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WHAT KHK YOC C.OI NO TO 1K> MMH r IT? imtrr'4 Hotel Condition Shameful? The Need t* t.reat ami The People Should I nlt?* For The CUj'a Good. Mr Editor. Any public spirited citlien who can look upon the present situation in Sumter and not hang his head, docs not deserve to be a cltlsen. The ho tal situation Is Intolerable und a dis? grace to this city. Some few months ago an attempt was made to raise the kmoney and build the hotel, but be? cause a few of our cittaens were not exactly satisfied as to the location se? lected the plan fell through Sumo r la not such a large city at preaont that any particular location co ild snake any material difference ao long * aa that location Is kfU the business canter But that la not the problem now. Every man must face the situ? ation for the fair name of this city Is at atake. This morning the writer waa call? ed up by a traveling man and In? formed that twenty-two traveling men were unable to secure accommo? dation ladt night. Thla traveling man did not wish to make anv particular complaint, only wished to call our attention to the situation. Have we not known of It? Have not aome of ?jOur cltlaana been walking theae streets the last few days trying to devise some way to unit** our people and build thla hotal? Some of the busi aeaa men have no money for thla pub? lic enterprise but thoaa aame clttsenr have the monty with which to run p aatomobilea. If the preaent situation keeps up there will be, In a few years, little money for any automobiles In Sum t er. Commercial travelera are avoiding Sumter. Strangers who visit as are turned out Into the streets at eight. Some have had to sit up all night. Theae men are traveling "throughout the land spreading the news snd telling others of our splen? did reputation for hospitality, la this doing Sumter snd good? Whst are v .u. Mr. Cltlsen. going to do Sjhgaj It? Thla m not the fault of any one citlaen, nor of Mr. Jackaon at the I Hotel Rumter. Sumter muat have a new hotal and that hotel m-.si have at least 100 rooms and ccat around fiet.eo.) \o one man in Humter ^an build thla hotel nor any five men. The entire community muat build It. Wh-n ^Approached on this subject the ma *>>rtty of our cittaens have aald: "Let the other fellow aubacrtbe." Man after man. who haa been iteen. has put up the aame story. I nter la not a large city In which a few can accomplish an undertaking aa largo as this one. 8ubocrlbe every dollar that you can and the other fellow will ^do his part. It takes team work to build a clly. If John Jones haa not done the right thing in the paat It Is no r#??son why you should not show your publl' spirit now. What dif? ference doea It make whether the ho? lte! goes on Liberty Street or whether It goea on Main Street? The hotel Is the thing we want. The hotel we must have. The reputation of Sum? ter la hi stake. Sumter la faat losing ber position In the *ttat< f South Carolina for prog reawlveneaa and for hospitality. The 'writer haa only the best Interest of Sumter at heart. In every other line of endeavor he has found the citizens a unit and has found them pulling together like men. There was no more Inspiring sight than ?hat exhibit. <sd when the onVr of the Seaboard Air f Lln? was accepted at the public meet. Ing at the Chamber of Commerce. What waa done In that case can be done again. Are yr?u. Mr. Cltlsen. ready t? do your parf Again I ask. What are you ajedng to do about it? Respectfully yours. I A. V. SNEIJ. (on fere in-e of Cttarltic*. The State Conference of Charities and Co* a Is announced for vo\efnN..r \ ? next The tsggesa of the body will be held at Colum? bia. Thli will be the third session g| ?b" r f r ? n ?? md pi mi an- being perfected wb? r. .v ? m Sfl Interesting programme will be offered. The pur? pose of the conference Ii to diffuse truatworthv inform iti-oj snd stimu? late right nentlment on the very dlfll cult problems of ? harlty and cor? rection. Some of the*** proMcms are real if n >t acute m South Carolina to? day There are no rest 'ions on mem hemhlp. raj' myon i* In t Ir the cause Is Invited to intend and take part. There are a few charity organisations in South Carolina tow im but the many questions that relate to thla Important work are not as yet thoroughly ?nderst ?od by our paapM generally It la hoped that all per anna Interested In rharnv work. |n the matter of reform or correction, or any kind of phll i n? hr pi<- ?n?|. iv or will mark this date In the calen? dar and plan M attend the State Con t ?rence at Columl-la as ann ?unced. After expoxur? mil when you feel a eold rotnlng on. take Foley's llon ev and T r '?ompoutul ft Sh#ehf II I relieves. t'?e no SUhStttUte, The genuine tti a yellow pie kage always. Slbert's Trug Store. tiu: LAW AND TirE MOB, Or Iii.? Part tin* Sheriff* Pluycd In iliac Hour Path Lynching. Green.ille News. ."When the law. personified by its officer*, flees before the autdinobi'e mob ?f 'infuriated citizens.' lynching Is cer.aln. "The principles of Josh Ashley and those who think with him In regard t-> lyr chins; for the unmentionable { crlm? nre well known; It is useless to argue that phase of yesterday's nf- j fair near lionea Path. Those men 4M Just tftsll they would have been ex- j pr,cte<! to do, in the circumstances, i "But what about the sheriffs of Anderson and Oreenvllle counties?) Having the prisoner within?the An? derson jail, where steel cells and stout hearts and firearms would have in? sured sufficient protection, he was rushed off to Oreenvllle. Then when In reach of Greenville's fortress-jail, he was again rushed towards Spar- 1 tanburg?but eventually 'concealed' In I the woods. Temporarily frustrated! I l this pitiable subterfuge, the pur- \ suers were permitted to discover the r.utomobrie driver and force him to te'i where the prisoner was hid. Where was Greenville's f >rce when that was aotng on? "Comparisons are odious, but we venture to suggest that had the 'Old Baldheaded Sheriff,' or his srrltty son, got hold of that prisoner In the official capacity as sheriff of Greenville County, the prisoner w ?uld have been kept safe within Greenville Jail."? Columbia Record. | Qtftill facts in connection with the C - em tile end <>f the story came t > light yesterduy. It appears that Sbe-liT King. In order to evade the mol hat he knew to be approaching And"'"s?>n. forwarded his prisoner ->n to Greenville Jail in custody of nn An? derson deputy. This deputy and pris? oner were met at a point near the city ?y the Greenville sheriff. and start wus made for the Greenville Jail. On arrival at the prison, the Greenville sheriff and the Anderson deputy were in the act of ta'<ing the prisoner into the Jail when a tele? phone message came from Sheriff King, of Anderson, ordering Ihe pris? oner to he taken to Spartanburg. Acting on this order, the Anderson deputy and the Greenville shcrllf made the start on the thirty-mile trip; to Spartanhurg In an rfutomoblle! which broke down. The remainder of the story 1? well known to all who have fallowed accounts of the chase nnd capture and final lynching of the rapist. The question naturally arises: Should not the Greenville sheriff, on his >>wn initiative, have held the prisoner in safety while he had an opportunity of doing so? Should he not have Jailed him while he had the prisoner In reach of his own county prison?disregarding the orders of the Anderson sheriff* Cnder the circumstances this would appear to have been the sens Mr plan ?especially In view of the fact that he is not willing to admit that he could not have held his own against thirty, even fifty, men. He had his deputies, the city police force nnd a militia company, within easy call, and it seems now. looking at the matter in calmness, that the negro might have been held hero in aafety till a special term of court could have dealt out speedy Justice. As we understand it. Solicitor Bon ham was quick to act In the matter. As soon as he heard of the impend? ing lynching he got In communica? tion with the Governor of the Stat* and to the mayor of Honea Path he repeated the Governor's promise for quick Justice. But the mob was wild in the chas? which It had begun, and only thr right sort of nerve could have stayed It. But the right sort of nerve could havi stayed It. I \HMlilts COMPFTF IN COHN CONTFST. Nearly SOO Have Filtered for Prize*, \rrangotiicnt? for Fxhlblt at State Fair. Columbia, Oct. 18.?Announcement was made from the Stato depart Hsl( yesterday that 275 farmers nre competing In the State corn contest this year. The contestants ns re oulred under the rules of the con? test, are sending In samples of the <-.rn produced. The samples will bf < x unified by the food stuff* c hemist to determine the relative value of tu,? rorn with reference In moisture nnd food contents. The depnrtment of agriculture Is planning for an exhibit at the State fair. The second South Atlantic States Corn exposition wlP be held In <'ri\en hall (luring the week of Do COIO "? r II, This announcement has "I. by A. D. Hudson of WOW* herffi the president of tbe ospoal? tion. ?' er $10 000 in prizes will be fly St for the b ;t OOf| exhibited. The Indications are that there will DS Si I ml thousand exhibit**. The prize list for the exposition N POOH to be announced by the COUIfntaOloll III < homo, IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL TRAINS I Purtlul Inauguration of Winter Scr vlco by tlie Atlantic Count Line. Wilmington, N. C, Oct. 14.?Com tntnring Monday, October 10. the Palmetto Limited." which has been perated by the Atlantic Coast Line, uring the summer months, between ew York and Charleston, will be steaded to Jacksonville! and Will un brgo a number of changes in sche? dules North of Charleston. It will ontinue to leave New York 3.38 P. M. ana Washington 9.40 P. M., but will arrive Charleston 12.55 P. M.. Savannah 3.17 P. M., and Jaekson llle 7.45 P. If. Returning, this ad itional train will leave Jacksonville .30 A. M., Savannah 12.05 Noon and Charleston 4.35 P. M. and arrive Washington 8.00 A. M. (Instead of 8.40) and New York 2.31 P. M. Con? nection will be (made at Jackson? ville to and from South Florida points. By the extension of the "Palmetto Limited" to Jacksonville, the Atlantic tic Coast Line will have three high class trains a day each way. New York and the South and this number will be Increased to four when the famous "New York & Florida Special" Is put on early In January, for the twenty-fifth consecutive season. Additional service will be Inaugu? rated, on October 16, between Fayejttevllle and Charleston by the re-establishment of Number 79, which will leave Fayetteville 6.30 A. M. dally, and arrive Charleston 1.40 P. M.. and of Number 78, which will leave Charleston 3.40 P. M. and ar? rive Fayetteville 10.55 P. M. The time of No. 61 at Sumter Is changed from 11.25 A. M. to 11.10 A. M.. and of No. 36 from 6.35 P. M. to 6.25. Both of these trains con? nect with the Palmetto Limited at Florence. TEDDY TO HE HANDS OFF? Political Altitude Indicated in Letter to Wuterways President. Richmond. Va., Oct. 18.?The part which the former President, Col. i Theodore Roosevelt, will take in the coming national campaign will be one of silence. It became publicly known today, through a letter which he wrote to Congressman J. Hampton Moore, president of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association, de? clining the honor of addressing the Association at its convention. Col. Roosevelt emphatically declar? ed: "From now on I wish to avoid making any speeches that I possibly can avoid." Concluding his letter, Mr. Roose? velt said: "I cannot undertake anything fur? ther :>f any kind or sort now." These portions of the Colonel's let? ter were taken by the waterways dele? gates to mean that he wished to re? frain from giving utterance to any opinions which possibly might be misconstrued In connection with the earning campaign. No other mean? ing could be deduced from his re? fusal to be a speaker at the water? ways convention. It Is apparent from the Colonel's letter that he In? tends to remain silent throughout the entire campaign, which already has begun with President Tafts "swing around the circle" through to the West. The letter to President Moore be? gan with Col. Roosevelt saying: "I wish It were possible for my friends to realize my position, not for my own sake, but because they would understand why It Is that I can not accept all the Invitations which come to me." While he greatly appreciated the Invitation, he was vfry sorry he could not accept. BAR LIQUOR FROM DRY STATES Methodists Vrge Congress to Prevent Interstate Shipments. Toronto. Oct. 16.?A resolution was passed at the Ecumenical Methodist conference petitioning Congress of the T'nited States to take steps to prevent the shipment of liquor from one State Into the prohibition territory of another State In defiance of the law and "thereby bringing the federal government In? to complicity with the liquor traffic." J. W. Copeland. of Dayton, Ohio, ptirchased a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for his boy who had ? cold, and before the bottle was all used tho boy's cold was gone. Is that not better Mian to pay a five dollar doctor's bill? For sale by all dealera. While President Tafl li "educating the people," LaPollette is also lav? ing out a course of Instruction for the benighted masses. Charleston Post. Pn1e*y*a Rhine) Reined) ra. a Hopeless Oase. lion. ?\rk. J. B, Freeman says: "i bad n severe case n| kidney trou? ble and could not work and my eas< seemed hopeless, One large bottle o Poley's' Kidney Remedy cured m< and i have never bean bothoret - tri? e. i always r ?commend Blbl rl '?? Dl Ug Store. PRICE PROPOSES BRAZIL PLAN. Suggests States Issue Bonds for Va? lorization of Cotton Crop. New Orleans, Oct. 19.?That the Souhtern States issue bonds for the valorization of cotton, in the same manner as the Brazilian Government has done with the coffe crop ~>f that country, is a suggestion which Theo. H. Tiice, the New York cotton oper? ator, will make to the Conference of Cotton States Governors, which will most here October 30, to discuss a plan to check the downward price of the staple. Mr. Price, in a letter to the Gover? nors, points out that the Brazilian committee, by the valorization plan, had advanced the price of coffe in two years several cents a pound and that the country, which was rapidly becoming impoverished, is now more prosperous than ever before in its history. It is possible that it may be un? constitutional for some of the South? ern States to issue the necessary bonds," writes Mr. Price, "but it would be easy to amend the Constitu? tion as it would be for the benefit of all the people. "I will guarantee that the plan will be financed," he concluded. Governors will Attend. Austin, Tex., Oct. 19.?All Gover? nors of Southern States, except Florida, expect to attend the Cotton Convention that has been called to meet in New Orleans, October 30, to consider the price of cotton and the cotton crop interests In general. This information today reached the office of Governor O. B. Colqultt, with the last of the replies to his call for the Conference. The Governors of Mississippi, Vir? ginia, Alabama, Tennessee. Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma have written that they will not only attend, hut will bring their commissioners of ag? riculture. They have also assured him that they expect to be accom? panied by bankers, cotton men and newspaper men, and that they anti? cipate much benefit to be derived from the deliberations. In several Instances the Governors have not completed their appointments. The Governor of Florida writes that official duties will prevent his at? tendance, but that he will try to ap? point a suitable number of delegates and that he bespeaks the heartiest of well wishes for the movement in the interest of the cotton industry' nf the South. Sick headache is caused hy a dis? ordered stomach. Take Chamber? lain's Tablets and correct that and the headaches will disappear. For sale by all dealers. Real Kstate Transfers. The following transfers of real estate have been recorded during the past week by the county clerk: Edward S. Davis to McCallum Realty Company, lot and premises on Branch street, $4 75.00. U. D. Lee. L C. Strauss and D. D. Moise, executors, to Thomas Wilder, 36 1-10 acres in Providence town? ship, $400. Harriet C. Cheyne to Chas M. Beus Lumber Company, timber rights on 95 acres, $2,500. McCallum Realty Company to E. D. Davis, lot on Edwards stree*. $310 and other consideration. W, D. Andrews to John Proeton. lot In county, $50. A. J. Stubbs and G. A. Lemmon to J. W. Moultrie, lot on South Sum ington street $1,750. A. F. Smith to Daisy E. Smith, 130 1-2 acres in six lots in Provi? dence township. $500 and other con? sideration. Mrs. M. C. stubbs to F. J. Full wood, lot on Sumter street. $825. Mrs. M. C. Stubbs to E. J. Ran? dolph, lot on West street. $100. Mrs. M. C. Stubbs to Fannie Dy? son, lot in County. $l,0f>2,50. j H. N. Forester to J. W. Jackson and V. M. Fields, lot on Oakland avenue, $250. Joseph Me Rae to Sandy Holllday, 10 acres In county, $2?>0. Martha Wilson to Mark Reynolds, three lots southwest of city, $50. Gives Aid to Strikers. Some times liver, kidneys and bowels seem to go on a strike and refuse to work . Then you need those pleasant little strike-breakers? Dr. King's New Life Pills?to ?ive them natural aid and gently compel proper action. Excellent health soon follows. Try them. 25c at Sibert's Drug Store. After having been a woman hater for more than thirty years, Col, Nicholas Williams, a wealthy resident of West Caldwell, N. J.. f<-u In lovs with a widow at first sight, married her In four days and has gone away wltb his bride for a honeymoon, far, far away where his astonished friendi eon'! plague him. When you have a bad cold want the best medicine obtainable so ms to curs u with as Mttls dolay as possible. Here In n druggist's opin? ion i have ?'<! ?Jhamherlaln'i Con !i Rented* for fifteen years," says Rnoa Lollar of Saratoga, Ind., ?? nd < onalder H the hesl on * he mar? ket." For sale by all dealero. REPUDIATES CENTRAL BUREAU. NATIONAL CITY MANAGEMENT WILL HAVE NONE OF IT. New York Institution Says Cotton Hills Pinn Conflict! With Certain English Laws. NdW York, Oct. 20.?The National City bank, which has been an import? ant factor in foreign cotton bills, an? nounced today its decision not to ac- | cept bills of lading under the terms imposed by the recently established i central bureau or clearing house, which was organized as a means of preventing negotiation of fraudulent bills. Officials of the bank, which was prominent in the protracted ne? gotiations with European banks throughout the last year, declined to state the reason for this action. It is understood, however, that the terms laid down by the central bu? reau are held to conflict with certain English laws calculated to restrict the value of negotiability of such a document in that it fails to fix re? sponsibility in case of fraud. The action of the City bank was arrived at by advice of counsel, and beginning next Monday the bank will handle only "straight bills," that is.' bills of exchange that bear no refer? ence to any document or to the mer? chandise they are supposed to cover. The form of the bill acceptable to the City bank is clearly set forth in the formal circular to customers. It is not known what effect this action will have on either domestic Institu? tions or banking houses dealing in foreign cotton bills. Marriage License Record. William Rees and Anna Mickens of Sumter and Mechanicsvllle, respec? tively, secured a marriage license Tuesday afternoon. A marriage license was granted to Mr. David L. Chapman and Miss May C. Tisdale Wednesday. Wesley Montgomery and Elizabeth Flamming of Oswego, colored, were granted a marriage license Wednes Billy Kelly, fast driving. contin? ued. Irving Hardln, riding bicycle at night without a light, $2. T. C. Curran, discharging firearms In the city limits, sentence suspend? ed. Jesse Brown, violation of the auto ordinance by opening muffler In the city limits, bond of $5.00 forfeited. At the county treasurer's office it was stated Friday morning that taxes were coming In slowly, but at i the same time they were coming in j faster than they did at this time last year. day. In the Police Court. m:\v station at bishop ville. A. C. l. Pushed on to Furnish Ac ccommodatlons ? Santoe Associa? tion Meets Soon. Blshopvtlle, Oct. 21.?The rumor of the foe's advance has enlivened the A. C. L. sufficiently for it to realize that Bishopville is shy on waiting room accommodation. So now there is in course of erection a brick passenger waiting and baggage room. It is to be in like size with the one built by the road in Dillon, however, that fact does not dampen appre? ciation at securing a first class pas? senger station. It is rumored here that Lynchburg is considering the proposition of building a new school house at a cost of $10,000. The building, which is to house our new bank, is well un? der way and when finished it will be quite an ornament. I The Santee Association meets near here, at Elliotts, on the 7th of No? vember. ! After being closed for several sea? sons the opera house has been opened and troops are here once or twice a week entertaining and in? structing the people. The worms have anticipated frost and cleaned off the cotton leaves, thus precluding the possibility of a top crop. Sumter is to be congratulated on the manner the price of cotton haa been sustained during the present season, prices there ranging from 1-8 to 1-4 more per pound th?.n else? where. SPECIAL TRAINS TO COLUMBIA. , The Atlantic Coast Line Announces s|>ecial Trains on Wednesday and Thursday of Fair Week. On November 1st and 2nd, The At? lantic Coast Line will run special trains from Niciols, Mullins, Marion, Florence, Timmonsvllle, Sumter and intermediate points to Columbia and return, on account of the State Fair. The trains will leave Sumter on each day at 9:05 A. M. arriving Co? lumbia 10:35 A. M. Returning, they will leave Columbia at 6:50 P. M. and run to Nichols, stopping to let off j passengers at all points, j The round trip from Sumter to Co I lumbia will be $2.15 and tickets will include coupons of admission to the Fair and transportation from Union Station to the Fair grounds and re? turn. This rate will be in effect for all trains from October 28th, to No? vember 4 th, inclusive, except for train No. 51 on the evening of No? vember 4th. All tickets will be limlt I ed returning to November 5th. My Silverware is Purchased to Please People Who Know Sllverwear come3 In various qualities the same as butter and shoes. I sell only good silverware?silverware that answers the purpose for which it is intended. My silverware is made by manufacturers who have the reputation of making the best. The silverware I sell is guaranteed in every particular, and costs no more than the ordinary kind. Every family is compelled to buy silverware either for their own use or for a present. Realizing this, I Sell my silverware at a close margin of profit, concluding that it is better to sell a great deal of silverware at a close n^argin rather than a little at a big profit. I ask you to visit me the next time you are seriously thinking of sil? verware or other articles that are to be found in a good jewelry store. w. JEWELER AND OPTICIAN. SUMTER. S. C. LIME, Proin R** Flour. Ship S(ulT. llran. , III dill, Mi*.>d Cow nnd Chicken Feed. Horses. Mules. !i.urn^e,> :y"io"s No Order Too tarier Or Too ?mall. SUMTER. SOUTH CAROLIN A. Live Stock Sumter is Come us. the Farmers' Bank & Trust Co