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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-04
BLEASE VISITS CONGRESS.
I'm Referring To Tolls, Says lie Con-
sidcrs Platform Binding.

Washington, March 30.-Governor
Blease is here. accompanied by Mrs.
Blease and his law partner, +. II.
Dominick, of Newberry, who is a can
didate for Congressman Aikens seat.
The governor and his wife sat in the
gallery of the senate and house for
time. listening in the house to the
animated discussion OF the canal tolls
bills. Mr.. Dominick called on Senator
Tillman. Governor Blease went up
on the floor OF the house and talked
to some of the members of the South
Carolina delegation, including Messrs.
Finley, Whaley and Ragsdale.
Governor Blease refused to tell
newspaper men what he thought
about the merits of the canal tolls
controversy. but did say that he
thought a party platform binding on
the representatives Of that party. The
arrival of Governor Blease as a spec
tator at the critical moment in the
house is regarded by some political
observers as significant.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-04
ALL ROADS TO SUMTER.
Railroads Will Grant Reduced Rates
to sumter During Horse Show.

All roads will lead to Sumter on
April 7th. Sth and 9th, when the first
big horse show ever held i'm Sumter
will be staged at the Liberty Street
park. To aid In bringing a big crowd
TO Sumter all OF the railroads leading
into the city have granted reduced
rates from April 6rh to April eth to
and from Sumter In order that every
body who desires to may visit the
horse show at reduced fare. The At
lantic Coast Line. the Northwestern of
South Carolina, the South Carolina
western, Southern Railway and other
roads have all granted reduced rates
for the three days. great incentive
to bring larger crowds to the show.
All OF the plans FOR the show have
been practically completed and all of
the work preparatory to the coming
OF the show Is finished. The crack Is
I'm readiness, the grandstand practical
~ completed and Sumter is prepared
To entertain the visitors and to fur
nish I EN- entertainment at one OF
the BE-, horse shows ever held in
South Carolina.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-04
GOVERNOR Is CLEARED.
ONeal of Alabama Exonernted OF
Charges.

Montgomery. Ala. March 31.-Gov
Emmet O'Neal was completely exon
Grated today by grand fury that in
vestigatcd public charges made
against him by Thco Lacy, formerly
an official of the State convict de-
partment and now under sentence for
embezzlement of the departments
funds. The grand jury's report. pre-
scnted To Judge Armstead Brown.
WIS as follows:
The grand jury begs to report
after investigation they are unable to
find any evidence connecting Gov. EN-
met O'Ncal with the Lacy defalca-
ton"
The grand jury investigation was
made at the instance of the governor.
who vigorously denied statements
made by Lacy. Five witnesses. in
cluding Lacy. were exonerated.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-04
FREIGHT BOAT SINKS.
Waccainaw Liner Goes Down with
ScvCnty-ciSht Tons of Fertilizer.

Conway, March 30.-Thc Mitchello
G, one of the boats OF the Wi.ccamaw
line, foundcrcd this morning about )
o'clock at the local wharf with rs
tons OF fertilizer on board. The di-
rect cause OF the sinking of the
steamer is unknown, since the load
she WAS carrying was not considered
too great for her capacity.
Saturday night the Mitchclle G Was
loaded with fertilizers for distribu-
ton up the Waccamaw river Monday
The engines wcrc tired up yesterday
and all the water was blown ont
which had accumulated in the boat
The steamer was examined by Capt.
j. +. Mcneil sunday afternoon and
was pronounced entirely safe. The
steamer was left in charge of a ne
gro watchman. who must have gonc
TO sleep during the early hours OF
the morning, for he was discovered
on the upper deck obliNious of the
foundcrinS of the boat when early
Iiscrs discovered she was sinking
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-04
To BUILD WAREHOUSE.
Meeting Held i'm Olanta for That Pur-
pose.

Olanta, March 3i.-J. H.. Morris,
X. r. Smith, Sr.. $. ]. Tomlinson and
y. w. Young met at the Farmers
bank OF Olanta yesterday afternoon
and decided to build new tobacco
warehouse In Olanta. They bought
ono OF the most desirable lots on
Main street for the building, and the
house In To he the best and largest
of its kind i'm Olanta. a contract for
the erection OF the house has been
placed with two OF tho most slxillfui
carpcnters This is the third tobacco
warehouse in his town. and being
situated In the midst of one of the
finest tobacco growing sections. they
feel that this market will sell it's por-
ton Of the tobacco i'm the future.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-04
STATE LAND WILL LIE IDLE.
Practically No Cotton Will he Plant
cd-Food Crops Exclusively to BE
Grown.

Columbia. April 1.-Yesterday there
were lS6 prisoners in the state PEN
itentiary md 81 prisoners on the
state farms. OF the prisoners in the
penitentiary $50 were men and 36
women. All the prisoners employed
on the State farm were men.
Under normal conditions it requires
about l60 convicts 20 work the 2,4O0
acres of cultivated land at the State
farms i'm Kershaw and Sumter coun-
ties. Much Of the land will lie fallow
this year Practically no cotton will
be planted at the State farm. The
small force of convicts will be used
TO cultivate food crops exclusively
About 600 acres have been sowed in
wheat and oats. Some corn has al
ready been planted and more will be
planted later on. AS there is not
enough labor available to cultivate the
big cotton crop which the State farm
has been planting for years, it will
not be grown this season. The PEN
itentiary directors have disposed of
the mules they do not need on the
State farms.
The chair factory at the peniten-
tiary J., turning out about So rattan
rockers per day which are sold in va
rious parts Of the South. Forty male
convicts and IL female convicts are
employed in the chair factory. The
ash and maple for the arms, frames
and rockers Of the chairs are shipped
from the lumber mills in the noun
tains. The rattan reed is imported
from the West indies through New
York. All the parts of the chairs are
made on the premises from raw ma
terial.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-04
q. G. HAS NEW PRESIDENT.
X. H. Gather of Kentucky to Head
Orangcburg Institution, Succeeding
W. w. Rivers.

Orangeburg. March 31.-The new
president for Orangeburg college Is
Richard Franklin Gather, u Kentuck-
ian by birth and training. This is the
announcement made today by the
trustees OF Orangeburg college. Pres
ident w. w. Rivors resigned some
time ago, his resignation to take ef-
feet at the end OF the present term.
President Rivers has accepted a posi-
tion In Texas.
The following statement has been
Issued by the trustees of Orangeburg
college:
After most careful deliberation.
Following the most painstaking inves-
ugation, the board of trustees unani-
mously elected Richard Franklin
Gather president of Orangeburg COL
iege for the ensuing year. Prof.
Gather is a graduate OF Georgetown
college. Georgetown. Ky. Also he
took postgraduate work at the Uni
vcrsity OF Tennessee and at Chicago
university. While under 40 years Of
age he has had broad and varied ex-
perience both in public school and COL
leGe work.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-04
WAS ONLY AN INQUIRY.
No Protest Against German Oil Bill.

Washington. March 30.-President
Wilson today described the recent in
structions to Ambassador Gerard at
Berlin in connection with the German
oil monopoly bill pending in the
reichstag as merely in the nature Of
an inquiry and not protest. He told
callers that the ambassador had been
instructed to ascertain if there wero
any Determinations against American
industry.
The attitude of this government
has been that Germany was within
'tS rights i'm creating an oil monopoly
ana that the controversy was largely
pctNCen American concerns, the
standard OH company and indcpcnd-
cht corporations. 1t is believed that
the instructions To Mr.. Gerard were to
learn particularly il any American
property was To bc Coniiscatcd as the
result of the bill and without due COM
ponsatlon.
Recent reports that the bill might
bc killed in the rcichstag ON account
of Socialist opposition have been noted
with interest here.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-04
TAP LINES" SUFFERING.
Said To BE Losing by New Railroad
Orders.

Washington, March 30.-Protesting
that interstate commerce commission
orders prohibiting the granting Of
joint rates and other concessions by
Interstate railroads is costing social
ed tap line" railroads $1,5O0,O0O a
year attorneys for these interests to-
day filed brief in the supreme court,
urging that the orders be set aside.
IL was pointed out that the railroad
OF Louisiana. Araknsas,
Alabama and Mississippi have entered
protests against the orders.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-04
TO BAR LIVE PESTS.
American Ports Closed to ImpOrta-
ton.

Washington, March 30.--An order
closing American ports to imports Of
ant Secretary Melburn of the treasury.
The order was issued at the request
Of Secretary Houston following a re-
at New York and Philadelphia. EN-
perts of the department say meadow
ants are a serious menace to crops.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-04

The general theory is that the siphon
pipes were left open and the water
poured into her hull for several
hours after midnight last nig"t.
MosC of the fertilizer has been
transferred to the wharf and will bc
reshipped TO the factory to bo re-
mixed. The total loss To the Wacca-
NAV line will probably reach $4,000.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-04
Strikers Wreck Train

Pittsburgh. March 3l-Violcncc re
ported along the Mongchclia division
Of the Pennsylvania railroad follow
ing the strike Of conductors and
tranmen. a fusilladc of shots greet
ed coal train at StOCkdalc this
morning. Air hose were cut and
switches thrown open during the
night.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-04
MAJORITY IN SENATE.

Washington. April 1.-Senator
Owen, or oklahoma. told President
Wilson today that the Panama tolls
repeal bill will have Il majorit,, oc
II least sixteen in the senate. lie
said the committee should report the
bin after one weeks consideration.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-04
To AID WITH CENSUS.
Federal Department Will Help Col.
Watson.

washington, March 30. While
here today r.. j, Watson. commits
sioner Of agriculture of South Caro-
lima. made definite arrangements with
the census bureau for federal COOP
Grafton In taking the manufacturers
census which viii begin carly this
summer
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-04
LIFE SENTENCE FOR MURDER
More Grlst for the Pardon MIL

Chester. April Jack whcrry
was given a life sentence today for
the murder Of Crawford McCoiluush.
The mon quarrsllGd over i've cents
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-04

Washington feels the need of a cur
few law for cabinet members and
congressman. But how about the
lobby, which never goes to bed?--
New York World
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-04

The meeting OF the T. Il. A. of
Post q. is 10 be held Saturday nighl
in the Chamber of Commerce hall
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-04
Training.

For the carly crop of tomatoes for
the market. the plants should be trim
med to one or two stems and tied to
stakes or other Kind of supports.
Aftcr selecting the one or two
stems that are to bear the fruit, go
ever the plat about once Il week and
pinch out the shoots growing in the
cNils of the leaves twhcrc the leaf
iC ins the main Stcm.) Keep the stems
tied to the supports So they will not
hcnd over or break. Use soft twinc
or strips of cloth for tying and do not
draw it tight around the stem. NAM
lruWcrs in the south use stakes
!n' il or more square and about . feet
long These stakes are driven in the
Gl"und near the plant, about Il foot
g" "a foot ANA II half deep. By prun-
i'E and tying in the way mentioned,
ne pants can he more easily and
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-04
Cultivation.

oSsary to keep the surface loose and
free from weeds and grass. Frequent
shallow cultivation should be follow
cd ut all times so that the moisture
Will be retained. Use n light culti-
vator rather than shovel plow.
hoeing Will be necessary 10 keep the
weeds down and the soil loose arounu
the plants in the row. After every
rain the soil should he cultivated to
prevent baking and the SUBSEQUENT
loss of moisture.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-18
VILLA TAKES REST BEFORE
MARCHING AGAINST MONTEREY

Torreon, Mexico. April 1.-THE next
big battle in Northern Mexico will be
fought at Monterey. according to the
present plans OF Gen. Francisco Villa
commander-in-chief Of the constitution
alists.
Gen. Villa declared today that he Is
going to give his men a breathing
spell" before he opens his next campaign
against the federals in Northwestern
Mexico.
After establishing strong garrisons at
San Pedro Benevides and Parras, i will
withdraw the main body Of my men to
Torreon." said Villa. My troops are
worn out with constant fighting and long
marches I intend to give them a rest
and allow them to obtain new equip
ment."
Rebel officers who have returned here
from the front. admit that many OF the
prisoners taken in the fghting around
San Pedro were executed by firing squads
Immediately after capture.
Gen. Villa plans to leave .Jr Chihuahua
city on Sunday. After a conference
there with Gen. Carranza, provisional
president of the constitutionalists, he
Will go on to JuareZ
Rebel leaders look with indifference
upon the open breach between Huerta
and the United States over the TampIco
ircident and the ordering OF a feet into
Mexican waters aroused little comment.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-18
HOUSE BEGINS DEBATE i
ON NAVY BUDGET BILL,
Opposition to Provision Calling for.
Two New Battleships Expected ..
TO Be Vigorous. !.

Debate was begun in the House yes
terday on the annual budget providing
funds for the maintenance and extern
sion Of the United States Navy. This
years bill carries sl59 s64. .S3S. as compared
with $40 SNu.6IS made available in the
previous budget. The building program,
always bitterly opposed, will meet stren-
uous opposition in the House.
The hill authorizes the construction Of
two battlcships. six destroyers. and eight
submarines. These extensions are ap-
proved by tho administration. Despite
this they will he opposed by the small
navy members. led by Representative
Henslcy. of Missouri. and Witherspoon,
Of Mississippi. Democrats. In presenting
the bill To the House Representative Pad
gett. of Tennessee, chairman OF the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs. expressed the
hope that the extensions proposed would
be adopted.
An agreement was made providing for
eighteen hours general debate on the
naval bill. This means discussion on the
measure will run along about ten days.
Chairman Padgett tried to induce the
House to limit the debate to fourteen
hours Objection TO this restriction was
made by Representative Mann, of Illinois.
and others. They said many applications
for time in which to speak had been
made. and as there was a large interest
in the measure the discussion should be
permitted to run at least eighteen hours
Chairman PadEett consented and made
the opening speech in support of the bud
get.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-18
NO PRECEDENT FOR RETURN
SALUTE, HOLDS HANNIS TAYLOR

Authorities on international law and
precedents under the naval code. as in
volved in the Tampico affair, were at
odds yesterday on the acceptance Of the
statement of President Wilson that the
United States was bound by invariable
custom to return the salute which
Huerta will give our flag.
While the State Department and various
diplomats agreed that the salute should
be returned. gun for gun. men OF wide
reputation as students of international
usage declared that no such action was
required by precedent.
There is no invariable rule OF interna-
tional precedent either for the demand
of Admiral Mayo that a salute be fired.
or for the demand OF Gen Huerta that
the salute be returned, according to Han
mis- Taylor. expert on international law
and former Minister OF Spain. Speaking
today of the lack of precedents in such
cases as that met by the United States
at Tampico. he said:
international law is not involved in
the slightest degree in this incident 1t
is the sort OF a case that is dealt with
entirely by the Navy Department ac-
cording to the naval code. and the inter-
probation of the code depends usually
upon the gravity of the affair"
The Washington herald., 1914-04-18
TO STOP STOCK WATERING.
Committee Considering Amendmen nj
to Pending Antitrust Bill.

The Senate Committee on Interstate
Commerce is considering an amendment
to the pending antitrust bill that will
put an end to stock watering. Senator
Robinson. of Arkansas. is the author 0f
ii. Senator Robinson has been working
with a subcommittee. at the head Of
which is Chairman Newlands, and these
two Senators have given special attention
to the feature which is designed TO put
an end TO overcapitalIZation.
The stock watering feature has given
the subcommittee much trouble. In ad-
dition to the sections creating an inter-
state trade commission. with power to
initiate Investigations of corporations. il
is now known that the Senate bill will
carry provisions intended to regulate iT-
terlocking directorates. holding compa-
nies and to prevent price discrimination.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-18
Daniels GIVES OUT
ULTIMATUM BY MAYO
Secretary Makes Public Tex. of De-
mand on Huerta for Salute
to Flag.
RETURN SALv0 WAS PROMISED

Secretary, Of the Navy Daniels yester-
day gave out the full text Of Admiral
Mayo's ultimatum to the Mexican Gen.
zaragosa at Tampico on April 9. which
was the original demand on the Mexican
authorities for a salute to the American
flag. The text Of the ultimstum is as
follows:
This morning an officer and squad of
men of the Mexican military forces ar
rested and marched through the streets
of Tampico a commissioned officer Of the
United States Navy the paymaster of The
Dolphin together with seven men COM
posing the crew OF the whaleboat Of the
Dolphin. At the time Of this arrest the
officer and the men concerned were un-
armed and engaged in loading cases of
shore. Part OF these men were on the
shore. but all. including the man or men
in the boat, were forced to accompany
armed Mexican forces.
81 do not need TO tell you that taking
men from a boat flying the United States
flag Is a hostile act not to be excused. i
already have received your verbal mes
sage Of regret that this event has hap
pened, and your statement that It was
committed by an ignorant oficer.
The responsibility for hostile acts can
not be avoided by a plea OF ignorance.
.'In view Of the publicity OF this occur
renee. / must require that you send by
suitable members OF your stan formal
disavowal and apology for the act. to-
gether with assurance that the offiC sr
responsible for It will receive severe pun
ishment. Also that you publicly hoist the
United States flag in a prominent position
on shore and salute II with twenty-one
guns. Salute will be returned by this
ship.
Your answer to this communication
should reach me and the calledfor salute
be fired within twenty-four hours from
p. m. of this date
This message was received at the Navy
Department the following day and imme-
diately was transmitted to the President,
who at that time was at White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-18
TO STUDY PRECEDENTS.
House subcommittee Plans for
Wright Impeachment Case.

a thorough study OF precedents in i'm
parchment cases will be made by a sub
committee of the House Judiciary Com
mittee. which is handling the impeach-
ment charges against Justice Daniel T.
Wright. of the District Supreme Court
Representative Nelson. of Wisconsin,
the Republican member OF the subcom-
mittee. started yesterday to study the
precedents. as he learned that in the
Speer case objection was made TO the
way the committee allowed counsel TO
be introduced at some of the preliminary
hearings.
BY agreement OF counsel the hearing on
the motion to stay proceedings. filed last
week by Wade II. Cooper. the banker
who is indicted for criminal libel in con-
neCtiOn with the charges against Judge
Wright. has been postponed until next
Friday. Cooper asks that his arraign-
ment be deferred until Congress has acted
on the Impeachment charges.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-18
NEW TRIAL FOR FRANK
NOW HIS LATEST HOPE
II One Is Not Granted Way Is Paved
for an Appeal to the Su-
preme Court.

Atlanta. Ga, April T.-As the result
of the unexpected injection of a Federal
constitutional question into the Frank
case Thursday by Attorneys Tye. Peoples
& Jordan, who moved that the original
verdict Of guilty be set aside on the
ground that defendant was not in court
wien the jury rendered its verdict, it
is now freely PREDICTED by best lawyers
that. even IL Judge Hill denies Franks
extraordinary motion for a new trial
the case will remain in the courts for
at least another year.
Many of Atlanta's best constitutional
lawyers hoId that the point made in
Franks behalf by Tye. Peoples Jordan
will result in a new trial.
They say It would not be surprising II
Judge Hill himself sets the verdict aside.
when he considers the new motion
Wednesday.
1t is pointed out that Judge Hill, who
is chief Judge of the Georgia Court OF
Appeals declared null and void a YER
dict rendered when defendant was not
present In the courtroom. although de-
fendant's counsel had by telephone
waived his clients right TO be present.
However. should Judge Hill refuse the
motion 10 set aSioe the NeTulCt. IL Is
quite likely. say leading attorneys, that
the State Supreme Court will do so. as
the point made Is a well-recognized
principle of law.
But should the Georgia Supreme Court
fail to sustain the point, the United
State Supreme Court is expected to do
so.
In the motion filed by Tye. Peoples &
Jordan the point is made that it was
upon the advice of Judge L. S. Roam. who
presided at Franks trial. that neither de-
fendant nor his counsel were present
when the verdict was read. and that this
advice was given because Judge Roam
feared possible violence from the excited
public II the verdict happened to be one
of acquittal.
Frank was to have been hanged today.
his thirtieth birthday. The new motion
in his behalf acted automatically as
stay of execution.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-18
NEW SLEUTH MAKES GOOD

Recently appointed a detective. Joseph
B. DelIamico, of the Ninth police pre-
cinct, is more than living up 10 expeCta-
tons in his new role. Del came TO the
front yesterday. With Acting Sergt- F.
B. Steele he arrested Daniel Nelson. co..
ored. giving 1923 Wiley court northeast as
his address, on a charge Of petit lar
ceny.
The Washington Railway and Electric
Company for some time has been missing
copper rail current connections on It's
Glen Echo line. Nelson attempted TO sell
eighty-two of these connections, valued
by the railroad people at 40 cents each. tU
a junk dealer. The dealer assisted the
detectives by agreeing to buy the eighty
two connections. paid part and told the
negro TO come back for the rest of sne
money. When he arrived he was al
rested