The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, March 07, 1914, Image 4
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and Is manifestly the best advertising
medium In Sumter.
SOON TO PH KSK NT REPORT.
< ? mmlttce Will Kccoininond that
l?anb !s Mal Itall BS < onto m.?d as
C? nmicnr Commissioners.
Washington. March 4.?Favorable
rrpor | pnd a'dy will be submitted
In a ?-w elavs by the senate interstate
commerce commission on the noml
nntlonn of Winthrop M. Hanie-I* of
New Jersey and Henry C. Hall of
Colorado, who wi re named by Presi?
dent Wilson January 31 as members
of the interstate lommerc ggminis-:
slon.
The names were referred to com-1
mittee more than a month ago and
upon re-pie:.t vf Senat? . * La Kollette
end ClsnMlag were luter submitted to
a subcommittee.
Senator Lone rvne. the chairman
*- *lay the subcommittee had con
nld red Um nominations and proba
b'?> would make a favorable report
after a conference wi?.h Senator La
Y ollette.
\l.\>k\N HILL IN HOUSE.
Both Brun? lies of Congress Will
I*robat>l> \ccept It In l ew Days.
Washington. March 4.?The Alaska
railway bill, as finally agreed upon In
was reported to the house
today 1 -. Hepresentatlve Houston of
Tenn s-e? . .-'en de ??onferec* probably
will rep<?rt tomorrow and final action
In both bouses Is expected within a
few days.
"I belbwe, slid Hcprcsctnut l\
atottston in submitting the perfected
measure, 'that when the record of
President Wilson's administration Is
??t d.wn the enactment ?-f this bill
will stand hijfh among Kg achieve?
ments. It is progressive Icgisl itlon
of the right kiml and it is the solu?
tion of the? Alaska problem."
The bill prou hs for the expendi?
ture by the pre side nt of not to ex-i
ceeel $35.000,000 to construct g road1
from tidewater to the interior of the |
territory.
MM*! In the' Dark ('ornof.
Dark Corne i IVb. M,?The- poet
wrote:
"The star* are brightly shining
"The moon the sky la climbing.
"How beautiful the snow,
'Oh. eh. Oh. how beautiful the
snow."
If the pe>et had be . n here last
Wednesday and nlnce he woulel haw
see?n the beautiful snow. H e*om
menced to snow hire last Wednesday
morning about H> or l'l.i'.u anel con
tlnueel until I e?r I ocbul; Thursday
morninic. And e verything was wrap?
ped in a mantle of w lite, which Is
with us yet and no like lihood of Its
leaving ua soon. All work is at a
stanetnttll. All we farmeis can do now
is to ?Ii around tho flresiue and eat,
up what wo have. Kann work was
progressing nicely until this snap
UM down upon us.
The? health ?-? the community is
I retty Kood at this time.
Mr T. II. osiu n had a chill a
f?*w days ago. but it eSSgaf to be- noth-'
ing serious. i
Mr. Joe M. Ard.s luis be-, n in bad
health for some tune, lie was threut
enod with a gtfQfcS of paialvsis about
two or three- months a?o and it seems
SS if it has alle-i led hie tongue, as h
* in hardly talk at turns and it .li?
fe, t. d |dS n.md.
Mr J. L. Aiehs heips Ve-r> feeble- all
the time.
W II. Mr. Editor. I am done, for a
whllei with thai hunting. Ashing
club, for "th- PS Is SO little good in
lhe Sant "f us.'and gg much bad in
the? sjNstat ?d wmV* that ?rs ha vi n ?
liKbt to Wftl .o.Miil l He* rest ?i ??S.
TfcjSff hni I SS a protr.u tetl HN ' -
ing going on at the l'im we>od Meth?
odist church f..r Ho- hist In ? wee ks
Hve M< Lemlon of Ihninettsvilh-. Is
doing the- pre.o lung. He seems (SO
1 hi.-- b< ird ? f.. b. aide to talk 10
h ? hearers, letting them whit th s
at \ what the. are eh.irjg and whe-r-'
they are going. Mr Marshall. wh?
used to lavel around with Rev,
I.. lt? h ant his diutbt.-r, t.Mi.. Mai -
shall), ia IsndhH lhe singing i grill
i.ng off her?-. SS I don't l.n>w When
1 * 111 g-d this to HM pe>slo|||. s
I i ud Tino s. '
Arn:\R\\< i; OF CHIEF EXECtJ.
ti* i: ON FLOOR almost tiii:
SMiNal FOR ik.uts.
s|(?\cikom Rad Barnwell show Wrath
at QaiOTBIN/l Words on Suhjoet of
Aajrhua latwatlgatloa Report?No
Caiaahlfi Mark Night, However.
The State.
Last night the governor of South
Caroline delivered orally to the house
of representative! a message whic h
uas unusually Impassioned even for
him, WhlOh set the body by the ears
end eatni near t<? i rovoklng two ti*t
lights between rnembers and himself.
Remarks nttrlbuted t?> Representative!
?tevena 1. In the de Mite Of the after-,
noon, and the adoption by the house
of a resolution not only declining to
order tho further Inquiry into the
State Hospital for the Insane which
had heen asked hy the governor, hut
oongratuJatinsj the committee of Inves?
tigation upon its "statesmanlike" re?
port, w. re presumably the immediate
provocations of the outburst by the
chief executive.
This was said to lie the first instance
in which a governor's message has
been delivered orally by its author
to either hOUSS Ol the South Caro?
lina genera] Assembly.
The governor walked into the l all
alone at 8.16 o'clock.
The general attack of the governor
srsg against W, F, Btevenson, member
I I Ihi special committee that was ap
polnted to Inveetigate the conditions
at the stale Hoopltsl for the Insane.
The governor took exception to cer- j
tain statements, attributed to Mr.
m? vensoni In his speech y esterday,
morning in the house when the Kirhy
resolution for a further Investigation
into the asylum matter was under dis
>n.
The governor charged that the
?taten* nts by Mr. Stevenson were a
"fal. e as the hinges that swing the
lea Of hell." He denounced Mr.
Stevenson in the bitterest of terms.
Then Mr. Stevenson came back ^nd
Showed that the chief executive was
hasing his statements on a report in
an afternoon paper puhlished in Co?
lumbia. There was a sharp contro?
versy between the governor and Mr.
ttOt vnson.
The governor said that if the state
meats in the paper were true he
uld light it out personally; that he I
would be dead or vindicated, and that
if lie were killed "Charlie Smith"
WOUld he the gOVOrnOT <>f South Car?
olina "tomorrow morning."
The governor PtrOW tiereer as his
speech progressed, lie declared he
meant to "fight*" He Invited some
one out of the hall. He was ready
to annihilate some imp for the state-I
I
monta
DlCCUSSlng the report of the
speeches further in the same paper!
the governor launched into a btlter
attack on N. B, Barnwell, membei
of the house from Charleston.
Mr. Barnwell rose to a point <>f
order when the governor referred to
him SS geling in a cowardly manner
It took Mr. Barnwell only a few
seconds to advance through the net?
work of chairs to the speaker's stand
where tin- governor was delivering his
addreea Disorder reigned. Thert
was a general uproar, it seemed as
if the entire legislative hody would
he thrown into s light. Mem'eis
rushed between Mr. Harn well and the
governor and prevented a li^ht Oil
the speaker's stand.
When the governor had been called
to newer personally for his reflec?
tions upon Mr. Barnwell) he ended
ins speech with s few words, not re?
ferring again to the Charleston mem?
ber.
The governor immediately left the
? i s stand and proceeded to
leave the hall. There was n rush of
members to the te n of the hall.
\v. F. Stevenson was smong those
to move toward the door. Mr.
Stevenson went, he said, for the pur?
pose of telling the governor that he
had no apotog) to make for the state?
ments contained In his speech. The
governor evidently thought Mr.
Btevenson was coming out to light.
The chief eseeutlve began to pull off
ins < oat. Members stepped between
the two and Mr. Btevenson delivered
his statement. The governor thee,
proeeded to his office, accompanied
oy a member i f the house,
? i demonstrated." said Mr. Bteven?
son, on returning to ths floor of the
house," that i based my speech on
such matters as were contained in
the record of ths asylum Inquiry,
i did not apologise hu? i coli?
\ need him Ih 1 he was mistaken.
"I have been In some lights hut i
never take time lu take off my coal
? 1 shall >;o down tie Steps in the
usual way tonigtll and I think that
I Will gel home*" Mr. Stevenson < on
tinned.
' It bl JUSl hot air and Ii Ig gone,"
said Mr. Btevenson, discussing the
disposition ot the governors' message.
? mi motion of Mr Vender Horst of
Charleston, the message was received
as information.
The governor was received with
[cheers by administration supporters
when he entered. He walked alone
down the centre ulele t<? the speaker's
stand and stood on the right of the
speaker, He held a copy <>f the Co?
lumbia Uecord In his hand. He stated
that he had come to the house f<>r
the purpose of delivering a message
In person.
Before he had spoken a score of
words Pringle T. Youmans, member
of the house from Richland county,
was on his feet. n< questioned the
right of the governor of South Caro?
lina to dellv< ? what might be termed
a political speech.
"You are afraid to let me speak,"
Shouted the governor at Mr. You
mans,
"Xo, 1 am not," hotly retorted Mr.
Youmans, When a ruling was given
by the Bpoaker the governor and Mr.
Youmans apologized for their re?
mark's.
On the right of the governor to
speak. Speaker Smith was asked to
give a ruling. He read from the con?
stitution, showing that the Chief ex?
ecutive had the right to deliver mes?
sages to the general assembly con?
cerning the general condition of the
departments of the State government.
The chief executive then proceed?
ed with his message. He charged
that he had always been misrepre?
sent", d by the press of South Caro?
lina, that others had been quoted
correctly, that the newspapers al?
ways told ?'lies'' about what he s'vd,
that h had just read the report in
the afternoon paper of Columbia on
the dobate of the forenoon on the
asylum resolution and that he eou'd
no i inger refrain from appearing
before the houso, in person, to de?
nounce certain statements as "lies."
"1 can't say 'gentleman.' I mean
the member from Chesterlleld," said
the governor, introducing his ad?
dress.
The governor charged Mr. Steven?
son with being a paid attorney for a
railway. He read sections of the
nsWSpaper report on the speech of
Mr. Stevenson, and declared that if
those statements were true he would
have personal satisfaction before
mornlng? "If .vou want satisfaction
you can get it," shouted the governor,
pointing his linger at Mr. Stevenson.
At this point Mr. Stevenson arose
t?? take part in the controversy that
the governor was waging furiously.)
Mr. Stevenson asked the governor to!
read from the newspaper the specific
Statements to which he took excep?
tion. The governor read the sections
relative to the asylum probe. in
answer, Mr. Stevenson told the house
and the chief executive that he was
not giving his personal opinion in
his speech, but that every statement
that he had made was, based ?... the
SWOTn testimony of the chief execu?
tive, given before the special legisla?
tive committee. Mr. Stevenson read
sections of the report and said that
he drew his conclusions from these.
Next the governor discussed the
report that had been bled with the
general assembly relative to tin
asylum probe. He contended that
he had not been given a square deal
by the committee; that the members
had failed to make a report on the
(barges of Senator TUlman, that the
report was one of sarcasm, abuse and
ridicule for Bleaae, that he could not
sit still longer and that he had t<>
Speak "regardless of the circum?
stances or results." He charged that
the report of the committee was one
of "glaring injustice."
Discussing the details of the re?
port, iiu governor denied that he hail
tried to oust .1. w. Babcock, M. Ib?
as superintendent! that he had
waged a light on the character of
Eleanors B, Saunders, M. D., ami that
ins "underlings and satellites" had
tried to manipulate the sale of the
obi asylum property. He said that
on these questions tin- committee had
"dodged the issue." He claimed that
In- had "Me| pod into the breach"
and saved Dr. Sounders from being
dismissed as an assistant physician
at the hospital. Ho called the mem?
bers of th ? committee "cowards," and
charged that m imbei had been most
unfair. Ho referred to tin? fact that
two o his supporters bad signed the
report, but stuted thai all men were
liable to make mistakes at times.
At this point in the address, Mr,
Harnwell, member from Charleston,
rising to a point of order, raised the
ibjection that tho governor was not
keeping Within his right under the
const it Utlon.
For tho second time Speaker Smith
was asked i<? gi\e a ruling. Ho said
thai In \ lew of the racl that the chiof
executive represented one department
oi the state government, he under?
stood the constitutional limits of his
remarks,
"Cowards find hats hide behind
technicalities," said tho governor, fol?
lowing tho r? mark ii ol Mr. Uarnwcll.
This brought Mr, Barnwell qulckl)
to Ins feet. lb' ad\ an cd i apnll>
through the hall, pushing aside mem*
hers and went to the speaker's stand
to n i1 ni the i marks of the chief
oxecutlve, Members rushed in and
prevented whit might have been a
person il encounter between th gov
ernor ami lhe Charleston member.
SUPPLY BILL PASSED.
ONLY TWENTY VOTES TO Si s
TAIN VETO.
House Unwilling to Lei Bill c.o Ve?
toed in Hart, Partly Unchanged.
Columbia, March G.?The house
received a message yesterday morning
from the governor vetoing certain
in ms in the county supply bill relat?
ing to Beaufort and Greenville coun?
ties. The message Bald that the gov?
ernor did not intend to veto the en?
tire county supply bill. The message
quoted a section of the constitution
which the message said gave the
chief executive the right to veto
separate items of any hill without ve?
toing the whole of it. The hill as a
whole was passed over the veto by a
vote of 78 to L'O, after some debate.
Mr. Nicholson of Greenwood asked
for a ruling from the chair on the
question whether or not the vetoing
of items in the hill affected the whole
bill. Speaker Smith ruled that, in his
personal opinion, the vetoing of 1
items in the supply hill did not affect
the entire bill.
On motion of Mr. Kibler, the sap
ply hill, with the veto message, was
referred to the judiciary committee. 1
with instructions to report to the1
house at 3.30 o'clock.
At the afternoon session a major?
ity of the judiciary committee recom?
mended in a special report that the
supply lull as a Whole he passed over
the veto without reference to the
parts of it objected to by the gov?
ernor.
Mr. Btevenson said that the inter
ests of all the counties were jeopar
dised by the vetoing of the supply
bill. He said that should there be
any question as to the validity of the
lull no county taxes could be collected
this year, nor could the counties bor?
row any money. Mr. Stevenson ar?
gued that the supply bill should be
passed as a winde without acting on
the parts objected to ia the veto mes?
sage.
Mr. Stevenson held with the ma?
jority of the judiciary committee that
the bill must be passed as a whole
over the veto, because it was not
signed by the governor, and that no
part of the hill could be changed
without Invalidating the whole of it.'
Mr. Miley of Hamberg, speaking for
the minority of the committee, held
that the parts of the supply bill
Vetoed should be voted on separately
and then as a matter of precaution
that the whole bill should be vetoed
on.
Mr. Hardin of Cherokee and Mr.
Welch of Richland also addressed
themselves to the question whether
or not the majority or minority re?
port should be adopted.
By a vote of 0 1 to 30 the house
adopted the report of the majority of
the judiciary committee requiring
that the supply bill he passed as a
whole Without reference to the parts
to whic h the governor objected.
Mr. Miley said that he intended to
stand by the report of the majority,]
notwithstanding Iiis personal opinion
on the matter.
By a vote of 78 to 20 tho house
.passed the supply bill as a whole over
the veto.
Tiie following members of the
I hoUSd voted against the passage of
tie- county supply hill over the veto
. of the governor."
Nays?J. \V. Ashley, Browning.
Creech, cross, Former. Gray, Halle,
Hall, Harrelson, Holley, Kelly, Kirby,
Moseley, Murray. Nelson Robertson,
\V. S. Rogers, Jr., 1*. \V. Scott, Sum
1 mors. Wllbum.
DIES HY UNKNOWN HANDS.
Pscolet Man is Assaulted and Killed
la Hear of Spartanburg Street.
Bpartanburg, March 4.?While go?
ing through a negro settlement in the
rear of Kennedy street late last
night, Steven Kirby of Pacolet, a
cousin ot Representative Kirby of
this county, was assaulted and left in
an unconscious condition. He was
taken to a local hospital. where it.
was found that he had sustained a
fractured skull. He died this after?
noon at 5.15 o'clock. The police have
arrested two negroes whom tin y sus
pect of being connected with the as?
sault.
' ?sssssssssi linu as
YOt'NO STRAIN?Single Comb Whit
Leghorns. From several hundred
I raised past season selected for
breeders. Cock birds same strain
unrelated. Free range, eggs |1.50
per 15; $s per leu. Pecan In Poul
trj Farm, Davis Station, s. c.
BEIM WAX WANTED?Cash paid for
good dean wax. x. Co Osteen.
FOR SALI!?Dixie Wilt resistant cot?
ton seed from cotton which made
a loo weight bale per acre, Price
$1.00 per bushel. HQ, it. Colclough,
t Iswego, s. c.
Pl.WTs FOR SALE?Lettuce end
pansy plants, also sweet olive cut
Lings well rooted. The pansy plants
aru line and well grown and will
be sol.i n; reasonable price. 3l<>
I W. Hsmpton A\ e.
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IF YOU USE
Planters Soluble
Guano 8-3-3
?iantars Standard
Fertilizer 9-2-2
Ko better fertilizers made?soluble and avail?
able at all times. Larger yields prove this.
This is the kind of corn it pays to raise. It
?ells for highest prices. Tiaras more profit for
you. Make your hind more valuable?Use our
fertilizers and incicase your acreage yield.
Asli tho dealer and insist upon our brands.
If he can't supply you, write us direct. Look
for our Irade-uiark ou the bag?it's your pro?
tection.
Planters Fertilizer &
Phosphate Co.
Manufacturers
Charleston, South Carolina
We '.iso only the best S.C. Thosphste,
Sish. Scrap, blood, Tankage,
tierm&n fotaali, eta.
GOLD MEDAL TO GOETHALS.
SUMTER COTTON MAIUvlTT.
Will be Presented by President Wil- Corrected Daily By Ernest Field,
son. Cotton Buyer.
Washington, March 2.? President
Wood row Wilsen, on behalf of the
National Geographic Society, will pre?
sent the Society's special gold medal
to Col. George W. Goethals, builder
of the Panama Canal, at the ninth
annual banquet of the scientific or?
ganization in Washington, tomorrow
night. Col. Goethals will be the
guest of honor and Secretary of
State William Jennings Bryan will be
toastmaster.
Good Middling 12 1-2.
Strict Middling 12 3-8.
Middling 12 1-4.
Strict Middling 11 7-8.
Low Middling 11 1-4.
Strict Good Ordinary 10
Staple cotton 13 to 14.
1-4.
WOULD CONTINUE EXEMPTION.
Senator Chllton Introduces Bill not to
Change Present Law.
Washington, March 5.?Senator
Chllton o? \Y. Virginia, this afternoon
introduced ; bill to amend the Pana?
ma canal tolls bill n<>t permitting the
repeal of the ex< mptton of American
coastwise shipping from tolls.
km
New York Cotton Market.
New York? March 5.
Opening Close.
Mar.12.17 12.16
May.H.69 11.72
July.11.66 11.70
A.Ug.11.58 11.5S
Oet .. .. .. ..11.36 11.34
?>ec.11.39 11.38
New Jersey has a timbered area of
about two million acres, on Which the
timber is worth about $8,500,000 on
the stump. It is mainly valu ble for
ord
d.
Simpkins* Prolific Cotton.
Puts the farmer at an advantage because he
is first in the market with his crop.
E ARLIEST COTTON in the WORLD
Ninety Days From Planting tc Boll. Grows more
Cotton to the Aero. Supply is Limited. Order
Quick. The Only Genuine Sold in this State.
W. H. Mixson Seed Co., - Charleston.
Solo Distributor! Pot1 South Carolina.
Also AM Other Seeds. Write for Catalogue
SHINGLES, LATHS.
WOOD a.nd COAL
We have tbe Goods at Right Trlcea.
No Order too Larpe or too Small.
SUMTER RETAIL
LUMBER CO.,
Phone 56 A. A. Hawtl! Mgr.
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II Desire and Ability?
While it's only righteousness that
exalteth a nation. It's the desire and
abilitv to protect and please its pa
trons that makes a bank. We have
both.
The Farmers' Bank and Trust Co.
Resource* Today net wet n Seven Hundred Thousand
and One Million Dollar?.
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