The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 23, 1910, Image 2
LICENSE TAX DODGERS.
Forty Two Have Already lleen Sum
moncd to Meet the Mayor.
Hy right of the authority \ested In
him by the license tax ordinance
Mayor Jennings has summoned forty
two persons and firms to appear be?
fore him for examination as to the
truth and correctness of the returns
made and sworn to by them when
applying for the annual license to do
business In the city . The summons
were Issued after an investigation by
the Mayor which led him to believe
that all of thorn* summoned had not
made proper returns. They will be
given one more opportunity to state,
under oath, the true facts and then
license taxes will be re-assessed In
accordance with the facts brought
out by the Inquisition. If any refuse
to appear and testify, other and fur?
ther proceedings warranted by law
will be had. Fourteen have been
summoned to appear on April 22nd,
fourteen on April 25th and fourteen
on April 27th. All of these will
probably not appear on the days set,
since they have the privilege of an?
ticipating the public hearing, making
revised and correct returns and pay?
ing what they owe the city. One of
the delinquents, who was summoned
yesterday, came up bright and early,
this morning made settlement and
took his Immunity bath.
<. \sol.I\E GAVE OUT.
Party Had to Come Home In Two
Horse Wagon.
A pleasant party set out for Oswe
go by way of White's Mill In an au?
tomobile Monday afternoon. Just
beyond the milt the machine stopped
still. All the cranking they could do
could not move It. Finally a boy was
sent to a telephone to ask for help.
A relief car was sent out at once,
but before It reached the distressed
party the storm came up. The cur?
tains were put up and the fair occu?
pants were protected, but the relief
party bringing the gasoline were not
so fortunate. Water got Into the gas?
oline, and when it was put In the
tank of the distressed machine, It
wouldn't work. There was another
long period of cranking, but still
there was nothing doing.
About eight o'clock all hope of
coming home In the car was aban?
doned and a messenger was dispatch?
ed to a nearby farmer, who was ask?
ed to help the crowd get back to
town. He hitched up his two-horse
wagon and brought them In. It was
ten o'clock when the young ladies
reached their homes.
THE COUtTS DIVORCED.
Sumter County Will Now Have Six
Courts.
The last General Assembly divorc?
ed the criminal and civil courts In
the several circuits In this State. Dur?
ing the next twelve months Sumter
will have six regular terms of court.
Criminal court will be held three
times and civil court three. The
criminal sessions will be held begin?
ning June 27 and October 10, 1910
an i Paswtsary T, I til] and the civil
on July 4. and November 7. 1910, and
Mar.li I:.. 1911.
Tl.Is arr ingcmcnt will sull ll] par?
ties better. Mi re time for preparing
cases will be given, and the sittings
will not be so long.
PRESENTED WITH M ASONIC KM
III,EMS.
Pa*t Manter L. I. Parrott Honored by
Masons.
Mr C C< r.- ? k. chairman of the
lorrtmitr., in?rn t'laremont Lodge,
l \ l\ M. presented Past Mas
t-r I. i I'arrott with a beautiful em
tn ring carrying the P ht's
jewel and with the inscription, "To L.
I Parrott from t'laremont Lodge,
No. 6 4 A. F. M. In token of appre?
ciation for faithful service rendered,
1910," on the inside.
MR. W. W. KEYS DEAD.
Greenville. April 1H.?Mr. W. W.
K ?. < iir <?! the editors of the Ilap
tlst Courier and a prominent man In
Baptist church work, of this city,
tiled at his home In Pinekney street
this morning, after a short illness.
His death was from a complication
of diseases.
The funeral will be heal tomorrow
at I o'clock In the ('?ntral Haptlst
Church.
The ih-t'-rrnlnat Ion <-f Mr. II. I
Manning of Sumter not to enter the
race for governor Is a great disap?
pointment |S his frb nds and admir?
ers through the Stab?, for we must
sll admit, no matter where our in?
clinations win to go, that Richard i
Manning is in every way gfl Ideal
man for th<> high and i sponsl?ta po?
sltlon of governor, and that h< would
m ike one of the best that OOUl 1 be
chosen to till that position. His with?
drawal simplifies the poltical |.rob
leh, however, and we hope th it soon?
er or later ho will offer for the place
and that he will be elected?Flor?
ence Times.
WANT CARLISLE TO ENTER.
Friends Will Ask Spurtaiibitrg Sena?
tor to Make Race for Governor
This Summer.
Spartanburg, April 18.?Following
the announcement that Richard I.
Manning will not enter the race for
governor this summer, it is under?
stood here tonight, that a number of
friends of Senator Howard B. Carlisle
will call on him tomorrow and urge
him to become a candidate for gov?
ernor. Senator Carlisle Is a young
man of ability and has rendered val?
uable service to his county and the
State In the senate. Whether he will
enter the race Is not knwn, but he
will certainly be urged t? do so, and
his friends believe he wii be elected.
XKW YORK LIFE WTCL SETTLE.
Company Will Pay Taxe? For 1907
And 1908.
Columbia, April 16.?Insurance
Oommissoner MeMaster was inform?
ed today, in a letter from chief coun?
sel for the New York Life Insurance
Company, that it intends to pay up
taxes for 1907 and 1908. A few days
ago the New York Life appealed to
the United States Supreme Court in
the case Involving the payment of
back taxes, which a number of insur?
ance firms objected to and finally
abandoned the suits.
The taxes for the New York Life
for the two years will amount to
about $12,000 or $14,000. The Insur?
ance commissioner Is writing the
county treasurers today to find out
the exact amounts due In the several
counties.
The New York Life won the orgi
nal suit in the State courts, but later
another Act was passed making it a
condition to enter the state and do
business that the ba?k taxes should
be paid. Mandamus proceedings fail?
ed, and then an apepal was taken,
with the result set out above.
GENERAL BONAPARTE ABDI
I GATES.
Distinguished Counsel Not to Appear
In Franklin Case.
Washington, April 18.?Former
Attorney General Bonaparte, who
was to have appeared tomorrow be?
fore the Supreme Court of the Uni?
ted States to argue in behalf of
"Pink" Franklin, a South Carolina
negro, under sentence to be hanged
on a charge of*murder, today drop?
ped out of the case altogether. Two
negro lawyers from South Carolina
will appear before the court for
Franklin. Attorney General J. Fra
zer Lyon and D. S. Henderson, of
South Carolina, will appear in be?
half of the State.
The case will be the first presenta?
tion to the Supreme Court on crimi?
nal procedure of the Reconstruction
Law Act, involving the Jury laws of
North Carolina. South Carolina,
, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi.
Mr. Manning's Announcement.
News comes from Sumter that the
Hon. Richard I. Manning of that city
has determined not to enter the race
for the Governorship this summer.
There Is no reason to consider here
what Mr. Manning's chances of elec?
tion would have been, but we do not
go beyond the mark when we say
that his elevation to the office would
have given sincere pleasure to a great
many people in South Carolina. He
is a gentleman of ability as well as of
the highest character, and It Is cer?
tain that he would wear with dignity
and distinction any honors which
might be conferred upon him. We
ami pay him no higher tribute than
to say that those who know him best
respect him most.?News and Cour?
ier.
It Is expected that the census will
show yo.000,000 Inhabitants in spite
of the recent disappearance of a
largji number of Republicans.?Pro?
vidence Journal.
Attorney-General Wickersham, af
t- r reading the insurgents out of the
party, finds that the Insurgents aro
reading him out of the party.?Cleve?
land Plain Dealer.
Mr.Wickersham, it seems, Ii not
disturbed by the additional friction
be inis caused in the party, but he
may be later on, still, he can always
orb at ids trade.?Indianapolis
News.
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The game Of peanut politics is
played to the limit in the opposition
to paying for gasoline for Speaker
Cannon's automobile.? Pittsburg
? Chronic!? Tel< graph.
Tait is too fond of jumping on his
crltk >. be oould crush them just ns
effectively by sitting down on them
and taking a rest.?St. Louis PoSt
, Dispatch,
"A new tariff bill always defeats
a i arty." remarks President Taft.
Eventually the party may become
sensible enough to frame the right
kind of a tariff. ? Kansas <'ity Star.
STATES HOOK WORM CAMPAIGN.
Conducted Under Rockefeller Plan
by J. LnBmoe Ward.
Columbia, April IS.?For the hand?
ling of the hookworm campaign in
South Caroline, made possible
tborughout the Southern States by
the gift of $1,000,000 from John D.
Rockefeller, the commission appoint?
ed for this purpose has recomemnded
Dr. J. La Bruce Ward, of Georgetown,
and the executive committee of the
State board of health, at a meeting
in Laurens this afternoon, confirmed
the appointment. Dr. Ward will have
the position of assistant to Dr. C.
Fred Williame, State health officer
and secretary of the State board of
health, and will conduct the cam?
paign in this State under Dr. Wil?
liams' supervision. It Is not known
exactly what part of this fund will be
available for South Carolina, but the
same method is pursued in all the
States benefited by this donation, and
the money will be distributed by the
commission appointed by John D.
Rockefeller.
An active campaign will be institu?
ted against the hookworm which pre?
vails to some extent in South Caro?
lina. The work to be done In this
new department of the State board of
health has not yet been outlined, but
it is expected to cover the field thor?
oughly In this State, and the same
will be true of all States affected by
the large donation for the purpose.
Dr. Ward will be paid a salary out of
the funds in the hands of the com?
mission, and the expenses attached
to the work will also, of course, be
paid from these funds.
It Is thought that the nature of the
work to be conducted will be educa?
tional. It is recognized generally by
physicians that hookworm, like many
other diseases, is preventable, and
the people are to be told the manner
of warding off the disease.
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets assist nature in driving all
impurities out of the system, insuring
a free and regular condition and re?
storing the organs of the body to
health and strength. Sold by W. W.
Sibert.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE APPOINT?
ED.
The Funds for Entertaining the Fire?
men Will Now be Raised.
At the meeting of the executive
and entertainment committees of the
Chamber of Commerce held Tuesday
night the following gentlemen were
appointed to raise the necessary
funds to pay the expenses of the an?
nual convention and tournament of
the State Fairmen's Association to be
held in Sumter, June 21st, 22nd and
23rd.
I. C. Strauss, chairman; R. I. Man?
ning, W. B. Boyle, H. J. McLaurln,
Jr., C. G. Rowland, Geo. D. Shore, D.
R. McCallum, Jr., J. W. McKlever,
Nelll O'Donnell, R. S. Hood, L. X.
Parrott, Geo. D. Levy.
The subscription was started by
members of the committees that
night. It was estimated that the
tournament can be pulled off at a
cost of about $1,100.00 or $1,200.00.
The time is short now. These gen
tlement who are giving their time to
raise this money are business men,
who have very little time to give from
their business affairs. Therefore it is
up to the citizens of this city to sub?
scribe early and often to the fund
so that the committee will know as
soon as possible how much money to
depend upon and what arrangements
to make. Sumter must do the thing
up right in oredr to sustain her repu?
tation for thoroughness and hospi?
tality.
It is estimated that not less than
ten thusand visitors will be in Sumter
during the three days of Firemen's
week.
hTere is also some talk among the
ladles of getting up a horse show
during Firemen's week.
A number of merchants are mak?
ing arrangements for decorating
their places. Quantities of flags and
buntings arc being ordered. Fire
week will be a gala week in Sumter.
Diarrhoea should be cured without
loss of time and by a medicine which
like Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy not only cures
promptly but produces no unpleasant
after effects. It never falls and Is
pleasant and safe to take. Sold by
W. W. Sibert.
Plttsburg turns to its baseball club
as a body of public servants whose
honor has never been impeached.?
Washington Star.
Prompt relief In all cases of throat
and lung trouble if you use Chamber?
lain's Cough Remedy. Pleasant to
take, soothing and healing in effect.
Sold by W. W. Sibert.
Lei no man think he is loved by
ans- man when he loves no man.?
ESplctetus.
Your tongue is coated.
Your breath Is foul.
Headache come and go.
These symptom! show that your
stomach is the trouble. To remove
the cause is the first thing, and
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets will do that. Kasy to take
and most effective. Sold by YV. W
Sibert.
VOTE ON ANTI-OPTION HILL.
Effort to Have Measure Considered
Saturday, April 30.
Washington, April 18.?The anti
options bill, reported favorably from
the agricultural committee of the
House, which seeks to prohibit deal?
ings in futures in various staples, will
be considered in the House under a
special rule on Saturday, April 30, if
a resolution introduced today by
Chairman Scott, of that committee,
is adopted. Mr. Scott asks that the
bill be allowed to come up on that
day with a four hours' general debate
one hour of debate under the five
minutes rule, after which the matter
would be put to a vote. The New
York and New Orleans Cotton Ex?
changes have actively opposed the
measure.
ENTERED ON NEW DUTIES.
Miss Rudd, Educational Field Agent
Begins Work.
Columbia, April 18.?Miss Elise
C. Rudd, field agent for the educa?
tional campaign committee, is in the
city, and has a desk in the office of
the State Superintendent of Educa?
tion. Ml?x> Rudd already has a num?
ber of engagements. She will he glad
to receive calls from school trustees,
superintendents and others interest?
ed in the welfare of the schools. Her
work will be to go to the various
schools and offer suggestions for
their betterment, and in general to
co-operate with the trustees and su?
perintendents for the welfare of
South Carolina schools.
SAVE THE FORESTS.
More Hope for the White Mountain
And Appalachian Parks.
Washington, April 18.?The bill
creating the Southern Appalachian
and White mountain forest reserve
was favorably reported today in the
house by the committee on agricul?
ture. The purpose of the bill is to
preserve watersheds by conservation
of trees and by forestation, where
necessary.
The bill is designed to conserve
navigable rivers, but the first appli?
cation contemplated is to the forest
reserve mentioned. The majority of
the committee says "the agricultural,
industrial and commercial future of
the sections of the country to which
it is most immediately directed" is
involved in the bill.
"It is the most practical and Im?
mediately necessary of the proposed
conservation measures," says the ma?
jority, "involving the smallest Initial
expenditure, the less probable future
expenditure, and the surest return
upon the investment. It seeks to con?
serve one of the richest of our nat?
ural assets from serious impairment
if not destruction, our navigable wa?
terways."
The minority report, signed hy
Chairman Scott and six other mem?
bers, declares that congress has lit?
tle warrant for entering upon a pol?
icy which must, if carried to the ex?
tent advocated by its proponents, in?
volve the expenditure of vast sums
of money and entail a permanent
heavy cost upon the treasury."
The minority contends that the re?
source of navigable rivers is a negli
forestation of a watershed at the
gible factor in the maintainence of
navigability
The Ruee For Governor.
The announcement that Hon. It 1.
Manning, of Sumter will not be in
the race for governor this year comes
as a surprise, and it is the most Im?
portant piece of political news that
we have had in some time.
It has been generally thought that
Mr. Manning would be In the race
He is everywhere recognized as one
of the ablest and cleanest men In the
State, and no man in the State is
more popular personally. He would
have had a strong following In ev?
ery section if he had been 1p. the
ra< e. The announcement of his de?
cision will no doubt be receive 1 with
keen regret by a great many people
who had hoped for the pleasure of
supporting him.
Mr. Manning's action, we beiicve,
practically assures the election of
lb?n. C. C. Featherstone of Laurens
There will be other candidates in the
Held, of course, but Mr. Featherstone
has such a long lead that we do not
think it can be overcome. At the
same time we assume that Mr. Fea?
therstone and his friends will not
take to0 much for granted but will
make a vigorous campaign from start
to finish.?Anderson Mail.
POBTIFY VOUlt SYSTEM. If your
id.1 is out of order you run a risk of
taking ; germ disease. Rheumatism,
Grippe, Pneumonia und Typhold Fev?
er are germ diseases. Rhemaclde is
.in active blood purifier, it cleanses
the blood of ail Impurities, run
blood prevents germs from taking
hold of ilir vital organs and expels
tin in from tin- Bystem. in liquid, also
tablet form. At druggists 25c, and
60c bottl<s. Tablets by mail 25c. Bob?
bin Chemical ("?>.. Baltimore, Md. 11
l>) Busch's Golden Seal
Stock and Poultry Medicine
contains no poisonous substances?no
. _ food fillers. It is medicine pure and sim
?t?ti?fh?t8?lrectlty ?Vjie llver fnd eliminating that sluggish, torpHT
state tbat causes the sickness. A valuable remedy lor Cows, Horses,
hheep,i logs and Poultry. Try it. Hold under a guarantee or money
reiunded. fcold by all druggists and dealers. Price 25c., 50c. and 81 a can.
GOLDEN CHAIN REMEDY COMPANY? Evansvllle, Ind.
BJ*?S?,8 Dlslnfectant and Pip is guaranteed to destroy MITES and
LICK on chickens. Price Wc.
RELIABLE REMEDY
haTe l^ln oY ab?Ut OUr 8tOCk *nd i>"i>tJ " Ion? &? we
and
Busch's Golden Seal Stock
Poultry Medicine
in the house. For a sick horse, cow or chicken
it is lust the thing and we always depend
on it for results. John F. Maynard
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SUMTER, SC.
Banking.
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THE POPULAR
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TER.
TO ALL OUR FRIENDS : When you are in
to buy for the Spring and Summer, remem?
ber that this big store, where each depart?
ment is really a store in itself, can offer you values
that are well worth your time to see. Buying as large
as we do and paying the hard down cash for them as
we do, makes the manufacturer anxious to sell us and
sell us at the very lowest price. They know they
don't have to wait for their money.
We are Headquarters for
DRY GOODS
of Every Description
Shoes for Man, Woman or Child.
Clothing for Man or Boy.
Groceries for the Whole Family.
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