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TWO BOYS JULIEb^BY^POLICE. (.lit t \\n i t: youths i IX I'IsTOIj rattlk with po. Lilt: AM? \H t: ?HOT TO DEATH. Rowley Martaln and Leonard Smith Enter Storti Where OfllotfJJ wore Uonccalod to Catch Burglar* Mho ha4l llccn PI) Iii? Their Trade?One i. WoumhNl?The iuquost. ?nVeenvllle. April C.?Upon entering the basement of a fashionable dry goods store shortly after 3 O'clock Sunday morning, Leonard Smith, 17 years old. son of a prominent and wealthy family, and bis 20-/e".r-old companion. Kowley Martin, engaged In a pistol battle with three police? men who had concealed themselves in the store in anticipation of a bur? glary with the result that the young men were shot to def**> and one of the policemen wounded. With five bullet? in his body and a wound through his heart young Smith ran up a flight of stairs to the second floor, where two employes of the firm had stationed themselves in waiting. He was met at the top step oy one of the Jerks who shouted 'o him not t ? Are again, and casing on by, tear ig a mask from his face with one hand *?d grlppir* his pistol with the other, mans to the floor und expire.\ Martin ran to the rear of the base? ment with a bullet hole through his bead and another in his band and concealed himself in a closet. A police? man followed closely upon blm and pulled him out, at the same time tearing a mask from the lad's face. Martin was placed in the police am? bulance and rushed to the city hos? pital, whero he expired two hours later. man Mayflcld was shot In the ha id. News of the terrible tragedy spread quickly even at that hour of the night, and has created a profound sensation throughout the city. At noon In the county court bouse In the presence of a thousand or more cltlsen of all ranks, the coroner conducted a dual Inquest Into the killing. The two Juries returned verdicts that Leonard Smith and Rowley Mar? tin came to their death from pistol shot wounds at 'he hands of Police? men H. C. Alexander, A. M. Blair and J. A. Mayfleld. The chief of police. J. E. Holcomhe, was then deputised to take the officers Into 1'inimly until Mondi\, when their commitments w'.Ii be issued by the coroner. At the same time applica? tion for ball for the three pollcmen will be made before Judge S. W. O. Sblpp, who convenes the spring term of the court of common pleas for Greenville county Monday morning. The inquest was the most dramatic ever held In this county. The father of young Smith overwhelmed with grief and dumfounded at the tragic occurrence, appeared at the inquest and conducted the examination of the various witnesses. The city solicitor, B. F. Martin, questioned the witnesses on the part of the The testimony did not develop any mysteries but was plain and *o the point. The policemen tes? tified that members of the firm of Hobb* A Henderson noth.ed them a week ago that their store was being nbbed. Young Smith was employed by the firm until a short while ago, and the witneaaea stated, suspicion pointed to blm. For five nights one of the poin,.men rsssssaaled hlasttlf In the basement of the store, he gfjdj, slid each night observed a party or Partien come to the rear windows of the basement and flash a pocket lan? tern. Saturday right, he testified three policemen were stationed in the banement shortly ggf off! midnight. It had tieen planned to have t?o members of the firm stationed on the i floor of the store, in charge of the switch governing the electric light? ing system. The three policemen con? cealed ?hembmdves behind a counter In the basement hi I waited. At 6 minutes after ;t o'clock, the testimony ran. the policemen observed the pocket lantern being flashed on the outside of the rear basement win? dows They walte?) und presently an arm was slipped through a broken glass, set in front of the barred win? dow sash and the padbe k holding down the sash unlocked There was a slight commotion a/ the boys slip? ped through the window, and into tin basement. As soon as they hud en? tered, the witnesses testified, the boys placed musk.4 n\cr their ta es ? tool, eut their pistols und held them In shooting position, and (lashed their pocket lantern. ' advaruad toward the Staircase*, leading to the second floor As they drew opposite the counter behind which the policemen were concealed. Policeman Mayfleld arose and called to the aaytg "Hold up your bunds, hoys " Without answering the challenge. It Was testified, tin- boyi opened fire first. They fired two shoH. it was testi? fied, and then the three policemen, realizing their damo-r opened fire, A total of IT, shots were tired. An ex? amination* of the revolvers showed that young Smith had bred ore e, Mar? tin twice and thf policemen 1 times together. At that moment the clerks WILSON TO DELIVER ADDRESS. P1UCSIDKNT WILL AUKAI IN HALLS OF CONtiHLSS. Ftr?t Lcgi>dtiti\c Message of Domo* ?ratio President Will Ml Heard Tuesday when Congress ltcgiiiM Ni Ta*k of Re\ Ising the Tariff. Washington. April 6.?Setting aside precedents of more than a century President Wilton will appear in the halls of congress on Tuesday to de? liver his first legislative message In person. He announced to Democratic congressional leaders tonight that he would go on the fiot>r of the "house, when it convened Tuesday, and there give that body his views on the tar? iff. m The decision of the prtsident evok? ed much comment among the con? gressional leaders. He will be the first president of the United States to appear officially before el'her j branch of congress in deliber Uive, session since John Adams, In the first few years of the last century. An attempt was made exactly 100 years ago, In 1813, to revive the "!ua tom but President Madison declined an invitation to discuss foreign re? lations with the senate. Since then no president has even suggested Join? ing In the deliberations of congress. President Wilson made his plans known to Majority Leader I'nder wood of the house, Representative A. Mitchell Palmer of Pennslyxania, and the other house Democratic leaders that they might prepare for the event. The president believes that he can get in closer touch with the mem? bers of both houses of congress by personally expressing his views to them. In addition to his official visits to the house, which will be? come a matter of White House pol? icy, the president will take advantage of these visits to hold conferences with the party leaders in congress. The president has been told by his friends that such a procedure Is fraught with embarrassment unless he tactfully keeps to his purpose merely of giving advice as the leader of his party and offering suggestions to those with whom he confers. Thoes who have discussed this with him say he is convinced that congress will not misunderstand his intentlohs, that he will go to the eapltol in a spirit of friendly cooperation, so that there may be at all time a unanimity of purpose between the executive and the legislative departments of the government. The president, it was learned to? day, has read with considerable sur? prise reports that he had actually written parts of the tariff bill or that he had forced agreements with com? mittees of congress. He declared be simply had been asked to make sug? gestions and had cheerfully done so; that the bill is the work of con? gress and that his part in it had been that of counsellor and adviser. It Is known, too, that the president if anx? ious to give equal consideration to the leaders in both houses of con? gress in seeing that party pledges are carried otit. IJoth houses of the Sixty-third con? gress will get down to business iti extraordinary session tomorrow, eon fronted by th?- task of revising the tariff. The l?emo< ratie tariff bill. 0001? pis ted fey the Democrats of the ways and ?com Committee^ probably Will be introduced in the house shortly Offer it OOOVeOOf at noon. The senate has already organiz? id for the new ? ongress und its scssbm will b?? a mere routine meeting. Im? mediately aft?T\? ai ds. however, a DomOOTOtlO OOUCUl will be hebl when th?? fight t<> revise the senate rules to liber olios proceedings in the upper body will ?.<gin. This matter will oupy the senate during a part of tb?? time that the bouse bUSlei its?-lf with weeks ol tariff debate. Wbon ibe house convenes in its ' banged ebombOf Where benches have token Um piece at the old?tlmc deaki and chairs tin* members, Including hundreds or neu representatives elect? ed last fall, will be BWOro in by Clerk South Trimble, who will be the pre* ?Idlng oflnrer until the mots hove been Riled and ? speaker elected. The Democrats, following their caucus de? cision, will n nominate and rOulecl Bpeekor Chomp Clerk, The Republl? > ana will nominate Representative Hann of Illinois ami the Progressives, op nan party organisation In the house, will nominate Representative Murdoch of Kansas. The Progteaslvei may precipitate trouble at the first fall of the gavel, if tbe\ carry out a plan to demand til. seating; of William J, McDonald in pipes of Representative H, Olln Young of the Twelfth Michigan dis triet. when ihe roil of members-elect is colled, it la considered unlikely, however, tb.it the Progressiv ei will be recognised to open Ihe contest on Mr. Young at that time After Ihe election ol the speaker and the organisation of ths house, the Democrat! will bring In thelt pro? upstairs bearing the terlblc rommo? tion, threw tin- electric switch and ihe ?1 1' i be * men! \v n t n.leu" Itti light, J ' NOMINATION LIST ? CONTINUED FROM I*AGE SIX* ' ' PINBWOOD( Miss BeSSlC Geddings. 5,000 ?Miss Eunice Osteen.?. r>,ooo Mrs. ltobbh- Rldfftll. 5,000 Miss Gco. liroughton. 5,000 MAYESVILLE. .. Mrs. Hugh Withorspoon. 5,000 Mrs. C. K. King. 5,000 Mied Carrie Anderson...>. 5,000 Miss Alice Cooper. 5,000 Miss Minnie Chandler. 5,000 Miss Netta Corhett., .. 5,000 Mrs. J. II. Wilson. 5,000 SVMMERTOX. Mrs. Mary Lanham.:.. * .. 5,000 Miss Marion Grumble.% 5,000 Miss Vernon Roes. 5,000 Miss Tiny Uogan. 5,000 SILVER Miss Alma Felder., .. .. 5,000 SL'MTEH, R. F. 1). NO Mrs. R. B. Furmun. 5,000 i LYN tl IBURG. Miss Sallie Gibhs, South. 5,000 Miss Carrie Bell McGlveen.? .? ?? 5,000 Miss Annie Oriffln. 5.000 Miss Marin McNeil. 5,000 Miss Lula Hawkins. 5,000 Miss Docia Keels.? . 5,000 Miss Flora Bell McLeod. 5,000 BUR WOOD. Miss Coro Truluck. 5,000 OLANTA. Mrs. J. D. Hinds. 5,000 ELLIOTT. Miss Mattie Carter. ft,00u Miss Maude Skinner. 5,000 Mrs. J. O. Sullivan. . 5,000 Mrs. J. O. Rodgcrs. 5,000 ___________ posed rules for the new congress. The party fight on these Vules probably will go over until Tuesday. Both Republican and Progressive minorities will present Substitutes for the Demo? cratic rules resolution. The Democrats, with a majority of approximately 111 members in the house, contemplate little tmuhle in running things to suit thejnselves In the senate the Democrats will line up with 51 senators, Bepublicahs, 48, Progrcsives 2. Both houses of congress wll| he besieged tomorrow by a small army I of suffragists, who have planned a i parade through the down town streets I to end in the rotunda of the capUol, j where individual suffragists will per I form missionary work for the cause among members of the house and sen ate- u fb I It was suggested tonight that, the senate might go over to the house whilo the president read his message. Such a proposal is under consideration by congressional leaders. ALMOST NORMAL WEATHER. Such li Forecast for Week by the Weather Bureau. Washington, April f?.?Temperatures near or slightly below the season? able average in Northern and Eastern States and near or above the normal in the Gulf States, the Middle West and Far West tlistriets are promised In a bulletin issuod by the weather bureau tonight. 'Tlie precipitation during the week will be generally below normal except In the Northwest, where rains will be frequent," according to the bulletin. "A disturbance that now covers the Roeky Mountain region will drift slowly eastward, preceded by a rise in temperature, attendee; by local rains ami followed by colder weather, and cross the great central valleys Tuesday or Wednesday and the East? ern States about .Thursday. "Another dlstrubance will appear in the far West Tuedasy or Wednes? day, travel eastward, attended by local areas of precipitation and cross the Middle West about Friday and the Eastern States at the close of the week." now's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars re? ward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable In all business transactions and flnsnclally able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE. Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter? nally, acting directly upon tho blood and mucous surfaces of tho system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for consti? pation.?Advt. The work of digging out the foun? dation of the Perry Moses building ;it the comer of Dugan and Main streets is going .ibead rapidly, Straight at It. There is no use of our "beating around tin* bush." We might as well out with it first us last. We want you to try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy trie next time you have a cough or ? old There is no reason so tar as we can see win you should not do so. This preparation b\ its remarkable cures has gained a world-Wide repu? tation, ami people everywhere speak of it In the highest terms of praise, h is for sale by nil dealers Arm. POSTAL CLERK IX TROUBLE. Edwd M. Levy Charged with Rifling Letters?-Under Bond. Columbia, April 4.?Upon a war? rant issued by United States Com? missioner R. Beveriy Sloan, Marshal J. Duncan Adams today arrested Ed? ward M. Levy, colored, of Columbia, on the charge of taking stamps and postofflce money orders from the I mails. The negro was released on a $2,000 bond. The preliminary hearing has been set for next Thursday at 11 o'clock. Levy was employed as a mail clerk on trains running between Columbia and Augusta, The warrant charges that on March 5 and January S he opened letters, etc., and took there? from money orders and stamps. Levy was also arrested in Augusta some days ago on similar charges. The case was worked up by Postofflce Inspector Knight, and a marked letter was used by the inspector, it is said. Golden Rule House-Cleaning. If your neighbor builds a cow shed, near your windows you want to shoot, don't, you? And you wouldn't do such a thing, would do? Now, go out into your yard, and look it over, with as critical an eye as you would some one else, and see if a few minutes work with a shovel and rake wouldn't improve it's ap? pearance as well as do away with the chance of pestilence. If it will just resolve that the sun wont fall on April 10th, Munic ipal House Cleaning Day, with your yard in anything but apple pie order. BASEBALL TEAM ORGANIZER. Plnevvood Players Lay Plans for Good ben*?m. PlneWOOd, April 4.?At a meeting yesterday the local ball team was re? organised by several of last season's players. Prof. Dozier of Marion, a BOUthpaW twirler, and several other new players will he seen in ac tion. New uniforms have been ordered and work on tho old park is being com? pleted under supervision of Policeman Strange. A steam roller is being used. The following offlcers were elected: A. P. Toomer, manager; Policeman Strange, captain; Jim Aycock, secre? tary-treasurer. Nearly One Hundred Ladies of This Territory Have Been Nominated More Nominations are Expected CONTEST STARTS TODAY, CLOSES MAY 31. Votes Are L otten by Securing Subscriptions, by Clipping Free Coupons Out of the Paper and by Trading With Merchants Who are Issuing Votes. The list of the nominations receiv? ed lip to date appear in this paper today fo< the first time. Nearly one hundred ladies of Bumter and vicinity have entered the contest determined to win the automobile or one of the other prizes. The large list of candidates is a surprise to most people but when you stop to think of the fine array of prizes set aside for the young ladies of this community by the Item; Watchman and Southron and Sumter Merchants it is not surprising' to see so many candidates in the race. The contest has attracted the at? tention of the public. Every cor? ner of the county has a live repre? sentative and with these ladies In the running and with others sure to enter, this section of the State is going to have one of the liveliest campaigns it ever went through and the best part of it is that it will be a campaign without rancor or ill feeling. Surprises may be looked for. The count Is made twice a week and the relative positions of the candidates w'.ll change from time to time. Many of the Item readers have been clipping the coupons and hold? ing them back waiting to see who was in the race and now that the candi? dates are announced the voting will be heavy. The fact that The Item, the Watch? man and Southron and Sumter Mer? chants have offered so many rich and valuable awards, making it almost im? possible for\a candidate to lose, ac? counts for the large list of nomina? tions that have been received. Don't wait for someone else to send your name in, just look over the list of prizes and see what you can win within a few short weeks Get busy today. Send in the nomi? nation blank today. The Item's big contest was an? nounced last week, but the opening day of the contest la today and e verybody whose name appears as a candidate, has an equal opportu- \ nity to win the prize of their choice. The nomination gives each candidate 5,000 votes to start with, bo new en? trants need have no hesitancy about sending their names in. The nomi? nation coupon will be found in an? other part of the paper today. Clip it out and send it in today?now while you think of it. 10,000 Votes Free. Every lady who sends or brings in one subscription for any scheduled length of time before Saturday. April 19, will be entitled to one of the big 1(1,000 vote subscription coupons, found at the bottom of this column. This ballot is In addition to the regu? lar number of votes allowed on the subscription. In sending in the subscriptions, send In one of the large coupons which will be signed by the contesi manager and will be good for 10, 000 votes. The 10,000 votes are in addition to the number the lub Bcrlptlon will earn according to un? vote schedule, and only one of the coupons will be credited to each can? didate The lO.ooo extra votes which are given on the first subscription of? ten a. big opportunity for those who wish to g? t a food start. After secur? ing the big ballot, the earning power Of suseriptions will he according to schedule, which will be found in the large announcement. The big coupon must be secured by Saturday, April 19, but after it has been secured, it may be held hack if tho candidate does not wish to have the votes pub i lished until later in the contest Merchants Who Are Issuing Votes. A full page ad appears today show? ing who among Sumter's progressive merchants, are issuing votes on cash purchases made at their stores. We would suggest that the candidates get their friends to trade with the mer? chants as many thousands of votes can be secured in that way. VETERANS ELECT OFFICERS. Delegates Chosen to General and State Reunions. At a meeting Saturday of Dick An? derson Camp, United Confederate Vet? erans, officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: Commandant?Perry Moses; vice commandant, H. J. McLaurin; Adju? tant, E. Scott Carson. The following were elected as dele? gates to the general reunion at Chat? tanooga: W. If. Graham, Perry Moses, 1>. \V. Josey and H. J. McLaurin. To tho Stte reunion 7824536p C ! To the State reunion the following delegates were elected: W. M. Gra? ham, Perry Moses, Howard Jones, D. J. Winn. DINNER FOR VETERANS. Will be Given by Dick Anderson Chapter, U. D. C, Next Wednesday, Dick Anderson Chapter, U. D. C, wil give a dinner to the Veterans of the county on April 9 at 1 o'clock, on the Court House scpuare. Every soldier in the county is cordially invited to be present on that occasion. Reception Friday Night. A social event of much interest to many people of the city was that of Friday night when Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Klngman entertained in honor of their twenty-fifth Wedding anniversary. At the same time Miss Eva Klngman received in honor of her guest. Miss Katharine Rurton, of Baltimore, one of the charming visi? tors to the city at this time. The guests were received by Mrs. S. C. Raker and Mrs. S. H. Edmunds and ushered into the parlor, where Mr. and Mrs. Kingman, Miss Eva Klngman and Miss Hurton received. This room was appropriately decorat? ed for the occ asion. In an adjoining room Mrs. ll. 1>. Leu and Mrs. Geo. 1>. Shore served punch, while in the din? ing room Ms. Siddall served refresh? ments and Misse s Mabel Row man and Louise Carson presided at the punch bowl. A large number of guests were pres? ent during the evening and found the affair a most delightful one. AFTER THIS COUPON HAS BEEN SI6NEC BY THE CONTEST NANA6ER IT MAY BE HELD IN RESERVE. B" Good For 10,000 Votes BJ ACCORDING TO CONDITIONS BELOW This coupon accompanied by one subscription of any scheduled length ol inn.- will colunt for lo'aaa cotes on the automobile and other prises. To i>?- entitled to this coupon tin- subscriptions must be sent in i?\ Saturday, April 19. Only <?n?- of these coupons will l>e credited to each candidate. (?< iNTESTA N'T AI ?I ?Hl MSTKM'T NO.Signed. Pont I \l I ??? ?i l ora .Toui iu? l.'sr. |?50 Winter Plan,,. ^'^Kl^ 'i 'K |^ "^W^W ^ 4^