Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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mm mm setih. READ CAMP 1HJDCT8 OFFICERS FOR WAR, Neat Meeting at Sum t er?Gam*>cock Vktf Wine Oat Over Cheater -Two Sparenburg. Maroh t.?The head camp of the Woodmen of the World, la convention here tonight, elected the following off cere; Head consul, R. A. LI de. Orangeburg; head advleer. Thome* C. Hemer. Bennettsvllle; head banker. Fred C. Lota, Charles? ton (relooted); head clerk, R. s. Mood. Sumter; head escort, W. Hampton Cobb. Columbia; head watchmaa. W. E. Lee, Andereon; fcee.il sentry. R. N. Edmunds, Edge field; board of head managers, C. A. Powere. Laurena, chairman; A. M. Booiier. Columbia; J. E. Carroll. Yorlcvllle; Max O. Bryan. Rock Hill; M. J. Speere. Darlington. Delegates to tne sovereign convention, which snouts in Detroit in June: Dr. R. A. Gyles of Black villa, retiring head eoniul. and Rol ert A. Lyde. head connul. by virtue of their offices; L. L Perrott of Sumter and A. S. Parks or ilreenvllle; alternates. R. B. Gross of rfelry Hill and Philip Stoll of Klripsttee. The nert meeting will be held at Sumter. this place being chosen over Cheater. There sre st present more than 160 ?tatting Woodmon here. The first ses? sion of the convention was held this morning, at which addressee of wel? come were delivered. Hits afternoon there was a barbe? cue at Rock Ciiir park. The work of the convention will protably be concluded tomorrow. ? Kentucky's Natural Wonder*. The peeudo-et'lentlst found himself eeatitd at dinner with a stone pillar oa one side of him and a red-faced commercial traveler on the ether Placing the pi I tar unreaponslve, and laboring under the necessity ot hu? man intercourse, he chose the lesser of two evils and addreeeed hlmet lf to the red-faced drummer. ?*Tou?or?travel a great desl. I presume." eald the peeudo-eclentlst. "Tep. on the go pretty much all the time." replied the red-faced drummer. "last back from Kentucky?" "Ah, Kentucky. Charming section of the country. Rich In historic hi F "* e-pose so." "And equally rich la nature's hand? iwork." "Cosae again." "i mean to say it hi most Interest tag ss regards Its natural phenom TU take your word for It.' "The Mammoth cave, for Instance. Tou have visited the Mammoth . eere?" I "Nope. Always too busy sellln' gooda. I only hit the high pieces, line Louisville, Newport. Lexington, an' the like. No business at Mam? moth cave." "1 presume not. But at the same time, my dear sir. it is the greater h? natural wonder of Kentucky." "Back up!" lit1 Y'oine out of your trance. On my t trip I stacked up against two natural wonders that made the Mam n moth cave resemble a hole in the r wa!l." ** foo astonish me. May I Inqulrt what they were?" "You may. one was a colonel who actually served In the army and the other was a Judge who at one I time had really b??en on the bench." 4 And the red-faced drummer retired to his piece of terrapin a la Relne while the peeudo-eclentlst returned to his cor *emplatlon of the stone pillar. -?New York Times. Ir 1.4 likely that Richard Strauss has not thought of the Immense p^sslblll tiee of Ra be I laa?Rochester Herald. The "great question" in a man's mind nowadays is not "What Is love?" but "Which is love?" oanHgg? . . - i npHlSil to certify that i have sold my Optical Business and good will to W. A. Thomp? son, No. 6 South Main St., Sum? ter, S. C.,on March 1st, 1909, after which time I shall discontinue y here in the optic?! business, and transfer all prescription records to Mr. Thompson, who, by the way, has engaged the services of an expert optician, Dr. O. S. Vaughn, who can ably serve your wants in this line. Z. F. Hlghsmith. BIO STORM IN ARKANSAS. THIRTY OR MORE LIVE8 LOST AT BRINKLEY. Property Ha mace $1,000,000?All Hapgened In a Few Minutes but Lett Wake of Death and Destruc? tion. Brlnklsy. Ark.. March 9.?Thirty or mors llvss were snuffed out, 60 peo? ple wsrs Injured and property esti? mated :o be worth $1,000.000 was de stroysd as a rssult of the tornado which wrecked this little city last night. Of the known dead 14 are white people, ss follows: Isaac Rsed, Mrs. Isaac Reed, R?s? sel Reed, Raymond Reed, Porter Foote, J. T. Starret, Harry Stovall, Jr.. Mrs. Ethel Phillips, Mrs. Bell Dsrden, two children of Mrs. Darden. Charles F. Benzee, A. M. Hood, un? identified man. Among the most seriously Injured are: O. K. Dowdle. side and ankle crushed: Mrs. E. H. Mason, arm e broken and seriously bruised; Daniel Cumlngs, injured about head; Rob? ert Alexander, badly bruised; Mrs. Claude Leakey, cut about body; D. V. Donnelly, wounded about head; John Headal of Memphis? cut about head; Miss Clara Rose, seriously injured; Thomas Rose, badly bruised; Arthjir Rose, crushed by timbers; Miss Daisy Rose, seriously bruised; Mrs. J. E. Morelock, both legs broken; Mrs. John Smith, bruised about head and chest; Edward Livingston, hip and back Injured; J. A. Stewart, bruised and crushed. The remainder of the dead and se? riously Injured are negro residents. The tornado hovered about the city only a few minutes, but Its work of destruction was complete. The Ro? man Catholic church, standing direct? ly In the path of the storm, alone es? caped damage or destruction and stands a grim sentinel on a scene of desolation. Main street and Cypress avsnue. the two principal thorough? fares of the town, are Impassable and are piled high with wreckage from end to end. Every buslnsss house is in ruins and there Is hardly a home that has not at Isast suffered the loss of a roof or wing. The Arlington hotel was to? tally destroyed. Eighty guests were registered there but all escaped unin? jured. The Brlnkley hotel, Southern hotel and Kelly hotel were all de? stroyed without loss of life. Relief parties have been at work all day oaring for the dead and In? jured. The Rock Island and Cotton Bslt railroads have placed cars at the disposal of ths relief committee and many people are laving Brlnkley seeking a temporary refuge at other points near by. Ths dead were sent to Hslsna, from which point Inter? ment will take place. Oov. Donaghey arrived from Little Rock this afternoon in response to a call from the citizens' committee. He hss the situation well In hand and says food, clothing and shelter are the things most needed. .Hundreds of people are homeless and are wander? ing about seeking temporary abodes. Three special trains arrived from neighboring towns today, bringing re? lief workers, physicians and nurses. The Catholic church has been con? verted Into a hospital and here the doctors and nurses are caring for the Injured. The citizens of Helena have generously offered the use of their homes for the destitute. Mass meetings have been called for tomorrow In Memphis. Little Rock and other cities to raise funds and supplies for the storm victims. Joke on Dr. Crum. _ There is a rule In Charleston that colored people shall not be allowed to promenade through Magnolia cem? etery, the principal burying place >f the white citizens. The old gate keep? er Is an Irishman, and that he knows how to obey orders Is Illustrated by a recent occurrence. He was standing at his accustomed place of duty, when there drove up a stylish equip? age, containing a well groomed ne? gro man and two female companions. "Faith, an' ye can't coom In here," said the old Irishman. "What's that?" queried the negro, leaning forward. "I wish to drive through the cemetery." And aa the carriage drove away through the clmetery. Naygurs is not allowed Inside the gate." "My dear fellow." retorted the oc? cupant of the carriage, In his suave?t tones, "I don't think you know |g whom you are speaking. I am the collector of the port of Charleston ? 1 sm Dr. Crum." "Begobs! I don't give a d?n If you're a whole loaf, mooch less a ? 'rum, Ye're a naygur?and ye can't go In." And as the carriage drove awy the old son of Ireland settled buck to anothor peaceful pipe. Tho Old-fashioned Man?Look! There's a mouse right on your f<?< t' The Modern Woman?Sh! don't scare him. Oo quietly and get a piece of cheese, snd I'll catch the dear little thing.?Cleveland Leader. ATLANTA'S NEU RECORD. REIGN OF "PROHIBITION" HAS MOST WOEFUL EFFECT. Polle? Report? for Ju unary and Feb? ruary Show 300 Per Cent In Drunk? enness Over Same Period In 190S Atlanta, March 9.?Police records j for the month Just ending, and for January show an Increase of nearly 300 per cent In drunkenness over the two corresponding months of 190S, and almost a 50 per cent Increase In crime generally. In January and February of 1908 but 106 cases for drunkenness were made, and In January and February of 1909, 547 cases of drunkenness have been made. The number of ar? rests In January and February of 190S was 1,898; In January and February o^ 1909, have been 2.773. The increase In cases of drunken? ness Is 351; in general cases, 875. Cases of disorder have undergone an increase of 412, and the number of cases for idling and loitering have been materially augmented. Altogether, a comparison of the police records of the first two months Of tlie second year of prohibition shows qn!tg an increase in the amount of crime. The theory of the police seems to be that the increase is due to a slackening of the restraint that was felt Immediate after prohibi? tion. The Increase in durunkennens is attributed to the number of blind tigers. Despite the utmost diligence in the prosecution of the blind tiger evil, it Is admitted that the illicit sale of liquors goes forward unchecked. The police say that In the face of their most persistent efforts the city is in? fested with blind tigers. JUDGE OBSTRUCTING STAND? ARD'S PPROSECUTORS. May Put a Stop to Trial?Believed That Indictment Must be Amended Before Government Can Push Case To Successful End. Chicago, March 9.?The govern? ment's case In the retrial of the Stan? dard OH Company of Indiana, which so far has fared unfortunately In Judge Anderson's court, narrowly averted a death blow today, Judge Anderson held that the government must prove as alleged In the indict? ment that there was a standard rate for oil shipments betweeen Whiting. Ind., and East St. Louis, at the time of the offense with which the defend? ant Is charged and that the defendant knowingly accepted a lower rate. The court declared that the government must convince him that It would be able to prove this. At the request of Assistant District Attorney Wllkerson, court unexpect? edly adjourned until tomorrow to al? low time for the preparation of argu? ments to show that the required evi? dence would be forthcoming. Judge Anderson's ruling will, it is said, com? pel the government to ask for leave to amend the indictment. Although the government counsel did not di? rectly state that a refusal to allow this amendment to be made would be a death blow to the prosecution, their admissions made this Inference ob? vious. AL KUBIAK KNOCKED OUT. Michigan Boy Put to Sleep by Chelsea Boxer. Boston, March 9.?"Sandy" Fergu? son of Chelsea knocked out Al Ku hlak of Michigan in the fourth round tonight at the Armory Athletic club. The Chelsea man showed surprising form, and had the better of the bout from the start. Ferguson secured an advantage by flooring Kubiak with a right to the jaw in lieu of shaking hands in the initial round. During the first two rounds Ferguson kept up a series of left Jabs on Kublak's left eye. In the third round, Ferguson slow? ed down somewhat, but near the mid? dle of the fourth he delivered three straight lefts to the face, followed quickly by a right hook to the jaw, which laid Kubiak on the floor for the count. BAD HORSEFLESH IN SAUSAGE. Chicago Butcher Convicted of Using * Diseased Meat. Chicago, March 9.?J. J. Schmidt, a butcher, was today found guilty of using diseased horse flesh In the man nfaOtUrS Of sausage. The conviction Of Schmidt is the first one under the Mate law. which Imposes a penalty of tine of $1.000, a year's Imprison? ment in the county Jail, or both. Chester, March 8.?John Stevenson, colored, killed his wife and fatally wounded his father-in-law, Tillman fJaaton, this afternoon at his home in the Mount Prospect section, five miles southeast of Rlchhurg. This after? noon Stevenson and his wife quar? relled, and when Oaston endeavored to pacify them Stevenson shot with the results already given. _?-^.^^?mPiMMllllffKMI llllllll) FARMERS SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE! ===== THIS IS ? ^yoolanTs (Cultivator j^arrow. Saves Labor, Saves One Hand, Saves One Horse, Saves Incidental Expen? ses Necessa ri 1 y Pe rta i n - ing Thereto. CBLWflTESWlH SJDKIIF"PLAUT AT OHEPLBWIHE Call and see it. Every Farmer Should Have One. A. A. STRAUSS & CO. P. ,S.?The grass cannot catch you when you use a Woodlard Cultivator Harrow. ???-?i????????r?-1 A. C. L. TO MAKE IMPROVE? MENTS. Steel and Concrete to Replace Wood? en Bridges Over the Pee-Dee, San tee and Savannah. Wilmington, N. C, March 8.?It is announced from the executive offices of the Atlantic Coast Line here that from the proceeds of the recent sale of the road's consolidated 4 per cent bonds in New York the company has provided, in addition to the cancella? tion of its short term, that the per cent notes due March 1, 1909, and all the cash necessary to retire on June 1, 1910, one million six hun? dred thousand underlying 6 per cent bonds, the funds required for rs-* placing five and one-quarter miles of wooden trestle with concrete piers and steel girders across the *Pee Dee :iver, near Florence, S. C; over San tee rarer, between Lanes and Charles? ton, S. 0*i and over the Savannah riv? er, between Hardeevile, S. C, and Savannah. By the negotiations for the sale of the bonds interest charges will be reduced $119,000 per annum. GEN. BUTLER SERIOUSLY ILL. His Condition Yesterday Was Alarm? ing?He is in Columbia Hospital. Columbia, March 8.?Gen. Matthew C. Butler, who is here at the Knowl ton Infirmary, Is seriously 111. He has not been doing very well for several days, and his condition today was re? garded as more serious than it has yet been. Tonight Dr. T. M. Du bose, who is one of the physicians In charge of Gen. Butler, stated that his patient's condition tonight was a shade better, and that while his con? dition is serious, it is not desperate. There were alarming reports about the streets today, and there was deep concern as to the condition of Gen. Butler, and during the day the re? ports were exceedingly discouraging and alarming. Mrs. Butler, Dr. But? ler and his nurses, are in constant at? tendance, and everything possible is being done by the attending physi? cians, Drs. Dubose and Taylor, for their distinguished patient. There were many callers at the infirmary today, but no visitors were permitted to see Gen. Butler. Rowesvllle, March 8.?While com- . lng In from Bay about 6 o'clock, the log train of the Blake Lumber Com? pany, loaded with logs and bringing in the skidder crew, was wrecked by a coupling pin coming out. Mr. Sam Beard was killed and one negro, and several white men seriously injured. "What's that 'mantle of Elijah' ' I frequently see reference to?" "Don't know, but if has lasted all these years it can't be a gas mantle."?Kansas City Times. The law to keep newspapeis from printing the name of victims of rape is all right. We think it is a good law. But why didn't the legislature go further and provide against telling the names of such victims in private conversation? The newspapers have not been the only offenders In this respect.?Anderson Mail. REAL ESTATE The best time to buy Real Estate is when the market is in? active. Your money will go further, and your chances of bargains for ready cash are much greater. I am offering a number of nice lots on Liberty, Cal houn and Church streets that can be bought for less now than six munths hence. See me about them. N. B.?Have several funds of $500 to $2,000 to loan on income producing real estate. City Property, T> T> T>T? T CT?T> Mortjoge. Losis. Farms. IV. JD. DEvl^OiL-TV, Money Invested. Real Estate Attorney. 26 1-2 N. MAIN ST. :: :: S?MTER, S. C. ? ? ? ? ? ? m x ? ? ? ? ? Do You Walk or Ride The man who has a bank account and 1 pays for everything with checks is riding, while the man without a bank account is walking. Better get in the "Band Wagon" to-day. We will help you. Fir^l National Bank, OF SUMTER. ? ? M H H ? H H ? m m * u u m MIMHIIHHMHIIVmiHIHIHIlll OUR BELIEF. Wc believe In the business we are doing. In the goods we are banding out and taking iu. We believe In honest prudent methods. That all business should be done on a conservative basis. We believe there is a living for every honest energetic man. That a man usually gets what ho goes after, if he goea hard enough. We believe that patience, kindness and courtesy pays, and we are profiting thereby. We 1 elieve in letting the world know where you are and what your busi? ness is, provided you want to do business with them. A candle under a buahel gives no light on the outside. We believe that an account with a good strong bank is a valuable asset to any man. We know that THE FARMERS' BANK & TRUST COMPANY Is such an Institution and wants your account. The Bank qf Sumter Solicits Your Patronage. Excellent Facilities. Farmer's Accounts a Specialty. Policy Conservative, but i Liberal. .:. Careful Attention to Depositors ?:. Capitil $75,000. Surplus (over) $50,000 Deposits (over) $300,000. R. I. Manning, Pres. Marion Moise, 1st Y-P, R. F. Haynsworth, 2d V. P. W. F. Rharae, Cashier. Bartow Walsh, Teller.