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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-07
TOBACCO ACREAGE Cut,
SMALLER AREA PLANTED TN
SOUTH CAROLINA. - Ej~m
Number OF Farmers Said to Be Re.
placing Weed With Forage Crops
More Corn Planted.

washington, June 1.-The federal
reserve board, in its bulletin issueds
here today, cites the following
with reference to tobacco raising and
cotton milling in South Carolina: q;
"Only about two-thirds Of a To.
oacco crop has been planted In South,
Carolina and some farmers are re-.
planting tobacco fields in corn and
forage crops. In North Carolina and
Virginia normal planting is antfci-
pated. ,
Cotton mills are reported coming
into their own again and are running
at capacity, with some on overtime.
Sales Of finished products are Welding
good profits and many of them ara
sold up into the fall. Quite d number
of trade acceptances have been az :;
Tered of late for rediscount, given by
mills for cotton purchased" o.:.. +.
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EVANS RULING 1IsPlElsIAe.
DRAWS LETTER FROM BANKS OF
ST. MATTHEWS.
Commissioner McLaurin Comments on
Expressions from State Chairman
and Lieutenant Governor.
Columbia, June 2.-The State re-
ceived yesterday two letters. accom-
panied by statement from John L.
McLaurin, as follows:

To the Members of the South Carolina
Warehouse Association:
AS your president, I addressed an
open letter to the Hon. John Gary
Evans. chairman Of the State Demo
cratic executive committee, asking If
the State warehouse commissioner
Office was not State office, and If so.
should not candidate for this Office
be nominated in the primary, and If
SO, should he not have a place in the
campaign. received a reply, which
is published herewith for your infor-
nation.
The chairman rules that this office
Is State office. The law says that all
State officers shall be voted for in the
primary. The interesting question is
can a political party convention re.
peal law, and If it can, will not the
inextricable confusion resulting there.
from render it exceedingly unwise to
do SO?
We have been denied our Lawful
right, but we may still conduct a cam
paign Of enlightenment by arranging
meetings for discussion Of the ware
house system and the possibilities Of
Its extension and perfection. which
feel confident you, as members of tn,
association, will arrange.
Respectfully,
e j. A. Banks,
President
Columbia, Nav al
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mics trying to crush his former
friends. / am standing by the same
principles started on, and will die
there.
He owes his position as State
chairman 10 the fact that in 1912
some man not restrained by consci-
entious scrupies was needed to over
turn the verdict of the people at the
ballot box. 1t was o. wise choice and
would have carried out it's purpose
but that he was overawed by peo-
pies wrath.
my friends in the convention
asked only plain right conferred
by the statute law. He admits this
legal right. How, then. could a con-
ventiOn repeal or ignore Section 2S2.
saying all State officers shall 20
into the primary
1T matters not to me personallv
am trying to discharge my duty.
and will continue discussing these
issues. 1 am just back from Ander-
son and Greenville, and have plenty
of invitations to keep me busy. Let
the heather rage.
Mr.. Evans refers to my resolu-
ton. He is mistaken. 1 knew Mr..
Evans crowd, and never even asked
for my rights. 1t was the resolution
of body of representative farmers.
and his answer to this body Is.
Rather than give you what you re-
quest, we will violate the law to de-
feat It, My proposition was to run
for lieutenant governor but the
warehouse association would not
consent and SO tho present lieutenant
governor may. rest his soul in peace.
shall run for no office. 1 agree
with him as to the long list of dis
men who have previously
held the office. They made the office
great Everybody agrees that It is
big enough for the present occupant.
Times have changed, as we'll as lieu
tenant governors. None of them be-
lore ever made 1t the basis of a
trip to Europe to advertise
a vulgar millionaire. They could not
afford it,
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BERKELEY BOARD UPHELD.
State Canvassers Declare That Elcc.
ton Recently Held Was Illegal.

State Canvassers Declare That Elec-
ton Recently Held Was Illegal.
Columbia, June 1.-The State board
Of canvassers, in q decision tonight,
sustained the Berkeley county board
in declaring that the recent election
on the question of annexing a por-
ton Of Berkeley county to Charleston
county was illegally held. The Berk-
ley board held that there was a suffi-
Client number Of votes cast to change
the result. The decision was given
after long hearing. Charleston was
represented by Messrs. j. n. Nathans
and Huger Sinkler, of Charleston.
The Berkeley board was represented
by Messrs. w. c. Wolfe, of Orange
burg, and T.. j. Dennis, of Moncks
Corner.
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PAPER MADE OF NEW WOOD.
Stands Test Made by Two Large
Newspapers.

Stands Test Made by Two Large
Newspapers.
Washington, June News print
paper made from hitherto unused
woods, under direction Of the forest
service laboratories. has been. sue
ccssfully tried by two large newspa-
pers and In all eleven kinds Of wood
never used before have given prom
ise of being suitable. A number of
others have been found suitable for
manila paper and box cards.
This announcement was made today
by the forest service. which has made
seventy samples Of paper by different
processes from practically unused
woods In it's search for a substitute
for tho fast diminishing supply of
pulp wood
The announcement says that IL the
price. of news print paper is to be
kept at reasonable figure more eff
cient methods of converting spruce
into pulp must be developed or cheap
er woods must be substituted.
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Those who received diplomas 70,
completing the full fourteen units OF
work, some of whom had taken even
more, were: Leslie Lee Boncy. Mary
AIDA Booth. Edward Mckay Rrog-
don. Halle Carson Cuttino, Muriel
Hatfield, Robert Marion, Jr., Margare,
Mckiever, Louis Pitts, Elna Ramsey
Ruth Revill. Several other members
OF the class took almost fourteen units
OF work. but none who did not take
the full fourteen units were given
these diplomas.
AS Supt. Edmunds completed the
pleasant task of bestowing diplomas
10 the graduates, Henry spann step
ped up and with few appropriate
words presented him with token from
the class, as an expression of the es-
teem In which he was held. The gift
was received In a gracious manner by
Supt. Edmunds, who EXPRESSED his
heartfelt gratitude and appreciation.
The program Of exercises was:
lnvocation-Rev. j. Il. Marion.
come. Thou Almighty King--IIigh
School.
Carolina-High School
America-High School.
words of Welcomc--Miss Helena
Bultman.
victory from Dcfcat--Miss Margar-
ct Waggoman.
haii' Smiling Morn.-Eigh School.
"A Hetrospect-Miss Mildred Net
ties
Twelve by the Clock--High School.
a Vision-Miss Mary Adda Booth.
a Warrior Bold-High School.
Co-operation-Miss Ruth Revill
Ideals-Miss Margaret McKiever.
In Summer Go tiny Love to Seek.
Class Poem-Mis Muriel Hatfield.
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Senator McLaurin. when shown
the reply of State Chairman Evans
said:
The term 'discrcdited politician
comes with poor grace from ex-Gov
Evans. j defeated him for the Unit
ed States senate on the issue of
commercial Democracy and have
never been defeated for any office
for which 1 was a candidate, while he
has gone down in defeat time and
again. He has never forgiven me the
terms, 'apist' and 'imitator, the
speak of the squeendunk, trying to
initiate the blast of a trumpet That
showed him up. and the people Of
this State. took his measure. He is
now lined up with his former ene-
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0. v. DANIEL HEADS COLUMBIA nj ii
ELECTED PRESIDENT OF METH.
ODIST COLLEGE.
prominent on Lecture Platform rs
Well as in Educational Circles
Head of English Department. at
Clemson College.

Columbia, June 2.-David Wistar
Daniel, head Of the English depart
ment in Clemson college. was elected
president Of Columbia college yester-
day afternoon. to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of DR.. w.
w. Daniel several days ago, because
of failing health. DR.. Daniel was
informed last night by The States
correspondent in Anderson of his
election, but refused to commit him
self as to decision until notified, off.
cially by the board Of trustees. He
has been at Clemson since 1908, and
Is now at the head of the English
department. Other prominent edu-
Gators were considered at the meet
ing yesterday, but the election Of
DR.. Daniel was unanimous.
The new college head has recently
had other attractive offers. He was
considered seriously for the head of
a large institution in another State,
which he refused that he might de-
vote his talent to educational work in
South Carolina. He has also received
urgent inducements to give his time
to chautauqua work. He is an elo-
quent public speaker and has done
considerable platform work. DR.
Daniel delivered the literary address
at the graduation exercises of Colum.
bia college last Monday.
Those who attended the trustee
meeting in Columbia yesterday were
The Rev. e. o. Watson, ID. d., Bam.
berg, chairman; the Rev. A. N. Brun.
son, spartanburg. secretary; the Rev
M. L. Carlisle, d. D.. Greenville; tht
Rev. ]. E. Mahaffy, Batesburg: The
Rev. 8. B. Harper. Charleston; thu
Rev. A. j. Cauthen, Orangeburg; q
H. Bates. Barnwcll; and F. H. Hyatt
w. j. Murray, e. A. Hodges and L
L. Hardin, Columbia.
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DIAL CHALLENGE NOT ACCEPTED
McIaurin Will Not Discuss Joint De
bate.

Columbia, June 1T am not Wor-
rying about Nat DIAL" said John L.
McLaurin, State warehouse commits
sioner. when asked yesterday II he
would accept a challenge to debate
the merits oe the warehouse system
with N. B. Dial of the LAurens bar.
II have absolutely no comment to
make" Mr.. McLaurin added.
Mr.. Dial has given out the follow
ing: 3...s f..t
ITO the Press: - ..s
Senator McLaurin and some Of his
friends seem to think he should have
an opportunity to explain the pres
ent warehouse system and his map-
agement thereof to the public. In
answer to this 1t could be said that
the law establishing the warehouse
Is already in existence and he has
been elected manager for two years
islature to appropriate funds with
which to operate, think the public
should understand the system thor
oughly. iyiss
Il am therefore willing to join in
a movement whereby the facts can
be brought before the people, and to
this end 1 would suggest that Senator
McIaurin and I have one meeting in
each congressional district. We
could get the county chairman in
some centrally located county to call
a meeting at some time to be agreed
upon
II am strongly Of the opinion
that large majority Of the people of
our State favor a warehouse system
properly organized, properly and
economiaily managed. At the same
time I am satisfied they do not ap-
prove of the present makeshift Of a.
warehouse system nor the way it is
managed. a'...r
IF the above suggestion meets
with the senator's approval, it will
afford me pleasure to discuss the
matter with him."
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STUCKEY MAY ENTER RACE.Ja''
Reported Bishopvillc Man Has About
Decided to Run for Governor iss

Columbia, June 1.-W. A. Stuckeys
Of Bishopville, has about decided to,
enter the race for governor, according
to information obtained from one OF I
his close personal and POLITICAL
friends here today. Mr.. Stuckey, Sem
ator J. Arthur Banks, Warehouse
Commissioner John L. McLaurin, and
possibly others, were in conference
here yesterday and last night at tho
office Of the State warehouse system.
it became known here today. It ID
thought that the candidacy, Of Mr..
Stuckey was discussed at this CONFER
ence. although no one admitted az .
much today. 1t is thought that def.
mite announcement will be- made by
Mr.. Stuckey in week or ten days
Of his intention. .t.,
Should Mr.. Stuckey run for gov.
ernor it will be on platform with
the State warehouse system 20 the
main plank, and he wilt likely appeal
to the vote of the farmers and the
laboring people without regard to
faction. Mr. Stuckey is d successful
farmer himself and is member Of
the Farmers Union, the secret Farm
ers' Association and a member of the
executive committee Of the State
Warehousemen's Association.
Cole L. Blease. of Columbia, filed
his pledge today as a candidate for
governor in the Democratic. primary.
Pledges were also filed by J. Stokes
Salley. of Orangeburg. as candidate
for reelection as solicitor in the LIST
circuit, and by w. H. Grimball, of
Charleston, as a candidate for re-
election as solicitor in the eth cir
cult.
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State Chairman's Reply.
Hon. j. A. Banks,
President.

Hon. j. A. Banks,
st. Matthews, S. G..
Dear Sir: I have your letter in
which you ask me this question: "Is
not the Office of State warehouse COM
missioner State office and If so, does
not the law require that the commits
sioner be nominated in the primary
and IL so. should he not have a place
In the campaign" ?" In my opinion the
Office of State warehouse commissioner
is a State Office. but in view of the
action taken by the recent convention
OF the Democratic party, held in CO.
lpmbia on the 17th inst, I am of the
opinion that the State warehouse COM
missioner has no place in the Demo-
cratic primary nor in the Campaign.
AS chairman Of the State Demo-
cratic committee I am bound by the
action of the Sta.e convention, and
that convention expressed more than
once, its desire that the office of State
warehouse commissioner should not
be considered political Office, and
that 1t should be kept out of the pri-
maries. In fact, the sole object Of
your resolution was to place this office
in politics and the debate shows that
the convention intended to keep it
out.
Mr.. Graydon Of Abbeville is quoted
as saying in the debate: IF you want
to kill the system put it in politics"
He argued that 1t should be entirely
a business office. Mr.. D. s. Henderson
of Aiken stated that "the question
is not the efficacy of the warehouse
system but the matter Of changing the
system from a business organization
to a political machine. Don't let us
drag it into politics. We have not for
gotten. that this man who wants this
system put in politics wanted to intro.
duce commercial Democracy in South
Carolina" It will thus be seen that
the opposition to your resolution was
not as you state, that the State COM
mittee had the power to allow the
commissioner to carry the matter
into politics." but whether the ware
house system should be ENDANGERED
and destroyed by the ambition of q
discredited politician seeking to carry
1t into politics for personal reasons.
therefore, hold that the action of
the convention was an instruction to
the State committee to keep this office
out of politics. There is no place in
the Democratic primary election or
campaign for the warehouse commits
sioner and I shall endeavor to carry
out the intention as well as the ex-
desire of the State convention.
Very truly yours,
Jno. Gary Evans,
State Chairman.
Spartanburg, May rs.
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PRESIDENT AT ANNAPOLIS.

Tells Cadets That They Are Not
College Boys But Officers.
Annapolis, June 2.-President and
Mrs. Wilson arrived this morning on
tho Mayfower to attend the COM
mencement of the. military academy
A twenty-onc gun salute was fired.
President Wilson told the cadets that
they can expect punishment when
they violate rules as they will not be
treated as college boys because they
are more-they are officers OF the
American navy and must conduct
themselves correspondingly.
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Words Of Farewcll-Miss Hallie
Cuttino.
Presentation Of Diplomas
Come Where the Lilies Blom.
Class Motto: Labor Omnia Vincit
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washington. June 2.-Justice
hughes authorizes the following
statement: 1T is perfectly we'll known
that Justice Hughes has no represen-
tative at ALL" The statement refers
to Hitchcock. leading the Hughes
boom in Chicago.
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BRIDGE CAvED IN.
Five People Drowned and Eight In
jured I'm Iowa.

Chicago, June 2.-Five are believed
to have been drowned and eight in
Jured when the Rock Island train
from Chicago plunged through a
bridge near Clarksville, Iowa. The
bridge was weakened by yesterdays
cloudburst. The engine, baggage car
and smoker crossed safely. but the
others caved in. Two bodies have
been recovered.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-07

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~ havfns ~ its Hnembets roned
're - us custom doing away with
1ne prssePts on the stage at
ecnsncemsnt has been adopt
- ~ safh succeeding class. Il is
rebaoae that This new custom will be
Glm1larly adopted IN future. The exer-
oisPs were held In tho auditorium Of
me new school at thoir request and
Uspt. Edmunds In his rsmtrks stated
That the contractor and others enaag-
q IN the work had hastensd. II on this
account In order that their wish
I nieht be sratinsd. =.
The minds OF many In the audience
Vsre sst at rest when the various
1odaI, were awarded Tho 1oeda, for
~ bsst asneanor among the bov. Of
tne ereduatlns class was Awarded hv
1Dr. !. 4. Nsod nm b.h.,f 30 tbe a,,.
q. Mn W1hon. 20 Robert Marion. II
Vho ~ vutsd by his classmates 10
eeeepy the t,osition In their esteem. x
He4al e1ven by Mr.. n. Ia scarbor-
6hG11 20 the most womanly woman in
) - psadnattns GLASS wss presented to
41n Mlldrsd Nettleo by Mr.. c. M.
HURT. MIS- Nettles was likewise chos-
I - ~ her classmates as the member
es me class BEST entitled to this med
~
The ID. A. r. and u. ID. c. medals
were won by Misses Margaret Nc
kisver and Muriel Hatfield. respect
weH. They were presented by Mr..
n. p. Epps who stated that there was
NO V1esuon IA the minds Of the judges
- sc which OF the papers were best
ne sSet~i tnAt In the ID. A. r. exami-
nauon the paper presented by Miss
ssi Hstncld waH worthy OF hon.
seAo'e mention and that Of Miss Ruth
svnt IN the u. ID. e. contest.
~. Neili O'Donnell OF the City
school Board presented the medal for
oest pcnmanship to Miss Jeanne
Foresman. The seven young ladies
winning diplomas for having complet-
"a the course I'm penmanship were:
A1s~D09 Se8nn0 FUro0m0H. ssVolsmeillo
PsttA Caroline Dicx Thelma n smxsv
Eleanor Klein. Murtsl HatncltI ana
Katie Reardon. Sf
Mr.. p. q. bowman with n few an
propriate remarks presented the, med
ais for declaration. The contest was
won BY Isaac Edwards, and Henry
Spann an,- Archie Richardson were
awarded medals for winning I'm pre-
uoos contests
The exercises last night were of n
hish order and held the undivided in
ssrsst Of the large audience. which
more than nl'ed the auditorium The
nsh outside was crowded and many
sorned away because OF their inability
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STORM WRECKS TRAIN.
Fast Mall Blown from Track I'm Hi.
nOiS,

Pontiac, Ill.,, juno "A severe wind
storm today blew the Wabash Sys-
TENS Chicago and st. Louis fast mail
train from the tracks one mile south
of Saunemin. Twenty persons were
injured. one probably fatally.
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Class of 1915.
Daisy Eloisc Allen.
Dan Pennington Alien, f
Raymond Blanding,
Leslie Lee Boney.
Mary AIDA Booth,
Mary Ellen Bowman, t
Edward Mckay Brogdon.
John Dewitt Brunson.
Helena Ard Bultman,
Thomas Hal Clarke. Jr..
Leroy Shaw Colclough.
Gladys Cuttino.
Halle Carson Cuttino.
Isaac Allen Edwards. y.
Allen Ralph Flowers. Jr.,
Hilliard Chreitzberg Folsom.
Jessie Lee Harper,
Muriel Hatfield.
Ruth Lconora Hussey.
Robert Marion. Jr.,
Colleen McKagen.
Margaret Frances McKiever.
Mildred Mabie Netties.
Louis Atwood Pitts.
Bernie Elna Ramsey.
Jane Elizabeth Reames.
Archibald Broun Richardson,
Ruth Revill.
Paul whitworth Shaw.
Henry McFaddin spann.
Olive Myrtle spann.
James Carlisle stuckey.
Margaret Catherine Waggoman,
Maggie Lou White.
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4 GRADUATES RECEIVE DIPLOMAS.
Eighteen Young Ladies and Sixteen Young
Men Complete Course at Sumter High
Schools and Receive Rewards.

'echamele Medal Awarded to Isaac Marga.
ret McKsiver and Murel Hatfield Win D. A. R. and u D
@ hsdals. Respectively Medal for Penmanship Won by
NJ Jeaane Foresman-Dipomas for Penmapshp aud from
S&e Department of Education-Present for Superinten
n dont Edmunds.
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marks. He pointed out the effective
team work of the city board of educa-
tion, which had made the present sys-
tenn OF schools possible. and the CO.
operation between the board, teachers,
parents and pupils, which had made
the work Of the schools effective. He
expressed the thanks Of the graduates
and others to the contractor and his
workmen for having the hall ready
In time for commencement and he
pointed out that the gray caps and
gray. gowns Of the graduates were the
insignia OF the, high school, and not the
black caps and black gowns Of colleges
and universities. The high school was
not trying to usurp. any Of the college
forms. He thanked Miss Kirk for the
training Of the declaimers Of the night
before, saying that to her was due the
kcredit for what they had done. He
also thanked Miss Ethel Green for the
services which she had rendered at
the piano and her willingness to al
ways help the city schools whenever
calleS on.
He read a list Of those who had
not been tardy or absent and In clos
Ing made a few remarks to the grad
yates. telling them that they must
never forget their duty to their par
ents, who had given them the oppor-
tunity of attending school. and to the
city for making possible the school
system. He asked them to always re-
member their duty and to be always
found on the side of civic righteous
ness.
The diplomas were then presented
as follows;
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-21

ELISHA LEE, Chairman.
Pr. ALBRIGHT, Csnr Manager,
Atlantic Coast Limo Railroad.
LW. BALDWIN, Ceap Manager,
Central of Georgia Railway.
c. L. BARDO, Ceap Manager,
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
II. CoAPMAN, Viee-Presidea6
Soathern Railway.
Q. Z. COTTER, CeaI Manager,
Wabash Railway.
Pc. CROWLEY, AssG Vice~PresidsnS
New York Central Railroad.
G. Il. EMERSON, Cenr Manager,
Great Northern Railway.
C. II. EWING, CssI Manager,
Philadelphia & Reading Railway.
Z. ". CRICE. Asss to PrestGsas
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway.