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C||t aolatcbman ani feoutjwu. Pablbdied Mrdmwtu) mid Saturday. ?BY? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY 8CMTHR, g. C. 11.19 per annum?tn advance. Ad vertieeineuu: Square first Insertion.fl.Oo ?very aubeequent Insertion.If Ceatracts (or three months, or ?r will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub* re privat? Interests will be charged far as advsrtlsementa Obttuarlee and tributes of respect will be charged for. The Snmter Watchman was found? ed In ix60 and the True Southron in Hit The Watchman and Southron new hn. the combined etrculattao and Influence cf both of the old papers, and It manifestly the best advertising ???dium in Sumter. anasssssss?sasses??? A canning; factory with a capacity cf 20,000 cans s day will be built In Sumter and will be In operation next aeason. It will make a specialty of tomatoes, string beans and sweet po? tatoes, but other vegetables and fruits that can be obtained In sufficient quantities will also be put up. The statement Is made as a positive fact, although all the stock has not been subscribed, for the reason that prac? tically one-half the required capital was subscribed by twenty members of the Chamber of Commerce who at? tended the meeting of the chairmen of committee Thursday night. A large number of business men have ex? pressed interest in the canning fac? tory and there will be little or no difficulty In securing the balance of the capital stock. The success or failure of the enterprise depends upon the farmers of this section of the county?If they will grow the to matoes, beans, sweet potatoea and other vegetable and fruits needed the canning factory will be able to do business, but if they will not grow all the vegetables the factory cun use the enterprise cannot make money. There has been lota of talk of diversi? fication and th> need of additional money crops to take the place of cot? ton, and the < Mining factory Is being Jomted and will be established not ijj*rl!y as >? money making enter? prise, but to afford a local cash mar? ket for (vimen vsb.o nay M wit! to d.v. rmfy. * a e Woudrow Wilson fjrtll be UtO next President?that seems a certainty but there are necessary expenses to be paid and the rank and nie of the Democrat 1 ? party will have to chip In to provide the funds. The monopolies, trusts and robber barons are not put? ting up their money for Wilson as they are doing for Taft and Koose velt, t ?. th of whom are friendly wl'.h malefactors of great wealth, for the electb n of WtaSflg Will curtail their epecial privileges and give tue peo? ple a chance to Obtflln -I shale Of the nation I g#sjgfjeftt]r< If gem have not Contributed a ?h liar or more to the Wllaon campaign fund. do it now. Contrtl utioiis are recehed at the Hank fl| Sumter see The war In the Halkans will be given as the reason for the advance In the price of a .tar of loses, and .t 8 for th in the price of cot? ton Ko.-cm. frOflJ wha h iftar Of rO*e? |s produced, are the prilicip.il n?on> irap -f Bulgaria and the har? vest Will be interfered with by the war. IhefegOte there || good cause for an adv ii ? in th prh ? "f Di rtumury. but to make the war an excuse for gggejrtggf the eedtesj market is rather fnr-f. f'hrd The Italkan States man ufaet ne little COttOg and the war will ged curtail their needs for cotton goods, which are supplied DJ the COt? ton mills of laigl.in I and eontenttnal Europe see The vice crusade has been suspend? ed until a special meeting of council can he held to gi\e the matter fur ther < on. Iderallon <'onsequently there wax no exodus Monday of the dear. m? wt the red light district. The in* on the subject?State a.s well as municipal?is plain and the only question In Issue Is. shall the law be enforced or will the city authorities ????.;.nue In future as In the past t" IpgeWS Hl h i h 11 u.i!. persistent and braren \lolatlon'.' is it Setter to mal e an honest effort to suppress \ lot and grfre from the <n\ .i < las, tint encourages de . iucb? r>. or shall the laws i?e repealed and a polley ol eoh.ni/.lng nn<l regulating Immorality L*? adopted hy Sumter'' Marriage Ideasnse Rorard). A marriage license WSS Issued Sund iy to William Brock and Blanehs Washington. < ?.|or? d. of Sumter and Slh er ,r? sp? < tlveiy. The parsonage ..f the W ishington ggfOjol cnpiist church is being moved back on the led so as to t lake room for the church on t h? norm t 01 whi h work win be eomsAsneed soon COL ROOSEVELT SHOT. ATTACKED BY DEMENTED NEW YORKER IN MILWAUKEE. Hf Doltveea HM S|mim?|i Despite the injiii->?wii ii Addree? u finished, I'MMMdate Im Taken to Hospital? Talk*. C almly an.I HeeflM but Little Hurl?Crowd Menace-*- tin- Would Im*- AaSBjietB), On Roosevelt Special Train. Oct. I 15.?Col. RooecViH was in bed rest? ing quietly as the .special train pulled out of Milwaukee for Chicago, lie had taken some nourishment and said he felt at ease. Hefore Col. Roosevelt would He down he Insisted on shaving himself ???id did so despite protests of sur? geons. The train started on a slow run. It was planned to get to Chicago somewhere near morning although the run could be made in lens than two hours in an emergency. Milwaukee. ^Vis., Oct. 14.?Col. Rjosevelt was shot in the breast by an assassin as he entered the auto? mobile in front of the Hotel Gllpat rlck to start for an auditorium, where he was speaking tonight. He Insisted on going to the hp 11. there quieted the crowd that heard he had been shot, spoke from 8:20 until 9:45 o'clock, th"ugh apparently weak, and then was taken to an emergency hos? pital. The X-ray of Col. Roosevelt's wound showed that the bullet lodged in the ch??st wall and did not pene? trate the lung. The wound is not con? sidered serious. The bullet struck a manuscript of the speech which he delivered tonight, and this probably saved his life After an hour's questioning the as? sassin Rave his name as John Schrank of 370 east Tenth street. New York. Crom notes found in the prisoner's pockets It is evident that he is de? mented on the subject of the colonel's seeking a third tirm. Col. Roosevelt left the hospital at 11:25 p. m. He was able to walk unassisted. "I am feeling fine," he said. It WM decided to take Col. Roose? velt to Chicago, where four surgeons would at.empt to extract the bullet. The colonel was taken to the station, where, at the last moment, a change was made and the engineer was or ' r ' In hold the train. Later, how Inal plan was revived. . bearing Col. Roosevelt go ut midnight. R ? elt at the railway sta? tion lattited that he was "feeling tine.' and that no one should worry about him. "I wanted to get down to the train , 25 minutes before we left." he said, so that I COU14 shave." The colonel wished to shave but at the insistence of his physicians he hn ?* it up. Ki the train left the colonel sild kVOU*d Ipend the night on the oaf Hi after remaining ?? few noun In h i i^.i would g" to Indianapolis to nil i ?pcattlni movement for lo t row night. The positive itatemeni that Col. Roosevelt was not injured eertoualy was made by Dr. Federten a. fitrat? t<?n of Milwaukee) one ol the phy*l el ns wh<> eiamlnod the colonel* Or. ' ittofi aald that then was no causf for alarm as t ? the colonel's ondltlon, "Th? abound wai i superficial one*" aald Dr. Btratton. "The bullet Ii im? bedded In the muscular tissue**, All that We did -it thC hospital w.i- to p||l on an antlaeptU dressing* "You may say Col, RooeeVOlt II not In j? dangsroui condition, if th? bullet had reo< hed bis lungs it would have been evident and he would have had I OUghlni spoils." I 'oj. Roosevelt's life probably eras aaved bj ? manuscript of the speech which he delivered tonight, The i.ui let ?truck the manuacrtpl which re? tarded Ita force ai it passed through into ihe Dean, Hn assailant e/aapre? vented from brink; i second ihot by Albert H, Martin, one of Col, Roose? \eit's two secretaries, Col, Roosevelt bad Just stepped Into an automobile When thC WOUld-be assassin pushed hi wa) through 11" crowd In the stra ff , ad tu id. Martin. ? ho w as standing la the car with tin colonel, leaped updn the man's ahoulders and bore him to the ground, ' apt. a (?. Qlrard of Milwaukee, who was on th. front "eat. Jumped almoat at the same tin,, and at a instant 1h. man Wai iv< i p w ered and dlaarmed, a wild i rv of "lynch him" went up Co|, Rooaevell spoke to the people and told Ihem to spare the man. whothen Wai taken into the hotel and held there until he was removed to the pol Ire station. in aplte of the entreat leu of physi? cian! Col, Rooaevell Insisted upon de li\ ? rim; his Rddl. M i w 'ii make tin i ipeech or illo, one *>r I hi othei " he said. II* t*i n, I*. Cochem*, e.n< of Ihe Wis? consin Proajreealvi leader* told thi -?reat crowd aasemhlecl i?i Ihe nudl lortnm ?ha? i'oi Ro veil h id Im ? n slot and aaked lh< people to \? cnlm, The crowd was throw n almost Into a panic by tin* Announcement, but Col. Roosevelt himself calmed the people by rising and assuring them he was not badly hurt. Thea he began his addr >ss, Several times he seemed to be growing weaker, and members of his party rose to help him. He mo? tion* d them to <it down. "Let me ahme, I'm all right." he said. The Shooting occurred in the street in front of the Hotel QUpatrick. Prisoner Gives His Naur*?. Milwaukee. Wi.s.. October 14.?The prisoner told the police after an hour's examination. that he was John Schrank, of Xo. 370 Baal 10th Street, New York. The would-be assassin is live feet five inches in height, weighs 170 pourds, light complexion, bald, fairly well dressed. He confessed to the police that he tired the shot and made the remark: "Any man looking lor a third term ought to be shot." A written proclamation found In the clothing of the man who did the shooting reads: "September 15. 1912. "September 15, 1901, 1.30 A. M.; In a dream I saw President McKinley sit up in a monk's attire, in whom 1 roc- ' ognlne Theodore Roosevelt. The President said: "This is my murder? er, avenge my death.' September 12, lyiU. 1,30 A. M.: While writing a poem, some one tap? ped me on the shoulder and said: 'Let not a murderer take the Presi? dential chair. Avenge my death.' "I could plainly see Mr. McKin? leys features. "before the Almighty God, I swear the above writing is nothing but the truth." Another note found in the man's fmcket read: "Sa long as Japan Could rise to th. greatest Vower of the world despite I her surviving a tradition more than I tWO thousand years old, as Qeh. Nogl i so nobly demonstrated, it Is the duty I of tne t'nlteil States of America to uphold the third term tradition. Let every third termer be regarded as a traitor to the American cause. Let it he the right and duty of every citi? zen to forcibly remove a third term? er. Never let n third term party emblem appear on the official bal? lot. "I am willing to die fcr my coun? try. (Jod has railed me. to be. His Instrument, so help me God. (Signed) "Innocent Guilty." Written in German: "A strong tower is our God." WOItKING FOR SEABOARD. TlmmonsvlUe to Have Itaiiroud Com? petition. Tlmmonsvllle Enterprise, Mr. B >naal, the Seaboard Railroad promoter, and several other ofhcla u of that system, spent a day 01 two here last week looking over the fieid and getting things in shape for the building of a branch into Tlmmons-' i .-. A survey of several routes hau he. i made and the r?.ad will Ukelj Come direct here from Lydia, pass? ing the plantations of Messrs Walter Coker, J- 3. Bansbury, P. N. Wea? ver and H. M. Carter. it is probable that work will be commenced on this branch at an early date and early in the n? w year trains will be tanning Into town. Pro? vided Timmonavllle wants the road and will furnish rights ot way on to nd through the town In addition t ? a site for the depot. Has Hacking of CitlSfSJS? V\( rencc 'l imes. Sumter grand jury is right aft* . the violators of the law m that coun? ty, hut then, the Sumter grand jury knows that it has the backing of Un? people. Have we made the grand jury In Florence county feel that the) would have a moral support in what they OUglt! to he doing in this county ? 11 not w hy not ? \o Better Crops than in bee Counftg. Ittshopvllle Vindicator. In our travel oy.-r the State we find no crops hotter that what we have in Lee COUnty and \ M s few that are as good. Nearly every county in lite Stute is taking a great deal of Inter eel In getting up exhibits for the st tte Pair, The railroads will cany the exhibits free nnd the managers win h ive it returned if the exhibitor dealres at no expense to him. Will Lee county farmer-t have r credit? able exhibit there oui of all the fine rropfl that they grow 7 The time Is short as the fair comes oft' the last ol this month and the first of November. i More than half the county lulls in j Kansas are without Inmate* We j might hope for mich condition In I South Carolina when we get rood compulsory education law, adequate public health law? nnd other meas? ures conducive lo general social hettermt nt, I Irecw llle News, PRESS BULLETIN NO. Hl. South Carolina Experiment station? Get Kid of Cotton AnthracnoMa i>> Selecting Seed In 11 m* Field. A number of articles have been written from time to time on teed se? lection as an Important fac tor in eon trolling anthntono.se. There seems to have been some misunderstanding about the kind of bolls from whicn it is safe to select seed . When the investigation was first undertaken here we secured resu'ts which indicated that it was .safe to pick healthy looking bolls for seed from diseased stalks. Experiments conducted for the past three years prove that this is not safe. Last sea? son our worst diseased cotton was where we had planted seed from healthy looking bolls taken from stalls which contained disease 1 boils. The same thing is true this season. We are confident now. therefor . tni.t it is necessary that seed be selected only from healthy stalks. We have been able to get rid of anthracnose in one season by carefully selecting seed from stalks which show no sign of disease and which are not near dls eased stalks. Xo seed should he se- } lected from a stalk which has a j single diseased boll. After such cot? ton has been selected for seed it should be ginned on a gin that has not not been used to sin diseased cot? ton or on a gin which has been thor? oughly cleaned. If this is done and then the disease free seed are planted on land which has not been in cot? ton for one year anthracnose will be eliminated. W. H. Barre. State; Pathologist, j Vice Crusade in Flovence. Florence Times. We Und that we have s^me ba?:U> lur; in the desire to start an aiiti-vie' crusade in Florence. We have some of the good women, those mho feel the responsibility for the rsdalng oC their children, and who see a tad smell the corruption. that is gi owing up around them, and fettT for the con* scquencea. We have, some of the public officials and ihe offlfcers of court, and thj? strong of the- polit e. We believe -h-.it we could got up a fa rly seapectalsle army to put after the influence Of evil ia the commu? nity if the grand jury will Just un? furl the standard. HOME THEATRICAL Tills WECK. "County Fair" to lie Given Tuesday ami Wednesday Kveulnga Under Ausptoes <?r i. p, c. The largest home talent theatrical production ever se? n In Burnter will j be put on at the theatre by the Daughters of the Confeder?. y Tues? day and Wednesday evenings. The play will bo the "County Fair." This is a musical comedy with more thar> one hundred twenty-five sumter peo? ple in the cast. These have been trained under the skilled direction of Miss Anna L. Paul of Johnstown, Pa., who will herself take part and will do some attractive specialties. During the evening ten large chor? uses will be sung while many solos will Intervene, and. of course, the comedy talking parts are running all through the play. The scene of the play is supposed to be an old time "County Fair," with all ? the varied characters that are always gathered at fairs, and there is "something do- ! Ing all the time." A feature of the evening will be, singing by the famous Sumter quar? ts Ite, Messrs. Kavanaugh, perry Brown. Alien Brown, and Eppe. I S< me of the solos during th? event? ing will be by Mi.-s Qeorglanna Booth jam, Miss Eva Klngman, Miss Mildred I Hurst, Miss Paul. Messrs Lord, Stanelll and Kavanaugh. I Tickets at 25, 50 and 75c are on sale all over town and can be bought and reserved at the box office on Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 to 1; from 3.30 to 6; and from 7 30 j to the time the curtain goes up. Sumter Will DO There Too. Florence Times. The city of Sumter, our ambitious neighbor, is jubilant over the pros- j pect Of a canning factory. If Broth- | ere Sne'.l and Oeteen will come over to Florence we will show them can? ning factories in even.- second house in the county, and they are going to deliver the goods. We do not ex? pect to eat anything except home canned goods all this winter and by another year we do not expect to see anything but Florence county pro? ducts od the shelves of the local it ores. Mr. J. F. Rhame has resigned the effiCe of magistrate and Mr. M. 13. McCutchen has been recommended! by the Legislative delegation for ap pointment.?Blshopvtlle Vindicator. TESTIMONY DAMAGING To HFCK ER. - \ Li) SACHT ROSE TELLS OF' ROSENTHAL MURDER. Swrar* Former Police Lieutenant im mailed i>eath of Gambler, Wit aeae S<M'uiiiig (?minion to Commit ''Terrible Deed" ? siijs paid Ro senthnl'a Slayer $1.000 for link? er. N't w York. Oct. 12.?Long hours of rroHs-exarnination. by supper ; > lawyers before a lupperlesg court and jury. Called tonight to make "Haid Jack ' Rose vary from his story and t;h* part he tayi former Police Lieut. Becker play? d In the murder of Her? man Rosenthal, the gambler. "Becker told me." he said, "that he wanted Rosenthal murdered, shot, croaked or dynamited. At his bidding 1 got the gunmen to kill RoeenthaL I hid after the murder. I saw Becker that morning, and later talked with him over the telephone. I paid the gunmen 11,900 for Becker and told them he said not to worry but to lay row. "I gave myself up and became a State's witness because Beeker de? serted me like- a dirty dog and was getting ready to throw me to the waives," J ist ice Goff convened the afternoon Mansion of court at 2.15 o'clock. Short? ly before 9 o'clock tonight ho declar? ed it adjourned until Monday morn? ing, after John F. Mclntyre, Becker's lawyer, protested he was on the verge of collapse. The story Is told of a Pennsylvania man who woke up with a tfcirst the other night and drank a pint of car* pet tacks. To make the tale complete he should haeo gwallowed a hammer as a ehaaer.?Toledo Blade. 1.1 VI F?Not agricultural line, but shell lime properly ground for ag? ricultural purposes and ready for ase; in even weight sacks, by Varn ?fc Platt Co. Orders solicited and promptly ailed. Thos S. Remter. PLANTATION FOR SALE?The old "Shaw Place,'' thret* and one-half miles from Bishopville, containing one hundred sixty acres. Over one hundred thirty-five acres now cul ! tivated; yearly rental of nearly seven hundred dollars. In good community, one mile of school and near Mt. Eton Church. Address T E. Cooper, SC Charles. S. C. Tacks Collector. A Store That is More Than a Store. AT this store you can find just what you want when you want it, and the prices are usually less than you expect to pay, as we sell for Cash only. This is more than an ordinary store, as we are the only exclusive Raady-to-Wear Store in Sumter. Our every effort to please is not ex? hausted when we have made a sale?in fact our interest in you just starts when the sale is made. Lome in and Find out About Our Way of Serving You? Our W ?vis not Simply to MAKE SALES, but to MAKE CUSTOMERS New ( oats Man Tailored AUIO ( OATS for Women and Misses. $5.00 to $30.00 New Suits You will be delighted with our Clever New Suits for Ladies and Misses from $9.00 to $60.00. The Gaimerits ate Uncommonly Fine Values?You Should Certainly See Them, and Soon, Too. McCollum Bros. I t S. Main St. OUR AIM IS TO MAKE EVERY CUSTOMER A SATISFIED CUSTOMER Sumter, S. C.