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HajC hi MTF.lt WATCHMArt. r.u'Mishort April, IM?. man and 'Be Just and Fear not?I>et aJDl file ends Thon Alms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's.' TUE TRUE 80UTDROX. Established June, Consolidated Aujc. 3,1381. SUMTER, S. C, SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1912. ^ ^cvla Ol. XXXIV. No. 22. FLOOD IN POINT COUPEE. i t 1X1 mil MUVAfM or par. WM t mm k w \ n r. Man> of Them In ken From Horn-^ in Hanger IMoiricu AftOf Long Hour** >f I \|h?sih, ,n,i RUtrc*>. Hi w Ronan. I.A.. May 8.?Will the water from the Torra* crevasse run? ning into this place tonight, fuliy three-fourths of Point Coupee pun|g is under water, and the ftOOd H rapnl spreadlng. Tod t> h ?- :.n <i ?reat d ?>? u ith the rescuers at New Roads. More than 1..? person*, made destitute ?ftl homeless, have passed through thU place today on their way to the several concentration camps. Prob? at ly 2.'i> of those rescued wer.' whites. Many were taken from houses after long exposure and they were in a pitiable condition. Many had to have iM dlcsl attention upon their arrival. Hundreds are >et In the Inundated country waiting to be rescued, and the work will continue as rapidly as its* ?t lad Si sat bogtl and other motors will permit. RRIM. many HUK.KKS IV-? ner- In IIchmI RiMrlct Sato People by Hundreds?I.e\ee Situa? tion Socm* Hettrr. i New Orleans. May 8.?Fightln ? sgalnst time ind the rushing tl >od waters of the Mississippi river, screes of relief parties today succeeded In bringing In refugees by the hundred-* to the different points between Raton Rouge. Many lives have been lo d In northeast Louisiana. Nearly every incoming boat Is lead? ed, mostly s:th women and children, and the thrilling tales of adventurer in the swift currents fr >m tho Tor rat crevasse, which tonight wss re? ported 3.^00 feet wide, were only re? petitions of prev'ou* days. The t'n'ted States nrmv officers are ac? tivity engaged in directing affairs, and nothing Is left undone that can e done to gel 'he hundreds of get - Msjsjsnps^Bjsjsnsang the r^sWnaWP^Ksf #sf?U:. U is msted that more than 'iO.OOO pe ?? son* are In the goeat"atlog camp-. Ther,. were no more breaks In the main line l? ve??s today, though there were many rumors ami considerable excitement. The work of strengthen Ing the embankments is continuing. A few more days of sunshine will be more bemficln! than anything else. Ill I t t.l I s IN RATON HOI (.1 Mori* Than l.oim Prom Inundated hi? trlci?. in Ihn < lt>?I.ulcher People Angry. i Raton Rottgf La. May 8.?Tb HTf more than I '????) refugees in Baton RgSjS/J t ? ? n ? kr h t |#| bating arrived from the New Roads country. A. M. Ifollldny of Fodoche. who brought In ">nA head of cattle tonight, 1 estimated that he lost about 200 r>y drowning. citixen? of Lute her today com? munlcated threat* to the governor's office that the tr.o In of thr Yuzon and Mississippi \ lb \ railroad would be torn up unless the gap In the IVnt ehartraln protection IfVSe is cVs.d. It required four days and light* of hud work t . close the drainage gap. snd the Job was finished early today, tut 'he ral'toid g.p I* -"ill open. The l.Utch. r leop!,. say tiny Wouhl be inundated In the event Of I break here If the proteetlon levee sboit'd fall. The Sjgttgggg gQOBH hav.- kep n the g-. p t.. fa< ilU ite the 11 i n pollution of nnppK. s and labor nn . saiy In flahtltig the high water b \ II \M?>n\|| I'R! TNT. *?iiml< I < haiiiber of toiime n,. prc ?m ined || ? k. k. i h\ ||e, A i . RgisMfJM The gnnsitf Ctmanbof of Comwterci is in re. etp' of i very bandaoms and \ ilu.ihle gift in lh? ship,, of an up ? . dat.- knoeker." The gift Rf d ? gated b] Mr \. *'. l?. l.oinie. a Ma dent at the ?;...rgi? gchool of Tech nsjsssjy it Atlanta, and ws made by blm. The g.i\e|, f.,r auell II Is, Will gf .hattly he wh hl? d bv the president of the Gtsasnbef in good style for many years to come. The gavel Is made of different kinds of wood pSJt together |n a uni? form combination so as l"? ibOSI each to fho iu'o' ad. antac.e. It I* no elv polished and finished off and gr- oved In the most aggfOVOd style. The Chamber v.rv SAOOk approelatOS the gift from Mr I'el.orme and wishes that all his effort* gf OVS as sue < *?sful as thos,. In making this In? strument OKLAHOMA MA YOU DESCRIBE^ US lir.NKaVlTs. Great Things licnsnpllslu il In Okln? iiouia < it> by ippUcnilon of Bu*l? nrm Management in Municipal \t fairs, thiInns .Mayor Grunt?i v psjsts HssHrll) < ui. but Eflkiency IllCI-eU-Cll. \i w I and I '"iiri? i. May 9. in a nut-shell, the commission form of government Ii the application ? >?' business manigomsnt to municipal aJtaira,*1 in tins comprehenslvs statement, III a t iind im? ntal ralus of the com? mlsalon form of government for eltlSf w 11 described yesterday by Mr. Whit M. Grant, mayor of Oklahoma City. That elty h is now l tan governed by oummtasloneri Inataad of an ilder? numie council, for about eleven months. Mr. Grant Ii in Charleston for a few days' st iv. and in conver? sation yesterday arlth ? representntlvs of the News and Courier, talked Inter? estingly of the details of OOmmlSSlon form of government, Mr. Gram Is th< gUSSl h?r?- of y.r. and Mrs. EU? SJSHS P. Jet vey. ,\\ \ ?l ir l.shb-n'V Tl Leg re ?treet, lie n scoompanled by hit daughter, Mrs. Jervsy. Just a yeaf ago ihs \ot,-rs ef Okla? horns CUj decided In favor of com? mission form f t government. The cid i eoun? ii e? ntested the to w government I strenuously, and it did not taks ef ? j feet at ? ???? An appeal to ths su Pfems Court was successful in hrlng Ing a sustaining opinion, w.thln 80 (I.ivj a't. r the .leetion. and tin- tvw , form ?>f government was detailed j shortly after. Oklahoma City Ii now governed by live commission r*, jn ? ef whom N the mayor. Mr. Qrant, Baeh I* paid a salary comporting with man 'gei i.,i salaries in other it iss of business, and eat h has charge of a certain department of the elty admin- | Mration. The mayor.in addition to , hi- department, has supervision of the vNork of the council, i Coinnil^-lon I'orni ^m'fo-.ful, j Oklahoma City had formerly had sixteen .aldermen, from ?he eight wards of th ? city, the System being ! similar to tie- form whlih obi uns In. Charleston at present, Mayor Grant tl an earnest believer in the value of commission government f'-r mun'< el pal I ties, and laughed heartily yester? day when asked the formt] iiues^ lion if he considered the present ad- ( ministration of Oklnhoma City an Im? j provcmont over the old system. The eommlsslon government in Oklahoma I city as elsewhere, carrlei ths recall1 feature, and nnv commissioner who I does not conduct the business 'f the city in a manner satlsfai lory to the voters may be OUStSd from of the. j Among the business methods by . whleh the commissioners conduct th? cjiy'a affairs, Mayor Qrant mentioned 1 tie- purchasing of all articles f'?r ci?y ti e from tin- lowest bidder, letting of contracts in a similar way, requiring ? surety bonds from contractors, in >*ee Ing that every oily employee earns the pay he draws, and in taking Cars that the elty uets full VSlUS for all mone) expended. Prompt attention to ail mattere connected with the de? partmeni Is an essential for < com mlsslonef to hold his Job, Among ihs results of the admin*] i-tratl.n SC far, Mr. Grant estimated lhal th?- expenses i f ths tire depart i i? ni h id been reduced ?>t least iif teen pel cent onch from thsftguresof the old eoiin< ils. The bUSlnsSI me? thod i.r haying has redUCod the cost ot articles pur< hast d by the city from 80 to 7"? per cent. Similar decreases in cost hnvs been observed in many other points. The mayor ha? < barg.- ><f ths de? part men I of public affair--, ons of the prlneipal components ol which Is ths pfdlec department, Mr.Grant stated yesterday lhal during the eleven He nth- n| nmmission government, the expense* of maintaining and ? ? i era tins I he, police > t. m bad d ? rronsed by more than $100,000, from tlx figure* paid f(,r this purpose dur Inn the yen? preceding by Ihs old < ? um il. The police department for ? merly h id nbout 110 men on the staff, Now, -tid Mr. Grim. Ihers irs not more than 00 men connected with the department, Do- efficiency of the for- ? | been greatly Increased "Crimes have decrees*, d from so to io pi r cent," [declared Mr. Qrant, Not only this, (i .? is per ' < nt of ihe convictions foi j crimes committed outside the city, ?hut in the county, have been the re? sult of the work of Ihs City police. j Thin Increase in smeleney b sttrlbut j able I-, the method by which only 10 INSTALL ELECTRIC CHAIR. PI A HI ATI AR Y DIRECTORS AW iRDED CONTRACT YESTERDAY. it<?Hni Estimate* Tliat structure ami Apparatus will Cost About g7,000, Completed by Juno 21. < 'olumbla, May 9,?Tin- board of dl rectori of the Btatu Penitentiary meet? ing yesterday awarded the contract f<.r tin- installation .?f the electric ?hair as provided by a measure of the last general assembly. The chair Will Coat 12.800, and the contract was awarded to the Adams Electric company of Trent? n. X. J, Under the contract the chair || to be installed bj June l'l, There were two bids, The hoard will in a few days start the erection of a building near the main pr'son building for electrocu? tion. The building will contain six j ells, the death chamber, where the ?i a h warrant is read, and a room for the electric chair, where prison? er! are tO he executed. The building Including the chair will represent an >utl iv of about $7.000. UNIVERSITY CATALOGUE. Number of Students Attending Dur? um Session Hogelied 148?Notable Lectures Delivered, C*oHltnbla State. j Th ? catalogue "f the University of South Carolins for the present see* i il< n i?as Just com., from the press, it was edited by Dr, Edward 8. Joyncm and bear! all the marks of his care? ful scholarship. The attendance numbers 143 stu dents, <>r whoin 74 are law students and 70 teacher students. Dr. Joynei has listed in part the Visiting lecturers for the year, which shows what? signal advantages the, university and Columbia have enjoy? ed the present session in hearing I some <>f the most notable men In this I and otiur countries. The Intellec? tual stimulus given by the distinguish ed Visitors has ban a cl.icf fact 111' the life of the college and of the community. Personalising education ' is a cardinal prlnlcpal of the univer? sity. ? BARN AND STAHLES BURNED. Mi. Howard Jones of Brogdon Sec? tion Suffers Hcav) Lous from PI re. < ?n the nighl of the 13th or April Mr. Howard Jones of the Brogdon section suffered a heavy i"Ss when his barn, with all Of its contents, and I stables, together With sonn* of his ! live stock, wa re i urned. The fire wa supposed to be of Incendiary or;--:!), but as yet no one has been arrested for the offense. Governor ideas., has offered a re? ward "f $50 for the apprehension and conviction of the party or parties who set the buildings on lire. In The Police Court. The following cases were heard in Ihe police court Thursday. Herman Phelps, reckless driving of automobile, 110 or 20 days. James R?wo, transporting llquoi $L'." or 80 days, capable offlcers are selected for police work* Oklahoma City's main reason for evincing such a tremendous growth in leg years time |i that it has been llxed in commercial circles as a rate basing point, according to Mr. Grant, win. spoke Interestingly of Oklahoma ''its'" history, when preased for do* tall/4 a- to tbe cause of the growth from l"..I inhabitants in 1900 to over 04,000 in i!?i<>. an Increase of .*.::?? per cent. The jobbing Industry is one of the principal business enterprises in Okla? homa City, although there nre manu f ? hiring plants and vurlous other lines of commercial activity, The Jobbing Industry, however, has been one .a th.- means by which the popu? lation wa- Increased in such remark? able numbers. 'Wo h id a number of energetic buslnesn men," said Mr Grant, "who figured out Oklahoma V iv should be a rate-basing point, a distributing centro, and the scene of .? tremendous freight business." it is difficult to quote Mr. Grant accuritc ly regarding Die exact effects of this move, but he indic ated that these ; a in. h no n iu^t got together and i.sled th.- town along the line of a rnt< basing point, with the result that prospective settlers ami business men seeking good locations were simply forced to select Oklahoma City. Ill soli tiov THAT COUNTY DO not QUARANTINE ANY MORE small POX PATIENTS IN TRODUCED, BUT AC. TTON DEFERRED. Ellas Green, Colored, Denied Damages ?Numerous Petitions for Ex-Con federate Pensions, Some (?ranted and Others Deferred?Lots on Law Hange Will la- Sold for ggOO Encll, but only for Use as Law Officci? New Road from Privateer to "Old Ford** to Ho Opened Later. Th?- County Hoard of Commission? ers met as usual on Tuesday, it being tin- first in tiie month, and transacted a good amount id' business. The chief matter to come up was tin- resolu? tion that the county should not here? after quarantine small pox cases, as the county was at all times open tu disease, hut action on this resolution was deferred. The following matten were passed on, all of the commissioners being present: EUlas G. Green, colored, presented a petition for damages to horse and buggy amounting to $7">, alleged l,? have 1 eon caused by his lmrs,. back? ing off the bridge across Black River. He claimed that the accident would tad have occurred had tin- railing on the bridge been in place, as it should have been, and had his horse not be ?ome fright, tied at a hole in the I bridge which should not have been there. j After the hearing a resolution was passed to the effect that the county was not liable as the supervisor had not been notified of the condition of t the bridge and it was in good condi? tion when he had passed It the week previous. j The petition of W. K. Luckey for a Ex-Confederate pension was granted. The petition of T. C. Edwards, which had heen deferred from the last meeting of the hoard, was also gr .? t< d, Action on petition- from J. T. Hrown and J. R. Brunson were de? ferred] Mr. R. I?. Bppfl was informed, up? on his request for such Informa? tion, that the lots on the law range WOUld he 'old only for law ofRcefl at $soo each, Mr. it. B, Belser later asked the county hoard to name a prhv at which the wind?' lot would he sold. Mr. Belser was informed that the lots would only he sold for office purposes. The matter of opening a new road from Privateer to '"Old Ford" was discussed and it was decided that the road should he granted upon condi? tion that the rights of way for same he granted to the county along the route to he selected hy the super? visor and, as the route i- now cov? ered hy growing crops and as the old loads ate in such had Condition, Caused l'V the reOotlt had Weather, it will he impossible to use the chain gatiL- in the near future for opening the road it would be several months before this work can he undertaken. The m \t matt.a- to cone tip was the treatment and attention to be giv. tt to small pox patients. The fol? lowing resolution was introduced, hut. after dtSCUSSton. it was decided to postpone action on it until a later date. it wa- moved and seconded: That, whereas, \\<- the County Com? missioners ?'f Sumter County alter a thorough trial, find that quarantin? ing houses Infected hy small pox, Is of houses Infected by small pox, Is of nO effect itl the plVVendoli of tile Spread of the disease W hell the WtlOle County is open to the entry of the disease from the whole world, And wherens, the County through vaccin? ation do. - offer the only means of Im? munity from small pox fr?, of cost, that the money spent in maintain? ing a useless quarantine of Infected houses can be spenl t<? more ad? vantage in vaccination, Therefore, be it resolved! That in future the quarantining of small pox cases will he discontinued, ami that upon notification of ;l , asc of .small pox at any point in the county WC will direct the county phy slelun to proceed to that point and vaccinate ail persons in that neigh? borhood, ami that at any time that any person in the county shall desire vaccination, the County phyilclan, will upon application, perform that op. . atlon. Action deferred until next meet? ing. !_ [ ????????????? 1 The Civic la-ague library will here after he open from f. to f, o'clock at Its new quarters on Hampton ave? nue, instead of from 4 to r> as here? tofore. mmn BODY OF REBELM MOVE SOUTHWARD TOWARD TOR. rion. Greatest IIa ttie of War. Probable Turning Point in Revolution, \v i * I be Pouglit Boon. Orosco's Headquarters, Near Esca* i<?n. Mexico, May v.?;Jen. Poacunl Otoaco* today gave the order t<> bis troops to advance on the federals. The latter have been coming north* ward from Tot iron. Within -I h<>urs tin* greatest body of rebels and &ov? ernment troops that has ever come together Is expected to clash in what it is thought will be ?',?.> turn? ing point of the revolution. Two columns of 1,000 man each moved today along parallel llnei cast and west of the railroad to attack Bermejlllo and Mahimi, towns not far from Torreon, the railroad gate? way to central Mexico. Supporting the columns from the r< ar e. ntre are 4,000 men under Gen, Louis Fernande*. Behind thcee is an* other large body of reserves, The general staff of the insurrector is .tu miles behind the advan< guard, which is near Peronal. Tin- insur recto columns are moving slowly. Scouts report a gradual advance of tin- federals. WATER POISONED. Rebel Chief Accused Pcdernl? <>f Vde Methods, Bscalon, E*ox., May s.- -K it poison iri drinking water is the m. thod tin 1 federals are now using to ? rush the rebels was the charge made by Gen. Salasar. Who today reported t.> ('.en. I OrOSCO that the recent battle at CUO tro Clenegas was a rebel victory. I Gen. Salasar sent word that he lost L'.'l men. most of whom died after drinking from a spring, presumably , infected by the federals. Many of Balasar's men are ill. Salazar de- j Glared the government loss wia 70 killed and many wounded, rhe bat* tie lasted 12 hours. ( II IRLESTON wins. Sunitcr Boys <.o Down in DcfcOI Do? lore Husk) Opponents?Scotv, I Charleston 10. sumter I. The score Itself tells the tale of the i game. The locals were outplayed ;l' every st:ig?? r.f the game except In i battery work and bonehead work. The team seemed as a whole to tie-J pend entirely and totally upon the ? pitcher, who did some tine !>>>x work, but could not win the game himself. They seemed to forget that they ( ( were also in the game to "play ball." j .The Charleston bunch of youngsters played well together and it was pure? ly by their team work that they ran ; up so large a sc ore, j Hayusworth pitched good ball, al? though at times when he was hit and ? failed to get the support he deserved,! j he went up in the air for short Inter-j I vals before steadying down again. team showed Its Inability to bit and i The team showed Us Inability to hit and a lack of organised learn work and \ practise, and it was partly for this reason that Ihey were unable to 'check their opponents Reaves caught] la pretty game nd Thomas did BOOIOI I line w ork on second base, I he two of j them cutting oft many of the Char I lesion runners whei< they thought to [steal second, Durnnl wns the star ? of the same al the hit. getting three safe hits out of lour times at th. j i at. it Is sufficient to m. ntion the l o t thai others were in the game. For the Charleston la>ys, Schncte wan tin- particular star. Me pitched 'a steady nid heady game all th.- way through, his opponents getting only five hits off him and thr.e of these beim: those made by Dultant, He als., struck out twelve men. Weeks I on second, the captain of his team, ran his men well :.i <l saw that they did some good work. He made s pretty >te.ai of second and thud i>.i*o. but was caught at second twice af? terwards, He pulled off one lilt which was good foi thr.e liases, hut nil Tiist in passing and had to go back, thus getting only one bis,? ?<n what should have been a three-base int. Scafffe als.? starred at tin* bat, getting one three-sacker and one single. Only five hits were allowed b> Haynsworth, but errors by the Bum ter fielders allowed Charleston men to uet on bases. Rarshay at third als.? played n ?(M,d game for the visi? tors. So, the wotk has not started yet ? referring to the cleaning out of those drains- now useless?-on Washington street and Hampton avenue. Kl'MTKR TO HAVE WHOLESALE DRY <.<m?|i^ ( OMPAXY. Ktrong l ompait) Iking Orgaui/ed to Occup) rich! and lake Advantage of < iiy Advantage- M a I>i ?irihuting Center. Plane have been perfected for the organisation of ?l itrong company to establish a n'hoieaale dry goods and notion house in this city. Practically ail the stock has been mescribes* and a meeting to complete the organiza? tion of the company will he held within the next few days. The men who have taken the lead in the pro? motion of this enterprise have found no difficulty in interesting a majority of the leading merchant! and bankers in it and tin- ompany will begin business with ample financial back? ing and the assured support of the merchants' of e*umter. There is an opening litre f- r a wholesale dry goods house and thtre is every rea? son for the confidence that its pro* motets feel in its success. gumter possesses unejm ttlonshss advi nt -.ges as a distributing center, and a wholesale dry goods company Should not only be able to make mon? ey for its stockholders but to save money f..r the I stall merchants of this city and of this entire seetion of the State. The company svlll be organised with a capital of twenty to twenty ?den thousand dollars, but the charter will permit of an Increase in the cap? ital wln n ths growth of the business demands additional money. The mcii I who will compose the company know* j the dry g"ods and notion business from top to bottom and are better acquainted with the needs of the re I tail trade in this section than UM wholesalers in the north, consequent* i, ly will be In a b< tter position tc handle the trade ban their MSB* Petitors. The biegest SSSSt of the business will be the support of the retailers of the city who wdll be personalty Interested in the wh.desiia house, since a reasonable share of the local business will guarantee tho success of the new company. The company win be conservatively managed and it is for this reason that it will start with comparatively small capital for it is the plan to develop the business gradually and build up a tcjade on merit and good SSfVlee? There w ill be no lack ? I* money to handle nil the trade that this com? pany can secure and whatever mon? ey may be r< lulred can be supplied by the men who compose the eons* pany, the list < f sto< kholders in? cluding the names of i majority of the leading buslm M men md cap? italists ..f the city. The organisation of the wholesale dry goods compan) is another cvl denee of the business growth and de? velopment of s ttmtur and is proof that our faith in gumter is well found ed. M-tmo v \\ | |? ^| A I K XI. 11X1 ?. Mr, TltfMttas Kumtr-r I ?II? Itiewtlou to Tact thai One of lbIWs off llov kln*M Mill lrage.lv i- V>v, Living Here. Kdltor Itally it. m. i n regard to the ? cid? tt which occurred at Royktn's Mi l. .*? years Ago, there is living in tht cM ? SU ..id c..l.ued man named Daniel Wiley, who remembers ;t weil, n ? -ays h?? was a young man cooking tor the I picnic party that day, and when he saw what had occurred Jumped in an i by h ud work was Instrumental in saving sev.rai lives, 'he names be remembers en Miss Mettle Young. I who is now Mrs. Thos. M l.- al, moth? er of Mr. S. M a McLcod, ;>t the Peoples' Itank h< re. Mi?- Tulbot, Mr. Frank lluggin? md his wife, Mr. Ciistantine Hillings of Camden, Mr. I Sanders llogan, l.oulsa l'? (color* cd I of I'mnil* n, N'ontei ol suite of 11.. . t h. r- he ; t enn mber. Ii, i? now .. St years old. I hi \? know him ? long lime and he works f -r me now. >' me are living w ho no doubl v I : . \ hat the old man says. lb -o. . ?' ? ly, Thos. S. sumter. gumter, s. c, May stt?. it seems from recent developments that the testing end reinforcement of sewer lines on Salem SVcSlUS and Heuser streets, as advocated by the city engineers cons derable while ago. would not have h? . a a l ad idea after all. j_ The members ol ihe gumter lagnt Infantry have been practicing tiring for the last f. vv da v v