The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 24, 1912, Image 2
BI6 NIGHT" FOR RETAILERS.
M1IK4 HANTS or THK CITY HOLD
i NHii si 101 M lONd.vvi:.
Show tt cir \-? oclMtton to bo On
Mound Footing?Will Put Han on
Injudicious Advertising Sclwrnt^.
Kki i \ttorii< > to l*ros?-vuU' < Utltns
? Mr. I.iimi.om. of Charleston Qff?S
Interesting Talk.
Iccese." with a capital S. spells
the result of the enthusiastic meet
i
ing i ?ld 'ant nigh bj ths shunter R -
tall Ni'Mt'hants' Association Some
fifty of the city's well-known mer?
chants were present at the meeting;
everyone was In a good humor, spoke
freelv of whit they wanted their as?
sociation to accomplish and as a fit?
ting el max to a most successful meet- j
ing. M r. i?anneat< of the Charleston
lietadl Merchants' Association made
a anaop\ and tltremely Interesting
tnlk. in which he gave the Kumt r He
tallers an Idea of Just what CO lid he
a'.Tompllshed by the systematic t.-am
aork of the merciants.
t'ntM Mr. Utnneau took the floor
then* was no special speaker, free
Msrue?t*>n being made of various
subjects. Secretary Snell. of the as?
sociation spent some time, however,
at the opening of the meeting In ex?
plaining, especially for the benefit of
Ith* m Tenants present who were not
mein? ers of the association, the work?
ings of the credit system and the
good result*] obt lined by becoming a
member of the association. It wns
learned from the remarks of th* sec?
retary that the association Is on a
good financial footing, that the yel?
low letter system has been of much
benefit In collecting Just debts, and af?
ter various discussion of the matter
It was decided to elect Mr. Horace
Harby official attOCIM f of the asso?
ciation to obtain Judgments against
sojre of those who have absolutely
refused to adjust accounts which they
have left unpaid.
80me discussion was entered into
fa regard to the m inv fake advertis?
ing schemes which have taken good
monev out Of the pockets of Sumter
merchants and It was unanimously
?greed to turn down all doubtful ad?
verting solicitors u;. .1 they had sc?
oured the endorsement of the Cham?
ber of Commerce.
The Northwestern schedule was
neat on the program for discussion.
El was decided that some arrange
ru certainly ought to be made
v parties from Cam den eould
? Sumter and return home the
sen lay, and the association agreed
lissl ouh individual would'write to
the El I Commissi O nstS asking
far s hearing on the matter.
Pabb-1 was endorsed for
?kitten as a warehouse commission?
er undor a recent enactment of the
leghda'.i rw. ?e.i SpOS the suggestion'
of .ty Snoll. a resolution to this
effc? I will be drawn up and handed
to tlo< legislative delegation from
stormier.
AflSf what might be termed the
In ? ? f the meeting had been
dl?i e d with, a most delightful
supper was serv.*d to those present
by ? in ? of Sumter's most charming
you ladles.
Then came the event of ihe eventSft
as Ihe soc'.al reporter might have put
It. when Mr. I*ann >au. president of
the Charleston Retail M.Tenants' n<
so* la tlon was Introduced Secre?
tary snell.
Mr l.innein l< a successful mer?
chant hlm-e?r >nd h*? told the Sum?
ter Merchants what his association
was accomplishing, sad In what ITS]
It w.is I benefit not on'v li the m> r
chants themselves but to the entire
community and even to the state. He
said that the credit system bt n> nt. .1
the customer as well as the merchant,
for tt gaxe a good man a better rat?
ing nnd helped to give any honest
man ? r itandlng. Mr Lanmau
said that a fitste Retailers' Associa?
tion slsOUM be established, and th tt
the ret*tl issoi Inttonn of th<? various
rill * should >- .pern'e in obtaining
this result.
Fpcaklng of the work laid r>ut for
the noTehan: Sjf keeping money at
horn.- which was being s?nt out to
various catalog houses. Mr. Lannneau
said that upon strict Investigation the
merehants of Charleston had found
that the people wer? enthusiastic
about buying at home, but that often
times the kick was mad* that the
home merchants did not have some
OOrta'n article that some hnus.-wf
wan'e.l If 1 is, of thi< kiml ar
rlv? s said Mr. I. iuneau. the mer?
chant should '-rder th? article him?
self even If be lost money on this
pnrtlcnlir Sfttiia The "Huv at
Horm- K i'r" r ??? eatly held In Charles?
ton w.?s a irre it success he said, and
n protl al example of what could h?
aeroTC|diihed In this line. Ileglnnlng
Mav 1st Ihi fharleston merchants
will put tl.e >...fi trading stamps
#?nd ?Iber premium schemes. Mr.
' I 1 the) found this to
l*e extrem Iv Injudicious advertising
Mr I ?"?>? lU'l remarks were brief
t t ? sroiu* eovered by him em
? ? *lr<? workings of | r^
is ' < ttlog and Its accomplish
t vood in the community; In
10 GIN COTTON \M STALKS
A MAV PROCESS STARTED AT
NICHOLS.
Bolls, lOOTCS. Limbs and Stalks to
?g Guthcr (I ami Separated by New
(.in.
The afulllni Bntsrpriss contains
Iba foil >U ing:
The Enterprise reporer had the
planaura laal Monday <?f an interview
with Mr. I >. C, Connorly, of Nichols,
on tha new DOtton gin. that he is in?
stalling at NlOhost, and found him ?
live sjSjfsj <>n ihe luhjoci of .cotton.
He spoke \ery interestingly Concern?
ing his gin. It w is manufactured by
the t 'ontinental Gin Company, which,
by the way. Is one of the largest gin
combines in the world. While the
process is new in this section it has
been in use through the Mississ ppi
valley and the Western cotton belt
for manv years, and Is giving entire
satisfaction and enables the cotton
growers to gather much cotton that
would otherwise go to ruin. %
With the new process It is possible
for one man to gather a bale of cot?
ton a day. and almost tiny average
man can gather one-half to three
fourths of a bale. Instead of picking
the cotton in the usual way. the bolls
are gathered by means of stripping.
The hands equip themselves with
ft good, heavy pair of gloves, and strip
all the limbs clean with one stroke
taking in boll, leaves and all. In this
condition the cotton Is carried to the
gin and fed In the usual way, and the
machine Is so constructed that It
^?parates the bolls and dirt from the
lint, and the result Is a better, If
possible, grade of cotton than Is usual?
ly obtained In the old way. Mr.
Connerly stated that it was a mistake
In the farmers picking up the dam?
aged cotton that has been allowed to
remain on the ground until It gets in
a stato of decay, and where this is
done, It w'U Invariably lower the
grade and cause a loss of from $5 to
$10 per halo. It is not the trash that
makes the lower grades, but the
damaged, wet cotton.
Mr. Connerly Is now buying quan?
tities of the cotton In bolls, and is
paying something like $30 per ton for
it. lie says that at that price, it
will net the farmer some $33 per'
bale, which Is more than they would
get for the lower gardes if picked by
h*nd. The gin was to have been
running by Monday of this week, but
owing to the delay in getting the
foundation down for the engine, it
will poasibly be the latter part of,
the week before the machinery will!
bo.ready for regular use.
C HALOM HS ilOm TOR FOH
TfJKE.
Trial or I'ainou- Suit Itcgun in New
York.
New York, Feb. 10.?In the Su?
preme Court today was begun the
I'.iik, pending action of John Arm?
strong Chaloner, to recover from
Thomas T. Sherman, "as committee
of th^ estate." the property left Chal
! by his father. The estate, which
is valued at about $1.500,000. was
taken from Chaloiier's control In
11 when ha was committed to
Bloosnlngdals Asylum f??r the insane.
Chaloner eHct>j?ed from the asylum
... 1 has lived since then In Virginia.
Originally Choloner*f name was
chandler. Hs is olosely related to
the Astor family ami is a brother Of
former Lieut. Governor Lewis Stuy
vesant Chandler, William Astor Chan
b?r and Itobert W. Chanler, whose
marriags t?? Linn Cnvnlisre and their
domestic ditlb'uities caused a sensa?
tion. ChoJOOSf once wus the husband
o| tmelle Rivera, the writer, who is
now the Russian PrincessTroubetaksy
M 'banged his name to Chaloner in
1901.
Chaloner. It Is said, will not at?
tend tii ? trial, but is represented by
a strong array of counsel Ills chief
counsel. Fredericli a. Ware, today
outlined his ell tit's case, charging a
gigantic conspiracy on the part of
Chaloner's relatives, not aTone to
control of his property, but to
ha Vi him kept In an asylum. Mr.
ay ore hod not concluded his stats*
merit when Court adjourned for the
day.
Tin split log drag is being used on
streets with good rffect, The only
problem now Is, what was the mi it
tOf It was not brought into use in
I' i city long * afore it was?
Tin- farm us report their Heidi *n
be in such a boggy condition that
Is impossible to do any farm WOI
t ,his time. The roods are all
SUeh a condition that it is almost in
pe slble t<? travel ??n them and ai
<> it worse than they were after ti
i ?Ins before Christmas, Some tarn
STfl Still ha\e cotton in the lb hi
which they era trying to gel pick
? ut w hlls 11 ? w e ither is clear,
(hot Mr. Lannenu Impressed his hear
or* as being one of ths most plsaslni
and entertaining speakers' who ha
n heard in this city for some 1
PARCELS POST BILL
MEMBERS OF ROUSE COMMITTEE
l o PRESENT PLAN.
Idea 1? io Have General System, With
Special Provision for Rural
Konto?.
\\ ishlngton, Feb. 80.?Democratic
mombers of the house committee on
postofllcei and posl roads have agreed
io Incorporate In the appropriation
provisions f >r the establishment
ox a general parcels post system. They
also have agreed upon a general do
m itlo rate of IS cents and a maxi?
mum package of 11 pounds. This Ii
the present International post rate.
Thoy would also provide for a rural
parcels post, tln> rate to bs f> cents
for otic pound and 2 cents for each
additional pound. The provisions will
o ? Incorporated In the i>iii to be re?
ported to the house some time next
week but the actual wording of the
provisions has not been framed. The
decision wa.-- readied after' long con?
sideration of ths subject, s inn? Dem?
ocratic members advocating a sys?
tem cf parcels post zones in which
would prevail different rates. Thll
was Anally passed and the Interna?
tional rate ordered recommended for
v. moral routes and the limited, grad?
ed rates for rural routes.
it was reported tonight thai some
Republican members of the commit?
tee would approve ths recommenda?
tion! and that the bill would pass
ths house.
The pare la post fight has been on
in congress for years.
To TAKE UP WORK HERE.
C< mmittce .\|H>intcd Tuesday Night
to Formulate Plans for Work to be
DOM In Sumter.
With "Unity of Purpose" among
Church laymen as their watohward.
S campaign will he launched here in
the' near future for the purpose of
bringing about /letter moral condi?
tions in Sumter. This was the de?
cision arrived at Tuesday night at the
meeting of the committee of one hunr
died called to meet with the dole
gates recently returned from atten?
dance upon the Convention In Char?
leston of the Men and Religion For?
ward Movement.
The committee met in the Sunday
school rooms of the First Baptist
Church and heard the report of the
delegates who had attended the meet?
ing, Messt-. J. x. Toiar. C, C, Brown,
,J, P, Marion. W. I. Herbert and Carl
A. Witherspoon. The report as given
by this committee was discussed and
it was decided that all Of the work
comprised in the Men and Religion
Forward Movement was not needed
In Sumter and therefore In order to
have a definite purpose in view when
the campaign was commenced it was
decided to appoint a committee to
formulate plans of what "features of
the Work were most needed In Sum?
ter and bow they shouid be taken up
in the campaign. This committe with
the appointments made by President
Walsh of 'be local forces will consist
of: Pies. |?. Walsh. Sec. H. P. Rlrch
rd, R vs. C, C. Brown, D, M. Mc
Lsod .t. n. Toler, O. s. DeLano, R.
W. Humphries, J. P. Marion, H. H.
Covlrgton W. I. Herbert and Messrs.
B. H Rhame. 11. D. Kpps. H. C
?Haynsworth, \\\ A. Weathers.m\I. P.
McCoy, S, H, iviminds, R, i. Man?
ning, s. i\ Ptoudenmire and Rev. W.
j. McKay all of the pastors of the
?vangeltetlcsl churches being appoint?
ed on the committee with a layman
from each church.
This Committee Will meet Mon?
day evening in the Sunday school
rooms ?,f the First Baptist church.
where they are Invited lo take supper
r 1:80 o'clock to formulate their
plan-- for whai forms of activity will
be laken up in the campaign In Sum?
ter.
The f. ature of tit ? meeting was Its
unity In dSlrlng to take up such forms
of wo] . as were needed In Bumter. it
showed thai tin- people of the va?
rious church en wer ? willing to ge!
together for the common good, and
willing to drop the question of de?
nominations while the work was go?
ing on. All of those present were
convinced thai seme features of the
woik were needed In Sumter and
would da great g.1 here and all
seemed willing to take hold and co?
operate??In fact, "Unity of Purpos >"
seemed to have already become the
watchword of these men who were
taking steps for their city's good.
?TCWMRS TO WOUNDS.
r. Feb. 19 - Wade AI \an
>red, v ho wc 1 shot Balur
ilng by Police Officer J. P
lied t bis morning. The cor
ury found thai the deceased
bis d 'tb at the band of Po
Ta ylor. Hollcltor .1 K. lion
was at Wlnnsboro, when np
tbe fn< tf In the '? ise, con
? Taj lor i" Ing r ?loa ed on
>nd. The negro was druna
evening, and when nrrest^d
knocked the latter down 1 I
? comi 11 to the lockup, and
shooting oi l en di
PALMER THINKS WILSON WOULD
MAKE IT DEBATABLE.
in ('oiign ssman's Estimation \< w
Jersey Man Will Have Most of
Pennsylvania's Del* gates
Washington( Feb. 20.?Qov. Wood
row Wilson is not only the over?
whelming choice of Pennsylvania
Democrat! for the prs Idential nom?
ination, but he will make that Repuh
llcan Btronghold a debatable state if
nominated, in the /opinion of Repre
s native a. Mitchell Palmer, one ni
tin- Democrat loaders in congress and
the new leader ? :' the Pennsylvania
Democracy. Pennsylvania will have
"i 0 delegates in the Baltimore conven?
tion, and Mr. Palmer reports that so
strong is Oov, Wilson in the estima?
tion or the D tmocrats of his State that
only Wilson men have offered them
lelves for election as delegates in the
presidential primaries to be held in
April.
"1 think 1 cm well within the mark
when l say that the Democrat! of
Pennsylvania are for Woodrow Wil?
son for president five to one as against
all Other candidates," said Mr. Palm?
er. ".Already candidates have an?
nounce d themselves for delegate to
the national convention in at least
half of the districts of Pennsylvania,
and up to the presonttime none of
th? se has declared a preference for
any other than Gov. Wilson. Sixty
four of the Pennsylvania delegates
will he elected by direct vote of the
people at the primaries on April 13.
and 12 delegate! at large will he elect?
ed by the State convention, which in
turn is composed of delegate! elected
by direct vote <?f the people. Unless
the situation should materially
Change between now and the pri?
maries, which is unlikely, at least 71
of the 7'". delegate! from Pennsylvan?
ia will be committed to Gov. Wilson's
nomination.
"We in Pennsylvania believe not
only that Wilson can and should be
nominated, hut that he is the one can
d date who undoubtedly can be elect?
ed. Tils gre-ef strength lies in the
8tat< ?? where we must gain recruits in
order to win the electorial votes.
"No State in the Union has a larger
t
proportion <?f men of independent
thought and action than Pennsyl?
vania ? h >re political conditions in
? cent years have been such as to
make our people disgusted with the
Old fa???hion ?d political methods. Wil?
son's appeal is to the people direct
He shoots over the head of the po?
litical machines. Present conditions
in p tnnsylvanta have put the peo?
ple in such a frame <?f mind that Wil?
son's nomination. in mr judgment
would make Pennsylvania a debatable
State."
Ii Is understood that Chief of Po
I'.ce .1 K. Brandford of Sumter is se
iioiisiy considering entering the rac
for sheriff in the coming primar>
election. Chief Bradford would
:im!< a good race, and anyway th
more to enter the race th i warmer
win be the c tmpalgn,
Commissioner White has begun the
work r opening the ditch on West
M. ry street, which was dug by th
rr.llroad contractors some time ago
and 1 ter tilled at the order of Coun
eil. Wh n the ditch is reopen- d
Will g'.VS relief to the persons living
? , Bee and South Main streets from
the surface water which is now back
ed into ponds on those streets.
While only one or two applications
for positions as rural policemen ha\
been tinned over to the clerk of the
county board of commissioner! as
yet, 't is und ritood that there are
unite n nunfl er of persons contem?
pt iting making application for the
position. Several of those desiring
tho position as rural policemen are
OUt with petitions which they are
getting their friends to sign,
MM ?tt- ~j? ?ri *? - , ulwh.mmw.i ;
Accidents Will Happen
And c.lien thej do?they hurt.
Ill'NT's LIGHTNING OIL Is the
one Instantaneous relief and cure
for all wounds, bruises, sores,
i tits, ?!>"?' ins and abrasions of the
-Liu. it forms an arttflclnl skin
I covering, excludes the air instant?
ly, Mops pain at once There are
matt) oils, hm none like HUNT'S
The notion Is different, mid the
cIVecl RN well.
. HUNT'S . ?
LIGHTNING
\lways have in ?he h< iwc. Take
it with you when you travel?
? u nn? r can i? Ii when
IILXT'H I IGHTNING OIL may
I
? ? r.tosl a d il. 3nets and SOcts
bottles.
' oi' sah hj Slhert's Drug Store.
\t |t, 1' iC'lll'l d>- Ml d eine < o.
Sherman, Texas.
BUZZARD IN TtX?S. |
?
TERRIFIC WIND BRINGS SE.
\ : IREST WEATHER OF
WINTER.
Railroad Traffic (;\<i Southwest Se?
riously Hampered by Snow and
Cold?Damage on Range.
Dallas. Texas, Feb. 20.?-Ushered In
by a windstorm varying at different
points from 90 to 70 miles an hour,
the most severe bllxsard of the win?
ter is general over the Southwest t>
night. Railroad traffic is demoral?
ised, wire communication Is ham?
pered, and meagri reports fr on out?
lying districts t dl of damage to prop?
erty and cattle on the range.
in north Texas the temperature
fell from 7<> degrees this morning 10
freezing toniglvt.
In the Panhandle section of TeXOS
and Oklahoma rain and sleet aid
snow ft!] during the afternoon, knd
? rly tonight the snow fall was ?*?
. : led to have reached a depth of
f ???? inches frith the storm at its
i^ht.
At Hohart, Okla., buildings were
ui rooefd by the storm a: d glSSS store
lows demolished.
Snow in Mis I cri.
St, Louis. Pah, 10.? Snow began
I tig this afternoon In eastern Mis?
souri, southern Illinois a.id western
K< nlucky, and late tonight had reach
d a depth of from six to eight
Inches in many localities. Trains were
Cl m three to si.: hours late.
T'r. Henry P. Mos. s went to Mayes
V?1 ? Wednesday morning on busi?
ness.
Mrs. Eli Jackson and IfiSS Minnie
Lee Stroman, of Elloree. after spend?
ing a few days with Mrs. C. W. Mc
Grew, have returned home.
f
Simpkins
Cotton Seed.
If Now while you are planning the new crop,
don't forget the source of the crop?the seed.
U Whenever Simpkins Cotton seed are consider?
ed, and compared with other seed, regardless of
price, the farmer always chooses
SIMPKINS SEED
If Farmers all over the Cotton Belt send rush
orders for their 1912 seed and are supplied with
the best.
If We are ready to supply our farmer friends
with this famous seed at a record price of 75c per
bushel, sacked and delivered at Railroad depot,
Sumter,
A. A. STRAUSS 6 ?0.
PHONE 85.
Excursion Rates
Via
Southern Railway,
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Ktiuc itionat Association. Tic kets will be on sale Feb?
ruary 241h, 25th and 26th, limited to reach original start?
ing point returning not later than midnight of March
4th, 1912.
For information as to rates, tickets, etc., call on
Southern Railway Ticket Agents or addtess :
J. L. MEEK,
Affgistanl Gen. Pa*a. Agt.
Atlanta. GB.
W. E. McGEE,
1)1 v. Pass. Agent.
Charleston. S. C.
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