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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-09
PAP Killed in Wrecks

Washington. May s.-Two hundred ara forty-two persons were killed and AFo6 were injured in train accidents In the United States during the quarter ending December 3l. 1911. according to an accident bulletin issued today by the interstate commerce commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-09
LOAN TREATIES TABLEp

Washington, May s.-The Me nraguan and Honduran loan guarantee conventions were tabled today The Senate com mittee on foreign relations failed to report them favorably by a tie vote. The conventions have been fought obstinately.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-09
Morse Denies Charge

Boston. May S.-"It is a lie.' said William Morse, attorney for Rev. Char once V. T. Richeson, today in, answer to the charge of Mrs Louise E. Britton that his client was formerly Nor mon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-09
WHITNEY ADMITS
 BURNING PAPERS Destroyed Evidence in Wire
 Pool Cases MEMORY FAILS HIM
Cannot Remember Exact Date Upon Which He Received the Order to Destroy Papers-Interesting
 Letter of Jackson's Read

New York, May S.-Destructon of evi-
 dence used before the grand jury in the famous Jackson wire pool' cases by offic.als of the American Steel and Wire company was the principal subject of the tasiir1.a rts. today in the hearings of tire
 governments dissolution suits against tho
 Steel corporation before Commissioner
 Henry P. Brown. It is the government s
 purpose, according to Judge Dickinson, special counsel in the case to determine
 whether the papers were destroyed be-
 fore or after the filing of the pending suit on october 26 last
 Whitney Burned Papers
 The testimony today was given by
 Harry A. Whitney until recently a sales
 agent at the Worcester, Mass. werlxs of the American Steel and Wire company,
 who asserted that he personally burned the evidenced trunk full of minutes and other records of one of the pools in which the wire conspiracy Is alleged to have
 participated Whitney said he had re-
 ceived instructions to destroy the evidence from Frank Baacles, vice president Of
 the company, but when Judge Dickinson pressed him to give the exact date upon
  | failed him.
 Wlitney created a sensation when he told of an alleged conversation that oc- cured between himself. Baackes and ! George w. Cragn. Whitney's superior in
 the company, just before being called to testify in the grand jury investigation last January into the destruction of the papers.
 As sworn to by the witness, the con versation raised the question as to whether Whitney had been instructed to testify that Cragin and not Baackes had 1 given the orders to burn the evidence. Whitney was reluctant apparently to re- peat the alleged conversation, but finally was pinned down to saying that Cragin had said that he fCragir) had testified that he had given the order himself and | that Cragin wanted me to avoid saving Baackes gave me the instructions If could"
 Baackes Subp0enaed Baackes has been subpoenaed as a wit
 ness in the pending suit
 | Judge Dickinson put into the evidence an interesting letter from Jackson, ''su- pervisor'' of the pool. written May 8, 1906, | to the John A. Roebling Sons company of | Trenton, in answer to a complaint that
 Information concerning the pools prices
 was 'leaking out" The letter read Tn part:
 If I were able to control the talk of the members of our association. I would. | As far as this office is concerned, our motto is, Addition. division and silence As to how the leakage can be stopped, I am frank to say I don't know"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-09
Queen Is Crowned

Half a dozen bands, recruited frein Oklahoma to Florida. surrounded the dais ana as the queen and her ladies drove up on a great white float. decorated with lilies and American beauty roses, a roar that was heard in every part of Macon went up from the crowd. The crown was placed upon her head by Col W. A. Har- rls, chairman of the reunion executive committee Tonight at the grand ball al the Park auditorium Miss Scandrett and Gen. Irvine Walker led the cotillion,
 More than 1000 couples. the fairest daughters of the south and old grizzled men, survivors of score of battleB mixed and danced until long past fnid- night
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tcoNTTNUED oN PA0D le)
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-03
Miss HaynSwOrth Entcrtains.

was the charming hostess
at a lawn party given at the residence
Of her parents on East Calhoun. More
than fifty young people We're invited
for the occasion and all spent Il very
enjoyable evening in conversation on
for the convenience Of the guests
Refreshments were served during
the evening and the guests remained
until q late hour.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-03
SAVED LIFE OF PRISONER.
Abbeville Mob, FOiled, Leave After
Searching Jail.

Abbeville. July 3l.-An unsuccessful
attempt at iynching was made here
early this morning by an armed mob
OF 100 men. from Calhoun Falls The
intended victim was Will willeford, a
15-year-old negro. charged with cut
ting a white boy named Ayers. at
Calhoun Falls last Saturday.
Jailer Cox warned of the attempt.
spirited the prisoner away In time to
save his life. and there being no prls-
oners In the jail. the mob was permit
ted TO search the building. Failing to
md wIlleford. the mob dispersed.
There was no disorder. Sheriff Lyon
kept his prisoner under strong guard
all night and carried him TO Columbia
this morning for safe keeping.
Ayers Is reported at a hosp tai in
Greenwood. Relatives of Williford
claim the negro Is weak minded.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-03

AMERICANS LEAVE MEXICO.
MANY REFUGEES ARRIVE AT ED
PASO.
Men Remain i'm Rebel Territory. Al.
though Insurgents Have Deprived
Them of Their Arms.

Ell Paso, Tex, July 29.-Nearlv 600
american women and children. hum
CRY and fatigued, refugees from the
Morhon colonies in the Casas
Grandes district, 200 miles south of
the border, arrived here today BIZ
special train. Others are expected to-
morrow.
That the exodus of Americans from
Mexico will be thorough is evident
There are already more than 500 re-
fugees in this city. They are from
three large and three small colonies.
each with almost an entire American
population. Dubl with 1900:
'uarez with 500; with $50 and
'hree minor Nc q Settlements with
from 25o to = population.
According i conservative figures
given by :. on church men here,
more tt S $50 Americans in Mex
'co c' & themselves in grave
danF @ Only the women and chill
Or - ; being moved, the men re-
6 disarmed and helpless.
e situation was epitomized today
D. Enrique E. Bowman, Sr., a promi-
nent merchant Of Colonia Dublaiu
and a high Norman church dignity.
He appeared before a meeting of Ell
plan aid for the helpless ones who
Paso business men in the local cham
Der of commerce building called to
have come to this city.
He told how the rebels have begun
to drink heavily and to threaten
Americans. saying all who remained
would be killed.
For many weeks the rebels on
their horses have ridden on the side
walks of our little settlement and we
have been compelled to take to
Streets" he said.
Ell Paso is housing the refugees.
and city and county physicians are
attending the sick.
The Mormon settlers in Mexico are
the last to send their families out of
the country.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-03
Travel Toward Mountains.

Che tide of summer travel seems
to have set in in earnest now. For
the past few days there have been
more and more persons going from
here or through on their way to the
mountains and the springs. This
morning both trains going west were
crowded to their capacity and there
was seemingly occasion for another
coach on the train from Charleston
to Greenville, although one WAS not
added.
Up to the present week the pas
senger traffic TO the mountains and
springs and to the seashore has been
about equal, but with the opening of
this week it seems that the seashore
is being somewhat deserted for the
mountains, which are now attracting
the crowds.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-03
BLEASE ISSUED STATEMENT.
Governor Says Mayor Grace of Char
lesion is at Liberty to Tell All.

Gov. Blease yesterday made the
following reply to the statement by
Mayor Grace:
Columbia, July 80. 1912.
/ notice in The News and Courier,
in large headlines, Grace Dares
Blease to Let Him Tell All" and i'm
the article purporting to be from John
p. Grace he says that there are things
which | have told him in confidence
which he would love to tell if would
release him.
l desire to state that / have never
made a confidant of John p. Grace in
any manner, shape or form / know
that he opposed me in the first pri
mary two years ago, and have never
believed that he supported me or
even voted for me in the second pri-
mary, and, as l have before stated. he
was appointed upon my staff upon the
request and upon the insistence of
Mr.. Roesler. / have never made anv
"N"'NhiNhe III NY ne 10 JOnn L. Grace
that | am not willing for the world To
know, and he is at liberty to tell any
thing he pleases l have ever said to
him. but | hope that he will confine
himself to the truth. He has never
been in the mansion that | know of
but one time. and that was when he
came to get a fine gamecock which l
gave him, and to request me to ap-
point ms brother to a position in case
war came on with Mexico / have
never had any confidential talk with
him on any subject; have never trust
ed him because his eyes set too close
together in his head and any man
who is any judge of human nature
knows that that is fatal sign to
Veracity or strict honesty So he is at
liberty to tell anything he pleases
and when he belches il forth if il is
the truth, j shall gladly admit il; if
it is false ] shall sure brand it as ]
did his Charleston falsehood to his
face and in a meeting We're he was
surrounded 10y his police force and
10y many of his friends and support
ers. and when he sat silent and
grinned.-The state
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-03
INCONSISTENCIES ARE FREE.
Revenue Officers Must Rest Until Con-
gress Supplies More Funds to Con-
tinue Work.

Washington, July 2O.-Illict stills
among the Southern palachian
mountains will simmer steadily for a
time. undisturbed by the internal
revenue service, because the service
has exhausted its money for raiding
purposes. The revenue officers will
ride on their raids no more until
congress supplies more funds.
Lack of departmental appropria-
tons has forced the service to recall
40 revenue watch dogs who for years
have prOwled the mountains Of the
CarOlinas, Kentucky, Tennessee, West
Virginia and other Southern Appa-
lachian States.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-03
CHARGE FALSE SAYS HAMPTON
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER IS
| 81 Ed A BRIEF STATEMENT TO
! PRESS.
Knows Nothing About Railroads Mon.
cy-At Proper Time He Will Refute
;hc Charge.

Columbia, July 31.-"The charge in
he allegation that received any mon
ey from the Southern railway through
Governor Blease or anyone else is
false. 1 can refute this charge at the
proper time in the proper way. l have
no further sta cement to make at this
time."
The above statement was dictated
by McDutiie Hampton, railroad COM
missioner, when asked this morning
concerning the charge by Mayor
Grace that Blease had stated in pri-
vate conversation that he, Blease had
paid the campaign expenses of Mr..
Hampton out of money furnished by
the Southern Railway to be used in
the race for railroad commissioner.
Mr.. Hampton had just entered his Of
flee for a conference with officials and
said that the press of duties forbade
his going into the charges fully at this
sh'iS' ~ iS pioodUlt tHdt Il more Qe-
tailed statement will be issued in a
few days.
That he preferred to await some
statement by Governor Blease before
replying ITO the allegations since the
chief executive should be given some
opportunity to affirm or deny the
charges is the position taken by Mr..
Hampton. The commissioner says
that he has vouchers that will show
where every cent of his campaign ex-
penses came from and how the money
was used. If necessary these will be
produced by way of refution Of the
alleged statement by the governor. If
Governor Blease had acted as his par
ticular guardian throughout the cam
paign. he had done so without the
knowledge Of Commissioner Hampton,
said the commissioner.
The part of the statement Of Mayor
Grace dealing with the Southern rail-
way and McDuffie Hampton appears
lsewhere.-Columbia Record.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-03

duced which went to thugs hired to
Kill Rosenthal. Soon after the muir
der. he said, Becker met Rose and
Webbcr in front of the Murray Hill
baths and said:
"NOw, Bridgie. you will have to
give these boys some money to get
out of town. I'll fix it up with you
later"
Webber said that he then handed
$1,000 in large bills to Rose, who
later transferred it SO Sam Schepps,
ana on that afternoon Schepps gave it
To "Gyp the Blood" and Lefty Louis"
I'm front Of The Times building. In
corrOboratiOn Of this assertion of
Wchbcr's the district attorney has
the names of two witnesses. one n
woman, who. he said would testify
that they saw Wcbbcr and Rose talk
Ing To Becker i'm front Of the Murray
Hill baths shortly after the murder.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-03

ROWLAND AND BOOTH WILL BE
COUNCILAiEN FOR FOUR AND
TWO YEARS, RESPEC.
TIVELY.
Result OF Election Awaited with In
terest by Candidates and Their
Friends; Selection OF City Manager
Lies with COuncil-Result of New
Plan Of City Government Watched
BY Whole Country.

Mayor L. ID. Jennings was nominate
ed for mayor in the party primary
held Tuesday over his opponent. AL
derman r. l.. Wright. by the decisive
vote OF 2ss TO 115. As the nomina-
ton practically means his election Mr..
Jennings will serve as mayor for four
years from the time Of his inaugu-
ration which will probably take place
at the first council meeting after the
election which comes of Tuesday,
August 18th.
The result OF the patty primary
election as declared by the executive
committee Of the city democracy at
meeting held Wednesday morning
was as follows: For mayor. l.. DA
jennings. ass; r. l.. Wright. 115; for
.councilmen. J. p. Booth. 2s2 j. w.
McKeiver. 21ti; c. @. Rowland, 81.
Mayor L. ID. Jennings and Messrs j.
p. Booth and C. G. Rowland were de-
clared the nominees Of the party for
mayor and aldermen. respectively.
The total vote cast in the election was
4oS The general election on August
18th VIII simply be confirmation of
the result Of the party primary.
The three gentlemen named above
are the ones who will be on the coun-
Gil which will set In operation the
Commission Form Government with.
city manager. a form which Mr.. Nc
ketver called I'm his speech Monday
night an ideal form of city govern
mont. These gentlemen will have the
JQo OF selecting the city manager. a
clHotce which will be awaited with the
<Vontest interest by me people Of
inter-. The city manager will have
charge the executive departments
me city and will have to see that
other city employees do their duty.
V10 be subject to the council and
- liable to removal at any time
E<a0t prove himself eficient.
The plan OF city government which
will be inaugurated by the new council
is already known far and wide as the
Sumter Plan and It's operation will be
watched by the whole country until
IL proves success or failure. as is
every experiment I'm city government
which Is introduced in any city in
the country. Much has been said and
written about the plan OF city govern
ment and II Is now up to the city and
its new officials to prove 1t what it. In
appearance seems to be. an ideal. or
near ideal. form of city government.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-03

President r.. w. Dabbs. of the
South Carolina Farmers Union. has
written To all the county presidents
in his State asking that committee
Cf three he appointed to meet the
bank presidents and chambers of com
merce Of the different counties and
endeavor to reach an agreement as
o. the marketing Of the cotton crop.
These committees will also report to
a state committee. The sumter Coun-
~ committee has already had its
meeting ana reports that the banks
viii prOidc ample funds az 8 per cent
to carry from October To- May
enough cotton To- insure gradual mar
keting. tho warehouse capacity will
be- doubled and farmers are urged To
take the most care possible i'm pick
INK. bnling and storing So as TO secure
cotton AZ the best grade possible. and
90 have II ~ prescntable as possible.
All this looks To us like real business.
nnd We commend this county's eX-
ample % all others In the cotton belt.
The Progressive Farmer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-03
SHAM BATTLE SATURDAY.
Makc-ISclieVc War-SOuth Caro-.
linians to Fight.

Admission. Ala, July 30.-Orders
were issued at Camp Pettus. it was
stated. for the sham battle to be
fought Saturday between the North
ern" and southern" divisions OF the
State troops now engaged in summer
manoeuvres here. 1t is understood
the First, Second and Third Ken
tucky. reinforced by part of the Sew
enteenth United States cavalry, viii
oppose the balance of the troops,
comprising the First Alabama. Sec
md South Carolina and part of the
regulars.
Today the National Guardsmen
were put through attack and defense
by battalion. while the officers were
given instructions in fertilization.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-03

WILSON TALKS ON TARIFF.
REVISION SHOULD BE GRADUAL
But THOROUGH.
Representative From New York Gave
New Jersey Governor Facts and
Agreed in Views.

Sea Girt, y. j., July 31.--Revision
of the tariff should not be made at
one sweep, but should be gradual
and thorough, is the opinion of Gov.
Wilson, announced tonight in his first
discussion Of the question for publica-
ton since he wrote his speech Of ac-
ceptance and after a long conference
his afternoon with Representative
Redfield of Brooklyn, whom he con-
siders one Of the best informed men
IN the country on the tariff.
we are all agreed on that" the
governor said when interviewed and
was asked If his views coincided with
; r. Redfeld: II found Mr.. Redfield
remarkably interesting man. Most
J 4ople that talk tariff talks general
.!nciples; he talks facts. He knows
IS many facts about the tariff He is
manufacturer and has sold goods
Ill over the world so that he knows
what he is talking about"
After the conference Mr.. Redfield
told reporters he and the governor
had talked on three topics: the tariff
the trusts and the scientific training
of young farmers as a means of low
ering the high cost of living. On the
tariff, he says, the governors views
coincide with his own.
I'VE talked Of the downward re-
vision on almost every schedule in
the tariff" Mr.. Redfeld said.
"The revision should be thorough.
should make progress slowly, in my
opinion, instead of trying to clear too
much at one jump. We want to re-
form the tariff but we do not want to
10 more harm than good. Business
men have money invested in their
plants. machinery and stock, and this
money can not be turned over like a
department store turns over it's goods.
A store gets rid of it's stock quickly,
a manufacturer slowly. The work need
not be less thorough if done by steps
instead of by single leap. I think
the governors views are clear and
steady and that he has no thought Of
acting erashly or hastily.
1.-The governor has his own views as
dealing with the trusts. We talked
considerably about them. 1t is my
opinion that the governor believes the
government should first establish its
own policy so clearly that it car be
readily understood.
Business men and lawyers and
everybody else have been divided as
, to what the Sherman antitrust law
really means. What this law means
should be established clearly, then it
should be enforced impartially.
Gov. Wilson's speech Of acceptance
is not quite ready for he printer. The
governor revised it in typewriter
form tonight. Tomorrow it is ex-
pected it will be put in type.
Among the governors visitors to-
day was a delegation of young men.
headed by j. E. O'Toole Of Whining
ton, president Of the First Voters club
of Delaware. Mr.. O'Toole told the
governor the membership Of his or
ganiZatiOn consisted of 600 Young
men, all of whom had yet to cast their
first vote, and that they would all
vote for Wilson.
Gov. Wilson played golf for two
hours this afternoon with Col. Arch
lbald Alexander, his personal aide.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-03
In The Police Court.

Only one east was tried 10y the Re
cordcr Thursday. Preston China was
up for assault ana battery. carrying
concealed weapons ana cursing. He
was found guilty and sentenced to pay
a fine of SO or serve 20 days each.
for cursing and assault and battery.
and dismissed on the other charge.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-03

Charleston, S. c., July 26, 1912.
Hon. Cole L. Blease, Governor Of
South Carolina, Columbia, S. c.
Dear Sir: I notice that Judge Jones
In his speeches, or what he calls
speeches, is continuously referring to
me and saying that should be remov-
ed from Office.
1 beg to say that 1 court from you
or any fair and just tribunal full
and free investigation of all my acts
as chief constable Of the county of
Charleston. l have absolutely moth
ing to conceal from the public and
have not received one cent or one dol
lar or any other amount from any
source or sources for illigitimate r.ur-
poses, or to attempt to persuade me
or to control me from doing my full
duty.
You know the reports that l have
given you any money are most ma
licious and foul lies and no man can
tell me so to my face. 1 am proud of
my reputation and L am glad that nv
character is clean and 1 am Jealous
of both, and for that reason at the
proper time I shall demand a hearing
and full investigation of the charges
preferred against me.
/ know and you know, and all the
people of South Carolina know. that
these charges are trumped up Just at
this time to endeaor to injure you po-
litically. i am more than willing to
accept your proposition that if any
two men be found who will swear that
they gave me graft. who EX-Mayor
Rhett will state that he believes on
their oaths, that you immediately dis
miss me from office.
l shall not tender you my resigna-
ton, because that would he consider
ed retiring under fire. have done
nothing dishonorable and the coward
ly liars, who have attempted TO injure
you ".er ny shoulders. know it,
Yours respectfully,
(Signed) B. Fl. Stothart.
The Governor replies as follows:
July 80, 1912
Mr.. B. II. Stothart, 90 Society ST..
Charleston, :. C.-Dear Sir: Your
letter Of July &c received. The same
would have been answered earlier.
but, as YOU know, I have been out on
the campaign and have been very
busy
l have never believed YOU dishonest,
but. on the contrary, believe that YOU
have always done your duty and in an
honorable way. | think the PROPOSE
ton is entirely fair.
At the proper time / shall turn this
entire matter over to Solicitor Peuri-
foy and ask him to make a thorough
investigation thereof, with instructions
To prosecute any violations of the law
whether it be those who have bribcd
or attempted to bribe YOU. or YOU if
You have accepted brihcs. After Soli-
citor Peurfoy makes his report TO me
shall take such action as is best for
the best interest Of the enforcement OF
the laws of this state.
Very respectfully
(Signed) Sole L. Blease. Governor.
w 7 Caldwell
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-03
STOTHART DENIES CHARGES.
TELLS GOVERNOR HE COURTS
FULL INVESTIGATION

hief Constable Expresses willing
ness to Accept Proposal That If
Any Two Men Whom Rhctt Will
helieVe VIII Swear they Gave Him
Graft, the Governor Dismiss Kim
Biease i'm Reply Expresses Belief
that StOthart is Honest, but Saws
He Will Have Solicitor Make Inves-
tigatiOn.