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stseran watchman, Estabiisi CONSOLIDATED AUG. 2, II THE REAL MAN WOODROW WILSON An Intimate Picture of Ameri? ca's Great Champion of the Rights of Humanity SEC. TUMULTY SPEAKS TO MARYLANDERS President Hated and Dreaded War With the Fibres of His Human Soul But Did Not Shrink When Necessity Arose Washington, Oct. 31.?An intimate picture "of the manner of man this Woodrow Wilson really is" based on ten years as his private secretary and touched here and there with hither? to unpublished Incidents in the pres? ident's official life was drawn to aight by Joseph J. Tumulty, speak 1ns at a Democratic mass meeting, last over the line in Maryland. Mr Tumulty described the presi? dent "as a man as strangely misun? derstood by some sad as violently misrepresented by others as any man to the whole history of American pol? itics" He had long desired, he said, ta tall the country what he knew of Mr. Wilson's character but had ] refreined In the knowledge) that the president "who shrinks from self-ex? ploitation would resent exploitation by his friends." With the approach of Mr. Wilson's retirement io privat?? life, however. Secretary Tumulty continued, "It seems to me not improper that just before the curtain risee on the last e<ft, I modestly step out from my obscurity In tbo wings and toll the public a few things about the leading actor In this great dra ma of the past eight years' Among Incidents on which he dicw IS Illustrate h's subject, Mr. Tumulty reeeJYed the reaction of the president to the applause which greeted de? livery of bis war message to con? gress on April t, 1917. "On 'that fateful day." Secretary Tumulty said. "1 rode with him back from ths raptt?d to the White House, the scho of the applause still ringing la my sara For a while he sat si? lent and pale in the cabinet room. At (BS* be saM: ThbtftC what It Was tsef were applauding It means death for aur young Atn. How strange It seems to applaud that.' That Siupla .remark,'* Secretary Tumulty continued, "is one key to an understanding of Woodrow Wil? son," who, be said, hated any dreaded war with "all of the fibres of his human soul." Secretary Tumulty retailed Mr. Wilson's determination to ride in the funeral procassjpn of the marines and asilon| krfhf? St V'-ra Cruz, when their bod ist were brought t o New York Idsnulettng rumors that an attsck was, planned on his life and rc-achfd r?eeret ssrvloe men, Mr. Tu mulfy midi SfldjiflMihV undertiok to srgue with hfmvWyng. "You will show all proper respect by appearing In the re? tew?n* ah?ml The country can not afford to lose Its president.' "His reply wag: "The country can net afford to have a coward for pres? ident.' This tea* his brief and dual answer Hexode In trie procession.' The sternness of W cod row Wilson, bur secretary declared, wss "just the reverse side of his human nature' and "nothing mare . istural" than that he should v*** income the eharnpl<>n of serial nations. The president s tn?tf*tdJms upon Article It of the league covenant was ex? plained as a wish to foreslali the ne? cessity of the United Mates going to war by making It a participation "in a plan to prevent the beginning of such ? war." Is contrasS to Mr. Wilson's self proclaimed "passion for peace." Sec? retary Tumulty declared that "when the challenge came from Germany when American mind was ready for war . . this same Woodrow Wil? son became the most uncompromis? ing advocate of the most stringent measures for conduct ng the war. thereby to hasten the end of the war "It wss he," Secretary Tumulty CoaUauod. "who Insisted on mining the North sea to rut ofl the (ierman hornets . . Experts said that It I could not be done. The civilian Wil eon said It could be done, must bei done, aad It was. It w&s the civilian Wilsen who broached the plan for combining ths silted powers In the west under the supreme comm ind of Oeneral Fo< h In order that all thu slllsd forces could ?e concentrated on the German forces to crush them. In bis mind the supreme oh.ect of this war was to end war." The "grave fault" whan Secretary Tumulty ssserted he to und with the president was 1 In >|rh< ranee c* "?iow I? play to the /frailer?" Ths secretary told >. i Journalist Who wished /to havo the president is stunt < IhVil th) puhli S ?smrljr \tv%? to resd .h?u?." sr.d of it of the pr"*? lent, to me: "Tumulty, youl that I gi? ma t u It f.?r| I do aot want to l>e Ifore the puollc. If l tr.c.t [ould do It hi llv I want] love me bei they never will.' fwo I R na tures. Mr Tumulty ?a d h?B Bed to drew, the first, that "f the ? Blent in 1*11 a straight rig ?rouj Hnde, mm. SOUve and slsrt "The d^^ft- picture 1m only ihrei a hl^Hycar* later There Is on^Bltersi * of i no H'oil war ' - I tied April, 1850. "Be Jost a 181. WHITE HAS HIGH HOPES Democratic Campaign Chairman Says Political Situation Points To Victory for Cox REPUBLICANS ARE DE? MORALIZED EVERYWHERE Party Workers Are Disorganiz? ed and in Forced Retreat Froi. Canadian Border to the Gulf New York, Oct. 29.?Democratic. National Chairman White Bald the general political situation points un mistabably to Democratic success. He said the " Republicans aro demoralized from the Canadian boundary to the gulf and from the Atlantic to the Pa? cific. ? Their forces aro in full re? treat everywhere. Building Material Profiteers Special Assistant Attorney Ap? pointed to Make New York Investigation Washington, Oct 29. ? Attorney General Palmer has appointed Joseph Kaufmann special assistat to the New Yor* district attorney to conduct the federal Investigation into the alleged combinations in the building mater? ials market there. To Raise Aneonas State Association Formed Dur? ing Fair Columbia, Oct. 28.?The State An cona and PancW>rs* association was formed by breeders visiting the fair and the charter members see a bright future for the organisation. O. O. Meisaurin of Dillon was elected presi? dent; W. M. Levi, Sumter, vioe presi? dent, and J. W. Cottrell, Columbia, secretary-treasurer. The parpese -of th? association is to promote the raising of Aneonas. The membership is limited to breed? ers agreeing to exhibit ten birds at the next stats fair. Two Bales Burned Cotton Destroyed on Wagon of Farmer Timmonsvllle. Oct. It.- L O. Wllkes. who lives about six miles from town* had two bales of cottm destroyed b> tire this week. The cotton was on his wagon, not having been unloaded the night before af'er returning from the gin. Mr. WitkwS discovered the Are about day Ugh*, but only succeeded in saving a part of the wagon. One bale was com? pletely destroyed and the other badly damaged. Earthquake in Chile Shock North of Valparaiso Damaged Old Structures Today Valparaiso, Oct. 29.?Violent earth? quake shocks occurred north of here last night, damaging old structures. Riot Over Corpse Officials and Mourners Engage ' Free For All Fist Fight Over Itinerary of Mac Swiney's Body Hollyhead, Wales Od. 29.?The shipment Of Mayoi MacSwinoy's body dir? et to Cork was preceded by a vio? lent mm* ue between otti data and mourn* 4 ers who w tnt? < tl body taken through Dublin, whore a demonstra? tion had been planned. After a fist fight the officials got possession of the body and placed it aboard a steamer bound for Cork. The mourn era refused to follow the body and will go to Dublin. They are to be reviews 1 by the pics Ident on the east torro.ee of the White House, nl a chair sits a man, your president, broken in health I ut still alert In mind. His hair is white, his Shoulders bowed, his figure bent. He Is U.I years old, but be looks old er. It Is VVoodrow Wilson. "Presently In the procession there apenrs an ambulance laden with wounded soldiers. As they pass, they MltltO, slowly, reverently. "The president's right hand goes up In answering salute. I glanced at him. There were tears in his eyes. The wounded Is greeting the wounded; I hose in the ambulance, he in the chair, are alike, casualties ot the great war. "I don't believe in his heart Presi? dent Wilson regrets his wound. I iiincy h?> realizes no man could die In a greater cause, but I do sometimes WTOnder if It ever seems to him strange that when u man has been seriously nWOSJndvd in IiIh country's service that ! . he should be m. t with sneei? und Icarttfjaaloa front his oounlrjrmon." mil Fear Not?Let all the ends Thou Al SUMTER, S. C, WEDNESD WILSON ENDORSES GOVERNOR COX Under Cox Democratic Party Will Carry on Policy of Liber? al Legislation in Govern ? ment HAS FOLLOWED HIS CAM? PAIGN WITH ADMIRATION Believes He Will .Receive the' Emphatic Endorsement of the Voters of the Country Next Tuesday Washington, Oct. 29.?President Wilson has wiTtten Governor Cox, ex? pressing his confidence in the Demo? cratic presidential nominee, and voic? ing the hope that under Cox's leader? ship "wo? will jarry the policy of the national government forward along the path of liberal legislation and hu? mane reform until the whole world shall again see the illustration of the wholesome strength of democracy and tho happy fruit of what the founders of the republic purposed when they set this great government up." He said he had followed Cox's course throughout tho campaign with "admiration" and the expressed belief that Governor Cox would receive the ! "emphatic endorsement" of tho voters of tho country. Watch For Election Frauds Attorney General Palmer Issues Instructions to Show ho Leniency Washington, Oct. 29. ? Attorney General Palmer has issued special in? structions to all federal law enforcing authorities to give careful attention to violations of the election laws, show? ing no leniency to any. Detroit Bank Robbed l ive Men Hold Up Employees and Patrons and Get Away With $15,000 Detroit.t Oct. 29.?Five men today entered a looal bank, compelled four ?mployecs and seven patrons to lie face downward on the floo?\ obtained fifteen thousand dollars and escaped in an automobile. Insanity Plea Made by Cocchi Murderer of Ruth Cruger Ad? mits Guilt But Claims That He Was Crazed at Time Bologna, Italy, Oct. 29.?Counsel for Alfredo Cocchi, charf.ed with murder of Huth Cruger in New York city In 1917 asserted that Cocchi killed the girl but contended that he was crazed by domestic troubles and wine. Drowned in Columbia Canal Miss Elizabeth Beamguard Com? mitted Suicide Because of Disappointment in Love Columbia, Oct. 29.?The body of Miss Elizabeth lieamfcuard, the York county girl who committed suicide here because of tragic disappointment in love, was found in the Columbia canal, at the gates where the canal pours into the Congaree river, early this morning, after city and county officials had dragged tho canal for throe days. Miss Beamguard was em? ployed as telephone operator at the State Hospital. Last Monday after? noon she disappeared, after telling tho head woman doctor at the hos? pital of her trouble. Later a note was found in which sho said that when the message was received seh would be in the bottom of the river. Date that afternoon she was seen with a young man near the head of the. canal and later her hat was found. The police are hunting for the young man whom the young lady said had refused to marry her. Planning: For Baseball Season Directors of Sally League .Will Meet in Columbia Next Week Columbia. Oct. 30.?The directors of the South Atlantic association of basehall clubs will meet in Columbia Sunday, and at this meeting the 1920 pennant will be awarded to the Co? lumbia team. The matter of increas? ing the size of the league will also corns up. but it is hardly probable that anything will be done. Savannah, Ca., knocked at the league's door some months ago, but that city is now considering an association with Geor? gia ami Ala ham i towns. Asheville and lOastonia, N C, are considering ap ' plying for entrance, it lg mihi, but it Iis not likely thai the present size of I the asftoclattoQ will i?'.- ohaaged. ms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's ai ?AY, NOVEMBER 3, 1920 INTEREST RATE INQUIRY^ ASKED Farmers Conference Wants Con? gress to Investigate Interest Rates Charged Farmers By Banks FARM LOAN CREDITS ON WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS All Farmers Urged to Join Mar? keting Associations and To Sell Crops as Demand Re? quires Washington, Oct. 29.?The farmers' conference adopted resolutions urging that all crop:i be marketed as de? mand require:? and that congress con? duct an investigation into the interest rates charged by banks. All farmers are urged to Join marketing organi? zations and that congress be asked to give federal farm loan board authority to issue and sell in the open market short term secuiities based on ware? house receipt?. Ryan Arraigns Hays All Facts Not Given as to Car? toon Published in Party Organ New York, Oct. 28.?Democratic National Chsdrman White . gave out a letter here today from Allun A. Ryan, saying that Republican Chair? man Will H. HayB' "lame apology for the cartoon which invoked blas? phemy and sacrilege in the interest of the Republican ticket," did not "recite"' the chronology of all the facta" Mr. Ryan'.i letter declared that the cartoon was printed in tho October 9 issu<e of the National Republican, "a subsidized oigan of the Republi? can national committee." "The post office department reports show that this organ is owned by Mr. Hays, Mr. Weeks, Mr. Hilles, Mr. Adams, Mr. McKinley and others now active-, [ly engaged in managing the Repub? lican -campaign," The letter said. "Thus this shameful cartpon ran the very gauntlet of official Republican, approval, ending at last with the en? comium of him who Senator Hard? ing declares to be one of America's groat minds; who claims that Sen? ator Harding was nominated in his room and through his astute plan? ning * * *I refer to George Harvey, as recently as Tuesday evening the confidential dinner companion of Mr. Hays himself, on which occasion they presumably discussed how to escape the consequences of approving sac 1 rileg"e as pedt lilcang.rmnyae t",. rilege as political argument." Mr. Ryan's letter concluded: "I can best express my opinion of the good faith o:! Mr. Hays and th? de? cency of Republican subsidized iopurnalism by subscrihing an addi? tional $15,00(1 to your campaign." Cotton Export Corporation ????? v Organization Committee Will Meet in Columbia Next Week Columbia, Oct. 29.?The organiza? tion committee of the American Pro? ducts Export and Import Corporation of which Former Governor Richard 1. Manning is chairman, will meet in Co? lumbia next Thursday to round up the work of stock subscriptions. It is expected that a million and a-qua; ter dollars will have been subscribed by that time. Germany Must Make Good Shipping Lost Through Sinking at Scapa Flow Paris. Oct. 28.?Germany must de? liver 275,000 tons of shipping to the allies as compensation for the sinking of the Germ in fleet in Scapa Flow, the reparations commission decided today. Memorials For MacSwiney i Friends of Irish Freedom Will Hold Meetings Throughout Country Tomorrow Washington. Oct. .10.?Friends of I Irish freedom announced memorial ! services will be held throughout the I country tomorrow for the late Lord Mayor MacSwiney. i Hunting Mexi? can Criminals Ivery Effort Being Made to Ap? prehend Bandits Who Killed American Mexico City, Oct. 30.?Every effort is being made to apprend the crimi? nals who killed Arthur Mosely and Gustavo Salazar near Tampico, declar? ed a note handed to the acting Amer? ican charge d'affairs by the Mexhiin foreign oKco. id Truth's." THE TRITE SOI HAYS MAKES I BIG CLAIMS 3\epublican Chairman Issues Statement Saying that Hard? ing Will Receive Biggest Majority on Record TALKING TO KEEP UP COURAGE indications Are That Republic cans' Machine is Losing Ground Rapidly and Leaders Are Worried New York, Oct. 29.?Will Hays, j chairman of the Republican national \? committee, issued a statement today saying that the ofticial Republican sur? vey indicates that Harding and Coot idge will receive the "largest popular majority ever cast" in a presidential election. Scholarships Go? ing Begging State Superintendent of Educa? tion Swearingen Calls Atten? tion to Neglect of Oppor? tunity to Obtain Educa? tion Columbia, Oct. 29.?Free scholar ships in state educational Institutions are going begging, according to J. E. Swearingen, state superintendent, who has made an appeal to county and town educational authorities of the state for aid in enlisting the interest of the young people of the state in the scholarships. Mr. Swearingen, in his letter, deploros the tact that there are so few applicants for the state scholarships. There are 356 scholarships in four state colleges, open tor the boys and girls who graduate from high schools of South Carolina. Forty of these are in the University. Sixty-eight are Citadel seholai sUip?, one hundred and twenty-four are at Winthrop and a like number at Clemson. Very few young people contested for these this year. Air. Swearingen , has written to ?each county superintendent of educa? tion, to the school superintendent In each county seat, and to each county newspaper in the state, asking that every possible effort be put forth to interest the young* people in these scholarships. Each scholarship is worth one hundred dollars. In plead? ing for interest in this aid to education Mr. Swearingen point? out that the scholarship students are usually the young people of highest standing in their schools and communities. He ! says it is a high honor to be awarded one of the state scholarships. Ufr' Hunger Strikers ? Still Fasting J Prisoners in Cork Jail Re? fuse to Obey Orders of Bishop To Take Food By the Associated Press. Cork, Oct. 30.?Bishop Co haken of Cork, has ordered the hunger strikers in Cork jail to * take food, but all have refused. At noon today they completed the eightieth day of their fast. Michael Burke collapsed today and Zcan Henncssy and Thos. Donoun are reported to be very low. rTTTTTT^rTT TT TTT t w M \ i F I l VT V President Voted By Mail President and Mrs. Wilson Mark? ed Ballots Today and Mailed Them to Princeton Washington. Oct. 30. ? President and Mrs. Wilson voted today in the presidential election. They marked their ballots at the White House and mailed them to Princeton, N. J., where the president has heretofore gone on election day to vote. Cox in Chicago Tonight Will Close a Strenuous Day's Campaign Writh Torchlight Parade and Speech in Co? liseum Chicago. Oct. Co ?Five speeches in Chicago, one in Gary, Ind., and an 'old time torchlight parade is the Cox I schedule for the windup of the cam , paign. ne of the greatest demoostra '. tlons of the campaign is planned pre? paratory to tonight's speech at the coliseum where Senator Harding whs nominated. ? Governor Cox, in a telegram to his women supporters, said that he would (consult with Democratic and Repub? licans if he is selected, to secure rati? fication Of the peace treaty ami with jother leaders regarding the Irish nnd (jowish racial questions. 0 THRON, Established Jun? vol. li. no; : ARMERS' ACTltf CAUSE SURPRISE leeting at State Fair Advocated Action by Governor That is Neither Legal or Wise :alculated to injure cause Jov. Cooper Takes Safe and Sane Jj View of the Situation and Gives Reasons for Refusing to Act as Suggested s on itOT^ ition^l Columbia, Oct. 29.?Considerable iiirprise has been manifest among of icials and prominent citizens of the state over the action of the farmers' neeting at .ne. state fair grounds on tVednesday, in the adoption of reso] ions calling on Governor Coope :all an extra session of the b-gislat 'or the purpose of enacting legislation postponing the time for farmers to ?>ay their taxes, and penalizing farm? ers who plant more than two-thirds of :heir acreage this year in 1921 cotton, ind urging the governor to issue a proclamation calling on the ginnen? of the state to cease operations for thirty lays. Governor Cooper stated today that lie would not call the extra session. Ha said it was unnecessary, and unadvis ible. He stated that the tc ms of the present legislators expire iri Novem? ber, and by the time the ivew legis? lators could be sworn in and assem? bled in Columbia there would not be , time for any legislative action much before the regular session of the gen? eral assembly, which convenes in Jan? uary. Governor Cooper has also received advices to the effect that any effort on his part to have the gins closed down would not meet the approval of the farmers generally nor of the gln ners. It was stated at the governor's office that the executive took the po? sition that he would have no more right to ask the ginr to Close down than he would ?b'have the merchants close their stores, or the cotton fac? tories shut down. The resolutions adopted by the farmers at the meeting on the fjrtr grounds Wednesday have, been refer? red to the resolutions committee -of the cotton association. They have not, officially reached the governor as ye\, and until they do he will take no cX flcial cognizance of them. J. Skottowe Vi'annaihaker, presi? dent of the cotton association, . an? nounced at the meeting of the farm? ers on the fair grounds that ho would retire from tUs cotton association early in the new year. Baseball Crooks Indicted Grand Jury Presents True Bills Against Thirteen Persons Chicago, Oct. 29. ? Indictments against thirteen persons have been returned by the grand Jury in connec? tion with throwing the 1919 world's series, the state's attorneys office an? nounced today. Impeachment is Demanded \ \ Alabama Federation of La- ;; bor Furious With Kirby for Using Troops to Preserve Peace ?ss\>.i,{ parciaossv oqj .\g Birmingham, Oct. 30.?The Alabama Federation of Labor adopted a resoluUon demand? ing the impeachment of Gov. Kilby for sending troops to the coal strike district. The vote was unanimous. Start Investigation of Big Mill Blaze Alcolu, S. C. Oct. 29..?Investigation, was started today to determine whether incendiarism was connected with the origin of the fire that . de? stroyed the lumber plant of I>. W. .Al? derman & Company, entailing a loss close to $400,000. The lire which started oatly Wed? nesday morning and still was smoul? dering yesterday, destroyed the big Plating mills, lumber sheds together with several million feet of lumber and six loaded box cars of the Atlantic Coast Line railway. Jessie Logan, white severely scalded, may rtcovcr. e -' 1 Hydroplane Race at Miami New York. Oct. 29.?-The second? hydroplane race for the Carl Fisher trophy will be held this winter at Miami, the American Powei Boat as? sociation has announced. Steamer in Distress Washington, Oot SO.?.The mins sweeper Tanager was sent to the aid of the steamer Rambler, plying be Iween Key West and Havana, which reported helpless off the southwest coast of Cube with fifteen pasaehfsts)