The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 27, 1912, Image 7
?OINC1L DICVHHES AT LKNC.T1I
Til KHK TWO VKKY IMPORT?
ANT MATTKKS.
t Miti iik and not Much RumImomm
ktt??ml?>il to-?A* to Ptoponeii Au
??nobile Ordinance?City to Have
Trouble with suU ni Avenue
t l.irif?Work at Break? Pro.
in??Public Works Committee
ipowen d to Repair Street Drain
Unco.
Council met In regular session
lay evening and discussed a
if matters concerning the
ly'a welfue, licenses on persons
tduotlng sales and the condition
the old sewer lines being the prln
i| issues which received atten?
tion. The session was a short one,
several of the members of council be
h*a tailed away on account of business
and others being in a hurry to get
through the business of the evening
and ? ave.
Mr. H. A. Moses made a number
of suggestions concerning the pro
I o*ed ordinance forbidding automo?
biles to turn around In the street
between corner* and requiring them
to keep on the right side of the
street He aUtcd that It would be
partial for the ordinance to apply
to automobiles only and not to other
vehicle*. He further made some
suggestions as to changes in the
Lt speed ordinance, which, he
m_:v who ran an auto
remarks were
?polnted
IMessrs.
go
of
B. Levy asked that
nell pay for damages sustained by
hla delivery wagon and names*. He
stated that hi* horse had been fright?
ened so that It ran away, by the rac?
ing of the hoee wagona on Washington
street. The matter was referred to
the fire committee to Investigate and
^ report hack.
Mr. U. I. Manning and Mr. D D.
afo'se. representing 'he Rank of Sum
ter. requested permission tor 'he use
..f i part ..f Liberty .<tree?. while the
Hank of Sum ter was In course of
erection. They also naked aOVSntsaioa
td~e.ua*ate n pan uf Lrberty street
sidewalks so a* to put in a glass cas?
ing through which light could pen?
etrate to the cellar of the building.
As there were several request* of a
similar nature the matter was re?
ferred to the mayor and city clek for
them to draw up contracts requiring
tri?: \arlou* contractor* to furnish
bond for any damage* which they
might do to the street*.
Mr. Edward L. Kleha was present
as the representative of the Baltimore
Utilities Company. He stated that he
wished to let council know that work
bad commenced on the gas plant, and
w ?nid bp pushed as rapidly as p >?
elble. He said that the material had
been shipped and that the construc?
tion gang had been pretty well or?
ganised. In reply to a question be
stated that the lines would cross Mam
?treet under the newly laid brick
paving.
Mr O. W. Rurkett asked for pay
for services a* a guard other than
he had already received. He stated
that other* had been paid at a higher
rate and he thought he was entitled
to ?Ii- same pay the other guards
had received. The matter waa refer?
red to the city clerk and treasurer for
Investigation. ? ?
Execution* against five building
and loan association* were remitted,
a* has been the custom for a number
of years.
A report of the financial outcome
of the Ibp'or cases wa* made by the
city c'.-rk and treasurer, showing that
the city had made several hundred
* dollar* by the cm ?es. beside* doing
much to run blind tigers out of the
city.
A number of bills were referred to
the proper committee* for endorse?
ment
The annual report of the Water
Work* Commission waa ordered pub?
lished.
Mr. Ernest Ft ha me. was granted *
rebate on his license as an elec?
trician.
Council next took up the matter of
eertaln sales which are being, and
have been, conducted In the city. The
matter was commenced by a refer?
ence to the salo of artlfclal Jewelry
now going on a* Hearon's Pharmacy.
Mr. Hunt stated that he had sum?
moned I?r. Hearon. who bad stated
that the goods were consigned to him
? ml 'h r the person In . barge of them
wa* sboplv celling them for him. The
sab? therefore came under the regu?
lar nor? hm?* Ii-ense. A number of
the m ? m he r? of council thought thl*
unfair to the Jewelers In the city, a*
at ? h l sale cut down their gfjgl Mr.
'-ht ?< not |,.,d a
other sai*\* which had bean held re?
cently, reterring to the one at Bult
man'H Shoe Store. He thought that
these sales should coine under the
provision of the license ordinance re?
quiring person* takiog over the stock
of merchants to pay a license of $50
a day. Mr. Jennings stated that he
had discussed the matter with the
city clerk and Mr Hultmun had told
him that ho was simply hiring a man
to sell his stock of goods. They had
not thought that there was any way
to reach the parties In charge of the
sale. The matter was discussed for
a considerable time. Mr. Glenn was In
favo? of making the parties pay, while
Mr. Jennings saw no way of making
them do so.
Mr. Percy W. Smith was granted
permission to straighten out his fence,
a curve having been left in It where
a tree had been originally standing.
An application from Mr. W. J. B,
Davis for the position of superinten?
dent of streets was placed on file.
Mr. Wright stated that an applica?
tion had been made to him by Mr.
Scaffe for permission to extend a part
of a building on his property. The
extension would decrease the Are risk.
The matter was referred to the fire
committee with power to act.
Mr. McKeiver called attention to
the fact that the city hall was being
misused by certain parties, whom the
police had not been able to catch.
The matter was referred to Mr. Mc?
Keiver with power to act.
Mr. McKeiver stated thp.t lights
were badly needed in the rear of the
passenger station. He had teen try?
ing to get the Atlantic Coast Dine
Kail road company to erect these
lights and they had consented to do
so. If council would pay half of the
cost. The matter wa*s referred to the
light committee with power to act.
Mr. Cuttlno called attention to the
fact that there were no fire hydrants
on Church street north of Broad
street. He said that cltisens of that
section had asked him to bring the
matter before council and see If he
could not get them to place a hyd?
rant there The matter was referred
to the fire committee to be taken to
the water works commission with the
request that they place a fire hydrant
in this section.
The public works commltt ?c next
gave a report of the work on the sew?
er lines on Salem avenue and Hauser
street, where there had been breaks.
Mr. Lee reported that the werk was
progressing as rapidly as coulc. be ex?
pected. He stated that there was
much delay In the work owing to the
fact that the water was so near the
surface of the earth and because earth
was continually filing up the sewer
pipes. It was a very difficult Job to
clean out the sewer line*, but they
were doing the best they could. A
new foreman and an extra force of
hands were employed at the two
places. The by-pass had nearly been
completed, but he could not say when
the break would be repaired. Hhe
further stated that the whole Salem
avenue line was In a very bad condi?
tion and the city would have a great
deal more trouble from It In the near
future. If they did not Immediately re?
inforce the line or take other precau?
tionary measures. He had called the
attention of council to this condition
of the line before and we wished to
do s<> again. Mr. Booth further sup?
plemented Mr. Lee's statement by the
statement that the repair of the line
would cost $40,000 or more before
the city was done with It. dr. Lee
further stated that he did not consid?
er the sewer commission to be in
fault In the construction of the line,
but he did think that all the blame
should not be place on the engineer
in charge of the work.
Mr. Lee went on to say that at pres?
ent there were two drainage lines In
the city which were of ubsolutely no
use. These were the Hampton avenue
line and the Washington street line.
He thought that they ought to be
cleaned out and sand traps put in
them at once, an there were Hoods in
these streets after every rain and a
number of hands always had r*J be
?Ml to these ptaese after rains tfl
? lean out the nip*-* and see that he
water run otr. At the same time the'
era tat rained the streets, which would
have to hi rebuilt in ? short time If
the drataags lines were not repair
set
Mr. M?-Kelver moved that the pub?
lic works committee be are powered le
have sand traps put In and steps taU. |
to clean out the lines on these streets.
This motion was passed.
Mi. MeKelver further moved that
the present street commissioner be
continued in office until the rep*?is
v ere completed on these streets. This
notion was also pa OS id without dls
cushion.
NOTICE.
The registered Jack. Blarney. Jr.,
will stand the season at Booth-Harby
Live Stock Compsn> * stables. He is
sixteen hands high, black, weighs
eleven hundred pounds. Liberal
term* illowed Rumter fach Arno?
rtntlon.
WANT 8F SPYGLASSES.
covnuiBCTixo CAUSE of ms.vs
TEH TO TITANIC.
Two Witness's Agree lu Making This
Point?Lookout in Ill-fated Steam?
er's Crows' Nest and Yuchtman
Hluinc This Negligence.
Washington, April 23?.Like the
missing horseshoe nail that cost a
monarch his kingdom, the failure to
provide binoculars or spy glasses for
the lookouts on the Titanic was one
of the contributing causes of that
ship's loss and with it the loss Of
more than l.tlOU lives.
Two witnesses before the senate in?
vestigating committee today agreed
on this. They were Frederick Fleet,
a lookout on the liner, and Maj. Ar?
thur Godfrey Peuchen, Canadian
manufacturer and yachtsman, who
was among the rescued passengers.
Fleet acknowledged that if he had
been aided in his observations by
a good glass, he probably could have
spied the berg into which the ship
crashed In time to have warned the
bridge to avoid it. Maj. Peuchen also
testified to the much greater sweep of
vsion afforded by binoculars and, as
1 a yachtsman, said he believed the
presence of the iceberg might have
been detected In time to escape the
collision had the lookout men been
so equipped.
It was made to appear that the
blame for being without glasses did
not rest with the lookout men. Fleet
said they had asked for them at
Southampton and were told there
were none for them. One glass, in
a pinch, would have served in the
crow's nest.
Maj. Peuchen criticised in strong
terms the lack of experienced sailors
on board the Titanic. He said that
when the call to quarters was sound?
ed, not enough of the crew responded
to undertake the work required In
lowering and filling the boats. Fur?
thermore, he said, no drills had been
held from the time the ship left
Southampton, although it was cus?
tomary to hold such drills every Sun?
day.
Herbert J. Pitman, third officer of
the Titanic, told of his failure to turn
back the lifeboat in which he and his
passengers were idly drifting ' at?
tempt the rescue of others v *n the
Titanic went down.
Shuddering at the recollection, he
Mid the cries for help made "one
long continuous moan."
The passengers insisted that to go
back to aid would mean their de?
struction, he said, so after starting in
the direction of the cries he rescinded
his orders and waited for the dawn.
Twice he begged to be spared a re?
cital of the facts, but Senator Smith
pressed him.
The importunities and activities of
a squad of photographers today so
aroused Senator Smith that he Indig?
nantly ordered them all excluded
from the chamber.
"This Inquiry is official and solemn."
he said In explanation, "and there will
be no hlppodromlng or commercializ?
ing of ft. I will not permit It."
An an.atuer photographer man?
aged to slip past the guard later but
was su^mmarily ejected when he
sought to get a snap of the scene.
J. Bruce Ismay, managing director
of the International Mercantile
Marine and P. A. S. Franklin, vice
president of the White Star line,
urgently requested the committee to
permit them to return to New York.
In executive session at the close of
the hearing the committee declined
to allow either to leave Washingtjn
until there is no longer need for them.
Mr. Ismay was to have been recall-ad
to the witness chair today, but may
be recalled tomorrow, though thd
has not been determined.
It was decided also to call no more
passenger witnesses until all the
British witnesses bad been heard. The
committee also decided to delay other
important business before It until the
Titanic Inquiry had proceeded far?
ther.
Maj. Peuchen of Toronto, Can., a
passenger on the Titanic, who was
Ordered by Second Officer Llghtoller
to man one of the life boats, testified
that all ten of bis friends with whom
be was traveling lost their lives lu
the wreck.
MICJHT HAVE SAVED ALL.
l*\vlaiul Liner California Was Noar
but Wireleas Was not in Operation
at the Time.
Boston. April 23.?The Leyland
steamer California was less than 20
miles from the Ill-fated White Star
liner Titanic when the latter founder?
ed on the morning Of April 15. Tapt.
Lord of the Califorian said tonight
that bad be known of the Tltanic's
plight, all the letter's passengers
eould have been saved. That his
ship was the steamer reported to
have pasaed within five mllei of the
sinking liner and to have disregarded
red signals for help Capt. Lord de?
nied positively, "i figure that are
arerc from 17 to 10 miles distant
from the Titanic that night," .said he. '
"About 10.30 Sunday night WfJ j
steamed into- an immense- iee field, I
said Capt. Lordi. "and immediately,
as a matter of safety our engines
were shut down to wait for daylight.
With the engines stopped, the wire?
less- was, of course, not working, so
we heard no-thing of the Titanic's
plight SjSjtJl the next morning. The
news came in a message from the
Virginian. On receipt of the message
we started immediately for the scene
of the disaster.'*
MKS PLAYED AT CARDS.
Disregarding Danger. They Kept Up
Game in Order to Prevent Panic on
Steamer,
New York, April 22.?How a group
of men passengers on the Titanic kept
a card game going for three quarters
of an hour after the steamer struck
the lee. to allay the fears of others,
was told today by George Bradley,
one of the first cabin passengers.
Bradley, with several friends, was
j playing bridge whist when the col?
lision occurred. Henry B. Harris was
in another party in the same room
Bradley said, and left his game to go
on deck with Bradley to investigate.
Mr. Harris, Bradley said, found his
wife, saw her to one of the boats and
then came back to the room to which
Bradley already had returned.
"He told me there was danger,"
said Bradley, 'but for the sake of the
women and children, to make no sign.
The orchestra struck up 'Alexander's
Rag Time Band,' and we went on
playing cards. There was not a man
in the game who did not realize the
stakes we were playing for; there
was not a man who did not know
what those heroic musicians were
playing for. They played on, played
anything they had a mind to and
finally struck up 'Nearer, My God, to
Thee.' Then we knew that the time
had come and that it was not any use
to bluff any longer. People crowded
around us and watched us play the
game out.
"How any man was going to save
himself, not one of that bunch knew.
It took only a few moments on deck
to realize that we were all too late
for the lifeboats. The last ones were
being lowered."
Hradley said that he ran between
decks and managed to get Into a boat
as it was being lowered. The boat was
not a bit crowded he said, but It was
not more than 300 yards from the
Titanic when the steamer went down.
ALLIGATORS AND TURTLES VIC?
TORS.
The largest crowd of spectators
present at any game played yet saw
the Turtles beat the Scorpions and
the Alligators eat the Llzzards Tues?
day night at the Y. M. C. A. gymna?
sium. There were a large number of
ladies in the audience and they^sem
ed to heartily enjoy the sport.
The first game came off between the
Turtles and the Scorpions. The score
marked the advantage that the Tur?
tles had in experience over their op?
ponents, who played for the first time.
The game resulted In a score of five to
four in favor of the Turtles. Hayns?
worth was the star of the game, play?
ing good ball all the way through.
The second game resulted In a vic?
tory for the Alligators over the Liz?
zards by a score of three to one. This
victory gives the Alligators an envi?
able record, as they have not yet
been deefated. The game was a good
one all the way through, there being
very few errors on either side, and
was featured by the hard playing of
each team.
MR. YY. S. DIN KINS RETIRES.
Supervisor? of Registration Arc Nov
in Office and Have Books Open.
Upon the decision, Monday after
noon, of Mr. W. S. Dink ins to retire
from the office of supervisor of regis?
tration, the matter of who were the
legal Buerviaore for sumter county
has been amicably settled and it is
probable that there will be nothing
more heard from the matter.
Monday both Mr. Dlnkins and Mr.
Stubbs, the old member of the board
and the newly appointed member of
the board, respectively, were present
to transact their share of the business
of the office and it seemed that the
would be a deadlock as to who would
be the supervisor. Mr. Stubbs or Mr.
Dlnkins. Later In the day. however.
Mr. Dlnkins. who has been acting un?
der the advice of Mr. Clifton, decided
to withdraw In favor of Mr. Stubbs,
the governor's appointee, and the
matter was settled.
Tuesday Messrs. DuBoOO, White
and Stubbs were acting as the su?
pervisors, a number of applications
fur certificate being made to them
and certificates granted. It was stat?
ed today by a competent authority
thai the signing df a certificate Mon?
day by four persona, instead of three,
WOUld not Invalidate the certificate,
III the law remdred only tWO of the
qualified commissioners to "'en the1
certtfi ate and this number bad sign?
ed ?1.
Having Lately Increased its
Capital 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 piompt 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 accomodation, we will supply your needs.
the farmers' bank & trust co.
The Fir^l National Bank
OF SUMTER.
Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits Over $2<K),
That the management of this bank has always been
liberal in providing lacilities 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.
NEILL O'DOXNELL. R. D. LEE. J. L. McCALLUM.
Prost V. Prest. Cashier.
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Horses. Mules, Raurne*^s' "?
No Order Too Laxfe Or Too Small.
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