The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 22, 1914, Image 1

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RnnwvMta of ?* tofttcl|mMi ft?g Southron. m SrjMTKR WATCHMAN, Established April, 18*0. "Be Just and Fear not?Let an the ends Thon Alms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Troth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, lfttt. Consolidated Aug. 3,1881. STJMTER, S. C, WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1914. Vol. XXXVIII. No. 43. Til VISM III WELL DIPLOMATIC CORPS 1 ALLS ON CAKUAJAL. Expresstn Apprcclatloii of Ills Appor estt Purpose to Bring Peace and Hears His Reply In Which lie Ab Juros All but Patriotic Motives. Mexico City. July 17.?Tho diplo? matic corpaj today attendod tho presi? dential reception given bv Provision? al Pr?sident Francisco Carbajal at ths national palace In uniform. An address waa delivered by the Spanish minister. Bernardo de Cologan y Col oca n. dean of the diplomatic corps, on behalf of himself and his col? leagues, Ths Spanish minister felicitated the president on his assumption of ollice sad asursd him that It was the earn? est wish of ths diplomats assigned to Mexico City, that his efforts to com? pos* ths situation In revolution torn Mexico be successful. He said that ths diplomats appreciated"the difficul? ties under which the president labored and that thsy believed he would leave nothing- undone to bring about peace throughout ths nation. Tho address was carefully conaid ?rod by the corps before It was de? livered in order that there might be no question as to the extent of rec? ognition It Implied. The addresa of the Spanish minis? ter, follows: ' We have come, Mr. President, to tno national palace today as the rep? resentatives of the foreign nations in whose name I have the high honor of addressing you. with the grateful impression and consoling hope that Mexico at last Is approaching that panes which Is so earnestly desired end which, too, is so Indispensable, and ws hope It may oe given le us to witness the cordial embrace of brethren and abounding Joy, not un? mixed with grief for those who have pegtsh ad. and with solicitude tD stsainsh the country's wounds and hour Into them the salving balms of "You have come. Mr. President, to this high post In a difficult moment, daunt you. You have laid down the highest post In the Judiciary, which fou attained at an early age, your merits making up for your youth, and if in the supreme court you did your utmost to safeguard your fellow cltl sens and all the Inhabitants of the republic in the enjoyment of the con l stitutlonal guarantees, you will not assuredly now, or as long as you have the honor of occupying the supreme magistracy of the country, omit any honeet endeavor or an> sincere effort to put an end at the earliest possible moment to the griefs and sorrows of this beautiful lund, so that Mexico, enUrlng once for all on the path lead? ing to normal and lawful conditions, may occupy In her upwurd und on? ward march the prominent place which for so many reasons she Is en? titled to among the nations of this continent "Such. Mr President, are our fer? vent and most cordial desires." In reply the president said: "1 sm truly grntlfleu by this op? portunity of meeting your excellencies In .nv capacity an chief of State 1 dewlre llrst of all to offer you testi? mony of my highest esteem, together with my respects to the governments which you so worthily represent In this republic. "I have heard with profound satis? faction the generous desires which you express for the re-establishment of peace and the consequent union of all Mexicans and you may rest assured thai I shall omit no effort to realize that patriotic purpose. whl'-h Is the only reason I had for abandoning the labors of the Judlciarv it ml sjsssjsjilng ths responsibilities of the position I occupy. "Whatever may be the result ?.f mv ?fforts, I desire to declare that 1 am not guided by any Interested motive and that my personality will in no ease be an obstacle to the realization of the tank of concord to which I h ive sst my hand and which Is so neces? sary to my country In needful bjh ments. 1, in turn, express my ?ie slre for the prosperity of your re? spective countries and hope that the cordial relations which they have hitherto maintained with the Mexi can republle a III continue unaltered." MAD WOMBS l\ i.o\i>o\. Intsdo National QsJMsj und Destroy London. Jul> 17.? SufTragett? a in ths national portrait gallery toda; smashed the glass cowring und Stash ? ed sir John Mlllals' oil painting <?f Thomas <' irll<de. They gfSTS SITSSted, kicking, scratching and Shouting venget.nce. 1 ?Ut ws are sure that difficulties do not Famous Painting. GARRANZA ISSUES ULTIMATUM NOTIFIES THE WORLD THAT UK WILL MAKE NO PROMISES. He Will Have Nothing to Say Ite s|HM'tliig future Policy of Constitu? tionalist* Until He is In Full Control of Mexico City. Washington, July 18.?"No pledge of any kind will ho given by the con? stitutionalists until they uro in full control of Mexico City. No promise in respect to sparing life or property will be made and no terms of any kind will be offered us a reward for surrender." This wus the ultimatum given to the world today by the spokesmen of the Carranza government here. It is hinted that Carranza will push for? ward to the occupation of Mexico City us rapidly aa possible. It was added that since the new government seeks recognition of foreign nations, it could be counted on to commit no excesses in the way of punishment, nor to con? fiscate property whero not required by the public welfare. The genral eviction of Friars now in Mexico in violation of law will bo car? ried out for the sake of public safety. The landed estate.; of the church will be distributed to the people. CANDIDATES AT HAMPTON. Crowd of About -100 Appears to He Antl-Blcase. Hampton, July 17.?Candidates for Lieut. Governor warmod up here to? day. J. A. Hunter saying he voted against the Fortner bill and that its idea originated with tho negro Tom Miller, while A. J. Hetheu asked: "Why B. Frank Kelley resigned in such a hurry from the Bleaso wind ing-up commission." This meeting was tho twenty-second, half of the campaign. John G. Clinkscales, M. L. Smith, R. A. Cooper, C. A. Smith, R. I. Man? ning and L. J. Drowning all received warm welcomes on their discussion of lawlessness. All of the candidates were well received. The meeting was orderly, about 400 people being pres? ent. The overwhelming sentiment of, the audience was Anti-Rlcase. The fneeting tomorrow will be held at Beaufort, und will be finished in time for the candidates to get away on the afternoon trains. The meeting will commence at 0.30 and conclude at 1. Candidates for governor will cut their speeches to ten minutes and all other candidates to five minutes, each. HOLDERS ASK IMMENSE SUM. Bring Suit to Compel New Haven Powers to Refund $102,000,000 Used Illegality. i Boston. July 17.?A restitution suit, i whereby minority stockholders seek 'to compel former and present di? rectors to restore to the treasury of tho New York, New Haven & Hart? ford Railroad company approximately $ 101!,000,000, alleged to have been il? legally used in building up the sys? tem, was begun today in tho supreme court. The complaint alleged that losses resulting from the acquisition of tho Boston ,fc Maine trolley and steam shl properties by the New Haven amounted to $ 102,000,000 und that, under tho federal anti-trust act tho New Haven company Is entitled to re? cover from the defendants three i times that sum or $30??,000,000. The plaintiffs, who are trustees of tho late Olla Hull Yaughnu's estate, ami o>vn M shares of the capital stork, asked for a receiver to take possession of all claims in favor of the defendants, but not to Interfere with the administration of the current af? fairs of the New Haven company. The suit is against the corporation and the directors in oAce from I to 4 to Ittf, John U Billard, who Is said lo have derived s profit of $1,000,000 from Hansa? lions with the company, was not made a defendant because Io? was not a direc tor durlni that period. - ? ??-? OLD RATEN Itl sroRl.D. Intervtate Cisajli1i1 Pnsnibinluii De? Harra Cotton Rale t un atonable. Washington, .Inly 18.?Hates rang? im.' from ten to eighteen <?? ids per hundred pounds on cotton shlped from South Curollns points to Augusta ovei the Southern Hallway wen- declared unreasonable by the interstate Com? merce Commission loda) and the old rates ranging from seven to fifteen i >-nts per hundred were ordered re? stored. Mrs w. w. Oliver i.i sway on n visit to relatives in Hntntcr, Wcilge? Hehl ami other places in this section sio- will probably return in a day or two.?st. Matthews Record. WILL SUE RAILROAD. XEW HAVEN NEGOTIATIONS COME TO APPARENT END. Seems Likely That Government Will Go Into Court to Secure Breakup of Transportation Mono poly In the Northeast. Washington, July 17.?Negotiations between the New Haven railroad and tho department of Justice to effect a j peaceful dissolution of that system i apparently came to an end today and unless there arc unforeseen develop? ments the government will tile a dis J solution suit next week. Hcforo it is filed Attorney Oeneral Mclteynolds ! will lay tho whole case before Pres? ident Wilson and ask his approval. Official notice of the directors' ue , tlon yesterday, refusing to accept con? ditions laid down by Massachusetts for the salo of its Boston & Maine stock, came during the day. There was no intimation of any plan for j complying with the government's de i mand that the Boston & Maine stock be sold. It was reported tonight that the New Haven will not light tho gov? ernment's suit at all and might even go so far as to appear in court, con? fess judgment and put it up to the court to determine whether a disso? lution shall be ordered. PICKENS FOR BLEASE. Supporters of Governor Claim He Will Carry County. Plckens, July 17?About 1,500 voters, mostly from Pickens County, , heard the candidates for the United j States senate speak here today. The 'best of order prc\ailed and every speaker was accorded an attentive ; hearing. Governor Blease received the greatest applause, and it appeared that his supporters were in the ma? jority. The enthusiasm was not as great as at the Blcasc-Joncs meeting two years ago. There was practically no difference in the size of the crowd. Qov. Blease carried this county in 1912 by nearly one thousand and his supporters here arc claiming It for him again. ROCK HILL WINS GAME. I Second Game Goes to Visiting Team by DoclslVO Score of 1 to 0. The baseball team from Hock Hill copped the second game with the Sumter team on Saturday afternoon, when everything was In the visitors' favor, who won by the decisive score ! of 4 to 0. The game was featured ! by the pitching of Thackam of the 'visiting team." Parker pitched n good game, but was given poor support , and luck seemed against him. The Sumter team began by making l three errors in the first inning, eight errors being put to the team's credit I during the game. The Kock Hill team on the other hand gave their , pitcher good support, their only er? rors coming in at times when they did not count for scores. It was not until the fifth inning that the local players secured a hit off Thackham, only four being secured during the gave. The Rock llillites got seven hits off Parker, who struck out four men, while Thackam struck out eight. The visitors scored one run in the first, second, third and fourth in? nings, each, hut were held down after this by changes in the line-up and a cessation of errors on the part of the Sumter team. Sumter had a beau? tiful Chance to score in the clghthi but lacked sblllty to hit at the crucial point. The players were: Kock Hill. Brit, tain, II?; Edens, Iii?; BtOUgh, If. Wright ?f! Brown, c; Hhuler, ss; Prickelt, 3b; Dooscr, rfj Thackham, p. Sumter: Plckett, 3b; Dick. rf; Boshnmer, cf; llaynsworth, if. Brad bam, ^s; Nash, lb; l.enoir c; Fowler, 3b; Parker, p. Umpire Burrows. THE COTTON IT TT"RES BILL. l iual Action Probably Will he Taken Till* Week. Washington, July 18.?Final action by Ihe senate and bouse lonferCCS Up oii the bill regulating dealings In cot? ton futures, it was learned tonight, win be lukt n upon the return here of Representative Lever, one of the con? ferees, from s<?uiii Carolina, probahlj eai lj ncxl week. Although several conferences were held Ibis week, und it was reported I hal n pr.ie( leal ni geemenl hud bee i reached, some differences still exist lietwccn ihe senate und house mem? bers. s?'ine members of ihe com? mittee weir hopeful lonlt'hl Ihn! Ihe illfferenccn would |><< smoothed out Without trouble Ihn! an agree? ment would be forthcoming within the next several days. NATIONAL BUSINESS OUTLOOK DRADSTR EFT'S FINDS CONDI? TIONS ENCOURAGING. That Improvement is Substantial is siiown in Number of Developments. J New York, July 17.?Bradstreet's will say tomorrow. "Reports this week spell better? ment, moderate in some instances, but totaling sufficient to deserve mention. Needed rains have fallen in some dis ' tri eis, the general crop situation has I improved rather than retrograded, as j is not unusual in July, clearance i sales and hot weather have enlarged j the turnover of summer goods and rc- i I porbs from the iron and steel and I allied lines, .such as agricultural im? plements, car building and repairing, 1 show a continuance of the improved ^conu'tions recently noted. There is t evidence also that optimistic sentiment us to the future of trade and proof j that the improvement is not entirely a ! matter of sentiment is had in the re i ports of a record movement of winter wheat to market despite some holding by farmers not satislied with prices, ( in a larger volume of sales, and j prices for raw wool and good reports ' from the automobile trade. J That conditions are still not satis j factory in many lines is proved 'by the advices that industrial output is still restricted and the confused weak? ness of the s1 ock market. "Rank clearings for the week end? ing July 1G were 18,171,862,000, an , increase of 4.2 per cent, over, last "ear, wheat exports 5,962,000 bushels 'against 8,509,406 last year; business Ifailures 304, against 231." FREIGHTS MAY NOT ADVANCE. Increase Asked foi by Eastern Rail rosds Will Probably Not Rc Grant? ed. Washington, July 20.?The prevail? ing opinion about Interstate Com? merce commission headquarters today to the decision in the advance freight rate case is that it will be against a general increase of five j percent. The freight rales were ask : ed for by Eastern railroads but the I increase on various degrees will be I granted and on certain classes of I freight. The decision is expected in j a few days. THE COAL MONOPOLY. j A Conspiracy to Prevent South Ob? taining Coal at Fair Prices. Washington, July 20.?That George Raker, Elbert Gary and Adrian Iselin control the Southern Railway and coal I output of Pennsylvania and had con ; spired to prevent the South from ob? taining coal at fair prices, was charged today by Benjamin Dulaney, of Tennessee, before the subcommittee I of the senate naval affairs committee. He stated that S million tons of coal , are shipped South annually from Pennsylvania. Senator Till man inter? rupted him saying "Charleston Is nearly a dcail town because of rail? road discrimination. HEALTH HOARD ADJOURNS. I Will Make Reports on Conditions in State Soon. i Columbia, July is.?The State board of health, which held its quar? terly meeting in Columbia and Daw kins during the past two days, ad? journed after returning from the Pan Shoals back-water malarial district, with report upon many State health Conditions promised from board mem? bers in the near future. State Health Officer l>r. Junes A. Hayne was In Charleston today with Dr. Robert Wilson, chairman of the I State board of health. - OIL COMPANIES BANKRUPT. Receive!' for Texas Company Asked for in Oklahoma. Tulsa, < tkla., July 18. -A petition will be filed Monday til Atokn asking for the appointment of receivers for the properties of the Texas Co., und tin- Producers < HI ('o. Wll.soN WELL AGAIN. Pour Days Kc-l Makes Him a Now Man. Washington, Jul> 20.?Greatly re? freshed by four days resl and having recovered from his rcccnl attack of indigestion President Wilson today returned In bin desk in Ihe cxecu t i\ e oilit < s. Convicted of Murder. Ashevllle, N. C, July 18.?Rerr> I hickory ibis morning w as sentenced to Iwcnlj years for Ihe murder of hi> uncle, Pcrrj Rrndburn, Ir.sl May. He pkad iiio. unwritten law. MILL STRIKE OVER. OPERATIVES DECIDE TO RETURN TO LOOMS. Will Make up Time Lewi ami Then Treat With Owners Regarding Reg? ulations, Greenville, July 17.?The operatives of Monaghan mills will return to work .Monday morning, according to a decision which they reached today, after a conference with Lewis W. Parker. A committee representing the operatives called upon Mr. Par-, ker this morning and this afternoon announced that they had accepted the proposition which he made to them. This proposition was that they return to work, make up the 35 minutes or dered and then treat with the man? agement with reference to the over? time rule. Operatives, the management and the genera! public appear delighted that matters have taken this turn, for with the arrival of Joseph J. Bt tor yetserday some became apprehen? sive "less trouble arise. Ettor is high in the councils of the Industrial { Workers of the World and it Is this organization which gave rise to the ? difference between the mill manage* ^ ment and the operatives, the latter contending that the labor organisa? tion did not permit overtime, while the rules of the company required that certain lost time be made up. On Wednesday, July S, a storm caused the power of Monaghan to be shut off for a time, and when ihe operatives declined to make up the time the walkout occurred. For the past two days the mill has been operating, but not to full capacity. I Perfect order has prevailed throughout the differences. So far as could be learned Bttor has taken no part in the developments today. Last night Bttor advised the operatives to go hack to work and save their money until the I. W. W. could be more strongly organised and after \ the organization was effected to con ? sider a general cotton mill strike. This advice was given at a closed meeting, but one who attended is au? thority for the statement attributed i to lHter. The fact that some of the opera? tives have declined for several days to work will not he held agalsst I them, according to the agreement to? day. NEARLY CENTURY OLD. Appropriation for Building of Court House Which Is Now Heilig Disman? tled Made in 181K. Many persons have asked when was our old court house, which is now be , ing dismantled for the construction of a new build$ng for the Bank of South Carolina, built. The following per? tains to the front of the building. (Extracts from the Deports and Resolutions of the General Asscm bly of South Carolina for the Decem? ber session of IMS.) "In the house of representatives, December 15, Ibis. The committee on j public buildings, to whom was re? ferred so much of the military and [civil engineer's report as respects public buildings, the presentments of the grand juries of Abbeville and New berry districts, and the report of the commissioners ot* public buildings for Sumter, Colleton, Chester and Rlchland districts, report, that they 1 I have had the same under considera? tion, and recommend, tor Sumter District?That the commis? sioners appointed at the last session be discharged fron-, further duty, and thai the sum of Light Thousand Dol? lars be appropriated for building n court house, it; addition to the sum of Two Thousand appropriated last year for repairs. From the informa? tion obtained by your committee, the present building i:< too small for so largo and populous a district, and that appropriation for repairs would only bo an expense without any ad? vantage. Your committee also rec? ommended the sale of the old court house, under the direction of the en? gineer. Resolved, That this house do agree, to the report. Ordered, that the same, be sent to the senate for their con? currence. By order of the House. L. Anderson, ?'. 11. R. In the Senate. December 17. lsis. Resolved, That this house do concur in tin foregoinn report. Ordered that the same be ret erne.1, to Ihe House of I leprcsi ntal Ives. I '> oi del* Of t he Senate. Wm. I?. Martin. <S The lirsl conn h< r e i i v nodi n building) tradition says became n portion of the old Chinn or Sumter Motel, rememebered b: inan> oi* us. T. B, R.- ' CONTRADICTS STATEMENT OF GOV. BLEASE AT ABBEVILLE MEETING. Says That Report Submitted by Him? self and Dr. Knowlton Stated That Richey W es Feigning Paralysis and They Did not Recommend Parole or Pardon. Columbia, July 17.?The Record on Thursday published the follow? ing: "Dr. James II. Mclntosh, a well known physic* ? of Columbia, this morning issu Mphatic denial of the stately by Governor Cole L. Pd /iicsday at Abbe? ville that h ,n made a report on the CondiU & t R. A. Richey, a convict in ' ?J' penitentiary fron. Ab beville cr a* , convicted of raping his ador ^ daughter, to the effect that 1* 0 ^Vils u paralytic and that his ' 4p lien WGdld improve if re lea* ^0* \)iM conlinement, which re pe ?e governor used as the justl ?c?ti >n for later paroling Richey. Dr. Mclntosh said that, on the con? trary, he with the late Dr. A. B. Knowlton, of this city, had examined Richey und found that he was "feign? ing" paralysis and had so informed the governor. "Dr. Mclntosh said that he, to? gether with Dr. Knowltor, had been notilicd by the governor that they ; had been appointed a committee of two to investigate the condition of R. A. Richey, of Abbeville, then at the State penitentiary. This he and Dr. Knowlton had done and had found, after a thorough examination of Richey, that he was feigning para? lysis and had so informed the gov~ jernor Ih a written statement signed both by himself and Dr. Knowlton. "Dr. Knowlton, a prominent physi? cian of the city and of the State, died on last Sunday in Columbia after a prolonged illness, three days before .the statement made in Abbeville by Gov. Blease. The following is a reprint of tho ' report of the section of Governor Blouse's speech made at Abbeville, in which he made reference to the Richey case, as it appeared in The Record: "The chief executive, saying that a number of lies had been circulated about the R. A. Richey case, stated that he was not explaining or apolo i gizing for his record, but he desired to 'show up' the lies. "The governor read a number of reports from reputable physicians, among whom are Dr. James Mcln 1 tosh and others, that Richey is a par? alytic and his condition would im? prove if released from conlinement." The following is the written state? ment of Dr. Mclntosh, furnished a reporter for The Record this morn? ing: "It is true that I was appointed on a committee by the governor to ex? amine iJ. A. Richey. It is also true I did go to the penitentiary and make such an examination. Rut it is not true that the report of the said com? mittee signed by Dr. Knowlton and myself In any way recommended a pardon or parole of the said R. A. Richey. The fact being that both Dra. Knowlton and I fully agreed that his paralysis 'vas feigned." NOT SERIOUSLY HURT. Columbia GM in Railway Accident. The State, July 19. Miss Minnie Williamson's friends, Who were alarmed yesterday to hear that she was one of the persons in jurcd In the collision of a trolley train and a coal train in Norfolk, Va , Thursday, Will be relieved to learn th;.i she Is not seriously hurt. She is suffering from the shock and from a few bruises, but her injuries are con? sidered slight. Miss Williamson's mother, Mrs W. L. Williamson, went on to Portsmouth yesterday afternoon to be with her dnuhgtcr until she ha* completely recovered from the effects of the experience. In the wreck In which Miss Wil? liamson was injured six persons wer? killed and 19 others hurt. A trolley train of thru- cars, returning from Virginia Beach, crashed Into a coal train on th< Virginia railroad. Miss VVilllmson is visiting; her cousin, Mrs. A. b. sp.tikes, of Portsmouth, for mcrlv Miss Julia Tew of Columbia. IM I IM A AT PUERTO. Protected by Foreign Warships He Talks Big. Puerto Mexico, July 20.?Consum? ing quantities of cigarettes and cognac Gen. Ilucrta today delied his toes, dc claring his Intention of staying on Mexican soil until all bis party can pall and be fissured of safet> at sea. He shows no break in hi"* iron nerve.