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<><<> 8TJMTKR WATCHMAN, EattbUahed April, ISM. 'Be Jost and Fear not?Let all the ends Thon Alms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, ISM. SUMTER, S. C WEDNESDAY, JULY 29. 1914. Vol. XXXVIII. No. 45. ?Ill DEPOSIT FEDERAL FUNDS MONEY PLACED IN BANKS FOR MOVING OF CROPS. Secretary McAdoo Announces That smctisuful Plan of Lost Year Will Be Repealed for Benefit of Farm ere South Carolina Get* Share. Washington, July 26.?Money from the federal treasury will be deposited la national banks throughout the country again this fall to facilitate the movement of crops and promote business) generally. Secretary McAdoo announced to? night he would put out approximate? ly $14,000,000 and that he stood ready to Increase the amount to any extent necessary U met the country'.* The secretary's estimate of what will be needed is based on replies from 1,000 national banks to a re? cent treasury department circular asalng whsther any unusual demand for money wss expected this year and for what purposes. Last year the de? partment inaugurated the custom of distributing funds In the crop han? dling centres, depositing about $35, 000.000 of the $50,000,000 Secretary McAdoo had decided to use for the purpose. A statement from the department tonight said: "These replies from the national banks fully confirm optimistic bul? letins of the agricultural department as to prospects for usually iarge crops. They also indicate a decided promise of greatly improved business conditions and enlarged business ac? tivities. The consensus of opinion of the bankers Is that it will be of great benefit to the crop movement and to business generally If the secretary wtll deposit government funds in the leading oitles. "The replies indicate that govern? ment funds will rot be needed In the New England and Eastern States and 4a certain States in the West and ^sTerthwset and In California, rank? ere In the following cities expressed the opinion that no government de? posits will be needed in their locali? ties during the crop moving seuson: Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio; Indianapolls, Ind.; Minneapolis, Duluth. Minn.; Milwaukee, Wls.; Portland, Ore.; San Francisco and Los Angeles, Cel.; Tacomu, Wash.; Salt Lake City, Utah; Jacksonville and Tampa, Fla., and Mobile. Ala. Some of these cities asked for crop moving allotments last year, if It should develop later that they or sny of them require deposits, their applications will be given considera? tion. National banks In th'j following cities Indicated their deslro for crop moving deposits, and government funds will be deposited with them, aggregating approximately $o 4,0*00. 000: Birmingham, Ala.; Montgomery and Selm*. Ala.; Little Hock, Ark.; Pensacola. Fla.; Atlanta, Macon und Savannah. Ga.; Lexington and Louis? ville, Ky.; New Orleans and Shreve port. La.; Baltimore, Md.; Jackson, Meridian and Vlcksburg. Miss ; Char? lotte. Greensboro and Wilmington, X. C ; Charleston, Columbia, Greenville end Spartanburg, S. C; Chattanooga. Knoxvllle, Memphis und Nashville. Term . Dallas, Fort Worth, Galveston, San Antonio and Houston, Texas; Lynchburg, Hoanoke. Norfolk and Richmond, Va.; Chicago, 111 ; Evans vllle end Fort Wayne, Ind.; Des Motnes and Hloux City, Iowa; Kansas City (also Kansas City. Kan.). St. Louis and St. Joseph. Mo ; Muscogce and Oklahoma City, < >klu ; Seattle snd Spokane, Wash. Interest at the rate of 2 per cent per annum will bo chanced and the govsrninent will accept us sccurltx government bond* a\. par. state, mu? nicipal, railroad and other bonds ac? ceptable to the secretary, at Tl pi i cent of their msrket value; approved commercial puper acceptable to tlo? se? retary at 75 per cent of Its f.icr value. The secretary will n??t requin ss he did last year, that 10 per ecnt of the deposits shall he Sgl ured b) government bonds. "Particular consideration will ln glven to the willingness of the banks receiving government deposits to lend to their country correspondence banks at reasonable rates of Interest. The secretary Is deply interested In ha\ - Ing the go\eminent money distributed In such a woy as In enable the ulti? mate borrower to get It at the lowest possible rate of Interest. "The ?ecretar> b prepared to befj|ll the distribution of fund* immediately after the necessary application re? quirements have been complied with Deposits will be made subject to call but It is the intention of the secret ur) to lenve the funds on deposit with the banks for su< h periods as each particular bank may require them, in H W. DAUBS IS AGAIN BCTCIJCTT ed president or on GAXIZATIOX. - I Resolutions Endorse Building or Bel Mr Highways and Purchasing of Fertilizer Direct from Mnuufac turvr?Meeting Place Left to Execu Uve Committee. Anderson, July 23.?After a lengthy: business session tonight the conven? tion of the State Farmers' union came! to a close. Officers were elected as| folh ws: E. W. DAbbs, Sumter county J president; J. I\ Whetscll, Dorchester county, vico president; J. Whitncr, I Held, KU bland county, secretary and ! I treasurer; J. W. Shcaly of Lexington, t mcmb> r of executlvo committee for i term of three years. E. W. Dabbs jwus chosen delegate to national un? ion. J. W. Shealy and C. P. Moorer ; being alternates. Bids for the next State convention I were recorded from six places, Co* lumblu, Sumter, Lexington, Isle of I Palms, Hock Hill and Clemson Col lego Tho selection was left to the , executive committee. Resolutions were adopted asking congress and the State legislature to build and maintain better public high? ways, thereby relieving the farmers ' from the economic burden now being 1 borne i>y them. Another resolution authorized the ?president and executive committee to effect arrangement by which various unions of the State may purchase their fertilizers direct from tho manufac? turers at first cost. Congress is asked in another reso? lution speedily to enact legislation looking toward the curly reclamation of the lowlands of the nation in or? der that some of tho best lands can I he tilled and in order that the men? ace to public health will be removed. The practice of retail and whole? sale dealers in meats of watering salt meats should stop, according to a resolution adopted asking congress and the legislature to enact the nec? essary legislation. The farmers de? clare they object to pa>lng for water at the rate paid for salt meats. The members of the union unani? mously adopted a resolution extending sincere appreciation to Congressman Lever for "his successful efforts in bc i half of the Lever bill, the provisions of which so profoundly affect the agricultural development of the State and nation." One hundred and sixty delegates and visiting members of the union went in autos to Clemson College to 1 day to be the guests of President Hlggs. They were royally entertain? ed at dinner and were given an op? portunity of inspecting the college 'plant and everything connected with ?the institution. The farmers declared . that the day was most pleasantly and profitably spent. VISIT GRE.VT COLLEGE. Farmers Guests for the Day of Clem? son. Clemson College. July' 23.?One hundred and sixty farmers, most of them delegates to the annual meeting of tho State Tanners* union In Ander? son, were the guests of Clemson col lege today, having boon brought by automobile from Anderson. The mem? bers of the union were warmly wel? comed by Pf?Idem RlggS and mem? bers of the Clemson faculty and were conducted through the shops and lab? oratories, the farm and farm build? ings. All day was spent at the col? lege. Many of the visiting farmers pronounced the trip one of the plena* intent features 01 the convention. A feature of the day was a dinner served in the mess hall, at Which talks w? re made by President Rlggs, Agri? cultural Director Harper. President Da boa of the Farmers' Union, Heere? tary Whaby of the Anderson Cham? ber of Commerce and U. M. Cooper or Wienau). Taw a Mowers Planst ronn fire. Df Graff. O, July 2 1?The town hall, liuht plant ami flftet n business places were burned today, with a lees of |ieo,ee#, no event, however, to exceed six months. As f;?r as practicable Ihe banks will be permitted to return tie mone) in Installments \>< their i on\ enience." The secretary said, in < on< kuslon thai should It become necessary tit dc posll more than $34,eeo,oon i., meel Ihe needs el ihe rounlry, he will n it hesitate to du so and also thai If it appears to bis satisfaction at any time I ha I other cllles than those desla nnted can advnnt igcously employ j.,t.\. eminent funds. he Will be glnd to givu their applications consideration. Kl HEI FOB CHARLESTON. THON SAYS THAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY WILL ERECT COAL PIER. Tolls Senate Investigation Commit? tee TllUt Ills Knud Expect! to Open Charleston Trade by Giving All Minos on Linos an Opportunity to Ship Coal. Washington, July 24.?A. P. Thorn, general counsel for the Southern rail? way, announced today that full ar? rangements have been made by that road to construct a coal pier at Char? leston, S. C.i and afford the mines on its track an opportunity to trans? ship coal at Charleston and enter into the export coal trade. The Southern railway has acquired 4,000 feet of waterfront in the Mag? nolia cemetery site and will imme-i diatcly work on the construction of ; the llrst unit of a coal pier. Daniel' B. Wcntz and other coal operators in i , the Virginia Heids attending the in-; I I vestigation the senate is conducting of | ! coal rates to the Southeastern At- j lantic ports say they expect to uvail j themselves of this new outlet for their coal. j "I can not say just when the pier will be ready lor coal," Mr. Thorn raid. "However, the money for the I development has been arranged for lend the "ompany will proceed with Ithe work as rapidly as possible. It| Intends, to afford every facility to the coal producers along its various lines." j As to whether the new pier would be open to coal hauled to Charleston1 , on railways other than the Southern! Mr. Thorn said he was not fully ad? vised, but he felt sure the Southern would offer operators on other rail? ways an outlet for their product. The rate from Black Mountain and adjoining Virginia Heids to Charles? ton is $1.40 for export coal, the same ^s charged to Norfolk and other points north of Norfolk, but the lack ( of facilities for transshipping coal At Charleston have nv.de the r?te practically useless. Mr. Thorn said the late President W. W. Finley was always much im? pressed by the claim of Charleston that it should have an opportunity to become a coal port and he said that President Fairfax Harrison was of the same opinion. llufus A. Ayree, representing the Stonega Coal and Coke company, was among the lawyers who cross-exam? ined Dulancy today. In response to questions by Mr. Ayrcs, Dulancy ex? plained his former connection with the Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke com-' pany. He said he organized the com pany and was active in its manage? ment until he realized that the di? rectors were determined to wreck It. Grant B. Schley, Henry K. Mcllarg and E. J. Herwind were named by Mr.' Dulancy as the three men respon-> sible for "wrecking the company." I To freczo out small stockholders, $80,000.000 of the company's funds: were temporarily withheld, the wit-! neeg said, and the company wars thrown into the hands of1 receivers. Fairfax Harrison, president of the Southern, will appear Monday before the subcommittee of the senate naval i affairs oommitco. With his testimony the hearings probably will close until September as counsel for the South? ern and Benj. Ii. Dulancy, the wit? ness upon whose testimony the ln? vestigation is based, have asked for j time to study the rate situation. SITE FOB NEW PIER IN CITY BY SEA. i e - Charleston, July 14.?It Is believed here that the property acquired by the Southern railway for coal pier de? velopment at Charleston, mentioned In the Associated Press dispatches, Is that purchased several months ago by the stonega Coke and Coal corpora? tion from the Magnolia Cemetery cor* poratlon. No local confirmation of this was obtainable today, although the Charleston legal representative of the stonega company said that he had heard Incidentally that the prop? erty had been bought by the South? ern railway, but he was not In a po? sition to afllrm or deny the report, ;*s he had no Official udviees on the matter. Rumors that the Stonega property lo re was or would bo acquired by the southern railway for building a Ki-e.ii < <>ii pier have been current for some lime, and Ihe statement mado at iii? Washington hearing to.lay by Mr, Thorn lends plausibility lo Ihe supposition thai Ihe magnlllccnl Irnct voi.i by the Magnolia Cemetery cor? poration Is Ihe site bought by Ihe Southern railway for coal piers here. It was last March tint Ihe news of th< Stonega denl was given out This corporation acquired Ihe property fori 9 loo.ooo. it consists of 114 acres of OULffl STICKS 10 STORY. _ I GIVEN CLOSE CKOSS-LXAMI NA? TION 15V SOUTHERN AT? TORN EV. Again Declares Tliat Coal Trust Through Southern Railway Has Boen Responsible for High freight Rittes to Charleston from Coal fields. Washington, July 2o.?The cross examination of B. L. Dulaney of Bris ton, Va.-Tenn., who has charged that the "coal trust" through the directo? rate of the Southern railway and discrimination in coal freight rates stilled independent coal operators In Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama, was begun today by attorneys for the Southern before the senate commit? tee investigating these charges. A. 1?. Thorn, general counsel for the Southern, conducted the examina? tion of Mr. Dulaney. He drew from Mr. Dulaney the statement that prac? tically all of the coal operations in the held of which Appalachia is the centre were "trugt*' operations, in the definition of Mr. Dulaney, except the Black Mountain field, In which Mr. Dulancy's operations arc conducted. "Why should the trust have caused discrimination in the matter of freight rates against its own proper? ties," asked Mr. Thorn. Mr. Dulaney replied that these properties had been i cared for through arrangements with other railroads, including the Norfolk ; & Western. Mr. Thorn asked how much Mr. Du? lancy's investment amounted to in the jcoal fields. Dulaney replied that he would submit a statement but thai J he did not care to approximate it. It !was about $5,000,(?00, according to i the understanding given the commit? tee. "Your property has been for sale, (has it not?" asked Mr. Thorn, j "Yes, ever since a differential of j 10 cents was established against us," replied Mr. Dulaney. j f"You have indicated to the Com jmitteo," said Mr. Thorn, "'that the Southern railway has expended some? thing like $11,009,000 through pur? chases of branch roads and changes in grade, etc., to stille your business, and that this has been done at the be? hest of the coal trust. Would it not have been cheaper for the trust to jhave bought your property?" Mr. Dulaney insisted that the op? erations of the trust were directed not only against his coal mines but against scores of other independent I mines In Tennessee, Kentucky and ' Alabama and for the purpose of pre? venting an outlet for their coal at ' Charleston. During the cross-examination Mr. Thorn Inquired if Mr. Dulaney was not wanting the Southern to haul his coal free from the mines to the Norfolk <& Western. The witness responded that he wanted part of the local rate from the mines to the Norfolk & Western absorbed by the long haul on the latter road. just, as was done for operators further W' st who shipped through his field. -'_t . -J_L_...J??? land back of Magnolia cemetery and the Country club, with a frontage of several thousand feet on deem water above Drum Island. At the time it was believed that the Stonega com? pany would construct piers costing a half million dollars or so, although no Information of their plans was given. It is known that th<> Southern railway has been negotiating for coal pier accommodations here on a large scale, and had discussion with the Clinchfleld interests to this end. The Clinchlicld road, however, did not care to make their piers open to genera! use. and this development did not come to a head. And the Stonega com? pany, it is known, does not desire so much to build piers as to secure n new point of distribution for their coal and naturaly would readily en? ter into a sale of their holdings at Charleston, prov ided they could be as? sured of an outlet, the Panama canal business expansion making provisions for Mg facilities at Charleston imper? ative. There Is great local interest in the statement made by Mr. Thorn at Washington today that the Southcri railway bad purchased coal pier prop? erty here, ami had made other Ar? rangements for tin building of a pi"!. It means, of course, prospects for an? other vuluable development of water? front property, end more valuable business for this port. With Ihe Clinchfield piers now building and with announced intention on Ihe purl of the Southern to put in a coal pier, the business future of this port as? sumes bit; possibilities, v hieb nrc the more enhanced because of Ihe railroad extension rapidly being pushed for? ward by the Bonsai Interests, JENNINGS GIVES HLKA8E WORST I LASHING or CAMPAIGN. Executive Says Sharpc of Lexington is state Clittlrma of His Pertl*an Or gaulzatlon Says Ho Will not Reply to Charges?Demonstration for! Elcasc ami Smith. Lexington, July 24.?The campaign meeting here today was marked by the most severe arraignment of the governor's record during the cam? paign. This vitriolic utterance was from L. 1). Jennings, who spoke di? rectly after the chief executive, and several parts of it were in answer to statements made by Gov. Please. Alluding to Messrs. Jennings and Pollock, the governor said: "When men appear on the platform and spew out tilth against a gentleman, 1 don't notice dem. I never pay any atten? tion to those who put themselves on a plane with John T. Duncan and ' Barney Evans." , / In replying to this Mr. Jonnlnr said ho would suiter his hand to ^ paralysed and his tongue to cleave to the roof of his mouth before?hc would speak to a man with such a record as that of the governor. He hoped his Wife and children would desert him if he did, he said. "During the last three and one-half years," the speaker W< nt on, "the present governor has made the filth? iest and most diabolical record ever made by a white man in South Caro? lina. He has debauched the State worse than Scott, Moses and Cham? berlain of Radical times combined." This record, hi* concluded, was "as filthy as the nest of a carrion crow." W. P. Pollock, though not as scath? ing In his denunciation today as usual, struck stinging blows at those who attempted to confuse the speaker and muffle his words when holding up "in its hideous nakedness" the govern? or's record. One man from Columbia, who kept talking after the Cheraw candidate, was told that on August 25 the Blease ites would be buried with? their faces <lown ward. This he explained would be done so "if you scratch out you'll scratch out in hell." Another was told: "Holler now, but two years hence, like Peter of old, you'll confess, 'I never knew him.' " Senator Smith today was asked to discuss the record of opponents. To this his) reply was that he was in the campaign to take care of his own record. "I am not going around to hunt out the rotten spots u the charac? ter-., of other men,"' he added. "I haven't started a campaign of Unifi? cation and abuse. 1 am not here to hold up the pitiable failure of any poor human being, but here to hold j up E. D. Smith's magnificent suc? cess." The speech of the governor today was characterized by an unusual ref? erence to The State, though the gov? ernor apologised to the crowd for making it, expressing the' hope that i lightning would rot strike him while ' he did so. i "I want to thank The State for be? ing fair to me, and I hope the light? ning won't strike me while I do." He then added "I want to thank The State for being fair enough to print this morning the full report on the Richey case." Another departure from his cus? tomary Speech today was the open statement by the governor that State Sontaor W. H. Sharpe of Lexington county was chairman of the Please State organization. The governor ex? plained that he did have a potent ma? chine with a representative from each county composing the execu? tive committee. The county sub organisatioll, he said, was composed of one or two members from each club in the county. Another interesting fealu^o of the governor's speech was the charge that Francis H. West on is attempting to disrupt the Democratic party In Soul h < 'arollna. In this connection Ihe speaker i said: "How long, l wonder, will Mr. Wilson allow the Democratic doctrine of f!rover Cleveland, the good rule laid down by him thai federal ap? pointees should not participate in party politics, to he violated?" Mr. Wcston, the governor charged, was doing all in his power to disrupt tli" Democratic party In the Slate by 'plittmj |l ?l? into factions in work? ing for Senator Smith. This, he said, was being done that there might b< an excuse to go t<> the general elec? tion In the event of the defeat of the anti-IMcase forces. The meeting today was largely at? tended, Ihne being approximately I.ROO voters In attendance, many] coming from Ncwberrj county and a1 LIST Of THOSE SECURING AWARDS TOR QU ANTITY AND COST OF TOBACCO. Ninety-foul* Prisons Included hi Those from Surrounding Territory Who Brought in Tohaeeo?11,013 Pounds Sold. The prizes offered by the business men of Sumtcr through the Chamber of Commerce and the Tobacco Ware? house Company to the farmers bring? ing to Sumter the largest amount of tobacco on one wagon and those re? ceiving ty 'argest checks in payment for the I ^.cco were awarded on Thursd' ernoon, as follows: Friz ^ largest quantity on sin? gle w & First, L>. lt. Du Hose, Sar dmi' ?y ?> pounds, $30; second, S. O. Plf Manning, 3.0C4 pounds, $/ jr ird, W. S. Tisdale, Concord, /' , pounds. $30; fourth, E. G. ' , South Lynchours;, 2,3 4 0 pounds, " riftli, If. L. Dennis, Shiloh^ 2, pounds, $10. ' the same live men received prizes lor largest cash receipts for their to? bacco as follows: D. R. DuBose, $4*4.10, $50; W. S. Tisdale, $357.74, $40; M. L Dennis, $200.75, 30; E. G Keels, $243.88, $20; S. U. Plowdesj, $235.42. $10. The <:joo in prises was counted out in gold In the Chamber of Commerce rooms yesterday morning and de? posited In the banks of the city to be paid ou_ by the managers of the ware house, it be ing distributed by v cheek Thursday afternoon, the banks remaining open te> cash all checks given in payment for the tobacco sold en the local market during the day. There was 41,9 4 3 pounds of tobacco sold on the market Thursday, thl3 amount corresponding favorably with the amounts sold the day before at various places in the State, when the tobacco warehouses were opened ? at other places in the Pee Lee section. There were 94 persons to sell to? bacco here and these persona came from the districts east and soAith ?t" the city, several having come from other counties to sell tobacco hero. Many >f the large tobacco houses were represented by buyers and several in? dependent buyers were present to bid on the? tobacco. Something over $4, i 000 was paid out during the day for the tohaeeo. which solel at an average of slightly more than ten cents, an average which compered creditably with .hat paid at other places, al? though the highest price of twenty cents paid here was' not as high as that paid for some tobacco at other places. However, this generally seem? ed to be- considered an excellent price for the first pickings of tobacco and those connected with the warehouse considered the opening very auspic? ious. BANDITS KILL BRAKEMAN. New Orleans Train Held up and Rob i bed Last Nighti New Orleans, July 25.?Conductor Potter of the New York Limited northbound train, today Identified photographs in the rogue's gallery of Clarence Boat Wright, of Chicago, and Alfred Oliver, of St. Louis, as the two bandits who held up his train last night and escaped after killing Brake man Thomas Eglin, and robbing the conductor .net one passenger of a small amount. A posse is searching today f<>r the robbers. Kilted in Auto Wreck. Lumpkln Qa., July 24.?.1. ll. Car? ter, Jr., 2 years of age, was killed this morning when his automobile turned turtle, crushing him to death large representation from Columbia. George Bell Timtncrman, county i huirmu n, preside d. Senator Smith got another ride to? day, he Iteing drawn to the grounds by a four-mule team. This wagon was followed by another load of farmers driving four gray mules, and this in lurn by two other two-horse wagons loaded with "shouters." Five horse? men rode In advance of the pageant. The friends of (low Mease too. got ;i demonstration for the chief executive, i nd drove him to the yard in a wagon, seated in a "psuedo" sen? atorial chair. Four young women were on Ihe wagon with the governor. At Ihe conclusion of his speech tho governor was again placed on the platform and driven away. Before the I'.oat got out from the grove an elec? tric wire caught in tin* trappings of the wagon and delayed lh?> procession for an instant. Some wag in the anti ad ministration forces that remained behind joi nlarl> reminded the siring of followers that "If you don't he careful, you'll electrocute the gov* ernor."