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ACK ON SOUTH TO HE MADE
A FEATURE.
BUI for Reduction
wf Representation?Added Amend
to PntOkitf Bill?Williams
Majority With Cowardice.
Washington. May IS.?A campaign
W? attribution publicity bill, embodying
Sal amend ment by Mr. Crumpacker of
providing for a reduction In
representation In the house of the
itatlves In those States having
sSJswraaehlsement wee passed by the
today by a vote of 110 to lit
?wing a lively debate The meas?
ures brought ap ander suspension
the rules and hut tt minutes were
In which to discuss It. The
ithern mamasro In particular were
la their denunciation of the ap
inment pro vision of the bill.
%tr. Williams, ths minority leader,
spas especially vigorous In his attack,
saWraetertsIng ths bill aa being an
ipt to revive the1 conditions of
instruction days. On account of
Crumpacker amendment the
voted egalnst the bill In Its
rty.
la brief, the provision regarding
ssshtlelty of campaign contributions
Si applicable to ths netlona) commit
sees sf all present parties and the na
congresslonsl committees of
poUttcsl parties and all commit
slatlons or organisations
rh shall In two or more States In
the result or attempt to In
ths result of en election at
"Which representatives In congres are
ws he elected.
The Crumpacker smendment pro
for ths rsenactment of certain
of the old federal election
r, except that the Idea of the force
I authorising ths use of troops at
i polls m eliminated. It also pro
that ths director of the census
easel! submit to congress a report on
em Mulattos showing the number of
cittsens. white and black. In
State end ths number disfran
fsr the purpose of enabling
to ascertain the apportion
In representation to which such
may he entitled.
Crumpacker explained hie
by earing that they were
iSaasgwed against fraud and Intimlda
*eem la elections He undertook to
was/, he declared, that no'.member of
"She he ass would object to a law
only purpose was to secure
elections.
sal the, opinion of Mr. Rucker (Mo.)
"thst awythiag were wanting to demon
that the leaders and managers
She Republican party In the house
guilty of deceit and fa lap pre
ths hill supplied that want
te horse play," remarked Mr.
(Oa.) ,
m In representation, he
had no terrors for the South.
? Republicans, hs asserted, need
deceive themselves on thst prop
"Heavy as Is ths price," he
1. "unfair end unjust se we
It would be to exect this
id of flesh, yet If the people of
ever do require It they will
that the South will pay It for the
?Hew of Its homes und for the
itlon of Its white clvllsa
avs pressing ths belief thst Mr.
Chwmpaeher, In Including his sit end
aassnts to the publicity bill, did not
nt the aentlment of the lead?
en the part of the majority In at
bus; to revive the principles of
foree bill. Mr. Lansing (Vs.)
against the mcssure.
r. Ollleeple (Texas) warned the
that by passing the bill the
Itlon of the negro would be made
than at present
Following brief remarks by Messrs.
ennett (N. T.) end Bonynge (Col.)
support of the bill. Mr. Williams
> made a vigorous speech
ssjeinst It. "Ths greet old pi rty,"
Ise began, "has resolved Itself iito a
llle stock company." He
the Republicans with not
ng to face sny great public ques
ttse In s fair and stralghforward way.
try combining several prpposltlons In ,
ease hill. "What are you trying to
ek>?" hs Inquired. "Docs the gen
thwnan from Indiana think he can
the hands of the clock of time
half a century? Does he think 1
can produce the days Sf the car
?bsgger and Reconstruction In the
th once more? Does he think the
uses interest* of the North will
and for a recurrence of the satur?
ate ?*'
The reduction In representation
adment, he declared, has been
to defeat the publicity bill.
??You have no Idea of reducing the
ntatlon of California. Mussa
tts or Connecticut.
The people of the South, he said,
sws willing to take the Issue. If It
was desired to Ignore amendment and
ths Republicans were willing to re
wtore to Mississippi the power to fix
her sufferage along racial Hues, the
people of that State were ready for
the gauntlet. "Throw It down when?
ever you please'" he exclaimed. "As
to the reduction of our representa?
tion la congress," he seid, "In Qod's
name take it and welcome to it; but
be honest when you do it."
Mr. Williams declared that if the
publicity feature of the bill should
become law "it will damn your Re?
publican party and be worse for you
than the force bill which defeated
Harrison." It was all false preten?
ses, he declared, and he said to the
Republicans, "Like children you are
playing with fire in a powder maga
slne." He closed by asking the Re?
publicans if they were fools enough
to believe that the South would ever
again submit to the policies to which
she submittel when she was weak
and helpless.
Mr. Dalsell (Pa.) said he could see
no greater evil than that gentlemen
should be sent as representatives to
the house "not by virtue of the votes
of their fellow cltltens, hut by virtue
of the suppression of votes."
MAS WOODS SENT TO PRISON.
Is Charged With Perjury In Her Di?
vorce Suit?Her Complaint Die
New York, May 21.?Mae C Woods,
whose suit for an absolute divorce
from United States Senator Thomas
C. Platt r.f New York has been on
trial In the supreme court here for
several days, was committed to the
Tombs prison late today after Jus?
tice O'Oorman has dismissed the com?
plaint In her action ?"d ordered her
held In $5,000 ball on , barge of per?
jury.
The decision in Senator Platt's fa?
vor and the sudden and sensational
end of the suit came after a day
which the defense occupied largely
with the Introduction of expert and
other testimony, attacking the au?
thenticity of the documents by which
the plaintiff was seeking to estab?
lish her alleged marriage to Senator
Platt.
A handwriting expert testified that
In his opinion the body of the letter
In which Senator Platt was alleged to
have admitted his relation as hus?
band to the plaintiff was added after
the lator's signature had been af?
fixed. More telling still for the de?
fense was the deposition by engravers
and stationer? called by counsel for
Senator Platt that the blank upon
which the alleged Platt-Wood mar?
riage certificate was prepared was
not lithographed until three months
after the date upon whleh the mar?
riage of Mini Wood to Senator Platt
waa alleged to have taken place. Miss
Wood waa recalled to the stand In re?
buttal. She was asked If, after hear?
ing the testimony about the marriage
certificate, she still reiterated that
the defendant gave her the certificate
as she prtvlounly testified.
"I still reiterate It" the replied.
Justice O'Oorman turned to Miss
Wood and pointedly questioned her.
She repeated her assertion that the
marriage occurred as she had stated.
She admitted that Senator Platt never
supported her, and when asked by
the court If she did not consider It
the duty of a husband to support his
wife, she replied:
"I do, hut as long as he was not
enough of a gentleman to do so, I
never asked him to."
Senator Platt's counsel then again
moved for a dismissal of the com?
plaint. It was forthwith granted by
Justice O'Oorman.
TO RECLAIM 1,600,000 ACRES.
E. H.. Harri man Plane Great Irri?
gation System.
Los Angeles, Cel., May 18.?The
most stupendous Irrigation system In
the world, calling for an outlay of
$5.000,000 on construction work
alone, to reclaim 1,GOO.000 acres of
desert laud. Is the definite project of
E. H. Harriman in the Imperial Val?
ley. His plan contemplates an Im?
mense high line canal from a point
on the Almo river, 20 miles east of
Sharp's Heading, 100 feet above sea
level, and following the east and north
sides of the desert basin that once held
a mighty sea, around the easterly side
of Imperial Valley, along the hills
above Salton Sea, and thence down
the Coachela Valley to Idaho. This
canal will be 125 miles long and
cover approximately 2.500 square
miles. With water, this land should
become the most fertile on the Amer?
ican continent, and will leap In value
from nothing to as high as $1,500 an
a*, re.
Harriman figures that sales of
railway landa. redeemed by this pro?
ject, will return tQ the Southern Pa?
cific the entire cost of the irrigation
works and leave It clear to the com?
pany as a perpetual source of enor?
mous Income.
The annual meeting of the Laurent
Cotton Mills was held Thursday. The
following officers were elected: N.
B. Dial, president; J. B. Cleveland,
vice president; W. S. Montgomery,
manager. Semi-annual dividend of 6
per cent, was declared.
30 days* trial $1 Is the offer on
Plmules. Relieves backache, weak
back, lame back, rheumatic pains.
Best on sale for kidneys, bladder and
blood. Good for young and old. Sat?
isfaction guaranteed or money re?
funded. Sold by Blbert'a Drug Store.
Mit. BENNETT'S WORK.
Humor of His Transfer to Another
Field Causes Strong Protest,
Notice was received a few days ago
that as a result of certain changes
or a reorganization of the bureaus of
the agricultural department it is
probable that Mr. Frank Bennett who
is in charge of the soil utilization
work in this county will be transfer?
red to other work and a new man
sent here. The removal of Mr. Ben?
nett in the midst of his year's work
would be most unfortunate and would
practically rob the experiments that
have been undertaken of the greater
part of their value, if it did not cause
the entire abandonment of work by
the farmers who have undertaken it
under Mr. Bennett's advice and su?
pervision. The matter has been taken
up with the department of agriculture
direct and through Congressman Le?
ver, and a strong effort is being made
to Induce the department to cintinue
Mr. Bennett in charge of the work in
this field, for the year, at least, if not
permanently.
Mr. Bennett is peculiarly fitted for
the work here, as he has formed a
wide acquaintanceship in this section
and is more familiar with the soil
of this and adjacent counties In
which his work lies, as he made the
soil survey of Sumter and Lee coun?
ties last year, and in that way ob?
tained at first hand intimate and
thorough first had knowledge of the
location and extent of the various
soli and types with which he has to
deal in his soil utilization experi?
ments.
Mr. Bennett has already done good
work in this field, the work is growing
in extent an importance and practcal
value under his supervision and it
is hoped that the officials of the de?
partment of agriculture will not
transfer him to another field.
Mr. LEVER'S GOOD WORK. .
The $70,000 Appropriation for the
Postofflce la a Certainty.
Mr. R. I. Manning is in receipt of a
letter from Congressman Lever in?
forming him officially, as president of
the Sumter Chamber of Commerce,
that the appropriation for the Sumter
postloffice bulding has been Increased
to $70,000. The house added $10,
000 to the previous appropriation and
Senator Gary at Mr. Lever's instance
added an additional $10,000 when the
public buildings bill came up in the
eenate. An effort was made to cut
out the second approprlaton and it
required a hard fight on Mr. Lever's
part, backed up the entire South Car?
olina delegation, to Induce the con?
ference committee to let the Item re?
main In the bill. Mr. Lever made a
good fight In Sumter's behalf and
succeeded In obtaining an appropria?
tion sufflent to erect a building that
will be adequate to the present and
future needs of this city. The peo?
ple of Sumter are sensible of the hard
work Mr. Lever has done for this
city and they not only give him full
credit for the gratifying results, but
are appreciative of his efforts. It is
only since Mr. Lever has represented
this district that Sumter has had evi?
dence that we are represented in
congress. Mr. Lever has demonstrat?
ed that a congressman can be of
practical benefit to his district and in
at nsequence of his work for his con?
stituents he Is easily the strongest
man In public life in the Seventh Dis?
trict.
WILL NOT REDUCE NOW.
Senate Postpone* Bill With Amend?
ment to Give South Fewer Con?
gressmen.
Washington, May 23.?The cam?
paign publicity bill, with the repre?
sentation restriction amendment,
which was passed by the house yes?
terday, was laid before the senate to?
day. Wisthout discussion the bill
was referred to the committee on
privileges and elections, where it will
remain until the next session of con?
gress.
The famous dialogue bit veon the
governors of North and *>ut'i Caro?
lina has not been repeated at the
White House, first, bcoau-e the exe?
cutives of these two c< inmonwealthi
are teetotalers, and, second, because
Mrs. Hayes is not the hostess.?Prov?
idence Journal.
Dr. Kershaw Going Abroad.
The Rev. John Kershaw, D. D.,
rector of St. Michael's church, will
leave the city next week on his way
to London, where he will attend the
Pan-Anglo congress, which opens In
that city June 16, and remains in
session for one week. At the morn?
ing service at St. Michael's tomorrow
Dr. Kershaw will briefly outline the
alms nnd purposes of this meeting in
Ixmdon, at which It Is expected there
will be representatives from all parts
.?f the world. After the congress ad?
journs Dr. Kershaw will visit other
Buropean points, remaining abroad
ghoul three months.?News and Tou?
rer.
There's more noise than harmony
In chin music.
SPENT 1.851 TONS OF GOLD.
It Would Take 24,06:1 Men to Carry
Money Congress Appropriated.
Washington, May 27.?Just for
fear the people will not understand
how much money this session of con- I
gress has appropriated, Representa?
tive Hamlin, of Mississippi, today re?
duced the figures to horsepower and
manpower. He announced that he
had found out from the treasury de- j
partment that 13 $20 gold pieces
weighed a fraction under one pound,
and that a ton of the metal was worth
$540,000.
Upon the basis of a billion-dollar
apprporiation, he estimated that this
session of congress had expended 1,
851 tons of gold. Loaded in wagons,
one ton to a load, and each wagon
placed in a line 7 1-2 yards apart, Mr.
Hamlin said the procession would he
7 1-2 miles long. The gold would
fill 92 1-2 freight cars, each car car?
rying 20 tons, making five trainloads.
If loaded on backs of men, each car?
rying 150 pounds, it would take 24,
063 men to carry the appropriations
of congress about town.
* "There were 22,008 votes cast for
the speaker of the house at the last
election," he said: "It would, there?
fore, take all the Republicans and
2,065 Democrats in the district of
Speaker Cannon to carry the appro?
priations of this Congress."
DR. ALDERMAN GOING AWAY.
University of Virginia President is
Threatened With Breakdown.
Richmond, Va., May 27.?President
Edwin Anderson Alderman, of the I
University of Virginia, will sail on i
Saturday for Europe for a brief
rest. I
Leaving Just three weeks before
the end of the season, when the fes
tivities of commencement take place, 1
the matter has caused considerable
comment, but it is explained that Dr.
Alderman is suffering from the stren- ,
uous life he has led for the last two
years, under which his health has
given way. His physicians declare
that a rest at this time will bring
about his entire recovery. There is
no truth in the rumor that Dr. Al?
derman will leave the University of
Virginia to accept the presidency of
the University of New York City,
which was offered him at a salary of
$15,000 a year.
E. D. Smith's Work.
There has been some criticism of
K. D. Smith for entering into poll
tics and seeking a high office in the
gift of the people, because, It Is said,
he is supposed to be working for the
Interests of the cotton growers. Let
us look at the situation a minute. [
Four years ago he began his work as
national organiser, being called off
his farm to take up the work. He
has been all over the South and to
New York, Washington and other
places to meet the spinners and grow?
ers and buyers of all kinds. He has
organized the South in this general
cotton movement. He has really
done what he undertook, the general
awakening of all classes of people in
the South to their own interests and
mutual dependence. He has succeed?
ed, as may be seen by the organiza?
tions everywhere. The cotton men
arc awake, the bankers and mer?
chants are behind them. His work
is finished. He did not enlist to con?
tinue a dry nurse through all time, j
for the farmers and business men of |
the South, they do not need it, they
are up and doing, and now Mr.
Smith feels that he can point with
pride to his record and ask to be
transferred to another field of useful?
ness, and he hopes to do as well there
as he has done In the former field.?
Florence Times. I
There is not much in common be?
tween Biblical Samson and legendary
Rip, but Bob knows his audience
back in Happy Valley, the primitive
folk to whom he saws out "Cracklin'
Bread" and "Old Gray Hoss Came
Tearing Down the Wilderness" on his
seasoned fiddle. We suppose that a
sardonic smile will embitter the 1
lips of the auburn haired Apollo I
whom Bob supplanted in the senate
When his speech is read in the edito?
rial sanctum at Nashville, but does
it not confound the office of critic? ?
The Hon Robert Love Taylor has set j
his own pace In the senate; not for
i
him the port and periods of a Car- i
mack; he prefers to entertain while
solemn men thunder in the index.
Here comes the spring winds to
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Carbollzed. (Acts like a poultice)
for cuts, sores, burns, chapped skin.
Sold by Siberfs Drug Store. I
-j
Tom Platt says that he is an old
fool. His colleague, however, will
not admit as much for himself, re?
fusing to be regarded as old.?Phila
deplhla Ledger.
ManZan Pile Remedy, price 50c, Is
guaranteed. Put up ready to use. One
application prompt relief to any form
of piles. Soothes and heals. Sold by
Slbert's Drug Store.
Some helpless people manage to
help themselves to more.
The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been
in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of
and has been made under his per
aonal supervision since its infancy*
i<oUcA4*Z Allow no one to deceive you in this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations a ad " Just-as-good99 are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children?Experience against Experiment?
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TMS ???TTAUM
TV HUAAAY SVaSCT. MCW TO** CITT.
N?TIG E.
Office of Sumter County Dispensary
Board.
Sumter, S. C, May 20, 1908.
To Distillers and Liquor Dealers:
You are hereby requested to sub?
mit bids in accordance with the
terms of the County Dispensary Law,
upon the various kinds and grades of
liquors, wines and beers, produced or
handled by you in quantities as ad?
vertised for below, for supplying the
Sumter County Dispensaries for the
quarter beginning July 1st, 1908, and
ending September 30th, 1908:
150 barrels 75 p. c. conn.
50 barrels 90 p. c. corn.
50 barrels 85 p. c. rye.
50 barrels 100 p. c. rye.
10 barrels 85 p. c. rum.
50 barrels 85 p. c. gin.
50 barrels 100 p. c. gin.
V 200 barrels export beer.
150 barrels bulk beer.
1 barrel alcohol.
Bids are also invited on case li?
quors, rye, corn, Scotch, malt and
other whiskeys, brandies, wines, beer,
champagne, etc., in quarts, pints
and half pints, said goods to be de?
livered at the following points in
Sumter county, South Carolina,
freight prepaid: Sumter and Mayes
ville.
It Is understood that the Sumter
County Dispensary Board shall have
the right to accept any quantity of
any article bid upon, to be ordered
shipped at our pleasure. The Dis?
pensary Board reserving the right to
reject all or any part of any bid.
Competition on Quality and Price.
All whiskies will be paid for by ac?
tual contents of barrel regauged at
our dispensaries.
And further, we solicit bids on
glass, corks, tin-foil and all other
articles needed for dispensary, all
goods to be delivered F. O. B. Sum?
ter.
Bids to be sent by express or regis?
tered mail to the Sumter County
Treasurer within thirty days from
date of this advertisement; the bids
shnll be sealed and there shall be no
sign or mark upon the envelope in?
dicating the name of the bidder.
The County Dispensary board will
require bonds from successful bidders,
such amount of bond to be decided
upon when purchase is made.
Bids to be opened at County Dis?
pensary Board's office on Saturday,
June 20th, at 10 o'clock a. m.
C. W. STAN SILL,
Chairman,
B. B. BREEDEN,
Secretary,
J. J. BRITTOX, JR.,
Sumter County Dispensary Board.
Attest:
M. J. MOORE, Clerk.
5-20-law?3w
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"Fighting Bob" Evans thinks
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There's nothing effeminate about
"Hob," hence we can't understand
why lie didn't make It an even 50.?
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ManZan Tile Remedy comes ready
to use, In a collapsible tube, with noz?
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Sold by Sibert's Drug Store.
Two trolley cars collided In Green?
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were injured.
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i Office 'Phone 471.
RESIDENCE?214 N. Main Street
Residence 'Phone 78.
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