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THK Sl'MTKK WATt'MMW. IMal>l|sli,.?l April, 183?. "Itr Ju>t und lVur not?Let ?II the enda Thou Aims'! al be lliy Country's, Thy God's and Trutli'8." THE Tltl'l. SOUTMltON, Established June, ISM Consolidated Aug. 3,1881. SUMTER. S. a, SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1913. Vol. XXXVI. No. 12. BIG BREAK Irl LEVEE. W\TFK I I..IM. I.OWI \M1 IN VK IMTV Off C \lltO. flreaks In I.evce Near Sunio Place < aiiMs.1 hiK 1?*'Ks iM^t \ear?Ihnn , age Will Amount to SI,000,000? People IV?' from Homes ami (?rewteet Damage Done to Industrial Plant*, Cairo, Hi, April 1.?Word came shortly before 6 o'clock tonight that a gap had gone out in the. thg Four levee in the drainage district to the north. The opening is abort IG t? < t long. A section having an area of about 7,000 acres and containing many big manufacturing, mail OCdjSI and lumber distributing plants will be covered to a depth of from 10 to 10 feet. This territory was flooded last year with a loss of about $7." ?et. The residents had plenty of war? ning and have abandoned their homes. The lose will be $1,000,000, It is said, and the greatest portion of this will fall on the industrial plant*. 1' is predicted that the lowlands more than two di\s in tilling If no further gap* are made in the levee, on which the Mig Four railroad tracks are laid Cairo feels no alarm from this patricular break but what tomorrow ma> bring is anttietf etoty. The Ohio Is rising slowly and the h\ee protecting the city is endangered. The time thut the crest, of the Hood will reach here has been predicted vari? ously for tomorrow, tomorrow night and Thursday. Doeena of carloads of sand and clay have been used today und it is believ? ed (he levee in front of the business district is about as secure as it can be made MIXT UM? MWY ItFFrt.FIS Illinois Authorities Propane to t are i..r 10 000 Peopb Prom Southern Part of State. Hprlnfield. 111., April 1.?Oov. Dunne and Adjt. Oen. Dickson are preparing te feed lu.OOS refugees from the flood stricken districts of southern Illinois. den. IMcksnn is planning *o no to the ssjgton refu? gee cumps which have been estab? lished to distribute the supplier to them. t detachment of troops will aid hlrr. in the work. Tt>da/'M developments epitomized follows: Ijevec cut below Shawneetown to allow the water to come in gradualb In order to su- t the city from de? struction. Appeal fron. Kpworth. 111. Wh te I ounty. for Hail to send motor boatg to rescue persons marooned in the Wablinh botto.vs. Troops being sent to Mound City forced to go to Cairo on .e count of railroad washotit and to make trip from Cairo to Mound City on tug. Mayor or Pulaskl wires that a band of 100 tramps |i interfering with work of aroteeting ,the city. All hope of <avlng drainage dis? trict levee near Cairo abandoned, and terltory of Iu0 square indes soon will ? flooded to depth Of from iVi tO II feet. I?evee which aeotOCti Cairo from Ohio river in dangerous comiitloii, with river rising at rate of .1 inch an hour. ite?iu? Mt made to ssgrstary of wai for use of Fnlted States boats on Which to house l.T.e i State troop.? now on duty at Cairo. UlLli IU \c|| Fl.ool) sTAf.lv Forecaster at Memphis Predicts ItHer I heie \N ill \ll.ilu a llelrlu o| I , I eet. Memphis, Term. April 1.? ft C Rmery, local forecastef of I he weather bureau. Issued a bulletin 1 night pre? dicting that the Mississippi at Mem? phis would reach a stage of II feet, possibly 46. The high water mark of last year, when several leVSSS col? lapsed glosjg the e. ntrai stretches of the river. SJgj II Previously Mr. Kmery had esti? mated ihat the Inch Stage here would be 4 4..Y Tonight's estimate was made after dispatches had besg received report* 'ng the n\er rum.: r.?iddly at Cairo. n fall of two tenths of | toot at St J.oOlS. leS.H thm h>d been expected. r.nd teiiin? o| 1 great volume of water eesalng out of Ihe vvai.ash. At Memphis the stag* at 7 o'clock tonight was lf.1 feet, a use .if .*.-|u Maws 7 a m. Calm reported 1 ige of H. a ris of |?f| in II hours, and V' k.shorg. Mbi, II I f< ,-t. a use of Mi*. orhclalM of the st I-1.m- is levee hoard and oMb nils of the Pnited States engineers ofgjee lu i, ;i Perted tonight that at no point south of Cairo is tie- situation SJ ret datmine ANOTHER TARIFF CONFERENCE.t I \DI RWOOO ami PKI.siPF.Nl Disci ss PIP >pos| p HILL. Southern licncliciurtcs or Protection arc Opposed] to Removal of Dot] on Their Products and Have Appealed to President?Leaders Have Not Pouched Phial Decision as to Meth? od or Procedure. Washington, April 1.?President Wilson ami Representative Under? wood were in conference for several hours at the White House tonight for the Second time over features of the proposed tariff revision. The confer? ence was asked for by President Wil? son, who had been studying the new tariff hill for several days and famil sMiaigej himself with many questions about which controversy has been raised in the preparation of the Democratic revision measurei Other conferences, which are to fol? low with Mr. UndorW.I and Se nator Simmons, chairman of the flnancc eoinmittee. will settle tin- status of the sugar, WOO] and agricultural schedules, so far as the party lead? ers can >etth> them, ami will decide whether one general hill, or separ? ate sehedule hills shall be passed by the House. Tin- opponents of free sugar, chiefly representing the cane-growing sec? tions of the South, have made strong representations to the President dur? ing the last Week against the remov? al of all duty from that product; and the President has been weighing the arguments upon this and other tar? iff questions. Shu,, the Mist i-onfeietne with Mr. Under wood i President Wilson had gone over the tariff bill in detail with leerstery Redfletd of the depart? ment of Commerce? for whose tariff \ lews he bus a high regard. It was not thought that anv detail? ed rates were under consldsratlon at tonight's eonforenooi but thai the general questions as to the free ad? mission of raw materials and the ex? tent to which the duty should he re? moved from agricultural products and other articles consumed by the pub? lic were discussed fully. Efforts to bring the Sen de and House inte? accord before the details of tin- ro w tariff hill become public are to be made late thi< we ek. Sena? tor Simmons win ask Democratic mcmoors in the Senate finance c om? mittee to meet Friday for the prelim? inary consideration of the tariff. Al that lime it Is thought that a copy Of the hill pre pared by the HoUSS ways and means Committee will he submit? ted to tin- Democratic Senators and considered la detail. Should the Senate Committee de? termine that certain features of the bin win not be acceptable in the Banale efforts' will be made* to have the draft of the bill changed by the House committee or by the Demo* cratic membership of the House, when It nn-ets in caucus next Week, so thai House and Se nate may be brought into as complete accord as possible In support of the House bill. ii \I'Pi:m\<.s at s. c, t\ i. .Minstrel club Uives Performance? Competitive Drill?Annual Kcccp llon. Bdgefleld Co*Educational institute. Apni l.?Under the direction of Prof. ii. K. Taylor, of the faculty, the Min? strel ciub ed* the South Carolina Co* Educational institute gave n splendid entertainment in the college Audi? torium on last evening lo n ver> sp? precintlVC audie nce. The nel sum of Ifte.ef was realised sfhleh will go lo the athletic asaoclntlon, Among tin star performers In this entettalnmenl were Cadets Dunbar. Iah us, C, and Kdens, J . of Sumter County, In the- military competitive drill the medal for tin best drilled ?acht was awarded lo Cadei Kllgore a., ed' Or lando, i-'ia. Tin- medal for Hie he-^t drilled recruit was awarded tei Cadet lah ns, M.i of Humter. The annual reception given by tin Junior class will take place on Satur day evening next. Private dispatches, however, from Rlrd'g Fond. Paruthersvllle ami Hell? mont. Mo. nnd Hlckman, Ky., were less nssurlng. Al lllekman especially conditions are reported as fast becom? ing serious. otiur than the Hooding ot tin- town, the break In the private levee at * *.. lumbus, Ky., last nlghl Is expected tee cause hut little damage, a Serb ol -mall hills ami ridge* protecting Ihe surrounding country, Less than half the county will be Inundated. Ho far as can be ascertained all of the h iidenls ot Columbus reached plac e s i?l safet) before the embankment col lapsed. RIEFLE RANGE PURCHASED. STATE SECURES 1,001 ACRES in LEXINGTON COUNTY. Tract for Encampment and Manoeu? vre Purpose Secured for $i:3,5<h>. "Camp Win. \V. Moore." Columbia, April 2.?The State of South Carolina yesterday purchased 1,007 acres ol land In Lexington coun? ty for $1S,500 for a rille range. The deal was closed by O, W. Babb, as? sistant adjutant and inspector gener? ali following a report by the attor? ney general on the titles. The tract was secured fron? P. C, Price. The tract is located seven milei from Columbia, near Styx, and is bounded by the Southern and Sea? board Air Line railways. The money for the land was appropriated by the last genera] assembly. W, W. Moore, the adjutant and inspector general, several months ago secured an option on the tract. The site will be known as "Camp William W. Moore"' and will be used as a State title range and manoeuvre ground, it will also be used for the encampment of the regiments of tin* National Guard. The old rifle range is located at Charleston and the pur? i base of the Lexington tract was made necessary by the expiration of the b ase in the Civ by the Sea. PISGAH NEWS AND VIEWS, Kordinw County Meet at Swift Creek church?Some Reflections on Pic? ture IlluMrating the Life of Jesus. PlSgah, March 81,?This section had another heavy rain yesterday which will throw back corn planting and further retard farm work. If the mini continue during April it will be like last year, late planting cotton. Oatfl look well. Soda Ii being put on them. Small pox, or whatever it Is that Infestl this section, is still lure. No white persons here have it. MeatUa are prevalent through this section. cminty Union met witty tin? Swift Creek Church Saturday nnd Sunday. Lev. S. 1;. Hatfleld preach? ed on Sunday. The next meeting will be at Antloch church, Kershaw county. Guano hauling still goes on, but a lot of it will go to corn. One man says he is going to put a ton to the acre on some of his crop, so we ore looking for some corn. Mr. W. C. Harllee, who has been quite ill for some time, is up again. His new dwelling is finished at Rem belt, it Is a pretty one and like his store, adds much to the place. Mr. i >. J. Hatfleld was the contractor. A home is being built for the rail? road agent. Ai he is Bingle, it is not probable that he will occupy it alone. A new mail route from Rembert will start soon, making three from there. Several will compete In the examination for carrier. Uncle Sam's business is very much sought after. Manager Wise gave the people of Sumter a hue treat last week when he gave the picture, "Prom the Manger to the Cross." As a piece of art it was superb, and those thai did not witness it. missed something they will probably not see, unless it comes here auain. its execution was fine, From the BWeet face of Mary and the hone, t one of Joseph, all were different from those we see In picturs. The boy, Jesus, from Infancy to manhood had a holy look, different from boys of his age. No doubt the wind,- was as near perfect as man could make it. The closing scene of the Saviour's life waa both solemn ami impressive and could hut Impress all with the greatness and grandness of His life while on ? ;ii th. It is a pity that all did not lee it. for I believe the sight of it will make one try to do more, not only for themselves, but for others, for the benefit of their fellow man in many ways. Heal Estate Transfers, John r Ityan to C. W, lilrnle, lot op ( lakland Avenue. ? 100, Juniui a. It name to I?. Vernon Keels, two-ninth Interest in planta? tion of I3S acres, $5,000. J, J, Whilden, r. N. Tryon and W. \ Weathers to .lohn 11, Ityan, loi on Oakland nvenue, $1 and other con? siderations. W. r. Flake to E. W. McCnllum, lot on Salem avenue, $l,22?, l or Cruelt) to tnlmals, Anthony Francis, colored, was nr rested Wednesday for cruelty to anl? nulls, lie w.is driving tin old horsi which hud been whipped until Q great I purl ot the *k Iu \\ an off, t he iinlmu lielng in * rondltion unfit for use Francis wan found guilty upon triii before the |(.rder and wai setitenc , ,i i,, kin oi 30 duys ll< |?h id t h .loll .1 I J 1 two iii NDKLD montenegro heroes give rr lives. Tlicy Charge Through Turkish Lines and With Bomb* in Hand Open the Way to Scutari?Mountain Fortress of Tarbosch Captured. Cettinje, April -'.?-Great Tarabosch fori which for months has held th< alias off Scutari is now practically In the hands of tin- Montenegrins thanks to the sacrifice of li'tu bomb throwers., every one of whom lost his life In a last desperate effort to clear the way to the town for the possession of which Montenegro Is ready to give up everything. These bomb throwers were all pick? ed men. chosen from Beveral battal? ions. Clambering up the mountain side under a murderous lire from the Turkish guns, they cut the wire en? tanglements nnd, getting to close I quarters threw bombs among the Turks, thus opening tlie way tor the storming party. Not one of the bomb throwers re? turned, hut tiny had accomplished then- object, and the Montenegrin In? fantry, follow* d closi upon them, charged the trenches. The Turk.- covered their ground and a desperate, bloody, hand-to-hand light ensued, lading an hour, and ending in victory for the Montene? grins, who lost 300 men kilhd and wounded. Tier after tier of entrenchments had to he taken, hut the troops of ti e southern diviison, under (Jen. Mar tinovltch, to whom the task had been assigned, overcame all obstac les. Tin- tactics followed, particularly in regard to the bomb throwers*, were similar to those adopted at Adrian ople. Bui in the advance on Adrian ojde the soldiers who cut and divided wire entanglements surrounding the forts were clad in cuirrass. s ami pro? vided with shields. At Tarabosch the rough mountain sides made it neces? sary for the Monutenegrins to dispense wit h all impedinu nts. MILLER VERDICT VFFIRMED. Supreme Court Sustains Verdict of $35,000 Damages Against Atlantic Coast Line. A decision was handed down in the Supreme Court today affirming the verdict In the case of J. H. Miller vs the Atlantic- <'oast i.ine Railway com? pany. This case was tried in this county and the jury returned a ver? dict for $::">,OOP in favor of J. H. Mil? ier, who sued the railroad for |75, 000 damages on account of injuries sustained by him while in the service of the railroad in the capa ity of lo? comotive engineer in the Columbia yards. The plaintiff was represented In the suit by B. J. Lest of Columbia and L. D. Jennings and J. H. Clifton of this city. The railroad was repre? sented by P. A. Willcox, L. W. Mc Lemore, Mark Reynolds and ft. O. Purdy. rocky bll'ff notes. Parin Work Delayed by Rains?Lit? tle Coin Planted?Peg Pater Seen. Rocky Bluff, April i.- Spring is showing herself and we certainly do need spring weather for awhile now. Farm Work has been on 0 standstill for almost a month now, owing to BO much lain. Very little coin has been planted yet ami gardens arc very baeku ard. Tin- grbal "Dog Later." as the col? ored folks call it, has been seen around here by several, >o the one killed In Maycsvllle was not the only olie. A mink visited the chicken house of Mr. J. J. Hat field two nights last week, tin- fust night lie killed a bin- hell, hut on the second night he had just ar? rived when he was surprised to hear tlif report of a gun; In- was not kill eel but Was sealed so, (and probably wounded too) that in- has not been hack again. Mr, and Mrs, Henry Winkle's baby has bee n quite sick, but Is some bet? ter. Mrs. Willie Turner has also been sie k w it h fever, hut is hi tier. .Mr. Andrews ami family spent Hun eiav morning at Mr. Ilcnrv Winkles. Mr. ?; W. Haiti.hi and Mrs. W. H I t?tlich! a ml i hlldn n e.i Providence speni Saturday and Sunday here. M r \\. K I laker and family spi nl Sunday at Mr. It. V. ilatlleld's. Mr. fiiirfiold Jackson spent Sunday night In Sumter. \l i h I toss of Hummel Ion Is spend illg nine I inn- m it h m i W title* Tu I n< r J. K. CROMSWKM WILL I K I < I TEX KM K NT lit'ILIUM; <>N S. MAIN STREET. Will l??- Large Three-stor) Structure Completely Fitted out with Ail M04I ?'??II Conveniences?Will be %cc*es slblo to UuaineHH section of Town. Railroads ami Hotel*. it was learned Wednesday that Mr. .1. K. Crosswell has under contemn1" tion the building of a ? ment house agseV^ r V'nlS' the lot ) _|jp S v rfotel in the mai . Although as yet the contract has not been let, nor has he yet decided what will la* the site <?f the structure. Mr. Crosswell Stated Wednesday af? ternoon that he had had the matter under advisement for some tum? and ha i decided to erect the building, al? though he had not yet decided what would he the site, as this depended upon tlio demand for Hats. He had already had a number of persons come to him about the matter and he had talked to a cr.-at many about it, ami man) of tin- Hats had been ap? plied for. The structure, he stated, would be a three-story brick building and it would be fated out complete with all of tin- best modern improvements and conveniences. Tin onl) matter not yet settled v.as the Rise. This Would depend upon the number of applica? tions he had for suites of rooms, and he was still in the dark en this point. The plans lot the building were now being prepared by the architect and would be ready In a short time. As soon as tin y were completed ahd oth er arrangements were made the work on the building would be commenced. It is expected to cost between $2S,t00 and $40*000 according to the demand for quarters. in speaking of the proposition, Mr. Crosswell stated that many of the real estate dealers In the city thought that an apartment house "here would be a pr ditaldc investment. A number had been built in Columbia and had pfOVed Successful in tilling the needs of the town, ami there was apparent* ly no reason that one should not be as succssful here, especially as at this time ;i large number Of families re? cently moved to town have found it hard to lind homes for themselves and their families, a number of these families having w ait* d months before they could find convenient residences to move Into. The town is rapidly growing and couples without chil? dren usually prefer Mats, to residences of their own. especially when they take their meals out. one point on which he confessed in- would be glad to obtain information, Mr. Crosswell stated was tin- number of such, couples or families who would prefer liv? ing in Hats. So those who tl ink they would prefer to live in a flat man in a residence of their own would do wa ll to confer with Mr. Crosswell en this point, iu order that room may be had tor them in his apartment building. Mr. Crosswell pointed out that the lot he had selected was a favorable one tor a tenement house, it would be conveniently situated with respect to the business section of tin- city, the railroad station* and near the two ho? tels, .so that those living in the Hat might obtain their unals there with? out having any distance hardly to gu lor them The question of having at. apart? ment house erected in the city has been talked of for the past two or three years lure ami the news that one will be erected in the near future will be gladly received by a large number of people. Klais have been badly needed ugaln ami again during tin past two years, during which time Sumter has been on the boom and many neu families have moved here, and in utmost every case have found it a hard in;;tier to secure a house which suited their needs. The build? ing of tin- apartment house means the continue.1 growth of Sumter snd indicates a bright prospect ahead. w<>\ imii/j: at horse snow. Mr. c. w. smith Carries on Second Prize at Cnmdcn show. Mr, c. W. Smith w ith his line pair of black buses succeeded in carryltlR off second piw at the Cnmden horse show Wednesday. Mr. Smith made a tine appearance with his beautiful pair of roadsters and seemed to l?e the choice of the crowd foi last pla e. Mr \ 1 v Harb) was not u> succesi tul ami returned home Wedncedu) night without a prize. Among those to go from here t.< tin 1 iu-w were Messrs ?' W. Smith, \ 1 ? 11 irb). 1? C. Shaw, s W ?'han Her, tirnirtb) Itlanding, Harvln IVs ? 'h I inp' W 1? I lo) le and ot he| TOM Vl o t u |;s or sl MTF.R ?Ol M V TO Ml I I B \T l RH \Y. Lach of (Im- Tlliltoefl Clubs Will Send Four Regular De-h gate* ami es Many Other Members BS ( un Ai tend the Meeting. Miss Mary A. L<tmmon, RureJ Bchool Supervisor ami Tomato club or in r for Sumte* County, has call he lirsi mee ting of Tomato Clubs <" I ,- held in the Court House at 12 o'clock, Saturday, April r.th. Kaeh ed' the thirteen Girls' TointO Clubs Lhat have- been organized in the coun? ty will semi four regular eh legates t<? the meet Ins;, hut it is expedted that the clubs will all have a large number e.f me tubers in attendance, since all members have- he-en invite-d to atteml. A gene ral Invitation has alse? been ex? te nehel the parents of e-Jub members and all others who may be interested in tin- work te- he present. The- delegates te, the- meeting will he entertained at the Claromont by Miss Uemmon and no effort will be spur ed to make- the- nay ae petueaui and profitable as possible. An Utterosttitg programme- fetr the meeting has been arranged. Prof. J. l. Csfberry, of Winthrop College will make an ad? dress along practical lines, his pur? pose being te, give the Tausa to club girls instruction thai will aid them in making the- tomato club work a suc? cess. Miss; Kthe 1 PaJTOtti State Or? ganizer and I >ir**? t??r of Tomato Clubs will also la- pie se nt ami will talk to the- girls. Mrs. Dora D. Walker, of Appleton, the- director of tomato club work in Barnwell County for the past several years will te ll e.f her experie-m-e and tin- grilS what to de? and point out a ill point OUt to the girls the mis? takes te> be avoided. Miss WTalker has eh me- SUCCESSful Work in Barnwell County and her talk should be- of great benefit. Mr. Ii. I. Manning has been invited lo aehlr.*HS the meetlnr. and if his en? gagements wil? perrflfl,' ill uecept the? invitation. Miss Lemmem has worked ener? getically since- Fe bruary 1st in organ? izing the- Tomato Clubs in this coun? ty and has succeeded in enlisting a large numbe r e.f girls. The outlook is no.st encoursging and it is hoped that Sumter will be one of the l>anner to-1 mato club counties this year. W II ALLY W D HUGHES RUN OVFJl Tue, Charleston t hy Men in Secxmd Primary for Seat in Congress from Firm District. The- mxt representative from the First South Carolina congressional district in succession to the late George S. Le gate will be a man from Charleston, either Richard s. Whaley, ex-speaker of the house, or H. W. Hughes, former member of the legis? lature-. These twe?, with Charleston's tremendous vote wielding the major Influence e?n the primary, were the leaders In the first primary, held Tues day, ami they Will make the set - emel race leer the netininatlon. The \e.te- last night stood: Whaley 2, 961; Hughes L'.TsT. The> edher candi? dates were J. W. Padgett, Walter la.r... l.uss; George F. Von Kolnits, t harleston, 1.-74; John H. I'eurlfey, Walter boro 1,114. Tin- vote polled was as heavy S3 COUld he- e'Xpeeteel, the.Ugh Of COU**SS it fe ll far be-l.tw that in the least pri? mary. The- second primary will be held April II. Tl e- nie.st noticeable feature, was the- i reponderating vote e>f Charles? ton, by far the- largest county in the district. That county, with ten coun? try boxes missing, was se-en to have east :..1T.', rotes, distributed almost entirely among the- thr.-e- city candt elates Messrs Hughes. Whaley anA VonKolnltx. Tb.- total vote far reported]? ..at of 1 j?'> boxes, tin- missing pre ? in. tu "... ing small is l,S?tt. rieanins; the tnty. Cleaning all e.ut doors sounds as If u might be a big .lob. but the Ci\te I., ague, with tin- assistance of the he.US. ke e p, IS. ? hihlle ]\ Mllel bUSiUCSS nun. pro|HMM'M t<> .h-aii up Sumter's e.lllebeois ..11 April I Stil. This is the- elay rheftSen by the l.e ague- when ever) hack yard* anel front yard, shall be raked, and scrap . .1. and the debrki carried oft by the i city's scat engers. The> a^k the aal of the i hihlren and grown folks In awompllahtiej this end. The * 11 \ will look better, and besides this, will be a healthier place i e i live.