IDE DEATH OF BUTT.
KIM? \M? UKVTIJC, YKT HTROM.
\M? VrHiN WIIKN N'tX'KSMAKY.
Ml- Vouiuc ami Mrs. Harris lleMcrlhc
'om<rr'. c.nllaiu (omlucl In Titanic
Washington April 19.?A graph-.
?tor> of the heroism of MaJ. Archi?
bald H?tt on the Titanic was told to
day In an Inbr.iew given to the
Washington Star's staff correspondent
in Rsjri I >>rk by Miss Marie Young,
a former resident of this city. yi*s
I ing Is believed to have been the
last woman to leave the Titanic and
the last of the ?urvlvor* to have talk?
ed with the president's military aide.
She and MaJ. H?tt has long been
friends. Miss Young having been a
eperljl music Instructor to the chil?
dren of Former President Roosevelt,
Miss Young saM
"The last person to whom I spoke
OS) board the Titanic was Archie H?tt;
and his good brave face, smiling at
me from the deck was the last I could
distinguish as the boat I was In pulled
away #rom the steamer's side,
r MArefltt himself put me Into the
rapped blankets around me
ted m? In as carefully as If we
were starting on a motor rids. He
hin f entered the boat with me.
performing the little courtesies as
calmly and with a) smiling face as If
death were far away Instead of being
but a few moments removed from
tdra.
"When he had carefully wrapped
me up. he steped upon the gunwale
of the boat and lifting his hat. smiled
down at me.
P " Hood-bye Miss Young.' he said.
^^bravery and smiling. 'Luck Is with
^\ou, Will you kindly remember me
to sll the folks back home?'
Then he stepped to the de^k of the
?teamer und the boat I wan In was
lowered to the water. It wai the last
boat to leave the ship; of tints I am
perfectly certain. And I know that I
was the last of those who were saved
to whom Archie Butt spoke.
"As our beat was lowered and left
the side of the steamer Archie was
?still standing at the rail looking down
Ja?t me.
"His hat was raised and the same
old genial brave smile was on his
face.
Mrs. Henry H. Harris of Washlng
?Washlngton
fUar. today als?? described the heroism
4} 1
"Archie Butt was a m Jor to the
1 finer noble?
man than he. The sl|;ht of that man.
calm, gentle and yet a* firm as a rock,
will never leave me. The American
en army Is honored by him and the way
he showed some of the men how to
behave when women and children
were suffering that awful mental fear
that came when we had to be huddled
In those boats. MaJ. Butt was near
me. and 1 knew very nearly every
r thing he did.
r "When the order came to take to
the boats, he became as one In su
preiif* command. You would have
thought he was at a White House re
eeptlon. so cool and calm was he.
When the time came, he was a man
gr*to be feared. In one of the earlier
boats SO women. It seemed, were
about to be lowered when a man. sud?
denly pa nie stricken, ran to the store,
of it. MaJ. Butt shot one arm ou*.
ct>ught him by the neck, and Jerked
bfo tackward like a illlow. His head
cracked against a rat and he was
\% stunned.
" *eorry. said MaJ. Butt, 'women
will be attended o find or I'll break
every damned bone In your body.'
? Th# boats wer* lowered away, one
l y one. and as 1 gseed kg my hus
^ band, he said to me, "Thank Qod for
?f Archie Butt.' Perhaps MaJ. Butt
heard It. for b.- turned his fare to?
ward us for a second. Just at that
time a young man was arguing to get
into 1 Nfseeal ind Bsjtl had noM of
the lad by the arm lik. a big brother
df and appeared SI be telling him t<>
keep his hel d.
"How Inspiring he wa"! 1 staved
until a!mo?t the last ami know what
a man Arehb? Hott was. Tin v out no
In a rotb?p?j|b|e t..?j|t. I w is one of
three women from the gffg| Saatl In
4^it The re-f Sferi 1 Ige people.
Mat. Mutt helped th?>.<??. poor frighten?
ed steerage people so wonderfuli\,
tenderly and yet with sueh cool and
manly firmness. He was a soldier to
the las*. He gave up his life to save
^?thers."
The White House was Informed
day that sjftsens of Augusta, flu., ex?
po t to hold memorial services in
bon<T <>f Ma 1 Mutt about the time ..f
Mr. Taft'a visit to Savannah, Oa., May
1 and 1. The president promised to
da\ t<i stop in Augusta if the sched
wL 1 r in- 1
W p. tout him to r|,i s...
A permanent memorial to the he
rolsm "f Mi' H?tt and otbei Wash?
ingtonern? who dbd on the Vltanlo
was Informally dlseussed today by
sSas > ? members ? >( iblnet .mi
11th. r governsaeal oflsolala
1 ?1? rottf J>>h sr*?rk
BAMBERG IS PEACEFUL
HBAV1L1 UTJAHDKD DETfX TT\i s
ROT H \ltMi:i).
Appearing to ltgsttfj In Liquor OHM
Worked PfJ B| Tlirm, BctevtUos
(?unirr an?! Carter, BBStSJMSg Bodily
lluri?liiiai'd Ordered hy GOISf nor,
Urgunled a* I iinHM M^i y Precau?
tion hy P.sqdo of Bamberg.
Hamberg. April Is.?In the dis?
patch from here last night regarding
.1 .i ;>i? n ations made by Governor
DpSgfg for the protection ef the two
State detectives who were to appear
here today and testify In liquor cases
worked up by them, the News and
Courier correspondent here said, "but
b) the people here nu trouble what?
ever Is expected." This statement Is
made by one who Is in touch with the.
people themselves and Is familiar with
the law-abiding and law-respecting
character of the citizens of this town,
and the perfect order that has pre?
vailed here today is evidence that
the community was not wrongly Judg?
ed by him. It is true that the people
here sometimes become "thirsty" as
they do elsewhere, and It is true also
that they have a few persons among
them who will venture to disregard
the law In order to quench that thlr r.
but these are exceptions, and the
good cltiaens of Bamberg are amply
able to meet all emergencies that may
arlae.
Messrs. Garner and Carter, the de?
tectives, came In today on the mid?
day train under the escort of Chief
Klbler, of Columbia, and Chief Stot
hatt. of Charleston, and eight other
me-nbers of the State constabulary
for-e. but it is doubtful if they havj
ever visited a quieter and more or?
derly town. Their services and that
of the military company which was
ordered to hold Itself in readiness
to respond to the call of the sheriff,
was wholly unnecessary.
Quite a large crowd was attracted'
to town by the unusual procedure and
newspnper reports, but they came
through curiosity and with no ill feel?
ing or animosity. j
W. U McPhall. the sixth and last of
the alleged "hold-up mob" arrived
here this morning on the train from
Augusta and went directly to the
. I
sheriff's office and surrendered, and Is
now in jail with the other five await?
ing preliminary examination. ,
This hearing was expected today,
but Solicitor Gunter, who will con?
duct the examination, failed to arrive
this morning and it has been postpon?
ed until tomorrow.
David Robertson Is on trial In the
Mayor's Court this afternoon in one
of the whiskey cases worked up by
the detectives. B. W. Mlley is con?
ducting the case for the town and H.
M. Graham Is representing the de?
fendant. A Jury trial was demanded
and some time was consumed In se?
curing one.
I XtilNKS ATTACH KB ON A. C. L.
( ouple of Shifting Engine Chained by
Sheriff snd Work Stopprtl for Time.
nwlng to failure to settle In cases In
which judgment had been found
against the road, the Atlantic Coast
Line agent at this point found his
yard engines Friday afternoon chain-1
ed down to the tracks and put out of1
business for the time being.
It seems that there was some point
In the appeal which had not been
carried out and for some reason, the
Atlantic Casual Line railroad company
had never paid the Judgments in the
cases uf Lowry, Geddings and L*W?
ranee against the Atlantic Coast Line
Company, and Friday afternoon as a
rSSUlt two yard engines were nttach
Sd hf the sheriff. At tirst one yard
engine and the engine used on the
Gibson train were chained to the
tracks, but later the attachment was
removed from the angln i ussd on the
passings! train and placid on the
Pseond yard engine.
Bf raaaag Ol these attachment pro
OSSdlagS freight traffic was tied Up
in the yard for Ihe balance of the
aftsmoon, the engines being out of
business and thers hstag no am) In
? ii ? ii to handle Ihe freight care,
However, when the matter wsssei be
fore Mr. Jennings, Ihe attorney for
the partlss demaadlag Judgment, ami
Upon the Information that Steps tO?
I id settlement WOUld be taken at
once, Ins engines wer?- released snd
work went on as before.
a tew enyi ago, while passing
through town. ;\ hog oar containing a
hue Btalltoa was overturned III the
fr?-luht yard and a hole had to he cut
In the log of tin- ? ar for Ihe horSS to
K. t out of hi* uncomfortable position.
The h ose sias seemingly uninjured
by the a< CtdOBti
BSoppIng (Jp to Dste.
"No, none of these hats suggest my
personality at all. You see, I'm a great
sscegoer, adore drama, read classics
In the original, sympatMy-r with the
woman's movement, travel a good
rtesl. and am Intensely temperamental.
THE MISSISSIPPI FLOOO.
CONDITIONS in Mississippi val?
LEY GROW MORE PITIABLE,
In Many Place? Pood I?. Needed,
Further Rise In Greet stream Pre*
dieted.
Nets Orleans, April 19.?With con?
ditions today in the overflowed terri?
tory of the Mississippi river in south
satterit Arkansas, northwestern Mis
Isttppl and northern Louisiana stead?
ily growing WOrfS, the plight of vic?
tims who have heen rendered home?
less by the rush of the waters from
the breaks in the ISVSSS in those dis?
tricts is deporable. Hundreds of these
have been cared for at the emergency
camps, established along the lines of
j the levees at various points, but ow?
ing to the inaccessibility of some of
the various points there is much suf?
fering.
At least 40 small towns have been
inundated by the muddy waters from
the big stream, and it Is certain that
many more will feel the destructive
effect of the most disastrous flood 'n
the history of the valley.
Two boat loads of provisions were
delivered at Tallulah today. This
partly relieved the food sluation, as
supplies had almost been exhausted.
Every street of Tallulah is deep under
water.
Business and traffic in the Yazoo
delta, which Is being overflowed by
the break at Beulah, Miss., are para?
lyzed. Damage to property is incal?
culable. Supplies will be sent to Roll?
ing Fork and Leland as long as those
points can be reached. Besides the
six negroes who were drowned near
the Beulah break, it is believed that
others further Inland have perished.
No boats have as yet ventured more
than two miles distant and it will be
some time before It is known if the
list is to be increased.
For the first time since the river
began its advance not a single point
except New Orleans reported an in?
creased gauge at 7 o'clock tonight.
The rise at New Orleans, three-tenths
of a foot, to 20.2 feet, was probably
due to the back up of the water be?
fore a strong wind.
Beginning within the next few days,
according to weather bureau fore?
casts, another rise will be recorded nt
Vicksburg and nil points south, when
the waters which are flowing through
Dog Tall and Beulah breaks return to
the Mississippi through the Red river.
The highest floods ever experienced in
the latter stream In Louisiana are ex?
pected.
Calls tor Contributions.
Jackson, Mi**., April 19?Gov.
Brewer today Issued u proclamation
nsklng contributions f"nm citizens of
Mississippi for flood sufferers in this
State.
RAILROAD WORK PROGRESSING.
Work Now (?"lug oil Near Woxtberry's
Mill?La rue Force Kinploycd.
The work on the South Carolina
Western railroad is progressing
steadily. A large force of hands are
still employed and the line for the
track has been completed past the
Fraser place and work Is now going
on near Westberry's Mill.
The line li being laid out approach?
ing Sumter. and at the present rate it
does not seem that many weeks will
elapse before it comes within a few
miles of the city.
Are They F.ver Satisfied?
Florence* Times.
A correspondent of the Times in a
recent letter took the jury commis?
sioners to task for not having the
names of more of the country people
1 i the jury box. but our friend ought
to be about the courthouse now to
hear those who were drawn from the
farms abusing the commission for
putting them on the jury, the farmer
finds this time at home worth a great
deal more to him now than he can
get by coming to court.
NOTICE,
Pursuant to the orders of the State
Executive Committee and of the rules
of the Democratic party, the several
Democratic clubs ?>f the County of
Sumter are hereby called to meet at
their respective meeting places on
Saturday, April :? 7th at 12 o'clock M?
sxcept thai the clubs In the city <?f
Sumter will meet on Friday after*
noon, April 26th at 6 o'clock p. m.
ah ??f the clubs will proceed to or
ganlse for the ensuing campaign and
primary, and will elect delegates to
tin- County convention which will
meet in the court house on Monday,
May Ith at 11! o'clock M, The basis
of representation of the clubs In the
convention Ii one delegates for every
twenty-live members, und one dele?
gate f"t a major It) fraction thereof,
Bach of said clubs will also ele< t their
officers, and committees, and also a
member of the County Executive
(Committee,
JOHN II CLIFTON,
Count) Chalrm
On Tlie Right Track.
Florence Time .
The reports of the investigation of
the failure ol Mr. Hoof In la xington
we are glad to note, show that he
was above suspicion) and stands -
fore the world with a clean record.
This Man has done so mUCh for his
community and for his people, that
it would have been one mors .-tick
to break the confidence of the peo?
ple in the man of philanthropy ami
public Spirit had there been any?
thing crooked about it, and wv are
glad to note that no such charge can
legitimately he brought against him.
He failed in an effort to protect the
cotton mills in which he was interest?
ed, and which every business man
would have regarded as reasonable,
and there is every chance of the
depositors getting their full value out
of the settlement, and Mr. Roof has
given up everything for the creditors
,of the bank, even many things that
he need not have put up. hut he ii
'proving that a man can bo in a po
jsitlon to rob the people and yet not
I do it, and there are so many people
who think so meanly of humanity
that they cannot understand how a
man could be in that position and
not take advantage of it to rob the
people, and as that sort of senti?
ment is the worst possible cancer on
our 3oclal organization, we are glad
to be able to combat it in this case.
A Correction.
In the notes from Mr. E. W. Dabbs
concerning Field Day it was erron?
eously stated that Mr. H. W. Beall
was chairman of the Farmer's Union
committee on Education. Mrs. H. W.
Beall is the chairman of this commit?
tee, and it was she who first proposed
having a Field Day in Sumter, al?
though York and Calhoun counties
had been having such annual events
for several years previous to the
time that Sumter county took up the
matter and enlarged upon the pro?
gram.
ACT QUICKLY.
Delay Has (Been Dangerous lu Sum
ter.
Do the right thing at the right
time.
Act quickly in time of danger.
Backache is kidney danger.
Doan's Kidney Pill3 act quickly.
Plenty of evidence to prove this.
Mrs. C. T. Matthews, 1502 Front
-itreet. Georgetown, S. C, says: "For
i long time I was afflicted with kid?
ney and bladder trouble. I rested
poorly and I grew weak and lame.
I noticed that the kidney secretions
were unnatural and accordingly doc?
tored for kidney complaint, but noth?
ing helped me until I used Doan's
Kidney Pills. They stopped the trou?
ble with the kidney secretions, reliev?
ed the pain and cured the backache.
I consider this remedy worthy of en?
dorsement." (Statement given March
23, 1908.)
A Willing Corroboratioii.
On January 12. 1911, Mr3. Mat?
thews said: "You may continue to
use my endorsement of Doan's Kid?
ney Pills, as I feel that I cannot say
too much in their praise. This rem?
edy is certainly a good one for kid?
ney trouble."
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The Peoples' Bank.
The Fir?t National Bank
OF SUMTER.
Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits Over $200,#0#
That the management of this bank has always been
liberal in providing facilities for its customers is shown by
the fact that many accounts opened at its organization still
remain upon its books.
If you contemplate any change in your banking ar?
rangements, you are cordially invited to confer with the of?
ficers of this bank.
NBILL O'DDNNELL. R. D. LEE. J. L. McCALLUM.
Prwt. V. Prest. Cashier.
Having Lately Increased its
Gapital Stock to $200,000
WITH A
Surplus of $50,000
The Bank of Sumter.
Is better prepared than ever to take care of the legitimate
needs of its customers.
We invite commercial and individual accounts promis?
ing a prompt and efficient banking service.
IDLE MONEY IS USELESS MONEY.
While looking for investments keep your
surplus money on deposit with us, and when in
need of aecomodation, we will supply your needs.
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They give good wear, perfect satisfaction and
make customers for you.
Grab your phone NOW, and let us send you up
a few dozen brooms, for a starter.
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For Sale: Farms and City Property.
Now is the time to buy real estate, while
you can get it at a reasonable price. The
sk/scrai>er is going up, cotton has reached
ten cents, and is steadily advancing. Real
estate is sure to be much higher. Let us
know what you want, or better still, call and
let as show you some of the lice farms and
city hames we have for sale.
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