Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

MULKALL GOES IQ HOUSE. UelSATF U>BBY t'OMMITTOK COMPLRTKH EXAMINATION OF LOHIIYIST. Attitude of Members of Isiwcr iunih h Indicates Ttiat Examination of WUihwm Will ??? Marked by More Acerbity Ttuin of I filer Statesmen. Wushington, Aug. 1.?The lobby committee today completed the exam? ination of Martin M. Mulhull. ex-lob i'vim for the Nutlonal Association of Manufacturers and the grilling of the wltneee will be transferred early next week to the house end of the capi tol. Chairmen Oarrett of the house committee announced tonight that Malhall's examination by his commit? tee would begin Tuesday or Wednes? day. The house Investigation. It is be? lieved, will produce more bitterness even than has characterised the sen? ate investigation, which has been de? voted largely to<routlne reading of let - ters In which reference was made to Mulhall's alleged relations with mem bers of the congress. The eennte ommittee released Mul? hall today after only a brief exami? nation by attorneys for the National Association of Manufacturers and with but little cross-examination from the committee. Chairman Oarrett and his asso? ciates on the house side propose to begin with a searching examination of Mulhull. The letters will be iden? tified "Im bulk" as they were presented to the senate committee, and Mulhall will then be put upon a direct exami? nation as to his alleged activities in legislative matters and electlona "We will first take up' his charges affecting members of the present house." said Chairman Oarrett. "then his references to members of former oongresaea and to employes of con? gress; and finally his alleged connec? tion with legislation." Former Congressman James E. Watson of Indiana, target for much of Mulhall's attack before the sen? ate committee, will take the witness stand before the senate committee Monday morning. Mr. Watson has denounced Mulhall In strong terms since the investigation began and he is expected to make a vigorous protesta? tion of his case on the witness stand. Officers of the National Association of Manufacturers who have been named in the Mulhall letters as en? gaged In a general effort %v control elections and legislation* also will he beard next week. COTTON CROP POOR. iMlmr of 3.2 Per Cent Disclosed by Uovcrnntent Re|>ort for July la. Washington. Aug. 1.?Decline of 2.2 per cent in the condition of cotton on July 21, compared with the condi? tion on June 25. was shown today when the department of agriculture's August cotton report announced the condition as 79.6 per cent of a nor? mal. The figures showed four-tenths of 1 per cent below the July 25 ten year average but 3.1 per cent above last year's July 25 condition. Since the June 25 report the con? dition declined 8 per cent in Okla? homa, 5 per cent In Texas and Mis? sissippi and 2 per cent in Florida. Louisiana end Missouri, other States ?towed a condition equal or above the J ins 25 figures. The condition of the crop in all tin Atlantic Coast States was below the ten-year average condition, while in the central and western portion of the cotton ?"?if condition figures were above those of the ten-yeur aver W\K INFORMED BI S. C. HANK Kits. Hitmen bhis Reason for t all for Cowrumeut to Aid Ranks. Washington, Aug. l.?Cenaiint? Ing rih a statement in today's New Fgft Sun. which quotes the hankers of the metro|.id\, as saving that, ac? cording to th? ir reports, financial ar? rangement* for Ho- moving of the rfSjgg In the S..uth aSsl Wext have l>een going on quietly and suoothK and the country buns* are fairly well supplied with SJIuOSJf BsnntOt Tillman said toduy th.it the state ment which he issued yesterday i ail? ing Upon the govern nen to come to the relief of the hanks |f| the south and West was based upon Inrormuton Kix*n him by h ading bnd..|s of South Carolina The threat of c. rtaln stand-pat Ke putdican senator* thai If the nimm Intratlon Intended to Insist on cur rency legislation at the grssanl ses? sion the Bnpsjhtlenne would delay h> iIan on the tariff tail is being met *ifh the Mugge?;lon from Senator Till man and athef Inno? rats that a cur? raajty relief measure bt nttnehed In the i* riff hill as a rider ?.nd enacted St lh? s.,no ,uo\ I, the K. publicans gfej blurting tbe, me In danger of hsv i.:?T lhe?r nluff ? alb I S?NKE SUMMER ASSEMBLY. WM AL F.\ ENT OF INIIRttl AT WEffHKIi Climen COM? MEXCES si'XDAY, Program of Exercise** During Week mi Bethel niul at First Baptist i litm-h of Sumter Which Will Celebrate its Hundredth Anniver? sary?Muny Eminent Divines Will S|k*4ik During Week. Two events of Interest throughout , Sumter county are to take place dur inK the coming- week. The holding of the annual Santo*? Summer As eemhly at Bethel Church, Privateer, begins Sunday and lasts for live days, when the meetings are transferred to the First Baptist Church in Sumter, which will then hold its centennial. For a number of years the meet? ings have been held at Bethel church about the same time each year and i they have always elicited great in? terest among the people in the community and elsewhere and large crowds have always attended the meetings. Many eminent and elo? quent divines of the Baptist church throughout the South attend these meetings and never fail to interest and instruct their hearers in those things which tend to build up mor? als and character. The plans for tho assembly this year are as elaborate as usual and the number of excellent speakers is as large as usual and il is expected that the meeting will be* the success that it has always been heretofore. j The members of the First Baptist church have long been planning for their hundredth anniversary and the program shows what will be done to make the occasion interesting and successful. Dr. Vann is one of the most brilliant preachers in the Bap? tist church and the fact that he Is coming in Itself is sufficient to arouse the attention of all who may have the opportunity of attending the meetings of the centennial. The programs for the Santee As? sembly and the Centennial are as fol? lows: Bethel Church. Sunday 11 A. M.?Sermon by Dr. W. J. I^angston. Sunday 8 P. M.?Sermon by Hev. M. W. Gordon. Monday 11 A. M.?Sermon or ad? dress by Hev II. K. Williams. 8 P. M -?Address by Rev. J. D. Huggins?"The Lack of Education a Denominational Hindrance." Tuesday 10 A. M.?Address b, Dr. Jno. F. Vines, of Anderson, S. C, President of the Anderson Female College. 11 A. M.?Address by Dr. J. S. Sowers, of Florence?"Looking for our Lord." 12 M.?Address by Dr. Arthur J. Hall, President of Coker College, Hartsville, S. C.?"The Education of the Farmer's Daughter." IB P. M.?Sermon by Kev. It. E. Peele, of North Carolina?"The Eter? nal Christ." Wednesday 10 A. M.?Lec ture by Hev. J. H. Mitchell of Landrum, S. C?"The Point at Issue." 11 A. M ? Address by Kev. C C. BroWl on "Christian Science." 12 M.?Sermon by H. E. Peele. 8 P. M.?Lecture by Dr. V. 1. Mas? ters, illustrated with stereopticon. Thursday 10 A. M.?Lecture by Dr. Lansing Burrows of Americus. (la. IIA. M.?An address by Kev. (i. T. Lumkin, of Winston MaJsm, N. C.? "The Judson Centennial." 12 M.?A Lecture by Dr. lt. T. Vann, of Haleigh, X. C. The meetings will then be trans ferred to the First Baptist church at Sumter. Thursday 8 P. M.?Sermon by Dr. H. T. Vann, of North Carolina. Friday |,|| p. M.?Dinner served at the church lor all the Santee pan torn. I P. M.?Address by Dr. Lansing I'.iirrowM?"What Has Happened in a llnndred Years. Saturday l.II 1'. M.?The Preneh ers* Boetabb?Dinner seised at the church. Sunday 11 A. M ?Sermon by Dr. Laastftfj Burrows, of Qeorglo v ;,? P. M.?Sermon or address by Rev, 0, T. Lumktn?"The Judson Centennial.'1 To be followed by an offering to this movement. The first Baptist Chur< h of sumter. known as the Bumtorvllle rhurch, I was organised August 7. 1813, and Kence is now just on.- hundred years old. - The retail price of i? e has started Its Upward Might ami the people will pa) tor the lusury. Bm the situation is nof as serious as it seems, .sn.ee the advance In price from ">?'? ct nts per hundred to rents is more apparent than real, for heretofore Ice 'ms tuen sohl by guess and the seilet always guessed Short weight and the iron SUmer has paid at the rate of 60 cents or more tor the ice actually re? reived Klfty cents per hundred for full weight is not ax mm h as the consumer has paid on the nVSragS f??i the past several years. CURRENCY BILL COMPLETED. WILL GO TO CAUCUS OF DEMO? CRATS MONDAY AS ADMIN ISTRATION M EA8URE. Insurgents, Beaten OH Their Amend? ments Culling for Corn, Cotton und Wbenl for Basis or Issue, Will Cur? ry l ight to the Floor. "Washington, Aug. 1.?Consideration of the administration currency lull virtually was concluded tonight by Democrats of the house banking and currency committee after more than live weeks of constant and Stormy dis? cussion. The bill was ordered closed and reported and Monday Democratic committee members will take a for? mal vote of recommending the meas? ure to the Democratic caucus. It will i ,. go to the caucus with the disapproval of at least three members of the <<>mmittee, it was almost crtain to? night. As closed tonight the bill differs little in Its essentials from the admin? istration measure framed by Repre? sentative Glass, Chairman Owen of the senate committee and Secretary McAdoo and approved by President Wilson. Complete government control of the federal reserve board, which will direct the new banking ar?d cur? rency system, deemed by the presi? dent the all-Important factor of the bill, was retained. At the eleventh hour Democratic members of the committee incor? porated an amendment providing for an advisory board of bankers to "ad? vise" the federal reserve board. This amendment was in the nature of a compromise with the banking inter? ests, which protested vigorously against the exclusively governmental feature of the control of the board. Another important amendment in? corporated in the bill altered the rediscount section conferring the power to require federal reserve b^nki , mutually to rediscount paper. A change was made in the division of the earnings of the federal reserve banks created by law. Originally the banks wore allowed a yearly cumulative div? idend of 5 per cent and a surplus ' equal to 20 per cent of the paid in capital stock. All earnings, .above these amounts reverted to the govern? ment. As amended the balance of earnings after the 5 per cent divi? dend and the 20 per cent surplus will be paid, CO per cent by the gov , ernment to be useed as a sinking fund to reduce the national debt and 40 per I cent to be divided among the mem ! ber banks in proportion to their bal | ances in the federal reserve bank con? cerned. i i In the reserve section the com? mittee reduced the period during Which a bank must hold a 25 per cent reserve against deposits from 2< months to 60 days. As finally passed the reserve section requires ' that after a period of gradual changes the country banks must keep their 15 per cent reserves either in their vaults or in the federal reserve bank of the district in which they are lo? cated. By a vote of seven to five the con? ference todny struck from the bill a provision previously ordered insert? ed forbidding interlocking directorates between banks. It was stricken out on representations tHat the president believed it should be considered apart fro- general currency legislation. The BOCalled insurgent amendments to the bill, providing for currency on warehouse receipts for cotton, corn and wheat, ..ere voted down today by a viva voce vote with little discus ? sion. Jtepresentative Uagsdale of South Carolina and Representative Henry of Texas will carry the light for these amendments to the floor ot i the Democratic caucus. Till: ALLIES PROPOSE FRONTIER. Rulgaria Would Have Less than HO Miles Coast on Aegean. London, Aug. 1.?The allies in de? mand presented to the Buchareal peace conference today, proposed the establishment cd ti frontier standing east from the Struma River, running midway through Ktunelia and reach? ing the Aegean Sea. fifteen miles West cd' Dedeaghatch. This would leave Bulgaria a coast line on the Aegean Sea of less than thirty miles. 11 these drastic terms are accept? ed Bulgaria will issue from two wars a little larger than when she en leied itdo them, hut she will have to abandon a large amount of terri? tory to Roumanla. The allies also maintain their demand for an Idem* nity. It is probable that the negotia? tion wdl be protracted and that the armistice of ||\?- days will be re? newed. A tllspati b to the l ?ally Telegraph Mom Belgrade ass. its that the cas ItaltlcM id the Servian army in the pasi month of lighting; aggregate near? ly 35,000, The rain ami wind Thursday even? ing, while coming from the east, seems i to have done moif damage south] and west of Sumter than on other sides of town. CHARGED WITH ASSAULT. SOLICITOR L. B. SINGLETON OF C ON WAY ACCUSED OF GRAVE CRIME ON MAY 20TH. Is taken to Columbia to Apply for Bond Before Judge and Attorney General?Sentiment oi Community Is for Singleton. Conway, Aug. 1.?charged with as? sault with criminal intent on the wife of a Conway business man, L. B. Singleton, solicitor of the Twelfth Ju? dicial circuit, left yesterday for Co? lumbia In c ustody of a constable to apply for bond before a judge and the attorney general In whose hands would lie the arranging of ball. Sen ? timent here seems to favor Mr. Sin? gleton and none seems to expect con? viction. Mr. Singleton was arrested Wed? nesday on a warrant sworn out before Magistrate W\ H. Chestnut. The war? rant charges that the alleged attempt was made May 29. The paper was turned over to Constable John II. McCaaklll, who served it. Immediately Mr. Singleton re? quested that he he allowed to go be? fore a judge and the attorney gen? eral, who would be empowered to hx bond, and secure his release on bail Mr. Singleton, accompanied by the constable and his counsel, left he-e yesterday. No date has been set for the pre? liminary hearing. What course Mr. Singleton will pursue is unknown. The people of Conway generally seem to be on Mr. Singleton's side, and It is not thought here that a ver? dict of guilty will he the result if the case is brought to trial. Mr. Singleton, a well known mem? ber of the Conway bar, was appointed by the governor to till the unexpired term of the late Walter H. Wells. 1EW MANUFACTURERS ANSWER. Majority Ignore Questions on Tari f? Indicates No Injury to Their Busi? ness. Washington, Aug. 1.?Most of the manufacturers cd the country have ignored the lists of question sent them by the senate finance committee In regard to the i robable effect upon industries of the Democratic tariff re? vision. Senator La Follette told the senate today that only 6t> replies had been received to the 2,000 sets of questions mailed by the committee to manufacturers who had protested against proposed rates cd! duty and i suggested that the manufacturers must be confident of not being hurt by the new tariff or were not alto? gether frank. i Senator La Follette, originator of the idea of sending out the epiestions with the hope of throwing light on tariff revision, had his own list mailed along with that of the committee. He declared the few replies received af? forded little Information, particularly concerning the comparative cost of production in the United States and in competing countries. The senator's remarks, his first in the tariff debate, were made opposing an attempt of Senators Dillingham, Page and Gallinger to increase pro? posed duties on granite. The amendment was defeated 19 to 14. Earlier in the day Senator Gronna concluded his criticism of the tariff bill and Senator Catron of New Mexico attacked it as a danger? ous piece of legislation. SUES TO RECOVER LAND. Government Seeks to Recover 100,000 Acres In Western States. Portland, Ore., July 31.?Tr^ tiling by the government of another suit to forfeit lands held by the Southern Pacific railroad was announced here today. Approximately 100,000 acre* are at stake and the names of Collis P. Huntington, l.eland Stanford and Charles p. Crocker, who built the Central! Pacific railroad, are brought In. These, men and others, it is alleged, organized companies which took over ltd' acres filing from individuals and made of them beddings ed the South? ern Oregon Improvement Company just after the civil war. This com? pany's property, through a bankruptcy proceedings was taken over by the Southern Oregon Company) which the present petitioner asserts, was merel> a nominal change. The- petition, tiled by li settlers, charged that the original filers e?n the laud w<re merely dummies for the> company and hence the provisions e?f the congressional land giant of ISt'd? were Violated. An injunction against I timber cutting on tin* lands also is ? asked. TEN POLICE WOMEN IPFOINTEB, Chicago, Aug. I, Mayor Harrison today appointed ten police women in accordance with a recent ordinance passed bj the cltj council. They will b?- assigned to duly at public batping I beaches and dam e halls. Thebi ugil forms have- md yet been decided Up f"bu. POLITICIANS IT FILBERT. BLEASE says HE is hands OPP IN GOVERNOR'S RACE. McLauMn. Rembert, Richards. Men., tenant Governor Smith and M. I,. Smith Among Gubernatorial Candi? da tea who Spoke ? Manning and Clinks* ales Absent. Filbert, Aug. 1.?The annual Fil? bert pienie today, which was attended by fully 7,500 people, was a big sin ? less. The meeting was featured by the declaration of Governor Blease that he is "hands off" In the guber? natorial race; an attack on the State senate by Representative Geo. 11. Rembert and his eharge that Tillman "deserted" when he made his famous address to the people last summer, in which he repudiated Governor Blease; a slap at the State senate by Railroad Commissioner Richards for failure to pass the flat two-cent mil? eage bill, and an ovation given the governor. The crowd present was rep? resentative not only of York, but of adjoining counties, and some came from North Carolina. In spite of the intense heat the great company of men and women listened patiently while the candi? dates for governor held their prelim? inary skirmish. The absence of Unit? ed States Senator F. D. Smith was re? gretted. He sent a letter to the chair? man stating that important measures, the tariff and currency legislation, held him in Washington. Letters of regret were also read from H. I. ! Manning of Sumter, and John G. Clikseales, of Spartanbnrg, both of whom are candidates for governor and who were among those invited. Each of the speakers were given the best of attention and accorded a compli? mentary reception. opposition from NICARAGUA. Liberal Party of Republic Protests Against Protectorate Plan. Washington, Aug. 1.?Opposition in the senate to the plan of President Wilson and Secretary Bryan for an American protectorate over Nicaragua has received support from represen? tatives of the Liberal party in that re? public. When the senate committee on foreign relations takes up the new treaty aaain tomorrow it will be with the knowledge that a strong element In Nicaragua is averse to yielding any vestige of sovereignty to the United States. Protests against the treaty are be? ing made in Washington by Gen. Francisco Altschul, a representative Of Nlcaraguan Liberalists. He contends that many of his people do not favor the idea of the protectorate, although they are willing to make a treaty to give the United States a proposed perpetual canal building right over the Nicaraguan route. A preliminary draft of the treaty i? now before the senate committee and will be considered at a meeting to? morrow. Senators Borah, Clark of Arkansas, Williams and others who will oppose the convention, base their objections upon the claim that a pro? tectorate over any Central American country would be a radical departure from the settled foreign policy of the United States. TO ELIMINATE COTTON TARE. First Meeting of Committee Held Iii Senator E. 1). Smiths Ollicc. Washington, July 31.?The final meeting of the committee appointed at the annual meeting of the Asso? ciation of Southern Agricultural Workers at Raleigh, N. C, In Novem? ber last to formulate a plan for bring? ing about a conference Of representa? tives of various organized cotton inter? ests of the world to devise a method by which the tare on American COt" ton may be standardized with a view to eliminating evils growing out of present tare practices was held In the office here today of Senator K. 1>. Smith, *d' South Carolina. The committee comprises senators lloke Smith, Georgia; 10. 1>. Smith. South Carolina; Postmaster General Burleson. Former Representative W. G. Brantley, Georgia, and representa? tives of the departments of agriculture and commerce. A sub-committee was appointed to work out details of the conference to be presented to the full committee St a meeting to be held her*' within a short time. The question of speedily bringing j about a universal standard for Amer? ican cotton also was considered but no definite action was taken. ALABAMA'S FIRST COTTON BALE. Tile ticcoy Staple Brings 15 Cents Per Pound. Montgomery, Ala., Aug. I.?The first bale of 1913 cotton raised snd ginned in Alabama was sold at pub? lic auction here today for 15 cents per p??ui d. The bah* weighed HQ pounds and was raised three miles from this city. Ginning on thiv; cot? ton slat ted'Jn}\' :;<? and wak cmut 1 < ed Inis morning. Seven days ahead J of The first bale last year \ NEW YORK PACKING HOUSE INDICTED POR Tiffs OFFENCE. Movement on Fool in New York to Sec if South is a Dumping Ground. Charleston Post. Charged with shipping rotten hamn t" Charleston, a big New York pack? ing concern has been Indicted by the Federal authorities, the superintend? ent of their plants being arrested and required to give bail in the sum of n.oOO and a case being made out against the Arm as a corporation. The particular shipment that has got? ten the New York packers into trou? ble was a barrel and a case of smok ed hams, sent here, according to The New York Globe last April, and re? ceived by an agent, who turned the meat over to a local dealer for sell i ing to the public. That completed th? case against the New York house. Acordlng to The Globe, this rase is Of great importance, as it serves to establish a link in the chain being welded around meat houses accused of dumping quantities of unwhole? some food into Southern cities. The concern indicted for sending rotten hams to Charleston has all along borne a reputation of reliabil? ity and integrity, and has made a specialty of advertising that its prn eh" :.\ were passed upon by Federal meai inspectors. Consequently, when last April, a consignment of hams for Charleston was found on the Clyde piers, in New York, by government slueths, they hesitated about opening the packages, because of the good reputation of the brand. But orders were orders, and so they proceeded to make an examination. The hams were neatly wrapped in paper and sewed up in white mus? lin. Hut they were found to be "foul to the bone'' as The Globe expresses it. The fact that they had passed Federal inspection seemed to mean little. After the inspectors had made their discovery of the bad meat bound for Charleston, they marked the con? tainers for identification, and notified Charleston authorities to follow the course of the shipment. As soon as the hams under observation were placed on sale, the case was com? pleted. Of course, no blame in them attaches to this end of the line, since the local agent and dealer had no means of knowing that the Federal inspected hams were not up to the I usual standard of excellence. It is pointed out that there is a lot of bad meat coming to the South, which gets away from inspection, and can only be detected by the ac? tivities of city meat inspectors who are on their jobs. The Charleston in? spector is one of that kind, and he keeps up pretty closely with li'e con? dition of meats put on saie here. The I point is made as to why the inspecters at New York who discovered the bad meat consigned to Charleston, did not seize it promptly. The Federal inspectors are not given authority to do this by Congress. The rotten meat must be placed on sale to the public, before it may be taken and a case completed, it appears. All these bad meat cases are arousing sentiment against the way meat inspections are made at the big I packing pb.nts, and many straight from the shoulder questions are be ! ing directed to the bureau of animal industry by active agitators. TIIXMAN FOR ACTION. Senator l'rges Roth TarP.lf and Cur? rency Bills. Washington, Aug. 1.?Senator Till man discussed the tariff and money matters with the president today. I "The purpose of my visit to the White House," he said, "was to sug? gest to the president the advisability of preparing an amendment to the currency bill which would give us im? mediately money in the South and West for moving the crops and get both through the senate by night ses? sions, if necessary. 1 told him the Re? publicans seemed to object more strenuously t,o currency Legislation than to tariff legislation and 1 felt , the people of the country would ap | plaud if we gave them a dose of both ? and hold their noses until they swal? lowed it. Although 1 am perhaps the we akest man physic all\ among the Democrats 1 am willing to help pres* ( up legislation for we are worth, though it requires night session* to do it." Real Estate Transfer*. k. w. IfcCallum to A. J. llat t'eiu, lot on Corbet t street. $17.'?. Aii. e k. Wannnmnker to Hampton Miller, lot on Oakland avenue. |3M .1. Frierson Held, el nl, to Hamp ton Miller, lot on Hampton avenue. 1184. Work is now under wav of remod? elling the old Y;ites store ami con? necting it with the Sil|wyrta Pf ?" ste)i>e as- n bait ot that wore, wbb h Will be enlarged am) divided Into de? partment:' c