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iUeAS-TILLMApl CASE HITCHE1. DlSAtiKFK REGARDING CISTODY Or TWO CHILDREN. Supreme Court to Assist In Bringing About Settlement After Conferewr In Columbia tails? Mr*. DufftH, Through Attorney, De eUrr? Her hwTuer IIunhand Shall Merer Eater Her Hooae Again ? Both Want Children Christina* Day. Columbia, Dec. It,?The attorneys far Mrs. Lucy Pickens Dugas and 13. R. Tlllman. Jr.. being unable to equltat.lv adjust their differences as to the disposal of Douschka Dugas Tlllman and Sara Stark Tlllman. their young daughters, submitted their pro? posals informally to the Supreme Court this afternoon in an effort to reach a settlement. The contending parties could not agree as to the meaning of the order el the Supreme Court, as to when the father waa to have the children, end also as to several other matters ger? mane to their welfare. At a conference held here today between Henry C. Tlllman. represent? ing] B. R. Tdlman. Jr., and A. C. De Fata representing lire. Lucy Frances Dugas. looking towards complying with the order ef the Supreme Court sa the famous case, which was recent? ly decided, when Tlllman was granted eustody. at certain times, of the two ehlldreu. Tlllman's attorney refused to grant Mrs. Dugas' request that the lathes- ef the children contribute $110 monthly towards their support. Till sasa also refused the request of the mother that a nurse be allowed to ac eompany the children when they are sent to the father's house to spend two months of the summer vacation period and one week at Christmas time. He asked that the children be given him Chrtstmaa Day. In her request Mrs. r sjss asked to be allowed to keep the , *badrea far Chrtstmaa Day. Replying to Tlllman's request that he be allowed to see his children at all times when they might be ill. Mra Dugas. through her attorney, said she would newer allow the father to enter her house under sny circumstances whatsoever The attorneys were hardly able \o agree on any point. la giving young Tlllman the cus of his children at certain times, >fc* QssjH t d?r?M that the parties fa Ufte asttea confer with each other in segaeO to arranging the times that the gexltlonejr should See his tutatk n >f supuo. ?tr The following statement wss made tonight by Henry C. Tlllman. attor? ney foe s\ R Tlllman. Jr.: "Hen can any for me tr at any state aW. to the effect that Mr. Tlllman re fusee to support his children Is incor sfr. Ttllmsn has ?rwaya dealred etgl desires and baa always tried sa support his children in a proper way. An hts attorney. I took the po? sition that the questloa of support was net a proper subject of the order vhteb the Supreme Court asked the to sgree upon, as I did not te put Mr. Tlllman in the false Itlen of being compelled, by order et Court, te do what he wants to do and what he will do." Building Is stilt continuing at a pace In the city with no signs ef osastag at any early date. The Trinity Methodist Church. South. Is sow nearlng completion and will be apeeed 'n 'be course of the next two months for divine worship. mm '?' ' ? ? ii i in Geo. H. Hurst, TODFRTAKFR AND FMRAl<MF.lt. Promtr* attention to day or night eafts. jYT OU> J I? MAN STAND. 20g V Day Phnae Mt Night Phone Jot. The Jewelry Store Umbrella To? will generali) find that It's an altogether eupnior article. Haven't >??u notlewl It? Yrn. It route more, but think what yon are getting. Why, often the handles In one of Ike umbrella* that we m II cost ?ore- geSJ worth more?than half s dosrn dry good* More whole ii ml are 11a*, A splendid ??r lection we show! WoeJdn't you like to sne It? afl.no to fan as We engrave them free of charge W. A. Thompson, srwvxiiR and omMi. SAFETY MUSI GOME FIRST. (I)MMKIU k commission URGES EXTRA CARE on RAILWAYS. I ii \ CMtigatlon Has Procc^MltMl Fur Lnough to Show SfCWd <>f More Fl? l evtl* o Measure** for Protection. Washington, Dee. 16.?' Safety first" It the paramount rule of train opera? tion suggested by the Interstate com? merce commission in Its 26th annual report submitted today to congress. Discussion of disasters on American railroads during the last year consti? tutes an Important feature of the re? port. It is pointed out that many of the accidents resulting in fatalities might have been averted by the exercise of proper precaution or the employ? ment of suitable devices and good equipment. Figures given show that of the total of 8,215 derailments during the year, 1,877 were caused by defects of road- | way and 3.847 were due to defective equipment. This indicates an Increase over the previous year of 652 in the derailments due to bad roadway, and 1.023 due to bad equipment. The investigation by the commission Itself of railroad accidents Involving loss of life, the report says, ' has pro? ceeded far enough to Indicate the need of more etfectlve measures than thus far have been taken to secure safety of railroad travel." While the previous suggestions of the commis? sion as to the adoption by the rail? roads of all-steel, or steel-underframe, cars are being adopted "as rapidly as conditions will permit" and "the dan gar from the use of unsound cars is gradually disappearing," the serious dangers of defective roadway and the use of unsound rails still remain, as a result of which derailments are likely at any time to occur. Concerning Its investigations, the commission says: "Of the SI derailments Investigated, 14 were either directly or indirectly caused by bad track. In five of these 14 cases the derailments would prob? ably have been avoided had existing speed restrictions been observed; but In all the remaining cases no adequate speed restrictions were In force, and In three cases the track conditions were so obviously unsafe that derail? ments were likely to occur even at low speed. In one serious derailment an mlnattcn nt the tr*\rV In the vlcln i? ol the ho ddent disclosed ?0i> r ?t ?n t.es withtn a distance of 141 r":.l lengths. I'nder ma ay >f th* rs le than u**r* as many as ii had ties, and under eacn ot two innig Uteri 12 ties so badly decayed end broken as to be totally unfit for service. In many of these ties the spikes were so loose that they were easily removed by hand, the wood having no longer any holding power. The track In the vi? cinity of this accident was poorly bal? lasted and was unsafe for the pas? sage of trains at ordinary speed. This dera'lment occurred on straight track while the train was running about 30 miles per hour." The report says that "the most dis? quieting and perplexing feature in the problem of accident prevention Is the large proportion of train accidents caused by dereliction cf duty by the employes involved. The commission believes that as a rule there are no men that have a keener appreciation of their responsibilities than railroad Aralnmen and enginemen," and yet It Is pointed out that 63 per cent of the whole number of accidents lnvestl | gated were caused by mistakes on the I part of employes. TAFT PKFPAltFS FOlt TRIP. Hum Made Arrangement* to Visit Panama. Washington. Dec. 16.?Although final details of President Tali's trip to Panama have net been completed the personnel of his party and most of the preliminary arrangements have been made. The president will leave Washing? ton Thursday night over the Atlan? tic Coast Line for Jacksonville and Key West. Me will stop in Jackson? ville for 4". minutes Friday night and Urobahly make a speech there. He Is dUe In Key West Saturday afternoon und expects to sad for Panama that nlKht He will he bach in Key West. SC? ? "rding to present plans, Dec ember 2U ' and will reach Washington about - O'clock on the afternoon of Decem? ber 31. s||F.PP\ltP-KFN YON LlOt OK IV-fore Senate Tomorrow ? Vote Likely this Week. Washington, Dec. 14.?The long contest for legislation to prohibit shipments of liquor into "dry" States will ?a?me to a focus In the Senate on Monday, when consideration of the Sheppard-K*nyon bill will begin. Senator Kenyon today secured an ord^r for the convening of the Senate at II o'clock Monday, giving two an? a half lr urs for consideration of th bill before the ArehbaJd linpeac' merit trial intervenes. An effort * ho mad** to pass the bill next week UFT VOI'T FILL LONDON POST LEAVES NAMING OF READ'S MJC CE8SOR TO WILSON. Until Next Maroli United states Win Hu\c no Ambassador at conri of st. James ? President's Decision Reached During Conference with Secretary <>r state Knoa?No 0111 elal Action Vet Taken Regarding Funeral of Lute Diplomat. Washington, Dec. 16.?President Tuft today announced through Secre? tary Hilles that the post of ambassa? dor to Great Britain and made vacant by the death of Whitelaw Held will not be filled by him. Thi announcement followed a con? ference between the President and Secretary of State Knox. The President believes that impor? tant diplomatic questions involving Great Britain and the United States can be handled successfully in Wash? ington by Mr. Knox and the British ambassador. He understands that President-elect Wilson already is con? sidering a man for the London post and he does not wish to appoint some one who can surve only a few months. The post at London will be vacant until March and will be the first time I In many years that the United States has been without an ambassador in London. The State department has taken no action toward arranging details of the funeral of the late ambassador. It is felt that these should be fixed by Sec? retary Laughlln and other officials of the embassy i t London, with special reference to the wishes of Mrs. Reid. If the family should decide to accept the offer of the British Government to send the body home on a British warship there would, of course, be a considerable amount of ceremonial attendant on the embarkment of the casket, which would be conducted by the American embassy. EXPRESS OFFICE MOVED. Special Delivery Office in Old Quarters for Christmas **Cl?eer/' The Southern Express Company have moved their office into their new quarters on Caldwell street where they have established themselves in one of the stares recently completed by Messrs. Rowland, Manning Shore 1 Wilson Tn fJrJs hutMina* the con pany hnv< most spacious luarters yid ati bettet provided for handling tl ? large amount on* traffic which an nu'ji's j ut-> ??;? tr.i n1 rn :>uir h:?od*. in their oiu unartera inn wempanj has established for the two weeks be? fore Christmas a special delivery office for the Christmas "boose" which always comes in at this season. This has been done for a number of years, because of the large amount of liquor shipped In at this season and to prevent the numerous colored per? sons calling for the liquor, most of which is shipped to persons of their color, from coming in contact with persons calling at the regular office to ship off Christmas presents or to get them from the ofttoe. Already the Christmas trade has started in and the past two days have been busy ones for the employes at the express office. Extra wagons will be put on to handle the surplus ex? press so that all of It can be Bent ^'it as rapidly as It comes In to the of? fice and the deliveries made as prompt? ly as possible under the circumstances when traffic is so congested us it al? ways is at the Christmas season. TEACHERS OF CLARENDON. Instructive Papers Arc Heard at Man lng Meeting. Manning, Dec. IB.?The regular monthly meeting of the Clarendon County Teachers' association was held yesterday in the graded school build? ing at this place with an attendance of about 35 teachers. Several Interest? ing and instructive papers were read and discussed. among them one by Miss Katharine Richards, on vari? ous problems Of school improvement work. Another Interesting paper was presented by Prof. B. H. Hanna of Sardinia on the proper length of daily s??sslons In one and two-teacher schools. A number of school im? provement reports were filed today, nod from those winners of the three State prizes will he selectd. The teachers' association has un? dertaken to distribute copies .d* a pro? posed compulsory school attendance law and the members will circulate blank ' >r signatures Indors? ing s ire. They will repoit the, dgnatures obtained at ths the association in Jan liai n proper steps will he tn the petitions before the C? itlon In the State legls i ment Is strongly tu favor Isory school attendance it Estate Transfers. (h J Hogan to Jas. C, . acre tract $1,500. ason Heames to WMUs H. , 72.3 acres on Sumter- Mayes ibllc road, |3,61o. GOAL MONOPOLY DISSOLVED. WICKERSHAM THINKS COURTS DECREE WILL BREAK UP ANTHRACITE COMBINE. ' Supreme Tribunal Holds That Con* tract With Independent* la Illegal, but Fails to Discover Evidence of General Combination in the Coal Business. Washington, Dec. 1G.?The supreme court of the United States today can celed as violation of the Sherman antitrust law the contract by which railroad-owned coal companies in the Pennsylvania anthracite Heids had purchased the output for all time of i "independent mines." Attorney General Wickersham to? night expressed the belief that the decision "will so completely destroy the combination which now controls the price of anthracite that It must result In a distinct measure of relief to the public." The court also ordered dissolution of railroad control of the Temple Iron company, by which the principal railroads and their coal companies were found to have strangled a pro? ject to build a competing road into the, anthracite fields in 1898, and by which monopolizing schemes could be put into operation handily in the future. The government failed, the court held, to show a "general combina? tion to apportion the amount of coal to be put upum the market annually by the various roads." The govern? ment's other charges as to a general combination were characterized as "Indefinite." Minor combinations were held to have been improperly included In the petition of the government ssrd the proceeding against th .*.rtv was dis? missed without prejudice to* other ac? tions by the government. Attorney General Wickersham weis not pre? pared to say whether he would) direst new proceedings against these al? leged combinations. Justice Lurton announced the opin? ion of the court, which for the pur? poses of this case, consisted of only six members. Justice Day took, no part in the decision because of hi* absence from the bench when the case was argued In October, 1911. Justice Hughes refrained from par? ticipating in the action of the court because >>?* was a special assistant fc the att< ? iii \ general wh? n the I coal business was first Investigated by the govet tmenl Justice Pitney* was nol 01 vhe bench when the .''?ie was presented to the court. The suit was sent back to the Judgo of the court in which It originated-? the circuit court for eastern Pennsyl? vania?for the enforcement of the de? cision. The finding of the lower court was upheld, except as to the con? tract with the "Independents." The railroads concerned In the case were the Philadelphia & Reading, the Lehigh Valley, the Delaware, Lacka wanna & Western, the Central Rail? road of New Jersey, the Erie and the j New York. Susquehanna & Western. DEATH OF MRS. 1). D. SPAIN. Well Removed Woman of Darlington Dies After le ngthy Illness. Darlington, Dec. 16.?Mrs. D'. D? Spain died Saturday, December 14, af? ter a decline in health for several months past. She was burled at Grove Hill Cemetery Sunday afternoon *t 4 o'clock, alter funeral services at the home, conducted by the Revs. Robert W. Lids, O. T. Porcher, D. M. Fulton and B, R. Turnlpseed. Mrs. Spain was the widow of the late A. C, Spain, Esq.. one of the lead? ing lawyers of the State in his life time. She is survived by her children, Mrs. J. Walter James, Mrs. Waddy Thompson, Miss Catsie Spain, and Messrs. Frank O., and Hartwell Spain, and by her stepchildren, Judge Thom? as H. Spain, Dr. Ashton C. Spain and Mesdamei J. W. Evans and A. H. Heyden. WANT NEGRO CHARGED WITH CRIME. Believed That Fugitive Will Be Lynched if caught By Barnwell Men. Barnwell, Dec. 16.?A teh gram was received here early tonight saying that a white woman had been as? saulted by a negro at Kline, In this county, it asked that bloodhounds be rushed to the icone of the out? rage to aid In the capture of the negro. The crime is said have been com? mitted about h o'clock this afternoon in the H'k Fork section, a mile or two from Kline. Coroner J B. Hal ford and the supervisor atid the new? ly appointed sheriff, J. D. Norrls, went to the scene. Mr Norris car? ried bloodhounds with him in an au? tomobile. The meagre reports received ?n Barnwell from Kline lead to the be? lief that the negro will he lynched if he is apprehended by the crowd of men who are searching for him. n mnnH???mi?i?n??m???miw THE PEOPLES' THE PEOPLES' TILE PEOPLES' Your THE PEOPLES THE PEOPLES THE PEOPLES Our ANK My THE PEOPLES? THE PEOPLES' THE PEOPLES' EVERYBODY'S THE PEOPLES THE PEOPLES THE PEOPLES amtttta Now is The Time to teach >our boy the value of small accutuiL'utlons, thrift, economy and UH'tboJlcul bwdue*e habits. Wheat it comes time to leave him what you have accumulated, lie will be better prepared to c*re for and Increase it. No Safer Plan for accomplishing this then by having him start and build an account at the Fir^l National Bank. WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR IDLE MONEY? 1f We will pay you interest on it, both day and night. If Are you banking with us? If not it will pay both of us for you to do so. The Farmers' Bank & Trusl: Company. Ms the Money You Earn? Each deposit you make in our Bank is another step toward Fortune and success. No man ever reached the top without climbing. First advance is your First Deposit, after that each step is easier than the last. Why not deposit with us. The Bank of Sumter LAND LIME. We are prepared to furnl8h this product at prices that will enable every farmer to use it. We have a very low price this year and nothing will do your land more good, especially run down lands, or low and sour land. It is necessary for all leguminous crops such as Alfalfa, clover, vetch, peas, etc. Get our prices In car lota or In smaller quantities. Samples on request, BOOTH-HARBY LIVE STOCK COMPANY, SUMTER, S. C. Don't waste energy counting them-spend it in convincing yourself that the silent, Vana? dium built Ford is the car you ought to have?and can afford -right now. We ve shared profits with you by reducing the price. Fords now in stock. V Ii D. C. Shaw.