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?\t WUtcjjman anD ^ont^rm. PohaaSbod Wednesday ana Saturday. i i >t ii OSTEEN PUBLISHES C8MPANY KUMTBR. 1. C. Terse*: ll.lt per ?anum?In advance. One Square first Insertion.|l.lt ??as j anbexiquent Insertion.II Oewtineta for three months, or IsssBor will bo made at reduced rates. All oesnmunloatlona stich mum sari? private Interests will be charted lor so advert teemonts. OaltoarhM and tributes of respect win be charged for. The ftvmtrr Watohraan eras found? ed ta lilt ? nd the True Southron ta lift. Tha Watchman and Southron esrw has tho oomblned circulation snd tadfoenee cf both et the old papers, end hi manifestly the beet advertising on It em la Sumtsr. Chief Justice Jones has announced his reagnation from the bench, and In a signed statement declares bin In? tention to enter the race for gover? nor. In his Charleston Inter ?low Governor BI ease practically challenged Judge Jones to resign his position and dared htm to enter the contest for the governorship. CJov. Bleaae also boasted that he could beat any man who might enter the race against htm. Judge Jones being one of those specifically named. Judge Jones acts as If he ir.tends to force Oov. Blease to prove his boasted po? litical invincibility, and a red hot political scrap la on the cards for next summer. There may be-?probably will be?other candidates in the race, for If rumors count for any? thing there are sever a I prominent cttlsena of various section* of the State who are to be brought out by their friends. I We are glad to note that the City Council will endeavor to enforce the automobile apeed ordinance. Reck? less speeding In wilful disregard of the rights of the general public has become a dally meance to the lives Of the poople and an Intolerable nui? sance that cannot longer be endured . patiently. ess i i The request of the dumter Lighting' Company that City Council do not grant a gas franchise to the Balti? more Utilities Company, application' for which was on file, was as surpris? ing as the grounds upon which the1 request was based were remarkable. I Council could scarcely have taken any other view of this proposition than that they did. The fact that the Sumtrr Lighting Company may, at some future date, want a gas fran? chise Itself could not reasonably be held to be a valid reason for refusing to grant s franchise to another cor- j poratlon that wants to do business at once. If the Bsltimore Ctlllties Company should refuse to accept the franchise that the Ctty Council is Willing to grant, or If, after accept Ing the franchise, It should fall to carry out the agreement to erect the gas plum and have It In ggoffdtSM within a specified time, then the Sum ter Lighting Company could show it* faith in the dividend earning ability of a gas plant In Sumter by going In? to the gas business. When I he mihi ter Lighting Company is ruady to do business along this line City Council will consider Pa application lor a franchise, for the granting of a fran? chise to anothor corporation cannot j debar it from going Into the business j of gas making. ? ? ? Oov. B lease is due to let out the biggest howl yet against hid enemies for letting Chief Justice Jones re? sign und enter the race f<u QovOf nor while he was away off In Chor? iamb Ohio, attending a Red Mens Convention. To satisfy his appetite for revenge he will probably revoke the com Missions of a few more no? taries public. ? Si This is the day of specialists in politics, as well as in medlcln ? Ina and mechanics. Senator Smith .? i specialist In cotton and in this de par ment of or. h. nl day political en deaNor hn is supreme. OthOf BtatSO* men win fame and high position by tinkering with tariff MhodUlea regu? lating Interstate commerce-, busting Industrial 'rusts or reforming finance but Smith la the gre>u an only cot - ton-ot \nd the bc/?t put Sf it ill M that he repre???nta the greatest Amen can Industry that other statesmen have conspicuously neglected. Bt eauae he specialises on cotton he has been ridiculed and belittled, hi t he Is doing good all the same: arc' the work h ? did in organising the South? ern Cotton Growers ASbMlSttOl Sie? eral psjSJg ago. when he had never been b? ard of outside of Soots' Caro? lina and was scarcely known a1 ill beyond the bSSdotl Sf eld St lei eountv. Is ?tili bearing fr iic It payi to be a "i e? ?Hilst and SSyS the I" ople fo- whom he works, if Smith h ? I no SjpSOtsMxed on cotton he Would no' now be a Tnlted 8tate#> Senator, nor would he hare been in a SSSttlei to call the Department c f Agriculture to j time for making false reports on the else of (he cotton crop to the great damage and Injury of the cotton farmers. It has paid Smith to special? ize on cotton and It has paid, and 1? paying, the cotton growers of the South for whom he is working; therefore why heed the envious who say that Smith is working for Smith as much as he Is for the cotton farm? ers? The laborer Is worthy of his hire, and If Smith has . not done the South service more than sufficient to counterbalance all that he has re? ceived In the way of monetary it - ward and political honors, then a horde of other office holders who are not specialists In any department of science, economics or industry?spv*; that of office seeking?have been most unconscionably everpaid for holding down a seat In congress. The Montgomery Conference. Oreenvllle-Col. train, 9 p. m. Sept. 14.?The Montgomery cotton Conference, growing out of the meet? ing of Sumter County Union at Elliott, has gone into history. When I leached Montgomery Monday night and saw the program with its schedule of big addresses it looked like an? other "hot air" convention; but af? ter the exercises of welcoming the delegate, It was the most business? like meeting of Its kind 1 ever at* tended. The Farmers' Union was there in force, and held a number of special meetings during the recesses and the net result is that this ad? journed session of the Shawnee meeting of the Union Just rounds out and clinches the work of the Nation? al Union. The Montgomery conference of farmers, bankers, and other business men gave to the Farmers' Union the moat cordial and unanimous Indorse? ment. Every demand and position of the Farmers' Union was Indorsed, and sustained not only by speeches and resolutions but by tenders of sub* stanttal aid. Secretary-Treasurer Davis of the National Union was handed $3,000 by interested business men to be used in a "whirlwind cam? paign to cover the cotton States. President Barrett wants Commission? er Watson, Senator Smith and Con? gressman Heflln to Join him in a series of meetings in the cotton States. Each State Union was assigned part of the fund already raised to prose? cute the work by counties, and It Is the denlre of the State President to cover as many counties as he can And the speakers for durng the next two or three weeks. In keeping with the liberality of friend* of the cause at Montgomery, contributions are Invited from every friendly source to further prosecute this work. For South Carolina they may be sent to J. Whltner Reid. Secretary-Treasurer the State Union, Columbia, or to E. W. Dabbs. Presi? dent the State Union, Mayesville, S. C. The names of donors will be published or not Just as they wish, but every cent of such a fund will be kept separate from the regular in? come of the Union, and expended in this work, with a careful accounting I wanted to send something about the pleasant trip, the good company of South Caro"nlans. the heat, the city of Montgomery and other things of interest, but have not time to do so with all the need of the work to be pushed. E. W. D. The Markets | LtveriMMH .Market. Liverpool. 8ept. 14? Open Closed Jap?Feh 809 8A9U Feu? .VI ch i'09t2 Hlfl Men? April 6|| till April -May 818)4 619 Ntsy?Jane ni3 514 June?July ?11 111 July-Aug 8l8K 81ft&f Aug?-Sept .'.?V.l." ?'?'.? Sept -i kit 614 (1 i No* oll 811 Nuv ? De- fl I r.osly Dsc ? Jsn Km* ??ipts, T.ooo. Ait loan, 'too. .-.ile*. 10.000. America a, MM, Sj.otH, 7.H? &up. Openvd steady. <Mused steady. New York C otton Market. New York. Sept. 14. opened High Low Close Jsn 1: 33 11 41 11 32 11 38 3? Feh 11 42 44 Men It ft] 11 52 U 4rt Ii 50-61 April 11 ;>4 M May 11 ?; 11 ?1 11 54 11 8(Mt| June Jl 88 80 July 11 80-81 Aug Hep lie*) iito it aa 'l as m Oer 11 81 11 31 11 8i 11 31 :u Nov 11 39-84 Den II 40 11 43 ?1 88 I! 4o-4l War ? h<-u?ie Stock. B 1,118, I ItrtUleAttd. 18,888, spot*. u.*u?r? off. Sales. 40. I ?p? ?>ed ?teady. ('i<.*, 8 pttady, Pi.it PtOalBtfl today. i'.o.TIO vs. r' 11 ..iMt \eur. MR. BROADWAY AGAIN, runner Comment on The Broad wa> Way Case and The Item Re|>orter. To The Dally Item: In my statement last week, unlike the reporter of the Item, I tried to he fair and especially so to Way, please give me space for this which you will find to be fair to your report? er. I tried to get him to give me the name of his informer, thus removing the responsibility from himself, but he refused to do so, if this is un? pleasant to him no one hut himself is to blame; all I could get him to say was that an officer of the law told him which was poor satisfaction to me. Officers of the law are nothing hut men and some times not the best of men either, if this officer was an eye witness, he should have prevent? ed, or if he picked up this evidence by the wayside, would it Justify the reporters statement. Mr. Reporter, one could easily see that you was trying to convey the Idea that Richard Broadway, as soon as Way entered the store called him a ll^r and curbed him and threatened to kill him without any provocation whatever, and in a complimentary tone said that the peaceful, sober citi2en pulled out his knife and cut Richard, knocked him down and put him out of business. Examine your sta*ement Mr. Reporter and see if it i.?. not unreasonable and misleading. I have spent all the best of my life In honest toll trying to build up character for myself and family, V hich character cannot be spotted, except two of my boys drink, and now in the evening of life, to have it picked up by a disrespective pen Is more than I can bear and keep si? lent. I would have you understand once for all that we are no tramp* that happened to stop at Sumter. I fail to understand how you can af? ford to make a statement to be pub? lished in a daily paper, that cannot fail to bring pain and reproach upon |i the family and all others that may be interested, as well as to sink in the mire of disgrace, the unfortunate vic? tim of your attack, and expect to keep the respect of ? men that an honest reporter should, I assure you that 1 cannot afford to be worried and distressed by your misguided pen, without giving evidence of your unkind statement. Mr. Reporter can you find comfort In giving others pain, has Rlcha'd ever wronged you, have you ev-.r heard of him attempt? ing to use a deadly weapon on any one to give them pain. Or is It an unconurolable weakness of yours; one of your besetting sins; can you love your Maker with a clean heart and your neighbors as you should and continue Indefinitely this coarse. W. A. Broadway, Sumter. S. C. (The above communication from Mr. W. A. Broadway Is printed merely through consideration for a old man who is in distress and sorrow over the misfortune of a wayward son The report printed In this paper a week or so ago of the fight between Richard Broadway and , Way was based on the best and mos: reliable Information obtainable and was pub lUhed simply as a matter of new. without bias for or against either party, neither being known person? ally. Mr. W. A. Broadway havng taken up the defenev of his son seems to think that he Is on trial and that his reputation is at stake, which is not the rase. The undisputed facts are thai young Broadway and Way engaged fn u urawl in which Broad wa> was out, Mr. W. A Broad? way was neither present nor had any part in the row. DOnse uently anv effort to make it app- 'hat the j publication of ? report the flghl i was a reflection upon the good name ; of lib elder Broadway is ? ??war ant .-d. When V i eat |l tried In the courts all the facts will probahljr come out and will then be reportedM irr thh paper. Ir the meanwhile the* matter will not be further aired ha print. I There was a large enrollment of Of new pupils Wednesday morning at 1 the office of the Superintendent of City Schools, Parent! realize how Important it is not to wait unttl the i open inn day to have their children rei [stared, - NOTICE, \s some of ?oir i ustomers are un d< r the impression that we have in interest In the McCollum Broi store, we, the Bhaw and McCollum Mer Co., want it understood that we are not connected With that firm In any way. i Shaw und McCollum Mer Co, by J. w. Bhaw and J. H. McCollum? 1*11 r.-w. NOTICE, We will have arriving Monday Pep tern her llth, our first loud of horses arid mulei for this season. Will be glad to have you come and Inspect them. We will have as nice asortmenl as Mr. Harby can buy. rtooth-Harby Live Rtoclt Co., Burnt r S. C, 9*fl .81 THE SEABOARD WINS. Supreme Court Dismissed Coast Line Cheraw Crossing Petition. Columbia, Sept. 12.?Holding that the constitutional ripht given rail? roads to cross another ralroad does not give the right to railroads to cross at grade, and stressing the im? portance of pubic safety, the supreme court yesterday dsmissed the petition of the Atlantic Coast Line railway asking that the railroad commis? sion be forced to consider and ap? prove plans for an interlocking switch for a grade crossing over the tracks of the Seaboard Air Une railway in the town of Cheraw. The decision in the case is by Associate Justice Hyderick. The ruling by the court ends a long controversy between the two railroads which invo'ved the right of the Coast Line to cross the tracks of the Sea? board at Front street in the town cf Cheraw. The controversy was com? menced on September 22 of last year, The case came before the supreme court several months ago and a de? cision was given in fuvcr of the Sea? board. It was held by the court at | that time that the Coast Line did not have the right to cross at Front street. THE YOUNGEST GRANDMOTHER. Woman Now Living in Atlanta Has Three Grandchildren at 30. Atlanta, Ga., Sep\ 10.?A grand? mother of two children at the age of 29 and of three at 20 years is the record of Mrs. E. W. Bender of thle city. It is claimed that Mrs. Bender is the youngest grandmother on rec? ord and her case one of the most re? markable outside of tropical coun? tries* Mrs. Bender, who is 31 years old, was born in 1880 in South Carolina. She was married to E. W. Moore at Columbia), S. C, in 1892. She was anl> 13 years and 3 months old when her nret child was born. This child ft daughter, was married in lr09 to Edward Sinclair and in Januar" 1910, gave birth to> twins, the mothe* being barely 16 and the grandmother not yes 30i In January of this year Mrs. Ben? der's daughter gave birth to another chird, the third of Mrs. Bender's grandchildren. Mr. Moore tfied when? Mrs. Sinclair was an Infant. Later ht> widow mar? ried E. W. Bender and tftat union has beenr blessed' by several children. Physicians elainr it Is rare irr this pert ? f the world that a woman becomes a grandmother even in the- early 10**. The proprietor of Charlie's Cafe has erected a handsome electric sign over his establishment which at? tracted considerable attention on the streett Tuesday FLOOD TOLLS FIVE MILLION. Records of Df thi In Chinese Prov? inces from Flood and Famine. New York, Sept. 9.?Flood and rali s In the 'Yang-Tse Klang Valley have claimed at least 5,000,000 souls within tho decade, according to con? servative computations of missionary societies and other organizations. In the famine of 1906-'07, the most awful camp of which history has any record, *as established outside the wall of the ancient city of Tsing Klang I'u, situated on the grand canal about 100 miles north of the Yang-Tse River. Almost. 150,000 persons were huddled In huts of mud. Despite the efforts made by the Chinese Govern? ment by devoted missionaries and by well cfiaposed foreigners thousands died every day. A large contingent of Chinese and influential foreign residents believe that the greatest responsibility confronting tho Chi? nese Government today is the solv? ing of ?t^ineerlng problem that will save the lives of the 150,000 per? sons who wow Inhabit the valley and make possible for continued human occupation The recirrriDg floods tire due part? ly to the dfcnudtan floods of the up> per valleys: Huge darmr hold the flood waters from reachtisg natural channels in many places? and consequently sub? merge minions' of acres yearly. Tho engineering problems referred to are staggering. Here Is a terri? tory" several rhxndred miles long and two hundred miles wide that at per? iods recurring yearly is fully or par? tially flooded. Canals and reservoirs were built, but they are poor rem? edies unless cAe great river can be controlled. The people are getting tired of the class of politicians who call each j other liars to get an office. If one j fellow is not a Har the other fel? low lies on him- and it confuses voters I to pick out the? real Iiara.?Wilming? ton Star. TO BOOST SEED PRICES. President of State Farmers Union on Pilots ?>f Cotton StM'd. To the Farmers' Union. County and Local: In our work for the price of cot? ton we have overlooked the ruinous prices that haw t een offered for cot? ton seed. At prices that have prevailed we should use them for fertilizer rather than s^'.l. 1 have been informed, and bolters it to be re? liable, ihat the market for cotton seed oil and by-products, and the price of meal, would warrant |28 to 130 per ton for seed Take care of your feed. Pick and gin your coton dry. Store the seed in small piles well protected from weather and do not sell any seed till the n/arket advances consider? ably. E. W. DAUBS, President S. C. State Farmers' Union. Mayesville. Sept. 13. fffl. Your attention is called to the Shaw & McCollum Mer. Co.'s ad. It will be interesting for you to fleft their store, as they are shov ing a big line of Indies' Coat* and Coat S.rfts. Through the courtesy of the chair? man of the street committee and the superintendent of streets, the super? intendent of schools has been enabled to get the campus in fine condition for the opening or the schools NOTICE. We will have arriving Monday, September lltb, our first load of horses and mules for this season. Will be glad to hare you come and inspect tbem. We will have as nioo assortment as Mr. Harby can hoy. Booth-Haxby Live Stock Co.. Srrmter, s. c. s-e-aww FOR SALE?Several geod milk cows with young calves, ?oats, sheep, and Berkshire pigs always on hand. K. W. Dabbs, Maye.?wTIe. S. C. 9-0-tf. $9,500 Will Buy Two Tracts ol Land in Barnwell County. The Same Land in Sumter County Would I Ettily Sell for $15,0*6. I Tract No. 1?3fJO acre** on public roue* 2 miles from railroad? station | with one 5-roona henoe, 2 tenant houses, barn,, stables, 2 young mules, 1 '; in'w wagon with plows, gear to fit. A pick-up for some of my fcrfemds at j ft,000 if bought In 30 days Tract No. 2??36i acres on public road, 2 males from railroad station, 1 ; miles from goo* school, half mile from chinch; red day subset!, beau i tifnlly level; 3. tenant bouses; 150 acres opcn\ 50 acres more can be got ? ten in cultivation with little work. I want some of my friends to hare j this place at 9K.&00. This offer stands open only 30 days. GBO W. WING ATE, : v Robbing, S. C. $ 1 ().()() Coat Suits LONG COATS AND SKIRTS FOR FALL & WINTER SEASON 1911 The largest and best assorted lines we have ever shown, consisting of up-to-date merchandise. Models in Suits and Cloaks in all the popular weaves. It will be to your interest to see our line before buying. Coat Suits $10 to $45 Long Coats $5 to $30 Skirts $3.50 to $10 Our prices are RIGHT and a fit guaranteed. We ask a careful inspection. Phone 68. :: ;: Sumter, S. C.