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'Be Just and Fenr not?Let all the ends Thou Ainis't at he thy Country's, Thy G xl's and Truth's."
THE TRUE SOUTHROX, Established June, 18??,
Consolidated Aug. 3,1881.
Vol. XXXVII. No. 45.
THE ASYLUM SCANDAL
H fATE UHOTSI) uisoi.iuoN
MtUM TUTU PJVtt rid vnox.
Debate Brought (o Light Hidden
Scandal und Hoard of l|*gJOS*S
1 oinc hi for Scathing Denunciation
?Sensational Developments May
Follow.
Preceded I'v denunciation of the ac?
tion of the Board at Kcgents um
cowardly, tin 0 nate this morning,
after a hot debate, adopted the OOS?
? ?irrem resolution directing a
sweepping investigation Into the
asylum by .1 \<>te ,,f lb> to 9.
Senator Crouch voiced the con dem?
nation of tin- board, alleging from
reports uf minutes, that they con?
demned l>r. Hubco.k and his lady as-)
Mutant on December 1-th. when the
board met behind closed doors, and
then iat?-r res, ,t ,ied their action, and
exonerated Dr. Sa anders when her
> eMentatl\e O. U Saunders.
appeared ami demanded an nestima?
tion Into the . hug -.. The .1,1 ale
grew warm and senator after senator
demanded the ii vcatigution.
The nine votes In opposition were
hj -. natoi s i 'litton. I ?. n-os, Cross,
PA lb T hnaon, Mars, Sharpe, Strait.
Wrner and Williams.
The light lifting of the Veil from
the* seething friction in the asylum
munugemcnt 11 the senate debate, has
Intensified interest in the matt. r.
The Hi Hats listened to a speech on
ths primary nform bill from Senator
Nicholson.
i nkin station 111: titiNt;.
Senator ( Hi ton U I'ushlsgJ Sumtcr
Station Hill Hit Itailrnuds Ask for
Postponement v. ntil Hearing C an b,
Ulvon Hallroad He prcson lathes.
CohlSSbtS J 11. 14.?The senate rail?
road Committee will meet Tuesday g|
ternoon at 4 o'clock to oonsl lot again
S ttumter union station rnulfcer.
nator Clifton has been pressing the
'^passage of the imerrdment to the
Spa.ftanb.irg union ?tatlog bill and he
has urged the eommitt* e to take the
matter up and dispose of It. Mr.
Thomas Wilson, if Snmter, president
of tho Northwest? rn Ib.ilway h s re
nested a lo at mg on the Sumtcr un?
ion station pr..p. slton and he will
probably appear Tuesday afternoon
before the committee. He wired a
fsw days ago r. ?, i.-m m-? pootpont?
ment of final consideration of the
Sunuer matter.
Several representatives of the rail?
roads m\ dved in the propos'-d con?
struction of a union station at Sum?
tcr have been heard by the committee.
Following the in--cling Tuesday af?
ternoon the senate railroad commu?
tes will report to the senate the re?
sult of th? hearing on both the Spar
tanburg and Sumtcr union stations. In
the house there is a bill providing fof
the erection g<f a union station in the
city of Columbia.
Till: feU'KKR CASK,
Wltnc.-c Pilling up Damaging II?I
deuce \galoot 1 edetnl Judge.
.Mucon. Jan. ft.?Wh-n the Speer
item open, d to. ay o\er forty
witness?-:i were waiting. It is probable
the Mucon heanni? will be extended
through next Wednesday. Committee
will then go to Savannah and from
there to Was Cross. It n, now unlikely'
thut Augusta. Albany or YuldoaU
will be \ isited.
The first witness today was Federal
iMsirh t Attorney AI > ,,der Alder?
man vho testilled that be believed
Judge Speer used cocaine or other
druga He charged that Judge IfpOOf
Woefully neglected bUMMssgg of the
court, being absent foUff or live no atbs
rn"titln every summer. He d. < -lured
J idge Speer old\ Ilk* -1 to I I > cillliiiii!
cusej? wnieh attracted MWSpapSf at?
tention.
Wh. n Alderm in t. tilled (hat Judge
Sp? er unduly inllio in Sd the trial of
Hi irboroiiKh case at Albany. Judge
Speer urose saying. "I've .???.1 this is
long SI I 1 in.' 'ami asked to be al
lowed t?? read Iii-? charge to He Scar
b. NMSSjk J'?r\ riSSlnnOll Webb re?
fuse.I to bear S|.r s BtatOSSOflt. Aft" I
making BSVefal :.tt? mpt.i |0 SO Im.ml
Judge Speer s.l down, protesting.
I ItlMIN It si 1 | |; in (it I -
H \<.l
DggggOf UtiSSJim Ib.ianlcal t.aiden
wiiii nnggsj
llhisgow. J-'ii. -'I -uffr :.ti? | e\
ploded a bomb at Kehhh- I'al.o. and
botanb al guldens toduv. WfeCklOfl the
conservatory ami damaging the m in
building The green h..u e gl SJ Will
so, 1 shed Handle Is or \ iluabb pi mi
%?vr? lorn up.
COETHALS OFFERED GOOD JOB
WOULD ACCEPT POSITION OF PO.
LICK i ommismonfk OF
m:\v YORK on con?
ditions.
saw Tlmt Authority of Commissioner
is lOO Limited ami He Would not
Accept the Piece I nloss His Power
QVOJff Men on I ore ? is Unrestricted
?Would C< mplclo Canal First.
Pa nemo? Jon? It,?Col. George VY,
Goethais, ehief snglessr of the Pen?
erne cennli recently was tendered the
position of police commissioner of
New York end in rep y te a letter sent
him by Mayor Mitchell through George
\V. Perkins, signified his willingness
to neeept tin- position only under cer?
tain conditional Thew conditions wer?'
that he should be permitted to remain
on the isthmus until the canal is
completed and in Miooessful opera?
tion and that he la given oomplete
control over the police department.
Col. Goethais added that ai he itlll
would be an army < Micer after his
work here was completed be would
not resign to aeeept Mayor Mitchell's
Offer, hut tlmt he WOUld take the po?
sition if Preeldent Wilson gave him
pei mission to ret ire.
Col. Got thals Instated that he must
have complete control o\cr the po?
lice department, inch ding the right
to dismiss incompeter.l men Without
their having a right to appeal to a
tOUrt which WOUld annul his dismiss?
al*.
Col, <; isthale said today thai Mr.
Perkins made ? spe rial trip to the
iuhmus to bring him the letter from
Major Mitehel Containing the offer
of the commissioners.iip. He added
that the conditions he imposed
seemed almost to preclude his be
i oming head of the New York police
60] aftment When the offer was first
made, he said, it looked attrac tive to
him, hut lUVestlgatioi showed that
the notice commissioner's power.-:
were too limited to males it possible
to carry into effect reforms he might
p-onoee.
SEEKS To MEET TERMS.
Mitehel Says He Will lake Steps hie
aiediately to Arramv for GocthaTs
WMae
New York, Jan. 2.',.? Mayor John
Purroy Mitehel In announcing to*
ni?;hf that lie had obtalnsd from Col.
t; orge W. Goethais a Qualified ac*
< ? ptnnes of an offer of the New York
polieo eoir.re.is'Uonership. nuole it
known that he Immediately would
? steps to meet the conditions laid
lows by the Panama oanal builder.
The mayor .said a hill WOUld m
trodueed in the legislature at Albany
giving ti?e commissioner added pow?
ers and Intimated that he would ??.?
willing to meet Col. Goethais' other
conditio ms of a wait until the end ol
1114, when tin- Colonel's work on the
i.mus s'oaii have h. en completed.
? <>re the appointment became effec?
Irrt?
Mayor Mitehel gave out a letter
from Coi. Goethais, brought from Pan
ema todnv by George W, Perkins. The
mi y >r did not make an outright State?
mem that he would hold the com*
missioju rship open for a sear, I>111 the
Intimation that he would do so was
strong.
PL\\s RADIUM PLANT.
?Lam* Proposes Govcrwsaenl Hovel*
opmeiil of Lands.
Washington, Jan. is.?Tentative
plans for the construction of a area!
lOVSmmsnt radium producing plant
in Colorado were discussed today In
a conference at tin Interior depart?
ment by Secretary Lane and the Col?
orado delegation in congress. It WU
i i...i i bat there should i>?- no an?
nouncement concerning the scheme
until details have been worked out,
but it is understood the Colorado del?
egation toM Secretary Lane tiny
would not continue opposition to the
pending bills for Withdrawal <?f ra?
dium bearing lands from entry il
Ihey could be assured the land would
be devele ed nnd not allowed to stand
unto.-.. In .
Secretary Lane has been urging
withdrawal of the radium lands to
present their falllns Into tin- hands of
a private monopoly,
iionfy.moom its COME HOME.
White House llride and (.room Re
turn 1 Vom I nn p??.
New York. Jan. Jl. -After tempes?
tuous voyage through mountulnoim
s?-as th<- liner Mnjeetlc arrived today
with Pranels Say re and wife, the
daughter of President Wilson, return
ing from their European honeymoon.
The couple will Immediately go tu
keeping house ;?t Wllllainstown, Mush
Hi: MAY BE BROUGHT TO PLA?
CATE ALL FACTIONS UNTIL
AN ELECTION IS HELD.
Is Now Minister to France from Mex?
ico?Observers Recall His Work as
Provisional President Alter Retire?
ment of Diaz.
Washington, Jan. 23.?John Lino's
frequent conferences of late with
Mexican leaders have interested mem?
bers of the diplomatic corps here,
who pointed out tonight that in view
of President Wilson's reiterated state?
ments that he would not recognize
Huerta or any of the things he stands
for, the American envoy naturally
might be induced to throw out hints
ae to what type of man would meet
with approval at the White House
They thought that Mexieans in all
likelihood would embrace an oppor?
tunity to sound Mr. Lind informally
as to the aceptabllity of various
leaders who might arise when the
crisis is reached.
So far as officials hare are advised
the vicissitudes width preceded the
Madero revolt and followed the death
of that Isadsr have not detracted from
the high standing of Krancisco de la
Harra, at present minister to France,
acclaimed au the man of the hour
when Gen, Dial was forced to abdi?
cate. Sonor de la Harra tonight was
brought forward as the leader, who
as provisional president, could pla?
cate all factions pending a new elec?
tion. Some diplomats lu re believed
de la Harra Qgain could compose the
situation in .Mexico.
Some uneasiness today was occa?
sioned at the war department by the
, appearance of smallpox among fed?
eral soldiers and refugees near El
Paso, Texas, and instructions went
forward to Prig. Gen. Bliss to vacci?
nate all soldiers, women and children.
Tlie general tone of Mexican finan?
cial affairs was summarised in this
statement from the state department
today:
-^-r'smer icons* are (hiding the forced
loans levied upon them a great bur?
den."
Secretary Daniels today sent this
message to Hear Admiral W. C.
Cowles, commanding the American
squadron In Mexican Pacific waters:
"Upon the occasion of your ?le
tachment from present duties and
your order to the command of the
Important station in Asiatic waters,
the department wishes to assure you
of its appreciation of your admirable
and discreet management of affair.
on the west coast of Mexico*"
SPEED NOT A FACTOR.
Hate or Revolution Doesn*t Affect
Lim cotton if Mttcliiuerj Is Kept
Clean.
Washington, Jan. ?Under the
provision of the appropriation se?
cured by Senator Smith of South < ';?r
Qllna during the last session <>f con
cress, requiring the department of ag
rioulture to investigate the ginning,
baling, grading, etc., of cotton, one of
tin- Undings of tin- department is that
the speed of the Kin docs not affect
the lint so loin; as the COttOh is dry
and the gin in good mechanical con?
dition. The heoi of this department
Informed Senator Smith today that
the tests had been made at different
ginneries in the South, running the
from the lowest number of rev?
olutions to the highest, and that as
long as the cotton is in good condi?
tion and the cm properly adjusted
Hie highest possible rate of speed 'lid
not Injure the ||nt one particle. This
he considers of vast Importance to the
cotton Industry throughout the South,
because the number of bales that a
ginning plant may pul out in a large
u asute determines the price of gin
nlng, and this is an item of im?
portance both to the fanners and the
ov\ in r of t he gin.
WILL PROTECT FOREIGN INTER?
ESTS.
Warship Trains Her (iuiis t?> Protect
American Legation at Port An
Prim c.
Port An Prince, Haytl, Jan. 14.?
Hebels today attacked St. Marie, an
import ini town fc?rti miles north ol
lore. The government commander
there sent urgent applications for re?
inforcements, Hebels now control
northern Haytl.
The warship .Montana arrived toduy
with orders to train her Runs to pro
lee! the American legation. -\i the
tu t . a n <?t lighting marines will be
laud d tu plot -.a foreign Interests,
Pormcr senator Cullom Dying.
Wu hington, Jan 24. "Former Sen?
ator Shelby Cullom suffered another
sinking ". Ii tins morning. His phy?
sicians SO) ? he end is near.
MINORITY OF COMMITTEE IN
HOUSE WOULD RE-OPEN IN?
VESTIGATION.
- i
Not Satisfied with Report Already
Blade, Representative Frear Urges
That Probe Ih? Taken Further?
Points out Majority Report as Rea?
son*
Washington, Jan. 23.?it was learn?
ed hers today from a member of tin
committee on elections of the house,
which recently made a prima face in?
vestigation of the charges filed by
Mayor John I?. Grace of Charleston
against Representative Richard s.
Whale: of that city, in which it was'
alleged that Mr. Whaley had spent
$00,000 to secure his seat ir the
house, that he had openly bought
t votes and that he had made a num?
ber cd* false affidavits In cnonection
therewith, that the matter would be
laid before the house during the early
part of the coming week to determine
whether there shall be a regular In?
vestigation at the hands of con
1-, resS;
[f this is had and Mr. Grace sus?
tains his charge s in the end, Mr.
Whaley, according to what was said
i here today, can no longer hold his
Beat as the representative of the
First South Carolina district
When the committee made its re
' port there were two dissentients, Rep?
resentatives Frear and Borchers, and
they expressed their opinion to the
charges being dismissed and con
' demhed In the strongest possible man?
ner existing conditions in the First
I South Carolina district, which in?
cludes the city of Charleston and
nearby surrounding counties.
"I shall insist," Mr. Frear said to
dSy, "that there be a strict com?
pliance with the c orrupt practice a<. Is
of the country, Leaving aside the
personality of any of the persons con?
nected with the mattet. I think more
than enough has been shown to wnr
r
yrapt the house in sifting the matter
to* the bortBTIT ~ r care^fidthmg for
cither of the parties at interest, but
1 do care for and shall insist upon an
? investigation where I believe, as in
this case, that there is need for one."
The matter will come before the
house when Chairman Post of the
elections commltete rises and offera
the report of the majority.
Representatives Frear and lb.reb?
els will then get the door in present?
ing the views of the minority, address
the house and ask that a vote be
taken. it the report is sustained
that will be an end of the matter; If
, it is not sustained and a regular in?
vestigation is ordered Mr. Whaley's
right to retain his seat will depend
upon further developments.
It has been a long time since there
has been such a proceeding among
the Southern members of the house,
and the present case will be closely
watched.
TRAIN ROBBERS GET A WAV.
Three Men Held up Southern Pass?
enger Train Near Chattanooga.
Chattanooga, Jan. 24.?No trace
was found today of the three masked
men who last night held up Southern
local passenger train No. 11, Chatta?
nooga for Tuscumhin at Fackler,
Ala. The bandits cut off the engine,
express and mail car and ran ahead
short distance. They went through
the mall and express, securing lest
than a hundred dollars booty. They
then went to the engine, opened the
throttle and leaped to the ground.
The engine ran wild for nineteen miles
and was found early this morning
'dead"' near Larkinville. The robbers
terrorized the crew and passengers
with revolver shots, but none was In?
jured.
MANY SIGN PETITIONS.
Citi/ens of Sumtcr Ask That Sumtcr
bo Reinstated as Chief of Police.
It is understood that the petitions
being circulated throughout the city
asking that the resignation of form?
er Chief of Police J. It. Sumter be
not accepted by Council and that he
be re-Instated as chief of police are
being very largely signed by citizens,
who, generally, seem to regret the re?
tirement of Chief Sumter. There an
several of the petitions and it is un?
derstood that there have been mon
than live hundred signatures attach?
ed t" them within the past two days,
KKN'ATOII CTLLOM SINKING.
\ged Statesman Weaker Today and
No Hope of Iteeovory.
Washington, Jan. Former Sen?
ator Ctillom is much weaker lodaj
and no hope of his recovery is enter?
tained.
WOULD AID TROST FIGHT.
MANV PERSONS OFFER HELP IN
FRAMING TRUST HILLS.
Those in Charge of Problem Hope to
Carry out Plans Expcditiously ?
Many Letters Received by Commis?
sion and Many Offer to Testify.
Washington, Jan. 24.?Problems
facing loaders in congress who are to
pilot anti-trust legislation through
both houses were emphasised today,
when Hoods of suggestions poured in
by mail and telegraph to Supplement
provisions of the tentative bills al?
ready made public.
Every mail brings to Senator New
lands of the interstate comui'
committee, Chairmen Clayton
A damson of the house judicie J
interstate commerce commit ^ nd
v
to the members of congres1 and
little, ideas of how to cur lopoly
and prevent runioUS ^? petition.
With each suggestion *9 a the re
quest of the origins' ft give testi?
mony at proposed ? ?0 gs.
i The lirst proble ilng the com?
mittees is the d ? . of procedure
Of pul>lie hear) Sonn- limit must
be fixed, it is Jpon the character
of testimony to >e taken. To throw
tire doors open to everybody mani?
festly would be impossible, but it is
, proposed to get the views of represen?
tative men in various spheres of bus?
iness life and to entertain suggestions
from members Of congress Of all par?
ties.
Before agreeing upon a def.nite pro?
gramme a review of all trust hearings
recently conducted by committees of
congress is proposed to a^oid un?
necessary duplication. Whether it
will be feasible In order to expedite
legislation, to have joint hearings of
the senate and house committees has
not been detcrmintod, but seemed
more likely tonight than heretofore.
Representative Murdoch, Progres?
sive party leader in the house, asked
the judiciary committee today to hear
I three leaders of the party outside of
congress. who will voice'the Pro?
gressive view of anti-trust legislation.
The entire trust legislation outlook
Will be the subject of conference to
inorrow tit a luncheon given by Sen?
ator Newlands to Democratic mem?
bers of the senate and house inter?
state commerce and the house judi
cinry members.
Senator Newlands late today Intro?
duced the interstate trade commis?
sion bill previously presented in the
house by Representative Clayton. Its
appearance In the senate had been
delayed by debate on the Alaska rail?
way measure.
TOBACCO (OMPANY OFFICERS.
Elected at Meeting Monday?Matters
Relating te> Building of Warehouse
Discussed.
A meeting of the directors of the
' Farmers' Tobacco Warehouse Com?
pany was held at noon today. A
permanent organisation was effected
by election of the following officers
to serve for one year, except that
Managing Secretary B, I. llearde>n, of
the Chamber of Commerce cmitinues
to serve as ex-othVio secretary of the
Warehouse Company until the ware?
house Is erected and turned over to
the lessee, Mr. T. R. Pepper ol Win
sten-Salem, N. C. President, G. A.
Lemmon, vice president W. G. Moses,
Treasurer, C. G. Rowland.
Messrs. Lemon, Harvin, Moses, llow
land and McCallum were appointed
as a committee to purchase site for
warehouse1, with full power to act as
to size, Cost, location, e>tc.
Mr. T. U. Pepper, the lessee' and
manager, was present and conferred
with the directors as to plans and
other matters in connection with the
immediate building of the warehouse.
President i>. l>. Moise, of the Cham?
ber of Commerce was present a id to
him was referred the matter of se?
curing a charter, fixing of contract
With Mr. Pepper and other legal mat?
ter therewith.
DID HE DRINK POSTUM?
Millionaire Cereal Manufacturer Ha*.
Nervous Breakdown.
Rattle Creek, Mich.. Jan. 24.?
Charles Pifst, the millionaire cereal
manufacturer has suffered a com?
plete nervous breakdown. He started
today in n private car for Southern
California. He hopes to regain his
health.
Need Not Paj Double on Fires.
Washington, Jan. -?'?.?South Da?
kota law compelling railroads i< pa*
double damages Incurred by fires set
by locomotive was declared void by
the Polled states Supreme Court to?
day.
SECOND LARGEST COUCH CR3P
GINXERS REPORT INDICATES
CROP WILL REACH 11.000 000
HAL KS.
C ensus Bnroaa Report Shows (.innings
to in? i;t.58o.i7l Bates for 10It
Crop Ginned up to January ltitli.
Waohington? Jan. 23.?Announce?
ment by the census bureau today that
13,589,171 baks of cotton, exclusive
of Unters, had been ginned prior to
January If officially establishes the
fact that the 1913-'14 cotton crop iS
the second in size the country has
grown. Linters obtained to Januarj' 1
amounted to 396,934 bales, bringing
the total cotton ginned, as far as Of?
ficial figures show, to 13,980,105 run?
ning bales. This amount will be in?
creased by ginnings during the re?
mainder of the season so that the
final figures will show a crop of more
than 14,000,000 bales.
The preliminary figures will not be
announced until March 20, when the
census bureau will make its report
showing the ginnlngi to Februar"- 28.
In the past five years the quantity of
cotton ginned between January 16
and February 28 has averaged 3.C
per cent of the entire crop.
During the period between Janu?
ary 1 and January 10 235,902 bales
were ginned, which is greater than at
, any similar period in the past live
rears.
The ninth cotton ginning report of
the census bureau for the season, is?
sued at 10 o'clock this morning, an?
nounced that 13,589,171 bales of cot?
ton, counting round as half bales, of
the growth of 1913 had been ginned
prior to January 16, to which date
during the past seven years the gin
; ning averaged 95.5 per cent, of the
entire crop, l^ast year to January 16
there had been ginned 13,088,930
bales, or 97 per cent of the entire
crop; in 1911 to that date 14,515,799
bales, ?r 93.3 per cent., and in 1908
to that date 12,666,203 bales, or 96.8
per cent.
fncluded ;n the ginnings were 9 7,
03 1 round 1 ales, compared with 78,
C90 bales iast year, 97,054 bales in
1911, 111,079 bales in 1910 and 232,
510 bales in 190S.
The number of sea island cotton
bales included were 76,182, compared
with 70,758 bales last year, 109.867
bales in 1912 and 92,191 bales in
i9o:<.
SUMTER I JO YS OVERWHELMED.
Colombia Y. M. C. A. Team Defeats
Local Men by Score of 70 to 15.
The game of the Sumter Y. M. C. A.
basbetkall team in Columbia Satur?
day proved disastrous for the local
men. The final score was 70 to 15 in
favor of Columbia Y. M. C. A., and
this score about indica.ed the differ?
ence in playing between the two
teams. The Sumter boys did not stand
a chance to win at any time in the
game and although they worked
gamely, they were not a match for the
more experienced Columbia players,
all of whom were stars.
For Columbia Uhea and Hardee
were the two fastest and best men,
although the other men Aid (Ins
werk. For Sumter Walsh made three
of the field goals. Jeffords and Chan?
dler one each, the other points being
made >n foul goals.
The local players were out of prac?
tice aim this had ~ great deal to do
with [he size of the score against
them. The Columbia team has been
invited to come to Sumter in the near
future, when the local men hope to
put up a much better shoving than in
tin- game in Columbia.
Tili: IIAYTIEN REVOLUTION.
Rebel Leaders Quarrelling Among
Themselves Before War Ends.
Fort Au Prince, Jan. 26.?Haytion
Rebel leaders are quarreling among
themselves, General Theodore at?
tempted to disarm ami arrest Gen.
ileliard and later took refuge in the
French consulate at Cape Kattien, it
is hoped the trouble among the Heb?
els may yet save the government from
overthrow. The German warship
VTneta is coming to protect German
interests. Foreigners are being pro
tected by the United States cruiser
Montgomery
\o VOTES FOR WOMEN.
McMillan Suffrage Hill Kitted in
House.
Columbia, Jan. 24.?The votes for
women bin died in the house this
nmrning when it was reported unfa?
vorably by the judiciary committee. Its
author, young Mr. McMillan, made no
attempt to save it. Apparently he re?
garded it as a "joker."'