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rilK SfMTKH WATCHMAN, Established April, 18*0. "Be Just and Fear not?Eet all the ends Thou Alms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOCTIERON, Established June, IMC. Consolidated Auk. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. 0., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1914. Vol. XXXVII. No. 48. mm LEFT TO STATES. mi s.\\ S I NDl ltWDi >i>, M \,|oit ITY I I AD1 U. \ l.i h.i m,i I ongrt^ma n Deviate < iMMNl Party u Committed to I - h iiI Option on Sufi rage. Washington. Feb. I,?Hopes of na tumul woman suffru'.e '?>? the present Democratic n<iii iiustr.11ion wara I locked toda> whi n Representative linder wood of Alabama, majority I. niet Qi t hi hoiiMi . put t lu? I >cmo ? ? ratio part> s<o- rely on rcronl as op posed to federal action. Keptesenta tlv I'mlerwot d ?l rl.ir. il th;it the i i m+cirailn party took, the position that the quest on oi suffrage was MIC which should lu- li lt to the tndi\idua States to settls. The uuestlor cropped up In the discussion of the federation hill in. the house and there was considerable debate as to Just what was the action ?f the Democratic house caucus In re? jecting the Ilaker woman suffrage resolution. Representative Denroot of Wisconsin declared that, by defeat- , Ing the proposition to create a new woman suffrage committee, the Demo* erat? had taken the position that woman should not have an opportu? nity to be heard on the suffrage ques? tion. "The gentleman knows.'' replied Representative Underwood, "the Judi? ciary committee has been vested for many years with Jurisdiction over this very question and has repee.tedly granted hearings to women as to whether legislation shall be passed, submitting to the States a constitu? tional umendment for woman <?uf frage. I was at one time a member of the Judiciary committee and I recall a hsarlng given to Susan 1?. Anthony. I noticed that during the entire time the genetleman'a party was In charge of this house it refused to report a suffrage resolution. The pr. ositlon thvt came before # the Democratic cau?*t? was merely to provide for a new committee, giving Jurisdiction to the new committee which Jurlsdh ttoo It already possessed by one "f the ablest committees of this house. This committee has had such juris? diction almost since the beginning of the government. There In no objection on tho part f?f the ladies as to what committal they shall go heJotO. They wanted their legislation n porte.l md thought they could not get it r< ported from th* committee in charge, so tin y v. i ntetl t.. i rea a new committee. That Is all then Is to It. It Is not a question of tali lag from them the right to hi heard." Will th" gentb man. as leader of the gmjortty," aaiad Mr. Ltnroot "us" his influence in the hoaat f?>r a report of that resolution so that w < may have an opportun ty to vote on It ." ' I would not do 10i because I am i ot in fi...r ot it. r-'pll. il Mr. l'nder w<> -d If thOTi >s MM lundament.il principle thai mv partv stands for. It Is I" il self-government. If the |?eru< :it i<* partv stands for one thing a hove all others, it Is that the rlvht t.f franchise should be govorntd I f the States of the I'nion and not by th'- national government.*' ll VI M I MflP <)\ \R INTINKI). One i a?e of Diphtheria on lionnI North Dakota. New York. Feh. 4. -The battleship North Dakota. v\ Ith Its more than 800 officers and nu n. has been placed In quarantine ut the BTOOhtyi navy yard, where the yajgal has been un? dergoing' repairs Official nnnounee emnt wan made today that one eise Of diphther a was HtHUmUlI on board last night. The patient was re no. \ed to the na\al hospital atid the three-dav quarantine that w:is ordW Od may be extended to twenty-one days. Tor It Is not known \et whether other sailors hav< contraeted the dls * l*e The dreadnought Arkansas b n been under quarantine at the yard since January DJ. It is stated oilli iallv that three men suffering with dlph ttori. hi i baag ietno\ed from this nb.i>. thaai aaaai havHlg davolopad within the past few days. HOT \M? m ?I I? t int..I state. Ma. An tie and Torr'd I eoip< i .H in. , I lir Name Day. W.nh ? i" .n. )? i The Itiited States loda) showed almost the rce ord in web- variation of lam para Iura. Miami. Ha., recorded eiehty ahOV4 sero while th.id.-u spol was l?e\il Ijike. North Dakota. V Mart I hi tem-' gaastart wan thtrt) Haina v poW wave is agitin tpftf nai'hlag the At lanth Coast from tho northwest. i STEVENSON-BLEASE BILL j ??_____________ 1'kimaky f.i.fction reform HIl.Ls prfsi.ntfi? to house. SiatcMimn innn i hostorlield trues Adoption of Sulrstltutc Mill Which, He DccliiKN W*t Written by Him soil' and QoVfrWf Rleaso. Columbia* Fob. 5.?The four pri? mal.v election reform bills were taken up by tho house tbis morning. Mr. Stevenslon urged the passage of tho substitute bill handed in by the ju? diciary committee. He said ho had written the bill in connection with the ? rnor and that nearly all of the Hill ad\anced l>y tho chief executive were incorporated in the bill. In the face of this dilatation, Mr. Wyehe, of Spartanburg, said to be the administration whip, advocated enacting into law the rules adopted by the last I>emoeratic convention, with a few amendments, for govern? ing primary elections. After several members had aired their views on primary reform, de? bate was adjourned at noon until 8 o'clock tonight. \VOMi:\ ANXIOUS TO vote, Make Few Mistakes In Registering and Find Men Willing to Accord Them Proper Courtesy. Ohicngo, Feb. 4.?Women citizens of Chicago today turned out. in full ?Ifl ngth to take advantage of their first opportunity to register as voters. IN rtect weather conditions favored a large registration and estimates vary at from 150,000 and 200,000. Polling places were made clean and attractive, flowers were not wanting, and, as a rule, except where the privi? lege was ufged upon them by their women associates, the men election officials refrained from smoking. The requirements that women reg? istering must sta^> their ages, expect? ed to be a cause of sr me awarkward ness, proved to have % been overrated as a stumbling block. Women gave their uk<-s nonchalantly and without any particular effort to keep those In i hot from hearing. Mistakes of women were few, and, in tb ? opinion of many of the Judges and clerks, th? y were no greater than mistakes which have been made by men on tvory registration day. Many woman of advanced ai?o registered, several ootogonurlant being amoni the number. Two ticctii.n officials, both a judg< and a olSfll in a first ward precinct, both men, were disqualified and ten ten. cd to CO days in jail fur leaving I he polling plant lor an extended period. li'HOLHs bturukon verdict. Juduo Woodt Dvddti Against Hull road?Other s. c, Cases. Richmond, Va. Fob. 8.?in an opinion by Judge C? A. Woods, the federal OlrOUlll court of appeals toda? upheld the dlatrlot court at Columbia in the case of W. B. Thompson, execu? tor of W. I >. Sturgeon, who was an irdtd ? verdict oi * 10,000 In the lowt? irlbunnl at t result of Injurien tuatalntd when ht alighted f.'om t tram at Orangtburi In July, 1009, with a OOUPlt of babltt In his arms, and stepped into a hole in the plat? form. Injuries tO hit fool caused it to be amputated later. Sturgeon died early In 1018, toon after obtaining lodgment for the full amounl asked in the damage action against the .\t Inntlc Conti Line, which was tin i on which th* accident occurred, Tb*? United states of America, nc? cording to an opinion by Judge Knapp. It winner In an action against the At Inn tie Coo at Lint Involving the bourn of at price exacted by the raii wny compnny of three telegrapher! at Bennettavllle, s. c. The Inw, If appeara, ttlpulntet thai such tm< ployet ihould bt worked only nine hours during the dny nnd nlghli while 18 hours' time is permitted i" tiie dn) \s the ofllot wat kept open from ?; ;;a ;, m, to 10.11 p m. the lowei curt at Columbia held that the operators who worked u hours, us appears ?o have been the case, fell Within th ? nine hour class. Judge Woodt) in a concurrent opinion, mid: "The declnlon of the i int depends < n. the mennlng of the word 'COntlnUoutly' in the s'atufe Tht office at Bennettsvllle wnt In op? eratlon durum the dny time with ton? Hnunnct Into night, and therefore falls muh r the nine hour clt <s." In lag ton, Ky., Burncil. i.ouis\ nie. K\ . Tel.. ;. The luisl nett section of Irvint'toii wnt burned last night The lott wa^ $00,000, A. G. L SETTLES CASE. $?0,000 PAID OUT IN' THREE DAM? AGE SLITS. Verdict of $10,000 for if. c. Hnggtns and $85,000 for J. A. Miller, Two I'oi'mor Engineers?Fannie urough ton Gets $ir>,ooo. News and Courier. Settlement of three Important dam Ago suits against the Atlantic (.'oast Line Railroad was made in Charleston yesterday, interested attorneys com? ing here for the purpose. The actions caused the payment of $90,000, th" railroad's interests being looked af? ter by the law firm of Mordecai & (Jadsden & Rutledge. In the interests of the plaintiffs in the thjee cases these attorneys were present: W. A. Holmaili <>f Charleston; E. J. Rest, of Columbia; R. C. Holman, of Barn well; L. k. Bturkle, of or angeburg; Rates & Simms, of Rarn well, and L. D. Jennings, of Sumter. H. C. Iluggins, of Orangeburg, a lo? comotive engineer, was injured when two engines sideswiped in Rarnwell. He secured a verdict of $40,000 against the Atlantic Coast Line in the ; court of Common Pleas. It is un? derstood that this case was pending before the United States Court of Ap? peal! and that Mr. Huggins made some concessions in order to have it withdrawn, the railroad being willing i to settle. The accident in which he , sustained injury occurred October 10, 1909. J. A. Miller, of Sumter, a locomo? tive engineer, secured a verdict in the Court of Common Tleas for $35,000. He was stepping off an engine at Co? lumbia three years ago, it is said, when another trainman started the train. Mr. Miller, it is understood, was run over by the coaches. The accident to Fannie Broughton occurred in June, 1912, at Denmark. She was stepping from a coach of a mixed passenger and freight train when it started, causing her to fall violently. She brought action in the Court of Common ITeaa and secured a verdict lor $15,000. THOSE "HIGHER IP" INVOLVED. Attorney for V. C. Clement Says His C lient Will Show That He is inno? cent* Spartan burg, Feb. i.?Sam J. Nleholla of the law firm of NlcholU Nieholls announced tonight that his firm had been retained as coun? sel to represent C. c. Clement, the young man whom Miss Rendleton in her oonfeaaion to Solicitor Hill yes? terday named as the father of her child and its murderer. The attorney says that they will establish the in? nocence of their client ami persons "higher up" will be Involved before the case is ended. He refused to out? line his client's defense. The dead body of Miss Pendleton's baby was brought to her cell in the county jail ' ill afternoon, ami the young woman wept and moaned over St, and seemed loath to let it be taken away from her. When the body was taken from the cell she threw herself upon her cot and said, "I will see her again in heaven." No case in the criminal history ol Bpartanburg has created quite the at? tention as tin- drowning of the girl baby. Thousands of morbidly in? clined individuals, many of whom are women, have visited the morgue and have viewed the body of the baby. It is reported here tonight that sev? eral husin? PS men are raising a fund to employ coi nsel to represent Miss Rendleton. Robert C. Clement, the accused man's father, visited him in his cell today, hut, on advice of counsel, the younger man would issue no state? ment. _ DANIELS ON NAVY YAHDS. Outlines Conduct of Plants to House Na\ni Committee. Washington, Fob, I. -Secretary Daniels continued his discussion of the nation': naval policy before the house nasal affairs committee today, outlining the conduct of the govern? ment navy yards, Representative Buchanan, of Illi? nois', questioned the secretary about the efficiency of the present military direction ot the work of me yards, declaring that the practice of placing naval officers as commandants In navy yards cost the government the price of ,i battle hip every year in ef? ficiency, lie urged tint civilian ex? perts be placed in ChargO of the yards, Secretary Daniels said the proposal presenteil a grave problem. The secretary was again questioned .it length its to the relative strength tif the navy compared to tin- llects. of other * owei ? ASIATIC AMENDMENTS KILLED EXCLUSION OF ORIFNTIALS IS QUIETED TOR PRESENT BY MANN'S AC TION. I _ - Mann Hacks up Democratic Chiefs' Plan for Calmness?Result is Re moral of Sections Which arc Con? sidered Most Dangerous. Washington, Feb. 3.?Asiatic cxclu ision agitation today was (luicted tern-' I porarily at least in ihe house after a ! heated debate that brought both Re Ipublican and Dcirfocratic leaders t?? ! the lloor with pleas for calmness and deliberation. By overwhleming votes j the house eliminated from the immi? gration bill under consideration all amendments which have barred I Asiatic immigration. The action was taken after Rcpubli | can Leader Mann, Representative Sherley (Ky.) and others had made a vigorous fight to overcome the sen? timent which last night expressed it? self by a vote of 111 to 90 for the perfection of an amendment to ex elude Mongolians, Malays and ne i groes. The speakers insisted tnat [ there be no hasty action that might j e i n bar ras* 3 the state department In its j relations with the Japanese govern . ment. The house was surcharged with ex? citement when it met, and Represen? tative Burnett, in charge of the im I I migration bill, forced the attendance . of a quorum. The anti-Japanese forces rushed action, Representative Raker of California presenting a sub? stitute for a pending drastic exclusion amendment presented by Representa? tive Hayes. The debate became heat? ed and the house was in confusion with a half dozn members vocifer? ously demanding an opportunity to j be heard. The tide was turned by Republican Leader Mann, who strode (to the centre of the chamber and, .quieting the tumult, began: "I have been long enough in this ; house, I hope, to place the country above party. I do not believe any of tthese amendments should be adopted at this time. Whife I do not have the greatest pride in the present state department, I feel that, In conduct? ing our relations with foreign coun? tries, I am bound to rely upon the state department. If they can not ? radicate difficulties through dip? lomatic negotiations, it then is time enough for congress to act by specific legislation. "I am not prepared to invite war with Japan or any other country, though if that war should come as a result of any legislation 1 would not shrink from it." As the house listened in a hush of silence, Representative Mann turned to the Republican side: "I think now Is the time for us to bo cool and collec ted," he warned, "not to be carried off our feet be? cause we think, perchance, we can play politics at the expense of the Democratic side of the house. We owe an allegiance to our country above our party." Shouts of approval from both Democrats and Republicans inter? rupted the speaker. "We represent the entire country and we ought to protect, at this time, I even California against herself," he concluded. The debate continued, but when Votes were forced, the amendments S were decisively defeated. Consideration of the bill was con? tinued throughout the day, but no :'.m< ndments of material Importance were adopted. It was agreed to al? low the Immigration bill right of way tomorrow when it will be passed. PLANS TOR TOHACCO TRADE. Warehouse Company Expects to See Acreage Largely Increased for Com? ing Season. HartsMUe, Feb. 4.?The HartsvtUe Tobacco Warehouse company, recent? ly organized with a capital of $18,000, is planning In earnest for this seaaoA's crop, it is estimated thai the to? bacco acreage In this section will be much larger tins year than last. Two warehouses will be built and expe? rienced men will be in charge, The Elartsvllle fire department is now in its handBOme new home. The building Is of brick, two stories, and is modern In every respect. An alarm System for the town will be Installed soon. The Hartsvllle Improvemenl club, the Civic League, is working for a public drinking fountain for the tow u. Work Is being pushed oa the Ma? sonic temple building being erected 1 n Fifth street. It will be two stories, The :irsi win be used for a moving plciare tbentrc and second for 1 he 1 Masonic hall. C. C. CLEMENTS AND FRET A PENDLETON ALLEGED PAR? ENTS, ARRESTED. Young Girl Breaks Down and Con fosses to Having Permitted Her Lover to Drown Child?Doth in Jail Awaiting; Developments. Spartanburg, Feb. S.?Developments In the ease of the 2-months-old baby girl fouml drowned in White's mill pond Saturday came to a startling climax when the parents were ar? rested today almost simultaneously, the mother In a hoarding house on Magnolia street, as she was arranging to take a train for Charleston; the I father at Chesnee, as he was prepar? ing to leave for San Francisco. The | mother is Fleta Pendleton, 19 years, old, daughter of a shoe salesman of Durham, X. C.,; the father is Clyde Caldwell Clement, aged 23, of Sandy Grove, X. C, son of Robert C. Cle? ment, a merchant. He was until rc cen*!:, a student at the Wofford col? lege fitting school. The girl was a t student at a local telegraph school. The arrest of the girl was dramatic in the extreme. Mrs. W. M. Hodges of No. 20f> Richardson street, Green | ville, had come to Spartanburg this morning and identified the baby as that of a young woman who lived in i her boarding house as "Mrs. Cald? well" last month. The police had rea? son to believe that the young woman was living at a boarding house in this city. Taking Mrs. Hodges with them, Mayor John F. Floyd, Chief John Hill of the police force, Solicitor Albert I B. Hill and Robert E. Miller, a spe I cial officer, went to the house. The girls' trunk was being taken to the station as they entered. When Mrs. Hodge saw the girl, she burst into a hood of tears and cried: j "Oh, God, Mrs. Caldwell, why did you kill that dear little baby?" Miss Pen? dleton collapsed. Wl en she had been ; partly recomposed she told this I ... , story: She and Clement became very fa? miliar last year when he was a stu? dent at Wofford and she was taking a course in telegraphy at a local bust ? ness school. After completing the course she held various positions in Spartanburg and Georgia. Clement paid her frequent visits. Rater she went to Charlotte. N. C, living for a while In a boarding house there and later going to a hospital there, where the baby, named Virginia, was born l December After various vicissitudes, clement took her to Greenville on January 13, and they obtained a room at the home of Mrs. Hodges, where they gave the name Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Caldwell. Clement did not stay thero but frequently visited the girl. Clement, the girl said, constantly importuned her to get rid of the baby, saving he did not love "the d-d brat" and would not marry her while she had it. They took a train last Friday night j and came to Spartanburg, arriving here at S.10 o'clock. They had de? cided, the girl said, to put the babj out of the way. They engaged a hack at the station, drove to the outskirts Of the city, and then dismissed the hack. They then walked to the bridge over Lawson's Pork creek. There the girl faltered, she said, but Clement repeated to her that unless they made way with the child he would not marry her. The mother could not stand it. She turned and fled. Clement, she sai<i. coolly rejoined her shortly afterwards without the baby. They returned to the city and he engaged q room for her at the boarding house where slt> was found. Me returned So his father's home In North Carolina i When the hue and cry became hot. ("lenient, she said. decided it would be well for both of them to leave this vicinity, lie came to town this morn? ing, gave lor and bade her leave at once for Charleston. He told her, she said, that he Would depart to? morrow for San Francisco. The girl confessed to Solicitor Hill this afternoon, claiming thai clement was the lather of her child and that he threw it Into the mill pond. Tonight the police discovered the negro hackman who drove the girl and Clement to the end >f east Main streel when they went on Um ir fatal mission Friday nicht, lie sabstantt ated the confession of the girl In which sin- narrates what happened on the hack ride. He will be taken to the county jail tomorrow morning to Identify tho couple. Mayor Floyd has announced thai he will tak? the body of the drowned infant to the county jail tomorrow so the mother can see it in compliance w Ith her request. SCORES COTTON EXCHANGE. iL G. WELRORN SAYS IT IS GAMB? LING JOINT. Artificial Repression of Future Prices Militates Against Manufacturer, He Says?Interesting Discussing Ex I ;<x tfld. Washington, Feb. 3.--It became evident here. today when Senator Tillman placed In The Congressional Recohd a letter f II. G. Welborn of Columbia, prf at of the Hamp? ton mills, regar ? the operation of the New York & .on exchange, that some interest) 9 imes are ahead in congress on .. subject in the near future. The ^ r was referred at the request of * tor Tillman to the ? committee Agriculture and forestry for const .ion. "I no ith pleasure," Mr. Wel? born s< that you have recovered from ' recent indisposition and I sincer lope and trust that you have regained your strength, for tho Dem? ocrats have done so much good so far and I realize that your long ex? perience and good judgment has been an aid to the Democrats now that we have a majority. "In looking over The Journal of Commerce for Monday, January 26, I note that it Is stated a spinner tried to secure 3,000 bales of good mid? dling cotton in New York city, and ! that this spinner was asked 192 points above tho quotations of March cot , ton, which closed on that day at 12.57 cents. According to my addi? tion this cotton manufacturer was forced to pay 14.49 cents per pound 1 for March delivery for spinnable cot? ton, when the New York cotton ex , change quoted middling cotton at i 12.57 cents for March delivery, and their basis is that good middling cot? ton has a value of 65 points over middling. According to the New Tork c otton exchange quot .tions this cot? ton should have been priced to the i spinner at 13.22 cents. Now you can i see that the trading in actual ^aies j for good middling cotton for March was on a basis of 14.-i 9 eenifc,,"~aind I the theoretical trading engaged* In by the speculators was or. a basis of LS. 21 cents. Now cottcn m-inufac t turers have to pay the prioe for good , cotton and make their cloth on that basis. Yet when we ?ro to New York to sell cloth we always continually have thrown in our faces the New York cotton exchange prices, ana ac? cording to this basis of figuring same is 1.l:7 cents too low, or for a 500 pound bale $6.3 5. 1 am not giving you anything except facts, and the ,truth is that 14.17 cents represents just about what it would cost a spin? ner to get good middling cotlon for his mill for March delivery. 'In view of the fact that the New York papers Continually criticize con? gress for attempting to regulate th<* New York cotton exchange or for having anything to do with it, I thought this information would probably be worth the while lor you to have when the discussion come up for and against the co.ton ex? change. As a manufacture;*, I am strongly opposed to the New York cotton exchange as it is now run. I think that it should be abolished or its prices made to present something worth the while to the consumer and producer and not run as a gam? bling joint." i _ TWO CENT PASSENGER R ATE. House Passes Rill By Five to One Ma? jority and Ruts it up to Senate. Columbia. Peb. 4.?On a declared Vote of SO to L6 the house today sent the two cent passenger rate bill to the Senate. As passed, the bill pro sides for a flat rait' of two cents per mile for passengers on all railroads in the State alter July 1, lfl4. Mr. Heiser wanted to amend the bill to allow railroads whose passengers receipts are small to charge as high as three rents per mile. He said that unless the bill was amended to make a distinction between the big rail? roads and the little ones it would be declared unconstitutional. The house Would not consider his amendment. PERI 'S M AY PRESIDENT. Revolution and Overthrow of Relling hurst Government Qntddy Accom? plish, d Lima. Peru, Peb. I.?A proclama? tion, naming Benjamin Bonn to act as ad interim President of Peru was is? sued today by the government which overthrew President Btlllngtiursl yes? terday. It is expected that Dr. An gusto Durand, the rebel leader, will soon succeed BOSS in the presidential palace. Sixty were killed and wound cd In the lighting yesterday.