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I. R. DENO?HGES WILSON. riu:.sii?r\t iivs m\m r. s. HKSlH?NS||ll.r: IN Ml Aid), < oh.nel Declares tdiiiliiMrattnii Look ???3 Wlulf American* Were lie Iiir Murdered or I tob bed. \ w York, ivc s.?Cni. Theodor? Roosevelt. In an article jgpf lighted bj the Wheeler Syndicate. lius* .m i rm> Isshed today, mukes a scathing ralgn mfni ??f the Mt \;(.m pulley of Presi? dent Wilson and Secretary of Stair Hr> vn. Mr. Koo-evell denounces this policy not only as futllo but as carry Ins with it responsibility for the frightful excesses committed I < ill the contending patties in M m( ? m i In part: "An astonish in? proof mi tie readl nes of nrviny porsots to pay heed ex? clusively to w >rds ill r.'>i it ill to deeds is supplied h> the statement of the defenders of this administration that President Wilson has kept us o it of war with Mexico" ami ha atolded interference In Mexico.' These are the words. Th ?I ? Is have been; first, an unbroken course of more or loss furtive meddling in the internal affairs of Mexico carried to g pitch which imposes on this nation a grav">| responsibility for the WfOagdotag oi the . ictorlous factions; and, seco d, the plunging of this country lnt< what was really a futile and limitr lous nttie ?rat with Mexico, a wiri entered Into with no adequate ob-, Ject. and abandoned without the { achievement of any object whatever, adequate or Inadequate. The selsure of vho leading cliy of another country, tin ? saent and defeat of the troops of tha; country and the retention of th? t i ritory thus occupied for a number of months constitute war; und denial that It is war can only ?? rVf to R in ISM the type ,1 Intellect which would u Bert that U or many has not been at war with ?clglum hee.u.se derm my never declared war on liclg.um. Pfi ident Wilson's war on I \ fi MNSd M the sacrifice of a score of AflMfWi ? H1 and a hundred or two of the lives or Mexicans; it was entirely purpoxele s, has served no good object, has achiev? ed nothing and hv been ahundone 1 by Mr. Wilson without gfclgJalag the object because of which it was nomi? nally entered Into; it can. thereioi-e. rightly bo stigmatised is .\ pe< uliarly cnwise. ignoble and Ineh.-le'.i. war; but It was war nevertheless. The general course of the admin? istration toward Mexico has been worse and even more productive ? f [wide and far-reaching harm. The ?ample fact is that, ihunkt to Presi? dent Wilton's action?ami at times his inaction has been ?'?;? mosl cffoct ttve and vtdous form *<( action?itils country has become partially I ami Igntltll) > responsible for some of tic worst acti ever oommlttad< even iu the ci\ il w in of M' Xtco, "When PreeMenl Wilson refused to reoogngM Huerta, ha ?ommitteil n dsfmltc act of Interference of ih * nn.st 11nii ounccii t\|ic. .\t the same I time, in- ami Mr Bryan looked on with folded arms and Without a pro? test m' any kind while American citi? zens were murdered or robbed or shamefully maltreated In nil parts of Mexico by different sets of bandit i ti w Ho masqueraded as soldiers of 'lite different fhetlons, He maintain? ed for a lees] time a friendly Inter? course with one set ot* political udven* Iturtrs through Irregularly appointed diplomatic agents, ami he adopted an openly IXffCBSlTl attitude toward the ehlef of anothtf tot, although in was then Ike ds facto head of whatever I gm < rnment M< xlee had. ?Hi-: defender! allege that he could not properly have forbidden the trans? mission of arms to tin* revolutionaries w roan the border. The answer Is thai he did for"-ill it at Interval* He there I y showed lb it he was taking an ac? tive interest in the arming of the rev? olutionaries; that he permitted it w hen he ohosi to (h? to and stopped it intermittently whenever h<> thought it beat to Mop d. and was, therefore, i utireiy reape i able for it. ?? The nominal rights which the coi - tending *-?.et ions championed, and the actual and hit eons wrongs done by all of them, were in no genet our affair, re In to far as Americans and other i foreigners we 9. maltreated, W< may Individually aympathlxsi as, fot in statue, l personally do, with tin- gen atnl purposo of the program for dl? vanoa of the lands among the .Mexi? can eultlvi.tofs, announced by ?'ar mass Villi and other revolutionary leaders, but tais no more Justlllcd ia I terference on our pari tin.a belief in t! c wisdom of the sinKle tax for the United States by tome foreign ruler would warrant hit Interference In the Inlet nal affairs of the United States. Moreover, nothing in the ca? rt tt of Cai ian/, i and Villi or In the i onducl of Ihe M Klean p< ople <> t present Justifies us i.i any oertalnti that tiiia program will In any real an; e l c put into effect. "When the administration did in terfere, it was bound le accept the responalblllty fat it.; acta, it could not glvt a iy aid to tht revolution [artos without accepting a coretpond? Ing Bhnre of responsibility for their deeds mikI misdeeds. It could not uid them because of their attitude on the l.md question without also assuming a corresponding share <>f responsibil? ity fur their attitude toward religion rend toward the professors of religion. \\ hltc House Silent. Washington, Dec, 7.?-The White House this evening was absolutely si? lent regarding the attack by Colonel Roosevelt, ii la thought probable that the president will Ignore It. WVICE FOH NKfiltO FARMERS, Booker T, Washington Writes on Prob? lew of Changing South from Cotton to I'ood (? rowing section. The following letter to The item will n ? doubt be read with Interesl by both white and colored readers of the item and Watchman and Southron. The letter ii from ?ooker T, Washing? ton! president of the Tuskegee Insti? tute at Alabama and recognised as one of the leaders of his race, His suggestions are good and ii is hoped that they will be adopted In every county In the South. In S?mter coun? ty it docs not applyi as ihis county has for several yean had o colored dem? onstration agenti R, W, Wcstberry, who h;is bom doing earnest and suc? cessful work .ilon.;- the lines suggested, The results arc already noticeable and no doubt hla services will prove of more value ti is year than ever before, because ol changing conditions. The letter follows: _ Bdltor Daily Item: Some weeks ggo, through our Southern papers, i made n suggestion that each negro family raise one or more additional i?;.cs this year In order to help bring about more prosperity In the South, i h ivc been si rprlsed to note how well the suggestion has been leeched, and how many nr< following ,it; one minister In Urtiontown, Ala., went so far as to organise a Pig club in his church. Now. i want t<> make ons other suggestion, that, in my opinion, Is of still greater and more practical Im? portance, For months tin greut *. rj lias been all through the South to stop growing cotton or reduce the acreage. Chambers of Commerce, Busin? if Leagues, State Legislatures, and other ? bodi< ; have passed resolutions with . ut number urging that we In the South stop growing bo muoh cotton. To itop growing cotton i^ very easy; in faet it is slwayi easy to stop work. I but. merely to stop growing cotton Is a iii?t ? negative proposition mid will not, i fear, leave the South much bet? ter oft! ilian It la ai present. If we de? stroy, or cripple a great Industry, we shuuld be very sure to have one. or i n number eciually good to put In hw: place. In this connection it should bo kept In mind as n matter of great Importance, thai If the labor ono< leaves the farm by reason <>f changing crops it will he very difficult to ;:???. the labor to r< turn to the farm in af? ter years. The great cry is to grow field crops. That is well, but one must keep In mind thai the great masses of negroes who have actually grown the most of the co i<>n in the South Cor years, and who live upon tlic most valuable land In the Booth do not hear of the reso? lutions that are passed by these va? rious bodies. These people have been trained to grow nothing in., cotton and do not know how to grow any? thing else. In fact, In many casts, they h ive not been, permitted and are not new permitted to grow anything else! We must also bear in mind that the largest land owners seldom visit tlieii plantations?some ma more than once or twice a year, ;n?? hence can be of little service In teaching these negro tenants how to change all at one from a cotton producing crop to a footi producing crop. it' permanent results are to be se? cured, tiic negro who actually culti? vates the land must be reached and trained Into growing a food-producing crop. How can tIiis !h< dune? My an? swer would be, by putting a negro I farm demonstration agent into every county of the South where there is any considerable number of negro farmers. This negro demonstration agent should be a man of good com? mon sense. lit* should be a man who knows the characteristics of the color? ed p<< pic, who knows how to roach them In and through their societies, their i hurches and their various or? ganisations of ono kind and another, li" should he a man required to travel from one farm to another throughout the country training the negro farm c r how to produce o food crop. Wherever these demonstration agents have already been at work In the South, they have dene work which lias been most helpful and commend? able. If this Important work Is to be done, no time should be lost In selecting these demonstration agents. The cost, should not be very large. Either through county appropriations or from some iart ot the state funds appro? priated for agricultural purposes, a portion of the money for the salary icrhaps <'<?u!.l Ik provided. Appro* priatlons arc ;'ls.. being made by the [Tnlted States government to encour tjre and promote various kinds of a*-,'-, ricultural work. Some part of this money, I feel sure, might be secured from the Smith-Lever fund or from the tTnited States demonstration fund administered through Dr. Bradford Knapp. While ! am not In position ? i suggest lust where the money may he secured, l think that ii an earnest effort is made, some portion of It can be secured from some ?>f tho funds or ag< ncies here mentioned. Hooker t. Washington. DEAD MAX FOl'XD. Body of J. c. Whitman is Discover? ed Near Greenwood With His Throat Cut, Greenwood, Dee. 7.?The body of J. C. Whitman, white, was found about noon today on the other side of Hard Labor creek, near town, with his throat cut from ear to ear. He was an employee of Grendel mills and had been missing since Sunday. His wife and father had just reported his dis? appearance to the chief of police, J. r. ttiley, w hen a negro w ho had been hunting and who had made the ghast? ly Und of the murdered man reported his discovery. The body was Identified as that of Whitman, i _ _ _ Scranton, Pa., Dee. s.-? Nine miners were killed In the Diamond coal mine this morning when a miner dropped a stick of dynamite which exploded In the cage lowering the men to their work. T'ne cage dropped two hundred feet. West Orange, N. J.. Dec. ?9.?Fire destroyed virtually the entire main plant of the ESdlson company hereto night, causing damages estimated at nearly $7,000,000 with insurance that it Is expected will reduce the loss to a pproxlmately $6,000.000. Washington, Dec. 7.?Senator E. D. Smith, who recently held an examina? tion of applicants In Columbia to des? ignate a principal and three alternates to till a vacancy which he will have at Annapolis on March 1 next, today an? nounced the result of the examina? tion. Tin- principal Is J. A. Mood of Summcrton, now a student at the It adel. The first alternate, A. B. Alex? ander of Spartanburg; the second al? ternate. W. P. Martin of Blackvllle, and the third alternate, C. L. Hunter of Trenton. Senator Smith will make ihe nominations in accordance with [the results of the examination. sta u: ni ys Mi t u ovis. Charleston Markd Kadi %'ear Absorb* Over Million llUhhcts dornt Exceeds 0*30,000. Columbia, Dec. !?.?More than 1, 000,000 bushels of oats are received in the Charleston market each year from points without the state, accord? ing to data collet led by agents of the State department of agriculture, who are Inveslgatlng the cost of living problem In South Carolina. The l, 000,000 bushels represents an outlay of $020,000 of this amount oats to the value of $465,000 worth were con? sumed in the city of Charleston. "With these facts staring you in the face, there are some people who dec lare that you can find no market for grain in South Carolina. Elevators are needed to prepare the grain for market," said Commissioner Watson. MKS. KM MA J. RIGGS DEAD. Orangeburg, Dec. 7.?Mrs. Bmma J. Fllggs, widow of the late Harpin Kiggs, died at her residence on West Rus? sell street yesterday afternoon. Al? though she was rather advanced in age, Mrs. liicrgs' death came as a shock. She had been ill for a very short time. Tlte curb market is an experiment and will lie given a trial. If it is found to he mutually profitable to the farmers and housekeepers it will be? come a permanent institution. It cannot be given a fair trial, however, unless the farmers bring their pro? duce to the market and the house? keepers patronize it regularly and lib? erally. COLDS & LaGRIPPE 5 or 6 doses 666 will break any case of Chills & Fever, Colds & LaGrippe; it acts on the liver better than Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. Price 25c. DEATH'?VERMIN RAT CORN Best rat and mice exterminator mode. Kills quickly and absolutely irltboulodor. Mutamifies?thus pre veo tins deoomposi i' m. Detter than ?11 the traps in tho world, icsist on < ienulne RAT < < ?i;x. ?JV. 00c, |1 ;ii dealers or by mail, post? paid. V BOTANICAL MFG. CO. S^r 4th <fc Uns Sts.. Philadelphia, Pa. THECU The Sales Place for Country Produce - (LWsMS) Opens Thursday Morning, December 17th, 1914, And Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Thereafter Until 11 O'clock A. M. The Farmers of Sumter County are Invited by the Retail Merchants' Association and The Sumter Civic League To Cooperate with the housekeepers of Sumter in eliminating the Middleman and keeping at home the money that is now spent for vegetables, poultry and other pro= ducts shipped from distant states. The farmers of Sumter County can supply the homes of the City of Sumter with practically all their necessities in the way of food-stuffs, and the people of this city pre= ferto buy home raised products whenever obtainable. The Curb Market is on trial?it has great possibilities of good for county and town.