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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12


kcts which we must supply, and VIC
must lind the means of action The
united states, this great people for
whom We speak and act. should be-
ready us never before to serve itself
and tn serve mankind. ready with its
resources. its energies, It's forces of
production and frs means Of distlfbu.
ton.
u Is very practical matter. a mat.
ter OF ways AMI means. We have the
resources. but are we fully ready 10
Use them? And. II we can make ready
what we have. have We the nieans at
hand to distribute IL? We are not
fully rendy: neither have we the mems
or distribution. We are willing. but
we are not fully able. We have the
wish TO serve nnd To serve greatly. gen
erO'isly But we are not prrpared "a
we shonld be. We are not ready 10
mobilize our resources at once. W., are
not prepared tn use them imrnpdjntely
nnd at their hest. without delay nnl
without waste.
10 sHak plainly. We have grossly
erred In the way In which we have
stunted and hindcred the DEVELOPMENT
OF our merchant marine. And now,
when we need ships. we have not cot
them. We have year after year debat.
Ell. without end or conclusion. the best
poicy TO pursne with regard to the
use of the ores and forests and water
powers OF our national domain I'm the
ricn states OF the west, when we
SHOULD have acted. and they are still
locked up. The key is still turned
upon them. the door shut fast at which
thousands Of vigorous men. full of
initiative. knock clamOrously for nd
mittanrc. The water power Of our nav
iSablP streams outside the Dational
domain Also even In the eastern states
wherc we have worked and planned
Tor generations. Is still not used MS II
might be, because We will and we
I won't: because the laws we have
made do not intelligcntly balance on
couragcment against restraint. We
withhold by regulation.
! nave come TO ask you to remedy
ana correct these mistakes and Umis.
sions. even ut this short session of a
congress which would certainly seem
to have done all the work that could
reasonably be expected Of it. The
time and the circumstances are OK.
traordinary, and so must our efforts be
also.
Fortunately two great measures, fine.
ly conceived, the one to unlock. with
proper safeguards, the resources OF the
national domain. the other to encour.
age the use Of the navignble waters
outside that domain for the genera.
ton OF power, have already passed the
house OF Representatives and are ready
for immediate consideration and ac.
ton by the SCI. tie. With the deepest
earnestness ] urge their prompt pas.
sage. In them both we turn our backs
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12
sentatives OF great people whose
thought IN not Of US, but Of what Amer.

senratives Of n great people whose
thought is not Of US, but of what Amer.
len owes to herself and to oil mankind
In such circumstances as these upon
which We look amazed and anxious.
War has interrupted the means of
trade not only. but also the processes
OF production. In Europe II Is destroy.
Ing men anu resources Wholesale and
upon a scale unprecedented and up.
palllng. There Is reason to feur that
the time Is near. II 1t be not already at
hand. when several OF the countries OF
Europe will and IL difficult to do for
their people what they have hitherto
been always easily able 10 do-many
essential and fundamental things. At
any rate. they will need our help and
our manifold services as they have
never needed them before. and we
should be ready. more at and ready
than We have ever been.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12
TRAINED CITlZENRY FOR
DEFENSE.

We must depend in every time
Of national peril upon
a citizenry trained and accus.
toned to arms. We
should encourage such training
and make it a means Of disci.
pIine which our young men will
learn to value. lt 10
right, too. that tho national
guard Of the states should be
developed and strengthened by
every means which is not in.
consistent with our obligations
to our own people or with tho
established policy Of our gov.
ernment.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12
AMERICA FACES NEW
p MARKETS FOR TRADE


IL Is Of equal consequence that the
nations whom Europe has usually sup
Piled with innumerable articles OF Inan
ufacture aud commerce OF which they
are la constant need and without which
their economic development halts and
stands still can now get only a small
part OF what they formerly imported
and eagerly look TO us 10 supply tneir
nll but empty markets This is partic.
nlarly true OF our own neighbors. the
states. great ana small. OF Central and
South America. Their lines of trade
have hitherto run chiefly athwart the
sens. not 10 our ports. but 10 the ports
Of Great Britain and of the older con.
tinent Of Europe do not stop 10 I'm.
quire why or To make any comment ON
probable causes. What interests us
just now Is not the explanation. bur
the fac: and our duty and opportunity
jD the presence Of It, Here are mar.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12
I'VE NEED SHIPS; WE HAVE
NOT GOT THEM"

The United States, this great
psepls for whom we speak and
act, should bs ready a. never
before 20 serve itself and to
ssrvs mankind; ready with les
resources. its energies, its forces
Of production and ts means OF
distribution. We are
not ready TO mobilize our 70.
sources at once. We are not
prspnrsd 20 use them imme.
diatsiy ard st their best. with.
out delay and without waste.
To speak plainly, we have
grossly erred in tho way IN
which we have stunted and hin.
dsrsd the development Of our
merchant marine, and now. when
we need ships, we have not got
them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12
The Chief Executive 0e9|ores
the Lack Of Ships, Declares
, That the Government Musl
J Open the Gates Of Trade and
Urges Passage Of the Pend.
. Ing Shipping Bill Rura'
, Credits and Safety at Sea.
Self Government For FiIipinos
Again Recommended.
y OLLowING is President vii
sons annual message. deliver.
ed ut the beginning of the

~ OLLOWlNG Is President vii.
sons annual message. deliver.
ed ut the beginning of the
short term Of the Sixty.third
congress:
Gentlemen or the Coneress-The ses.
sion upon which you are now entering
will be the closing session of the Six.
fy-third congress, congress. I ven.
ture to say. which will long be reuen.
bered for the great body Of thorghtfui
and constructive work which IL has
done In loyal response to the thought
and needs Of the country. should
like In this address to review the notu.
bic record and try to make adeauate
ass ;ssment Of II, but no doubt We
stand too near the work that has been
done and are ourselves too much part
of 10 to play the part Of historic ms to
ward it.
Moreover. our thoughts are now more
or the future than OF the past. While
We have worked ut our tasks of pcuce
the circumstances Of the whole nge
have been altered by war. What we have
done TOR our own land aud our own
people We did with the best that was In
us. whether Of character or of intelli
gence, with sober enthusiasm and a
confidence In the principles upon which
We were acting which sustained us nt
every step Of the difficult undertake.
Ing. But Il Is done. II has passed from
our hands. IL Is now an established
part OF the legislation OF the country
Its usefulness. its effects will disclose
themselves In experience. What chief.
ly strikes Us now. as we look about us
during these closing days Of a year
which Will be forever memorable In the
history OF the world. Is that we face
new tasks. have been facing them
these ak months. must face them In
the months to come-face them without
partisan feeling. hke men who. have
forgotten everything but q common
duty and the fact that we are repro
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12
POWERFUL NAVY is
AMERICAN POLICY.
United States Will Continue 70 Remain
Strong on the Seas.

United States Will Continue to Remain
Strong on tho Seas.
A powerful navy We have always
regarded as our proper and natural
means Of defense, and It has always
been Of defense that we have thought,
never Of, aggression or Of conquest.
But who shall tell us now what sort
or navy to build? We shall take leave
TO he strong upon the seas In the fu-
ture as In the past. and there will be
no thought Of offense or Of provOcation
In that Our ships are our natural
bnlwarks. When will the experts tell
us just what kind We should construct,
and when will they be right for ten
years together. IL the relative efficiency
of craft Of different kinds and uses
continues to change as we have seen
1t change under our very eyes In these
last few months?
But ! turn away from the subject
1t IS not new. There is no new need
to discuss it. We shall not alter ouI
attitude toward it because some among
us are nervous and excited. We shall
easily and sensibly agree upon q policy
OF defense. The question has not
changed its aspects because the times
are not normal. Our policy will not
be for an occasion. 1t will be conceiv.
ed as q permanent and settled thing
which we will pursue at all seasons
without haste and after fashion per
fectly consistent with the peace OF the
world, the abiding friendship Of states
and the unhampered freedom Of all
with whom we deal. Let there be no
miSconception. The country has been
nisinfcrmed We have not been neg.
ligent OF national defense. We are NOT
unmindful Of the great responsibility
resting upon us. We shall learn and
profit by the lesson Of every expert.
ence and every new circumstance, and
what is needed will be adequately
done.
| close, as I began, by reminding
you OF the great tasks and duties of
peace which challenge our best powers
and invite us TO build what will last,
the tasks to which We can Sddress our.
selves now and at all time with free
hearted zcst and with all the finest
gifts OF constructive wisdom We DOS.
sess. TO develop our life and our re-
sources. to supply our own people and
the people Of the world as their need
arises from the abundant plenty OF
our fields and our marts Of trade. to
elricn the commerce of our own states
and f the world with the products OF
our mines. our farms and our facto.
"ies. with the creations Of our thought
snd the fruits Of our chanacter-this
Is what will hold our attention and
our enthusiasm steadily now and in
the years to come as we strive to
show in our life as a nation what lib-
erty and the inspirations of an eman-
cipated spirit may do for men and for
societies. for individuals, for states
and for mankind.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12
SAYS SHIPPING BILL
IS VERY IMPORTANT
u should 6e Passed to Profit by Open
ed Gates Of Trade.

Hence the pending shipping bin, dis.
cussed at the last session, but as yet
passed by neither house. In my iudg.
ment such legislation Is impcratively
needed and cannot wisely be postpon-
ca. The government must open these
gates Of trade, and open them wide.
open them before 1t is altogether profit
able to open them or altogether rea.
sonable to ask private capital to open
them ut venture. 1t is not a question
or the government monopOlizIng the
Held. 1t should take action to make
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12
SELF GOVERNMENT FOR
FILIPIN0S IS URGED.
President Says Senate Should Pass
Measure Now Before Senate.

Measure Now Before Senate.
And there Is another great piece OF
legislation which awaits and should re.
ceive the sanction of the senate. !
mean the bill which gives larger
measure of self government to the peo.
pie of the Philippines. How better in
this time Of anxious questioning and
perplexed policy could we show our
confidence In the principles of liberty
as the source us wei! as the expression
Of life; how better could we demon.
strate our own self possession and
steudsaStneSs in the courses of justice
and disintereStedness than by thus 20.
ing calmly forward to fulfill our prom.
ises to Il dependent people. who will
now look more anXiOuSly than ever to
see whether we have indeed the liber.
ality, tho unseltishness. the courage,
the faith we have bousted and profess.
ed? ] cannot believe thlt the sena te
will let this great measure of construc.
tive Justice await the action Of another
congress. Its passage would nObly
"
OF memorable labor.
But think that you will agree with
me that this does not complete the toll
Of our duty. How are we to carry our
goods to the empty markets OF which
have spoken If we have no. the
ships? How are we to build up q great
trade II we have not the certain and
constant means Of transportation upon
which all profitable and useful com
Derce depends? And how are we to
get the ships II we wait for the trade
to develop without them? To correct
the many mistakes 10y which we have
discouraged and all but DESTROYED the
merchant marine of the country, =, re.
trace the steps by which we ha -, il
seems almost deliberately. Withdrawn
cur hag from the seas. except where,
here and there, n ship OF war IS pid0eu
carry 1t or some wandering yacht dis.
plays 1t. would take long time and
involve many detailed items of lecis.
lation. and the trade which we ought
Immediately to handle would disap
pear or end other channels while we
debated the items.
The case Is not unlike that which
confronted us when our own continent
was to be opened up to settlement, and
Industry. and we needed long lines of
railway. extended means of transpor.
tati0n prepared beforehand. If develop
ment was not to lag intolerably and
wait interminably. We lavishly sub
sidized the building of trapsconti.
mental railroads. We look back upon
that with regret now, because the sub
sides led to many scandals of which
we are ashamed. but we know that
the railroads had to be built, and If
we had 1t to do over again we should
or course build them, but In another
way. Therefore propose another
way OF providing the means of trans.
portat0n. which must precede. not
tardily follow. the development of our
trade with our neighbOr states of
America. 1t may seem a reversal OF
the natural order Of things, but il IS
true. tho: the routes Of trade must be
actually opered-by many ships and
regular sailinGs and moderate charges
-oef0ie streams Of merchandise will
flow freely and proftably through
them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12

upon hesitation and makcshift and
formulate Il genuine policy OF use and
conservation In the best sense of those
words. We owe the one measure not
only to the people OF that great west
ern country for whose free and sys
temntic development. rs II seems 10
me. our legislation has done SO little.
but also to the people Of the nation
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-12

ton for trouble. This is assuredly the
opportunity for which a people and
government like ours were raised up.
the opportunity not only to speak, but
actually to embody and exemplify the
counseis OF peace and anity and the
lasting concord which Is based on jus.
tice and fair and generous dealing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-07
MADE SECRET MATCH, TOO
Son of Trusts Open Enemy
Stealthily Cornered Cupid.

The announcement of the marriage OF
Edwin Huner. son of the late John T.
Huner. an opponent of the match trust,
TO Miss Hope II. Schmidt came as sur
prise yesterday TO their friends In Brook
Ign.
Mr. Huner was a student AT Polytech-
mic Institute, and Miss Schmidt was at
tending the Packer Institute when they
fell i'm love. Although very young they
decided TO marry. and sought the Rev.
f.. Stockton. rector Of the East orange
Episcopal Church. who performed the
ceremony on May 91 of last year, the wit
nessesi being Miss Gertrude Turner. OF
East Orange. and Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Barker. of Brooklyn.
Without revealing the secret the young
couple returned 10 Brooklyn. Mr.. Huner
to his mothers home, at 40. 145 Hancock
street. and the young bride TO that or
Mrs W W. Hanly at No. 1868 Dean
street The young husband continued his
course i'm chemistry at Pratt Institute
and none were aware that he had become
a benedict.
Mr. TIuners father established one or
the few match firms that uncompromis-
ingly opposed the match trust.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-07
ASSEMBLY INQUIRY ASKED
Progressives Want Hennessy to
Head Committee.

Albany, Jan. 6.-The Progressive AS
semblymen met at the Ten Eyck this
afternoon and resolved TO introduce a
resolution calling upon the Assembly to
appoint a committee of seven. with John
A Uernessy at it's head. TO investigate
graft In all state departments. The reso-
luton. which will be offered by Assembly
man Schaap, follows:
whereas special investigations have
been begun and are pending under yari-
Gus authorities. all having for their pro-
fessed purpose the uncovering OF in
effciency and corruption in the depart
ments Of the state government. but lack
ing the ability TO achieve results because
Of limited and conflicting powers, and,
whereas the power OF the Assembly
can reach every department OF the state
government. including those presided over
by elected officials. such as the Control
ler's Office. for example. from which the
incumbent has been unfortunately absent
for many months. therefore, be II
Resolved, That an Assembly commit
toe of seven be chosen with full powers.
including the power 10 employ counsel, and
specifcally TO engage the services OF John
A. Hennessy as expert prober. for the pur-
pose OF conducting an Investigation into
the affairs OF ali departments OF the state
government
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-07
MOYER AGAIN ACCUSED
McReynolds May Have to lnves
tigate Atlanta Prison.


Washington. Jan. 6.-Followlns 'ne ~
ing of charges by Representative no"
ard. Of Georgia, the Attorney 'enc' ~
probably will be forced to order an IN
yestigstion of the administration OF the
Federal Prison at Atlanta. The Attor"'S
General showed personal interest III '''
matter for the first time to-day al'hVus ="
Mr.. Howard has been hammerlns away
al the department for several months anu
nm Atlanta newspaper has been insisting
on an investigation
Mr.. Howard filed with Assistant Attor-
nev General Graham afidavits ana Quiet
documents alleged to show maladmii'iS
tratlon Of the prison by Warden Meyer.
The furnishing of impure food. favor
itisr .ck Of discipline and the UNJUST
dismissal Of certain guards are among
the charges Tho accusations OF julian
hawthorne regarding conditions at the
Atlanta penitentiary are lncideh'ai u
the data presented by the Georgia MEM
Der.
Attorney General McReynolds said 70
day that he would examine the papers
The Department of Justice, he addeu'
would conduct an injury If preliinihd'9
Investigation showed the need OF one II
is known. however. that the department
has heretofore considered the admins
tration of the prison proper
Unless the Department Of Justice IN
stitutes an investigation, it is the inteh-
ton of Mr. Howard to ask for an inquiry
by the House.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-07
SEEKS BANKERS ESTATE
Woman Alleges ]. E. Hart Left
Will in Her Favor.

The first hearing in the proceedings IN
stituted i'm the Surrogate's Court, Brook
lyn. by Miss Frances II. ketcham against
the relatives and family physician of the
late James r. Hart, treasurer OF the
Chatham National Bank, of Manhattan,
will be held this morning. Miss ketcham
is convinced that two days before his
death. in December. 1907. Mr.. Hart made
a will leaving her the greater portion
of his $4,000. This will, she alleges, was
hid or done away with and she wants
It produced.
Miss Ketchsm expected the money be-
cause, she alleges. she had been engaged
TO marry Mr.. Hart for fifteen years. ow-
ing to the illness of the bankers mother
Mrs. Jane Hart the wedding was de-
ferred from time To- time. Miss Ketcham
IL sixty-nve years old. Her home is at
No 35S Carlton avenue.
The people whom she charges with con-
spiracy in Withholding the will are
Charles .. Hart brother of the banker;
Mrs. Isabelle Hart, his wife: Miss Minnie
Hart. his daughter. and DR.. G. ~. Johns
Ton. a physician Of Brooklyn. The Harris
live ut No. 1908 Lincoln Place.
In his last Illness Mr.. Hart was at
tended by DR.. Johnston. The physician
also attended Miss ketcham. and II was
ne who told her of Mr. Harris death. The
brother informed her that Mr.. Hart had
left no win, but his mother said that a
couple Of days before his death he had
been up all night writing and that ne had
told her he was making his viii. Miss
Ketcham says that at this time Dr..
Johnston made two statements 20 her In
the presence OF her friend, Mss Augusta
Merrill.
Que was. "T want to see This wrong
rightcd before | pass out OF this world. y
The other was: 1T is the first time I
have watched criminal" Later she
SAYS Or Johnston turned against her
and when she referred to his statement
about watching a criminal he declared ;
Il meant watching sleuths." Miss Mer-
Pill. who was also present at this time,
cried: WHY. Or. Johnston. I heard YOU
say it." In return. DR.. Johnston said: y
must have been damn fool when l tried
10 help YOU"
The defendants say in their paper that
the tanker left no will
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-07
WEEDS AGAIN IN RENO
Mrs. Elmendorf Said To Be
Married to Rich Stockman.

Friends i'm this city OF Mrs. George B.
Elmendorf. who formerly lived with her
husband at No. ~ West 5ith street. heard
Yesterday Of her marriage In Reno To "A
rich Western stockman. whom she had
met while engaged in obtaining a divorce
from George y. Elmendorf The suit was
filed February -. 1913. The decree was
granted recently.
Mr.. Elmcndorf said that her husband
had deserted her IN New York in 1895.
The couple we're married AT tho home OF
Mrs. Elmendorf's parents In New York
city three years previously. and she de
scribed their subsequent life az a success
sion Of infelcititics. No almony was
sought.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-07
HITS AT PUBLIC DINNERS
Protest by Collector Malone
Against Private Purse Strain.

At last a public official has arisen 10
protest against public dinners to himself
lie is Dudley Field Malone, Collector Of
the Port. Writing TO T.. V. Connolly. a
lawyer. who had suggested a dinner Of
this kind. Collector Malone expressed yes
terday his gratitude but explained
In declining amy banquet which wouil
be personal In character do so because
OF the fact that wish no emphasis laid.
publicly or privately. on me personally.
Moreover. the strain on the private purses
OF citizens and on the energies OF public
men due 20 nnumerable banauets. mas
become so great that do not wish TO
contribute 10 its continuance"