Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Jthern Bankers Are Money To New York tLD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HIGH CALL RATES loner Harris Say*. This Ruin the South If Kept ship s bla. August i?*??Commission haa beer watch'ng with delight the effort ..f the comp of the currency. Hon. Jno Wilhams, to call a hal upon bank* sending mono) awa] their own customers la ot-der ti out In the north on call 11 high Of Interest. ?That" says Mr. A "ttl the thing that Ig running down at thla time. "I have some good banks, good friends farmers who have engttggA U r*Ktotton loans are being called In (tooth because the bank* have Ibje money to carry them. There Is st?ce*? about that And yet. we are same banks have money to New York to be loaned at almost fabulous raten oft in The comptroller of the cur? ry BSS called the New YOrU bank* this hysterical kind of financing. I h^pe It will have a good effect. 1 wHh to quote a few lino* from appeal to Southern bankers and Its from Col W. B Thompson Orleans, forraor pres dent o( Jnsw Orleans cotton exchange; "II leW assist the fanners In a wise of marketing" ays Co I.Thorn, yon will not only go far to averting a calamity to your own and to vour section, and far goo will lighten the lord upon Inviting general prosperity, Ivee. because the dem a id for Stop will be sufficient to sup all the money needed." "And h?re le what Col. Tlompson tO the farmer ran are entitled t oa decent am nrofit. Nobody Is going t< either. On the contrary, pow lt mteresta. organisations and are trying to deprive you of Ton murt fight for yourselves tee your own. You have In your the weapons both for defense f&r reprisal* ttse them' thank Col. Thompson and John Williame tor their tiding to heart Into the farmers aid hope SnMl come of It. There Is no In ooton being where It ts. All reports last wee* wore Too 1* rUS* and yet cotton kept com town. Why? Because Southern dldi. t have money to lend to le keep cotton out of sale. Wtntte Northern banks were lending SsSSley to speculators to boy confisca? te* aoUon That is my flrrt belief. "Those are only two thlnis that SPOUlS hold the price of cotton down, si ts also of te crop and te oter european trouble. Now. I have that the carry over of the rr p will be very orr. ill. In I challenge Secretary Heater's iraent the day after It was laeued I now see that Senator Dial has the secretary of Agriculture and ifSary Hester crose-firing each lh*r on that eubect. The growing grov-J to going to be very vtell. Not 9S)UOJl latter than last year. I as large I Is a fine looking- crop In tpots. but fjs more wood than fruit, more prom Stst than fulfillment. "A man from South Carolina who traveling the cotton belt writes to freut Texas that cotton out there fully four weeks behind and ran? is height from 8 inches to 2 reel, li n) ggown fruit on It. Heavy is aid In cotton Is growl ig rapid? putting on as much frull Condition;; favorable for weevil*. Beat authorities say that cannot make much more then nr. I urge the fanneri of South ge?stet to be alarmed by storks it Texas. *l Wish to tell the people r,f South Carolina something that nas stated lagt Friday In the N? Yt.rt Journal 4t Conane roe. This puper said **Whea prices of t. xto'-s rej ched th* entrsme figures m April of thla year Hum of th? principal factors thai formed a baste of speculation was the b> ?Umt rhe cotton market eoulc manipulated up to a prh e of 500 or eren II a pound. Sow that figured have ben retojated to ash-heap, what ta to maintain price of textllee except artificial lltlone brought about through tho dpulations of textiles? ' This same gf goes on to any that "a fable of F.lvec dividend* showing dls tents of 4 per cent u year, lin? ing abnormal earnings i.nd great '.and etc. Cork' Mayor Leaves To England After Convic? tion For Sedition ?Sfk. Aug. 17 Torrence MacSwee lorS mayor of Cork. .I< ?ait?d to [land after conviction on the rge of sedition by eourtmitrtiat. llo to eat. Bureau Reorganized WaSSlngl n Au?. 17.?lUorguntxa of the bureau of Immlgrithm w.is lered today as Assistant Secretary *bor Post. Depart no n officials the conditions Indicated a com dlsorganlsatlon of the bureau. No Suifrage Vote Haahvllle Aug. 17?The House ad to to4 o'clock tomorrow, it voting on the Suffrage |w*Mlt. WOMEN OF STATETO VOTE! In Coming Elections in Novem? ber According to Wolfe {SUFFRAGE LEADERS PLAN NING TO CELEBRATE In Columbia the Ratiiication ol Suffrage by Tennessee Legis? lature Wyatt A. Taylor ColurnhU. August 16.?Suffrage leaders an I workers, now meiuluTS ol the League of Women Voters, are ex pecttng a big .veek, with ratification B9 the Tennessee legislature of the> suffrage amendment Is the center of Interest. If Tennessee ratifies big events will probably happen thick anil fast In South Carolina and the women will lay their plaus for voting in Up? coming elections. Attorney General Wolfe stated to? day he would render an opinion for Governor Cooper this week, regarding the requisites tor women voting in the General Election In November. Tin opinion will be in reply to point raised by Hon. Thomas P. Cothran, speaker of the House of Representatives, that there might be necessary an extra ses? sion of the legislature to enact laws not contrary to the federal election laws under the amendment. The at? torney general's opinion will probably hold that no new legislation is nec? essary, that the amendment to the na? tional constitution will supervene unof? ficial opinion. All that will bo neces? sary for the women to vote In the general elctlon, It will probably bo held, will be for the governor to is? sue instructions to election manager* to allow women to register for the general election. The women are planning to cele? brate in Columbia the ratification nl Nashville?if Nashville ratifies. Olll cers of the state League of Womer Voters have aranged with city ofloials n Columbia for the blowing of wbls los and ringing of belts in case the amendment get? the vote of the Ten? nessee house of representatives. The suffragettes of the state are al? so hoping to vote Ih the primary of August SI, in cas? Tennessee ratifies this week. Hon. .lohn Gary Evans, of Spartanburg, n&tonal Democratic ex? ecutive commltteeman. has told the League of Women Voters officers that he will urge Chairman Cothran, of the state Democratic executive commlttee to call a meeting of thatf committee, for the purpose of arranging u spec? ial convention, to amend the party rules, so as to allow the women to vote In the primary. It is hgld by promi? nent Democrats that the party could not refuse to enfranchise the women, in South Carolina, if the amendment to the federal constitution is ratified.' There was an unwritten understanding at the adjourinent of the state Demo? cratic convention in May that if the amendment were ratified, then would be the time to amend the party rules In South Carolina. Chairman Cothran has raised the question O^at stich procedure would he contrary to statute. The matter is bt Ing investigated and some decision Will probably be reached by Demo? cratic leaders in h few days. Erlends of suffrage contend that the machinery could be operated quickly so as to pro vied for the voting of the women on August 31. Those who do not favor women voting contend that theto not sufficient time. The week ahead Is regarded as crucial by the women of the state who want the balloi. House Votes Today Tennessee Legislature Will De cide on Suffrage Nashville. Aug. 17?The Tennessee, House met today prepared for an ex? tended dabate on Woman Suffrage which the leaders thought might de? lay final action until late in the after? noon. Roth sides went into the fight claiming victory. A motion that the house concur in tho senate ratification was offered af? ter favorable report from the commit? tee on constitution conventions. CUaadrman RkHUefc of the constitution? al conventions committee opened for the suffragists. Many Railway Loans Two Hundred Millions May Be Distributed Washington. Aug. 17?Distribution to the railroads of nearly two hund. red millions was recommended to the interstate commerce commission to? day in a final report of the associa? tion of railway executive* on the ;,|> plk aflon of various carriers for Is in.v Mississippi Voting Five Candidates For Congress Make Race ' Jackson. Miss.. Air,' 17?The Miss? issippi Democrats voted for flirt can dldates for congress in tic ir primary i nlay with the administration record the chief Issue. Japan Withdraws Troops From Island After Pro? test From America Honolulu. Aug. 17?Japan Is OOn? ?Maring and If gnsjdhll will withdraw hei t mm,|.s 11 oiu Magaglein L.ln nd !??? cause of tho Amercan protest and the f ? v fi/iam t il burden, according to a Tokio cable to Japanese newspapc i i here AMERICA RECO NIZES MEXICO If She Will Come Up To Certain Conditions WILSON WOULD PRO? TECT AMERICAN LIVES Property Must Be Protected and Carranza's Decrees Must Be Abrogated Mexico City. Aug. 177.?President Wilson is n ady to recognize the Mex? ican government if the hitter agrees to the terms Of the proposals front ?eeretary Colby, according to a mes? sage sent to President Del L?a Huerta by Ferdinand Calderon. the Mex ican high commissioner to the United States, the Excelsior says. A news papor says that Colby's propoaaj is that North American lives :ind prop? erty must be respected and that an indemnity must l>e paid to all foreign? ers suffering during the revolution and that the Carranza conliscatory de? cree. ?>e derogated. Washington. Aug. 17.?State de? partment officials raid that three pro? posals had been given in Mexico City dispatches as a precendent for the recognition of the Mexican govern? ment. Only a few conditions have been askeo. by the United States, the* supremacy of duties instead of more promises was put above all conditions, Colby said, adding that recognition was not promised under any condi tons. Express Company Wants Raise New Rates Asked Will Not Cov? er Increased Expenses Wyatt A. Taylor Columbia, August 16?The South Carolina Railroad Commission receiv? ed telegraphic advices from E. M. Wil? liams, of Atlanta, vice president o( the American Railway Express Co., to the effect that the "award of twelve and one half cent increase allowed by the Interstate Commerce Commission company nsks will not cover all of the increase in pay to labor recently allowed by the wage board." Mr. Wil? liams requests that the express com? pany's additional reqilesfj fbr increased charges be heard ,by the railroad com mls8on at once and to this end the /commission has ordered that a public bearing be held In the matter of ad? vancing the express company charges. This hearing wil be at the same time as the hearing on advanced freight and passenger rates, Thursday week, the 19th. It Is expected that a large number of representatives of the shippers and of commercial organiza? tions will attend the double hearing. The express company has filed with the Interstate, commission a supple? mental petit on for the added Increase In their chargs. Railroad Commission Meets Thursday Will Hear AH Persons Interest? ed in New Rates Wyatt A. Taylor Columbia. August 16?The South Carolina Railroad Commission has set next Thursday, the 19th, at 11 o'clock as the time for the hearing on the question of the increased freight and passenger rates and switching charges. Notice Is given by the commisson that all Chambers of Commerce and other traffic organizations as well as ship? pers and receivers of freight will be welcome at the hearing. it is ex? pected that there will be complaints filed against the. proposed increased rates. There is one definite fact in connc tlon with the advanced rates, and that is that there will be no increase of charges for journeys wholly within the ? t?te. A state law forbids the rail? roads charging more than three cents, the present mileage, on intraState journeys. Chairman Shealy. of the railroad commission says the hearing will be i Important and he desires all nterested parties to attend. " Auto Taxes Returned Wyatt a. Taylor. Columbia, Aug. 17.?Hundreds of dollars have been paid by counties in South Carolina in "war taxes" not due. according jto a statement made at tho office of Comptroller Ceneral Southerland, in Columbia, today. Mr. Sutherland's offic e is making the an? nual audits of the county fVcoids, and it has been found in a number of cases that the county officers have pal 1 war tSJtOI on freight g] d tele? phono and telegraph messages .and tho like, amounting to large sums, where tho counties are exempt. The federal statute exempts from war taxes state go .??rnmenfs and gOVl rnmenfs in divisions of the states. .Many of the county officials have not been acquainted with this exemption provision and have paid the taxes on bills of lading, and wire messages. The comptroller general has secur? ed a ruling on the point fron? As? sistant. Attorney General Lumpkln, gad all county auditors are being ad rlaed Of the situation. In those counties Whore the taxes have been paid stepi will be taken to recover the money from the federal treasury. America Wins Antwerp, Aug. it?America defeat* id England fencing with foils in the Olympic games today giving the United State* third planet VOTE? FOR WOMEN Tennessee Legislature Ratifys Suffrage Amend? ment CARRIES BY THREE VOTES Seventeen Million Women Mav Vote For Presi? dential Candidates Nashville, Aug. IS.?Tho ratifica? tion of the ??Mit ral suffrage amend? ment was complete today wii h the fa? vorable action by the Tennessee house of representatives. The vote was ID to 4 0. The senate had previously ratified the. amendment by a vote of 2b to 4. Speaker Walker In an attempt to have the action reconsidered changed his vote from nay to aye and moved a reconsideration. Speaker Walker's change made the ratification vote 00 to 46. Tito house adjourned until tomor? row when Speaker Whlker will bo privileged to ask for reconsideration. Tho action of Tennessee allows 17, ()00,(?00 women to vote in Lite presi? dential election, unless the house should rescind its action tomorrow. Columbia, August 17?Tit it the sta? tute law of South Carolina precludes ?he possibilities of a state Democratic convention changing the primary in South Carolina in any way in order to allow women to vte in case Tennes? see ratifies the 10th amendment, is the opinion of H. N. Edmunds, secre? tary of the state Democratic executive committee. Mr. Edmunds was asked yesterday about the calling of a con? vention to rennen the club books or to postpone the prints T In order that the women might register in case the Ten? nessee acts favorably on the stiffrago amendment and his reply was that whatever might be the,wishes of any person the stajte. law settles the whole question and neither can the books be reopened or the primary postponed. Columbia. S. C, Aug 18?The wo? men of the state will be allowed to vote in the November general elec? tions according to an opinion ren? dered today by attorney general Wolfe. Mr. Wolfe holds that the state election laws referring to male voters will be ao changed by the amendment to the federal constitu? tion as to make the word voter, ap? ply to all persons ,/franchised by the constitution. There is some doubt as to whether they will be allowed to vote in the August 31 primary. Cox Leaves Tonight Will Address Democratic Edi itors in Indiana Columbus. August 17?a conference on national campaign plans with Sen? ator Harrison of the National speak? ers' Bureau occupied Governor Cox to? day. Governor Cox loaves tonight to address the Democratis editors at South I3cnd. Ind.. tomorrow. Korea Plans Revolt May Hold American Congress? men to Cause International Complications Tokio. August 17?Advices from Seoul, bring rumors that the Koreans are planning an Insurrection and de? monstration upon the occasion of tho visit of the American congressional party. Press advices from Korea allege a widespread Korean plote to hold the party of American congressmen for the purpose of creating complications between Japan and America. To Limit Coal Prices, Washington. Aup. 17. - Active stSpa to limit the prices charged consumers for coal in various parts of the coun? try will be begun shortly by the de? partment of justiee, it was stated to? night by officials of the department. No attempt will be made to fix a price on coal, it was said, BS the at? torney general can only act under the Lever act, but it was pointed out that hy prosecution for violations of the law the price of coal can be kept within reasonable hounds. Russia Will Expect Poland to Answer Tomorrow FRANCE PROTESTS AGAINST EMBARGO .Say High Commissioner Tow? er Ha;; No Right to Prohibit Munitions at Danzig Berlin, August 17?French troops clashed with the inhabitants of Katto wlez, upper Silesia, eleven being killed and 26 wounded. Workers in all towns) of upper Selena have struck as a pro? test against the war between Russia and Poland. Paris. August 17?The Polish coun? ter offensive with Thorn as a base has cleared the Danzig corridor of Rus? sians, according to a report from the French-Polish Mission. The Poles are still driving eastward the repprt says. Moscow, Aug. 17?The Russian peace terms were reaw to Poli'di delegates at the first meeting in Minsk today. The Polish answer will be returned tomorrow. Paris. Aug. I S. -France intends to protest energetically against the de? cision of Reginald C. Tower, allied nigh commissioner at Danzig, who yesterday forbade further disembark? ation of French munitions for Poland. Towers is said to have taken the posi? tion that there are enough allied troops in Danzig to preserve order if the munitions are unloaded. Wild Scenes in Raleigh North Carolina Legislature Con? siders Suffrage Raligh, N. C, Aug. 17.?Amid cenes at the state house never wit? nessed sine th days of th civil war, the North Carolina legislature began con? sideration today of the ratilcation of the wman suffrage amendment. The galleries were filled with suffragists who broke into cheering as Senator Carr opned the debate in favor of the amendment. National Guard Or? ganizes New Post Colombia, Aug. 18.---Plans are be? ing completed for the organization of several new National Guard com a nies in South Carolina, according to information given out at the office of the adjutant general here today. A. C. Lytle of Fort Mill was in the Office of the adjutant general today gathering data for the organization of a new company at Fort Mill. Mr. Lytle was a member of the old Com? pany G, of the Thirtieth division of Fort Mill, and he and ruhor promi? nent war veterans of Fort Mill are interested in the formation of the new company. There are already about 3fi men in view for this company. Jame3 C. Sheppard, prominent young attorney of Edgefield.son of Ex Governor Sheppard. has advised Ad jutant General Moore that he is head? ing up phnis for the formation of a t;inU platoon at Edgefield, and thai the unit will be ready for presenta? tion to the National Guard of the State within a short time. Rapid progress is being mach- with the re? cruiting of this unit. Lieutenant James C. Dosier of Rock .Hill is recruiting an Infantry com? pany at Kock Hill and he advises tho. adjutant general's office that he hopes to have this company up to the requir? ed strength ??t an early date. BRIDGE TO JE BUI' Mr. Belser Writes Letter Coi cerning Plans PIG MEETING AT SUM? MERTON ON FRIDA Santee Will Be Spanned at Pinl ney's Landing and Will Mi Much to Sumter Bditot Daily Item: I desire through your columns call the attention f those interested the Pinckney's Landing crossing to mooting to he belt at Sumraert< Friday, August 20th, for the purpose of perfecting the ph.ns for building bridge across the Santee river at tl point. The meeting will be called order about 11 o'clo ck a. m. it is proposed to organize a stock voinnahdaySundays t vWvdisplay lb company to build the bridge and causeway which is estimated to coat in the neighborhood^ $300,000 and. operate it as a toll bridge until such, time as the state or counties Interested shall be in a position to take it over. There arc something over 80,000 automobiles in the ftate and based on the revenue being derived from the bridge at Cam den' a well constructed causeway and bridge at this point should carry traillc which, at a charge of $1 a car with proportionate charges for wagons and other vehicles, would, bring in a revenue ?f $30.00 to $50. 00 a year. This bridge will open up a trade j territory embracing; the eastern sec- I tions f Calhoun and Orangeburg and { the northern portions of Dorchester, and Berkeley courties which should be of very great value to the vs hole sale and retail trade of the city of* Sumter. In all other direc >s * ter now draws trade for a distance of. at least 4 0 miles and with (he Santee, river bridged there is every reason to think that we would be able to draw trade for an equal distance in that direction, particularly as there are noi towns in that terri :ory which can suc? cessfully compete with Sumter as a wholesale distributing center. Sumter, Clarendon, Calhoun and Orangeburg count es are expected to pro rate the amo jnt of stock neces? sary between the 'our counties *nd a canvassing committee In each county raise the amount necessary from that county. There is every reason to be? lieve that the stock will pay good divi? dends until such1 time as the state is able to take over the bridge and at that time stock owners will be refund? ed the prin -ipal cl their subscript!* in full. Under these conditions seems that there will be enough peo pie in the several counties Who wi receive special benefits from the brid to subscribe to the necessary fan for Its construction. I understand that Governor Cooper and the members of the highway com? mission will attend the meeting and it is expected to get the movement defi? nitely under way at the Summerton. meeting. All citizens of Sumter who are interested in this project are in? vited to attend the meeting. The cit? izens of Summerton hope to be able to finish the meeting In time to take the party flown to Scott's Lake for a fish fry and at the same1 time show the location of the proposed bridge which is only about two miles south) of Scott's Lake. Either Mr. Reardon at the Chamber of Commerce or my? self will be glad to give any further information to those wishing to take in the Summerton meeting or sub? scribe to the stock of the corporation to build the bridge. Respectfully, R. B. BELSER, Pirates Defeated Try To Capture Liquor, A*e Driven Out New York, Aug. IS.?River pirates and the watchmen guarding the pier with half million dollars* worth of whiskey on it. engaged in a pistol battle today. Several pirates jumped over board from the launch and .are believed to have been drowned. Washington,. Aug. 18.?The census figures for Charleston, S. C, announc? ed today were 6' ,1*57; an increase of LUMBER If* LUMBER &? BUILDING fg.. HARDWARE Mmihlings, Sn"^ MATFRIAI ^r^Brlrk, PAINTS i nunlng Lumber, Hatchets, IflTl 1 Lllllxilj Fire Clay, I IHULM I lj Hod Cedar Shingles, Hammers, Sewer Pipe, All O Plno and CjptOSS Shingles, Door Hangers, Stove Flue, V Metal und Composition Slilngles.Carpeiiter's Tools, Terra 'V>t(a Thimbles l/lLiO Doors, Sash und Blinds, Taint Brashes, Mortar Colors and fttalns Porch Columns aud Ballastcrs, Paints and Oils, Water Proofing Mineral, Beaver Uourd. Inside Decorations, Corrugated Metal Roofing, Valley Tin and ItMge Roll, CsJsomlnes and Cold Water Paints.Asbctos and Composition Roofing. WIRE FENCING, IltON AND WOOD POSTS EVERYTHING FOR THE HOUSE Booth & McLeod, Inc. SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA