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IXTRORttTlON CT HILL PRO mm worn two ji iH.i.s IHANGFS sITl VI'lON. i a v oca h lc Report on Hill for Anoth? er Jurist?Virginia l<aw)crs Will Work Hani lot' A|>|>olntmcnt of n Virgin!* Man. Washington. April 14.?The intro du. UM of a hill In congress a tew days ago by Senator Chllton of West V.rgmla asking that the president be authorised to appoint an additional federal judge for the Fourth circuit, torn posed of the States of West Vir? ginia, Virginia. North and South Car? olina and Maryland, has complicated the situation with respect to the ap? pointment of Judge (JoiTs successor. While up to the present time It Aas seemed certain that this vacancy would go to Justice Charles A. Woods of South Carolina, it is i >w said that with a favorable report on the Chil ton bill made by the aenate Judiciary committee today the appointment of Judge Ooff's successor may be held up until it can be determine'' whether or not the bill will pase congress. If it does it is now claimed that the president may name Congress? man Davis of West /irglnia to the vacancy and Judge Woods to the extra Judgeahlp. The reason for this shift, after the South Carolinian apparently had easy sailing, is alleged to be be? cause Congressman Davis, being a member of the present congress, which would pass the bill providing for the additional Judgeshlp, would not be eligible for the vacancy, while, on the other hand, Justice Woods would be eligible for either Place This view of the situation caused much interest to be shown in the matter hero today by persons from all the States Included in tho Fourth circuit. It Is almost certain now that many lawyers In Virginia will renew their efforts to havo some one from that State secure one of the places. Up to a week ago the names of several well known Virginia lawyers had been preented to Attorney General Mc Reynolda for consideration in connec? tion with the matter, but when It seemed certain that Justice Woods would get the Goff vacancy, they be? gan to hold off. It Is now expected that their efforts will be renewed. ATTACKS LITTLK JOF. BROWN. Labor Fnhm Convention In Augusta Marke?! by inner Crttkism of Geo? rgia Governor. Augusta, aO , April 16.?Practically the sole feature of the first day's ses? sions of the Georgia Federation of Labor convention, which opened here this morning, was the severo excoria? tion of Gov Joseph M. Brown for his recent widely published address of "The Supremacy of the Law." Louis f\ Marquardt, a State organUcr lo? cated in Atlanta, attacked the address of the governor in an official report. In tho afternoon session Jerome Jones of Atlanta took th? floor and arraigned the governor even moro bit? terly than had been done in the morning. A commit!.mposed of Jerome Jones. L. P. Jone? und W. C. Puekett of Atlanta was appointed to prepare a "proper" reply la the governor. MANY CASKS IN COURT. n.i > Court Has Full Session Monda>?Various Offense*. The Recorder had a full docket M i, lay. the list of culprit* being larger than at any time In many days. There were In all some twenty-one or so rases to be tried, some of which wees) postponed until later. Th? most Important of the cases tried were: petsf I*nrktn. Interfering with an officer in the performance of his duty, $10 or 30 days. Linaus Davis, petit larceny, $10 or 20 days. Hartemus Gb>\er. violation <if health ordmam ??, $5 or 10 days. Charlie Thompson. t runsporting li<i?ior. plea.l guilty. $60 or II days. Glenn West, storing whiskey, plead guilty. $75 or 30 days. Tssjj Jennings, gambling. $30 or |6 days. Nicholas Hrown. Oe?>. Richardson. Sam Nelvon. Sam Gardner. Tom Nel ?sa\ psabllnsj; Prawn and Rtefcard BSSJ plag?] guilty and were sentem ?d t., |1| m II -lass. Sam Gardner for? feited hon'l of $16; ami Sam NslSOS Mal Tssa Nesses Bleed not guilty, but were found guilty and sentenced to I > ..r .0 days Walter Bell, disorderl) conduct and carrying com c tied weapons, $6 or It ? lavs on the drst ? harne and $16 or days on the second charge. Marriage License Record. A matrlage HCHSBS was granted to Jim Preston of Bumtef Mid Margaret Ms? k of Mt^eaviMc Wednesday ifter BjSBBBj, The ' er> monv was performed kf Deputv Sheriff John MppSBBf, Who i* s tmturv. pBJBSB . hi record-breaking nine "THE GIBSON FAMILY REUNION." First Performance of Amateur Play Makes BlK Nit. There was a good attendance at the Academy of Music Monday night to see the first performance of "The Qlhson ramlly Heunlon," hut the crowd was not nearly so huge as the ' merits of the play deserved. The play made a hit from start to llnish and I It is safe to say that there was not a person in attendance who was not ex? tremely pleased with the merry lit? tle musical comedy which was pre? sented for the benefit of the Civic League. The scenery was excellent and bet? ter by far than that In many of the professional musical companies which come to Sumter, the stage settings showed great care and the singing and dancing was all that could be de? sired or expected of an amateur pro? duction. The play made a hit from the open? ing chorus when a hundred little chil? dren led by Miss Paul, the directress of the performance, to the lust s? . ne, when a dozen or more yeung ladies, while swlnlng back and forth in extemporized swings, with as many young men swinging them, Joined voices in the last song of the evening, and in fact carried the thoughts of their auditors off to "The Land of Golden Dl earns." Often the critic in criticising a home talent production bus to do justice to the actors when they do not do jus? tice to themselves, or their parts. However, this was not the case Mon? day night. The actors were, to use a slang expression, "right there with j the goods." They knew their lines, land each one contributed a distinct part, in which there were no flaws, in trie execution of the per? formance and in making the play the great success it undoubtedly was. The play was "classy," if the reader will again excuse the use of slang, and the actors showed histrionic abilities that many professionals might have envied. While all were good, probab? ly the hardest parts were cleverly ex? ecuted by Miss Kristenson and Miss Paul. In the singing, Miss Paul was the leading artist, while Miss Bectham pleased her audience with her sweet voice, as she has done before. Miss Rothols, in her solo which opened the second act, gave the audience a treat that proved most delightful. Mr. Kuvanaugh also rendered a charming solo. The programe and cast of charac? ters was: PROGRAM. Act L?Sitting room of the Gibsons. Time?morning. Act 2.?Reception of the Gibsons. Time?Evening of next day. CAST OK CHARACTERS. Mrs. Gibson?Mrs. Laura Lebby. Mr. Joe Gibson?Mr. at W. Sea brook. Ted, a first cousin?Arthur Harby. Hans?Chas. Kavanaugh. Stammering Billle?Mr. Mltehum. I'nelc Henry?Mr. Dunne. Phyllis?Miss Anna Paul. Duke?Mr. Bartow Walsh. Carolyn?Miss Emma Baker. Kntherlne?Mr. M. A. Strauss. M illy, servant?Miss Kristenson. Soloists?Misses Burton, Roth? olz, Reotham. Messrs. Harby, Kuva? naugh. Zemp. College Boys?Philip Booth, Jas Hood, Barr.es Hoylc, Henry Cuttino, Nelll Ryan, Norman Chandler, Chas. Moore, James Pitts, Lawrence Brun son, Cyril Schwartz, Thomas Childs, Carroll Simpson, llallett Burns, Ar? nold Kleine. Choruses?Misses Bethca, King man, Burton, , Carnes, Bectham, Dunn, Manheim. Bowen, Turner, Hose, Messrs. Zemp, Harby, Jen? kins. Boyle, Hood, Brown, Frank < handler. CHORUSES ACT 1. Opening Choruses: "On the Old Sec-Saw"?Miss Paul, with 125 children. "All the Pretty Girls in Town"? Mr. Zemp, with Nannie Bowman, Gladys Turner. Jessie Meinhcim. Mary Dunne, Sadie Gulll, Anna L. Paul. "Gee* Ain't I Glad to be Home Again"?Mr. Raymond Btanslll, R. BatBaa, Miss I Bethea, with Miss An? na L Paul. Miss olive Car net, Miss Mary Beetharn. Miss Georgia Beetham Mrs. Strauss. Mr. Alien Brown. Mr. Frank Chandler, Mr. A S. Harby, Mr. B. Z Zemp. Mr. B. Boyle. Closing Chorus: Come Hack and Flay With Me" ?Miss Paul and children. A<T 2. Opening Solo (selected)?Mis-! Marie Rothohl Solo "That's How I Need You"? Mr. Kavanaugh ami entire east. Rending?"The Pint Quarrel"? i Tennyson > ? M Its Paul. "So Long M it v Miss Ihn ton, with Mleaes Bethen, Bethen, Beeth nil, Boot ham i Carnee, Mis Rtrauss; Messrs Brown. Chandler, Harby, /.. top, Jenkins. BO) le H< ? < 'ollege Boy ' ?Miss Paul With ? lionises i h. Pretty Things Tou hay" Mr. A. B. Harby, with Mias Bectham ami entire ehorus. "Please, Mr. Moon, Take a Vaca? tion"?Miss Bectham, with Mr. Harby and entire chorus. Closing Chorus?"The Land of Gol? den Dreams"?Miss Paul ami chorus? es. TO REPRESENT HIGH SCHOOL. Phre Hoys Chosen in Preliminary Con? tent Monday at Calhoun street School. Th preliminary contest to decide on the representatives of the Sumter High School at the State High School Athletic meet to be held In Columbia the latter part of this month was held on the school grounds Monday after? noon and five boys were selected as representatives. The judges were Messrs. Thces and Rice. In the contest the successful com? petitors were: To throw the shot and discus, Robert McKay; hundred yard daah, Henry Cuttino; mile race, David Cuttino; pole vuulfc, George Hurst; hurdles, Philip Booth. Besides these representatives in the athletic contests, Furman Herbert will rep? resent the High School in the oratori? cal contest, which will be held at the i same time. SIRE MONDAY NIGHT. Two Negro Houses on Rod and White Street Destroyed. By a lire about nine o'clock Mon? day night two negro houses were de? stroyed and' another one was some? what damaged before the blaze was extinguished. The call for the hose wagons was sent In while the pla> was in progress at the Academy of Music and there? fore there was no alarm. For this reason some of the firemen did not know of the fire until afterwards and those who went had to extend the line of hose for nearly a thousand feet to reach the fire. However, by good work they managed to save the third house. The houses were said to belong to Mr. H. J. Harby and W. T. Andrews. WOULD RETURN AN UMBRELLA? Virginia Man Has t'mhrellu Belong? ing to Sumter Lady. As there are so many jokes going the rounds ubout umbrellas and peo? ple who take them and do not re? turn them the following notice which has been received by the postmaster of Bumtef and turned over to The Item office will be read with interest: "If the young lady who lost her umbrella at Union Station. Washing? ton, April 10th, will communicate With P. O. Box No. 448, Blucliclds, W. Va., receipt for same will be mailed her." Evidently there Is at least one man in the country who desires to return a stray umbrella to its owner. It seems from the note attached that the gentleman was helping the lady to ; the gates at the Union Station and that she in her rush forgot to get her umbrella which was checked in the parcels room. It seems also that the gentleman Is acquainted With the fact that the lady lives in Sumter, but he is evidently not acquainted with her name. The Item will be glad to know that the owner by means of its col Jumna finds the lost article. A Bit; SENSATION. "Sensation" at The Lyric Theatre Last Night. It happened last night, the big sen sat ion that has been awaited by Sum? ter people for the past week or more. i It was a sensation too of an unusual sort, and the 1'K) or more people in the Lyric present when the sensation occurred aeted like?well, how "cool, calm and coHected soldiers" do for a starter. Anyway nobody was disap? pointed, everybody was happy and the sensation made a big hit with the audience. Its going to make a big? ger hit with Sumter housekeepers, be? cause they say Sensation makes mighty fine biscuits. WILL NOT GO TO BICH MOND. Robert C. Ogden, President Educa tionai Conference, ill. Richmond, Va., April 13.??It was announced today that Robert c. Ogden, president of the conference of education In the South, would not be aide to attend the sessions here this week, being detained at his home in New York by illness. Walter 11. Page, recently named by President Wilson :is ambassador to the Court of St. lames, will preside in Mr. Ogden's absence W hile the conference does not formally open until Tuesday many delegates have already arrived to at? tend group meetings tomorrow. .lo nephus Daniels, Beeretnry of the Navy, and David F. Houston, Secretary of Agriculture, will be among Ihe prom? inent speakers representing the Go> eminent. TARIFF BILL UNCHANGED. EFFORTS TO ALTER MEASURE I VOTED DOWN IN CAUCUS. Roth Free Listers ami Reactionaries Lose Their Contentions. Scheine ol Free Sheep and Cattle Advocates Tail?Harrison in Charge for Time. Washington( April li.?Persistent efforts to put Cattle and sheep <?n tin free list, to CUt the duty on swine and otherwise to alter the ways and means committee tariff revision bill were de? feated in the Democratic' caucus of the hovise today. The 1 democratic leadership light for the hill as re I i ported was piloted by Representative J Francis Burton Harrison of New York, in the absence of Representa? tive Underwood, the majority leader, who *s 111, On the senate side of con? gress the tariff revisionists were in? active. The agricultural schedule was before the house caucus all after? noon and there were some lively speeches, Many of the new members of the house aired their views but there the committee was overwhelm? ingly sustained. Representative Logue of Pennsylvania, a new member, pre? cipitated the biggest light of the day. with an amendment to put cattle on the free list. Cattle and sheep now are dutiable at 10 per cent and swine at $1-50 a head. Representatives Baker of California, Russell of Mis? souri and others fought against free cattle, declaring it would destroy the cattle raising industry in their States. Representative Kinkald of New Jer? sey and Curley of Massachusetts con? tended free cattle would make a broader held of supply for the inde? pendent packer as against the so-called beef trust. Representative Curley de? clared that the United States might soon cease to be an exporter of food. He said the Argentine Republic, with a population of only 9,000,000 as against 92,000,000 in the United States, exported as much beef and meat products as the United States and that tariff protection in America could only benefit the "trust." Representative Garner of Texas, member of the ways artd means com? mittee, said cattle last year raised a tariff revenue of $1.200,000 and that the rate had been BO adjusted in this bill that it would raise $500,000 the first year. If cattle were transferred to the free list, he added, the rest of the tariff would have to be adjusted to meet the loss of revenue. Representative Kinkald of New Jer? sey requested a roll call, the first since tile bill has been before, the caucus. The amendment was rejected, 73 to 122. Representative M. E, Burke of Wis? consin unsuccessfully sought to re? duce the duty on swine from $1.50 to ( 75 cents a head and the motion of Representative Kinkald to put sheep on the free list was voted down, 02 to 98. An attempt to raise the proposed rate on barley, made by the Demo? crats from Wisconsin and Minnesota, also was unsuccessful. The last light I of the day was on rice. Representa? tive Lasaro of Louisiana offered an amendment to increase the duty from 1 cent per 100 pounds to a cent and 'a half. Representative Oliver moved to place it on the free list. Both were l<?st. The caucus had got down to the wheat schedule at the time of ad? journment. - "South Taxing?North Paying.*' Hosten Transcript. The South taxing and the North paying, is the national condition that will follow the enactment of the new tariff hill, if Bx-<'ongressman Hill, of (Connecticut, is a prophet. As he in? terprets the intent of the measure it is strongly sectional. To quote him: "In the section of the country where low wages, long hours and child labor prevail, the principal product is fully protected; in other sections, where the law is aiming at decent conditions, the principal products are exposed to ruinous competition." To make good the loss of customs receipts indirect taxation is to he used and how this will he sectional is illu? strated in the experience of Connecti? cut under the existing corporation tax. Connecticut corporations last year paid to the Federol collector *7r>s, 235.99. Alabama, Alsaska. Arizona. Arkansas. Delaware, Idaho. Mississip? pi, Montana. New Mexico, North Da? kota. Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota and Wyoming put to? gether paid $754,420.79, or about $4,000 less than Connecticut. Con? necticut is guilty of its weulth and its political powerlessness, tor as Mr. Hill emphasizes, it has but seven Sen? ators and Representatives in Congress, against the seventy-four of the other states he mentions. Seventy-four win outvote seven, especially when the seven stand for greater revenue capabilities than the seventy-four. Death of \n Infant. May esvllle, April l.". - Itichard, the eight months-old son of Dr. and Mrs. w M Bradley of this place, died here last night after ;? shor! illness. Tin- funeral services will bo held iHis aftei noon at '. o'elo< k. < AM OF GRANT GOES UP. Appeal Prom Order for Extradition to Souiii Carolina Readiea Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Pittsburg, April 16.?-The case of Frederick Brown, alias .!?.<? Grant, a negro who la wanted In South Caro? lina for murder, was brought to tin attention of the supremo court of Pennsylvania today when it was asked that an appeal shall act as a super scdeas and stay proceedings until the appeal Is argued and decided. It is claimed that Qov. Cole L. Blease ol South Carolina has made statements' /aying he would not call out the State troops to protect a negro and that it Is believed that a lynching would occur if the negro Is taken to South Carolina. Qov. Tem r of Pennsylvania granted requisition papers to take the negro to South Carolina. G. Ed ward Dickcrson. a Philadel? phia lawyer, said to represent the Na? tional Association for the Advance? ment of Colored People, and the Con? stitutional league, objected on the ground of the South Carolina gov? ernor's attitude and faulty points in the Indictment. The negro is held In the county jail at Philadelphia on a writ of habeas corpus. The decision of the superior court I la expected within a few days. BENNETTSVILLE MAIL DELIV Postmaster is Again Advised by the Postoflice Department That Town is Entitled to Service. Bennettaviile, April 1G.?Postmaster T. B. McLaurin has received another letter from the postofflce department, calling his attention to the fact that Bennettaviile Is entitled to a free mail delivery on account of the business done by this office. The letter this : time is from the new assistant, Mr. Roper, who is a native of this coun? ty, and assurance is made that the mail carriers will be put on by July 1 if the town will do its part by naming the streets and numbering the houses. Bennettaviile has been entitled to this i service for more than two years, but the mayor and town council have not ^een tit to take the necessary steps to give to Bennettaviile the advantages of a free delivery. Doubtless Ben nettaville Stands alone as the one town in the United States entitled to such advantages that has failed to grasp them. Atlanta Negro Carriers to be Dropped. Atlanta, April 14.?The statement that Atlanta's postoflice will do away With most of the negro mail carriers under the Democratic administration will mean more of a change than people outside of Atlanta tan read? ily imagine. There are several hun? dred negro mail carriers in the city. It is they who distribute the mail in practically all of the downtown of? fice buildings, and on many of the residence routes. This movement is not in any sense however, a drawing of the color line. Hie carriers will lose their positions, it is understood, not because they are negroes, but because they are Re? publicans and Republican appointees. The extraordinary session seems to be living tip to its name.?Columbia State. jackson am) THE law. The Story of His Trial for Contempt and His Hue of $1,000. The coining in to office of a Demo? cratic president of course revives the stories of the front Democrats of old Stories of Andrew Jackson are, how? ever, always interesting. He is one of the most striking figures among the canvasses of preetdenta The story of his trial for contempt of court in New Orleans is always im presalve even if amusing, too. He was made commander of the Depart? ment of the South in May, 1814. in the war of 1112, and Irs victory at New Orleans in 1S15 was what made him first famous. Louisiana celebrated the victory with charming ceremonial and a bronze statute of Jackson now marks the spot where the arch of triumph was erected in his honor. Jackson maintained martial law in the city longer than the civil author? ities thought necessary, and a publi? cation which appeared antagonizing it was held by Jackson as aiming to rouse sedition in the army, so he had the author arrested and tried by court martial. A judge of the su? preme court of the United States is? sued a writ of habeas corpus in fav? or of the offender. Jackson held this as a violation of martial law and ordered the judge arrested and ex-, pelled from the city. When the mil? itary rule was set aside the judge in his turn called Jackson to court to snow reason why he should not be fined for contempt of court. Jack? son answered the summons and ap? peared in the room full of people stirred to high tension of resentment by the action of the judge. He came in civilian's clothes and was not seen at first. When the people discovered him there rose shouts of acclaim, and i the judge was visibly disturbed. But Jackson stood up on a bench, quelled the uproar and said the law of the land should be upheld. The same hand that had protected the city from outside invasion would protect it from internal disorders as well. He turned to the judge and bade him proceed with his duties. The judge courageously finod the general $1,000 for contempt of court. Jackson wrote a check for the amount on the spot. Then as he left the court he was drawn in triumph through the streets by the people, who took the horses from his carriage in the good old fashioned way?out of date in this world of motors. a pub? lic subscription was made for the amount of the ?nethut .Ta< kse-n de? clined to receive it. Nearly thirty years later congress refunded him the sum with interest. Meantime he had been twice president of the United Stats.?Christian Science Monitor. Snow at CAESAR'S head. Three Inches Deep. Report Moun? taineers Cring. Greenville, April 15.?Three inches of snow is reported in the mountains at Caesar's Head, twenty-five miles north of this city. Mountaineers com? ing into the city today say the snow commenced to fall yesterday after? noon at 3.30 o'clock, and continued until nightfall. That old war dance around the su? gar barrel has recommenced.?Cleve? land Plain Dealer. 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