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? be OtHatcbman nu ?outbian. PablUhcd Wt'dut'Mluy ami Saturday. ?BY? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY 8UMTKR. 3. C. Terms: $1.50 per annum?in advance. Advertisements: tree Square first Insertion.$1.00 Every saHeequent Insertion.bQ Contracts for three months, or logger will be made at reduced rates. ?11 communications which sub? serve private Interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respeot wlU be charged for. The Humter Watchman waa found? ed In lKtO and the True Southron In litt. The Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and saflusne? gl both of the old papers, and Is manifestly tht beat advertising medium In itumter. fss??ti The most sensible thing Congress has done '.his session was to elimlnat the appropriation for free seed distri? bution. get \ report originating in Washington attributes to President-elect Wilson a desire to have in his cabinet one prominent Progressive Republican. 1 < the supply of able and distinguished Democrats so short that he cannot All the Cabinet without drafting a recruit from the enemies camp? ess It seems certain now that the Pen? itentiary Hosi- ry Mill will be abolish? ed November 1st. and it is only right and proper that it should be. In this matte.* we have been in entire sympa? thy with the stand taken by the State Board of Health and Oov. Blease and It is gratifying to ecord the fact that the legislature voted by a very large majority to wipe out this pest hole that *iaa disgraced the State. see If Woodrow Wilson succeeds in making a personage of the Vice Presi? dent. Instead of a figurehead, by mak? ing him an unofficial member of the Cabinet he will become the patron taint of future Vice Presidents, ess The Old Soldiers Home in Columbia appears to be affected with petty grafters as well as infested with other disagreeable parasites. ? ? COUNTY S. S. CONVENTION. Will be Held In First Baptist Church. Somter. Thursday. Marth Oth for Two Sessions. Th i first meeting of the Sumter Oounty Sunday School Convention ?Hill Ii? held In this city st the First Baptist Church on Thursday, March tth. at wJUth time an organisation of Sunday schools In the county will be formed and piaas set on foot to arouse ?othusiasm in the State Sunday School convention which will be held here one month later, April 2 and 3. The convention is non-dcnomlna rtonal and the public generally is in? vited to attend. All Sunday school i in the county have be?n communicat? ed with and have been especially ask? ed and urged to send rogeoaontattvoi to th" convention which will hold two nootoni. one in the afternoon and one in the e\enlng. Sumter county is one of the few counties in the* Slate which has go regularly organised County Sunday School Association and a number of the hading church and Sunday School workers in this city have been agltat.nr the matter ol late with the idea of forming the county associa? tion. Chief among these are Presid? ing F.hb r Walter I. Herbert and Sec? retary II L Blrchard of the Y. M. C A., and other Sunday school superin? tend* nts and ministers of the city. At Ihe lonvmMon which has been called ol!b . r w dl 01 elected ami plans for mula'ed fOf BSnhlng the association a perm a re nt one. Th -xe mi. rented in tin mat'er hi\e been sntTSnislj) fort mate in getting Mr" Miii; I ? -t-r nrviier of Chicago, one ,.f *he lending Sunday school workers gsj the wbd. country, to stop at Samt? r for two days for the eo.t vente n Mm Brynet Will stop by on her way from Fortda. when she goes to at?? nd th. Stats Sunday S< hool Gasjvsatlou. Mis. Qrace Vandlver nf Hpartanbnr* ?i>'iry ol the South Carolin i gtats Association of Sunday SSSSaata will also SS one of the tors to attend th< oounty eonvention. I :'or:.ir.g as it ?lo. .s m a a month be? fore as Stats convention it Is hoped Qsal I hit conventios *?u sueooed In stirring gg general interest in the large oosjventtouv No plans will be made for the entertainment: ef \ ?ori to ihs county eonvention! u ?adneteni Ihme \mii not t?e had to pro? vide for ?uitabb- arangements uloni gfegj hue to if m ole The seogrsm provided f??r Ihs oc? casion i xfteriiooii gfssgees :i ;n i?. 'otlonal Fxer- lees - I - 1? M \l< Uttd : 11 Tt mnoi an Oi gnnhial Ion .1.06?"Why are we here."-- Rev, W. I Herb. rt. I? U 4.10 - "The Child We Teach."?Miss Oraoe \v. Vandtvi r, General Secre? tary State Sunday School Work. 4.3 0?"Effective Aids to Elemen? tary Teaching."?Mrs. Mary Poster Bryneri Chloago, Na tlonal Sunday School Board. Benediction?Rtv, J. M. Rodgers Night Session. 8.00?Devotional Exorcises?Itov, C. C. Brown. 8.20?"\ Call to Service."?Rev. J. P, Marlon. Me?'P*lani for County Work."? Miss Graes w. Vandiver, 9.00?"The World-wido Sundry School Movement.'?Mrs. Mary Fos? ter Bryner. Report of nominating committee and permanent organization. Adjournment. MAKES FAVORABLE REPORT. Btvsjfsjsnt Leveesann <>f United state*. Arsnj Ccasdacted School for Mllltta < Mtioer*. Sergeant Lsvsrntan of the Second United State? Infantry has been in this city since Wednesday conducting a school for the commissioned and non-oonimlsslonod omeeri ol the Sum? ter Light Infantry. Sergeant Lever man left Sumter Saturday Right, hut before he left he showed members of the local militia the report which he would semi on to headquarters at Washington and his report was very favorable to the local company. In compliance with orders from the war department Mr. Leverman has beta conducting th>se schools throughout this State among the mili? tia companies, of whom much more is required now than ever before in the history of the National Militia. The school was conducted Wednes? day and Thursday nights and Friday night was continued at a drill of the company in the Armory Hall. Much good was accomplished among the officers of the local militia by the in? structions given by the United States Army officers, which will no doubt be of benefit hereafter at inspections and on encampment. In his report Sergeant Leverman, it is understood, stated that he was very much pleased with the manner in which the armory and equipment was kept, as it was more like conditions in the Cnited States regular army than anywhere else he had been, and was in better condition than at any other places he had visited. He also stated that the non-commissioned officers showed more interest and capacity for their work than he had noticed in many other companies. The Sun ter Light Infantry will be given their annual inspection by Ad? jutant and Inspector General W. W. Moore and a United States officer sent out by the War Department for this purpose on March 14th and the com? pany is r ow getting ready for this oc? casion M they will put up a creditable Inspection. I ten I l state Transfers. The following deedi to real estate were left with the auditor Saturday to be recorded: Mrs. Letts E. Wright to Melver L. Anderson, lot on corner of Oakland ar?ttS and I'urdy street, $500. it. i>. i. et al, to i>. W. Washing? ton, tracts of yti acres, 3a acres, and 96 acres, in county, I-.0 4 1. Hugh c. Haynsworth to Julia Bur? rows, lot containing one acte west <>r city, $400. John K. Cf use well to Charles B, Curtis, l"t Sumter Street, $ 1,000. Charles & Curtis to John K. Cross well, i?u "U corner of South Mam an i 1 ?mgle streets, $ 13,500. The Mystery. An old lady was going over the roo. ind after some rime she went up to a loa per and tappe I him on tie iboul? ier with her umbrella. "Well, mum." laid the kee;x>r " I want to ask you." ixplained the old holy, ' which of the inimals in the zoo you consider the nost remarkable." The keeper icratchcd his h< a?i for a while. Then ?"Well, mum." he replied, "alter rarefui consideration, as you might lay. I've come To the conclusion aa he biscuit goes to the laughlne hy maIndeed!" said the old lady n surprise; "a'.d why do you consider he laughing byens so remarkable?" ?Well mum." answered the soologlcal iSpert, he only has a sleep once a Seek He only has a meal once a 'ear So \*hnt he's got to laurrh about t m > .1/uir?> t n ' nn ^tu',\ ?/-? t?-?o'" Englishman Returns a Relic. Tho dnke of Sutherland, who has lust arrived In Nt n York, seems to be * "good sport." He was on tho Olympic when it was tied up by a irrike. and offered to stoke on tho passage. He Iuih bought much land In Canada and is urging bis friends to in there and be real farmers But the primary purpose of this long journey, na he proudly announct d, is to de? liver to tlie New York Yacht < luh lha iternnlecc of the original yacht Amer lea, whit h won Ihe famous cup In IHfil. Os Ihla sternplcta there is an eas with uingi ?!. id, and the name of tho yacht. The old cup wlnnei n t* remodeled in England and lh< stern pice was plm .-.I ort r th" door ? b hotel in Rj de, isle ot Wlghl Pn ity Kood for the largest titled land owner u Great Britain.-Chicago Intel Ocean. UENERAL ASSEMBLY REFUSED TO SUSTAIN OBJECTIONS R USED IN MOST IN? STANCES. Those Relating lo stau- Colored Col? lege a* lo Agrleltural Extension Work and Summer school Killed ?Senate Works. Columbia, March 2.?With the ex? ception of two or three items in the senate and four il'-ms in the house, both bronchol of the legislature pass? ed the appropriation bill as reported. T he items referred to below, on which tin- veto of the governorw as placed, were discussed at length, and it was earls morning before the work of the two houses i.nne to temporary close. Then, with the appropriation lull passed and made a law at ;!.;;u this morning, the two houses prepared to take a recess until Wednesday or Thursday of this week, The governor vetoed two sections and IS separate items in the appro? priation hill. The house passed the two vetoed sections and 24 ol the Vetoed items l?y tiie necessary two third majority Of the vote cast. Then the entire appropriation bill was pass? d again by the house and sent to the senate. l'i\e Of the nine items in the lull .'or tin- University of South Carolina were vetoed by the governor, but all of them ware passed over the "no" of the chief executive. The entire section of the lull for tin- historical commission of South Carolina was vetoed by the governor, as well as the Items in it for work on tiie Confederate records and print? ing. These vetoes were also over? ridden. The house received the veto mes? sage at 1.15 p. m. It was sent to the senate- this morning at 12.25 a. m. Mr. Dick of Sumter, chairman of the ways and means committee, ex? plained the vetoed items for the ben? efit of the members, and in one in? stance asked that the governor's veto be sustained, which was done unani? mously. Holl call followed roll call eg rapidly as possible and item after item was passed over the veto. The more important items vetoed and the ac? tion taken on them are given below: The house took a recess at 0.4 5 p. m. until 8.15 p. m. and suspended at 10.;U) p. m. for L'U minutes to hear William J. Bryan. The governor vetoed in the appro? priation for the University of South Carolina the item of $4,500 for equip? ment. W. A. James of Lee, Mr. Dick of Sumter and Mr. Kibler of Xewberry, spoke in favor of passing the item over the veto, which the house did by a vote of 5*3 to y. The item of $12,000 for the univer? sity's general expenses was also ve? toed by the governor. It, too, was passed by a vote of 90 to y. Likewise the governor disapproved the appropriation of $15.000 for im? proving and equipping the students' dining hall and kitchen at the uni? versity. Mr. Dick of Sumter and Mr. Lumpkin of Rlchland told of the pressing need for this improvement. The Item was passed by a vote of 11 to 14. The appropriation of $26,000 for completing the new dormitory at the university w as vetoed by the governor. The house was told of the pressing toed for mole rooms for the students at the university by Messrs, Dick of sumter and Blackwell of Laurens, and tile item was passed by a vote of SO to 16. The governor vetoed the Item of $17.",M? for extending the heating plant at the university, but the house overrode it by a vote of 25 to IT. At 7.1 5 p in the house took a recess until 8, l p, m. Whs the house reopened, the house to >k up the veto of the govern? or of the it* tit for $1,000 for agricul? tural extension work at tin- State col? ored Industrial and Mechanical col? lege. Hy .i vote of I to 29, the house sustained the veto. This w;;s the first v< toed it< in In the bill on wha h the house sustained the governor. The governor vetoed the Item ol 000 for tu, Confederate Home col? lege in Chariest*.n, an Institution for the educutlon of femuh descendants of Confederate veterans, which has dorn- splendid work Mr, V'under Horst and Mr. Melll ol Charleston asked the huU e lo override the veto, which was don- by a vote of 80 to It. The uo\? rnot vetoed the < ntire sec? tion for the historical commission of South Carolinu, carrying ?< lotal of $5 :if,o, of w hlch $ 1,00? is for the sub ary of the secretary, $2f?0 foi a con ting< ut i und, 11,00? i ? i print lng and $2,fi?0 for wollt on the record >l i he ('onfedei ate soldier ol Soul h ?'ar ollna. Several members advocated tin (,., age of l In1 S' el Ion of Lh< Ii II ovel the V< to and praised tie work th. his,..re al i ? mini v- on b doing, Th. house past ? d ' he \ etoed se< i Ion b) I . t. of s?"? to I iy ,, \ .a. ot 64 to Is the h.ui-' overrode 'he veto ol the Item I: . e 0 foi 1 lie South ' 'afolina \gu cultural society, under whose aus plcei the state fair is held each year. Mr. Dick of Sumter asked th<- house to sustain the veto <?t" tlie governor of the Item of $2 00' for the stut< Colored Pair society, lie said he had lately received Information that the organisation was about to declare a dividend, in which case they did not need State aid. The vote was unani? mous for sustaining the veto. The st nate took up the appropri? ation bill at 1.10 in the morning and item atter Item was passed by large majorities over the governor's veto. Those items sustained and the more important ones on which discussions were raised are a^ follows: Item section .'is, $5,341.45 for de? ficit public printing for \{J\2. The veto on this Item was overrlden by a Vote of 2 1 to S. Mr. Clifton Voted to sustain the veto. "I believe there's graft In it," he said. "] believe the printer's charge too much." Hem 4, section 38, $1,000 for the Corn Breeders' association. The vote on this Item was sustained on a vote of L'l to IS. Item ?>. section ^, $^<?o for Phos? phat? commission. The veto of this item was sustained by a vote of 21 to 14. Item 20, section 38, $1,136.18 for printing deta il for 1911. The veto of this Item was sustained by a vote of In to 16. Senator Appelt thought that a stop ought to l-o put to these printing de Ileitis. Senator Clifton opposed the payment of the deficits until proof of them be furnished and moved to re? consider the vote whereby the Item for the 1912 deficit was passed over the governor's veto. Attention was called to the fact that statements with reference to the deficit are filed In the comptroller general's office. The chair ruled that the reconsideration was out of order. Senator Clifton ap? pealed from the decision of the chair and the chair was sustained. Item L'5, section 38, $1,51)0 for the Plant Breeders' association. The veto of this Item was sustained by a vote of IS to 17. Section 4 0, empowering the gover? nor, the State treasurer and the comp? troller general to borrow money to pay the interest on the State debt. The veto of this section was overrid? den by a vote of 29 to 5. Senator Clifton moved to su *ain the veto on the ground that the State treasurer and the comptroller general had requested him the other day to . amend the section to place the bur i rowing in the hands of the chairman of the finance committee of the sen? ate and the chairman of the ways and means committee of the house. A dozen senators rose to protest against this. It was pointed out that if the governor's veto would be sus? tained there would be no one to bor? row money to pay the interest. Sena? tor Sullivan said that the State treas? urer and comptroller general had given bond to do their duty. Senator Clifton said that no borrowing would be done anyway with the differences existing between the governor and the State treasurer and comptroller gen? eral. The bill BS a whole was passed over the veto by a vote of 29 to 4. The sen? ators voting to sustain the veto were: Appelt, Clifton, dross and McLaurin. Senator Clifton gave notice that he would give his reasons in writing for voting to sustain the veto of the whole bill In view of the fact that the chair ruled that the veto on tlie print? ing deficit for 191 - could not be re? considered. WANTS HIGH PRICES EXPLAIN? ED. senate Adopts Smith's Resolution Concerning Fertiliser Ingredients. Washington, March 1. ? The fol? lowing resolutions, Introduced by Ben ator B. i >. Smith, of South Carolina, was adopted by th<- Senate today: "That the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, through the bureau of corporations be. and Is hereby, dt reeted to Investigate the causes of the advance In 11??- price of ammo* niates and nitrates used in the man? ufacture of commercial fertilizers and t i p. i t the findings to the Senate at the earliest practicable time." , j, i>. \\ nu t li: \ suicide? Wealth.* BliU'kville Partner Die? from Effectti ot Luiulnmun. Vugusta, c.a. March I. \ telephone message from Blackville, s C, says ?1. I?. Whittle, perhaps tin wealthiest farmer in that section of South Caro? lina, died about 7 o'clo? k t rom I he effects of laud mint which he drank this morning. Whittle had be< n in bad health ? since he was shot h> one of his over seers about a your ago. it is not k no* u \\ hetiv r the I i idanuin w u ; taken w it h sul< idal Int? nt. j Though ? hen I pa< k< il m> 11 unk 11 ? Was ti"i ii thins amiss, Win a 1 ho i i me trunk J opetn d, 'MM 'i >w B)U<*)tUKl .?tij, ? Novembt i Llppincott's, I'RUKS Ml Mill KS TO RKMKM BER TRI ST TO PEOPLE. Svx\ Secretary of stair Tells of In? fluence of Masses in Affairs of \a t <>n. Columbia, March 2.?Speaking last night to the members of South Car? olina general assembly, William Jen? nings Bryan of Nebraska advised them to place their trust in the peo ple and to stick to the platforms on which they wa r.- elected. The house and senat?' extended an invitation to Mr. Bryan to address them while in Columbia, lie accept? ed the invitation last night alter his speech in the theatre. The members of the general assembly and the, throng In the galleries heard the great commoner with the closest attention. Mendel 1,. Smith, speaker of the house, Introduced Mr. Bryan as "the foremost American citizen." The Ne? braska n was applauded when he en? tered th..- hall and when he arose to speak. "Had I come curlier in the session. I might have tried to speak with a view to helping you to do your duty,'' Mr. Bryan told the members of the general assembly, "I have devoted the mature years of my life to the study of governmental problems and feel that a tremendous responsibility rests on a legislative body." "I>o not be afraid of the people,' said Mr. Bryan In advancing the two suggestions he had to offer to the gen? eral as: m <ly. "And do not be afraid to trus. them. There is more integ? rity, honesty and honor in the people than finds representation In their agents. The chief deft et in a repre? sentative government Is that it does not represent all the time." "All over the world, the influence of the people in the government is in? creasing." declared Mr. Bryan. "The strength of a nation lies not in the number of soldiers nor in the size of its battleships, but in the love of its people w ho will die to preserve it. Let no one persuade you from trusting the people. Let me appeal to you to put your entire government in the hands of the people." Mr. Bryan stated that representa? tives are selected to speak what the people want said and to do what the people wanted done. "I believe that a man has no moral right to be elected on a platform and then betray the people by deserting it " said Mr. Bryan. "1 believe that whenever the platform speaks, it is binding. Platforms deal in general principles and the more important is? sues. Where the platform gives no specific instruction, the representa? tives should apply the principles set forth in it. Those who speak for the people should have the courage to do right without stopping to count how many there are with them. "No man is fit to ocupy a public position unless he has the faith to do right," declared Mr. Bryan. "Faith is of more value than processes of rea? soning. If a public man would act in a large way, he must be a man who believes that God stands back of right? eousness." "Trust the people and let them run their own government," concluded Mr. Bryan. "Have faith in the tri? umph of that which Is right. Stand for that which you believe to be right and take the consequences." Mr. Bryan thanked the general as? sembly for Its invitation to him lo address them. On the committee to extend the in? vitation to Mr. Bryan were Senators Weston, Strait and Nicholson and Representatives Whaley, O'Qulnn and Wyche. Very Peculiar Pursuit. The queer thing to a woman about politics is how men don't have to buy new hats to wear at their meetings.-* New York Press. Those Passionate Sicilians. Rignor Qraseo and the rest of the Btclllan players at the Hippodrom3 would electrify the most lease p1 > goer. "La Zolfara" is th; ir stt a g dramatic fare this week the stc ; of a I'oremafl at one of the Siclli l phur mines, an overbearing n an wh - I tries to make love to the eM'e o* r 1 manager, a simulated fr!? ? I h i in? furiate* the husband wh< >cts thai he is the "? Ictim ol trea? lery, both on the part ol the ? ? i ireman at ?' his en ployer. 11- ,.-'.<? mine o? ' re and murder; ' >? foreman. Buch Is the story which Hrasso and hi company unfold wltli ? force and d reetness that <. rry the audience with them through nil tue tense mo Dients of the tt gedy The Sicilians lire great'- la don D ily News. R ally C od Idea. A new pi ten! ' a< will interest men who would like ' ? discard suspenders, but are not | nl to tight belts, Is a shirt with n plurality of lapels" which arc d< igncd to be attached to the trousers for their support. The trous? rs b< !ng thus held up, sue* pendent ma> be dispense d with and belts worn comfortably loose. BRYAN o\ WILSON s CABINET. Great Commoner Asserts That Only Point of Internets] u Whether ine A Members Are Ihrogressdve. C lumbia state, March t. While William Jenninga Bryan, be? lieved t<> be slated for pocrotary of state under Wood row Wilson, would not disc um probable cabinet appoint* ments while In Columbia last night, he predicted that those selected b> ? President Wilson would give entire rat isfaction. Mr. Bryan stopped here to deliver an address at the theatre for the hi neftt of the Y. If. C A. He was on his way to Washington for the inauguration after spending ihe win t r in Florida. f "How long since you have been in ? Washington?" Mr. Bryan was asked. "i passed through there during Christmas week," replied Mr. Bryan. "No, I can not make any cabinet predictions," he replied in answer to a question. "1 have no doubt," continued Mr. ^ Bryan, 'that Mr. Wilson will an? nounce his complete cabinet at the proper time, and 1 do not care to join in the speculation Indulged in by so many. The announcement by the pr< sident that only progressives would be selected relieves tie* situation < fsja uncertainty and gives assurance that the counsellors will be in harmony with progressive policies. That is all that is really necessary. "The public cares very little for the personnel <?f the cabinet but ^ rather about the direction in which 1 ! ? members of the cabinet are go in-. We have plenty of men ouali fle 1 for the positions, and the prent? <*. nt has taken time enough t-? in? vestigate the relative merits of the names of those presented. 1 have such confidence in his judgment I ^ feel sure that aceptable to th ATHLETICS State High School Athletic and Or;,^ tortcal Association Announces I)ate> for Contest. Greenville, March 1.?There seems to be some confusion as to the dates for the athletic and oratorical con? tests for the High Schools of the State. ^ II. C. Burts, president, gave out the following statement today: "The oratorical contest will be held in Columbia Thursdav evening, April 24. In the afternoo judges will cut the eight who will cor ^ for the honors. Nt over 12 minutes. speaker and the subject of his oration accompanied by a fee of 60 cents must be sent in to the president at least 30 days before." "On Friday morning the prelimi-.^ naries for the track meet will be held \f and Friday afternoon the finals will be run off. The following is the or? der of events and is not subject to change: 1. 100-yard dash; 2. Running high jump; 3. Half mile run; 4. DieC cus; 5. 220 Yard dash; 6. Pole vault: 7. 120 Y'ard low hurdle; S. Running broad jump; 9. 4 40 Yard run; 10. Shot put (12 lbs.); 11. Mile run. Prelimi? naries will be run in Nos. 1, 5, 7, 4, 10. 6, 2, 8. The following schools compose the association and quite a number of others have expressed their intention of coming in: Bummervtlle, Yorkvllle. Hickory Grove, Rock HUI, Bastey, Furman Fitting school. Westminster, Oillon, IAtta, Seneca Florence, Cross Anchor, Central High School, (Green? ville), Anderson Fitting School, An? derson High School, the last three having come in recently." "No school can be admitted later than 30 days before the meet so that those schools intending to come in should send their applications to R C. Bums, Greenville, not Inter than March 24." ? Car Kicked?\rm Broken. Mr. Edward W. McCallum met with an accident Friday afternoon when ? ranking his car. it kicked ami his a in was broken just above 'he wrist Mr. McCallum was reported Satur? day to be getting on very nicely, al? though he suffered Intensely from the fra< : ure Friday night. \ Southern paper prints his bright bit from a correspondent: The differ? ence between life and love is that life's just one darned tl ing after an? other, and love's two . itrned things after one another." Boston Transcript "Will you donate something to a good cause?" said the caller, as he laid a paper on the business man's deak. "What is it '.' "* ask. d the business man. "One of the tenants In th i build? ing killed a book agent this morn? ing." replied th.- caller, and we are taking up a subscription to reward him ' "Put ti c down for |10,000," re plted t h<> busin? ss man.