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I I! THK siMii ii WATCHMAN. Hstabllalicd April, 1850. "Be Just and Fcur nub?Lot all the ends Thou Alms't at bo thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth r." TIIE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, IMS. Consolidated Aug. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1913. Vol. XXXVI. No. 62. PROHIBITION WINS BY TWELVE VOTES Unofficial Returns Show Vote to Be 473 to 485 Against the Establishment | of the Dispensary. Electron Results in Doubt Until the Returns Had Been Re? ceived From the Last Precinct?Majority in City Forty one Against Dispensary?Unlikely That Official Count Will Materially Change Vote or That Any Protest Will Be Made. Sumter county will have prohibition for the next four years, if the official count does not change the reHult froan the unofficial count us raantvad by the Item Tuesifhy evening. Th* total vote east was f&S, n majority of twelve being for prohibition. The vote wan 473 for and 181 against the dispensary un<I wan a con? siderable surprise to the prohibition forces, who had expected a mm h greater majority. There were a great many other Jolta in the election for both aides, the results from a numt>er of preelnets being deeidedly different from what they were four yearn ego and what they were expect? ed to be in the election. The result of the election was in doubt until the Una! returns were re? ceived from Shiloh and CoMOPd, both of which went strong for the dispensary, although they did not east as many votes us was expected and the m.i Writs for the dispensary was not sufficient to overcome the ma? jority which hud been received in otluT precincts in favor of prohil>ltion. The cfowd gathered on the street and although It was very orderly and Millet, it < ould he seen that everybody In it was Intensely Interested in the raault. There were no demonstra? tions when the final pn ? 'nets were heard from, but the atohibltlonlst* wtre. then willing to go home satis? fied, while the dispensary advocates, retrained on the ntt ?cts talking of a possible change of the results by the official count of the vote. rp to the time that Shib.h and Concord were heard from there was a majority of fifty one for prohibition, and as PSpOftfl coming from those places we: ? that they were going heavily f. r the <lt^p.-unary, it looked aatremeh cluluoi . to the prohibition Isis and the dispensary advocates claimed the election. The results from Shiloh were received nt?t and brought the prohibition mujorlty down to thirty-two. s'.dl leaving the result of the election ?n doubt, us the Con? cord vom was stll' uuc ertain. All this While ||M <k-wd waited and discussed the election pro and on. Flnully the result from Concord was rece ived and the unofficial returns showed the ma? jority of twelve against the dispen ssry. i mm There was some talk of u protest On the Mtret* feala. hut there seems to he little to this. There Is ulso talk of ihere hsflajg ?? I hange in the r. suits, when ibe official count Is made- next Tuesday. There are ul?out tw?-nt\ challenged votes in luwn, Which an supposed to )?c divided about ecpial |y between the i v\ o sides, while the nomher fr?>m the ecamty Is un? known, it is also rumored that a ni.mtter of votes were murked ?.v the s?.t.rs ii11? I Ihess will be thrown out in the oth? ill ? ount, M they are ro.f legal, and th re may ?>c NUfliciont of thc-KO to rhu ig? tlie re? sults of t he election. However it ?s. t he Isadora on neither side feel uhsolntely secure un? til the official count is made. |||C i< suit at present being decidedly too ?rinse to h* comfortable or dec Islve. Comparison of dispensary and pn? hlhitlon vote in |>08 and 1814: 1 dispensary Prohibition l'j't'j mil ii?o?j ii?i:: Ward 1.2u 81 W Ward 1!.|| !.h 1 l?u |38 And ;i.;,7 i; \ ?;? V, ard 4.'.??? la ::?? :'.h Hhiloh.18 |8 81 81 Mayeaville 1 I || ; || Itafttng Creek. H || || 11 Statehurg . . K || IS I Wedgefh Id ... 7 || || Trovid- le e . . . I }t, :; i Con c.rd.II II I;, || Prlvi teer ... ,81 Tu || t ?SWego.2 2 11 I j HI.M? 8 I 7 Total... . . IIH*? 4 7 5 r.77 4\:. Thlif sh ews u > tin for the dispen sarv In I vcrv pre<in<t tiasnl Shiloh. Providence, i?h' ??? .. md I'.l.oin HIP while it also shows a gum for prohl , hit ion in Wards 1 and 2. In every precinct the gain in proportion to votes t ?st was for the disponsury. it wil. also he noted, that in 1913, 958 votes were cast, while in 1909 the Note was lf|, or live more votes than in Tuesday's * lection. The gain in the city vote in Tuesday's election was 43 votes, which was more than overcome by the heaviest vote in the country precincts four yean ago, the \ote then being IS more than mi Tuesday. ELECTION RESULTS IX DOUBT. Humored that Marked Ballots Were I'mnI at C oncord and Challenged Votes Counted in Ward 3. The restdt of the dispensary elec? tion of Tuesday is still in doubt, which will not be removed until the commissioners meet on next Tuesday and count over the ballots, announc? ing the official result in favor of one side or the other. There are rumors on the streets that the dispensary is really ahead, as ten votes in Ward 3 were counted, when those votes had been challeng? ed und placed In sealed envelopes. There is also a rumor that in Con? cord a number of votes which had been ?eratrhed on before they were voted were counted by the managers. At the present time neither side is Willing to concede the victory to the other side, nor is either side posl lively certain of having won, so many rumors are there one way and anoth er. The only actual (hange in votes made Wednesday was from the re? turns from Bloom Hill, where the \ote was said to be eleven tor the di.-nemary and three against it, thus lessening the prohibition majority to ten \ot.r In regard to the counting of the contested votes at Ward 3, it Is stat? ed that twelve envelope! Were opened and the votes counted, all of them be* lag agalnat the dispensary, this chang ing the vote at that precinct from a majority of one for the dispensary to a majority of thirteen agalnat the dis? pensary. It is said that these envel? ope! were Opened and ?? Minted by tin1 managers upon the a* vice of .some of the spectators, and were replaced in the envelopes and put in the box at the close of the count, it is contend ed by the dispensary partisans that these votes will have to thrown oul in the official count. Am to the counting of marketi bal? lots at Concord, it is stated thai some of the managere or other persons around the polls merely scratched on the ballots, not for any intent of pre? venting the votes Horn being counted. but simply by chance, it is contended by the dispensary adVOCOtOI that these \otes are llegal and -will have to ho thrown out at the official count Tues? day. They further claim that the ma? jority of these marked votes art' agalnat tin- dispensary thus Increas? ing the majority lor that institution. \t Ward I there are said to lie twelve challenged votes, which are said to be ten to two for the dispensary) while in Ward l there are six chal? lenged Votes. WhlCh gO five to one tor prohibition, in Ward i there is one i hallenged vote and it is not known Which side this sole is tor. In talking to a reporter for the item tins morning, Mr. II. V, Cutllno, one of the leaders in the dispensary fight, stated thai he could not see any hope for the rcestahllshmenl of the dispensary unless the twelve chal J. nged votes in Ward ;:, which had been counted were thrown out. He I ould ?i?'t state now, as he had not consulted a lawyer on the subject, whether or nol these votes would he .anted or thrown out. Mr. II Clifton, win. prepared the dispensary petition* ii in I bad them circulated, stated I ha I he could nol see the ???? ult, but it certainly loked like the d lope near) advocate! would win nut as ib- marked be ?Iota at Concord am the i halfc i r>d ballots in Wurd I which hud been counted, would huv DISPENSARY ELECTION RESULTS IX ELEVEN COUNTIES WHICH VOTED. Orangeburg, Barn weil, Florence, Dor* cheater, Callioun, Bamberg, J?per Wet?Abbeville, Lexington, Wife Itamaburg, Btimter Dry, IColumbia State. of 11 south Carolina counties which yesterday held election! to determine whether liquor should he legally sold within their borders, seven voted for the county dispensary system and four elected to remain "dry." In two instances the vote was so close that the official tabulation will be neces? sary certainly to establish the result. In nearly all the others the margin of victory was very small. On the face of the returns Florence and Jas? per have retained the dispensary sys? tem, while Bamberg, BarriweU, Dor? chester, Calhoun and Orangeburg have voted to return to the sale of lbjuor by the county. Abbeville, Lex? ington, Williamsburg and Btimter voted to remain in the dry ranks. Of the counties which went dry Ab? beville was the only one giving a de? cided majority, the anti-dispensary forces in that county piling up a ma? jority of r>r?s agalnat the sale of liquor. In the other counties which went dry the vote was very close, Lexington j leading in this respect with a major? ity of four against the sale of liquor. Wlliamsburg with 14 and Sumter with 12 also teemed almost evenly divided. Of the wet counties Barnwell, with 604 majority, and Dorchester with :'.::7, were the most decided, and Or i angehurg with a majority of three for the dispensary was the most evenly divided. The majorities for the dis? pensary in other counties were: Ham berg ISO, Calhoun S2, Florence 61 and Jaspt r 38. If Official returns bear out the un? official figures, South Carolina will have 11 dispensary counties, as fol? lows: Charleston, Knhland, Florence, Georgetown, Beaufort, Aiken, Dor? chester, Calhoun, Jasper, Hartitfitli and < ?rangeburg. The vote: For. Against. Abbeville. 400 998 Barnwell. mil 29V Florehce. 673 612 Don bester. 661 324 Lexington. 939 94:'. Calhoun. 363 281 Orangeburg.l.i&o 1.14 7 Williamsburg .. .. 19 J 206 Jasper. 8 7 4 9 Sumter. 4 73 4 sr. Bamberg. 400 220 RE8IONS PEN Dl NO lX.ll'IHY. Llaetenant Who Wounded Members of Spartauhurg Moh Gives up His Place, Spartanburg, Aug. 20.?As an after? math of the attempted lynching here Monday night Jack Alverson, second lieutenant of the local police force, who fired the shots that wounded Frank Hpperly and James Owonsby, has resigned. Alv ersi in si tys he has resigned pending an investigation of his conduct by the city council. His action is on his own initiative, he says. " There has been no intimation that the council would make an Investiga? tion," said the officer, "but in justice to myself and to appease the feelings that have developed against me, l thought it best to retire from service until the Investigation is made." It is known that many of those sympathizing with the action of the would-be lynchers base been demand? ing Alverson's removal fro mthe po? lice force. Alverson claims be was on duty at the jail yard gate and that he was being pulled away from the gate by members of the moh when he fired. lie says he has no apologies to make for his conduct. He has been a police officer in Rpurtunburg for ten years. to be thrown out by the requirement! of the law. Mr. K. ?>. Purdy, who is at tin- bead of the anti-dispensary forces, stand that the returns an - nounced by the managers uf election kuvc a majority to the antl-dispen snryltes and they would abide by this result Me could not say anything further on the matter just yet others of the anti-dispensary camp luted thai they were Hutislled with Ihe re? sult, ami Ihe) would insist on their tights if there \\;is any attempt to make any changes from the results as declared by the manager!. < >n neither side would the leaders make .my announcements us tu the prohahillt y nf u i ontei I l low< < i r, it i understood Ihn! both sides are col? lecting data Which Ihe) Will use after next T lesday, when the otlleial count will be made, it tin y base need of it. j ALL AMENDMENTS TO SUGAR 1HLL DEFEATED. Majority Mustors Enough Votes to Push it Through?DuU'h Standard Amendment Adopted? Loaders Ex? pect to Lose No Strength, Washington, Aug. 19.?President Wilson's programme for tree sugar In 1916 carried the day in the senate today, when Democrats rallied to the support of the tariff bill and defeated all amendments to the sugar schedule. With all hut Senators Kansdell and Thornton of Louisiana standing firm? ly lor the administration measure, the I democrats defeated the Bristow amendment tor a compromise duty, the Norris amendment against free j sugar and the Qallingher amendment against free maple sugar. 1 An amendment to abolish immedi? ately the Injtch standard test for sugar was adopted during the tight. It was proposed by Senator Bristow (Republican) and accepted by Sena? tors Simmons and Williams, Demo? cratic managers of the hill. Under its provisions the Dutch standard is dropped as soon as the tariff hill he comes law instead of next March as the measure otherwise would have provided. The decision on the sugar sc hedule cama, at the end of a debate devoid of much of the bitterness that had been expected in connec tion with this light. The two Louisiana senators had made clear early in the- consid? eration Of the bill that they would Vote with the Republicans in favor of a duty on sugar, but there were no Other waverings in the ranks of the Democrats. Se nator Bristow's amendment would have established a gradual tariff of $1.90 per hundred pounds until in six years the tariff would have been 1.27 1-2. Under the Cuban treaty this would have established a 97-cent tariff on Cuban sugar, which consti? tutes the bulk of the imports inte? the United States. ^ A hard light was mael.e for the Rris tow amendment, but when finally forced to a vote it was defeated, 30 to 34. Hut for the absence of Sen? ators Works, Sterling and Lippitt (Republicans) and Senator Poindex ter (Progressives), the vote probably Would have* been '-'>^ to 38. A motion by Senator Callinger to strike- out the provision to make maple sugar and glucose free of duty in 1916 was beaten, .'5 7 to 35. The proposal te. put all. cane and raw sugar oh the free list in 1910, behind which President Wilson had mustered the Democratic- majority af? ter a long and persistent effort, came squarely before the senate on a mo? tion by Senator Norris (Republican) to strike out that feature cd" the bill. This was defeated by a viva voce vote. Se nator Norris not demanding a roll call. This proposal will come Up again when the hill has passe-el its present stage of consideration ' in committee of tin* whole" and advances to the next reading in the senate. Senator Kansdell of Louisiana, who gave no? tice e arlier in the day that he would make a similar motion, urged Senator Norris to wait When made again ? he motion undoubtedly will call for a record vote, but Democratic leaders tonight express confidence that they would still have a clear majority of at least one vote. ? Senator Works is in California and is not paired with any Democratic senator. Nine Democrats were paired with nine Republicans in this vote. Without a further break in tin- Dem? ocratic ranks the vote still would be 48 t?? 47, should all pairs be broken and all senators return. Should the Democrats insist upon withdrawing existing pairs, the advantage would be largely in their favor, as Senators Du pont and Koot (Republicans) arc in Kurope; Senator llurleigh is ill, and Senator Works has indicated he does I not expect to return to Washington for the tariff session. The acceptance of Senator Rrts tow's Dutch standard amendment and its immediate adoption was greeted with applause on the ilepubllcun side. Senator Williams, Democrat, said he had expecte d to make a similar sug gestion so that abolition "t the Dutch standard, which Is he ld to be a strong discrimination in the I it leres! of sugar refiners, would not be' de - lay cd until March, dm I, win n the r??si ul the sugar turifl becomes effcctlv??. Senator Simmons gave notice that in- would offer further amendments to the sugar schedule before tin- ".'ill was upproved, t<? make- it char thai the existing sugar duty *? i' $1.90 per hundred Is to continue m force until tie- ta w tale- of $1 pet bundled In? comes effective next March. Senaten Cummins suld he believed unless luch HUMAN ON WOMAN SUFFRAGE -. IX SENATE SPEECH, EIE CHAR? ACTERIZES EXTENSION OF FRANCHISE As DREAM. - I Fears for the Future?South Carolina Senator Says Woman will Get into Polities and Will be Destroyed. j Washington, Aug. IS.?Senator Til man, showing some of the former vigor that won for him the sobriquet Of "Pitchfork Ben," attacked woman suffrage In a senate speech today. "It is a beautiful dream," said he, "that female suffrage will purify politics. The vital and important thing for us to consider is the ef? fect on women themselves. We had better endure the evils of COITUptiC in politics and debauchery in ? government rather than bring a* o a condition which will mar the b ?<* and dim the lustre of the gloricJy o w manhood to which we have 1 .. ac? customed all our lives. ^ "Wo can better afford U- 6 do C graded ami corrupt polity tan de? graded and bad Wom# To have both in ever increasing ^ ee, as was the case in Rome, ' * make the world so unspeakably i. rible as well as corrupt, that good men .and wo? men both would disappear from the face of earth and civlliastion would be blotted out like it was in the dark ages after the fall of Rome. "I am so thoroughly a convert to the belief that you can not touch pitch Without being defiled, that I shudder to think of the consequences to the womanhood of America should suf? frage become universal, taking in both sexes and all race.;. Yet the experi? ment is going to be tried I fear." Senator Tillman Bald the demand of women for suffrage was growing too fast to be stopped by "old fogies" like himself and that it was apparent the men of the country would give them what they demanded "even though it be to their ultimate in? jury." "I believe women will improve politics," said he, "but ultimately I * politics will destroy her as we know her and love her; and when our good women are no longer to be found and we have lost the breed, the doom of the republic is near." Senator Tillman Included in his speech a vigorous attack upon the divorce evil and referred to the DiggS Caminettl white slave cases in Cali? fornia "We have bad women in South Carolina and throughout the South." he said, "but the habits of our people and their customs, inherited from our forefathers, make it dangerous to "monkey with men's womenkind.' Some Northern people call us bar? barians. If the California men had our customs Diggs and Caminettl would not be alive now, because h< v would have been shot like dogs, ind the fathers of the girls they hi VC ruined would be acquitted almost without the jury leaving the box. "The unwritten law is the best law to protect women's virtue that I know of. The more I think about the 1 >igv,s-Caminetti case the more out? raged I nmw at the state of morals ami society which not only permits such crimes, but encourages them." ANOTHER VICTIM DIES. Negro Boy Succumbs to Mad Dog's Bite. Anderson, Aua. 19.?Calvin Black well, a negro, aged 7, died today af? ter having suffered since last. Friday from hydrophobia. He was bitten by a mad dog four weeks ago Monda) along witli several other children and Is the second to succumb to the dis? ease, the first death being that of Dora Co? braue, a negro child l years old, which occurred on Thursday of last Week. amendments were made sugar would come in free of duty from the time tie* ta w tariff becomes law until the pro? posed duties lake effect next year. Action on the sugar schedule today was followed by a speeding up of the legislative machinery on remaining ,#:*ctions. Democratic leaders express? ed confidence tonlghl that tariff re? vision would be greatly hastened within the next week. The Hubt over free wool Is -aid to occur; but the debute on tin sugar schedule was accepted as an indication of what will happen when wool is reached. before adjournment tonight the senate had disposed of the schedule dev oted to rales on spir its and liquor < with the exception of that provision relating to the mx on fortified wines, ami the cotton schedule was taken up und brieih debated, Senator l.lppitt attacking the proposed Itxtng of nd valorem duties on thread ami yarn based on tin trade number <t ihe pi oduct. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS CLAIMS ARE NOT MKT. Comptroller General Informing Credlton there is no MoMej \\all ablt.?otlicials Will Have to Go Lacking in Salaries I mil Taxos Come in, Unless stat?' Roriums Money ? Palmetto hank Camels Offer < I Loan BeoaaaC State Would not Take $300,000 in Lump Sum. Columbia, Aug. 18.?The State treasury is depleted. There is no money t ? pay the running expenses Of the government Claims against the State, amounting to several thous? and dollars, have been held up be use of lack of funds. The Palmetto /tank declared today that they had ? ailed off the offer to loan the State of South Carolina $300,000 at 5 per eent, because they could not lend it In installments of $r>0,000 eaeh as the State needed the money. Meanwhile Comptroller General Jones is Inform? ing persons bedding warrants against the State of South Carolina that there Is no money in the treasury and every? thing Is being held up. For the lirst time in years South Carolina is not meeting her claims. Salaries of all State officials, and county officials re tting their money from the State, ( will have to go wanting until taxes coma in unless arrangements are made for borrowing some money im? mediately. Because the income of the State from year to year will not pay the expenses it is necessary to borrow some money eaeh year during Lhe summer months to meet the expenses until the tax money comes in during the fall. In accordance with this custom, the legislature authorized the governor, the Comptroller General ami the State Treasurer to have charge ?f borrowing whatever money was necessary. Treasurer Carter esti? mated that it would take from $260, 000 to 55300,000 to meet the ordinary expenses until tax money came in. The governor made arrar.gT-ti.ent-? with the Palmetto National Hank, sf this city, for a loan of $300,000 to the State at 6 per cent interest, and six notes of $50,000 each were signed by Governor Bleaae and turned over to the State Treasurer through the sink? ing fund commission. Treasurer Car? ter and Comptroller General Jone* signed one note for $50,ooo and sent it to the bank, which refused to ad? vance tho money in installments, Claiming their offer had been for the entire loan cd" $300,OOO at one time-, and stated that unless all six notes were at the hank by noon today ne? gotiations would he off and their of? fer withdrawn. The matter of the need for this money was nought up before tho sinking fund commission last week, and on motion it was left with the Governor, Comptroller General and State Treasurer to make the loan, tho resoluti >n c alling for money to ?>o borrowed in installments. The bank refused to lend In installments and c alled off the otter of the loan. Unless other arrangements for get? ting me ney are made there will he no mone y to pay any claims against the State until taxes are- collected this fall. No salaries to State* otlicials and no claims of any kind against the State? will be paid unless some money is borrowed. CLAYTON CASE COMES UP. Supporters of o*Neals* Appointee Call for Conference on Legality of tio\ crnor's Conner Washington. Aug. 1!*. ? Democratic members of the senate will cencus probably tomorrow night to discuss the situation which has arise-n through the appointment of Henry D. Clay? ton i<> succeed tlu> late Senator John? ston of Alabama. Friends of Mr. Clayton, who upheld the right of Gov. O'Neal te? appoint Senator John stem's successor without authority from the legislature, have asked le?r a party conference In which "tee talk things over." Arrangements had l" e n made fe?r a caucus tonight, but late- today th;>s?? Interested asked that it be deferred until tomorrow night. It was believed today that Mr. Clayton's credentials would not ha presented t?? the- senate until :?11?t the proposed cau? us Many Demo? crats stdl arc outspetke n in their opin? ion that the- appointment ol Gov. C'Neal was not legal, oWlttg te? the language ed the- new amendments to tin- constitution. The conference, it is said, will not hinel the' I >? nio. rat ie members to any t iiim e ed ae t |on. Miss Nanej I'eewcn is paying an >>x Iended visit to her Cousin, Miss Le Hew of Raleigh, N. C.