The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 06, 1914, Image 1
outhrcn.
IHK 8UMTER WATCHMAN, Established April, 1850.
"Bo Just and Fear not?Let all the ends Thou Alms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's."
THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, 18M.
SUMTER, S. C, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1913.
Vol. XXXVII. No. 3.
COTTON CONDITION 71.4.
?1CTERIORATION OF 9.7 POINTS
DVR1XO PAST MONTH.
Nest OrcAtCAt Inline In August In
Pant Ton Years ? South Carol Inu
Asuong states showing Ini|*?<?<*
?< OTMiltton Month Ago 81.1
Cant?Ten-Year Avoiiiko 78.*
Par Cant?Heavy Losses In Texas
Oklahoma and Missouri.
New York. Aug. 28.?Reports from
1,939 special corraapondents of the
Journal of Commerce, bearing an av?
erage date of August 22. show a con?
dition of cotton of 71.4 per cent, as
M>mpared with 2|.l per cent a month
?go, or a loss of t.7 points.
Only once In the past ten years
haa this decline In August been ex?
ceeded, namely, the year 1911, when
it was 14.3 points; and the ten
year average loss !? about C.9 points.
Condition a year ago was 75.4 per
?rent, while In 1911, the banner year,
ft was 72 fi per cent and 70.7 per
ent In 1910.
The ten-year average Is 73.6 per
?Cent. U remains tq be seen how far a
of 9.7 points la condition will be
offset by an increase of ft6 0.000 acres
>>ver last year, or about 21 1-2 per
?-?ent.
Percentage condition by States fol?
lows:
Sept. Aug. Dtff. 1912. 1911.
(1913) Sept.
:\\ euro. 80.2 79.3 *0.t< 76.6 79.6
H. Caro .77.6 7C.8 ?0.9 74.0 74.*
Georgia .79.0 79.6 --0 5 71.6 80.6
Kin.. ...79.4 80.0 ?0.6 73.? 76.0
Ala. . .73.*! 79.2 ?5.6 74.3 79.4
Miss... .73.? 81.0 ?7.4 71.3 70.3
. .72.4 78.4 ?6.0 75.3 62.4
Tag k . .66.1 81.4 -16.7 7?.0 ?6.0
Ark.. . .77.1 87.4 ?9.R 81.0 76.0
Tenn. . .81.0 69.2 ?8.2 7.T.4 83.4
Mo.. . .??.8 8?.? -19.8 83.0 86.6
Okkft . .?0.2 84.8 .15.4 92.8 69.2
Averaga .71.4 81.1 ?P.I 76.4 72.6
deterioration has beon greatest in
Tema?, Oklahoma and Missouri, where
continued draught and night temper*
attires wer? chiefly instrumental in
causing declines of 16.7 points, 16.4
points and 29.8 noitttf, respectively^
Other Important State? showing losses
Were: Georgia 0.6 points; AU.bama
I* 6 points; Mississippi, 7.4 points;
l^oulalana ? points; Arkansas 9.8
points; Tennessee 8.2 points.
IIIHHOPVILLK BUSINESS (iOOD.
All Linea Seem to Bo Showing Pro*
perttjr in That Town.
Rlshopvllle, Aug. 2H.?Judging
from expression of the bankers, mer?
chants, postmaster and railroad agents
this town has had a fine business
year. While it has in some v?ases cost
more to do business than ever before,
?till the increased business has made
tip for the increased cost and all bus?
iness seems to be doing well and fat?
ing the fall with full assurance that
collections will be good, and the peo?
ple are In far better shupe flnanclal
fv at the close of this business ><u.
ijr" n ever before.
Interview* with the leading bnnkers
show that more business has been
done than ever r. efore, at least mure
money ban been loaned. This, taken
1 )to consideration with the amount
< r fertilisers a id farm supplies
k ought for cash, shows the farmers,
the ??a< kbone of the city business en?
terprises, ore in better shupe than
? ver before. Tile outlook is also good
for the harvesting of a flno crop of
Hll pro.Iu< t* und esperluly of small
train crops. Lee county never
nakes a failure on cotton, some yearn
I makes mors than others, bill al?
t/ays a good average nop.
This, tuken in conne? tlon with the
amount of building operations going
on, which involves a larger expend!
t ir?- ol nior.ey thun ever befor?\ make*
t \" business outlook here the very
best.
MONEY roil Ml Mil A.
South < an>linn to Hcvelvc $."?7,000.
Washington, Aug. 29.?Announce?
ment was m nlo today by the war de?
partment of amounti allotted Is the
vi.h MMS militia organizations un
fl t In 1 I ppi oprlat |on? of IJ.ooa.OOO
SSWl? ?.???? for promotion of rille DfSC?
tics, and arms. SSjUlpmsfll and ramp
purposes, lbs other foi tuppllss and
n smnnltton, The money was appor?
tinned sjssordlnB to enlisted strength,
Ksn Vork pending; Iiis llsi pith 14,90?
n . n A mon? tin- allot n. m jir,- tin*
following. Virginia. |ft,4. North
r,...hull, |1?,?-9?; Boalh Carolina,
f ?041 Georgia. iNM.OOi); Alaban. I
$"7.?>"". I .orids. $:?h,t??n; VSSMSSSS*,
$1 T.ooo. l.oolHlann. $.1. Nt] Missis
slppt. t&fi.OOM, ArlunsaM, I.'.u imiu, gntj
PbsjmI fi?ti.o?o. j i
KXPHKSS MKSSKNt.KH hklplhss
TO nUCVKNT ROBBERY,
Amount of Booty Taken by Bobber
on Train No. 14 or Southern Hall,
way will, It is ggtfl. not be Much
hi K.wss of Thousand Hollars.
New? and Courier, Aug. 29.
Locked in the (host of the express
car, where he had been forced at the
muzzles of two revolvers, Express
Messenger Coleman listened helpless?
ly to a masked bandit rilling his bags,
while No. 14 of the Southern Railway
headed on her way into the Union
Station at 9 o'clock last night. The
robbery occurred somewhere between
Charleston and Summerville, as
sumubly at Ten-Mile.
The express messenger was busily
engaged with the usual work prepara?
tory to the arrival of No. 14 at the
Union Station and did not notice the
bandit, who forced his way. into the
car, until too late to reach for his
gun. Coleman realized that the ban?
dit had the drop on him, and yielded
without the struggle that might have
borne fatal results. At the point of
the revolvers he was forced to re?
treat Into the chest of the car, and
while the train proceeded forward at
full speed he was placed under lock
and key, safely out of the way of
the robber, who proceeded to leisure?
ly and coolly calculating survey of the
premises.
Express Messenger Coleman was
missed when No. 14 rolled Into the
Union Station at 9.15 o'clock, and a
search was made at once. He was
discovered after some time locked In
the chest, and when released told his
story.
Immediately an anxious investiga?
tion was made to determine the
amount of booty which the robber had
decamped with long before the alarm
for Coleman became general. It
was ascertained at a late hour last
night that a comparatively small
amount, probably not much in ex?
cess of one thousand dollars had
been taken. Nothing of negotiable
v^UMUIM1'1 heen overlooked, however,
proving that the bandit had made
a systematic search of the car before'
leaving it either at the Union Sta?
tion or somewhere along the route
when No. 14 slowed down temporar?
ily
Mueh excitement was on used in the
Union Station by the rumor that
something was wrong in the express
ear of No. 14, and the amount that
had been taken was rapidly magnified
until it had soon assumed such pro?
portions that the deeds of the James
brothers dwindled into insignificance.
Tl)ls Is the first train robbery in
many a moon, and It is the cause of
a great amount of comment in rail?
road circles. The boldness and neat?
ness with which it was executed lead
many to believe that an old hand is
at work again.
Rumor had it that u suspect had
been tuken to the headquarters of
the Charleston police, accused Of com
plicity In the crime. This was offi?
cially denied by the police, who fur?
ther stated that there had been no
information of tho hold-up.
Till-: THAW ( ASF.
New Move by New York Lawyers
RgpofteeX
Sterbrooke, Aug. HO.?It was re?
ported in Sherbrooke early today
that Superior Judge Hutchinson, re?
turning from his vacation, has agreed
to grant to Canadian lawyers acting
for New York State a writ of habeas
? corpus culling for the production of
Harry K. Thaw in court at once.
Tbis move, if carried out, might de?
feat Thaw's lawyers in their attempts
i to keep him in jail indefinitely. Wil?
liam Travers Jerome, who represents
New York State here in the Thaw
case, refused to atllrm or deny tho
report. Judge Hutchison ll a brother
judge of Superior Judge Olobenaky.
Dominion Immigration authorities,
who had left town, hurried hack here
to await new developments. Samuel
Jacobs, chief Counsel for New York,
held a conference in the matter with
Mr. Jerome that lusted until mid?
night
Will Furnish Neu < Im I. Rooms,
The contract for the furnishing! of
the new Bigg1 (Muh Rooms "ii (he
cornet of North Mr.in and Hampton
avenue has been awarded to the Car?
olina Furniture Ca This well knowii
concern will begin pacing the furni?
ture as soon gl (he butldlni is in
shape to receive it; the furnlahlngs
ii i i hi- gew rlub rooms are elaborate
but serviceable and of solid construe
lion.
HEU II BWS. !
IXSl'RtiFNT MOVEMENT i AONG
DEMOCRATS ON TARIFF.
_
Stopped by Agreement to Revise In
come Tax So as to Hit Swollen Fop.
tunes.
Washington, Aug. 28.?An insur-1
gent movement among Democratic;
senators that threatened to break
party lines on the income tax was
stopped by Democratic leaders today
by an agreement to revise the tariff
1 >i 11 so as to lev.v a heavier tax on the
incomes from large fortunes.
The insurgent leaders began with a
demand for a party conference and
claimed the support of 27 Democratic
senators out of the 50 in the senate
in support of an increase in the tax.
They finally agreed to withdraw their
demand for a special caucus, but the
question wtU be taken up in a party
conference tomorrow or Saturday.
It is understood that Democratic
leaders have agreed to a revision of
the income tax section so that the
extra tax on incomes of more than
$100,000 will be 5 per cent with an
increase reaching 10 per cent on
incomes of $500,000. The bill as it
now stands provides only 3 per cent
tax above $100,000. The present
rates on incomes between $20,000 and
$100,000, also will be increased.
The agreement to redraft the bill
came after Senator Vardaman left
the party ranks and voted for Sena?
tor La Toilette's amendment to in?
crease the rates and Senators Reed,
Thompson and Ashurst had threaten
j ed to take similar action.
Senator McCumber's amendment to
start the tax at, incomes of $4,000 and
increasing to 7 1-2 per cent on $100,
000 and over was defeated without a
roll call as was a similar one by Sen?
ator Poindexter.
Ineffectual attempts were made re?
peatedly by Republicans to amend the
income tax provisions. An amend?
ment by Senator Xorrls to allow an
exemption of $500 tor each minor
child instead of limiting the exemp
' tlon to two children was defeated
34 to A7. /nothe* *>y Senator Lot'iia
to substitute "dependent" for "m1
nor" children also was promptly
voted down.
Senator Cummins attacked the pro?
vision defining "income," declaring
tiie definition of the word as used in
the constitutional amendment was for
the courts to pass on and the attempt
of congress to do so might result in
the ontire Income tax being declared
1 invalid. He objected to what he
termed efforts of the committee to
have "principal" reckoned as "in?
come" and to have undivided promts
or corporations, regarded as part of
the income of individual shareholders.
Just as the senate adjourned, Sen?
ator Hitchcock proposed his amend?
ment to ImpOM an additional grad?
uated tax on corporations manufac?
turing more than one-fourth of the
total production of any line of goods.
i'i;i,b\(di \ CONFERENCE SFPT St.
Dr. Sambon Principal Speaker at
Meeting at S|mrtunbiu'g.
Spartanburg, Aug. 29.?Definite an?
nouncement is made that the pellagra
conference in ?bis city, at which Dr.
Louis W. Sambon, of the London
school of Troi ical Medicine, will be
the principal speaker, will be held
Wednesday, SeptemI?er 8, The dale
had to be postponed from the time
originally set because of Dr. Bam Don's
delay in arriving in this country.
Among the distinguished out-of
tOWn physicians who have accepted
Invitations to the conference are: Dr.
\j w. Babeoek, Columbia, superin?
tendent of the State Hospital for the
Insane; Dr. Robert Wilson, superin?
tendent of the State board of health;
Dr. C, H. Lav Inder, of the public
hfSlth service, Savannah; Dr. IS. J,
McCormack, Howling tlreen, Ky., sec?
retary of the American Medical As?
sociation; Dr. George x. Miller,
Elhinebeok, X. Y.j Drs, George C.
Mizell, (*,. M. Miles and S. It. Rob
< Ptr, Atlanta, :md Dr. K. J Wood, Wil?
mington, X. c.
DEFER SPEER INQUIRY.
House Committee Decides to Take
No Action Until Late In the Au?
tumn.
Washington, Aug, 38. ? Investigation
of charges against Federal Judge
Kmory S|.p of Mneon, <i;i , was post?
poned today by tin- house judiciary
committee until late nutumn because
ot the pressure of business In con?
gress and representations tin' Judge
Sneer's health would be endangered
were he to come to Washington al
tins time of year.
FIGHT ON TARIFF.
_ i
CENTRES OX CIVIL SERVICE]
SUBPENSION.
Sch i Ion Stands TVst and Goaf Through
in Spite of Objection From Repub?
licans?ii it eh cock Kicks Again.
Washington, Aug-. 20.?Republican
attack on the tariff bill in the sen- i
ate today centred abou* the provision
that would permit civil gervieg laws
to be disregarded in employing in-!
speotors, deputy collectors and agents1
to administer the new income tax
laws. The Democratic majority was
charged freely with trying to break j
down the civil laws and open new
jobs to "political favorites."
Republican senators of all factions
united in their efforts to have civil
i service extended over the new em?
ployes but on the closest vote of the
day they were defeated, 37 to 32, on j
an amendment offered by Senator
1 Lodge. Senator Hoke Smith, who de?
clared it was impossible under the j
j present civil service examination to j
get men qualified to administer t.he
I income tax law. "A bright boy out of
I high school could pass the examina
, tion," he said, "but men of 4 0 or 4 6
equipped from business experience to
do such work probably would fail."
"Do you think the recommendation
of a congressman would be better;
! than a civil service examination?"
demanded Senator Root.
"I think the Judgment of a con?
gressman would be better in the se?
lection of competent men that this
examination they have been conduct?
ing," replied Senator Smith. "None of
the men who have passes these ex?
aminations are as fit as the men rec?
ommended by deputy collectors of
revenue."
As it was left by the senate, the bill
authorizes the collector of internal
revenue and the secretary of the
treasury to employ men outside the
civil service lor the first two years
after the income tax goes Into offeet.
J Another outburst of Democratic
"Insurgency" came today when dsn?
' ator Hitchcock, Democrat, denounced
the methods oT the party-caucus that
framed the tariff bill. Mo declared
the binding rule of the caucus had
been "a farce" in the senate.
Senator Hitchcock introduced an
amendment which the caucus had re?
jected for a penalty tax on trusts. It
1 was defeated, 41 to 30.
The Democratic members of the
j flnanct committee began sessions to*
j night to readjust the incomo tax to
meet the demands of insurgent Demo?
crats who have asked lor an increase
in the "additional tax" on large in?
comes. Other contested subjects also
will be disposed of.
It Is expected that a Democratic
Bcnate caucus will be held early next
week to settle all questions on the
tariff bill. Seantor Simmons, chair?
man of the finance committee, reiter?
ated today his belief that the measure
will be passed before the end of next
week.
Senator Norris of Nebraska, at tho
end of today's session, said that he
would offer an amendment proposing
an insurance tax as part of the bill.
VERY ENCOURAGING, SAYS BRY.
AN.
Secretary of State Thinks Mexico
Will Cone Around*
Philadelphia, Aug. 29.?"I am
glad to say that the Mexican matter
i looks very encouraging at the present
time and I believe it is going to grow
brighter every day," declared Sec?
retary of State William Jennings
Bryan today at DoylestOWn, where he
delivered a lecture. "I anticipate no j
trouble, believing that good sense and
judgment on the part of Mexico will
i eventually prevail."
I When asked if it was true that
President Huerta had requested John
Lind to return to Mexico City for the
purpose of arranging a compro
1 mise on the proposals of the United
States, Mr. Bryan said:
"Mr. Lind Ii still at Vers Cruz. How
long he will remain there and wheth? j
er lie will go to Mexico City for fur
ther negotiations I am not prepared
to say. Thai is something that has
not been decided." V
ARMS HELD UP.
Carbines ami Ammunition Detained
at Meridian, Miss.
New Orleans, Aug. 28.?One thou?
sand carbines and 280,000 rounds of
ammunition held al Meridian, Miss,
recently released by the United
states government for shipment to
the Mexican government, again \\<i<
held up by a special agent of the de
pnrtment of justice today in compll*
ance with the special message ol
President Wilson t<? congress, made
public yest i rday. 1
PRESIDENT JAKES VACATION.
STILL HOPEFUL OF MEXICAN
BETELEMENT.
~dnd put in C harge and Instructed to
Use His Own Discretion as to Re
opening Negotiations With Hucrta.
Washington, Aug. 29.?President
Wilson left Washington late today for
the summer capital at Cornish, N. II.,
still hopeful of favorable culmination
of the negotiations undertaken by
his country to bring about peace in
Mexico. Although no aflirniative ac?
tion on either side had been reach?
ed up to the time of the president's
leparture, encouraging dispatches
were received from Nelson O'Shaugh
nessy, in charge of the American
embassy at Mexico City, bearing on
che general situation. These reached
i:he president a few hours before
crain time and led him to determine
upon a short rest over Labor Day.
?Nothing in the advices from Mex?
ico City gave the administration of
licials cause for particular anxi
and it was the conviction that a
in the diplomatic exchange would bV,
beneficial to all concerned. The pres?
ident, it is known, feels that good
many come from an opportunity for
the position of this government to
?sink in."
Excitement subsiding over the ex?
change of proposals and replies
would, it was believed, lead to fur?
ther negotiations between the officials
of Mexico City and John Lind, the
personal representative of this gov?
ernment.
Mr. Lind, it was asserted tonight.
Kind been instructed from Washington
no continue to act at his own discre?
tion as to whether he should await de
I
I velopments at Vera Cruz or return to
Mexico City. Up to a late hour no
I dispatches had been received at the
' state department from Mr. Lind. Sec?
retary Bryan said before leaving for
an overnight trip in Pennsylvania
that he believed the envoy would re
mlan in Vera Cruz tonight. Early in
the day Mr. Bryan conferred with the
; president over the reply of Senor
(Jamb..a, Mexican secretary of fore gn
affairs, to Mr. Lind's second note.
They also considered a message sent
by Mr. Lind to Washington yesterday
afternoon. That these latest com?
munications gave reason for hopeful
expectations was freely admitted,
j Mr. Lind, it was reported, probably
would make the next move in the ne?
gotiations, which the president em?
phatically asserted in his message had
not been closed and could be resumed
on the initiative of either nation. The
fact that tho Mexico City Officials m
their second note of reply had re?
ceded from the demand for an ex
; change of accredited ambassadors, it
! was pointed out, left an opening for
? future moves. The view was ex?
pressed that tho Gamboa reply to the
second American note might actuate
Mr. Lind to address a third note to the
' officials of the Huerta government.
I Acting at his own discretion, it was
; suggested, the American representa
1 tive might forward a message to Mex?
ico City from Vera Cruz before de?
termining upon going to the Mexican
capital In person for a renewal of di?
rect negotiations.
Before deciding to go to Cornish,
President Wilson discussed the situa?
tion at length with cabinet officers
and arrangements were made whereby
he could be notified at once of any de?
velopments. Should anything happen
to require his presence in Washing?
ton before Tuesday, he planned to re?
turn at a moment's notice. Mr.
Tumulty, secretary to the President?
remained in Washington tonight to be
! in direct touch with developments,
1 planning to go to his New Jersey home
i tomorrow, however, upon the return
of Secretary Bryan.
Eiundedi of telegrams and letters
j reached the White House from all
parts of the country expressing ap?
proval of President Wilson's message
on Mexico. These were not made pub
lie but the president is know?) to have
been hjghly gratified at th^ sympa?
thetic reception his course had re
ceived.
1 NT F.I iLIG EN i'ER S( >LI>.
One of Oldest Sem I-Weeklies in the
State Roilgtll by Anderson Men.
Anderson, Aug. 38,?The Anderson
Intelligencer, one of the oldest semi
weekly papers In Ute State, has been
sohl to a ByndicatO of local people
and the transfer will be made on
September 1. The deal has been in
progress for several days. The price
has not been made public, but it is
understood on good authority that it
is between $15,000 and 120,000. The
Intelligencer has a wide circulation
and has been < good paying proper?
ty, The editor and proprietor was V.
B Cheshire.
GOVERNORS IN CONVENTION.
twenty-FIVE executives con?
CLUDE MEETING.
Gov. Dunne Talks of Growth of
Public Utilities. Colquitt Again
lllows Off Steam.
Colorado Spring, Aug. 29.?Govern?
ors from 20 States who'have been at?
tending the Conference of Governors,
which closed a three day session at
noon today, devoted the last few hours
Of their stay to studying the convict
system of road building. Following
the closing of the conference at noon,
the state executives were taken on an
automobile iy fer several miles of
highway m/ ^ / road constructed
by convic/ T^ Xrrow the governors
will leav jjt e'nver.
The of the session of the
? t
Conf vr for Governors today was
an $ 1 by Gov. Edward F. Duniw
c Sj is, who spoke on the growth
/he control of utilities. His ad
" . was an extensive treatise on the
elopmeat of the plan In the various
tales of the Union, more particularly
. since 1905, when the movement be?
gan to show itself in definite form.
"The tendencv is plainly in the di?
rection of the control of public utili?
ties," he said. "The movement is ad?
vancing by leaps and bounds and I
believe that within a few years there
will not be a State which has not a
public utility commission empowered
j by law to control the service of the
, corporations of the State. If the con
| trol shall fail, as I believe it will not,
'< then the ony alternative left is pub?
lic ownership and operation of utili?
ties."
"I would send every United States
soldier into Mexico to protect Ameri?
can women, if necessary," declared
Gcv. O. B. Colquitt of Teaxs, In a
speech at a banquet in connection
with the conference here last night.
"I know that I am treading on dan?
gerous grounds, but the United States
should not stand idly by while An eri?
ca ns are being murdered and outraged
j in the rebellious republic."
Gov. Colquitt sprang the seoaatlet?
of the evening with his u iterance i on
the Mexican situation, which were In
marked contrast to the statements of
Secretary Franklin K. Lane of the
interior department, praising Presi?
dent Wilson and his cabinet for their
work.
STATE MUST BORROW $300,000.
Jones and Carter Consider Bids ?
May Announce Action Today.
Columbia, Aug. 29.?The financial
board of the State was In session all
of today considering bids for borrow?
ing $300,000 necessary to meet the
running expenses of the State govern?
ment until the tax money comes In.
Several propositions were submitted
to them, all of which were carefully
considered and taken under advise?
ment. The findings of the board are
expected to be made public tomor
row.
Comptroller General Jones and
State Treasurer Carter were at the
meeting, but Governor Mease, the
. other member of the board did not
! attend.
A IK EN -LEX Ington A X N EXATIO X.
Election Ltkely to Follow Commis?
sion's Favorable Report.
Lexington, Aug. 29.?Messrs. John
Reil Towill, W. Q. Jackson, Luther
P. Williamson and Hen^y J. Lyles,
comprising the commission recently
appointed by Governor Rlease in the
matter of annexing a portion of
Lexington county to Aiken, have fin?
ished their work and have made a
favorable report to the governor,
who, it is thought, will order an elec?
tion to decide the matter at an early
date. The commission states that the
requirements of the law have been
compiled with in every particular.
According to the survey recently
made by three engineer*, the territory
proposing to go to Aiken contains EtT?
square miles, taking in the whole 87,
000 acres, with S taxable value of
about $000,000.
The Rooster Spirit.
Manning Times.
The spirit actuating the business
men of Sumter to make that city a
tobacco market demonstrates what
can be accomplished if selfishness Is
laid aside and all do -heir share to
ward drawing business. Manning
ran gel many things to help make
business if her business men will do
their duty, but it they wait for the
other man to do it so as to take ad?
vantage of bis efforts, without doing
nnythitig themselves, nothing will be
done, and the town must Jog along
the same old way.