The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 17, 1915, Image 6
Cin COUMCH MEETING.
COTTON Bl'VKIlK HUH NDKI) LI
1 K.NSI M>K Y r:\lt 'Vi > l\
cMun mhoh
Uuftl*e Dealer? Aas Protection?Con?
tract between nty and A. C. L. tu
Ho Ke^.nk-d?IU?|M?rtn of Chief of
r\>lire? ami Su|?er1ntcndent of Water
Woraa?Ortirr House Number*?
Ntrect Psving Petition lUnded In
and election to Be Ordered.
City Council held a regular meeting
on Tuesday night with all of the
members present and a number of
matters of Interest were acted on.
Messrs. Isaac Schwartz, and W. W.
Rowland appeared on behalf of thoee
who had purchased cotton as an in?
vestment and stored same, there hav?
ing been some question as to whether
they should pay a license as cotton
buyers or not. Council discussed the
matter at length and decided to re?
fund tv.e licenses paid by cotton buy
?rs at Sumter. as they deemed that
this would have a tei iency to en?
courage the buying anu ?elling of cot?
ton here.
Ifssara. E. 8. Booth. A. A. . fowell,
and W. H. Cuttiuo representing the
retail lumber delaers of the city, aak
sd that council make those persons
who were selling poats and shingles in
the city from wagons pay a license
for carrying on this business. The city
clerk was instructed to secure the
names of these partlea with a view of
securing licenesa from them. It was
decided that tha license ordinance
would b? changed so as to apply to all
partlea another year.
A. 8. Merrlmon, Ksq., appeared on
behest of several negroes who were
oonvlcted in the recorder's court on
the charge of gambling. He asksd
souncll to order the refunding to the
negroes of $2.60 which was found in
their possession when they were ar?
rested, aa the city had no ordinance
under which it could appropriate this
money. Council decided to investigate
further into the matter before tak?
ing action.
Huperintendent White reported on
work on Council and South Harvin
streets.
He stated that the deeds for the
streets donated by Mlaa Roach could
fee drawn up as soon as plate of the
property were made.
The Sumter Lighting Company ask?
ed for permlsaion to erect poles on
the extension of Telephone street.
Council decided. In view of the fact
that thta was a very narrow street,
not to grant the request unleaa some
absoluta need of the poles was shown.
? Mr. Whit* reported that he had
Investigated and found that the exten
elon of the water and hydrant on
South Salem Avenue which was pe?
titioned for by citlsens some time ago
Would cost approximately $1.700. In
view of the fact that the hydrant was
wanted chiefly for fire protection and
there were few of the residents who
Wanted city water, Council deferred
action on the matter until later.
Mr. W. W. McKagen, superintend?
ent of water works, reported on col?
lections and extensions during ? the
quarter Just ended. His report show?
ed 'that $4,606.90 had been collected
and $386 was now owsd on water ac?
counts for the quarter. At the first
of July there was due $6,177.11 for
Water rents. During the past quarter
services was given at 1194 places, ten
mw services being installed. Twenty
two new me ten* were installed and the
report showed 996 meters being used.
There were 601 feet of 2-inch water
ana In Isld on Hampton Avenue at a
<*>st of $126.29, or at a cost of 17 3-4
cents a foot. Sixty feet of sewer pipe
MlUd with roots had been removed
and replaced at a cost of $14.15. Dur?
ing the quarter sswer linen had been
laid cheaper than ever before, the coat
bslng 21 1-2 cents per foot. The lines
?wer? laid as follows: 1126 feet on
West Calhoun atreet; 270 feet <>n Cor
belt street, and 4 20 feet on North
Harvin street.
The police report f<?r June showed a
total of 47 arreata; 2 cases dismissed.
I continued. 1 suspended. $31.00 cash
Anas. 793 days at UM a month,
snaking $156.60, or u total of $5x7.60
In rinse.
The contract between the city and
ths Atlantic 4*oaat lane Huilroad
? mpany relating It the rinsing of
Heuser street and the opening of
Telephone atreet to Magnolia street
\s us ordered record* d.
The clerk und treasurer was In
atructed to pay the Chase National
Hank the uaual charges tor handling
I Inter eat coupon bonds.
The petition for an election on the
?1225.000 for paving bonds was hand, d
In to Council by K. I. Reardon algn
?d by a majority of the freeholders of
the city and the mayor was Instructed
to take the proper steps for calling an
election to decide <oi the Issue of
bonds for street paving.
Th* city clerk was Instructed to or?
der numbers for houses In order to
complete the work of house number?
ing in the city.
lire. C W Hicks and children are
visiting Mr. and Mrs J M Hicks at
Pinewood.
CABINET 10 DISCUSS NOTE.
WILSON ON ItKTl'HN TO WASH?
INGTON WBll MARK STUDY
OF IM (Olli. K.M.
IIa- nut Yet I leached l>c<*l>loii He
?|MVtlng Action Which Will lie Tak
? ii?Germans Have Instructions not
to Tor|>e?Io Neutral Vessels Without
< >rdern.
Cornish, X. H., July 13.?President
WilHon will not decide llnally on the
next steps in the German situation for
several days and not until he has as?
certained fully the ideas of Secretary
Irnsing and other members of his
cabinet. While his decision will final?
ly determine the course of the Unit?
ed States he is anxious to move de?
liberately so there will be no possi?
bility of mistake.
The president today began receiving
telegrams from various individuals
and organizations in different parts of
the country. Although the tone of
the messages varied, it was said gen?
erally the senders urged the president
to stand by the position already as?
sumed ? by the United States for the
"freedom of the seas."
Washington, July 13.?The first
official announcement of President
Wilson's immediate plans for dealing
with the situation that has arisen be?
tween Germany and the United States
came tonight in a telegram from
Cornish, N\ H., to Secretary Tumulty,
stating that the president would re?
turn to Washington soon to lay the
subject before the cabinet. The mes?
sage indicated that the president had
arrived at no decision as to the Ameri?
can policy. A White House statement
said:
"lleferring to statements appearing
ih certain morning newspapers with 1
reference to the attitude of the presi?
dent toward the reply of the German
government, Secretary Tumulty this i
evening gave out the following tele- |
gram which he had received from
the president:
"Please say that from the moment
of the arrival of the official text of
the German note, 1 have given the
matter the closest attention, keeping
constantly in touch with the secretary
of state and with every source that
would throw light on the situation,
that so soon as the secretary of
state and I have both maturely con?
sidered the situation, I shall go to
Washington to get into personal con?
ference with him and with the cabi?
net and that there will be as prompt
an announcement as possible of the
purposes of the government.' "
The statement set at rest reports
that the president already had made
up his mind on the German P$jp\f and
that he did not view the situation as
seriously as did high officials in Wash?
ington. Word from the president was
sought by officials here, It is under?
stood, as a result of the spread of
varying interpretations of reports
from* Cornish of the executive inten?
tions.
offllcal opinion here continued to
regard the situation as grave. Secre?
tary Lansing and other members of
the cabinet who are here hold this
iiew, but are giving no intimations
of how they think the problem should
be dealt with.
Tonight's statement from the White
House made it apparent that the pres?
ident has definitely abandoned the
idea of summoning Mr. Lansing to
the summer capital. This programme
conforms to the secretary's desire to
study the problem carefully before
exchanging views with the president.
It is assured, however, that Mr. Wil?
son will return here the last . of the
week, and that the subject will be
laid before the cabinet next Tuesday.
So far as can be gathered here, the
president will And his advisers prac?
tically unanimous in the belief thut
the crucial point in the correspond?
ence with Germany over submarine*
warfare has arrived and that If the
American government Is not to re?
cede from Its previously announced
position the next note must convey
more or less pointedly tho purpose
? ?f the United States in the event of
further violations of American rights.
The general view In official quar?
tern Is that irrespective of what course
?feOUM be folowed In the Lusltanla
case, a statement of the purpose of
the I'nlted States to assert its rights
notwithstanding Qlffiawy'l Inhibitions
on the use of belligerent ships by
Americans seems most likely to be
madj In the neit note That such ac?
tion would not MtWttrtty lead to a
rupture in relations is generally recog?
nized unless an overt ac. or IggHHl
violation of the principles for which
the United States has been OORtendlng
should ensue
Mtlclals point out tlt.it while the
German reply does not give any ex?
plicit assurances on the subject, the
actunl practice oT < ier man submarine
commanders in the last two months
has l?een to visit neutral ships and to
give warning to belligerent merchant?
men, thus enabling crews to be trans?
ferred to boats in case destruction of
a vessel as a prize is determined
upon
Consul General Washington at
APPROVE BETTER NAY If PLAN.
OFFICIALS INIM)RSE DANIEL'S IN?
VENTION HO A KD.
Will Invite Othcm Secretary Prepar?
ing: to Vrge Notable Men to Join In
Making Serviec More Eflielent.
Washington, July 13.?Mobilization
of the counti v < inventive genius t'o
aid in working out naval problems wab
discussed widely today by officials of
both the army and navy, and th6
selection of Thomas A. Edison as
head of the civilian advisory board
met with unanimous approval.
Secretary Daniels now Is preparing
to invite other noted inventors and
technical experts to join in the work.
He would not say yes or no to a
dozen names suggested to him, de- I
claring he would make known the
other members of the advisory board
only after their acceptances had been
received.
"As I stated in my letter to Mr. Edi?
son," said the secretary, "I am not
prepared to announce full details of
the plan. An informal conference was ,
held today with the chiefs of th,e
bureaus of ordnance, steam engineer-,
ing and construction and* repair and
I expect to announce the organization
In a more definite way in a short time.,
"The country does not yet know,
the far reaching and important ex?
perimental work done by Admirals
Griffin, Strauss and Taylor. They and
their assistants for months have been
studying every new development,
brought out by the war in Europe and
already have contributed to Increased
naval efficiency. They will be given
additional experts to carry on this
development work they have been
doing with ability and success.
"The selection of the members of
the advisory commitee requires care?
ful thought, but I hope to announce
them shortly. With Mr. Edison so
willingly and cheerfully responding,
I feel sure that the advisory coun?
cil, when the names all are selected,
will b,o composed of men of such
prominence as to make the country
feel , that what It Is possible for the
human mind to devise will be devised
for our navy."
Armor; the names suggested to Mr.
Daniels as possible members c' the
new board were those of Charles-P.
Steinmetz, one of the world's author?
ities on eletrlcul engineering Hud?
son Maxim, inventor and maker of.
guns and explosives; Orvllle Wrlghf,
one of the two brothers who led the
world in aeroplane flight; Simon Lake,
submarine inventor, Lewis Nixon, ship
builder and former naval officer;
Alexander Graham Reil, inventor of
the telephone; John Hays Hammond,
Jr., and R. A. Fessenden, radio com?
munication experts; J. R. Walker, edi?
tor of scientific magizines and an inj
ventor of note, and a score of others.
Attention was called today to an
act of congress prohibiting the ac?
ceptance by the government of volun?
tary service. As there is no provision
for remuneration for the proposed
board is was suggested that the law
might prove an obstacle without spe?
cific authorization by congress. Mr.
Daniels said he had not examined the
law but he thought it would be pos?
sible to avoid conflict with It.
The hulk of the work in testing new,
devices and reviewing suggestions will
fall on the department Itself, the sec?
retary explained, and for that reason
he contemplates creating a bureau of
Invention and development to which
the civilian experts will be an advis?
ory board.
Mr. Daniels indicated that he had
not yet developed anything like ,a
complete working plan for tho bu?
reau. He has in view, however, con?
centration of such navy experimental
stations as the coal testing plant at
Annapolis, the plaint for testing hulls
at the navy yard here and the aero?
nautic experiments in one great sta?
tion.
Mr. Ramsey Convulesccnt.
Hampton Ramsey, a well known
farmer of Wedgefleld, is convalescent
at the Huptlst hospital from a seri?
ous operation performed several days
ugo.?The State.
Liverpool today reported such an In?
stance. The American ship Normandy
was approached by a German sub?
marine, whose commander examined*
the ships' papers and allowed her t'o
proceed, notwithstanding that the ves^
sei curried a cargo of lumber, which
Is on the German contraband list. The
Normandy's crew later rescued three
Americans who were aboard the Rus?
sian ship LtO, which was sunk.
This and other instances in the last
two weeks are regarded here as evi?
dence of the fact that the Germsn
submarine commanders probably have
Instructions tO torpedo no shiiKS with?
out warning. The view in Official
quarters, therefore. Is that If the pres?
ent policy of the German submarine
commanders in continued the next note
"f the United States will not neces?
sarily lend to a break between thi
two countries. There are some offi?
cials, however, who regard the pres?
ent situation as merely a truce during
the pendency of the negotiations.
ASQUITH WON'T ANSWER QUER?
IES ON OFFICIAL MISCON?
DUCT.
Members Heckle the Premier?Fail
to Draw Him out on Charges of
Mismanagement And on Criticisms
by Lord 11 idtlane.
London, July 14.?The house of
commons is not to be permitted to
discuss the reported misconduct, of
the war. Premier Asquith made that
fact clear this afternoon in answer?
ing, or rather in refusing to answer, a
series of very disagreeable questions.
, "I am of the opinion that it is not
In the public interest to say more
than that no further public informal
tion can be given at the moment," he
said. "I am satisfied it would serve
no good purpose. It would be to the
detriment of the best interests of the
nation."
This was in answer to a question
by Member Lynch, who, in pressing:
for an opportunity to discuss the war,
asked if the premier would appoint a
commissioner to probe the i causes
which made necessary the appoint?
ment of a Minister of Munitions after
10 months of war. Member Lynch is
Col. Arthur Lynch, who raised an
Irish regiment to fight against Eng?
land and with the Boers during the j
Boer War. He came near being
hanged for treason, but was par?
doned and subsequently elected to
parliament from County Clare.
Colonel Lynch was pot alone in
heckling the premier. Sir Arthur
Markham wanted to know whethet
the premier was aware that the heavy
howitzers now used at the front had
been rejected by the war office us un?
suitable for service. He followed this
up by asking whether "in view of the
fact that the operations of the Allies
had been crippled by the failure of
the war office to provide proper am?
munition" the premier would tell the
house "what authorities had been
consulted and who was responsible."
All these questions and others of a
like nature with which he w?? bom?
barded Mr. Asquith declined to an?
swer.
Sir Henry Dalziel brought up the
almost equally disagreeable Bubject
of; Lord Haldane's recent statement
regarding munitions which had
brought forth a denial and a rebuke
from Lloyd-George. Mr. Asquith and
Lord Haldane are close personal
friends. Sir Henry wanted to know
if the premier agreed with Lord Hal?
dane. To this and otherfl\questions
aimed at verifying the reports of
trouble in the coalition cabinet Mr.
Asquith merely replied: yt
"I have nothing to add to my for?
mer statements." ..<;
Sir Arthur Markham asked if the
house were to understand that all
those who failed in office or. in the
public service were to be retained,
"whether efficient or not."
"The honorable member is to un?
derstand nothing of the sort," snap?
ped the premier angrily.
In response to a query by Mem?
ber Mason Mr. Asquith said he pos?
sessed no information as to the peace
terms which the enemy was prepar?
ed to entertain.
The government's Intention to shut
off at whatever cost all exports of
cotton from the United States to
Austria and Germany was made clear
In a discussion started by Sir Henry
Dalziel, who suggested that Great
Britain buy these exports up to the
amount of $150,000,000.
Lord Cecil said an agreement had
been arranged with responsible per?
sons whereby cotton would not be al?
lowed to go from the United States
to Germany.
Secretary Addison announced that
the number of munition workers en?
rolled was 89,26?.
MAKES IT THREE STRAIGHT.
Mayesville Takes Third Game from
Bethune by Score of (I to 1.
Mayesville, July 15.?Mayesville
took the game from Bethune again
this afternoon, making it three
straight. Sam Hill pitched great
ball, allowing but three hits, only one
of which was clean, and struck out
eight. R. Bethune for the visitors
gave up nine hits and retired only
one on strikes. The visitors should
not have scored but a small ditch on
the edge of right field caused Chan?
dler to drop a fly in the first and the
runner scored afterwards. The
Mayesville team showed great im?
provement during the series thja
week.
? ?core: R. H. E.
Bethune .. ..100 000 000?1 3 6
Mayesvile.. . .011 020 20x?-6 9 4
Batteries: H. Bethune and John?
son; Hill and Heaves. Umpire, Dr.
Dultant, of Sumter. Time, 1.30.
Marriage License Record.
Licenses to marry were granted to
Mr. Max D. Werner, Beaufort, and
Miss Mary J. Wlnburn. Sumter, und
Mr. J. W. Osteen, Privateer, and
Miss Mattie J. Davenport, Jackson?
ville, Pin.
AUSTRIA WAKES PROTEST,
OBJECTS TO AMERICAN TRADE
IN MUNITIONS.
Austria- Hungary Suggest* That Unit?
ed Sttaes Take Step* to Stop Busi?
ness Contrary to Neutrality.
London, July 15.?According to a j
Reutcr Amsterdam dispatch it is
sttaed from Vienna that the Austro
Hungarian minister for foreign af?
fairs sent a note to the American am?
bassador at Vienna on June 29, draw?
ing attention to the fact that com?
mercial business in war material on a
great scale is proceeding between the
United States and Great Britain and
her allies while Austria-Hungary and
Germany are cut off from the Ameri?
can market. It is set forth in th?
note that this subject has occupied
the government of the dual monarchy
from the very beginning and although
the government is convinced that the
American attitude arises from no oth?
er intention than to observe the
strictest neutrality and international
agreements, yet "the question arises
'whether conditions as they have de?
veloped during the course of the war,
certainly independently of the wish of
the American government, are not of
such a kind as in their effect to turn
the intentions of the Washington cab?
inet in a contrary direction. j
"If this question is answered in the
affirmative, and its affirmation can not
be doubted," according to opinion of
the Austro-Hungarian government,
"then the question follows whether it
does not seem possible, or even nec?
essary, that appropriate measures
should be taken to make fully re?
spected the wish of the American gov?
ernment to remain a strictly impartial
vis-a-vis of both belligerent parties/'
The now continues: "A neutral
government can not be allowed to
trade in contraband unhindered, if it
takes the form of dimensions where?
by the neutrality of the country will
be endangered. The export of war
material from the United States, as
a proceeding of the present war, is
not in consonance with the definition
of neutrality. The American govern?
ment, therefore, is undoubtedly en?
titled to prohibit the export of *ar
material.
"Regarding the possible objections
that American industry is willing to
supply Austria-Hungary and Ger?
many, which, ho- ver, is impossible
owing t the war situation, it may be
pointed out that the American gov?
ernment is in a position to redress
this state of things. It would be
quite sufficient to advise the enemies
of Austria-Hungary and Germany
that the supply of foodstuffs and war
material would be suspended if legiti?
mate trade in these articles between
Americans and neutrals was not per?
mitted."
In conclusion the Austro-Hungarian
government appeals to* the United
States calling attention to the un?
interrupted good relations and friend?
ship between that country and the
dual monarchy, to take the present
note under careful consideration.
??FLYING SQUADRON*' TOUR.
Headed by J. K. Brecdin, Party Car?
ries Banner of Proldhition Far and
Wide.
Florence, July 14.?A party headed
by J. K Breedln, president of the
Business Men's Prohibition league,
made a trip by automobile Sunday to
some of the towns in the lower section
of Williamsburg and Florence coun?
ties, where Mr. Broedin spoke and a
special choir, composed of Mrs. J. L.
Wysong, Misses Margaret Reese,
Emmie Staton, Miranda Waters, Mrs.
E. E. Howell and Miss Jessie Gregg,
furnished appropriate music. The
party went in two cars.
They stopped at Johnsonvllle and
held services at the Baptist church at
11 o'clock, Mr. Breedln speaking and
Mrs. Wysong s choir rendering spe?
cial music.
The party was entertained by
friends for dinner at Johnsonvllle.
In the afternoon they stopped at
Klngsburg, where another similar ser?
vice was held. The party separated
here, Dr. Gregg and a portion of the
crowd came back to Florence, while
Mr. Breedln and the members of the
choir motored on to Hemingway and
held another service on Sunday night.
Everywhere the "prohibition dying
squadron," as it has been designated,
was enthusiastically received.
Mr. Breedin's talks were on the
business side of the whiskey question.
Mrs. Wysong is the State directress
of music for prohibition forces, am!
her special choir has been on several
of these trips.
Direction of Telephone Exchange
Mein.
Plnewood, July IS,?The Plnewood
Telephone Exchange directors hold
their luvt meeting on Monday before
the annual mooting on the 17th, when
ivew , Irectori and officer* will be
elected.
The plant paid an annual dividend
of 30 per cent, for the fiscal year,
?Inly 1, 1914 to June 30, 1915.
WILL LOZIER SLAIN AFTER KILL?
ING YOUTH.
Victim of Mob Violence la Said to
Have Killed Clifford Critterden
Without Provocation.
Anderson, July 14.?Some details
of a lynching which occurred Mon?
day afternoon in the McCalla woods,
six miles east of LowndosvilVo, Ab?
beville county, have been heard^ here.'
Sunday afternoon Lucius Critten
den and Clifford Crittenden, sons of
Robert Crittenden, a well known
farmer of that section, were walking
down the road four miles from
Lowndesville in company with Sam
Pilgrim, a friend. They met Will
Lozier, a negro, and Clifford Crit?
tenden asked Lozier to return his
knife, which the negro had borrowed
a day . or so ago.
The negro returned the knife, but
a few minutes later he jerked it away
from Clifford, cutting the latter'*
hand. Lucius Crittenden, about 19
years of age, remonstrated with the
negro and told him he would see him
later about cutting his brother; that
jthe negro had a gun in hla pocket,
and that he would not fight htm
I long as the gun was there. It 1s said
that Lozier replied that ne would
"have to see me right now," and that
he drew his gun and fired on Lucius
Crittenden, the bullet striking th*
young man on the hip. Lozier then
tired on Sam Pilgrim, but the shot
went wild.
When Lozier saw Lucius Crittenden
fall to the ground he escaped into
the bushes and made his way to the"
swamps. Crittenden was given lnr
mediate medical attention, but died
from the gunshot wound early Mon*
day morning.
During the forenoon on Monday a
large body of men searched the wood*
for Lozier and located him about 1
o'clock in the afternoon. Persons
some distance away declare they
heard 80 shots.
A man in the city from that com?
munity today said that the negro was
hanged with a rope and that his body
was literally shot to pieces, and that
the body waa then cut down and
thrown into the river. ?
Lozier was a Georgia negro and
had been in the Lowndesville section
only a short time. He was about 30
years of age.
The visitor to Anderson today de-M
Clares everything is quiet in the com?
munity now. No further trouble is
expected. f j i
THE PINEWOOD ROBBERY. I
Bad for One of Them When Three
Henrys Meet?Negro Acted Like
Expert Burglar.
Plnewood, July 15.?Tuesday night
about 12.30 o'clock the unexpected
meeting of three Henrys terminated
in one of the Henrys being fatally
shot. Mr. Henry Mims, the town's
night watchman, saw a man approach
the front dcor of A. G. Stack's store,
cut out a small piece of glass, run
his arm inside and unfasten the top
and lower door fastenings and enter.
Mr. Mims hurried to a nearby hotel
and woke Messrs. Jeff Davis and Coke
Minis to come and assist him to ar?
rest the mid-night intruder, who gave
his name as Henry Turner, from
Mayesville and had worked for Sam
Thompson near New Sumter. Turn?
er's alleged pal, Henry Jackson, was
on the outside, supposed to be watch?
ing, but had made a sudden de?
parture for an unknown land.
When Officer Mims returned with
his assistants Turner ran out a aide
door he had opened. He was called,
but failed to stop until a bullet from
one of the pistols hit him in the low?
er right side of his back, going en?
tirely through the kidney and liver.
The attending physician does ndt
think there Is any chance for his re?
covery. Officer Mims left with the
wounded man on 6.45 train for Man?
ning. It is thought Turner is an old
hand in the business, as he knew ex?
actly where to cut the glass to gain
access to the door locks and foot
bolts. These two strange negroes ar?
rived here about 7 o'clock yesterday
Afternoon and have been seen hero
several times before. Turner said his
home was near a saw mill plant near
New Sumter. He is a light ginger col?
or. I ft. 10 inches tall, weights ITS
pounds, clean shaved and half bald
beaded and has a large gold front
tooth.
Negro Dies from Wounds.
From The Daily Item, July 15.
Henry Turner, the negro who was
shot at Plnewood on Tuesday night,
died today at the Tourney Hospital at
112.40 from the wounds inflicted while
j he was trying to escape on Tuesday
j night. Turner was brought to the
Tourney Hospital Wednesday morn?
ing and at that time it was stated
that there was practically no hope for
him, as he had been shot in the abdo?
men and his intestines had been
pierced at a number of places.
Mr. W. J. Ardis. of Manchester, wa?
in the city on Thursday.