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jttchmoir a*) THK 8UMTER WATHWAX, Established April, 1850. "Be Just and Fear not?Bet all the ends Thon Aims't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jane, 1804. Consolidated Aug. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. C WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8t 1918. Vol. XXXVII. No. 13. PRESIDENT WILSON SIGNS TARIFF BILL Signature Affixed at 9:10 O'clock, and Ad? ministration Fulfills First of Dem? ocratic Pledges. Put in Operation Immediately. Surrounded by Democratic Leaders and Friends, President Writes His Approval and Signs Measure, Presenting Pens to Congressman Underwood and Senator Simmons?Sec? retary of Treasury Then Sends Telegrams to Custom Of? ficers to Put New Tariff Rates Into Effect at Once?Con? gress Relieved of Load. Washington, Oct. 3.?Surrounded by the leaders of a united Democracy, I'l-Htftdent Wilson, signed the Under wood-S.mmons tariff bill at 9.09 o'clock tonight at the White House. Htroultaneuusly telegrams were sent by the treasury department to cus? toms collector^ throughout the coun? try putting into ac tual operation the first Democratic tariff revision since 1994. A happy group of legislators, mem? bers of the cabinet and friends encir? cled the president as he smilingly sat down, ami with two gold pens, slowly affixed his signature. He presented to Representative Underwood the pen that had written the word "Woodrow" and the one which had completed the name to Senator Simmons. In impressive silence the president rose and delivered In easy, natural tones an extemporaneous speech that brought prolonged applause. The president declared that the Journey of legislative accomplishment had been only partly completed; that a great service had been done for the rank and ills of the countiy, but that the sjsfl^tf atejfc In the < mancipation of business was currency reform. He earnestly called upon his colleagues to go "the rest of the Journey" with fresh Impulse. "Gentlemen, I feel a very peculiar Pleasure," said the president, "in what I have Just done by way al taking part in the completion of a great piece of business. It Is a pleas? ure which U very hard to express in words because the feeling that I have U that we have done the rank and file of the people of this country a gerat service. It Is hard to sooak of these things without seeming to go off Into campaign eloquence, but that la not my feehng. It is one of pro? found gratitude, that working with the splendid men who have carried this thing thro igh with studious at? tention and doing Juslce all round, I should have had part in serving the people of this country as we have been striving to servo them ever since I ?an remember. "I hav*> had the accomplishment of something liko this at heart ever since I was a boy and know men standing around me who can say the same thing?who have been waiting If *???? the things done which it was necessary |0 do in order that there might be just!? e In the Ifgited States, ami 8d it is a solemn moment that brings hu? h ? business to a conclu? sion. "I hope I will not be thought to be demanding too much of myself or of my eottsegoea when l say thai this, great as it Im, is the accomplish? ment of only half the journey. We hive set the easiaess of this eountri free from those conditions whi< h have made monopoly not onl> possible ?491 m a sense easy and natural Bui there Im no use taking away the con? ditions of monopoly if also we do not ttk.? iss.iv the nowcr to treat* snonopol) . ami it is llnaru nil, rather than ? rn<? r1\ ir< umstantial and I?> 0 nomh psneof "The power to < ontrol and guide and dire t the Bred Hi or the countrv 1* the power to mi\ who shall and who Hhall not build up the indus? tries of the country, in which direc? tion th. v nh.iii be built and In which dir?-. Hog shall not he built. We gff now about to t,ik. th,. s?..,n<| step. whi<h win be >b. fetal st.p it psi tllng the huHlnexx of 'his cointr\ free. That is what we shall d<? in the currency hill, whi? h the house hum already gaeSOd and SM b I have the utmost contidt i. i tin- senate will puss much moo n e r than same pOSSl? mistic individuals believe Heeaust the question. 04*01 thif this ptscs of work is done, will arise all OVOf Go i .,untre for what do we \s.in " \Vh\ should We wail to crOWfl oursei ? with i'oastiaissste honor 1 Are w< ?, s?lf denvliiK that we do not wish to complete our success? ? "I was quoting to some of my col? leagues in the he use those lines from Shukspere which have always appeal? ed to me: Tf it be a sin to covet I honor, then 1 am the most offending j soul alive,* and I am happy to say i that I do not oovct it for myself ' alone. 1 covet it with equal ardor for the men who are associated with mo and the honor is going to come from them. I am their associate. I can only complete the work which they I do. I am only counsel when they ask my advice. I can come in only ! when the last stages of the business are reached. And I covet the honor for them quite as much as I covet it for myself. "So I feel tonight like a man who is lodging happily in the inn which lies half way along the Journey and that in the morning we shall go the rest of the way and sleep at the Jour? ney's end like men with a quiet con I science, knowing that we have served our fellowmen and have thereby tried to serve God." It was an unusual spectacle which attended tho completion of a legisla? tive reform that huriy b -en seven months in congress and embraced a tariff revision of a most far-reaching character. Happy and jubilant, the invited guests came to the executive offices. They chatted and jested with the pres? ident in an ante-r .om, while awaiting fOff the full group to appear. When the members of the senate finance committee and house ways and means committee finally arrived Vice Presi? dent Marshall was ushered into the president's office, followed by Speaker Clark, Representative Underwood and members of the cabinet and congress? ional committees and their friends, No photographers were admitted, as the president thought the occasion too sol? emn to be disturbed by flashing ap? paratus. The guests crowded about the president's desk, over which an sleet lie lamp threw a bright glow. "I chose 9 o'clock,f explained the president slowly, "on the advice of the attorney general, in order that the blU might be nlgned after business transactions everywhere, Including San Kruneisco. had closed for the day. "1 will not say anything about the bill," he added with a smile, "until I have signed it. I don't want it to get away from me." Promptly at 9.09 o'clock the presi? dent began writing, and at 9.10 he hud written the words, "Approved 9.10 p. m.. :t October, ISIS, Woodrow Wils..n" on the 111th page of parch? ment Containing the engrossed bill. As the president rose and handed the two pens to the men who had steered the measure luccoosfully through both houeee of congress, there was an enthusiastic outburst of handclapplng. The president had not intended to make ? long speech and bad not even prepared a Statement but on the spur of the moment wee moved to SSpress his gratification. The small sudlence crowded about him offering oongratulatlona Laad? in? figures of the Democratic party ?Speaker Clark, Secretary Bryan and Representative Underwood?stood to* gether, sponsors With the president for the first buslaess place of legis? lation that had been accomplished In the DemoratIc pro-gramme of reform They gave the president then- personal congratulations and reiterated prom* Isei of support. "We'll be coming here again In n hoit tune to see the currency bill nlgned," said Becrwtarj Hryan, Bee? rt t.i r % M< Adoo spoke with equal < on ftdence, Whllt the president was surround i?d l?s tnomberi. of his official fu nlly, there was none happier than Joseph I: Wilson, rounger brother of the rhlel executive, who tonight came her? from Baltimore to witness the signing. Mrs Wilson ami daughters still are nt < tarnish, N, n. LAWYERS STAND BY SULIER. cm Er coun sel for former chief executive denies report of break. Horrh'k Says That They Want Sulzer to Tell only the Truth on the Wit? ness Stand?Active and Consulting Counsel tor Governor Disagree. Alhuny, X. Y., Oct. 3.?Humors that Qov. Sulzer and his counsel were at the parting of the ways, tonight were denied emphatically by D. Cady Herrick, chief of staff. Heriick broke his "silence" only after a story had gone broadcast that several of the attorneys would withdraw from the case Monday. "There is not a word of truth in I the stories," Mr. Herrick said. "He may have trouble wiiti other attor : news with whom he is reported to have consulted, but not with those who have appeared for him in court. We will be on hand Monday and, in so far as 1 know, every other day un? til the trial ends." Mr. Herrick also denied that coun? sel and the governor are at logger? heads over the story Gov. Sulzer in? sists he will tell from the witness stand. It was reported that Gov. Sul xer's plan of laying bare his whole political career was distasteful to his attorneys. ? "We want only one thing?the truth," Herrick said. That the governor's counsel is none too well pleased with his con? sulting attorneys other than those appearing at the counsel table is well known, but the latter have had their I way on all important points and no serious break is expected. Besides the officials, a large num , ber of newspaper men crowded intxr the president's office. There was an informal reception for a few minutes i and then the Underwood-Simmons tariff law was carried away to the de? partment of State and deposited ln( the archleves along wtih other his* torie pieces of legislation. .1 Clr-rk.i of the senate throughout' the morning were at work correct? ing proof on the engrossed copy of the bill and making sure that it con? tained no errors or misplaced punc? tuation marks. The bill, accompa? nied by the conference report as last night agreed on by the senate, came into the house as soon as the body met. For over an hour the house de? bated as to what action it shout'" take. Speaker Clark finally upheld the contention that the house must recede from its compromise cotton futures tax and the house quickly VOted the provision out of the tariff bill. The last vote was reached at 1.23, at 1.25 the speaker had affixed his name to the completed bill and within 10 minutes Chief Clerk Jerry South had carried it to the senate, and it had been signed by Vice Pres? ident Marshall. Clerks of the senate then took charge of the bill and con? veyed it to the White House. The relief of both houses at the termination of the tariff fight was ap? parent. Only extraordinary efforts of senate leaders kept enough senators In town to enable that body to work today on the urgent deficiency ap I proprlatlon bill. Many members to? night left Washington, although both houses of congress will remain con? structively in session. The final steps today taken by the house to complete the tariff bill did not Involve the rates of principles of the measure. Republicans and Dem? ocrats concurred in the action of re? ceding from the cotton futures tax. It is generally understood that a determined effort will be made as sour a.s the new congress convenes in December to take up cotton futures tax legislation and pass a separate bill to regulate cotton exchange trad? ing and to lay a heavy tax on that branch Of OOtton trading which mem? bers of hoUSS and senate characterize as "gambling." Germany win be the first nation to take advantage of that section of the nee tariff act which provides for mutual concessions In customs taxes. Already the Initial steps have been taken to sc? tu e such an arrange? ment The chancellor of the German embassy, acting in the absence of Ambassador Dernstorff, has been in communication with the state depart* men I and it is expected n rough out? line drafl of such an arrangement s",in will be ready for consideration. As it emerged from conference this section no longer contains the retal* lator) provisions inserted by the sen? ate and is now nothing more than in authorisation of the executive to "negotiate trade agreements with for? eign nations wherein mutural conoes Hlons are made looking toward freer trade relations and further reciprocal expulsion ol trade and commerce." COTTON GINNERS* REPORT. ,237,8.>1 HALES GINNED UP TO SEPTEMBER 25TIL Figures by states? South Carolina's Share in the Movement of Staple So Far is 192,304 Bales. Washington, Oct. 2.?The sec? ond cotton gin.ling report of the census bureau, issued at 10 a. m., today, announced that 3,237,851 hales of cotton of the growing of 1913 had been ginned prior to September 26, counting round as half bales. To that date last year 3,006,934 bales; or 22.3 per cent, of the entire crop, had been ginned; in IP 11, to that date 3,676,594 bales or 23.6 per cent, had been ginned; in 1908 to that date 2, 590,639 bales or 19.8 per cent, of the crop had been ginned, and in 19.06 to that date 2,057,283 bales or 15.8 per cent of the crop had been ginned. Included in the total ginnlngs were 27,324 round bales, compared with 19,574 round bales ginned to Sep? tember 25 last year; 27,918 round biles in 19 1, 38,028 round bales in 1!)10, and 48,170 round bales in 1909. The number of bales of sea island cotton included was 10,555 bales, compared with 3,051 bales last year, 11,807 bales In 1911, 13,832 bales in 1909 and 11,457 bales in 1908. Ginnings prior to September 25, by Slates, with comparisons for the last year and other big crop years, and with the percentage of the entire crop ginned to that date in previous years, follows: Alabama. Year. Ginnlngs. 1913.323,602 1912.190,310 1911 ...360,244 1908.316,349 1906 .. .221,851 Arkansas. 1913.69.306 1912.41,438 1911.43,626 1908 .80.466 1906.35,837 Florida. '1913.. .. ...216 1912. 9,770 1911.21,510 I 1908.16,657 ] 1906.10,479 Georgia. 1913 .491,093 j 1912.272,335 ! 1911.765,687 1908.514,898 1906.281,685 i Louisiana. 1913. 77,34? 1912. 73,992 1911 . 89,069 1908 . 79,042 1906. 139,511 Mississippi. 1913.120,015 1912. 56,056 1911.96,129 1908 .199, OUT 190?.156,573 Nortli Carolina. I 1913 . 49,625 1 1912.101,683 1911.156,390 1908 . 89,063 1906. 44,877 Oklahoma. 1913 . 148,556 1912. 77,394 1911. . . . .116,328 1908 . 5,705 1906. 17,570 South Carolina. 1913. 192,301 1912.174,251 1911 . 338,090 1908 .289,969 1906. 131,262 Tennessee 1913.18,341 1912. 990 1911.15,541 1908 . 28,109 1906. 7,394 Texas. 1913 . 1,726,630 1912. 2,002,975 1911 . 1,667,875 190S. 966,607 190?. 1,008,85? All Other States. 1913. 5,617 1912. 2,740 1911. 5,39!*. 1905. 4,774 1906. 1,4 88 The ginning of sea island cotton prior to September ~f>, by states, fol? lows: Years. Florida, Georgia Bo. <'ar. 1 n 1;: . . . 4.068 6,6 l 9 78 1912. . ,1.690 1,258 1911. . . 4,381 7.4or? 21 1 909 . . . ,6,133 7,649 B0 1908 . . ,6,083 5,924 4 no Mrs. Florence "Scarborough, ??( Bumtcr, is visiting her sister. Mrs. w. m. Held Blehopvllle Leader and Vindicator. GOVERNMENT REPORT PUTS CONDITION AT ?4.1, LOWEST IN TEN YEARS. Carolina's Showing Slightly Below 10 Year Average But Above Average for Whole Belt tills Year. Washington, Oct. 2.?The condition of the cotton crcp of the United States on Thursday, September 25,1 was 64.1 per cent of a normal, com? pared with 68.2 per cent, on August 25, 1913, 69.6 per cent, on September 25, 1912, 71.1 per cent, on September 25, 1911, 65.9 per cent, on September 25, 1910, and 68.6 per cent, the av? erage of the past 10 years on Septem? ber 25. This announcement was made at noon today by the crop re porting board, bureau of statistics, United States department of agricul? ture, in its final condition report of j the season, the condition being esti? mated from reports of its correspond-1 ents and agents throughout the cotton' belt. During the early part of the grow ing season this year conditions were . favorable in the Western cotton States l and unfavorable in the Eastern cotton States; as the season advanced, how? ever, prospects declined i i the West and improved somewhat in the East. Until the latter part of the month which today's report covered there was severe drought in Texas, Okla? homa and southern Missouri but this j was broken very generally during the , third week of the period, the heavy rains at points in those States as well as in portions of Arkansas, were thought to have caused some damage to the open cotton. During the second week of the period high winds and heavy rains were thought to have j caused some damage in eastern North I Carolina. In that week the drought was reported as severe over much of Tennessee and portions of South Carolina, while the drought in Ar? kansas was considerably relieved. Comparisons of conditions by States follows: ! ?em.^Awg. September-25 25 26 10 Yr. 1913 1913 1912 1911 Av. Va .. .75 80 70 87 76 N. C. . .75 75 70 77 73 S. C. . . .71 77 68 73 72 Ga.72 76 65 79 72 Fla. . .78 81 65 75 71 I Ala . ..67 72 68 73 69 Miss. . . 03 6y 63 62 67 La.60 67 69 66 II Tex. . .03 64 75 71 66 Ark . ..63 72 68 70 69 Tenn . .68 80 68 77 74 Mo. . . .64 72 72 80 76 Okla . .42 45 69 ?0 69 Cal . . .100 96 90 100 ? U. S. . .64.1 68.2 69.6 71.1 68.6 For the purpose of comparison, the condition of the cotton crop in the United States monthly and the esti? mated yield per acre for the past 10 years are given below: 3 S .5 9> I' t? m 9i m Ifl H ft u) I? ? l ?-? ? -r ~~ X C I <? -r ? <C <?? o fc" is <y> t- ? oo o t- oo !?(Or-li?<r-<r-tC^lT-iei,?(tH BS^SmSMSNHHioSW Cfl N ? ? l- <?l O (C ? t? t- f tC <C ^ NotNMhShNM HS h 3 ifl ? i" ? fi m <e f i t? n t' im * ^ ^ ic I- I? I- w h i? I- n oc m >, tci.THinftOcawict'O MiSAtsftinHnoN^nfto iTS(*i*st>t*eNeesps 30 "C m I- W N O K O O H f 1 Sciooooooaot-oot-oor-oot-oo HSNOHhSSNeHS <3 tA ai t- t- m? r-" o" ? -?r e- co -t- a> Jj :i i? oo m oo ? s i' oo i* ? ^ t? M 9* Tsesseeeeeee * The drst official figures estimating the size of this years' crop will be an? nounced by the crop reporting board on Friday, December 12, at 2 p. m., when the department of agrtssaiure's report on the production of OOtton for the season 1913-1914 Will he issued, showing the quantity of cotton grown In ? ach State, expressed in 500-pound bales, i' Columbia, Oct. \\.?Dispatch print? ed' in early edition the Columbia Rec? ord says that Thomas Tosheeky, the miner entombed at Centralis, Pa., Is still living, but it will he tomorrow before he can be liberated. um mm Dimioi. ENDORSES PLAN TOR DIVIDING SOUTH CAROLINA INTO TWO DISTRICTS. President is Opposed to Haste, Him ' ever, and Thinks That Bill Should Wait Until Regular Session of Con? gress?Representatives Work for Measure's Passage. Washington, Dot 2.?It became known here toda> that President Wilson is quite anxious to have the bill introduced by Representative Aik ? en a few days ago providing lor thj creation of another judicial district in South Carolina, with additional court officials, or one similar to it, passed at an early date. The matter has gone so far that Representative Clayton, chairman of tr house judiciary com? mittee, passe Gatter over to At? torney Gen' *? ^Reynolds and the g latter has ? his thorough approv ? al to the **' Mr. McReynolds went deeply ^' all the bills that have been d on this subject, digested ther w rffully, and ascertained from m s of congress and others who sy a position to know what the jns were for the failure of ^hese .s to pass in y- at I gone by. That having been done, ^cording to what was learned here t day, the situation was presented to tl o president and he thinks that it m*eht be well to have the new district authorized, but he, it is said, is opposed to providing for such authorization in one of the emergercy bills, as is often done. The suggestion was made that the matter be careci for in one of the emergency bills, or as is known here, one of the "deficiency" bills, but this plan did not. meet with the president's approval. He thinks that the measure should take Its regular course when the next session of congress begins in December, and this is what will like?y be done. The three members of the house I who are most directly interested in the result of tre proposed action are Representative. Alken, Johnson and Mymesr Re pre. et?fctrton^ Anten a*d Pyrnes are most : ?husiastic concern? ing the bill. A part of Mr. Bryne's district, all 'Mr. Johnson's and all Mr. Aiken's would be included in the new western district and it is said that they are receiving? many letters and telegrams from lawyers and other In? terested parties ir, upper South Caro? lina encouraging their efforts. The appointment of an additional district attorney and marshal with other court officials and the holding of courts In several of the largest towns which would be included in the new western district would add a stimulus to federal matters in that part of the State pr.a besides creating these new officer, the plan would mean that the holding of these additional courts would naturally cause much money to be spent one way and an? other in those towns. For all of these reasons up-country people are help? ing to push the matter along end the prospects are good for the pas? sage of the bill at the rext session. MR. MANNING IN CAPITOL. Tells Correspondent He Is In Race to Stay?Commends President aud Currency Bill. Washington, Oct. 2.?The Hon. P.. L Manning, of Sumter, came through Washington today on his way hom^, after attending the wedding of his son, Mr. Bernard Manning, and Miss Katharine Rurton, of Baltimore, in the latter city. When asked about his candidacy for Governor, Mr. Manning would say no more than he was in the raco to stay and that he did not expeci to have anything to apologize for when it was over. He inquired about the progress of sdministration measuus and spoke with admiration < f the president. Mr. Manning declared that In his opinion and in the opinion generally held in South Carolina, the adminis? tration's financial bill is fundamental? ly correct and should be passed at the present session of congress. Mr. Manning called on several members of the State delegation. SPONSOR AT FLAG RAISING. Mlm Inez. Parrott wftU Rep* nt South Carolina at Mob' Columbia. Ort 3. Miss Inez Par? rott, of Blshopvllle, will be the spon? sor representing south Carolina at the fiag raising ceremony of the states which will take place during the eighth Convention of the Women's Auxiliary of the Southern Commer? cial Congress during the night of <>e tober 28 in Mobile, Ala. Acceptance of the Appointment was received by Governor Bleaas today in a letter from Miss Parrott.