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"Be Just and Fear not?Let all the ends Thou Aims't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Troth's.**
THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, 184?.
Consolidated Aur. 3,1881.
SUMTER, S. 0., ATURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1914.
Vol. XXXVII. No. 46.
J. R. SUMTER RE-INSTATED
CHIEF OF POLICE
This Action Taken by Council on Wed?
nesday Night at Solicitation of
Committee on Behalf
of Citizens.
At the session of Council on Wed- >
no*.lay night John K. Sumter waa re-'
instated as chief of pollco department
of the city, and he was noti!;- 1 today
of thia action by City Manager W. F.
Kohr rtflou.
'The action of City Manager Robert -
?on in accepting the resignation of
Chief Sumter. however, was approved,
aa QOMslfl made known In the state?
ment read by the maycr on behalf
of QoSjntM, after Mr. lt. I Manning,
acting for a large number of citizens,
had presented a petition that Mr.
Auastsr be re-Instated and he read a
?hon statement. In which Mr. Sumter
had consented to withdraw his resig?
nation at the solicitation of citizens.
Tr is settles for the present a mat?
ter which bid fair to cause a great
deal of friction in the city and which
has been the subject of a great deal
of discussion during the past week.
Messrs. H. I. Manning. N. O'Donnell
and S. H. Kdmunds were ?n the com?
mittee to appear before Council, but
ua a decision bad been arrived at be?
fore the session was called to ol?
der, after a short discussion the result
of this conference was announced
Mr. Manning read the following state?
ment from Mr. Sumter:
' Relieving that 1 have sufficiently
maintained my self-respect and tin
dignity of my office by my resignation,
and having been deeply touched by
the manif* a.iii ?u oi , ,? 111i< 1? m e on the
. Jgryl u/ NO'- fwUuw causens? awl hsylng
abovs all else tfie peace and har?
mony of our City nt heart, I have
agreed that. If City Council will de?
cline my resignation. I will resume
my *work. I have given my consent,
because I believe that your declining
my resignation would be a surlicient
declaration of yt ur confidence in me."
In reply the ma> or then read a
statement from Council, which is con?
tained in the City Ma.oiger's letter
to Mr. Sumter, and which is as fol?
lows:
Mr. J. It Sumter, City,
Dear Sir:
I take mueh pleasure in transmit?
ting to you the following adopted by
the Council at its regular session last
evenings
"The action of the City Manager in
accepting the resignation of Chief of
Police is api roved. However, In fact
of the statement of citizens commlt
tee, we re-Instate Mr. Sumter as Chit f
of the PollOS Department, same to be
managed in general as other depart
' ments as directed by Council."
The cordial relations between you
and myself were most pleasant, and I
trust that your official relation with
the city will soon be r esumed.
With highest respect, 1 am,
Very truly yours,
i Signed) W. F. Robertson.
City Manager.
Mr. Manning then asked that Coun?
cil define the duties t.nd authority of
the Cfclel of Police. In reply the
Mayor stated that if at any time (???
c ision ar<'S" when this was necessary,
, t ?uncil would be glad to do so.
The matter was then dropped and
Council went back to routine business
and the committee and a number of
spectators, who had come to hear the
discussion, if one came up, dispersed.
GUY COUNCIL MEETING.
M MM! Ii OF MATTFHS lOMi: I I*
\M> \ltl ACII l) VVOS AT
Sl nmov
To Install S??wcr on 11?kor Street?Rc
qaest from Northwestern Itailruad
?-City IUI1 Bonds Itetstmed?Light
on t'ulhoun Str<*ot?Other Mutter-..
City Council hold Its regular semi
moiithly meeting on Wednesday high?,
Which had been postponed front Tues?
day night. Quite *. number of matters
?f Interest rame up. the most Import?
ant of thern belni; the hearing of a
committee on be'ialf of Mr. J. K.
Humter, former chief of police, and
the subsequent re-, nstutement of Mr.
Sumter am chief of police.
It s. c Hidor asked for an ex?
tension of the ,iew r on Haker street,
aaylng that at leas: three connections
Would be made with it. Th's request
was granted.
Several applications for positions on
tho police force wrere received and
filed f?>r future reforence.
A letter from Col. Thomas Wilson
taking that the license on the North?
western R i.In..i,I be |..wcre<l below
that of Othef roads was received, but
th? cl?rk was in* nu t. d to collect
licenses on rtgOreedtJ Ua formerly in
Stru* ted.
Se< i ? t . f \ 1) I ll*'.irdon of the
? r of ('ommi rce via.- ("ouncil
en behalf oi that i.rgnni/ itlnn. thank?
ing < 'oun< tl for pe -mit t n , t he ex -
hllotion <>f Om BeffgOf llrgfejg in tin
attar
The clerk prem nl d a request from
Mr ii <' Molse th U ins wai i aeeouni
for |he past ajuarv i be reeju< ed. a
th* in ? i i i hai k< i was fat in SlCfSfl
of water us< d n I ri" b ikm-.i- could
ha found The u. ?tter was referred
t<. n M II Iget for ln\estlgatioi.
The CNy hall bonds. MM#4 in
amount, ha\lnu come due on January
L I'OI. and the city not having I ho
funds on hand to meet payment of
same at tgja lime. 11 was de
elded to xv Issue bonds to meet
pavmtnt on the original bonds. This
aetion was ordered, twenty bonds of
a face val.f II.mum each and mi
tur.ng in twenty yearn, i>etng ordered
Issued, the r.ite of Interest on same
being at Ho per eent per annum, pay?
able geeal snnnaltj
Th* cost of the proposed drain on
Council Street was estimated at fj!>:;0.
the Cltv Manager stated, ami Council
ordered Ibis ?"ik fcfl be goSe*
Mr. l;..brrts?ui rtptffc 'I thai |fl in
LIMIT RESERVE BANK STOCK.
INDIVIDUAL INSTITUTION CAN'T
HAVE MUCH.
Organ taut Ion Committee Cuts Top Ho?
st rki ion at Same Figure as Bottom.
Washington. Jan. 28.?It became
known today that the federal reserve
os.nk organization committee has de
i 1? d that no bank shall be allowed to
take stock in the reserve bank in its
di-uru t amounting to more than 6 per
cent of ita capital and surplus. The
law clearly states that a national hank
can not take less than 6 per cent., but
it is not so plain that there is any
limitation on the amount above 6 per
( i nt. which miuht be subscribed. The
-?i f; ?uizatlnn committee, however, de?
cided that ?1 per cent from any ona
WOUkl be suhVicnt. It is understood
that if future demands point to the
m ed for larger subscription the com?
mittee of the federal reserve board
when it Is organized can change the
present ruling. ,
ANAHC11Y IN IIAYTI.
President Has lied and Rebels Cap.
turo Outskirts of Capital City.
PnH au Prince, Jan. 2H.?The Hai
|t#H rebels today captured the out?
skirts ?'f the capital and demanded
lb- surrender of the government otll
cIiiIm left in eont nd after the abdica?
tion and flight of the president to a
Q rmOl) warship in the harbor. Ne?
gotiations for the. surrender are pro
OOOdlnf today. It is believed there
v\ill bi no fighting ins de the city.
American and Oerman marines are
guarding foreik'tie.-t.
siall i hght on CnlhOtttl Streot in front
"i MoOllI Chanel several hundred
feet of wiring would bo neoetaary.
1 '"in" II decided thai I be oily would
maintain ih< Hi lit, if those who
i ant d would pay for Ihe construe
llOO (11 thi liii" to tin- desired loca?
tion.
A re-piest was received from W. V.
Moore that the water w-ui.s be sx?
tended t<> his property on wi^i Lib
tft] itreet. Connctl declined to make
this nstennton at present, as the
w iter works wee not in position to
bent Ihe expenditure!
Council upon the report of the City
Manager .'is lo the result of his in?
quiries n* lo lighting Ihe street with
% is. decided not to connlder the mat?
ter further.
WILSON MEETS COMMITTEE.
PRESIDENT AM) SENATORS DIS-;
C?S8 FOREIGN AFFAIHS.
Tulk Includes Various Treaties, Mex?
ican Situation and Japanese .Mien
Land Question und Other Matters.
Washington, Jan. 20.?President
Wilson tonight conferred for nearly
three hours with the senate commit
t6i on foreign relations. The entire
committee, Republicans and Demo?
crats, with the exception of Senator
Clarke, who is In Arkansas, gathered
In the Green room and discussed for?
eign affairs of the nation.
For the first time during his ad?
ministration, the president broached
the subject of the Panama canal tolls.
The unratilied arbitration treaties and
j the proposed Bryan peace treaties as
j well as the Mexican situation, and
the Japanese alien land controversy
were among the subjects discussed.
It was the first conference of its
kind, covering so broad a field, that
Mr. Wilson has held his previous
meeting with the foreign rela4 ons
committee being Ue\, 1 f?V Jtjf to
Mexican affairs.
No critical situation in any of the
international problems, according to
the president, caused the meeting to
be held. The engagement was made
more than a week ago, in line with
i
! the president's plan to take up sys?
tematically various important phases
of international questions.
When the conference was over the
president explained to the waiting
correspondents that he earnestly had
urged the ratification of the 16 gen?
eral arbitration treaties proposed for
renewal. He said the language of
none of the treaties would be changed
and expressed confidence that they
would be ratified.
The president also outlined to the
committee his attitude on the Pan?
ama canal tolls question. Asked
what it was, he said he thought it
was generally understood but declined
to dlscuus his vjews at this time. Ail
foreign questions pending were slis
cussed and the president sah' the sen?
ators asked him a great deal about
Mexico. Beyond giving them as much
information about the condition of
affairs in Mexico as he had, the pres?
ident said, no discussion of policy oc?
curred.
The president described to the sen?
ators the status of the Japanese con
I troversy as well as the negotiations
with Colombia, Concerning the lat?
ter he said the United States still was
in the process of exchanging notes on
tho subject and that no definite
agreement as to an indemnity to be
' paid Colombia for the partition of
; Panama had been llxed upon.
SENATOR CUIiLW DEAD..
Prominent Figure in Illinois Politics
For Many Years.
Washington, Jan. 28.?Former Sen?
ator Cullom of Illinois died at his
home at 1.30 this afternoon. He has
been unconscous since yesterday
noon.
Former United States Senator
Shelby M. Cullom, of Illinois, was a
j figure of national importance for
; more than thirty years, and held pub
I lie office for more than half a century.
I He began his political career In
18 50, when after being admitted to
the Illinois bar he was elected City
Attorney for Springfield. Almost im?
mediately he was elected a member of
the house of representativs of the
j Illinois legislature and was re-elected
in 1810, serving until 1865 when he
was elected to the national house of
j representatives. He served in the
thirty-ninth, fortieth and forty-first
I congresses, from December 4, 1865 to
March 8, 1871. He went back to
Illinois and again was elected to the
State legislature in 1ST-, serving un?
til 1S75. In 1 sV 1 and 1 S7:t he was
elected speaker of the State house of
representatives. He waH elected gov?
ernor of the State in 1876 and succeed?
ed himself In 1880, He served until I
Februury 5, 188:j, when he resigned,
having been elected to tho Fnited
I
States senate lie took his seat on
December 4, 1883 and served con-?
tlnuously until March 8, 1118?
TWO CENT PARE.
Columbia, Jan. The house pass
ed t<> third reading (he bill providing
for a Hat passenger rate of tWO cents
per mile on all railroads in the State
Sfter July I, 1814. The house refus?
ed to base the rate on the annual
receipts from passenger train ser?
vice, A recorded Note was not taken
on the passage of the bill. The house
receded until 8 o'clock tonight. it
will adjourn tonight until Tuesday at
noon.
BUSINESS POLICY GOOD.
BUY AN SAYS IT TENDS TO RE?
DUCE THE HIGH COST OF
LIVING.
Foreign Trade Stimulated by the New
Banking Laws ? Trade Conditions
ill China and Loans Discussed.
KOW York, Jan. 2G.?President Wil?
son's policy towards business and pro?
posed legislation affecting trusts
promise a lower cost of living at home
and increased international trade, Wil?
liam J. Bryan, secretary of State,
, tonight declared in an address before
j the American Asiatic society here.:
i Secretary Bryan discussed the admin-.
istration's attitude toward foreign
j commerce, the traiff and currency
reform measures and its policies to
j ward private monopoly and the Chi?
nese loan. Alluding to the govern?
ment's proposed regulation of trusts
i and the probable effect, Mr. Bryan
j said:
"The president has outlined a re
j form whose influence can not be
bounded by national lines. He has de?
clared war on private monopoly, and
. this meana the investment of capi
j tal that has hitherto been frightened
away from industrial fields. If the
, new policy results in a reduction in
l
, the size of corporations that have be?
come overgrown, it will mean a large
number of independent and compet
; ing enterprises and this competi
I tlon will mean a better article at a
, lower price.
"It is worth whi.e to inquire
whether monopolization hu-< not nec
j essarily resulted in the restriction of
j exports.
"In proportion as industries rest
upon their own merits rather than
' upon legislative favor, just in that
! proportion will they be strengthened
! for successful contest with competi?
tive industries throughout the world."
Tho authorization of international
jbanks under the currency law will
stimulate foreign trade in the Orient
I and throughout South / merica-, Sec?
retary Bryan said, and the new tariff
means a larger international com?
merce, of which the "Orient will have
her share."
The secretary's discussion of the
Chinese loan was made subsequent to
la speech by Willai*. Straight, presi
I dent of the soc'ot> who said that
I many merchants interpreted the
1 president's policy to mean that the
J American government would not OX
: tend to .bankers the support which
i those familiar with trade conditions
I in China consider necessary.
In reply Secretary Bryan said:
"The new administration in wlth
i drawing approval from the Chinese
1 loan did not question the good faith
i or good intent of those who had seen
in it a means of ^creasing prestige
1 and commercial power in China. The
president believed that a different
policy was more consistent with the
American position and that, it would
in the long run be more advantageous
to our commerce. It would not be
! fair to attribute a falling off in trade.
(to which reference has been made,
to the change in policy, because the
new policy hps not yet had time to
i bear fruit, even if political conditions
I had been entirely favorable."
?
PRISE WINNERS AT lWNTIIIlOP.
Girls of the Tomato Clubs and Conn
ty Superintendents are Entertained
at College.
Hock Hill, Jan. 26.?Winthrop col?
lege is today the host of the prize
winning girls of the tomato clubs and
the county superintendents of the
clubs throughout the State by Miss
Bdlth Dander Parrott, the State or
ganiier, with headquarteri at Win
! throp.
They were entertained in the audi?
torium tonight with a concert by the
Clem80n College Glee Club, Tomor?
row they will he taken ? ut to the
College farm and tomorrow night they
will be entertained with moving pic?
tures In the auditorium.
Following is a list of the agents
from each county present here: Cam
den, Miss Kate Simpson; Oreenville.
Mrs. Marvin Willimon, Barnwell,
Mrs. DorH Walker; Sunder, Miss
Mary Feminon; York, Miss Minnie Fee
Garrison; Beaufort, Miss Bertha K.
Lechner; Union, Miss Aisle Smith;
KorrVi Miss Ida Moore, Fee. Miss
Grace Bell James.
Miss Bdlth Parrot! is tin State
agent
Maeon. Ga . .Ian 21?. ? Rev. G. E
Tidewell, a Baptist minister, while
Stooping to kiss a child goodbye this
morning, a pistol tell from his pock?
et, and striking the pavement was
rill harged, The bullet shattered
Tidowells jaw and crashed into his
brain. He died later.
TO INVESTIGATE STRIKES.
?-?
HOUSE TO HAKE INVESTIGA?
TION OF CONDITIONS; IN
BONE FIELDS.
Committee or Subcommittees of Low?
er Brunch Will Proceed to West to
Take Testimony Regarding Affairs
in the Strike Zones.
Washington, Jan. 27.?A sweeping
Investigation of strike conditions in
the ccal Heids of Colorado and the
copper district of Michigan was au?
thorized by the house late today. By
a vote of 151 to 15 the house adopted
the resolution of Representative Keat?
ing of Colorado, empowering the
! mines and mining committee to make
inquiries as to conditions in Colorado
and Michigan in which the federal
, government might be concerned.
Hearings will be conducted in the
strike regions by a subcommittee, or
subcommittees, which will start We* '
las soon as arrangements can be ms
1 for the trip. The resolution car'
I
authority to subpoena witnesses i?
testimony under oath and to require
the production of records and papers.
Seven different subjects of inquiry
are specified in the resolution:
Whether the postal services are in?
terfered with.
Whether the immigration laws are
being violated.
Whether citizens have been arrest?
ed and tried contrary to the constitu?
tion or laws of the Cnited States.
Whether conditions have been
caused by arrangements and comb
i nations contrary to law for controlling
I the production, sale and transporta?
tion of coal or copper.
Whether arms and ammunition
(have been shipped into the fields for
'the purpose of excluding the products
of the mines from competitive mar?
kets in interstate trade.
Whether peonage exists or has been
maintained.
If any or all of these condition*
exist; what cause? led up to these
jjflnMlpi j mall um iJiX-. tji~ i
The debate on the resolutions vas=
brief. Representative Keating de
j clared "that the con%tituional righte
I Of citizens had been trampled upon"
land urged that "the radium of pub
\ licity be employed to cure this can
jcer."
Representative McDonald of Michi?
gan declared that the police power
of the State of Michigan had been
turned over to men imported by the
copper companies.
Representative Kelly of Michigan
opposed the resolution. He said that
if investigation was to be made, it
should he conducted by the indus?
trial commission, which had ample
authority to inquire into the condi?
tions.
Representatives Hardwick cf Geor?
gia and Garrctt of Tennesse con?
tended that congress had no author
; Ity to make the investigation.
FIGHT FOR MOVER BEGINNS.
. Judge Today Will Hear Motions to
Quash Charges Against Oiganiza
tion's Oflieers.
Houghton, Mich., Jan. 2>.?-The
Western Federation of Miners today
began its fight in the courts in be?
half of its president, Charles H.
Moyer, and its 30-odd officials and
members who are under indictment
here on the charge of conspiring to
interfere with non-union employes of
the Michigan copper mines.
Judge O'Brien announced that he
would devote tomorrow afternoon to
hearing arguments on the motions to
quash the indictments.
Federation lawyers are expected to
, renew their demand for a copy ol
; testimony before the grand jury to
1 day. Mr. Korr today stated an at?
tack also would be made on the form
I of the Indictments.
, After this preliminary skirmishing,
j the next move of the union will prob-,
J ably be a motion for a change of
' venue.
UP TO THE SENATE.
House Passes BUI to Prohibit Whites
Teaching In Neuro Schools.
_
Columbia. Jan. 2s.?By a vote of
'?2 to 40 the House ordered to the
Senate ihe hill by Mr. Fortner ol
Bpartanhurg prohibiting white people
teaching In negro schools, and vice
versa, Another bard fight was made
to have Charleston County exempted
from the provisions of the bill.
KILLS WIFE AFTER QUARREL,
Ashevllle, N. c. Jan. ?Jamei
CappSi aged 30, fatally sind his wit<
aged 26 this morning alter a fain
il\ quarrel. He then turned the ?;<in
on himself shot himself through th<
breast. He will probably recover.
KILLS GANGERS HHP PATIENTS
?be OF radium IS STILL AX
EXPERIMENT.
Dr. Campbell Declares One Can No*
Tell What Outcome or Treatment
Will Be.
Washington, Jan. 26.?Radium as a
cure for cancer still is in an experi?
mental stage, and its use In the treat?
ment of internal can?er results fatally
in a large percentage of cases, ac?
cording the testimony before the
house f nittee today of Dr. Wil?
liam 1 ampbell, director of the
, radiu j ,inic of Pennsylvania. Dr.
Cam M 1 told the committee that, so
far *' the deeper cancers are con
ce , "we can not tell today what
tl ? utcome of the radium treatment
w ae.
3D We can tell," he said, "that there
a disappearance of the tumors;
* iat the radium causes the disintegra
ion of the tissue of the cancer, but
something is created in that disap?
pearance which is absorbed by the
i blood and which kills my patients. I
! can not tell, nobody can tell, for four
or five years, just what the result
Will be."
Dr. Campbell, in answer to a ques?
tion, said that two out of five of the
cases treated ended fatally. He
l added that ail were in cases where
the disease would have resulted in
: death in a few months without treat
, ment.
Dr. Campbell said that at the pres?
ent price of radium the cost to pa?
tients ought not to be prohibitive.
Dr. Francis B. Donoghue of Bos?
ton urged that the committee include
in any legislation for protecting the
! radium supply, substitutes for ra?
dium." He said that meso-thorium, a
i much cheaper product than radium,
was equally effective.
James C. Gray, general counsel for
the Radium Chemical company, told
the committee that radium treatment
had relieved him of cancer after sev
. wul ineffective, operations. H<V ?Pf
; posed government interference with
'the production cf radium.
? j Dr. John T. Anderson, director of
the hygienic laboratory of the United
States public health service, declared
that the public health service was in
a position to take charge of the pro?
duction of radium for the benefit of
the entire country.
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ORANGEBIRG MAX KILLED.
Body of W. A. Price Discovered Be?
side A. C. L. Track Short Distance
' from Cope.
Cope, Jan. 26.?W. A. Price, a
?white carpenter, 45 or 10 years of age,
: of Orangeburg, was instantly killed
? about 7.35 o'clock tonight about a
mile and a quarter from Cope, in
j the direction of Or?ngeburg. It is
? believed that he was struck by At?
lantic Coast Line train No. 36, the
fast "Palmetto Limited," from Au?
gusta to Florence, as Price, it is said,
was seen sitting on the croestics just
; a short time before th.i train passed
; the point where his body was later
found beside the track. It is also
, stated that an empty whiseky bottle
was found near Price's body.
Price was in Cope today on busi?
ness and left town late this afternoon,
walking in the direction of Grange
burg. It is thought that he sat on
the crossties to rest and perhaps fell
asleep or was in such condition that
he did not hear the approaching train,
which makes a fast schedule without
a stop between Denmark and Orange
urbg. Cope is between these two
points and about ten miles from Or?
ange burg.
The victim of tonight's trAgedy was
married and leaves a family.
PRIMARY DEBATE IN SENATE.
- 1
Seimtor Young Proposes That Regis?
tration Certificates he Required iu
Primary.
Columbia, Jan. 2S?Senator Young
offered an amendment to the Primary
Hill today, requiring every voter in
! the primary to have a registration
certificate.
Senator Young WM appointed in
place of Senator Weaton as a mom
bor of the Asylum Investigating Com?
mittee.
The Sei aie i^ discussing Primary
reform.
ih n ri'R's LICENSE BILL adopt?
ed,
House Favors Charging Hunters An?
imal Fee.
Columbia, Jan. :'\ The House
passed the Belgler bill to raise rev?
enue for protecting game birds and
Hah by charging cltleens one dollar
for annual hunter s licenses and non?
residents $~o for license.
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