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?WTKR WATCHMAN, Kjubll WMolidated Ins. 2.188 I Vtattbmiin nni) Soutbron. lUlshe I Wednesday and Satuitlay ?BT? TECH PUBLISHING COMPANY SUMTBR, 8. C. .10 p?r annum?In advenes. Advert kwoMB'?: Be, aar? Unit Insertion. $1.00 subsequent Insertion.6 0 sects for Ihr?? months, or will b? m*d? ?t r?duo?d rat??. Communications which sub P*hrat? interests will b? oharged advertisements. ir1?e and tribute* of respite charged for. roi.in \ < oitivm.vrioN t\\ Jlsmdcrd Thousand Dollars for the Frrierel Oovernment. |hmbis. F?b. 27.?Internal Reve ?ol!eet r Mlcah Jenkins estimates Hp new Federal Income tax on HBttons will take 1200.000 out of ] Slat* for the use of the Federal U* ? the net Incmes of the) a^Blons, stock companies and mt the last calendar year. ?4 It looks as if between 1,(00 of ths conoerns of this State the tax ar* going o have to islty of from 91.000 to 210. for failure to make returns ^^B*he new law provides a pen ft^B>t less than $1.000 and not than $10.000 for failure to make BBBmn Ilm?. L*ss than hrJf of is required uy law to make so fsr reported, and only tins now to get In companies listed will be pay ths tax. only those Incomes are ovct $6.000, im knows no favorites for ?ration la an affair of nd unless ths resolution In congress to put off of this tax until more keal fores is obtained to tabulate returns Is psssed and becomes th? minimum penalties In this alone will total over a million ?liars. The penalty fop failure to take returns applies whether the ?mpany is liable for the tax or not. The heaviest taxpayer under the law in South Carolina will pay ilng over $2.000. The cotton Bills have to pay from a few hundred ollars each to from $1.000 to $1.600 ach. the more prosperous among ihem. while of course several of the tills wilt not have to pay anything, 'here are several railroad and street or companies which will be heavily axed. If Major Jenkins' estimate as to the otal tax to be realised from this I Itate annually Is realised there will bo I merry old kick against the law from his State. It will amount to uncsev >nth the present State tax. and this isctlon so little favored by the Fed? eral government on account of poli? tics will feel sore over the drain. In this connection It Is perhaps per tlent to remark that had It been known while the Legislature wus In session that this tax would amount to so much from this State tho pas? sage of the Federal Individual Income tax amendment would have had a harder passsgs through the senate, and possibly it would have failed of re. As It was the proposed ?ndment was vigorously fought. \ \ev? Wny to Swear Off Tuxes. The b?'St way ,.f not paying taxes on your personal property Is to swear them off. By ' swearing off" Is meant going to the tax assessor and maklnu a deposition that you really don't live where you seem to live, that you real? ly don't own what y<?u seem to own. and that, while you appear to lie very rich. \ i ir.? r?-,.l!\ ..\?-r-burdened l>\ debt* wlh 'h y?>u have heretofore suc? cessfully concealed. Since personal taxes began, so many ways of swear? ing off have r? Invented th.it the tax authorities had come to I.Hiev that there was no new tax dodue un? der the ?un. But th? tsx authorities were mis? taken. A fsw days ego a man came to the New York ta < commissi?.upl? and isked t.? be r? I'.-v.-d of tils per? sonal taxes. "I have only $5.000* M said, "and that money Is In city bonds and is being held In trust." "For whom?" asked the tax com? missioner. "Hie question was unexpected and gl first there was no answer, but the lax commissioner Insisted. Finally. In a stage whisper, tlo- s\v??arer-off ex? plained. "The money Is held In trust during his lifetime?for my dog."?From "Success Msgsslne." At least the old hssn't gons up. ham sandwich Ished April, 1850. 'Be Just ai 1. SUI BUND TIGERS BEFORE COURT. iiity-mm: ( asks MAM out by POLICE. Tin* (Greatest Sensation Was Caused Saturday by the Police Hauling He. for* th<? Own Twenty-Nine White Ami Colored Tigers. From the Daily Item. Feb. 28. Quite a sensation was caused Sat? urday afternoon by the wholesale ar? resting of alleged blind tigers. The police force begun making arrests fcbout 4 o'clock, and before they stop? ped twenty-seven had been brought before Recorder Hurst. It was a novel sight to see so many U-ing brought up at one time. Just as fast as the Recorder could handle them, the cases were disposed of. In every case $100 cash bond or $200 personal bond was required. Every one brought in seemed very much surprised that he should be ac? cused of selling whiskey, and In al? most every case wanted to know when and to whom. There has been considerable critic Ism of the city authorities recently for the lax enforcement of the prohibi? tion laws. The citizens generally did not know that anything was being done to bring the sellers of whiskey to Justice. At a recent meeting of Council Alderman Ligon was author? ised to employ detectives and run the tigers to ground. Saturday afternoon was the climax of what was velng quietly done. The Recorder's office was very pop? ular till late Saturday evening. Many were standing on the outside to see who would be the next brought to the bar of justice. Some were struck almost dumb when the Recorder called for $100 cash, or $200 personal in each case. This was especially true of those who had several cases against them. Some of the prisoners were young white boys. Some of them claimed not tu sell it. but said , that they bought It for the detectives. It looks like they were acting as the agents for others who are higher up. It may come out at the trials who is furnish? ing booze to these "strikers," who have been hauled before the court. Whether any convictions are secur? ed or not, Saturday's work was one of the best day's work done by the po? lice department in some time. The manner in which the arrests were made reflect credit upon the police de? partment. There were twenty-seven warrants, and all but four were ar roitod Saturday night. All have been at rested now. The cases made out were as follows: Iuvid ttrothor, white, four cases. H. ipanl Sun.las In Jail, being unable ? i |ive bond. His bond was fixed at (1 i ish. >r $su0 personal, lohn I vt?T-*on, colored, one case. Leo Miller, whit*, one case. Gave i ond In the sum of $200. Prod Bradwell, whttOi one case. !.ond lift, Frank 0*Donnel1, while, one case. I. ond lift, lsham Lenolr, white, two cases, ad? mitted to bond. <> E I!< stiek. white, one case, gave hi ?nd. Wi 1'.. CoSttn, white, two cases, gave ??ond for his appearance. OIMt Mi Kagen. white, two cases, irrevted Sunday, gave bond. Charles Thames, white, five cases, uave cash bond. T J. Edwards, colored, two cases. Jake Uotdnson, colored, one case, gave cash bond. HOfl mi Wilder, colored. tWO cases. S. A. Plnckney, colored, one case. Jim Rnsf < "ior?-d, one case, arrest? ed this morning. i'harVs l.'iwr'iut', colored, one ?? i.-?e John Windham. OOlOfOd, one case. Pressley P.utler. white, one case, gave bond. K. M Joins. Jr.. white, six cases. S|.i nt Sunday in Jail. John RtOtt, eolorod) tWO cases. Lanipley Hodge, white, two cases gave bond. C, H. Wlnn. WhltO, one case, arres*. ed Sunday. QftVO bond. Ilemhert luitton, white, two cases gave bond, James, Chandler, WhltO, two cases iv*> bond* Olenn WtOt, colored, one case Os ? eortltlod check. ?'irri?" Ri'-hardson. colored, one I ,a v. oortMod check. II M JOItOO, Sr., one case. Spent Sunday In Jail. John BtalNIOM, c olored, one case. <?wlng t-. rh.. Interest In the whis. k? v c.'i ?\s to be tri- d, the court home was engaged. The first case was call? ed at noon and the court house was wrll filled. BlOh One was called and the accused given an Opportunity of pleading guilty. Every single case plead not guilty. id Fear not?Let all the ends Thou Aln kiter. s. c, wedn: The first ease called was that of C. H. Winn. Mr. H, B. Adams, a detce tlce. representing the Hub Detectivo Agency, of Meridian, Mississippi, was the first witness. He testified that he went to Winn's place of business tCroat the railroad and told him that he wanted to set some whiskey. Winn said at first that be did not know where any could be had. This was on February 3rd. Directly, however. Winn took one dollar offered him and sent a negro boy, Timmie Robinson, out for a pint of rye whiskey. The whiskey was offered in evidence. Mr. Adams testified that he was being paid bv the day. and not u commission on the number of cases he made out. He testified thp' hy came from Rock Hill here. At the latter place he made out eleven cases and all of them plead guilty. He came to Sumter at the request of Alderman Llgon to round up the blind tigers. G. P. Roberts, another detective, ac companled him to Winn's place and testified to the same as Mr. Adams. Winn said that a man came lnti his place of bunlnoss and called for some whiskey. There were some colored boys hanging around, and he suggest? ed that one of them might get some tor him. He took the money and gave it to the boy to go out for the man asking for the whiskey. T. Bridges, another detective for the same agency, testified that on February 7th, he In company with Mr. Rogers, called upon Winn and bought another pint of rye whiskey, that the same boy was sent out thU time for the booze. Winn testified that he has ordered but one shipment of whiskey since he has been here, and that was six quarts of gin before Christmas. He said that he never did send out for vhiukey for anybody else. At this point adjournment was tak? en for dinner. At 3 o'clock the tak ing of testimony in this case will be concluded. Before adjournment the case against O. E. Bostlck was called and he called for a Jury. The first thing upon the reconvening of court will be the drawing of the Jury In the Bostlck case. Bostlck is represented by Sen ator Clifton. Winn is without counsel, and the case is being tried without a Jury. I*. D. Jennings, Esq., is representing the city in all cases. Upon the reconvening of court, the case jgalllsi Winn was called tor com? pletion. Attorney Geo. D. Levy hav ing been engaged by Winn during the rocesj to defend him, a continuance was asked till tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. The matter of the Jury for trying all cases demanding a jury came up \\ in n the case against Bostlck was called. Officer T. P. Ward had been appointed t<> prepare a list of is men from Whom the jury was to be se? lected. H. Lee Scarborough was first called and objected to by defeni >. W. P. Smith, accepted. H. K. Wilder, objection on part of defendant. M. 1). Moore, objection by city. B, H. Rhame, accepted. Jno. I. Progdon. objection by city, W. B. Burns, objected to by defen? dant. m. P. Handle, accepted. T. v. Walsh, accepted. L. W. Fol8om, accepted. JOMph m. Chandler, objection by city. B. P. Cuttino, objection by defen? dant. D. J. Winn, objection by defendant. David W. Cuttino, objection by de? fendant. W, M. Graham, accepted. Two officers were sent out to sum? mon the Jurymen drawn. The Jurors drawn were sent for and Messrs vV. m. Graham and L, w. Fob som could not be found, and Mr. W. i*. Smith beirg above the age, refused lo serve, oons^uently four more were ?elected. Tin following were drawn: P. Walsh, defendant objects. A. m. Brouffhton, accepted. .\. Bryan, accepted) W. 15. Lev!, city objects, p. ii. Tlsdale, city objects. Samuel Pringle, defendant objects. Allen Flonera, ;i? oepted, .1. <;. R. Wilder, accepted. 'lax i: 111in Period Extended, Columbia, Feb. 26.?The time for making t:ix returns was today extend? ed until March i<> hy Comptroller General Jones, with the approval of Governor Ansel, a pealty <>f 50 per cent li provided, The former date u.is February SO. The sumter County Farmers' Unlc will meet on Friday next, March 4th, with Trinity lOOSl union. It Is desir? ed that a full attendance be present. ?x n? i ia't at be ?iy Country^, Tliy God's on ESDAY. MARCH 2. 1 0. E. BOSTICK CONVICTED. CITY WINS FIRST BLIND TIGER CASE TRED. Court House Was Crowded AU Day Monday During the Whiskey Trials ?Lots of Time Dost in Securing a Jury?City Wins First Victory. Interest in the whiskey cases is great. The court house was crowded from start to finish Monday. At times standing room was at a premium. Ev? ery spectator gave the utmost atten. tion to what was being said. A great deal of time was lost in se? curing a jury. In some cases the ju? ror could not be found, while In oth? ers he was exempt for some cause or other. Three different drawings had to be made before the jury was com? plete. The following gentlemen tried the cases: Messrs. J. H. Chandler, foreman; M. B. R?ndle, T. V. Walsh, A. M. Broughton, E. H. Rhame. The indictment against E. O. Bos tick was read to the jury and the first witness, Mr. H. G. McKagen, called He testified that he had been detailed to watch the trains and check up the whiskey received here. He found that Bostlck had received two shipments of whiskey, one on February 16, and one on February 23. Bostick had re? ceived a shipment prior to that, but the date was not fixed. He testified to seeing whiskey for twenty-five or thirty other people, but did not give any names. Chief Bradford testified that he heard Bostick say when brought to the Recorder's office that he let Bate man have a quart of whiskey at cost to accommodate him. Murray Griffin testified to going in? to Bostlck'd place and smelling whis key and seeing a broken bottle like the one in evidence. Detective Bateman was the next witness. He might be called the star witnev?. He stated that h* went to Bostick's place on the morning of February 17. Bostick asked him how he was feeling and he said, "a little tough." Bostlck said, "Come In and I'll give you a bracer." He went in and took a drink. Atfer drinking Bos tick offered to sell him a quart just like It for $1.25. He did not ask Bos tick for the whiskey, as Bostick did not give him time. Bostick seemed anxious to make a sale. He went back on February 24th to get some more, as Bostick told him he was expcting another shipment. When he went in there was a crowd there and he went out, rturning in about two hours. Bostick sold him another quart at the same price. Bateman testified that he had been employed by Alderman Ligon as a de? tective to run down the tigers. J. H. Clifton. Esq., counsel for the defendant put Bateman through a s* vere emsss-examination, doing all in his power to discount his testimony During the examination Bateman d< nled that he told Bostick that he had 0 sick wife and child. Alderman Digon staled that he was authorized by council to employ de tectivea to catch the blind tigers. He saw Bateman every day or so and that Bateman was sober when he saw ! him. The defendant, O. B. Bostick. testi J fied in his own behalf. He said that he has known Bateman for fifteen years, and that Bateman came to him on February 24, and told him that his wife was sick and he could not get any whiskey for her. Besides he had a sick child, and needed some good rye whiskey. He told Bateman that he did not sell whiskey, but after Bateman begged so hard to be accom? modated he consented to let him have the whiskey. Bateman threw the money for the whiskey on coun? ter and it stayed there some time before he took it up. He did not have any idea of making any profit out of the sale, in fact, he offered to give the whiskey to Bateman. He testified to getting two ship? ments, one on lath of January and one on February 24. He said that a dub of five of them ordered whiskey together. He usually got a little more than the others did. Forty-tive quarta were ordered each time. He denied getting a shipment on February 17. tin- time of the first alleged sale He gave the names of the parties who ordered with him, but did not have them to substantiate what he testified to. He dented ?< Hing Bate? man hut one quart and wondered where he got the second bottle just like the first, unless he picked it up In his hack lot, where he threw his em pi ies. He admitted stating In Recorder's office that he had sold some whiskey to Bateman at cost. C. II. Dorn, the express agent testi? fied to receiving and delivering to Bostlck a shipment of 62 pounds of a Truth's." THE TRU 910. New 8er A NEW FORGE ?* - a WOULD REDUCE SOUTHERN REP? RESENTATION IN CONGRESS. Congressman Edwards of Georgia Makes Strong Argument Against Bill Offered by Bennett. Washington, Feb. 26.?The latest proposal in congress to reduce south ern representation because of the al? leged disfranchisement of the "broth? er in black," fostered by Representa-j tive Bennett of New York, and set forth in a bill introduced by him at the present session, has considerably displeased southern members. J Mr. Bennett would amend the act of congress providing for the appor? tionment of members of congress, passed in the 56th congress, and ap? proved January 16, 1910. His bill, if adopted, would reduce the represen? tation of Georgia in the lower house from 11 to 6'; North Carolina, from 10 to 7; South Carolina, from 7 to 3; Alabama, from 9 to 5; Florida, from 3 to 2; Arkansas, from 7 to 5; Tennes? see, from 10 to 8; Virginia, from 10 to 7; Mississippi, from 8 to 3. It would reduce the membership of the house from 391 members of 359 members, and reduce the representatives from the southern stales by 32 members. Representative Edwards of Georgia la3t night secured the floor and deliv? ered a strong, thoughtful and ener? getic address against the Bennett bill. He insisted that representation in the house is based, not upon the number of voters in each state, but upon pop? ulation and quoted section 2, article 1, of the federal constitution, that "electors (for members of the national house of representatives) in each state shall have the qualifications re? quisite for electors of the most num? erous branch of the state legislature." He said: "From time to time, out of a fit of podUical desperation, the country Is called upon to witness the spasmodic efforts of some gentleman on the other side of his chamber, to destroy white supremacy in the south. But while white men live it will never be done. These gentlemen who prentend that they would put force bills and reduction of representation upon the south, hardly mean it. I cannot be? lieve they are sincere in their an? nounced purpose. "If this proposed reduction was made, it would be for no other reason than that these ten southern states have dared to exercise their rights, as guaranteed to every state of the union, under the constitution. These ten southern states are to be chastis? ed and the people thereof humiliated and trodden upon, for doing what "-hey had an absolute right to do. The gentleman from New Vork arid the few who agree with him In this unjust measure hardly know the danger of the 'dynamite' with which they are playing. God forbid that men who are blind to justice and so empty of love for the white race and who so disregard human rights should ever get control of the congress of the United States, for not until then will any state suffer humiliation because It dares to purify th<< ballot and morals In its borders, by prescribing certain restrictions as to who shall be permit? ted to exercise the right of franchise and to control its government. "Mr. Chairman, T protest against this attempt at political discord. My people, the southern white people as a whole, have done their full duty by the negro. They have done more than ought to have been expected of them; whiske) on February 17. The ship? ment was from Newport, Ky., where the whiskey In evidence came from. This concluded the testimony, the attorneys took ten minutes each for addressing the jury. Mr. Clifton asked the jury if they would believe a hired man, whose business it was to hunt up such cases rather than a reputable business man of Sumter. He had a strong plea for his client. Mr. Jennings put his usual vim into his argument and made a telling speech. In reply to Mr. Clifton's plea to believe a reputable citizen rather than a hireling, said that blind tigers could only be caught by hirelings No man who was not hired would do the Job. 11?' left the matter with the jury. He did not want a conviction unless tiie jury thought that the defendant was guilty. The Recorder charged the jury as to the law and they retired to the jury room. In about live minutes they re? turned with a verdict of guilty in each case. Court then adjourned till 10 (/clock this morning when the trying of the cases would be resumed. If all the caaea take as long as this one court Will go on all this week. von. K SOUTHRON, Established Jane, 1 ies?Vol. XXXI. No. 2. I'nlr. 26sepio H COTTON. THIS WEEK TO SEE REVIVAL. OF ACTIVITY IX MARKET. Unable to Secure Spot Cotton, Mills Are Buying Futures?Bulls Hope Farmers Will Hold On?Bears Say They Will Weaken?Cotton Mar? ket's Most Interesting Situation. New Orleans, La., Feb. 27.?Bro? kers In the cotton tarde claim that signs are now in evidence that lead them to believe in a more active mar? ket during the coming week. If the expected entry of the spin? ners into the future market as active operators takes place it will mean that one of the most interesting situ? ations in the history of the cotton market will be created. The develop? ments of the last week have shown that mill owners have bought cotton futures and especially March con? tracts because of the growing diffi? culty of buying spots. If, during the immediate future, their purchases ex? tend to May and July, the other active old crop months, it means that they will have decided that their only hope for supplies at favorable prices to them this season is to buy contracts, constantly held below the level of spot values, as they are by the oper? ations of powerful bear interests. That is the bull view of it and bulls, of cuorse, are very hopeful that the consumers of raw cotton will be such powerful allies that the bears will be covered with confusion and losses. But the bears have opinions of their own on the subject. They con? tend that the spot holder is weaken? ing as the time of planting the new crop draws near and that during the coming week he will probably be only too glad to deal with exporters, who watt to fill ftrsr half jf March sltfp mei/8. They point out that should the remnants of the crop be turned loose all speculators would lose faith in the long side for the remainder of the season and become more than ever convinced of the truth of the old market proverb about not attempting to bull the tail end of a short crop. So far as the powers of spinners and spot houses are concerned the bear side Is perfectly convinced that the leaders on the short side, with their enormous winnings of the sea? son and with their original capital still intact, can easily resist a world wide bull movement. They recall the almost hopeless task the bear leaders undertook when they first started to stem the bull campaign, I how they were forced to sell day after day on a rising market, how they pocketed losses reaching, it was said, into the millions, but nevertheless kept on selling and predict that the hear leaders themselves will welcome fresh signs of bull activity during the week to come as eagerly as the bulls themselves, because it will mean fresh victories and more profits for them. It is seldom that the battle of the rings have been fought by such powerful interests as now seems to be lining up. Every move during the coming week will he eagerly watched the thousands of small spot hold *rs in the South. b they have heavily taxed themselves for his education; they have given him every opportunity to earn a re? spectable livelihood, they have given him justice in the courts: they are gladly giving him aid along his jour? ney toward self respect and self-re Ilance. The negro in the south has all the rights of citizenship save only that of suffrage and he has that ex? cept as it is deined him under qualifi? cations set forth In compliance with the laws and the rights of certain states. The Anglo-Saxon is the only race that has thus far successfully solved the great problem of self gov? ernment. For this great task that race had centuries of preparation. Magna Charta to the Declaration of Independence much precious blood was shed to establish government by the people. From the foundation of oar government down to the present day the people have settled (very question that prsented itself, and to? day this country is the most shltnlng example In all the world of a well balanced, well-established, democratic republic. "The only rights. Mr. Chairman, that the negro has rocloved that have been worth anything to him have been accored him In the south. "The negro would not be so terri? bly anxious to vote if he were not en? couraged so to do by these periodic force bills in congress and the foolish false doctrines 'of scheming politi? cians. Real students of the situation, either north or south, know this.