Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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n*tm mono con WOm much mbedkd pacslrt. - t ? ef P?at Which All? years of fruitless discussion on tin snajsct. there is nt mat on font a ?Halls project to bride* the Santa* ftvfjr? thereby giving dlr*ct highway ?anajtittia between the Pee )>e? coun Men af tenth Carolina and the coastal fametv A sub-committ* of the Cham* bee ef Commerce committee on high end Bridges has taken che Inl in the matter and tie outlook of a highway over i awasspa and river is bright M hen ever been. DeAalte as mi cooperation hare teen re? in several of the and It to expected Unat there will be no difficulty is in tavs others. river bridge project is ef the recently under* %e entnMans n new high we* free* Chafhsstsn to St. Matthew* re Garner. When tlie cetn cherge resit to eenelder the that new highway through ecnurty, it wee found that by g la a straight Hue* instead to the west through _. an the highway will? one to a noint en the Saitoh swamp ftavetmble to nua e? htsjnwny* . and ?ah isietialtlae in with the new hJbja wet* pro? bate the feasibility of and report back to as to the hind ef creesV then weed* he advisable. The sub patesd the Seat** croaetng tu the hints ef two ef its mem 0*Heur and J. P. Oaillard. mi them ctrtt engineers, and they working on it since. At the highway eonferenee held nt Chamber ef Commerce some time Bppa. mi Wllhamebtirg present and expressed hi the new highway, and meeting Senat :or Jtons lissom nt n conference with some at which the triage ? ?cesned. The Wltrtnm* !?acAOr eaMthet tkki nee pie of n***r wnedi tab* the l*eaa*tvpoe snsjrem th any rdo^eraidt for a > i n i mmt and that it the cent net be eraklbitrve. he felt euro WllMnntehnrs/s share could be <hy nrtvat* sukeertptton; that, at rate, hie eosutty would |1ndfy do Me part. It wan Informally ? of the Bantee, through the ate> as well ae the hrtdge Manet should be considered aa a single srsjsst and that the equitable wem ef eayWnag the total coot would he for the ennntlee to the north of the jener te pay one-half and for thoee ?o the south to pay one-half. Senator ' ^???* that this waa a fair ar? ty Hear and Oaillard have, been at work getting Infer sets! en about the proposed nrrsjatng what It will necessitate, They have te Peter O. Oourdia, of Kings in ef the moat prominent civil la that section ef the State, who la thoroughly interested in both the Saat** in ?sckag and the ??w Berk? eley county? highway, asking him to n ef the exten t of the 19 en the Wlltlnaaaburg sld* of rer. They al*o aaked Mr. Oour earns to Charleston for a corny with them as to the way of c roast ng In the near future. Messrs. O' Oaillard aspect to go to the river and spend two daya In the making preliminary surveys ?.en which to bees estimates of the ??werk that will hav* to be don*. They Will make ae careful an examination an the time will permit and from this . they will draw up tentative plan*. ? Meat they will get estimate* on the ap i - seoachee and bridge work from promt ? neat Charleston contractors who ar* ? noted for that kind of work and they will alee get estimate* on the steel ? work from a bridge company. They Jtave already obtained offers of coop snsUnu in this matter from local con At its meeting on Monday night at the Chamber of Commerce the Al? lied JRngln**rs' Association of this city Informed by Mr. 0*H*ar of the r's plane regarding the Santo? screening and la response to the Invi? tation of the chamber, appointed a committee to give what assistance might be necessary. This committee nswstst* ef T. H. Oregg, superintend? ent ef the United States lighthouse district, chairman; Maxwell S. Cray ten, draftsman at tn* n*vy ysrd; J. B. Shepardson. terminal engineer for the Holsten Corporation; J. H, Dlngl*. city * ' englaeer, and I-oul* T. Dawsc>n of the Dew*** amglneerlng Company *nd the Coaaotldated Company. When Messrs. O'Hear and Oaillard have eetelned the tenutlve clans add ANSWERS WS CHARGES MADE AGAINST HIM IN STATEMENT BT MAJOR CALDWELL. Alleges Iiisubordination of Assistant ?Ulves Hkt Hide of Automobile In ctdent and Ueut Colonelcy In 2d Columbia, July 12.?Adj. Gen. W. W. Moore today repllod to the recent I statement of Major J. Shapter Cald well, who resigned ae assistant ad I jutant general. The statement of the {adjutant general was addressed to the press and follows In full: "Having' given wide publicity to Maj. Caldwell's Interview, In which he tys to criticise me, I desire to, re? ply through your columns to his I garbled statement of facts. "His own admissions in this inter? view, If left entirely to military men to pass upon, would be sufficient evl denee to convict him of the grossest | Insubordination and disrespect to hia| superior officer, but as the general public, who are not fumlllar with mili? tary usage and custom s, must also lend their approval or disapproval, It becomes necessary that I reply in greater detail to tho several charges lie has w. ought against me. ,uJ "First he admits that he went over my bead and procuted an appoint? ment from the governor and com mahdor-la-cbtet as major and adju? tant general tor thf purpose of ee curing the position its camp adjutant This In Itself is an admission of utter disregard and lach 6t consideration, to say nothing of distofaJty to mei be sfdei leaving me without anyone to aeaiat in- the work. *rhich is unusually hftavy at tat* particular period, appa? rently caring nothing whatever as to What became of his duties, which he was willing to dliregard without reference aa to whether someone could be secured to All his place. "Re lays great stress upon my hav? ing made a demand for federal bay, but he evidently forgets that this seems to be the prime motive that prompted him in securing this ap? pointment, by virtue of which he is the beneficiary of 1160 federal pay pet month as camp adjutant. "When the mobilisation order was issued the camp was inadequately . furnished for such a number of troops and come one had tc attend to the details at once. Permanent buildings hid to be erected, the water supply I ha* to be perfected, as well aa the I approaches to and from camp, and j being without assistance I felt it my duty to gl** tf 40.. matters my per? sonal . .as the health and weiter? . u*% troops depended on an abundant supply of pure water, and a sanitary camp. In furthering this work I worked from twenty to twen? ty-one hours per day, and still think that I should be compensated, as the work Is morally under the mobilisa? tion call. If I am technically restrain? ed from receiving It although Major Caldwell said I would receive it later, and cited the fact that Adjt Gen. Watts received federal pay during the Spanish-American war tor services rendered, and that I was entitled to It In this case. This statement of Ma? jor Caldwell Is at variance with his published Interview, which clearly ?^pejejsnMsBWMtiu-^_j-Ja?i j information for the crossing, they will [have this committee from the Allied Engineers' Association go over the plane and make criticisms and sugges? tions. Finally, the plans having been approved, ? definite estimates on the entire job win be obtained. When all this preliminary work hs.a been done, the Charleston Chamber of Commerce will call a convention of people from the counties interested in having highway connection establish? ed over the Santee river. At thla con? vention the Important question of ways and means will be considered I and the necessary action taken. For a number of years the people on both sides of the Santee river have bo moaned the fact that they had no di? rect road, communication with each other. Charleston has suffered espe? cially from this In Its business rela? tions with the Pee Dee section and Georgetown, It Is felt, and with the Georgetown section. The lack of a crossing has been especially felt since the automobile came Into common use. It Is believed that a crossing would be worth an Inestimable amount to the people of the entire eastern part of the State, not only commercially, but In the Increased social relationships that would result when It was no long? er necessary for an automobile party from Wtlmllamaburg or Florence to go to Columbia In order to get to Char? leston, and vice ver%i. If the problem were merely one of putting a bridge over the Santee rlvor, which Is not an unusually broad stream, there would be no difficulty about It and probably It would have been attended to long ago. But on each side of the Santee river Is a swamp that In some places Is said to be about three mllea wide. It will, therefore, bo necessary to make ? crossing, not only over the river, Which will give no trouble, but over the great expanse of one of the biggest swamps In this part of the South. shows' that he thought I was entitled to acme compensation, especially since his citation of the Watts case. "I have always commended every one for doing their duty, and as soon as he advised me that he could not pay me, because I was not called out along with the others, that settled the matter. I had no feeling toward him whatever, and he knows that none exlated. "He also directs the attention of the public to the fact that the adjutant general and the governor had a mis? understanding and the adjutant gen? eral wrote the governor a note couch? ed in rather discourteous terms. I am herewith publishing the letter written to the governor, which he terms discourteous, and I leave it to the public to decide the question whether his statement is true or not: July 14, 1916. "The Hon. R, I. Manning, governor, and commander-ln-chief, Columbia, 8. |C.?Sir: I desire to invite your at? tention to recommendation that was I forwarded you under date of July 3, In regard to placing on the active list, medical corps. Major S. C. Zern p. This j recommendation was approved by Major Brailsford and Order No. 114, carrying this appointment, has been j written, but has been held up pend-1 Ing your decision on this matter. "This order cannot be written until you have furnished this office with either your approval or disapproval. "You can readily see that any delay in a matter of this kind greatly handi? caps the work of this office and the proper administration of the affairs of tills department. "I trust that in the future you will handle these matters as expedltlously as possible In order to prevent these delays. "Youro respectfully, ' "W. W. Moore, "The Adjutant General." "This is another effort on his part to misdirect public attention and to Warp public opinion against me, both of which are very commendable In a subordinate to his superior officer, and substantiates my charge of disloyalty to me beyond any question of doubt.. , "His actions interfering with the details of my office, before and (after he had been transferred as camp ad? jutant, were other evidences of dis? loyalty, In that he had written to Mr. J. M. Johnson, under date of June 12, with reference to the organisation of an engineer company by him, and es shown by Mr. ohnson's reply directed to Major J. S. Caidwell, Inspector general, under date of June 16, all of which clearly sets forth the fact that he was undertaking matter? Which he had not been directed to transact and without any authority from me ott con? ference with me, Which Is in direct conflict with the military code, which sets forth his duties, and which are further borne out by the conference held by him with Col. LaRoqne. of the governor's staff, after he had been transferred as camp adjutant which further shows his efforts and desires to run my affairs without any consid? eration for my feelings whatever in the r. ?.ter. "For these acts and these alone I accused him of disloyalty, and he has practically admitted It In the Inter? view given to the press. "He further assumed to criticise me, not only in my own office before thoso employed here, but he admits having complained to Col. Blythe about my having kept the quarter? master's truck waiting an unusual length of time, and to the detriment of the service. "I desire to emphatically state that the automobile was not held more than thirty minutes by me, and that this was done with the permission of Maj. F. W. Glen, chief quartermaster, In whose charge the machine was placed when purchased by me, and who was In full control of Its move? ments, and who stated that he was perfectly willing to wait on me to pro? cure Important papers for Col. Springs, commanding the 2d Infan? try, and further stated that he was In no hurry. Corpl. Pope, who drives the truck, stated that, In his opinion, the machine was not kept waiting for more than twenty minutes for me. Af? ter having procured the papers, and upon going out to the automobile, I found Major Caidwell sitting in Mr. Walker Powell's car, which, he stated In his Interview, was a "hired" ma? chine. Major Caidwell Insisted upon my taking his place in Mr. Powell's "hired" car, which I declined to do, but upon his further insistence and statement that he had to go In the truck because of the fact that he was obliged to carry a guard with im, I accepted the proffered seat In Mr. Powell's "hired" automobile, as stated by Major Caidwell. My main reason for bringing out this point about the "hired" automo? bile is that if a man will make a mis statement in one instance that he will do it in others, as v/ill be clearly shown by several ml.sstntcments of facts in this interview. "Now with reference to the lieuten? ant colonelcy of the 2d regiment, 1 desire to state thut I had no serious intentions regarding this appointment, and was not surprised or chagrined at the result thereof. I do wish to state that 1 was talking to Major Caidwell over 'the 'phone about other matters, and inquired as to what they had done with regard to tilling the vacancy made in the regiment by Col. daffy's retire? ment, and jokingly asked the question: 'How would they like to have a big, fat man, like myself as lieutenant col? onel?' to which Major Caldwell re? plied: 'General, that is a big come down, from brigadier general to lieu? tenant colonel.' To which I replied that I would probably find it more pleasant in camp than in the office on account of the friction which has oc? curred with the governor about ad? ministration of affairs in my office. Major Caldwell stated that he would take the matter up if I desired, and let me know how they felt about it. I stated to him that I was only joking and was not serious about the matter. When he insisted I said: 'Well, you may find out how they feel about "The next morning, on going to camp, Major Ca:?Hvell stated to me that he had seen some of the officers, but that they had not decided as to I what would be done regarding the se? lection of an officer to All the position made vacant by Col. Claffy's retirement on account of physical disqualifica? tions; that officers of the 2d were thinking of accepting the position, but that when he called to the attention of these officers the fact that they would have to stand a rigid examina? tion before officers of the regular army, they did not think that they were going to accept it. He further stated that there was some talk of se? lecting Col. Gary, commandant of the Citadel, and that he knew nothing whatever of this officer. "My reply was that if they had de? cided on Col. Gary they had made no mistake whatever, that he was just the man needed to fill this position, and that as far as I personally was con? cerned, that I had never allowed my personal ambitions to' interfere with the efficiency of the organised militia, and that if Col. Gary could be secured to fill this position it would be the best thing that had ever happened for the 2nd infantry. "This is as near verbatim as can be Stated with regard to the conversation that took place between Major Cald? well and myself, and I desire the pub? lic to contrast the statement made by him with mine, and I leave It to them to decide the question of veracity be? tween the two. ' "I later in the day had a conversa? tion with Ool. Springs, commanding the 2nd infantry, on this same subject, and to him I made the same state? ment that I mado to Major Caldwell, that If they could securo Col. Gary bp fill this position that It would be the best thing possible for this regiment, for the officers as well as the men would be the beneficiaries of his splen? did military training. I also repeated to him just what my feelings were with regard to the matter, and I am sure that Col. Springs will corroborate my statement that there was no evi? dence whatever of my being "sore" because I did not get the appoint? ment, nor was I disappointed In the least. "His sole motive in giving out this interview is to poison the minds of the public against me. This I am per? fectly willing to leave to public Judg? ment, and when they have fully di? gested both statements I have no fear of what their verdict will be. "I desire to say, as I stated to Ma? jor Caldwell, that I was not unmind? ful of the services which he had ren? dered, and I wish to say that theo? retically he is one of tho best posted men in the State on military matters. But he is absolutely lacking in practi? cal knowledge; he Is devoid of tact, and his judgment in many Instances Is unsound and unbalanced. He has been a stickler for military discipline and enforcement of the same, on the part of others, and when he has dis? played, as he has In this instance, such a disregard for it, I must say that I am very much surprised at the man. But this is a day of surprises to us all, and we may expect almost anything In this age of changeableness and dis? loyalty." York, July 20 (Via Columbia, July 20).?Waters in Broad and Catawba rivers, which this week reached the highest record In history, continue to recede and unless something unfor seen occurs will be within their banks by tomorrow morning. The Catawba dropped fifteen feet today and the Broad an equal number. York remains in darkness because of the Catawba Power Company's plant being sub? merged. There Is three feet of mud in the Catawba power house, to say nothing of the water. It will be months before the damage there can be repaired. Berlin, July 22.?Six British trawl? ers were sunk off the British coast by submarines tho admiralty announced. New York, July 21.?Only eighty new cases of infantile paralysis are re? ported today with thirty-two deaths. Licenses to marry have been issued to Paul Grantham and Minnie Sharp, Sutnter; and Robert Cantey and Edith McMlkell, Sumter. 1 SAHTEE SUBSIDING AT REMINI CREST REACHED BRIDGE AT 6 O'CLOCK AND WATER HAD FALLEN EIGHT INCHES THIS MORNING. Trestle and Bridge Still Holding at Last Report? and Ho|ies for Their Weathering Flood Seemed Assured ?Embankments Washed, but Will be Speedily Repaired When Water Ileccxles?Orest Twenty-five Indies 'Higher at Remini Than In 1008? Water Rising at Santee, but Prepa? rations Have Been Made to Safe? guard Bridges and Trestles? North? western Resumes Regular Sdiedulc ?Southern Trestle at Kingville Goes ami No Further News From Sum tor Junction. From The Dally Item, July 2.1 Having weathered the crest of the great flood which swept down the Wa? teree and Congaree rivers into the I Santee this week, the trestles and bridge at Remlnl now seem gradual? ly to be drawing out of danger from the force of the waters. The crest of the flood, twenty-live inches higher than it was in the great flood of 1908, reached Remini at about G o'clock on Thursday evening and about midnight the water began to fall. This morning it was reported tnat the water had fallen eight inches and was gradually subsiding. As each hour passed and the water fell, the hopes of those who have been working practically without cessation for the past four days to save the bridge and trestles of the Coast Line were rising and it now seems that there will be no repetition of the scenes of damage which were enacted in 1908 at *his point. The flood crest was reported to be down about St. Paul this morning, the water having risen to within a quarter of a mile of the town, according to report sreachlng here. Last night many of the people living within a j couple of miles of the river in this section moved out upon higher ground, either forced out by the ris? ing flood or fearing that the rising water might entrap them during the night. While immense damage is re? ported to crops; there have been no reports of loss of life. Reports today state that the South? ern trestle over the Congaree between Kingville and Fort Motte was washed away Thursday afternoon. The South? ern had about three miles of trestle work at this place and if all of it is gone it will be a big blow to the road and will take several weeks to replace It. This trestle was washed away in 1908. Reports from members of the train crew of 51, which came from Char? leston this morning, stated that the water at Santee was rising rapidly, having risen four feet in the past twelve hours. There is little trestling at this place, but the Coast Line has several water proof bridges, which it is hoped will stand the flood. Much of the track has been built up and this may so impede the passage of the* wa? ter as to cause injury to bridges and track. However, the road has had plenty of time to prepare for the com? ing of the high water and has plenty of heavy cars loaded with sand to place on the tracks to hold them down In place, when the flood arrives. The full force of the water is expected at Santee about Monday or Tuesday of next week. The damage by the flood in this storm is different from that in 1908 in several respects. In 1908 the greater volume of water In the Santee came down the Congaree, while this time the Wateree rose to several feet higher than in 1908 and its volume of water poured into the Santee was greater than in 1908. In 1908 the trestle and bridge at Wedgefleld over the Wateree were barely covered with water and trains were operating the next day, a'ter the waters began to recede, while at Remini many hundred feet of tres? tle were washed away with the loaded cars on them and the bridge itself felt the forco of the waters. This time it is the trestle on the Coast Line at Wedgefleld which has been swept away, while that at Remini. despite the fact that the water was twenty-flve inches higher this time, has been saved intact, or apparently so at the present time. In 1908 the Southern trestle at Co? lumbia over the Congaree was badly damaged and it was several days be-* j fore It was repaired. The trestle at Kingville was also washed away and heavy damage was done at Sumter Junction, both of which places have again suffered. The Northwestern Railroad this morning resumed its regular schedules over its track between Sumter and Camden. The first train out reached Sumter at 1 o'clock yesterday and left on its return trip at about 1:.*10. The people of Camden over this train re? ceived the first papers that they had had since Saturday and they were glad to get news from the outside world . Tho Seaboard Air Line is still de tourlng its trains ?round by Sumter and Charleston. In the past twenty four hours four trains, two from New York to Jacksonville, and two from Jacksonville to New York. passed through here on their wide detour. BRIDGE TO SPAN CMWftL SOI THKRN RAILWAY HAS LARGE FORCE AT WORK ON STRUC? TURE AT CARIIARTT. Kock 11 ill Damage Oreat?City Es? capes Water Camino?Negro is Drowned Trying; to Cat< li Cotton Rock Hill, July 22.?A Urge force of workmen is building a temporary trestte across the Catawba at Carhartt. The space to be spanned in quite long, and it will be some time before trains can cross. There is no official observer at this bridge, but at the Catawta station, about ten miles below, where the Charleston division's line crosses, and where the trestle was also lost, J. C. Paris has for many years kept the rec? ord. His ligures for the c-est of the flood, which occurred Monday evening at 7:45 o'clock, is 40.4 fees. He also reports that at Culp's Island, three miles below, a negro man was drown ed while trying to capture a bale of cotton which had come down from above. While not having a famine by any means. Rock Hill citizens have had to be very economical in their use of water for the past week. The rise \>f the river put tne pumping station out of commission until Wednesday, and then the intake pipe became clogged with the unusual amount of mud and necessitated the laying of a. temporary intake. This is now completed, and is furnishing water at the rate of 600 hundred gallons per minute, which will altogether relieve the situation until the regular pipe can be cleared. The total damage caused by the flood in this section cannot now be estimated, but it will be enormous. COTTON CROP CONDITION. Improves West of Mississippi; Dam? aged in Eastern States. Washington, July 19.?Cotton im? proved west of the Mississippi, but was damaged in the eastern States during the week which ended yester? day. Reviewing conditions for the week, the national weather and crop bulletin today said: "Weather was favorable for cotton west of the Mississippi and in Ten essee, except that it is beginning to need rain in Oklahoma and Arkansas. In Oklohamo the crop Improved, is generally clean, and is blooming and tn fine condition. "Showers were favorable in South? ern Texas and picking is under way in the central and southern portions of that State. Boll weevil are less ac? tive In Texas. "The bolls are forming and holdlnar well in Louisiana and the plants are in good to excellont condition In most places in Arkansas. In Tennesee the fields are well cultivated, the plants are fruiting well and are free from insects and disease. The plants showed considerable improvement: in North Carolina, although still short. The conditions were less favorable, however, in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Western Florida, especially In the lowlands. There is considerable complaint of sheddirg and some rust is reported in Alabama and Georgia. The fields are grassy in the lowlands and dam? age by boll weevil has Increased. On the uplands In these States cotton continues promising and is deevloping well. In extreme western Florida the damage by the tropical storm of last week is reported to be from twenty five to fifty per cent." Corn was damaged somewhat by flooding In Southeastern States, while the crop needs rain badly In some southwestern districts. Early corn is maturing with excellent yields in Texas, but the late crop has been in? jured by drought. Poiatoes showed favorable condition except that rain is needed in the Southwest. Sweet potatoes are growing well In the South, except where affected by the Hoods of the last two weeks. Peanuts are very promising and J have made good progress, except where affected by floods. Sugar cane is showing good con? dition. Rice is reported in excellent con? dition in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. Some tobacco topping has been done in Virginia, and the first cutting is being cured in North Carolina. imi risil STEAMER ASHORE. lVnrith Castle leaded with War Mu? nitions Suffers Damage Yokohoma, July 22.?The British steamer Penrith Castle bound from Baltimore to VlndlrostOCh ran ashore In a heavy fog near Muroran. Several vessels have gone to her assistance. She carried B cargo of war munition.* Washington, July 21.?The presi? dent and his cabinet definitely decided tctlay to make a strong protest imme? diately to Great Britain against blacklisting American commercial firm? under the British "trading with the enemy act."