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UM TO CONTROL ROADS. Control by (o.hmkiu e com. MlHMlON FORESHADOWED. Predftet* That Rallna In Safety Apptlarnx' Cue Mean* Eventanl Abolition of Deel Right*. Washington. Oct. 30.?Comple* * control of all the railroads of ti e country by the interstate commerce Omission and virtual elimination t ' State commissions frim such cor? txoi ars foreshadowed Ir sn opinion aaaded down today by the suprerr? court of the United State. The cou held that hereafter all locomotive f. eere or other equipment useu on any railroad which la a highway of Inte ? state commerce must comply with the federal safety appliance act. la Its opinions tho court held that compliance with federal laws is com? pulsory on all railroads whtqh sis engaged In the transportation of p >v sons or freight from ons State to ar - ether. Elaborating this, howevsr. t hold that the care or equipment <<t each roads, evsn if engaged in auch transportation within the confine* tt a State, must be considered as patt and parcel of the road and therefore completely under the Jurisdiction of the federal commission. hfeenbsrs of ths Interstate con merce commission whi havs been embarrassed on numerous occasicr.s by clashes of authority with Stats commissions are jubilant at the ruling of the sul ems oourt which wsa unanimous, Rsferring to ths court's opinion Commissioner Franklin sL Lane declared "It means eventually, that t'aere Is to be ao d'tal control of interstate carriers/' Ths determination of this mooted question wee laid down ?M Sri opinion road by Jvetioe Van Devsnter In it oaae tnstlU'ed by the government asalnat ths Southern railway. The point at tssus was whsthsr tho federal act applied in tie case of a esVlpment from ons point in Alabama to another point in the same State, the shlpmsnt being In an Improperly equipped ear. The lower a jrts hsld that there had been a violation of the law and the r Judgment was sustain - Ied by the aupreme court. Justice Tan Devanter held that the law applied to all equipment on highway of Interstate commerce, whether at the time It was carrying inter*at* or tntrastate commerce. He the* held?and was sustained by ths s unanimous opln OS?that ths fety appliance act was constitu? te dsession is generally regarded ao of far-reaching signllcince and importance. R will enaole the com Saauaon hereafter to enforce prac tftsslly without question its ordere upon thst law. HOMICIDE AT SALLEY. flowed Cooper Probably Family Wounded b> Henry Corley. rtngfield. Oct. 28.?Hcwell W. Cooper, a prominent youyg mer cmsm of Salley. was shot and prob? ably fatally wounded by Henry H. Corley. another merchant of that place about t o'clock last night. The shooting, which grew out of an argument which had taken place bets sen ths two irerchants earlier tn ths evening, oc urred on tho afreet near the Southern rstlway'u water-tank. James II. Fanning of this city was called to Salle), wh'rh is five miles aorth of hers, this morning to tako the dying testimony of Howell Coop? er, who was this afternoon hurried] to the Columbia hospital, following a consultation held by his physicians, who deem an Immediate operation the only chance the wounded man ?as for life. The attending physlclnns have but little hope for the recovery of Mr. Cooper. Roth Cooper and Corley are prominent young. unmarried mer? chant* ..f flelley, and are among ths toon's lenders In enterprls?. both commanding ths respect of the cltl Horne* and Mules. Ths Hoyls Livs Stock Company h?Jtv# received two cars of mules anl bofse?. The progressiv* methods cf thin well known firm are known to auch an extent that their trade comes from Clarendon. Wllliamsburg, Leo. Rtchland. Kershaw. orangi burg, Cal boun and Ilarnwell counties, as we!) aa their home county. Their repu? tation epeaks for the quality of their goods. Volums attests the price. They have on hand the best se ISStlen of well mated BSifl >f mules, both heavy snd medium n\z< s. shown ob the Sumter market bis year. In horses they h*n e SgtOral nice iflVSfl and snddi< rs. BuMbcss heraes ? apeclslty. h-U-2t. Mr. Oeo. S. Jackson will exhibit In?, pas red hydra alls rams at tho Stat.> F.xlr this w 'I h" r.i m h is bm>n out and v ' ? d s big ?'i'-cess TAFT FORESEES DEFEAT. TAFT ADMITS POSSIBILITY OF DEFEAT FOK REPUBLICAN'S. i OIlfCNMlon Of Wt'UklU'KX of Ills Fol? lowing Surprt.se? Large Audience at Hamilton Club. Chicago. Oct. 30.?President Taft surprised a large audience at the din? ner of the Hamilton club today by what most of his hearers construed as an admission of the possibility of Republican defeat in the coming nat? ional election. He was speaking to what had promised to be an unusual? ly enthusiastic audience of Republi? cans. Those present hastened to ascribe the president's utterances to weari? ness) after his long tour of speech making, and especially after a hard three-Jay "campaign* In ChlcagD. It snas his last public utterance in Chi? cago before leaving for Pittsburg to light. "Now we are at, some people think, the crisis In the Republican patty with reference to Its contin? uance In the guidance of the nation." the president said. "I am hopeful that the good people of the country ?hi know a good thing when they see it have only chastened us in an off year, in order that we may do bet? ter hereafter, but with no intention of shifting from shoulders that are better fitted lo bear the burdens of the present problems and carry them to a successful solution to those which i re untried and which have new theories of action that we do not be? lieve in, and that we do not believe the people believe in. However, if so be It that they desire to make a change, we shall loyally support the new government under any condi? tions, with the hope it will lnnure to the benefit of the country, but with the consolation that, if after one trial the people think they ought to go back to the old party that has served them so well in the progress of the nation, they will do so. We can do so. We can bear that load?that is all.** TEACHER WON HER CASE. Miss Hat tie Hussey Sued County for $50 Due for Teaching. The case of Miss Hattle Hussey against Bumter County was taken up before Magistrate Weils Monday and resulted in the Jury bringing In a verdict of $50 for the plaintiff. Mr. D. D. Molse represented the plaintiff and Mr. L. D. Jennings the county. The suit was one brought by Miss Hussey for one month's salary fur teaching In the eighth district. She had been engaged to teach the first year at $35 a month and the second year she was engaged for seven months at $50 a month. She was leaching in Sumttr C ?unty, but had several pupils from LSS county whom she taught extra. being paid l>y the Lee county district adjoining her dis? trict. The suit hinged on the fact that the trustees understood when , they engaged her that she was to get $5u a month. allowing for the amount from Lee county, while she understood that she was to get $50 I m >nth besides what she could get from Lee County. The amount paid by Lee county was $4 4 and the Sumter county trus- j tees admitted that they owed her $6, . the difference to make up the $00, but she claimed that they owed her all of $50. The jury returned a ver? dict in Miss Hussey's favor. Thomas- Wlengcs. St. Matthews, Oct. 30.?On October 26th at the beautiful home of the bride's mother. Mrs. H. R. Thomas, Miss Julia Jaquelin, was married to Mr. Frederick Lewis Wiengee. The Kev. John L. McLees officiating at the ceremony. Both of the contracting parties are of St. Matthews, but the bride was formerly of Wedgefleld, Sumter county and has many friends nnd relatives in that county. News Notes From Wisackv. Wisacky, Oct. 28.?There has been no news of importance in this section for some time. Farmers are gloomy over the low price of cotton, with no hope.of its being any better. The heavy rains that began yes? terday still continue and the fields are flooded with water. Much cotton is rotting on the ground. Much of the hay crop is being greatly damaged. Some few are get-, ting the pea crop housed. The health of the community is moderately good at this time. Mrs. C. M. Smith is spending some time with her mother, Mrs. Robert McCutcheon in Bishopville. Mrs. K. J. Williams spent a few days this week with her daughter, in Bishopville. Typhoid fever continues in Bishop? ville and It seem that the doctors cannot account for it. Miss Clara Smith will leave next week to begin work as assistant teach? er In the Rock Hill school. Miss Mary Lou Ramsey, of Sumter, spent last week with Miss Sadie Smith. In The Magistrate's Court. Monday morning a warrant was sworn out before Judge Wells for Bob Floyd and his wife, for leaving town without paying their board bill. At the same time Floyd's wife was ac? cused In the warrant of taking off a quantity of clothing and other ar? ticles belonging to another negro wo? man, Alice McLeod, with whom she had been boarding. The Floyd negroes had been stay? ing in the city while work was going on jn the Main street paving and It Is alleged that they had paid no rent or board during the past month. The Floyds are supposed to have eklpped out to Augusta where the warrant for their arrest was sent by Judge Wells. The case of Hussey against the trustees of the Spring Hill school for Sumter county will be heard Monday , afternoon in the magistrate's court. The case is one where Miss Hussey j sues the county for money which she a'l.ges should have been paid for teaching in the Spring Hill school. The amount sued for Is one month's salary, amounting to |50. RANDALL EXONERATED BY JURY. (.ailnoy Man Held Blameless of Kill? ing Withers ? Pistol Empty, but Threatening. Charlotte, N. C Oct. 30.?The cor orner's jury at Shelby this morning rendered a verdict of justifiable hom? icide, exonerating Lucius Randall, the I prominent Gaffney business man who shot and killed Sam Withers, a wealthy Cleveland County farmer. Sunday eevning. Withers held up Randall in his automobile at ttlo polnt of a pistol. The jury found, up? on examination, that the weapon was empty, but it held that Randall did not know this and his deed was en? tirely justifiable. Cotton brought nine cents a pound on the local market Monday. The receipts were between one and two hundred bales. GREAT BARGAIN DAY =-FOR : Sumter, S. C. Thursday, November 23,1911 Bargains for Men, Women and Children. Goods and Merchandise at greatly reduced prices will be sold on that day by the merchant*; of Sumter. Automobile and Bicycle Parades?Old Time Street Pa? rade and Amusements. Every dollar spent at home will mean Greater Pros? perity for you, Watch the papers for Advertisemens of Bargain Day. Remember the Date THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23rd. Retail Merchants' Association of Sumter A FORMAL OPENING Of the New Home of the Old Reliable J. D. CRAIG FURNITURE COMPANY At Nos. 8, 10 and 12 West Liberty Street, Wednesday, Novem? ber] 1st, 5jjto 9 o'clock P. M., of the Modern, Newly Equipped FURNITURE and UNDERTAKING PARLORS Wjjn^ite^outo come and bring your friends^fo^a jjeasant Evening. Music will be furnished by the Sumter Orchestra, V. M. Fields, Director.