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lift. The Watchman and Southron
tow hss the combined circulation snd
Influence cf both of the old papers,
and Is manifestly ths best advertising
stadium la Sumter.
1 he Deimx PgjtM |>.irt\ 11 t 11; i k i n r; a
bid for unpopularity with the large
and respectlble class whose Incomes
esceed four thousand dollar* a year.
The Income tax would hfl vastly stats
popular if the tax started at ten
thousand dollar in> no
It makes no difference |g the school
< bildren w Ml pat the ring in Cotoy'l
no? the ?hools will not he closed
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Th* butter tontest Saturday prov?
ed that the only possible fault that
can be found with the t*st of Sumter
County butter In that there is not en?
ough of it.
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Member* of Congress would have
ground* for protest and objection if
President Wilson proposed to unload
them, by word of mouth, a Taft
or Roosevelt message of ten or thirty
thousand word.-*. It I* no hardship
to sit still snd listen to Wilson Tabloid
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Former Senator Jonathan Tlourne.
Jr. of i ?regon. who wait quite a fig?
ure In politics of the progressive
bull moos* br-nd awhile back, is again
In the bmelight. His wife has en?
tered suit for dlv rce. alleging cruel
and Inhuman treatment as the
grounds for the sction.
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Former % Congressman Harry M.
Coudrey, of Missouri, is another states?
man who is In the news reports. He
has been sentenced to four and a-half
years in the Federal prison for using
the malls to defraud.
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There will be furious and bitter
criticism of the Democratic revision
downward tariff, but It will all cogflfl
from those who have heretofore en
joyed the benefits of the high pro?
tective tariff on products produced Off
manufactured by the critics. The
special Interests that b ive been tak?
en care of by Republican tariff mak?
ers snd have given a free hand to
levy tribute upon the balance of the
country will protest agalnMt any tariff
bill that curtails th<dr special privil?
eges or reduces their profits These
intercut* are n< h. well entrenched
and Influential, and we may um well
expect them to muster quite er large
number of vlelferoafl champions to
their defense There ire men In
agrees. In the guise of Democrats
and representing demoeintic consti?
tuencies, who will woik harder to
serve the special interests, whose
graft is threatened by a honest re
vision of the tariff, than they will to
protect the intfre*tM of the people
who elected them. The discussion of
the tariff In the bouse and senate will
be made up of more bosh and bun
flwntbe than of argument, and there
will h. ?h?- usujil frant. appeals to
save this, that und th- other industry
irom destrui tlon. This Is to be ex?
pected from K.'pui.ii. 1BS\ from pro?
tection favored district.*, but there will
be far too many democrats singing
the same song, and there is danger of
too much weight being attached to
protec i\e t;,iifr songs by democratic
performers The democrat* who sing
the song well und can get an uudlcre ??,
i un coiomar.d a bi?gi r salary than
Carimo. ami therein lie* the nangcr of
shipwreck In the democratic cause,
ess
Forty-eight years gSjS Wedneolav
Sumter w?s in the mi gat of war s hoff?
rid alarm and every man abb- to
shoulder a musket was ut Dumb-s
Mdl prepared to repel the invading
ho*t* of rotier? army
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Tho otton manufacturer'* have
joined the sugar und wool knockers
t*1 the I ?.iooei ate- tariff t Off Stieg Mil
This was to be expected \nd other
l>enenciai leu of protection will be
heu-d fffaSfl later
? e e
The early bean crop in the truck?
ing regmn around Charleston is not
any more advanced than beans in
many gardens In this city. This Is a
hint that should put farmers
to thinking The truck, is of the
Charleston district ship thousands of
ear loads of beans eu< h season and
beans are said to be one of the most
peon table of Ihe crops grown by the
i,.,-.i It i no r- at on vv bv
boa na ran not bo grown in Sumlor
county on a largs seals at a handsome
I'M.tit. The faet that it has nut boon
lion,- hoortoforo is not a valid argu
nient against planting beans and oth?
er truck: Cot shipment to the North.
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The passage of the direct election of
Senator? constitutional amendment
makes no difference tu South Caro?
lina since we have been electing our
senator < by a direct vote in the pri?
mary for many years
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Nu institution in Sumter is capable
of greater development than the V. II,
C A., since the field of its usefulness
is limited only by the irso that the
men of the city make of it. The mem?
bership of the association is com?
paratively large for a town of the
size of Sumter. but there are hun?
dreds of men and boys who should
be, but are not now atliliated with
the organization. The fundamental
purpose of the association is the
moral and physical development of
men ? young men and boys es?
pecially?and the greater the num?
ber that can he enlisted In this work
the more certain is the sin ( ess of the
undertaking.
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T1IK COUNTY Sl'PPLY HILL.
Some nrttoe Items Added to the 1)111
for the Year 1013.
The tax levy for Sumter County for
1913 is a totul of six mills, 5 1-2 mills
bolug rOf county oroinary expenses
and u quarter of a mill levy for a
sinking fund for the court house and
a levy of the same amount for tin
road improvement bond sinking fund.
In addition to the usual appropria?
tions the supply bill authorizes the
county board to aprpopriate $250 for)
Ho us,. of the Sumter Light Infantry,
this being an annual appropriation.
For the tlrst time it allows the coun?
ty treasurer a sum for clerical as
Hlstanoe In his office, a fund for $150,
payable in five equal monthly Instal?
ments being authorized for this pur?
pose. For tomato olub work In the
county the board Is authorized at the
request of the superintendent of edu?
cation to appropriate $375.
The board is further authorized to
borrow the sum of $8,000. If It M
deemed advisable or necessary foi
county ordinary expenses. It is un?
derstood that this clause was added
to the bill In place of making an ap?
propriation for the remodelling of ihn
county jail, this much being at hand
for that purpose, if the board doomi
it advisable to borrow it for the pur?
pose of repairing the Jail. The coun?
ty ordinary fund received through
the regular sources is usually suffi?
cient to run the county and there it
no need of borrowing any money.
One of the clauses of the supph
bill authorizes and directs the CO tint)
board to secure the services of a
skilled road engineer to do WOtOVOI
work in the county they direct, if ir.
the opinion of the board It is deemed
advisable to have the services of i.
road engineer.
It KD MKK KIjFA'T OFFICERS.
Anderson, April 8.?The election
of officers and Supreme Representa?
tives was the moot important mattet
before the Council of Rod Men thb
afternoon. The? eleethm resulted a>
follows: E. H. Aull, of Ncwbery. Un a'
Sachem; A K. Hill, of Spartanburg
? In at Se nior Sagamore, defeating A
M DOal e.f Columbia ?4 te> 80, wh<
was in line* of promotion, e ausing con
sub-ruble surprises among the dole
gates; O. D. Gray, of Williamston.
(?re-ut Junleir Sagnme.re-; H. C. Wal?
lace, of Sumte r. chie f of Reeorda; s
M ciutkson, e,f Cedumbia. Qreal
Moo per of Wampum, and Otto Kiel
tner. e?f Ne-wberiy. Jas (I. Le?ng, of
Union, and J. P, Carlisle, e.f Cream
\iiie-. supreme- Repreoentatlves. C, B
Tedly, of Ande-rsem. Who has been a
supre-me Ropfoaontatlvo foi several
yearn is a member of Um Important
committee of memorials <?f the Na?
tional Council, which me e ts in Wash?
ington ne-xt September ami is the re
fore i member of tin- National Coun?
cil N A Hame i ie k will be' appoint?
ed State orgaahter,
Me.re- than ladies and gentlemen
attended the- barbecue al Buneavlata
Park tins evening, The barbecue wai
ftVOO by the- meal Red Men and wa?
nn elaborate affair The Convention
clones tomorrow,
The- e ham gang has been move d
fr.-ui tin- Manning road tWhlch, by
tin- way. is b ft in good condition ami
IS one- of the- best re?aels ill the- ee.linty.
;u fur as tIv? ? county Inn ), ami are
nou working on that pari of ihe
Wedgefleld road between Mr. P. M
Ditts' place and Wedgefleld, which
will be put in Aral class condition
before the- gang Is moved e.n t*? ?? 11?? i
placea
<.t i?? Yetur Ptemblag.
Ton know what happens In a h m i
m which lb** plumbing Is In poor con
d It Ion ? everybody In tin* houoe is
liable lo contract typhoid of some
e?the-r fever, The digestive organs
perform the same functions In Ihe hu
man hexlv SI the* plumblnsj e|oe-;e for
Ihe house, ond they should be kept
in hrs? class condition all Ihe lime H
\ou have- any trouble with your diges
lion Inks Chamberlain's Tablets am'
you are certain to gel quick relief
i i ule b> all d< del ? Advt.
milim; CASE ARU L ED.
Judge Gary to Review Case Before
He Deckles for ur Against a Now
Trial.
In the Civil Court Tuesday morning
a hearing for a new trial was had In
the caae of James H. Miller against
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com?
pany. Alter hearing the arguments
on both sides Judge Gary asked that
all of the affidavit! and brlefi and
other testimony submitted be left
with him and he would announce his
decision later.
In this hearing there was a legal
array, such as is seldom seen In
Sumter. On the one side were Messrs.
P. A. WIUCOX, of Florence, assistant
general counsel of the Atlantic Coast '
lane Railroad company, L. W. Mo?
f.emore, assistant State counsel. Mark
Reynolds, local counsel and Purdy A
Bland, asking for a new trial of the
case on after discovered evidence,
while on the other hand, Messrs. B. J.
Best of Columbia, W, A. Holman,
Charleston, I* D. Jennings, R. i>.
l-:pps and J. H. Clifton. Mr. Will
cox made the argument for the rail?
road company In favor of granting the
new trial and submitted aflldavits to
show that Miller was not In the con?
dition he was alleged to have been in
at the time of the trial of the case,
while on the other bide each Of the
attorney! made a short argument
against granting the motion for a new
trial.
The affidavits submitted by the de?
fendant were in effect that Miller had
bean seen out late at nigffts, he had
been seen to jump off one moving
street ear and run to another and get
on it while it was in motion and that
he had been seen to enter barrooms.
The veracity of the persons having
made the aflldavits to this effect hav
ng been attacked by the plaintiff, fur?
ther affidavits were put UP to show
that at least one of the persons mak?
ing the affidavits was considered a re?
sponsible party by well know citizens
of Charleston, whose veracity was un?
disputed. Aflldavits were also intro?
duced from doctors on ^oih sides of
the Cgae, the one stating that Miller
OOtlld not do tho things he was said
0 be doing and be suffering from a
nervous breakdown at the same time.
While on the Other hand the affida?
vit! stated the condition of Miller at
the trial.
A review of the case from its be?
ginning, when Miller wan hurt by a
sideswipe in the freight yard at Co?
lumbla in October. 1909, the first trial
when a verdict was directed by the
?presiding judge in favor of the defend
tut on the ground that as Miller had
received help from the sick benefit
fund, he was not entitled to any dam
igos by a jury; the reversal of this de
lieton by the State Supreme Court; ?
the second trial, when a verdict for j
135,000 was returned and the afhrma- 1
.Ion of this verdict by the State Su
oremc Court.
The argument of the railroad com- 1
? any for a new trial was that the evi- j
lence which they had discovered, if j
illowed in a court of law at a new
rial WOtlld be sufficient to change the
erdict. while on the side of the plain
lift the arguments were that this evi
lence WM not in existence at the time'
>f the second trial and that it would
lot i hange the result in a new trial,
if one was ordered.
T() DISTRIBUTE POWER
_
Senate Democrats Agree I'pnn Plan
to Prevent Centralization of Con?
trol.
Washington. April 8.?Senate
Democrats today agreed upon a pol?
icy designed to prevent control of
enate affairs by a few members ami
to distribute powers lodged in com?
mittee chairmen. Result! accepted
by the caucus give to the majority
membera of any committee the right
to call a meeting and to designate
nemben of conference committed
iml subcommittees.
Democratic senators expressed the
? pinion that the new policies would
prevent the burying of legislation in
i committee through the action of Q
chairman who might be oppoied to
t. A further change advocated by
Senator Lea, giving committees tin
power to elect their own chairman,
.vill be taken up at a party confer?
ence later.
lANCIIIUItt. ELECTION.
Col. ,i. \. Rliamc to Regln on Fifth
Term?old Officer* Re-elected.
Lynchburg, April I,?An election
for our Intendant and foui wardens
for the town was held today, result
ng In the election of ?'oi J. A. Ilhanv
'or Intendant and ll L. Illekson, T
i Qi Ifftn, a L Tallon and T. ii Mil
ler for wardens. There was iu> op
I
posing ticket
This is tIi? fifth time Coi. Ilhanv
has been elected to the office of in
I tendant, without opposition ah ih
obi officers were re-elected and w i
lie sworn in at the proper time.
Bumter n going ahead As fast a
the woik is completed on one build
IIng, it Is commenced on another
DIU SUIT AUAINST A. C. L.
s. m. Broom Sues Railroad Compan)
for $25,000 Damages.
Another suit in which a large
amount of damages was asked was
commenced in Ihe < i\il court Wed?
nesday morning. This was the suit
of S. M. Broom against the Atlantic
Coast lane Railroad Company for al?
leged injuries received in a wreck
near Done Star last September. The
suit is for $25,000 damages.
Messrs. ],. D. Jennings, R. D. Kpps ?
?and J. H. Clifton represent the plain?
tiff, while* the railroad company is
represented by Messrs. i,. \\\ McL*e
more and Mark Reynolds.
Broom was a railway mail clerk on
the train at the time of the wreck.
He alleges in his complaint that the
wreck was caused by the negligence
e.f the railroad company. In the
wreck he was thrown OUt Of the* car
and injured, his nervous system be?
ing so shatte red that he has been in?
capable* e?f work since; the' wreck. Tin
answer sets forth the- statement that
the- wreck was caused by the- work of
persons unknown to tin- railroad com?
pany and that it is therefore not lia?
ble fe?r the' damages sueal for.
IN CIVIL COURT.
Horse and Male Case Results in Mis.
trial.
The* horse* and mule ease*, which
has been In progress for the
past, two days in the* Court of Com?
mon Ple as ended Tuesday night in a
mistrial, the* jury being unable to
agree upon a verdict.
The- ciisf has been a very Interest?
ing eun*, although the- amount Involv?
ed was not large-. Mr. A. 1). liar by
brought suit against Mr. \Y. B..Boyle
to recover $175, the* price e.f a. mule
which he- sold to Mr. Boyle. Mr.
Boyle, in his answe-r, set up a counter?
claim of 1103, the* alleged value ?>f a
nude which was swapped to Mr.
Harby at the* time* of the* trade and
the* cost e>f feeding the- horse for sev?
eral weeks, during which time' it was
alleged to be* worthless, before* it
was turned loose in tin- stre e t ami al?
lowed ti? wander around until taken
up by tin- city ami placed in the
pound.
The- siflt areise* out Of the* e-onte-n
thin e.f Mr. Boyle that the horse did
not come up te> recommendations ami
his re'fusal on this ground, to pay fe.r
the beerse*. He alleged his mule was
Worth fifty dollars and that the- cost
of leeeling the horse was fifty three
dedlnrs. The* evidence has be en lis?
tened to by a gewnl cre*wd e.f people,
friends e>f the* contending parties, but
the re* seemed tee be a vast difference
e?f opinion as te? what the ve rdict
wauild be.
In charging the jury Judge Gary
remarked that the verdict might be
almost anything, the* case being
some what complicated ami the evi?
dence in many instances contradictory.
HANK OD BRUNSON CLOSED.
Action of state Hank Examiner
Causes Surprise.
Brunson, April f>.?An astonishing
ami apparently unique proceeding e.n
the part e?f the State' bank examiner
was the closing <?f the* Hank e.f Brun
son he re- te.elay. No credit has given
the- bank any tremble* and the* bank
has not failed to meet an) demand of
tin- depositors. In the- closing of tin
bank me fraud en shortage is charged.
Tin- depositors de? not criticise tin
bank officials he-re*, ami many have
voluntarily offered their help, and ex?
press confidence that their money is
safe*. The Hank of Brunson is e.ne' of
tin- e.blest banks in Hampton county,
organised in 1901, ami has resources
amounting t<? e.ve-r $200,000.
There is not tin* unrest or e-xcite
ment usually attendant upon a trouble
of this kind. This is a hard se'ase.n
e.t tin- year, ami tin* closing e.f tin
bank works a great hardship upon
tin- community in having so much
money tied up.
The* people express confidence In
the belief that this trouble- will be
only temporary. They have gre ii
confidence in tin- president, who is not
a stranger here, but who is a native
citizen, ami has accun. dated quite a
fortune* here during tin- last twenty
years by bard work and good judg?
ment ami careful, judicious llnanclng,
The Manning road has been well
graded , widened to twenty-two feet
all alone, ami shows that County Su?
pervisor Pitts ami his assistants have
acquired the art of road building
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