The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, March 26, 1910, Image 2
AN INTIERESTING TICKET,
Mr. w it... Hud One of the Tlmie Hal
lots of 1K7H at the Holls Today.
From The I '.ii'> Item, Marc h It,
Something that was of great inter?
est t<? the younger men at the p.-Iis
today was one of the old tissue bal?
lots voted b\ the white people when
fh. . were trying to retake the gov?
ernment from the negro and alien
The ballot was about three Inches
long and one and a half wide?just
as small a? 't could be. It contained
the names of the following:
(e.\eriu>r. Wob Hampton; Lieut
Oov.. W. D. Simpson; Secretary of
M .-'uns Att..rne\ General
l.er .. r. Youmans. Comptroller Gen
oral. Johnson Hagood; State Treas?
urer, 8. L. Leaphart; Superintendent
of Kdueation.1 Hugh S. Thompson;
Adjutant and Inspector General, E.
W. Mols?; Congress. 1st District. J. S.
Kl hardson; State Senate, T. B. Fr??
ser; Representatives, Joseph H. Earle,
J. W. Weatberry. W. D. Scarborough.
John J. Dargan; Probate Judge, T
V. Walsh; County Commissioners, J
M. Wilder, Jno. O. Durant. Jacob
Keels; County School Commissioner
W. F. Rhame.
These were voted early and often
on that memorable day when the vot?
ing plsce was guarded by soldiers and
a cannon loaded with nails helped to
keep the negroes away. Most of
those on this ticket have gone to
their reward, but a few of them still
remain. Mr. Wlnn prizes his ticket
very mu h.
DIDN'T MEAN TO STEAL.
Negro Boy Just Wanted to Ride
Home, So Took Wheel.
L*i*t Saturday afternoon when Main
street wss crowded a negro went up
to the front of Knight's book store
and seeing a wheel there that suited
his fancy proceeded to take it and
ride away, doing so against the pro?
test of a negro boy working for Mr.
Knight. The alarm was given ana a
hunt was made for the negro. He
was not found, however, but about six
miles from town the wheel was found.
It Is presumed that the negro got left
In town, and being averse to walking
so far appropriated the wheel for his
use. When he got out where he
wanted to go he just turned the wheel
loose to let It get back home the best
It could.
? DISPENSARY WIND-l P.
Auditor West Makes Final Report to
The County Hoard.
DtspongSjfy Aa.litor West has writ?
ten the County Board, reporting on
his ?r.veHUgaMon of the affairs of the
late dispensary. His letter is as fol?
lows:
Sumter County Dispensary Board,
Oenltemen:?We beg to report that
we have this day completed an ex?
amination of the books, accounts and
affairs of the Sumter County Dispen?
sary Board. After the payment of all
lust claims tiled against the Board.
Ineiudlng all current expenses, and
reserving In bank to the credit of the
Sumter Cour.ty Dispensary Board the
sum of $22^.00, t" cover the account
of Messrs. Gallagher & Burton, which
was held up by a restraining order
from the courts, we tlnd that th -re
was a surplus In the treasury amount?
ing to S30.SS7.43, which was disburs?
ed t<> the ('..nut. Seho..ts iml Towns
tb.' apportionment being
made on a basis of gr >ss sales:
OtWMf of Sumter ....$13,817.11
City of Sumter. 12,300.24
Schools. 3,098.24
Town of Mayesvllle . . 1,641.84
Total.130,857.43
In addition to the abo\r, the firm
of Carntt & Co. is due the Sumter
Stl I>ls|. || c.ard the sum of
SI 16.36. which, when collected, will
be disbursed as follows:
County of Sumter.$52.36
City of Sumter.44.50
Sehools.11.63
Town of Mayesvllle. 7.86
Total.$116.35
In the above apportionment of net
profits, the Town of Mayesvllle re?
ceived Its pro rata share of the ac?
cumulated warehouse profit. made
by and accumulated In the bottling
plant operate.! by the Sumter County
Dispensary Board at Sumter, S. C,
for the wholo period said plant was In
operation.
All stock and monies have been ac?
counted for, and the books or the
Sumter County Dispensary Hoard
were duly closed, the same being in
perfect balance and neatly and ac?
curately kept.
We desire to state that it is our im?
pression. aHer having frequently ex?
amined carefully into the details of
the dispensary business of this Coun?
ty, that the Board has at all times
gis. u a f.i if. Just ami e. onomn al ad ?
ministration.
Respectfully submitted,
w. h. wiiT,
I Msponsary Auditor.
G. H. GHARLM
l ?eputy Auditor.
Sumter. S. C.
SENATOR DANIEL BETTER.
Virginia Senator's IMi>slclans Ke
lH>rt Small Gain, Which May, How
INfi PrOVS Only Temporary.
Daytona. I hi., March 17.?A state?
ment signed by Dr. C. C. Bohannon,
B, A. Waught and W. C. Chewing was
issued at I o'clock tonight:
"Senator John W. Daniel's condi?
tion shows a slight improvement. The
state of coma has lessened a little
since morning. The patient has taken
nourishment a little better this after?
noon as the result of being able to
swallow a little better. He has not
recognized any one, and the left half
of his body continues completely para?
lyzed. We are much pleased at being
able to announce a slight improve?
ment, but we fear that it will prove
hut temporary, and that the worst
may soon come."
There was no change in Senator
Daniel's condition at midnight.
WHITE SLAVE RILL TO BE LAW.
Senate and TTousc Conferees At
Last Come To An Agreement.
Washington, Maroh 17.?An agree?
ment was reached today by the con?
ference on what is known as the
"White Slave" bill, and the measure
will become a law as soon as It is
signed by the President. The chief
object of the act is to prevent the im?
portation of women for immoral pur*
poses.
The provision which made it a fel?
ony to furnish a ticket to send a per?
son from one State, Territory or dis?
trict into another for immoral pur?
poses was eliminated. The Senate
opposed this feature on the theory
that it might easily be abused and in?
nocent persons, charitably inclined
be persecuted.
OVKR 800 NEW MEMBERS.
Spartanburg Chamber of Commerce
Gets a Move On.
Spartanburg, March 17,?The great?
est gathering of men ever assembled
in the city was at the Harris theatre
tonight. In attendance upon the recep?
tion tendered the 835 new members
of the chamber of commerce. Flf
teeen hundred men were there to
give Impetus to the movement which
is to make Spartanburg the best city
in the South.
"Spartanburg, the city of success,"
uns the slogan adopted out of 77 good
ones. From the interest shown last
night it seems that the slogan is des?
tined to become the trade mark of the
city. Many things were done at the
meeting tonight. The new members
were welcomed, several matters of ut?
most importance to the city were dis?
cussed. Ex-Qov. John Gary Evan?
made a fiery address, standing com?
mittees were appointed, and after ab
j the talking there was plenty to eat.
The decorative lighting system for
public occasions was voted a necessity
and the following committee was ap?
pointed to meet with the city council
in special meeting at 10:30 o'clock
this morning and help perfect ar?
rangements for the immediate instal?
lation of the lights: P. G. Evans,
chairman; G. W. Nichols, C. O. Hear
on. F. H. Knox and J. W. Alexander,
I By unanimous consent the next
i meeting of the chamber of commerce
was ordered to be in the nature of a
reception to the local traveling men
and the traveling men from the tOWTtfl
around.
Till: TEXAS TO BE BROKEN I P
Battleship Stationed in Charleston is
Consigned to Junk Pile.
Charleston. March 20.?The "Tex?
as," which is now statlonet' at thfl
Charleston Navy Yard. Is one of th?
t.\tnty-KiN vessels consigned to the
junk pile by orders of the navy de?
partment. Having heen built twenty
six years ago. the "Texas." and all
llM others, has heen declared "antique
from tvtry measurement of etlielency
and war." All the vessels ronsigned
to the superannuated class are those
that were built more than twenty
years ago. The twenty-six protected
and unprotected crulsera, which are
placed under ban cost the United
Stat. s treasury more than $ 10,000,000;
Include the following vessels; Battle
ships. Texas; protected crluaera, Balti?
more) Chicago, Minneapolis, Newark,
Ban Francisco, Atlanta. Alhany, New
Orleans. Boston, Cincinnati, Raleigh,
and Tacoma; unprotected cruisers,
Detroit, Marblehead and Montgom
ery; monitors, Amphltrite, Miantono
moh, Monadnock, Monterey, Puritan,
Terror, <?/.ark, Tallahaase, Tonopah
ami Cheyenne.
Converse Club Organised,
The Convene Club was organized
by the graduates from Converse Col?
lege living in Sunder ami vicinity on
Monday afteri.n for the purpose of
so. lal intercourse and to raise a fund
for the purpose of building a cheini
eai laboratory tit the college, Mrs
a. i >. Marby was elected president.
The other oflBesra win be elected ;?t a
eubesqucnt meeting.
The County Hoard of equalisation
no t in the court house Friday,
MEAT PACKERS HELD TO BLAME.
Cleveland Grand Jury Reporte On
High Coal of Hiving.
Cleveland, March 17.?The beef
packers are charged directly with
the high coat of meat In the report.
Of the special grand jury which was
called lure to investigate the expense
Of living, which announced its find?
ings today.
It its report the grand jury declares
it has found that the butchers arc
under the thumb of the packers and
cannot obtain a reasonable return on
their business without charging ex?
cessive prleea An attack is also
made upon the local system of meat
inspection as incompetent and prac?
tically useless.
The inquisitors lind further that
there exists in this city conditions
which foster the placing of almost
the entire milk business into the
hands of one llrm, and that cold-stor?
age eggs a year old are being sold
as fresh.
They recommend enactment of an
ordinance compelling all cold-stor?
age eggs to be marked with the date
on which they are entered and mak?
ing violation punishable by fine and
imprisonment.
BAZEN GETS MANSLAUGHTER.
Young Man in Florence Convicted for
Killing Another.
Florence, March 17.?A verdict of
manslaughter was brought in tonight
by the jury in the case of young
R. L. Hazen, Who killed L. E.
Poston at Blossom in the lower sec?
tion of this county on the night of
January 28. A difficulty ocoured be?
tween the two at a school entertain?
ment and in the fight which followed
Bazen stabbed Poston in the neck
severing the carotid artery, causing
death almost instantly. Arguments
for the defense and the State were
made this afternoon.
Both parties in the case are very
young, Poston being 21 or 22 and
Bazen only 18. Sentence has not yet
been passed.
RECEIVERS NOT TO PROSECUTE.
Stockholders Must Bring Action
Against Clark and Jones, if at All.
Columbia, March 18.?The receivers
for the Seminole Securities Company
met here today with attorneys for
the receivers and passed upon claims
of the stockholders. This was the
only matter plac. * upon the minutes,
but it is stated that informal discus?
sion of the matter of prosecution of
Messrs Jones and Clark was had. No
action was taken in this matter, how?
ever, and it does not appear on the
minutes. Although it has been stated
that the receivers were going to prose?
cute, as already pointed out, this is
not exactly the situation. It is under?
stood that some stockholders may
prosecute, but the receivers are not
furnishing the money to do this. Of
course, the receivers will give all data
in their possession. The receivers, as
explained by one ol them, do not
wish to he understood to be in the
attitude of opposing the prosection,
but at the same time they are not
going to spend any of the funds in
their possession for any further prose?
cution. At a former meeting the
situation was discussed, and one of
the receivers made this explanation.
Today he repeated that at today's
meeting the situation was informally
gone over and was as formerly stated
by him.
PEARY CURTAILS SIUTHERX
TOUR.
Little Joe Brown Gives him "Cold
Feet."
New York, March 17.?Comman?
der Robert E. Peary has cut short
nis lecture tour in the South. The re?
fusal of Gov. Brown of Georgia to
introduce him to an Atlanta audience
last night, his reference to the com?
mander in an Interview as "taker,"
and the small crowd that attended
the lecture, brought forth an an?
nouncement from the Civic Forum in
New York, under whose auspices
Peary In lecturing, that his plans
have been changed.
The announcement says:
"The Civic Forum lecture bureau
has found it advisable to cancel all of
Commander Robert E. Peary's Sou?
thern lecture dates owing to the de?
sire on Its part to avoid any evidence
of coldness toward Commander Peary.
The Civic Forum lecture bureau,
which object la educational, refuses
lo allow Commander Peary to be sub?
jected to a liability of a gratuitous
insult, such as was given in Atlanta
by Gov. Grown of Georgia.
"This affect! the lectures at Meri?
dian, Miss., and Birmingham, Ala.,
only."
St. .Fames Lutheran church held
appropriate services on l';iim Sunday,
w hen a class of ten catechumens were
confirmed. Five young ladies and
five young men. Raster Sunday there
will be special music, solo and choral
effects. The Holy Communion will be
observed and members received.
RULES ON TRUST COMPANY.
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Insurance Commissioner Investigates
Affairs of Southern Trust Company.
Columbia, March 18.?The South- I
ern States Trust Company, of this
city, which has been under fire in the
courts of this State, was this after?
noon the subject of a ruling as to its
bonds by Insurance Commissioner
M< Master. It is stated in the letter
of the insurance commissioner to an
Inquirer that the company is going
to liquidate about April 1.
There are several matters in the in?
vestigation by the commissioner that
are of interest, because the things
brought out in former suits against
the company, when efforts were made
to put it in the hands of receivers.
1 are hinted at in this report. The
charge made against this company in
the proceedings before the court here
was that the promises of loans could
not possibly he fulfilled, as persons
on waiting lists could not he reached
under the plan pursued.
The insurance commissioner takes
up in detail each series of the bonds
issued by the company. Taking up
one series will show the point aimed
at in the report. In Series "A" there
were 500 bonds. In these bonds $20,
682.62 went to the expense account
and $28,921.50 to the loan account.
Loans were made to eleven persons
on twenty-five certificates, to the
amount of $24,703.50 On March 1
the total amount credited to expense
fund was $36,127.18. The amounts
crediterd to the loan account were
$28,921.50. Of this amount, $24,703.
50 was loaned. The commissioner
points out that some amounts put into
surplus funds should have been turn?
ed into loan fund. The contributions
made by those who allowed their con?
tracts to lapse after the first twelve
months in Series "A" amounted to
$4,565. Summing up the situation,
the insurance commissioner states:
"Under the head of general com?
ments, it may be worth while to note
that in Series "A" of the amount
loaned, $24,703, that $4,000 was loan?
ed to Mr. Barrett himself, September
25, 1908, on four contracts purchased
by him from original or secondary
holders. So far as the books show,
up to date, only $89.22 has been re?
paid by Mr. Barrett on this loan. Of
the refnainder, loaned to ten other
persons in this series, $20,702.50, the
total amount paid in by these/ ten per?
sons, was $3,287. Of this total amount,
however, they received credit for only
$2,133.83. The balance of their pay?
ments having passed to the expense
funds. Of the amount loaned in Se?
ries "B" $10,640, to seven persons,
these persons had paid into the com?
pany $1,303.10, but received credit
only for the amount they had paid
into the loan fund $787.80, the bal?
ance of their payments going to the
expense fund.
Of the amount loaned to the two
persons in Series "C" they had paid
into the company $200, but they re?
ceived credit for only $110.65, the
amount paid into the loan fund.
This is the whole story, except that
at the time of the examination of the
company the bank books shows me
put to the credit of the expense funds
$161,75, and to the loan fund $77,83.
The cashier informs me that so far
as he knows, the Southern States
Trust Company carries no other bank
accounts, but that securities of the
company, which consist of real estate,
mortgages and notes of those to
Whom loans have been made to the
amount of $25,000 are on deposit with
the Georgia Trust Company, in ac?
cordance with the laws of Georgia,
but I understand the company has
larger liabilities in Georgia than it
has in South Carolina. I have been
given to understand that the Barrett
Investment Company has practically
purchased all of the outstanding con?
tracts of the Southern States Trust
Company, in South Carolina, save 14
in Series "A" and eight in Scries "B"
and seven in Series "C". I have been
further advised, both by the attorney
of the company and by Mr. Barrett,
that most energetic efforts are being
made to close out the affairs of the
company and discontinue business be?
fore April 1, of this year."
\o STATE-WIDE PROHIBITION.
Massachusetts Legislature Refuses
Amendment.
Boston, March 18,?The people of
Massachusetts will not have an op?
portunity this year to ballot upon the
question of amending the Constitution
of this Commonwealth so as to pro?
hibit the sale of intoxicating liquors.
By a rising vote of 9 5 to 4 0, the
House refused late today to substi?
tute a bill providing for such a refer?
endum t<>r an adverse committee re?
port, and then, by a roll call vote of
137 to r.?.?, accepted the adverse re?
port. The debate was brief, the ma?
jority of the speakers favoring the
present option system.
It was announced In one of the out
of town papers last week that the
Civic League had moved headquar?
ters, but this is a mistake. They con?
template moving at an early date
however. When they do it will be
announced.
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for superior building materials, when
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the bill every time. Whether it be
sash, doors, blinds, rough or dressed
lumber, we can give you estimates
that for quality and prices can't be
beaten by anyone.
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Large, strong, sate and progressive. We offer unex?
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Sumter, South Carolina.
Don't Forget
That One Dollar in the Bank does more work than five in
your pocket. It is our aim to see that money deposited
with us keeps working.
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Bank of Sumter.