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?Be Jnet aad Fear not?hot eil the mmd? Tbou Atmet at he tii* ~_ - n, ^ L -_Pf fJ,T Coemtry's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON. Established Jane, IMS SUMTER, 8 C, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2 1911. Vol. XXXIII. No. 28. It had "made a harga rellread quest km." Barker con tinned: "He ta to ail he wanta to/ he told me by and by a railroad bill will b? t In by recommendation of th? v er?4dent, cutting1 off rebates and free which suits us, who own the rallroedK to make pooling arrange? ments and providing for maximum rates/' I The rallroud man added, aaid Mr. ' Parker, that under the latter author- . tty It would he possible to add from ' f 100.00* 000 to $400.000.000 to the to? tal frolght rhargee paid by the Amerl | can public. "I told htm 1 did not believe Roose i velt had made any euch agreement." Maid Mr. Barker, "but when the an? nual message of I 'Uj went to congress he recommended most of those things. I wrote to President Roosevelt and t ?1*1 htm what I heard and that I ^had thought the man Ited, hut now I must believe he had not. It was the only letter of mine Mr Roosevelt ever felled to answer." Members of the committee asked Mr ltark.?r to give the name of the l financial man who hsd told him that * 'tooeevsU was to be elected. "1 can not do It." said Mr. Barker. 1 ut 4uber tntly somebody was al e4 Co have stolen some correspond - between Mr. Hr.rrlmsn snd the ent telling of $150,000 put up election expenses In the city of York." R?f?rrlr?s t?. the punlc of l?*f>7 Mr. Darker seid a man who wan present nt a eonf*ren< e at J. P. Morgan's house In May came to him In Phlla 4tetihW and wanted him to use his ' Influence with President Roosevelt to step a plan that had been mapped oet, h* alleged, by the financial lend? er* This msn was a captain In the Rough T.lder*. he said, and had used hin ~. Influence with the president I but without avail. "The plan." said Mr. Baker. > ?ntemplated the curtailment of loans, the withdrawal of credits, t in? putting away <>f mon#?v ? v those in ter?st*d where they could get it when they needed It. to stop the panic at. I the enforcement "f th.? varbon Stat. g laws regarding the holding of cash I reserves by the bankers and trust < .<m pan I es " Mr. Barker said that In October, when the financial upheaval ranched Its crisis, he urged President Itocwf ve|f tf distribute t?o- f 1 I .'.000.000 of cash In the treasury among the banks } of Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and other large cltfee. Tie Wanted to do If." he said, "but hs called In Mr. Knoi and Mr. Cor U1V> ? *?>\ Mr. I"""' Mil Instmd of e>eeefhng In the outside cities, he plunged the whole amotii l ln( It broke the country, but It the gamblers." 'Philadelphia man. whom bank at one time was flacai eg*nt tire Kassian government. do that those who backed the Al snonetary plan had ? begun a in which It was pro S)pend 91.000.000 to aecure tent of the proponed cur ?lation. lay a banker tn Fhliadel tft collect Hthat eity** tne money $100,000," he declared that the "great money of New York controlled lines of finance. industry and and that no legislation up the truiits Would strike root of the tioubls. people appreciate how. by [of the money of trust com. savings banks and nations 1, le tanks, this money trsjsf has Individual enterprise." he ,r? urped a lay; thsjt. would natranel banks to hold theft eggh instead of hav pdwer to tam^kW part ^f ofNe^^ctftr: VNoth^itc Wrasnee r^rtres. varying1 MSO.Om^^tft, .t^itO.OOO.OOO, lew Totje^ Ufa money power jjMr.''.Ina^Mng that currency plan Would this flaajttclal;fdrc9 by en the banks to H?W public Credit ?h? own ends, tor urged a central bank of led tHatee to he ctmtrolied by ?from atbl^rary dls Wola tnuntry. the n^nio out of I stredr,and put, of their owni 1left ilttee today by Seth Low, president the National Civic federation. "The tendency to trade combine >na la universal," Mr. Low declared, "and the government is attempting the Impossible If It tries to prevent them." Mr. Low declared he thought many trade agreementa limiting output are In the public Interest and sh ould be regulated rather than prohibited. Mr. Low eald he thought publicity a good thing. 'In many instances." he said, "the bis safes are guarded not by a watch ii mi but an electric light. 1 think that should be an object lesson to the American government. "I aee no advantage In breaking up the United States Steel corporation." ar.ld Mr. Low. "It never ought to have been formed, but now that It is In operation the breaking up of the corporation will give to the large bolders of stock the chance to mako money at the expense of the small holdera." Khcuim's After Beating Woman. Sunday night Jake Valentine got In a difficulty with a negro woman and struck her over the head with a stick, knocking her down and Indict? ing palnfr! Injuries upon her person. sh?- was able to come down to the police headquarters and take a war? rant out for the arrest of Valentin?', BjfjC managed to slip off and make ? I his escape. By "quipping the Fire Depart? ment with second-hand, but perfect? ly good horse-drawn apparatus that other towns are discarding to put In up h'-date motor-driven machines, Sumter ?an kill two birds with one stem?save some money and prove to the world that this is a resolutely conservative town and not to be ltd astray after new fancied contrap? tion* that have not bSOB proven and tad by a full quarter of a century <.f -ervic*?. By the same token a aeVhand hose wagon that has Stood th > test of time and use should bi bettsf thai I new ?ne direct front ?he f;i, lory. With wet spell of several days the ^tn.t* of Sim.er which have been \? irked and put into good condition ? tly will bo as bnd as ever un? less the fjplM log drag Is used on them to keep them In condition. The gutter on Liberty street run? ning down from tho In. Ildlng occu? pied, by Kirv Cigar st<?ro is badly In need of repair and those person* who havr ? <np N While it Is raln Ing y v tc rf what might til ' . .iileu n t t ah.ower bath. TILI ON VARIOUS MATTERS. NO IMPORTANT BUSINESS TRANS? ACTED BV COUNCIli. Moln Street Paving Not Yet Accepted ?Policeman Williams' Resignation Rtx?c I ved?Railroad Must Clear Street?Want Ordinances Enforced. At a short session of City Council held Tuesday night no business of real importance was taken up, the only matters worth mentioning which came up being the postponing of the acceptance of the Main street paying, the urging of Alderman Glenn that a force be constantly at work clean? ing Main Street and a resolution pass? ed by Council authorizing the Clerk and Treasurer to notify the A. C. L. Railroad company to close up Im? mediately a ditoh which they had dug on Railroad Avenue, thereby al? most completely blocking traffic on this street. Toward the close of the meeting, however, a little unofficial talk-fest v.'??h indulged in, which undoubtedly tended to show that if the commis? sion form of government ever came to a vote in Sumter there would not be many of the aldermen to vote "nay." In reference to the Main street paving, the contractor, Mr. Geo. War? ing, who was present at the meeting last night stated to cbunctl that he had finished the work within the time required of him, that he. was of the opinion the city of Sumter had a good Main street, and that he thought that pay day was at hand, ffe mentioned also that several thous? and brick had been left over which te city could no doubt use conven in the future for repair work; tto*.maintenance bond ready er/ he^eaW. hpon the pax balance due him;. ire*** t4tytil*vv, ' hearing Mr. Waring* s re? ining* called upon rtjtfUo decide scented, for their report on th* matter. Messrs. Mcfcelver and Glenn, two Of the members of this commit- ) tee, stated that Mr. Booth, who was absent from the meeting last night the thrid member and chairman of this committee, had ? never called them offi? cially together for consultation, but that as individuals they saw no rea? son why the paving should not be ac? cepted, except for the fact that there were several minor depressions at different places along the streot which held water. As regards these places, they had been informed, however, by the City Engineer that such faults oc? curred in almost all new paving and could hardly be entirely eliminated. After further discussion of the mat? ter It was decided, upon a motion 'made by Mr. McL&urin that council should not accept the paving until authorized to do so by the commit? tee appointed to look after this mat? ter, report of this committee to be re? ceived at a called meeting of City Council. I While the discussion of Main street was In progress. Alderman Glonn stated that he had, with the permis? sion of the street committee, taken charge of keeping Main street clean for one week as an experiment; he had proved that if properly looked after the street could be kept clean and ho saw no reason why men should not be mad<> to keep trash and refuse off of Main street instead of wasting their time sweeping up quan? tities of dirt in order to take up one or two small piles of trash. Mr. E. T. Reardon was present to ask for the use of Main street for one hour by the R. F. D. Mall Car? riers' Association for races on Thanks? giving Pay. This request was granted with the promise that the street should be properly roped off and po? liced. Some talk In regard to the fire de? partment was Indulged In next. Mr. Olenn, Chairman Of the fire depart? ment committee, stated that the esti? mates fumlehed by the advocates in council of horse-drawn fire appara tus. were not at nil accurate, and that he wished to call council's atten t'on to this fact for the reason that the fire committee had been Instruct' i cd to purchase "neooeiory" appara* tus, which would cost a great deal i more than the amount estimated by Mr. Wilder. For Instance, he said that one of the wagoni which had I.n estimated to coat $850 would e..st nt least $1.800. tiie wagon In question beim ? chemical combine* tion one. Mr. Glenn said he thought thai Rumter should at leant have up tt. date wagnna, as most ail progrefl llVi eitles were Installing motor ap I par* tU* and hC certainly didn't fa \ or Sumter going ,mv further back ward than was necessary. He had a number of letters, he said, from dif? ferent cities who wanted to be rid of horBe-drawn apparatus, offering slightly used wagons for sale cheap. City clerk read the resignation from Mr. Williams of the police force to take effect December 1st. No action was taken towards appointing a suc? cessor. The clerk and treasurer fur? ther notified council that notes for $10,000 were due in Baltimore on December 1st, $9,000 on water works account being due on the same date. He Was instructed to pay these notds,- using if necessary, any mon? ey of the city whether appropriated for this purpose or j\ot. An ordinance to prevent the throw? ing of trash on ths streets was read and adopted, some of the aldermen being of the opinion that it would be a good idea to persuade the police to enforce the ordinance in regard .to rrorrdscuoualy distributing banana peelings over the street, .which,prdlV r.ance was passed several years ago. ? Tt was brought to council's atten? tion that the A. C. L. Railroad com r^ny. had, In building their new freight yards, opened a deep ditcjh. on Railroad avenue, thereby almost closing up this street. A resolution was passed instructing the City Clerk I to notify the railroad company to; ? close the ditch immediately, permis? sion being allowed them, however, to first lav a drain pipe if they so desir ed, under the supervision .. of the City ^Engineer and street committee., On'lSnotion of Mr. McKeiver a reso? lution was passed calling for the re m^ovol of certain trees on the. South side df Caldwell street and the con* strucjjon of a sidewalk on that side, of the street. tJual before the close of the meet MaflET^ai number of little matters came up/ for their amount of discussion, such/as the failure of the street mm fy^*,*** tp*.on u ef eb| awe^tt^days of ?he year, t ponfi&on Mate street,' which bridges sion that In his opinion it was a waite of time for council to meet and Issue Instructions and make ordinanc? es which were Ignored entirely. Coun? cil then adjourned. TENT SHOW AT MAYESVILLE. DoVore Family Do Some Good Act' lug for Mayesvllle People. Mayeeville, Nov. 28.?The Porter Electric Tent Show opened a week's engagement here last night to a pack? ed tent. This is one of the best equipped and ? all-round good shows on the road, carrying its own electric plant. Mr. Porter, the owner and manager, strives to please everybody by giving them a first-class perform? ance and by his gentlemanly con? duct. The class of motion pictures he carries are far above the usual ones seen in the picture theatres and are bound to draw the attention of : the public. The vaudeville features of the show are all of a high-class order. The DeVeres are well-known in Mayesville and their many friends were glad to see them again. Mrs. DeVere gives a wonderful contortionist act that is not often seen except In the larger shows. Frank and Marie DeVere gave a German sketch last night that made a decided hit, their singing of a German love song being especially good. George DeVere gives a trapeze act and does other aerial work that j shows that he Is a master of such j work. Little Francis Tribly gave a 'very amusing act that caused much laughter. This company gives a change of pragram every night and doubtless will attarct large crowds each evening, despite the fact that a carnival was here all of last week. IN THE MAGISTRATE'S COURT. .lohn Smiling Held for Higher Court on Criminal Carelessness charge. In the Magistrate's court Tuesday a preliminary was lo ld in the case of th ? State against John Smiling, colored, charge! with criminal care? lessness In discharging ftrearma into the house Of a white man name T. W. Stone. The shooting occurred sev? eral miles from town in the Priva? teer neighborhood. After all of the e 'idence was in Magistrate Wells gent the cause up to a higher court for trial. Mr. Jen? nings represented the defendant and Mr. (Milton the State in the case. The preliminary case against John Smiling for an alleged criminal smnit on m negro woman In the Priva tear neighborhood was postponed un til Monday, December 11. The at tempt at rape Is alleged to have oc cured several weeks ago. GRAND JURY WILL? TAKJE TTMK BEFORE DECIDING. - Indictment Prepared by Cooper Charges Atlanta Lawyer With At? tempting to Bribe H. H. Evans. Newberry, Nov. 27.?-At "The court of sessions, which opened here this morning at 10 o'clock, witfi Judge Gage presiding, Solicitor! Cooper handed an indictment to the grand jury against Thomas B. Felder of At? lanta, Ga., charging him witi havir attempted in 1905 to bribe J H. ? Evans of Xewberry,'then chairm the State board of. control / t State dispensary. Evans */ ^?* yh Bell Towill of Batesburg / f <y W. Boykin of Camden, also f W nem bers of, the State boar % control,' were present in coup* ^> 4ent fore tho. grand Jur>v /msses. The graiid Jury w^/coi siderini the bill a ?irge part of the pay. This afternoon the ^idge sent f< the jurorft<*nd told them to 1 save thj Felder indictment until the last, the case could not possibly be tried. *i this term of court anyhow, and tj tfcke up pt|rer cases and fin<4 bills 1J them, so am .to give the comt soi thing tQ do- Jt ip sold^the gn tnd ju? Iis hAving sohlo trouble in cojmlng ax\ agreement ,qn the. Feldei* indict nUnt? j' There -ur a -food deal of w^ork ?fore t*fe edurt >?oW much 6*. }t maj I be done* remains yet to be seen. Very? little Was disposed of today. Gov Blease spent today -w> Ke wherry, v ?xssB^Bfr? ? * "'<rS? ?? ? v*?ie tmvmW J ; NEWS LETTER FR<OM UNI SITY. Many Matters of Interest Meniic Fund for Iaw Building Growii [ W^rovf -Wtj^^gi.o Spreadli ?Mr. and Mrs. Carson Ent Students. ^ ^niverstto' of South -Carolina,. NovjJ 17.?Interest in tlie fund being oo\ kg at^ltie UnlveTUT?1 oT B8W Una increasee each day and it is wlth< much enthusiasm that the commit-^ tee to collect this fund is pushing it* work. When the first meeting was^ held In the University chapel the' students of the law department mide subscriptions totaling almost xour thousand dollars. This fac{ alone makes the task of the committee easier. It is expected that the alumni will answer to this call for funds with great pride In helping to ereot this building. The Woodrow Wilson League of College Men, of which the University of South Carolina Is the originator, is rapidly growing, clubs being formed in all parts of the country. Among the Institutions now represented are: the University of Virginia, Columbia University. William and Mary Col? lege, Drake University. Princeton Uni? versity, Fargo College, Grinnell Col? lege, College of the City of New York and others. An invitation was recently extend? ed to Gov. Wilson, who Is now in St. Augustine, Florida ,tO visit the Uni? versity of South Carolina on his re? turn to the North. There is some doubt, however, as to whether or not he will bo able to accept this invita? tion. The University has been very for? tunate in securing a lecture by F. Wellington Ruckatuhl to be deliv? ered in the chapel on December S, on the subject, "Hints on How to Judge a Work of Art." This will be il lustraied by stereoptican views. Mr. Ruckatuhl Is known professionally to all Sruth CarOllnaianS, he having de? signed the Wade Hampton statue and the monument to the Women of the Confederacy. The public is invited, this lecture being intended primarily as a contribution to the cultural life of the community. As a new feature of the extension work being done by th University, a course in agriculture is now beim offered to the students. This course consists of a Berief of ten lectures. given by ira w. Williams and A. G. Smith, who are In charg ? of the governmental experiment work in this State. The object of this course is to familiarise the itudents In a practical way, with the present ae> , ricultural conditions. The scientific [ method! now being used in the got 1 ernment demonstration w ork w ill be I pointed out and these will be con? trasted with the inefllclesi means now employed on the average farm. 1 Prof, and Mrs. A. C. ''arson, for? merly of Bumter, on Monday even? big at their home in Bhandon, en I tertalned the Bumter delegation to the University and of the two fe? male colleges of the city. The even in er was one of genuine pleasure for those who were present .T. ' HOTEL READY FOR OCCUPANCY. Mayor Womble to Build Soon?Farm? ers Holding; Cotton?Other News of Mayesvllle. Mayesville, Nov. 28.?The new ? '.' e ' ' vi Kineen Hotel will probably be ready for the reception of guests on De? cember 1st, W. . N. McElveen, the owner and proprietor, is moving iu the furniture and fixtures and hopea to have everything in readiness by S t/^i above date. The stores and bar ^*}op have already been occupied, ^olstelry will be the best build*-* j /on the Coast Line for hotel pur ' /tees between Florence and, Colum? bia. The traveling men have been looking forward to the opening of this ho*v* *or soma time, Mayor Womble is preparing to.,t build a handsome and modern resW dence on thin which' Mayor - and Church streets. The old resi? dence of thle site, which Mayor WombJ* l^ugh* so*ue oaootha age? has been moved t/back and faces on Church reef., Leaving a most desir? able location '?or as handsome hyine. |Thls will be a decided improvement In this, a^ct'on ,9* town., There will probably be .much buUoUng going on Here in the early spring aa^ was th^ to^rJWfiWb thG ifst^su mmcr, when, so Tn.?cb was done Xp , improve, y.th*^ town 4n the way of buildings. <* Cotton, .receipts are light a,nd it- .*?*.. |sai4 ^hat much of, the stable la.being,, iheld wherever the^ planners, car* ajfe, ' ford to do eo, The* army worm wrought considerable damage to tha^ >p crop in this section abjd,there.wl| ->t be a very great amount to be irveeted during the, rest,ja|t\Jfc# tonight,.*^, BenneUavUk J$p the #ayeirvllle cf^go^^ ing df the annual conf$*alega^ Methfcdist church which convej Messrs. B. C. C&a*|?%yehd Kafc*. are^atterf^nr' ' ^ races in Sa> ? Rev. H. ferenee in Piedmont Pregbyt? Miss Mavis McKirmey of Sumter spent last Sunday at her home in this town. ? Mias Zulean Anderson, of Florence, is visiting Miss Hattie Mayee, MfL W. T. Cooper went to Florence last Saturday on a business trip; , ?? ? _ \ NEAR ACCIDENT OX MAIN Street. I . - I, Negro Roy Runs Carriage Against Rnggy Occupied by Mrs. DuRant. II ... , . ,. i What almost proved a serious ac-? ? cident occurred shortly before noon Monday on Main street in front of the city hall. A carriage of Mr. W. B. Boy;e'.s driven by a negro boy ran Into (he buggy containing Mrs. IjU E.. I DuRa.it and almost overturned it. Mr. Charles Singleton, however, was j talking to Mrs. DuRant at the time1 and he caught the buggy and pra I vented it from turning over or throwing Mrs. DuRant out on the , pavement when it tilted as the other vehicle struck it. The negro boy seemed uriable to ihandle his horses and he was taken off the vehicle and someone else put in his place to drive it before it was allowed to proceed. Sheriff Tapper son and two ladies were in the car-, riage at the time that it struck the buggy. REAL ESTATE COMPAN Y FORMER The Resfl BSStatte Holding Company, an organization dealing in real estate in this city, that on Main Street especially. was formed Tuesday when the following hoard of direc? tors were elected^ Dt D. Moise. P. R. MeCallum, Jr.. A. J. Stubbs, J. W. Jackson. P. Ifoaes, Jr., R. B. Belser, P. P. shaw, J. la MeCallum and J. K. Cr?sswelt. At live ooloek that af? ternoon the board of directors of the newly organized real estate com- ( pany tuet and electeel editors for the company. The Real Estate Holding Company la an organization composed of the young M:sin ss men of the city and bids fair to do a good business in Sumter dirt. All of the members of the board are prominent young bus? iness men and are rapidly coming to the front lr? Sumter's financial cir? cles. Mr. F. EC. Thomas, of Wedgtield. has Installed on his plastation a de? vice for cleaning cotton after It has been picked out. Smh a machine will come in handy now nP< much of the cotton has been kti d lit of the hol'? ? n (he ey g" d V bl I *. ? ? . a . lb.