Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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IEI SOX UN FOURTH SAME. BOSTON'S YOtNOKWT TWUtl.KH alllADll* GRKAT M\llli;VSM)\ Both Pitcher* Do Brilliant Work. Beat of Serie*??Next Game In New York. Boston. Oct. 12.?Overcoming the New York Nationals today by a score of 2 to 1, Boston, penant winner of the American League, needs but a single victory to attain the world's baseball championship of 1912. The world's series now stands Boston three fames won; New York one. and one contest a tie. More than 34.000 pec jle. a record breaking baseball crowd for Boston, asw a pitching duel In which Hugh Bedient, a youngster, sparkled as a new star In the baseball firmament. Three hits constituted the Giant's por? tion from Bedlent's effectlvo service. But for an error Dy Oardner, the young hurler would have turned back the New York club to defeat In nine scoreless Innings. Only a shade less brilliant than the bcx work of Bedient was the skill of the old master, Chris? ty Mathewson. who. except for two long distance drives In ihe third In? ning, held the Hed Sox helpless by the magic of his curves. Bedient pitched the best ball that has been shown so far In the Ave games of the world series. He had not been regarded as a likely choice for mound duty during the champion? ship games and it was not until sever? al laalngs had passed that Ihe thous? ands of spectators realised that the Giants were facing a quality of pitch? ing that was most baffling when hits meant runs. The only New Yorkers to fathom Bedlent's benders were Mathewson. Merkte and Meyers, while those who succumbed on strike-outs were De vor?. 8 nod grass, Merkle and Mathew? son. A Grand Jury Does It* Duty. Columbia State The grand Jury of 8umter county has handed Judge Spain a special pre asntruont directing attention to a con? dition In that county that If coun? tenanced will be a disgrace to the counter and to South Carolina. The grand jury refer* to the situation as a disgrace to Sumter county. The facts have been already re? ported In The State. Ten days ago a rural policeman and a constable ar? rested two negro girls wanted as wit? nesses at the Sumter county court. In? stead of taking them to Sumter. how? ever, these "officers of the law 1 d? - I ?eaa uleif i < I ngts >n the woods over nicht, and then released them. The girls returned to their homes and reported they had been criminally as? sault.-,l. The officers Indicated their guilt by fleeing before charges were preferred against them, and the grand jury reports that they are "bar? ricaded In a swamp." The magistrate nearest the place where the fugitives are prenared to realst arrest reports he can do noth? ing to uphold the dignity of the law, because he can not get constables to act. The sheriff "sent" a posse into the Shlloh eection, where th* men are hiding, with Instructions to "make arrest If possible," hut tho posse ac? complished nothing. The grand Jur/ urges Judge Spain "to put in motlcn the process neces? sary'* to aecomp Ish tho arrest of the fugitives "Irrespective of whatever cost may be attached thereto. even calling upon the State militia if n> - essary." We hope the Or. ult Judge will hud a way to Inspire some r. sped for Jo law, it la outrageous that such a condition shoulu hi pSfSalllSd f >r a day in South Carolina. It is a dir menace t? every unprotected or posed white woman In rural goath Carolina, occause If the hands of thi law become purpos.-lv ggjatod wl en law officers trlminallv assault lOgfC girls In their custody, the sgtrtl of retaliation and r?wnge will inevitably be bred In BaSSS breast?. \'h. r. the whit.- machiner) of the white m im laws glaringly falls to act when negron u, \ |, Minx of w Kite nu-n, What grounds haw the whites to SI pect cooperation by negroes In appre? hending ?egroe* SksmfSjed with BOOB crimes? Thr grind Jury of Sumter h.o done Its duty. Itank Indifference. New? and Courier. The efforts which have .. en m op? to e.ipfu-e the constable and ruial gO> llceman ?eeus.d in gnentSf count ot a d.ntardy assault UpOg two GOloVi d Women who were in their l ggtody ap penr to hHve b.-.-n of the most per* functory shnrsri sr. The fttttssnshlp of S not r should insist upon rn.?r? x igorouH measures than have yet been taken Ii bring ihenf sses to o count, If they 'all |S do so tb. \ m iv . Rp< i I to encounter Increasing difficulty In maintaining pleasant relations with the blacks, who win uaousstlooably resent such rank Indlffcren? | og the psrt of those sworn to uphold I hi laW an semi* to have been sbfewn. TOI'R.S TO PANAMA, JAMAICA AND Cl'BA. I hr Kvimgollne Will Make Kiglit Trip* Tf rough the Tropics. The Atlantic Coast Line announces that In connection with its splendid through Pullman service to Key West, the Peninsular and Occidental Steam? ship Company will operate eight per? sonally-conducted tours with the new st?H?l twin-screw steamship "Evange line" from that point to Colon, Pana? ma ?'anal Zone, Kingston, Jamaica and Havana. Cuba. The "Evangellne" la a brand new and modern, up-to-date ship In every particular. She. Is 364 feet long, 46 foot beam, has 5,650 tons register, 262 state rooms, equipped throughout with electric lights and fans, and has a speed of eighteen knots. This splendid ship will leave Key West In the morning on the arrival of the Atlantic Coast Line-Florida East Coast "Over-Sea" train from the North, on January 7 and 21, Febru? ary 4 and 18, March 4 and 18, and April 1 ard 15, sailing direct to Co? lon, where a stop of two days will he made, which will give passengers ample oportunlty to inspect the Pan? ama Canal, the greatest piece of en? gineering or other construction work known to mankind. On the return trip a two-day stop will be made at Kingston, where quaint and tropical Jamaica may be explored, and will be fully enjoyed. The "Evangeline" will sail thence to Havana to dis? charge passengers desiring to stop there, and the tickets will he good to return to Key Wrest on any of the every-week-day sailings of the regu? lar line. The tour will consume eleven days, and the rate for the entire trip, In- ' eluding meal* and berth at sea and in port, will be |ll?. Tickets will permit stop-overs so that a longer ?top can be made at Colon, Kingston or Havana, for passengers desiring to do so. Sailing dates, itlnerles and Inform? ation regarding reservations, connec? tions, etc., may be obtained from At? lantic Coast Line representatives, or by addressing T. C. White, the Gen? eral Passenger Agent of that line, at Wilmington, N. C. Adv. ENSIGN DROWNS IN HUDSON. Was ltotnrolng to His Battleship. New York. Oct. 13.?Ensign Andes j Haidley Butler, U. S. N., appointed from Louisiana to the United States naval academy, from which he was graduated last spring, was drowned in the Hudson river today, while re? turning with three fellow officers to bis post on the battleship Rhode Is? land In the line of the great Atlantic armada, at anchor here for presi? dential review. In another accident on the river, six sailors from the bat? tleship Maine, rescued 11 persons from drowning. It Is estimated that 200.000 sightseers, many attracted from 11 sections of the country, boarded the larger ships of the lleet and that more than 1.500.000 persons viewed the Meet from shore during the day and this evening when the ships were again illuminated. The accident in which Ensign But? ler lost his life, his fellow Officers found hard to explain. He and his party had spent the night in the city and were on the way back to the ship In a small private launch. The little boat was making headway with dif? ficulty against the strong tide. When s?ll 50 feet from the battleship young Butler was seen to step out from tM-roMith the canopy and to pitch Into the water. It is believed RS thought mistakenly tha* the launch had I sort of running hoard outside the can? opy, as naval launches have, and that he intended to step on this to mak ? preparations for the landing. The strong tide <-arried him down and uri'h r Um battleship. One of his oonv panions dived for him, but was un? able t., re i' h him and was rSSCUSd with difficulty. Butler's body had not boon recovered hi ? 1*1? hour to? night. Qeoi w. Hum has b. i) given n verdict of !7.?><,m against the south? ern Railway by the Orangeburp *'ourt of i tommon Pleaa Tie- s ..t. fair will be held In Co? lumbia this year from October 28tb hi November Ind and will he on< of the large I aver held. The rallro <d i win run cheap r it. - from all points and the fa* ? fr >m Sumter to Colum? bia Will be $2. The Itn Company, which pi ed b.w.-r..r on.- week InpraentlngIts at? traction, spent Sunday In the city on Ms p/ft) |0 BlshOpVllle Where it win shoe this wik. in the compan) is Mr. Dich Merrlmon of ibis city who joind the company while it was lu re and Who has been With it ever si nee. New Thought for the World. Ousrdlnns of tho poor are not all Bumbles. They are human beings with the ordinary warm hearts of Kugllsh. men.?London Mall. NB mil FISH GAR MED. EMPLOYES HAVE NOT AS YFT HELD MEETING, W. K. Y.iughn, Scret-ary of l'i?on, Said That Men Hud no Statement U> Make. _ I Columbia, <>ct. 14.?There were no developments yesterday in Connec? tion with the street railway situation following the refusal by the officers at a conference early in the day to enter into an agreement with the union of carmen. W. K. Vaughn, secretary of the local union of carmen, said that he ::ad no statement to make. The next regular meeting of the union will be held Wednesday when the answer of the company will be taken up and at this time a reply may be made. The street cars were worked as usual yesterday and there was ver>' little comment on the situa? tion. At the conference, held early yes? terday morning in the car barn, the employes heard the answer of the railway official! without comment. MURDER IN COLUMBIA. Lonnie Hall Kills Kelscy Moore? After Few Month of Freedom He Commit* Auot or Crime. Columblai Oct. 14.?Keliey Moore. who was hit cn the head with a brick last Sunday morning on lowei Main street by Lonnie Hall, who was paroled in December, 1911, by Gov. Bleaae, died last night at 7.10 o'clock at the Columbia hospital. Hall. wh? was convic ted in 1909 of manslaugh? ter was sentenced to 12 years in the penitentiary, is now lodged in the city Jail. In thi? tight which occurred last Sunday morning between the two men it appears that Hall struck Moore with a brick swung around by means of a wire attached to It, Indicting a severe wound in the head. Coroner Walker stated last night that h>i would hold an inquest some timo this morning, Jus* as soon as he could get certain evidence in the case. Lonnie Hall was a prominent fig? ure In police and magistrate court circles in Columbia for a number of years and served several sentences for petty crimes. In 1909 he killed Eber Ashford and was sentenced to 12 years in the penitentiary. Gov. 1J lease's "Statement of Par? don.-, Parolee and Commutations" de? votes two pages to the parole of Lon? nie Hall which was granted on De? cember 4, 1911. Kelsey MooCe, who died at the Co? lumbia hospital last night as the re? sult of Injuries received last Sunday morning in a fight with Lonnie Hall, was a native of this city. He Is sur? vived by his mother, Mrs. M. B. Pick? et, 600 Sumter street, and half brother, John Pickett. No arrangements have been made as yet for the funeral. HOME TALENT PRODUCTION. Largest Siimt<*r Performance Kver Given to be Shown Here Next Weak. Rehearsal! have been going on every afternon and night for the great big home talent ptoductton, musical comedy, '*The County Fair" to be given by the Daughters of the Confederacy at the Theatre next Tues? day and Wednesday nights, the fif? teenth and sixteenth. About one hun? dred and fifty people are takln? part, and these are being trained by alias Anna L. Paul of the Beck Entertain? ment Company, Who has had several years experience in this work North and West. The scene <>f the comedy is a coun? try fair grounda; introduced during the play are some ten choruses and several solos and Specialities. The play Itself is verj amusing, the char? acters have all entered into their parts and are doing excellent work. No amateur performance has ever I n given In Sumter en such an am? bitious scale. Tickets are now on on sab- all over town, at twenty-live tift> and twenty-five cents. A feu of those takln? part arc Meedames: Schumacher, Bridges, Lebb) arui Moses; Misses Bowman. Maker. Hodges, Pitts, Wright, Chandler, Klngman, Lope/.. Beetham, Hurst. Henry, Carson, Dulfle, Dunne, Gulll, Krlstlanson, Bryan, Beau? mont, White, Epperson. Knight, lioblnson. and Messrs Bennett, Stan sill, Beetham, King, White, Brown, Moses, liynum, Hoyt, Lord, Strauss, Melse, MeWhirter, Kppx, Dak. Ksvanaugh, Graham, Manning. \ number of boys belonging to the i '< ) < torn club ha> o Benl in their re? ports concerning their prise acre, Tuesday Is the last day in which to send in the reports, so those who have not done no should gel up Ihelr re? ports at one,, and send them In. The meeting for the award of prises will be field in the court house Saturday, the llth, FARMERS' UNION NEWS Practical Thought* f?r Pi a* Ucal (Conducted by E. W. Dabbs, Pres? ident S. C. Farmers Uni?n.) Some Random Thought*. In the list of insurance companies that have money invested in South Carolina farm property, the com? missioner inadvertently omitted the South Kastern Life of Greenville. Not only are all of its funds invested in this State, but all its salaries are paid in this State. And it should be in the list of favored companies. ? ? * This extract from a letter before me will be of interest to my readers. "After carefully reading the report of the Sumter meeting, I cannot re? sist tho temptation of expressing my entire gratification that the farmers of this State are beginning to realize what it means to place their insur? ance in companies that are afraid to place this money back in the com? munities from which they collect it, on farm mortgages. It has always been a fact worth mentioning that the farmers are the leaders in our Suite and they are the tirst to grasp an idea beneficial to them and to the community at large, and then act ac? cordingly." a a e Since this action of the Sumter County Union was published, my at? tention has been called to editorials from several thoughtful and leading journals of the South along the lines presented to several unions recently. The manufacturers* Hecord of June 15 says: "In life insurance there is probably still greater reason why the South should study ways and means to s* p some of the enormous tribute which for years It has paid to the power of wealth of New York's great insurance companies." * e e The Norfork landmark says: "We are sending millions of dollars every year to New York and Connecticut in? surance companies, and every time tho South needs big capital we are compelled to go to those money cen? tres to borrow our own money at a formidable rate of interest.'' Another paper says: "As a general proposition the people of the South each year send to the north in premiums more money than It takes to pay for all their railroad freight and passenger traffic. Two or three hundred mil? lion dollars of Southern money and it's increase are now in use in Wall Street for buying the stocks and bonds of Southern corporations, to be held by the Northern capitalists who control the insurance compa? nies." * * * Another paper says: "There is no good reason why the insurance \ busi? ness of the country should be mono? polized by one small section of the country. The insurance is not strong? er because of the strength of the sec? tion in which its headquarter! are. for, properly conducted, it runs itself. The money paid by the policy hold era is what supports the companies, not the financial power represented by the names of the directors. Con? fidence in the integrity and good judgment of the men who manage ind direct insurance companies is what the people want or ought to want rather than the mere knowledge thai the directors are men who have enormous private fortunes." e a e The above. and much more, that could be QUOted bear out my asser? tions made from time to time. And these quotation! are from able and conservative journals not "yellow" nor "min k rakers" either, it is plain to my mind that the South would not need to cry f<?r money to move It! great crop, nor for money to develop its marvelous resources, it' it bad not been drained of its millions in insur? ance premiums. We can see how fearful haa been the burden of the pensions, but as gnat an evil we do not see because it is covered up by beautiful phrases about protecting our wives and dependent children, ess i >ne of the papers before me tells boa great Southern enterprises are lost to the Southern men who con? ceived then), and developed them be? cause nf lack of ready money, and how all future profits have passed in? to foreign hands who controlled tho vast funds wo sent out t<> make good tho premiums to pay our Insurance policies. Yes, and year by year our cotton and tobacco and vegetables and fruit are sacrificed because our nionied men worshipped tho power of New York and sonl their and our re serve funds to New York for safety." God save the mark! see They are waking up, thanks to the plodding Df tlie "hay seeds." Why. tho banks hold a meeting lust week to discuss ways and means to promote better farming in the state. Learned the lesson from the half dozen banks who.se presidents came from between the plow handles and have been meet? ing the farmers on the common ground of community of Interest And Mr. Taft is so .struck by the showing made by European credit systems that he is calling the Gov? ernors to come to the annual confer? ence in Washington prepared tc be? gin such a system here. He Fays if it were not that he is so busy cam* aligning he would Call the conference a month earlier. Watch the associated press now, and see if Mr. Taft is not a back number in this rural credit re? form. One B. M. thought it all out while shooting big game in the jungles. a e e Hut some of my friends will be more interested in an account of my trip to the Fee Dee last week. 1 found at Darlington that extra staple cotton is all the talk, and it brings the price too, 17 cents being the pre? vailing price for a g<>od article of 1 3-16. Same at Florence. At Cow? ards the County Fnion held a live /neeting. As a tribute to good seeds sown in fertile soil in July and Au? gust at two county meetings, new lo? cal unions are being organized, and one local has taken in 24. members. e a e Hay, hay, hay: As line as I ever saw Is safe now. Cotton short, but good crop of corn. At Mullins we had with us Hro. S. H. Hobbs of Clinton! Sampson County. North Carllna whose talk on farming as a business was among the real good talks that we sometimes hear. Saw j some improved road building out east from Mullins and across Little Fee Dee. Linds are very much like Shiloh. Mostly in small farms. Three farms of 10, 14 and 14 acres each have such a record for supporting four families, and lending out money to bigger farmers that the story will have to be deferred to a more leisure time, if it ever comes. see At Darlington Mr. Mclver William? son captured me, and we "tit and bled and died" to the wee small hour of 2 A. M. over the live problems of the 20th century farmer, and then after a light lunch I was permitted to oc? cupy the bed and room that had once given reet to Wade Hampton. Four hours later I was called out to catch my train. Two thousand pounds of seed cotton per acre behind corn, against 800 behind cotton 's one of proofs that Mr. Williamson gives for the good of his mothod. a a ? I was surprised to tind at Darling? ton and Florence that so many of the most successful tobacco farmers had given it up. Still it was a powerful factor in the tinances of the coun? ties of Darlington, Florence, Marlon and Williamsburg this year. Around Florence trucking followed by peavine hay Is a big industry. eee Phadborne, North Carolina and Conway, South Carolina, with the strawberry story will have to lie over. 1 am asked back to Conway for a geh fry on Little Pee Deo and thence by boat to Georgetown down the Waccamaw. Hanks over in the in? dependent republic of Horry do not recognize the farmers, 1 was told, but we will c hange all that when they tind that they are falling behind the procession. e a e At Florence the intense Interest in a murder trial kept me from hav? ing a large crow d to talk to, but what it lacked in numbers it made up in quality. Pro. Ayer. of The Times, is lining a good work, and their board of trade, demonstration agent and school commissioner are working up a live fair for November 8th and 9th. I had the pleasure of receiving four prominent farmers into the union. When such men as M. S. Haynsworth, .1. C, c. Brunsen, R. C. Commander and K. B. Currie join we may expect something to he done. Florence County Union directed President Kirby to go to Lynchburg. Va., to the tobacco conference on the 16th. He is a successful tobacco man ami will doubtless bring back n.ach to help the growers of his section. The other counties seemed to be in? different. Florence Union goes af? ter what it wants and pays for it. They passed a special request to Pro. J. M. Brogdon to meet with them 'n November. * * * Currie is a live wire, and will do for ids county what Williams is do? ing in re in Rumter county, now that he has joined the union. At last men ar? Seeing that until the local um ui does something for itself and its neighborhood, it need not expect much out of the larger life of the Count) and State I'nions. Some cotton is g > ing into the warehouses, but there does not seem to he that eonooi I of action, and fixedness of purpose that wi want to gee more general. B. w. iv Woman's Leadership. A woman Is not a leader of man ex? cept in so far an she loads htm by the UttJe finger.?-^xchanae PHYSICAL UKPARTMKX1 KOTES. Hos?ne of Work Dom i>> y. M. C. a. in Paul Si x Mont It-. Six months have passed since work was begun in the new building and it will lxi of interest to the friends of the aaeociatlon t<> know what has been done along various lines of as? sociation activities in this time The membership is now 4 30 full paid members. This is a volunteer membership and is commendable as the average for associations in Cities Of the size of Sumter is 383. The present membership win be largely increased when a campaign is prop? erly put on to secure members. During the six months of the as? sociation activities 182 different men and boys have been regularly enroll? ed in the gymnasium classes. 28 different athletic teams with a membership Of 193 men and boys have taken part in various games. 13,268 baths have been given in tl various departments. Many matched games, especially in indoor baseball and volley ball, have been played to which the public has bee n invited and large numbers of friends have wit? nessed these events. Outside the building and under the supervision of the Physical De? partment we have a tennis court used by 43 different players duiing the summer. A city league of baseball of 4 teams with 4 8 members played & matched gajnes. Physical Director Thees also coached the High School baseball team which played 5 match? ed games. Mr. Thees made 2 trips to Baker School and met with 73 boys and girls there to instruct them in scien? tific play. The Boy Scouts have, during the summer, made 10 trips into the coun? try. 210 boys have been on these trips or an average of 21 each trip. Three bowling events have been held with the Florence Y. M. C. A. Uur men winning each event with safe margin. No record has been kept of the large number of boys who have been taught to swim in the association pool, but it is known that many have become proficient in this art. The winter schedule for the Physi? cal Department includes 17 regular weekly classes for men and boys all under the personal supervision of Mr. Thees. Physical examinations are given in every case where it is thought advisable in order that prop? er and systematic exercises may be used. Practical talks on matters of personal hygiene are to be given regularly. A class In First Aid to the Injured is already organized. Recreative games and matched games of various sports are regularly provid? ed. It will thus be apparent that Sum ter's Association while only six months old is quickly and effectively finding work to do along the line of physical education. Standing as it does, for vigor, vi? tality, and virtue, it already is help? ing a large number of boys and young men to empower .enrich, and en? large life in all its relations, teaching them to live at the highest point of physical efficiency and thus their life will be made deeper arid broader and of greater power. Following this article will be giv? en an outline of what the association has done already and what it will at? tempt to do in the future, along ed? ucational and religious lines. The fr'.ends of the association are urged to make an opportunity to visit the building and become ac? quainted with tile work of the asso? ciation and understand the spirit and meaning of all its activities. II. L. Birchard, General Secretary. BULLET IWSSKS THROUGH body George Domlnlck Fatally shot at Helena?Assailant Pawnee. New berry, Oct. i-.?Qeo. Domlnlck, a white man. was shot and fatally wounded at Helena, one mile above New berry, tonight. In a dyin? state? ment he says that as he was walking along the stieet. .lohn liritfir, a ne? gro, pulled a pistol and shot him with? out a word. Domlnlck was shot In the left side with a IS-calibre bullet. which passed almost entirely through his body. He is about 20 years old and unmarried. H?' Ks s son of the late i ?an i tomtntck. .lohn Grilfin. who is charged with the shooting, has n??i yet been lo? cated. The Dynamite Kxttihttton. Wat- hed by a number Of people. Mr. .lohn E. Addlcks Friday aftern< on did some fancy stunt- with dynamite beck of the [?oiing residence near the South Carolina Western Railway. The commercial value of dynamite In the digging up of stumps, ditch-dtgging and In breaking up the seil WSS shown fully In the exhibition.