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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, i905. The Sumter Watchman was founded in 1850 and the True Southron in 1S66. The Watchman and Southron now has the com? bined circulation and in?uence of both of 4he old pap?is, and is manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. We might regret that we cannot ""become a convert to the Columbia ^State's views on the liquor question, if we had the faintest idea that the adoption of its patchwork prohibition .scheme would result in the least good .to the people of the State, as a whole, or even to those of any particular -county. The article, in which The .^State's views on the subject are brief iy outlined, which is reproduced in .another column, embodies in itself its own answer. Ohj?srvation convinced us years ago that prohibition, State, county or municipal, is a farce and breeds disrespect for law and decen .cyand brings all other laws into con? tempt. The regulation of the liquor traffic must of necessity be a choice of ?evils, and until there is stronger evi? dence that the people are opposed to the liquor* traffic, as well as the dis-, pensary, than has been afforded by the Brice law elections heretofore ? held, in which the majority of the voters refused to participate, we shall remain of the opinion that the\ condi? tions that the State fears for the State at large in the event of a blanket prohibition measure being adopted, will be realized in each bounty that tries prohibition under the Brice law. If it is folly to try to enforce* prohibi M?on throughout the State because some counties oppose it, it is. also folly, pursuing the same line of reasoning, to attempt to enforce prohibition ' throughout a county, for in each and every one there will be found commu? nities that are opposed to it. If this theory of local self government is followed up to its last and logical con? clusion it will lead us "to the individ JSBI being left to. determine for him? self the question of sobriety or in? temperance, and we feld, ourselves at the starting point . . * i The people of Gaffney will never liave the opportunity to pass upon the rguilt or innocence of George Hasty, the slayer of Bennett and Davison. By their outspoken and altogether creditable sympathy with the victims - of Hasty's pistol they laid the founda? tion f ^r a change of venue, and Has? ty's lawyer will be sure to avail him? self of the opportunity to have the ; trial of the case removed to another .county. It is to be hoped that wher? ever he may be tried, Hasty will b<_ .adequately punished for his crime, but we have doubts, worse 'crimes than nis have gone unpunished in South vCarolina. "Sumter is not numerously repre? sented today, at Georgetown's Centen? nial celebration, but it is not from any | lack of good will and cordial friend? ship for our sister city. Had the cel? ebration fallen at any other time than the week before Christmas when our j ?wisiness men are busier and harder i worked than at any other season, this 1 city would have sent a large delega? tion to rejoice .with our Georgetown jfriends. Georgetown has a histor? io be proud of and has accomplished ! much in the past, but her prosperous and progressive present is a guarantee of a greater future. * ? . If the Supreme Court does not give publicity to the Barnum letters -there will be disappointment through- j out the State, for these letters have been relied upon to furnish the evi? dence to convict the officials bf the Stat? dispensary of the corruption of which they are strongly suspected. Everybody, or almost everybody, be? lieves that the State dispensary is rot? ten with corruption, graft and venal? ity, but thus far it has been kept s'.> j well covered that it is only a wide? spread suspicion based upon many circumstances of a suspicious char? acter. If the Farnum letters do not ? furnish proof 'to convict, they may j lead to thc discovery of the proof that j is lacking. Hence the importance of j the Farnum letters to the investigat ing committee. r MASONIC ELECTION. Officers Chosen for the Ensuing Year. The annual election cf officers was ?ield at the regular communication of Claremont Lodge, No. 64. A. F. M., and the following officers were electe'd to serve during the ensuing Masonic year: W. M.-George L. Kicker. y,~.-XJ. L Parrott. J. W.-r-Cr P.Os'teen. Sec.-W. F. Pvhame. Treas.-Abe Ryttenberg. Tiler.-C. C. Beck. Resolutions on the deaths of Past Masters H. C. Moses and Altamont Hoses were adopted and the papers of the city requested to publish tho same. A donation of $10 was made* to the fund to provide Christmas gifts for the poor children of the city. The officers elect will be installed at the next meeting on St. John's day. CREIGHTON CASE DISCUSSED. ?T?ie Issues Between thc Stewards and the Presiding Elders-A Sketch of Mr. Creighton's Career. Spartanburg, December 15.-Some? times a charge of immorality does not mean much when brought against a preacher. It is like the charge of "conduct unbecoming a soldier" in military circles. It may mean much, or it may mean nothing. Such charges were preferred against the Rev. C. W. Creighton, of the Verderey circuit, yesterday, and a committee was ap? pointed to investigate the same and report. Mr. Creighton is a son of a Methodist preacher and was born on the Savannah side of Edgefield coun? ty. He studied law and practiced sev erela years at the Edgefield bar. Feel? ing that it was his duty to preach, he applied for admission to the South Carolina Conference and joined in 18S6. He has served eight years on stations and ten years on circuits., A few years ago a certain presiding eider is said to have taken a dislike to him, and it was stated to the bish? op in charge of the conference th.it his services {would not be acceptable anywhere in the district. The bishop suggested that he take a transfer to a distant conference. Mr. Creighton said that he did not wish to leave the State. He/was told that he could get no appointment except Cokesbury, which was a small, $500 place, and if he accepted that it would be at the sacrifice of his self-respect and char? acter. When the appointments were read out he was down for Cokesbury. Like a loyal Methodist he went with? out a murmur, and supplemented his meagre salary with a farm. . About two years ago, with the as sistance of friends, he started a relig? ious paper at Greenwood, called "The Christian Appeal." The columns of the paper are open to any preacher or layman, or non-church member, who has a helpful message or sugges? tion for the public. He espoused the cause of the stewards in their frequent contentions with the presiding elders. Therein is the "immorality.w He claims persistently and constantly that the salary of presiding elders should be fixed by the district stew? ards, just as they fix the salaries of the pastors. Many of the laymen agree with him and not a few preach? ers. He also h?-s intimated that there is a strong and powerful conference ring, which looks carefully after those who are enclosed in the circumference of that ring. Such is his offering. If the-committee orders a trial there will be some astonishing developments and publications. It is understood that the presiding elders as a body, for self protection, ordered the charges tc he p referred. One of these presiding elders failed to nominate a district steward for a certain charge that was acceptable* to the quarterly confer? ence. It was also expected that charges much more grievous than those preferred against Mr. Creighton would be preferred against another pesiding elder. If the matter comes to a trial the testimony will be taken down by a stengorapher, if permitted, and the public may expect some inter? esting developments." The Christian Appeal is an 8-page 6-colurnn paper, which is attractive in appearance and well pleasing to the people. One of the preachers said that on his cricuit there were five cop? ies of the Appeal taken to one of the Advocate. The fight is nov.- between presiding elders and Mr. Creighton. Their aim is to get rid of him, and the Appeal. If they do that then the lay? men who are opposed to the present method of paying salaries, will have no opportunity of appealing to the people, except through the daily pa? pers of the State, for the Advocate, the so-called church organ, is closed against them. If a trial is ordered the Bishop will appoint a committee of 13 to hear the case. The accused has a right to seven challenges. The trial will be secret, no one being admitted except the prosecutor and the defend? ant and attorneys as he may desire. If the trial should go against the ac? cused he has a right to appeal to the general conference. The affair it causing much talk amongst the preachers and many of them believe that the presiding elders will finally lose in the fight and the laymen will win.-News and Courier. Deafness Cannot Be Cured. by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the eat. There is only way to cure deafness, and that is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the | Eustachian Tube. When this tube is J inflamed you have a rumbling sound j or imperfect 'nearing, and when it is entirely closed. Deafness is the resuit, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to iU. normal conditio?, hearing will be de? stroyed for ever; nine cases out of ten are caused hy Catarrh, which is noth? ing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circu? lars, free F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, Tic. Take Hail's Family Pills for consti? pation. 12 18-lm j ' The Item Versus Noisy Nonsense. ! The Sumter Item tnus enters the list j of those seeking knowledge: We would like to know whether the most noisy advocates of the plan to ?vote out the dispensaries in all coun? ties, except Richland and Charleston, would line up for absolute prohibi j tion throughout the State. We be? lieve absolute prohibition would be a good thing, but. we consider it im? practicable and unobtainable, but if the State is to start on a career of rainbow chasing along this line we are willing to give it a trial, provided there are to be no exceptions of coun? ties or communities. If prohibition is/ good for one county it is good for all. Our contemporary might have been a bit more communicative. The "noi? sy advocates" of a plan for permitting only Richland and 'Charleston to en? gage in the liquor business have kept very quiet hereabout. The definite lo? cation of these pestiferous little buz? zers by The Item would be interest ring. Its keenness of hearing and ac? curacy of deduction render its judg? ment on this subject of peculiar in? terest. "Without, howev?, being' furnished the names of the "noisy" culprits we condemn their plan as outlined by The Item. Likewise we discountenance "rainbow chasing." It is disappoint? ing. As The Item so wisely arrays itself against the policy it attributes to cer? tain "noisy" persons, we hope it will endorse -The State's plan, which is Democratic and practical, promising the greatest measure of immunity from lawlessness. The State is not an advocate of prohibition and it is sin? cerely and earnestly opposed to the dispensary system which has impli? cated South Carolina in its disgrace; We believe the system of State mo? nopoly of this corrupting business should be wiped out and that then the peorje in each and every county in South Carolina should determine for themselves, under the Democratic principle of local self-government, what disposition to make of the prob? lem. Under the Constitution they may have prohibition, high license (some? thing like the present county dispen? sary owned and conducted by indi? viduals) or county dispensaries, which would giv? counties entire control of dispensaries. Whatever policies the counties adopted, the State of South Carolina would be rid of the miserable business. She would cease to be a barmaid. The Sumter Item declares that "if prohibition is good for one county it is good for all." And we agree with our contemporary; there is no ques? tion that without drunkenness the world would be a much better place and the same may be said of many other excesses. But it does not stand that if a prohibition law is good for one county it is good for all. It is good for the county where the public senti? ment compels its enforcement to a reasonable degree; but the law is in? jurious in that community where its violation is flagrant. There is not only does not restrict the use of intoxicants, bu through the open disregard of one law, brings all other laws into com? parative disrepute. For these several reasons "local option" is favored by lovers of law and good government, for it stands to reason that the ma? jority, having determined upon ? pol? icy, the majority favors and will give its influence to the enforcement of that policy. No law is a good law that encour? ages violation and that is not support? ed by public sentiment, and to force, by a blanket measure , a law upon the whole State that would be utterly re pugnant-to some counties would be misgovernment It would bread crim? inals.-The State. Hester's Weekly Cotton Report. New Orleans, Dee. 15.-Secretary Heater's weekly cotton statement is? sued today stows for the 15 days of Decemi cr a decrea-e under last year ot 174,000, a decrease under the same penoc year before last of U9,00U. For tbe 1C6 days of the season that have ( lapsed; the aggregate is behind tee same days last year 85f*,0( 0 and abead^of the^same daws vetr before iasr 276. COO. Tbe amount brought into sight dub? ing the patt week has beer 339,940 bales against 475.575'for the same days last y tar and 398,276 year before l*st. Tbe movement since Sept. 1. shows receipts at a J United States ?.cris to be 4,697.852 against 5,286,213 last year. Overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Fotoniac rivers to Norrhren mills and Canada, 321,301, against -531,84 Inst year. Interior stock in ex? cess of those held at the elese ::f the commercial year 571,959 aeainst 663, 177 last year: Southern mills takings ! 809,CCO agai? sc 785.143 last year. The toto! rc ? verbeut since hfopt. 1 i is 6,310,112 aganist 7,105, S17 last }ear Foreign exports for the week have been 277,696 against ?89,406 last year, making the total thus far for the sea? son 3,021,111 against 3,777.514 last year. The total takings of American miils, North, South and Canada thus far for the season have been 1,854, 018 against 1,818,046 last year. Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 leading Southern interior centers have decreased during the week 54,383 bales against an increase during tbe corres? ponding period last season of :!b. 130. ^Including stocks left ever ?t ports arjd interior towns from the last crop and the number of balea brought into sight thus far from tbe new crop, the supply to date is 6,754,643 against 8,327,784 for the same period last year. K o? P. Election. Game Cock Lodge Xo, 17, K. of P., met at 8 p. m. Monday in Castle Hall and after the transaction of reg? ular business the election of officers for the year 1906 v.-as entered into. The following officers wera elected: Chancellor Commander-Hugh C. Haynsworth. Vice Chancellor-Cecil Wilson. Prelate-S. M. McLeod. Master of Work-Claude E. Hurst. Keeper of Itecord and Seals-C. M. Hurst. Master of Finance-Bartow Walsh. Master of Exchequer-W. S. Jones. Master at Arms-Geo. D. Levy. Inner Guard-H. W. Blake. Outer Guard-J. H. Levy, Jr. G. A. Lemmon was re-elected a trustee of the lodge. Tribute of Respect. Whereas, this lodge has suffered a great and irreparable bereavement in the death of Brother Altamont Moses, who in his life time, -along with his many private and public duties, found time to devote to the service of this lodge and of the Order, having faith? fully served this lodge in all of its offices, and having honorably served and represented the order as Gi-an? Dictator in this State. Xow, therefore, be it Resolved, That a page in the minute book of this lodge be inscribed to his memo? ry, and that this message of love and sympathy be forwarded through the proper officer of the lodge to his stricken family, that so long as histo? ry treasures and records, faithful pub? lic service, so long will the life of our departed brother, Altamont Moses, and his unselfish, constant and de? voted service to his city, his county and his State, be remembered and rev? erenced by us, his comrades, and the public. Fraternally submitted, Marion Moise. M. G. Ryttenberg. Committee Sumter Lodge, 1077 K. of H. Tribute of Respect. Our hearts are saddened by the death of our best and brightest two brothers in the fl-sb. H. Claremont Moses and Altamont Moses have passed away since our last communication. The former died No? vember 24th and the latter December 8th, 1905. In tbe death cf H. Claremont Moses, we have lost the brightest Mason on our roll, rle loved Masonry. Its teachings were impressed upon his heart, and his head was a store-house of knowledge of its ritual, its rights its constitution and laws. From the time he became a member of the order over forty years aso. until his heaith haa seriously failed, his familiar form when possible, was ever present at our coramunciatious He steadily opbeld the landmarks of Masonry in insisting upon a rigid compliance with their teachiugs. He served all the stations of the lodge and for several years wes Worshipful Master of it. He was secretary cf the lodge for many years ali d his miuutes were^perfect records of the communications. No shortcuts to save time or space ever marked the perfect symmetry of his work. H s work as a Mason was good work, trnp work, sqtiare work, he, early became a member of Beulah Chapter, No. 25, R. A. M., held the various stations in that, was also a nn-mter of the Grand Chapter of the State cf Sooth Carolina, and serv:d in all tee various stations of it, in? cluding M. E. Grand High Priest. Brother Altamont Moses became a Mason in 1867 when he reached the age of twenty-one. He aiso served the iudge in its various stations and was elected Worshipful Master in 1870, and served as such for the spice of two vears. His bright mind easily plaster? ed the intricacies of Masonic work and he soon became a model M aster. For many years he took gieat interest in Masonic work, but as time passed his political duties absorbed much of the time tmd interest formerlv ci ven to Masonry, but to tue la.-t he was a faithful Mason. Ann whereas, it fitting that we shall place unen record, our sorrow at the less of these Brothers, and our grateful remeaihrnce of their faithful work as Masons. Therefore Resolved, That in the death of H. Claremont Moses and Altamont Mosr-s, two bright lights in Masonry have been darkened and their candlesticks have been removpd. Resolved, That we shall treasure the recol'ectrons or their Masonic virtues as the 'rich Heritage of th h loose, that we will strive to imitats their faithful loyalty to the tenets of our order. Resolved, That a rage in' cur Min? ute Bock be inscribed to their mem? ory, a copy of thesa resolut io: s be given to the families of the deceased, and Sha papers of the city be reo nest? ed to publish the same. Fraternally submitted, W. F. Rb* me, M. G. Ry?tr?bers, Committee. Claremont Lodge, No. 64, A. F. M. Tribute of Respect. Again we have been calied to mourn the lo.-s of a true, faithful brother: one who awlays had she intered of our Order at heart, ever faithful in the discharge of his duties to our Lodge r-s Reporter for the past {woury years. An upright man and true Knight cf . Honor bas fallen. Humbly bowing j to the will of God in removing from ns Brother H. Claremont Moses, we desire to express and tender our sym? pathy to Iiis bereaved family. Resolved, That a blank page in our record hock be dedicated to the mem? ory of our deceased Brother: om* Lodge room he draped in mourn ins lor the usual tiene. Resolved, That these rcsj>lutioi:s be spread cn tho Minutes. av,<] a copy of them be sent to the family of our de? ceased Brother, and that our papers be requeued to publish the same. Fraternally submitted, M. G. Ryttenberg, D. R. McCallum, J. H. Levy, Cmmittee Sumter Lodge, No. 1,077, K. of H. 1 MURDERER OF MR. COPES. _ i \ Man Xow Under Arrest in Swains- : boro, (?a.. Supposed to Be Mur? phy-Efforts Made to iden? tify Him. It is thought that this guard, Capt. Griffith and Mr. Kittrell ought to be able to tell whether the man under ar? rest ia Swaiusboro is ?. C. - Murphy or nut. Mr. Roberts reported that tee prisoner was not Murphy, and un? til Mr. Kittrell took it up by photo? graph, that seemed, to be the end of the matter. Columbio, Dec. H.-After the re? port co Governor bey ward that the n an under arrest at S^ainsbnrc, Ga , was D. C. Murphy, who is wanted to serve the balance of his life sentence for killing Treasurer Copes, a guard was sunt to identify the man. Mr Rober:?, w hu was tne guard detailed, reported that the man in Swainsbcro was not Murphy. From what some ot' che "people in Oraugeburg had heard and read they were net satisfied Mr. G B. Kittrell, who was a friend of Mr. Copes, sent a photograph of Murphy to the sheriff at Swaiusboro. and the sheriff advised Mr. Kittrell that tbe photo and the prisoner are identical. This f?ct was reported to Governor Heyward, and at bis request Mr. (Kittrell will go to Swai;.snoro with C8pt. Grifh'rb, Superintendent of the State Penitentiary, and nnotber guard, who is familiar with Murphy. Clear thinking, decisive action, vim and vigor of body and mind, the spar? kle of life, comes to all who use Hol? lister's Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. China's Drug Store. Newberry, Dee. 14.-Early this morning the thriving little business community of Pomaria, this county, veas almost entirely destroyed by fire, its origin is unknown. Beautifying methods that injure the skin and health are dangerous. Be beautiful without discomfort by. tak? ing Hollister's Rocky Moutain Tea. Sunshiny faces follow its use. 35 cents. China's Drug Store. Your CHILD and the The Danger Loses all Its Terrors When You Eave This Marvelous Remedy at Your Hand Any night your little one may waken with the croup. Death clutches tightly on the tender throat. And y ou-aiffcielpless. Be prepared. Keep a bottle of Gowan's Pneumonia Cure in your room. A mo? ment's brisk rubbing on the throat and chest, and you have the croup under control. In a few moments the healing liquids have driven thc cold out; the child is cured, as suddenly as croup comes. GOWAN'S PNEUMONIA CURE is an external, safe, harmless, sure cure. Ask for Gowan's Pneumonia Cure at any drug store. Regular size, $1.00. Croup size, 25c. Sent by mail, if desired. Gowan Medical Co., Durham, N. C. Read a Father's Letter "Your remedy is truly a God-send to human? ity. We have used it in our family for ttjp past vear, and only last night our baby haK an at tack of croup. We at once applied Gowan's Pneumonia Cure, and in fifteen min ates our child -was fast asleep, and this morning is quite well. We do not feel safe without the Cure in the house, and we recommend all people to get it and uso it promptly.-J. D. GCXTBR, Sandford, ll. C" THE Problem of the Hour There is nothing so perplexing to the gener? ous mind at thia season cf the year as the CHRIST/IAS SHOPPING. The thought, "What shaii I give for Christ? mas ?" takes precedence over all else. In se? lecting gifts the usefulness of an article ought to be considered, and our stores offer s large assortment of articles, that not only make use? ful Christmas presents, hut lasting friends. In order to aid those who find difficulty in making their selections we ? would suggest a glance over the following list, which conveys hut a faint idea of our ciferings : m. A pretty lamp A toilet set A box of toilet soap A handsome dish A pretty picture A pretty table cloth A hapdsome rug A couch cover A box of handkerchfs. A shopping bag An umbrella A work basket A bottle of cologne A han? some fur An arl square A bureau scarf A center piece A piano cover A box of writing paper A } air of gloves A pretty neck tie . A silk handkerchief A pretty beh A 1 i ce collar A pretty sha*?] A.lap refoe A pnir of si p..ers Another lot of in a few days. those $5 Jackets due to arrive m??w? SSS" On February 1st, Durant's Pharmacy will give away a hand? some Gold Watch worth 840.00, or its equivalent, to be se ie ci ed at Foison ;7s Jewelry Store. The,watch will be awarded to the person who guesses near? est the number of seed contained in the big pumpkin now on exhibition. A disinterested committee will be appointed to cut the pumpkin ?nd count the seed the day the contest closes. With each live (5) cents purchase one guess is given. Ask for a "Pumpkin guess" ticket, and record one guess for each 5 cents you spend.