Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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atchma? an? THE SUMTE It WATCHMAN, K*tAhuslu*l April, 1820. "Be Just and Fear not?Let all the ends Thou Alras't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOCTJLRON, Establish* d June, 184?. Consolidated Aug. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. 0., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1913. Vol. XXXVII. No. 18. OREGON TO HEAD PARADE. WILL BE FIRST OF PROCESSION OF MM MOM PANAMA CANAL. - i ??resident Wilson ami Secretary Dan let* Among the Many Notables Who Will Alton?! Celebration?Historie Hattleahlp and Ohl C rew Selected. Washington, Oct. 12.?Secretary Daniels today formally announced that the historic battleship Oregon, which made th ? famniiM trip around Cape Horn In the early days of th.' war with Spain, will lead the great in? ternational fleet through the Panama Canal when the waterway is opened In l?lft. While plans for the event have no*, yet oeen formulated, Secretary Dan? iels, and in all probability, President Wilson also may go with the fleet. It has been suggested that all sur? viving officers who served on the Ore? gon during the J898 cruise bo again at their posts of duty when the bat. tleshlp heads the procession through the canal. In this event the Oregon will be commanded by Hear Admiral ( hartes E. Clark, retired, now living In Washington. The acceptance by the British for? eign office of the Invitation from the I'nited States to send a squadron of warships to go through the cunal with the International fleet was conveyed today to Secretary Bryan through Ambassador Page. Great Britain Is the llrst of the nations to aecept the invitation to participate in a mobiliza? tion which will bring together at Hampton Roads the greatest fleet ev? er assembled In American waters. ANNOl'NCEl) AT HANQCET. Fug land AcceptN Invitation to Particl pate In Panama. London. Oct. 21.?The American am tu w dor, Walter II. Page, and the Japanese ambassador were the guests of honor of the Navy league banquet here tonight. The company Included the Karl of Selborne. Earl Hrassey. Huron Ampthill and several foreign oaval attache* Ambassador Page said he had pel - missmn to announce tonight that the English government had accepted the Invitation to participate in the Pun ama procession. "England's participation." he added, "will be A hearty feature of the < ele bratlon of the certenary Of peace and the American admiral bailing this fleet can say with Nelson that be ba<l the happiness to command a band "f brothers," WORK FOR NEW DISTRICT. Ttllman and Alken Fortifying Their Position with Data Showing Its Need. Washington, Oct. 21.?Senator Till - man and Hepresen "at ive Aiker. have been devoting considerable time ami attention to the bill providing for I new federal district In South <\tro llna and have collei t??<! a considerable amount of data showing the necessity for Its creation. Mr. Alken called at the department of justice today and discussed the matter at length with UM official.h there, and this attcirmon he Mild that he was reasonably confi? dent that the bill would be passed at the next session. The bill has the cordial support of Fenutor* TttlSSag and Smith and all the representatives from South Caro? lina. TO ATTACK MONTEREY. lighting ^Preliminary to Qmw ""I As? sault Kc|M?itcd. Laredo. Texas. Oct. 21.?l-'lghting ki reported west of .Monterey. Mexico, preliminary, it is understood, to ui attack on th<< cm. an Important I.ul Mad ?aalet row held by lbs fed? erals. Ofdafl tonight were Issued from Ihc Mexicun military headquar? ters at Wuvo Laredo to Ocn. Navar rette, Halloaed Lampasoa la p,m cee.l with all haste to .Monterey. LfMRpaaae is n?u miles north ol Monterey. I st \|| < ,< I \N >H || Uy i Mptalu ami CfSW of High Hall Sa\cd. Penssoola? Fla., Ort. 21.?a long distance telephone message from Mil? ton at I !<? o"clock tonight s.ism th? iMeamer Clt\ of Tampa hag arrived there with Oipt. Sykes und the four others abo.ird tie launch High Hall They were picked up on the eastern shore of Kscambla bay. where the boHt was delves during the storm The men had been there for H hours Hnd wer?? dim "it froaon ami eteti from exposure. CHANGE OF SPEEDY PASSAGE. i administration HOPES for QUICK ac tion on currency hill. President Would Accept Amendments In OnU'r to Secure Passage ut Pres? ent Session?Jim Mann on Warputh Against Democratic Lea tier. Washington, Oct. 20.?With Presi? dent Wilsen Willing to accept sub? stantial amendments to the adminis? tration currency bill in the hope of securing speedy aft ion on the measure , in the senate committee, supporters of the administration today grew op t timistic over the chances for the pas sago of the measure before the end i of the extra session of congress. The president himself .in a letter ! to Majority Leader Underwood, an? nounced his wilingness to consider a proposal for a recess of the house, because, he said, conferences with member:* ^f the senate committee led him to believe the bill would b re i ported to the senate the first week in November and passed during the present session. Republican members of the eom ? mittle and Senator Hitchcock of Ne hra.'ka were inclined to look upon I this plan as too optimistic but other , members of the committee said they hoped to be able to live up to the president's expectations. A reduction in the number of re? serve banks, fixed by the administra? tion bill at 12, and the removal of the secretary of agriculture and the comprtoller of the currency from the federal reserve board, which would control the new currency system, were the amendments which the president let it be known he would not oppose. Witnesses before the senate commit? tee almost unanimously have con? tended for these amendments and a majortiy of the committee is believed to favor them. The proposed amendments would retain the federal board as a strictly governmental institution but would provide that it shall be composed of seven members, six to be appointed by the president and to devote then entire time to the work of the board, and the seventh to be the secretary of the treasury. The proposal for a recess of the house was taken up at the White House and at the eapitol today and negotiation! continued without any denflnltc conclusion. President WU< son's letter to Mr. Underwood said the president was confident Hie cur? rency bill will be reported to tho sen? ate the first week of November and would be passed within three week^ thereafter. Later Mr. Underwood sought Rep res? ntative Mann, minority leader of the house, and urged him to consent to the passage of a joint resolution for a recess of the house until No? vember 1."?. Mr. Mann, who has in? sisted that congress should adjourn bet ause of Ids belief that the cur? rency hill could not be SnSCted at this session, postponed decision on the request until tomorrow. Thon he went to the senate and discussed with Republican ami Democratic members the president's assertion that the cur? rency bill would probably be disposed. of in November*" "I found,*1 Mr. Mann said later, "that the senato was Without a quorum, as is the house. I found that the president had not consulted with Republican senator! nor received assurances from them that the iur rein v bill WOUld speedily be disposed of. i found that the president must have been mistaken or eist; was mls? led "I found, that in all probability, the currency bill will not vet Into the senate until the next session tif eon ?ress ami ti at the president will be lucky if it i asses by February, The President says there is an nmbltloui legislative programme for next win? ter. "Unless congress beginn work on the programme now we will be hert until next September ami unless there are concessions on the currency there may m?t be much legislation <>n the currency at the next session.'' representative Mann hud not de elded tonight whether he would agree tomorrow lo the passage of n Join! resolution permitting, a recess ni ^ic ionise. As a quorum <d' the hou fl i not in town, the Democratic leader) ?.in not set without tin- consent "i the Republicans. Victor Momwlti of New Vork, dl< rector ut the National Dank ol Com merce and ? student of the currency problem( today defended the adminis? tration bill before the senate commit? tee, lie sdvoeated a reduction In the number ol federal restive banks, however, and urged numerous mlnoi .1 mendrw n( MRS. PANKHURST COMES II. mUTANT SUFFRAGETTE HAS DOORS TO UNITED STATES OPENED TO HEB. Immigration Commissioner, Follow lug Talk With President and Secre? tary of Laln>r, Overrules Deporta? tion Order of Hoard and Directs Helen sc. Washington, t Oct. 20.?America's doors today were opened to Mrs. Em incline Pankhurst and during the few weeks covered by her lecture en? gagement the Pritish suffragette l??id ! er is free to go where she will. An or? der releasing Mrs. Pankhurst at .Ellis Island and revoking the deportation order of the special Inquiry board was issued today after President Wilson band conferred with Secretary Wilson j of the lepartment of k.bor pnd a for I mal hearing before Immigration Com I missioner Caminetti on Mrs*. Pank ! hurst's appeal had been concluded. Secretary Wilson amounted that fie and the president had agreed that Mrs. Pankhurst should be* admitted j "on her own recognizance'*' witrf*the sndcrstnnding that she would depart ! when she had fulfilled heiAecture en : gagements. / Doth the president and the secre 1 tary agreed with Commissioner Cam 1 ?netti In the 'opinion tjtat there was an element of doubt as |i? whether the acts for which Mrs. Fankhurst has been convicted in EngUmd constituted moral turpitude or ^cre political In character. Commissi?ner Caminetti tonight issued a formal statement out? lining the reasons for his decision Ln the case. "There is nothing on record or be? fore me," said the statement, "to in? dicate that the British government de? sires that Mrs. Pankhurst should be returned to England, and the record Indicates that while she was placed under sentence of threp years' servi? tude she has served only a small part1 of the sentence and apparently no ef? fort has been made to compel her to serve the balance; but as a matter of fact, marked leniency has been sho^wn. towards her by the English authori? ties. Shall this government deny ev? en temporary asylum when by doing so less consideration would be shown Mrs. Pankhurst than England has dis pig yed ? 'Mrs. Pankhurst stated and counsel throughout the case have asserted that she ll coming here only for a short visit for the specified purpose of fulfilling engagements to deliver lec? tures; that all thai Is desired is that she be allowed to carry out these en? gagements. "Upon carefully considering the en? tire record And all of the eircum statues, I conclude that the best dis? position to make of the matter will be to accept the assurances of all pat ? ties concerned and admit Mrs. Pank? hurst on her own recognizance to de? part from the country at the termina? tion of her engagements ,and so re? commend." in his memorandum to the secro t; iy the commissioner described the ? ase in hand as follows: "Alien is a native of Manchester. Eng., aged 51, traveling alone; is a widow With three children in Europe. Paid her own passage; has no occu? pation; has been in the United States twice before, once in the autumn of 1U09 and again from October, I9ii, to January, 1 'J 11!; going to friend, Mrs. < >. II. P. Belmont, Madison avenue, New York; has $2,000. The board ex? cluded alien by unanimous vote as a person who has been convicted of a felony or other crime or misdemeanor which, in the opinion of the board Involvea moral turpitude." - LAM AH WILL HAVE TO APPEAR. Application for Writ of Habeas Cor? pus Dismissed. Washington. Oct. 1! 1.?David La mar's application tor a writ of habeas corpus to prevent his return to the Federal authorities In New York to answer an Indictment for imperson? ating Congressmen in telephone talks with \V;iii street financiers, w.is dis? missed today by Chief Justice Cla haugh, of the District Supreme Court. The Justice held that a congressman was an officer of the Pnlted States within the purview nf the statutes for bidding Impersonation. I*amur will a ppen I n ml I m nlsh bond, Becretury McAdoo nf the treusury department und Chairman Owen ot the senate banking ami currency com* mlttee, tomght ronferred at length with President Wilson concerning pos slide amendments to the house hill. Senator i i\\n pointed out ihe various amendments which Republicans as well ns Democratic members nf the committee were expecting to offer. ACCEPT WILSON'S WORD AS PLEDGE OF FAITH. Through Their Assembly, Islanders Gratefully Accept His Declaration and Acts. Washington, Oct. 21.?The answer of the Philippines to President Wil? son's message delivered through Gov? ernor General Harrison came by ca? ble today In the form of a resolution adopted by the Philippine assembly. Emphatic belief in the right of the Filipinos to be free is expressed in the resolution and the president's words are gratefully accepted as "a categorical declaration of the purpose Of the nation to recognise the inde? pendence of the island." j . The text of the resolution made public by the war department fol? lows: ? "We, the representatives of the ' Filipino people, constituting the Phil Ipplne assembly, solemly declare that it is evident to us that the Fili? pino people have the right to be free and independent so that in advancing alone along the road of progress it will on its responsibility work out its prosperity and manage its own destinies for all the purposes of lite. j This was the aspiration of the people When it took up arms against Spain ; and the presence of the American Hag first on Manila bay and then in I the interior of the archipelago did ! not modify but rather encouraged and I strengthened the aspiration despite all the reverses suffered in war and dif? ficulties encountered in peace. "Being called to the ballot box the people again and again ratified this aspiration and since the inauguration i of the Phtlltpplne assembly the na? tional representative body has been ' acting In accordance with the popular will; thus in the midst of the most ad verso circumstance! the ideal of the people never wav red and was re? spectfully and frankly brought before the powers of the sovereign country jjon every propitious occasion. On the iWfhcr hand, our faith in the justice of the American people was as great and ' persiste nt as our ideal. We have waitd In patience, confident that sooner or later all errors and injus? tices would be redressed. "The message <?f the president of the United States to the Filipino peo? ple is eloquent proof that we have not waited in vain. We accept Sftld message with love and gratitude and consider ?t a categorical declaration of the purpose of the nation to recog? nise the Independence of the Islands. The immediate step of granting us a majority on the commission places In our hands the instruments of power and responsibility for the es? tablishment by ourselves for a stable Filipino government. We fully ap? preciate and are deeply grateful for the confidence reposed In us by the government of the United States. We i look upon tiie appointment of the Hon. Francis Burton Harrison as gov? ernor general as the unmistakable harbinger of the new era in which we expect the attitude of the people to be one of cooperation and finally, we believe happily, the experiment of Imperialism has come to an end and that colonial exploitation has passed Into history. "The epoch of mistrust has been closed and the Filipinos, upon having thrown open to them the doors of opportunity, are required to assume the burden Of responsibility which it would be inexcusable cowardice on their part to avoid or decline. Owing to this, a few days have sufficed t<> bring about a good understanding between Americans and Filipinos, which it had been Impossible to es? tablish during the lyears past. We are convinced thai every onward step while relieving the American government of its responsiblltios in the island, will, as in the past, fully demonstrate tin* present capacity of the Filipino to establish n government of his own and guarantee in a perma? nent manner the safety udcr Such government <?f the life, property and liberty of the resident! of the islands, n;t t i< 11 ;i I :is well as a foreign, 'We do not wish to say by this that (here will not ho difficulties and embarrassments, nor do we even ex? pect ihat the campaign, open or con* cealed, of ihe encmicstof the Filipino cause will cease soon, hut wo fee! sure that through a conservative usr ol ihe powers entrusted to us the Filipino people will, with Hod's favor and ii c help oi America, emerge tri? umph! ntly from ihe test, however difficult it mi Y be." Marriage License Ifa-corri. Licenses to marry have boon Issued to Frank Itonjaniin and Hester Hhent nut nf Itoiiibort, and Don Albert and Harriett Dixon ol Sumter, BOP WM. T. CAPERS. son or LATE BISHOP ELLISON CAPERS OF Tills STATE chos? EN TO HIGH OFFICE. Hegau His Ministerial Duties in Sum tor ami Clarendon. When he Had Charge of Churches at Those Places. Columbia. Oct. 22.?It was the Rev. Wm. T. Capers, rector of the Church of the Holy Apostles, Philadelphia, who was elected missionary btohop of Spokane, at the Monday session of the general convention, Episcopal church in New York, according to pri? vate advices received in Columbia yesterday. Dispatches to morning pa? pers of yesterday erred in saying it was his brother, the Rev. Walter B. Capers of Columbia, Tenn., who had been raised to the bishopric. The Rev. William Theodotus Capers is known and admired throughout South Carolina, his native State. He is a son of the late Ellison Capers, bishop of South Carolina, and of his wife, charlotte Rebecca Palmer Capers, who died in l'JOS, within five months of each other. More than any of his brothers he is said to re? semble, in appearance and manner, his widely beloved and revered father?who had been a brigadier general of the Confederate States army, at 28, before he became a sol? dier Of the cross. Living children of the late bishop and his wife are John G. Capers, attorney, Washing? ton; Mrs. Charles B. Satterlee, At? lanta; the Rev. William Theodotus Capers, Philadelphia; Mrs. William Johnson, Charleston, and the Rev. Walter B. Capers, Columbia, Term., , president of Columbia Female Insti? tute. The Rev. Mr. Capers was married early in bis ministerial career to Miss Rebecca Bryan of Sumter. They have two sons. Mr. Capers had charge fust of churches at Sumter and in Clarendon, then was rector of Grace church, Anderson. Thereafter he served parishes at Vicksburg and Asheville, until appointed dean of the ' cathedral, Lexington, Ky., from which post he went, about a year ago, to the rectorship of the Church of the Il< ly Apostles in Philadelphia. His election to the missionary bishopric of Spokane will, of course. If he shall accept the assignment, necessitate hi> early removal to the far Northwest. c( >TTON SEED STATISTIC S. _ Director Harris Receives Numerous Requests for More Detailed Bulle? tins. - Director Harris, of the Bureau of Census, finds that there is great de? mand for the publication at more fre? quent intervals of statistics concern? ing the consumption of cotton seed, it has been the practice of the Bu? reau of the Census to compile statis? tics for this Important part of the cot? ton crop only twice <li ring the gin? ning season. The first report for the I crop of 1912 related to the quantity of cotton seed crushed prior to January 1, 1913. The second report showed the quantity crushed prior to March 1, 1913, with an estimate of the quantity remaining to be crushed from the crop. The statistics of cotton seed are col? lected in connection with those for the production of cotton as reported by the ginners. This is ne< essary be? cause the quantity of Unten is con? stantly increasing ami forms a much larger percentage of the total crop than heretofore. Mr. Harris believes that an addi? tional report showing the quantity of seed crushed and of Unters obtained should relate to some date between October ;; i and January I. He is not certain as to the mqsl desirable date, and is accordingly corresponding with the farmers and cotton seed Oil mills in older to establish it. It is hoped that all will agree upon a fixed date, so that the work can be Inaugurated during the present season. This additional report will be of value to the farmers, as well as to the oil mills and public gem rally. TO PI T TAX 0\ l.OVDI.D CANDIFS Liquor ami Wiiie-fhwored Confec? tions to be Taxed. Washington. Oct. 21. Such little loaded confections as rum halls, brandy balls and mini lozenges, which 11? hollowed candies tilled with spir? its, hereafter will be subject to spe 1 lal laxes applying to rectifiers of li? quor and to retail liquor ?lealers. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Oshornc to.lay announce,! his decision lo Impose the fax. The order will not apply to genuin.n feet ions simply flavored with liquors 01 wines BRITISH VIEWS CHAN8E0. WAS1IIN G T<) X AI) II IXISTR ATIOX DISAPPONTED. According 10 American Standpoint, HnsrtA's Assumption of Power Has Altered status. Washington, Oct. 21.?Dispatches to-day were received at the State de? partment from Ambassador Page de? scribing in detail his eonferenee with Sir Bid ward Gr?y, British foreign minister, concerning *he attitude of Great Britain in y The position q .plained by the ambassador f'Jp lially as indicated , in press di^ A from London. The * an government, it is known -?>N iOt entirely pleased with the ^ a government's policy, ad rr ^. .tion olficials being particular? s' .appointed by the declaration of Edward Grey that nothing thus far has occurred in Mexico to change the British view that recognition of Huerta was not the correct policy. The attitude of the administration here is that the forcible arrest of most of the members of the Mexican con? gress and the arbitrary assumption by Gen. Huerta of the legislative as well as executive powers of t!ie gov? ernment in themselves constitutes acts which matrially alter the state of affairs in Mexico. The presentation of Sir Lionel Car den's credentials despite these ocur rences is being interpreted by Ameri? can othcials, notwithstanding the British explanation, as a move out of sympathy wkh the viewpoint of the United States. There were no developments in the situation as far as any new expres? sion of policy. The cabinet briefly discussed the subject. 'AX INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR." Cordon's Vtesr of Iluertn's Dissolu? tion of CoilgrCSS. Mexico City, Oct. 21.?"The disso? lution of congress by President Huerta was purely a 1 internal affair of Mex? ico which could not possrhty^fcswe aoy bearing on the presentation of my credentials," said Sir Lionel Carden, the British minister, when asked to day concerning the comments in the press. "The instructions of my government were deiinite," he continued. "Had it been desired that 1 should withhold presentation of my credentials, I would have been so advised. Possi? bly it is not presumed that I knew whether the dissolution of congress was an act ai thorized by the laws of the country. I am not sure but that it is. The matter was wholly within ' the discretion of my government and should not be the subject of com? ment." WILL LET DIAZ LAXD. .Mexican Government Will Tolerate Xo Demonstration. Vera Cruz, Oct. 21.?Gen. Felix Diaz, candidate for the Mexican pres? idency, who is on his way to Vera Cruz aboard the steamer Corcovado, will be permitted to land tomorrow morning. But there must be no dem? onstration. This was the order re? ceived from the capital. A small army of detectives is here from Mex? ico City and troops are held in quar? ters. Should the enthusiasm of the Diaz partisans outweigh their judg? ment, and in the opinion of the au? thorities, the peace of the city there? by disturbed, the soldiers and police have orders to shoot. TO PROTECT OTHERS. l American State Department in Gener? ous Mood. Mexico City, Oct. 21.?The aid of the American state department has been extended to the German, French, English and Spaniards held at Tor reon. Through the American consu? lar agent at Torreon the rebel chief, (Jen. Villa, has been advised by the American government th.it the same privileges shall be extended t*4 other nationalities as are enjoyed by Amer? icana Villa pointedly has been ask? ed to permit these people to depart from tin- city if they so desire or to give them assurances of proper pro? tection should they remain. Villa is reported to i e holding the foreigners as hostages against an at lack by the federal force. New berry, <>ei. 'J1. .lohn H. Wick? er, manager ol the Farmers' oil mill here, and planter, sold a bale of cot? ton lore today tor $iml\::?', receiving for it ;i check for $10LrS*? 10 cents being deducted for weighing. He sold the seed from this bale for llt.tg. So the bale of cotton netted him on the market, st IS 3-4 cents, fl21.08. it weighed 7 74 pounds. bxIaJssJs^