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he lliatchmtm an? outrjron. mm 8UMTKR WATCHMAN, En (attuned April, ISM. "Be Just and Fear not?Let an the ends Thou SJma't at bo thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jane, 1 Consolidated Aur. 3,1881. STJMTER, 8. 0., SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1914. Vol. XXXVIII. No. 26. TOBACCO PRIZE LIST. MORE THAN $tOO OFFERED IN PREMIVMS FOR TOBACCO CClVrVRE. Last of Thoeo Who Have Subscribed for Prince?What Chamber of Com nsercti and Business Men of Sumte r Itave Dono to Make Tobneco a Sure Money Crop for Farmers of Saunter County. That the business and profession? al men of Sumter are fully alive to ho fact that the organ! :ed businoaa interests of the cltlea and towns should do everything within their power to help to build up a prosper? ous agricultural territory adjacent to the commercial centers is evident frcru the lists of liberal contributors from Sumter business and profession? al men printed below who have agreed to donate valuable commercial com modules and cash to he offered as premiums to encourage the culture of tobacco in Sumter cc unty daring the year 1914. Preeldent Davis D. Molse. of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce, last aummer was the "man behind the gun" In the movement to re-establish the Sumter tobacco market, to or? ganise the Farmers' Tobacco Ware? house of Sumter. and to have thou? sands of acres of tobacco planted tiibutary to the Sumter tobacco ware? house now being erected. The wide-awake Sumter citizens of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce and Retail Dealers' Association, and many others not members thereof, cheerfully agreed to "come across' with the necessary wherewithal to offer handsome premiums to encour? age our farmer friends to begin again, on a large scale, the cultiva? tion of tobacco. The Chamber of Commerce officers and directors got busy and organized a fifteen thousand dollar tobacco warehouse company and are now erecting the warehouse. Mr. T. It Pepper, of Wlnston-Salem, N. C, an experienced and reliable tobacco ~*!*WM?sMnfcrnafl Was given the rtrst yeevr*L lease and management of the new Sumter tobaeco warehouse. The Sumter Chamber of Commerce and the Farmers' Tobacco Warehouse company, working together, sent out several men to canvass this entire county to Induce farmers to plant to? bacco. Later several experienced to? bacco growers were sent out to in? struct farmers who did not know how to prepare tobacco beds and plant same. Several thousand acres of tobscco were pledged by the farmers. The Chamber of Commerce has three times sent to these hundreds of farm? ers throughout Sumter county pamph? lets from the Cnited States Depart? ment of Agriculture furnished by Congressman A. F. Lever, and other pamphlet information from well known authorities on tobacco culture showing how to cultivate, harvest, and cure tobacco. Two I d>acco flue establishments for manufacture of tobacco curing flues have been established in Sumter. These establishmer ts. also with the Chamber of Commerce, mailed out to the farmers instructions about hov to erect tobaceo curing barns, etc. So that the buaineas and profes? sional men of Sumter, through the Sumter Chamber of Commerce and tho Farmers" Tobacco Warehouse Company have certainly been "on the Job" trying to help the farmers to make their tobacco a cash crop. Secretary Ileardon, of tho Sumter Chamber of Commerce, has been out securing "pei Momentary clincher?" on the premium list and reports, to date that the following have agreed to contribute towarda the 1914 tobac co premium awards. A apeclal com? mittee will arrange the competitive contests program as soon us Mammer Pepper arrlvea In Sumter 16 take charge of the tobacco warehouse in? terests here. Lists of subscribers to the premium Hat: W. H. Shelly ft Son. furniture valued at.$r.o.oo Davis D. Molse. cash.tltfl L. D. Jennlnga. cash.II.H R. P. Heiser, cash. 26.00 D. J. Chandler Clo. Co.. cash. . ll.tH Stubbs Bros, cssh. II.SO H. J. Harby. cash. Ift.M Oeo. D. Shore ft Uro , cash.. I ft, OS* Siberia Drug Store, cash.. .. If.tt John If. Clifton, cash. 11.94 McCallum Realty Co., rash.. J. K. Crosawell. cash. |ft.H Shaw ft McCollum Mer. Co., 1 coat suit, vslue. 2'>.'><> D. C. Shaw, set buggy harness. value..). IJ.M Sumter Clo. Co.. suit of rlothes li,tf Sumter I>ry Goods Co., cash |ft.#f Perry slopes. Jr.. of Sunder In? surance Agency, 11,000 Lifo READY TO FLEE. H VERT A PLANS TO TAKE REF? UGE OX FRENCH CRUISER. Dhtator Ordered Gen. Blanquet to Take Commend of Troops Opposed to Villa Who Refuhvd to Obey?Hu orta and Blanquet Sentenced to JHath by Rebels. Vera Crux, May 20.?Despite Gen. Huerta's declaration that he has no intention of resigning, reliable infor? mation indicates that the dictator? ship is tottering and Huerta's flight from Mexico City has been arranged for. Gen. Huerta has decided not to till the place of Minister of Communica? tions, recently resigned. Gen. Huerta requested War Minis? ter Blanquet to take command of the federals opposing Gen. Villa at Sal tlllo. but Blanquet refused. Both Huerta and Blanquet have been sen? tenced to death by the constitution? alists for the murder of Francisco Madero. Huerta is drinking heavily?a French naval officer seeking a con? ference with Huerta regarding the plan of Huerta to take refuge on the French cruiser Conde found the dic? tator roaring drunk. PLOT AGAINST HUERTA. Arms and Ammunition Seized Which Had Been Concealed to Ovcrtlirow Dictator. Mexico City, May 20.?Arms and ammunition concealed in plot to over? throw Huerta were seised today in San Pedro street. FIVE KILLED IN AUTO. Fatal Collision of Automobile With Interurban Car. Clrcleville O.. May 20.?William Miller, president of a bank, his wife and sister and two other ladies were killed today when an interurban car struck their automobile. A gasoline euptoaton ftred the wreckage, severe? ly burning four others. FIRES DESTROY TOWN. Forest Fires Continue to Rage? Their Roar Heard for Miles. Escanaba, Mich., May 20.?Forest Ares at this place continue to spread. The town of Nadeau has been de? stroyed. The roaring flames are heard for many miles. policy for one year. Bultman Bros., cash. 15.00 Burns Hdw. Co., cash. 10.00 W. B. Burns & Son, cash.. .. 10.00 Durant Hdw. Co. cash. 10.00 H. N. Krasnoff & Co., cash . . 10.00 Antlers' Pharmacy, 50 cigars. Consolidated Insurance Co., $1, 000 insurance policy for one year. T. B. Jenkins, cash. 10.00 W. B. Boyle & Sons Co., 1 ton tobacco fertiliser. 25.00 i3ooth-Boyle Live Stock Co., 1 one-horse wagon. 30.00 W. B. Upshur, General Agent Jefferson Standard Life Insur? ance Co., $1,000 policy for one year. J. E. King, cash. 5.00 W. A. Thompson, cash. 6.00 J. D. Blanding, cash.. .. _ 5.00 Levy & Moses, cash. 5.00 H. O. Metropol. cosh. 5.00 Sumter Drug Co., cash. 5.00 Ralph Hill, cash. 5.00 Sumter Steam Laundry, cash 5.00 Parrott Milling Co., cash.. .. 5.00 Ryttenherg & Co., cash. 5.00 II. R. Campbell, cash. 5.00 Sumter Bottling Works, cash 5.00 K. L. Wltherspoon, cash.. .. 5.00 K. Wi Leach, cash. 5.00 V. II. Phelps, cash. 5.00 Cuttino and McKnight, cash 5.00 Mark Reynolds, cash .... .. 5.00 9\ W. A. Bultman, for Duckcr & Bultman, cash. s.oo A. J. Ard, cash.I . . . . 5.00 K. W. Vogel, cash. 5.00 J. W. Ab-Kiever. cash. 5.0U MeCormaeh Jewelry Co., cash 5.oo H. L. Tisdule. cosh. '..00 Watson Drug Co., cash. 5.00 Consolidated Mer. Co., rash. . 5.0a PeLaa ms's Pharmacy, cash... C. C. Heck, cash., 5.00 Moaei Green, cash. 5.00 The Rowland Buggy Manufactur? ing Company of Sumter have given an order for $45.00 on a $71.00 bug? gy the remaining $.10.(n) to be paid by the Tobacco Warehouse Company and tho Sumter Chamber of Com? mercc. The cash and other value of the premiums so far subscribed amount to more than Kight Hundred Dollars. other business establishments will doubtless contribute and their names will be published should they do so. I BOARD REDUCES ASSESSMENTS REDUCTION OF APPROXIMATELY $3?O,(loo MADE BY COUNTY ASSESSORS. Work of Sumter Township Board In Equalizing City Business Property Set Aside by County Board at Meet? ing Tuesday?Loss lu Taxes will he $10,200. The meeting of the County Board of Assessors on Tuesday was an ex? pensive one to the city and county. The board reduced the assessments on property in the city approximately $300,000 at its meeting. The board first reduced tho assess? ments of the hanks from one-half of their actual value, at which they have always been assessed in the past, to one-third of their actual value. This makes a reduction in the assessed property of the banks capital and surplus of approximately $144,000. Later upon the showing made by citi zehis the increase of $312,000 made by the Sumter Township Board of As? sessors on business property on Main and Liberty street was decreased by half, making another reduction of $156,000, or a total of $300,000. These decreases in assessments mean a decrease in the taxes to the city of $4,500 and to the county of $5,700, or a total loss in taxes of $10,200. It also seems that the chief fea? ture of the decrease is not in the reduction of the taxes which would have come to the city and county on account of the increased valuation of property, but to the setting at naught of the work of the township hoard in equalizing the assessed valuation on business property in the city of Sum? ter. The Sumter Township Board met for nineteen days and endeavored to put the business property on Main and Liberty streets, or in the business section of the city, on the auditor's books at relatively the same value, ac? cording to its location, without re? gard to the value at which it was re? turned for taxation. In doing this the return of most property was in ' creased, a total of $312,000 having been made in tho increased assess? ments of the business property. However, it was all placed on the books at the same assessed valuation, rendering the taxes on the property equitable. There were quite a num? ber of the chief landholders on Main Street in the number who appeared before the County Board of Assessors on Tuesday morning and afternoon, asking that the increase of valuation made by the township board be dimin? ished. The matter was discussed at length and finally settled by a com? promise, the County Board deciding to decrease by one-half the increased valuation. This of course leaves the property at an unequal assessment, as very little of it is returned at the same valuation. The property fn the business section, instead of being as? sessed at $200 a front foot, or in that relative proportion, according to its lo? cation, is left on the hooks at a value varying from approximately $100 to [$150 a front foot. Some lots side by I side on Main street having a variance j on the books of as much as forty dol? lars a front foot. The decrease in the assessment on bank stock was made on the showing of a delegation of bankers, who made their request for a decrease on the ground that it was not fair to lax the banks one-half of their actual value, when real estate was taxed at j one-third or less of its real value. The decrease in the bank stock as? sessment is $144,000, while the in j crease in real estate is left at $156, 1000 making an increase of $12,000 i assessed property on the county j hooks. j The members of the County Hoard of Assessors are: Chairman, H. J. McLaurin, Sumter; B? B. Ayeock, Mlddleton; S. A. Harvln, Privateer; J. K. McBlveen, Bhlloh; Robert Mui I droWi Mayesvllle; T. s, Btuckey, j Stateburg; T. M. Hogers, Haftin? Creek, W. J. Ardis. Manchester; Howard Jones, Concord; Marion Dorn. Hrovidence. j Among those appearing before tho board asking for the decrease of as? sessment were: Messrs. H. H. Heiser, L. 1>. Jennings, J. K. Crosswell, C. (?. [Rowland, Nelll O'Donnell, Qeo. p. Shore. Isaac Schwartz, 11. D. Bur? nett ami others. Ayeock for the House. Mr. Rugene B. Ayeock, of Wedgea Acid, has been nominated for the house of representatives by u num? ber of representative Democrats of various sections of the county and it is hoped and believed thai ho will, consent to become a candidate in re? sponse to the general demand that | ho make the race. I STATE CONVENTION MEETS. JAMES A. IIOYT ELECTED TEM? PORARY CHAIRMAN. Charleston Contest Referred to The Committee on Credentials and Georgetown Contest Not Immediate? ly Disposed of?Neither Senators Not Congressmen Present in Con? vention. Columbia, May 20.?The State con? vention met at noon with John Gary Evans, Chairman of the State Execu? tive Committee, in the chair. Jas. A. Hoyt, of Columbia, was unanimously elected temporary chairman. In the calling of the roll of counties Char? leston county's contest was referred to the committee on credentials. Question was raised by L. J. Williams, of Aiken, as to Georgetown's "split" delegation, but the matter was not immediately disposed of. The two United States senators from Sopth Carolina were absent to? day from the convention, as were all members of the South Carolina dele? gation in congress. Georgetown was refused represen? tation on the credentials committee by the conventior. The convention took a recess at 1 o'clock to await the report of the Charleston contest from the creden? tials committee. At 1.35 o'clock the convention took a recess until 8 o'clock this evening. The credentials committee was still in session. Objection to the seating of the twelve Georgetown delegates, each with half a vote, was raised before the credentials committee. The main ground was that a bad precedent would be established. For the George? town delegation Mr. Walter Hazard explained the situation in the George - town county convention, pointing out the compromise that was reached, the setting aside of factionalism in 1 Georgetown county, the modus vi? vendi by the selection of the twelve delegates, the purging of the rolls of t*e courrry and the general agree? ment reached. Mr. Hazard said he would have to stand by the agree? ment and asked the committee to sanction the agreement. Dr. Olin Sawyer, one of the twelve delegates, asked that the agreement stand. A suggestion was made that George I town be entitled to but ono member on a committee. Dr. Summers thought that the Georgetown convention, so harmoniously conducted, should have gotten together sufficiently to send six men to represent it. By a vote of 18 to 20 the committee agreed to seat the Georgetown delegation with 1 votes and one member on each com? mittee. The Charleston protest is to be heard at 3.30 this afternoon. TO REPORT LEVER BILL. Cotton Futures Bill to Go to Agricul? tural Committee Tomorrow for Con? sideration. Washington, May 20.?The sub? committee of the house agricultural committee today agreed to report the Lever bill regulating transactions in cotton futures. The full committee will take up the bill tomorrow. Th^ measure will prohibit by tax? ation speculation in cotton futures, where no actual delivery is contem? plated. SENATE VOTE NOT FIXED. MeCumber Prevents Appointing of Time for Vote on Panama Tolls Re? peal Bill. j Washington, May 20.?An at? tempt to fix the date of the senate j vote on the Panama canal tolls re I peal bill failed today through the ob? jection of Senator MeCumber, of North Dakota, who opposed limiting the dis j eussion of the bill. WHOLE FAMILY BURNED. Father Seriously Injured Trying to Save Children, Goes Crazy. i I St. Louis. May 20.?-His wife and ! son, Morris, were burned to death' this morning when fire destroyed the, j home of Samuel Stoltz, a tailor. His baby was also seriously burned. Stoltz' I i , who was badly burned trying to res? cue the family was taken to the hos? pital a raving maniac. KILLED OX RAILROAD. I Headless Body of Mayor Found on Track. Fulton. Ken., May 20.?The head les body of J, H. Swann, mayor of South Fulton, was found on the rail? road tracks this morning. It is sup? posed he was killed by a train. I TEDDY HOME FROM TRAVELS. AGAIN MAINTAINS IIE DISCOV? ERED INTERIOR RIVER. Says That lie Has Made no Declara? tion of IBs Political Views?Has! not Expressed Himself on Mexican! Situation?Will not Run for Gov? ernor of New York?Tliinner, but Seems Well. New York, May 19.?Theodore Roosevelt today returned home from his visit of many months to South America. Accompanied by the twoj naturalists of his party, George K. Cherry and Leo E. Miller, he arrived from Para at quarantine shortly be? fore 4 o'clock on board the Rooth liner Aidan. j With a few crisp sentences, Col. Roosevelt reaffirmed the verity of j the "River of Doubt," curtly denied j having expressed himself as to po? litical probabilities for 1916, declared he would not run for governor of New York, made a few deprecatory re? marks about his critics and with har? bor craft tooting and flags fluttering was taken on board a tug, which pro? ceeded to Oyster Bay. Friends who had been alarmed by reports of Col. Roosevelt's severe ill? ness were greatly surprised when they saw him. He was noticeably thinner and he used a cane, but his face wore a healthy tan, and he apparently had not lost an ounce of his vigor and {energy. After stopping ten days at j home Mr. Roosevelt will go to Spain j to attend the wedding of his son, j Kermit. j As the tugs which carried several members of the Roosevelt family, in? cluding Mrs. Roosevelt, W. Emlyn Roosevelt, Archie and Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., approached the Aidan, the familiar figure of the colonel could be seen leaning far over the rail. As he waved a greeting, his lips flexed into the familiar smile. Not a few eyes were wet as the col? lector of the port, Dudley Field Ma lone, and a host of newspaper men scrambled up the companion way. The j colonel stood at the top and shook each man by the hand. Anthony Fiala, who went part of the way with Mr. Roosevelt in his explorations, was the first man to greet the colonel after Mr. Malone. Mr. Roosevelt anticipated most of the things people were anxious to know as he submitted to a fusillade of questions. "Not a word about the political sit? uation," said Col. Roosevelt. "I don't know anything about it, for I haven't seen a newspaper. Any papers which have given my views on the Mexican situation have misquoted me." "That applies to what has been said about my presidential intentions," ho added. The colonel was informed by news? paper men that he was reported to have said that he would not run as candidate on the Republican ticket, and that if he became a candidate it would be on the Progessive ticket. "Not a word of truth in this," said the colonel. "I have not made a sin? gle declaration about the political sit? uation in 1916." "I haven't been asked if I woulc run for governor of New York," he replied in answer to another ques? tion. "If asked I would say that 1 would not. "As to the river, it is extraordinary to have put on the map a river as long as the Rhine, but there is no more doubt of its existence than there is of the Rhine." Mr. Roosevelt was asked how he felt. "I don't look like a sick man, do I?" was his rejoinder. "I have been very ill with jungle fever, but I'm all right now; I feel line." It was learned, however, from Mr. Cherry that the colonel still suffered from slight symptoms of fever. He had had a chill earlier In the day. Mr. Roosevelt confessed that he had lost 55 pounds, part of which he had re? gained. Mr. Malone asked him if he were bothered by the criticism made by the English explorer. Henry Savage Landor. Mr. Roosevelt laughed dep recatlngly. Neither that nor other criticisms worried him a great deal, he said. The colonel told friends and newspaper men that he would make only one address before sailing for Spain. "I will ?;ive it." said Mr. Roosevelt, "before the National Geographic so? ciety. At that time I Will answer any question that any reputable person Wishes to ask me about my trip. More than this I don't care to say now." Mr. Cherry and Mr. Miller reiterated the colonel's statement that there was not a particle of doubt about the existence of ?he disputed river. They said they had come across it 300 mllca in the interior and no one hadj DIRECTORS Of RESERVE BANK. RICHMOND MEETING COMPLETES ITS ORGANIZATION. I). R, Coker of Hartsvillc Nominated for Place on Board?Cliarter for Institution Secured. Richmond, May 18.?Delegates rep? resenting a majority of 4 76 member banks of the fifth federal reserve dis? trict voted today to recommend for election a*, directors of the Richmond reserve bank, the following. Group 1, Class A?Waldo New? comer, National Exchange bank of Baltimore. Group 1. Class B?George J. Seay, business man ? Richmond. Group I, A?Col. John F. Bruton, pre . First National bank of Wilson, ^ , Group Jr Ass B?D. R. Coker, merchar > farmer, Hartsville, S. C. Gror tf Jlass A?Edwin Mann, presic* .-" irst National bank, Blue field C Va. C w 8, Class B?James F. Oys te' to .lo'.esale produce dealer of v mtf igl.on. 5* s grouping of the banks in the Fifth district, in accordance with the federal reserve act, places 160 banks in group 1, comprising all banks hav? ing an aggregate capital and surplus of $140,000 and over. Group 2, com? prising all banks with combined cap? ital and surplus less than $140,000 and more O an $60,000, has 158 banks. Group 2, including all banks having an aggregate capital and surplus of $60,000 or less also has 158 banks. Representatives of the five banks designated by the regional reserve organization committee to sign the j certificate and procure the charter for i the Richmond reserve bank met at 10.15 a. m>, in the First National bank am completed that formality. H. C. "lacQueen, president of the Murchison National bank, Wilming? ton, N. Cm presided. The banks and representatives were Merchants and Mechanics', Baltimore, William Ingle, vice president; John B. H. Dunn, cashier. Palmetto National bank, Columbia, S. C, J. J Seibels, vice president; J. Pope Mattiiews, cashier. First National bank, Roanoke, Va.. !H. S. Trojt, president; J. Taylor Meadows, cashier. Murchison National bank, Wilming? ton, N. C, H. C. MacQueen, president; C. S Granger, cashier. Citizens' Vational bank, Charleston, W Va., W. A. McCorkle, president; ? J. N. Carnes, cashier. At 12.30 o'clock the convention dis? solved into conferences by States, each State delegation to name three select men, they to form a nominat? ing commiuee of 18 and offer to the main body this afternoon a board of directors for the regional bank. VILLA CONTINUES ATTACK. Machine Gen, Officer and Sixty-eight Federals Captured in Engagement. Monterey, May 20.?Villa's attack on Saltillo was continued with in ! creasing vigor today. He captured a icderal machine gun, an officer aov. sixty-eight federals in the engage? ment. The federals were defeated at Santa Maria and their forces are -etreating. NEW HAVEN BRIlZO EDITOR. Mellen Tells of "Loan" to Boston Her? ald with Morgan's Sanction. Washington, May 20.?That three hundred thousand dollars were used to gain the friendship of a powerful daily metropolitan newspaper for the New Haven railroad was testified to? day by former President Mellen, be? fore the Interstate Commerce Com? mission. He declared that sum was "loaned" to W. C. Haskell, the editor of the Boston Herald in 1907. Mel? len said he consulted the finance committee of the New England Navi? gation Company regarding the Haskell loan. Morgan, Rockefeller and Mil? ler were the members of the com? mittee. GETTING OIL AT TAMPICO. Operative* at Work and Product Is Being Shipped. New York May 19.?According to interests connected with the Mexican Petroleum Company, operations are now going on at Tampico unhamper? ed. The company*! employees are hack ?>n the property and oil is be? ing shipped Without interruption. ever heard of U. Half an hour after the Aidan had entered quarantine Col. Roosevelt stepped down the companionway into the tug that took him to Oyster Bay.