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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-28
Nebraskan Believes Interests of
the People Demand Reorgan-
ization Of Senate,
COALITION IS POSSIBLE
WAY Is Pointed Out to Wrcst Con
troll From Standpat Element
in Both Parties.

LINCOLN, Neb.. March 2T.-Concern-
ing the reorgsn liza ton of the senate. Will
liam ]. Bryan said today;
"The Democrats of the senate have n
duty 10 perform at the very opening
OF the extra session. namely. the reor-
ganization OF that body. The Democrats
are still In the minority. but they Will
have the selection of the Democratic
members Of the various committees and,
acting with the progressive Republicans.
they cannot only secure increased repre-
scntation on the committees. but they
can make the committees represent the
sentiment of the senate.
There arc some standpat Democrats In
The senate whose synrpatbies are with the
standpat Republicans rather than with
the progressive Republicans. but there
are not a. many OF these standpat Dem
ocrats as there we're before the 18th o;
March. and there Will probably be not
so many Two years from now there
are now.
"Tbe standrat Democrats and Ropubli
cans are now In control Of the best COM
mlttec assignments, and they may expect
TO keep them In spite Of the fact that
they no longer represent the sentiment
OF majority In thht body, ~ seemis
likely to ne Il question OF seniority versus
nnbIic Interest," question of individual
ambition versus the welfare of the pco-
pie. ,,,
"Tt is not difficult 10 determine which
side To take in such ~ controversy II
may Hitter n mans vanity To allow him
To misreprcscut his party or his coun-
try but IL is not democracy. iuElic ol :
0cials-cycn scnatorS-ar" public ser
wants II they are selected TO do Tor th"
people what .hc people want done thnn
there cnn be no question that commit :
In.c should bp made UP, not merely 10
pay persona, complmcnis. but tU carry
mi lhr pcUplos VIII.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-28
New York Democratic LegisIa-
tors Try to Agree Upon Can
didate for Senator.
ANOTHER MEETING Is
CALLED FOR TONIGHT
Indications That the Deadlock
in Colorado May Be Broken
This Week.

ALBANY. y. V. March 27--The sec
ond Democratic legislative caucus failed
tonight to select candidate for United
States senator and was called 10 recon
venc tomorrow night. Twenty-Five cam
ddntes were voted for, William +. Shee-
han leading with "A vote Of 2S-less than
third OF those taking part. Those re-
ceivtng the next highest votes were Au
eustus Van Wyck. I; lsador Straus. .;
John ]. Fitzgerald. G. and Daniel +,
Coholan. A. Governor DIX received J vote,
Ninety OF the l1G Democratic members
Of the Legislature answered the roll call.
Several members who have figured as
strong advocates or Mr. Shcehan's candi
dacy acknowledged In declaring their
votes that his election had ceased TO be
possibility. and That the reconvcning
of thc caucus released them from what
ever pledges might have been incurred
by attendance upon the first caucus.
This was the general impression among
the Shcehan advocates. who expressed
the opinion that the reconvening OF the
caucus tomorrow night would mark the
beginning OF the end of the deadlock.
several members scored the insurgents
for their failure TO attend the caucus.
The general opinion in both Democratic
camps was that the senator would be
elected IN time to take his seat when con
grcss convenes u week from tomorrow
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-28
FssE0lS sS,.. PROTEST. OF
'ih JERSEY COLLECTOR
~ % the Treasury Department
~" 'ns System Sometimes
Works Out.

a ssSToN. ,.rl'aN March 27.-wh;Ie the
ct, s,r,se is being rehabilitatsd
ca "a Iopu;tsoon p;ts at the treasury do
E Tbp on red tape whereyor
E rasy y.se abuse has grown up
mis- ~. years and Secretary Mac
|iclIirs No 30 eliminate II and prac-
Er, mai, sn,,nefever he can. A col
isor55' ~ ~ port In New Jersov Hi,o
|.aihs 81 s,NSo collecting 80 cents a wear
4 Va '@I c,, IN salary and expenses
tst,aIn ea Az 10 account for not
,s,p,s,. ,a.oclment9 III connection
ssl whinhi ~ MS salary, He made
20 srSIn,scsn SSG,cn ! has been preserved @
% criticised OF The treasury.
f an sfyt,,. n necanse | had failed
3,ss rala,lo la,oavit that I had nnjd
"a worn l., In spite OF the fact
ia tn taM IN IN my monthly anconn,s tni
fr lIa.u 7 myself Elt my salary, ! md
had swo, nhd received the .saIarv
Y a,Alduylt cosi ! mad paid myself.
g kd n n, cost me 25 cents
q And n man nnt In a voucher for The
hyre,f ne an affidavit thai
. Ire ro ,me Is cents This sc'
a. ANEW new ruling was ms. noco,,; nc'
Nss | hVSvil han VII that | had receiyn,J
~ .e has sar,"s9rn I had paid NV
Sfaicns t''ed "a nn endless chain
10 land me in an sIs''. asV.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-28
Continued on Page Two.
CLEVELAND SWEPT BY
VIOLENT WIND STORM
Many Persons Have Narrow Escape
From Death; Great Damage to Grow
Ing Crops In Ohio.

CLEVELAND. March 2I.-Many per-
SONS had narrow escapes from serious In =
Jury or death in the storm which swept
over Cleveland and northern ONO today
1t reached n velocity or Dfty-nine miles
and did much destruction.
Pedestrians, horses and wagons werc
howlcI over and several persons sus-
taincd broken limbs Many roofs ana
fences were damaged and numerous tclc-
phone, telegraph and trolley wires were
blown down. causing street blockldcs.
The rug Nulture of Sapduskv was
blown ashore at Cedar Point and her
crew were able to swim To safety. AT
Orrvillc The spirc of n church was blown
off crashing through the roof of the
cdiicc and wrcckinG the interior.
a. q. McCamp OF the Ohio State uni
versity said the effect of the wind and
rain on wheat heads In northern Ohio
were very bad.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-28
SITUATION I'M COLORADO.
Adherents of Mayor Speer Take Sig
nficant Action at Caucus.

DENVER March 27.-Action taken to-
night in n caucus OF so-calied Specr fol-
lowers in the legislature is believed to
be significant Of the trend OF sentiment
toward n solution OF the deadlock on the
United States seuatorship.
After deciding that certain Democratic
platform measures which have been al
lowed to rest in committee. shall be re-
ported out at once and made special or
dcrs. the caucus adopted resolutions in"
wiling all Democratic members OF the
legislature 70 meet in the near future
in caucus for the purpose Of agreeing
first on measures that must be quickly
passed in order To redeem promises
made at the last campaign. and. second,
10 decide u, on some one person for Sue
cessor to the late United States Senator
Charles j. Hughes. II.
The caucus selected the headless ballot
and the bank guaranty bills. pending in
thu, senate and the rairoad commission
bill. ucndinR I'm the house. as the most
important at this time
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-28
ONE KILLED AND MANY
INJURED IN CYCLONE
Damage to Property Running into tine
Thousands In Vicinity CT Mon
roevIlle: Alabama.

MoNROEvILLE. Ala. March ia ia
cyclone OF Intense force struck seVeral
small towns in this section late ycster-
day and left death and destruction IN
It's wake AS far AS known one is deao
and another reported dying.
Passing over the county In an caster
~ direction the cyclone killed stephen
!}yrd and probably fatally injured Frank
nnd Mira McCrory and four children
were injured The Byrd and Mrcrory
homes AMI other buildings We're DC DC
stroycd. Fifteen othcr persons "e'e
Al Excel several persons were 'inJnrco
and a number Of buildings We're
DESTROYED. The damage runs H'to lne
thousands,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-28
NEW CHARGE AGAINST
FORMER CONGRESSMAN

ET.YRIA o.. March 2I.-former Con-
gressman Jay II. Lnning. acquitted here
by order OF Judge Willis Vickcry last
week on n charge of mlsapplyinE the
funds of the Ohio Loan. Savings K In
ycstmcpt company OF Norwalk. shortly
before IL was absorbed by tho Ohio Trust
company ot that city, was put on trial
here today on a new count charging him
with making false entries in the books
of the company.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-28
||lSs ||ISITseRREEssTs IN THE
'''AElT MURDER CASE

srotlis "f =; Kan. March 27.-
n rHsleti SPECTATORS AT The trial
Neeley accused Of rnurdcrI "a, :,
,& lpiene..@e e.@ wealthy. Lima. %
y ss1i,Solt siaM% putting ,ins'y the rested Sd,oh Its
3 res,,,,.ih,e bs the first state wit
D esWs metoS' mentes Asked regard :
rs II wss want was ir-eqpnnssilIioGIes siiGs =
.S. The Wis wis because Of bi" ,,.e Ne
SP or bIpb' pb''ness nss nlan said Xae,," |
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-28
ELECTRICAL STORM
IN PENNSYLVANIA
Ton,bstones Picked Up by the Wind AT
Waynesburs Cemetery and Car
red Away.

PHILADELPHIA. March PA severe
electrical storm. accompanied by hiSh
wind which at tines blew with cyclou!c
force swept over the northern section
Of this city shortly after o'clock tonight
leaving destructiun in it's wake.
BUILDINGS wcrc demolished, houses un-
rooted and the New York division of the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad was placed out OF
commission by the demolition OF Its tower
at HOlmsburg and It's station at Tacony.
WASHINGTON Pa. Mnrrh 2i.--A hliz-
zard swept Washington county today and
tonight and the Thermometer dropped 30
degrees In eight hours Sixty oil derricks
Mt Mcdonald were levcled causing loss
of $4,000
Al Waynesburg tombstones were picked
up by the Wind and carried from a cenle-
tery into a road y hundred feet away.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-28

THE business leaders Of yes
terday are constantly being
outstrippsd by the progress
sive advertisers Of today.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-28

',ur your best foot forward
am. advertising and reg
H. YOUR business methods
,.cordingly-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-18

the Constitution, inevitably leads to
the conclusion that the executive pow
er includes the power Of appointment.
which shall not be taken away from
him by the Legislature or by judicial
authority"
AS to Section 2,743, Of the Code,
Governor BleaSe says in part:
THE language of Section 2,743. Of
the Code, is mandatory, to the effect
that the Governor, upon the recon-
mendation of the Supreme Court. or
the Chief Justice, if the Supreme
Court be not in session, shall imme-
diately commission, as special Judge.
such person learned in the law as
shall be recommended to hold Courts
of such circuit, or to hold such spe-
cial Courts. And in Section 2,744 it is
provided that it shall be the duty of
the Governor to appoint Some man
learned in the law to be suggested by
the Chief Justice Of the State. etc.
THE terms Of this Act, therefore
deprive the Chief Executive, in whom
is vested the chief executive power of
the State, absolutly Of any discretion,
and must appoint at the behest and
arbitrary will and recommendation of
the Chief Justice. Is this the Gov
ernment that is intended to be dis
tinct and separate with regard to its
judicial and executive powers?"
The point, therefore, which is in
question is not which has arisen in
the present case, because there seems
to have been a general mistake all
around under provisions Of the Con-
stitution, but the point is direct as to
whether the Legislature of the State
Of South Carolina can, under the last
sentence of Section Of Article ).
pass an Act which will require the
Chief Executive to surrender the gen.
eral power Of appointment, which he
has. to the judicial department, and
to which, when you examine the Con-
stitution, you find no such power ex-
listing. The reply is that the Leylsla-
ture may devolve the mode and man.
ner of appointment, but this is point
edly denied.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-18
Murder List of State.

There were 205 persons murdered
in South Carolina last year. There
were sc persons convicted of murder
during the same period and there
were 103 found not guilty and there
was no bill found against 16. There
were 81 houses entered last year by
criminals. OF this number 233 We're
convicted and 81 were found not
guilty and bills were discontinued
against 25.
These criminal statistics are taken
from the annual report of Attorney
General Lyon which has been sent
to the general assembly. The report
covers the work Of the office during
the year. The report contains a
statement of cases pending and dis
posed of in the various courts, STATE
and Federal, showing the status of
same, some Of the opinions given by
the attorney generals office, a iinan-
cial statement showing the DISPOSE
ton of appropriations made for the
office, reports of the circuit solicitors
and criminal statistics.
Il desire" says the attorney gen
eral, ito call the attention Of your
honorable body to the difficulties at
tending the collection Of some of the
corporation license tax each year
and respectfully refer you TO remarks
made upon this subject made in my
last annual report. Some plan should
be adopted to both facilitate and in
sure the collection of taxes under the
corporation license tax act"
y review of the proceedings insti-
tuted against the city of Augusta to
require the proper fshway to be
erected or To have the dam demolish-
ed J., given in the report. The report
shows that mjunctions were obtained
i'm the Richland county court against
eight social clubs"
As to the case of II. II. Evans, the
attorney general has the following TO
say: This is an indictment against
H. II. Evans, formerly a director of
the state dispcnSary. charging him
with accepting rebates for his own
use and not for the benefit of the
state. 1t is my purpose to dispose
Of this case during the ensuing year"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-18
CHANGE IN CORPORATION TAX.
MacNcaugh Urges Amendment of Con.
siderable Importance.

Washington, Feb. 15.-Important
amendments to the regulation gov
erning the collection of the CORPORA =
ton tax have been approved by
FRANKLIN MacVeagh secretary Of the
treasury, and will be officially APPROX
ed tomorrow. Among the amend
ments affecting depreciation are:
depreciation Of a companys stock
is a loss to the stockholders but not
loss to the company issuing it and
can not be allowed as a deduction.
Deduction on account Of deprecia-
tion of property must be based on the
lifetime Of the property, it's costs and
it's value and its use.
Good will represents the value of
business over and above the value
OF the property and is chargeable only
TO capital investment account and is
not an allowable deduction from the
income"
The other amendments affect many
classes OF corporations.
Charitable institutions supported bv
voluntary contributions or State an
preparations will be exempt from
taxation.
Building and loan associations
which loan money to others than
members are not thereby removed
from the exempted class.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-18
CONVICTS ON ROADS.
Substance of the Bill Which Passed
the House
2-15-I-W-1t.

Following are the provisions of the
bill as TO working convicts on the
county roads
The bill provides that all able
bodied male convicts shall hereafter
be sentenced to hard labor on the
public works Of the county in which
convicted, if such county maintains
chaingang, without regard to the
length of sentence, and in the alter
native to Imprisonment in the county
Jail or State penitentiary at hard
labor; provided, that in any case the
presiding judge shall have the power
by special order, to direct that any
person convicted before him be con-
fined in the State penitcntiary if it is
considered unsafe or unwise for such
convict TO be committed to the county
chaingang; provided, that the pro-
visions of the act shall not apply to
the counties Of Greenville, Clarendon,
Horny, Lancaster, Calhoun, Dillon.
Aiken and Fairfield; provided, that
IN Sumter Florence. Barnwen.
Orangeburg, Lee and Dorchester
counties, the supervisor may accept
such persons tor work in such coun-
ties or forward them To the State PEN
lteniiary; icovided, that a separation
~ the sen. and races be at all times
observed except in the penitentiary
and on the State farm"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-18
COLCMBIA-SUMTER HIGHWAY.
Columbia Automobiiists Still Working
for The Gamers Ferry Road.

The Columbia automobilists have
not abandoned the idea of a first class
automobile highway connecting that
city with Sumter. They are still work
ing for the Gamers ferry road, the
establishment of a permanent crossing
1T the old ferry and the construction
OF substantial road through the
swamp on the Sumter side of the river
At meeting of the Columbia Au-
tomoblle association Tuesday night
lhe Columbia Sumter highway was
discussed at length and the following
action was taken:
By resolution adopted, the Gar
ner's Ferry road was selected as a
SPECIMEN OF the ideaI Richland coun-
" road, and the club pledged its eff
lorts to push to completion the EXCEL
lent work that has been done, And
that is now being done, on this high
way. They went further and pledged
themselves to exert every influence to
secure not only the completion Of this
road to the ferry, but the consumma-
ton of the plan to establish a cross
ing at Gamers ferry and to build a
road through the swamp on the sum
ter side Of the Watcree river"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-18
KILLS HIS OWN SON.
WILLIAM NJ. LANFORD CNMOVED
BY PLEADING WIFE.
Young Man Drives Wagon on Yard
Against Fathers Orders and is Shot
Down.

Spartanburg, Feb. 15.-With the
wife of his victim clinging to him
and entreating him not to shoot, and
her four children standing by, awe
stricken witnesses, William Martin
Lanford, a 64-year-old Confederate
veteran, early this morning put a bull
let into the heart Of his son, William
David Lanford, 35 years old, killing
him almost instantly.
The son and his family lived with
the old man on a plantation on the
Enoree river, three miles from Wood
ruff. Because of constant chickering's
the son had decided to move. When
he came with a wagon to take away
his household goods the father bade
him not to drive upon the yard under
pain of death. The young man ignored
the command, and was shot through
the heart
After the killing, the old man
mounted mule and, with head erect,
glancing neither TO the right or left,
paying no heed to the curious per-
sons who followed him. rode to Wood
ruff, calmly announced that he had
killed his son and said he was going
to Spartanburg to surrender to the
sheriff.
The train bad gone and I.anford
accordingly went to Foster &, Bryson's
store and requested Errt Weathers. a
clerk, to telephone tae sheriff, w. ].
White, to come for him. This was
done and Lanford was committed TO
Jail late in the afternoon.
In jail he complained of being i'll
and DR.. William G.. Sexton was called
and prescribed. VI is reported that
Lanford is suffering from pellagra but
the report lacks confirmation. The
old man said at the Jail that during
the last six months he has had Is ply
sicians treat him for intestinal trouble
and none had been able to do any
thing for him.
Dr. Sexton said that owing to the
darkness of Lanford's cell he had not
noticed any skin eruptions, if there
were any, but he would make more
careful examination next day.
Coroner J. b. Turner had the in
quest in the afternoon. There was
difficulty in obtaining a jury because
Of the 80 or so persons called nearly
all were related to - Tar"oc1 -ra
jury finally chosen rt1uc ,ca. X. -.
Lanford had come io his death g.. e
gunshot wound at the hands f ~. sr.
Lanford.
The testimony given was in effect
the same as the story given above.
There was evidence that Lanford had
consented to his son moving and
did not object to his taking away the
furniture but ordered him not to drive
the wagon on the yard.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-18
On BATTLE OF DINGLE'S MILL
Editor Item:

In recent issue Of your paper a
correspondent, whose name cannot
now be recalled, called attention to
the fact that there was no memorial
TO mark the site where the battle OF
Dingle's Mill was fought, and made an
earnest plea to the people Of Sumter
to no longer neglect what ought 10 be
considered a sacred duty to the mem
ory Of those who lost their lives in
this struggle against overwhelming
odds. What adds to the Importance
OF this battle is the fact that it was
really one Of the last in the great and
ever glorious contest for Southern In
dependence. and deserves all the more
credit for the reason that it was
fought when hope was well nigh
gone. and when everyone realized
that nothing short of miracle could
save the Confederate cause from de-
feat and disaster.
IL Is difficult to understand how q
people. who by their unflinching
courage in battle and their fortitude
under suffering and hardship, have
written the brightest page in all mill
tary history, should be no inexcusably
careless about the preservation of the
details Of this great struggle, when
the 100000 white people Of the
South Contended, for four long years
against the teeming millions of the
North with the resources Of the world
10 draw supplies and men from.
Deeds Of valor and skill in battle, and
the men who performed them are be-
ing forgotten and will soon be scarcely
tradition. The one State Of South
Carolina had. during this ever memo
rable tsruggle. more men killed in
the late war, than all the New Eng
land States put together, but despite
this New England abounds with bat
tie monuments and the deeds of their
soldiers will live for all time if monu-
ments and histories are of any avail
in this direction.
Some years ago the writer received
letter from one OF Darlington's most
distinguished officers. Of the war, now
residing in Maryland. in which he
made the statement that every man
q in
biography. but that we, of the South,
allowed the names Of our distinguish
ed men To sink into oblivion.
There can be no question of the fact
that our people are inexcusably care
less, II might be almost said, crimin-
ally so. when 1t comes To the matter
Of preserving our family, church, To-
cal and state history. and for this to
be the case is a burning reproach.
Just one Illustration will show the
carelessness OF great many people
about our war history: Some years
ago the writer was talking with a
bright little girl about ten years old,
ana was surprised To find out that she
had never been told that her grand
father was killed I'm battle in 1864.
The writer takes the liberty Of sug-
gesting that the work OF placing a
memorial stone. to commemorate the
battle at Dingle's Mill might very ap-
propriately be undertaken by the
Daughters of the Confedcracy, Of
Sumter. for 1t Is very certain that il
the ladies undertake y, they will
meet with a generous response from
the ever liberal citi- ms of their city.
II 1t be possible to obtain them, the
names Of those who were killed I'm the
dght at Dingle's Mill ought to be put
on tho memorial stone.
w. ID. Woods.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-18

The announcement that Colonel
Roosevelt is coming back out West is
ineXplicablo. Nobody here has start
ed an enchore.-Anaconda Standard
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-18

one of the most touching things in
modern history is the way the Steel
trust is worrying about how recipro-
city Is going to injurc the Ameri-
can farmcr-Clcvelaud Plain Dealer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-18

Ih"re are SCme people YOU never
get thoroughly acquainted with until
they owe YOU moncy.-Atchison Globe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-18

In the special election for Probate
judge Of Florence county, Mr.. Harry
\. BrunsOn was elected over Mr.. Il.
Poser.