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.Iir. si Mil i. WAH IIMW, K.?lnli Consolidated Au?\ 8, 1 k MEETING BIG SUCCESS. < II VMHI H ( ?I < OMMI Hi I ?.l I fi ttooo -1 \u r i iihoi uii ix h n; oi si < < KMH, M ihImth stibM-rlbc fl.luu for Ivxpcn <?r Ornani/at ion?l?r. t. lin? ker Hievte i i'ro??lt\nM of Otasaber ?bswewal 9 um ?ejfcsctitora, A meeting of the Chamber ol Com? mon o held in the Masonic hall VY? d nesday night fl.lUO was raised to meet the expanses of the organization. Dr. 9. C. Haker M| fleeted chairman for the comlng year and a committee of ten was appointed to canvas the ?it>? f..r subscription* for the expen? ses; of the chamber of Cosnsnerce In order t ? se?? it the city could raise en? ough funds to secure the services of a live \ti?-1? ? -? l lie s? ? retary to run the organization. It was decided that the committ- I ?>f ten try to raise at hast $1,000 In the next ten days by soliciting sub? scription* from all of the business m?*n of ihr city and the members of the t'hanih*?r of OoSMMfCS who were not present at the meeting to sub? scribe st that time. There were shout forts < it Isens present at the meeting whi? h was a very enthusias? tic one and ni" ' "f *h- .-? promis-d t<> give amounts ranging from $100 to $10 In the next few days for the gen? eral expenses of the Chamber of ?'orntne .. \ t'eW of tho.s,- who Wei'c present stated that they were not at that time ready to say what they wer?? willing to give. Not on. of the men present f..und anything to smy against th- effort that was being made to l.oost the town or refused to make a subscription. Th?- no-, ting was called to order about 9 o'clock by Chairman Jen? nings. Mr. Jennings called for a r. port of the program and nominat? ing i ommittee which he had appoint? ed sum. ?lav- ago. Mr. U. I. Man nlnif. as ? hairman of this committee. ma?h ih. r< port for the committee. II,- Haul that lie- committee had b< ? n appoint <l to make arrangements for the ban<iu? f and smoker which was held on last Tuesday night. He said that tho*?? pres? nt knew what success hsd attended the banquet and he woul-l red in ?k? any report In regard to lt. Rs StiMI that one of the du? ties of his committee had been p> nominate a successor to Mr. Jennings which the\ h id pr< : <h d to do af? ter they had found the determination of Mr. J linings not to longer con? tinue in his present office Irrevocable, The committee had looked for a man who was acquainted with affairs In the eity and county and who In following his profession was ebltyred to go among th?- peopb.- of the county a great deal. II.? said that after ma? ture consideration the committee had found I man whom they had consid? ered sufficiently wise and well known to fulfill 'lie duties of the offic with honor and |?r ?fit to the body. He said that th*' eeaa settles had goas to this man and asked him to a? i.ept the office which h?? had consented to do. He th.-n stat* d that I ?r. S. c. r.ak.i was the man ih-chbd upon to till the position of Pre sident of the Chamber of OeejMnefce f"r th?' cosalai year and h?- h? p? d tie- nomination would meet Hi- approbation of the members ?>f th? t'h.iiiiiir of Puensaene. He then in oh th.- motion th. t It. Daheff be t bess ? President o( lbs i'humi" T of Commerce, which motion was .rid* d I'V Mr. Nell ??'I ??.nn? ll. Th? not I -n was th< n put to the house und l?r. i:.ik' r wa- declared t? ? I. Th. m> tu'? i> > \ tin- nominating com sslttee w? r? M- ira li i Manning. Neil i ? I ?oi,n. Ii, S. ||, KdwiUllUs and It. ?i- . \V In? k. Th. n- w pr< . d.nt I h> n too*] th" ? bait ami n. id a spi. ?, in ?h. wa. of in Inaugural address, Ii? otitlis d th- court* ihtii be thought th- ? 'ha mi* r aught > th it he thought Humti i n? ? i|< -i m> hnme.l .t. lv f..li, Wing Im. H?hl r ? i H tied April, ih.-.o 'liC ,lu?( in .881. NEW RAILROAD PROJECTED. Ml >l I III KM IN I I .1(1 ?> I I l> IN N I W HOI I I 111 < IIAKLI STON. Proponed Roiid Hcglns nl Norwood, N. (. on XMiiliiiu Main Line und tome-, bj WnUewburu, N. Clios? lerttetd, Harts* llle, Hlnhopvllle mid ^iiintcr. Thence Ml Charleston.? News Which Kswenntes from Hurts* rills |i important, it True. Hnrtnvllle, March It.?Communi? cations have been Intel) received In Hartsvllle from parties Interested In a Southern railroad extension by this place, it ?oeaifl that the proposed routs commences at Norwood, on the main line of the South, rn, and comes by Wadeaboro, N, C, Chesterfield Court House, Hnrtsvllle, Blahopvllle and iumter, from whence it goes on to Charleston, it is not olntmed that the southern Railway officials are behind this propos? d line, hut the people Interested seem to have the project much at hi art. A glance at the proposed route will demonstrate that it will op.-n up some ef the .inest farming country in this State. Also that it gtvei the Southern a direct line from the North t<? the son, I ciui advertising fund, Ihs suine to be ' donated aside from the annual no m Iberuhlp fee, Hs said that he was prepared to thai much tor ids ? Urnil and that he thought that others a*on willing lo give the same amountI h>r the same purpose, Hi later changed the condition upon which I Ihs money hail been donated, stipulate I] l only thai it WOUld go Into the Chamber ??t Commerce fund t<? be tx? pended In some wise way for tie lienoAt "f ihs < Ity, The gift was lo be only for one year In the way of ? trial. Mr. I'. I?. Molac stated thai he thought that the money ought all lo be turned Into n general found for [ snendtlurs as was seen tit by the ose? ?.?etary or president of tin- organls? i atfton or other persona having the ' ?'authority In do so, provided that it i ii expended \sitb ? view of benefit* hag ihs city. Mr. Clack suggested that a com? mitte?' tu- appointed to solicit BUb? j Bcrlptlona from Ihs various firms and , business men of the city. Mr. Manning then made an urgent speech In favor of giving the money! without any strings tied lo it. lie. i i did not think that the most good would corns of money donated with c< ndltlona attached to it. He than stated that he nould glvs $100 for i the fund although his business Inter* I sals were not situated here. I Mr. Belaer stated that he would I give I lei for a special advertising fund. j Mr. L. 1?. Jennings also stated that he would glvs $100 towards tht- gen? I era! fund fer the Chamber of Com? nierce. Tin- matter of whether or not tie fund then being contributed covered dues for Ihs year was brought up, several of Ihs parties giving stating [that they guvs the donation with tie , undsrstandlnM that it did not cover dues for the year, while others gave the donation with tie- understanding 'that it would cover dues, 1 Mr. J, II. ?'handler moved that all I persons giving $36 or over should lbs exempt from duel for tie- year, J This motion was carried, ihe present donations being only fur u period of oiis year, Mr. .). M. Chandler ugg-sted that vi those pre* m .state hue much :th?> were, willing to give foi the I <'hamber of Commerce, Mr, Her? ! i" i t Mos? s ne< onded ihe motion which was- passed. All of those , i ent a er< ihen .?iked a hul lh< > ai*uld towards reorganising lh< i bam Ik; r ??! Commerce and putting il .i condition to do . tii. i nt wurk, matter being wound up l*r, . ; 11 led loi th< repol ll of any ? n ittt'< w/l h had ?? ) r< poi t ? i Id har not-?Lc.' all the ends Thou All 3UMTER, S. C . SATUJ Ml ? IBIIIMII II I III II n ? ?I** '-mv 4 THE COCA-COLA CftSE. i:xi?i:uts n -in \ i \in im: i> M)| \ |*OlS<>\. One Has Changed hi> Ml lid?Has Itc pudiatcd Beliefs a ? I.xili t?*??i in Iii?. Hook?\-> in Tea ami Coffee. Chatanooga, Tonn., March 28.? Experts were again en the stand in tin* trial of the coca-cola case in the federal court today. I ?r. ES, H. Le Contc, pathologist of Chicago, Dr, L. Hektoen, professor <>t pathology of the University of Chicago; i>r. Et, N. WUCOX, a practicing physician of New York and Dr, 11. N. Moycr of Chicago t??ok the stand today. Several of the witnesses t< stifled that they did not consider caffeine a poison. Dr. K. C. Williams of New York was recalled and asked regarding the lcases of caffeine poislnlng which ho had reported in his hook. During the course of his testimony the witness stat? d that since writing the hook he had changed his mind as to the properties contained in caf? feine, Hi* was asked to state when his change of mind occurred. He was unable to give a date, "Doctor, nan you state whether or not this change of mind has ? ome about since you were employed by tin* Coca-Cola company to give testi? mony in this case? " asked the dis? trict attorney. The doctor decline d to answer. Court adjourned at 12.30 on ac? count of a local primary ejection. Dr. LeConte said lie had heard read Monday several depositions as to accidental and sudden deaths in Chi? cago, lie said the cases showed evi? dences of eaffe no poison from tea ami coffee drinking. Dr, Ludwig Hektoen said he had participated in post-omrtem exami? nation! of the five human beings re? ferred to by Dr. LeConte, His opin? ion was that no structural changes in the organisms n suited from caf? feine as in tea and coffee. tloti >vas carried as Was the motion tu re-elect Mr. D. ft, McCollum, Jr., treasurer for the coming year. Mr. D. D. Molse was elcted tust vlco-pres? nb nt and Mr. ft, Ik le iser second vice-president. , Mr. D. I?. Molse moved that the president appoint a committee of ten m.11 to solicit subscriptions at once and that they raise a fund of at h ast $4,000, with which the Chamber could secure the services of a paid secretary, the president of the Chamber of Commerce to be chair? man of the committee. The members appointed dll the committee were: Messrs. D. D. Molse, J. H. Clack, J. M. Chandler-. J. H. Chandler, ft. 1. Manning. D. ft. McCallum, Jr., \V. lk Upshur, 11. a. Moses, Nell O'Don Tell and B. U Witherspoon. This committee was to meet at the Hank o! Bumter Thursday at noon to map out a plan of campaign to raise the {l.noo fund. Mr. D. ft, McCallum. Jr., made his report for the year, and his report of the funds raised and expended in get? ting up the recent banquet. This was received as information. Mr. If, L. Scarborough stated that tie- Count) Farmers' Union at a re? eenl meet in ir, had de Ided to confer with the Chamber of Commerce with the idea id' getting the experiment station to be put up I \ Clemson Col? lege for this- county. The members on tin- committee to confer with the County Karmers' Union with this in view, were: Messrs, I.. D. Jennings. S. (V Maker and It. Ik !'?? Is r. it was ne <\ ed by M r. M- < 'allum that a II due ; of members of ?he Chamber of Commerce be llxed and puyable in advance, and it was furth? er nio\. d b> M r. I D. Molse t hat it iis't ui be thy Country's, Ihv God's an tiDAY. APRIL 1, 1911. THE COCA-COLA CASE. ATLANTA PHYSICIAN'S ON STAND IN Till \L OF DRINK. one Claims to Have Examined 7,000 School Children and Pound hut Few Abnormally Nervous. Chattanooga, Tenn., March 29.?? Several Atlanta phylsclana were on ih?* stand today iu the case of the government against "40 barrels of coca-cola." Dr. Stewart K. Roberts of Atlanta said that he had examined over 7,090 ?chool children and had found in the number only n?> who suffered from nervous diseases. Dr Roberts was asked how in- examin? d the children. He replied that he examined their eyes, throats, noses, took their tem? peratures, weighed them, examined their hearts, etc. He stated that each examination required from 15 to no minutes. Gen. Cox confronted him with figures to the effect that it would require the work of the doctor for ten hours a day for 233 days to ac? complish these examinations. I Dr. Robert! then modified his state? ment by saying that m some eases the examination was completed in from two to three minutes. He said that h?- had paid some of the children to go to his office for examination and that he took their own statements as to tin amount of coca-cola they drank each day and as to the effect ' It had on them I The w itness also stated that he had j examine.1 100 persons in Atlanta. 8*i * 1 men and 1 1 women, who were con stant users of coca-cola, their average consumption of coca-cola belnir three and one-half glasses a day. lie declare.i he could Und n<? harm? ful effect! from th-- use of the bev? erage, The people examined ranged! I in age from 19 to years, lie stated.] I ?r. E. B. Bio? k of Atlanta said he was a specialist in nervous ami men tu I diseases. II.- testified that he had never know a ease of mental or phy? sical disorder as a result of using coca-cola. He had visited soda foun*| tains, he said, ami uever discovered children calling for coca-cola. He] admitted on cross-examination that many of his patients used coca-cola and that he advised several of them ' to quit the use of coffee or tea be cause it contained caffeine. He also admitted that beverages containing ' caffeine were not suitable for nervous, reStlCSS and sleepless people. Allen K. Hamilton of New York said that coffee was used for insane patients in many hospitals, the coffee I containing on an average <>f l 1-12 'grains of caffeine to the cup. On 1 cross-examination he said he never knew of any one beintf benefited by the use of caffeine-bearing beverages. 1 ?r. Block testified that he had Te ver known of a case of mental dis 1 ease due to the use of COCS-COla. He I said he had never seen children drink ! the beverage. j Dr, Loull Sch?fer. manufacturer I of "merchandise No. testified fur? ther as to the process of mixing. He said he used California wine of 20 1 per cent strength for the diluted al ' cohol when prices wer - not too high, I otherwise he used grain alcohol of 25 ' p? r cent. LEAVES I nit i ?KIEN I Dr. Stanhope Sams. Conner Literary editor of The State, \? cepis Po? sition a*> Cditor. Columbia, March Dr. Stan? hope Sams, for some years literary editt r of The State, started this af teruoon with Mrs. Sams for the ? >rh nt. I le Is to 1 v i he editor of The Tokyo Tine ;i paper published in l-ac.-ii h with a circulation ol about 10.000, \ I I M M t I ''?!'.! <. Mi-Hiuri Hort .?n Ii led foi 11ml. Fire i?> Her Home. ??IVSMITTEE GETS TO WORK. sl |l-< < ?M Mil Iii WILL S IHT Kl ltS< KI Kl ION I \MI'MI.\ 1<? KAIsi; $.,.000 in <>n 1: wirk. Committee Holds Ft- ITrst Meeting Today at Hank of Sumtcr und De? cided Upon Plan of Campaign, The committee appointed Wednes? day night to solicit subscriptions for the Chamber of Commerce held its first meeting today at noon in the di? rector's room of the Bank of Sumter and at once g >t down to work. Pr? J JO dent B. C. Baker of the Chamo? Commerce is the chairman , committee and the other v% *is are: Messrs. 1). I >. Molse, ' ^ s'ith erspoon, J. R. Clack, ' ^ AlcCal lum, Jr., j, u. Chandl v A Chand? ler, H. A. Moses, N Donnell, It, [, Manning and W. Ik pshur. The committee decided that it would start out on its campaign Friday morning bright and early and it de cided that the effort. would he put forth to raise $3,UU0 in one week's time. The committee arranged it? self in sub-committees in order that more space could he covered in the one week and it will endeavor to see OVeryb >dy in the town in that time. -v 11 of the business men of the city will he asked to give toward tin.- fund whether they are members of the Chamber of Commerce or not .md they will he given this ( banco of be? coming members of the Chamber. Subscriptions of any amount will be received and it is hoped that all bus? iness in- n will give liberally. in giving th ? money the citizens contributing will have the option of giving whenever it will be convenient for them to do so. Notes similar to those used In the recent Y. M. C. A. campaign will be used, the donors stating on the note what he will give and when he is willing to pay It. Th.mmlttec is enthusiastic in its work and went at the planning of a mod,' of campaign In a systematic way. They are all eagerly preparing for what will tone- in the Initial work tomorrow as they realise that it is this beginning that will count much In the end. Urains, energy and enthusiasm ire being liberally put forward In the preparations for the work which 't is hoped will be as sucl cessful as was the beginning of the campaign Wednesday night when less than forty c'tIsens contributed $!, 100. The contributions will be put Into a general fund for the Chamber of Commerce and will be used for adver? tising, the securing of the services of an efficient secretary and other pur? poses that will go to hcn< tit the town and all of its enterprises. ?>ne the things sought after In the raisin? the money for this work is to. secur? ing of new brains and blood to Sum? ter and the bringing here of success? ful enterprises that will build up the town. WOHKINt; ON Ci>MMITTKKS. Names of Chairman ami Members of i ach Committee Announced Fri? day. President s. <'. I taker of the Cham? ber of Commerce was not ready today to announce the carious committees which he will app..h:t. !!?? stated that he had made 1 Iis! of those whom he wanted serve as chairman of the various committees but that lv had not yet seen all of these men and learned from th< m wh< in the> \\ uld appoint i" woik with them on the committee. He was worwing on th" matter toda> with other members of the I 'hn mber of < 'ommer< 1 and he thought that he Would be ready announce the various com mitte - to inoi row. ? K. s. \\ 11 KI \ ?? 1 :t.1 :c 11 11 ritt ^ 11' 1 \ 1 1 SOUTH KON. Iviuhli-hcd June, 1 Voi XXXII. No i2. PEACE IN MEXICO. i vi mi.11 or ill i;i i. i.i \i>i:r Pill m? i s ini? < ?i w \u. Llmantour** Meditation and Mobilisn* lion of Am licaii Troopti Given an (^HIIW Of < (ill( <>>loil-. San Antonio, Tex., March ? Ex planatlon of recent governmental changes at Mexico City, the recall of Be no' man tour from Paris, the ar riv /rancisco I. Madero, sr., and I, Gustavo, and the departure m?r de la Harra from the en* ssy at Washington for his new pos? ition at the Mexican capital were all explained today in interviews* with Francisco i. Madero, Sr., and Gustavo Madero. Tentative peace proposals 'iave been mad.-, and on the administra? tion side, have been acted en In the view of Don Francisco peace is assured; if n?>t within i 0 days, then at the furthest, within a month. President Dias . it is reported, in a message tu the Mexican congress will insist that peace be concluded. I ?n the vital point of why they were certain that the t. utetrve arrangements would within a set time result In s sealed compact of peace, father and son were silent. They answered freely other questions. 1 When the elder Madero and Lim 1 antour met recently, the very meet* Ing was denied; not to speak of a discussion of terms of peace. Today it was almltted that the interview concern* d peace alone, j Senor Llmantour, the Mexican hn anch r, familiar alike with the bourse of Paris, with Wall street and moneyed London, Vienna and tter lln, n spond< l to the presidenttal summons to come to the Unties] Stat?s from Paris and Carrie I out the orders of his superior Porilrlo i ?las. Llmantour agreed to obtain ever\ concession possible from the govern* ment to the revolutionists to make possible formal negotiations for peace. 'the bash concessions included the I resignation of the Dias cabinet and the appointment of younger men to their positions. The next is the res? ignation ef Dlas ami the holding of ' an election where the suffrage shall tu- unconstrained and free. I I Dlas, according to tin programme* w ill remain in otlice with his new and somewhat unsatisfactory cabinet I about htm, until the country is at rest. When factory wheels are. again turning and railroad trains running without fear of wreck t destroyed bridges, the "'iron man" step down and out, it is believed. Llmantour or de la Harra wall then become acting president and within 60 days will call an election. Despite evasions in the interviews, which wer-' given with every courte? sy, between every line it was ap? parent that tin- mobilisation of the American troops had played the maj? or part in bringing the two sides in Mexico together. An . lection, for the time, would be difficult of execution and problematic a-j to satisfactory results, particular? ly as to the workings of the ballot Itself. In the last year an educated class has arisen in the land of the .'stecs and it is this class which has been tii" backbone of the revolution, i ut the greater proporltion is still il literate and without views. It is this i i ? more than any Other which has eiiahl< l Diaz to retain his power. n I \\ ( ('MMIssKA IN CIIAIti.l I \-< !.airman \\ . .1. V u n\ Hand*. 0%er Funds and \uthorii\ to Vet* t httii man Jam*** Sfackltou**c.