The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, March 24, 1909, Image 1
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Blshopvtlle. March 11.?Monday
March It. hi expected to be the great?
est day In the history of Btahopvttle
and Lee County, the occasion being
f the dedication and formal opening of
the magnificent new court house. For
weeks the town and community has
eagerly anticipated this great event.
Elaborate preparations have been
made and for three nights the build?
ing has been beautifully lighted, the
pride of every cttlsen who looked
epon it.
The eaerolseo wll begin with the
laying of the corner-stone with Ma?
sonic ceremonies, closing with an ad?
dress by Grand Master Mlehle. At
11 II the dedication services will
open In the court house, with an in
vocal Ion by the Rev. H. R. Mure hi
eon. Immediately after this the
obarj s to the grand Jury will be made
by Jud#e Ernest Gary, the presiding
*'Jafjpj. II hi matter of universal
that Judge Gary will prnsldf
\ at tleee ceremonies because of his
Inten et and encouragement when the
mnttfr of building a court house was
being agitated
The speakers of the day will be In
trodurod by it. W. McLendon. of the
Blshti prills Bar. and chairman of the
court house commission. The presen
? tatlor of the keys will be made by
W. A. James of the court house com
mission and following this will be the
eddrtesee by Associate Justices Eu
geae B. Gary and C. A. Woods, Judge
J. 8. Wilson, of the Srd circuit; Gov?
ernor Ansel, the Hon. R. S. Whal.-y.
aptaaer of the house of representa?
tives; the Hon. H. F. Wilson, repre?
senting the sumter Bar; R. C. Den?
nis, representing the Darlington (Jar:
T. J. Klrkland. representing the Cam
den Bar. The motion to adjourn will
ho made by Senator B. F. Kelley, rep?
uting the Bishopville Bar. At t
o'clock ths members of the Bar will
entenaln the distinguished guests at
dinner at the Du rant hotel.
The court house Is situated almost
at tht corner of Main street. In one
i of the mo?t commanding spots in
? town, and though set back far
enough to avoid the noise Incident to
dally business, is convenient to ths
hnglnoss men of the town.
\ id architecture the building par?
taken of the clasoslc Doric and Cor
In thin n style, combining the strength
of the former with the beauty of the
latter. It Is bulk of the finest pressed
brick and the foundation Is of solid
?tone In the front are four massive
stone columns and four pilasters. The
county records will be placed In vaults
In th< fire-proof department, to which
especial care has been given. The rec?
ord fibs as now arranged are one
story high, surmounted with a gal?
lery, around which Is a desk shelf.
In ths future .his shelf will be used
for the examination of records when
It becomee necessary to add another
story to the files. There Is space in
this room for the addition of many
tiers of records, so that Is said that
the records of a century may be
placed In the above manner. A spiral I
stair a In this gallery, and will niuk?
It so that any record may be eastly
attalnsd and examined without botaf
removed from the fire-proof space.
Th? offices of the board of coiitmlH
elon. the treasurer, tho sheriff, the
auditor, pr ?t?ute Judge and the super?
Intendent of education are on the
ftrdt floor. They sre protected by fire?
proof window-, tnd nr? In ke? pln?(
with tho needs and dignity of each
office. On the second floor 1a the
c*Mirt room, the Judge's private room,
the stenographer room, the consulta?
tion r>om, all easily accessible to the
members of the Bar.
At the front of the building, In dl
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'Be Just end Foar not?^Let eil the ende Thon Alms't at he thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's."
8UMTER. 8- Ost WEDNESDAY. MARCH 24, 1909.
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Our Premiums.
ON another page will be found our Premium List for agents who solicit subscrip
tions for the Twice-a-Week Watchman tc Fouthron
Every article in the list is useful and the best of the kind and price to > e
had. In the matter of premiums we are practicing what we have been preaching
for years?patronizing home industry by purchasing the premiums from Sumter mer?
chants.
By pursuing this policy, we are keeping our money in circulation at home
and at the same time guaranteeing that our premiums are first-class articles. By
sending out of town to some mail order house we might get these articles cheaper,
but we do not believe in that way of doing business. We want to know what we are
getting and who we are getting it from, but the principle is
the most important consideration after all. We believe in preaching and practicing
the doctrine of patronizing home enterprfles, and thereby helping those who help us.
If every man, woman and child will do the sarne thing, South Carolina will be a
* better State, Sumter will be a bigger and better town, with better and more pros?
perous merchants, better and more prosperous workshops and factories and bigger and
better newspapers and printing offices, in the latter of which we are most directly
interested.
This is the point of the whole sermon. Take the hint and get to work as an
agent for the Twice-a Week Watchman & Southron. By so doing you will help
yourself while helping us. You will also be helping your neighbors by inducing them
to subscribe to the best county paper in the State.
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rect access to the grand Jury room, is
an apartment for women, comfort?
ably and very neatly furnished. The
petit Jury rooms are placed in ma
zantne floor and are reached by stair?
ways leading directly from the right
and left of the Judge's bench, and
may be entered only by this way.
The space betweeen these rooms is
specifically Intended for sleeping
apartments for the Jurors in the case
of long deliberation. Each Jury room
is comfortably fitted up and If sepa?
rated from the court room by several
doors and one story of building.
The court room is the most attrac?
tive part of the building. It is well
lighted und thoroughly ventilated. In
design 1: is Colonial. The walls are
tastefully decorated, the walnscoating
Is marble, with cornices and pi laste .v.
beautiful In effect. The bar rail, the
Judge's desk, the Jury boxes and wit?
ness stand are all worked out in
metal, and though decorated! are sub?
stantial. The floors within the bar
and bench are covered with the best
cork carpet, while that leading to the
main entrance are covered with rib?
bed rubber. The stairs leading to the
Jurors' rooms have treads of ribbed
rubber, fitted with brass strips. The
court room outside of the bar Is
equipped with opera chairs and has
a seating capacity of three hundred,
the Incline floor making any seat de?
sirable. The floors of the corridor,
portico and terrace above the base?
ment are of art tiles, and all of the
halls have walnscoating of several
feet. This Is of heavy one-inch thick
tile, red imported, and in effect is
attractive and durable. The base of
the first floor is marble, while all
basement floors are of concrete and
cement. The trimmings throughout
It done In part In oak, finished in
weathered stain, and pine, flnishe'ln
like manner. All plastering Is attrac?
ts ??, painted and artistically deco
reted. Outside cement walks lead up
to every entrance, and the square has
been beautifully laid off. and will be
planted In shrubbery and grasses.
Perhaps the court house is most Im?
posing fr-.rn the front approach. The
MepM or? of gtanlto, with massiv?
Hi ? x . ? . .-ri , ?i Hide, each of which
i* lurmouated i Ith heavy sleetrotler.
At ihs from doot are four pilestsr?
and foui large stone columns, wii'i
the eall haleony Immediately over the
main dOSf. At ? ich end of the build?
ing are Stairways leading to the sec?
ond floor and the basements. In de
tails the bullding U a thing of art and
beautv. The terra coUa cornices, th^
face brick work, the large balconies
on each side of the building, each
contribute to Its finish.
Tho members of the court house
commission have wrought well for
their county, and are receiving the
approval of the citizens. Mr. R. W.
McLendon, as chairman, has
given his close personal super?
vision to every part of the work,
and has not spared time nor
service to see that the work be of the
best order, and, completed, it might
stand the most critical test. The
members of the commission are: R.
W. McLendon, chairman; W. A.
James; A. M. Lee, J. *\. Thomas, J.
R. Segars'.
It is expected that every part of the
county will be represented on this oc?
casion, and Bishopville Is prepared to
entertain the largest gathering of its
history thus far. Among the disting?
uished visitors will be: Governor M.
F. Ansel, Judge Ernest Gary, Asso?
ciate Justices E. B. Gary and C. A.
Woods, Judge J. S. Wilson, of the 3rd
circuit; the Hon. R. S. Whaley, Ex
Judge R. O. Purdy, the Hon. R. I.
Manning, the Hon. M. L. Smith, the
Hon. H. F. Wilson, Senator T. D. Mc
Keithern, Major Marlon Moise, R. D.
Lee, Solicitor P. H. Stoll, E. C. Den?
nis and T. J. Klrkland.
COUNTIES WANT TO BORROW.
Sinking Fund Commission Has Re?
ceived Applications for Loans Ag?
gregating $316,000.
Columbia, March 20.?The State
sinking fund commission has applica?
tions from the various counties for
about $216,000 in loans. Nearly ev
erty county in the State applied to
the commission for money, many of
them being on account of damage-*
done by the Hood. In addition there
were also applications made by sonn4
of the townships in each county for
other loans, but the commission d<
Oldod that the counties should be sat
I Dod llrst. and should there be a bal?
ance the townships will tb< n got their
money. From the large amount ap?
plied for by the comities it is doubt?
ful if then* will be anything left for
the townships as the money is coin
In,1,' in slowly this year.
The rale of Interest paid by the
counties Is T? per cent, and counties
applying after the first of March, un
ib r law, are not considered. This cut
out a number of counties.
NEW TARIFF LAW.
REVISION MEASURE INTRO?
DUCED IN THE HOUSE.
The Bill Provides for Maximum and
Minimum Rates and While Many
More Changes are Made It Is Diff?
erent In No Important Respect
From the Dingle y Tariff Law?
Believed It Will Produce More
Revenue Than Present Law.
Washington, March 17.?The long
awaited tariff bill was presented in
the house today by Representative
Sereno Payne of New York, chair?
man of the ways and means commit?
tee. An increase of $40,000,000 to
$50,000,000 In the annual revenue of
the country, will, it Is estimated, re?
sult from the changes proposed, mak?
ing a total of about $300,000,000.
The bill contemplates downward
revision with maximum and mini?
mum provisions which impose an av?
erage maximum duty of 8 per cent,
in excess of the present tariff. The
recommendations made by President
Taft?that an inheritance tax be pro?
vided and that a limited amount of
tobacco and sugar be admitted free
from the Philippines?are included in
the bill. The measure also provides
for the issuance of Panama canal
bonds to the amount of $40,000,000
to reimburse the treasury for the ori?
ginal purchase of the canal and re
enacts the provision for the issue of
treasury certificates, the amount be?
ing increased from $100.000,000 to
$250.000,000. The bill was referred
to committee.
Some of the salient features of the
bill follows:
An additional duty of 1 cent per
yard is placed on mercerized cotton
fabrics with a small additional duty
on lappets and an increased duty on
stockings fashioned and shaped whol?
ly or in part on knitting machines.
Coffee is on the free list: tea is tax?
ed 8 cents per pound, and 0 cents
when brought in from Other than the
producing country,
Iron ore Is <>u tile free list, a re?
duction from tili- present rate of 40
cents a ton. Tiic duties on manufac?
tures of iron and steel are materially
reduced.
Hides are on the free list and
duties on manufactured leather are
reduced, ami shoes are reduced i"
per cent.
Lumber and timber duties are cut
In half.
An inheritance tax is provided, es?
timated to bring in $20,000,000.
' There is to be reciprocal free trace
with the Philippines, with a limita?
tion on the amount of sugar arid to?
bacco annually to be imported. Re?
ciprocity with Cuba continues.
The internal revenue tax on cigar?
ettes is increased from $3 to $3.60
and from $1 to $1.50 per thousand.
Beer and whiskey are not touched
Nails, wire, hardware, tools, etc.,
are reduced.
Sugar Is reduced 5-100 of a cent
per pound.
The cheaper grades of wool are re?
duced.
Tallow, cotton seed oil and works
of art more than 20 years old ai^
placed on the free list.
The tariff on boots and shoes is re?
duced 40 per cent, and other leather
manufactures in proportion. The pot?
tery schedule remains about the
same, but the duties on window and
plate glass o:' the smaller sizes are in?
creased, while the duties on the larg?
er sizes are reduceu. The tariff o:i
wool of the first and second class,
used principally In clothing, is not
disturbed, but on wool of the third
class, known as carpet wool, it is re?
duced onthe cheaper grades. The rec?
ommendation for placing wood pulp
on the free list and reducing th<?
duties on print paper with certain
restrictions, made by the Mann com- j
mittee of the house, are Incorporated
in the bill.
The duty on refined sugar is re?
duced 5-100 of a cent a pound and
on dextrin 12 cent a pound. A re?
duction of ) cent a pound is also
made in the duty on starch, with the
exception of potato starch. Zinc ore
is assessed 1 cent per pound for tlu
zinc contained. The tariff on pig iron
is reduced from $4 to $2.50 per ton.
Tlie principal increases are mad<
in the duties on lemons, COCOA and
substitutes for coffee, coal tar dyes,
gloves and coated papers and litho?
graphic printn.
The new tariff bill is mad,- on a
maximum and minimum basts, a
the provision that the maximum rst< i
are not to go into effect until days
after the passage of the bill. Recip?
rocity provisions are contained In the]
paragraphs a<s< ssing duties Oil hitu- j
mlnoUS coal and coke and agricul?
tural imp'' meats, by Which these ar?
ticles are given entry five of duty
when Imported from countries which
permit the free importation of th
articles from America.
E SOUTHi:<>N. Established Jone, IM*
tries?Vol. XXIX. So t>
MB. SWEARINGEN S Utt, ,
THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT
OF EDUCATION.
Says He is Opposed to Compulsory
Education?Would Let Each Com?
munity Settle the Matter.
Columbia, March 20.?Mr. J. EL
Swearingen, the new State Superin?
tendent of Education, who is a man
of decided views and originality, he
not an advocate of compulsory edu?
cation, as It has been urged on the
legislatures of this State by its ablest
and most persistent adherents. Mr.
Swearingen is a local optionist when
it comes to -compulsory education.
"What is the sense," said he today,
"of enacting a general compulsory
education law in this State when
there is no way that can be worked
out now of providing the proper
schools for the children after you
make provision for compelling then*
to attend school? The school statis?
tics of the State show that in some or
the counties the average school term
is eleven to twelve weeks, In spite et*
the fact that there are plenty of chil?
dren of school age to attend. Some
districts in the State are financially
i _
and otherwise ready for such a sys?
tem, but others are not, and it would
be foolish to forc?? the system era
those sections not ready and which*
do not want it.
"I favor ? local option system. A.
law should be passed allowing any
school unit or aggregation ef units,
aggregation of districts, or townships/
or even counties, to choose the sys?
tem by vote. And each of these units*
should have charge of enforcing the
law and arranging the details of the
system, providing the finances by lo?
cal taxation. Richland. I should
judge, would be ready for such a sys?
tem, and possibly some of the upper
counties."
"I certainly do rot advocate a com?
pulsory system fcr any class," said"
he in answer to another question, "It
has been argued that compulsory ed?
ucation should be provided for the**
mill pepole to tr e exclusion of other"
classes" of people.- I think such a law
would be a discrimination that would?
not only be unjust but very unwise.
The mill mangements would oppose it
and the consequent friction brought'
about would result in more harm*
than good. The only real difference
there is in this State between miltf
people and people who live on the
farms is that the former live togeth?
er and the latter separated. For prac?
tically all the mill operatives in tbia
State come from the farms."
Mr. Swearingen ccmies much nearer"
being a compulsory education advo
i cate than his predecessor, Mr. O. B.
Martin, but it is a far call from the
ideas of Mr. Swearingen to those of
the compulsory education advocates
? of the State generally. Mr. Swearin
I gen likes the North Carolina and Vir
. ginia laws on the subject.
JUDGE PRINCE IIX.
Stricken With Paralysis in Right Side
?Physicians Are Doubtful.
Anderson, March 21.?While dress
ing for breakfast this morning at 8:w
o'clock, Judge George E. Prince,
judge of the Tenth circuit, was strick
en with paralysis, which has affectedr'
his entire right side. His condition
tonight is considered quite serious byr
the attending physicians, but they are
not able yet to give out any opinion
as to the outcome of the stroke.
Judge Prince has been circuit judge
for one term and was elected at the
recent session of the general assem?
bly for another term. He is 66 years
old, and up to now has teen in excel?
lent health. He was out yesterday
and did not complain. Tonight Judge
Prince is able to articulate slightly
and is able to move slightly his right
arm and right leg. H?* is scheduled to.
open court at Abbeville tomorrow
morning, but Chief Justice Pope and
Gov. Ansel have been advised of hi?*
inability t > be present.
d:i:d from ovrr-hakxxg.
Alleged "Tattler" Hang hy Ankle*
FfOtn Tree und Dies,
Indianapolis, fad., March 21.?Of
ftcers today began an investigation of
the death by hazing of Charles Stfrr
son, a pupil of the White School, in?
White County. fftlneoa. it is allogeeX
was Strung up by the ankles to a sap?
ling mar the school and left hangln*
so long that he died | few hours after
he Was taken down. Several ISJaOaaaTV
Of the school had been driven awav
I \ unruly pupils, a few days ago ru
new teacher was employed. Ho was
more determined Hum bis pfrodejofg*
SOTS and whipped several rebellion*
boys. ThSOi castigated pupils alleged
that Stinson tattled, and thus caused,
their humiliation.