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8UMTER. 8. 0.? WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1912.
THE TKUK SOUT11KOX. Established June, II
Vol.XXXlV. No. 7.
Ml HOM> \PPItOPItlAT10\ 1?\H?
n\ Hi IM CITY 1'liKHK
I Kl \M 1 I It.
Maiu r was > >tu'u*M-4l in nil lu As
poets by Membor* of County Hoard.
Mni'tHT> of the I.? i;Ulai uri' and
Ref>re?entatlvc? of lU ( IuiiiiIm r of
(Vwnmrnr Motion Ttiat $12,04)0 be
Paid over |o Clerk and Troanuror of
City of Knutter Immediately, as Au?
tltortsod h> Act of licgislnture, Ad?
opted Without a IMs-wittlng Vote.
The County Board of Commission?
er* mt . in apoclal session today to
take action on the appropriation of
$11.000. to a^aiat the county and city
of si unit er In extending and Improving
their railroad facilities, us authorised
by act of the legislature. All members
od the board were present. The ob?
ject of the meeting was stated by Su?
pervisor Pitts and the clerk was di?
rected to read the supply bill for Sum?
tes county. In which the county com
misaloners are authorised to pay the
?mount above stated to the City
Treasurer for the purpose set forth.
He than read a communication from
e grand Jury, conveying the resolu?
tion adopted st the special session of
that body held Friday endorsing the
proponed appropriation and recom- i
mending that It bo paid immediately
as authorised. Next was read a state- .
ment from County Attorney L, D.
Jennlna*? reciting the hungry of the
efforts to secure the Seaboard rail?
road for Sumfer. the work done by
the committee of the Chamber of
Commerce, of which he was chair?
man, and the appropriation of $20,
?0$ b- the City of iumter. He also
stated the reasons for asking the
county to make an appropriation for
the same purpose* Ha declined to
gtve an opinion on the legal aspects
of the matter on account of his con
n action with the railroad proposition. '
hy air. R. O.
T. Manning, repre?
sent trig the Cht m her of Commerce j
and the olttsens of Sumter. In which ;
ho reviewed the whole railroad sl'.u
atlon. Messrs. J. H. Clifton. I. C.
MCrauss and D. D. Mot** discussed the
legal and butlnoss slds of the sp- 1
peopHatlon. |
Mr Manning submitted a proposit
Ion to Indemnify the Supervisor and ]
< 'ommlwlonur* against any loss or
harm In tha event that any questions
thould aver N? raised to the legality
of the ?v tlon ,?f the board In currying
out *ht authorisation of the legisla?
ture.
Commission, r W. J. Toung moved
that the appropriation be paid over
Immediately to the Treasurer of the
City of Sumter. as authorised by Act
of the legislature on the conditions
set forth by Mr. Manning. The mo?
tion was seconded hy Commissions/
Mima, and being put to a vote was
adopted without a dissenting vote.
The necessary papers were Imme?
diately executed and the check for
112.000 drawn In favor of City Clerk
and Treaeurer 0? M. Hurst. The de?
livery of the check to the repre?
sentative of the city concluded the
matter and the financing of the plan
to bring the Seaboard Air Ldne to
shunter wts successfully consummat?
ed after months of effort on the pait
of the progressive clttsens who consti?
tute the Chamber of Commerce, the
organisation that It doing to much for
the d ?v#lo?>m?nt of the county and
.f Sum
Mill MnMUl MOIIMM.,
Trunk and Clothing Burned In llou-e
<.u \\ i-lilngton Mn?et.
The hose wagon* v*? r ? ? al!?d on*
Monday morning by mi alarm from
S uth Washington ttr- et at a hon a
owned by the estato of T. c. Wi II im?
ind occupied by u negro Woman by
the name of Rachel Convers.
The extent of the Mi" ? ih small, a
trunk and a good d?uil of th.< cloth?
ing of th?> woman being buried In the
Hr?\ The fireman su< < . ede I In ex?
tinguishing the br.> without u-lng the
h??se.
|?r S linker I* uio\|ng hou-.*
on th? property r- ?vntl> |?ur< It d on
Calhoun street by him to the rear of
the lot so that tig v * ill f.I
Mvrtb- areet which will probably he
opened up at some time In the fu?
ture. I?r. Itsrker ex|"?'-< t-? build I
rapiden?, on Calhoun *tr?.-t it Mom ?
time In the not distant future
V u.l fcBLE LOT CHANGES II\NI?s.
A. Ii. Jackson Makes Sah' of Corner
lyot. Main and llurtlctte Streets to
J. K. lYoHsuell.
A change in the ownership of val?
uable property in this city recently
was list sale consummated Friday
when Mr. A. L. Jackson sold his lot
on the. corner of Main and Bartlette
streets to Mr. J. K. Crosswell for $30.
000, an increase of several thousand
dollars ever the price paid for the
same about eighteen months ago by
Mr. Jackson when ho purchased it.
The lot is on the northwest corner
of the two streets and is 106 1-2 feet
facing on Main street, and 24 7 feet
on Bnrtlette street, being one of the
best lots in that portion of the city.
As Mr. ('rosswell already owns the
ad.'acent lot on Main street his prop?
erty will he extremely valuable, lo?
cated as it is in this desirable section.
It has been understood for some
ttmt that this deal was on foot, but
th ? par.< interested in 111 ? d?-al
would give out no partieuars until the
sV ? was eompleted Friday.
SUMMARY OF WHISKEY CASES.
K?-art* of Quotl Which Have Been
Tried up to l*re*ent Time.
Al I result of the whiskey eases
whe a have btSfl tried up to Monday
?cases resulting from the work of
the two negro deteetives. hir- d t?y the
cit>. and who ha\e been working here
for st-wial Werks und?: direction
of Policeman McKagcii?by the re?
corder, with or without juries, there
lavr la-en thirty-one convictions, one
mistrial and one case of not guilty.
Tho cases were all worked up by the
detectives after Officer McKagen had
directed them to those persons whom
ha had reasons to suppose were
blind tigers and he with ths de.'
tectlves In every case have given
such testimony as led to the convlc
tlons.
Of those persons who have been |
their fines and ,
ace now oat on j
bond pending the hearing of their ap?
peals, and nine have been committed ^
to Jail or the connty chain gang. It
is probable that some of these will
pay out before they serve out their
terms. It Is also probable that those
who have appealed will also pay their .
flnea. If they lose in the appeal in the
higher court.
The city has received $390 revenue
from the cases and has done some ef- |
ticlent work towards running the
blind tigers out of the city and keep?
ing them down for some time to come. J
Besides this it has driven some of the
worst characters out of the city, per?
sons who heard of the deteetives be?
ing in town before the city was ready
to make its raid on the blind tigers
and who took themselves off to more
salubrious climes. The total num?
ber of days imposed on those who
were convicted amounted to 870,
whllo the lines imposed amounted to
$1.820. Thore are still several more
cases before all of those arrested have
been before tho recorder and the city
Juries which sit on the cases for trial
a^ to their guilt or Innocence.
CIVIL COCItT L\ SKSSION.
Dnnf of J. A. Miller vs. Atlantic CVMkM
Line Commenced.
The cast- of J. A. Miller against the
AtlanUt Connt Line railroad com?
pany was the tirst c;wm tak. ? up when
.rt was convened Monday morning.
Court was called to order at 5* ;!"
o'< lock and after some time the case
win called. Judge H. F. Hie* of Alk? n,
who reoeutry pesnidid hers at the
Sprlmr Term of the Court ? f General
Sessions, presided.
I Tin- enge taken up has elicited l
'ohfemhle Internet from the public, it
w i ln ard here last year before Judge
Shlpp und a non-suit was ordered,
the Stat.- Supremo Court reversing
'bis derision und remanding th ? ease
b ick- 10 th< lower court for trial. Cp
to the lime of adjournment for dinner
on ? one wltios.; had been put up by
the plaintiff. Mi. Miller, and ItlC de?
fendant! had just eompleted their
[orons esemloeHon There woe tiults
I on array or lawyer! on both -id-1 of
Ihe ease erhlen is a suit for ITB.MO,
M sari iv \. Willen*, L W, m? U mori
.? ?I Mark Reynolds representing lh<
rallrood and Meeem L D. Jenntnga
J. Ii CHfton, It I? Rpps und B. ?
Beet "f Columbia repreeenting th<
I plaintiff.
Among the out-of-town members o
\h* st ?te Bar preeenl at court Mon
any wore afeeem i*. \. Wlllcos am
U W? McLemore of PTor< n s ind i <
I Beet of Columbia.
ed, six have paid
I M. G. ft. BUILDING OPENED.
APPROPRIATE i:\i:itcist:s BUN
PAY \ KilIT MARX OPENING
OF nURADQUARTERI FOB
YOVNG HKS AND hoys.
Prof, 1>. W? Daniel Makes eloquent
Address?Ifjir rotste Sunday Night
Murk Formal Opening Tl?is After*
noon?Kvery Creed Represented in
fjglge Audience at Academy of Mu?
sh?I'nlvcrsai Rejoicing in City
Over Bit out,
Coming together with one purpose
in view and universal rejoicing in
their hearts at the event which was
abo\it to take place, persons of every
religious creed, Protestants, Catho?
lics and Jews, men women and chil?
dren, united in the exercises bold at
the Academy of Music Sunday night
which marked the formal opening of
the Young Ifen'f Christian Associa?
tion building In this city.
Tin- ? \ Toises \v? re short, bus im.
preserve, and were heartily Joined In
by the throng of people who filled
the building to overflowing, so that
many turned away unable to .-??eure
?eatS in the crowded theatre. Begin- I
nlng promptly at 8 o'clock the ex- !
erolsen, presided over by Prof, j
S. H. Edmunds, chairman of the
Board Of Directors of the Y. M. C. j
Association, were solemnly and i
There was not a hitch In the carry?
ing out of the program, tho address of
Prof, l>anlel of Clemson College be?
ing the feature of the occasion.
Prof. Daniel spoke In hin usual
eloquent and forceful style, the prin?
cipal theme in his address being "un?
selfishness." Ho brought out how
the erection of this building was an
act of unselfishness which would in
the future more than repay the city
in the training of its future citizen?
ship. He stated that it was much bet?
ter to prevent a man from "going to
the bad," than to cure him after he
had "gone astray."
Seated on the rostrum were the
Board of Directors of the Y. M. C. A,
the ministers of the various churches
in the city, the active officers of the Y.
M. C. A. and the choirs of the va?
rious churches, the members of which
Joined together In singing the various
songs. The exercises were appro,
prlato and brief. Prof. Edmunds
etated in his introduction of prof.
Daniel that that gentleman had come
here to help the citizens of Sumter to
start the campaign to raise funds for
a Y. M. C. A. building and It was fit?
ting that he should again be present
when the work was consummated, to
congratulate the people of Sumter
upon the results of their efforts.
The exercises held Sunday night
marked the formal opening of tho
building which will from henceforth
bo a common home to the boys and
young men of the city for their moral,
religious and physical training, but
the formal opening will not take place
until this afternoon. At that time the
doors of tho building will be thrown
open and everybody is invited to visit
and Inspect tho young men's and
boy's headquarters. The event will
be one of great rejoicing to tha peo?
ple of Sumter and will be one on
which the citizens can look with
pride and self congratulations, for
the building Is one that any city could
well be proud of, a magnlfloent monu?
ment to the progressiven.\ss of Sum
ter'l citizenship. Within its doors
Sumt.T's young men will be given the
benefit of all of tho accumulated
knowledge concerning those things
that go to mako them more manly
and strong and that will in the fu
ture make them better citizens and
men of whom their city can well feel
i?r- ?und,
Qaffney Ledger,
Did you ever notice how really
beautiful chewing gum makes a girl
appear? Tell her do facto, and gating
? lily, one can not Und s mote Ideal
picture, With a sharp ollok, olaok,
her leeth so white and pearly, are
clashing together, and with oowlsh
glee, she mastrtcates her cud. Then
too. ono can note her health tinted,
well rounded cheeks and they grow s
lerlal asalstance of a big "hunk" of
gum, And really who can Imagine ;>
fairer spectacle thai thai her dainty
upturned noae, i it gently Iis.-? and
f Hi in wave like undulations over
the abysmal depths revealed nt inh
pressure against tho maw, Oh, how
dellclously tempting thai rosebud
mouth Is as lh< maiden fills it with a
mfi pliable chunk, and champing
like s festive goat revealing In the
luxuries of tb- succulent tomato can,
?hs greets you in tones husky with
gum.
Impressively
carried
through.
A Beautiful Picture,
BLEASE HOLBS LETTERS.
LEGISLATIVE IW>I>Y REFUSED
RIGHT OF INSPECTION.
Chief Executive Telia Committee That
Order From Clrculi Judge Will hi
Necoeaarj to Make Him Surrender
Felder Let tors.
Columbln, March 16.?"The gov?
ernor said that he would not turn
over the letters to the committee ex?
cept on the order of a circuit judge."
This statement was made before the
legislative dispensary investigating
committee yesterday by Senator Clif?
ton, a member of the committee who
called on the chief executive with
Representative J. J. Evans, to make
request for the inspection of certain
letters alleged to have been written 1
to H. H. Evans by T. B. Felder, th?
Atlanta attorney.
i
"I think that we can get that order
I
from the circuit judge," said a mem?
ber of the committee. It is expected
that the matter will be carried into
the courts. ;
H. H. Evans of Newberry. appear?
ing before the committee Thursday
and yesterday, told of receiving cer?
tain letters from T. K. Felder, the At?
lanta attorney, offering to form a ,
"whiskey corporation" to secure the
buelneea of the old State dispensary
in South Corolla. These letters, he
said, were in the hands of the gov- j
ernor, H. Hi Evans said that he
would try to secure the letters. He (
failed and tho committee yesterday
appointed Senator Clifton and Rep-1
resentative Evans to call on the chief
executive and ask for the letters. The I
committee met with a refusal. H. H.I
Evans, in his testimony, charged.
wrong intentions on the pert of Fei- i
der, and said that the letters would
substantiate his statements. He said j
that he was anxious for the letters to
be presented in evidence. The com?
mittee desired the letters for inspec?
tion.
H. H. Evans and L. W. Boykin,
former members of the board of di?
rectors of the penitentiary were the j
only .witnesses to appear before the J
committee yesterday. They told the;
committee in a general way of the
Work of the board of directors. Many
questions were asked as to the meth?
ods of purchase.
John Bell Towill stated Thursday
that the board would meet and place i
small orders and that during the time j
between the quarterly meetings, large
quantities of whiskey were received.
Both witnesses denied that they were ,
responsible for the shipments of whis- j
key and charged the practice to G. IL I
Charles, clerk of the old State board,
now deceased. Both witnesses charg?
ed that T. B. Felder, the Atlanta at?
torney, had tried to "frame up a
whiskey corporation." Few material
points were brought out at the hear- j
ing.
Both witnesses denied the insinua?
tions that Attorney General Lyon had
been paid sums of money to stop j
prosecutions or for immunity. They
paid high compliments to the work
of the Ansel commission and thought
that the members were honest men.
The governor, in his special message
number four, said that some money
was paid to the attorney general. He j
also dismissed the Ansel board for
Incompetency. Evans and Boykin
were asked directly concerning the
charges of the governor.
The committee took a recess yes?
terday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock, until J
next Thursday morning at 10 o'clock.
The first witness called at the ses
Blons yesterday morning was L. W.
Boykin, former member of the dis?
pensary board of control. He vas
questioned by the committee ?to the
purchase of whiskey by the hoard
lie was asked by the committee con?
cerning the statement of Towill that
small orders were made at the regu?
lar meetings and that large quantities
came in between the regular ouarterly
meetings. He said that he complain?
ed to w. <>. Tatum concerning the
large shipments of wbi-key which
were made without ?.rder from the
board.
"Po you know e/ho ordered His
large quantities?"
"I do not."
"Did you protest against the Illegal
shipments ?"
"I did."
" i Md the oth< r nv mb ?rs prote< I ?"
"Yea."
"Who was responsible?" he was
nsked.
He said thnt the orders were placed
by G. H. i 'h tries, t he clerk. Mr.
Charles dead, W, O, Tatum. mon.
tinned by th" witness, was the com?
missioner of tiie dispensary,
Mr. Boj kin d el ired thai Mr.
Tatum e/ni verj much worried over
the action of Charles In ordering the
largo amounts of whiskey, The sntlre
blame for the large orders were
placed on Mr. Charlee.
The witness said that he had met
T. B. Felder on one occasion while
in Columbia and that ho had received
several letters and telegrams from
Felder. Ho said that Folder was "al?
ways worrying him" for orders. He
did not know the business of Felder.
The witness told of a conference In
1905 at the Jerome hotel in Columbia
between Folder, Towill, Evans and
himself. He thought that Evans had
introduced him to Felder. Ho said
that Felder questioned him as to who
Wae goinp to run for the positions on
the dispensary board.
"Felder outlined a plan, stating
that he controlled several of tho
largest whiskey distilleries in Amer?
ica and he wanted to get some busi?
ness in South Carolina," said Boykin
Mr. Boykin said that he left th
room, refusing- to discuss the an
offered by Felder. "I /ards
told Towill that Felder . * lot of
gall to come here and rnaku- a propo?
sition like that," said tho witness.
The witness denied that ho knew of
any State official receiving graft in
connection with tho dispensary. He
had heard of some graft by the whis?
key companies.
Boykin said that he had been called
before the Blease commission. He did
not give testimony, but made an affi?
davit, which was furnished to the leg?
islative committee. On question by
tho committee) he gave a list, so far
as he remembered, of the "reputable
liquor houses." Reverting to the Fel?
der letters and telegrams he said that
they merely asked for a conference,
He said that he had never heard of a
row between Folder and H. H. Evans.
The witness did not remember how
"Hub" Evans received the alleged
proposition by Felder to get business
in South Carolina.
"Does it como within your knowl?
edge that money was ever paid to At?
torney General Lyon or any other
State official?"
"No eir." /
The witness denied that he had
ever received any money outside of
his salary.
"I would not doubt but that they
are the men of highest honor. They
are upright." This statement was
made by Mr. Boykin when asked as
to his opinion of the mombers of tho
Ansel commission. Ha thought them
to be competent men and well able to
wind up the affairs of the dispensary*
H. H. Evans was recalled by the
committee. He continued his story
of the relation of T. B. Felder to the
State dispensary. Ha said that Fel?
der was alleged to have become the
owner of the Sidney Lucas Whiskey
company of Nashville. He said that
during one conversation Felder had
told him that he had his (Evans')
stock in the Sidnev Lucas company
already paid for.
Evans said that he told Felder that
the plan to form a whiskey corpora?
tion was impossible, "because It would
have been impossible to place the
goods." He said that the conversa- [
tion was after the conference In 1905.
Evans told of the conference in Co?
lumbia between Felder, Towill, Boy?
kin and himself. He said that they
all left the room together after Fel?
der had outlined his scheme.
Evans said that he knew of no of?
ficer in the State of South Carolins
that received any money in connec
tion with the State dispensary other
than the compensation allowed by
law. He said that he heard of some
rumors that gifts had been given. He
"tried nil kinds of parliamentary
ethics on me." He stated that M. A.
Goodman had offered him "the cold
hard cash" to get business for a new
company.
"There is John Black. He has been
pardoned, he is free to come up here
and testify. Ask him about thes<
mattere." Evans said he kicked M, A.
Goodman down some atepi for offer?
ing a bribe. He said that Goodman
afterwards received some business. All
whiskey, he said, was bought on re
queatlon of tin' commission* of the
dispensary. Evans was questioned by
the committee as to houses repre?
sented by Goodman,
"Hi.I you give the governor any
Information set out in meesage No.
4 ?"
"I diil not."
??Hid you tell the governor thai the
statement that you held a conference
with Attorney General Lyon, John
Gary Kvans and T. B Felder was
a mistake?"
"I did." replied Cv ins.
"1 think that l did discuss the
alcohol with him," said Mr. Evans.
? i did not know anything about the
price "f the alcohol." he continued.
"Do you know anything either by
tin* record or otherwise of any of the
charges made by the governor in mee?
sage No. l ?"
"i do not," replied Evane.
OUTLAWS WELL FOIUIFIFD IN
VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS.
Service* of the state Probably Nec
? ssury to Capture Assassins of
Court Officials, Powe so Far Fail?
ing to Apprenhcnd Fugitives??
Camping Site Selected Should
siege hy Militia Ik- Decided on
Many Visit Scene of Tragedy.
Hiilsville, Va? March 17.?Two
thousand feet above sea level, among
the crag3 and caves of the Blue Bidge
Mountains, the Allen gang, who dem?
onstrated their contempt of constitut?
ed law by a massacre of the Judge,
the prosecuting attorney and the sher?
iff of Carroll County court last Thurs?
day, continued today, to defy capture.
The day's search by a posse of 75
detectives and citizen volunteers
demonstrated that unless the militia
is sent here to begin a systematic
siege of the hiding places of the out?
laws they may never be brought to
j answer to the indictments for mur
[der returned here yesterday. For such
a plan a camping site was selected
today by representatives of Governor
Mann. The county authorities are
j working in harmony with the State,
and orders may soon be issued for
I companies of militia, if not for the
search, certainly for the formal ar
raignment of the prisoners, which is
scheduled here for March 2G. The ar?
raignment is likely to be postponed.
) Those who know the paths and
passes of the highland and the polntn
of vantage from which outlaws
could ward off an attacking force with,
least hurt to themselves, say that the
Aliens unquestionably are concealed
behind the overhanging precipices of
Denvil's Den, half way between here
and Mout Airy, N. C. There, with
provisions and ammunition, of which
It is said they have plenty, an at?
tacking force would find approach al?
most Impossible. Some think it may
be necessary to dynamite the moun?
tain citadels.
Quiet prevailed in Hillsville today.
The village pastor preached in favor
of capital punishment at all times and
there was no mistaking whom he
meant. From the countryside came
the curious on horseback, muleback
by ox carts and rigs of even' descrip?
tion, fording the high water of the
creek and climbing the steep hills to
the summit., where reposes the ham?
let of Hillsville.
DR. WILEY RESIGNS.
Balked in His Work He Decides to
Lenne,
i ______
Washington, March 15.?Dr. Har?
vey W. Wiley left the laboratories of
the bureau of chemistry tonight?
where for nearly 29 years he had
been chif chemist?no longer a gov?
ernment official, but determined to
champion the cause of pure food
from the ranks of the people.
Friction with his superiors and ir?
reconcilable differences of opinion as
to the enforcement of the pure food
and drug act were the reasons given
by Dr. Wiley for handing in bis res?
ignation to Secretary Wilson of the
department of agriculture.
Dr. Wiley will devote the remainder
of his life, according to a statement
issued by him today, to the "promo?
tion of the principles of civic right?
eousness and industrial integrity
which underlie the food ; nd drugs
act, in the hope that it may be ad?
ministered in the interest of the peo?
ple at large instead of that of a com.
parnttvely few mercenary manufac?
turers and dealers."
MORE BLIND TIGER CASES.
Flora Brown ami Alice Fisher Con?
victed Of selling Whiskey.
The work ol Police Sergeant lie*
Kagen ;|"?l Detective Glanton has
again resulted in the conviction of
blind tigers. This time the offending
parties are Ale Fisher and Flora
Brown, two dusk) denizens of the
Epperson houses on Sumter street.
Both wer - indici <i f< r u Hing whis?
key and tu.- tih the recorder
Thursday wltho I a |urj resulted in
their conviction. Bach was given the
choice between tervlng SO days in the
county jail or paying ? line ol $7".
The two women were arrested Thus
Mo\ed (o \e\\ < Mhce.
\\\. h;i\o moved to our new
office, 122 South Main street, opposite
the postofHce. We ore biking care of
your Old business; what about some
new policies? Wallace and Itosea,
Insurance. Phone ">77.