Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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A CLEAN SWEEP. THIRTEEN I CIVILIANS AND SOL* D1ERS EXECITED \ESTEHDAT. Sultan Approve-* Sentences of Court-Martial? Evidence Discover? ed Showing That Abdul Hamltl Karw Beforebshd of the * Adana Msaascrta Diplomat? In Constan? tinople Were Marked for Death. Conatantlnopla. May t.?Thirteen civilians and aoldlera eentenced by the Military Court to death for murder ware hanged In different parts of Con stnntlnople at 4 o'clock this morning. Msjor Youeeef. his son and three other men. who killed the Syrian dep oty. Emir Mohammed Aralan, In front of the Parliament building, were exe? crated on the spot where they commit? ted the crime. Five others were hanged at the en? trance of the ministry of war and three men at the Stamboul end of the Onbxta bridge. Upon the breast of nach criminal had been placed a large placard In Turkish, setting fotth the sentence of the Court. Around the Unat of ths gibbets on the bridge tho nsurly morning buyers of fruits, flow era and vegetables proceeded as usual, while the bodies were In full eight of tna great crowds that made their way over the bridge between Stamboul and fjaiata. Major Youssef was commandant of Can 1st battalion of the 7th regiment. Axe on* ths non-commlssloned officers executed was Hamid Bin Yechar, a aargeant In tho fourth battalion of the ?alenlki eba??#?*-?? The men execu tsd on Ige were guilty of Xbo mu it EHs. IVVaJo fae the man who, stfter t of Dsputy Aralan la b la houae of Parlla a ech denounced the anambe for a * against the laws sjf the : Tech man who planned tna. dei revolt of April II. a nder-ln-chlef and of Constantinople the Uowlng. The other |n#n srork'-d unflnr Ynohar. Mour of ths newspaper bmm, Court-Martlal to n c?i the Court Martial th Itmln, confirming sent h place of exeen an< ' yed with the con -wo hours before tie* 'ton. l^Lthm boit^a wer?? left hanging intll -n "? ? < raw afternoon and v^re neen least one hundred thoasuml of "ana population ot m? ci^. Documentary evidence has been ggacovsred among ths records of the tsjlstfraph office here of the knowl of the Constantinople authorities Xassacree hsd been plsnned for ana diatrlct. and that they were Os coincide with the political eventa Other papers have been found in ? Ing also that the conspirator* at tna palace scted In the Sultan's name an preparing the military mutiny of April It. Hate of housss. with notea of the kind of loot to be found there? in, were discovered on some of the ners now in custody. The ar >*ment* included a general mas uncrc of forelgnera In Conatantlnople. Including the diplomatic representa? tive* en April 14. itm . ?v-?' lew*** Mr. Kltgo'e Condition. The condition of Rev. P. F. Kllgo Is still very serious. He Is yet in Che raw, hut it is hoped that he can be Wought home tomorrow. Hla audden nfsnsaa was duo to tsklng a headache pvwder that had atrychnlne In It, and his poisoning was atrychnlne polaon. ^-"?Florence Times. 1 utertslnmcnt on the Orecn. The Organ Fund Society of the Fresbyteflan church will give an ice nrsum festival on ths graded school square Thursday afternoon. May 13th. ?re will be a iree entertainment novel attractions, especially f ?r children. The entertainment will In at S oYlock. Cream and cake arltl he ?edd. The programme of the rtalnment will be published later. Memorial Exercise*-). Col. Jas. Armstrong, of Charleston, ana accepted the Invitation of Dick Anderson Chapter. U. D. C. to deliver address at the memorial exercises it week. As 00). Armstrong cannot hi h. so th,? loth, the exercises will be held on Tuesday. 11th. at f> p. m., at the ormetary. After the address crosses of honor wlli be bestowed. Mower i.lrU for Memorial Day. All little girls between the ages of eUhr iiod twelve are Invited to Resist fa rteeoratlng the sold!* rs' gravea on Tuesday next. They are requested to assemble In front of Washington grad? ed school at 4:30 p. rn., where the noanmlrtee In charge and wagons will be In waiting. All are requested to bring Sowers. an?l all ladles making xrteatha will please send to same Ol'EN N TO EIGHT 11ECISIOX. 1 President of Security Trust Company to i outest Comptroller General'* Order In Supreme Court. Spartanburg. May 3.?As the result of the recent controversy between Comptroller General Jones and Wm. S. Gb-nn of this city, president of the Security Trust company, over the comptroller general's ruling that "on? ly South Carolina brown bonds are ex? empt from taxation when held by banking institutions In the State In which Ui says: "The very best legal talent advises that other bonds that are exempted by act of the legislature as well as stocks and other securities on which taxes have been paid should be ex? empt by the comptrolled when owned by banks and not double taxed." Mr. Glenn says the company Is bringing suit In the supreme court to have this position established. SC HOOL TRUSTEE ARRESTED. Former Teacher of Lexington Coun? ty School Swears Out Warrant. Lexington, May 3.?Deputy Sheriff! Miller on Friday arrested Mr. J. P. Bouknight, chairman of the board of trustees of school district, No. 53, in the Dutch Fork , upon a warrant sworn out by Mrs. J. R. McFadden, charging him with violating Section 418, of the Statutes of South aCrolina. Mrs. McFadden was a teacher of one of the schools In the district, and she alleges that Bouknight indirectly vio lated the law. She asserts also that she had a contract to ttsoh the school fcr a certain period, and that the tiusteea broke the contract and lock? ed her out of the building, and re? fuse! to pay her salary. It is said that the broke open the door and taught some four or five scholars to the end of the session, Mrs. McFadden. la a widow, and Is a former resident of Chester County, it Is said. Mr. Bouknight came to Lex? ington and gave bond for his appear? ance at the General Sessions Court. FEDERAL JUDGES ACCUSED. Scrion* Charges Made in Resolution Introduced in the House. Waahlngton, May 3.?-Making se? rious charges agalns the conduct of Federal Judges John F. Phillips and -f w??forn dis Ltrffet ?jt Missouri? Representative Mur? in;, of that 4tate. introduced n r lutlon today providing for an investi? gation of their conduct In the litiga? tion between tne 01*1? and ihfi . road companies over the maximum freight law and the 2-cent passenger rate law of that State. The preamble of the resolution claims that the two judges accompanied certain railroad attorneys on a fishing trip, on which occasion members of the party were arrested for violating the game laws of the State. The resolution also charges that Judge Phillips neglected his duty by continued absence from the Bench and that when he does preside ttu Court Is In session only four hours each day. Mr. Murphy desires the general conduct of Judge Phillips In vestigated, contending that he is in siting to the attorneys, who are com belled to practice In hta Court, an" also that he has instructed at varicvr times that the Jury brlrj in a certain verdict. If the Jurors bring in a dif? fer ent verdict, the resolution declares,! Judge Phillips becomes insulting tin " practically charges that they hn\? violated their oa*h* aa jurors. The resolution recites the variou? phu/c; Of the litigation, Including a statement that the railroad comapnles agreed to establish certain rates with? in the State of Missouri in violating of the State anti-trust law. It is stated that the two Judges rendered certain decisions which, In effect, usurped the legislative powers of the Lglslature. Court's Investigation. Kansas City. Mo., May 3.?"I Will demand an immediate Investigation," said Judge John F. Phillips here to? day, when shown the Washington dis? patch in regard to Representatlv Murphy's resoltulon. "I do not Intend to allow thSSC charges to hang fire indefinitely if T < an help it." Judge Phillips has been on the Fed? eral bench for twenty-one years, and he said he courted the fullest Inve-tl Potion of his Judicial career. Judge Phillips served In tho Union army with a distinguished record. He || a I >? mocrat. Many unmuzzled dogs are still run? ning at large. Where Is the dOg? it< her? When the dispensary is voted out UM expenses Of Sumter County will have to be reduced one-half or the man who Is now paying $r? in ta\e for ordinary soonty purposes will havi to pav $ Kb The same increase will have to be borne by city of Sumte I I. pi vis. ThOVe will be no Increa I in the school tax an tho amount Uli school fund now receives from the dlspensnry is only about ffi.OOO a year. DEAN C. A. SMITH APPOINTED. Will be Next Roosevelt Professor of American History and Institutions At Berlin University. New York. May 3.?At a meeting of the trustees of Columbia Universi? ty today it was announced that Dean Chas. A. Smith, of the University ol North Carolina had been appointed to be the next Roosevelt professor of American history and institutions in the University of Berlin. The ap pcintee is nominated by Columbia. Prof. Smith will lecture in Germany on the history of American literature. THE MASS MEETINNG. Large Audience Attends the Meeting In Interest of Sunday Observance. From the Daily Item, May 4. The mass meeting of citizens held In the Washington Street Baptist church last evening was very well at? tended, the church being about full. The ministers of all the Evangelical churches were present. After a delightful solo by Miss Beaufort Brand and two songs writ? ten especially for the Sunday League, of America, to familiar tunes, Hon. R. I. Manning, who presided over the exercises, introduced Dr. Edward Thompson, Secretary of the last World Congress on Sunday Obser? vance. Mr. Manning, in Introducing this speaker, stated that the object of the meeting was to create an in? terest in a more quiet and thoughtful Sunday and to work toward the end that every man should have one day o! rest in seven In order to do the best work. ' Dr. Thompson, at times humorous and at times eloquent, directed his address along these lines, stating the importance of keeping to the old Ideals of the American Sunday as op? posed to the Continental Sunday of Europe. He showed how all the pres? idents of the United States since Ben? jamin Harrison, during whose admin? istration the League'was formed, have belonged to It and have carried out its teachings. One of the first orders by President Taft being that no official mail should be opened on Sunday and that no visitors should be admitted to the White Hotlse on Sunday. He stated that the League is en? deavoring to erect a splendid head? quarters bullding In Fort Worth, Tex? as, as a centre from which speakers will hp sent out and literature will be Istrtbuted in furtherance of th!s 'he League makes It a point to i representative speak in ev i of any Importance in the ?. nt^KA states and its possessions, once every decade. At the close of his address, sub? scriptions were taken to assist in this work. Mr. C . M. Hurst of this city then introduced the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted: Whereas, the experience of man has demonstrated the necessity of one day of rest in seven, and that the six days system of* labor prolongs life, renders human activity more effec? tive, promotes intelligence, morality and happiness, and Whereas, the preservation of the Sabbath as a day of quiet rest, has evei been one of the foundation prin? ciples of American custom and law. Thereforo be it Resolved, That the citizens of Sumte:- in this meeting as? sembled, note with deep concern the growing larlty of Sabbath observance, the Increasing tendency to violate its sanctity, by doing Work that is not necessary, by transacting business and engaging In diversions that are not in harmony with the beneficent purposes >( its Institut! n. Wu protest again-: Sunday work and Sunday business ex? cept such as may be imperatively re? quired by actual necessity, and mercy. With the best Interest of our fellow men at heart, wo assert their right to one day of rest In svvch. And when of necessity they mu.-t work on Sun? day they should they have respite of equal time on Saturday or Monday. We declare our fidelity to the prin? ciples of our civilization and the high? est good of our State. We therefore call upon the people of South Caro? lina to unite with us in demanding the enforcement of OUT Sunday laws: l ltd the adoption of local ordinance4* wherever they may be helpful In se? curing the Sabbath day's rest. INCOME TAX RETURNS. County Auditors Now Complying Willi ortler Recently Issued?DeUouonts Reported to GOV, An*el. Columbia, May 1.?So far Comp? troller Jones has received Income tax returns from several of the counties and in a ft w days the list of names Will be mads public. It is the purpose of the comptroller general to make a can ful Inquiry as to the number lia? ble In each county and should the re cord of assessors or the auditor fail to ?how os use why each one liable has not made the proper returns the mat? ter nil] be reported to Oov. Ansel with ti asona for removal from otllce. The new Ottanny hotel In Creenvllle will be opened on May 15. GETTING ?> DATA OX ASYLUMS. Dr. Dick and Dr. Sawyer in Washing? ton on Tour of Inspection?Visit St, Elizabeth's. Washington, May 3.?Dr. Geo. W. Dick, of Sumter, and Dr. Olin Sawyer, of Georgetown, members of the Leg islature who are on the committee to investigate the condition of the State Hospital for the Insane, were in Washington today on a tour of inspec? tion of various instituions for the In? sane in this part of the country. They visited St. Elizabeth's, the hospital for the insane of the District of Colum? bia, today, and gathered considerable information upon the methods of con? ducting such institutions. Dr. Dick was investigating the methods of managing the finances and Dr. Saw? yer the subsistence and sanitary ar? rangements. PYTHIAX'S TAKE NOTICE. A Basket Picnic at Cane Savannah Plantation, Wednesday, May 12th. All members of Game Cock Lodge, No. 17. K. of P., are expected to attend this picnic and bring their families, and friends. Don't forget to bring well filled bas? kets. The success of the picnic de? pends on an abundance to eat. Train will leave A. C. L. Station at 9:30 o'clock a. m. Return 5:30 p. m. RICH RED BLOOD. Means Rosy Cheeks, Clear Complex? ion Bright Eyes and Plenty of En? ergy. What does rich, red blood mean? It means brains, vitality, ambition, hope? fulness, persistency, and everything worth living for. But you can't have rich, red blood. If your digestion Is Imperfect; and your digestion is certainly imperfect if you have sour stomach, bad taste In mouth, lump of lead after eating, belching of gas and nervous unrest. So far reaching Is the effect of Indi? gestion, that many times the eyesight is affected. If you have indigestion or any sym? ptom of stomach distress or agony DeLorme's Pharmacy wil sell you a mighty remedy for 50 cents, and guarantee It to cure or money back. The remedy Is called Ml-o-na. Its powerful reconstrutclve action on the stomach Is little short of marvelous. It tones up, strengthens and puts new lifo and energy 'Into the worn out stomach In a few days. It cures by removing the cause. If you are a suf? ferer, try a large 50 cent box. It's a small price to pay for banishing In? digestion. Mi-o-na Is sold by DeLorme's Phar? macy In Sumter for 50 cents a box. P>ME| Cures catarrh or money back. Just| breatho it in, CJomplete outfit, ineludinr inhaler $1. Extra bottles 60c Druggist* 5-4-13 & W. 5-8. U&PORT Or TBE CONDITION OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK, OF SUMTER, Kt Sumter, in the S'ate of South Carolina, at the close of business. Apr. 28th. 19U9, RESOURCES. Loans and discounts, |,'92.572 28 Overdrafts, secured and uiihe cured, ll,8G7 54 r. 8. Bonds to secure circula? tion, 25,000 00 Premiums on U. S. Bohlls, 50 > 00 Bonds, securities, etc., 18,000 00 Banking house, furniture and fixtures, 3.000 80 Other Real Estate Owned 5t>3 Due from National Banks (hot reserve agents), 8 137 bo Due from State and Priv te Banks and Bankers, Tust Companies, and Savings Barks, 2.957 f>:> Due from approved reserve agents, 8,713 6'.' Checks and other cash items, \9* 68 I Notes of other National Banks, 295 00 Fractional paper currency, nickels and cents, 2,186 74 Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, viz : Specie, 14.979 10 Legal-tender notes, 896 00 15,375 5 Redemption Fund with U. S. Treasurer, (5 per ct. of cir? culation,) 1,250 (Mi Total, $49_\<>8.! 45 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in, $100,000 oo Surplus fund, 20,000 < 0 Undivided profits, less ex? penses and taxes paid, B8,814 5s National Bp.nk notes outstand? ing. 2;. 000 00 Due to other National Banks 1,112 47 Dae :o State and Private B it?k- ani B-nl or^ 9 89 Individual depo its lUbjset to check, 247.5 4 51 Notes aud dills redi c junto J 40,000 00 Total |498,OS9 45 state of Booth Carolina,) a* County of Sunder. ( "" 1, .1. L UoOAfa .UM, Cashier of th< Abort named bank, do solemnly swer that the above statement is true to the best of mj knowledge and belief* J. L. MoOALLUM, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me tins 4th day of May 1909. GEO. L. BICKER, NoLary Public. Correct litest I A.J.CHINA, ) H. D. BARN K IT, [ Directors. NEILO'DONNELL. ) May Ith. THE PREMIUM LIST. 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 nev/tpaper 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 is the cheapest and best family paper w.thin the reach of the people of Sumter and adjoining counties. It 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. J ALL PERSONS who desire to do so, whether they live in Sumter County or elsewhere, are cordially invited to act as iiubscription agents. All will be entitled to participate in the competition, will be paid for the'.- 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 is $1 50 a year, or 75 cents for six mom Its?and may be sent in one, two or more at a time, with or without the cash, to sulv. the convenience of the agent, but for an old name to be c?nnted for a pre? mium the subscriber m\ist pay up all arreage and one year in advan:e. ? * . % HERE ARE THE PREMIUMS. FOR THREE NAMES?A Red Midget Stylo Fountain Pen; a twc Blade Pocket Knife, or an Ingersoll Watch. FOR FOUR NAMES?A Fountain Pen with 14k solid gold pen; a Three Blade Pocket Knife or one year's subscription to either of the following Maga? zines; Bohemian, Metropolitan, Argosy, Cosmopolitan or The Delinea.or. FOR FIVE NAMES?A Diamond Point Fountain Pen, a year's subscrip? tion to either of the following Magazines: McClure, Munsey or Woman's Home Companion, Saturday Evening Post, or a Stem-Winding Nickle Watch. FOR SIX NAMES?A Waterman's Fountain Pen; Stem-WinJing Nickle Watch; a year's subscription to Ladies Home Journal or Review of Reviews; a nne Razor; Pocket Knife; Baseball Mi'* ~ *' i j* la^l FOR EIGHT NAMES?A Guarantee. tiekif Watch; a fine Razor; Catcher's Mitt; A ex's Bible. FOR TEN NAMES?Single-Barrel Breech-loading Columbia Shotgun; Gold mounted Waterman's Fountain Pen; Guaranteed Stem-Winding Nickle Watch, either polished or oxydized case; a fine Catcher's Mitt, or any other article of equal value. FOR TWENTY NAMES?Ten Year Gold Case Trenton Wratch; Hopkins St Allen 16-shot Repeating Rifle; Single-Barrel Special Breech-loading Shotgun; a fine Toilet or Washstand Set. FOR THIRTY NAMES?20 Year Gold Open Case Elgin Watch; 22-Calibrc Winchester Repeatir^ Rifle; Double-Barrel Shotgun, or any other article of equal value. FOR FORTY NAMES?Union Arms Co., Double-Barrel Hammerl ess Shot? gun; 32-co.libre Winchester Repeating Rifle; 20 Year Gold Case Elgin or Wal tham 7 Jewel Watch, or any other article of equal value. FOR FIFTY NAMES?Ladies Solid Gold Wratch, 20 Year Gold Case Elgin or Wraltham 7 Jewel Gentleman's Watch; Hopkins & Allen Double-Barrel Hammerle.3S Shotgun. FOR SEVENTY-FIVE NAMES?$35 Ithica Double-Barrel Hammerless Shotgun; a New Ideal Sewing Machine; a 20 Year Double Case Elgin or Wal tham Watch. a FOR ONE HUNDRED NAMES?A Smith or Fox Double-Barrel Hammer less Shotgun; a New Home Sewing Machine; a Solid Gold Waltham or Elgin Watch. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. THE CONTEST REG INS NOW and will come to a close on June 1st. at 6 o'clock p. m. sharp. Each agent will be held Individually responsible for the paymert of the amount due on all names returned by him or her. Where it is desired to stop a subscription before the close of the Club contest, the Agent may io so by paying the amount due at the time of such stoppage. Where a subscription, has been paid in full. It cannot be discontinued. The Agent however may, If he sees proper, transfer the unfulfilled portion of the subscription to another subscriber, provided the person to 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 be counted in competition for a premium until the 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 hlm 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; tut where both pay.we shall not attempt to deride the matter except by crediting the name for one year for each sue h payment. After a name has been entered on our books, no transfer will be permitted. This is positive and emphatic, and where Agants attempt to snaks stton 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 tiet Subscribers Wherever They Can. It is not necessary that all the names shall go to the same postolflce address. All subscriptions must be fo.warded to us at the expense of those sending them, and we Will be responsible for the safe transmission of money only When jt iS gent by Draft, Registered Letter, Express or Postoilice Money Order. In sending names, Always give correct name or initials, and present noSt ofllCO address, and If possible say whether the ?ttbsortbors are NOW taking the paper. Carsful observance of this Will DO the means of avoiding much trouble and confusion. OSTEEN PUBLISHING CO., 18 W. Liberty St. Sumter, S. 0.