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COUNTY CORRESP?NDtNGt. ctvitHY i.kttfu? hu>m oi k si?f. 1 1 VI. ( OltKF.SIMlMH \ 1^ ? uf Interest I rum >?|| |*nrt? of ?UOItlT ami Adjoining Counties. ?4? ?TU E TO I'OK HKSHUNUL.NTS Mall your letters so that they will *soch this office not later than Mon 1*> ?rhen Intended for Wednesday's paper and not lat??r than Thursday lot Saturday* Issue. Thin, of courte. applies only to regular ?orrespoiul taoo In case of Items of unusual m?w* ?*alus. Mod la immediately by suau. tslepbons or telegraph. Such s?wa stories are acceptable up to the sour of going to press. Wednesday* paper la printed Tuesday afteraoon ?nd Saturday's paper Friday arter s||\|>\ SiDF. Shady Side. Oct. 24.?Ah the past week was so rainy that M SOtton was gathered of ny consequence, it Is ?tow ahead of the pickers, however, if the weather continues good this week they will eat e h gf will K M and the hulk of the cotton crop will be gathered in this section. Mrs. Gorge Stafford, of Spring Hill. Spent last week with her parents. Mr. snd Mr* T K Newm in. Mrs. (i p Josey and gag* Ton Josey. of Kocky Ml off. spent Sunday with Mrs A. J Josey.' Mr Clinton Jones spent Sunday in Sumter Mr. Albertus Baker of Lynchburg, sp? at last Saturday night and Sund ay with Mr. Willie Jones. Mr. Eugene Josey spent Sunday af? ternoon with Mr. W. J. Jones. Mr M. 8. Josey of New Sumter ?pent Sunday with his moth Alice Josey. The heslth of this ? immunity Is very n ?od. Wlsacky. Get 31.?We are having lovely weather after a heavy rain all day and night Thursdsy. Farmers are busy finishing up wKh the short cotton crop and gath? ering peas. Some are making ready to plant largely of oats, although a bountiful crop of corn has been made by all In this section. The health of the community is moderately good, sore eyes being the greatest trouble at present. The friends snd relatives of Mrs. Shirer of Blshopvllle are glad to know that Der son Bernard, who has been ex? tremely III with typhoid fever at Wagner, is better, and Is now at fcorae with his mother. Miss Martin of Marlon has charge of the Ivan hoe school. Mr. Parker was hurled in Blshop gSBe yesterdsy. SMITHY II, lk Smlthvllle, Oct. 24.?Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Robertson and little son w? tit to Caraden last Thursdsy. Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Dunlap spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Ounlsp of Marshalls. ?fr. J. W. Robertson visited at Sonny Side on laut Sunday. Mr. T. C. Robertson, one of our most progressive business men. % ought a pair of fine mules recently. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Holloman Otstted relatives here Saturday and Jsanday. Mrs. C. D. Hyatt and daughter. Miss Msggle. spent Saturday night and Sunday with relatives. ai,i M.t s < KIM1NA1, \SS\n,T. Stasaiiing White Man Charged With Assault I'pon Young Married Wo Mannlng. Oct 24.?Frank Prlg gars. a young white man. was com oalttad to jail today by Magistrate D. f. Rradham on a charge of assault srith Intent to ravish. The proseeu ?H* Is a young married woman, and tt?e allegro: >ffence took place when A* was alono at her home, three or tetmr miles fr >m Manning last Thurs? day The d.?ffadant in thin rase In a son of the Krank l>r?*gers who Is now to the penltenti'ry for the murder of tils slater, and th* proserutrlx In a ?est < ousln rf the defendant. SON's A\ 1J.KTS K 11.1. FATHF.lt. WliUk v Horms Rewporedhle for ?. gio Tragedy Near Cheraw Cheraa. Ort 24 ?Kmanuel Qttleo pte. rolofgta and his 19-year-.dd son wert? drinking heav??v and quarre tag sll dsv yesterday, on Mr. O. A. ?h??rr H's plantation, fmir mile* north of town Peon sjroFtsi Ihes got to Mows. It seems, and Mall I hod his son down and bejean to wha* k at film with h knife The SOg WmM tog snilck f'.-r the ftttor and shot him threo times in the | slogsoi Ht lln gerrd UgfOg htSJfl in I di.d An investigation vnw. made and It Is the general <>\>\u og Ihot the killing was ju.Mtifi It seems almost ineredlble, to read ?h# New Y< rk papers. that ?ither Htirnson or I>lx will have to lra? - tndi irrip" I Is Star. Dl r un mi:n r i i i i < TED s\\ inc. or $i1,:.00,(m?0 LAST \ i \n. i:?oiiomum \v? ir Made Poenlbie De? ggete Increase in Iflncllltles, b| Use t>i Business Methods. Washington, Oet 14.?Figures, the compilation ??t' which wui completed at the postoAce department today, .,h?.\v that the exact reduction ?>t th. postal deficit during th*- fiscal jtss1 ended June ;;o. last, was $11,500,000. The deficit of the prelvoui fiscal ysar was $17.Iff,000. to that in one yea. the dSficll was brought down $?,100. 000. in commenting tonight on the ia> 1 ng last \?ar. Crank II. Hltchock, postmaster K?'n<?.4' said: "This tremendous saving was made without th.- curtailment of the postal i \ue in any direction. On the con it. iiy during the year there wer? to.ni> important extensions ol such ta? illtloH. In eliminating V/UStefUl <x pendltUrSSi the department has bee It . UStdtng I areful not to hamper In any way the (i nstant development 01 the postal asflflcC required to meet the Increasing business needs of the eountry. The tahles prepared Indicate that in the furtherance of this policy, mon than 1,500 new postoffices were estub llshed durinK the last fiscal year, t Ireat extensions were made in the rural delivery system. Ill neu routes with a total mileage of i-.-:;?*? mllex being put into operation. There were appointed from the eligible lists of the Civil service com mission over I.sou postotlh e clerks t enlarge the working fortes of city postotllces and more than 1,000 addl tiotiai letter carriers. The railway mails u? re strengthened by the ap? potntmont of 750 new employes The aggregate salar.es (.f the new em? ployes appointed during the y.;,i from the civil service lists exceed $2. 000.000. Salaries of postofBoe elerki were sdvanced. In the aggregate. $1.750. 000, while the aggregate salaries ?>r letter carriers were inceased $1,220, 000. Hallway mall clerks received increases of salary amounting to al? most 1250.000. Mr. Hltchock predicted a self-sus tainlng postal service and one cent letter postag?'. NTRiMER BLUKFIELD8 FOUND. Nor\<rc4gun Vessel. Missing for Some Time, Discovered Ashore Neat QggSJ San Antonio. Mabana. Oct. 24.?The Norweigati steamer Hlueflelds, which has heen re? ported missing, Is ashore in the Vtctfl Ity of Cap.- San Antonio. The Mine? fields ran into the West Indian hurri can on a voyage from Ceiba, Spanish Honduras, and was driven on a ree. October 19. The Cuban coasting steamer Juan Alonze brought three of the crew ? 1 the Hlueflelds to this port today. Th> rest of the crew remained on board The Juan Alonze is returning tonighi with the intention of pulling off the stranded steamer. BFBCIAL COURT ORDERED. tiov. Ansel on Koiiuni of Solicitor Cobb, Order? Term to Try Hyrd. < 'olumbia. Oct. 24.?Gov. Ans. yesterday ordered a special term Ol the Kichland county court of general sessions to be held commencing Oil November 21 to try Ed. Hyrd. th? negro who Is being held on the charts of criminal assault on a whlt?- womsit on Lincoln street. near Klmwoo 1 a\ enue. Th?> sp. . al term was ordered OH the recommendation of Solicitor Cobb of this circuit. "i am of the opinion that the pub? lic interest demands and do hereby make request for a special term ol court." This Is the request in part of Solicitor Cobh for the special term, and it Is pointed out that It will be impossible t ? have a trial before tha tirc.?? on account of court in Kersiv.r county. Since his arrest Hyrd has been 1 v fined at the State penitentiary. HKA GIVES IV ITS DEAD. Corpse of Storm Victims Washed I p on Sands of Hnnta Oorda, ITorhla. Punte Gorda, Fla., Oct 24.?Th bsellse of seven men. all victims ol the resent hurriesne, were washed up by the waves today. Six of th SSVSU were sailors on four gpsnlsh lishlng smacks which went to pieces nsny Boss Grande during the height Of the storm. It is also believed that I Seventh Spaniard was drowned. but nothing has been seen of bis I?. ?dy. The other fatality was a negro, badly decomposed, who Is believed to be the asms who drove hjs team Into I he Pence river ofr ;( bridge which washed nwsy as he got half wsy, There are many more mi n missing In this vicinity and it is likely thai the toil of |he hurries ne will reach II dros ned. p, al A. OUTPLAYS s. li. s. .unit i ii u in Forfeiture for Game Cocks saul Victory for Porteiites? Uamc Showed Lack ol' Training. Want <>. Knowledge ol' Rules, and Was Marred t?\ Much Wrangling. in a game thai began with last \\??rk by both trams ami ended by the forfeiture of the game to the Porter cadets, following a wrangle as to the ruleg that applied to some point In the game, the boyi from the City by the Sea outplayed the Qame <'oik h??ys and would have beaten thorn had the game been finished. The game was marred by much wrang in,; <>n the part of the referee and umpire, caused by their ignor ance of the rulei of the game, and by the frequent Interposition on tin pan of spectator!, The game started well and during the tir^t quarter the teams showed themselves evenly matched with a slight advantage for the home boys, who outweighed the visitors, but who showed lark of tram work. The Porter boys worked in excellent form and showing line team work lu Which tin Sumter '.toys were lacking, tor while the Qame Cocki played -food Individual ball they could nol get tog* tin r save once <>r twice <.n the deft US'.VS when their goal wai threatened. In the second half the cadeti caught on to Bumter's signals and stopped their attempted runs by foreknowledge of the play, on the other hand. Bumter could not get on to the Porterltea' signals, which were worked throughout the game with only one fumble, while several were accredil i to thr Bumter team Only once was the forward pas.i tried, oni e I y Sumter, who lost the !>all to the Porter hoys in the at? tempt, and by Porter one. , who fum? bled, but later recovered the ball with a good Kain. Sumter showed their Inability to kick, punting being tried only once, when they had i.n forced hack almost to their goal line, which resulted in a safety for Bumter Porter punted well, al? though punting was resorted to very seldom. Both teams worked on straight fonthall most of the time, and both trams made their best gains through the line Which was much weaker on the defensive than the ends. Sum? ter started off with an offensive game and did well at it. their de? fensive work being of a much infe? rior order. The cadet team showed uniformly good on both sides of the game. The scoring was one In each quar? ter, the work being fast and the game seesawing back and forth, now in favor of our team and now in fa? vor Of the other. The first tOUCh down of the game was made after ?ne and one-half minutes of play by McFadden for Sumter on a buck tackle, Richardson failed to kick goal, During the whole of this quar? ter the Sumter boys seemed to have the best of the affair and for a time it looked as if they would run away with the visitors, who bucked up, however, about the last Ol the quar? ter and in the first part of the sec? ond quarter. During the second quarter Sumter kicked off to Porter who brought the ball back for a good gain, then kicked and regained the ball, and went over the line oil the second down. Vann failed to kick goal. The ball see-sawed back and forth during the remainder of the quarter until the last minute of play when Porter made a big gain on an end run and then steadily pushed on through the line for the goal, when the quarter ended the ball was in ten feet of the goal line. Sumter received the ball at the be? ginning of the second half and by two end runs netting good gains, and bucking through the line, McFadden again carried the ball over the gaol line, Richardson again failing to kick goal. After this the Porter boyi were on to the signals and Sumter was frequently held for downs while Porter seemed to wax stronger as the game went on and gained consistent? ly. Porter carried the ball over the goal line when there were two more minutes to play and again failed to kick goal, thing the score 10 to 10. In the last quarter Porter again kicked and regained the ball on a fumble. The Sumter boys then bucked up and held the Porterltea for downs, but were forced back with the ball in their own possession. McFadden attempted to kick the ball striking one of his men in the back and rebounding, with Sumter recov? ering the ball back Of the goal lino. I It was at this point that the umpire I and referee could not reach a decis? ion as to whether it was a safety, a touchdown (the Porter boys claim ling that they had recovered the ball) I or a touch back. The point was never satisfactorily adjusted. The game was continued, however, the cadets receiving and bringing the ball l?a< k straight for the goal at a rap? id rate, After a i<mg end run the linesmen did not bring the line up until after two more downs, the ref eree claiming thai ii was first down j and the goal line to make. The ball i was put In play and after two downs v lb the wail in one fool of the goal : line the question was raised that It 1 was the third down. Thr referee and umpire failed to agree about the mat? ter and Coach Moiae of the high school boys, who was also umpire, would not allow them t>? resume the game. The matter was discussed ior some time, the game Anally being tailed by the referee in favor of the Porter cadets. The referee was also fhe coach for the Porter ca lets. Had the game been finished there is no doubt but that Porter would have made another touchdown, as there were still four more minutes to play and they were almost running away Vi Ith the boys from the high school at the time. There was little roughness in the game itself, both the team members j.laying and acting like gentlemen, but at every point in the game where there was a doubtful decision spec? tators would crowd the field, em? barrassing and confusing the referee and umpire with their advice and nuking a most unseemly exhibition. At times the referee and umpire would have to stop the game to re? fer to the rule book for decisions, showing their Ignorance of the rules. Coach Johnson tried to give fair de? cision! and to give both sab s satis? faction but labored under many difficulties, showing the Impossibility of tlie coaches of the two opposing teams giving satisfaction as officials n the game. For Sumter. DeLorme and Hayns? worth at the ends did well, showing much speed, but were lighter than their opponents at those points. Mc Padden at left half ptayed star ball both on the offensive and defensive. Jenkins at guard and Burns at cen? ter did excellent work on the de? fensive. DuRant at full played a Bteady game. For Porter all of the men did wei.!. there were no particu? lar stars, the whole team doing good work. (Ice and Boatwright at ends did especially good work. Mayw.1 an-! Scott at the halves were good ground gainers. The line-up. Porter?Right end. Gee; right tackle. Avenger; right guard. Hart; centre, Brogdon; L. O. Barn well; left tackle. Qalbralth; left enJ. Boat? wright; quarter, Hill;lheft half, May wood; right half, Vann; fullback, Scott. Sumter?Right end, Haynaworth; right tackle, Brown. Siddle; right guard, Jenkins; centre, Burns; left guard. Shaw; left tackle. Siddle; left end, DeLiorme; quarter, Jones; right half. McFaddon; left half, Richard? son, Brown; fullback. DuRant. Referee, Johnson; Umpire, Moise. Halves. 20 minutes. Timekeeper, Parrott. MAY FORM rot NTHY CLIIB. Prominent Citfxens Discuss Advis? ability of Forming One Near City. Several of the prominent citizens of Sumter met Friday afternoon at 6 o'clock in the First National bank for the purpose of discussing the advisability of forming a coun? try club in the vicinity of the city. Mr. Neil (VDonnell was elected tem? porary chairman and Mr. H. A. Moses was elected to till the position of secretary. While no immediate measures were taken towards forming the club it was deemed advisable to look in? to the matter thoroughly and see If one could not be built at a reason? able distance from the city with grounds for tennis, golf and other games usual at sueh places. A com? mittee was appointed to l^ok Into the matter of grounds and find out what grounds near the city would do for the club and at what price they could be secured. Already the com? mittee hive two sites In view, one out on Broad street and one at a mill not far from the city. The com? mittee consists of Messrs. G. A. Lemmon, Geo. i>. Shore, D. D. 1 Ifoiee and H. A. Moses. who arc ready to look into any proposition for grounds whlcn is made to them. Much enthusiasm was expressed at the meeting, the proposition being one that met with the hearty approv? al of all of those present and a great many others who were not present. As the meeting was not at? tended by all of those who had ex? pressed an Interest In the matter no positive steps were taken, it being 1 decided to meet again on next Wed? nesday at tJ o'clock, when the Site Committee will make Its report and further steps be taken. Change of Managers. < ?wltitf to the death of one and the removal of another of the managers appointed to conduct the Federal election a! Shlloh, it has been neces? sary to appoint other managers and the following have been named for that precinct: Barnett Flayer. Silas McElveen, W w. Green. There are quite a number of can? didates for the position of Auditor made vacant by the sudden death of Mr. .1. Dlggs Wilder. Among the candidates already tentatively in tie Held ate: John B. Sumter. J. Mc Fndden Spann, T. S. Btuckey and Eugene Wilder. There may be still others in the running before the lists I ( lose. A Crumbling idol. No man has ever had euch great opportunities t>? *ri? ? good us The? odore Roosevelt, for no man has ever commanded s<> large and so en I thusiaatic an audience. The whole unbounded world was his. He had but to speak and the patient wires carried his words <?? tin- uttermost parts. He was so universal that ? panting time toiled after him n vain." His preachment on the cardi? nal virtues and his aggressive war far** for decency and civic righteous? ness heartened tens of thousands wh<? are fighting tin* battles of our day. 11** appeared to the young and aspiring heart of the country. Mul? titudes Idolised and worshiped him, whatever his shortcomings, as th<- on* man who could do things and Who meant what he said?the one strong man In his native land: Whatever thej call him. what care I Aristocrat, autocrat, democrat one Who can rule, and dare not lie. But a palpable change of senti? ment is taking place. The Idol gives signs of dissolution. The psychology of th s may not be difficult. Popu ? lar Idols are always In danger, par? ticularly If they do the unexpected. Roosevelt, Idolised as a world lead? er, has suddenly become a very or? dinary barn-storming political bush? whacker in New York. It is true he needs a sensational pt rsonal tri? umph in his own State, if he is to ? >oss the conventions of his party; i.ut tin- sudden transformation from Roosevelt, LL. D., interpreting the history of civilisation to the savants of Europe, to Teddy befuddling a handful of country voters with the cheapest sort of political claptrap, is a rdiock to his idolaters. Our ex Presidents have usually honored ihe Office they once held by behaving less tumultuously. They didn't go about the country in trains de luxe to boom a weekly magazine, and they didn't obscure the landscape with oratorical fireworks and perpen? dicular pronouns. Then. too. there is a growing sus? picion of Roosevelt's sincerity, as well as of the virtues of his policies and th*' fibre of his political courage. It has bewildered his following in the West to see their Mr. Faithful suddenly become my Lord Turn? about and Mr. Facing-both-ways. \nd it has perplexed his Eastern ad? mirers to figure out how an Ossa v atomic Insurgent can father a Saratoga standpat platform. He has not explained his actions in these matters to the satisfaction of either the East or the West. Either his sincerety or his courage failed him at a critical juncture; and lack of either, when it is found out. is fatal to an idol. A sphinx can afford a few silences, but a political oracle and a contri? buting editor, conducting a cam? paign, must not be silent on too many vital questions. Men are be? ginning to ask why there is no word about his intentions for 1912, or about his relations with Wall street In the good old days of Cortelyou, or about his executive commandeering of $100.000 of railway transportation, or about his Eastern silence on the income tax, campaign fund publicity, etc. Why does he not face the Is? sues of the trafllc, or of the high cost of living, or of his own administra? tion, which cost the country twice as much for one term as it cost for the fifteen entire terms from Wash? ington to Lincoln. People are beginning to doubt, and doubt Is fatal to idolatry. The de? cline and fall of Roosevelt will not be so much because this our Caesar has grown too big as because- he no longer rings true. He cannot have one set of principles here and an? other elsewhere. The people have a keen sense for reality and consis? tency, and no one can fool them in? to believing that there are two klndn of right action any more than there are two kinds of straight lines. They will spurn a hero who bends too suppliant a knee to their Idolatries or who too palpably invites their worship. Roosevelt has Insisted on making himself the issue In th*' New York campaign, and he must win there if he is to dominate the Republican party. This light looks like the be? ginning of the end of the Roosevelt era. whether he wins or loses. He is now uncovered as a politician, willing to trade the Fast against the West, to snub Lorimer and dine with |<'ox. and to play the game. Not only j is the public suspei ting him as a mere self-seeking politician, but it fears his mad lust i<>r power. In the last analysis his pleas for a N*-w Nationalism and his contemptuous allusions to the Constitution and its prevailing Interpretations by the Su? preme Court can only be understood by realizing that he unconsciously conceives of the Executive function I as bring administered by him or one I ke him. He thinks not In t* rms ! <>r law s. but of turn Inst? ad oi a r* public of law and order, as men like Cli v? land or Tafl regard it, he ; would substitute bi< NVw National Ism, "which regards ih<- Executive power ;is the steward of the public welfare." We believe Rooeevett at heart to be sincere, but ba naa be? come so obsessed with his own Im? portance, ami his lust lor power fcl BO strong, that ,t has carried him fi un his moo ring's ami made him a Isngerous obstruction in the path of national pr egress, and a menace to tin* orderly, peaceful administration of business. Si?- gloria transit.? Baltimore Sun. Candidates' Cards. 11 I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the ofloe of County Auditor, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. As I have ha<l three years of experience in this of hee under th?- direction of my late lather. 1 teel that 1 am fully com? pel..nt to discharge the duties of sai l . mce, r. BUG EKE WILDER, Having made a set of hooks for three successive years, made the set? tlements with the Comptroller Gen? eral, and performed other duties of the Auditor's office, SS Assistant Au? ditor, and being acquainted with much of the property and many of the citizens of the county, 1 an? nounce myself a candidate for the office of Auditor of Sumter Countv in the ensuing Democratic primary. T. S. STCCKEY. i hereby annour.ee myself a can? didate for the oilico of Auditor of Sumter t'< unty. .subject to the rules ate! regulations of the Democrati party. If elected, I pledge myse'.t to give my entire time and attention to the office and to discharge th?* duties there >f in an efficient, business? like and non-partisan manner. J. McF. Spann. To the voters of Sumter County: Ow ing to the fact that the office of Auditor will be vacant and that the citizens of this County are to name someone to fill this position I hereby announce my candidacy for the same, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. This is one of the most important positions in the county and the fln ancia) condition of our county de? pends largely on the safe and thor? ough manner In which this office Is conducted. I do not believe I exceed ?he. modesty that becomes us all when I say that I feel assured that I can and will fill the office acceptably if edit? ed. My years of experience as an ac ?ountant will enable me to so conduct the- office as to prove pro**.iabV to the county and a pleasure and pride to myself. I am before the voters solely on my ability to fill the position and 00 not want any man to vote for m; unless he believes I am able to ac? ceptably fill the place. While 1 realize that some will vot* against me because of the following declarations, yet the voters have a right to know how 1 will run the office if elected. As to the clerical work, 1 shall use the same care and business method, that I have alwaye used in other business. As to re? turns I wish to say that I will not rest until every particle of taxable property and every taxable poll Is on the tax list. There is a class of tax dodgers that infest our country They come into our town and coun? ty cross roads every fall with a stock of goods and come In compe? tition with our merchants who are taxed year by year and when the money season is over these wander? ing merchants fold their tents and quietly steal away, leaving the bur? dens of taxation on our land owners. If I become Auditor these same gen? tlemen will have to walk up to the treasurer's Office and pay their part of the tax. Another species of tax dodders is the man who owns no property but should pay his poll tax Sumter should get five or six thous? and dollars a year that it does not get from this source and 1 promise that if elected I will make it hot for him. Another species is the negt'? tenant who owns a cow, mule anJ some other personal property and he Is continually jumping from town? ship to township and never pa>s one penny of tax. If 1 bscOBSS Auditor he will certainly contribute his mite towards the government. I can only say that if elected 1 shall use ail my brain and euergi for the best interest of my countv In conclusion 1 wish to say that i: you aee tit to support me 1 will ap? preciate the same and strive with al my might to deserve your confidence but your tirst duty is to your count} and 1 only wish you to do to me as 1 always strive to do to others, that Is study the matter well, weigh each candidate and then \ote tor the mat. whom you honestly believe is the m??sl ? omp< tent. Thanking you for whatever you ma) St ?> tit to do for me 1 beg to he Your fellow ?. Itlsen, P. ?: ItOWM an 10-23-12t-l taw-W-4t.