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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-01
ALLEGE RACE DETERMINATIONS.

Washington, Sept. 2S.-A bitter
fight against alleged race discrimina-
ton in various parts Of the country
will be made shortly on behalf Of ne
groes before the supreme court of
the United States.
The Oklahoma and the Maryland
grandfather" constitutional amend
ment by which thousands Of negroes
have been disfranchised, will be at
tackled as unconstitutional An effort
will be made to have the Oklahoma
Jim Crow" legislation annulled. An
attempt will be made by Tennessee
negroes to be permitted to use the
name knights Of Pythias" for ne"
gro lodges.
Frank Quinn and j. j. Beal, two
election officials have been convicted
Of conspiring to prevent several ne
groes from voting at the congressional
election of 1910 in oklahoma. This
was done on the basis that the
grandfather clause was unconstitu-
tional.
The Oklahoma grandfather clause"
made it necessary for all persons
whose ancestors were not qualified to
vote in 1866 in this country to be able
to read and write in order TO vote.
In Maryland damages have been re-
covered against two election officials
who refused to allow negroes to vote.
The officials were enforcing the
grandfather clause"
Five negroes seek to enjoin Okla
hOma railroads from enforcing the
Jim Crow law. They lost in the
lower federal courts, which went so
far as to hold that railroads need not
furnish sleeping cars for negroes If
there was not sufficient demand by
negroes for such accommodation.
For seevral years a fight has been
waged between white and negro
lodges OF knights of Pythias in the
South over the use of the name. The
negroes lost their cause in the courts
Of Tennessee.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-01
COURT CONvENEs AT MANNING
Jury in Famous Caldwell vs. Brigg
Will Case Finds for Contestants.

Manning. Sept. 25.-The Court Of
Common Pleas convened here Monday
morning with Judge II. 8. Sease, pre-
siding.
The first case tried was that Of Da-
vld and Abe Levi Exors. vs.. M. L.
Bochette. which, being uncontested,
was shortly disposed Of.
The next case was the famous will
case Of Caldwell vs. Briggs. The jury
went into their room at 6.15 Wednes-
day evening and were unable to agree
until the noon recess yesterday. and
then returned q verdict for the con-
testants of the will. The property in
volved under this will Is said to be
worth in the neighborhood Of sixty
thousand dollars, being valuable lands
In and near the little town Of Sum-
merton. On the first trial in the
Probate Court, it was held to be no
will. The case was appealed to the
Circuit Court, where it resulted in q
rnistrial the first time, and this time
the contestants win again, it, by the
verdict, being established as no will.
Notice of motion for new trial has
been given but not yet argued.
The case Of Hardy against School
District No. IA, for balance on con-
tract for erection of q school house, Is
now on trial.
Messrs. r. d. Lee and M. w. Sea-
brook, of Sumter, and Messrs. T. G.
Mcleod and II. Fl. Tatum, Of Bishop
Vile. were visiting attorneys to our
court this week. Also II. T.. Epps
Esq, Of Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-01
WRECKED LIFE TO SAVE BANK
Cashier PardOned for Making False
Entries to Prevent Run Oh Institu-
tiOn.

Washington, Sept. 25.-President
Wilson today pardoned Charles A.
lsaacs, sentenced at Fort Dodge.
Iowa, June 20, last, to five years i'm the
penitentiary for making false entries
in the books of the Forest City, Iowa.
National bank, of which he was
cashier strict compliance with the
law by Isaacs. it IL declared. would
have wrecked the bank by divulging
It's condition to the public, whereas
the false entries covering it's excess
sivc loans to a stakeholder Of the in
stitution until he could realize on farm
lands transactions resulted i'm no loss.
Ii was represented to the president
that lsaacs acted under the domina-
lion or Il superior officer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-01
TO CONSIDER GRACE CHARGE, |
COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS TO
HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION
TODAY TO DISCUSS
NATTER.
fossible That Charges May be Ignor-
eli, but Probable that Charleston
Mayor will Be Asked to Produce
Affidavits Showing Grounds for In.
vestigatiOn.

washington, Sept. 25.-Little else
was discussed among the members of
the South Carolina delegation in con-
gress today but the appointment of a
dlstrlct attorney and a marshal and
the petition which John p. Grace,
mayor Of Charleston, today filed with
Speaker Clark, attacking the right of
Representative R. S. Whaley of the
First district to a seat in the house.
Regarding the latter matter. it was
learned tonight that the house COM
mittee on elections, Of which Repre-
sentative Post Of Ohio is chairman,
VIII Mold its first meeting tomorrow.
While neither Mr.. Post nor any other
OF the members of the committee
would talk for publication, it was as
certaned that the meeting will be
an executive session" and that
neither Mayor Grace nor Representa-
tive Whaley will be present.
e'"6 VIII uc LOT the purpose,
1t Is understood, of having the com
mittee decide, if possible, whether the
petition filed by Mayor Grace shall
be investigated or whether it shall be
ignored. 1t is realized that the method
pursued by the Charleston mayor is
out of the ordinary, he not being a
contestant but protestant. Had the
case been one OF the regular kind
when a man who is defeated contests
the seat Of the man who was his op-
ponent, the matter would be easy of
solution, but IN the present instance
Mr.. Grace, not having been in the
race for the house from the First
South Carolina district, comes in as
one protesting and not contesting.
When the committee meets tomor-
row the petition filed by Mr.. Grace
will first be considered and it is not
unlikely that after deliberation Mr..
Grace will be asked to produce affi-
davits upon which he bases his
Charges that Mr.. Whaley is disquali-
fled to sit in the house. Just what
decision the committee will reach
after it's preliminary meeting is not
yet known nor will 1t become known
until the preliminaries incident to the
matter have been fully discussed.
Mr.. Whaley gave out his reply to
the charges last night and Mr. Grace
today said that he had nothing further
to say regarding the matter at this
time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-01
ELEVEN LIQUOR SHOPS.
ElkO Added to List I'm Barnwell-
Dispensers Elected,

Barnwell, Sept. 25.-At q meeting
of the Barnwell county dispensary
board OF control, held here this week,
it was decided to open dispensary at
ElkO, and s. j. HuttO was elected dis
penser, at salary Of $50 per month.
This brings the total number Of dis
pensaries to be established in this
county to eleven.
Dispensers were elected for the fol-
lowing towns, at a salary OF $50 per
month each: y. +. Baxley, at Dun
barton; w. T. Grubbs, at Smelling: b.
A. Best, at Ulmer; M. C. Lee, at Kline.
The election OF a dispenser at Hilda
was deferred until n future meeting of
the board.
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Seventh. That in filing such sta te.
ments Mr.. Whaley. in each instance
wiifully and knowingly made oath
administered by person permitted
by law to administer such oath) to
the truth Of something which he
knew was absolutely false; and that
such wilfully and knowingly false
oaths were made only because to
state the truth would be to exclude
him from qualifying and taking his
seat in Congress.
Eighth. That Section 33, Of the
Criminal Code Of South Carolina is as
follows
Whoever shall, willfully and know
ingly. swear falsely in taking any oath
required by law. and administered by
any person directed or permitted by
law to administer such oath, shall be
deemed guilty Of perjury, and, on con-
viction. incur the pains and penalties
of that offencce.'
THAT Your petitioner, alleges that
under the plain meaning of said Sec
tion, and under this decisions of the
Supreme Court of South Carolina, Mr..
Whaley, by filling his wilfully and
knowingly false sworn statements in
order to obtain his seat in Congress,
committed four separate and deliber-
ate and felonious perjuries.
Ninth. That Mr. whaley now sits
In Congress. therefore, because he
openly bought his nomination and
election by going ont upon the high
ways and byways and debauching the
electorate, and by using over twelve
times as much as the maximum of
money allowed by law. in avoidance of
the consequences Of which he after
wards committed four felonious per-
juries.
Wherefore, your petitioner prays
that the matter Of Mr.. Whaley's right
to his seat In Congress be investigat-
ed. and that he be expelled from that
body IL the allegations contained in
this petition be found to be true and
for such other further relief in the
premises as to your honorable body
may seem :.ust.
state OF South Carolina:
Personally appeared before me,
John p. Grace. who made oath that
the foregoing petition is true of his
own knowledge except as to such mat
ters as are therein alleged upon in
formation and belief and as to those
matters he believes to be true.
John p. Grace"
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 17th day OF September. 1913.
wv. Turner Logan,
(SeaD Notary Public, S. c."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-01
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY OPENS.

Princeton, N. j., Sept. 25.-Prince-
ton University formally opened its
167th academic year this afternoon.
The formal opening of graduates col
lege will take place October %.
Among the changes in the faculty
announced was that Of Prof. Pierre
Boutroux, of the University of Poitiers
and nephew Of President POincare
of France, who will take the chair OF
mathematics.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-01
HARRISON TO SEE, EMPEROR.
Governor General of Philippines Wins
Lard Race to Keep His AppOint-

Governor General of Philippines Wins
Lard Race to Keep His Appoint
ment.
Tokyo, Sept. 27.-Francis Burton
Harrison of New York, newly appoint
ed governor general OF the Philip
pines, won a hard race today to keep
his appointment for an audience with
the emperor of Japan.
The steamship Manchuria, on
from San Francisco September 10, was
delayed by fog. Mr.. Harrison landed
quickly, but just missed the boat
train. He caught an express to Tokyo
and on arrival proceeded by automo-
bile to the palace with the Am rican
ambassador. George w. Guthrie
reaching there exactly at the ap-
pointed time.
The Japanese court broke all prece-
dents in arranging in advance the au-
dience between the emperor and Mr.
Harrison, in order that the latter
might rejoin his steamer at Kobe to-
morrow and continue his voyage to
Manila. This breaking Of precedent
was countenanced, according to pal
ace announcement, "as Il special eX-
preston of friendship for the United
States"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-01

prising, for l have regarded his meth
DDS as dangerous and have, there
fore, opposed them with all the
strength of which am possessed. His
campaign against me last spring was
vicious, vile and evidently moved by
personal hostility to me and my fam
lily. His candidate was defeated by
clear majority of the untrammeIed
Democracy Of the district, and his ac-
ton at this time is an evidence of
the fact that he is disgruntled, sore,
desperate and willing by implication
to befoul his own nest.
"As far as ! am concerned, re-
gret that these dirty and malicious
charges should be filed against me,
but l shall not let them interfere with
my efficiency as the Representative of
the 1st district. My eleven years as
Representative in the State Legis-
lature of South Carolina; my four
years as the chairman Of the judiciary
committee of that body; my one year
as Speaker pro tenn, and four years as
Speaker Of that body, are evidence of
the esteem and respect and conf
denee in which am held by the peo-
ple' of South Carolina. The further
evidence Of this esteem is shown in
my unanimous election as president
Of the State Democratic Convention in
1910 and my election last year as a
delegate to the Baltimore Conven-
tion.
"The charges Of Mayor Grace are
irritating. naturally, but those who
understand the situation and know
the facts, realize that they are in
spired by the desperation of a man
whose admitted ambition was to come
to Congress. and who realizes that my
election destroys absolutely the pros
pect OF the realization Of that ambit-
Ion. He Is merely playing hand
guided by a mind Obsessed and in
saned by personal hostility to me, and
am willing and ready to rest my
case upon the facts"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-01

Washington, Sept. 26.-There was
only one event of importance that de-
veloped here today regarding the Pc
tition filed by Mayor Grace of Char
lesion day or two ago against Rep
resentative Richard S. Whaley of the
First district. When the house corn
mittee on elections met this morning
in executive" session Mayor Grace
was present. After the committee
had read the petition in which Mr..
Whaley is charged with having spent
about 100000 to secure his seat in the
house, and to have openly purchased
votes, it was agreed that Mr.. Grace
be called upon to make his allegations,
now on file with the committee, more
specific and exact. In other words,
the committee thought that the al
legations contained in the petition
were not sufficient of themselves to
cause the matter to be taken up in
regular order and that to do so Mr..
Grace should file more data showing
where Mr.. Whaley or his friend, spent
the money alleged to have been used
In his campaign, to whom paid, and
where and when. Mr.. Grace said he
would be ready with this additional
data tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock,
whereupon the committee adjourned
to meet at that time. If Mr.. Grace
presents to the committee tomorrow
the afildavits which have been asked
of him, they will be carefully ex.
med and should appear that the
case needs further investigation Mr..
Whaley will then be permitted to file
his affidavits in reply to those of Mr..
Grace. The issue will then be joined
and the committee will act much as a
judge on the bench who sustains the
complaint or grants nonsuit when
1t Is faulty under the law either by
reason of not stating facts necessary
to constitute a cause of action or for
other reasons.
If. on the contrary, after Mr..
Whaley has replied to MIR. Grace, it is
believed that there is sufficient cause
of action in the petition Of Mr. Grace
the investigation will then begin at
such times and under such circum-
stances as to the committee may seem
right and proper.
While Mr.. Grace said to the COM
mittee that he would be ready to pro.
ceed tomorrow, there is doubt if he
will have enough affidavits on hand
to give the committee what it wants,
unless he already has them with him
in Washington. On this point he has
nothing to say for publication and in
formed The States correspondent to-
day that any information relative to
the committee proceedings must be
had from others than himself.
1t was learned here that one Of the
principal witnesses for Mr.. Grace will
be Leon Larrisy, who made the race
against the late George S. Legare last
year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-01
TISSUE OF LIES, SAYS wHALEY
Congressman Declares Mayor is Ac.
tuated by Personal Hostility.

tnated by Personal Hostility.
Washington, September 24.--When
Mr.. Whaley was asked about the Pc
tition filed by Mayor ]. p. Grace, he
characterized the allie cations as q tis-
sue Of lies from beginning to end.
Continuing Mr.. Whalsy said:
"The people of South Carolina and
the City OF Charleston know this to
be a fact, If for no other reason than
that the allegations are fathered by
Mayor Grace. whose reputation as a
character thief. and whose vile oppo-
sition to me. politically and personal
ly, is well known to the people of the
State and district.
THE man whom I defeated for the
nomination. Mr.. Hughes, hos made no
protest, although he could have made
such a protest to the State board of
canvassers, and the House Of Repre-
sentatives in the proper way. If he is
complaining, his complaint has not
been made known. and 1 take 1t that
he. the real man in interest, who nat
urally knew best the situation, has ac-
auiesced in my nomination and cleo
tion. otherwise he would be the con-
testant in this matter.
II confess no surprise at the action
OF Mayor Grace; he Is my political and
personal enemy. the personal and po-
iitical enemy Of my family for years
and 1t Is another evidence Of the vim
dictive and unrelenting character of
tho man who happens. by accident tn
be the Mayor OF Charleston. Mayor
Grace has an unOrgani:ed and insane
mind. thinks like house afire and IL
about as destructive and illogical. He
has ambition and loves power as much
as any man / have ever SEEN He Is
chronic ofiice-seeker,' having run for
the state Senate and being overwhelm-
ingly defeated. He then ran for sher-
iff, and was Overwhelmingly defeated
ny the people OF MS own county, who
knew him best. Then my brother-i in.
law, Ex-Mayor II. Goodwin Rhett, wa.
candidate for the United states Sen
ate. and Mr.. Grace entered the rae,
with the avowed purpose only of de.
feating my brotherin-law. He can
vassed every county i'm the State, ant
yet his purpose was so plainly vim.
dictive and vituperative that his to-
tai vote did not exceed two thousanC
i'm the entire State. lie then ran fol
Mayor of the City of Charleston ant
by every artifice known to the dema
gogue and by every appeal to passion
and prejudice, succeeded I'm winning
this position by one hundred ant
eighty votes. He has never been. anC
is not now. the choice of the pro
gressive business people of the Ciyy
OF Charleston. He ~ q disturber, ant
Il dangerous iconOclast, who seeks e
tear down, without pointing out how
/ To- build up.
Ills opposition to me In not sur
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-01
COMMENT IN CHARLESTON.
Grace Charges Cause Much Talk on
the StreptS

Grace Charges Cause Much Talk OH
the Streets.
Charleston, Sept. 25.-Mayor Grace
was not at his Office today. His secre-
tary was absent at the time and at his
hotel no one knew just when the
mayor was expected to return from
Washington.
The filing by Mayor Grace with the
speaker of the house Of representa-
tives Of charges against Congressman
X. S. Whaley is a source of much
comment on the streets. The action
on the part of the mayor did not come
Unexpectedly, as it had been known
for some time that he would take
such a step.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-01
ORDER OF SERVICE.
Morning.

Voluntary-I will eXtoll thee-Hey-
ser, Hymn No. 1.
Prayer-By Rev. w. I. Herbert.
Scripture Lesson, Collossians, Chap.
No. /.
Offertory-There were Ninety and
Nine.-LorenZe, Hymn No. 211.
Sermon-By Rev. ]. w. Daniel, ID.
ID.
Prayer-Rev. II. NJ. Mcleod.
Violin Solo.-Mack Stubbs.
DoXology.
Benediction. IL
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-01
Evening.

oluntary-Jerusalem the Golden.
-Heyser, Hymn No. 9S.
Prayer-By Rev. ]. NJ. Rogers.
Scripture Lesson-St. John 3rd
Chapter.
Onertory-Safe in my Savior's
Arms.
Petrie, Hymn No. 2S7
Sermon-By Rev. j. w. Daniel, ID.
~.
Prayer-Rev ]. l.. Marion.
Violin Solo--Prof. Schumacher. -
Hymn No. 260.
DoXology.
BenediCtion. Z
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-01

Miss Viola Benbow has returned
from visit TO friends at Manning
and Summerton.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-01
GRACE MUST SHOW PROOF, !
COMMITTEE DEMANDS THAT
CHARLESTON MAYOR BE
MORE SPECIFIC in HIS
CHARGES.

Committee Does not Think Allega-
tiOns Contained I'm Petition Sufi-
cient to Warrant an Investigation.
and will Take up Matter Later
when Grace Gets More PrOOf-Wha.
ley to Have Reply Before an In.
veStigatiOn is Ordered.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-01

Total .. .. .. .12,050 Votes
Of which on the face OF the returns
Mr.. Whaley obtained 6.29S votes:
that thereupon Mr. whaley was de-
clared tho nominee OF the Democratic
party and I'm "a special election. which
was held on April 20. 1913. Mr.. wha-
ley was elected without opposition to
MI the unexpjred term. That i'm or
der to obtain these 6.298 votes. as
your petitioner in informed and be-
lieves. Mr.. Whaley spent I'm the first
and second primaries and the cam
paigns incident thereto not less than
sixty thousand s6O.OOO) dollars. or
an average Of about ten 500 dollars
for each vote.
sixth. That Notwithstanding such
excessive use of money. and because,
as above set forth. he vas required
by Federal law. under oath. To- file
statements showing that he spent not
over i've thousand $(5.0OO) dollars,
your petitioner alleges Mr.. Whaley
wilfully and knowingly filed false
sworn statements with the clerk OF
the House of Representatives. show
ing that he spent altogether only the
sum Of s+.533.1o.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13
PACE BRANDED
FOE Of SOUTH
BY MAGAZINE
Ambassador in Novel Declares
Himself Ashamed Of Native
Section.

Aroused over statements Walter H.
Page, Ambassador to the Court Of St.
James. made in his book, THE South
erners," in which it is declared he
abused and derided Southerners
through a false portrayal of them,
the editors of Neales Magazine in
their July issue question Mr.. Pages
ability to represent the American peo-
pie. The sharp criticism of the Am
bassador, who is a native of the
South. is the first offering in the pub
LEGATION and is entitled Ambassador
Page No Suutnerner"
The novel THE Southerners" first
appeared as a serial in the Atlantic
Monthly, and was written by Mr..
Page under the pseudonym of Mich
olas Worth. Besides the review of
the book there is editorial comment
in NeaIe's Magazine questioning Mr..
Pages Americanism, one paragraph
of which reads:
But Ambassador Page seems to
hold the American section in which
he was born and reared-a section
that comprises about one-fourth the
area and nearly one-fourth of the
population of the United States-to
be un-Al9erican because sectional We
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13
EVERY ARTIST
CALLED INSANE
BY ALIENISTS
Chicago Colony Excited by the
Charge Made at Convention Of
Nerve Specialists.

CHICAGO, July IA wave OF ex-
cited indignation rolled up from Chi
Cages art colony and beat upon the
Hotel Sherman, where prominent
alienists and nerve specialists are
holding convention.
The direct charge by the lunacy
specialists that all artists. sculptors
and poets are essentially unbalanced
and the intimation that had Rubens,
Michelangelo, Hugo, Browning, By
ron. Keats and Shelley been exam
ined by competent ahenists they
would, have been put in insane asy-
lums. provoked all the warmth.
Such statements said Director
French. of the Chicago Art Institute,
lead artists to believe that all doc
tors, or az least all alienists, are in
sane and should be incarcerated in a
big madhouse."
Having consigned the persons Of
temperament to the asylum. the alien
lists took a fresh tack. DIR. Cheston
King. of Atlanta. Ca. who volunteered
that exaggerated ideas of love and
beauty had caused the mental down
fall Of the artists and poets. worked
the discussion around TO a pronounce
ment that love itself is only a form
of insanity"