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GASH REGISTER MEN SENTENCED patterson \m? Ol li! KS of na? tional (omi'wv oiini ui i) to mim, .Indue. In Pronouncing Scntciu-e, l>c nounuN Defendants for Their llu* 10. Methods, \p|satl and Motion for \rr?-??t of Judgment. t inclnnatl. Feb. 17 ?Jobn 11. Pat? terson of the National Cash Register company of Ibtyton today was s?>u t? need to nervo one year in the coun? ty jail at Troy. Ohio, and to pay a fine of $5.am> for violation of the Sherman anti-truMt law. Twenty-eight other officials and employe* of the company w. re Riven jail sentences varying from three months to one year and were ordered to pay the costs of the prosecution. The sentences were pronounced after United ?t?te* Judge Holdster had scored the defendants bitterly for their business methods, methods Which, he declared. Were needless in a concern where million of dollars could have been made legitimately and wl'.hout violation of the law. Judge H"Ilister declared that the | maintenance of the competition de? partment with Its "gloom room" and ' morgue" constituted business me? thods that should not be countenan? ced "Technically there are three of? fences, all practically the same," he said. To sentence on each count, however, would be unjust. Therefore 1 shall consider you as guilty of hut one offense and there shall be no cu? mulative sentence. I must make your cases an example to others who are engaged In the same kind of business. The penalties I Impose must stand out as a warning to these who would try to violate the law of the land in this manner. "I have never heard] of a legltmate concern having a competition depart? ment, whose sole duties are not to sell goods, but to present the sale of goods br competitors," said Judge Hollis ter. "The only wav that I can critl " else them Is to s; ^ that they were petty and meun. "This concern made a cash register which was of such value to the busi? ness world that millions of dollars could have beeu BfcsVAa 'egltimately. and such methods would not have been needed. ' Y< u men belong to tne walk if life shich should set the example. ^ ? I > sj have lout ?ne opportunity that wac riven ro you by the methods which you pursued. In your desire for gain you forget everything else." A motion for the arrest of Judg? ment was filed this afternoon by at? torneys for the sjosrrlftsjd tsM i One of the reasons set forth In the motion was that the Sherman anti? trust law, In so far as it attempts to SSSjflJlfl offenses and impose penalties, U repugn*.nt to the constitution of the United States, especially to sec? tion 1. article &, and to the tifth amendment, which says that no per? son sha.1 be deprived of life, liber? ty or property without due process of law. It Is also said that the senteme conflicts with the tenth amendment In that the av.mn ms of the court were general, vague indefinite and uncertain in Informing the defendants of the nature and cause of the ac? cusation. "The government Is trong enough to protect Its people whether this pro? tection extends to the transportation of dynamite across the land for the purpose of blowing up bridges, or tIn? laying of the hands upon men who seek to stifle competition by ilh-gal business mcthodr.' I- I k> to II \\ I m an home. He*x?ml SU?ry to he \dd. i\ to Hast k or Ketd St(.r<> for F.Ik- t'luh Itoom-. The Elks of this city are to have a new home in the near future. If pffSJH ent plans turn out as expect.ai. It is now understood, the information bas? ing been gained from reliable source-*, that a second story will be added to the block of Keid Slsrss at the COT? ner of Main street ,,,| Hampton av nue which will be titled out OOtnplet* as club room a for the Flks The SjsjSj has for gsSJM MlS BK ? n looking for i pie. which will prove a good horn.. f,.r tin m. and It s. . ms that the committ. ?? in I ar*.- lUU hi last agreed upon tin- plans prop..-* d by the otint'iH of the property, and accepted the off e r made to tln-m There was some talk of i thi ? ? building being built at the com?* of Main and I ? i^.m a?..i p i t ' ' ' w h:- !? would be used by the etub, but tin. proposition seems to hSrVs fallen through The work of hulldm. I . - i ? >ry to the stores, it is und. rate* d, w ill start within tblrtv du\s. if tb. i >n? tract befSfseg the owner ,.f tb prop* erty and the club goes through. aS II probably win Th. Improvement i the prop, ity will b.ashlers i The riub win be Mied "??t complete with all desired convenience*, it pi ent, in addition t.? which Will 1 Stalled kit' h? it. dir im; room, 1 > parlor and otli i .rtel BUILDINGS BILL PASSED. aim THnovGa congress \r tbr hot fight. \oto 01? MMNN IK I to If, Its Dp ponrnt> falling t<> Mmw strength Needed for iioii < all. Washington, Feh, 17.?After acri? monious debate the house today pass? ed the puhllc bulldlngi i?iii, authoris? ing the trtetion of $25.000,000 worth of public .structures throughout the country, The vote on the bin was IS4 ti? II and the opponents of the measure were unable to muster enough votes t?> secure ? r?>u call to Insure 1 1 ecord vote. Renn lentntlve Fitugerald of New York, chairman of the house appro? priations committee, ttnd Representa? tive llardwick of Georgia vigorously attacked the Democratic side for their support ol the bill. "They are sham economists who have been talking economy and advo? cating public buildings bills which fugten ohllgntlons upon the treasury," declared Mr. Fltsgerald. "i denounce as ind? fenalhJe this method of passing a public bill. It ties together every? body with an Item in it and makes it impossible to give ( lose scrutiny and attention to the bill. I understand this bill has been so sclent Ith ally pre pared that it can not bo defeated." Representative Kardwlch was bit? ter in his denunciation of the bill. "i believe," h,- declared, "honestly and candidly that this is the worst bill of its kind ever reported to an American house of representatives. I do not think that in the palmiest days of Cannonism as rotten a proposition ever cane to this house. "There arc things in this bill no one can defend. I submit to you that each Of yOU In your heart of hearts knows that this bill is not right, that instead of being in the interest of the public service and of the people of the Uniti l States it is in the interest of the political fortunes Of individ? uals on both sides of the house." Representatives Burnett, Clark of Florida and Austin of Tennessee do 1 ended the bill, declaring it was framed on an economical basis, after two years when no public buildings bills were passed. Washington, Feb. 17.?Tie pub? lic buildings bill passed by the house today includes an item of C --'? - 000 for Columbia's postotttee, and $50,000 each for Lancaster, Marion an I Leaufort. DOKg St mti.k want BASE? 11 all? S. \V. Ilrown of Columbia Want* to Know if gumter Will Join in a State league. The following letter from S. \V. BrOWg of Columbia to the Sporting Editor Of the Sumter Item will bo re id with tiie great eat interest by Sumter baseball fans whether they decide to join in a State League or not, for there has always been a great Interest in the great national sport here, and always will be, no doubt, whether this city has a pro? fessional team in the Held or not: Columbia, Feh, is, 1913. To the Spirting Kditor Sumter Item: Deaf Mr: It Is very apparent that Colttflgl 1 Will not be represented by i baseball team in the South Atlantic League this year. There seme to be . well founded sentiment In many Quarters, that the State of South Car? olina is now largo enough to sup? port a State league. Puhllc sentiment here is for base? ball outside of the S. A. L. and In or? der to satisfy this demand, we are ? nnsfdsrlng the formation of a State League, consisting of six clubs. With this end In view we ask that you re? fer this communication to your Board of Trade or to persons who you know will start a movement for a club In your town. As the time for the formation of a league it short. WC urge prompt at tentlon to this note to that we may issue a < ill for an organization meet? ing Yours very truly, S. W. BR< >W\\ a number of fans have been beard to remark recently, when speaking of the Columbia basehall situation, that now was a good time for Columbia to break off from the s a. l and to jom In a State league. These faus \ .i. hop* fid that If such a State l< , rue was formed thai Bumter would sec her way clear to enter it. it bus now been four years since Sumter has had baseball and those fans who have been heard to dl cuss the Situation think it about lime for her to take notice again if' city Is ever to n i ke i name for hi rself In the base i >ll world. Ho* ever, nal may be, I he letter Is prodtu ? d for the benefit of Ihe lov? l i .;??,-. ball and developments will as nit< ?! v. Ith inh rest. tp a w ho i long on i upei i? nee i ||| -boit on money,?Wil THE DEADLY PISTOL. HEARTS THAT ARE PIERCED BY UNSEEING HAND. Brother of Man Shot Down in Tim monsvlllo Exposes Pierced Hearts in Ear \way California. Florence Timer. The man who raises the nimble ami deadly pistol against his fellow man and Violates the laws of Qod and man when ha takes vengeance Into his own hands, and slays for the gratification of pride and passion might pause if he could count the cost of the shot. He might hold up hi* hand if he could see how far ?*?e winged messenger of death W< nt after it had passed through i the offending body of his enemy hut he is blinded by passion and the blood in r eye lets him see only the form <d the man who has offended him. Then a weak and sickly Sympathetic jury will say that he had done no more than they would each have done in his place, and so they declare that he is not guilty. Sometimes tlie lawyers on the side of the prosecution will try to show the extent <d* the Hight of the death dealing bullet but the jury is deaf and blind to that, they will see nothing but the fact that the man before them is alive and that he had done what they might do some day and they would be glad to stay allv< so th< y get hold of one of Hod's law and use it in place of the law that was meant to be used in such a place, and think that they have fol? lowed the "Golden Rule/' and done to others as they would have others do unto them. In the following letter to the may? or' of Florence asking for a subscrip? tion to the paper In the town where the slayer of his brother will be tried Mr, E. 11. Williams of Califor? nia gives a little light on the night Of the bullet that killed his brother, R, F. .Villiams, on the streets of Timmonsville not long ago, and he shows bare to the mayor's views but WOunds In other hearts far away but not so far that the bullet could not pierce them too with deadly effect. Only extracts are given because in some sentences the pen of the brother gives vent to indignation as Wounded men will to cries or some times curses in their agony. "My poor brother left us with his little family only a short time ago in jolly spirits as he had just recov? ered sufficiently from a two years spell of sickness to enable him again to go to work and his wife wanted to return to . ississippl There Is only two years difference in our ages and I have been with him almost constantly from baby? hood up to wln-re h? left Los Angeles and l can swear he never knowingly Wronged any man *>r woman or child. His record will bear Investigation back to the cradle. 1 challenge the cov?ard ? h<> shot this poor Innocent boy to show up q clear record for even a Week. My brother was working hard and trying to support his wife and babies who were looking forward to his comini home and spending a happy Christmas with them. His poor lit? tle boy ."? years old looked up to his "Padaa" for everything and was Counting the days when he would come home, now the poor littdle or? phan Is back there in Mississippi, still crying and groaning for his poor dad? dy who was shot down. I suppose it was noticed my brother was not armed. He never carried weapons In his life, He always liv? ed an upright Christian life so that he could look any man In the eye and ?1 i?1 not indulge in ih?- cowardly custom of carrying a pistol. He nev? er permitted a week to pass without writing his mother a cheerful loving letter, no matter how busy he was, always on Sunday morning this let? ter reached Los Angeles. Now his mother, tilbd with grief says, "The mail docs not Interest me now, my poor boy Is gone." Please pardon my writing so much but my feelings get the best of me here. All my brother's folks are Southern people and have li\ed in Mississippi, all their lives, up to a few ) ears ago. Ills father and my dad also is an old Confederate soldier, served all through the '?> years of the civil War. Heath at Ma>oM ille. Mayesville, Feb, 17.?Mrs. Louis peopb s died al her home about two miles from lu re on Sunday, after an Illness of some weeks. The deceas? ed was only about '2-> years of an?'. She leaves her husband and three small children to mourn her loss and they have tin heartfelt sympathy of their friends and the community gen . rally. The funeral services and Interment took place :,t Kock church this af ternooi \ cabb tam says "the powers are nt uoi latlng o> ? r t he fate of T?rk? >," W hen t b get through slicing Tur? key, h? i fate Is about all thai w 111 11 left to her Wilmington star. BARELY SAVED FROM ANNIHIL? ATION BY small hoys' snowballs. Lada From Pennslyvanla Military Col? lege Come to Their Rescu? ?Army Reaches Chester. Chester, Pa, Feh. IT.?The march? ing pilgrims bound from New Y'ork to Washington in the cause of wom? an suffrage had their first hostile re ceptlon since their hike began at Lleperville, a small village to the north of this city, late this after? noon when they were snowballed and almost routed by a crowd of small boys. A crowd of cavalry from the Pennslyvanla Military college went gallantly to the rescue, put the young opponents of the movement to rout and escorted "Gen." Rosalie Jones and her "army" to this city, where they will spend the night. Prominent women suffragists from Wilmington, Del., joined with sympa? thizers in this city in giving the pil? grims a reception of a nature which did much to make them forget the hardships on their march from Phil? adelphia. Despite the snow covered ground all of the army managed to walk the en? tire 11 miles from Philadelphia and no desertions have been reported. The trim appearance which had been maintained by ^ome of the younger marchers, however, suffered severe? ly. Miss Phoebe Hawn's shoes gave way under the strain before the jour j ney was half ended and the great toe ' of her right foot was in evidence when Chester was reached. Miss Crowell, who Insisted upon marching with painfully blistered feet, has won her the sobriquet of "Mi? nerva the Martyr," discarded heavy tan marching shoes, which have been the cause of her agony, and appeared in a pair of light pumps with high heels. The pumps were practically disintegrated at the end of the day's walk and her feet were in worse con? dition than ever. This fact, however, Miss Crowell declares, will not pre? vent her continuing the march. The start today from Philadelphia was delay* d by a reception at the Uni? versity of Pennslyvanla law school, when thousands of students gave the pilgrims a warm, reception. Tomorrow night the women expect i to spend in Wilmington, Del., 13 miles I closer to their goal. FELL on CONDUCTOR, Flagman and Capt. Bo wen Hurt9 in Unusual Way. Camden, Feb. 17.?Ben Taylor, the colored flagman of th? Northwestern Railway Of South Carolina ?vho was injured by a fall from a box car, and Conductor Bowen, who eras struck by Taylor when he fell Saturday morn? ing, are getting along a.s could well be expected. Taylor had three ribs broken and many bruises. Mr. Bowen was se? verely bruised, esp< clally In the neck. The Northwestern freight train was leaving Camden about 7 o'clock in the morning, and when in the yards at the old Southern depot Taylor fell from the top of the car, due to slip? ping on the lee which covered the ear. Conductor Bowen happened to be running along the side of the car from which Taylor fell, and was struck by Taylor. The fact that Tay? lor fell on Mr. Bowen no dobut saved bis life, as bis body would have struck the croestles on tbe ground. Loth of the injured arc laid up. Mr. Bowen Is expected to be out againt in a few days. Capt. Bowen was for several : months a resident of this city and has many friends and acquaintances here who will regret to hear that he has been injured. Capt. Bowen mov? ed his family from here to Camden last fall. NEARLY READY FOR BUSINESS. Pan-ott Milling Company Has Ma? chinery Installed ami Will Open Shortly. The Parrott Milling Company of this city, one of the new enterprises which is expected to prove of much benefit as an advertisement for Sum? ter, has at last practically completed the installation of machinery and will probably open Its doors for busi? ness the latter part of this week, by Which time it is expected that all of the machinery will be In working or? der and a car load of coi n w ill be on hand for the opening. Monday aften.n the power from the fifty horse electric motor was turned on and the machinery ran "as slick as a whistle" The big grind stones have still to be p it m place, bill otherwise everything connected with the planl Is In working order and 1 r< ady to begin business. - Tie Wilmington Star says lhat every man wants credit for whal he do< s. \ lol of th< in want credit for w hat t hey do and for w hnl t hi y d< ? I not do, tind some Just wan! credli anyhow and lei the creditor do the hi t he can to get it Florence Tino s, CONSTANTINOPLE ON FIRE. QUARTER ADJOINING SAINT SO? PHIA MOSQUE ?URNING. Bulgarian Column Advancing Through Belgrade Fore*! in Direction ??t ' Omuini. Fortifying Heights. Constantinople, Feb. 17.? The quar? ter adjoining the Saint Sophia mosque In Constantinople la burning. A hun- ; drod and fifty houses and shops BO far have been destroyed. A heavy bombardment of Adri anopls occurred Sunday. Tt is said the situation around Bu? lair Is unchanged. A Bulgarian col umn is advancing through Belgrade forest, 4o the west of Herkos lake, in the direction of Ormani and is forti? fying the heights west of Blvaskeui. ENVER BEY HURT. Young Turk Leader Wounded b\ lli^ Soldiers. London, Feh. 17.?Turkish soldiers early today attempted to assassinate and succeeded in badly wounding Enver Bey, the Young Turk leader. A news agency dispatch hy wire? less from Constantinople says that Enver was Stabbed severely several times, hut gives no further details. Enver Bey last week made a dis? astrous effort to pierce the Hanks of the Bulgarian army on the shores of the Sea of Marmora with a forlorn hope of Ottoman troops who were heaten hack with terrible losses. He was one of the leaders in the recent revolt of the Young Turks, which led to a renewal of the war between the Turks and the Balkan states. Several threats against his lite had been made among the disaffected soldiery, who were aroused by the assassination of >7::dm Pasha, their beloved com mander-in-chlef. Enver Bey was a prominent mili? tary leader in the war in Tripoli and was called by European experts "the best soldier in the Turkish army.' Death Reported. Vienna. Feb. ".7.?A Constantino? ple dispatch to Die Zeitung says that Envef Bey has been killed by assas? sins. Sus|Hmds Attack^. Lomlon, Feb. 17.?A Cologne die paten to The Times says the allies attack on Scutari has been suspended until the completion of certain mili? tary preparations COLORS GAIiORE FOR WOMEN. Glories of the Rainbow to bo Eclipsed In Pageant at Washington. Washington, Feb. 14.?Smoked glasses probably will be necessary in viewing the suffragist pageant on March 3, for the committee on ar? rangements today announced that the costumes would Include every color in the spectrum. Under the artistic eye of Mrs. Patricia Street, of Aus? tralia, the multi-Colon d marches will be arranged into one long color scheme that will dim the glories of the rainbow. Miss Inez Milholland, of New York, will lead the procession on horseback and will be clad in yellow, and behind her will troop ushers in pale blue and gold. After them will come wo? men in gowns of variegated hue rep? resenting the native dress of the four countries that have given the ballot to women?Norway, Finland, New Zealand and Australia. Following them will march repre? sentatives of those countries which have granted only partial suffrage? Sweden, Denmark. Iceland, Great Britian, Austria-Hungary and Bel? gium. Women representing other na? tions, charaeteristically clad, will complete that portion of the parade. Women artists in pale rose, actress? es in deeper rose, musicians in very deep American beauty rose and wo? men representing other processions and crafts clothed in costumes rang? ing from light lemon to funeral black, will be arranged in the procession so that there Will be no clash of color. "If only it won't rain on that day," said Mrs. Street. The committee also announced that the last in line will be the men. headed by Representative Richmond Pearson Hobson, of Alabama. Woik in A. c. I.. Freight Yard. The work in the Atlantic Coast Line freight yard is going on steadily. The concrete foundation for the turn? table has been practically completed and has only to dry out. The bridge is also m arly completed. At pr? sent a force of hands is |ev? ling off the ground around 'he center foundation and another force Is digging down to a sufficient depth for the installation of a strong foundation for the coal (hutt?. I n order to ::. ( the most out of the parcels poet and rural free delivery system, gel you a good toad. A reac? tionary is a fellow who can get Im? proved highways but won't do thing: to get them like other p< ople gel tie i' ? Wilmington star. BOYS AND GIRLS PROFITED. THEIR STAY AT CORN EXPOSI? TION OF GREAT YALI i:. Knapp Kpcaks in Hlgii Henna of Ucnc Bts of National Corn Exposition in < olumbia. Washington. Feb. is.?"1 know that the members of the boys' coin clubs and the gills' tomato clubs who visit? ed the Columbia Corn exposition not only enjoyed the trip greatly, but that they also profits 1 by their visit and realised the opport inity they had and made every effort to get all there was of profit out of the exposi? tion," said Bradford Knapp, chief of the CO-operatlve demonstration work ??f the department of agriculture, who spent two weeks at the National Corn exposition, today in speaking of the s'.iow and its beneficial effects on the boys and girls of the clubs. "The exposition was one of tho most interesting events that has oc? curred in the South in a. long time," continued Mr. Knapp. "The marvel? ous spirit of interest dev. loped by the boys and girl.? during their stay at the exposition was noticeable by all those who paid tspecia! attention to it. It was most gratifying, too, that not an accident of any kind occurred to , mar the pb asure of their visit and every boy and girl was returned home safe and sound." $100,000 To LOSE APPENDIX. Pcruvulan Millionaire's Wife Journeys to Parts for the Operation. New York, Feb. 1G.?A record ex? pense to rid oneself of an appendix probably will be established by Mrs. Tomaso Dornello, the wife of a Peru? vian millionaire who has arrived here from South America on her way to Paris. Seeking to escape the fate of her sister, who died after an operation for appendicitis in this country, If IS* Lornello has insisted upon making the trip to Paris to have a famous French specialist operate. Making the trip with her family, two maids and a private physician she estimates that it will cost her $100,000 to get rid of her troublesome appen? dix. Wood's Seeds for The I Farm arid Garden. 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