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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-22
FIGHT BETWEEN CANDIDATES.
WILL BE INTEREST SINCE
TILIMAN DAYS AND WILL
BE WATCHED WITH
INTEREST.
Forces Of Blcasls m and Anti Blcasism
Will BE Lined up Throughout State
Jones Will Make Fight on "A
Governor for All the People" Plat
form. whit Blea>e Will Have His
Economics as strong Plank i'm His
Platform-Campaign Itinerary.

The Columbia correspondent Of the
Atlanta Georgian has the following TO
say of the coming gubernatorial cam
paign between Governor Blease and
Judge Jones:
With the State convention over the
course Is now being cleared for the
great race in South Carolina between
Governor Cole l.. Blease md former
Chief Justice Ira e. Jones for the gov
ernorship.
The race between the Democratic
presidential candidates was but a side
issue compared with the interest in
this race, which will he decided by a
primary in August.
Ly long established custom for State
offices Governor Blcase and Judge
Jones will meet in iont debate in the
county seat of every county in the
State for tour that will take some
thing like seven weeks 70 complete.
The itinerary of the campaign will
be fixed by meeting of the sub-com-
mittee Of the state executive commit
tee. which Is composed ot W. l.. Stew
enson Of Chesterfield county; r. I.
Manning. of Sumter. and John Gary
Evans. Of Spartanburg. This meeting
will be held within the next week or
so. and the campaign will begin about
June 10 and will continue with little
interruption until the last Of August.
The issue will be "Bleaseism," and
"Anti-Bleaseism." Judge Jones will
contend that the governor has not
been the governor of the whole State.
but only Of his friends; that he has
used the pardon power for political
purposes, and has thereby encouraged
lawlessness and anarchy, and that
Bleaseism has become a reproach to
the State.
Governor Blease. on the other hand.
VIII contend that he has been vigor
Gus governor and let no one boss him.
and for that reason has made enemies.
mat his pardon record has been in
the interest of justice and mercy. and
that his program Of state economy
has been rigidly carried out The
campaign will he the hottest fought
In the State since the early days Of
Ben Tillman.
IL bids fair to be bitter and personal
from the start. The people of South
carolina are awaiting its opening with
interest
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-22
CROP REPORT DATE CHANGED,
SENATE PASSES BILL FOR ACRE
AGE FIGURES TO BE ISSUED
EARLY IN july.
senator Smith Thinks This Will Give
Better Line on Amount of Land
i'm Cultivation.

Washington, May 1.-THE bin in
troduced in the house by Representa-.
tive Lever Of South Carolina and pass
ed by the body February ;. 1912.
changing the date of the issuance Of
cotton acreage reports by the de. .
partment Of agriculture to the lirst
Monday in July Of each year. was
passed in the senate today. The sem
ate bill by Senator Smith of South
Carolina, member Of the committee
on agriculture and forestry. There
was no opposition to the measure
which provided, first, that the secre-
tary of agriculture be directed TO
cause the bureau of statistics of the
department Of agriculture to issue a
report on or about the first Monday in
July Of each year, showing by states
and in total the number of acres of
cotton then in cultivation i'm E
United States; second, that the
tary Of agriculture shall cause y
bureau Of statistics Of the department
OF agriculture to issue each year i'm
mediately following the publication of
ginning report of census bureau, De-
cember l, an estimate Of total produc-
ton of cotton in the United States
Tor the current crop year.
Discussing the bill tonight. Senator
smith said it would accomplish two
important results-namely. the sim
plification of the preparation and is
suance Of the cotton acreage reports
and establish accuracy Of informa-
ton. This last feature seemed 10 be
uppermost Senator Smiths mind. He
explained that every year the cotton
planters find it necessary 10 abandon
approximately 100000 acres Of cot
ton acreage because of inability to
cultivate it at the right time or for
other reasons Of equal force The
May and June reports he said did not
take in to account the million and a
half Of abandoned cotton acreage be
cf.llsn the department. Of agriculture
compiled its cotton acreage data be-
fore the abandonment had taken
place.
The postponing the issuance Of the
reports to July. the actual number
Of acres in cultivation could be ac-
curatel ascertained.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-22
Vol. XXXIV. No. 25.
UNDERTAKE GREAT WORK.
BAPTISTS WILL RAISE ST. 900. .OO0
FOR EDUCATION IN FOREIGN
FIELDS.
IT. Louis Selected for 1913 Convention
After Parliamentary Fight. COM
mittces Named.

Oklahoma City Okla, May 1S.-To.
day VIII go down in the history Of the
Southern Baptist convention as a dag
OF momentous undertakings. The.
crowning event from the foreign mis-
sion standpoint was the decision to
raise 100000 for foreign mission
educational work in commemorative
OF the centenary Of Adoniram Jud.
son, the pioneer Baptist missionary
who sailed from America for India
in 1912.
The rep" :he committee ap-
pointed ago was read by Sec.-
retary ., g b. Burrows. One mil
lion IS is to be used as an educa-,
tic - I'D in foreign lands, 100000
! = ling for the education work in
- oreign fields. 1t is to be made
60 able in three years, the final pay.
Aent to be made in 1916. Provision
( also is made for $25O,OOO to be known
as the Judson fund. This will be
used in building missionary homes.
meeting houses and hospitals. DR.. S.
b. Ray, educational secretary of the
foreign board, was nominated to look
after raising this fund, with the power
to select his assistants. The report of
the committee was adopted by an en-
thusiastic rising vote.
Following this report the committee
on apportionment recommended that
$1,03O,000 be raised for mission work
during the coming year. OF this fund
$4,000 is for home mission work
and s61S,000 for foreign mission
work. The apportionment by States
includes:
Alabama-Home mission, $2S,500;
foreign mission. s2S,50O.
Florida-Home mission, $4,000;
foreign mission, $4,000.
Georgia-Home mission, $4,000; !
foreign mission, $4,000.
South Carolina-Home ,psssic~.
$4,000; foreign mission, $4,000.
7. ]. Watts of Kentucky read the
report of the Baptist Young Peoples
union work. 1t showed a total Of
2,4S2 unions, with a combined en-
rollment Of 1865 members
w. w. Hamilton Of Virginia was
chosen president Of the union. :.
State secretaries include: Georgia;
w. r. Owen; Florida Lee Mcdonald:
South Carolina, s. p. Matthias.
The report requested the services OF
one of the field secretaries of the Sun
day school board to give his whole
time to Sunday school work east Of
the Mississippi river. The request
was granted.
s. III. Campbell of Little Rock, Ark.
made n report on woman's work. Dur
ing the "a years IF women's organiza-
tions $2.6O7. .9O0.65 had been contrib
sted through that channel.
st. Louis. Mo. was selected rs the
convention city r,r 1913.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-22

delivered as Of the grade and length
of staple designated in the contract.
Section 8. That the use of the
mails. telegraphs, express companies
or any other method of Interstate
communication shall be denied any
person. partnership. joint stock COM
pany. society, association, corporation.
their managers or officers in making
such contract or contracts not con-
forming to the provision of this Act.
And that any owner. officer, man.
ager, agent, or employee of the means
OF communication prohibited in this
Act who knowingly uses or allows the
use of such means Of communication
for the transmission of any message
prohibited by the terms of this Act
shall upon conviction. pay a fine Of
not more than one thousand dollars
And the sending Of each message in
violation Of the provisions of this Act
snail constitute separate offence.
Section (. That any contract or
contracts for the future delivery of
cotton not having the specifications
herein enumerated shall be deemed
null and void: and any person. part
nership, joint stock company. society
association or corporation. their man
ayers or officers. who shall make or
sell, or attempt to sell, any contract
or contracts for the future delivery Of
cotton not conforming to the provis-
ions of this Act shall he deemed. up
on conviction. guilty Of a misdomean-
or and sentenced to imprisonment for
three years or pay fine of five thous-
and dollars. or both i'm the discretion
of the Court:
provided. that nothing in this Act
shall affect a sale made by type:
And provided further. that this Act
shall only apply to Interstate com
mcrCc.
Amend the title 50 as to read: ITO
regulate trading in cotton futures ami
provide for the Standardization of up
land ana gulf cottons separately"
Last fall. when there was an effort
To induce the cotton exchanges t. ac-
c"pt the Government st9ndards. they
protested on the ground that GnNarn-
mont Standardization did not coincide
with cotton exchanges standardization
ana that the Government allowed FOR
fewer grades The exchanges declared
that they could not do business under
IN" Government standards. There will
u" big fight against the Smith bill
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-22
ATTACKS COFFEE TRUST.
WI(ERSIiAM FILES SUIT TO IN
VALIDATE BRAZILIAN VAL
ORiZATION PLAN.
Claim That Attempt to Keep Down
supply and Maintain Prices is VIC
latiOn Of Sherman Law.

New York, May 1S.-Attorney GEN
eral Wicliersham today moved against
the socalled coffee trust or Brazilian
valorzatIon scheme. In petition in
equity filed in the United States court
here, the valorization plan is declar-
ed to he a violation of the Sherman
antitrust law.
The court is asked to decree the
scheme unlawful, to enjon the val
orization committee from withhold
ing coffee from the market and to
appoint a receiver to sell the 5000
bage. valued at $4,000. 900, now al
legged tn he stored in warehouses Of
the New York Dock company. The
government also applied for tempo
rary Injunction restraining the valor-
ization committee from removing or
disposing of the coffee until the ter
mination' Of the issue.
The members of the valorization
committee have agreed and conspired
among themselves the government
charges, to withhold from the market
large quantities of coffee under their
control for the purpose Of raising the
price to an unnatural and unreason-
able extent.
They have thus attempted. it is de-
clar, I. To restrain the coffee trade
throughout the world, including inter-
State and foreign commerce of the
United States, and to "injure and de-
fraud the public for their own en-
richment."
The suit has a distinctly interna-
tional color The Brazilian State Of
Sac PaulO, the greatest coffee district
in the world, is party to the agree
ments which are declared unlawful in
America. The fact that the alleged
agreements and conspiracies were not
unlawful in Brazil and were partci-
pated in by a foreign State. the gov
ernment holds, can not justify the
commission Of any act in the United
States to restrain trade. The defend
ants are Herman Sielken of New
York, Baron Bruno Schroeder Of
Hcnry j. Shredder e. Co. Of London.
Edward Bunge Of Antwerp, l.. f.. vi
comte dcs Tourches of Havre, DR..
PaulO Da Silva Prado of Sac Paulo.
Theodore Willie Of Hamburg. the So
ciete General Of Paris and the New
York Dock Company. All the de-
PENDANTS except the last named are
members Of the valorization COM
mitee.
The immediate effect of valorization
was to withdraw from commerce TO-
S6S,266 bags Of coffee, says the petit
tion. The price Of Rio No. :. it is
pointed out as an illustration, has
risen from 1-2 cents per pound to
IA 3-4 cents. an increase of nearly 100
per cent.
AS the United States consumes 40
per cent Of all coffee sold in the
world, the petition declares that every
act which prevents it's importation in
normal quantities or increases prices
is IA direct restraint upon foreign and
Interstate trade.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-22

Chester Foster, Il young white man
employed by the Bell Telephone CO..
was clectrocutcd IN Newberry FRIDAY
by coming In contact with a live clcc-
tric light wire while at work on q
telephone cable on Main street
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-22
SUMTER, s. G., WEDNESDAY MAY o. 1919
REGULATING COTTON TRADE.
WARM FIGHT OVER r.. ID. SMITHS
ANTI-OPTION BILL.

south Carolina Senator's Measure
introduced in January. EmergcS
from Committee with Recommends
alton that Same be Passed BY Sen.
ate-Rc>ult of Untiring Efforts on
Part OF AuthOr-PrOvisiOn of Bill.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-22

For instance: On April Is he filed
the following statement:
State of South Carolina to l.. NJ. Green
special detective, DR..
To expense. investigating Olar
lynching, including trip to
Charleston. Denmark and
Oiar'. ~ 5000
To expenses. investigating kill
ing Of Bryson at Mountville
looking into certain reports
in reference 10 negro lodges
around Mountville. :. 1000
To expense. investiga ting
lynching at Blacksburg :. $500
To expense, investigating burn
ing of newspaper Office at
Hampton. and looking into
the general condition of the
enforcement of the law as TO
the sale of whiskey etc, at
Hampton and Fairfax. =. 22.OO
To expense. Anderson, for Sc
curing Information i'm refer
ence To the enforcement Of
the law and obtaining infor-
nation in re Muldrow- -Ches-
hire affair, and investigating
the conduct and work of De-
tcctivc Sanders. =. =. .. 1850
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-22

ON the floor AS II undoubtedly pro-
Vides for a radical change n the
methods which have long prevailed.
hut the opponents Il the Smith bill
very much hoped that they could
keep it pigeonholed in committee. rs
they are afraid of a fight i'm the omen
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-22
this 18th day Of April, 1912.
w. T.. Blackburn.

w. f. Blackburn,
n. p. s. c..
This statement was approved for
payment by the governor, but the
comptroller general refuses to issue
his warrant in payment. for the rea-
son that the dates on which the ex-
pcnses We're incurred were not stated
on the claim for services rendered
and srrh service not itemiZed. This
statement was then returned to Col
Green who undertook to correct Same
by inserting, from memory. the dates
when these expenses were incurred
when these dates were inserted pay
mcnt was still refused. for the reason
That In salary claimed for one months
service wa unauthorized by law.
These prior statements appear to he
Inconsistent with the final statement
trd May 13, covering all these mat
tors. But as the statement Of Nav 13
is correct in form the comptroller
general has felt it his duty to issue
his warrant on the state treasurer for
payment of same, IL having received
tfe approval Of the governor. who is
responsible to the people for the con-
tracts authorized by him"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-06

ar ANd(nN0 AiOAAlSs nat - IAlC
last time l ever saw her. Only
God knows how l love that girl!".
Don't tell me you never went
there again; it's unbelievable
interrupted Kenneth.
'She, dear little forgiving an
GEL" went on Robert, chad writ
ten me a.note saying:/ 4 surren-
der. Name the day. Through the
stupidity or carelessness of the
maid l never received it until four
weeks later, when l CHANGED
across it in book that was lying
on my library table.
Il rushed to her home without
delay. Everything on the way
seemed to say, Ruth is going to
marry me, Ruth is going to mar
ry me- I was fully prepared to
tell her what an alfred fool and
idiot l thought myself for losing
my temper. Bounding up the
stairs, my pulse throbbing, mag
inc my feelings when the landlady
informed me that Ruth had NOV
ed the day before and had left |
no address. That is two years
ago, and although l have tried |
necessarily, l have been unable to !
secure the slightest clew to her
whereabouts. Naturally, l sup !
pose she thought l received her
letter when written and didn't |
care to respond"
ITS certainly hard lines, but
you'll find her yet. Brace up, old
boy" comforted Kenneth.
A few weeks after this CONVEX
sation, as Robert entered the.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-06

nave found her, I've found Ruth
lat least / have clew.."
Robert gazed at him speechless.
Coming home" continued
Kenneth, II picked up this magat
zine from a news stand. turned
to the story entitled Unfinished
It's almost word for word the
story of Ruth and yourself. The
name signed is doubtless fcti-
tious, for Ruth, and no other, can
have written it. Write to the
publisher, secure her address, and
then your troubles will be over"
Early the next morning, after
a sleepless night, Robert reach
ed the publishers office, where he
discovered that the name signed
to the story was the author S real
name, and that she lived in a
small suburb in the outskirts, of
New York. Jumping on a train,
after two impatient hours he
reached his destination. "A pretty
girl, with. a twinkling eye and
sympathetic voice, answered the
bell. He introduced himself, ex-
plained.his mission, and added:
Tell me, please, where l can
find. your heroine, for find her I
must"
I'll gladly give you her adj
address, but first l wish to ex-
plain how l came to have the
story published. Ruth, after
leaving New York in an unhappy
state of mind, came here to visit
and rest with me. Poor thing,
she was so distressed that l beg
oed her To fell me the cauSe 7
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-10
RUSH THE CREEK BRIDGE.

The outcome Of the hearing be-
fore the War Department officials
regarding the Woodbridge creek
bridge, is most gratifying to the peo-
pie of MiddleseX county. 1t was not
the desire of the people of this vi
entity that an entirely new bridge
be built if it is possible to so repair
the present structure that it can be
made safe for ali traffic that crosses
it. Evidently the War Department
officials have been convinced that
the plans as drawn by the Board of
Freeholders. meet the situation and
when the new abutments are built
the bridge will be perfectly satlsfac-
tory 10 all concerned.
Ii is to be hoped that the con-
tractor who has been awarded the
contract to build the abutments will
start at once and get the bridge in
shape so that 1t can be used as for
merly. The people of this section
/ being put to a great inconven-
fence every day by the present condi-
ton of affairs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-10

COMING
e2 SMITH STREET

May 1O-Lecture, Dr.. s. A. Per-
rine, Baptist church, Under the
Roof of the World"
May 15-Luncheon, Ladies' Aid
Society, First Baptist chapel.
May 15-State Convention Of Elk
empt Flremen in this city.
May 24-Drama by A. Il. c. Club,
Washington hall.
May 30-Dedicatlon of Greek
Catholic church
July 16-Excursion Of Baptist
Sunday school up the Hudson
July 20-21-Regatta of Waterway
League of New Jersey. Raritan
Yacht Club host.
August 4-Union excursion OF
Danish societies to Bellewood.
August 22-Annual Methodist ex-
cursion to Asbury Park and Ocean
Grove.
September State Saengerlund
Biennial meeting and celebration in
this city.
October 24-Parade and ceiebra-
ton by Volunteer Firemen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-10
THE VETERANS OWN DAY.

Boggs-Janeway Post, G. A, r., OF
New Brunswick, is justified in re-
senting the invitation extended to
them by the Board of Trade, of New
Brunswick, asking them to assist in
the celebration of Decoration Day.
Just how a Board of Trade, or any
| other organization, car invite a
grand army post to take part In Me
mortal Day events is hard to under
! stand. If it were not for the Grand
Army there would be no Memorial
Day. 1t is an occasion set apart eX-
clusively for the h%onoring of the
dead veterans who served their
country. How, then, can any organ
ization take precedent over the
Grand Army?
The veterans are right when they
declare that the day belongs to them
and they cannot be blamed for OPP
posing all the amusements that now
take place on that holiday. Evident
ly the New Brunswick Board of
Trade, by sending an invitation to
the Grand Army to participate with
them in the exercises, ignore the
true meaning of the day. Instead
of sending invitations, they should
be glad to join with the veterans in
the proper observance of the occa-
sion.
What almost amounts to a desc
Grafton of the day is becoming more
and more evident. But 1t is going
the limit when the Grand Army is
treated as a mere adjunct to the cell
ebration and Is Invited to take part
in exercises not al all connected with
the spirit of the day.
1t IS to be hoped hat should any
other body In any city be bold
enough to invite the Grand Army to
take part In festivities foreign to The
true meaning of Memorial Day, the
veterans VIII stand for their rights
and turn down such invitations In
a name that Will remind the pub
lie what Memorial Day really means.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-10
PLEDGES AND PREFERENTIAL
VOTE.

New Jersey is to try out for the
FIRST time, the Presidential prefer
entail primaries on May 2S. In
these primaries the voter has the
privilege of expressing his prefer
ence as to the party's candidate for
president. He also elects delegates
to the national convention, pledged
to the candidate he favors.
This law has already been put
into operation in several other
states, and in Massachusetts partic-
ularly. it has caused some confus-
ion. AS will be remembered the re
suit there showed that while dele
gates pledged to Theodore Roose-
welt were elected, the voters in ex-
pressing their preference for presi-
dent gave their majority to Taft. In
y other words, delegates pledged to
Roosevelt found themselves instruct
ed by the majority of the people OF
their state to vote for his oppon-
ent. This led TO the commendable
act on the part of Roosevelt to re
nounce the claim to the delegates
at-large, releasing them from their
pledge to vote for him and telling
them to obey The will Of the ma ioc-
fly of the voters as expressed at the
primaries.
Evidently there is something
wrong with a law that viii cause
such confusion. Either the prefer
ence feature should be eliminated
from the ballot or else the delegates
should be pledged, not to any par
ticular candidate, but pledged &c
vote for the man receiving the ma
tority in the preferential vote.
1t is possible when the vote Is
taken in New Jersey to repeat the
Massachusetts, situation. 1t may be
that delegates pledged to vote for
Taft will receive a majority in their
respective districts. while the peo-
pie In expressing their preference
for a candidate, viii give the ma
jority to Roosevelt.
A few weeks ago Borden D. Whit
ing, chairman of the Roosevelt COM
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-10
FRIDAY. MAY 10, 1912.
PERTH AMBOY
Population, 32,131.
% miles from New YORK.

} %
, Population, 6z,loA.
I ~ miles from New YORK
Tax rate LIS. ,ba
! On staten Island Sound, at 'ne
I mouth OF the h9rltaq river anu a.
the head Of ltarltan BAY. u
I ocean steamers can dock IN from
/ 30 to 40 feet OF water.
Channel Il feet deep az low W.
!, yer leading up the bay from Sah"y
, HOOK. NJ
I Daily eteamer service TO No"
I York. -
E0ui rallroads,, the
GeHtral railroad OF New JeLsty3
|, Lehigh valley ~ the staten istaHu
!, H9pid transit BIanGhes r4nnlns VI
, an directions. anording almost an
!, unlimited n Of eAcelieht lac
, toTy sites. ~
Has two ~teIeGraph ana TWO teie-
1 ph0ne companies.
l LlectIlc lght ana gas
I Two dalIy newspapers;
| EedGral postothce building.
! LQpllc Library.
/ Nlne grammar cnooIs anu one
/ nlsh school, when Is on n aR-
I proved list OF all the eladlng UNI