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atctiman ani> outljron. THK si Mil K WATCICVIAN, FxUblUlUHl April, 18W. ?Be ?las? Mm? Fear *ot?Lot all tha aavaa Tbtm ft taw/I at be thy Couatry's, Thy God's and Troth's.' THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established ?las?, Vol. XXXV. No. 16. i mm kit mm. LOO Ali 11 VH SHOW KD II' IN UOOI) IX)HM AOAINHT V1S|. TORS IN FRIST IM OF SK \SON . . I Mcorw 18 lo ??? Three T??u? h-l>o* ie Made In First, Third and Fourth Reepeotlvely ? Forward hvMturt- (iimr?('uttlno Srarr i The first game of the season Ml the local gridiron was played Friday afternoon between the Sumter and the Florence High School team* and resulted In an IS to 0 victory for the home boys. The game was a very good exposition of foot ball with the A beet work done by the Sumter boys. The game commenced at 4 o'clock with a fairly good crowd on the side lines to cheer the High School bOfl on In the contest. The crowd was not as large as It might have been, however, considering that It waa the ??rot gsme of the season and the boys wanted everybody to come out and eee them win their first victory of the The two teams lined up at about the same weight, although the Flor? ence boys were of s m<>re equal else, they having only on* very small man ^on the team, while the Sumter team had several very light men In their line. The game commenced when Florence kicked off to Sumter at the north goal. From then on the ball was carried back snd forth. The ? Sumter men worked well on the of ^ fenslve. seeming to know Just what to do with the ball when they had it in their possession, but showed up rather weak on the defensive, al? though they "jveral times held Flor? ence- for downs. due. no doubt, to lack of hsviug sufficient men on W*b* field In practise to form a formi? dable scrub combination to play against them The Florence men were also week on the defensive, al? though their line was stronger than ggmt of thetr opponents, but they ware not the equal on the offensive )fesf Um A*sales- hoys. Sumter made galas on ewd runs and forward while Florence made gains only on straight line bucks. The feature of the game was a 'or ward pass from Simpson to Alexan? der and Alexander's run of twenty ^ five yards after catching the ball In hr open field. Cuttlno was the stur for the 8umter team on the defensive and he and Booth both played good ball on the offensive, making good gains each time the bail was given to them. Both nldne made several fum hlee. althoug.i none of them proved I coat*. The first touchdown was made near the end of the first quarter. Florence kicked off the ball to Sumter. who lost It on a fumble. Florence failed to gain snd Sumter carried the ball ^ on down the field for a touchdown by ' Booth McKay failed to kick goad, In th? second quarter the two teams played about equul. Florence twice made distance and regained a punt. Sumter tries u forward pa.ss, but failed, then tried It again and gained fifteen yards. k In the third quarter Sumter kicked off snd Florence failed to gain. Sum? ter kicked and gained the ball on downs. Sumter then made dlstan Of and Booth a second time took tin ball over for a touch down. Cuttlno failed t.. ki< k goal. Florenc e kicked f to Sumter and Booth ran 20 yml before he wss downed FlseShSI gained the bail on a fumble and m id.' distance once when the quarter \\ IM up. In the last quarter I' . i.r . v. , sgaln held for downs and Simp I made a forward pan* to Alexander for a fort) \ ?r,| gain. ?nd for? ward psss to Walsh Betted twelve ysrds more and Cutttoo look the ball over for a to u< R d"wn HgspSQg fail? ed to kick goal. PtOfWMS htofcsd to Sumter A r..rv\,ir'l pans falbd the k b?U being caught by Florence. Twlee the Florence boy* mad*' th?? dist une when the K?me wss ov r H?ore. Sumter IS; Flufsjsjgg I, Refere*. I?uRant; Cmplr. Harr.t \ V.; Ttme-k??eperM Theei and I'.irr-.t. II C. I feadllneaman. l??|.orme Time y of quarters 10 and * minutes. Una gf Sumter II.ill. f. b ; Booth I. R b. Cuttlno. C.ipt. r. h. I?; MmpSOO, % b.; Walsh. I. e ; McKay. I. I.; Lowronee, I. g.; Bandle, e. I >. si bamps. r g.J Mnkln*. r. t ; Yates, AUximbr. r. e, Florence: Q. Jeffords, f I?.; HoW? ell. I. h. h.; Jefr-.rdt. r h h.; Hill. capt. % i. ; wiikin.-t. i s.1 Waters, i. t : I^lghton. I. g.; llenery. c; K. Jef? fords, r. a . Newman, r t . Ward r t Mr James Simons, of Stafeb irg. wan a visit r to the city Saturdsy. GENERAL STRIKE THREATENED. LOCALS STAND KKADY TO QITT WORK AT ONCE. Action of t'ur|M-iii?Ts aiul Others in Declaring Symiaithctic Strike In dorn? <1 by I V<I or at ion. Augusta, Ga., Oct. 11.?The Au? gusta Federation of Trades, at a meet? ing attended only by bona tide dele? gates, which lasted until midnight, indorsed the action of the or? ganizations of carpenters, tinners, painters, sheet metal workers and cabinet makers at the Perkins plant. In going out on a sympathetic strike today. No f.eneral strike was ordered, as had been feared, but the announce? ment was made by the secretary af? ter the meeting that the federation will hold another meeting the first of next week, when replies from all oth? er "locals" will be opened to deter? mine what stand they take o.. a gen? eral sympathetic strike order. Of the 71 "locals" affiliated, he announces that all those who have not gone out, and whose national organization per? mits It. stands ready to strike "at a .Moment's notice." At a business men's meeting in the chamber of commerce, for conference with the heads of labor organlaztlons, a plan was suggested and accepted whereby an arbitration board of five will be named tomorrow morning to take In charge and offer to settle the entire strike situation. The labor men have entered into this under? standing. Col. M. J. O'Leary arrived tonight from Savannah, on the same train with the Wavnesboro infantry com? pany. He says he sees no need for more military companies in the city and Is not going ?o call for more. It it hla purpose to make suggestions to Mayor Barrett tomorrow of drastic ateps to settle the strike and, if the mayor does not see fit to act. the military branch will take over the sit? uation then and handle It. All local military companies were assembled at the armory by 6 o'clock, Including the troop of cavalry and the machine gun squad. The situation was further agitated this afternoon by a strike breaking inotorman named H. Clifton, who says he la a Southerner, exchanging re? volver fire with Deputy Sheriff Al? bert Clark In Montesano, from a car on which several women were riding. Clifton says Clark cursed him and made an effort to pull his gun flrst when the motorman replied with epi? thets. Neither of the men were wounded, but Clifton has been ar? rested and Is in Jail. SEKIOls FAMILY Qt AltUEL. John Hough Is Allege*! to Have struck Fat her-In-1 .aw With Slick in kcndinw. Kershaw. < >ct. 11.?During the pr> cess of a family quarrel today John Hough Is alleged to have struck his father-in-law, Koddlck West, over the head with a stick, breaking his skull. Mr. Weal is not expected to iiw The tragedy occurred about six miles from Ihla place, So particulars h ivs been obtained here. TELEPHONE COMPANY IS st ED. <..iiTne\ Qpnoft Alleges tiuit poor Seer lee Hurt Bssrineaa Qaffney, Oci II,?Attorneys in this city yesterday gave notice of a very unusual roll which win be filed in th.. Cherokee county Court at once. J, J. Gallagher, who operates a grocery store on Rutledge avenue, Is suing the Piedmont Telephone and Telegraph Company, the company operating In Onffney, In Ihe sum of ll.tte, thl being Ihe sppoximate amoum which Mr. Gallagher claims he has i.n Injured In his business i>> reason of Inefficient service on the part of the defendant company. Mr. Gallagher itated yesterdaj that thli n*as not i matter of recent occur? rence but ol long standing, that he hi- been nil.title to jfet satisfactory telephone service for any length ol lints and that ai a result his patron? age has suffer* it not ones but many times, and that he has lost custom, rs .nd valuable trade thereby, Iis has ret lined Butler A: Hall as h|s counsel, and tt is under t.i that the ease win be pushed rigorously, The Piedmont Telephon,. ;||||| Tl*|e graph Company is not < local com? pany, having Its home office In '?a.< Ionia, n. C, No announcement hat as yet been made by the telephone oosnn ' ii to their action In the mat ter. CM III CERTAIN. COALITION REJECTS PROPOSED INTERVENTION BY THE CON? CERT OF EC ROPE. I nderstood Tlmt P>rte will bo Given Until Tomorrow to Reply, Which j Menn.?* Extended Opcru?ons Before i End of this Week. London, Oct. 13,?General war In j the Balkans is now only a matter of a | few day*. The replies of the Balkan ?tales to the powers' note, virtually reject I ni intervention, will be deliver? ed at the various capitals tomorrow and at the same time notes practical- j ly in tile shape of an ultimatum will | be sent to Turkey demanding auto mony for the Macedonian provinces. According to a reliable dispatch from Rome the Balkan coalition will make a demand which it will be Im? possible for the port to accept, name ly, that the reforms be executed un dejff control of European powers and j the Balkan statea and as a pledge , that the port assent to the immediate demobilization of the Turkish forces. It is understood that the port will be given until Tuesday to reply, that general hostilities will be opened be fore the week is ended. A Sofia dispatch reports that the movement of the Bulgarian army has already 'jegun. The Montenegrins, continuing their advance, have captured Byelopolye, an important strategic point on the northwest of Berana, after desper? ate fighting. They are now on their way to Sienltxa, 30 miles to the north? west of Byelopolye and close to the Servian frontier, against which they will direct an attack. It is In this direction that the Montenegrins ex? pect to Join hands with the Servian army when It advances from the north. According to a Constantinople dis? patch to The Standard. Ess.td Paaha arrived at Scutari today with rein forecements, raising the garrison from 13,000 to 20,000 men. If this news is true the Montenegrins will have a difficult task in -capturing Sautari. TURKEY IS ASSUMING OFFEN? SIVE ATTITUDE. Government is Acting With Aggros SjffJBjejg Cak'ulated to Provoke Hos tuition. j Constantinople, Oct. 13.?Whether for the purpose of furnishing provo? cation for war or to show the Balkan allies that Turkey can not be intimi? dated the government is acting with an aggressiveness calculated to bring on hostilities. The embargo on Greek ships, the detention of Servian am? munition and the seizure of Bulgarian railway ears all constitute belligerent acts. Greeks and Bulgarians in Con? stantinople, numbering 1,000 or more, have been subjected to treatment de? signed to irritate these two nations. Financial considerations figure largely in the attitude of the Turkish gov? ernment and practically all of the many hundreds of Greeks who are returning to Athens are compelled to pay full taxes to the end of the year before they are permitted to disem? bark. Even the crews of Greek ships which were seized have been haled be? fore the prefects and made to pay a year's taxes, as though they were Turkish subjects. Many Creeks have been arrested on the charge ?>f being deserting reservists and they can pro? cure their release only by paying the military exemption tax. Turkey's action, however, is less :ir bltary than would seem, because numbers Of the Greeks hold both Hel? lenic and Turkish passports to obtain the advantage of both nationalities, and they now have to shoulder the re? sponsibilities of both The government is determined to expel all Bulgarian and Greek sub? jects as BOOn as war is declared, and these will be transport..(1 by Rome of the steamers which have been detain? ed for- thai purpose. Trouble is not Improbable over the selsurea as most of the cargoes are foreign owned, although the vessel! Hen the Greek Mag and the owners will claim damages. The poite has announced the intention to pay for the cargoes. The many friends of Mr. IV Gal lagher, who h ta I.n quite sick for several w< Us. were very glad to see him out On Ihe streets Saturday and on duty again Monday morning. The creeks of Charleston held n meeting Friday and raised $2,000 for the war fund of their native country. ISIghty-flve of f am volunteered to return to Greece to fight against th< Turks. COTTON MARKET PLAYS SAFE. WAITS FOR FIRST KILLING FROST IN SOUTH. The War in tiie Balkans Will Act j a.M Balancing Feature Against Pos 1 si bio Frost. t_ 1 New Orleans, Oct. 13.?The cotton! market promises to be more or less a waiting affair until the first killing I frost of the season is reported over ' the cotton belt. j This week the trade will hang anx- ' iously on weather news and the first rign of colder weather will bring in the buying orders. j As a balancing feature against pos- j ?tble frost will be the war in the Bal? kans. Complications there are feared by all the markets of the world and probably the uncertainty over the sit? uation would have more telling effect on cotton but for the approach of the killing frost date. Further declaration < t war will, of course, have bearish (ffect on prices, but bears will be able to push the advantages because of the possibility of a cold snap in the belt at that time. The ginning of the crop will com? mand increased attention this week because the next report on ginning by the census bureau is getting near at hand. Thursday will end tho pres? ent period in the census reports, cor? respondents carrying their returns down to the close of business on that date. At tho end of the week prelim? inary estimates of the amount of cot tor ginned will probably be coming from private crop reporting bureaus and the figures may have some influ? ence on the market. The spot situation will probably grow In importance this week aa spot people generally claim that mills are more willing to buy and the export business is broadening out. The best of reports are coming from mills in this country and In England regard? ing the amount of business being booked ahead and they have served to give the claims of a better spot In? quiry, a good foundation. With re? ports of a continued demand for ac? tual cotton this week, the bears will find It difficult to keep prices down unless Import developments favor them. On the other hand It is hardly to be expected that the bulls will be able to bring about anything resemb? ling a permanent advance with the political situntion in Europe as It is. A BREST IN IMPORTANT CASE. Mrshengcr From Cuban Bank In the Tolls Following Disappearance of $300,000. llahana, Oct. 13.?Antonio Ayala, a1 messenger of the National bank of Cuba, has been arrested by order of the special judge in charge of the in? vestigation into the disappearance of the package containing $300,000 which Is supposed to have been sent by registered mail to the National Park bank of New York September 23. Ayala, it is alleged, was entrust? ed with the envelope containing the money which he was instructed to take to the poatofflce for registry. A scrutiny of photographs of the reg? istered envelope received by the Na? tional Park bank shows that it was not the one In which the money was placed, other arrests are expected. LICENSE ORDINANCE ADOPTED. Action of Council Regarding Bawdy Houses Suspended for Present. A special meeting of council was called Saturday evening at which time council adopted the license or? dinance for the year 1913. The ordi? nance which had already been pre? pared except that it had to be copied off was gone over carefully and final? ly adopted. \t this meeting n number of ?? iti sens appeared to request council to suspend the notion Instructing the police to enforce the law against the operating of bawdy houses In the city. Mr. Qeo. l?. Levy as attorney for the womoDi represented that the women did not have time to dispose of the furnishings ol their places and ask? ed further time In which to make such disposition, lie further alleged that council's action was against pub? lic policy .tnd would bo the occasion of numerous <\iis in the city. Other eltlsons were heard along the same line. Council after hearing what these had to say decided o> suspend action in the matter until a full meet? ing of council could be held. Mr. I tooth being out of the city at this time, which would probably be about Frida) or Saturday, in the mean? time the women are allowed lo re? main in their places as heretofore. WILSON IN TAFT S STATE. NOMINEE GIVEN GREAT OVATION BY OHIO DEMOCRATS. Speaks at Home of I*ate President McKinley, to Whose Memory He Pays Tribute ? Makes Principal Address at Cleveland?Attac ks Bull Moose Trust Plank. Declaring it a "Very Sig-niticunt Fact" tliat Per? kins is Baek of I^ogressives IV> granime. Cleveland, Ohio, October 11.?Gov? ernor Woodrow Wilson, in discussing to-day his argument that "the thought of the leading men of the United Sta? tes Steel Corporation is behind the Progressive party programme with regard to the regulation of trusts," drew attention to what he tcrr^ ^< "a very significant fact" that Q C \V. Perkins "is himself back * .ne programme." \^ The Democratic Prosit a nomi? nee recalled the fact Mr. Per? kins had once "disclost a in investi? gations before Congress his whole thought" about establishing industrial commissions to regulate monoply. The Governor spoke at Canton, the home of McKinley; Orrville and Cleve? land. Besires th:> attack in his speech on the trust plank of the Progressive party, he paid tribute to the memory of President McKinley, declaring that just before he died, he showed "symp? toms of adjustment to the new age, such as his successors have not exhib? ited," and foresaw the necessity of elasticity In the tariff and "reciprocal trade relations with the world." "The regular Republicans say they are opposed to monopoly," said the Governor, at Canton, "but when they come to speak of the methods of re? straining it, they chiefly indulge in a narrative of what they have already done, which we know to have been in? effectual; and when the third party takes up this side of the difficulty what do they do? They propose to leave things as they are and subject them to supervision of an Industrial commission, and we know what that industrial commission ia expected to do. "It is a very significant fact that Mr George W. Perkins Is himself back of this programme, not because I would intimate any corrupt or Improper in? fluences, for I would not. Mr. Perkins has just as much right to his opinion as I have, but Mr. Perkins has dis? closed his whole thought in investiga? tions before Congress and on one oc? casion, for example, In testifying be? fore the committee of the Senate, he said there ought to be an Industrial commission. He wants a commission which will permit, under regulations, the process of combinations and mo? nopoly and, therefore. I take it for granted that that Is what Is in the third party's thought and in Its pro? gramme, because I am interested not In where Mr. Roosevelt's money comes form, but where is Ideas come from and I see multiplying signs that his ideas come from those who have set Up monopoly and who naturally wish to maintain it. 1 am no more in favor of a gentlemanly monopoly than one that Is rude and Impolite." Tin- Governor brought forth in the same speech his ideas on regulating competition. "You will say, 'Will you set up com? petition by statute'." 1 am not as in noi enl as 1 look." said the nominee. "I am not maintaining that you can Command men to compete, but 1 do not say that you can r? move the now insuperable impediments to competi? tion, that men are allowed to com? pete in any way they choose, which ought not to be. No body of men who control 7f> per cent ,.f the iron mines of the country ought to be allowed to discriminate In the prices at which they sell their iron as between those who are In the combine and those who are not; because we cannot allow the raw materials and mineral resources of this country t.. he monopolized and privately controlled. No combination of men ought to discriminate between retail dealers. "i havs, therefore, promised mysell to do everything in my power, wheth? er elected to office or not, to expose monopoly of enterprises In the United states." The Governor added that 'the nonopoly of enterprise" meant "the monopoly of political power." in his spee. h at Orrville the Gov? ernor referred to the late Mark Han na as the man w ho stood for "the con? centration of economic control, it the same time that he stood for the "con? centration of political control of the United States." The Governor said Senator Aldrtch was Mr. Manna's successor In exercis? ing this Kind of control, Governor Wilson was given b great ovation when Introduced tonight by Mayor RAILROAD TIE-UP. LABOR UNION MEN THREATEN GENERAL STRIKE. Neutrality Pact Violated?Strikers Maintain That Railways Are Aid? ing Those Under Ban of Organized Labor. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. II.?An ultima? tum was served on all the railroads entering Atlanta declaring a general strike of trainmen and conductors will bo called unless the roads cease a.t once their reputed aiding of the Georgia 'ilroad and the Atlanta Termi- mpany in moving freight. The ^ Jii was the result of two r ^.gs here today of chairmen of >4V trainmen and conductors, for the j>* arpose of investigating alleged vio? lations of the "neutrality agreement" existing between the unions and the various railroads. Settlement of the Georgia railroad strike, it is said, de? pends only on action to be taken by the terminal company in regard to the reinstatement of the 46 men who struck In sympathy with the Georgia railroad trainmen and conductors. C. A. Wlckersham, president of the At? lanta & West Point railroad and chairman of the terminal board, who has been in conference today with Chas. P. Nelll, the federal government mediator, stated late today that none of the new men will be discharged to make places for those who went on strike. It was reported, however, that a number of the strikebreakers had given up their places and leit the city. * For the first time since the stiike was inaugurated a train was operated from Macon today. It was In charge of a deputy United States marshall and carried no passengers. It pro? ceeded as far as Camack and then returned to Macon. By order of Mar? shal White, train No. 1 from Augusta was held up this morning and did not go out. ROOSEVELT SAYS DINEEN LIED. Cl large* Illinois Governor "Friend And Ally of Lorimer." Chicago, Oct. 12.?Governor Di neen, of Illinois, was acused by Col. Roosevelt today of "deliberate and wilful perversions of the truth." Col. Roosevelt characterized the Governor as the "friend and ally of Lorimer." The Colonel's statement, in part, follows: "Mr. Dineen has now seen fit to as? sail me by deliberate and wilful per? version of the truth. Mr. Dineen sa^'S. that I asked him to limit his resolu? tion concerning the contests to thirty four of them. "He continues by saying that bad all of those thirty-four contests b-?em decided in favor of me I would Still have been in the minority. "This Is a falsehood. I had no pri? vate dealings with Mr. Dineen during the Chicagfio Convention. During that Contention 1 became convinced <>f hia shuffling and double dealing. 1 grew to feel a very hearty contempt for him and entirely to mistrust his sin? cerity and loyalty to the people's cause. Mr. Dineen. when he utters false? hood, should cultivate his memory* He continues by saying that had all of these thirty-four contests been de? cided for me, I would still have been in the minority. Mr. Taft was nominated by "l majority and the ( hange of 34 votes, therefore, would have put him In the minority. "Mr. Dineen knows this perfectly well and he is trading on the short memory of the people when he tries to assert that the contrary is true. "My att< ntlon has been Called tO testimony Mr. Dineen gave bete!.' the Senate Investigating committee, of which i v.as ignorant, and which con* elusive!) .-how- that Governor Dineen was a friend and al!y Of Lorimer. sug? gested to Lorimer that Lorimei elect himself to the Senate and formed a defensive allia* with Lorimer In the city of < 'hlcago. "Seemingly, Governor Dineen has only changed n- ?\ the extent that his alliance with M '. Lorimer is not only I defensive, but offensive. "1 wish to attention of the people of UinOifl to the fact that Gov? ernor Dineen has made false State* ments to buttress his position ?n.i has also made admissions about his SC* tlons wuh I ..rimer, which shows that he is unfit to ccupy any position of trust in the Government.*' Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Wilson, of Co? lumbia, are In the City for a few days. Neut >n D. Baker of Cleveland. The Central Armor) was packed to the doors.