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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-10-31
SAYS ROOSEVELT is THE
TAkNIR'S ONLY FRIEND

P. V. Collins. editor of the Northwestern Agriculturist.
published at St Paul, MINI, which depends upon the farmer
for its support, sends in the following letter to the editor OF
The Mitchell Republican. concerning Roosevelts attitude to-
ward reciprocity:
In accordance with a telegram just received from Hon.
Clifford Pinchot. we are sending you by American express to-
day, 200 copies of my speech ~seconding Roosevelts nomina-
ton, on behalf of the farmers Of America. am astonished
by Nh Pinchot's report that Roosevelts attitude on the reci-
procity question is not understood in South Dakota, He is
the ONLY candidate in the field who stands for the farmers
rights and for a square deal to the farmer. 1t is outrageous
that his position should be so misrepresented and Ebeed.
Please read my address carefully, because tell the whole story
therein, although, Of course, it is abbreviated. know where
of speak, for have been credited with being, in the language
Of the street, the guy that put the al" into recip (at) rocity,
and know that there is no truer champion of farmers against
the Reciprocity Pact than is Theodore Roosevelt. call at
tention especially to the fact that his attitude has been consist
emit all through and that he HAS NOT IAN his posi-
alton in that regard since he became candidate; in fact his po-
sition has been true to the farmers all through his life. He
was simply deceived by Taft until called his attention to that
deception, in my letter in midi february, 1911. to which he re-
piled Feb. II (see pages IA and IS of the specify.
Yours truly,
P. V.Collins."
Dictated by: V
To: NIX
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-10-31

state. His report made to the feder-
al court n June 80. and the final
report made September Is, has at
tracted tho attention Of rate ex-
perts. railroad commissioners and
~jurists ali owe the country md Is
acknowledged to be Il great impor-
lance In the inal determination of
the rate question n the many cases
now pending before tie courts. He
went into the question with a great
thoroughness and gave q remark
ably clear and concise statement OF
the reasons for his findings. or
especial importance Is his adoption
OF the expense basis for apportion-
Ing value and common expense be-
tween the freight and passenger
rates. q point on which he took Is
sue with Judge Sanborn In his de-
cision In the Minnesota rate cases.
Personally Mr.. Gates 10 an able
lawyer with the judicial tempera-
ment prominent In his makeup. He
Ia noted for fairness and impartial.
ity. 10 OF good habits AMI a man OF
influence nd public spirit. He is a
member Of the Masonic and Els
lodges. and /. s,sc chancellor OF the
missionary district OF the Episcopal
church In South Dakota. He was
born In Waterloo. Ia, In 1855. grad
uated from the University Of Iowa
and attended Columbia University.
New York City. :or one yesr. He has
resided In Sioux Falls since 1883
and 10 . member OF the law arm
OF Davis. Lyon a Gates. He 10 In
every way competent TO OIL the Inn
portant position 70 which he aspires.
-Sioux Fills Press. October Is.
1911.
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amounting to $10,736. For the same
period for the entire state claims
amounted to only $SO.9hO, which
includes Pennington county claims
AS a result of his investigation Is
this. Three men are now serving
time from Pennington county. The
county auditor of Fall River county
resigned last spring, and the state Is
going to get some $3.50 back from
that county and two other men are
under arrest in Fall River county
that will have to stand trial at the
November term of court.
This has all been accomplished BY
the ~splend.I assistance OF Deputy
Murphy and Royal C. Johnson, the
attorney general, both OF whom are
entitled to credit for what they have
done
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-10-31

of wolf bounty claims filed from
some of the counties west OF the
river and on close inspection OF the
certificates he came to the conclusion
that a great number of the claims
we're forgeries, although all seemed
proper and in the right form as re-
quired by law. Then in looking NJ
the past record he found the follow
ing condition in Pennington county
For the years 1908, 1909. 1910
1911. claims for wolf bounties were
filed In the State Auditors office
from Pennington county alone
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-10-31
REPUBLICAN, NOMINEE FOR
COMMISSIONER OE
PUBLIC LANDS.

In the opinion OF a great many OF
our people, the most important cleo
tive position In our state Is that OF
Commissioner OF School and Public
Lands. and while this state has been
singularly fortunate in the selection
OF her public officials this is partic-
ularly true In the case Of the present
commissioner.
Hon. f. +. Brinker the present In
cumbent was elected in 1910. Hav-
ing been raised on a farm, educated
In a Normal school, served for two
terms as county auditor OF Lake
county and been the president of a
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-10-31
In the letter referred to in the last lines of
collins letter above. Col. Roosevelt said:

In the letter referred to in the last lines of Mr..
Collins letter above, Col. Roosevelt said:
In any future attempt. by reciprocity treaty or other
wise. to bring about a Encouragement of the tariff. there must
be no discrimination against the farmer, no effort to make HIM
pay the entire burden Of reduction. His interests must be
considered with the same care that is given to the considera-
ton of the interests of other American citizens. The welfare
of the farmer, like the welfare of the wage-worker. is vital
to our general welfare. and no tariff system is proper that does
not recognize as a fundamental necessity the need of caring
for the welfare of both the wage-worker and farmer"
Thus it is shown that Roosevelt is the ONLY one of the
presidential candidates who EVER has gone on record against
the discrimination against the farmer in the Canadian Reel
procity treaty. The democratic members of congress passed
it in the first place and the democrats in the House refused
four times in the last session to repeal it.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-10-31

OF Pierre, n. n. Republican i1ominee
For State Treasurer.
from Wisconsin to Minnesota, where
A. w. Ewsrt grew Z % manhood.
Mr.. Ewert. after graduating from
the high school In wisconsin. took
academic and collegiate studies In
more advanced institutions and there
BY acquired Q good literary and bust
education.
Twenty-Five pears ago the same
hardy. active spirit which made his
pioneers. led him 70 the new
state Of Bouth Dakota In 1850 he
became cashier Of the National bank
Of Commerce OF Pierre. and wss ad-
vancsd By ths directors from time 20
time untn he became prssident 81
the bank. which position 10 nov
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-10-31
THE NOSD ZEE FOR
STATE TREASURER.

A. w. Ewert 10 an American by
birth and n German by ancestry. His
grandfather was. In early days, a
we'll known pioneer. German minister
In wisconsin. With the lnarch of
progress. Mr.. Ewert's father moved
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-10-31
FUR RAILROAD
COMMISSIONER.

John J. Murphy was born July /.
1872, on a farm In Dodge county,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-11
JOHN JACOB ASTOR'S WILL.
Drawn Last september. Made Publ:
by Family'S Counsel.

New York. May 6.-Counsel for the
family made public tonight the will
of John Jacob Astor. as drawn i'm this
city in September. last. only u few
days after his marriage to Miss Made
line Talmage Force. and approximate
ly seven months before he peri,hed
with the sinking Of the Titanic.
Vincent Astor. q son, who will come
to age within the year. Is made the
principal beneficiary and residuary
legatee. No hint as to the value of
the great estate is given. and by the
creation Of trust funds the testator
has followed. as far as possible. the
custom Of his forbearers i'm keeping
the vast AStor real estate holdings in
tact. Valuations of the estate run
anywhere from s75,OOO.O 600 to $15O.-
100000. a close friend Of the family
said tonight the smaller figure, in his
opinion. is nearer the correct esti-
mate.
Aside from provisions for Vincent
Astor, the will provides for uncon-
ditional bequestS of only $276.5O0.
Among these there is but one of a
charitable nature. This is $50. 900 to
st. Paurs School at Concord y. IL.
The remainder Of the legacies are to
relatives. friends and faithful SER
wants. Nearly all other provisions of
the WILL as made public, deal with
the trust funds, Of which there are
three: Five million dollars for the
young widow. s5,OOO,OOO for the
Coloncrs daughter. Muriel the child
OF his former wife. and $4,000. 900 for
the expected posthumous child of
the present widow. This latter clause
provides for each child which shall
survive the testator other than his
son, William Vincent, and his daugh-
ter Ava Alice Muriel.
No provision is made for the wife
who divorced him. and if the young
widow dies or marries again, the So
100000 trust fund. together with the
town house and other property left
to her. reverts to Vincent Astor. She
receives. however. 100000 outright
without further stipulation. and until
the income from the trust fund shall
become available. the trustees are di-
rected To pay her an income of 5000
600 year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-11
A BREAK IN SEWER PIPE.
Work on Sewer Repairs Has Setback
at salem Avenue and Hauscr Street.

Monday afternoon shortly before
Knocking off time" break in the
sewer pipe on Hauser street made
itself evident and for a while il
seemed that the citizens in that sec
tion would suffer the same fate as did
the passengers on the Titanic, for the
sewage flooded the street, filed up the
ditch. which has been dug in the work
towards repairing the break in the
line. and made things generally dis
agreeable for those working and liv-
ing in that section.
1t seems that Il hole had been dug
in the street some distance above the
break TO test the pipe and the hole was
dug at the wrong place for the pipe
was broken at this place and as soon
rs the pressure above was relieved
the pressure from below forced the
sewage out 10 the surface Of the
street
MAJ. Lee and Mr. Tribble and the
workmen fixed things after a while.
but il was not without considerable
trouble.
on Salem avenue connections have
been made with the old pipe by the
bypass. but Monday in digging near
the old pipe the dirt was moved away
and five out of six joints Of pipe which
were uncovered were found To he in
bad shape. Some Of them fell In
when the earth was removed. Agar
things were In a pretty pickle for
while. hut hroak was Knocked in the
pipe lowe" down and this removed
the pressure and relieved the situa-
tior until il could he managed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-11
WOMEN ) CLUBS IN ABBEVILLE

Abbeville, May G. Delegates for
the Fourteenth annual convention Of
the state Federation Of Women's
cluDs arrived on every train today
and by tomorrow night it is expected
that there will be more than 100 wo-
men present from all parts of the
State.
The formal opening occurred to-
night at . o'clock in the oDera housc.
when the convention was called to
order by Mrs. Julius NJ. Vinsansk
president, Of Charleston.
Rev. Louis Bristow led i'm PRAYER
after which Dr. G. c. Gambrell. MAYOR
of AbbeVlle welcomed the delegates
To the best city i'm South Carolina. e"
in Il short address which was to the
point.
Mrs. NJ. II. Coleman, on behalf Of
the civic league of AbbeVillc Welcomed
the delegates To the city, to which
Mrs. Alexander Long of Rock Hill
most happily responded.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-11
'K. P." MAKE MANY ARRESTS
Number of Arrests Made and Fines
Paid To Magistrates Result of Work
of Rural Policemen.

1t seems that the rural policemen
are at length getting into their stride
for they have made a quite num-
her of arrests recently ard quite a
small amount of loose change has
been pulled out of the pockets of ,he
offenders and turned over to the coun-
ty.
Jeff jefferson was ARE. ted 10y Sam
Newman for hcing drunk and disor-
DERBY ana upon pleading z, ilty at his
trial was fined So
+. L. Parker, white. WIS arrested
by the shcriff's deputy. on The
charge Of selling whiskey hut has
not yet been tried
l.. II. David ll-treating live stock
and leaving carcass unburied was
fined $25, sam Newman being the ar
resting and prosecuting officer.
Mack James was arrested for car
rying concealed weapons and fined
$40. Mr.. Newman again being the
arresting officer
Jim James. Tom Hendricks. Andcr-
son Gaillard and Willie James were
arrested for gambling and disorderly
conduct. Kendrick was released
while the others were made to pay
fines Of $40 each. s. Il. Newman made
the arrests.
Alex Norris. arrested r. c. Idol
Dave Mitchell. and Garfield Taylor
for gambling. Mitchell and Garfield
were scnterced to pay fines Of SO or
serve 90 days each. while Idol got
off with fine of 50 or II days
J. r. broadway. drunk. was fined
s5.
c. y. broadway. drunk ana d,s.r-
derly conduct paid fine # SIS.
Chester Green. alias Chestnut
Green. was arrested by Mr.. Norris for
extreme cruelty to animals. The
horse. which belonged To Booth
TIarhy Live stock Company. was talk
en- from him. and he was sentenced
to pay n fine Of S25 or serve 90 days
The charge Of rape was made
against Richard Mitchell. He was
this morning arrested several milrs
out from the city ana LODGED i'm Jail
He denies the charge and cl;ims that
it is simply made against him for
spite
Nothing has yet been heard of tho
whereabouts Of that lost hose wag-
on. shipped several wccks ago from
Kansas City but il Is supposed that il
Is being held back 10y the Mississippi
floods
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-11
REPLY OF CHAMBER
Letter to Railroad Commission i'm r.
ply to Their Letter Anent North
western Railroad Schedule.

The following letter has been sent
to the South Carolina Railroad Com
mission in reply to the letter re-
ceved by the Chamber Of Commerce
from that body in which it was stat
ed that the former schedule of trains
on the Northwestern railroad will be
ordered resumed and the hearing on
the matter changed from Sumter to
Columbia, unless the people here de-
sire otherwise:
Sumter, May =, 1912.
Hon Railroad Commission. Columbia.
s. c.
Dear Sirs: Replying to your favor
of the 1st inst. We beg to state that
the old schedule would he perfectly
satisfactory to our people and mer-
chants. especially if the road will try
to run their trains somewhere on
time. The complaint with the old
schedule was that no apparent at
tempt was made by the road to ac-
commodate the public with schedule
time or nearly so. The same is true
Of the freight service.
We made some attempt to ascer-
tain the sentiment of the users Of this
line outside Of the towns. We sent
out about sixty letters with return
stamp envelopes. So far we have re-
ceived some dozen replies. We find
that to the south within the county
the present service is satisfactory.
These people arc able to come into
Sumter and trade, returning the same
day. They could do this before. only
now they have the full passenger in
stead of former mixed service. The
people to the north are nearly all dis
satisfied as they must. in order to
trade in sumter spend the night
here. Under the old schedule they
were not obliged to do this. We be-
fieve then that if the road will re-
turn to the 1Drmer schedule and give
reasonable service that there will be
but few com plants.
Very truly yours.
Sumter Chamber of Commerce.
a. V. Smell, Secretary
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CLOSE IN MARYLAND.
ROOSEVELT VICTORY NOT
SWEEPING.
Though Preferential Vote l. for
Roosevelt, Taft Men May Control
State Convention.

Baltimore, May THE closeness
Of the struggle between President
Taft and Theodore Roosevelt for con-
troll Of Maryland's 1G votes in the
national convention was emphasized
today when complete returns from
yesterdays primaries showed that the
result depended upon one county,
which, on the face Of the returns,
gave Roosevelt a majority OF but so
votes. Putting this county, Howard,
in the Roosevelt column, gave him
&C delegates to the state convention,
just one more than the majority
necessary for control. The three
Howard county delegates counted for
Taft would have given him the pri-
mary victory 10y the same margin.
Complete unofficial returns receiv~
ed today by the State Roosevelt COM
mittee and all the Baltimore newspa-
pers, including the two which have
supported Taft. agreed IN giving Col.
Roosevelt a majority in Howard coun-
ty Of so odd votes: but this Slight
margin left the Taft leaders tonight
unwilling to conccde Jhat their op-
ponents had won the election.
The other feature Of the day was
the development Of the --.lity
that the individual delegates elected
to the State convention include "A ma
jority Of Taft men even though their
instructions by the county preference
vote might bind them TO vote for a
Roosevelt delegation to the national
convention.
1t was pointed out that President
Tafts friends might control the or
ganization Of the convention, force the
and send a delegation 10 Chicago
which would be ready TO abandon
Roosevelt as soon as they considered
they had fulfilled their legal duties
by voting for him on the first ballot.
None of the leaders. however, made
any such prophecies.
The days developments brought no
| change in the Democratic situation
except to insure for Speaker Clark
several delegations already counted for
him on the strength Of the indicated
county majorities. County preference
vote bound ST delegates to Clark. ~
to Wilson and to Harmon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-11
TROOPS READY TO MOVE.
Expects Orders To Proceed to Nc>i-
can Border Amy Hour.

Cheyenne. Wyo.. May G.-Ordcrs
We're received by the Colorado ana
southern Railway today to seize all
empty fiat, box and stock cars. no
matter TO whom consigned. and send
them To Fort II. y. Russell for ship
ping horses and equipment Of the 9th
calvary. which IS expecting orders to
move To- the Mexican border at any
hour.
Thir'y-livc stock cars have been de-
livcrcd already. II Is expected that 80
NOR" VIII hc procured before morn
irs. S"'uts fom the fort have been
out oll day rounding up the men.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-11
EASTERN STAR ENTERTAINS.
Worthy Grand Matron Addressed the
Local Chapter Monday Night.

Mrs. Taiulah Cudd. Of Spartanburg.
Worthy Grand Matron of the order or
the Eastern star for South Carolina.
Monday night paid her official visit
TO the local lodge and made a brief
address To those present on the beau
ties Of the order.
Officers were installed and other
business transacted.
At the close of the business SIS
sion the members were invited into
the chamber of commerce hall where
they were served delightful supper
which had hccn prepared foy tic cc-
CusiOn.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-11
THE ELEMENTS AGAINST Us"
LOuisianas Chief Engineer Sums Up
Flood Situation.

NeW orleans, May b.-'lt looks like
the elements are against u.s."
This statement, made late today by
Major f. Nj. Kerr, chief Of the Louis
lana state board of engineers sums up
the principal chapter of the story Of
the desperate fight that is being waged
by day and by night to save Louis
iana's remaining levees from the raw
ages of the Mississippi Rivers flood
waters.
The situation continues threaten
ing, but there were no reports today
Of breaks in the Missisippi's levees
and the engineers, who are directing
the army Of thousands Of laborers in
the hard fight again expressed hope
of ultimate victory.
Hard rains fell last night and this
morning all along the river as far
north as Torras and showers contin-
ued throughout the day.
Negroes refused To work in the rain
unless furnished generous supply Of
whiskey. and even then they could DO
very little.
Increased forces Of laborers were
today dispatched to the weak sections
between Morganza and New Roads.
others were sent to PlaQuemine and
25O additional men were put To WOrl;
on a had stretch of 5000 feet at
Amesvile. five miles north of New
Orleans on the opposite side Of the
river. The levees were still holding
tonight at Baton Rouge and the peo-
pie who have made such a heroic fight
there against great odds feel more
encouraged.
The situation i'm the htird district If
New Orleans, Notwithstanding the
heavy handicap of the rains, was de-
clared tonight 10 be more reassuring
though the danger Of l,tce trouble
along certain stretches still demands
tue idb'I VI HullultUS bI mon Tor sew
eral days yet
Further precautions were taken to-
day by the New orleans levee board
and city officials to guarantee the
quick closing Of gaps in the New Or
leans protection levees above the city
in event Of a break in the levees Of
Jefferson parish.
Water from the Torras crevasse to-
day reached Morganza and tonight it
is foot deep i'm some streets Of the
town. This water is slowly backing
up against the land side Of the big
Morganza levee.
The levee on the west side of the
Atchafalaya River at Elba, five miles
north Of Melville, in st. Landry par
ish. slOughed this afternoon, turning
loose some of the food waters Of that
swollen stream upon rich territory
south Of Elba. Later the levec Wa. re-
paired.
Along the Bayou Des Glaizes the
situation continued to become more
alarming.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-11
Dixon Brands as Lies" Statement
About Maryland Campaign Given
Out by Taft Forces.

Washington, May THE Taft and
Roosevelt national headquarters
clashed over the Maryland primary
The word lie" was freely used 10y
Senator Dixon, head of the Roosevelt
committee. Early in the day the Taft
headquarters sent out n statement on
the Maryland result. part Of which
follows:
More than half IF Mr.. Roosevelts
entire delegate vote came from the
city and county Of Baltimore, where
it is stated the Roosevelt managers
placed $4,000 among Their workers
at an early hour yesterday"
Another part said: I'm Prince
George county, which definitely de-
cided the contest so far as present re-
turns indicate. Roosevelt money IN
large amounts was carried into the
county. Large rolls If small bills.
accompanied by ito be used if need
ed" were sent ont from Washing
ton on sunday To at least one we'll
known leader in the district"
This statement was duly delivered
in the Roosevelt headquarters about
noon. the rival organizations having
an amicable arrangement whereby
they exchange daily bulletins and
statements
Here is senator DiXon's answer:
Every one of these statements IS
deliberate. wilful lio. Every man
connected with their connection and
circulation is deliberate. wilful liar.
These lies are circulated FOR the pur-
pose and for the only purpose. for
which liars always lie"
President Tafrs managers stated
that the president 's entitled To- ana
will receive the votes II four II The
delegates from he state If Maryland"
To the Republican national conven-
ton. Tho presidential primary in that
stale Yesterday aavo col Roosevelt
apparent contr-' # ne State con-
Vonuon. which ;- t. soloct Maryland's
entire de'esa,irn & Is - chicago.
and reports from Maryland have in
dicatod that the d.,"gaj'on would he
solid for Roosevelt
Thu Taf' mapaa,le ,'a'Y chat tho
naming of solid Roosevelt deloea-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-11

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