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he tout dim oil on ? ontt)rcn. SUlfTKR WATCIOIAN, Established April, 18*0. '"Be Just and Fear not?Lot all tin; ends Thou Aims't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's.' TU? TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, 18M. Consolidated Aug. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. 0., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1913. Vol. XXXVII. No. 4. CHIIIHS HITS EXCHANGES. Moms TU Kl Ii PRACTICES IN sei; HC II ON TARIFF. Senator l>e<lare* "Short Selling" On?? of Hay's (.reutest f/lggg* an I "Mwmmv" to Country's Industrial ?ml Financial Strength?t ruo-s AmriHiincnt for Ten Per Cent Tax on All Trade* Where I*n?|H?rty Sohl Not Owned bj Seller?Calls it ?'Gasnbling." Washington. Sept. 1.?"Short soli ins;." on the New York Stock Kx change, the Chicago board of trade and on c-?tton, produce and stock ex? changes generally, was attacked by Senator Cummins In the senate today, as one of the "greatest vloes" of the day. and as *\k menace that threat? ens the Industrial and linancia! strength of the country." Suppottlr.g an amendment he had offered tr? the tariff bill, proposing a 10 per cent tax on all trades where the seller did not actually own the property sold, Mr. Cummins, backed by several other Republican sena? tors, de: Ivered s vigorous criticism | of stock and produce exchange opera? tions an l urged that congress do Its utmost to discourage or pronlblt fic? titious trading, which he character? ised ss "gambling." The Cummins amendment was of? fered as a substitute for the cotton futures tax proponed by Senator Clarke, of Arkansas, which would Impose ii tax of our-tenth of 1 per cent per pound on all trades in cot? ton for future delivery. Senator Cummins insisted that It was more Important to restrict and prohibit fictitious trading In futures and general prod ce than to simply regulate cotton trading. The entire question of "futures" finally tes referred back to the sen? ate fiaiiace committee for further oonatderstloo. Transaktione on the New York Kx ?ftjp? feg; Jtll were cited by the " ** '" the extent of .he declared, sgoral fibre of * and saddling V Vtgftleus upon the public in the way of fictitious values in stocks. The salts of stocks of some railroads end industrial corporations, he de? clared, had been fn m 10 to as high aa It times the en ire stock issue of the road, while but a small portion of stock actually had changed hands. "Most of the sale* on the New York Stock Exchange are fictitious." he said. "Thousands of men have been wrecked In fortune and their moral fibre broken down by the meth? ods employed. It has been the chief factor in Imposing on the people a greiit v jlume of watered stock upon Which they must pay dividends for year a to come. "One half of the railroad stock of the country represents watet, at least It did at the time It was Issued More than one-half of the stock of all the larger Industrial corporations has no foundation in value. It rep? resents the Immoral disposition and the marvellous audacity of the men Instrurr ental In putting It out. "The*e stocks with tbe burden they Impone on the public couni never have h?en foisted on the public but for thin method of shi rt sales." Senator Comuilns derlared the gggai Exchange should be restricted to actual sales. A* if 11 now, It Is not a pi ice for the transfer of actual commodities,' he sdded. "It is a pla< e where ex? perlen? ed and reckless and unscrupu? lous men balance their nn it iesses. It Is a plio e where men el great BMBtal capacity and audacity as wi ll tight a battle if supremacy, employing not the m<ans which ought to influcm o tbe pr ce of commodities, but ever> m^ans which may ten< to ifjeet the price of th-ngs in whi' h the.* arc deal? ing." H declared the old Louisiana lot? tery huh a "pink tea compared With this orgy of vn e," rcprcm nted Ig the Stock Kxehunge I'rogrewi on the tariff Pill today was i mited to the ciuaotderating ol manv items in the chemi? al. earthenware and pthjst schedules "f the Mil which had been paeed over late the nrat reading of the measure. I.al ?ib tte insisted that two Items in the i hdnn ,tl si hedule I u ro d ggSJgggtVg duties. < ?n one IheSC dextrin-, made front potato starch t he eeeetor's suggestion ?accepted sod an amendment wee Incorporated Into the bill red-, lag the duty from one and one-naif cent! a I.ml |o one and one-fourth pent The QgSj i litt a pound duty on < hin rste ol potash, Henntoi I,aF?llettc enld. should he reduced to OAS fourth , ,.r,t lie added that an agreement had been mole with the powder ? trust' not to sell the urtlcle to th# SMITH'S COTTON PLAN. SENATE UPHOLDS HIS SCHEME IX) PREVENT SPECULATION. Believed That South Carolinians ? Anti-future Proposal May Ho Sub? stituted for Other. Washington, Sept. 1.?Senator K. D. Smith of South Carolina and Senator Clarke of Arkansas had a spirited col? loquy in the senate today over their respective cotton bills. Senator Smith proposes to require ull contracts for future delivery to specify the grades proposed to be delivered, while Sen? ator Clarke, proposes to levy a tax of 50 ~ents per bale on all cotton told for future delivery. Senator Clarke made a long speech in behalf of his bill. Senator Smith took the position that su< h a law would not stop speculation, but would IWOIIIlt to a tax on cotton. He also read into the record over a hundred letters from farmers of South Caro? lina protecting against the Clarke MIL Several Southern State Farmers' un? ions have sent resolutions opposing the Clarke bill and favoring the Smith bill. The Clarke bill has been in? dorsed by the Democratic caucus as an amendment to the tariff bill, but the feeling Is growing that this was a mistake. A caucus of Democratic senators has been called for tomorrow night and the outlook Is that the Smith bill will be substituted for the Clarke amendment, perhaps with modifications. The discussion today was the most spirited that has been had en any subject since the tariff bill was taken up, but Senator Smith was at all times more than muster cf the situation. CHINESE TROOPS TAKE NANKING Sailor on U. S. 8. Cincinnati Wounded During Fighting. Shanghai, Sep. 1.?The city of Nanking was captured today by the Chinese government troops. The rebel forces fled into the country through the southern gate. several of trie 'foreign warships at Nanking were struck during the fight? ing yesterday. A sailor on the Unit? ed States cruiser Cincinnati was wounded. l ittle Effect on situation. Peking, Sept. 1.?The fall of Nan? king will result In little change in the situation, the rebels there having hee>| cut off and doomed to defeat for several weeks. The government con tcmplates going slowly in the work of suppressing the remaining rebels in the various provinces. Mr. J. M. Kolb, of Privateer, sold ten bales of new cotton Tuesday |e O'DnnntU & Co., at 11.0a, The ten bales weighed 5,077 and the net amount received for the lot was $611.78. United States government. "If that is so 1 think it should go to the free list," do*, la red Senator < I'Gorman. The committee took the paragraph under consideration. A suggestion by the Wisconsin sen? ator that the duty on peanut oil should be reduced from six cents a gallon to one cent, as the former rate was prohibitive, was not acted upon. After three hours of sharp debate tonight tin Democrats of the senate finance committee decided to submit to the party caucus the most Import? ant amendments to the tariff hui which have not been acted upon. The question Of hiffhef rates than origin? ally proposed upon big incomes and of a tax on Stock BSC hangs dials in ?futures," will be left to the entire party In the Senate, The committee refused to make a funh<r compromise upon the income tax feature of the hill and will face tin- "Insurgents" of the party tomor? row night, determined to fight for a rate Of I per rent on incomes ot 1100,001 mid over. T, per ?ent on 1110,001 ;111< 1 OVer? per cent on 1100,000 ami over, and i per cent on Incomes over $1,000,000, The com? mittee mem ben realise that the ln? sursjents art strong enough to put up a stiff argument but hope thai an eu pes to part) loyalty will i?t<> \? the \s inning card, it was decided to submit propos* ed amendments regulating railroad r ite? "ii articles affected bj tin- bill to the Interstate commerce commls? sinn. The eommlttee will Hn;h( in keep tin' uiii purel) a tariff measure* snd will go lo all possible lengths t" de? feat amendments aimed at irust regit? latlon or subjects foreign tu revenue* raising legislation. * i TOMATO CLUBS' EXHIBIT. ARRANGE FOR DISPLAY AT STATE FAIR. Executive Committee Appropriates 9100 for Prizes?J. 1*. Carbery in Charge of Display. Columbia, Sept. I??Plans for the exhibit at the State fair by the girls' tomato clubs from 17 counties in South. Carolina were discussed at M conference here yesterday. Those attending the conference were: Miss EMUth Parrott, State agent for the to? mato clubs; W. W. Long, in charge of the United States farm demonstra? tion work and Clemuon extension work, and J. L. Carbeiy of Winthrop college, in charge of the industrial department of the demonstration work, . Following the conference it was announced that Mr. Carbery had been placed in charge of the exhibits to be made by the numbers of the. girls' tomato clubs. Th i officials made an inspection of the Buildings at the fair grounds and space has been al? lotted in the large steel building which was used for the National Corn exposition. At a recent meeting of the execu? tive committee of the State fair, $400 was appropriated for the exhibits of the tomato clubs. These displays will in no way conflict with the displays of the canned and bottled products. Following the conference yestsr day, Mr. Long and Mr. Carbery lefi for Clemson college, where they will attend a meeting of the county dem? onstration agents this week. WANT ONLY THE BEST. Americans Resent Offer of Second Class or Steerage Passage. Mexico City, Sept. 1.?Many of the Americans who are heeding President Wilson's warning to leave Mexico are indignant over the class of transpor? tation offered. Telegrams from Vera Cruz and Tampico indicate that the only passage'the'consuls arc author? ized to provide is "steerage or the lowest price ticket available." Some of the Americans who proceeded to seaports to avail themselves of tile proffered transportation home have refused to accept, saying they prefer to take their chances in Mexico "to bel?g herded In the steerage." The embassy does not expect that Mr. Lind will return to the capital, at least not at an early date, as there frceiM to be little present hop? for reopening the negotiations. The embassy was able to reassure Senor Gamboa. mildster of foreign af? fairs, relative to the reported pres? ence at Vera Cruz of a fleet of war vessels. Buoh reports were published . two days ago In a local newspaper I and caused Inquiry by the foreign j minister. He was assured that the , story was not founded on fact There I are three battleships at Vera Cruz, and these have been stationed there since early in February. THAW HEARING MAY HE PRI? VATE. Court Will not Permit Even Jerome to Attend. Bherbrooke, QUO. Sept. 1,?Unless Superior Judge Matthew Hutchinson ? banges his mind overnight, the ha? beas corpus proceedings tomorrow in the case of Harry K. Thaw will be held In private. Not even William Travels Jerome, chief of the New York State interests seeking Thaw'.-; return to Matteawan, will be allowed ' in chambers. Judge Hutchison an? nounced this decision tonight. He had weighed the matter careful - ? ly all day. noting meantime the ever , swelling crowd pouring into Sher brooke for the Fair, on the lips of nearly every one was a sympathetic word for Thaw. Taking cognisance of this and of the outbreak of last Wednesday, When Thaw was cheered in court as a hero, the judge dec id' cd that the wisest course would be to exclude spectator* Reporters also are to be barred. a? - i < rdlng to tonight s arrangements, and while the Thaw lawyers may be preaent In o body. If they desire, only iwii representing Now York are to take part in the proceedings. They are Samuel Jacobs, of Montreal, chief Canadian counsel for the state, and Hector Verrel, appearing for the Mat tfnwan Asylum, from which Thaw escn pedi ( >111- idea of a m in w b<< really Wanted to die Is that Atlanta man who not hnvlng nny other means of SUlcldlpg, ' nt his throat with a safety rasor,?Greenville Piedmont. QUIET IN MEXICO. NO IMPORTANT TIDINGS RE? CEIVED FROM MEXICO. Officials Conversant with Affairs Be? low the Border Say Waiting Gumc Sure to Bear Oood Fruit. Washington, Sept. 1.?Secretary Bryan remained at the state depart? ment today for news from Mexico until a few minutes before his train left for the Maryland shore, where he lectured tonight. As he hastened to the train he declared nothing had been received except messages relat? ing to the movements of Amrican citizens in the southern republic. Earlier in the day the secretary had conferred with Senator Bacon, chairman of the foreign relations committee, and both stated that no further suggestions had been made by John Land, special envoy to the Huerta government, and that no over? tures from the Mexican side had been made. Reports from Torreon that six Americans had been killed received no verification in state department advices but a bulletin was forwarded to the department from the American consul general at Monterey stating that five Americans who left Torreon last Monday had been accounted for, three of them reaching Monterey Sat i urday r ight and two remaining at lleata to dispose of their horses. According to state department ad I vices t tie Americans who reached Monterey reported that they were well treated by all Mexicans with whom they came in contact. They said the federals still held Torreon while the revolutionists controlled Gomez, Pa lacio and Berdo. The care of American refugees from ' Mexico was the subject of routine messages between the department and i American officials in Mexico and along j/the border. Bed Cross authorities at New Orleans were notified during the day that Americans from Mexico ar? riving at tiiat port in need of assis? tance should be helped to reach their homes in this country. Owing to sev *eral misunderstandings with regard to the disposition of needy cases after Americans had reached the United States, the department sent further advices tb officials at coast and bor? der towns to sec to it that all who needed aid were sent to their homes. Secretary Bryan had been in com? munication before his departure with President Wilson at Cornish, X. H., I but said he did not know whether the president would return to Washing ; ton tomorrow. It was the general in. j pression that President Wilson would net hasten back unless there were in? dications of some immediate devel? opment in the present deadlock In the i.egotiations between this government and the Huerta regime. An otilcial conversant with Mex? ican affairs stated tonight that the waiting attitude of the United Stales WM a correct one and that it would be sure to force important develop? ments before many days, despite in? timations in the last note of Senoi QnmhoS that the next move WOUtd be expected from Washington, j It was said tonight that John Llnd, the American special envoy in Hex I ico, would remain in Vera Cruz in? definitely and that he was not con? templating any immediate move and that he was only waiting for a change in the situation which it was calcu? lated would not be instigated by him j or by any move from Washington. As far as the United Stales Is concerned, ; Ii was stated, the negotiations stand I just where they did when President Wilson addressed congress and ad? vised American citizens to leave Mex? ico. Senator Bacon said today thai this advice was not given with any in? timation that it might mean ultimate intervention. COTTON CROP SMALLER. statement for |01g Shows Decrease of 1,971,111 Bales. New Orleans, Sept 1.?Secretary Hester announced this morning the commercial crop for the year ending With the close of August, 1913, w hich amounted to 14,167,116 bales, a de? crease under last year of l 971,311, an increase over the year before last of 2,047,020, and an Increase over 1909 l 9 1 0 of 3,567,4 IT. Southern consumption, which he states at L\ 969,659 bales, Mr. Hester says is the largest amount ever used by the Southern mills In any one year, exceeding last year's total by 225,492 bales, and that of the year before bj 605,9 I 3 bales. Secretary Hester Is now engaged in details of ihe statement Including uorl movements, exports ami the world's const mption of American cotton nnd othei Interesting items, which will be promulgated In a tew day?, 4 WILSON TO jlWE REPORT. HALE TO TELL PRESIDENT OF MEXICAN SITUATION. Nation's Chief Executive Will Bc| in Washington Today After Short Vacation. Washington, Sept. 2.?President Wison, who will arrive in Washing? ton tomorrow morning from Cornish, X. H., is expected to meet William Bayard Hale, en route hore from a special mission to Mexico for the ad? ministration Mr. Ilale's report on conditions in Mexico since the arrival of John Lind with the peace pro? posals of the American government will be made direct to the prcsid Unoflieial reports reached f ington today that Mr. Lind w? / turn to the United States ^ /a few days. No confirmation & oils could be procured at O?* jjr \ de? partment. Secretary Hi*" .V *d just before leaving for a^> engage? ment tonight at Yoj , that he knew nothing of sUT *9 ttention by Mr. Lind. * "1 had a mes >m Mr. Lind today," said the n ary, "but it did not concern his movements. As to the Mexican situation, it can be said that matters look encouraging." Since the departure of the presi? dent from Washington the daily char? acterization of the Mexican situation at the state department "has been unchanged." The: renewal of the word "encouraging" just as the president is returning to the capital was re? garded in oflicial circles as significant of possible developments. Mr. Bry ah had no explanation for his state? ment, except a smile, the lirst he has worn in discussing the tense diplo? matic affair with Mexico for many days. One source of encouragement to Mr. Bryan today was the action of the house appropriations committee in recommending in the deficiency bill the $100,000 asked by the secretary to meet the expense of bringing American citizens from Mexico. Mr. Bryan today discussed protec Tflon of American property in Mexico with Senator Swanson of Virginia, who called to submit a complaint I f a sugar company near Vera Cruz which did not wish to leave its prop? erty unguarded by Americans. Sev? eral requests for further information as to the purpose of this government with regard to protection of American property In Mexico had been received here, and it is probable that President Wilson and Secretary Bryan will coi - fcr on this matter tomorrow. Consul Les Pinasse, at Tcnoeiquc, Mexico, reported to the state depart? ment today that the seizure of a steamer by revolutionists had held up eight Americans, who were ready to leave for the United States. The consul said he had made Strong rep? resentations in behalf of his country? men and believed they would not be mistreated. Consul Letchner reported that many Americans in the vicinity of Chihua? hua were disposed to postpone fol? lowing the advice of President Wilson in regard to leaving the country, in? sisting they would rather face hard? ships and the relatively small danger of present conditions than abandon their property. Consul General Bhanklln reported having provided transportation for 21 refugees by the west coast, send? ing all to Manzanillo. At Acapulco there are about 2T. Americans who wish to leave the country, and there are a few others near the port of Mini/.o. I Deputy Consul General Allen is at Torreon arranging for such Ameri? cana as desire to leave the country. CITY MANAGER PLAN. I It Continues to Make Prog rest? Cities Considering its Adoption. Engineering News. New York, X. v., Aug. 21. The City .Manager Plan Continues to make progress. Tin- commission? ers of Little Palls, Minn., have de elded for it as an adjunct of the! commission plan. The commissioners themselves will receive salaries ol ?Man a year. The charter commis? sion of Voungstown, Ohio, is commit? ted to the city manager plan; the like commission of Klyrlu, Ohio, has ?!<? cided to submit the plan to the voters; and at Dayton, Ohio, the city mana? ger tick, i recently won In the char? ter commission election. In Dayton, ,b>hn II Patterson, of the National Cash Iteglster Co., and lesder dur? ing the recent Hoods, was the prin? cipal advocate of the city manager and commission plans and received |?,000 of the 18,000 votes cast at the charter commission election. m i THE PEOPLE RULE. LORD HALDANE PAYS TRIBUTE TO POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION. The Meeting of American Bar Asso? ciation Rendered Noteworthy by Epoch Making Speech of ViM-ount Haldane, Bud lligli Chancellor of England. Montreal, Sept. L?The address de? livered this afternoon by the high chancellor of England, Viscount Hal dane, formed the principal feature of the opening meeting of the American Bar association. Viscount Haldane had an audience which included many of the great legal Jights of the Western continent and se'eral from Europe. His theme was "Higher Nationality? A study in Baw and Ethics." It was in many ways an epoch making speech, dealing as it did wl?h the relationships of three great na? tionalities. The lord high chancellor told how British law in the early days was vested largely in the sovereign of the realm, who had associated with him the lord high chancellor as the executive of the king's justice. That, ancient law was based upon expe? rience rather than upon logic, he said, and this fact had influenced the law and the execution of the three great nations, England, France and Amer? ica. The speaker argued that the great force that actuated mankind in ob? serving the law was not fear of the officers of justice, but fear of public opinion, and that therefore public opinion tended, more than the arbi? trary execution of justice, to restrain men from lawbreaking. Developing this argument, Viscount Haldane pro? ceeded to suggest that the same pol? icy possibly might be adopted by na? tions and that the time had come when nations might be as much ashamed to follow the ancient meth? ods of settling differences and dis? putes as individuals have become in late years, j Frank B. Kellogg, president of the ! American Bar association, bricily in? troduced the presiding ehVer ot th* afternoon, Chief Justice White of the United States supreme court, referring to him as a man who exemplifies the highest ideals of the American law? yer and who has added lustre to his profession "by the manner in which he has presided with great honor and dignity over the supreme court of our land." Chief Justice White read a telegram from the Duke of Connaught, governor general of Canada, and the Duehesii of Connaught. expressing regret at: not being able to attend the sessions of the bar association. Justice White, ir introducing Vis? count Haldane, said that the mem? bers of the American Bar association entertained the highest respect for the lord high chancellor and ail that higlt office implied. The stage *k&8 decorated with the Union Jack as a centerpiece, the Stars and Stripes on the right and the tri? color of France on the left, in honor of the eminent French advocate, Maitre Babori. When the lord high chancellor arrived tue applause was ling sustained. Frank B. Kellogg. Former President Taft, Premier Bor? th u and Chief Justh e White also came in for ovations. At the conclusion of the afternoon session IfcGtU university conferred degrees on the lord high chancellor and a number of distinguished xnem bers of the legal profession. Robert B Borden, the Canadian premier, in welcoming the bar asso ? ciation to Canada* said: "We Canadians are bound to the great empire of which our country forms no inconsiderable part and we rejoic e that those ties were never stronger than th y are today. By like ties of kinship, by the. bonds of commercial intercourse, by the enjoy? ment of like institutions, by the pos? session of a common literature, by the Inheritance of common liberties, by the duties and responsibilities of a citizenship confronted with common problems, by the ties of comradeship and neighborllnces, we are also united to you." MAY ADOPT CLARK AMENDMENT. But With Some Exceptions, Thnshs Senator Smith. Washington, sept. t.?Senator R. 1*. Smith thinks it likely that the senate will incorporate in the tariT bill the Clarke amendment taxing transactions in cotton futures where no actual delivery takes piece, e\ cepting the contracts covered by tren? nt or Smith's own amendment re? quiring the grade to be specified and delivered on demand.