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SENATOR Tl1.1.MAN'S VERSION. He Dlscweaed the Family Trouble . fl| Hin Son and Tolle Why He Reepe The 11 Citren. Wsah'nfton. Jen. 24 fitment Till man. of South Carolina, thinks he and hie wlf* will not be deprived of the custody of their two grandchildren, for the poaaeaalon of whom their mother, lire. B. R. TiUman. Jr.. be? gan habeas corpus proceedings at Co? lumbia today. Senator Tlllman laat night aald. In part: "My ton and his wife have been twlca separated and are now. but lat tr were reconciled and at my sugges? tion went West. Intending to remain. A few weeks ago they again disagreed, lira. Tlllman left their apartment here In Washington, and after wait? ing three days, my son brought the little girls to my wife. 'Finding that his wife showed no Inclination to return to him, my son deeded tht children to me. Under the taw of South Carolina, this may be done by a father for the good of bis children, or by the wife in case the father is not living. That Is why they are now with me. My sols Interest In the matter Is to have them proper, ly eared for snd guarded. Mrs. B. R Tlllman. Jr.. has been told by emi? nent counsel that she csnnot recover the children." B. R. Tlllmsn. Jr., Is clerk of the eenste committee on tht live clvlllred trltee of Indiana TO TEST CORPORATION TAX. mipffeme Court Asked to Make De? cision Before March I. Waehlngton. Jan. 2 4 b?If the Su? preme Court of the United States falls to render a decision as to the constl tutlonsllty of the corporation tax provisions of ths Payns tariff Act be? fore March 1. ths dats by which the return on the income of corporations must be filed. Congress msy bs asked to sxtend the dsts for the law becom? ing operative. The eutt In which the point arises, that of Stella P. Flint, as general guardian of ths property of Samuel Stone. Jr., a minor against the Stone Tracy Company, of Windsor, Vt, was decided In the lower court last Thurs? day At the earns time Mr. Bowers ask* sd that ths caee bs advanced for an early hearing. * Mr. Powere aald In hie brief that imeng the specific questions of high? eat Importance which arc Involved In the general inquiry concerning the. raustltuUonaltty of ths taxing law are ?a * "Whether the test I? direct In the constitutional sense, and le void be? cause not apportioned among ths States in proportion te their popula? tion. "Whether the tax Improperly inter? feres with the general taxing power of the State to create corporations. "Whether the tax Is invalid in so far ss the net Income of a corpora . tlon may be attributable to State or municipal bonds held by the corpora? tion as part of its business capital. "Whather the tax ts ftrvan'? In the case of public service corporation chartered by a State. "Whether the Using Act makes an Improper distinction between corpo? rations on the one hand and partner? ships and Indflvldeals on trie other hand, engaged In the same business. "Whether the exemptions en?iher atd In the statute are sustainable." Chief Justice Fuller Inquired If the tax could not be refunded If later It was declared invalid. The solicitor replied thst Such a course might be a great burden on the parties con? cerned. The court took -the matter Under advisement. PANAMA I,IBEL StTTT. Court Selects Twelve to Try New Tdrk World. New York. Jan. 24.?Twelve Jurors had been declared free of bias at the end of tdoay's proceedings In the Panama libel suit, brought against the Press Publishing Company, pub? lishers of the New Tork World, .by the United SUtes government in the United States Circuit Court, Judge Hough presiding. Tomorrow they will be sworn In unless rejected by peremptory challenges. At the opening of court today coun? sel for the defense characterised tbo suit as unprecedentd in the history of the United States government. It was Instigated by Theodore Roose? velt during his presidency. and charges that President Taft. Douglas Robinson, Charles IV Taft, a brother of the president; William Nelson Cromwell and Theodore Roosevelt were criminally libeled In connection with publications In the fall of 1908 relating to the purchases of the fran? chise, mschlnery and other rights of the Frencn Panama Canal Company. Mr. Wisps! said that he should In? terpose two defenses, "altogether out? side of the legal question of whether this Is a libel or not. We shall plead Justification, and, secondly, excusable libel. "On the second ground I purpose to ehow." he continued, "a? set of facU and circumstances leading to the be? lief that when we printed those ar? ticles we believed them to be true." Henry Wise, United States District Attorney and Judge Hough said the trial probably would be a long one. The talesmen were carefully ques? tioned as to their politics, their be? lief In freedom of speech and free? dom of the press and their possible acquaintance with any of the com? plainants. The Indictment contains 14 counts. Similar Indictments also were found In Washington against the proprie? tors and editors of the Indlanopolis News. The preliminary hearing held In Indianapolis resulted In a substan? tial first victory for The News. The government Is expected to open Its case tomorrow. TWO WHITE MEN SHOT. J. F. Strickland, It Is Feared, Will Die From Results of Wounds In? flicted With a Shotgun. Governor Ansel has returned to Columbia from Washington, where he attended a conference of the gov? ernors. The South Carolina Live Stock As , soc'atlon will be held in Columbia ; February 1. Walterboro, Jan. 24.?J. F. Strick? land his brother, Thomas R. Strick? land, were shot and seriously wound? ed by Charles Burnett In the upper part of the county this afternoon. It is thought the former will die as he was shot in the chest with a load of bird shot at close range. The other man is not so seriously hurt. He is ? shot about the abdomen, j Information of the tragedy is mea- i grc. It was heard here this after? noon late that Constable Maxby had arrested the negro and was on his way to jail with him. A lynching is feared should Mr. Strickland die be? fore the negro is placed in security. Mr. Strickland was endeavoring to make a collection of money from the negro when a dispute arose, and the shooting followed, but further details of the difficulty are laoklng. The Stricklands are sons of James C. Strickland and both have families. Prayer turns the heart toward the sun of happiness. The express office at Hampton was entered by burglar.s who escaped wltli ten quarts of fine booze. H. M. Greer. of Belton, has invent? ed a contrivance for furnishing fresh air to men who may have been en? tombed. The Georgia Engineering Company Is suing the city of Columbia for damages in the sum of $44,000. IIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIHIUIIIMIIMIIIIIII St $500.22 si st ? bt St H m bt bt ? V ? ? ? ? ? FIVE DOLLARS GIVEN AWAY! Great Voting Contest for Readers of : : : : ? bt ? ? bt bt st ? ? ? bt ? St ? ? S S s THE WATCMAN AND SOUTHRON AND THE DAILY ITEM A $400 Piano and Two Gold Watches Costing $50 Each are the Prizes. ? ? ? ? s Contest Opens Monday, Nov. 29th and Closes February 28th. Do You Want the Piano i It is yours if you comply with the Easy Conditions and Make the proper Effort. ? ? ? ? st St St St St St : ? ? ? St BT ? bt ? ? bt bt ? ? bt ? bt ? bt bt ? r? bt ? ? ? ? ? ? bt ? ? bt bt bt ? IM ? bt ? bt bt bt bt ? bt bt bt bt flBSHsBlR The *400 Piano, the granti prrze df this contest, will be grven to the sub? scriber or a nominee df a subscriber of the Watchman and Southron or Sum ter Daily Item receiving the/greatest number of Vdtes in thrs content. No matter where you lrVe you are eligible to enter this contest. One *?,o<Goia ' Wat^h, ?either(ti<*ntle than's or Lady's sfze, as the winner I may select, will be awarded'to'the per? son, not a resident df the'City ofiSum | ter, receiving the netft largest number df votes. One *so Gold Watch, either Gentle? man's or Lady's size, will be awarded to the person resident of the{Gity of ^Sumter. receiving the next largest number of votes. The contest1 for the' Grand1 Prize, the $400 Piano, is open to all readers of The Watchman and Sotittir?n or The Sumter Daily* Itetn. It can be won by a resident of Sumter; Lee or Clarendon County, or some other' County. One Gold Watch as a special second prize to be contested for by non-residents of the City of Sumter, While the other is a special second prize to be contest? ed for by residents of this city. This Magnificent Cote Piano, which we will give away, is 4 ft. 9 in. high o ft. long and weight, boxed, ready for shipment, over 800 lbs. The finest materials and most experienced workman have produced in the Cote an in? strument excellent intone, power, durability and appearance. Tbis piano Is installed in the best homes, conservatories and music halls in the land ; IsWoll known and widely recommended hy the leading musicians and teachers. It is positively Guaranteed for ten years by the Manufacturers. Nominations. Each and every person entering the contest must be nominated on one of' the Nomination Blanks published in both the Watchman and Southron and the Daily Item. The nomination counts as 1000 votes, but only one nomination will be credited to a per son. In each issue of the Watchman and South ron and the Daily Item will be published ? ballot which is good for the number of votes specified on the ballot. i How to Obtain Votes, t Every new subscriber paying in ad? vance, will be credited for each dollar paid, 200 votes. Every old subscriber paying up back dues will be credited for each dollar paid ico votes, and on each dollar paid in advance 20c votes. No votes will be given on payments of less than $1.00. Every person or firm that brings or sends an order for ad? vertising or printing and pays for same in advance will be entitled to 100 votes for each dollar paid. For money paid on accounts 50 votes will be allowed for each dollar paid, if money is brought or sent to this office. No votes will be given for money paid collector. M Nominations will not be received later than December 24, therefore, it is important that the blanks be mailed to this office at once. Remember every nomination blank counts for IOOO votes, but will not be counted twice for the same person. We have a supply of voting ballots at our office which nust be filed n?uuunuw..v wwww tww. ? ? - there, properly signed, as the cash is paid for subscription, advertising or printing. Those at a distance wishing to vote must send the money, for which a voting ticket together with a receipt, will be mailed to the person making the remittance. The tickets must be made out, signed and returned promptly to this office. THE WAY TO WIN. Ask your friends and neighbors to subscribe for the Watchman and Southron or the Sumter Daily Item, and get them to vote for ycu as their candidate. Ask your friends and neighbors or the merchants with whom you deal to patronize the Osteen Publishing Company by advertising in Watchman and Southron and the Daily Item, and by giving us their printing, and get them to vote for you or your candidate. If you do not want the Piano or one of the Gold Watches yourself or have no friend you wish to win one of the elegant prizes, perhaps your Sunday School, or public school, or lodge needs a fine piano, and this will be the golden opportunity. It costs nothing to enter the race or to vote. If you are now a subscriber to either of our newspapers the votes are given for payments you will make anyway. If you are not a subscriber you ought to be, for you need your home paper. If you or your friends give us your printing, you get the best work at the lowest prices consistent with good work and good material. We challenge and meet any and all competition on price and quality. Osteen Publishing Co. No 18 West Liberty St. Phone No. 30, } ? Sumter, So. Car. SEE PIANO ON DISPLAY AT THE SAVOY ICE CREAM PARLOR. SKBBllllBflXMHIMIMMHBBBIlMHMMMIIBHMBHB IIBIBir ' : ri^BTBISIMHVHBTBTBTBTBTBTBTBTBTBT' m BT BT BT BT BT BT BT BT BT BT BT BT BT BT BT BT BT BT BT BT BT BT BT BT BT BT BT BT BT