Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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mmmm mi HO TURKS TREAT MUTI WITH GREAT SEVER? ITY. Hi?id Taken Away?Deponed Taken to Saloniki, Detroit* ew Ruler to Take Oath Constantinople. April IS.?The con tntlonellHte have loet no time In ng the conspirators in the re rlslng tJ trial. The military court. In 'he war office today, con? tend e'MHit 2SO prisoners to death they were executed. Nadir Pasha, sad eunuch of the palace, wae at dawa. The national assembly, which met today under the presidency of Said JPtvaaa. decided that the sultan. Me tasnroed V. should take the oath of the constitution within a week. The s?ssere hi y also ratified the deportation en* Abdul Hamid to Saloniki. It fe not expected that the new cab? inet will be completed before Satur? day The difficulty at present consists In und lag suitable1 men for the mlnls of finance and Interior. Tewflk who will be the grand visier, tan sent a communication to several provincial officials on this subject. The rasen had decided to send a corn he to Adana to try by courtmar del the Instigators of the massacres, Can eeasm lesion Is authorised to with the utmost severity. It le slleged that the chief authors of the recent mutiny were Abdul Ha snteTe favorite eon. l?rlnce Mehmed ?ddlne. Rear Admiral Said i. son of Klamll Pasha, the for ?read visier, and Nadir Pasha, wrho were engaged for a long time prior to the rising in corrupting the tjraanm The two former have fled. Aant Bey. Inspector general of the Saloniki police, who was charged with tta ttmanportatlon of the former sui? te mienlkl. relates that whon he at the palace at 1 o'clock in ?Ten morning he found Abdul Hamid In # large salon, which was Illuminated issngnsjsgti for a gala occasion by every caunVe nag torch that could be found In the bunding. This was because Ab? del Harald dreads darkness. He has always been In fear of the asssssln. Me set quite alone, with the excep? tion of two eunuchs. In a corner In neglected attire as on the day. when the deputation from the national assembly notified Of tale deposition. Upon being In i ? that he muat depart, he be tangly appealed not to be taken ttn Saloniki. He wanted to go to the Chertdban palace. Finding his sup plications In vain, he resigned himself |9 bis fata He entered the carriage fn% m ?dejected manner and spoke not another word. Arriving at the railway *ntntl<? he appeared to be stunned by fear and was obliged to stsady him nlf by grasping the railing leading Into ?tlse lekloo car. which, by the Irony of tat? was a splendid carriage, bearing rwn monogram that he hlmalf had ired built, but had only ridden In s short trip which had left him ertth a hatred for railways. This, therefore, was his first long Journey as the Imperial car. CALHOUM CASE PROGRESSING. Rr*n!t* of Week's SenMlon* Encourage Hellet That End Will be Rrenctied Arte Month. fan Francisco. April 29.?Progress njewie this week has encouraged a be? lief that the end of the Patrick Cal houn trial may be reached some time during May. James F. Kelley, probably the old? est member of* the disgraced Schmitz board of supervisors, was cose-ex amlned by Earl Rogere today. Mr. Homers drew from Kelley an adml* snon that since the time of his confes? sion before the grand Jury In 1906 he Baad carried with him a verbatim copy of hin statement. In order, as ho ad? mitted, that be might remember the srera- al points of his confession when snjr of the bribery graft trials made It sseeesaarv for him to testify. "Has It helped you any In this sateaaked Mr. Rogers. "1 don't think It has." was Kelley's reply. 1)1 PRE. OF WOFFORD. WINS. Mate Oratorical Contest U Held at Greenwood. Q efnwood. April 80.?Wallace Ihismn DuPr?', of Woff ?rd College, -wa* declared the winner of the South Carolina Intercollegiate Oratorical As? sociation, held here tonight. To Mr. IX W. A. Neville, the representative of the Presbyterian College of South Carolina, was rdjudged the honor of sairsnd place. All that are lovers of virtue, be ooict and go angling.?Isaak Walton. A man's remarks may be cold even ben his tongue Is coated. Virtue that has never been put to Can tent Is a poor asset T. P. A. Cf ClHAULEflTON. Aim aal Ooovsjitloxi Warmly Welcomed ?Ad*tr?*s by Mean. Marshall, Hhett, Smyth and Plnckney. Charleston, April 19.-?The annual convention at toe South Carolina Travelers' Protective Aeeoelation cob vened today at the Commarelal Club bull diu a with a large attendance of members, not a few being accompani? ed to Charleston by ladles. The welcome exeroleee were of a particularly happy character, opening with a prayer by the Rev. W. W. MemmInger and addresses by Presi? dent B. K. Marshall of Poat E of Char? leston; Mayor Rhett and President J. Adger Smyth of the Charleston Cham? ber of Commerce and Preeldent L?. M. Plnckney of the Commercial Club. Mr. Symth was particularly Interesting In his talk, made up largely of some capi? tal atorles which the traveling men, ac? customed to hearing and telling ttorlos, were able to appreciate fully. Mr. Plnckney asked the travelers to mske the Commercial Club houae their headquartera whenever they come to Charleaton. The responses to the greetings were made by Preeldent Frank Peguea of Darlington. He was also happy In his remarks. Invita? tions were read from the Elks and other orders, extending courtesies to the visitors. In accordance with the custom of the order, when President Pegues call? ed the convention to order, he an? nounced the namee of the deceased members of the past year, the conven? tion standing with bowed heads while the names were read. Then were taken up a number of business matters, largely of routine character and of little public Interest. After1 dinner the visitors were taken on trolley cars to the nary yard and were then given a harbor trip, which It Is needless to say proved most In? teresting. The convention will elect officers and choose the next place of meeting tomorrow and transact other routine business. The concluding" number of| the convention will be the banquet to? morrow night. Addresses will be made by Richard H. Edmunds of Baltimore, Richard I. Manning, Sumter; Rev. Dr. H. L. Jones. Charleston: M. V. Rich? ards, of Baltimore and Mayor Rhett In two weeks many traveling men will assemble here again for tha meet? ing of the State convention of the Uni? ted Commercial Travelers. Charleaton. April 10.?At the bus? iness session of the annual convention, South Carolina Travelers' Protective Association, which brought the meet? ing In Charleston to a close this af? ternoon at the Commercial Club, D. C. Durham, of Greenville, was elected president, unanimously, and after a close race J. W. LI Hard of Columbia was elected secretary-treasurer, suc? ceeding H. E. Helntlsh of Spartan - brug. Greenville was selected as the next convention city. - One Important piece of business completed by the drummers today waa the adoption of the legislative com mittee'a report which, among other recommendations, advocated that the office of railroad commissioners be abolished at once, and a corporation commission be appointed by the gover? nor, whose salaries shall be paid by the State, and whose duties shall be In South Carolina similar to those of the Interstate commerce commission. The convention also adopted the recommendation that traveling men should not allow any employe of any railroad to offer them any Induce? ments that will defraud the railroad companies of their legal revenue, and that the T. P. A., would endorse with full strength any legislation against tin "pass evil." A mileage book Is wished for of 1. 000 miles at a minimum rate, good over the Individual lines of the road Issuing it, and transferable, and also an Interchangeable mileage book, on the 15 rebate plan, good only for use by the original purchaser. The drummers wish fire escapes and not ropes for all hotels over one story high, Inspection of the hotels under aupervialon of the State board of health, and to have drummers' sam? ples construed as regular baggage In e\ery sense. They also wish for mi? leage books to be accepted for trans? portation on trains, and to entitle the holders to full baggage privileges. Mr. J. W. McCoy was elected third flat president from Post O. Mr. P. O. Leak was elected a member of the board of directors and Mr. J. W. Mc KlOVer was elected a delegate to the national convention. * The banquet, the closing number of the convention, was served tonight, tendered by Post E, and at the Com? mercial Club house. It proved a very d< ilghtful affair. Second Vice Presi? dent Marshall presided as toastmnster and made a good one. The drummers were disappointed at the absenco of Richard H. Edmunds, of Hultlmorc. \\ ho was to have made the main re? sponse of the evening, "Dixieland, th I land of promise?the South offers to her young men the greatest Induce? ments to remuln at home." Mr. Ed? munds was detained from attending the banquet by Illness. Hon. R. 1. Mannnlng of Sumter, responded to tho Reply From Rev. J. Li. Harley. Editor Leader and Vindicator: Btehop-rille, S. C. Dear Sir: In your paper of April Sind, latt., I aotlce an editorial headed. "No lam ported Campalngers." In that edi? torial roe aee this language. "We see from the Sumter and Co? lumbia papers that a crusade la be? ing waged la behalf of State-wide pro? hibition by two imported speakers from Ohio and Georgia, Rer. P. A. Baker and Mrs. Mary Harris Armour, who if we are to judge by the reports of their speeches, harange the people on the Carrie Nation style by dealing in abuse and ignoring the fundamental arguments that might win votes to the side of prohibition. We have hon? est prohibitionists lu Lee County and In Blshopville whose heart's desire Is to see the liquor traffic abolished, but away with those campaigners, who have no Interest In our local affairs no farther than the almighty dollar goes." So far as Mrs. Armour Ls concerned. I have nothing to say. She was brought to South Carolina by the W. C. T. U. I have never heard her speak, have never had any communica? tion with her whatever. If she came here and harangued the people, "with no farther Interest in our affairs than the almighty dollar goes," that mat? ter ls between her and the W. C. T. L\, of South Carolina. I am glad however, to hear from representative ministers and laymen throughout the State, that her speeches were both acceptable and wonderfully effective. In regard to Dr. Baker, your words are uncalled for, and unjust. And so far as the "almighty dollar" goes, they are totally without foundation. Dr. Baker is the general superintend? ent of the Anti-Saloon League of America. Hie work ls to look after the Leagues in every State of the Union, speak and give direction to the work. According to your dictum he must confine himself to the State of Ohio. Suppose he were to do this, what knowledge would he have of the work over which he Is general super? intendent In this country? As to his having no farther Interest here than the "almighty dollar," this Insinuation is not only untrue, but contemptible. Dr. Baker ls a Meth? odist minister of about thirty years good standing in his Conference. He came to South Carolina at a sacrifice He witl receive his actual expenses? not one cent more. It ls time for such appeals to prejudice to cease. This movement ls not only State-wide, but nation vide. Men of ability and national reputa? tion like Stewart, Glenn, Wright and others from our Southland have been doing great work In the North fqr the cause of prohibition. They are wel? come there, except by those who are too narrow in their views to appre? ciate a real man. Even while Dr. Baker was in South Carolina helping us, George Stewart, of Tennessee, and Seaborn Wright, of Georgia, was In Ohio, leading the fight In the local option campaign going on there at this time. Dr. Baker spoke six times in our State, twice in Spartanburg, twice in 8umter, and twice in Orangeburg. 1 have seen the papers from each of these oitles, and have not found one word of criticism. Please be fair, In your criticisms and true in your state? ments. JNO. L. HARLEY, State. Supt. Spartanburg, S. C April 27, 1909. A Rejoinder. I dislike very much to get Into a newspaper controversy with any one, more especially with a preacher. And if It were not that Mr. Harley in hi* seal to defend his friends used lan? guage *that reflected uopn my veraci? ty as an editor and unbecoming in him as minister of the gospel. I would have passed It by without com? ment. I do not deny one word what I have written, or apologize to any one for so writing, but through justice to Dr. Baker and Mrs. Armour, I will stato again, that my statement in re? gard to "crusade being waged in be? half of State-wide prohibition by two imported speakers," was made as 1 have stated, upon the criticism of the Cclumbla and Sumter papers, espe? cially the Columbia State. As to their working for the money that Is In it, I have seen letters from Mr. Harley's ofhee begging for money to be "sent in at once" or the life of the LeagUS in this State would die. I am too much of an old unrecon? structed "Rebel" for a Yankee to come down here and try to civilize. I have never voted for the whiskey traffic in any form, out have used all toast, "The Value of a Traveling Mnn j to His Firm and Community;" Rev. Dr. Howard L. Jones, of Charleston, "The Knights of the Grip;" 'M. V. Richards, of Washington, "Railroads, tho Great Industrial Builders of the South." and Mayor* Rhett. "South Car? olina's Great Seaport." Tho speeches were all In happy style and contributed to the pleasure and success of the affair. my beet influence from my years of maturity for tha eauae of temperance, but hare no eonfidenee La a movement that the liqaorsaen and blind tigers alsaost to a saan are hurrahing for without aay pereeptlble change of heart If State-wide prohibition be carried at the August eleetioa, will theae Im? ported evangelists atay here and help ua put down these wleked "blind tig are ?" My honeat criticism la hardly any more "oontesaptlble" than the r* ported sayings of these svangllats, that all who do not Join the Anti-Saloon League "are of the lower and baser class." If Mr. Harley and the Anti Saloon League wouldpreach temper? ance In the "home, In the achools, In the church, eapeclally the latter, and not run It into politics and embrace the old political State dispensary hacka and allow them to bob up se? renely now as leadera of State-wide prohibition, more confidence would be Inspired In the movement?Blshop vllle Leader and Vindicator. A GOOD GAME. Sumter High School Loses to Orange burg in One Bad Inning. It all happened In one bad inning, and the game played Friday be? tween the Sumter High School and the team from Orangeburg went to the visitors by a margin of one run. In every other inning except the fa? tal sixth, the home boys played rings around their visiting rivals, and by all lawa, save those of base ball chance, the home boya should have scored the victory. In the opening inning, Dick led off with a clean hit to the outer garden, stole second, and scored when Duffle sent a beautiful two-bagger to left field. The visitors scored one In the third, when Walsh muffed an eaay chance, and the runner on third trot? ted acroaa the plate. Then came that terrible aixth. Two bases on balls, three hits, and as many critical errora aent four runner? across the pan, giving the boys from the City by the Edisto a total of five runs, and a lead of four. The hopes of the local enthusiasts brightened wonderfully in the next in? ning. Bruuson led off with a clean single. Marshall followed with a stinger to second, which caused a mis cue resulting In Brunson's being on third and Marshall on first. Marshall then stole second. Dick followed with one too hot to be handled through short, and both runners scored. Dick then forced the throw to third, which went wild, and another tally went to the credit of the locals. Score Or? angeburg 5; Sumter 4. Although the locals had numerous chances to tie things tfp In the next two innings, nothing was done by either team in the way of scoring, and thus the game ended, as the score stood at the con? clusion of the seventh. Summary: R. H. E. Orangeburg 001 004 000?5 7 3 Sumter 100 000 300?4 8 4 Batteries: Lee and Able; Qreen and Marshall. Umpire Richardson. Scorer Levy. MR. EASON RESIGNS. Goes to Oklahoma In Government Ser? vice. From the Daily Item, April 1. Mr. F. G. Eason, teacher of the boys of the 7th grade, left today for Okla? homa. Mr. Eason received some time ago notice of his appointment by the government to a position in the en? gineering department He notified the school authorities, writing in the meantime reepjesting that his work should not begin until the first of June. In reply he was requested to report for duty at once. He referred the matter to the Board of Educa? tion for Its action and direction. The board, seeing that satisfactory ar? rangements for a substitute could be made and realizing that It would be a hardship upon Mr. Eason to deprive him of what promises to be a life? long position, accepted his resigna? tion. Mr. L. C. Moise, who has taught for several years In the schools, will take Mr. Baaon'l place for the rest of the term. V.r. Eason's departure from the school was received with great regret, the boys of his grade, especially being very much grieved. THEATRICAL WAR AT AN END. "Trust" ami "Independents" Decide to Present Play? In Each Other's Houses "When Agreeable." New York, April 29.?Negotiations which have been pending for some time between representatives of Messrs. Klaw Erlanger, David Belas co and Harrison Grey Flske, resulted today in the reaching of an agreement whereby the three interests represent? ed will hreafter "whenever mutually agreeable" present plays in each oth? er's theatres. The agreement put at an end the long standing war betweeen what have been described as "the theatrical syn? dicate" on the one hand and the in? dependents" on the other. THE PREMIUM LIST. as.?O i i . Solicit Subscriptions for the Twice a-Week Watchman and Southron. Valuable Prizes to be Given for Work in Spare Time?Number of Prizes Unlimited. The Watchman and Southron which has been the family newspaper of Sumter County since the days of your grand-parents is now published twice a week?Wednesday and Saturdays?and is the biggest and newsiest countv paper published in the State of South Carolina. The price remains the same as when it was published once a week only?$1.50 a year. At this price the Watchman and Southron ls the cheapest and best family paper within the reach of the people of Sumter and adjoining counties, n gives twice a week the local. County. State and general news in a condensed and readable shape, as well as many timely special articles on farming, household and other topics. Mr. E. W. Dabbs, President of the Sumter County Farmers' Union will have editorial direction of a special department devoted to Farmers' Union News and Farming, that will be particularly interesting. The Watchman and Southron should go into every home in this section of the State, and those who are not now subscribers can easily be induced to subscribe. As an Inducement to those who have spare time to solicit subscriptions for us we are offering a number of valuable premiums for lists of new subscribers and we want agents in every neighborhood in Sumter, Lee and Clarendon Counties. ALL PERSONS who desire to do so, whether they lire in 3umter County or elsewhere, are cordially Invited to act aj subscription agents. All will be entitled to participate in the competition, will be paid for their work in pre? miums, commensurate in value with the value of the work performed or In cash, as they may prefer. The price of Subscription ls $1.50 n year, or 75 cento for six months?end may he sent in one, two or more at a time, wi.h or without the cash, to suit the convenience of the agent, but for an old r.aaae to be connted for a pre? mium the subscriber must pay up all arreage uid one year in advance. HERE ARE THE PREMIUMS. ? 4 FOR THREE NAMES?A Red Midget Stylo Fountain Pen; a two Blade Pocket Knife, or an Injgersoll Watch. r FOR FOUR NAMES?A Fountain Pen with 14k solid gold pen; a Three Blade Pocket Knife or one year'a subscription to either of the following Maga sinee; Bohemian, Metropolitan, Argosy, Cosmopolitan or The Delineator. 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Each agent will be held individual'- *<-*nt of tne amount due on all names returned .a desired to stop a subscription before the clo* ~ Agent may do so by paying the amount due at tl *>age. Where a subscription has been paid In full, It cann. aed. The Agent however, may, tf he sees proper, transfer the U i portion of the subscription to another subscriber, provided the perso .o whom the transfer is to be made was not a subsciber at the time the original name was entered on our books. No name will he counted In competition for a premium until Uie subscrip? tion price has been paid, nor will any premium be delivered until the Agent has either paid or made satisfactory settlement for all the names sent In by him or her. In cases of contention by two or more Agents over the right to a name, preference will be given to the one who pays for the name FIRST; but where both pay.we shall not attempt to decide the matter except by crediting the name for one year for each such payment. After a name has been entered on our books, no transfer will be permitted. This is positive and emphatic, and where Agents attempt to make such trans? fers, they must concede our right to take such steps as may seem necessary to protect the fairness of this provision. The Agent who returns names must pay for them. Any and all Agents Will have the right to Get Subscribers Wherever They Can. it is not necessary that all the names shall go to the same postofflce address. All subscriptions must be forwarded to us at the expense of those sending them and we will be responsible for the safe transmission of money only when it is sent by Draft, Registered Letter, Express or Postoffice Money Order. in sending names, Always give correct name or initials, and present post office address, and if possible say whether the subscribers are NOW taking the paper. Careful observance of this will be the means of avoiding much trouble and confusion. OSTEEN PUBLISHING CO., 18 W. Liberty St. Sumter, S. C.