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CM'?liittbmanai? $outbran. Published Wednesday and Saturday. ?BT? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SUMTER. 8. C. Inn $1.10 per annum?In advance. Advertisements: Oaa Square first insertion.$1.00 Every subsequent Insertion.60 Coatracts for three months, or longer will be mads at reduced rates. All communications which sub serve privat? Interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found? ed In 1850 and the True Southron In litt. The Watchman and Southron sow has cha combined circulation and Influence cf both of the old papers, and Is manifestly the best advertising medium In Sumter. ? ??^??sjsjBa re Justice C? A. Woods is to be congruiul.it. .1 SPOS his appointment aa Judge of the fourth federal Judic? ial Circuit to succeed Judge Nathan Qoff. in that It is a well merited recog? nition of his legal attainments, judic? ial temperament and high < har.n ter. The gratification that f UdgS Woods many friends feel in the honor that has been done him is, however, tinged with regret that his elevation to the Federal bench deprives the State Supremo t'ourl of the services of one of the ablest and strongest men who bss been a inemhei of that tribunal for many years ess There may be more than mere sur? mise in the rumor that Col lloosevdt snd his lb.II \I i > i |..n rM. ( ;,,v. Hiram Johnson, are at the bottom of the anti-Japanese agitation In Califor? nia, their purpose being to embarrass the Wilson administration by creating friction In the relations with Japan and antagonising the people of Cali? fornia against the Democratic party Roosevelt Is none too good to stir up strife and run the risk of involving the I'nited States In a foreign war if he entertains the shadow of hope that he may pi of11 politically and gratify his over-weening ambition to again be OOme a figure of national importance, see Vumian Herbert plucked one neue laurel for the Sumter High School, see The politicians who are seeking sinecures, with fat salaries attached, as reward for th?ir many years service of the dear pee-pul, are asking them? selves this question. What's the use of being a postmaster, if one has to, get down to steady work to hold the IV; ,1 , iiiiE This fellow him C Koper. of Marl? boro, who Is now PtfSI Assi.ti.nt Post? master Oeneral. is making himself mighty unpopular w ith the ofhee seek? ers who want to draw the salary of postmaster without doing the work, e a a The Chamber of Commerce ha? fdabt a big work for Sumter in the past two years, having had a great deal io do with the creation of the semim? at that led t?? the adoption ot the Commission Form of Government, that brought ubout the i .eetlon of the two new hotels, the establishment of the buggy factory, the shoe factory, the gas plant, the building of the. South Carolina Western Railroad am' other substantial enterprises Du there Is still bigger and better work to be done and the only way that lug things can be uccomvtisi d is for all the men who ta in v.- n sumter to get together and work or tb - IhtaSJS desired. The oUlcers an I directors of the Chamber of Com row fCS cannot do all the work, and, as a matter of fuel, can accomplish little or nothing with-. ,t the loyal und hearts support and the Interested co-operation of all the men wh?? are members of the or ? gunuutlon. It is easy to sit down and And fault, to criticise and kno k tin officers because lug things Me not done every day, but it is n; ither fair nor reasonable If we want to make the Chamber of Commerce a potent force for the upbuilding of Sumte:-, in the future, as it has been in the past, we w.ii have to put our lest though hard work und loyal effort into tin task. We earned aeeomplish results by ssjyisjsj Mail Ihtngi uasjhl la happen thus und so. nor ? an we delegate |n others the duties that memhera owe the organisation, with any prospect of fiuitful results. Team work is what counts and this is exactly what I hi Chamber of Commcn I has bu k? d On s?- I ist six mom b * luisn BOARD \riM>ivi >ir\ i lion H B I'.els.r. in an open let ter printed today, states his position Wl*h respei t to uppoiutmeiit ol inein bers of the founly I'.nurd of Commis? sioners o- Sumter County. Mai state? ment Is of general inteiest and will dotietless Bftflre a fruitful theme of discussion. The kernel of Mr. Del ?er's statement is that the member ship if the dssJBty Hoard was in aft se i from four la live for the <x pi. s i ,rpose of giving the City i I' BuntttTi Of at i? ast Bumtcr town ?hlpi representation on the board, There was a demand, supported by filial ronioni. for giving Bumter rep? resentation on th?' board. There be? ing no desire to deprive ether sec? tions of the county of t"he representa? tion the\ have heretofore had, it was ?greed by the legislative delegation that the membership be increased by one and the act was therefore amend? ed, making the number of commis? sioners live instead of four. Howev? er, when it came to make the recom? mendation for appointments by the Governor, the delegation Ignored the prior understanding and the claims I of sumter township for representa? tion on the board, in consequence of this action of the delegation, Mr. | l'< kser feels called upon to explain his position and his letter was the re. j *ult. * j As a matter of fact the town of Mayesville and Mayesville township, as well as Sumter township, ? have reason to cricitise the geographical distribution of the county commis slonerships. Mayesville is, next to Sumter. the most important town in the county and is the social and political center of one of the distinct sections of the county and is, there? fore, entitled to representation on the county board. The entire county east Of stocky liluff and Plack river is represented by but one member on the board, the southern section of the county has one member, while the Western Section has three?Dr. Par? ier, of Wedgelleld, Mr. Hurkett of Pro\ idence and Mr. Young of Raft* ing Creek. Discussion of the action of the delegation in apportioning the ? otnmissionership and leaving out Sumter a ad Mayesville cannot now change the situation and probably will do no practical good, but Mr. Reiser's statement serves tts as a text for making the above comments and placing on record our opinion of a matter that Is of considerable import? ance. We make no criticism of the personnel of the board recomrpended by the delegation, for the men select ad by the delegation are all representa tive citizens, who have and deserve the confidence and respect of their fellow citizens, and who will give the business of the county faithful, hon? est and disinterested servlco. As fat as the men are concerned there is no objection and we have no criticism to make, but when the intent of the law is that due consideration shall be given the severai sections of the coun? ty ,ln making the appointments, it seems to us that the delegation laid itself liable to criticism when it made its distribution of commisslonership,s. The escape Of "Portland Ned" was peculiar, to .:ay the least of it, as well as unfortunate. ana Postotlice Inspector Gregory will now* renew the chase of Portland Ned, and he will eventually recapture him and Gus DeFord, also, unless they get out of tin- United States and Stay out. ess It is a long distance guess, but there hc(miw reason to believe that Gov. Johnson of California and his po? litical friends are framing up a scheme to put Secretary of State Bry? an and the Wilson administration In u hole in respect to the anti-Japanese legislation now before the California legislature. Gov. Johnson declares that Mi. Brynn must speak first and show the hand of the administra? tion and it is a safe fUSSS that no matter What lhyan may propose it will be met with objections The more the California situation is Con? sidered tin- (leaier it heroines that the whole trouble has been stirred up by domasosjnea for selfish purposes. We are convinced that the easiest and ? ? luk-kest solution of the present trou? ble and a guarantee against similar trouble m future is the enactment of a law admitting Japanese to clt lac li? ebln, And at the same time enforc? ing rigid reatrlctloni on the admis? sion of undesirable Immigrants from all nations. Then Japanese who de? sire to Hvs in California and own laud i ould become ell Isens * * * When a man is sent to the peniten? tiary for beating OUt another man's brains with an a\? and cutting his throat with a raaor after having dla honored his Victim's home he .should remain there until life ends. Put Gov BlenSS looks at such things from a different point of view. Accordlni to his opinion eighteen years im? prisonment is sufficient punishment for an offense of this sort, else be would not have pardoned Green of Bpnrtan i? ug county, who debauched Cat son's wife ami then butchered him WhllS he slept. ana vir. Bryan is evidently making, r.I as Secretary of State, otherwise the anti administration newspapers and other hostile critics Would lad be making su< h strenuous efforts to magnify his refusal la serve wine on bis table into a matter of internation? al importance. If this is all that they can And against Mr Bryan he must be doing exceedingly wa ll They could, with e.pial reason. criticise him for refusing to serve garlic, Dm berger or some other edible that is delicious to some palates but of? fensive to others. WOULD PERSUADE MONTENEGRO Powers at Conference i>?*?*i<i?* that Little Kingdom Must Give up Scu tari. London. April ?The ambassa? dorial conference met again yester? day. Premier Asquith and Viscount Morley, lord president of the council, were present and discussed the Scu? tari problem. It is understood the conference adheres to its decision that Montenegro must evacuate Scutari, but is indisposed to acquiesce In Aus? tria's demand that the powers under? take to compel evacuation by arms. No demand has been formally s< nt to the Cettinje government and prob? ably nothing will be done In this re? spect tintil after the next meeting of the conference Monday, when sir Ed? ward Grey, the British foreign minis? ter, who "has been absent from Don don this week .again will preside over the deliberations . The Montenegrin crown prince, Danilo, made his formal entry Into Scutari yesterday. Gen. Vokutich has been appointed military governor and M. PlamenatS, former charge d' af? faires at Constantinople, civil gover? nor. King Nicholas will make his triumphal entry into Scutari today and it is reported he will proclaim his intention to move ins court there. FLIES OVER ISTHMUS. Hubert G. Fowler Makes Long Flight With Fusseliger. Colon, April 27.?Robert G. Fow? ler, the American aviator, made a Right across the Isthmus in a hydro? aeroplane today with a paaaangar. Fowler left Panama Ib ach at 9.46 a. m. He circled over Panama City and the entrance to the canal for more than half an hour, ascending to a considerable altitude, and then turned in the direction of Colon. He met strong wind currents over Cub - bra, but In spite of this was able to carry out various evolutions. Low Clouds occasionally bid the earth from View. The clouds had cleared away by the time he reached Gatun, and a 25-inile breeze was blowing over Colon, where he arrived .t ll o'clock. He crossed over to Cristobal and the motor began to miss lire and then stopped sudden? ly owing to the failure of the gasoline supply. Fowler brought his hydro aeroplane down gracefully, but it landed on shallow water, over a reef, a hole being torn In the pontoon, The mat bine otherwise was not damaged. ATTACK ON "RULE OP REASON.?' Thomas of ('(dorado Assails Suprcim Court Decision in Autl-trust Cast*. Washlngton( Aprll24.?An attack upon the supreme court for "hjsert mg" the word '?reasonable" in the Sherman antitrust law. was delivered today by Senator Thomas of Colo, rado, "It Is decisions like this," said he. "that He at the base of the new doc? trine of recall. The decision ought to be neutralized. ' The consequences of judicial leg? islation is that no man or corporation can safely proceed upon any line of action because of the uncertainty of the statute, coupled with the power of construction or charge which may make an act criminal and. therefore. punishable in one instance and harm? less In another." The senator has a bill on the sub? ject. How's This? Wo offer Due Hundred Dollars re Ward for any case of catarrh that cannot bo 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 financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Curo is taken inter? nally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family i ills for consti? pation.?Advt. New York Cotton Market. NOW Yolk, April L'S. Open 1 'lose. Jan.11.08 10.99 Match. 1 1 u7 May.11.26 11.26 July.11.43 11.37 Aug. u.oa I?. i.1111 10.99 Pains in the Stomach. If you continually complain of. pains :n the stomach your liver or your kid? neys are out of order. Neglect may lend to dropsy, kidnt v trouble, dia? betes or Bright's disease. Thous? ands recommend Rleetric Hitters a tin* very bcsl stomach and kidney medl< no- made, If, T, Alston, of La I elgh, N <'. who suffered with pain in the stomach and baelc, writes: "My kidneys wer,, deranged and my liver did not work right. I suffered mm h. but Electric Bitters was recommended ami I Improved from the first ?lose, i now feel like a new man." It will improve you. too. Only 60c and $1 00, Recommended by your druggist.-' Advt. THOUSANDS DRIVEN FROM HOWIE MAIN LINE LEVEE IN UPPER LOUISIANA BREAKS. Territory of POO Square Miles Will he Flooded as Result of Lake St. . John Levee Giving Away ? People in Vicinity Warned to Flee in Times. ? Steamers Dispatched to Scene to Aseist in Rescue Work. - Natchez, Miss., April -7.-?A Ions threatened break in the main line Mis? sissippi River levees, along the west bank in upper Louisiana, came at an early hour this morning, when the Lake St. John Levee, 1- miles north of Ferriday, La., went out, turning the Hood waters loose upon the line farming lands and villages of lower Tensas and Concordla parishes. Approximately 20,000 persons will be driven from their homes as a re? sult of this crevasse, which will Hood a territory embracing about 'jOO square miles. The property damage Will total several hundred thousand , dollars. The break In the lever at Lake St. John developed at :i.uo o'c hak this morning. People living in the imme? diate vicinity of the crevasse and In nearby towns were advised to flee fully two hours before the crash came. It la not believed any loss of life has resulted from the break. Most of the livestock in the section which is being Hooded had been moved to the hills on the Mississippi side, of the river and the loss to the planters from this source will not be as heavy as that experienced during the Hoods of last year in that sec tion. Six river steamers and a score of motor boats were dispatched to the scene of the crevasse from Natchez and Vickaburg early this morning for use in rescuing people from H< od ed distric t. The flood waters from the break will cover the lower end of Tensas Parish, practically all of Concordia and a part of Catahoula and Frank? lin parlshea The water will turn back to the Mississippi through the Black and Red rivers. Recommended for a <o.<mI Reason. ?c. H. Grant, 230 Waver}y St., Peoria, 111., says: "Backache and ( (ingested kidneys made .toe suffer in? tense pains. Was always tired and floating speckl bothered me. Took Foley Kidney Pills and saw big im? provement after third day. 1 kept on until entirely freed of all trouble and suffering. That's why I recom? mend Foley Kidney Pills. They cured me." Sibert's Drug eftOTe.?Advt. Has there ever been anything in the ""sidestepping'' line quite equal to the way the Bull Moose are dodging this tariff queatlon??Cumberland News. Coughs and Consumption. Coughs and colds, when neglected, always lead to serious trouble of the lungs. The wisest thing to do when you have a cold that troubles you Is to get a bottle of Dr. King's New Dis? covery. You will get relief from the flrat dose, and finally the cough will disappear. (>. H. Brown, of Musca? dine, Ala., writes: "My wife was down in bed with an obstinate cough, and I honestly believe had it not been for Dr. King's New Discovery, she would not be living today." Known for for? ty-three years as the best remedy for coughs and colds. Price 50c and $1.00. Recommended by your drug? gist.?Advt. Is your financial condition stich that you can afford to lose your crop by hall? G. K. Haynsworth, agent for Carolina Hail Insurance Company Will secure protection for you at a very small cost. Insure now. Today is the best time.?Advt. In fairness to Mr. Cobb, it may be stated that while he is gone, he is no I forgotten.?1 Detroit News. A Card. ?This is to certify that all drug? gists are authorised to refund your money if Foley's Honey and Tar Com? pound fails to cure your cough or cold. John Bernet, Tell, Wis., states: "I used Foley's Honey and Tar Com? pound for live years, and it always gives the best of satisfaction and al? ways cures a cough or cold." Refuse substitutes. Sibert's Drug Store.? Advt. Are you a farmer? Don't you think you should exercise the same business judgment on your farm that the mer? chant docs in the city? The mer? chant protects his Investment by in? uring. Is your crop insured? Bet? ter see (L B. Haynaworth, agent for Carolina Hall Insurance Company, and ?ecure this protection at once*.?Advt. Heed the Cougll that Hunga On. ?The Heeds of consumption may be the cause, and a cough that hangs on weakens the system. Foley's Ihmes and Tar Compound checks the cough, heals the Inllimied membranes und strengthens the lungs, K l> Boun tree, Stlllmore, Qa., says: "La grippe left me a dee p geab d, hacking, pain? ful cough, which Foley's Honey and Tar completely cured." Sibert's Drug Store Advt. ,n i -. THE CAROLINA HAIL INSURANCE Company has paid 1,000 losses amounting to $135,000.00 since 1906, and every one of these losses settled satisfactorily t?? be assured. ?;. R I lay ns worth, Sumter, s. C, ? ^ the ngenl for this excellent smith Carolina, corporation ami our farmers and planters should see t'? it that their cropi arc protected at olice. 1 el A PAN WOULD NOT I. \< K Ml) Lllinois Senator Speaks of Prospects of War. Springfield, 111. April 2').?The rail? ed States is in "pr? .?pect of war with Japan; ' it has a "disturbance" with England over the Panama ?'anal treaty, and Mexico and Central Ameri? ca are enemies of this country, ac? cording to the views of United Statt > Senators James Hamilton Lewis, as expressed by him tonight in an ad? dress before a joint session of tin Illinois Legislature. Senator Lewis declared that Meixco, Central and South America were mak? ing "combinations and alliances against the United States as revenge," and he added: ' All of these are biding their time to aid Japan or any Oriential or Eu? ropean army in an assault upon US and in the destruction of the Panama Canal." He said it was the result of "our late course of unnecessarily med? dling at the direction of stock specu? lators into the private and financial affairs of foreign lands." Mad Dog Killed. A mad dog was killed this afternoon at the corner of Main and Oakland streets by Mr. J. II. Forbes, health officer of the city. The dog was said to have bitten a negro woman and ripped the side of a man.'s coat, but did not reach his flesh. Makes Home Baking Easy POWDER Absolutely Pure The only baking powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar no alum.no lime phosphate Tho Chamber of Commerce, through its committee on railroad connections, will accomplish a great work for Sumter, if it brings the Al colue Railroad Into Sumter or other? wise arrainges to secure railroad con? nection with the SniJoh and Olanta sections. This one thing accomplish? ed in 1913 will more than justfy the light of tho Chamber of Commerce to existence. WHITE GOODS (f The long cool Spring is now giving way to bright warm days which bring out White Fabrics as naturally as sun? shine follows rain. Q This department is fillfJ with the season's favori weaves. Voiles, Crepes. Corduroys. Piques, Batiste, Persian Lawns, India Linons, Shirtwaist Linens, Skirt Linens, Etc. We also have some extra values in Leno Stripes, Crossbared and Figured weaves, values up to 25c, while they last 10c, 12 1-2c and 15c. 45 inch Embroidered Voil Flouncing, $1.50 down to 50c O'Donnell 6 Co. LAND LIME. We are prepared to furnish this product at prices that will enable every farmer to use it. We have a very low price this year and nothing will do your land more good, especially run down lands, or lew and sour land. It Is necessary for all leguminous crops such as Alfalfa, clover, vetch, peas, etc. Get our prices In car lots or In smaller quantities. Samples on request. BOOTH-HARBY LIVE STOCK COMPANY, SUMTER. S. C. Seeking For Health ? Did you ever think of lite fael that Bound teeth are just as much a part of good health as a Rood digestion In fael you can't have good digestion unless you have sound teeth and keep them properly attended to. [,, t lu Courtnex attend to your teeth ills when in Bumter. Treat not, t ahsolutel> painless v'fett.l^f'^.- * ; *r . dtjltaisji Sumtcr Dental Parlors. DR. C. H. COURTNEY, Prop. OY K.I! si! W\ A Met Ol.I l Ms STORK. a >