Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THK Sl'MT+'.lt WATCHMAN. Established April, 1SS0. "lie Just and Fear not?Let all the ends Thou Alms't at be thy Country's, Thy Qod'i tad Trollt.THE TBCE MIIHRON, Established June, IM?. Consolidated Aur. 3,1881. SUMTER. 8. C, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1<?13. Vol. XXXVI. No. 49. FEDERAL JUDGES WATCHED HEN ATI ?11 BORAH CHWU.FS THAT s\STEM OF Espol NAt.E 1 FREY AILS. In jwMtiiK in of .iii-iu ?? Ha* Hail S|k*> rial tgents Airphi^ Tab on Judges foe the l*ur|K of Influencing Their Action In tIn Which tiovern m?*nt Is IntcrcMd. Washington. Aug. 7.?Tho flat charge that department of Justice agents had Investigated federal Judges to Influence their action In cases In which the government was interestec" was made In the eenate today by Sen? ator Borah and Indorsed partially at least by Senator Norris. Senator Borah's charge was brought out by a report from Attorn? ey Oer< *-al Mclteynolds, responding to a senate resolution asking where fed? eral agents were Investigating Judges. The resolution reflected some senti? ment aroused In the caje of Federal Judge Speer of Georgia, whose court had been Invstlgated and who had attacked the department of Justice In a public speech. The attorney general's reply to the Inquiry was that any report that the federal department of Justice was a eyetem of cpolnagc over the Judges wast without foundation. Mr. Borah responded wit'., his charge. ?*I know this is a very serious charge." he said, "hut I am so reliably Informed that I make the statement that within the last four or five years special agents have car-led on such Investigations with a view to Influenc? ing Judges." Senator Norris declared ho did not have all the information Senator Borah had but that hi believed his statements were based on fact. The attorney generals report de? clared that only three luoges had been investigated. one of ?nose being Judge Robert W. Archbold. Senator Works, a ho introduced the rtso.ution denounced the attorney general's report today aa "evasive" and announced he would make a fur? ther demand for Information. Aenator Borah'a charge waa char? acterised aa "startling" by Senators Crawford and Sutherland. The latter declased It "needed Investigation," and that If such "sinister Influences continued the "end of the republic was In sight." Senator Hoke Smith asked Senator Borah for the exact time when federal agents had been making these efforts to Influence Judges in behalf of gov? ernment cases. "I think it has been going on more or lesa continuously for the last four or five ytars," responded Mr. Borah. "These judges are practically under the rontrol of the department as far aa promotion and demotion is con? cerned," aatd Senator Borah. "They have been made to know what the government desires In cases and even what kind of a decision the govern? ment desires handed down. If we are going to have a Judiciary subject to secret Influences, l am In favor of popular election and recall of judges." Senat? - Colt of Rhode. Island de? clared that In his 31 years as a Judge no effort had been made by the d'> pNrtment of Justice to Influence thf Judges. He knew, however, that spe? cial agents had been sent to New Eng? land. N ? llnal aetnin was taken on the attorney general s report. No inspector* or other agents art appointed by the attorney general or hv the dt; irtment of Justice specdl calls to taVeetfejatl Sad report upon conduct or proceedings of any ol the < ourts or judgen of the Halted States said the attorney general's report It stated, however, that i foTCS is employed under authority of congress to Investigate subjects that It Is the duty of the department to follow. ? 'I wttl? particularity mjhV h Courts and judges base been under il< ssatsjallos within the last few rears by agents of this depaitment would. In gf| opinion, be incompatible with the publP interest." continued the re? port "The nuggcMtion that the depart ment of Justice is maintaining a sys? tem of espionsge o\er the courts and tudges ,,f the. r,,,,nlry Is entirely with out foundation." The farm demonstration will be hold tn th s county m s .f White's f irm on August I it fei and at I'eth'l School. Privates*, on Atsgaot Ifta), is Cl?ren don Count\ the farm Institutes will hi held at Siimtncrton on th.. | :th. and at Sardinia OS the I Ith 'I hes. an Important events to the farmer^ in tin sosjsitj sad mii at I hers should attenil onr -?r both of the meetings Lectures will la given h\ < lem?ou College ami government experts. PRIZES FOB STATE FAIR. SECRETARY EFIHR ANNOl'NCKS I'KI Mil M LIST IX AGRIOL TL HAL WORK, Annual Event to Ho Hold In Columbia ?k'tolMT 27 to ?1?The County Ex? hibit-, und Cri/t 's. Anneuinclng the premium list fori the State fair yesterday, D. F. Ellrd, secretary of the South Carolina Agri? cultural and Mechanical society, said that ten counties had promised tu send exhibits. The counties agreeing I to send displays are: Lee, Darlington, Marlboro, Sumter, Yorki Lexington, Anderson, Georgetown, Florence and Kershaw. "I have been making a trip through? out South Carolina," said Secretary Kfird, "and I am satisfied that all of I the counties promised will make cred ! liable displays. 1 am in correspond? ence with oltlclals of trade bodies in other counties." J. M. Napier, agriculturist of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce, yes? terday* took up the matter of an ex? hibit for Richland county at the fair. He will confer with farmers and try to make asungements for the dis? play. "Th^ premium list was completed today and 1 have been sending out some copies. If you will examine the list you will Und that the value of the premiums has been increased from 25 to 100 per cent. We wish to stress the agricultural features of the fair and the increase in value of premiums has been added principally lor agricul? tural products," said Secretary Ellrd yesterday. "Executive committee of the fair society has appropriated $1,000 for the best county exhibits. The lirst prize. Is for $500, the second $:I00 and third $200. The entry fee for counties is $.')0. The exhibit Is to consist of prod? ucts of the farm, live stock, manufa< - tured articles, specimens of wood, mlnerul and soil. No exhibit in these displays can compete for premiums in other departments, except live Stock. Exhibits will be judged on the fallowing scale of points: Quality, 40, attractiveness 25, variety 25, quan? tity 10. Speclul attention will be given by the oflleials to the Held crop depart , ment. Cpon request Clemson collage I has consented to aid the society in making this department representa? tive of the agricultural resources of the State and all farmers .are urged to lend their aid, to send samples of their products ami to take an active I interest in making this department the best at the Stav* fair. | J. E. Harper, dire tor of the Clem? son experiment station, together with the professors in the agricultural de? partment, will solicit exhibits during , the year and will devote their ener? gies in arrang ng the exhibits in a systematic and educational manner. The State fall will he. held in Co lumbia October j.1 to II, this date having been agrted upon by the board of directors. Mil. LEVER MAY It UN FOR SEN? ATE. Congressman from Seventh District Seriously Considering Matter. Columbia, Aug. t;.?Congressman A. V. Lever, Who made an address here this afternoon before the Confer ence for the Common Good on "A National Programme for the Develop men! of American Agriculture," has been the centre' ot Interest, Scores of people have- been asking if he intend* e?i entering the- race* for the United States senate- next vear against Sena I te?r Smith ami Governor Blease. When approached about tin- matter late this atterno?m Congressman Lever, with that Inscrutable Lever smile, would admit nothing further than that he was seriously considering the matter. Congressman Lever's room' .it tin- Jefferson Hotel uns thronged with \isde?rs all the- afternoon and it is known that many men from differ? ent parts of me st.etc urged bun to en? ter tin- Senator lal r.c e, and t hat he received mans nattering proffers of support Man) from different coun? ties called at his room and offered to back him it he Would gn into tin race, but beyond tin statement that he was seriously considering tin winde mal? ler, he would not . utnmli himself. Mr. la \et le ft fof hi-, home in Lex? ington county to spend tonight He re-turns here* lomorrou for Ibe Coli? ference "t the Common Good and will leave- fe?r Washington lomorrou night ite is confident that tin currency bill will ps?ss and does not think ? 'on gress will dnlshj Up until late m tb< fall He- i^ enthusiastic over tin \;I I tonal Administration ami pleased with the- prosperity which the country la en ioy tug. MAYBE 11,500,006 WILL BE DE POSITED. South Carolina Hankers in Washing? ton Pleased with Reception ami With Success of Efforts.?Xo Oth? er Hanks Admitted. Washington, Aug. 7.?Because of the strong show:*-; made here today by the South Cat dina hankers when they appeared before Assistant Sec? retary Williams of the treasury rel? ative to the distribution of the $60, 000,000 for crop moving purposes, it is Understood that between $1,000, 000 and $1,500,000 will be sent there. Representative of banking inter? ests from Columbia, Charleston. Greenville and Spartanburg reached Washington early this morning in j time for the meeting and are loud in their praise of the method Sec? retary McAdOO chose to relieve money stringency at a time when funds are moil needed in the South and West. Greenville has Berry Beattie, J. W. Norwood and A. L*. Mills, while Spar? tanhurg sent Arch B. Calvcrt and oth? ers. Columbia was represented by Geo. L. Baker, G. M. Berry, Wilie Jones and John W. l?llard. Charleston sent E. H. Pringle, R. G. Rhett, E. H. Sparkman and John C. Simonds. Senator E. D. Smith called at the traaury department today in behalf of a number of South Carolina banks which want to be included among those to receive direct from the gov? ernment money for moving the crops. Secretary McAdoo told him that the decision to place Sotith Carolina's share of the money in banks in Char? leston, Columbia, Spartanburg sind 1 Greenville and no other cities would ' not be changed. The treasury offi? cials want to have direct dealings with la minimum number of banks. PROTECT MILEAGE ROOK MEN. Resolution Before It. R. Commission era on Alleged IM*<?rlmtnat!oia. Columbia. Aug. 6.?At the regular weekly meeting of the railroad com? mission this afternoon Chairman J. Q. Richards offeree! a resolution order? ing the railroads to remove the al? leged discrimination against mileage hook-holders in the matter of pulling mileage to competing points by th" i long routs and selling cash tickets by the short route. Commissioner Hamp? ton held the commission was without authority to do this and voted against the resolution. It was then referred to the Attorney General to lind out whether the commission has authority in the matter or not. The alleged discrimination cited by Mr. Richards was this: The distance from Columbia over the Southern railway v ia New berry and Helton to Greenville is 14r> miles, and the dis? tance via Spartanburg Is 120 miles. The distance between these same points over the C. N. and L. and the C, and W. C. is 112 miles, and a , traveler paying cash fare between Columbia and Greenville is charged |S.80 for the distance travelled, while a passenger using mileage has his mileage pulled for a distance of 14a miles, 014 a charge of $2.90 or ten cents more for the distance travelled. Another example he cites Is the dis? tance from Columbia to Camden, the ? ash fare being SO cents, While mil? eage is pulled for <?- miles by the Southern, or b difference In favor of the traveller paying cash fare <?f 45 cents. This be wants removed and the mileage pulled the short route. Attorney General Pceples will be asked to render an opinion In the matter. NO RESPECTOIR OP PERSONS. School Roys Treat King's Son a*? London, Aug. S. ? What royalty ab? hors, the school boy dares. The youngsters at Baton have determined that King George's third sou shall be called lust Henry when he goes to Baton next month. The prince, who |m now |3 years old, has been at a private school at Hroadstatrs. He Will I"* treated at Kahm lust the cattle as the other boys, Ho will have tn rise at B.46 and attend early school at V 0. I ?11 full s< hool daj a he will spend iv hours In the school and 1111 hall holidays a.n' three times a week four hours As h "lower hoy" he will have t? "fa^: A "fag's" duties include tin running on errands tor the uppei hoys tidying house m the fagmastcr': room, lighting lues, preparing tea rooking eggs and running to tin "so< K ' shops to buy fruit and pas tries. Plain "Preside." ALABAMA SENATOR DIES. REDUCING DEMOCRATIC MAJOR? ITY, ENDANGERING TARIFF BILL. The New Law Providing for Direct Election of Senators is Not Specific as to Method of rilling Vacancies, ami Right of Governor to Appoint is Question. Washington, Aug. 8.?The death early today of United States Senator Joseph P. Johnston of Alabama, who succumbed to pneumonia at his home here, left a vacancy in the senate that is somewhat embarrassing to the Democratic majority on the verge of the completion of the administration tariff revision programme ami makes necessary an immediate interpreta? tion of provisions of the 17th consti? tutional amendment requiring direct election of senators. Though Senator Johnston's death reduces the working Democratic ma ; jority in tlv senate to live, by reason of deflections from the ranks on ac? count of the sugar schedule the ma? jority on the tariff bill is reduced to one and leaves the party in a dan? gerous position should any other emergency arise. In view of this, the Democrats of the senate insist that the Vacancy must be Idled us soon as pos? sible and to this end the governor of Alabama and the legislature of that State will be called upon to act under ; the terms of the constitutional amendment. GoV. O'Neal of Alabama, realizing the gravity of the situation, directed R. C. Brlckell, attorney general of the State, to ask Attorney General Mc Reynolds for an opinion as to the proper method to pursue in selecting Senator Johnston's successor. Attorney General McKeynolds re? plied, stating that Gov. O'Neal would be entirely within his rights in order? ing a special election to till the va? cancy. It was the unanimous conclusion ! after an informal conference of sen 'ate Democrats that the Alabama leg | islature must be called 'In special ses? sion before Gov. O'Neal can do any ; thing. The legislature then may au? thorize him under the terms of the , 17th amendment to appoint a suc? cessor ad interim and it may also pro? vide the machinery for a special elec? tion to choose a new senator to serve for the term beginning March 4, 1915, It was agreed by the administration j leaders that Senator Kern, the ma? jority leader, and Senator Simmons, Chairman of the finance committee I .... . ? would join in a telegram to Gov. j O'Neal following Senator Johnston's funeral In Birmingham Sunday, urging him to call a special session of the Alabama legislature to act and to urge upon the legislature a grant of au? thority for immediate appointment of a senator ad interim. Bepculatlon as to Senator Johnston's successor was rife about the capltol today. The names of two men were prominently mentioned as possible successors?Representative Oscar Un? derwood, Democratic leader of the house, and Representative Richmond Person Eiobson, who was a candidate j for the senate against Senator Bank head at the last election and who was I expected to oppose Senator Johnston next year. Although Mr. Underwood when he was a candidate for the presidential nomination a year ago ret used to allow his name to be considered as a possible candidate for the senate, it is believed that now, when he ha practically put the finishing touches upon the tariff bill Which bears his name, he will not be averse to enter? ing the race for the senate. When the election comes his work for tin- tariff bill will have been completed. Should he enter the race it la expected that he will be elected beyond all doubt, it is doubtful whether any other Dem? ocrat would oppose him. That Mr. I'n derWood would soon become a com? manding tlgure In the senate was pre? dicted today. Dl \7. WON T GO BACK. Portlier Mexican President Out of Politics. Paris, Aug. 7. -Qen. Porfirlo Diaz, former president of Mexico, author? ised the publication today that he has no intention of going to Japan it was reported abroad In purposed proceed? ing to Tokyo to nie? t his nephew, Gen Kellx Dias, whom it was ullegod he would accompany back to Mexico . Tin- former president appears In be in excellent health He is well In formed as to conditions in Mexico, toil tlc< bin-s to express an) opinion on the situation When a man is short around w ith a long face, toll Star. he goes Wil mlng NEW HAMPSHIRE ATTORNEY GEN ER AI? TO ACT. South Carolina Securities, Bcxjueath- j ed to College, to Re Basis of Pro c ceding. New York, Aug. 8.?The attorney general of New Hampshire is prepar? ing to bring suit in the United States supreme court against the State of South Carolina to enforce the pay? ment of $60,000 of its bonds, accord? ing to information received today by B. E. Carpenter of this city, who is chairman of the Louisiana debt com? mittee and is interested in the collec? tion of repudiated debts of other Southern States. The South Carolina bonds held by j the State of New Hampshire came ! into its possession Without any ul j terior motive on the part of the donor. , They were part of a bequest made to the New Hampshire State college by I a philanthropist named Thompson ! who died some :>0 years ago. The i* j tcrest on the bonds was not paid. > The trustees of the college ha ^* funds with which to start litir . but at the last session of the a j ture an appropriation was for the purpose of enabling the attorney general to seek a settlement from South Carolina or to bring suit. Some j two weeks ago the attorney general visited the attorney general of South Carolina and found there was no hope j of a settlement. The State bonds were issued by a "carpetbag" government in IS69 to refund all outstanding oMbjsMons, in? cluding arrears of interest. In 1872, with the carpetbaggers onsted, the State repudiated the bonds by putting I in the constitution p. provision that they should not ^e recognized or paid. ALTO HOLTS HIGHWAYMAN. W. B. Ferguson Drives ills Car Over Man Who Attempted to Hold Him Up. - Chester, Aug. 8.?W. B. Ferguson, { a well known planter of this county, while mortoring home in his touring car near Great Falls Wednesday, was 1 approached by two highwaymen. He slowed his car down a little, but the men ordered him to stop. At first he refused. To stop a fusillade of ? whiskey and ginger ale bottles that were Hying at him from the two j men, he was forced to stop- As he 1 did so one of the highwaymen walk ! ed in front of the ^ar and point? d a revolver in his face and told h?m that if he dared to run his car an? other foot he would kill him. Apparently the highwayman be ' lieved that he had Mr. Ferguson now under control. After a slight lull In the mans speech, with lightning-like quic kness Mr. Ferguson threw on all the speed his high powered car could command and In a second the high? wayman had been hurled to the grotind and run over by the car. His confederate escaped to the woods nearby. Realizing that the highwayman v a hurt, Mr. Ferguses ran his car b ick to him, where he was found to 1 e in a serious condition. A physician was summoned and it was found thai three of his ribs were broken and that he had received severe bruises. He is still seriously III. His name has not yet been ascertained. If he recovers he will be brought to jail in this city. HARTSVILLE HAS NEW HOTEL. "The Arcade," which Opened Last Night, up-to-date Hostelry. Hartsvllle, Aug. t;.?HartsvHle's new hotel, the Arcade, opened to? night with about fifty guests for din? ner, most of them local well-wishers and supporters of the new enter? prise. This hotel was built by a locsl com pan at a cosi of $61 000. \lm??st every business man in the tor n took stock in tin- enterprise, it was com menced In .January and was built by Mr. F.. V. Richards, Architect, and I-aw ton al- Abbott, contractors. The hotel has a modern equipment in et - cry particular. The telephone and other service la centrally located. It Is unite ar addition to the city. It has a spacious dining loom, large lobby, excellent front porch, screen? ed and provided With fans and lights, four large sample rooms, pool room ami forty-three bed rooms, Tin* gen? eral interior work is of the mission type. The hotel is under the manage men of Mr. Me Fall, recently of Ab? beville, .? man ol mu< h experience In hot * I management. The public schools of the . ity will re-open on the third Mondaj in Sep? tember ,tha tUtetnth Utth.) MONEY 10 MOKE CROPS SECRETARY Bt'ADOO WILL FVR? MSI I fir.n.nnn.OOO IF NKC FSSARY. Having Peter salami to Aasest Farmers to Market Their Crops Without Ap? pealing to Wall Street I ncle bam Will go the Limit. Washington, Aug. 8 ?The $50,000, 000 of federal funds about to be dp posited in the national banks of the W?st and South to assist in moving the crops will be increased to $150, 000,000 if necessary. The desire of the government to mobolize all the needed ( ash of the public treasury in the agricultural belts of the country to avert the money stringency charac ! terlstlc "f the crop moving period was comm; ed today to bankers of the Cent* ?st at a conference with Sec ?* McAdoo and Assistant Sec rr |^ John Skelton Williams, called a; 6 treasury department to make Jr .igements for the distribution of ^ big sum. ) While the representative financiers fresh from the marketing centres of the Middle States welcome the pros? pect of the proposed deposits the con? census of opinion, it was stated, seem? ed to be. that $50,000,000 would be ample to meet the situation. The dominant tone of the bankers* expressed convictions, the treasury department announced tontght, was that business conditions were good, but that the promised deposits would relieve the usual strain. The 1 bankers gathered at the meeting seized the opportunity to pre? sent their views on currency legis? lation to the government. They urg? ed two material amendments to the pending Glass-Owen bill one cur? tailing the powers of the federal /e serve board to control the present bank system and the other essentially modifying the reserve requirements of the measure so as to minimize the de? centralization of credits. W|th theso i changes, it was stated, all but two of i the 31 bankers favored immediate banking and currency legislation. Amendments to the bill were pro? posed to Chairman Owen of the Mr* ate finance committee after the con? ference with the treasury officials re? garding the deposits. It eres urged that the federal board be deprived of all powers of initiative, leaving that function with the pro? posed advisory board composed of bmnkers. strong criticism was made of the reserve features of the bill. The bankers declared that as at present drawn it would decentralize credit:; to such an extent as to im? pair business seriously, some main? taining that they would be obliged materially to decrease their loans. They asked for a reduction of the re? serve required of country and reserve city banks and such a relaxation as would permit the continuance of a proportion of reserves, with reserve agents as at present, instead of forc? ing the reserves into the federal re? serve banks or keeping thm in the bank's own vaults. Senator Owen promised to take all recommendations under consideration. Secretary McAdoo heard the South? ern bankers yesterday and will confer with far w.*st representatives next Thursday regarding distributing the deposit of the $50,000,000. SUNG RAILWAYS FOR TAG TAX. Railways Alleged to Hate Accepted for Shipment Fertilizer Without Tax Tnge, Alleging that these roads carried fertilizer which did not bear a ferti? lizer tax tag. A. J. Bethea, attorney lor the fertilizer commission of Clem son college, has hied suits against the Southern. Seaboard Air Line and At? lantic Coast Line railways, the total amount of the six complaints being ai?out |2,eee. in each case, a par? ticular instance is cited where the road carried fertilizer, which it is claimed did not bear the tag. and in each cuse the road is being sued for the totnl value of the fertilizer shipped. The com plants are as fol? lows. Southern railway; two onsen, IM? and $512; Seaboard Air Lin* railway, two cases, |102 70 and $4i'0; Atlantic Coast Line railway, tWO eases, 172? and $120. t anning < luh Note?.. Rlshopville Leader ami Vindicator. Mamie Baker, of spring Hill and Gertrude ItuBose i?t Cypreas have ?ach sent in a tomato weighing on*? pound, six minces The letter's was smooth and without a blemish. Miss Marlon R McCoy, of st Charles, has raised a tomato of the Trophy variety which she sent to Miss Grace James, that weighed ill ounces. They ate tomato vlub ?iiIs, sfgsaisaigagsj