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fllrf SIMTKK WATCHMAN, EmtMbh Cbe Sbttban nl .Soutbron. Published W rdnomUy ami Saturday ?BT? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY 8UMTER, 8. a Mpjji $1.10 per annum?In advance. Ad rt?rtlsemont* | One Square first Insertion.$1.9* ?very subsequent Insertion.19 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. AH communications which sub st TS private Interests will be oharged fas as advertisement*. Obituaries and tributes of raspeoU wHI be charted for. (>OTTO\ CONTRACTS VAI<I1>. J.fudgo llrawly Direrted a Verdict for Plaintiff and 0>um*?l Will Appeal the Caw. Florence, March 2.?United Circuit Court Judge Brawlcy today directed a verdict fSjf the plaintiffs in the suit brought by Alex Sprunt A Son, of Wllmlnvton. ???ln*t Hurit-Streeter oorr? p?oy or C?t??r?.w for about ?7.000 difference which they allege the plain? tiffs required to pay for cotton which defendants had contracted to deliver and failed to furnish October 1, at the price of 10 cents per pound. The defendants contended that the contract waa Invalid under the State law prohibiting; dealing In futures, but the court held that In the absence of any clause providing for a settlement of any differences upon expiration other than delivery of spot cotton, the contract waa valid. This Is the first of many such suits brought in State and federal courts by this firm In the Car I ollnaa and Georgia. Counsel for the defense gave notice of appeal to the court of appeals In Richmond. I VKM SCHOOLS IN JAPAN. Japan 1? making rapid strides along many Industrial lines, and great at? tention has for many years been raid to ber agriculture, in which rapid progress Is being made. As ea.'ly as 1973 she had established an agricul? tural college. For several years the || soil survey of the main islands has been completed with large scale map* and Is made the basis of values for national, prefectual and local land taxes. She has an admlrble system of railroad maintenance In effective operation. She has many agricultural k experiment stations, nine of which we visited, and the equippment at Tokio for soil investigation Is superior to anything yet provided in this country. We have more pretentious buildings, bus their resources are more largely j used In providing appliances and men for rigid, accurate research work. I vlsi'ed one of their dormitories at the agricultural college connected with Fukuoka Experiment Station, and here young men are provided with room and board at 34 gold per month, from the two colleges of highest rank they had graduated, in 1907, 1.041 students, from their 139 A and H classes of agricultural schools of sec? ond rank they had graduated, in 1909 13.371. and from the still lower grade of third rank they graduated. In 1905. from the 3.460 supplementary agri? cultural schools 14.9'JT. I ?\ I It I'ltohl (TION IN IXXToiJs "The r/gdted States supports toe many physWJ ins. While BUfOgl maintains the proportion or one phy | stclan to every 1,600 Inhabitants, the I nlted States has a physician for eve? ry Six. This over-production Is due to our numerous low-grade medical schools and to the laxity of our laws governing them." Hsnry g. Prltchett. of New York , president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancemnt of Teachlm:. made this asertlon In an address be? fore the Council on Medical Kduca tlon of the American Medical Associa? tion. "We have In this country." he con? tinued, "about 150 medical schools, or more than are to be found in |3M whole of Kurope. Fach of our school* In the last ten years has graduated so many physicians and surgeons th it the over-production has become eror mous. We have twice as many phy I slclans per 100.000 of population as England, four times a>* many as France and five times a* many as Germany "?>ur P?w-gmde medical schools, sanctioned by ?ur lax laws, are largely responsible. it Is admitted that th" training of doctors from the low-grade 'p schools Is poor, but It Is constantly asserted that these doctors are needed for the rural regions. Our Investi? gations show that uv?r- expensively trained doctors go Into the country Just as the poorly trained doctors do." ahed April. 1850. 'Be Just an 1. 8? TIGERS MM LIMIT. KKCOItDKK HURST IMPOSES MAX? IMUM PKNOLTY. Convicted Blind Tiger* Sentenced to Pay $100 Fine or Serve Thirty Days On Chalngang for Kach Offense? Host Irk, Winn and Costln Sentenc ?1.. From the Dally Item March 1st. Tha case against C. H. Wlnn was resumed upon the reconvening of Qsajrl this morning. Mr. Geo. D. Lory pad been employed In the case. Wlnn was put on the stand and testified that he did not sell whiskey, but that detectives asked Tommy Robertson to go out and get it; that the negro went out and came back without It; that he went back and got a pint and de? livered to detectives. He testified that the negro did not work for him. Tommy Robertson, colored, testified tha* l.e did odd job. for Wlnn ?.ncl wa. ;>ald for each trip. The boy was badly mixed In his testimony. He said that he got his whiskey from Barte mus Glover, that Winn rented from Olover. Mr. Jennings questioned the boy closly. He said that a woman had gotten w' ' key there, and he knew that Bartemuj had whiskey. Barte mus gave him $1.50 and told him to go off. Mr. Jennings tried to get an admls ! slon from the negro that he went out and got whiskey where It was hid. He took a dollar and went for whis? key. When he came back he brought 26 cents back and gave It to some? body. He did not remember to whom. He was evidently badly frightened. Magistrate Harby testified that he is magistrate and has Issued warrant for Bartemus Glover, also a search w?r? mt for selling whiskey. The warrant was sworn out by Deputy Sheriff Sykes. Glover was brought In at this Junc? ture and counsel said he would wait for Mr. Harby's testimony. Mr. Adams, recalled, testified that he did not ?*t any change back when he bought whiskey. Wlnn sab' that he might be able to send out and get some whiskey, and acted like he was anxious to send for It. Bartemus Glover testified that he never sold Tommy any whiskey, and never gave him any money to go away with. He has ordered whiskey about twice and both times he ordered through Mr. Winn. Mr. Wlnn gave him whiskey occasionally, but never sold him any. He then denied order? ing any. Mr. George Levy made an appeal to the Recorder for his client. Mr. Jennings followed very briefly presenting the facts In the case, re? viewing them as testified to. The Recorder reviewed the testi? mony and sentenced Wlnn to a fine of $100 or 30 days In each case, mak? ing $200 or 60 days. Wlnn will take the days. The ggggggg ONO, In taking the testimony in the case against O. E. Bostlck, Recorder Hurst failed to have Bostlck sign his testi? mony as required by law. Today the omission was noted; the testimony in the case was read to Bostick and up? on advice of his counsel, J. H. Clif? ton, Ksq.. the defendant refused to affirm or deny the testimony as taken I ?wn by the Reorder. Mr. Jennings, for the city, moved the court to allow Mr. Bostlck to Indicate any omissions changes or errors in the testimony as read, which privilege was noted In the record of the case and declined. This will be one of the grounds of ap? peal. Mr. Clifton requested the court to BASSS bond for the defendant, which a*ai made $200 In each case. The bond will bo furnished today. TIM HesjOfdOI gave Mr. Bostlck a lec ture More is expected of a man of Mr. Mostlck's standing, said the Roe trder, than to openly violate the law. He thru imposed a fine of $100 Of 3D ,iays lg each ease, making $200 or 60 days in all. The case against William Beaure guard CoSJtln was next called. A lot of tum- was OOlttraUHed In getting some witnesses. ?lohn Simmons Colored, ?Talle waiting for witnesses, to eapedltS the business, the ease against .I din Simmons, colored, was called. It was charged that on Feb. 2 2 Slm moni told a, m. Batensen a pint of srhtskey for || cents. He plead not gallt) and was tried without a Jury. He wanted two witnesses, Joe Clay and Iko Wallace Who were not In Court Mr. Jeanlngfl agreed to ad? mit what the two would testify. a. m. Batensen testified that he h night a half pint of whiskey from defendant on Feb. 22, In tho store of the big Greek. He was gone about I Ill JOT id Fear not?-Let all the ends Thou Mir MTER. S. C, SATU1 minutes and came back with the whiskey. John Simmons testified that Mr. Batsman came in and said he wanted some whiskey; that Joe Clay put in 15 cents, Ike Wallace ten cents and he put in ten cents while Mr. Bateman put in thirty-five. He took the money and went to Campbell's Meat Market and a fellow named Dock sold him a pint. John was told to take his seat among the defendants, reserving sen? tence till later, j The case of Lampley Hodge, white, I was taken up. In drawing the Jury Mr. Clifton asked to be allowed to ex? amine Officer Ward who prepaid the jury list. As some one else handed Mr. Ward a list, that Iis?., was destroy? ed and Chief Bradford authorized, al? though he is nominally the prosecu? tor, to prepare a list. The first name called was W. H. Yates. Objection by defendant; W. M. DeLorme, defendant objects; J. H. Levy, city objects; J. D. Blandlng, city objects: W. A. Brown. defendant object.": A. H- PlOWen, accepted; K. M. Sand.-1?. defendant objects; Char? les Schwartz, accepted; M. H. Beck, accepted; J. M. Chandler, defendant objects; E. T. W'hlte, city object?; Claude Hutchinson, accepted; D. M. Dick, accepted; W. A. Weathers, ac? cepted; A. H. Wilder, defense objects; M. Devi, city objects; T. M. Dynam, defense objects. This case will be taken up after the recess. The case against Costin was called and tried without a Jury. Officer McKagen was the first wit? ness. He gave Marion Swain a half dollar about 12 o'clock and sent him to W. B. Costln's for some whiskey. He searched Swan before he sent him. Saw Costin go in his house. Swan went in store part and came back with whiskey in five minutes. Swan told him who he got it from, Mr. William Beaureguard Costin. The liquor was offered in evidence. Mr. McKagen testified to seeing shipments, one on Jan. 28, a large case of pints, on Feb. 4th, a similar box and on Feb. 10, a smaller pack? age. A certificate from Internal Revenue Collector Jenkins giving list of reve? nue licenses in this State containing name of Costin, was offered in evi? dence. The city rests. Sanford Stowers, colored, sworn, testified that Mr. Swan went to Mr. Costln's and asked for some whiskey. Mr. Costin said that he had some, but did not sell It, but offered to loan Mr. Swan some for his wife. Stowers works for Mr. Costin. This was late In the afternoon. He did not haul whiskey from depot. Marion Swan, sworn, testified that he got whiskey from a boy in Costln's store, gave him 75 cents for whiskey, paying 50 cents. A few days later he paid the other 25 cents to another boy, who had taken the first boy's place. The boy went out of store Into Cos tin's yard. He told Mr. McKagen that he got whiskey from Mr. Costln's place of business. He testified that he had been threat? ened if he told on anybody; that he would have to leave town. He testi? fied that Mr. Andrews, superintendent of Builders' Supply Co., for whom he works, told him that his services would not be needed If he told on anybody. The whiskey he bought was be? tween 12 and 1 o'clock. He never bought whiskey but once. Never bought whiskey at time negro men? tioned. Officer McKagen recalled, on cross examination by Mr. Costin, testified that box was labled Whiskey and glass. William Beaureguard Costin, sworn, says that Swan denies buying from him. He gr?t license to sell near-bear, or ?le, Revenue officer advised him to do so. That was at 30 West Liberty. Mr. Jennings stated that he would not argue this ease, it was too evi? dent. The Recorder Imposed a fine of $10n or 30 days. Fr.>m The Dally item, March 2. Interest In the blind tiger cases has not abated one particle, The court lions,- is still crowded from the open ing of court till Its close. The Item's columns closed yester day while the Jurors In the Lampley Hodge case were being summoned Thai case consumed the entire after n? ion, One attending the trials can hear ail sorts of things. The objection rais ? d by some to the procedlngi Is that the clt) is trying to put the rankest prohibitionists on the jury. Now thai is it manifestly unfair statement. The two .im i' s drawn are as good SSoOUld be had In any community. Thej are I of Bumter'i best cltlsens, and they is't at be thy Country's, Thy God's an ?IDAY. MARCH 5, 19 have rendered honest verdicts. In the trials now being held every law-abiding citizen should be a pro? hibitionist. It is the violation of the prohlbtion law for which these men are being tried. Now. this does not mean a political prohibitionist. It is evident that if the prohibition? ists be debarred from serving, that blind tiger sympathizers would be em pannelled and the trials would be a farce. It is the duty of the city to get the very best citizens of Sumter on the jury, and the authorities are doing that. Recorder Hurst is giving those con? victed the limit of the law, while to those who are throwing themselves upon his mercy he is showing mercy. He is showing no favors where they are not asked. He has shown a de? termination throughout to put a stopj to the Illegal sale of whiskey, and if j he keeps up at the standard he has fixed blind tigers will tremble wh.m brought before him. Some of them are beginning to lose some of tbat self-confident expression they had ?.t first. The immunity bath has not yet been Introduced in the trials, and some of the confident ones are begin? ning to look like they see a chaingang sentence or heavy fine before them. Mr. Jennings has handled the cases admirably so far. His presentation of the side of law and order could not be better. He has gone at his work like one who is engaged in a righteous cause and feels his responsibility. He deserves commendation for the part he has taken. Lampley Hodge Convicted. When court re-convened after din? ner the following Jurors were sworn to try the Lampley Hodge case: W. A. Weathers, foreman; D. M. Dick M. H. Beck, Geo. H. Hutchinson, A. R. Flowers, Charles D. Schwartz. Hodge was at one time a police of? ficer in Sumter. He is now running a small shop near the Union Station. The following is the testimony in the case: A. M. Bateman, sworn, testified that he has known the defendant, Lampley Hodge, for about 10 years. Saw him at Hodge's place of business at Union Station. He told Hodge that he wanted some whiskey. Hodge said he thought he could get some, that it cost 75 cents. Hodge took the money and went out In a moment or two he came back and whispered, "I've got it." "He was gone such a short time that I did not know he had gotten it. Hodge and I both took a drink out of it, and then I gave it to Mr. Henry McKagen, who turned it over to Mr. Llgon." Bateman took the flask from among a lot and it was put In evi? dence. I He was carried through a severe examination by Mr. Clifton, counsel for defendant, with a view to dis? crediting his testimony. Lampley Hodge testified that he did not sell any whiskey to Bateman; that he went to Florence on Monday night and came back Tuesday night. Went to Florence to apply for a Job on the police force. Does not know how it is that Bateman claims to have bought whiskey from him. Left George Hall In his store when he went off. Got off train on side next to his store. He denied selling any whiskey to Bateman at all. William Mixson testified that he is a car inspector.! He saw Lampley Hodge get on train on Monday and again on Tuesday night get off the train from Florence. Has seen Bate? man around Hodge's place several times. Geo. P. Hall testified that he !a a brother-in-law of Hodge and lives in Sumter. Saw Hodge leave Monday night. Feb. 21 for Florence. Hodge got back on 9 o'clock train Tuesday night. W. H. Hodge, father of Lampley Hodge, testified that he saw Lampley get off Florence train on Tuesday night. Lampley was not In Sumter prior to 9:30 that night. Bateman, recalled, testified that Lampley told him of his trip to Flor? ence asked me if I didn't want to go on the police force at Florence, that it paid $60 a month. He offered to help me get the place. I told him I could not leave home for that salary. He testified to making a memoran? dum In his book the day he bought whiskey. There is a train coming from Florence about 11 o'clock. Hodge told me that he had spent the night before in Florence. Officer McKagen testified that one train from Florence arrives at 11:06 and the otln-r at 11:16 a. m. The attorneys agreed to take 10 minutes each. Mr. Jennings asked that the court charge that if it be proved that a sale had been made, that the date was not material. While the defense asked that the court charge that where an alibi was set up as the defense, that d Truth's.' THE TRUI 10 Xew 8eri it was the city's duty to prove the date. Senator Clifton reviewed the testi? mony, laying stress upon his own ef? fort to discredit the detective, and upon the defense of Hodge?an alibi. Mr. Jennings argued forcefully as to the alibi, explaining the difference in crime, showing that the date in this case is immaterial. The issue is, db' Hodge sell the whiskey or not. made a strong plea for convict!'' w4< Recorder Hurst charged th' -v to the law. Where a crir ^ als kind is committed the tk .vc . ma terial so long as it ' to the date the warrant was The jury then retiree cO the room. After about 10 minutes they returned with a verdict of guilty. Sentence was reserved till today. A motion for a new trial will be argued, and should that be overruled an appeal will be made to the higher court. After this case Mr. Jennings an? nounced that no more cases would be tried till 12 o'clock today. The crowd started to leave t court room when this announcement was made, but court had not adjourn? ed. Herbert Wilden, colored, who was up under three counts, came for? ward and plead guilty In two cas?s and the third one was nol prosed. He was given a fine of $100 or 60 days $50 or 80 days on each. Court then adjourned for the day. From The Daily Item, March 2. In the trial of John Simmons yes? terday it was brought out that whis? key was being sold in a meat mar? ket on Main street. Simmons testified that he did not sell any whiskey, but wanting a drink, he went out and bought the whiskey. He told where he got it and at the recess hour, took the detectives to the place. The place is a market in front of| the postoffice, run by Mr. D. M. Camp? bell, who took charge of the place th< first of the year. It was run prior to that time by Hogan & Son. When the detectives went in they made an examination of the place and behind the large refrigerator found a trap door, and down under the house was found stored the whiskey the ne? gro spoke of. Mr. Campbell is a citizen who has been above reproach, and no one thinks he had any knowledge of what was going on. The market is an Innocent enough looking place. The refrigerator is made of oak, and is very neat in ap? pearance. The front looks as if it has three pannels, whereas an examina? tion from the rear will reveal that there are but two. Between the re? frigerator and the south wall is a va? cant space, and in the floor is a well concealed trap door. The. flooring under the refrigerator is new, having been put there some? time within the past year, to all ap? pearances. The trap door was put in when the flooring was put down There Is no evidence that it was put there since then. DeLeon Kennedy, colored, was em? ployed by Mr. Hogan, and when the business was turned over to Mr. Campbell, DeLeon continuec with the market. Saturday afternoon when the police begun making arrests for sell? ing whiskey, DeLeon left for parts un? known, and has not been heard of since. It was he that has been sup? plying the booze from that establish? ment. While Mr. Campbell was busy In the front, DeLeon, presumable busy at the work of his employer, was dis? pensing booze. At the first sign of danger he "took to the tall timbers' und has not been heard of since. After the reconvening of court Tues? day the Recorder, who had suspend? ed judgment In the Simmons' case called the prisoner before him and told him. that. In view of the fact that he had stated that he had bought the whiskey from another, and the place where he said he got It had been searched and the whiskey found, he would be discharged and the case against him dismissed. Simmons Is in a very bad state of health, and turning him loose seems an act of mercy. It is doubtful if he would have lived through a chaingang sentence. This action on the part of the Recorder is generally approved. From The Daily Item, March 2. Tin* sensation in the police court this morning was the confession of several prisoners, and the impllcatlnj of Lonnle Vogel in the illicit sale of whiskey that has been going on here. When the cases, six of them in all, against Robert M. Jones. Jr., were called , Jones plead guilty. He stated that he was merely acting as the agent of Lonnle Vogel. The next case was against David Strothcr. He had four cas. s. He plead guilty and implicated Lonnle Vogel. There, is still another case against him. Judgment -.as suspended in both : SOUTHRON, Established Jone, IMC ies?Vol. XXXI. No. 3. Strother's and Jones' cases, as both are to be held as witnesses. Isham Lenoir plead guilty on two counts for selling whiskey, end was sentenced to pay a fine of $100 or to serve 60 days. Ju' 'S Edwards plead guilty to two ca 1 was given a fine of $100 or A on the gang. je* .nn West, a negro blind man, V ,ad guilty to one case of selling .vhiskey and was fined $25 or given SO days on the gang. He said that he would pay the fine. The case of Charley Lawrence, col? ored, will be taken up immediately up? on the reconvening of court this af? ternoon. In the Bostlck case it was testified that the whiskey was sold at cost. A price list has been found quoting the same brand and from the same house, delivered at Sumter for only 53 cents a quart. Bostick asked $1.25. From The Daily Item. March 3. There was no falling off In the crowds at the court house yesterday. Some have mentioned the big court, meaning the criminal court. If the crowds have anything to do with making a court a "big court" the po? lice court now in session in Sumter deserves that distinction. It certainly could not be much larger, the capa? city of the court house will not per? mit. There has been a marked change in the expressions of many who are attending the court. At first many good citizens thought the matter would be a farce, and that it was a matter of impossibility for the pro? hibition law to be enforced. That be? lief no longer exists. All men, good and bad, are beginning to know thai, there is such a thing as enforcing the law, and having a healthy public sen? timent In favor of law and order. There Is a marked change in the defendants also. When first arrested some seemed to take the matter as a Joke and tried to laugh it off. Some thought that it would Just advertise their business, possibly, and let peo p e know where booze could be had. The smiles have left their faces and they are looking the stern facts in the face. Some see chaingang sentences and stripes before them. They see the disgrace staring them in the face and they tremble. This week's work on the part of the city authorities has been one full of good, both for the town and for the young fellows who were being led eft by the desire to make what they wtre pleased to term ea^y money. Some who have been hauled before the bar cf luptice were just beginning a career 'it crime and this will be a lesson to them. They have been made to feel the streng hand of the law, and In the future they will be found following honorable business rather than wear the stigma of being an ex-convict. Considerable time was consumed fn getting a jury for the trial of tne Charles Lawrence case, which was set for immediately after the dinner hour. Lawrence is a negro boy about 18 or 20 years of age. He employed as counsel two negro lawyers, John Adams, of Manning, and M. J. Fred? erick, of the local bar. In drawing the jury eighteen name? were put in the hat and drawD out. The following is the drawing: R. K. Wilder, accepted. { W. A. Brown, defendant objects. L W. Folsom, accepted. \ W H. Yates, defense objects. i E. K. Friar, defense objects. J. H. Levy, city objects. J J. M. Chandler, defense objects. M. Levi, city objects. A Rom Sanders, accepted. \ I E. T. White, defense objects. L W. Jenkins, city objects. A. H. Wilder, accepted. W. F. Shaw, defense objects. George Foxworth, accepted. * T. P. Lynam, accepted. C. C. Beck, city objects. J. D. Blanding, city objects. Upon the reconvening of court all the jurors were in their places, but Mr. Lynam being unwell, asked to be excused. Upon consent of counsel on both sides the case went to trial with the other live gentlemen acting as jurors. Mr. R. K. Wilder was appoint? ed foreman. The fust and only witness calleld was Detective Connor, who worked up the case. Mr. Connor testified that he went into Mr. Scott's store, near the freight depot, and asked a negro, named House, or Reese, if he had any whiskey. The negro told him he did not have time to get him any, but that he would get a fellow to bring him some. Reese went out. In a short while Charles Lawrence came' in a ml said, "Are you the man who wants a quart of whiskey?" Mr. Con? nor told hit i that he was and Law? (Continued on Page Eight.)