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1? mm and ouxnron. fti*. 4r*TKll WATCTD*AN. 'Be Jaet end Fear not-?L*t all the ends Thou Almut at be thy Country'*. Thy God's and Truth'*.' THE TRUE SOUTHRON. Established June, I Consolidated Aug. 3,1881. SUMTER, 8, 0., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1911. Vol. XXXIII. No. 14. a mu la ) r of cotton. Parket Lumbrr Company <>f l>alsell, Baun? Si Rale* of Cotton In Ware? house. An unusual ? ght on the streets of Burnt et was that of Wednesday, shortly aftsr noon, when ten wagons a arrived In the city from Providence pan did with 9 2 bales of cotton, mak lag a total weight of 41.000 pounds of eoton. v The sight was not unusual In the amount of cotton, for many more hales of cotton are seen every day. J bat In the fact that all of the cotton I was brought in at one time and he ' longed In one lot The cotton was In charge of Mr. Ed Parker of Pro? vidence, the senior member of the firm of Parker Lumber Company, and ose of the unusual things about the cotton was that It waa raised by jm lumber company. | r Mr. Parker etatsd that he was will? ing to sell his cotton, if he could get the right price for it, but he could not get the right price and could not afford to asll at lees than the cost of production. He had therefore stor? ied it In the cotton warehouse, where It will bs kept until the price of cot? ton goes up. The wagons were all heavily laden with cotton, several of hem having as much as ten bales on them and ore having eleven bales on It. On this latter wagon there was more than w 9,900 pounds of cotton by actual weight at the cotton warehouse. It Is something new for flu rat er county to have as much as ten and eleven bales hauled on one wagon at a time, seven bales being generally the limit, and the heavily loaded wagons at-' tracted much attention. i i ?BCRKTARIF> END MEETING, t A. V. ssssH of Sumter Ctoosen as Vice thasJdtiSjj of flout h Carolina. - I Mem pass. Tenn . Oct. 1!.?The of? fering ef bonuses by eitlen to secure ooa veetWi ps. Industrial enterprises 1 retireese was denounced. as a preposition In resolutions by Iks Southern Commercial association which cbn fjshsled Its fourth annual convention here today. In isolated cases, how? ever, it was pointed out that In-1 ducements might be Justified. The association also want on record as favoring municipal aid in advancing the cities commercially, the fund to be raised through a tax levy. i 1 The movement to have each coun My SSBpioy sn agricultural expert to educate the farmer In scientific meth? ods of farming was Indorsed. Houston. Texas, was selected as the next meeting place over Penea > cola. Fla., and Macon, Oa. J. 8. Warren. Industrial commlisloner of the Husiness Men's club of Memphis. WSs) elected president and Adolpn Hols of Houston. Tex., secretary. Vice presidents for the different states were Mao named. Among the vice prealdents elect Sd wss A. V. flnell ??f flumter. for Houth Carolina. i I? < h.mt or'FK'F.KS. Plan?? IM* u**nl for Frectlon of Me? morial of llatth of IHngle't Mill r>|ck Anderson Chapter, C. D. C, mst at the home of the president on Tuesday afternoon. The meeting waa a most enthuslas- . Next vear'n work was die cussed, plans for the Dingle Mill Memorial fund especially. Each msmber of the Chapter will make it her pleasant duty to earn something to ronMbvte to this cause within the next few months. The following oncers wers elected: President. Mies Annie M. Gra? ham; Vice President. Miss Katharine Moses: flecretaty. Mm J M. Knight; Tl assuror, Miss Armlda Moses; ggrtstrar. Miss lloliv Firnwn. The rt el ef rates t-. (>?- - ???? ? ..n\.-n tlon are Miss Annie Graham md Mrs. J. M. Knight Alternates: Miss M. C. Gr ihiro md Mrs. V tr? l>even mii, miij. m \n \<.f.h sinn. IM moult* in bhi'iisiMMl 'town Ma> It.-ult l.MlU?< su-4 of Trouble Greenwood. t>d II. ? L P. Mul llnax. ssssMsfsf '?f the Troy DM Mill, ras shot md perhap* f.itally wound ?<l this afternoon SJ o. Wt LaMeK ,n Ihe town of Troy. ut?out sixteen miles nm her??, on the Charleston and astern Carolina Hallway. Mr. f*ong a merchant In Trov and ns x sp l| deputv with a Mr. l?owtln. had fr,.*f. .| n-oo,. ro . mploveeS <.f oil mill "f whi? h Mr. Mulllnax manager. CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. THE COMBINATION AUTOMOBILE AM) HOSE WAGON ORDER? ED PURCHASED. Mum Suwt Paving Not to Be Done Now?Tax Licence Adopted?Ll (ruw Ordinance to Come Cp at' Special Meeting of Council. From the Dally Item. Oct. 12. Council at Its regular semi-month? ly meeting last night decided by a bare majority to order the purchase of the combination automobile pumping engine and hose wagon. This conclusion was reached only after two votes had been taken, seemingly In favor of the chemical | engine and hose wagon, and it look-1 ed as if those In favor of the auto 1 pump were to be defeated. Mayor Jennings made the only argument made in favor of the pumper, but his was a convincing one. Besides attending to matters re? lating to the Are department, Council took up some other matters. It was decided, upon the statement of Mr. j I Straus* that It could not be done legall v. that Council would not have, the paving on Main street continued f ? .r one block. The usual tax or-' d I nance was adopted and action was postponed on ths license ordinance until the committee which had the j matter in charge should again go i over It and after makirig certain _ i changes in It reoubmlt It to Coun clal at a special meeting Thursday j night. jP The matters as they wore taken up by Council were: A letter from Mr. I. C. Strauss, city attorney, was read In which he stated that the city could not legal-1 ly give notes to borrow the money for the Main street paving for one hlo?k further without an election. He advised that the notes be given until December 31st. 1911, with a contract with the gentlemen who desired the street paved, that they bsva them continued at that time for a year from that time. This matter brought up some discussion. It was stated by some* that the street was now in a fairly good condition, and If a paving was put down, concrete sidewalks and curblngs would also have to be put In. This would mean th-i expenditure of considerable funds whleh the city did not have and could not borrow. It was also shown that drain pipes would have to be placed under the street be? fore the paving could be done and as this meant more money, it was de? cided upon motion of Alderman Cut tlno that this proposition be drop? ped as It was Illegal for the city to borrow ths money. Another ques? tion tn connection with the paving was whether or not the first prop? ortion made to the city was to lend the money to the city by the prop? erty holders on the street and not to simply pay th* Interest on the money for the time it was borrowed, i I The tax ordinance which was the ?MM as that of last ysar was read and adopted without a second read? ing. j The license ordinance was laid 'aside for further regulation by the < "mmlttee which had It In charge ?fore it should be turned over to council for tb.elr consideration. i A quest ion wa.4 raised as to wheth ? t Off not Telephone was a street bc ?Itfftng to the city of Sumter. It was Stated by Mr. 1 tooth that he had been ? Id by the express agent that the Southern Kxpreaa company Intended building a structure across the pres? ent crossing and that the work on I la us.-r street was for this reason behsfl waste ! The matter was re fOrred to the Oloffk for him to in? vestigate and report to Council. Mr Booth reported that the side? walk on Kendrlck StffQOl had Sttdod I ll the roar of Mr. Broadway's store, IhtH thai be understood that parties ( bad made a contract to purchase the store and ff/offo willing to gtvs the i I right of sray for the sir. et provided 'the < It v V/OtUd hsovs the building I ick from the street sufficient f.-r tile widening of the street und al? lowing for a sidewalk. The matter wsj referred t<> the public works committee. The report Ol ths polios committee for the month of September was read and roostvod as Information, other commit teee had no reports In make, and the purchase of the tire apparatus was next taken up My this time every member or l tonnt II r/ai present and ready for i tlacfi re struggle. Mr. Qteoi st.it.mi that ir anyone wanted any mors Information on ths subject be was r.ady to anower "?\ questions and to read a nnuth.-r of letters snd telegrams which hi had received in connection with his search for information concerning tire apparatus. Mr. Glenn then , stated that the fire committee had at a recent meeting recommended by a vote of four to three the pur? chase of a combination chemical en? gine and hose wagon. Mr. McLaurin moved that this report be adopted. Mr. McKeiver amended Mr. Mc McLaurin's motion by moving to recommend the purchase of a pump? er and hose wagon combined. At this point the Mayor tumod the chair to the mayor pro tern and made a short argument in favor of the pumper. He said that it waa impossible to tell what Improve? ments would be made In the ma? chine In the next two years, but after carefully going over all of the data which Mr. Glenn had collected and I some more which he had, he had I come to the conclusion that the pumper was what waa needed In Sum ter. He knew that accidents might occur to the machine, but they also 1 might occur to the auto truck and chemical engine. He was satisfied . that gasoline engines could be used successfully for pumping, as he had I uaed several on his places for a i I number of years and some of them I had been run by persons ignorant of I anything connected with the engine. I I What was wanted was the pressure and while he was sure that the chemical engine would not be of any ? benefit for this purpose, the pumper I would be of service at any time It reached the fire, and it would re? quire very much less time to start ? the pumper to working than it would ' the steamer, even if It was carried to the fire by the auto truck. He did not see the necessity for purchasing a $5,000 apparatus for carrying hose I to a fire. I The members of Council in favor of the chemical engine had little to say outside of asking a few ques tlones and making a few statements. The question was called for and by a vote of five to three, voted against Mr. McKelver's amendment. Mr. ' i McKeiver then moved the purchase of an additional hose wagon and aj new pair of horses. This motion was defeated by a vote of three to four, j Mr. Rhame not voting, It was -at this point that Mr. Rhame stated1 'that "He didn't know just where he J I was at." He said that he had come j to the meeting with the full inten-' tlon of voting in favor of the cheml ' cal engine and truck, but after, listening to the Mayor's argument, \ he had decided that the truck was ROt the best thing for the city and' he would, even at the risk of being considered Inconsistent, like to re? consider his previous vote and vote for the purchase of a combination automobile pumper and hose wag? on. Mr. McKeiver'^ firM amendment was again put and was tied by a vote of four for and four against it. j The Mayor broke the tie in favor of the pumper. Those voting fc the pumper were Aldermen Glenn, Wil? der, McKeiver and Khame. rrhose j against the pumper and In favor of, j the chemical engine and auto truck j Were Aldermen Booth, Wright. Cut i tlno and Mc.Laur'.n. | It waa decided to refer the matter j of select log of engine t<> the lire de? partment committee. Mr Cuttino wanted to go on rec? ord as not being opposed to the fire department. He said that the opin- ] ion had gotten out that he was light? ing tin- (ire department. and he wanted It clearly understood that he was not. He said that ho had on [several occasions stated that the fl^e ' department wai not kept in a good Condition and in- still said this. He isaid that what he was complaining I of was the lack of care of tltS apparatus which the department now had on hand, not that it was th?> fault Of the firemen who were not paid for their services, but that : someone ought b> be paid to see that everything In connection with' I he department WSS kept in good - ondttlon. W. s. REAMER GIVEN $&,000< l oinier Columbia Mayor Eats Wishes University Scholarship. Columbia, i ?< t. li. it ?as an? nounced today that w, B, Roamera former mayor of Columbia, has estsbllehed two scholarships at the I'ntverslty of South Carolina, Mr. Reamer hat placed at tin disposal of the board of trustees the sum of |6,eS0, ?b<- Interest to be used f<?r the maintenance of the tu<> scholar* ships. The awards of the scholar? ships it announced, will be made annually by the hoard of trustee \\v . mnot serve God and mam* mnn, bui s ? csti gsrvc Qod v Ith mammons ?Hpesr. ? I INQUEST A FARCE. Corner Holds Inquest at Honoa Path?Mother Refused the Body. Anderson, Oct. 11.?"Willie Jack? son came to his death from gunshot wounds at the hands of an unknown mob," was the verdict reached by the coroner's jury at Honea Path to? day. The horribly multilated body was viewed by the jury, and then cut down from the telephone pole by Coroner Beasley. The mother of the negro refused to take the body, say? ing she would not have anything to do with a son of hers that would commit such a crime. The negroes refused to allow the body to be in? terred in their burial grounds, so it was buried at the expense of the county. Several lingers of the negro had been severed for souvenirs during the night, and the rope as it fell to the ground was cut In pieces and dls tributed among a large crowd that had gathered to see the negro cut from the pole. Coroner Beasley and Sheriff King arrived on the scene at 9:30 o'clock this morning, and after experiencing a little trouble in getting a jury will? ing to serve the inquest was begun. The body was viewed, and the jury then repaired to the office of Magis? trate Wilson to hear the testimony. Five or six witnesses were examined, but It was impossible to locate any persons who admitted seeing the lynching. Everybody In the commu? nity was reticent, and the examina? tion of the witness required only a short time. Sheriff King forwarded a short re? port from Honea Path to Governor Blease. In the report he referred tha Governor to the newspaper ac? counts, which the Sheriff stated were correct in every particular, as far as he could determine. "Citisen" Josh Ashley was not a witness of the lynching, and neither was his son, Joe Ashley. Those men left the mob with the, negro before the crowd reached Honea Path. At Honea Path .Mayor Sullivan last rftgtit pleaded * that the ""aw he al lowed to dispose of the negro. He read a telegram he bad received from Gov. Blease, asking that the mob allow the law to take Its course, stating that he would order a special term of court to try the negro with? in two weeks. All of the pleading was of no avail, however, for after taking the negro before the little girl for a second Identification the crowd proceeded to the scene of the attack, and there he was strung up by his left foot. TRAIN WHECK El) AT ST. M AT THEWS. Cloudburst Causes Undermining of Trestle. St. Matthews, Oct. 11.?A serious wreck of the Southern freight train No. 72 occurred hero at 12.10 this morning. A tremendous cloudburst had just taken place, the high wa? ter loosening the underpining of the trestle about fifty yards north of the depot static n. The north-bound pas? senger had passed over a short time before. , As the freight going south struck the treetlework, the timbers began to crack and bend. Engineer B. H. Weatbersbee. pulled open the throt? tle and landed the engine, but seven cars crashed into the excavation forty feet below. Bales of cotton floated on the water. C. T. Can naday, head brakeman .was badly shaken up, the end of a little finger ; being torn off and other bruises about the body and head. Jim Lew? is, colored fireman, was also badly shaken up, but Will recover with lit? tle delay. B. II. Weatbersbee. en? gine..!-, also sustained slight bruises about the right leg and knee. C. T, Cannady Is the most seriously in? jured, and the result will depend up? on the outcome of possible internal Inj urlos. CRIMINAL COURT PROCEEDINGS Case of I. T. Davis for Disposing of Property l inier laVn Being Tried. The case of i. t i>:i\is for dispos? ing of crop under lion, was begun Wednesday afternoon and was con* tinned through the morning. Mr. Davis Is represented by Mr .1. H, Clifton and the Solicitor Is assisted in t he pi es ?cutton i>\ D. D, Molae. The case ii one where Davis Is a*. used ,,f selllni some cotton up? on which Wi Lt. Osteen la alleged to 11 i \ <? held a lien. The i ass e as l> ft with the Jury Just befor.urt ad? journed foi its noon rj ? MR. C. H. POPE HAS ARM MAX. GLED AM) DIES FROM WOUNDS. Brought to Hospital. But Doctors Unable to Save His Life?Survived by Wife and Children?Body Ship? ped to Bcnnettsville. From the Daily Item, Oct. 12. Mr. C. H. Pope, an overseer on Mr. H. J. Harby's Moise place, sev? eral miles northeast of this city, was fearfully cut in a gin Wednesday shortly after noon, and despite * 9? ?CO* attempts of surgeons to save h' v he died in the afternoon a Aix six o'clock. Mr. Pope has lived in this neigh? borhood for several years, having come to this place from Marlboro county. He was first on Mr. Edens' place and later, when the place was sold, he became overseer for Mr. H. J. Harby. It is not known exactly how the accident took place. It is under? stood, however, that Mr. Pope walked into the gin house and going over to the gin looked into it. His arm was in some manner caught un? der the gin and was cut and torn to pieces by the sharp saws which held him until the power was turned off. His breast was also fearfully cut and he was mauled about frightfully. Aa soon as he could be gotten out of the gin a doctor was summoned, who did what he could to aasist the wounded man. In order that the arm m ght be removed and that every thing pos? sible should be done for him, Mr. Pope was removed to the Sumter hospital. Here he was placed under the influence of chloroform, from which he never recovered. He breathed his last shortly before six o'clock. The accident and death was a great shock to the many friends of Mr. Pope, and his family have the sympathy of all who knew them. This morning the body was ship? ped to Mr. Pope's former home at Marlboro, where, the interment will take place. Mr. Pope Is survived by his wife and several children. Presentment of Graud Jury?tall Term, 1911. State of South Carolina. Sumter County. To His Honor Robert E. Copes, Pre? siding Judge: We, Your Grand Jury, beg leave to sumbit this, our final Presentment for the year 1911. We have passed upon all bills of indictment handed us by the Solici? tor. We have heretofore examined into tie- condition of our County olllces and institutions, and do not deem it necessary to make further investiga? tions at this time. I Our Foreman Witnessed the set? tlement between the County Auditor] and Treasurer. He reports that the Comptroller General took occasion , to compliment these two officers on the condition of their offices. It only took the Comptroller General one and <>ne-half hours to make a complete Settlement, so well were their books kept. Thanking your Honor and the of? ficers of tlie Court for courtesies ex? tended. Respectfuly submitted, A. R, FLOWERS, Foreman. Marriage License Record. There were several marriage It* eenses recorded Wednesday in the County Clerk's office. Miss Dora Christmas and Mr. Wil? liam <'. Geddings of WedgeAeld, call? ed on tlie clerk for a license and Mr. Junlua Parrott, the efficient deputy clerk, took pleasure in per? forming the ceremony Immediatsly after the license was turned over to the happy young couple Marriage license granted to ne? groes Were: Vergil Dlmery and Bather Camlln of Sumter; Geo, 'i'. Hopkins and M tie Duncan of Columbia and Eugene Wilson md Bessie Nelson of l ivnchburg Now some one says the *'?pital at Washington Will not last more than 600 years longer, Perhaps, thought he is tust grouchy because the Dem? ocrats are about ?o occupy it.? Rlrmlngham (Ala.) News. Tho Brio railroad has ordered all tio conductors an<i brakemen to wear I I u k neckties, To match their coll trs? W ishlngton Post. <?.\s FRANCHISE ACCEPTED. iirunted to Edward L. Rioha and Associate* of Baltimore. A letter of acceptance of the gas franchise as it was adopted by Council several weeks ago, was re? ceived the latter part of last week from Mr. Edward U Rieha, of Bal? timore, who with his associate* was granted tb v year franchise. A thousand j> 4 check was also de ^ ?. allows that concern to put in ,eir mains throughout all of the streets of the city, and to conduct their business here for the next fifty years. The concern is supposed to begin with an initial cost of $15,000 and to be extended as the city grows. The gas people expect to secure about 500 patrons as soon as the plant is established and put in working or? der. ACTIVITY IN COFFEE MARKET Heavy Dealings for Future Delivery Prices Advanced Over Yesterday. New York, Oct. 11.?The greatest activity and excitement since the be? ginning of the bull movement In the coffee markets was in evidence dur? ing today's trading, and contracts for nearly a quarter of a million bags changed hands in the future mar? ket, which closed at an advance of from 42 to 55 points, or practically half a cent, above the closing figures of yesterday. Cotton brought from 9.15 to 9.30 on the local market Thursday. Re? ceipts were very light There Is some talk of a re-organ? ization of the Are department, but at present it is impossil le to say whether this talk will materialise In? to definite action. The papers granting the parole of Robert M. Barwick, convicted of manslaughter, but paroled by Gov? ernor Bleeso on Tuesday, were, re? ceived by the county clerk this morn? ing and filed in his office. Sumter's streets at the present time are not such that she can boast of them. The depth of mud on the various streets of the city at different places Is from an Inch to a number Nof Inches In depth. Haynsworth has been paying visits to a number of schools near the city this week. He hopes by making his visits to two a day to accomplish his purpose of visiting each school in the county at least three times dur? ing the year. The crowd in court Wednesday was the largest which has attended any court this year. While the ne? uro, s present were mostly interested in the Allen McCoy trial, it is im? possible to say what brought the white people to court unless it was the inability to pick cotton. The work on Main street is pro? gressing nicely. The laying of the concrete base has been completed for more than two-thirds of the block and is being pushed rapidly on to completion. At present it seems that in two more weeks time all <>f the Main street paving will have been completed. Coton pickers are still very scarce In all parts of the country. Many farmers report that there is still a great deal of cotton which has never been picked over. One farmer stat ed that he had about a hundred and eighty acres, mosl of which had at least a bale to the acre open on it. None of this cotton had been pick? ed over. The sixth of the arches which are to make up Sur itor's ' White Way" was put up Ttesda) from the Dixie ('ate acruN to the meat market next to the Bter Restaurant. However, tin- lights we.-e not turned on until Wednesday night, when the several strings of lights made quite an at? tractive appearance. Today work was started on another arch to stretch across from the Lyric to Burns Hardware Company. The farmers arc daily Complaining of the work of the cotton caterpillars which ate rapidly spreading all over tlo^ County and eating .,11 of the cot? ton as they go along As yet, the caterpillars have noi started on Um bay, or anything el?e except fhe cot? ton. Superintendent of Education