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Of ?'tflatrljman anb .^outjjron. Published Wednesday and Saturday. ?BY? OSTFF.N IMBLISHINCJ COMPANY, SUMTER, 8. C. Term*: $1.10 per annum?In advance. I Advertisements: One Square drat insertion.fi.Oo Bvery subsequent ln.tertloo.&u Contracia for three months, or longer will be made at reduced ratea. All communications which sub Serve private interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tri <utee of reapoct will be charged for. The Humter Watchman waa found ad In 1150 and the True Southron In lilt. The Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and uaftaence ef both of the old papers, and la manifestly the beat advertising medium la Aumter. ??WWMWSWi, ... i , ? It has been many a long duy since Sumt' " has bad *<? great a shock as It did Ms morning when the news was received that Mr. W. H. Ingram had lost bin hfe when the steamer Mon? roe, of Um I >ld Dominion line, was wrecked off the coust of Virgil ia early this morning. The news was so ter nMe that It was discredited at first snd througbcut the day his friends and relatives hoped against hope that later Information would he rcce: \ ?4 that he was among |}i ,se rescued. There was no go...I news, however, .mil as t? U-Kram after telegram was received, In reply to those sent seeking definite Information, hope faded and st this hour there seems to be no hops that he escaped. for every message aas to the effect that he was not SjSJSjfgg the sui\Ivors. There remains, if course, the bare possibility that he WSS picked up by some boat that has not yet reported, or that he may have drifted ashore on the Virginia coast, and has been unable to get into com? munication with a telegraph station to send the news of his escape from death. Mr. Ingram left here Wednes? day afternoon for New York on a bus? iness trip, expecting to be absent only % week. Ills tragic and untimely end has cast a gloom over the town and ?ii unite in sympathy for his wife and other near relatives. ess A despatch to the News and Cour? ier states that women prominent In Bpartanburg society have organized a Woman's Suffrage Society. The ob? ject of the society is to fight for SSjggg for women. There were enough ballots cast In the last primary to give the women a ballot apiece and still leave some over for hard working re? porters, and It may hi that the en? rollment of the women In the clubs will help to swell the voting strength of the State without overworking the pariotlc dtUens who have heretofore done more than their duty on elec? tion days. see Prot \V II Hand, who has filled the position of State Superintendent of High Schools for several years with credit to himself and lasting benefit to the v hool system of South Caro? lina, has accepted the presidency of Anderson CeltogS and will take churn. July 1st. Prof. 11.?nil s place will be difficult to fill, and the friends of education In Boots. Carolina will hen of his resignation with re-re a a e Why not am? ml the ItgSjjS FortOOt school teachers' bill so as to make it i a misdemeanor for a white person to I employ a negro chauffer.' ? ? ? Oov. Blease says that the applica? tion* of the counties for convicts to work on the public roads will gOOSJ depopulate the penitentiary and so deplete the convict force on the State farms that there will \>v nerd for neither psnttsntsirj nor farms. The governor is entirely too modest in as? signing all the credit to the counties, the ex?'-utu. pardon mill has had ;i little to do wiih the depopulating the penitentiary. see The members of the legislature who advocate the sale of the State farms should count the cost before they tuke this step. The State farms huv?> made tlM penitentiary got only self -supporting but profitable. The matter of net probt m ud not be given undue weluht In the consideration of the arguments for und iiKainst the sal* of the farms, but the fact that the sale of the farms will necessitate an appropriation for the support of the penitentiary ami B SUOOSSUenl in? crease In the tax levy should not SO ov erlooked. ess nui Fran* laco und several Othel western eitlen are Mtrugghng with tin problem of i nrlng for the unemployed There arc IfceiSSandj of men and wo? men in San Kran, is. ... S. ittle and l.os Anueles who < I.um to hi unable to ob? tain work and have he< ome public Charge?, but they hive proved t.. bS dilfl? ult to handle and most ungrate? ful objects "f charity. Not live per rent of them will ge to work when jobs paying from $1 ?u a day upwards nre found for them and some of them have created a dlstui bunco beeaUSC SENATE FAVORS PEACE PACT. V01H to report rWORAIHA treaties desk? ned to prevent WAR. Decision to Support .Agreements and Wilson's Earnest Exhortations Idkoly to Have Effect on Semite ami Iggggfl Advance of Peac*?. Washington, Jan. 30.?Responding promptly to President Wilson's ap peal, mad?> at tin- White House con? ference last Monday night, the senate OggftgfllttOg on foreign relations today ordered fuvt ruble reports on a lurge number of arbitration treaties be? tween the I'nited States and the leading countries of the world. These Srerg laid before the senate later in < eutive session and will come up for ratification in the near future. This actior will rehabilitate the ex? tensive structure of arbitration which gradually ha 1 been falling to pieces by the explrr.tlon of the time limit of one treaty | fter another until all either had expired or were about to expire. While the treaties are yet to be ratified favorable action of the committee and the strong incentive ?WM by the president's appeal promise to lead to eurly and favor? able aetlon. The far-reaching character of this group of treaties is shown by the long list of brst rate powers with which tiny are made, including most of the ?Feat powers of Europe, South Amer? ica and the Orient. On the list are QFOnt Britain, Japun, Italy, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Portugal, Switzer? land and France. Similar treaties which will expire within a year or two exist with the Netherlands, Den? mark, China, Austria-Hungary, Peru, Salvador, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Haiti, Ecuador. Brazil and Uruguay. An? other treaty of the same kind with Mexico expired last Juno and was not renewed. The senate committee today con? sidered those of the treaties soon to agplFa and ugreed, inasmuch as they are identical with the eight recom? mended for extension, that they should be approved for extension as rapidly as they expire. Aside from the importance of these treaties in the cause of arbitration some have a large significance in af? fecting political and international re la* ions between the I'nited States and other countries. It is understood to have b'?en the purpose of President Wilson and Secretary Bryan in urg-1 ing prompt ratification, to establish a pacific bulwark further to lessen the! possibility of complications on any of I the existing foreign problems. All the treaties acted on today are, virtually identical and provide for a limited arbitration of questions which , can not be adjusted by diplomacy! This group of limited arbitration treaties is entirely distinct from the other arbitration plan prop sed by s? eretary Bryan. The limited treaties are the first realization of arbitration plans begun at The aHgUi OOnfOFt I 00* They are recognized as only th" first step towards averting war. as they are limited in scope to Qneatlona not involving nationality of SOW felKIity. The Taft administration went a step further by framing arbitration treaties ggd by enlarging the scope of all t)UeaUota Of dispute between na? tions, In;' these conventions remained unratitled. Mr. hryan has gone a step still further in the march of arbitration, in the proposal of April 24, last, that all qoasttons Of whatever character and nature, "shall, when diplomatic efforts full, "be submitted to an inter? national committee, the contracting nations agreeing "not to declare war or begin hostilities until such inves? tigation is made and report sub? mitted." Mr. Bryan's plan has been accept? ed in arlnolplS by 29 nations, and seven treaties aetually have been signed. The senate has not yet acted on them, and the action taken today related ?ntlFoty to the original group providing broadly for limited arbitra? tion. ???? ????-s?^sr* tin- food provided for them does not meaaure op lo the standard of living. 1 bey demand three square meals a da) and refuse to eonsider any Job that does ""l pay t'-i for an eight hour day. They an- very particular about the kind of work they will do and will not ??? OfI at all unless a job exact? ly t., their liking is provided, In B?>* Angelen for Instance, there are sev? eral thousand women on the pauper list, yet there are thousands of places opaa to them as domeatlc servants, then** places offering them good wages ifi addition to I >o<i and lodging, The men ar? BVefi moFS nur? ?nsonabh than tb< Women, sinCS they refuse to leave the cities la aooapi employment on ths i U< k and fruit farms ami ( ranches at remunerative wagea They prefer lo Ih up In tin- pauper lodg? ing hOUMes and ?at the bread of charity. These people are vagrants, not honest worhlngmen without jobs. and the] ahoilIC OS mad*' to work on the public roads to earn tin- bread I the) sal NEWS FROM CAPITAL GUY. HOUSE PASSES LARGE NUMBER OF BILLS DURING FIRST HALF OF SESSION, Senat? Stowet to Got Down to Work? Former Bill und Compulsory Edu? cation Bill Most Important to Pass House?Candidates Announced ? Militia Appropriation. Columbia, Jan. 30.?The General Assembly has finished what may be one-half of the session, if a longer time than forty days is not taken to complete the business before the legis-| lature. During the past week sever l al measures of State-wide interest went through the house, but the sen? ate has taken up for linal considera? tion only a few bills, except local and uncontested matters. All agree that the legislature has this year passed more bills in the first three weeks than ever before, and that the detail \ty>rk has been greater than in any previous year. The two most important bills pass? ed by the houso during the week were the Fortner bill, prohibiting white teachers from teaching in ne? gro schools and negroes in white schools. This bill is now on the sen? ate side but has not been reported from tho education committee. It is expected that there will be an un? usual fight made on this measure when it comes before the senate, and its chances of passage are by no means assured. The education com? mittee considered this bill at its meet? ing Thursday afternoon but decided not to report it to the senate until next week. It is known that the bill will meet serious opposition. The house has expressed itself again this year on the question of compulsory education. A local option bill, introduced by Representatives McCravey and Harper and a com? panion bill of Senator Lawson's be? ing linked with it, passed the house by a vote of C5 to 32. The bill was .slightly amended from its original shape and in a general way provides that any school district or county! may vote for compulsory attendance j of children between the ages of 8 and 12 years upon the schools of the county. The bill also provides that a written petition of one-third of the qualified electors shall be filed before' the election is ordered. Just such a hill as this has passed the house und senate last yeai anu j was vetoed by the governor, failing of; passage over the governor's veto. The house also expressed itself on' the two cent rate bill by passing it by, a safe majority. The house, however, I hud already passed the two cent rate I bill last year and that bill 1s now pending in the senate. On vhe sen? ate side the bill has remained on the > calendar during the present session. On the question of primary reform neither the house nor the senate has yet taken any final stand. A belief that is quite general among members of the general assembly is that noth Ins will be done at this session of the j legislature with regard to reforming the primary. Senator Nicholson, the | author of the primary bill, is working with a committee of four other sena? tors to reach some compromise on his bill and to present tnis to the senate for action. This committee has met but has not yet passed its proposed amendments to the primary bill. If this is to be done, some of the sena? tors believe that the matter will be left over for the State Democratic Convention to tackle. It is stated here that another can? didate may enter the race for gover- j nor. Dr. Olin Sawyer of Georgetown, j a former member of the general as- , sembly, who is regarded an adminis? tration man, will probably enter the race. Dr. Sawyer was a conspicuous figure in tho general assembly a few years ago, and Is a str ng political and personal friend of Governor Hlease. Charles Carroll Blmma of Barnwell is looked upon generally as the admin? istration candidate, although Governor Hlease has declared that he will keep his hands off In the light during the first primary. Capt. James 11. ClaJfy, of Orange burg, is an announced candidate for tho position of adjutant gv neral. Ad Juntant General Moore will also stand for re-election, ami report has it that j Col. Oscar W. Habbs, the present As? sistant Adjutant General, will also i j make the race. There is great interest in South J Carolina at this time in militia af I fairs, and last night the National Ouard Association held an Interesting meeting here. The association is ad? vocating an appropriation of $25, 000, for maintaining the militia, and also is desiring a change in the con? stitution removing the adjutant gen? eral from the primary election. It is asked by ?bis association that the sc lectlon be made by the governor on tin- recommendation of the associa? tion, Governor Blease attended last nicht s session an , spoke on military matters. He reviewed briefly the mllltla muddle of the past levr months in this State and gave his views on Iths mustering out of the South Car j ollnS companies. Ad juantant General AIRMEN RAGE AROUND WORLD FROM PANAMA PACIFIC EXPO? SITION AND HACK. Winner Of night to He Completed in ?o Days Will Receive $100,000? Other Attractive Prizes. New York, Feb. 1.?The Aero Club of America today announced that it had given its sanction to an aero? plane race around the world to be started from the Panama-Pacific ex? position grounds, San Francisco, in May, 1915, and to be completed at the same place in 90 days. The Urft prize will be $100,000. The sanction was given on the re? ceipt of the telegrams stating that the Panama-Pacific exposition and the Pacific Aero club of San Fran? cisco were organizing such a race and that application for sanction had been mailed. The telegrams state that the expo? sition offers $150,000 in money prizes and expects to obtain at least $150, 000 more, which will be divided among the contestants, the first prize to be $100,000. The race is to be run under the rule of the Interna? tional Aeronautical federation. The Aero Club of America will officiate. The plan is to have the race open for any type of motor-driven air craft. Guy T. Slaughter, president of the Pacillc Aero club, in his tele? gram recommends that sanction be granted and advises that lull par? ticulars and the application for sanc? tion have been mailed and will be received at the Aero Club of Amer? ica by February 4. Alan H. Hawley, president of tht Aero Club of America, wired the club's congratulations, assuring both the officials of the Panama-Pacific ex? position and Pacific Aero club that they have the Aero Club of Ameri? ca's full co-operation. ROUTE OUTLINED. Three Hundred Thousand Dollars Goea to Men Who Elyn Around the World. San Francisco, Feb. 1.?Three hun? dred thousand dollars, and perhaps more, will be offered in prizes to aero? nauts who race around the world in any type of motor driven air craft under the auspices of the Panama Pacific international exposition com? pany. The race is to start early in May, 1915. The course lies east from San Francisco through Reno, New, and Cheyenne, Wyo., and thence to Kansas City, St. Louis or Chicago, and on to New York. The Atlantic ocean will be essayed from Belle Is? land, N. F., Cape Farewell, Green? land, the next stop, barring-a drop into the water, is 1G0 miles away and from Cape Farewell to Keypavik, Ice? land, is C70 miles farther. One jump to the Hebrides is 570 miles. From the Hebrides to Edinburgh, London, Paris, Berlin, Warsaw, St. Petersburg, Moscow and along the trans-Siberian railway down into Manchuria and Korea, and across into Japan, runs the line of flight. From Northern Japan to Kamasehatka and across the little gap which separates Asia from North America the route leads. Vancouver, Seattle and Tacoma, Portland, Ore., and San Francisco again will end the race. The exposition's $150,000 will be cut into three prizes, one of $100, 000, a second of $30,000 and third of $20,000. Distribution of the $150,000 to he subscribed wdll be announced later. COSTA RICA SIGNS PACT. Bryan Negotiates Eleventh of Treaties in Interest of Universal Peace. Washington, Jan. 29.?Secretary Bryan and Joaquln B. Calvo, Costa Rioan minister, today agreed upon the terms of a new treaty by which the United States and Costa Rica agreed to investigate for at least one year all questions arising between the two. countries which can not be ad? justed through diplomacy. This is the 11th of the peace treaties agreed to by Mr. Bryan and the diplomatic representativs of foreign powers and seven already have been signed. Marriage License Record. Licenae to marry has been grant id Mr. J. X. Hill and Miss Bertha King of Sumter. A license has also been granted to Rembert Colclough and Nettie Thompson of Wedgetleld. Moore presented his reasons for hold | trig up the pay of certain of the : companies, and with regard to his po? sition to this Governor Blease also explained his stand. Many of the members of the gen? eral assembly and the attaches nre to? day in Florence Inspecting the indus? trial BchOOl operated there. 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John Doe Inquiry Will Attract Men From Up-State to Testify Before Whitman. New York, Feb. 1.?When the John Doe inquiry into alleged graft in con? nection with the State highway and barge canal contracts is resumed to? morrow, it is expected that among the witnesses will be several up-State con? tractors whom District Attorney Whitman desires to question in rela? tion to the alleged operations of "bag? men'' in Onondaga and Warren coun? ties. The grand jury will take up its in? quiry again Tuesday, and United States Senator James A. O'Gorman, it is understood, will be a witness. An other witness will be James C. Stew? art who declared a man named "Gaffney" tried to assess him for $150,000 for campaign contributions, the refusal of which, according to Stewart, caused his failure to get a large canal contract. HIS LEG AMPUTATED. Summerton Citizen Was Victim of Mood Poisoning. Summerton, Jan. 28.?Mr. J. J. B. 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