing about in Wash? ington? in order to deprive a certain element of the white people of the South and of our state of participat? ing in the primary, particularly in Booth Carolina, bees use they have heretofore been defeated, (>r now aee defeat staring them in the face. "I feel that it is proper that warn mg should be given you, and that it la my duty as your Governor to k\\< it. and i now do SO. I can only give tie- warning, mm i feel it is my duty i to do. If you fall to heed it and find I yourself deprived of the right or suffrage, you win have no one to binme but yourselvea Go to the su? jpervleors of registration, if ihey fall to register you, report tbem to me II there i-1 any board of registration in tin- state which refuses to register tie' white voters I will relieve Ihem from dutj and put Mi a board that Will. "I have sounded the naming. That is all I ? an do | beg you to heed it. "Very respsctfully. "Cols 1? Blesse, Governor," Congress has reduced ihe tariff on dlamonda Thank goodness, are can order ours now and save some molt* ??>'. BURNT HIS SHIRT OFF. Averett Arlington is Severely! but Not seriously Burned at Greenwood Garage, Greenwood, Juno 16.?Averett Ar rlngton, ? young man employed by the Greenwood garage, was severely burned thli afternoon by having his shirt become Ignited, the shirt being saturated with gasoline. He had soaked the greasy shirt in gasoline to elean it and thought the gasoline had evaporated. On striking a match to light a cigarette, the shirt blazed Up ami he was severely burned about the body and arms. Though suffering (real pain, his condition is not se? rious. He was hurried to a hospital. FOUR ROBBERIES MONDAY NIGHT? Wreck Store, Pepsi Cola Company, South Carolina Western Depot and T. N. Smith Stiller from Depreda? tions. The burglars, robbers, or just plain thieves, whatever they are, were quite busy Monday night. Four places were entered by them, but in only one place, the Wreck Store, were the thieves successful in securing any of the money which they were evidently after. At the Wreck Store, which was en , tercd from the rear, the door being broken in, the thieves prized open the cash drawer and secured between $10 and $12 dollars in change. It was not I known how much goods was taken, although the proprietors found sev? eral articles in the alley in the rear I of the store, where they had been dropped by the thieves. The Pepsi Cola BoHing Company was entered from a front window, which Mr. Dowling, the proprietor, thinks he must have left unfasten? ed. The money drawer was not open? ed, but other drawers which were not locked were ransacked, but apparent? ly nothing was missing. In entering the thieves had cut through the wire screen in the front window. At the South Carolina Western Railway the thieves of thief, entered from the window in the colored wait? ing room. From this room they passed through the ticket window, breaking the glass out in order to do si , into the agent's office. Here ap? parently an effort was made to en? ter the safe, which was unsuccessful Articles Of Clothing and other articles in the freight room were not molest? ed. T. N. Smith's store on East Liberty street was entered from a rear door, the door evidently being prized open with a piece of iron. Two cad? dies of tobacco and part of a jar of chewing gum were missing this morn? ing, when Mr. Smith found that nil place had been entered. This Store was broken into several weeks ago from the front door, when several articles were stolen. The Wreck Store also suffered from the depredations Of thieves several weeks ago. UNDERWOOD BLOCKS PLAN. Customs Consolidation Likely to Be? come Effective July l. Washington, June IT.?When the Senate passed the bill reported by its commerce committee, to defer for six months the consolidation of the cus? toms service, which is to go into effect by President Taft's executive order on July 1. it was generally believed here that the measure would have plain sailing in the House, where it is favored by a large majority of the membership. The outlook for the bill ' is very gloomy, however, because Chairman Underwood, of the ways and means committee, to which the bill was referred, is determinedly op? posed to it and will not call any meet? ing of the committee to consider it. Unless action Is taken by the Demo? cratic caucus next week to discharge the committee, the result will be that the Senate's proposal to defer the Tafi consolidation und give President Wil? son a chance to amend it. will sleep In ;i pigeon i ,p. until Hie consolida? tion has actually gone Into effect on July L Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo Is anxious to have the consolidation deferred according to the Senate pro? gramme but the most powerful of the Democratic house leaders disagree with him. Their views will prevail unless the caucus overrules them, which is not considered likely. PRESIDENT DOFFS Ills COAT. Makes Himself Comfortable While Conferring With Bryan. Washington, June IT. President Wilson and Secretary Bryan u(,t a taste of Washington's hot weather today, ?Inn Ihej sal down to work over ;? numbei of prospective diplomatic appointments The slssltnsj tempern tute ami the formal frock I'OUl made it uncomfortable, it was the President who cast his frock < oat aside and \\ oi ked In in* shut vlee> s POLAR EXPEDITION STARTS. Explorer Stefnnsson to Join Party at Nome. Alaska, Later. Victoria B. C, Juno 17.?The Can adian Polar exploration expedition, which will spend three years In the Artie, under the direction of Vilhjal mer Stefnnsson, diBcoverer of the blonde Eskimos, set out today, when the old whaler Karluk, Capt Robert Barlett, with ten scientists and a crew of fifteen men, steamed from Victoria for tlie far north. Dr, Btefansson did not sail on the Karluk. remaining behind to com? plete a book he is writing. He will join the vessel at Nome, Alaska, about July 20. Dr. K. M. Anderson, who will have charge of the Southern party, which jwill use the auxiliary gasoline Bchoon er Alaska, now awaiting the arrival of the party at Nome, and will visit Victoria Land, also remained behind. The scientific work of the expedition began with the sailing of the Karluk James Murray, oceanagraphcr, bo ginning his investigation of currents, while Fritz Johansen, United States Government biologist, began investi? gating the sea life in the water through which the Karluk passed. Murray and Johansen will conduct constant research into ocean animals, the chemistry of the sea, temperature of the water and direction of cur? rents in a laboratory constructed es? pecially for them on the deck of the old whaler. FEARFULLY MANGLED, LIVES HOURS. White Man Meets Horrible Fate Near Aiken. Aiken, June 17? With his left shoulder crushed literally to pieces and a fearful hole in his skull, crush? ed bone particles and pieces of a felt hat resting against the brain, Joe Maroney, a 35-year-old white man, residing at Oakwood, in this coun? ty, was found early this morning in I an unconscious condition beside the Southern Railroad tracks, about six 1 miles east of this place and one mile east of Montmorenci. The wounded man was brought to Aiken and all day local physicians labored faithfully to preserve his life. The hone particles and hat felt resting en the brain surface were removed successfully, when it became apparent 'that the man had also suffered a frac? ture at the base of the brain. For this there was no remedy, and he died about tj o'clock this afternoon. The physlclal facts in the case, the [position of the body, the location of the wounds and the train schedules make it appear that he was sitting evidently on a cross tie, jutting from the track, and that the so-called ' midnight train' 'from Augusta, pass? ing here about 12.15 at night, struck him ami knocked him off. it lias been stated by reliable par? ities that Maroney was seen in Aiken yesterday afternoon, under the influ? ence of alcohol, if not actually intoxi? cated. From infancy the dead man ba?l been subjected, it is declared, to periods of partial blindness. The cor? oner's inquest was begun tonight, but continued until tomorrow evening in view of the absence of some persons deemed material witnesses. The dead man is survived by a wife and one son. The remains will be shipped to orangeburg tomorrow for Interment. Tlie News of Privateer. Privateer, June 16.?The weather's tine for killing grass and there is a lot of it about here that needs killing now, too. 1 think every one in this section lias Iiis oats all in now only a few got caught in the rain last week. Mr. E. W. Rivers spent a few days ithe past week in St. George. Mr. Henry Richardson and son. formerly of Tindal, but now of Thorn dale, visited friends ami relatives in the neighborhood a few days ago Mrs. Clide Miller of Norfolk is visit? ing bet- brother and sisters near Tourney. Dr. and Mrs R. I:. Farinan left Thursday for Xew York and other northern points. It seems that the folks got sick as soon as the doctor left, as Or. Parier .,i Wedgcflold Was called to Mr. ,J. M. Cotnpton'S and I >y Marvin of Pinewood to Mr. H W. Pritchard Sunday. Dchavlor Not Itcttpectablc. P C. Wilson journeyed in from the serene rurality of Kumter. Tlie busy bum ol the capital, after the peaceful nuiel of the iv?- i >, ,. section, drove Wilson to stimulants, s?. that !)<? might Keep HP \\ it h t be pa< e I le mlsguaged Ins capacity, however, and was beating to wlnward up Mam stiert W ith topsails ftyillR VV he? Po I iceman smith rounded him to with a sind across the bows; figurative, of course After anchoring him at a box. the policeman shipped him off to limbo and Wilson swelled ihe Intal bj a line of < ?'< ?r five days foi drunken uess ? Columbia Record, MEAT SHOULD BE FREE. SENATOR JAMES PROMISES HARD I EIGHT. All Hut Income Tai and Administra? tive Feature* of Hill Are out of Way. i Washington, June IT.?Senator Ol lle James of Kentucky, who made the sugar tariff speech in the eenate, de? fending the stand of Preeiden Wilson, has taken a vigorous Position in the finance committee against the impo? sition of a countervailing duty on) meal and cattle, and today announced that he would carry tin- light to the Democratic senatorial caucus if he failed to swing the committee Into line. When the majority members of the i I finance committee resumed considera? tion of the proposed countervailing duties on agricultural products, Sen? ator James did not oppose the fre?,' j listing of wheat and flour with the Countervailing duty added, hut he op posed such a duty on ( attic and meat so Strenuously that final action on the matter was deferred. Senator Sim? mons announced that the matter was settled for presentation to the caucus in so far as wheat and Hour were con? cerned. "I am for free cattle and meat and shall go the limit to get it.*' said S< n ator James, when his attitude before the committee became known. He cause some countries levy a tax on their imports of the American beef trust, why should we, in retaliation, starve the people of the United States ? I favored free meat and free cattle in the campaign last fall and I intend to j do all 1 can to put them in the tariff law." The majority of the committee were in session until late tonight to hasten work on the tariff hill and practically completed tbe sundries schedule. Re? maining for consideration are the in? come tax and administrative features of the bill, which the committee will try to conclude by Thursday i.tght It is probable the caucus will be called to meet Friday, but problems in the administrative section may not go , to the caucus until Monday. Chairman Simmons is planning to ' get the bill into the senate by a week from Monday if possible. Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, whose amendment to the bill levying a graduated tax on tobacco output was rejected by his colleagues on the finance committee, gave notice in the senate that Tie would carry that amendment to the caucus and make a determined fight for its incorpora? tion in the bill. He also introduced an amendment providing for a gradu? ated income tax on all corporations having n capital stock of more than $ 100,000,000 and controlling more than one-fourth of the production ol any commodity. This, he said, he also would urge in the caucus. The action of the finance majority in putting a tax on bananas yesterday was explained by Chairman Simmons today as a revenue proposition. "We have placed a tariff of five cents a bunch on bananas," said the senator, "for the purpose of raising revenue and also for the reason that the banana trade is absolutely con? trolled by a trust. The idea was not to protect or encourage any banana Industry in this country because there is none." "We estimate that the annual reve? nue to be derived from bananas at five cents a bunch will aggregate |2, 000,000 and the small duty of live cents a bunch can not very well be I shifted to the consumer." ORGANIZE CHAMBER OF COM? MERCE. Mnyesville Citizens Form Commercial Organisation with .1. W. Cooper Preaklent and Gco. C Warren sec? retary. Maycsvllle, June is.?Mayosvillc now has a live Chamber of Com merce, tin* organization taking place I at a meeting held yesterday after? noon. The following directors were elected by the mass meeting of those who had signified their intention of loining tin- Chamber: J. W. Cooper. \v. B. Cooper, C. E. Mayes, R. F. DetfChamps, c. x. Sprott, R. A. Chandler. Ceo C. Warren. F. J. BSSS and j F, Bland. At a meeting of the directors the following were elected officers: J. W. Cooper, president; <'. N. Sprott. vice president; to o ('. Warren, secretary; ?'. K Mayes, treasurer. Committees were a' -.ted to draft a constitution and by-laws snd to look after other neceasars matters, especially the tobacco industry. The organisation starts out with a mem? bership of nearly cverj business and protest.mal man In town ami with the enthusiasm already displayed, the new t'.'iiv should prove a great thing In the development of Mnyesville which has ben going on s?? rapidlj Ol I.lie Automobile hacks are slowly, but surely, inking I lie place ?I tbe backs oi lotmer da)a COURT DECISION MERELY THE BEGINNING. Supreane Conrt's Ruling npfrMlmBf Gives option of Instituting N< w Proceedings. Wsi ton, June 17.?The State, rat?? decisions which marke?! the ses? sion of th<" supreme court yesterday are regarded by pome as merely the beginning of a tight by the railroads against low rates. In each CIM where a railroad fail? ed to sustain its I laims that the .State rates were conffcMatory the supreme court specifically received the right of the road to begin new proceedings. This was true as t?? tWO r?>a?ls in Min neeota? 12 in Missouri and two in Arkansas, where Justice Hughes said ehe data on which the claim of con fiseation was heard was too general. Justice Hughes made it clear that the court will not accept generalizations of opinions as to valuations and ex? penses, Even tests of days or weeks will not satisfy. Lawyers construe the courts opinion as saying that the railroads must invent a more detail? ed system of bookkeeping. It has been estimated that the in? terstate commerce commission will not complete its valuation within five years. In the meanwhile it is re? garded as certain that some railroads will seek to convince the court they have accurate figures to show confts : cation. Within the week after the Minne? sota rate decision was announced the Norfolk & Western filed in the su? preme court a suit in which it claim? ed the 2-cent passenger law of West Virginia was confiscatory. This law was held constitutional in the suit of the Chespeake & Ohio, but that road did not raise the point I of confiscation. The usual situation of low rates be? ing applicable to some roads in a State and n??t applicable to others was pronounced by Justice Hughes in the Missouri rate decision as being entirely constitutional. I_ SAVANNAH DOCTOR MURDER? ED. Young Widow Shoots Dr. Guy Brink ley ami Kills Self. 1 Savannah, Ga., June 16.?Dr. Guy O. Hrinkley, a prominent young phy Blclan of this ?ity, was killed this af? ternoon by Mrs. Eugene H. Whis nant, formerly Miss Katie Kittles, who then turned her weapon, a 32-calibre Colt automatic revolver, on herself, falling dead across the dead body of Dr. Hrinkley, w ith a bullet in her brain. * The young woman, who was a wid? ow, went to the oftVe of Dr. Hrinkley, I accompanied by a woman companion, whose name has not been as?ertained. Mrs Whlsnsnt and the doctor went into the private office and the other Woman remained in the outer office, leaving hastily when the shooting be? gan. A few minutes after Dr. Hrinkley and Mrs. Whisnnat entered the ?dllce, the firing began and the door opened ami Dr. Brlnkley rushed out, follow ed by lira Whlsnant, who was stead? ily firing upon him. Dr. Brinkley called to a maid servant to get the police and the woman ran f?>r help. Meantime Mrs. Whlsnant pursued the doctor to the porch and back into the [office, tiring upon him all the time. Her sixth shot entered the physician's heart, causing death. Without a sen* ment's delay the woman turned the weapon upon herself and fired a bullet int?? her temple, causing instant death. Dr. Brlnkley was a Virginian, com? ing to Savannah from Suffolk, sev eral years au??. He was unmarried, Bnd was prominent in business and social circles here. His slayer was about 27 or 21 years i old, slim, with dark, brown eves ami i hair, she was married to Whlsnant in Charlotte, N. C, In It eg, while hs was ill with typhoid fever. from which he afterward died, since then she has made her home with her mother lu re. a In The Police Const. George Weaver, giving bogus ? lucks, was dismissed after paying costs ??f 12.(0. Dock Du Rant, petit larceny, steal? ing clothes, found guilty, $15 or 30 days. Cephas Ford, Hardy gnaw, Osbonrne Porter and Richard James, gambling, plead guiit\. $::?? or 3t days each. Cephas Kord, resisting arrest, found guilty, *i ?". ?<r 3d days, K. Chodake, cruelty to animals, found guilt), |1S or 39 days. \ part} in addition to those who bad alread) gone to Charleston left Tuesday afternoon for Charleston and the Isle ?| Palms to attend the Shriners Convention. Among them Were Messrs R. R, I .each. P. Mosen, Jr., i loo i v 14M v ii v Forester, j, w. Jackson and Dr. i:. u Wilson,