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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
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?BCRKTARIF> END MEETING, t
A. V. ssssH of Sumter Ctoosen as Vice
thasJdtiSjj of flout h Carolina.
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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