The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, March 23, 1912, Image 8
HE PAVER MERGER SUITS.
<i?:<>K4.IA.SOtTH CAROLINA POW
^ i K (OvII.KNS INVOLVED,
DimiU^ to F.xtent of tj, 181.000
iWkM^I an? I Perpetual Injunction
Aafcodl by Atlanta Man Agnlitat
Verger ?'f Comp* nie* I nder Name
of tic-org*.* Hallway and Pow r
Company?Contcmhil that Mrru'T
i- Mooo|?>ly of lltodne*** ? Suit In
? uperme Court.
Atlanta, tla.. March 1?.?Suits f r
It 111 ! '0 damages nnd for an in?
junction perpo ual'y restraining t>?
p"anerg*r of a mini'^r of power com
panted und?r the name of the Q.?.r
-v-fjia Railway and Power Company.
*ers filed today In the United States
and the rnttOfl County Courts by
Louis B, atagid. a local business man.
Mag Id charge* that fhe recent mer
_ ger of gas. light snd power Interests
1 In this State constitutes a restraint of
commerce and Is In \lolatlon of the
Fherman *ntl-tru?t law In that there
la n conspiracy by the Georgia Rail?
way snd Power Company, the Oeor
gla Power Company snd the Atlanta
^CPower Company to monopolise the
^Sighting and power Industry in Otor
gtn
lt la alleged by the plaintiff that
the Atlanta Hydro-Electric Power
Company, of wtdrh he Is a stockhold?
er, has been damaged to the ?xtent
$717.000 by the merger. Th* law
ftinder which th* suit Is filed provides
three-fold damages.
It Is contended by the plaintiff that
the companies transmitting current
hetweer. the Stetes oC Georgia and
Pouth Carolina have been absorbed
and the bnetnoae monopolised by the
A one company. Magbt further alleges
W that the Georgia Railway and Power
I Company has obtained authority from
Vthe Georgia State railroad commis?
sion to Issue stocks and bonds In ex?
cess, of the value of Its properties.
In\khe Fulton Superior Court suit
0ji% Is petitioned that an Injunction be
granted perpetually restraining the
lease of the ileorada Railway and
'Electric Company for 990 years to
?the Georgia Railway and Prower Com?
pany. The petitioner declares that
m lsse?u gives no bond and that the
Is null and void because H. M.
Atkinson and P. 8. Arkwrlght are
officers in both companies and con?
trol the acts of the company. He
-charges that the lease Is In reality a
vlthout compensation.
ej wg \m? vii-ws moM pisoah.
m.. sickliest at im^ali? Mr. 11. 11.
Evas* H?gers fn?m I'm ml >?*!>??
Weather Improving.
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fP^sgah. March IS.?It looks ?oday
as If ws will ha\e a few days of dry
weather. We are alsnoet hemmed In;
road? Impassable and fields boggy,,
but there Is time yet t<? fully prepare
the la..d f??r u Sf >p.
The rain here last Friday was
#heavy, a perfeet lownpour.
osts look well, but few are planted.
l?eee than I have ever seen before.
w. h rvt much *h kn.'xi m this com
mUnlty at present Mr. II. II. Kvans.
Sr . had a stroke <>f paralysis last
week, and Is very low.
Mr. r. T. KvajH ?-f Ulshnpvllte. Is
y With hi* father I ?r < arson says the
end may come or be may rally s.?me.
Ilia estrem*- age hold* mit no hop.
for recovery.
Mrs. John T. Watson Is very sick
loo. Others are sick, from various
complaints.
Rev. T. I* Celt held services at the
home Of Mrj. S. K Hattield last even?
ing
Rev. J. M K nney preached at
llethany church yesterday l>y request,
on ytsterdav. week ago. in the even
lag he preached at the home of Mrs.
Sarah H? nton. an aged lady, and one
Ol the shut in band.
It vrOttM have been better If the
? gislature bad p I sed the approprl
I;??? n 1 Mis. elected the j idicial offl
: adjourned and c ?nie homo, so
Imf a< the good to the State is con
8 > n? d I nt instead they wrangled like
I hin I bofl for fifty days?fighting
Mleaae and he hitting them. The
then separate departments of the State
kfn\eminent, the executive. the ju?
dicial, and the leglslaflve. merged
considerable.
If i:<>.?*. \ . it is nominated and
eleete.l it will prove a complete
? hange In the sentiments of the
American people. Grant, the Idol of
the North, tried It nnd was defeated
for a third term. The eloquence of
Roscoe Conklln who made the noml
n . '.ng speech nnd led the Convention
1 y his masterly effort, could not over?
come the time-honored custom of the
eonntry that a man should only serve
two terms as president.
The terrible tragedy In Virginia of
the killing of the Judge, sheriff, and
prosecuting attorney In the court
house, should be an example to en?
force the laws quickly and surely. The
delay of law haa bred and fed lynch
law for various crimes more than any?
thing else, and not on account of the
depravity of the people.
Adverse criticism may do In some
things, but to notice everything that
Is said puts you on a level with the
other fellow.
I>IKFS HKKAK AT STATK FARM.
hum I reds of Acres Flooded With We>
tor? Several luirns of Corn Dam?
aged.
From The Daily Item. March 20.
It was learned lore today that the,
dikes at the State farm had burst Mon?
day under the pressure of the water
In the Wateree and that 1,200 or 1.
500 acres of the lower section of the
farm were flooded to the depth of 9
to 12 feet In water. The damage
dom. by the water could not be esti?
mated, but it Is learned that several
tarns of corn were flooded and sever?
al thousand bushel* of corn are now
ender water. Efforts were being put
forth Tuesday to remove this corn be?
fore It wan greatly damaged.
By Tms.l iv the water had reached
Its greatest depth and was commenc?
ing to recede Into the bed of
the stream and It was thought that
little of the water v?ould be left in a
I "uple of days. The break coming at
the low* r part of the dam. not as
m n h damage was expected as would
h i?? >-??? Ii had it oeenrred at the
higher portion of the dam.
The registered Jack, Warney, Jr.,
will stand the season at Ilooth-Harhy
hive Stoek Company's stables. He is
sixteen bands high, black, weighs
eleven hundred pounds. Liberal
terms allowed. Suinter Jack Asso?
ciation.
NOTICE.
WAS II t.
Little Bank Roll.
Little ' ink roll, now m> more,
l 10' -t \\-.rk that I may ?tOfl
l?antlnx treasures, that will l-<
Tl Mo- 1-ankrr. plain to 1 ?
TM. n laV miio\ with credit good.
1 11 rtand high lik?> rp.esus -t.I.
u to it. porhaaw, twill i>e f->r?t.
I.. H~ <.f you my la *r ten-spot.
The Peoples' Bank
Fro^i Proof Cabbage Plants.
Vf* nri?w ? n . k t%r*ri?. ? <l p oo>. IfW U) D AIIH! r? < >ir.Tn*-i-<li*<l ?>y nil who
h*v* lliffii I Mir prt< ?-? urv *rt f..|li>*?i I.urn l?> 4.m?*i plant* ;?t fl 2 .S p?r
Im mi ?um I o?" ?? .''<?? >*t ft.lt i>f?r thoijviMiil; 10,0110 Uj I&.00U *f cento) per thou?
sand. Ag??ni? * 4mi?(1 in fUfy t ? ? w 11 Write for booklet oo culture, etc. Vert*
niM KAHI V JIRHrV i n - ihv ? ariI* -.t pointed lived; CHAHI hs
ION WAKhHMD. *?i?ih 'vi.". r.tii \i,rwr un<l l|ttl?< l?u-r; SUCCESSION.
i?r/#?^? ii i ' nl Urn v?ri- ? FLAT DUTCH, our large, flat. I %t<
ro?neae and * u i<i?r We guarantee full enent Itievt-iy i?<>\ <*:tf?- <|?-11 \ ?? -v Ui
y ? >ur v i>r* ?*? 1 fll. ??. an*' ?i' e?f m? i< >m < >i m mnv n f uii<l< d I'laiil ?? > i pped aIhh
i>rti?inMl. no d**l? .i Nrml ?> uney I v ??? slatered Leiter. Rxpresa Monej < ?r?U-r <?r
\' m\ ??ftl . M i ' ?<???. r
The Carr-f iirlton Co., Box 61, Meggetta, S. C.
Melon Seed.
Hlon-y'- Improved Wnteoai Kxtrn fancy, from melons t". (miii nix and
T#>v? r f\r*\ from vine*. Held* reserved e\< ln*|\,dy f<<r i?eed purpeaea
Kind \?*ry firm Hi.- beef eawftefi baot ealpper; meal vary sweet, lueeloua,
wieitiag--?'*oi?niii?if other melons frees mi marketa Very pi ?llfl< ptoduc
Ine < .1 r |?i T- <? ? ?! ?'. ? *titH pound In any piantlty. f. ... P. A lletldale
ft. C. caah with order.
* L A. Stoney, Allendale, S. C.
(ereiw MlriMlal, iiimI I'IH/i ii- Ihiliki. \l|< imIale. s.
JONES FOR LAW AND ORDER.
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
?PEAKS AT INMAN.
Only Aristocracy Judge Jones Iio
*|MH't.s l> Thul of Moral!I v anJ
Character.
Bpartanburg, March i~.? \f?.er a
day of speeches at Cramling. (.'am
pohello and Landrum, Judg i Irn !*? I
Ion es, candidate for governor, to-!
night addressed an audience of 350
1?' raoni in the Masonic hall at Inman,
telling them how Qov, Rieaae. had (
erred in his exercise of his powers of
appointment, veto and pardon and
making an appeal for good govern?
ment .'?nd respect for law and order.
Judge Jones was introduced by
Mayor W. M. Moore of Inman, form?
erly a resident of Lancaster, Judge
Jones' home. Mayor Moore paid the
-peaker a tribute of praise, saying
ho was a high-toned Christian gentle?
man. Judge Jones returned the j
oompltment by congratulating the)
pa<lpl4 d! Tnman on having a Lan-!
casfejflan for mayor and a Lancastvj
rlun ps a teacher In the public school.!
If* said he also hoped they would j
have i Lancastrian for their gov
ori or.
Judge Jones acknowledged the
presence of women by saying he'
would rather be defeated wdth the1
good will of women that to win with?
out It. ? j
He then passed to the cotton mill
workers, the men In the factories, he
said, came from the farm when cot?
ton was low and returned to the
farm when cotton was high. They
! were sturdy people of solid judg?
ment, he said, and could not be twist?
ed around the little ' ?<er of any
politician. The statement of Blease
Ites that niease has the cotton mill
vote wrapped up and stored away In
his pocket Is a reflection on the mill
j men which they will not brook.
Judge Jones said he was charged
with being an aristocrat. In answer
to that charge he recounted his early
struggles. There was only one kind
of aristocracy for which he had re?
spect, he said, and that was the
aristocracy of morality and character,
'.f he had really wanted to be tin
aristocrat In the commonly accepted
*onse of the term, he said, he would
not have stepped down from his high
office of dignity and Influence to lead
'he fight for the redemption of South
Carolina. Loud applause here grcot
v*d the speaker.
Judge Jones pointed out that
niease refused to appoint as notary
I ubllc a man recommended by Sena
ator Sullivan for no other reason than
that the man was believed to be
politically hostile to Rlease. He men?
tioned some of the governor's noto?
rious pardons and many of his in?
consistent vetoes.
Tomorrow he speaks at Fingerville
and Crcer.
EXPLOSION KILLS THIKTY-TWO.
More Than fifty Others Injured In
San Antonio Yard.
Can Antonio, Texas, March is.?At
leant ''2 men were killed and more
than ".0 injured today ?ben the boiler
of locomotive No, 70 1 exploded In the
ihop yards m| the Southern Pacific
railroad her.. The property damage
Til] approximate 120,000.
A committee of railroad officials,
army oflleeri and citizens made an
investigation thll afternoon, and are
of the opinion that the oxplosion
probably was due to carelessnoei of
one of the men killed in allowing an
Inrush of cold water Into the super?
heated boiler In which the water was
already low.
Ti e victims were all employed In
the ?hop* Twenty of the bodies have
not been Identified and human frag?
ment picked Up within a radius of
several bhaks probably account for
several missing.
Tim engine, a big passenger mogul,
practically new, had been brought to
the -hops for inspection. Those in the
vicinity who escaped Immediate death
declare that the boiler burst without
warning, b aring the huge machine
to bite, Tarts of the locomotive and
the wrecked round-houee and ad
lOlnlng shop buildings, together with
the arme, legs, heads ;tmi mangled
trunki of tin victims, were scattered
for blocks around.
The buildings wrecked are the cop?
per house, the blacksmith shop and
the round-bouse. which formed the
square In which the locomotive stood.
Of thos< killed the greater number
were shopmen s. tit from Northern
and Fa-tern eiti.-s several months ago
to replace employes on strike.
Judging from the appearance of
the h at the tin Tuesduy after?
noon the lire department la more In
i.I of new hose than anything ? ' i
|us( now. Since the wagona hav<
h< en >rder< d a no" both of them nr< t<
bs In aervlce In n few day* it wotilrl
no| be a bad Idea lo hnv< some nev
hos?, on hand for them to carry l<
fires, Mr. Cuttlno'g request >t ih<
ntlng or council Tor more h< n
f.?r the fite department one tha
should ret elve prompt attention.
BETTER TO PREPARE LAND.
Sonic Advice to Furniers?Plant Later
and Prepare the Land Thorough?
ly.
To Demonetratora and Agents in Vir?
ginia, North and South Carolina:
We appreciate, that owing to the
unusual winter, little work has been
iccompllshed on the farms generally
in your county, and. therefore, there
is a great deal to be accomplished in
a short time. For this reason we are
fearful that our demonstrators will
b icoms more or less discouraged and
In their great anxiety to plant their
crops in time will not giv?- sufficient
attention to the thorough preparation
of their seed beds. We hold, and 1
think that you will agree with us up?
on reflection, that it is the wiser po?
licy to get your crops in a little late
I on a thoroughly prepared 3eed bed
that at an earlier date on a poorly
prepared one. Doutbless you have
heard it said that half of the culti?
vate t of the crop should be done be?
fore the seed is put into the ground.
We see no reason for discouragement
or alarm, for, generally speaking a
late spring means a late fall. Nature
provides for and takes care of U3 in
this way. We sincerely hope that
you will not forget the great impor?
tance of thoroughly preparing your
seed beds. This office is now preach?
ing the gospel of thorough prepara?
tion. Won't you help us spread it.
Very truly yours.
W. W. LONG,
Field Agent.
CLEMSOX SCHOLARSHIP.
City National Hank Will Send a Hoy
to College.
The City National Hank has under?
taken to create a more wide-spread
interest in Improved and more profi?
table agricultural methods?diversi?
fication and rotation of crops and in?
tensive cultivation and as one of the
methods adopted to bring the .natter
home to the people the following
circular letter has been sent out:
Sumter, S. C, March 20, 1912.
To the Boys who are Interested in
Farming:
The chief industry of this com?
munity is, and probably for all fu?
ture time will be, farming. For this
reason this bank has offered in pri7.es
$200 to the farmers who will try to
improve on their present method, by
diversification and rotation.
The boy of today will be the man
of tomorrow, and on him the future
prosperity of this community will de?
pend We are interested in the boys
and in the future of our State and
are desirous of helping both them and
it by encouraging all those Interested
In progressive farming. We offer
therefore to the boy of the rural
Schools Of Sumter County who will
make the highest mark on the Ch m
son entrance examination, a one year
scholarship in agriculture at Clemson
College.
Furthermore, to the boy or the girl
of the rural schools who will write
the best composition on diversification
and rotation in farming we will give
a prise Of $25.00. This prize v'M be
awarded on Field Pay by .iud PJ to
be appointed by Field Day commit?
tee. No restriction as to getting of
Information for composition.
AH applicants for either of t'ie
above prizes will please send in their
name and address to this bank 1 y th>
5th of April. 1912.
THE CITY NATIONAL BANK,
By O. A. Lernmon, President.
P, S. The Clemson College exam?
ination will be held at the Court
House In August or September and
will be in charge of the committee of
education of the Farmera* Union,
Mrs. 11. W. Beall, Chairman.
SOUTH CAROLINA CATTLE HAN.
Secretary of Agriculture Announces
Quarantine on Moal of Counties
in the State.
Washington, March 18.?-The sec?
retary of agriculture today gave no?
tice that on account of Texas fever
among cattle In South Carolina the
following order had been issued and
would apply t<> that state:
The entire State of South Carolina
la quarantined except the counties of
Oconee, Plckens, Greenwood, Ander?
son, Rpartanburg, Cherokee, Union,
Lnurena and Greenwood., thai par!
of Abbeville county north of the Sea
hoard Air I Ino railway, thai pari
of Chester county weal of tie' South- |
ern railway and the Caroline" ?v North
Western railway, and thai pari of
York county north of the Klngvllle
md Marion branch of the Southern
railway. From the other counties i"
tie stat. of South Carolina quaran?
tined cattle sii;?n only be moved or
tllowed to move Interstate t" points
outside of the quarantined aren In
iceordnncu with the regulations of
immediate slaughter.
The won! I" r ma n - cms to be in
' thy with the col n reduction
n ? m< t. Pageland Journal.
Help Wan ted
I appeal to every farmer, and every friend of every farmer, to as
?i t in the cotton acreage reduction movement. "The Rock Hill Plan,"
DWi ig to the late start, could not he perfectly organized in every county,
tied where it was organized, some farm, rs have, perhaps, been over
ook( d.
J. G. ANDERSON, KOCK I,ILL. S. C.
"The Rock Hill Plan
5?y
V'e agree to reduce our cotton acreage for 1912 as noted below:
NAME PLANTED 1911 TO BE PLANTED
""mt ACRES 1912 ACRES
(Paste on extra sheets if more room is needed.) t
Help in this fight against the Bears by cutting thai pledge out and cir?
culating it. Don't let the recent advance in price fool you. Reduced
acreage in cotton means better prices, diversification and good time3.
Another big crop, or even an average crop, means hard times and business
stagnation.
I
Report sent in by.of.
Get all the Signers you can and mail this to J. G. Anderson, Rock
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Undertakers and Embaimers,
and Private Ambulance
HEARSES FOR WHITE AND COLORED
Ring 14 or 251?Day or Night
Prompt Service
J. D. Craig Furniture Company
8,10, 12 West Liberty Street.
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GEORGE H. HURST,
UNDERTAKER AND
EMBALMER
202 N MAIN STREET
Day Phone 539 :: ;: :: Night Phone 201
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starts drawing interest from date.
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