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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. STKWSY LETTERS FROM OCll SPE? CIAL CORRESPONDENTS. IMum of Interest From all Part? of Sunurr and Adjoining Counties. NOTICI TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mall your letter* so that they will re*oh thle office not later than Mon say when Intended for Wednesday's paper and not later than Thursday for Saturday's issue. Thle. of course, applies only to regular correepond sac*. Ia cas* of Items of unusual aewi Talus, send In Immediately by small, telephone or telegraph. Such iiwi stories arc acceptable up to the hour of going to preen. Wednesday's paper Is printed Tuesday afternoon aad Saturday's papsr Friday efter DAJUK CORNER. Dark Corner. April 4.?Everything te still and quiet in this corner ex sept the wind and the dus , of which ws surely have had somo. I think last Thursday was as dusty a day as I have seen. Corn planting Is about done. No gotton has been planted here yet, but f hove beard of a good deal being planted in different sections. The ground la so dry that the seed can? not germinate even If planted. Ws had a good rain here on Sun Say, the 21th of March, the first rain o{ aay consequence In five weeks. However, the wind soon carried all the moisture away. There Is an epidemic oi stealing going on In and around Plnewood. The depot has been broken Into once or twice lately, and Mrs. C. W. Rates' store as many or more times. It Is thought that the last time the fhleves broke Into her store they carried off three or four hundred dol? lars worth of goods. I also have heard that Mr. Joo Geddings has had hie bam broken Into. Mr. Nat Oed wings' barn has been broken Into also and corn was stolen from It. Some one. so I have heard, has stolen meat, flour, etc.. from Don Oraham, Willie Johnson and Blandlng Ardls. So It eeema. from what I hear, that there is something els* wrong around Plne? wood besides th: blind tigers. I have never had a hanee to see either the thieves or th a blind tigers as I have never bunted *5\em. The meaalei are not over yet, but jBost of the >ld cases are getting bet? ter. Rocky Bluff you are right, I am no crank, for If I were a crank you would have to put me in the class with such lights as Columbus and Edison, snd others who have be? n called cranks. And. Smithville. you are wrong. There Is nothing of So? crates about me, I am nothing but S etmple old plow hoy. rained in the back woods and brought up on grssas and Ignorance. What I do know 1 know as well as any body. 1 know I have been marrh d forty-four ?war? and ntib find It is ha d "to get th* behind-most vord mit a ooman. But yet 1 nay: "God bless our wives Who fill our hives With little b??es and hCgft \ They mend our sox. They share hfe's shocks. But mine don't spend much money." Why? Because she has never had It to spend and would not If she had St Mr. T. H. <>ste?*n snd daughter. Miss Eunice, of the Sycamores, and Mr. Ed. A in spent last Saturday in Sumter. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Weeks visited at Elmhill the home of W. J. Ardla last Sunday. Mr. C. P. Weeks visited his broth? er-in-law. Mr. Ii. P. Geddings, near Ramsey, lsst Sunday. They returned late In th ? sfteroon and spent the evening at Elmhlll. Mr. and Mrs. L*e Geddings, of Pteewood, visited at Mr. W. J. Anils' teat Sunday. Since I wrote the above I have hear.I th.it leCSC MM DfOlM Istc Mr. A. P. Toono-r * *tor.? ,ii Pin. w.I last Saturday night, oh. I will have to ring off here. " Hard Tlnn x." P. S.?I expect to attend the Field Day ex. reftaee in peat etty on the 15th ? 1^ \< KY WiM?k\. April 1 ? Spring is Open? ing I ???ant If ullv and everything I.-ok* fresh and preen since the recent rains. We had a garere sand storm on the Iffd nil then vest b*av) Igsjsjsg ??% See Farmer? are pgosjri **tnu Plcely with th?u w>rk The] have finish Sd planting corn and a f?-\\ nit planting eetteoV The ...Id winds pre* vslent of hit.- win tajwr* Ihe lender Corn plants that ire eofftlflS Up - the field' Th. >.tt crop Is beautiful and i?i 1.4? > i? ii|, f|s rd< n are So rlsl s Tl ? frull crop b ? been gr. ill] Is p, ||,, ,, ,. f t< TV b ?">, ? - ??.ft* st no* g.I at pi e-i |,l Mi** Salth Ledlngl tn has ? very ? t?. hut njseVr the *i utfui t? n. i>? of l?r. N. Y. Alfor I she nn pswrtag rJewty, Tin i. have been H?|fi| deaths among the colored people this Week. Mr. Quattlei.aum, of Marion, visit* d friends here the past week. Mr. und Mrs. < *. M. Smith were In \it.d to Mis. Edgar 1 >esl 'ham ps' Wednesday evening to tea and spool the time very pleasantly. DIES FKOM HORRIBLE BURN8. Vomu; Mother*-* < lothiug < nt< lus l ire While DlWOSAgf llcr Infant?Child Is Unhurt. Hamberg. April 4.?One of the most horrible deaths ever recorded in this county took place at Olur on Sunday night when the wife of Her? bert Kearse died from* the burns re? ceived from her clothing catching tire. Mrs. Kearse was standing near the open fireplace, dressing her little 4 months-old Infant, when her clothing took Are. She screamed and tried to protect herself with a blanket, but before assistance reached her, she had been burnd terlbly. She lost consciousness, but regained control of her mental faculties long enough to tell something of how It happened. Her agony was heart-rending. The little infant was unharmed. There are two other children. MEXICO REFT SED JAPAN LEASE. Light Thrown on Tri-Country SiOaa tiou?Neighbors on Alliea. El Paso. Texas. April 5.?An ex? planation clearing up the American Mexican-Japanese situation was given here today by one of the most promin? ent Mexican-Americans In the coun? try. According to this informant, Presi? dent Diaz was forced to refuse a coal? ing station on Magdalena Islands to the apanese even before the renewal of the American Government's con? tract came up for discussion. "Diaz." said the Mexican-Ameri? can, "was Impressed with the in? flux of Japanese Into Mexico and in particular with the knowledge that they had mapped his entire Western coast. i "Insistent pressure was brsught on him to give Japan a coaling station on Magdalena Hay. On the other aide was the United States and the Mon? roe doctrine. "President Diaz temporized until knowledge of his situation reached the White House. From the latter, to his considerable relief, came an un? mistakable Intimation that Japan was not to have the station although the same privilege for the United States was not Insisted upon. Diaz then In? formed Japan that he did not care to lease any part of the country to a foreign Power. "Not knowing what may be the re? sult of the Mexican attitude to Ja? pan. President Taft ordered the mob? ilization of a d'vlslon of American troops at San Antonio, Galveston and Kl Paso. In Mexico every eitizen of standing and information realizes that in the event of Japanese aggression, which, howev r. baseless the fear may he. Is still feared, Mexico must rely upon the assistance of the United States. As against any over-sea Pow? er. Mexico would stand with her big neighbor to the North. Japan has never attempted the colonization of large bodies of Japanese on certain tracts of land In Mexico, but the im? migration figures from the land of the rising sun are Impressive." "Are these Immigrants mostly collie laborers?" "Mexico doea not need to Import labor, thoy Oft] mostly veterans of the late Russo-Japanese war. Th *y were not brought to Mexico to make *ri army of protection against the Amor < bans. Th >y < ame of their ow n gCOOrd ind for thei?* own ends. "And bear this In mind, they do not make maps fa rfun. and we know make maps for fun. and WS know that mi'iiv of these Immigrant! hi vc had no other ftstbl? OCOUPOtton." tor. W. II. MANNING DEAD, I'uiieral ggf I SOW lO Bf Hold Thur? day at Trinity Church. Colombia, April .*.. Wade Hamp? ton Manning, a courier to General Wade Hampton and who was for 11 '??Mrs a sugar planter at Polnl Ho? rn u a then served as private secre? tary to Governors Hampton, Simp* son, Jettes1 and Hai.I and *tiii later w i?< st it.- pension agent, died at : o'clock this morning at his home here, The funeral grill be held at Trinity church tomorrow aftero.i ?I' i and the lnt< run nl umit be a: Kimw ood e. in. tery. w ? (Manning who < an l< d to (lov, Chamhcrlti n Qov, Hampton*! d< mand for lh? I? ? of I b Btati - house. Ho ntrrender <<( which on vpi ii i Ith, i *1 .. mat Ned ihe r< - sumption of control by the whites. < ?..! Mannlm ? ? .1 .?? .1 ., 1 h< ld< I ? 1 ert um\ . rsli . 'I ge county * ha In sjs n 1? now si wof,, on the fond between rtumter und Mayeevlite, beginning- on th< toad lusl mitstde of the limits from Sum lei end working toward* Mayesvllle. THE COMMITTEE MEETING. MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE COM? MITTEE HELD TALK FEAST IN COUNCIL CHAMBER MONDAY MGHT. Committee Appointed to Decide upon status of Corporation as Members? Dues to Be $10 1*01* Annum?Mem bore of Committees to Be Appoint? ed Later. The executive committee of the Chamber of Commerce met Monday night at 8 o'clock in the Council Chamber and for something over two hours discussed ways and means of getting more interest in and more members for the. Chamber of Com? merce and as to the appointment of members on each committee. Nothing was definitely settled, but it was decided on motion made by Mr. H. Lj. Scarborough, that every person paying as much as $10 be entitled to membership to the Cham? ber of Commerce and that a commit? tee he appointed to decide the stat? us of corporations subscribing to the general fund as members of the Chamber of Commerce. Those ap? pointed on this committee were: Messrs. J. H. Chandler, Neil O'Don nell and R. I. Manning. This mo? tion was made as a substitute to a motion made by Mr. Belser and amended by Mr. D. D. Molse. It was further decided that the chair? men of the various commutes, on a motion made by Mr. Manning, con? fer with the President of the Cham? ber of Commerce and with his assist? ance appoint the members of their commutes with as little duplication as possible and that these commit? tees be taken before the executive committee for final action, this to be done as soon as the Dresent soliciting committee had made its report and a list of the members of the Chftm ber of Commerce could be secured and arranged in alphabetical order. The first matter taken up when the meeting was called to order by Dr. S. C. Raker, chairman, was as to how committees should be appointed. Mr. Scarborough stated that he had a plan to offer which he thought would meet with general consent. Dr. S. C. Baker stated that he thought that every member of the organization ought to be on some committee, as by giving each person some work to do tin- most work could be accomplished. Mr. Osteen stated that the thought that the number on each committee ougrt to be limited, as he thought that the committees could do most work with fewer members. The question was then brought up "who Were members M It was stated by members of the soliciting committee that the had told those subscribing that any person who contributed as much as $10 was a member and any corporation or firm which contributed as much as $25 was admitted as a momKr. In reply to a question as to who should represent the corpora? tion. Mr. O'Ponnell stated that he thought that each of the executive officers of the firm or corporation Should be allowed one vote. Mr. O'Donnell then made a motion that committees be limited to five mem? bers, but there was no second to his motion. Mr. Manning thought that as many members of the Chamber of Commerce as possible should be appointed on committees and, while it was Impossible to prevent there being some duplication, he thought that there ought to be as little duplication as possible in the appoint? ment of the various commits es. Mr. McKelver thought that regular standing committee ought to be ap? pointed ami that these standing com? mittees ought to l<e allowed to call in any other members of the Cham? ber of Commerce to help them on any special occasion, as they saw fit. Mr. O'Donnell thought that a list of the members <?f the chamber of Commerce arranged in alphabetical order ought to be in the hand! of the president and the chairmen <?f the committees before any members were assigned t<- commlttcea Mr. Belser thought tin' same thing. Mr. Jennings moved that the regu lar duet of tin- organisation be $10 pep annum and that one vote be granted for every $10 dollars over tlii* amount. He aid that this plan bad been proposed by Mr. McKeand, and he moved thai Ibis ?plan be rec? ommended to tin- Chamber of <'<>tn merce hy th.' executive committee. Mr. Manning took an opposite vlea f t his man ?. He t bought I hat Mr. J< nnlngs* m< tlon ought t.. >>?? tabled bs, by the in thod propoi d by him. Mi.- little subscribers would be at the mercy of tic large subscribers and they would con cqiientl) lose Interest. Mr, 1 'd k)tm II thought the same as Mr. Mannln ?. Mr. I I. h .1. d Mr. lennlngs1 m ?Hon, Mr. m .. thought that die for 1? r .111 hi to be ID and I hat PYir llrniM thev inrhl to !?? it loasl ?. i 11< 111 d< rsti ...1 thai th< I dues of Hnn w. n t at this Hl Um Im ton' < 11' thi t'bamI ? 1 oI Com ntt 1 ee \v. dm - dn night. Mr, Man nun; thought that e\M 1 1 member 0 the Chamber of Comtnoi.ighl h hai p onlj . < ote. 11. 1 hough! tin main thing that the organlzatlb n was working for now was to get the mon? ey ti> get a secretary and to get mem? bers to support the Organisation. Mr. Jennings then withdrew his motion and Stated that he had made it as the method advised by Mr. Mc Kea nd. Mr. Jennings, at the request of the president, made a motion that dis? cussion i>e limited to three minutes on any subject and that a member be allowed only on< speech on one motion. This motion was passed. Mr. Osteen thought that the organ? isation was for the purpose of in? teresting the men of the town in Sum ter and not only to got money. Mr. Heiser made a moth n that the ex? ecutive committee recommend to the Chamber of Commerce that a sub? scription of $10 entitle the subscriber to membership and that the three highest executive officers of a firm or corporation be entitled to member? ship .provided the corporation gave $30 or more as a membership fee. Mr. Moise seconded Mr. Helser's mo? tion. Mr. Wltherspoon thought that persons and not corporations ought to be solicited, '..here being some ob? jection to Mr. Belser's motion. Mr. Scarborough moved to table It, and to substitute in place of it a motion that every person paying $10 or more be entitled to membership in the Chamber of Commerce and that a committee be appointed to de? cide upon the status of corporations and report to the Chamber of Com? merce. This motion was passe 1 and Messrs. J. H. Chandler, Neil O Don nell and R. I. Manning were appoint? ed on this committee. As soon as the matter of who should be members of the organization was settled the matter of who should be appointed on committees WOO again brought up and called for consider? able discussion. This matter was finally settled on a motion made by Mr. Manning that, as soon as the soliciting com? mittee had finished its work and it was decided who were members, the chairman of the various committees and the president should be pro? vided with typewritten lists of those who were members and should to? gether go over this list and decide upon whom they would have on their committees, there being as lit? tle duplication as possible in the as? signing of members to committees. Mr. Manning moved that the or? ganization invite Mr. McKeand here to help the executive committee de? cide upon a secretary and to assist in the drawing up of a new consti? tution and by-laws. Mr. Belser thocght it a good Idea for the Chamber of Commerce to meet once each month, or at least once each quarter, but this idea did not meet with general approbation. It was decided, however, that the executive committee should met once each month at the call of the presi? dent. Mr. McKelver read letter from one firm which wished to move to Sum tor and desired to know what priv? ileges would he granted it if it mov? ed here. The action of City Council in this matter was explained. It was decided that all manufactures coming were exempt frcm taxation and license for five years after they established a business hert It was decided that a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce could be called at any time upon the written request of five members of the or? ganisation or at the call of the presi? dent at any time. Mr. Molse sug? gested that the organization give a smoker to which every while male citizen of the city be Invited, the meeting to be held for the purpose of getting more persons to become mem bers of the organization. It was decided that no meeting of the cham? ber should be called until there was some definite plan before r.he or? ganization to be discussed at the meeting. It was decided that a meeting of the executive committee be called as soon as the soliciting commltte was ready to make its re? port. what ham: islands cost. Cos Introduces Resolution to Show How Expensive Philippine- Ha\e Been. Washington, April R.?-Representa? tive Cox of Ohio toda ylntroduced live *'ov of Ohio today Introd iced a resolution calling upon President Taft to furnish congress with Information showing, the entire cost to date ??f the occupation of the Philippinen hj the i nit. 1 Stab h. Mr < 'ox doclari d I bal the Isla ids have been a burden, and thai in case of a war this country would i i humiliated by losing them. He intends to urge a tr< aty neutraliz? ing the Islands, pi c ins. lh< m In the ? nnti o! nt On al R italn. .1 ipnn and the I'nited St it' I. I Im tb> tlm< i.. ti;:111 the m ? 11 toe 1 ii will i ? ? too late when the> appear I i n swarms 111 i I keep you a wnk? nl I night. GIVE PLUMS 10 PROGRESSIVES REGULARS IN SENATE RECOG? NIZE INSURGENTS' CLAIMS. (?'t Good Representation?Democrats Also to Rave Larger Voice in < om mittee Deliberation!*.?The Ratio Adopted. Washington. April 5.?Progressive Republican senators were given good representation on the steering com? mittee and the committee on commit? tees, appointed today hy Sena? tor Cullom, permanent chairman of the caucus. This fact is received generally as indicating that the two factions in the Repu jlican party in? tend to adopt tactics of conciliation. The general understanding is that tho Democrats of the senate will be given larger representation than they have had in the past, perhaps mak? ing the ratio about five to four. Last session it was about seven to five and in some cases eight to five. It 19 likely that the progressive wiil re? ceive about one-fourth of the Repub? lican majority representation. PEE DEE MILL COMBINE. Dillon and Hamer Cootton Mills Merg? ed in Corporation with Capital of $750,000.00 Columbia, April 1.?Falling into line with the Piedmont, which was re? cently seen formed, the Parker and Smythe Mill mergers, of ten millions and twelve milliors respectively, the Pee Dee came to hat Tuesday with a merger of its own, The Secretary of State commissioned the Dillon mills, capitalized at $750,000, which is to take over Maple Mills, 23,864 spindles, and Dillon Mills, 13,86b spindles of Diillon and Hamer Mills, 11,692 spindles of Hamer. A notable feature is the absence of New England tex? tile machinery interests from the board of corporators which is com? posed of Pee Dee residents exclusive? ly, as follows: J. W. Dillon, Wm. M. Hamer, A. J. C. Cottlngham, S. C. Henslee, J. E. Gibson, J. R. Rogers, R. P. Hamer, Sr., Knox Livingston, Allen Edens, R. M. Jackson, A. L. Bulock, W. T Bethea. G. D. Bar? low. , TRADE EXCURSION SETS OCT. More Than ."?0 Business Men of Char? leston Depart on Tour of Advertise? ment. Charleston. April 3.?The trade ex? cursion, under the auspices of the chamber of commerce, loft here on time this morning for Wadesboro, the first stop, on its trip of more than 700 miles through South Carolina and North Carolina. Ideal weather con? ditions marked the departure and more than 50 merchants with Met/.'s Military band took passage on the tain of one baggage coach, a combi? nation baggage and day coach and three Pullman and dining car. The excursionists wore their badges and special caps. The business men will visit 100 cities and towns before re? turning home. Tomorrow night the party makes Winston-Salem, N. C, Wednesday Charlotte. Thursday Greenville, and Friday Columbia, with numerous stops at places en route. The train carried a lot of advertising matter for distribution. COAL LAM) CASK. Defendants Accused of Fraudulent Locution Discharged by Cow; *n Seattle. Seattle, Wash., April 4.?By agree? ment of counsel the indictment against Charles F. Munday, Earl Bleg ley and Archie Shields, charging them With conspiracy to defraud the United States In the location of Alaska coal lands, was quashed by United States Judge Hanford late today and the defendants wer,, discharged. The case will now he taken by the government to the supreme court on h writ of errcr. All proceedings in the lower courts and the land offices will be in abey? ance pending the supreme court's de? cision. LUMBER MILL Rl R *S. Main Building of William* ?v Me Kettlinii Co. Destroyed?I hi mage is loom st:?.<!oo. I Arlington. April I. Fire last night completely destroyed Ihe main mill of Williams .v McKelthan Lumber corporation, located at Lumber, about 1 2 mil- h from lien . and the d< pot ?.f the Ati ?'? as t Li in railway. The I < 1 .- s i s esti 11 iat ed a I 9 .. ?. IMMI. w i t h ln Hiiranci of j boul $1 ?.>. .1 us! n f? w months ago Ihn eone? rn lost lie id tv SI, 1 0 1 I. n pi o\ einen! RECIPROCITY ONLY ISSUE. PAFT WON T PRESS Mis TARIFF BOARD IDEA. Thinks Regular Term Will be Proper Time to Bring Matter Before <on gl'CSS. Washington. AprH 4.?President Taft baa d?eid<d to concentrate his attention upon reciprocity with Can? ada and will not attempt to secure a permanent tariff commission at the special session of congress, lie has come to the conclusion tha. the proper time to ask congress for a per? manent tariff body would bo in the regular session. There ha* been a belief that the president might send in a spcial message to the Sixty second congress at this session ask? ing for such legislation, but unless he is convinced later that congress is ready to take up this subject will de far his recommendations along that line until next December. MACHINE WINS IN BALTIMKOE. James H. Preston, Organization Can? didate for Mayoralty, Selected for. Nomination. * Baltimore. Md.. April 4.?The Dem? ocratic organization, opposed by all the newspapers of the city, won a sweeping victory in the primary elec? tion here today. Jams H. Preston, organization candidate for tho mayor- , alty, deofated Mayor J. Barry Mahool by about 9,000 ma? jority. Mayor Mahool is a former president of the League of American Municipal ties . Former Mayor E. Clay Timmanus defeated Charles H. Torsch for the ^ Republican mayoralty nomination by a large majority. One of the signs that the railroads are resuming their normal traffic is that for the last few days all trains coming in and leaving here have b-^en very nearly on their schedule tii ie, a condition that is heartily we corned by all persons doing any traveling at this season. Oat.s are needing rain very badly and co/n will not get up to a stand until there is a good season. EASILY DECIDED. This Question Should Bo Answered Easily by Sumter People. Which is wiser?to have confidence in the opinions of your feilow-citi- j zens, of people you know, or depend on statements made by utter stran? gers residing in far-away places? Read the following: E. W. Vogel, 401 Hampton avenue. Sumter, S. C, says: "For several years I suffered from pains through the small of my back and whenever I stooped. 1 was in misery. My back j became very weak and several times 1 I had to give up work. A physician treated me but his medicine brought no relief and 1 then tried several well known kidney remedies but was not helped. One day I read a statement in the local paper given by a party ?vho had used Doan's Kidney Pills and the remedy had acted so benefi- 1 eially in that case that 1 got a sup? ply at China's Drug Store. After us? ing one box, my aches and pains dis? appeared and the contents of six boxe-.s completely cured me." (State? ment given February 8, 1908.) The Cure Lasted. On January 9, 1911, Mr. Vogel said: "I take pleasure in confirming my former endorsement of Doan's Kid? ney Pills and making the fact known that they effected a permanent cure in my case. You may continue to publleh my endorsement Of this prep? aration." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?Doan's?and take no other. No. 9 Another Shipment of GARDEN SEED I And a Few More IRISH POTATOES ?Cobblers. Kose and miss. ? Sibert's Drug Store, j \\ . W . - Ibcrt, Prop. S S. Main Phone 283