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rHnC SCMTF.U WATCHMAN, EstaW Consolidated Aim. 2,1 FIELD DAY A BIG SUCCESS. MoitK rMAN V TIIOISAMI 4 1111. I>KI N AND IFACHFItS |?m.S K.NT \T ( oMl s|\ leidest That Field !>?> Meet Will Ho Hold V \l ^et?r?Ii. I. Partim Offen? Arnum! Prise for Oratory? Sprtvho* Made. Field l>ay wu a big success. Everybody vai there and everybody ?aid It waa a big success, so It savsl have been. Everything pawod off nicely, and with more than l.OOo children and t?*achers present to Join It the wo-k and play of th day and to ahow their enthusiasm In school work the occasion was all that it was hoped that It might bo. The day opened cloudy but this prevented <>nl\ a few of those who expected to come from dolnK M and as the rain held up until almst every? body had finished dinner It did no harm ss It did not even cause a de? lay In the athletic contests which cams off In the afternoon. There was enough dinner on hand to feed everybody a id no one waa turned away hungry. All day long the chil? dren and their fathers and mothers, and their teachers and trustees, walk? ed up and down the court house and went everywhere that they could go. Everybody was In a good humor with everybody else and did everything tha? they could to make ever \ body eis?) have a good time, so it was Impos? sible that the occasion shoul 1 be any? thing else than the success that It was. I i the morning at 10:30 o'clock the program waa started ausplclouslv when Or. J. H. Haynaworth, county superintendent of education. made an address of welcome to the assem? bled audience of teachers and chil? dren. Col. J. J. t>arga i was unable to come out, owing to sickness, and bis response to this address was miseed. Thu contests were then commenced and the rooms of the JSssWt blouse were used, as school rooms It which to hold the examina? tions thst decided the fortunate wl i ners of t?ie prises. Mr. W. M. Scott announced tSU place and time of ??nch content as It was In order for t and as there were a number of !he city hlKh school boys aid all of the city school t achers and all of the otb..- teache:? on hfci'd bctpiBg t ? run thlri?. ilon?; am?. ?*.hly, there was little confu Ion avl e a rythin^ was kept movl ig. There was no haste but th t?* was no waste of time as the program was a long one and everything had te be done promptly u that something else could take its place as soon SI It was done. Durlna the -nor ling State superin? tendent of education Swearlugton and Prof W K. 'rite made short address? es while the content? were ruing on. They spoke along general educational II ies, congratulating the teachers of the countv on the Field Day aid en? couraging them tn the work that they had done in the county schools. MIjm Marie CrSSBCg, of tomato fame, was not prewar, is she .nlased Inr train In Columbia, and the crowd mlsaad hearing her. In the afternoon Miss Carrie Hyde. dire t,a .,| tb> model school at Winthrop ccdlege, spoko hb?ng domestic hues She did not speak until after all of the con? tests were over and th? prises w<a give l out so there waa not a large crowd to hear her Interesting talk. Shortly before 2 p. in. dinner was spread out on the tables prepared to the rear of the court house and all of th** ' hlldren and teachers were hungry enough to enjoy the big plena dinner there for them to e.tjoy. Ilestever, fsjej as the last of the dlne.s were going to the table to eat a big rail, can.-- up that washed and < I- m d o(Y almost all of th* dinner that was left out on the |BjMSS\ For Sseew thin half .tn hour the rain poured in torrents, Put ..in the son cane out. the gra s dried off and SVSfJrhedl got ready for the i atbw-iie eea)tests that were to come off out on the court house grounds. I? was during d.? MOralaf that all of tin- i > ? vim k-'. hoe bandle? i? h t i'ii' ^ ntei cottos baskets thai had l.n browght in bj the oyt aad ih< butt-r and 4? wing and bio ?ms and other things that Wer? brought b) tb? girls were poi i.i exhibition and ev? ery! o,b.ol lh< chan< ? of set-Ins wh/it tb bnv.s a id bis la ib> ri i? boots u| Mi-' eoaat nan do, Th- deelasaatlo ia ... i. . \.. iieni and t be young or i ? ? - I ? appl iud? d .ft' r ( a. b m k t- ion. I lie athl tie ? ont< st , . , ,,s i mucl Interest and tho ru in? rs ami tump , r> were all g.I. The uh l | nlng content w ??? organized on tb. grounds and there were several lltth Inhed April, 1850. 'lie Jost an 881. mrls to join in it In an ?? ithuslastic manner. Wh< n all "f ; prizes wa re given >U1 M W. M. (toott, chairman of the Field Day arrangement committee, an? nounced that Mr, L i. Parrot! had nnnb- an offer that he had very gladly aocopjtod Mr. Parrot! had offered to v'k.- annually a ten dollar gold piece to Uli best d?'elaimer, and the prize t<> bg given each y?ai at the Field ; I>ay me??t. Mr lootl announced further that th" tlrst Feld l?ay meet In the coun? ty bad proved such a success that . It had booa decided to make It an an mal affair and that he hoped that next year the teachers and pupils I of the county would take even more interest In It than they did this year I and that It would be even more of a ?ttOCOOl than it was this year. A list of the prises, the donations, the winners and the schools and teachers, Is as follows: Heading, high school; handsome ??ox of paper, donated by Knight BrOO*! ?id won by Marshall Hrlce of the Wedgctleld school W. S. Lykes, t ??her. I Heading, grammer school. S^.G0 I >n it* (1 by J. V. Wilson and won by I>onald MoliOOd of the Brunson j Hchool, Miss Hrunson, teacher. Heading, primary school, 12.00, do? nated by James McCutchen and won by John 1'arker of the Dalzell school, Miss Htrchmore teacher. Arithmetic, high school; $2.50, do ? nat'-d by P. M. Pitts and won by Kussell of the Bethel school, Mrs. I W. H. Hrunson, teacher. Arithmetic, grammar .school; a . fountain pen. donated by Sibert's l ?rug Store a id won hy Urace Wells |of the Tindal school, Miss Edith Wells, teacher. I nlted States History, $5.00, do? nated by the D. J. Chandler Cloth? ing Company and won by Reecher I Jackson of the Bethel school. I South Carolina History. $2.00, do natoi hy H. A. Moses and won by I Chandler Heall of the Mayesville I school) Miss Elma Mayes, teacher, i OyogTaphy. map of South Carolina ! with counties; $3.00, donated by en Puhllshing Company and won I by Inez Rodgt of the Tindal school. Writing, $5.00, donated by II. D, I'lariett und warn by Maggie Seymour i of tin Seymour school, Mill Mamie i'.lack w> 11. teacher. t Doelataaer'i Coatost, a It.00 Mod al ineuhator, donated by Luolan j Strauea ml won ?>>? Anthony Dick of the Fraser school, Miss Adams, lOSJOhOf, Dftclalme.'s' Contest. :'nd prize. $2, BOnaOd hy l>r. W. E. Mills and won i y Qllhorl Young Of the Halting Crtek school. Mr. McCali, teacher. Sewing: quilt s<iua?*". order, do? nated by Parrott'i Book store and i m by Roth Allen of the Wlnn se'.aol; Miss Evie Wilson .teachOT, ?awing?! apron, order, donated by i:. . ryhody's Store and won by Jane Mllb r of the Wl.in school. Hest loaf of breadi Jewelry box, donated hy H. W. F(dsom ami won hy Emmie 'diver of the Argyh s. hool; Miss Nel] Perry, teacher. Bogl biscuit; order, donated by the ?nmtor Hardware Company and iron by Sophie Dnbbi of the Balem school; Miss Nora Jackson, teacher, Hest poutni of butter: $2.50, do 111. 1 by Doeker and Bnltman and u on by laahe] Work mi 1 of the May eavllle school; Mr, James, teacher. Beat cake: order, donated i.y M, B, Handle, won by Hosa Hrunson of the Brnnaon school. Plow stock, order, donated by Dr. .? ,Hi Morse- and won by Melvln 1 Moore of th?- Oswego school. Axe handles $r..oo, donated by Lovl ?rou., and won by David Philips of the Providence school. Miss Pauline ' Wilson, teacher. I COttOn I asket; $:.."?>, do iat. d by 11. .1. McLaurln, Jr., and won by ??'harii.- Moot, of the Btatehurg school; M Ian Lee M< ore, teai her, Beat sedg< broom! order, donated bj Hultman Broa., and won by Ma) llaynaworth er the Bethel school. 11, . Handle: order, donated by Du 1 1 nl H u d a .11 * company and wo.i i >? \., ' Qul< ta of tin Ilethi I school, ?; 11; froe hand drau Ing: order, 1 'S- hwarti Bros., and won v lb star Bai wick of the lleld . hool; Mi ? RunH ? ? Nrteen, t? acher, lioys frei bund drawing: order, do ab il hy M i|i ? r and w on by Kr?n? - Ah ?? ? 1 ite< n of tie' Red Oak > ; m ? Melletb , teacher, Hpentling: 1 I grade, * 1,00, donate ? I by I*. c, Elmtth and v on by Davis 1 11 .10. r < nl the Wlnn school. Hpeltlni ' I grade, $1.00, donated l?j 1.. Warren ? 11 ? 1 wo 1 i.\ Ji ssn lie ill <d the Mayesville ? hool; Miss ? '00per, t< ni her, spelling. Ird 1 a Ii. | l.oo, di nated b) the Savoy and w - u by Man Oliver li Fear not?Let all the ends Thou Ain UMTER, S C, WEDN h SHOOTS HIS OWN FATHER. W. i> MURDEN k1u.f1> BY SIX? TEEN-YEAR-OLD son. Goes to Charleston und Buys (iun. Theo, Returning. Met to Kill Lad, Who Return! the Fire. Charleston. April 16.?D. w. Mur? den, white, a car repairer in the em I> 1 o5' of the Southern railway, waa shot and killed by his 16-year-old son, IteAOi 00 Saturday night at his resi? dence near Lincolaville, this State. It is said Murden had been drinking heavily on Saturday aftemoo.i and ho terrified his family by flourishing a double-barreled shotgun and threat? ening to kill them all. Some of the girls of the family succeeded In get? ting the gun and hiding It, whereupon Murde.i boarded a train, came to Charleston, bought a new weapon and a box of cartridges and returned home. There he found only his son, Isaac, awaiting him, the rest of the family having lied in terror at his approach. Murden fired a shot at the boy, who was standing on the step, and followed the lad when the latter fled Into the house and hid behind a door. Ho llred three more shots at the boy before Isaac brought a maga? zine pistol Into play and killed his father with a shot through the right breast. The boy has been held for trial and is now in the Berkeley county jail at Monck's Corner. 111.mains not yft FOUND. Searching Parties Seek in Vain for Body of Rev. McNeely DttBoSO, Browned In Cntawha. Charlotte, April 16.?Thoug-h searching parties have dragged every nook and corner of Catawba river, unremittingly all day long, no tra e has been found of the body of Rev. McNeely DuBose, who was drowned near hero yesterday morning. The little river, swollen by recent rains, Is still a raging torrent, and It 13 pos? sible that the body may we swept' many miles down the course of the stream before it is recovered. The Seaboard Air Line will com? plete its line from Darll.lgton to Flor ent within sixty days and trains are expected to be in operation by July 4th. of the Argyle achool; Miss Xell Per? ry aacher, n ?elling: 4th grade, $1.00, donated by Horace llarby and won by Julian Cottlngnam of the Cha idler school. Spelling: 5th grade, $1.00. donated by tlta Pepsi Cola Company and Won by Mamie Player of the Trlnit^ BChool; W. It. Koon .teacher. Spelling: 6th grade, $1.00, donated by Wallace and Moses and wo i by Robert Jones of the Chandler school; Spelling: 7th grade, $1.00. donated by w. L. Boyle and won by lsabel Workman of the Mayesville school; Mr. James, ?eacher. Spoiling: 8th grade. $1.00, donated by o. I >. BlandLlg and won by Mar? shall Brlca of the Wedgefleld achool; etr\ Lykes teacher. Spelling: Ith grade. $i.oo. donated by Oateen Publlahlng Company and won by Robert Jennings of the Green Swamp school; Miss Jeanie Col olough, teacher, Spelling 10th grade. $1.00, donated by Oateen Publlahlng Company and won by Louisa Gritlin of the Mayes? ville school; Mr. James, teacher. Running: let prize. $2.no, do? nated by c. M. Hurst and won by Rlehard Jackao.i of the Bethel school, Running: 2nd prise, order, donat d by M. Green and won by Robert Jones of the chandler school; Miss Flora l#ee .t? acher, Standing high jump: jL'.r.a ,do nated by McCallum Realty Company a id won by Walter Proctor of the ?law ego school. Broad jump, large boys: $2.50 won. Herl I'town. Osweeo school. Broad jump, small boys: catcher's mitt, donated by King's Cigar Store ind w by Otis lleach of the Os wegn s< hoid. Girl's running contest: $1.00, raised by spectators and won by Oenrglc ISggleaton of the Wim school, The school winning the most prise: .t I' ilted States Hag. donah ?? by J, I Bryan and won h) ihe Mayesvlll hool a h u b \\ on IU e prises. The schools Winning as many ;. four prises were given honorabl nei.tioi. Tins- schools were th< \v mi w hooi ,taughl by Miss Bvb Wilson; the Oswego school, of whlcl Mr. Litinnr is principal. The Wlni school received especial mention he cause of the fact that it bad only oti< teacher. t is't at be thy Country's, Thy God's an SDAY, APRIL 19. 1911. BLEASE CONSULTS SPECIALIST GOES TO BALTIMOHE TO BE EX? AMINED. He Has a Nervous Affection That Has Been Giving Him Trouble for Sometime?Nature of Disease Not Determined, Columbia, April 17.?Gov. H lease quietly slipped away Sunday night' for Baltimore where he will be ex? amined at a hospital to determine the nature of a nervous affection that has been troubling him since shortly before his inauguration. W EUE ROOM-MATES AT COLLEGE Hr. S. C. Baker, of Sumter, Writes ?Governor About W. T. Jones. Columbia, April 15.?A psycho? logical study Is presented by one of the leading physicians of South Caro? lina In the W. T. Jones case. Dr. S. C. Haker, of Sumter, writing to Gov. BleaSO, in behalf of the wealthy Union County farmer, whose case is now both before the Chief Executive and the Supreme Court, asks is it possible for the man so to have changed as the newspaper accounts would have one believe? When Dr*| Haker roomed with W. T. Jones at Davidson College, according to Dr. Haker's letter, Jones was a kind hearted youth. Dr. Haker says that often Jones would talk to a group of children, in lieu of taking part In other things that might more be ex? pected <if a young man of 19 or 20 years of age. That Jones carried candy in his pockets for the little children, of whom he was so fond, Is the statement made by Dr. Buker in his letter to Governor Hlease. Dr. Baker says he knows nothing of the merits of the case, but that he naturally fels an interest in Jones be? cause of having gone to college with him. He feels that it is passing str?ng tha,t the man should haveJso changed as to become a wife murder er. Dr. Haker says that Jones had many faults, like all of us. but that he was above all else kind-hearted. That the man may have done bad things in everyday life, is Dr. Ba? ker's opinion, but that he should be a wife murderer is beyond his con? ception of the young man whom he knew at Davidson in the college days. This letter from Dr. Haker is one of the many that has come to Gover? nor Blease, it took quite a few stamps to send the package of pa? pers to Judge Memminger. when the petitions were forwarded. in the next few days It is expect? ed the Supreme Court will decide the appeal from Judge Gruber'i order, refusing a iew trial in this case on the ground of after-discovered evidence This is the third time the case has been in the Supreme Court. CALLS DOWN GEORGIA (.<>V. Requisitions for ''Misdemeanora'' too Common. Writes Governor Hlease. Columbia. April it.?Gov. Blease today called Governor Brown, of Georgia, t?? a halt in the issuing of requisitions for men In this State wanted on alleged trivial offences in Georgia. The Governor directed a letter In unmistakable terms, in which he expressed the belief that the reason these requisitions are sought so often is to arrest tin- men for violation of labor cntracts, This is wrong, according to Governor I'.lease, and he will not be misled by ! the wording of the request. I ,, 1 A Specific ease cam ? to the Gov I i emor S attention today and he I promptly refused tin- requisition, The ease was that of Walt??/ Williams. wanted in Coffee County, Georgia, for ' a "misdemeanor," the requisition 'said. The requisition Is signed by Governor Joseph M. Brown, of ?. ;??? >rgia. The following b iter was senl to? day: "Mr. I ?:a id Rickeston, sh< riff j Coffee County, Douglas, Gn., Dear Sir: The Governor is In receipt of your letter of April l.'t, enclosing r? quisition from the (%o\. rnor of I Georgia f?>r one Walter Williams, now in Ihe custody of the sheriff of .M a ? hn. South ?'arolina, <.n the charge of committing a misdemeanor In Cof? fee ?'ounty, < leorgia, by < 1 rrj ing a 1 pistol coi ceub d. Th< Governor dt Pi is to you, wltb th< advice that misdemeanors are g< tting too com? mon and thai he slmll have to r< fuse to recognise them, ns it .it'i-'.'i^ the) ;i re not for t he enfor? ( no m of t In* law, but secured for tb< purpose of collecting debts, Tours >*ery truly, (Signed ) Cole 1 >. 1 'lease." d Trutn'a.M THE TRU JUDGE KLUGH ISSUES ORDER. Magistrate Korr of Greenwood Moat Show Cause Why II?' Should Not Surrender Office To Gov. Blease's Appointee. Greenwood, April 17.?At Green wood this morning the controversy between Magistrate Kerr and J. W. Candeld, whom Governor Bleaae ap? point* (1 to succeed Kerr, was brought to a head when Canfleld obtained from Judge Klugh an order direct? ing Kerr t > show cause why he should not be made to surrender the olflce to Cantield. Th" rule issued previously to compel the county com? missioners and grand jury foreman to pay the rural policemen appoint? ed by Gov. Blease for Greenwood is also returnable this weak. Repre? sentative Magill who is counsel for the policemen says the men were appointed by Gov. Blease on the recommendation of Magill alone. NEGRO DIES OF WOUNDS. Charley .Middleton. Negro Boy Shot by Engineer Dunlap( Died Sunday Night. From The Dally Item, April 17. Charley Middleton, the negro boy who was shot Friday night by En? gineer Joe Dunlap, died last night as the result of the wounds received in the shooting. Coroner Flowers held the inquest over the body today at 11 o'clock, the finding cf the jury be? ing that Middleton came to his death by gunshot wouadfl received at the hands of Joseph Dunlap. The inquest was called at 11 o'clock this morning when the evidence of witnesses was taken before Coroner Flowers. The first witness was Dr. Mills who testified that Middleton's death was due to shot wounds in the small intestines. C. H. James testified that the firing of the fust shots had waked him up and that when somebody had run into his front door he had gotten up ^and, putting on some clothes, had gone out to see what s/aa the mat? ter. A neighbor of his. Mr. Matthews, had told hum that Joe Dur lap was shooting at Collie Wood who hau run Into his house. He said that he saw! I Dunlap coming toward him at the time and Dunlap told him that he had run Collie Wood into his hous> . He asked Dunlap to give him the gun but Dunlap had refused. He had later se.-n Dunlap fire the other shots at Middleton after Middleton had jumped from the window. Clara Morris, colored, stated that she had been just behind Middleton when the first shots were fired and that later she had heard the other shots but did not know who fired them. Aulenia Middleton, a sister of the boy who was shot, testified that her brother was just ahead of her when a man came from behind a tree and commenced to shoot. She and her brother ran Into a house and up the stairs and later jumped out of the window when they heard some one start up the Stairs. As soon as they jumped out of the window the shooting commenced again. Policeman Ward testified that he had gone to the scene of the shoot? ing; Dunlap bad told him tl it Wood had come back to his place and he was after him ami had shot at hint. Dunlap told him further that Wood had gone Intp Mr. James' house aid was in there then, lb had then gone in a back room to look for Wood when lie heard a window raised up? stairs and some one jumped out. He beard a gun shoot three or four times ami came out to tind Du dap still holdl ig bis gun and the Mid? dleton boy lying on the ground. He told Dunlap that he bad shot a ne? gro and he turned the boy over when Dunlai had found out that he had Bhot the wong person. It took the jury after hearing all of this t? stimony only a few min? utes to agree upon a verdict, the ver? dict being as stated above. Dunlap is std! it jail having not I yet S' ' ill ? d bond. I Itl'NS INK> <?Fl \ S\\ITCH. Southern Train CnihIics Into ICuginc, i o eman Being Killed ami l?ngtncer i Hurt. \ oi thbound Southci a e - tlgt . i 11 a in. coming into Russellvilb I I ; v\ in b and crashed into :l . . h en I glne on the siding, demolishing both I engines, Instantly killing Fireman I ?ouglsi i White and fdlghtly injui ing Engineer Beavers of the passenger train. Sev< ral pass* ng< rs wet. \ udly shakn up." K SOUTHKON. EBtablUtiod June, ikM Vol. XXXII. No. 17. MLXtCAN bilUAItON SERIOUS. REVOLUTIONISTS PREPARE TO HOLD TOWN \Mi WILL RE? SIST EXPECTED ATTACK o\ AGUTA PRIETA. Reinforcements Arriving and Lx pected That Fifteen Hundred Troops Will Have Arrived Before Federals Begin o aia?oiis?Slated Rehen to Esc . Provisional Govrrnaarnt i? .ora With Head quarters in tared City?Battle Thought ' ijp ben Firing of Rebel Scouts T JL , V Age ^ ieta, Mex., April 15.? (via Doc Ariz.)?In lull posession of 6r > med rebels tonight Augu Prieta ^2?" ? be made the headquarters of .oel operations in Senora. It is ? openly stated by the rebel command? ers that they expect to establish here a provisional government for Bonora and that the rebel officers are now in Douglas waiting for the word to cross the line. With "Red" Lo? pez and his band holding the town, following its capture Thursday, the rebels are hurrying their troops to? ward this place. With their men all assembled they expect to have a fighting force of 1,500. with which they believe they can withstand at? tacks. The hardest fighting which the Mexican rebellion has afforded to date is expected to occur at any hour in Agua Prieta. The first rebel re? inforcements to arrive?100 mount? ed men?reached here this after? noon. They were led by Belasaria Garcia, one of the best leaders of the insurrectos. He had brought his force In hot haste from the Sierra Madre Moun? tains to lend all possible aid to hold the town. Included in the command is a small band of Yaqui Indians, j The arrival of Garcia's command, riding at top speed, together with the firing of shots by a detachment of rebel scouts sent out to intercept them, led to the belief that the ex? pected attack by the Federals was on. Both Agua Prieta and Douglas were thrown into a fever of excite l ment. in Agua Prieta the rebels ' made ready to resist an attack and I in Douglas the citizens prepared to I avoid the disastrous occurrence of I yesterdy. The apprehension was les? sened a little by the knowledge that ; the approaching men were rebel re? inforcements? . i Whether rebels led by Antonio ! Garcia. Juan Gabriel and Juan Gatt 1 dalaris are mrehing northwrd and are expected to arrive in Agua Prieta within a day or two is not known. Several Federal forces are scattered j throughout the country south ol Agua Prieta and are massing for combined Operation agninat the town. Canea dispatches give the total of these j forces as 1,400 men. I Aside from the evidence of expec ! tancy, the rebels are conducting ' themselves quietly here, and up to to I night none of them has crossed the j line into Douglas. All the saloons wire closed, by order of the rebel I commander. Lopez, it is claimed, had a private J grievanc e aganist F. P. Mendoza, a ? a leading merchant here , and today I his store and -stock was confiscated , by the rebels. Mendoza himself lied to the United States side. I Later this afternoon Lop? z brought his forty homes from Causltone. The rebels have a temporary supply 1 of food and hay for their mounts, 1 which they say, they can replenish at any time. The possession of the railroad from Ague Prieta to Nascosari is ad? vantage to the rebels. On the other hand, the rebel's control of the rail? road a:.d the el sing of th I port of Douglas is a serious blow to the min? ing interests in this section. Until the port is op< ned and i>e r -oct forces in Agua Prieta either rout led from thel: ?? siion ???? recognized hj the Fnited St ites, the heav) ship? ment of ores for the El Paso and I Douglas smelters must c*ease, Tl Is fact alon Is expe< ted t i aid If tl ? mpllsh > ? . > lo Agua Prieta and Douglas, the> will have accom* plish? I a \ tor) for their cause. It will cmibl them to bring practically i d supplies and ammunition to Mexico. 1 ma a, v j< in t j10 " ' " 1 to inform Bonora of the raptui Douglas, This m< with him a pas- l! in insure him safetty. port of carried Lopez lo