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<EI)c t?ntc!)tnon and Sontljsm. ' /it, si MTKH WATCHMAN. Eatakllshecl April. 18*0. Be .lust ?ml Fwtr nut?Let all the ends Thon Alms't at be thy Conmry'a, Tliy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE KMJTHHOM. BMsMMwi June, IIM Consolidated Auk. 1881. SUMTER, 8 C , SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1912. Vol. XXXIII. No. 44. BRYAN PRAISES WILSON. a*\YS HDKXK WITH II All V ICY AM) IIIS CROWD INh VITAULK, NetM-a^kau Maya Fpb?o<!e Merely Proves im.ilty of Attempting Co operation Between Progressive a'ul Reacssouar)?<;oieruor Not Blam Lincoln. Neb.. Jan. 23 ?William J. Bryan take* the aide of Qov. Wood row WUaon In hie break with Qeorgs B. M. Harvey and Henry Wattereon. Justifying the actlea of the New Jer? sey governor in requesting- that his name be withdrawn from the col? umns of Harper's Weekly. In a let? ter sent from the Eajt and made pub* lie here tonight. Mr. Bryan says: "The recent break between Oov. Wilson and Col. Harvey Illustrates the Impossibility of cooperation between men who look at public questions from different points of view. Col. Har? vey became s supporter of Mr. Wllsan when he was selected as ths Demo cratc candidate for governor of New Jersey and he continued his support when Oov. Wilson begsn to be dts cusssd as a candidate for the presi? dency. Of course, it is absurd for Col. Harvey's friends to talk about his 'bringing Oov. WUcon out.' "No man or paper could have made Oov. Wilson available as a candidate If he himself had not attracted atten? tion; It would have been Impossible for Col. Harvey to have prevented a discussion of Oov. Wilson's avail? ability. "But let us assume that Col. Har? vey was doing all that he could for his cholcs. what was the situation? His conspicuous support was not only of no advantage, but It became ac? tually a disadvantage; It did not bring to Oov. Wilson the class for which Col. Harvey speaks, but alienated men Just as honest as Col. Harvey's friends who could not understand why Col. Har? vey praised Oov. Wilson personally ? without Indorsing the things for which Qwv. Wilson, stands. U naturally suspicion as to the sincerity one or the other, and when Qov. Ihn n wss asHed the question hs admitted that ha regarded the sup? port of Col. Harvey as a liability rather than an asset. "Should he have pretended that he thought that <'ol Harvey was help? ing him when he was not? And why should Col. Harvey complain? If he really faVors Oov. Wilson, he must doeUe to aid him. Why should he be offended then at Oov. Wilson's frankness? Is he more Interested in belr.g known as 'the man who mmln Oov. Wilson famous' than In helping Oov. Wilson's cause. Harvey ha.* show no signs of conversion. If he communes with Anuniases It Is not with sny consciousness of blindness. Ha has sssn no new light, and when he does he will feel so ashamed of hin lifelong Aght airalnst progressive Pemocrary that his first desire will bs to bring forth fruits meet for fsjpgsjtgsjfn nnI to assume leader? ship. It must patn Oov. V i r? to break with his old friends, but lie breaks must necessarily come ha turns back or they go forward. 'A man Is known by the company he keep?' Ifjf h.-? 0SJ1 r?>t ke.-p ...m pany with the*, going In tppoatii ill rectlons. Oov. Wilson must prepatc himself for other desertions ? they will dlstre:^ him. bill there |g ftt) ?" dant < ons. Utmn of itlt] * 11 <?OH ?. Manager 1? ' luiruo of I in Depart ment. ('apt. T. IV Kinn Tuesday began hi duties as general manaKer ?f ih.- lire department headquarters and tagt* neer for the steamer when It Is laksg out to fires. Mr. Cuttlno, cfcalrtfiag of the lire department < omm't. stated that Capt. Finn a duties were hs outlined In the It rn He was to have Kenei il ehnrge of all of the lire equipment in the department and to see (hat ev? erything was In readme^ In i ggf of fire. II? iMN N IteMfgJ to hi ager over the department and subject only t.. th. imtru? HMM of the chair? man of the tire department commit? tee and the lire chief. His iMMIfl would he ill day mid I noil would I,.. |.| o id :?t Ii -< i ? -Idi-iici- no i li U would be awak. ro.I for II tins at nlaht and ?? r. id> to go to ?h.< fire and operate the st?nmer. M.irrhiK1 I " I hsj It. . oi ,| Msrrinae in 'mass wars laawew In lw? i ouplen Tuesd 'V. ? n ? white and one . .lured .Mr. N'e.vcll S Strmo.'.?. of ('. Inmhla. md MM M?" " BiMWi "f NV.- lk'r Hetd. white and \*orm |g Pagptsg gl I Yr*nr\? White .tared, of Bumter. NATIONAL <HARTER RECEIVED. ( UV Sali? ma I Itouk Open* for l\u>\. nos* Thursday Morning. Mr. O. A. f/crnmon, president of the Sumter Savings Bank, received a telegram this afternoon from W. J. Foxier, deputy comptroller of the currency, that the application of the Sumter Saving* Hank for u charter as a national bank under the name of the City National Hank of Sumter, 8. C, had been granted and the char? ter Issued and mailed Wednesday. The number of the bank is 101 zy. The telegrm also directed that the books of the bank be changed forihwith up? on receipt of the telegram and the bank begin business as the City Na? tional Hank. Therefore the Sumter Savings Hank has ceased to exist and opened business Thursday morning as the City National Hank. DR. SNYDEK PLEASED AVD1ECK 1 ?cefuro Well Received by a Good Audience ut the Academy of M?hl Wednesday Night. The lecture delivered by Dr. Henry X. Snyder, president of Wofford Col? lege, at the Academy of Music Wed m i.iy night, was listened to with attention by a good audience. Taking for his subject, "The South In Literature." Dr. Snyder held the attention of the audience throughout his '.ecture and seemed to please all of those who were present. He was heartily applauded when he ruse to speak and also at Ihf close of his lecture. A feature which added much to the pleasure of the program was the solo rendered by Mrs. Henry Harby. ? ne of Sumter's sweet singers. AS TO 11 K<. 1 ST E K1N (.. Wliut Credential* a Citizen Must Have With lllin Before He Is Allowed to KegiHtcr. Mr. V. D. Knight, registrar for th? approaching municipal election, state* that a number of people have been to him to register wit'.iout bringing the proper credentials with them and. In view of this, ft will no doubt be of Interest to the people of Sumter who have not registered for the approach lug municipal election to know what they must do In order to have their names put on the city registration f'ooks. Mr. Knight has his otfico open at all times during the day and every day; and in order to have his name put on the municipal registration books, the person wishing to regis? ter must take with him his county registration oortiflcate and his poll tax receipt for the year 1911. rri? le** he has those with him he will be turned down, as a number of per? sons who have been to Mr. Knight without these credentials have al? ready been turned down, despite their protests that they had the prop? er credential* at homo. Having ?km at homo. however, would not do, ? .(1 t'ay had to tret home to get them before they had their names put (n the city registration books. Th" primary elect.on takes place ? >n the 15?ih of March and the city raglit ration bootci clone on thi snt nrdaj before. |hli dato, ic ill peraoni !?-iritig to vote in the primary muvt reg 1stot before that I mo. The coun* t>- reeju ration booki ore opon on I he first Mondaj In every month and M bo ln> \.? not s ttfod their county racist ration certtfb etei < an lot ? to on the tir-t Mondaj In Febru 111 ?<r ihe Aral m "ii i is in March. DRAINAGE WORK COMMENCED. Work of Installing Pipe on W**t Lib? erty Street Ha- Heen Started. The work of putting in Hi.- drain* am- plpo on Woot Liberty t?-<? ? -t near ;he tornof of Main and Liberty etfooti was comonoed Tueedoy and w. tit .mi brtakty. 'lie- ditch for the pipe w I s dug and the p|p? la Id. The gotten on the tide of m? streel i ? i ? cloanod out a id appearnnct mint? Improved, it is probable that orhou the prceenl work Ii completet the fttfOOl va 111 noj ?Ulffer for lad of drainage as it baa ivffercd In lh< |? 10t Marriage licence it. cord, .Mania-:. lie I M ? tfe M led " ttl following couplet Hondas and Tuei da i Mouoi Moore and Kiln Dl lohi .1 mi mis Hloknon i Lllll< Wright, s.oith Lyncbburv; ?;. W Hampton and Amanda Millet Pum ter. and Robert Williamson and Bel He Tonej. M lyetv llle. Proposed AniriKliiunt to School Charier. At a meeting of the city board of edu< ation held on Monday afternoon the appended hill was approved, as an amendment to the charter of the public schools of the city of Sum ter and was referred to the legislative delegation from this county. The proposed amendment 13 In keeping with the trend of modern legislation relative to organized boards, espe? cially boards of trustees of educa? tional Institutions. At the conven? tion of county superintendents of ed? ucation recently held In Columbia, it was suggested by them that the trus? tees of the county schools should be elected for different terms of ser? vice. The citizens of Sumter for the past 18 years have seen fit to reeled the same members of the city board of education; hence the practical ef? fect of the amendment would be but an endorsement of the people's sentiment thus expressed, while Its passag I would tend 10 harmonize the mode of election of Sumter's board of education with the methods that prevail at the present time. Should It seem advisable, this amendment could he easily revoked at any sub? sequent session of the legislature. It will he noticed that In the amendment proposed the mayor will be no longer an ex-officio member of the school board. All of Sumter's mayori have been highly acceptable and have worked with the other memo m Of the board of education with perfect harmony and efficiency. It Is not essential, however, that a mayor of a city should be an ex-offl clo member of a board of education and. since a change in the present method of Sumter's city government Is likely to be made, it seems best to have all of the five members of the city board of education elected, and thus do away with ex-officio appoint? ments. It will be noticed also that the elec? tion of the board rests with the peo? ple and even in case of a vacancy occurring in the board's membership, the hoard appoints a suitable person to serve as a member not for the un expired term, hut only until the next regular election. The method of election suggested in the proposed amendment seems to he the accepted mode of giving to any executive hoard the two essential 1 Qualities' of stability and integrity of purpose* The following Is the act proposed: An Act to Amend an Act Entitled "An Act to Amend the Charter of the BchOOl DhjtrlCt of the City Of Sumter, Approved Dec, ltd, a. i>. 1898." Section !. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives" of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting In Q net i Assembly, I and t y the" authority o! the same, that sec. I of an act entltl d "An Act to Amend the Charter of the School District of the City of Bumter," he and. the same is, hereby repealed, and that the following i Inserted In said a< t to I"- known S c. Five school oomm loners for the School District of ih <'ity of Bumter shall be elected on ihe second Tuesday In June. A. 1>. 191 between ili-' hours of 9 o'clock a, m. and l o'clock p. Rh, who shall constitute the school board for said school district, The said five school commissioners shall hold their offices for termi of two, four, six, eight and ten y< ars, re? spectively, .-aid terms to be deter ined by i"t. The vacancy occurring ? ^?:\ two years thereafter shall be filled by an election to be held on the second Tuesday of June of even yean between the hours hereinbefore pre? scribed, end the term of office shall be ten years. The said flVf school commissioners shall he electee* in the sano manner as is now or may here? after be provided for the election of the mayor and aldermen of said city, nd It shall be the duty of the mayor and aldermen of said city to provide for the election of said commissioners, and the registration of voters made for municipal election immediately preceding shall be used for the elee* lion of school commissioners, That should the office of Bchool eommls? slonor become vacant during the time for which he wai or may be elected, by death, resignation or oth . rwlse, P shall be the duty of the Rchool board, as soon thereafter us practicable to appoint a suitable pet son who shiii serve as n regular member of the hoard until th< next election, At this election such vacan? cies; as may ha>.'curred shall be filled together with ll.no made by ' lenntal tot ation. id us your |ob Work, GREENWOOD MAX SUICIDES. M. F. Sander? Endi His Life With a Pistol. Greenwood, Jan. 2o.?m. P, San? ders, aged 50, a prominent business man of this place, committed suicide last night about 7.30 o'clock, by shooting himself in the right temple with a 38 calibre pistol. That the act was premeditated is evidenced by the fact that he left in a note to J. B. Haltiwanger instructions where to find his body. The latest rumors have It that a hotel wil be erected over the new quarters of the Bank of Sumter, the present quarters of the D. J. Chan? dler Clothing Co. store. Such a prop? osition would no doubt be a paying one, while at the same time would meet with the hearty approbation of the people of Sumter. A petition is being circulated to have all of the stores in the city i losed at 9 o'clock on the Saturday night that Madame Sherry comes here. As the play is of a kind that seldom comes to Sumter, it would not be a bad idea to give the clerk3 and employes who could not see it without this early closing a chance to attend the play. Lost year at this time the farmers had their work well advanced, thou? sands of acres of land having been broken and thoroughly prepared, but the wet fall and winter and the scar- j city of labor, owing to the need of us- | ing all hands in picking cotton, has . rendered it impossible for a rna jority of the farmers to do any plow? ing. The land is now water soaked and the outlook for thorough prepa? ration for this year's crop is not at all propitious. The municipal primary is not many weeks distant and still there is little talk of prospective candidate* for I mayor and aldermen. Never, within I the recollection of the writer, has there oeen ?o little interest In an'on^ ! coming municipal election. It is a settled fact, it seems, that Mayor Jennings will not be a candidate for \ re-election, he having stated positive- j ly, several months ago, that he would not offer for re-election. No other j probable candidates have been se- i riously discussed so far as the public is Informed and the whole municipal situation is in a fog. A large portion of' the citizens are hoping that the I I gislature will enact the commission form of government law with the' least possible delay, and that it will be practicable to elect the commis loners at the regular election and the new city government inaugurated at I the expiration of the term of office of the present Mayor and council. The Rock Hill plan for the reduc ? :i of cotton acreage does not con 1 em plate that the farmers and land owners shall pledge themselves in? dividually to reduce their cotton acreage and then rent or share crop th< ir land to others who will | plant it in cotton. There should be no beating the devil around a bush in this matter?what is needed to j save the South from bankruptcy and ; insure a fair price i >r cotton next I fall is an actual reduction of the cot? ton acreage of the entire South by not less than 25 per cent. A reduc? tion of .".u to 40 per cent In the acreage would be even better than LT? per cent. About HQ per cent of t.e i*i ehold era and voters of Sumter have signed the petition to city council asking that the city provide the monej required t.. furnish the rights of way and ter minal for the Seaboard Air Line. Mr. Reardon. who la circulating the pe? tition, has not completed the canvass ;ind is daily securing additional sig? natures. The Idicationa arc that ? very voter and freehold r in the city will sign the petiton?or at least the few who do not win be very "ore some. ii will he almost impossible to es enpe the ladles on Tag Day so please smile and has that tag Which will help the good work along, it will be no use trying to escape down the al i< > for there will be some one at e\ ei> aihy ami on every corner. A spe, i.ii Hying machine has been ot> dered from the Wrights to catch the high Hiera and there will be automo? biles to catch tht .io\ riders. Milk FlOWfl Into New York. if the resident! of New Tars city drank all of the milk that comes into the city each Ii habitant would drink an nver. ge of s< i n barrels a year. OVER H.?io.ooo BAUES OF COT? TON ALKF.AD GINNED. Total Prepared roe M? ' si V)1 uury 1, South Cl ? ,c 1,530,572. Washington. Jan. 23.?The vast 1911 cotton crop of the United States has ginned and baled to the extent of 14,510,676 bales on January 16, ac? cording to the census bureau report Issued today, showing 193,674 hales were ginned during the period from January 1 to 15 inclusive. Ginners this season have been forced to greater activity than ever before by the enormous crop. A considerable quantity still remains to he ginned before the close of tho season The exact amount will be made known by the census hureau'3 final ginning report March 20, giving figures upon February 28. Today's ginnln ? re? port is about 37,000 less than the department of agriculture's estimate of production, which was 14,SS3,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weigh*. The census bureau's ninth cotton ginning report of the season, issued at 10 a. m. today, and showing the number of running bales, counting round as half hales, of the cotton growth of 1911, sinned prior to Tuesday, January 16, with compara? tive statistics for last year and other record years. <s as follows: United States 145,510 0 76 bales, compared with 11,253,14 7 hales last year, when 9 7.3 per cent, of the 1910 crop was ginned prior to January 16; 12,666,203 bales in 190f?, when 96.8 per cent, of the 1908 crop was qin ned. und 12,767,600 bales in 1905, when 91.9 per cent, of the 1901 erop wai ginned. I Round bales included were 97,668 compared with 111,097 bales in the 1910 crop, 146.378 bales in 1909 and ; 253,510 bales in 1908. Sea island cotton bales included were 109,592 compared with 86,423 bales in the 1910 crop. 92,191 bales in 1909 and 90.287 bales in 1908. Death of Mr. W. A. Spann. i News was received In this city today of the death of Mr \V. A. 1 Spann at his home at Providence. Mr. Spann has been in bad health for a long time and ha.3 been laid up in bed for the past .few months. ! While hi3 death was not unexpected, I the news of his death wil be heard with sadness by his many friends in ' the county. The funeral services iwll ! he held at Tirzah Presbyterian ' church Friday at noon. Mr. Spann was an ex-Confederate veteran and was well known through j out the county. lie is survived by his wife and several sisters. j Judge Thomas B. Richardson went j to Columbia Wednesday in answer to a telegram asking him to come to ! attend the meeting of probate judges j which was held in Columbia. ______ M.\YFS\IIJ,F. BANK ELECTS OF j Fl CK KS. - \ddition to Board of Directors?The Same OJttOOfB Keelcvtod. At a meeting of the stockholders of tin- Bank of Mayesville held in that town on Wednesday the stockholders j reflected the old board of directors with the addition of one new direc? tor. At a later meeting ?)f the di? rectors the former officers arere re? jected for the ensuing year. The ? officers of the batik now are: President, 11. 1. Manning: vice pres? idents, R. J? Mayes. Jr.. Et. A. ('han? dler; cashier. C. E, Ma>vs; bookke >P" er, C. B. spencer, assistant hook keeper, Hasell Mayes. The hoard of directors consist of ft. 1. Manning, M. B. Wilson, X. 1?. Womble, R. A. Chandler. H. J. M lyee, Jr.. W. S. Chandler, it. F. DesChamps, tin- last named being a new member of the board of directors. The appointment of Mr. ?',. D, Hatchell as a regular policeman on the police tore - gives Sumter a police force consisting nine men. Chief, .1. K. Bradford; sergeants, J. If. Ber? wick, a. i>. Owens, N. t;. MoKagen; privat.-, r. Gallagher, T. p. Ward. w. .1. fcfcKagen, ?i i>. rtatchell, w. a. Trlbble. A committee from council cbnsbtt ing of the mayor and several alder? men nnd City Clerk Hurst want to ? !olumbia Thursday to npp *ar be? fore the judiciary committees of the senate and house of representatives in behalf of the comml ilo?i form ? I government bill now pi ndhia in the <. prsl Assembly. Maw Mediae Bandes Evening. The lad*- i Civic League have b?* securing Hon. T. ?^???^ riCdress the mass meet -.1 Sunday evening at the First Baptist church. This meeting is for the purpose of keeping alive the in? terest in, and raising funds fur the support of the city nurse, and it is hoped that there will be a large and enthusiastic assemblage. The cause is a worthy one, and without the help of the people of Sumter, this, her only organised public charity, can? not be kept up. And think what that will mean to the poor, the ill and helpless people who are depending upon the services of the city nurse to aid them when they are helpless, and to lend her helping hand when the load becomes too heavy to bear un? aided. The cry of "hard times" is heard on all sides, but think how much more the bad seasons mean to the poor than the rich, so come out and give you assistance. however small, in this good work, and be proud that Sumter was the first town in the State to undertake and carry through this sweet charity. RUNAWAY WEDNESDAY*. Horse lau? Into Automobile at the Corner of Main and Liberty Streets. A runaway on the streets Wednes? day afternoon caused i nsiderable excitement for a short w.iile. The horse was supposed to be the prop? erty of J. A. Johnson, a white man living on Manning avenue, and was being used by a negro hackman nam? ed Cooper. While the particulars of the affair were hard to get, it 3eems from what could be learned that the horse got away from Cooper out near Flret Mid and came on ir to town 0*1 the run. On the way the hack, to which the horse was atached, was wrecbed loose fr? in the shafts which wer? Still hanging to the horse when he u?ifre tearing down Liberty i^LM?^ J^fc the corner of Main and Liberty streets Mr. H. V. Reid, of the Shaw Motor Co., was just making the turn in an Everit roadster. He saw the horse in time and applied the brakes, but the horse hit the steel framework of the machine and was pitched over on the street. The only damage te the machine was the breaking of one of the big lights and the bending of one of the mud shields. The horse went on down Liberty street, and then turned and after running round the block came on back and went down Main street towarJ Manning ? avenue. The horse was cut on the machine, but otherwise did not seem to be badly damaged. COUNTY CORN CLUB MEETING. Farmers and Their Sons Expected ?0 Attend Meeting at Court IIouf*? at Noon Saturday. The meeting for the purpose of renewing Interest in the coin clubs In this county which will be held in the county court house Saturday at noon is expected to attract ? 'arge number of the farmers from all over the county. At the Same time the bpyi of the county who aie tcroet t^i in the growth of con are expect? ed to c< me out, as are the school teachers snd the trustees of the various ? hoolfl hi the county. The county superintelide.it of edll eation h. s ? nt out notice* to all of the teachers Of the county net.fying them that the meeting will 1 e held and requesting them to attend. The meeting will be discussed from a f?deral standpoint. Messrs. L. L. Baker, 0. B. Martin and O. H. Ben? son, three experts employed by the United Btai t government, being present to perfect the organisation of the corn dubs which have been al? lowed tO disb. d :ind to arouse -a r, eral enthusiasm in the work. Machinery Company 1 i<ei^ odecete. At ef the stockholders and directors of the Carolins Machinery and Manufactur? ing Co.. the following officers were elected Davis D. Mora. pres.dent. F. W. Mi.is,.. 1 crotary and treasdfcer: H. F. Walker, Miles manager) and J. Mur? ray Nelson, ajwtwtanl bookkeeper* The I'Uslness was found In s prjfrs perous condition, a liberal dividend wai declared and the prospects of the company I ? ai >ther succe?wful year were reported quite encourag? ing.