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WMOLX FAMILY POISONED. rourt<^>u Persona Id McCoy family Suffer from Ptomaine Poisoning After Eating lor Cream. Fourteen persona In the families of Meagre, A. D. and Frank McCoy were poisoned by eating- Ice cream Thursday afternoon. 01 those who were poisoned only two were serious? ly 111 and all are much better at present and expected to pull through successfully. The Ice cream which was the cause of the Ptomaine poisoning was eaten Thursday afternooa. but none of the family were taken stck until Friday. However, as the Ptomaine poison germ generally takes from twelve to twenty-four hours to affect Its v?e tlm there waa no douht about what was the trouble with the two fami? lies which live together. Two small children. Marlon and Isth/nel Mc? Coy, were the only two who a ere se? riously ill. but all of the other m.*.li? ters of the families who at* the Ice cream suffered more or leas from the poison in*. It was found that those Who were first helped suffered less than those who were helped lust, (several persona In the family who did not eat the Ice cream were not Hi. so the poisoning waa ascertained to have come from the cream. Monday while all of those who were taken 111 had not fully recovered, st was ascertained that all fourteen persons who were poisoned were out Sf danger and expected to recover Shortly. risabs err of Cosasacs i n Not**?Ex? press Rates. The following Is a letter received hr the local Chamber of Commerce Is reply to a letter from this office complaining of local expresj rates: , Washington. Sept. 18, ltll. | Mr. A. V. Swell. Secretary. Chamber ?f Commerce, Sumter, 8, C. Dear Sir:?The commission la in! receipt of your letter of the SSth fast, in which you state that the Sumter Chamber of Commerce la sonstantly In receipt of complal ite from local merchants In regard to the raus charged by the Sou thorn Express Company. la enclose herewith a copy of he Order of the Commission of June 8, 1811. Instituting a general investiga? tion lato the rates, classifications, regulations and practices of the va rV>us express companies, Including the Southern Ex pries Company. The Commission has not yet definitely Saed dates for hearings In this pro? ceeding. As soon as this la dona you will be duly advised. Ton request a general statement of express rater to Sumter. S C. and Other cities in the State of South Carolina from the same points of origin. The terms upon which tho Commission will compile statements of rates are set forth In ihe enclosed e^py of apectal Order No. 1, of Feb. ruary 1, 1909. If you desire to h.iv > a stateea* oomplled. you should name certain representative points. The Comratsr.lon, of course, is al? ways gl?d to verify the correctness of rates charged on actual shipments, and if At any time, you are of opin? ion th?' ?xceeslve charges have been collected <>n express shipments and you w" forward the express receipt ei a statement describing the ship sweat, rMng date. points of origin and dea I nation, c ommodity, and rates charged, a prompt examination will be made of tariffs on file In this of Replying to your Inquiry as to whether express companies are re? quired to furnish general rate Infor? mation on demand, the or'.y Provis? ion of the Act to regulate commerce requiring carriers to furnish rate in? formation ?e contained In the lam two paragraphs of section 6 of the Act. copy of which is enclosed. I diso enclose copy of order of the Com anlseton of January 6, 1909. In the matter of modification of require? ments of flection 6 of the Act with regard to posting of tariffs by ex? press companies. Tours trulv, JCDSriN C. CLEMENTS. Chairman. There hav? been several complaints Sled at the t'hamhyr of Commerce ?gainst sSSSSSrrS rates charged kg the Southern Exprss Company. The sass Is now gp t<i oir Isgal mlpi ? m and hot' hants. We should hi Slad SS receive complalnta In writing, stat? ing the r???? (??mpiuined ?>f and If, tJpoa Investigation, it Is found that Sumter has a good *h.- SSSdast Will he tsken up with the Interstate Commerce Commission .11 r. ? tlv. The Commission h.n tho SSWSf to order an Investigation gjpgg. hhj own Inltii 8tvs and will SS ??>. pro\ Mod the fac?s warrant such an InvestI gution. *"he merchant of Hji cltv are wsrned 88 ?los.lv examine nil *?x press charges .is ?n many cases these charges are In excess sf the established rales and tho mrrch itit = s entitled to a refund. The express Company la rsqwired upon request to give the true rate. l*rof. W. K. Tats psased thrnm li C\m city Saturday morning. TO TRY NKW AIR-CRAFT. Wright Rrother* Hope to ltevolulion Ue Art of Flying. Plttsburg. Sept 30.?Tremendous interest was shown today among avia? tion enthusiasts in a report that the Wrights are preparing to conduct ex? periments by which they hope to revolutionise the art of flying. Despatches from Klttyhawk, N. C, where the Wrights made their secret experiments, says arrangements have been made there to try a new air craft, the purpose of which Is to min? imize the use of artificial power and to soar as the birds do against the winds. It Is even reported thai the Wrights have already solved the problem of flight without artificial power, al? though their Invention has received no satisfactory test. It Is said that their new plans will imitate the wings of the gull, and be so ar? ranged that they can tack back and forth against ths wind, as In the manner of a sailing ship. CRIMINAL. LAW REFORM. Mr. Clayton Soggest* a Flan for Re? organising Oar Court System. To ths Editor of The News and Cour? ier; The atmosphere Is pregnant with complaints as to the enforcement of the criminal law. Men go free where public opinion would have sent them to the gallows or the Penitentiary, and consequently unrest and repug. nance to the criminal law Is the re? sult. Various Ideas are advanced to remedy the seeming defects. In many cases public opinion Is wrong, in many cases It Is right, and hence with this state of affairs uomethlng Is necessary to subdue this public unrest and bring criminal practice t ? a better appreciation of public opin? ion. Take the Beattle case, lately de? cided In Virginia. Newspapers in Nor**' and South Carellna have both ?aid that an acquittal or mistrial would have resulted In either of these States, and they point to the fact that Virginia enforces law better than 1? done In their States. To some extent this Is true, but not altogeth? er. The Southern States have al? ways been more lawless than the States farther north. In that they re? ly more upon personal vindication of wrong rather tb in through the courts. Hence we had the Code Duello, a code, as bad as it was, superior to the dally assassinations that occur in our State. That code it out of the question, and when a man wants to kill his adversary he tanks up on whiskey, arms hmscif with a pistol, lies in wait for his ad? versary, insults him so that* he id compelled to strike, then shoots and claims self-defence?that his adver? sary put his hand to his hip pocket. Upon the Inquest no pistol may have been found on the dead man, but the astute lawyer maker, it appear to the i yip that his client was in fear of death or great bodily harm and an acquittal results. 1 Now, from a reasonable standpoint how silly this plea. The killer has his pistol covering his antagonist. Even If the latter had a pistol in his blp pocket, he had him at a disad? vantage. His life was In his hands. Why fire until the antagonist draw* hie weapon und attempts to use it? Such a plea is nonsense, and yet a avails in nine-tenths of murder trials. N'.w how will we rectify It? That if a question that needs considerable thought and is not easily solved, and yet I am going to make a sug? gestion that will, if not entirely solve it, to some extent Improve condition". On general principles you need not look to the lawyer to modify or rapeal bad laws. It Is true that the Isgml profession dominates the Legislature and virtua'ly enacts the laws. Thc?e Jaws are construed by our cou?*t*i un? der rules of construction that were a disgrace to Justice when promulgat? ed long years gone. As a conse? quence crime is rife and \W$ |j the cheapest article on the market of South Carolina. Now can we. under the double prestige of bed laws en? acted by our r^Kisaluirc and r.wid? worse by construction, hews any ti rnfdy WV suggest that the Circuit .T idge?i of this St.it?- cense to rotato and em h remain In his 0WH circuit; that the Juries for each county be drawn fmm all the COttnUOl composing the circuit. In proportion* that oo per? emptory challenges be given t-. eith? er the State or the dOTSnOS, but chal? lenge only f<?r cause. with this nltomtlo!] its believe that our criminal laws will punish orltnlnsJi knotend of ?ncotimgfcnji them, I.<t others Interested In This matter speak. We want light ani, Ii ivlng light, island of our befit 1 ifure a crmlnal reform that wl I Convict tho guilty and fro.- the In nocent. w. f. CfsTton. Ploronoe, September 10, 1111, If "veal pie/1 |S kittens. "hot flog" poonti to be borge? ? Won York Tribune, NOTICE. To Item Reader* and Als? Parents of Pupils Win i Send P? Oraded Sohools. Since ice coata less than $1 per hundred pounds, I cannot understand why the pupils have to drink the water from spigots with no ice. We pay all the Incidental fees for coal, Janitor an such, and if ice cannot be furnished I would be pleased to know why. I pay the taxes incum l bent upon me and for all necessary requirement*, and when the city of ftumter fails or feels not able to fur? nish a little ice, in the water thvt the pupils have to drink, then I think it's time to quit. I am doing this alone, since my children have com? plained to me from year to year, therefore an explanation is necessary. Also mention where the moneys go from year to year for incidentals. W. S. REYNOLDS. There were 4X8 bales of cotton weighed by the cotton weighers Thursday. MAGISTRATE MARES FIXE RE? PORT. P.-obably Largest Amount of Cash Taken in During One Month. Mapistrate H. L. B. Wells made out a check for $136.60 Monday for the county treasurer when he turned over his report for September to the board of commissioner?, one of the largest checks which has been turn? ed over for fines recovered in one month. Magistrate Wells stated that it was the largest amount of rash that he had ever taken in in fines during one month, and, so far as he knew, was the largest which had ever been turned over to the county treasurer at one time with one month's report. Sheriff <i;:mJ>le of Clarendon coun? ty arrived in the city Friday night and departed Saturday morning with Hardy Johnson, a negro but recently released from the Sumter county chain gang, who is wanted in Manning for trial on the charge of 1 stealing a suit of clothes. -=DID YOU EVER HEAR OF "BUYER'S PROFIT? When a furniture buyer by shrewd dickering gets an article in stock at less than the usual price, the difference between the two prices is known as "Buyer's Profit" Some firms simply count this an extra profit. They reason that the customer ha* not earned this extra advantage in terms. When this store was established we determined to have no "Buyer's Profit" Our margan is a small fair per cent above net cost. What we save by shrewd buying, you save. That is part of ouf service. We have moved our entire stock to our new store at 112 S. Main St., opposite po&office, where we have an immense stock to select from. Our stock is much heavier than we have ever carried, and we would appreciate your calling to see us before making your furniture purchases. We want those of you who haven't been to see us since we have been in our new quarters to do so at once, and as an inducement will give a discount of 10 per cent on each and every article in our store during next week, from October 2nd to October 7th, inclusive. We hope to see you all next week. Below we give you a few prices so you may realize what this discount means to you. Made of good grade oak; nicely finished. Has very strong Wood ?*eau Only 75 rente. IH'RIXG NEXT WEEK OXI.Y BoKLROY-SHAXNOTI STOINO BEDS. lrat ;i price. Price $8.00. ? _''!dcn oak Made of can give you red in genuine differOBOe in t,i Btiofm abo\e DURING N EXT WEEK ON I A' . . VICTOR. NOI8BLWHH?WILL N1CVKR SAO. Guaranteed for live years. Spirals of No. ? i-2 Mack premier steel spring wire. Heavy ls>ttoin border frame. Price 14.80. Neil Week Nice collapsible go-cart, emtjf run? ning. Very durable but not too heavy. Price 85.00, and if you come early you urn get one for Witherspoon Bros. Furniture Co. 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