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m ?ITH WATCHMAN. KataM Consolidated Aur. 3,1 M \\ Ml K I IN HI \ V\V V\ * Burl I ll>cr?. Colored. Han \a% Broken Tncxl.i) Moi nIng In Hun away. Tuesday morning while going for a load of Ire. Hurrell Myers, colored, a driver of one of Mr. D. J. Aubl s lea wagons, had his leg broken In fa runaway. The horse started to * ^bn just aa the wagon wus crossli g Harvln street and before the drive-* who was sitting In the front of the wagon srttb hid feet hanging out. could prevent the horse turned, catching hU leg between the wagon body and the cross-tree and breaking |pn* of his legs. The horse went on Into the yard at the ice plant And persons who saw the accident assisted the driver out of the wagon and sent him hon 1 where hs was given surgical treat Beast *> - TWO M I1H \sK \ I K.UTS. rVftabtftcan* ami Democrats Hold Their Contention*. Fremont. Net... July 26?-With both {gcWiont cf the Nebraska Democrats "fighting Utterly for pesce" the State oonVention opened this afternoon with Mayer Pahlman loading the antl-Bryan Action and Charles W. Bryan heading the pro-Bryanltes. The atmoAph. re st the very be SjMnnlng wss cnarged with subdued cMfttement ar.d each elde seemed suspicious rf the other having some Intention of running the steam rol? ler over It. Should It be found possible to peacefully give Harmon, of Ohio. ?tn official endorsement, such action will undoubtedly be taken, but this la Just what the Bryanltes say they will not allow. The trouble hsngs on the fact that Bryan wants to be delegate st large to the Nation.' Convention, and this would practical? ly be impossible, should Harmon be endorsed this sfternoon. as Bryan alrtady come out against him. r puM!<.?e- V\<oiUI tiulorM I.ill for gjgn. Neb.. July II.?Taft and LaFollette boosters; with knives un ^"f .>eathed. are lined up for the Re *" pui lican State platform convention, which assembled here at noon today. Nebraxka wan the original Taft state in 1S?I, and the suporters of the plan to force an endorsement of the fj^sjgjftsat malst that the LAFoiietto faction will be "steam-rollered." Victor R/sewater. Omaha editor and national commit teem.* n. declared to? day the convention would endorse Taft. The Tuft regulars arr in con tro| of the party machinery and ^vive named A. W. Jeffries, a "regu ^^r.'* ?*a temporary chairman. TO IM Ml < ?0\|I'lvRS ( ASK. 4 omioitt- - \\ tin ho mediate Judgment. Washington. July 15.?The "prose? cuting committee" of taroe lawyers which Justice Wright of the DHU Hl I Supreme Cnrf. appoin to recom mend further proceedings In the con? tempt case of Pr?sident Oompers. Vice President Mitchell ^SiorrlAon. of the Federation of La? bor, today Intimated thut it would shortly a*k the court, for Immediate Judgment again At toe 'abor leaders. Decision of the 'oinmlttee will bo submitted to Justice Wright before j^next Tuesday. No in Cent* C'otvm. The speculative elements In New Tork predict ten cents cotton for this season, but when they get to shoving down on ?h.> price they will a realstence such as they never knew before. rhe otton growers are making this ye r'. crjp on a 14 cant basis, snd before they will take leas they will fill up the warehouses with It. therefore It may aw well b?? recognised now thst the farmers are Uwnot In the condition they were a few years ago. money Is easy to ob? tain, without having to depend upon the srest center* at the North. The deposits in the hanks Is made up largely of the money of the farmers, und thf day has come when arc, rmer who Is disposed t ? pi\ his ehts, can get all the money he need* SO carry his his busl in*?A from the loci! i.iiiIm There? fore the fear of being pr ? I tu? lonvr exists In this country,, and whenever tie market r pr< ? i lown to the point where Hie produce) i u ot Asspooe of his product i it a pro fit. he can stiy away from the m irkel until con lit on* are differ nt. N, thero will not be ten cents cotton thh fall. It costs more than that to mal It ?Manning Times. totted Vi.rll. is.hi He JiiMt ui 881. PRESIDENT SIGNS BILL. lUDCiniocrn bill law \s par \s \mkuk \ is (0\( |:h\. BD, I \rculi\o SnapiH-il b> Photographers While \\ raring Broadest of Itcgu lur Administration Smiles. Washington. July 26.?President Taft signed the Canadian reciprocity ell] at 3:10 p. m. today. Secretary of State Knox. Secretary Of Commerce and Labor Nagel, Sec ertary to the PfSjeJdOht Hilles and Kepreeentutive Littleton of New York several newspaper men and a battery of photographers witnessed the sig? nature. As he picked up the pen the president turned to Secretary Knox: "Come over here, Brother Knox," he said, "you are responsible for this." The secrotary of state stood behind the president as he placed his name 01 the parchment. "It's done." said Mr. Knox. "It's done," echoed the president as the two clasped hands across th-j desk. To give the photographers a chance the president went through the mo tftOfl of signing the aet again a few seconds later. "I d vi./t know th< re was so much Interest in it as this, he said, "but?" I He was snapped wearing a broad smile. The gold pen used by the president in signing the treaty was sent to I Chairman Penrose of the senate finance committee who led the fight for the bill in the senate. ? Instructions for the administration of so much of the law as is effective until the whole agreement is ratified by the Canadian parliament were telegraphed to custom collectors along the Canadian border today. The new regulations provide for pro? per Indentlficatlons of the Imports, to prove they are of Canadian origin,! I and the State department has been asked to instruct consular officers In1 Canada to add their certificates to the declarations of the importers. Cntll the Canadian parliament rat? ifies the agreement, only section 2, which covers wood pulp, paper and paper board, will be effective. The i 1 regulations under the new law pro- ( vide free entry to all such Imports from private lands or from crown lands, provided no export tax has b en levied. British Columbia, On | to.iO and Quebec impose export du ? ties on wood. New Urunswlck will do so after October 1? Congratulations upon the passage of Ills measure kept the Whit,- HOOOS telegraph \ire busy all day. Mes-1 ? j SOgoa came to the president from 1 ftlOhdl all rat the world. Henry L. PI mo OB, PSi) relaty of war. and Gen. I Clarence R, Bdwarda a eloss friend i of Mr. Taft, cabled their eongratu lattoni from Panama; George von L. Meyer, secretary of the navy, and I j K. A. Mailing.-r. former secretary of i i the Interior, sent warm messages. Andrew Carnegie sent the following] message from Skibo castle: "t'ordlal congratulations upon de? served success of your noble neigh? borly policy. Now for treaties; se? cure these; then rest. No other worlds to conquer. From James J. Hill came this message: "My warmest congratulations for v ut stQgflfget support of Canadian reciprocity. Its success will greatly benefit whole country without injury to any part." < >ne of the shortest messages was from J. C. Schmidtlapr Of Cincinnati, a warm friend of the president, now In Europe, He called one Word' "Shake." Mit. W, C. TOWLLS LEAVES. Mr. L H. II. Harr Begins III* Dalle* as Health Offers. Mr. W. C. Towles, formerly health OffeOf Of this city, but who lately resigned, the resignation to take ef? fect the first ci August, has discon? tinued his duties as health officer and Mr. L. L. H. Harr, who was elected to tbat portion fcOg COlO BBoncod his duties as health officer, Mr. Towb s earns to Bumter from Charleston several years ago and has been livng here ever since. He b:<s boon health officer for | little more ? tiMi one year, Re leaves Bumter this week t<> go to Orangsburg, which p] ice will he bis future home, Mr. Darr, who is- now health of" fleer, was raised in Sumter, and is well known as an auctioneer and and printer. Messrs. W. I >. md S. I?. Cflln, 0 Privateer, v.ere in the city Tuesday. 4, Fear not-~Let all the ends Thou Ain SUMTE R, S. C, SATUI WAS THE \i (.Ro LYNCHED? Mount Crogun in still Excited Over Attempted Assault?Sherlll Given \ i> Search for Negro. Cheraw, July 26.?The little vil? la p. ? of Mount Croffan, near her*-, la still o.cited over tho attempt at a brutal crime made Monday at noon, and while specific information !s hard to obtain, there now remains no doubt that the unknown negro from X<?rth Carolina has met his death at the hands of a mob. The young lady was attacked in an orchard near her house just out? side of the village and in her struggle with the negro almost every thread Of her clothing was torn away. Fortunately her uncle was at the bouse, and hearing her cries went to her rescue. At his approach the negro ran, and then began an ex? citing man hunt, which extended from noon until 5 o'clock in the af? ternoon of the same day. About 300 or 400 formed the posses, with Sheriff D, i*. Douglass of Chesterfield county, in charge of one section. All afternoon they trailed the ne? uro, the bloodhounds keeping close on his track. At times the mob was only 20 minutes behind him. Final? ly, about I o'clock, near White Store, N. C.i not far from Wades boro, the negro was surrounded in a swamp. One posse under Sheriff Douglass took the left side of the swamp and the others complete! the cordon of death drawn around the brute. Suddenl ythe posse in charge '-f Sheriff Douglass heard the ether side fire a number of shots and thI chase suddenly ceased. Sheriff Douglass is on his farm near Che.-terfield and could not be reached today. However, he has not abandoned the search. RETAILERS F.LFCT OFFICERS. Association Is Formed Today in Chamber of Commerce. The Retailers Association of Sum tor was formed Wednesday in the Chamber of Commerce Hall when n large number of the retailers met together for that purpose and to elect officer! for the association. The othe rs elected were; J. IT. Levy, president; J. H. ('handler, vice*president; and a. v. Bnelli sec? retary and manager. A committee of Messrs. c. B. McCormack, J. a. IfcKnlght, W. B. Mims, V. H. Phelpl and a. a. Strauss was ap? pointed to ask City Council to in? struct the police force to keep the sidewalks free for trailic. so that persons s/OUld not stand at the win? dows of stores or obstruct the en? trance to the stores, but rather on the edfl ? Of the sidewalk Plans were made for tho forming of a credit bureau md the committee In oharge was Instructed to go ahead with the plans and to secure any new members they Were able to. Negro Hoy Steals Watch. Prom the Daily Item July -7# on Saturday morning Ansley Da? vis, a negro boy employed as a por? ter by Mr. D. M. Campbell, in de? livering a package Of meat at Mrs. J, B, Gaillard's stole a gold watch belonging to Miss Ifary Galllard. He threw the watch fob under Mr. Campbell's house and took the WStCh down town where he cn deavored to sell it for the sum of tWO dollars. The prospective buyer at first refused to make B purchase, but later decided to take the watch, provided that some witness could be secured to the transaction. He call? ed In Policeman Ward as one of the witnesses and when tho officer ap? peared the negro boy sklddooed. Later In- was arrested, however, when he put up a tale thai another negro was iiiring him to sell the watohi Policeman Ward tried in various w ij i to And the owner of the watch and after various unsuccessful at? tempts he found that the watch bo longed to Miss Oaillard, who was much pleased nt recovering her pr? perty. Tho boy was tried in the Re cord er's Court ami was given a sen tones of ?2."> or 80 days. I rallied \ urses Will Me< t. Mrs. R, W. Dabbfi of Mayesvilh president of the state Reglsterei Nurses' association, la in the city t< arrange for ths State mooting dur ing fair week, Mrs, H, W. Reall the anti-tuberculosis league is in tin city to enlist the active support n the representative union mi n i i thli good work ?Columbia State, i ist at \*> thy Country'4. Thy God's an ID AY, JUL Y 29, J011. OFFICERS FOR FARMERS UNION. E. W. Dabbs Elected President of state Farmers Union. Columbia, July 21.?TheSouth Car? olina State Farmers' Union at Its morning session Thursday took up a1 wide range of interest. Education ! was discussed fully In all Its different! lights from the standpoint of the Farmers of the State. In this con? nection a resolution was adopted con? demning the State Board of Educa? tion for its "wholesale change in school hooks." The resolution came from liailroad Commissioner Rich* ! ards. ' m invitation. Governor Blease made a short talk to the farmers in commendation of the Union. He gave his pledge to carry out the wishes of the Union whenever possi? ble when such are expressed to him by resolution. He said that he be li' ves in the methods and the v ork of the organization. The president was authorized to appoint a committee to investigate the Farm Life School problem and report a suitab.e hill to be offered at the next session of the legislature by the union. The follow? ing committee was appointed: H. \V. Beall, Mayesville, A. A. Perritt, l^amar, W. A. Stuckey, Bishopville. The election of olTlcers was had at this session and the following is the result: For the year 1911-1912; President, E. W. Dabbs; vice presi? dent, B. F. Keller; secretary-treasur? er, J. Whitner Reid, Captain, W. E. Bodie, Conductor, C. W. Suber, Ser? geant at Arms, W. P. Caskey, door? keeper, A. F. Delvert; member of ex? ecutive committee for term of three years. H. T. Morrison; delegate *o the National Farmers' Union to meet at Shawnee, Oklahoma, September 4, 1911, J. B. Hollaway. RAPE AS A FORAGE PLANT. Clemson Extension Work?Article ALIX. Dwarf Essex is the best variety of rape and is recognized as a staple grazing crop for hogs and sheep. ?.Nature. It is a plant close akin to turnips and COllardo. The top constitutes its valuable portion since it makes no gr? at root development. Planting. The seed are largely Imported and are generally very cheap?five to ten < entl per pound. The crop should, | for best Success, be planted ill AU gust or September on a very rich and thoroughly prepared soil. The land: and its preparation are the same as for a good crop of turnips. The seed i may be sown broad cast, five to j Seven pounds per acre, or In drill two to two and a half feet apart, four to five pounds per acre. ' n the latter case one or more shallow cul tlvationa may be given to save mois? ture and destroy weeds and grass The crop is also successfully grown by planting with oats, plantii < the seed broad cast after the oati have b en sown in the fall. Fertilising. If the soil is. not rich and well sup? plied with vegetable matter, ten to fifteen tons of good stable manure should be thoroughly worked into the surface. In addition to th S 500 pounda acid phosphate and 500 pounds kainit should be applied per acre. A top dressing of 100 pounds of nitrate Of soda should be added in the spring. The fertilization will necessarily vary with the quality Of soil. Grazing. When planted early in the fall or with oats the crop should be a foot or more in height and ready to graze by November. T'igs should be turned ,on and a.b.v.ed to stay un? til everything Is eaten except the stubs and than taken off. Another crop will come and be ready to i grase In the spring. After the last grazing the land should be planted In soy beans or cow peas for a sum? mer ciop. In case the w.-ai her in the fall Is such as to prevent plant inr. and such Is often the case, tin seed may be sown in Februi ry ?>r March with good r.-sults. though fall planting is to be preferred. Tigs grazing" on rape or other similar crops should have a small am unit of corn or other grain feed ea< h day. For besi results one percent, of the weigh! (,f the animals should be fed '?ach day. This has l.n found the besi way to secure maximum results? from the rape crop, Prof. W, R. Pel kins, I Hr ctor, \grlcull ura I Dept. .\ man was found dead in a b>nr distance telephone i os at Hartford Conn. When operatoi announce lh< amount of the toll they oughl h break the news gently. Plttabum Gasette-Tlmes. * INVESTIGATION NOT COMPLETE. I Probable That Rest of Investigation Will be Held This Week. _ From the Dally lu-m July 211 The investigation ol* the Police ! 1 Committee into the conduct of Police Sergeant McKagen In regard to his action In securing the reeommenda- j tion of the Board of Health for .he position of Health Officer was com? menced Monday afternoon, but ow? ing to the fact that Mr. J. R. Ll gon, one of the chief witnesses, was unable to be present, the remainder If it was postponed until some other time. Mr. Wright was called away to Charleston Tuesday afternoon and no report was made at the regular meeting Council. Mr. Wright re? turned froi t Charleston this morning and \t is expected that the remaind? er of testimony will be taken this ^ week some time for the report of | the committee to go in to Council at ! its first meeting. The investigation was ordered by Council upon the receipt of a letter from the board of health which stat? ed that they had heard that Mr. Mc ? Kagen had stated that he had been offered the position of Health Officer, but such was not the ca3e. The In veatlgation was noi nt'.^ sooner be? cause of the fact that members of the police committee were out of town and it was deemed unadvisahle to hold the investigation when any members of the police committee were absent. Miss Jenkins Entertains. (>f the many house parties which j have been held during the past weeks Since the various college? through? out the State closed their doors for the summer, that given by Mi3S Biotas Jenkins at the residence of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Jenkins. on Lafayette street, St. Charles, for some of her numerous friends, was perhaps the largest and j most Successful given In this section j of the State. The members of he nous - pal t^ assembled on Wednesday, July 19th,' when a big reception was given by I Miss Jenkins in order that her school j friends might became acquainted with her friends of the neighbor-. I hood, and lasted until Tuesday, July 25th, when the young folks separated to go to their respective homes or to go to other house parties given by other friends. The personnel of the house party was: Miss lnex Mc Cartwell of Lancaster, a student at Chlcora College; Miss Maidelle Boatwrlght Of Kidge Springs, a re e< nt graduate of the College for Women; Miss Annie sfcCown of Flor? ence, a junior at the College for Women In Columbia, Miss Kathleen McXair of Hartsviile, a student at the College for Women; Miss Teresa Chandler of Sumter, a student at j I Winthrop College; Miss Irene Bryan of Sumter, a senior at Winthrop College; Misses Willie and Julia Dargan of Stateburg, recent gradu? ates from the General Sumter Me? morial Academy. Stateburg: Miss Jennie Chandler of Sumter who as? sisted the hostess In entertaining her guests; and Miss Eloise Jenkins, the hostess, who is a student at Chlcora College; l>r. Sam W. Guy. of Johns Hopkins University; Messrs. J. C. Bryan, James Chandler, L C. Bryan, Clinton Walsh, of Sumter; James IX Gilleople of Florence; Edgar Nel? son and Oliver Plowden of Manning; Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Brock of Fayette vllle who assisted Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins to entertain and to chaperone the party. The house party was one round of gaiety and pleasure. There was something for its members to g?? to every night, and the daytime was passed pleasantly in games, conver? sation, buggy and automobile rides, and in various other ways. The arrival of the guests were made known to the people of St. Charles and the surrounding points through Invitations to a r< ceptlon Which was held on Wednesday night. A large number of the young people of St. Charles gathered then at the beautiful residence of Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins to meet the members of the bouse party and to welcome them to their hospitable little town. The quests, as they assembled, were ush* ered Into the reception room and parlor, which were tastefully deco? rated with potted plants, by Miss Elolsc Ji nklns 1 n 1 Miss Jennie < 'handler 1 nd Intro lu< ed to the members of the house party. Thej wore tion t timed 1 >v< r to the tender men b a of Mrs. w. T. Rrock, w ho presided nt the punch bow 1. after whb h they joined in with th. ir new acquaintances for s delightful even ! SOUTUKON, Ksiabll-lied June, IMM Vol. XXXII. No. 44. KENNEDY'S MILL BURNED. Planing and shingle Mill Burned? Caught Prom Sparks. Prom the Daily Item July 27. This morning about three o'clock the planing and shingle mill belong? ing to Mr. Kennedy about two and a half miles from town, near the Radical road, was burned down, caus? ing a considerable loss to him. The Are was supposed to ha\e originated from sparks falling from smoke stacks on the shed of the * tiding. A negro living a fe* away from the lumber mi1" ? ?"t wake up until It was to- save the place. sj -jfi LAST (' ?*GN MEETING. V Good vy*' speakers Tell of Pro pob ond Plan for Last Time. From the Daily Item July 27, The Good Roads speakers told of their plans the la3t time today when the meeting was called to order in the Lyric and later in the Court House and a goodly number of speakers made their speeches on why Sumter County should have good roads and why the bond issue was the best plan for securing the good roads. The speakers were: Messrs. D. H. Winslow of the United States Depart? ment of Agriculture, who illustrated his lecture with moving picture slides; Mr. R. I. Manning, who told why the bond issue was the best plan for securing the money; Mr. R. B. Heiser, who told of the plan to build the roads and of the act passed by the legislature; Mr. P. M. Pitts, who told what was being done and w) ai had been done on the roads in the county by the chain gang; Mr. Watson, the builder of the first sand clay road in this country?the road being built in Marion county; Mr. W. B. Boyle and Dr. S. C. Baker joined in the discussion of the bond issue after the speakers had finished their talks, as well as did Mr. Epps and others. There was quite a number of the people cf the county present ooth for the moving picture show and the speeches. The audience gave attention to all that was said and shown and seemed favorably im? press. Mr. C. L. Stubbs has returned from Waynesvllle, N. C. ing spent in conversation. On Thursday the members of the house party were given a chance to rest up from the effects of the night before and to become better acquainted with each other. On Friday all went to a picnic and base? ball game which were gotten up in their honor, and in the evening they went in buggies and automobiles to Mayesvllle to "A Trip Around the World" fair which was held at that place. The road being a good one, the ride was much enjoyed as was the "Trip Around the WorM" in Mayesville. On Saturday afternoon some of the members of the party went to a baseball game and in the evening a straw ride was much en? joyed by those Who went on it. Sunday was made a da> of rest, for after attending services at the beautiful new Mt. Zion church, where Dr. Heid Smith of the Columbia Theolog leal Seminary preached, the party stayed at home for the rest of the day to rest up from the dissipa? tions of the previous three days. Monday evening Miss Gauthmey Wilson, a near neighbor of Mi?3 Jenkins' entertained for her guests. The residence of Mr. and Mrs. Brad? ley Wilson was gaily lighted and artistically decorated for the recep? tion and the large number of guests were delighted with Miss Wilson's hospitality and her charming quali? ties as b hostess. The parting OH Tuesday morning came only too soon for many of the young folks who had so heartily enjoyed themselves on the house party, but all realised that it was time to go and that they must bid each other farwell. This they did with many expressions <?f pleasure at meeting and hope* und promises to see (.it h other again in the near fu? ture. All joined in thanking Miss Jenkins for the delightful time that she bad been Instrumental in giving t hem. Iftas Maidelle Boatwrlghl stayed a\< r with Miss Jenkins for a couple of days, when both of them will go to Florence to attend a house party to be given by Mis>-- Annie McCown. i'rem Florence sflss Jenkins will no to Lide;,. Spring where Miss sfatdelle Hoatwrighl will entertain her friends on a house party during [he tirst week in August.