Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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*fbi MiattljnEui .mo Sknitbraii WEDNESDAY. MAY 18. 1910. Bniervd at the Pofttofflce at Sum tor. S. ( .1* (.||,| llass Matter N I W \l>\ ? Ii I ISI.MI N I s O'Donnell & Co.?Seven Car Loads PERSONAL. Mrs*. R. T. Olllesple and Master Riehard. of I'lorenc,. are Mating their aunt. Mrs. MmmM Jenkins. Mm. H. H. Freeman of St. Augus teln. Fla., is visiting her sister. Mrs. Re Id Ard. Mrs. 8. Lewis Simmons, of Summer vile and two sons, are the guests of Mr*. M. E. Alexander at No. 12 Haa kell street. Of. I. M. Hair, of Cnlon, who has opened up a )< w elry business at the old Carolina Hardware Co., stand, is In the city looking after his business. He will remain here a month at least. There is likelihood of Dr. l air set? tling here permanently. Sumter will be glad to number him among her vttlsens. 4 Miss Sadie Nettles was called to Privateer on Friday by the death of a child of her brother's. Miss Clyde Durant and Mrs. S. J. \'lllenenue. of Charleston, are visiting Mr* E IV Lurant on West Liberty St. Mr. and Mrs. Tommle Righam are visiting In Columbia. Mr. La !som, who Is at tendlag school at the Citadel, Is at home for a few days. Mr. J. H. Robinson, of Oswege was In the city Saturday. Mr. M. W. Seabrook, who Is mak? ing extracts of titles for the Santee Lumber Co., has returned to the city. Rev. C. E. Elmore, accompanied by his wife, arrived In *he city Friday, his wife, arrived in the city last night. They will stop with Miss Lucia Roach while here. Mr. T. D. DuBose. of Mechanics vllle. was In the city Saturday. Mr. T. J. Kervtn. of Providence, spent Saturdav In town. Mr. Robert Purdy Is at homo from college for a few days on sick leave. Col. and Mrs. J. L. Irby. of Boy kin, were In the city Saturday. Mr. D. V. Keels and Miss Annie Tfr-v of r>nm),ort were In the city Haturdav. MUw Llr.au T. Ren ? ert, who hM a great manv fr? id* I" I ?ItST. '.s Ig Ittng in tho city Miss Esther Dick, of Abbeville. Is visiting relatives at Plnevllle. Mr. Jaek Forbes has returned from a trip to New York and the North. He regrets very much that Coney Is? land wan not open w hile he was there Mr D. James Wlnn has returned from a trip to Chicago, where he went to attend the Uymen's convention. Mr A A Lrearlv, of St Charles, was In Sumter Saturday. l?r and Mrs. J. S. Oarner. of Dar? lington, spenl Sunday In the city with the latters mother. Mrs. Brand Mr. A J. Stubbs has gone to Ox? ford. N. C. to Join his wife, who is visiting there. Miss I*esta Boykln. of Boykln. is vhdtlng relatives In the city. Mr T D Brohun. of Wedgefleld, is In the city Mrs. S. C. Bryan Is visiting in Roek Hill. Col. W. l>. Scarborough, or Dal/ell. was In the <lt\ Monday on business. Miss Lssle Murray, who is attend? ing Winthrop College, spent the week? end with her grandmother, Mrs. N. O Osteen. Sr. Me**?. L. M. Oreen. of Columbia, and Harry Oreen, of New York, spent Sunday night with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mose* Oreen Mr J. H. Broadway, of Tlndal, was in tow n Monday. Mrs C. H Molse has gone to Phila? delphia, to visit her daughter, Mrs Solomon Levy Miss Mabel Bennett Is vl.dtlng at Irmo. Mr B. A. Wharton, deputy Insur? ance t orrmlssion* r was in city Mon da\ looking into the matter of bond? ing for a fee i H T Edens, the mat t? r ? ing reported p, his department by the Sumter county grand jury Lev. F. M Satt, rw bite has bee:, grant' I i month's holiday by bis >'i>n gregatlon. Me left Monday for the North. He will return to his charge the middle ? f Juno Mr. F. E. Thomas, of Wedgetield. was In the city Monday. Mr. P M. PltH M in the Shlhdi sec? tion today. Tie Mit fOOf of the pOStOftVs Is in pl.o e arel w ?rk on the inferior of the ) I ltd lag Will soon be In progress The front windows whl h were not pro? vided f.,r In the original plans tire now h. in.: put in. and It Is a job of some difficulty as tho openings hgva to be chlseb d through the store and orhk work. DEATH. The Infant daughter of Mr. and >frs. T. Scott DuPose. Jr.. of Pine ville. died Friday night, May 13th, after an illness of about ten days. The two-months-old Infant of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Robinson, of OswegO, died Sunday, May 8th. after a brief illness. Mr. T. J. Hell, one of Lee county's most prosperous and progressive far RISTS died at IhS sumter hospital on Friday afternoon about I o'clock of pneumonia. Mr. Pell was a man of large and influential connections and was a farmer who lived at home. His death was a sad one. His remains STOPS taken to BIshopville Saturday where they Were met and taken ' i th*. Stokes BrldffS section Of I-.ee county, formerly Darlington county. Mrs. Fleming Jones, of Laurena eetoter Of Mrs. J. P. Marion ?Iii 1 on M< nds i efterf i brief iiineee. Ills FINAL REPORT. Japaaesc OfJcer Keeps Record of 11is Heath. '?cith news from the bottom of the ? showing a degree of heroism and it-humiliation seldom encountered even In naval circles, is recounted in a transit is-ion published in the London Times of a message written by Lieut. T -aitoma Sakuma, whu was in com? mand of the Japanese submarine No. l\ when It foundered last week while maneuvering in Hiroshima bay, all on board being lost. In the message, which was found in the cor.nlng tower of the submarine erhea K had been brought to the sur? face, Lieut. Sakuma explained that he alone was to blame for the disaster to tiM craft and the death of fellow offi? cers and men. He describes in detail the heoric and almost superhuman ef tts that he and the doomed men with him made to save the submarine and their own lives The message was as follows: "It is with the deepest regret that I write this message to describe the loss of this boat, with my fellow-offi OSjfl and men, due to my own fault. I would here specially mention that all steps have been taken to raise her, my comrades and men working earn? estly and calmly till the end. I order ? I the ship to dive with the engine running, but, as I found she went down too far, I tried to shut valves which admit the sea water t o the ballast tank, but unexpectedly the ? ha'.n n ?rltlng these valve bi ?i.e. and . v ae left helpless unable to control the boat j "M nwhl ihi tank* were Riled ? Ith water and the boat prent d< at an Incline of about twenty-five de? grees. After striking the bottom the water began rushing In, the switch board wos immersed in water, all electric lights went out, the fuses burned away and the boat was filled with poisonous gases, so that we ex? perienced the greatest difficulty in breathing. Fnder these conditions we worked our very utmost with the hand pumps to empty the main bal i ist tank, which I believe, we succeed? ed In doing, although we could not read the gauges, owing to darkness. Mo electric eurrent was available, as I mentioned before, and our last hope of rising to the surface lay In work? ing the hand pumps only. "I write this in the dim light com? ing from the conning tower?11.4? a. m. "I earnestly beseech his majesty to grant me forgiveness and to succor the families of my comrades and men who have lost their Uvea In this per? ishing boat. This is my only wish? 12:30 p. m. It Is with the utmost difficulty that 1 aaa breathe, though I am sure we must have blown out the gasoline en? tirely from the tanks. I can not con? tinue any more?12.40 p. m." ? VOTING FOR HISHOPS. r.n*tgo and Denny Fleeted on First Ballots. aehevllle, May It.?Dr. Collins Denny, of Baltimore end Dr. J. C, Kiltfo. of Durham N. C, were elected bishops on the tirst ballot today. Den? ny received III votes and Kiigo its. The next highest were: W. B, Murray. IIS; w P\ .\b Murray, ItSj W, R? Lambuth M: H, M. DuBoae It. Ashevllle, May lt.<?The committee ?t _'*. of the General Conference which Investigated the charges of malad? ministration preferred against Bishop Morrison unanimously reported that no trial be had. The report was tiled. Committee on episcopacy seems divid? ed to the recommendation of sh? im rannuatlon. The auditorium was packed when ? Ii-.Ii l?f bishops w;is begun. The conference voted for all seven ai nn< ? . The t. Doting - .I.I.Mi,, I for St it< ? it rv. " 1' ? ' ; started t.mt thOxroti it was laborious, the \ ote I as e Idely scattered, Mayor Globs, of ?' riumhla, h is gone to Des Molnest Iowa? to study the working of the commission form of government at first hands. STATEMENT OF BISHOPS ON ROME INCIDENT, Utterance Outcome of Recent Contro? versy Caused By Former President Roosevelt's Visit to Holy City? Deemed Official Duty to Recognise "Unwarranted Attempt to Discredit Oik* of Most Useful Missions." Philadelphia, Pa., May 16.?The Hoard of Bishops, of the Methodist Episcopal Church/, through its sec? retary! Bishop L. B, Wilson, tonight issued an official statement, which had been prepared by the board, at Itl meeting In Chicago on May 9, rel? ative to the Italian mission. The statement is the outcome of the re? cent controversy in Home caused by th? visit of Col Roosevelt. The statement follows: "Deploring and at all times seekingI to avoid Interdenomlnatlonl contro-l ? er les, are are, nevertheless, compell? ed to recognise occasions when per-J k ni i preference must yield to a prop-l r sense of official duty. "We cannot allow to pass unnotic? ed the recent unprovoked and un? warranted attempt to discredit one of our must useful missicns, by widely published accusations which, if bated upon truth, would be nothing short of dishonor upon the Church which supports that mission. "We regret that after repeated challenges for details of the specific get! supposed to justify these charges, they still remain in such general terms that their validity cannot be tested before the judgment of the world. We can only observe: j "1. That ordinarii. the use of pohedian adjectives is suggestive of anger rather than of reason. j "2. That the methods of our mis? sions in Italy, now for the first time j thus publicly condemned, are the same that have been pursued from the beginning, almost forty years ago. "3. That the same methods, namely, preaching the Gospel in its I simplicity and conducting schools where they are needed, schools which recognize the plain teachings of the New Testament as a supreme author? ity in religion and ethics, have long been followed by our missions in South America and Mexico, as well as in Rome, and no such indictment has been brought against those missions even to this day, so far we arc in? formed. I "4. From these facts the inference spr**an to be irresistible that other ? i iderations than the methods of I alarJon in Rome must have been J real cause of this sudden outcry. Possibly some urgency of our diplomacy, local in its origin, but far reaching in its portent, required this attack with all its hazard, as a diver ion from the real Issue Involved. "The facts that support this infer-1 once are known to all who have fol-1 lowed the course of recent events in the olty of Rome. "Had there been any other way to | avoid certain issues of etiquette and precedence t reated by coincident clr-j < umstances of a public nature, the Methodist mission might have escap? ed calumny and thus lost the valu? able recognition of its success. "Under such circumstances we en? ter upon no defence of our work in Italy, and make no plea for abate- J ment In the judgment of the world. "We tiecline at the present time to I enter upon any counter attack upon J the Roman Catholic Church. "We ask only that all fair men in? terested in the situation study for themselves Its methods of propagan dism and the traditional attitude of that church toward other Christian faiths. "We believe that there are stand? ards of equity and moral rectitude by which, In the estimate of all progres? sive peoples, all religions and all methods must be rated by what they contribute to intelligence and moral character, "We now content ourselves with af? firming our entire confidence in the moral integrity of our missionaries and methods in Italy, and against the denunciations Of their accusers we place the wide open record of the Methodist Episcopal Church, both as to teaching and method, in America and throughout the world." Mr, Hal Harby entertained a num? ber of his friends at his home at Clearview last Thursday evening. The foil..wine; partook of his hospitality: Miss Roberta Williamson, with Mr. Frank HUI; Miss Flora Tobln with Hugh Phelps; Miss Mabel Bowman with Mr. Henry Moses; Miss Mary Pitts with Mr. Claremont Moses; Miss Natalie Norman with Mr. Ceo. Levy; Miss Wright w ith Mr. Hal Harby; Mr. and Mrs. II. J. Harby, chaperons. The iiou of wat. r from Mr. \\ H. Bcck'S Well at his farm at PoCOtallgO has be.-n measured and round to Rive ' a How of Ifi gallons n minute. This is the best How In this section. Mr. Heck is watching his dam. If it holds, as he hopes it will, he will have sev? eral mole Wells put down atld gel SUf Hctent quantity to run a small dyna? mo and light Up his pi' nie grounds with electricity. L ^.? t--' v~ 2 r ROYAL Baking Powder renders the food more digestible and wholesome 1 Highest Scientific Authority Has demonstrated that of two loaves of bread, one raised with Royal Baking Powder, and the other with alum bak? ing powder, the Royal raised loaf is 32 pen cent, mono digestible than the other* Absolutely Pure ??*v?V..-.**?# NO DECISION WAS REACHED. The Lord's Call. Asylum Commission Met Yesterday And Considered Land Propositions. Columbia, May 16.?The commis? sion appointed by the Governor in acc< r dan Cd with legislative enactment to niiTchase lands for the State Hos? pital for the Insane met here today and considered a number of proposi? tions. No decision was reached. There were about thirty-five offers of lands to the commission, and these were carefully gone over. The coun? ties represented in the bids were 1)( onee, Beaufort, Chester, but espe? cially the offers came from Richland, Kershaw and Chesterfield. The com? mission this afternoon went over sites j within twenty miles of Columbia in automobiles. But the "cheaper cuts" of straw- j berry short cake aren't any good.? New York Mail. The fellows that went up in a bal? loon to see the comet surely must have been flighty. Says the Orangeburg Times and Democrat: "Most of us Methodists try to believe that our preachers, presi? ding elders and bishops are chosen by the Lord, but the activity of the press agents of a certain gentleman who is slated for bishop came mighty near convincing us that his friends have more faith in printer's ink than they have in the Lord." Nobody but a Methodist could afford to say that. No doubt there will be many who will take the same view. But we wonder if it has occurred to our brother that the Lord may use different methods in extending his calls. For instance, He may have put it into the hearts of certain newspaper men and news? paper correspondents to boost a cer? tain man for the bishopric. We do not say, of course, that this was ac? tually the case, but we think our brother at Orangeburg will admit that it could have been possible.?Ander? en Mail. Roosevelt for Depew's shoes? He couldn't get into them with a shoe I horn.?Chicago Tribune. Osborne Porter is in jail again and for the same offense. He went over to Columbia one day last week and brought back a sack of whiskey. When the train slowed up at the Southern crossing he jumped off. Of? ficer Ward was on the ground and nabbed him and brought him to tha lock up He has been in jail ever since. He will waive a preliminary and attempt to give bond for his ap? pearance at the next term of court. He got off by having parties to swear to his whiskey last time, but not this time. The suit case traffic is the prin? cipal traffic in whiskey in Sumter these days. Mr T. J. Hatfield is doing the brick work on the new Methodist church at Summerton. He and his son, Mr. W. D. Hatfield left for there Monday. Mr George F. Epperson will repre? sent the Texas Oil Co. here. This company is a competitor of the Stan? dard, and will do all In its power to get a part of the business. The price of oil has been materially decreased wherever the Texas Oil Co. has en? tered the field. - EXTRA GOOD School Suits! JBARTEW PATtrrr DRESS the Young Man in a Good School Suit this Spring and he will bring home a better report at the end of the term. No boy can do his best when he is ashamed of his clothes. (J We've School Suits that are ex? tra good from the fact that they were made with the greatest care by an expert maker of Boys' Clothes. Q The fabrics?the trimmings? the tailoring?all are EXTRA G 0 0 D. We contracted for extra good suits and we've got them. Cj Double or Single breasted Reefer or Norfolk style. $4, $5, $6, $7.50 to $10. The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. PHONE NO. 166. SUMTER, S. C.