The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 08, 1908, Image 3
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Large and Hftrvcesful Mating Held
at tiaiwvi.
Tb? douth Carolina State Press Ae
coelatlon. met In Its thirty-fourth an?
nual convention In the Limestone
College bullding at Qaffney on Tues?
day morning. Jun? 10. ant spant
thre? days most delightfully In busl
mmm and social Intercourse with each
other aad la mingling with the hos?
pitable oltlasns of thst fast developing
s etty of the up country.
The gathering waa pronounced by
all to be the largest In attendance of
any of the meetings ef the associa?
tion yet held, and In every other re
Bpect the meeting was highly gratify
hag ta every one.
I The entire association wgs lodged
aad fad la the college building, a
three story brich and stone
having ample basement
reeaia for kitchen aad dining room
ear ill a The building hi ahm pro
elded with electric lights and water
^,<fee aU purposee. It la surrounded by
a fate grove of trees and a large, weil
lawn, and waa erected for a
some eeeenty years age, aad
aj about twice ea old aa the city of
(sagaay, which only Claims 15 years
?akj a ire erat population of about 4>
* Hfk The college hi about one aad h
fcaJC aallee from the railroad station,
whseh In near the bjelneea centre of
Che city - ought miles Vjss Blacks
borg asnt twenty-one from Spartan
hurgv ea) the douthem Hallway from
Charlotte la Atlanta. Qaffney Is live
eoeaty seat ef Cherokee county,
> wist ah waa made out of portions >f
Ter hi ahmrtaabnrg aad Union coun
le bounded north by North
the Limestone College was
the ground upon ? which Oeff
aada wes aa old field and race
a anile or two tn rear of the
and the building wee erected
?a freed the ehW towards the Um
eisen dpriog. which gave the name
gad aun furulahoa the water, the
egftsjsj being a Uttle te the right and
, ahuut gag yurde distant Now the
^street gent dussssy ear Mae connect
from the
the building
haw heeu reaaodefled er set we did
freust eg) that aide* The car Hue
wudih wan need tat sen flag the Frees
avtngr two
gen ployed h?
Mate from the quarry
m attests i adjacent la
<*J the ss/lsgu oa the
trees the epriag. The
era are ruht la ease der awHdhag
la claihted ea
hp esjwal te
ftasA hi why the eoUegaj building
utfhwsd far euarateeing the sesoote
thm The gay eel dent. Dr. Lee Davis
Menu, and a part of hie family was
there gad welcomed and made the
es sashes ? feel at home.
Mr. Bd H. DeCamp of the Qaffney
at whose tarnest Invitation,
at the last meeting gt the
Idea ef Palme, the as sac elation decided
so held Me meeting this year, at Qaff?
ney. wee oa hand at all hours and
sensed ons end waa untiring In his ef
to provide tor the personal corn?
eae pleasure of the Individual
ef the party as well ae the
out ef all the details of
the snostrag. That he succeeded en?
tirely wee the universal expression,
and there wee net eae who left Qaff?
ney with other than the highest ap?
preciation of everything In general
pertaining to the meeting, but with
a very weras and glad feeling toward
Bd DeCamp for having carried the
association there and beleg able to do
all that he premised when he ex?
tended the Invitation.
Mr. DeCsmp publishes a semi
weakly paper In Qaffney. The Ledger;
hut during the meeting of the asso?
ciation the Ledger was Issued dally,
being aeststed In getting out the net?
ter by a machine Installed for exhi?
bition daring the meeting, by the
Mergenthaler Linotype Company. The
machine hi the new style lately In?
troduced by ths Linotype Company
snd called the Linotype Junior. This
machine I? of simpler construction and
la sold at lees than half the price of
the Standard Linotype, and Is intend?
ed for small officee that cannot afford
or would not have use for the larger
snachlne. It attracted much atten?
tion, and the gentlemen In charge
were very kind In airing any Infor?
mation desired. To those who have
In consideration the introduction of a
machine, this opportunity to see the
Linotype Junior at work was worth
the time la ettendsnce upon the
meeting.
Mr. Aug. Kohn waa made editor In
chief of the Dally Ledger, and he
called upon all members of the as?
sociation for contributions, which
were liberally supplied. Theee ar?
ticles, with the dally proceedings,
made the Ledger a welcome visitor
every evening.
The News and Courier and the
?tute and other Journal* were fur?
nished In number* for free dlitribu
tlon dally.
Moet of the members of the asso?
ciation arrived Monday night, and
the opening meeting was held at
10.30 o'clock Tuesday morning. All
the meetings were held la the audi?
torium of the college.
The following report of the opening
meeting Is from the Dally Ledger:
It was called to order by President
E. H. Aull at 10.30 o'clock find with
Col. J. P. Bacon at the piano "Praise
Ood from whom all blessings flow"
and "My Country. 'Tis of Thee" were
sung by the entire association. The
association was then formality opened
with prayer by Rev. Dr. A. M. Slmms,
pastor of the First Baptist church,
ths chaplain. Rev. W. P. Jacobs, not
having arrived. Prof. H. P. Griffith,
of Limestone College, was then pre?
sented and delivered a very warm
welcome to the Journalists, telling of
the wonderful growth of this Pied?
mont city and the great possibilities
of this section and also paying beau?
tiful tribute to the men who made
history of Cowpens and Kings Moun?
tain,
Dr. Lee Davis Lodge, in behalf of
Limestone College, delivered an elo?
quent address extending a most cor?
dial welcome. He paid beautiful tri?
bute to the old South and urged the
editors to conserve the best that was
In that civilisation.
Both speakers paid tribute to the
press as a point for the uplift of
that which was best and especially
to the press Of South Carolina.
President Aull responded briefly to
the address of welcome and Introduc?
ed Secretary R. L. Freeman, who al?
so voiced the appreciation of the as?
sociation for the worm words of wel?
come which had been delivered."
The addresses of Prof. Griffith and
of Dr. Lodge were particularly fine
Dr. Lodge concluded his address with
an original poem of his own, "The
Soldiers Led by Leo."
In the afternoon of the first, day
the association was given a ride
around Gaffney. visiting factories, oil
mill. Ice plant, Ac, and viewing the
city generally. Gaffney has four cot?
ton mills, an oil mill, Ice factory,
lime works, two newspapers, (the
semi-weekly Ledger by E. H. De
Camp and the Cherokee News, oy
Jualus Parrott. On our visit to the
Irene Cotton Mill every one waa
green an envelope containing a beau?
tifully woven towel, the product of
tho mtlL aa a souvenir. At this mill
wo saw hundreds of moms at work
making towels, table clothe, bod
enrenie and other articles, all on la?
mented in woven ago re and Honor
deeorations. Wo wore shown tho va?
rious manipulations of tho cotton
?men tho opening of too halo to the
?named fabric,
Tho evening woo spent In the reed?
ing of nepers and hearing addrecuoe
by Miss Mary T. Nonce, president of
the Rural School Improvement Jtmo
elation of South Carolina, and by Mr.
H. P. Bogga of the Oreea Observer.
Miss Nance In a moot earnest and
practical talk explained the need of
Improvement In our rural schools aa
well aa the necessity for o compul?
sory education law. Mr. Bogga I poke
on tho subject of "Protection of
American Ctttsens," especially with
reference to Mexico, and gave an ac?
count of the murdering of his own
brother, who was a mining expert in
Mexico; related the facts as to the ar?
rest of the assassins, the release of
the majority of them and the Impo?
sition of a nominal sentence upon
two by a corrupt Judge, while the
81 ate Department at Washington ap?
peared to take very little notice of
trie affair, and aeemed more inclined
tc curry favor with the Mexican peo?
ple than to protect our own cltixens.
Wednesday waa taken up with a
visit to Gaeton Shoals, where we were
told we would be shown how "greas?
ed lightning" Is being made for
lighting the city and running the va?
rious manufacturing establishments
not only of Cherokee but of. adjoining
counties.
The following facts as to what we
saw and how we were treated are
borrowed from Mr. Kohn's account
furnished to the News and Courier:
"Just about two years ago some
Ptttsburg and Philadelphia capital?
ists appreciating the possibilities of
electric powe'r developed by a running
stream bought the Gaston Shoals
property. They now have the devel?
opment complete and In operation. To
see such a sight was something en?
tirely new for the members of the
association, and the committee ar?
ranged for a picnic at the t power
plant. Mr. Oscar Shanks, the gen?
eral manager, of the Electric Manu?
facturing and Power Company, was
on the spot, and If there was anything
left undone for the pleasure and com?
fort of the visitors It has not yet been
heard of. In addition to the delightful
dinner that was served beer was
available for all who had the thirst,
but these were merely incidents of
the plessant day.
"The Southern Railway tendered
the local committee a train between
Gaffney and the power plant, which
la nine mllea from here by rail, and
not only was the full crew provided
but Superintendent Fallt?, of Green?
ville division, and Superintendent
Hungerford, of Charleston, went
along to see that everything worked
smoothly. Division Pa>*enger Agent
J. C. Luis, of Charleston, was ui <o on
the spot to sec if there were any pas?
senger possibilities in tho new ex
ttntltfti The editors were not only
delighted because of the pleasures
i
that were provided but to see that
there is such substantial develop- !
ment on every hand In this section.
There are a great many cotton
mills already. In Cherokee county, op?
erating about 150,000 spindles, but
the development already In apple-pie
order at Gaston Shoals Is sufficient to
supply the current for the operation
of twice the number of spindles al?
ready in this county. Ten thousand
horse power, which is the developed
capacity, is a whole lot of force, but
the cbmpany has already made con?
tracts for the operation of the Irene,
Olobe, Merrimac and Gaffney cotton
mills, as well as the lighting of the
town of Gaffney. Over In Spar tan burg
they have contracted for power at
the Spartan Mills, and at Wellford a
new mill is in course of construction,
and will utilise power from this plant
as soon as it is ready. The capital
that Is interested In the Gaston Shoals
proposition is Identical with that of
the Spartanburg Electric Street Rail*
way Light and Power Company, and
whatever power that company util?
ises or sells will be carried twenty
six miles for utilisation. The own?
ers of the Gaston Shoals property are
evidently so well pleased with their
Investment and the industrial possi?
bilities of this section, as well as the
likelihood of street railway develop?
ment, that they are going ahead with
a 6,600 power development at what
Is known as Palmer Shoals.
"Later on they will develop 25,000
horse power on Tiger River at what
is known as Nesbttt Shoals. But
this country is growing so rapidly
that It Is going to use all their power
Aa matter of Information the pri?
mary power, which means a guaran?
tee of regular supply, is furnished
at twenty dollars per horte power
per annum, and then the secondary
power, which is guaranteed for from
eight to ten months In the year, 1?
supplied at from fourteen to seven?
teen dollars per horse power per an?
num. The company has already die
posed of enough of Ihr power to
know that ft is warranted in going
ahead with further development.
'Everything about the plant vis?
ited today la splendidly done. The
first dam Is 750 feet long and the sec?
ond dnm at the power housa Is 585
feat long. j All construction Is of
granite and cement The power
plant la equipped with one cuplt of
she hundred kilowata, one of twelve
hundred kilowatts and three of eigh?
teen hundred kilowatts, being a total
of 7.006,200 kilowatts, or what !?
popularly known as 10,000-horse
power. This is not theoretical, but
actual. Mr. Shanks, who is the gen?
eral manager of tho property, evi?
dently knows his business, la an all
round huatler and knows how to en?
tertain in real Kentucky fashion.
Mr J. P. Caldwell, the distin?
guished editor of thd Charlotte Ob?
server, joined the party on this trip.
He was accompanied by the business
manager of the Observer, Mr. John
Ross. The people In this vicinity
consider Editor Caldwell one of their
very own, and If there were anything
that he wanted from the people of
upper Carolina all he would have to
do would be to say so. Mr. Cald?
well could not escape without mak?
ing a speech, and being told time and
time again that they wished that he
were a real South Carolina editor.
There were two spells of speech-mak?
ing, one after the dinner and the
other Just before leaving the power
plant for home. They were all
short. After dinner Judge Hydrlck,
Editor Caldwell and Edltor DeCamp,
who Is distinctly the hero of the oc?
casion, responded to the urgent calls,
and at the power plant brief address?
es were made by State Senator Otts
and Senator Louis Appelt, Col. J. F.
Jones, of Blacksburg, who has done
so much for this section, and Messrs.
A. N. Wood and J. A. Carroll, two
of the 11 vest business men of upper
Carolina."
We returned to the college In time
for supper after which we assembled
In the auditorium to hear addresses
by Hon. A. L. Lawshe, third assist?
ant postmaster general, and Mr.
Richard -H. Edmonds, editor of the
Manufacturers Record.
Mr. Lawshe said that he was an
old newspaper man, having In his
nineteen years experience filled all
the positions In a country newspaper
from office boy up, and showed entire
familiarity with the situation as be?
tween the publisher, the public and
the government. He explained the
matter of postage rates, and stated
as a fact that It cost the government
8 cents per pound to transport mail
matter and showed the necessity of
restricting the use of the mails at
one cent per pound, to legitimate
publishers who were paid for the pa?
pers. As a result of the new law
he suld that since the law went Into
effect there had been through one
office alone for one onth over one mil?
lion pounds less of papers mailed
than In the previous month.
Mr. Edmonds spoke of the Indus?
trial development of our Southern
country, how we had struggled, and
succeeded In the face of difficulties,
?
notwithstanding many fit our people
and much of our brains and capital
had gone to build up other sections.
He named many of the men who are
filling high and responsible positions
in industrial and financial pursuits
in the North and West who went
from our Southern country. He
laid stress upon the fact that these
people and this capital should be in?
duced to come back now, when the
South has proven that she Is in the
lead and has need for all her sons,
and has positions for them to fill.
Thursday was a business day, the
president and other officers of the
association made their reports, papers
were read and discussed upon differ?
ent topics, and visitors were Introduc?
ed and invited to make lemarks.
Among the latter were Mr. J. L.
Meek, assistant general passenger
agent of the Southern Railway, with
headquarters in Atlanta, and Mr. J.
C. Lusk of Charleston, division pas?
senger agent of the Southern Rail?
way, also Mr. Horatio M. Goodwin of
the American Press Association.
Col. E. H. Aull, of the Newberry
Herald and News, who was first elect?
ed president of the association In 1894
and has filled that place ever since,
was again unanimously re-elected,
was also all the other officers.
Dr. Lee Davis Lodge, president of
Limestone College, and Dr. Griffith, of
the faculty of the same, were elected
honorary members of the associa?
tion, as was also Miss Mary Nance.
On Thursday evening a musical en?
tertainment was tendered che asso?
ciation in the auditorium by Miss
Mary Alice Dew, A. B., a member of
the music faculty of the college, as?
sisted by Mrs. Hames and Mr. Lips
comb. The music was enjoyed by
all and praised by those competent to
express an opinion, musically. The
Ledger said: '
Mlsss Dew is a Limestone girl?one
of the most brilliant ever graduated
by the college. She is a member of
the class of 1903, and after leaving
the college, studied in the North.
Miss Dew, while In college, won as
great distinction In the literary
courses as in music She is a fine
specimen of the splendid training
given In every department of Lime?
stone. Her alma mater is proud to
present her as a "bright, consummate
flower" of Limestone culture.
The association adjourned on
Thursday evening, and on Friday
morning we bid adieu to Limestone
and Gaffney, full of happiness and
pleasant memories.
A party of about 50 with some of
the Gaffney citizens left on a special
Southern train In charge of Division
Paaaanger Agent Luske, for a few
days trip to Lake Toxaway, that had
been arranged by President Aull, and
those of us who could not spare the
time returned to our homes pjid work.
WILL NOT BE CHAIRMAN.
Mayor Tom Johnson Cannot Lead
Democrats in Coming Campaign.
Denver, July 6.?Mayor Tom L.
Johnson of Cleveland will not
chairman of the next Democratic
committee, according to his own state?
ment on reaching Denver today. "My
work Is unfinished in Cleveland," said
Mr. Johnson when asked regarding
his acceptance of the chairmanship,
and "while I am not as a rule given
to declining positions until they have
been offered me, In this case I can
make It plain that I will not be the
chairman of the national committee.
That work is out of my line entirely,
and, as I said, my work is unfinished
in Cleveland.'*
It Can't Be Beat.
?The best of all teachers Is expe?
rience. C. M. Harden, of Silver City,
N. Cm says: "I find Electric Bitters
does all that's claimed for it. For
stomach, liver and kidney troubles It
can't be beat. I have tried It and
find it a most excellent medicine."
Mr. Harden Is right; It's the best of
all medicines also for weakness, lame
back, and all run down conditions.
Best, too, for chills and malaria. Sold
under guarantee at Slbert's Drug
Store. 50c.
Quite a number of South Caroli?
nians will go to Philadelphia to wit?
ness the lauchlng of the battleship
South Carolina on July 11.
?Chills, fever and malaria sufferers
can now obtain Wood's Liver Medi?
cine in liquid form. Regulates the
liver, kidneys and bladder, relieves
btlliousness, sick headache, constipa?
tion, fatigue and weakness. Its tonic
effect on the entire system is felt with
the first dose. Pleasant to take. Clears
the complexion quickly. $1 bottle
contains 2 1-2 times the quantity of
the 50c. size. Sold by Sibert Drug Co.
7-l-2m
R. L. DeSaussure saved two
young ladies from drowning in the
surf on Sullivan's Island.
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy Would Have
Saved Him $100.
?"In 1902 I had a very severe at?
tack of diarrhoea," says R. N. Farrar,
of Cat Island, La. "For several weeks
I was unable to do anything. On
March 18, 1907, I had a similar at?
tack, and took Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy which
gave me prompt relief. I consider it
one of the best medicines of its kind
In the world, and had I used it in
1902 believe it would have saved me
a hundred dollar doctor's bill." Sold
by alt druggists.
Read what Alex Williams, 27 Perkins St., Melroae, Mass.,
says about Bloodine: M In due justice to your wonderful prep?
aration I thought I should write to you and let you know
how much good " Bloodine" had done for me. Well, two
years ago I weighed 194 pounds. I gradually lost in flesh unt?
last May when I weighed only 127 pounds. I was advised to
try " bloodine,** and to my great surprise I gained 15 pounds
in just sixty days; this almost seems like a miracle to me as
the doctors all told me I had a tobacco heart and my blood
was very poor, and I would have to stop work for a year and.
doctor and build up my whole system as I was completely rant
down, but I did not lose a day's work after commencing to
take " Bloodine,** and can cheerfully recommend it to suffering;
humanity." Large bottles 50c Bloodine, Blood and Kidney
Tablets male 2 HeaHby Kidneys; 60c a box. Sold and guaran?
teed by
Sibert's Drug Store, Special Agents*
PICTURES
Fifty Dozen Dining Room Pictures, ?vAft
worth 75c, closing out at..T. %? Vv<
Having put in a full stock of Mantles we are
prepared to fill orders at bottom prices.
?Our Complete Stock of
High Grade Furniture and House Furnishings
Offord Bargains Every Day.
Carolina Furniture Co
1 DOLLAR
2 HALVES
4 QUARTERS
10 DIMES
20 NICKELS
100 PENNIES
A'
NY of these will start a savings
account for you that may
prove the foundation of yourr
fortune. There is no telling what op?
portunity may not present itself,,
nor when, but it is certain that few op
portunities can be seized upon andi
turned to account without a certain^
amount of money. Start saving now
against the day of opportunity. We
help you by paying you to save..
Next Quarter Starts July 1st.
The iBank of Sumter.
We** Pont Examination.
I will hold an examination of all
applicants for appointment to the
United States Military Academy, on
Friday, August 7th., 9:30 a. m., at
Columbia, S. C. From this examina?
tion, I shall select my appointee for
the vacancy now existing. . The fol?
lowing are the Qualifications of the
candidates required by the War De?
partment:
"No candidate shall be admitted
who is sunder 17 or over 22 years of
age, or less than five feet four inches
In height at the upward age of 17, or
five feet five inches^ in height at the
age of 18 and upward, or who Is de?
formed or afflicted with any disease
or infirmity which would render him
unfit for "military service, or who has
at the time of presenting himself, any
disorder of an Infectious or Immoral
character. Candidates must be un?
married.
Bach candidate must, upon report?
ing at West Point, present a certifi?
cate showing successful vaccination
within one year, or a certificate of
two vaccinations, made at least ; a
month apart, within three months."
Those who desire to take this ex?
amination should write me for per?
mission to do so, and also for further
information with respect to the exam?
ination.
It is required that each applicant
shall have been an actual resident of
this district one year prior to the
date of this examination.
Each applicant should have his
physician examine him according to
the rules laid down by the war de?
partment. I suggest this in order to
save the applicant the expense of tak?
ing this examination if his physical
conditions does not meet the require?
ments.
Very truly,
A. F. Lever.
Lexington, S. C.
He Was Moving.
In a murder trial in Cincinnati a
negro hotel porter was called as wit?
ness. "How many shots were fired;"
he was asked.
"Two shots, suh.'* he answered.
"Close together?"
"Des laik dat, suh." he said clap?
ping his hands sharply as quickly as
he could.
"Where were you when the first
was fired?"
"I was In de basemen' of the hotel,
suh. shlnin* a genman's shoes."
"And when the second shot was
tired where were you,"
"At dat time, suh, I was passin' de
Big F</ depot."?Youth's Compan?
ion
Hesdthfulnees off Fruit
If people ote more fruit they would!
need lese medicine and hove better
health. There Is on old saying* toot:
fruit Is golden io the morning and'J
leaden at night Is a mottet of facU
it may be gold at both times, but
then It should be eaten on an empty
stomach and not as a dessert, when
the appetite is satisfied and digestion
Is already sufficiently taxed. * ^
Fruit taken in the morning before
the fast or the night has been Wesrari I
is very refreshing, aid it serves-as a*
stimulus to the dig* stive organs.. A m
ripe apple or an orarge may be Orison a
at this time with good effect. Frunff*
to be really valuable as an article or
diet, should be ripe, sound, and In
every way of good quality, and, it.
possible, it should be eaten raw:. **
Instead of eating a plate of hamr
or eggs and bacon for breakfast, most
psople would do far better if they
took some grapes, pears or apples?
fresh fruit as long as It Is to be hacT,
aid after that they can fall back on
stewed prunes, figs, etc. If only fruit
of some sort formed an Important
item in their breakfast, women would*
generally feel brighter and stronger,,
and would have far better complex?
ions than is the rule at present.
Curbing the Suffragette.
"It's all right, Mary," he said pa?
tiently. "Go in for politics and stand
for the London county council If yon
want to. "But remember one thing ?
the cartoonists will be after you as
soon as you're a candidate."
"I don't care."
"And they'll put your picture lr?
the paper with your hair out of curl
and your hat crooked."
"Do you think they would do
that?" apprhensively.
"Of course. And they'll make*
>our Paris gowns look like calico and*
say that your sealskin cloak is imi?
tation."
"William," she said, "I think 1*1?
just stay here and make the horn*
happy."?London Tattler.
Just Exactly Right.
?"I have used Dr. King's New Life?
Pills for several years, and find thesra
just exactly right," says Mr. A. A. Fes
ton, of Harrisville, N. T. New LMte
Pills relieve without the least dis?
comfort. Best remedy for constipn
tlon. biliousness and malaria. 25c. ax
Sibert's Drug Store.
It doesn't matter if a father doee>
know less than his son?just so he mm
able to support him.
The kiss one woman bestows coo
another is almost as meaningless sa*
the handshake of a hotel clerk.