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C, as Second Claas Matter.
PERSONAL.
Mira L, M Burgess, who has bean
principal of the White Plains school,
near Jefferson, S. C, hau returned
home.
Mr. W I MeCnW, of Hock Hill,
was in the city Thursday. Hilly is a
n>aper man .md is now nelling
Kock Hill buggies in car load lots,
but he has not forgotten the way to
the newspapef offices where old
fronds are still in bondage.
Mrs W. P. Breeden and daughter,
Miss Willie Belle. of Bennettsvtlle,
spent Wednesday in the city.
Mr. Qeo. W. Hutcheson has return?
ed to the city after a visit to relatives
in West Virginia
( lyburn-Sutton.
Summerton. Peb. 12.?Saturday
art.moon at the P.piscnpal Church,
immediately after the Lenten service,
the marriage of Mrs. Norvelle Deas
Clyburn to James gSjtton was solem?
nised, the Rev. H. C. Mazyck per?
forming the ceremony. The bride
came in with her father. J. P. Deas,
and they were met at the altar by
the groom and J. D. Peas, Jr. After
receiving the congratulations of their
friends, Mr. and Mrs. Sutton took the
afternoon train for Charleston.
> m t \. Hoy*.
a few days ago one of our boys
here in Sumter. came to '.he Y. M. C.
a. and put $1 50 on the counter and
said "I want to Join the Y M. f.* a
and here are my duos for six months."
The little fellow nad a bag on his
shoulder, and in conversation with
him the Secretary asked him where
he got the money to pay his dues.
He said "1 sold papers and made It."
This is one of a large number of our
boys who have earned the money,
one way or another, to pay their du?s.
It Is a very commendable thing to do.
and It Is hoped more of our boys will
determine to do the same.
Marriage Ucvnse Record.
A marriage license was Issued to
Mr. J. H. DuRant. Jr., and Miss
Beulah E. Bracey of Sumter Wednes?
day.
A license was also Issued to Ed
Dingle and Rosa Capers, colored, of
Sumter.
WVKr.llOlsK BIBB CONTINUED.
House RWaned to Act on Big Measure
at This Sc??lon
Columtn I I ttk 13.?The house re?
fused to take the responsibility of
acting on the cotton warehouse bill
last night, and continued it until next
session.
Mr McQueen of Marlboro spoke in
favor of his measure, drawn with a
view of obviating the flaws found by
the supreme court In a similar act
passed by the general assembly In
1*11. A companion bill. Introduced
by Senator Mcl^aurln. is pending In
the senate.
The whole question of the State's
engaging in the cotton warehouse
business was threshed over by the
general a? mbly in 1912.
Mr. McQueen cited last night many
arguments In favor of his bill In the
course of an extended debate.
Mr. Baskln of Lee moved that the
house adjourn debate on the ware?
house bill In order to allow Senator
John L. McLaurln of Marlboro to ad?
dress the house on the subject. The
house refused to agree to the motion.
On the motion of Mr. Nicholson of
Greenwood the warehouse bill was
continued. Thin pre< hides f u vher dis?
cussion of the big question'by the
he use until the fleaatnn of 1914.
WORK o\ \PI?R<>PRI VTION BILL.
Hr?*i?m* Relating lo Stale Colleges
i??m~<<i?Laeal biiu Veeaeal
Columbia. iVb 13.?The House
spent the morning on the appropria?
tion bills. The sections for the Pnl
verjlty. Winthrop and the Citadel
were passed in tb.Jr entirety with the
addition of $2.'00, to the latter to
pay th* exp ns-s of the corps of
cadets at th.' Inauguration.
The QfSSnilHs md Jnspet loeal
bill* have be? n vetoed.
Ml DH \i < DM i ?.i nil l. PASS
i i?
Bill Bunins l it on Water IVmei
shnrstvea i ssujwwswese Report.
? '?dumhta. r'eb. 13. ? The House
bill proponing a tSJ SSJ wafer powers
Pteetvesl an ?nfavstahss report la
the senate this n orninic.
The Medl? al Cob ge t? i11 was pass
ad to the third reading .
\\ h it. \? r \ on |?,,:
Rcmembet t., r. ad the ad of I? C
Hhaw in this sUnse, He tells about
' The Pord "
DEATH OF Ii. It. DURAXT.
WaR Known Citizen of Sumter Pass?
ed Away Wednesday Morning After
Long Illness.
Mr. Lucius B. DuRant, a well
known citizen and business man of
Sumter, passed away at 6 o'clock
Wednesday morning after an illness
of five weeks. Death occurred at his
resldVnce, No. 115 North Washington
str?et. where he had been brought
just two weeks ago from Florida, to
which placo he had gone to spend
the winter. Mr. DuRant had been
in ill health for the past five years.
The funeral services were held
from the residence on North Wash?
ington street Thursday afternoon, at
3.30 o'clock.
Mr. DuRant was born at Lynch
burg, then Sumter District but now
Lee county, March 28th, 1850, and
was therefore nearly 63 years of gfe.
He with his father e-dablished the
old R. W. DuRant Hardware store In
this city many years ago, now the
I mi Kant Hardware Corr pany, of which
the deceased was president at the
time of his death. Mr. DuRant was
ilso a director in the City National
Rank. He was a member of the
Methodist Church and served as stew
art for many years. He was a mem?
ber of Claremont Lodge, No. 64, A.
F. M. He was married to Miss Hat
tie E. Rlcker of this c'ty, but had no
children. He is survived by his wid?
ow and two sisters. Mrs. Silas If el
lett of this city and Mrs. Charles W.
Webb of Anderson, also one brother.
I Mr. Joseph H. DuRant of this city.
BLOODHOUNDS PASS CITY.
Being Taken Back to Columbia?Re?
ports of a Would-be Lynching Cur?
rent.
The pack of five bloodhounds be?
longing to Mr. J. C. Robbins of Co?
lumbia, which were taken to Pine
wood Monday night to trail the negro,
Sam Dukes, were brought through the
city Thursday on their return to Co?
lumbia. The animals were in charge
of Mr. Robbins and were being car?
ried in an automobile.
Mr. Robbins stopped by here
about 1 o'clock on his way from
Pinewood to Columbia in order to
get something to eat before continu?
ing his Journey. He reports that the
dogs did good work at Pinewood,
trailing the negro up to the house
where he spent a part of the night
and which Dukes had left only a
short time before the arrival of the
doga
R< ports were being circulated on
the streets Thursday morning to the
effect that an attempt would be made
to bring Dukes back to Pinewood to?
night or as soon as possible, where
preparations were being made for a
lynching bee. How true these reports
are could not be said, although no
information could be obtained from
Pinewood on this subject.
BRIBFRY IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Five MomlM'iN. of legislature Placed
t nder AFPOHi
Charleston. W. Va., Feb. 11- With
marked money In their pockets, al?
leged to be the price of their votes in
the United States senatorial contest,
which is causing a deadlock in the
legislature, four members of the
house of delegates and one member
of the senate of West Virginia were
arrested in a hotel here lato this aft?
ernoon by Sheriff Bonner Hill in the
presence of the public prosecutor,
Thomas C. Townsend. They were
taken before Justice Deilng, where
the> I hearings and wa re held
In $5,'00 bond each. The accused
no I are I lepres? ntat ives P. S. Q.
Rhoden, i>r. h. f Anbury, David e.
IIill. Hath Duff and Senator B. A.
Smith.
For Leisure Moments.
We always hurt our elves when we
try to hurt others
Try these: "A kind thought a kind
word, a kind deed."
"It is only in the larger and bet?
te iif,. that there is enduring blessed
less."
"Hop? for the best, get ready for
the w< rst and take whatever Provi?
dence ?eeds."
"Most of the shades of life me
produced by standing in our own
sunshine." ? Hmcrson.
"As the sun lighten-, the World, BO
b-t our loving kindness make bright
this house or mir inhabitation."?R.
D ste\ enson.
"Sweet is the memory of departed
friends Like the mellow rays of the
declining SUn, it falls tenderly and
yet steadily on the b art "
?Tle ie |s nothing that a Ulan thinks
of, as he looks back, with any satis?
faction! exe.pt some service to his
fellow-nan some strengthening end
helping a human soul." Phillips
Hrooks. Farm and Fireside,
Patten, Ihs Chicago speculator,
has qualified as a quitter.
JUDGE GARY URGES THE CRE?
ATION OF A PUBLIC SENTI?
MENT AGAINST
CRIME.
Tells of How Crime Has Been Stopped
at Other Places?Hits "Straw
Bonds*1 and Bondsmen Hard?Num?
ber Of Matters Touched on by Grand
Jury In Their Presentment.
The presentment <?f the Grand
Jury for the spring term of court for
Sumter County, 1913, was made to
Judge Ernest Clary just before court
adojurned for dinner Thursday and
was the Cause of a scathing criticism
of "straw bonds" and those dealing
in this class of bonds for criminals by
Judge Gary. Judge Gary comment?
ed on matters mentioned in the pre?
sentment and various other matters
referring to the need of the creation
of a public opinion for law and order
and the desire for the punishment of
criminals. He stated that unless pub?
lic sentiment backed the courts and
Officer! of the law in what they did to
bring criminals to justice, there was
no need for the courts and officers.
The Grand Jury had done Us duty
when it returned a true bill and it
was then left to the petit jury to re?
turn a verdict in accordance with jus?
tice.
He referred to the matter of per?
sons giving bonds for criminals for
remuneration, saying that these
"straw bonds" wa re not as good as
the person's own recognizance, which
in som? cases had been taken by
magistrates as sufficient for releas?
ing criminals after a preliminary. He
bad never heard of the bond being
collected in a single case. He re?
ferred to the fact that farmers, es?
pecially large farmers, made a habit
of hiring lawyers to defend their
hands and giving bond for them
when they were arrested, indicating
by his comments that many criminals
in this way escaped justice.
"I am not after blood," he said, "as
some seem to think, but I want to see
justice firmly and rigidly enforced."
Public sentiment against crime, he
stated, was the only thing which could
prevent crime. He told of several in?
cidents in other counties of the
State, where crime had been stopped
by the creation* of a public sentiment
against it and urged his hearers to
work for such a sentiment in the
minds of the people here, a senti?
ment in favor of punishing criminals
for their crimes.
He made a number of caustic re?
marks concerning "blind tigers,"
whom, he said, this court "had on
the run." He referred to them as the
greatest of social evils and the most
harmful of criminals in the State.
Judge Gary's remarks were heard
With the most profound attention and
seemed to arouse a feeling for bet?
ter condition! socially in the minds of
his hearers.
The presentment of the Grand
Jury was as follows:
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Sumter County.
To His Honor, Judge Ernest Gary,
Presiding Judge, Spring Term,
Court of General Sessions, 1913.
Your Grand Jury beg leave to sub?
mit the following la-port for the
Spring Term court of General Ses?
sions, 1913:
We have passed upon all bills of
Indictment handed us by the Solici?
tor, with as much dispatch as in our
Judgment the separate cases demand?
ed.
YVe desire to thank Your Honor
for the magnificent charge you gave
us on the first day of court, and we
feel sure that the same will result
in much good in Sumter County, our
only regret being that all of the
citizens and taxpayers in Sumter
County could not have heard same.
Y'our Honor made reference in this
(barge to the crowded condition of
the Sessions Docket. Y'our Grand
Jury desires to inform Your Honor
that it Is not responsible for such a
condition of affairs. If it is a result
of not being able to have witnesses
attend court, we suggest that the pro?
cess of the law be Invoked to remedy
this evil, and if there is no adequate
h medy provided by law, that the
matter be referred to the legislature,
so that laws can be enacted that will
meet tins condition of affairs. If we
are not mistaken in our observations,
wo. tbink that one of the causes can
be laid at the doors of the defendant's
attorneys, In rcquetstng the court to
allow continuances of cases that have
been returned by the Grand Jury. We
are of the opinion that these continu?
ances should not bo so easily obtain?
ed.
W< recommend thai In all cases
wie re a continuance has been granted,
on account of the absence from court
of the defendant, that the Solicitor
Immediately institute proceedings to
have the bond of such defendanl es?
treat* d
Your Grand Jury hopes thai Your
Honor will understand our position in
this matter; we know thai an evil ex?
ists, and our only desire is to remedy
the same. We do not Know where
the trouble lies; if we did, we would
certainly bring it to Your Honor's at?
tention. After Investigation, your
Grand Jury is of th< opinion that
more facilities for the handling of the
criminal cases throughout the Coun?
ty should be given to the rural po
licemen and magistrates, and to that
end, we recommend that the County
Hoard of Commissioners have erect?
ed at Wedgefleld, Dal/a ll, and Shiloh,
guard houses to he used by the mag?
istrates and constables in the secur?
ing of prisoners awaiting trial. Un?
der the present system, the prisoners
have to be brought to Sumter, placed
in jail, awaiting a preliminary, when
said preliminary is held, the prisoner
has to be returned to the magistrate.
We think this arrangement will be of
great benefit to these officers. We
recommend that the cost of these
buildings do not exceed $75 each.
Your Grand Jury desires to endorse
the action of the County Board of
Commissioners, in asking the legisla?
ture to make an appropriation for the
improvement of the jail property.
Your Grand Jury will, during the
year, make a thorough examination
of the different county effices, as well
as the different county institutions,
and make a report of their lindings
at a future term of thia court.
' Thanking Your Honor and all court
odieials for courtesies extended.
LIQUOR DILL PASSES HOUSE
right to Get Webb Measure Up Suc?
ceeds Alter Lively Fight Against It
?Special Rule Avoided.
Washington, Feb. 11.?By a viva
voce vote the house late today re?
ported the Webb bill to prohibit the
shipment of Intoxicating liquors into
"dry" States as it passed the senate
yesterday and thereby removed a par?
liamentary obstruction which threat?
ened to delay its Anal passage until
another session of congress.
The fight to get the bill into the
house under a special rule broke dur?
ing the afternoon. There was a liv
ly opposition to it and a spirited tight
on the part of its supporters to
manoeuvre the measure into a posi?
tion where it could be voted upon
ahead of the big supply bills.
Although the parliamentary experts
had thought earlier In the day that a
special rule would be required to get
the bill before the house again, Rep?
resentative Clayton of Alabama called
the measure up under a l ule permit?
ting the house to consider without
reference to a committee any bill pass?
ed by the senate which is substantially
the same as one that has been re?
ported by a house committee.
Republican Leader Mann and Rep?
resentative FitSgerald made a point
of order against the bill, contending
it did not come within the rule be?
cause it was not on the house calen?
dar, had a senate number instead of
a house number, and was not sub?
stantially the same as the Webb bill
as originally introduced.
Speaker Clark overruled the points
of order and the bill was passed with?
out debate or division.
ANOTHER STATE INSTITUTION.
John de la How Home for Children
to be Established in Abbeville.
Columbia, Feb. 13.?The house
agreed last night to establish the
John de la How Industrial school for
destitute children in Abbeville coun?
ty, between Abbeville and Mc
Cormlck, about four miles from the
line of the Charleston & Western
Carolina railroad.
The bill was introduced by Mr.
Mitchum of Clarendon, providing for
the establishment of a home for des?
titute children by the State and ap?
propriating $20,000 for this purpose.
Mr. Mitchum's bill was amended by
Mr. Moore to enable the State to take
advantage of the bequest made to It
by Dr. John de la How in 179S which
comprises 1,800 acres of land and a
sum of money amounting now to
about $2r>,000. The house readily
agreed to adopt Mr. Moore's amend?
ment which provides for an additional
appropriation of $10,000 for the John
de la How home, the election of five
trustees to make rules for the man?
agement of the home which will bo
open to destitute children.
a recent decision of the supreme
court demoves all doubl as to the
availability of the de la How bequest
for the purposes provided.
Ladies Entertain at Box Party.
The cirls* Society of the Trinity
Methodist Church entertanled some
of He ir friends Tuesday evening at
a bos party, which proved most In?
teresting and an enjoyable affair. The
entertainment was given at the resi?
dence Of Mrs. L. M. Knight and was
for the benefit of the church.
Alter other enjoyable features the
boxes which were furnished by young
ladles of the society were auctioned
<UT to the young men, Who then pro?
ceeded with the partner they obtained
with the purchase of the bos to In
vestlgate and sample the dainty con
tents.
NUMBER OF CASES' CALLED AM)
DEFENDANTS PLEAD
GUILTY.
Court Makes Good Progress ami
Many Cases Dispatched?True Dills
Returned by Grand Jury?Sentence
Passed upon Those Convicted.
Several cases were disposed of
Monday afternoon and Tuesday morn?
ing in the Court of General Sessions
the most important being that of th<
State vs. O'Nell Jackson, charge J
With murder. Jackson was found
guilty with recommendation to me:cy;
sentence has not yet been passed.
The negro whom Jackson killed.
Marcus Green, way proved to have
used a knife in the difficulty with
Jackson and this fact probably was
the means of saving Jackson a dcah
sentence.
The case of the State vs. C. Sadler
for assault of a high and aggravated
nature which wras being tried when
court recessed for dinner Monday re?
sulted in a verdict of not guilty.
Charles Lane, charged with violation
of prohibition law was found guilty
and given a chain gang sentence of
1 months.
In the case of the State vs. Bossie
Brand for larceny of a bicycle the
defendant plead guilty and was sen?
tenced to serve 6 months on the
( hang gang.
T. O. Sanders, charged with dis?
posing of property under lien was
found guilty.
True bills returned by he grand
jury Tuesday were as follows:
Isaiah Goodman, Olivia Goodman,
West Middleton and Wesley Black
well, housebreaking and larceny;
Julius Wilson housebreaking and
larceny.
No bill was returned in the case of
the State vs. Robert Mack for ob?
structing the railway.
In the Court of General Sessions
now in session for Sumter county,
go< d progress was made Tuesday and
Wednesday and at present it seems
that many of the old cases as well
as most of the new ones will be dis?
posed of before court adjourns.
Those cases heard Tuesday after?
noon and Wednesday and results are
as* follows:
Charlie Jackson plead guilty to
housebreaking and was sentenced to
serve a period of eighteen months on
the county gang.
Julius Williams also plead guilty to
housebreaking and larceny and was
sentenced to one year at hard labor.
J Grant Hays, larceny of live stock,
failed to appear for trial upon being
called and a bench warrant was is?
sued for him. A ride to show cause
was also issue I against his bonds?
men.
Isaiah Gooden, Olivia Gooden, West
Middleton and Westley Blackwell were
arraigned on the charge of house
breaking and larceny. Middleton and
Blackwell plead guilty and were sen
t( need to one year at hard labor each.
Th" case against Isaiah ami Olivia
Gooden was nol prossed.
Geo. Stephens was tried for house
breaking and larceny and found
guilty. He was sentenced to serve
two years at hard labor.
Bees B. James, violation of pro?
hibition law, continued.
Henry James was tried in his ab?
sence and found guilty of assault and
battery With intent to kill. His sen?
tence has not yet been made known.
Geo. Smith plead guilty to assault
and battery with intent to kill and
was sentenced to servo a sentence of
one day in jail. He had already been
in jail a long time.
Bossie Brand, larceny of bicycle,
plead guilty and was sentenced to
serve six months at hard labor.
A sealed sentence was left in the
case of T. O. Sanders, who Tuesday
was found guilty of disposing of
property under lien. Sanders was
tried in his absence.
The following bills were returned
by the grand jury:
Robert Robinson, housebreaking
ami larceny, no bill.
Julius Williams, housebreaking and
larceny, true bill.
Geo. Stephens, housebreaking and
larceny, true bill.
Good progress was made in the
General Sessions Court Wednesday
And Thursday and a number of cases
were dispatched. Several of those
against w hom charges had been filed
plead guilty and were sentenced by
Judge Gary, who stated daring the
day that he would haul every possible
.it to the grand jury and the Soli?
citor in eradicating crime and pun?
ishing criminals.
The following were arraigned and
plead guilty and senb nces pron >unc
i d \<\ Judge t Sary:
Geo. Roe, burglary and larceny,
phad guilty, sent,need to two years
at hard labor.
Lawrence Simmons phad guilty to
housebreaking and larceny and re?
ceived a sentence of three montha
The following cases wa re tried:
Cat l ie Ramsey, alias Mattie Wright,
tried in absence for violation of the
prohibition law and found g
b-nch warrant was issued for Bet
rest.
Julius Williams irag found guilty
of burglary and larceny with rec?
ommendation to mercy and was giv?
en a sentence of three years.
Cary Mack Lowry was tried for
larceny of live stock and found guilty.
He .was sent^m ed to serve on the
chain gang for one year.
Henry Janu s was tried for assault
and battery with intent to kill and
.vas found guilty of assault and bat?
tery of ? high and aggravated na?
ture. He was sentenced to a period
of four months on the gang.
The following bills were returned
by the grand jury:
T. L. Northcutt, obtaining goods by
false pretense, true bill.
John Turner, violation of prohibit?
ion law, true bill.
Caleb Conyers, violation of prohib?
ition law, true bill.
John Butler, larceny of live stock,
true bill.
John Ballard, assault and battery
with intent to kill and carrying con?
cealed weapons, true bill.
John Williams, carrying concealed
weapons, true bill.
The case against G. H. Burgess for
obtaining goods by false pretense was
nol prossed by the Solicitor.
Felder Atkinson, arson, continued.
Moma Wilson, alias James Wilson,
murder, continued.
Abe Sanders and Boozier Dozier,
housebreaking and larceny, nol pross?
ed by the Solicitor.
Bench warrants were issued for
Emily Haile, Sallie Osbourne and
Grant Hayes in the case of the State
vs. Grant Hayes for violation of the
prohibition law.
The grand jury made a special pre?
sentment in returning a bill against
John Williams for carrying conceal?
ed weapons. Williams had not been
indicted for this offense, but stated
before the grand jury that he had the
pistol at the time of a difficulty with
another person and the indictment
was made out and a true bill returned.
The presentment of the grand jury
was then read and Judge Gary made
some very interesting comments on
it and concerning the creation of
public sentiment against crime and
for the bringing of criminals to jus?
tice.
Am B. C. Club Enjoys Banquet,
The A. B. C. Club, American Book
Culture club, was enjoyably entertain?
ed Monday evening at a banquet at
the Claiemont Hotel arranged by th?
male members of the cub for the la
dies. There were no toasts, but th<
evening was most delightfully spent
A five-course supper was serve<
which, of course, was the feature o
the evening. Heretofore the club ha?
rnet every two weeks at the homes
of the female members, who have
acted as hostesses. This occasion was
gotten up by the male members, who
acted as hosts. The committee in
charge, of which Mr. C. S. Anderson
was chairman, arranged a most suc?
cessful and pleasing affair.
Those present were: Chaperones,
Dr. and Mrs. S. C Baker; Misses
Claudia Eraser, Annie Purdy, Emma
Baker, Beatrice Sumter, Jennie
Chandler, Mary Purdy, Margaret
Bryan; Messrs. C. S. Anderson, S. M.
McLeod, W. M. Scott, J. C. Bryan, C.
H. Wilson, James Cuttino, H. A. Mo?
ses.
Real Batate Transfers.
Sarah Emma James to Leila May
James, 275 1-2 acres known as Brad?
ley Home place, $9,000.
W. B. Lynam to P. M. Parrott and
McCallum Realty Co., Interest in lot
on Liberty street, $200.
J. H. Morse to P. If. Parrott, inter?
est to lot on Liberty street $95.00.
J. H. Johnson to McCallum Realty
Co., interest in lot on Liberty street,
$75.
W. B. Lynam to P. IL Parrott, in?
terest in lot on Liberty street, $100.
G. R. Barringer to McCallum Real?
ty Co., interest to lot on Liberty stTOOt,
$90.
Mary P. Field to D. It. McCallum,
Jr., one-half interest to lot on Oak?
land avenue, $10.00.
C. S. Williams to J. W. Moultrie,
two lots on Manning public road, $1,
200.
Xeill O'Donnell, trustee to L. Ar?
thur O'Neill, Jr.. Tourney Block and
three other lots on Main street, $1.00.
SUMTER COTTON MARKET.
Corrected daily by Ernest Field, Cot?
ton Buyer.
Sumter, Feb. 13.
Good Ma. lltng 11 1-2.
Strict Middling 12 S-t.
Middling 12 l-i.
st Low M Iddllng Ii 7-S.
i ..'\\ middllng ii l-i.
Staple cotton, nominal.
M \\ YORK i OTTOX M 1RKET.
N? w York. Feb. 11,
Opening Close.
March.12.51 12.54