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THa3 ttCMTEK WATC HMAN. Estaelt opMillilated Aug. 2, 1SS * l*ublls|tcd \\ odne**day und Saturday ?BY? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY si MTBR, 8. C. Terms: 11 SO per annum?In advance. 4d v ert tarnten ta: One Square first Insertion.11.00 f* Every subsequent Insertion.60 Contracts f<>r three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub? serve private Interests will be charged for as advertisements. ? Obituaries and tributes of respects ' wHl be charged for. DH. HYDE CONVICTFI>. in Who Poisoned Wealthy Pa? tient Sentenced to Life Imprison? ment Kansas. Mo.. May 16.?The Jury In the Hyde case today brought In a ver? dict of guilty and Judge I*atishaw im? posed sentence. Imprisonment for life In the penetlnteltary. Dr. B. C Hyde was on trial for the * murder of Col. Thos. H. Swope, whom he was attending professionally, and to whom he administered poison. Col Swope was a millionaire and had made a will by which Dr. Hyde would have benefitted largely If his crime had not been discovered. FARMERS' SI MMER INSTITUTES. Prof. Harrow Makes Announcement Concerning Plans. , Regarding the summar institutes F for the farmers of South Carolina, Prof. I>. N. Barrow, superintendent of the extension work, nas the following to say: "I ar\ now preparing the list of places at which to hold farmers' ln . stltutes during this summer. It Is P planned to hold a large number of these Institutes during July and Au? gust, and the endeavor will be to con? er the whole State pretty thoroughly. It la thought bast that the majority of these Institutes shall be held In the rural districts, at school or church Peentree, rather than In county seats or towns. In order that I may plan the work effectively and economical? ly. I w.ll be glad to hear from all communities dealring to have one of these Institutes not later than the first of June. |? "An excellent body of Institute workers, men who can glvo practical as well as theoretical Instruction, will be available for this work, and such a campaign will doubtless be of much benefit. "By notifying me of their desire for pan Instltue by the above date the va? rious communities will not only facil? itate my work of arranging them, but will assure themselves of securing an Institute, as after the dates are once arranged it will be difficult to rear? range them to accommodate the lag _ I tea I Estate Transfers. The following transfers of real estate have been made during the past few days: Mrs M ( Stubbs to Emma Dingle, lot on Sumter street f >r $125. J. E. Kennedy to Louise M. Auld. lot on Wright and Liberty streets for I77S. T. B. and R. O. Kennedy to Louise M. Aull I lot on Wright BtTsst for $1. S7S.00. V Henry T. EdOM to Nathan Jane -, lot near city of Sumter for $28. A. F. Mlxson to Elliott C. and Car rta E. White, lot on Bartlett street in the city of Sumter for $400. M. L, Moore to W. O. Tlsdale. 197 acres In Sumter county known as the I Phillips place for $6,000. W. H. Epp.^rsor. sheriff to I. L. Strauss, lot In the t>wn of Mayesvllle. tax deed execution against H. T. Edens. State Contention on Wednesday. CMWslhta, May II.?The Stale I ?einot-rati'- < <?nventlor next W? ??Ines day will ?.p?-n?-(| with prayer by the Rev Oeorge A. Mlaekburn. of <\?. lumhla. Th?- t.mp r;.c secretaries will he I M. 'NH .fine * A Heyt and M. M 'Mann; the temporary s- rtr-ant-at arms will be J. S. Wilson. Jr.. of j,an caster. J. II. Llndby. who wfmM SOAVtcted of murder In QrseSJVlllS last week, hn-; boon irr m?-d a new tri.?I by Judge [Wntts. Davidson. N. C. May 12.?Samuel O. I I.mlng of fSlMfSSJS. S. f\, a senior and one of the nvost prominent men In the college, died her?' suddenly to? day. fttfl April. IHM). lie .lust ai L__SU i!o\V To COMBAT l\.M Kioi s IN si:< is. ClMMM Intension Work?Article VII. IFat the purpose of controlling them Insects may be divided Into two class? es, via.. biting and sucking. The bit? ing Inserts Obtain their food by chew? ing the substance upon which they an- feeding. Sucking insects on the other hand obtain their food by In? serting their beaks Into the tissues und sucking the sap. Potato bugs or beetles are good examples of the first-class, while plant lice are good examples of the second-class. Bearing this point in mind the insecticides are. classified Into (a) Poisons, and (b) Contact sprays. When Insects eat the foliage the plant Is covered with a poison which when taken into the stomach will kill the Insect. As ar? senic is the principal element used in making sprays, they are generally spoken of as arsenical sprays. When, on the other hand, the Insect obtains its food by sucking. It is use? less to apply a poison spray because the poteon would not get It Into the stomach; therefore another class of sprays Is provided for which kills the Insects If they come In contact with It or if covered with It. These are known as contact sprays. Insecticides and how to prepare them for biting Insects. Arsenate of Lead (Commercial.) Formulas: Arsenate of lead.3 lbs. Water.50 gals. HOW TO PREPARE. Mix the arsenate of lead with a small quantity of water, then dilute. Arsenate of lead may be safely used as above directed on all but the most tender foliage. It is light, remaining In suspension readily; la not easily washed off by rains; and Is conspic? uous on the tree, enabling the spray? er to detect any parts of plants not well covered. PARIS OREEX. For potatoes, cotton, apples, pears | and plants having approximately the same resistance: Paris Green. 1 lb. 8tone lime.3 lbs. Water.125 to 150 gals. HOW TO PREPARE. Mix the Paris Green with a small quantity of water to form a paste, and dilute this to about two gallons. Slake the lime in another vessel, add it to the Paris Green mixture and stir. Tf Is then ready to be diluted. Where the spray mixture is prepared accord? ing to the above direction? it w'.M avoid the foi-nation of lumps, which cannot be avoided where the ParU Green Is added to the barrel of water In dry form. The milk of lime must not be omitted as this will prevent the Paris Green from burning the plants. PARIS GREEN DRY. Paris Green may be applied to the plants in a dry form by diluting it ten to fifty times with land plaster, flour, road dust, or some similar material. The action of dew and heat will dis? solve the arsenic more or less, and II hen Paris Green is used in this form some burning of the foliage may al? ways be expected. There are pow? der guns on the market especially adapted for the application of the dry powder. For sucking insects: KEROSENE EMULSION. Stock solution: Kerosene.2 gals. Hard soap (soft soap, 1 lb.).. 1-2 lb. Wi.ter.1 gal. f'Ssolve the soap lr the water over ? t r Remove the kettle av.'ay from ttl i u.d the kerosene and agitate thoroughly from five to ten minutes. This will give a smooth, creamy emul n from whirh the oil will not sep? arate after It Is left standing several ? mi ks. Where a spray pump is nc i Mlbta thr emulsifying may be done n. i h more quickly by pumping the luttofl Into Its.-if from three to five miri'it?s. This stock solution may bi diluted to the proper percentage, as f .;i ?\\a; I ?if a I per Otnl solution, add 37 giill.ms ef water. r . 10 per cent, solution add 17 l.ilions of water. r -r I |J per cent, solution, add 10 ' ? " I .T'on: of water. I'-.r | 20 per cent, solutfc M. add ir ilions I f water. <!<i.vi M? ?N BOA I'. . I!-, ii. s gallons of vn.cr Port the Mo.ip with a knife Into thin ?tiavlnfffl und dissolve in bolllnf hot wat' r. I'll* H\ A. 1'. ( '( ?NK A I ?I s. P. Experiment Btatlon, There n;is been no pom In the p?? ii.ut sine,, list Thursday. The offenders here nre beginning to barn thai it dors not pay, There Is no rhanro In results.?Em? erson. id Fear not-^Let all the ends Thou Ali MTER. 8. C, WED1S DALLAS WANTS YAN DERBILT. Texas city is Offering Fabulous In? ducements for Removal of Univer? sity. Ashevllle. N. C. May 15.?Dallas. Texas, wants Vandcildlt University brought to that city from Its present location at Nashville, Tenn., and so anxious is the Texas city to have this famous institution established there that offers of fabulous sums and many acres of ground will be made to the board of trustees as an inducement when the affairs of the university come up for discussion before the conference this week. The board of trade of Dallas has offered $400,000 in cash and as much more as will be necessary, together with a site for the school's location. JONKS SECURES DELAY. Gets Stay of Sentence From Judge Watts in Greenville. Laurens, May 15.?Judge Richard C. Watts, who was in the city today, stated that he had at Greenville yes? terday afternoon signed an order tem? porarily, staying the execution of sen? tence of W. T. Jones until a hearing could be had on petition asking for a new trial. Judge Watts issued his order upon application of attorneys for Jones af? ter the revocation of Judge Sease's or? der at Spartanburg in the forenoon. THE BASEBALL FEYEB. Gamecock City Wants Transfer of (James. (The State). Do the fans in South Carolina take an interest in baseball? Well, maybe so. There's a bunch In Orangeburg that is yearning to see Columbia win the pennant. Newberry, Wlnnsboro, Batesburg. And the fans in Sumter are eager not only for Columbia to win, but to help Columbia. Here's a letter to the Columbia club from Willie Bultmar, president of the pennant-winning club In Sumter a few years ago: "I had a talk with se\eral of the baseball fans here today and they ex? pressed their desire to have Columbia transfer about two of her games out of this coming series to Sumter, and I think it would be quite a drawing ^ard for you, and tnat you would make more money than if you played In Columbia, so If the above appeals to you, we are willing to offer you 85 per cent, of the gross gate receipts, providing you will give us about five to seven days' time in which to adver? tise same, and the 15 per cent, of the receipts that we will get will just about defray the expense of getting the grounds in proper shape and pay? ing for the advertising that we expect to do. "Wishing Columbia much success and being glad that she has shaken off the streak of bad luck, I am," etc. A CORRECTION. Mr. Hatfiehl Says He Did Not Com? mission O. H. McKagen to Buy Whiskey For Him. Editor The Item: My attention has been called to your report of the trial of O. H. Mc? Kagen, for transporting whiskey, for unlawful purposes. In that report you state that it was admitted by the court that if W. J. Hatfleld were pres? ent he would testify that four quarts of the whiskey were his. The W. J. Hatfleld mentioned was evidently intended for me, W. D. Hat? fleld, as ?. H. McKagen came to me on the morning of the trial and ap? pealed to me as a friend to come and claim four quarts of the whiskey, and his brother, George II. McKagen, cam? to mo in a hack during the trial to get me to come. My wife was ill ami i gave that as excuse for not coming, but I did not care to have anything to do with it. i could not afford t?? swear away my honor for friendship, and that is what it would have been if I had testified that the whiskey was mine. I want to make It plain that T did order any whiskey through Mc? Kagen, When I Want whiskey 1 or? der it through the express office and go and get it through the proper channels, i win appreciate it very much if you will give this statement of mllK the same publicity you gave to the testimony in which my name was mentioned against my consent and w ill. i do not care to hurt anyone, but l feel that I <>we it to myself and fam? ily to correct an error of this kind, (Signed > \v. D. HATFIEL1?. Sumter, S. C, May 16, 1910. It seems to go mighty awkward with Colonel Bryan to decline. ns't at be thy Country's, Thy God's ai fESDAY. M - Y 18. U TAFT MERELY A TOOL SECRETARY BALLINGER'S AT TORNEY WROTE EXONER? ATION' ! Stenographer in Secretary Ballinger's Office Deelares That President's Letter Exonerating Balliitger Was SubsUuitially Prepared for Execu? tive Signature by Assistant Attor? ney General Lawler. Washington, May 14.?The follow? ing statement was given out at the White House late this afternoon^ "With refernce to the published af? fidavit of F. M. Kerby, a. stenographer In the office of the Secretary of the Interior, to the effect that the Presi? dent's letter of September 13, 19 09, exonerating Secretary Ballinger, v/as substantially prepared for the Presi? dent's signature by Assistant Attorney General Lawler, it was said, at the White House today that there is abso? lutely no foundation for any such statement. The President dictated his letter personally as the result of his own investigation of the records, and consideration of documents and pa? pers in his possession at the time, and upon the report to him of the Attor? ney General." It was added at the White House todayday that a comparison of the Lawler memorandum as submitted to the Ballinger-Pinchot investigation eommittee today and the President's letter itself will show that the Kerby charges have no foundation. Kerby, it was said, Is an appointee of former Secretary Garfleld. There was published here this af? ternoon what purports to be a state? ment of Frederick M. Kerby, a steno? grapher In the office of Richard A. Ballinger, Secretary of the Interior, to the effect that he and other steno? graphers in the department wrote from the dictation of Oscar Lawler, assis.ant attorney general for the In? terior department, a letter which he alleges to have been substantially the foundation for President Taft's letter exoiwatinrr Secretary Ballinger fi*om the charges of L. R. Glavis. , The Kerby statement further al? leges that the original drafts of the Lawler letter were burned In a grate in the interior department, at the sug? gestion of Don M. Carr, Ballinger's private secretary. The statement attributed to Kerby says in part, that after the visit of Secretary Ballinger and Lawler to the President's summer residence at Bev? erly, in the week beginning Septem? ber 5, Lawler returned to Washington and "took up his quarters ir Ba'ling er's private office, calling in Massey and me for dictation." Kerby says that what Lawler dic? tated referred to Ballinger a3 "you" in each case, and the personal pro? noun "I" was used throughout. From the context the "I" could be no other than Taft himself. "There could be no question," says the Kerby statement, "that Lawler was drafting a letter for Taft's signa? ture, reviewing the Glavis charges and exonerating the secretary. It was written in such form that Taft might have adopted it bodily. "As I have said, the letter was dic? tated in Ballinger's private office by Lawler. Probably half a dozen drafts were made before the final one was Lccepted. Each time \ fresh dratt was completed it would be taken to Law? ler, who would revise it. For two days Massey and I did nothing but help rush this work. Lawler fre? quently consulted E. C. Finney, as? sistant to Ballinger." The statement goes on to say that the draft was the subject of several conferences, in which participated, the statement says, "Ballinger, Law? ler, Finney, Commissioner Frederick Dennett, of the land office, Chief of Field Service Schwartz, and, I think. First Assistant Secretary Frank Pierce, and Private Secretary Carr." Kerby Is quoted as saying. Without attempting t> f>rce my owr conclusions upon anv reader of ? uls statement, 1 want It to be remem* lured that it was the draft of the Irt *er exonerating Ballinger In the charges <;lavis has made against him." The statement snys further: "Early In the work Law ler had giv? en Massey and myself instructions that all rough drafl copies discarded In the composition of the final drafts wa re to bo retained by us. "We all understood from the form Ol the letter that it was to be the basis of Taft's letter covering the <;ia\is charges. It was understood by ns that this work was of special Im ports nee. "The general arrangement of facts, the order In which they conic In the President's letter is practically id< n~ tical with the arrangements of facts id Truth's." THE TRU New Seri in the final Lawler draft or so-called memorandum." When news of the sensational state? ment issued by Frederick M. Kerhy reached the interior department to? day, an emissary was sent by the de? partment to Kerby, who was off duf today, to ascertain the verity of ? report. He admitted that the was true, and that he had issueu a statement. Kerby reported at the department for duty this morning and obtained permission from Private Secretary Carr to be off duty today and Mon? day. When Mr. Carr was seen this after? noon he said he had nothing to say at the present time, but later, after he had fully read the story, would make reply. "I made the facts public because I had decided that loyalty to Mr Ballinger did not justify disloyalty to the country," said Frederick M. Kerby, tonight. He added that in view of what he had heard of "snake killing" he as? sumed he would be dismissed from the interior department. "If the Secretary of the Interior be? hoves that my statement of facts," he continued, "calls for my separation from the service, it is up to him. I have only stated the facts. He has said that he wants the publication of all the facts. I have only made my contribution of what he has failed to make public." LAWLER DID PREPARE DRAFT. Sonic Portions Similar to Prcsident'9 Letter to Ballinger. Washington, May 14.?Oscar Law ler, assistant attorney General for the interior department, of which Rich? ard A. Ballinger is the head, did in fact prepare a draft of a letter ad? dressed to Secretary Ballinger and in such form and phrase that it might have been adopted verbatim and sign? ed by the President, as Mr. Taft's exoneration of the Secretary from the charges of L. R. Glavis, and authoriz? ing the dismissal of Glavis from his position of special agent of the Inter? ior department. * This draft by Mr. Lawler was deliv? ered this afternoon to the Balinger Pinchot committee and ordered spread upon the records of the inves? tigation. Careful comparison of the Lawler draft with the letter of the President shows that Mr. Taft did in fact adopt practically verbatim two short paragraphs of Mr. Lawler's lan? guage. Almost simultaneously with the publication of the Kerby statement, Attorney General Wickersham sent to the Ballinger-Pinchot investigating committee, then in session, a copy of the Lawler draft, accompanied by a letter to Chairman Nelson, in which Mr. Wickersham declared the docu? ment had been overlooked in sending the papers requisitioned by the com? mittee at the request of Attorney Brandeis. It was pointed out both at the White House and by Attorney Gen? eral Wickersham himself that a com? parison of the Lawler draft and the President's letter would show that the inferences of the Kerby statement were unwarranted. Mr. Wickersham alluded to the practice common In the government's departments of sub? ordinates preparing the letters and documents for the consideration of their superiors and their use by them in whole or in part as they might see fit. Secretary Ballinger and Mr. Lawler were in conference for a long time this afternoon with Attorney General Wickersham. While they were so en? gaged at the department of justice a messenger was sent out for a copy of a newpaper containing the Kerby statement. When Mr. Ballinger em? erged from the conference he showed signs of angry concern, but declared vehemently that there was "nothing to be rshamed of." Attorney General Wickersham de? clared that it was quite obvious that Lawler did not prepare the letter signed by President Taft. "There is only one clause which in a measure, the President adopted,' said Mr. Wickersham. "What Mr. Lawler pre? pared was what might be termed a suggested form of letter which the President could adopt If be saw lit?a practice of every day occurrence in the executive departments of the gov (i nment." Attorney Brandete, count el for L. R. Glavis has made several (torts to obtain the Lawler memorandum and has promised that it would a] pear so similar to the President's leter of Sep? tember 13, as t<? prove that it form M the basis of the President's letter of exoneration. Attention was called to the mem I orandum by Mr. Brandeis w hen he began cross-examination (?f Fred Dcn nett, commissioner of the general HO. E SOUTHRON, Established June, lMt es-Vol. XXXI. No. 24. land office afternoon before the I Investier a ommittee. I / -, PP ep'.VT ADMITS CHARGE n. ?pausier Prepared Draft at His . w Direction. Washington, May 15.?President I Taft in person tonight took a hand in the situation which has arisen con? cerning the inside history of his letter of September 13, exonerating Se ?*e tary Balllngcr from the charge. Special Agent L. R. Glavis and au? thorizing the dismissa' of Glavis. Over his own signat ire he address? ed a long letter to Senator Knute Nel? son, chairman of the Ballinger-Pin chot investigation committee, setting forth In minute detail the sequence of events following his receipt, at Bev? erly, on August 18 last of the charges of Glavis. The President makes no direct mention of the statement of Frederick M Kerby, the young stenographer in Secretary Ballinger's office, published yesterday, In which the stenographer, declared that the President's letter of exoneration was prepared in Ballin? ger's office by Oscar Lawler, assistant attorney general for the Interior de? partment. Tonight's utterance of Mr. Taft was, however, obviously provoked by Kerby's statement. Mr. Taft declares not only that Lawler did prepare such a letter as Kerby said he did, but that he did so by the President's specific direction. When he received it he found, he says, that it wras not what he wanted to issue, and he wrote the letter him? self in the form in which he desired it, using from Lawler's draft only one or two general statements. The Pres? ident goes still further and takes up the question of the "back dating" of Attorney General Wickersham's sum? mary of the Glavis charges, to which Attorney Louis D Brandeis has drawn attention. Mr. Taft says that the Attorney General's letter was in fact "back dated." and that this also was done by his specific direction. RELIGION AND SCHOOL M>AIN7 fkG. Dr. J. Ii. Mann of Florence Recom? mends That Public School Children Be Taught in Churches. Florence, May 15.?In his report to be submitted to the citizens of the school district of Florence, Dr. J. L. Mann, the superintendent of the schools, calls attention to the fact that the public school system seems to be inadequate and failing of its chief work as a result of being di? vorced from the influences of the church. He recomemnds that each week, on Fridays, the school suspend at 12 o'clock and the children of the different denominations be marched to the church of their choice, under the charge of their ministers, and there given religious training for two and a half hours. The plan has been submitted to the various ministers and to the Catholic priest resident here, and has been heartily indorsed. In the churches today several of the ministers called attention to the sug? gestion, dwelling on the importance of it and urging the co-operation of the Christian people of the city. Something of the same sort was suggested by a meeting of the Minis? terial union of Charleston, but Flor? ence takes the lead in putting the matter in tangible and pratcical form. Manning Eastern Star Manning, May 14.?The Manning Chapter No. 19, Eastern Star, at the last meeting elected the following del? egates to the Grand Chapter, which convenes in Sumter in June: Worthy Matron, Miss Frances Davis; Worthy Patron, Mr. P. L. Wolfe; Mrs. F. L Wolfe, and Miss Minnie McFaddin. After adjournment a very dellightful collation was enjoy? ed at the "Red Cross." This Chapter is Nourishing "like the green bay tree" and "so mote it be, amen." Auto Horn Nuisance. Mr. Editor: Will you kindly allow me the priv? ilege of suggesting to the automo hiiists, to be a little more considerate about givng signals when passing a church while serviies are being ob? served, because it has a tendency to disturb the speaker, as well as the congregation. Very respectfully, C. ELY IN STUBBS. Sumter. S. C, May 16, 1910. W. II. Cobb, of Columbia, has been ch t ted grand master of the Odd Fel? lows. Q. 11. Mahon, former mayor of Greenville, is a candidate for rallrop.d commissioner.