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matt anft outljron. THE HIMTKR WAT1H3IAN, Established April, 1830. "Be Just and Fear net-?Lei all the ends Thon. Alms't at he thy Country's, Tby God's and Truth'a" THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, 1 Still. Consolidated Aur. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1913. Vol. XXXVI. No. 19. (HI BM IB MM Sumter High School Boy Comes First at State High School Meet. HARLAN WOOD OF sl? MM \N Hl'RIi COMBI SECOND IN EVENT ? ff0|ff?|Ol'K SCHOOLS COMPETE FOR HONORS IN DE? CLAMVIION IN FIRST MB RING OF ITS KIND IN Till STA IF?THE DECLAMATMMf ? IN THE FINAL COM I ST. Columbia. April 25.?Last night in the chapel of the FnUerslty of South <'uritllnu a new epoch was begun in the hiltory of the development of the high schools of the State and a movement wax set on foot that must inevitably result in untold good when the first annual State high school or? atorical content was held to Meiert the best orator of the high schools. Twenty-four high school*) were en? tered for th?- contest. each school sending one contestant. Yesterday aft? ernoon the preliminary contests were held to select the eight who should compete for the honors. The 24 were divided Into groups of sixes and from each group two men were selected to enter the contest at night and one man was given honorable mention. Kurman Herbert of the Sumter high school was awarded first place. Mr. Herbert, whose subject was "nur Re onlted Country." spoke with great tire and aggressiveness. Harlan Wood of the Spartanburg city high school was awarded second place. Mr. Wood, although only a boy In knee trousers, bested many of his older apponents. delivering In excel? lent style and with a marked degree of oratory his speech. ' Eulogy on Henry Woodson Qrady." J. C. Watklns. who received honor* ab|a mention for his speech on T'ro ??otjun of Suffrage," was decidedly one of the beat speakers of the night, be? ing perhaps the most at ease on the floe* of any of the speakers. The eight young men who survived the ordeal of the afternoon prelimi? naries marched into the chapel promptly on time, headed by K. C. Hurts, head master of the Furman fitting si hool, who has taken stich a prominent part in the development of high school athletics and oratory. Those who say that oratory 1m dead In the South?that no longer is the South mother of orators?men of the calibre of Caihoun, Tlnckney, Freston snd llayne. should have been present to hear the contest of the high school boys last night The manner in which each speech wa- delivered and the se? lection reflected threat credit both upon the individual and his teacher. Each man went through his speech without a stumble, something that even a set of trained college orators often fail at. Prof. H C. Davis of the Fnlvcrsity of South Carolina welcomed the high school orators to thr university and In a few approprla'e remarks intro? duced the presiding onVer of the oc? casion. H. C. Hurts. Mr Hurts told In a few words of the tin,' high sehool athletic contest which was held in Columbia in 1910 gf tne imitation of the Cniversit.v of BoUtl Carolina and how It was repeated In If 11 and Itlt, He told of the derision of the commit tee to add gtatory la the ataJotk fea? tures of the meet in till in order that the br.y -yho .'..,es not get to go to school "may avail him u If of the chance to learn how to meak and In Hla* phase at bast taste of college life. The Judge* of tho contest at night *.-*re Dr. B. a ste. i. w k Qessaalea w (i BetjjsM Iagast K'din and J. J. McMahan Pr Steel delivered the medals to the winners, following an appropriate talk following Is the list of the speakers, their subJetts given In the order in which they spoke: Fanning Weedon. Hastoc. "The l.a*t Charge of the old Guard.'* II I*. Weaver. Dillon. "From the S'art t i the Goal." Mnrlon (?'Neu I. farm in Pitting seht.? I. "The March of the Flag." J Hi eS I'o.ig. I ii . en\ llle. Imi|oi;\ on llenrv Woodrion Grady " Harlan Wood. Spartanburg. TOu |o?\ on II nr> W Orady. Hruce Htrjbllng, Richland. "Defense of an ex-Slave " J. C. Watkms. Anderson fitting school. "Protection of Suffrage " I'uirn in licit-* it Bumter, "OVI Ke? nn.ted I 'ounti y " The Judge* of the preliminary con? fess In the gfleri.oon ?er. fr. fat sjgsjgg Wsrdlaw. It < Davis, H A. Wise. I W Crab-. Half, J 0 rV ?\ Is, lt. C Hurts, A. D. Mcfaddln. Hunt, i A Gibbet*. Jam's Allan. Jr. .1. O, Allen, frof. Vales Hnowden and Df A. Q Moo e. These Jud;;. | I lad the eight contestants and gave honor aide mention to Edward Simpson, An? derson ;' Hen llagood, Hash?: J. H. Hurnside. QroenWOOd, and Adlai Hol? ler, Cite The list of the contestants enter' < . their subjects and the school from which they came follows: Anderson Utting school J. C. Wat kins, "Protection od Suffrage," Ander? son high school, Edward Simpson, "In? dependence of Cuba;" Bruns? I Guy Simmons, "Hegulus to the Carthagcn ians;" Clio, Adlai Holler, "Wells Speech on the Liquor Hill;" Clover, Joseph Barnctt, 'The Grave of My Country;'' Daleho, II. A. Galloway, "Tlie Negro and the South;" Dillon. H. H. Weaver, "From the Start to tho Coal;" Easley, Hen Hagood, "The Tower of Conviction;" Furman fitting s. hool, Marion O'Neal, "The March of the Flag;'' Greenv lie, James Poag, "Kulogy on Life of Henry Woodson Grady;" Greenwood, J. E. Hurnside, ' On the Death of Lafayette;" Hastoc, Fanning Weedon, "Last Charge of the Old Guard at Waterloo;" Hickory Grove, Sam Wilkerson, "The Welling? ton of Cuba;" Kingstree, Zeno Mont? gomery, "Ancestral Ideals;" Latta, Memory Watson, "The Home and the Government;" McCormlck, Townsend MeCracken, "Ye Poor Tramp; * Hich land, Bruce Stribling, "Defcnac of tin ex-Slave;" Seneca. Wilkes Dendy, "Party Spirit;" Spavtanburg, Harlan Wood, ' Eulogy on Henry W. Grady;" Summervllle, Frances Lee, "Wolsey on Being Cast Off by Henry VIII;' Sum? ter. Furman Herbert. "Our Reunited Country;" Westminster, Jack Zimmerman. "Wilson's Inaugural Ad? dress;" Wdfford fitting Bchool, a. h. Ferguson, ? State Ptnley, "Unveiling Monument to John C. Calhoun." MlKDFK AT CHESTER. John I i ?I-, u Prominent Farmer of Chester County. Killed b> l uknown Parties at Ills Home. Chester, April IS, - John Lewis, one of the biggest and wealthiest planters In Chester county, was murdered last night abotit 11 O'clock at his home f'bout three miles vest of Cornwell in this county. Every effort is being made to apprehend the parties believ? ed to he connected with the deed, hut in ail probability it will be several days bbfeffl a line can be gotten on them. Not only was Mr. Lewis murdered, but his wutch, revolver and several hundred dollars are missing .indicat? ing robbery as the only or main mo? tive of the murder. The sum of $40 was found in the house. WALKED OFT. BUT COME BACK. - Weavers are RolWnlBg to Work of Luurens Cotton .Mill. I.aureus, April I'i.?The walk-out at the Laureni cotton mills of :i"> or to weavers, several days ago has about fallen through, and today over lOtl ol Til looms left Idle for nearly a week ere running with many of the samt operatives in charge Upon applica? tion the strikers are bi Ing re.employed on the same conditions as new em? ploye! and at the same piece wage hitherto paid. .v'? nie part lea left and sought Joba at other nulls. Many of these, it is stated, have returned and asked to be re-employed, finding that they were earning as much or more bete than COttld he obtained else? where. The walk out was the result ol .. change ot pattern of certain fancy weaves at a reduction of ;; centa on the piece, as the operatives contended. It develops that lie mill had no es? tablished price on theae patterns and it is said Ihe) ate nun h easier than the weaves for which a higher wage Is paid. The matter has about udjii ted itself ami b) next week tio lull com? plement of looms effected will be run. sjlni again. if the Democratic Administration uill put a man at the head of the Weather Bureau who win not work in conflict with the hasehall schedule aii will be forgiven, -Cleveland Lead ? i. IMPERIAL HOTEL OPENING. PORMAL OPENING OF HARVIN STREET HOSTELRY, Hand some structure Erected by An ifrcw L. JnekCon at Cost of $"0, 000 Now Ready to Serve Visitors to Sumtor?Flit y-li vo Guest I looms in Three Story Building Which is Fit? ted With Modern Appointments ?Something of the BulldiOfj and Those Who WIM Have Cha go Of tlie Management of It. Mr. Andrew L. Jackson stated Mon? day morning that he had had a most successful opening of the Imperial Hotel and he was much pleased with prospects. Indications were that he WOUld have an extremely good busi? ness, especially in the furn.shing of meals for customeis. During the opening Saturday af? ternoon and night there were quite a large number of visitors to the building, who seemed wall pleased with its furnishings and appoint? ments, and there were many of them who did not notice tin- lack of a full list of furniture for the lobby, which has not yet come. Saturday night there were about thirty persona to oat at the hotel and Sunday the enstom was still good al? though Sunday is a light day for ho? tels In Bumter. The Imperial is a very handsome three-story brick structure built In the shape of the letter II and con? taining fifty-five rooms for guests. Its front is one of the most attrac? tive of any building in the city. This is constructed of tapestry brick, on a, base of granite, up to the second story, where the grey brick give place to a dark red Flemish brick. The trimmings are of terra eotta and the whole presents a very harmonious and artistic effect which Is seldom seen e^Mailed. Besides being attractive in appearance the structure has an ap? pearance of solidity and strength. Inside the building is as attractive and harmoniously finished off as is the trout. .The appointment^ are of tt%e best ami show ..a 4in? .taatc in choice and variety which is seldom equalled In a hotel anywhere. The fixtures are all up-to-date and practically all of the modern appliances and appurten? ances which border on luxury, but which are always drawing cards for hotels, are to be found In the building. Electric lights, a circulating system of hot and cold water, oscillating electric tans In the lobby and dining room, lo? cal and long distance telephones hi OVery room are some of these attrac? tive features of the place. The building la entered from Har vin Street, the front entrance, or from u drive way on the right of the build? ing, as one approaches It, or an alley? way on the left, which gives direct entrance Into the cafe', through a log? gia, in front of Which there is a marquee of colored glass. Aa one en? ters thi- lobby from tlie main entrance on the right there is a writing room and drug store, barber shop, two sample rooms and back rooms for bell boys, toilet .etc. Facing the entrance la the clerk's Office, behind which is he proprietors private office, and on the side is a hack entrance for bag? gage. To the left is the dining loom, the cafe, pantry and kitchen. The lobby is entered over marble steps and lias a terrain floor. The walla have an ivory fin iah with a base of marble and mahogany borders. Light ?onus through beautiful lead? ed glass wlndowa which are placed In all of the openings here and over tlie stair case. There are three columns through the center of the lobby and the room is lighted at night by four clusters of electric lights, placed near the ceiling and conveniently shaded. The lobbv is furnished with oak fur? niture of old English make, pieces Which ate very .substantial and com? fortable, m their leather upholstery. Tie- wining room is supplied with tables und chairs of the same Style. The barber shop la entered from the lobby or from the side entrance and Is completely fitted nut for this pur? pose. Two sample rooms are also in this side of the building and are small, although well equipped for the pur? pose Besides those sample rooms the hotel will have several sample rooms on South Main Rtrcet In tin- McCat luni Iteulty Company building, rooms supplied with elevators and of ample .-uze. A feat use which will be pleasing to those who stop ,it the hotel is the back entrance for the baggage, and a space for it near Hie stairwav and i in < b rk's desk. Entering the dining room from the lobby one is at once struck by the ar? tistic Simplicity of the place. The floor is ol hardwood, covered with art squares The wails are finished off in Ivory color and have a mahoganv border and base There are three column standing In line which partly FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE. SECRETARY BRYAN'S PLAN SUB? MITTED TO DIPLOMATIC COltl'S. President Wilson and Bryan Working Together Vor System of Internation? al Agreements?President Discusses Matter. Washington, April Iii.?Secretary Bryan's plan for international peace agreements was submitted to tho dip? lomatic corps today with practically every ambassador and minister In Washington present. The diplomats had assembled at the state depart? ment upon the secretary's invitation to hear the proposal explained. Later In the day President Wilson made known his views on the plan at an informal conference with news? paper men at the White House. The president talked of the subject in a general way. indicating that the details would be worked out by ne? gotiation. The general proposal he has in mind is that the contracting na? tions should never go to war over any dispute before there has been an in? vestigation of facts involved. The plan would he not to bind the nations to abide by any decision of the inves? tigators, but merely to effect a sus? pension of judgment until impartial pc rsons looked Into the circumstances a? issue. As originally submitted to the sen? ate foreign relations committee the draft of the plan contained a sentence bearing upon the suspension of war? like preparations during the period of investigation, but this was stricken from the copy distributed formally to members of the diplomatic corps to? day. The president's explanation of the omission was that it was deemed advisable to eliminate d< tails at this point and questions to he determined by negotiations by each particular na? tion. The president considers that the plat of limiting armaments is feasible only if every nation enters into a gen ernl arrangement. divide the room. There are sixteen heavy oak tables for two, three or four persons. The light Is furnished by electric globes Which are shaded and placed as in the lobby. As the dining room is one of the principal attractions of a hotel, it is stated her** that the hotel will be op? erated on the European plan, with meals a la carle, and a business men's breakfast and lunch served when call? ed for. In connection with the dining room, but In a separate room, Is the cafe. Here meals will he served up to one o'clock at night, three tablet and a lunch counter being placed here for customers. Adjoining the cafe is the pantry, from which things will be passed from the kitchen to the cafe and where meals are checked from the kitchen to the dining room. The kitchen Is a largo room in the rear of the ground floor. Automatic egg cookers and ev? erything else up-to-date in kitchen utensils and appointments which make cooking better and easier, all provided in this kitchen. All dishes are made of aluminum, a kind gen earlly regarded as more sanitary and of better than others. Mr. John 1 >. Brady, who has had exper? ience In hotels in AsheVille and Knoxville will have charge of the culinary department of the hotel, he being employed as steward of the buildings. In the basement of the building are the boiler rooms, the plant heating system, store rooms and a servants' dining room. The first story of the building is pro? vided with bed rooms and a guesl parlor. Mr. A. 1.. Jackson and bis family also have rooms on this floor of the building. The bed ?ooms arc llinshcd off in white with dark colored borders. They are lighted with elec? tric lights ami are provided with por? celain lavatories, wall mirrors and other conveniences. The furniture of the rooms on the second floor is of imitation ntuhongany and is substan? tial and comfortable; rocking chairs and writing desks heim; placed In all of the rooms There is a bath room for every third room, although several of the rooms have private baths and toilets. Their are three bridal ? hambers. which are fitted up with bath rooms, two sets of lavatories and dressing room Art squares are on the Honrs and the beds are of brass. The second llooi is furnished with oak furniture of early Knglish style and has brass und wooden beds, this being ihe onlj chunge from the llrst floor furniture. The parlor has a hardwood floor ami is furnished m heavy oak furni? ture of the early Rngllsh style, it i uttrutcivel) UUed up and nice!) nr TELLS OF mm DINNER. BRYAN EXPLAINS WHY DIPLOM? ATIC RECEPTION \V \s A ?Din" AFFAIR. Cabinet Officer says He and Presi? dent Have Arrived at Under? standing as to Customs. Washington, April 24.?Comment upon the substitution of unfermented grape juice for wine usually served on such occasions, at a dinner given to diplomats Monday night by Sec? retary and Mrs. Bryan in honor of Ambassador Bryce caused the secre? tary to issue a statement today ex? plaining the incident, in it Mr. Bry? an made public for the lirst time the fact that the question of how the "tee total" customs of hi.i house would received in official circles was CUSSed with President Wilson I > he accepted his portfolio. ^w The statement follows: m "We did not intend to mav mentioning it, the importance non-use of wine at the dinner given" to Ambassador Bryce Monday night, but a.s the papers have made some in? accurate reference to the matter the fact might as well be known. "This was the first dinner which we have given to members of the diplomatic corps, and therefore the first time when we came into conflict with the social customs of serving .wine at dinner. The seven other am bassadors then in the city and their ladies were invited to meet Ambassa? dor and Mrs. Bryce and as all the gen? tlemen guests present were from for? eign countries I thought it proper to explain to them the reason for our failure to conform to what seems to have, been customary In this matter. Believing that the issue should be met frankly in the beginning, I told them, when we sat down to the table, that Mrs. Bryan and I had been tee? totalers from our youth, as were our parents before us, and bad never served liquors at our table; that when the president was kind enough to ten dlljrms the portfolio of state 1 asked him whether our failure to serve wine would be any embarrassment to the administration and he generously left the matter to our discretion. "I suggested that 1 thought it un? fair to assume that those coming to us from abroad would judge US harsh? ly, as being unwilling to tolerate the maintenance of a traditional custom, and expressed the hope that our friendship would be made bo appar? ent to them and our hospitality so cordial that they would overlook this weakness in us, it they regarded it as a weakness . My remarks were ap? plauded by the company, and we never spent a more enjoyable even? ing. "That is all there to to the matter and we can consider the incident closed and the custom established so far as we are concerned." Mr. O. H. Polley has gone to Brl mingham, Ala., for a few days' stay. ranged for the convenience of the guests, it opens on an outside root parlor, which will be found a delight? ful place in the evening. The Imperial Hotel has cost Mr. Andrew L. Jackson, the owner and manager, somewhere around *70, 000 for the lot. building and furniture. It is a nice building, conveniently situated and has many attractive fea? tures about it that many other hotels lack All oi* the rooms are out' side rooms, which will add much to the comfort of guests. Mr. Jackson secured the services of Mr. W. Lee Harbin of this city and Lexington, X. C, as contractor and Wheeler and Stern of Charlotte as arc hitects. The plans for the building, however, are mostly Mr. Jackson's ideas of what the hotel should be. Provision has been made so that an additional story may be added nnd the wings ex? tended toward the rear In case it is desired t > do this at any time. The owner and manager of the building, as already stated, is Mr. Andrea I- Jackson of this city. Mr. Jackson operated the Hotel Sum ter and the former Jackson Hotel suc? cessful!) here and is known as a suc? cessful hotel man. With Mr. Jack on will be a force ol experience I ho? tel ch rks and assistants. Mr T J. Duckett, who has for a number of months been managing the Central Hotel in Klorence will act us manager and chief clerk. Mr Duck? et! is well kneu'n by and popular among the traveling tuen of the state. Ml A. M Woodw ai d of the Albion II,. tei at Augusta will be night clerk. As alread) stated Mr. J 1? Brad) will be steward. M s A. C. Peterson of Char? leston will be house-keeper and Mrs. Sailie Oliver ??t Rennettsvllle will serve in the pantry. JUSTICE WOOD APPOINTED. SOUTH CAROLINIAN NOMIXATFB FOR FEDERAL BENGH VICE JUDGE GOFF. Much Satisfaction in National Capi? tal and in This State Because of Ap? pointment?Biography of Newly Selected Judge for Fourth Circuit. Washington, April 24.?When Pres? ident Wilson sent the nomination of Charles A. Woods of Marion, associate Justice of the South Carolina supreme court, to the senate this afternoon for confirmation as the successor to Na? than <Joff, judge of the Fourth United States circuit court, there was gen? eral satisfaction expressed here not ily by South Carolinians who knew st ice Woods, but by others who now of his high standing and legal attainments. of the members of the South Caro? lina delegation in congress who have < n lor Justice Woods there was one opinion?that the president coubl not possibly have made a better or more satisfactory appointment. They have worked for him from the start and never ceased to believe that he would receive the indorsement of President Wilson, as the matter ter? minated today, when his nomination was made public. Si nators Smith and Tillman said there was little to make public re? garding the matter, 3ince Justice Woods was so well r.nd favorably known that anything .hey might add would be unnecessary. It is agreed that the president has made an excellent appointment. Charles Albert Woods was born at Springfield. Darlington county, July 31, 1852. His father wa3 Samuel Alexander Woods and his mother Mis. Martha Jam- DuBose Woods. Justic? Wot ds' childhood was spent in Darlington. In the fall of 1868 lie entered Wofford college, from which institution he was graduated in 1172. Having decided upon the law as a profession, Justice Woods began to prepare himself for the oar arhtte, teaching school at Wefcfey Chapel school house, near Darlington. At the end of June of that year (1875) he entered the law office of Warby A Dargan, where he prosecuted his legal studies. In September, 1873, he was admitted to the bar. He then took up his residence at Parlington for the practice of law. In 1875 he formed a partnership with Capt. M> lver. later chief justice of the su? preme court of South Carolina, to practice at Marion. From the time Of Justice Melvcr's elevation to the bench in 1ST? until February, 1903, Justice Woods practiced law at Ma? rion. He attained distinction in his profession and built up a large and remunerative practice. in ltOI Justice Woods was elected to fill the unexpired term of Asso? ciate Justice Y. J. Pope, who was elected chief justice. He was re elected In 1904 for the full term of eight years and again re-elected in 1912 for the full term of 10 years, the tenure of office having been extended by the legislature. Justice Woods was married in De? cember. 1SS4. to Miss Bailie J Wan naxnaker of Orangeburg county. Though all his life a busy man and greatly engrossed with the practice of law. Justice Woods ha.- neverthe? less found time for the cultivation of the humanities. He has always taken a broad interest in educational affairs and for a number of years served as trustee of Winthrop col? lege. He is now a trustee of Wofford college, his alma mater. in 1902 he was unanimously chos? en president of the University of South Carolina, then the South Caro? lina college. This honor he declined. saying with characteristic modesty that his training had not been such as to qualify him for so responsible a position. Justice Woods was president of the South Carolina Bar association in 1902. The degree of LL. D. has tuen conferred upon Justice Woods by both Wofford college and the Uni? versity of South Carolina. Justice Woods ha^ frequently been rojuested to make addresses upon occasions of public interest By special invitation he delivered an address at the Fni versit> ?>i Wisconsin In April. 1911. < t>L1 Mid \ H t ill FUND. ItaptlM Hospital iM? Fate blamed in Capital 4 lt>. c- lumhia, April 2:1.?Columbia to? night h id the $30,009 in hand tot the Baptist Sanitarium. This amount was raised in a tour days' whirlwind cam? paign by popular BUbecrlptiolMS, it seems that ' votes for women*' is but the threshold form of "FededhJ offices for women."?Boston Herald.