The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, June 04, 1913, Image 5
PERSONAL.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. HilHard and
little daughter, of Charlotte. N. C,
are visiting Mrs. T?te on East Liberty
Street.
Mr. English DesChamps has return?
ed from Clemson College for the sum
me?- vacation.
Mise Marv Pitt? has gone to Flor?
ence for a visit to Mrs. Leon Scott
at that place.
Misses Margaret and Caroline Ba?
ker. Of Mayesville. spent Thursday in
the city, attending the commencement
exercises Thursday night and the
dance given after the commence?
ment.
Mr. ?nd Mrs. A. A. Brearley. of St.
Charles, were in the city Thursday
night In attendance upon the com?
mencement exercises.
?as
Miss Louise Carson left Friday af?
ternoon for Florence, where she will
be the guest of Mrs I^eon Scott.
Or. Oeo. W. Dick returned from
Fayettevllle, N. C, Friday.
Mr. Nelll O'Donnell returned from
in extended trip to New York and
Pennsylvania Friday.
Vrs. P. Q. Bowman and Miss Mabel
H?* man left Friday evening for An?
napolis, Maryland, where they have
gone to see Mrs. Bowman's son, Ham?
men, who is one of the students at the
Cnited States Naval Academy.
Mise Florence Shaw has returned
home from Greenville Female Col?
lege to spend the summer.
Mr. Edwin Wltherspoon Is at home
from Furmaa Fitting School.
Miss Clara Welburn, one of the
teachers In the city schools, left Fri?
day morning for her home at Foun?
tain Inn.
Mise Katherine Wright has gone to
her home at Trenton. She was one
of the teachers In the city schools dur?
ing the post session.
MIm Wise, one of the teachers in*
the city schools, has returned to her
home at Hoik Hill.
Miss Estelle C. Jones Is at home
from Winthrop to spend the summer
with her parents.
? Mr. Julius Jones Is at home from
the South Carolina Medical College
at Charleston to spend his summer va?
cation.
Misses Margaret Williford and In
nis Cuttlno are at home from Win?
throp College for the summer vaca?
tion.
? Mr. Whltey Thompson, of Rafting
Creek, spent Saturday in the city.
Mrs. O. 8. Wham has returned to
her home in Laurens, after visiting
her mother, Mrs. I. P. Mellette.
Miss Ruth Harrington left Satur?
day for Cheraw, after spending the;
winter In the city, where she was one
?I the teachers of the city schools.
Misses Lela and ? Robinson left
on Friday for Charlottesville, Va.,
where they will spend the summer uf
ter teaching during the past session in
the city schools.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Singleton have
returned from Chattanooga, Tenn.
Mrs. B. C Haynsworth went to Co?
lumbia Saturday to attend the
commencement exercises of the Col?
lege for Women.
Mr. Q. E. Scarborough, former
sheriff of Darlington county, spent the
d*iy In town on his way home from the
Confederate reunion In Chattanooga.
Messrs. Edwin M. Wayland, super?
visor of roads and bridge engineer for
Dillon County, of Columbia and Prof.
M. Qoode Homes of the t'nlverslty of
South Carolina, were In the city this
week, taking a trip out In the Unas*
burg section with Supervisor Pitts.
Both of the gentlemen expressed
themselves very favorably concerning
the roads over which they passed.
Mrs Nina Solomons has returned
from Atlanta, where she has been
Msltlng relatives for several weeks.
Mr. Albert L Mnlse. of Philadel?
phia has been In the city for the past
week visiting his mother, Mrs. K. W.
Molse.
Miss Alice Walker, of Georgetown,
Stopped over in the city for the week
end to visit relatives on her way home
from Wlnt hrop < ?oHegS,
Miss Mil.el Ho.ah, Susie Dak and
Cartta Bandle are at home from Win?
throp College to spend the summer
vacation.
To \HITB\TI. CLAIMS.
t uba to Accept I*? - i.t for Settle?
ment.
Habana. May M It Is probable
that Cuba at an early date will con
sent to submit to arbitration of Qrsal
Britain. France and Germany for
damages done the property of those
nations during the resolution of lit fi
?S The senate tod > epteil a com?
mittee report recommending that at
bttratlon BS resort eil to In settling the
Claims aggregating $1 I I.0.
DISPENSARY PETITION FILED.
thihtf.fn HUNDRED NAMES
sh;nfi> to pfittion ASKING
FOlt BLKCTION?
Probable That KclCCllOSI Will BC
ordered if Hequisito Nsjnber of
Qualified Voters Have Signed iv
tltlon?County Su|>crvisor Will Have
to ('?mjM w Lists With Registration
Hooks and Treasurer's Hooks.
Saturday night about 11.15 the pe?
titions asking for an election on the
dispensary were tiled Wth the county
supervisor. There are thirteen hun?
dred names on the twenty-eight pe?
titions tiled with the supervisor, ac?
cording to a statement made by Mr.
J. H. Clifton this morning. Mr. Clif?
ton tiled the petitions with the super?
visor.
Besides the dispensary petitions
there are a number of anti-dispensary
petitions tiled with the supervisor with
five hundred and twenty-tlve names
attached. However, these poiltOM
will not be considered, as it is under?
stood that Supervisor Pitts will order
the election if he finds that one-third
of the qualified voters of the county
have signed the dispensary petition,
as the law requires. The names on
the dispensary petition will not be
taken off, it is understood, even if
they have been signed on the anti*
dispensary petition as Supervisor Pitts
on this point has secured the legal
advice from Mr. L. D. Jennings,
county attorney, who, it is stated,
could find no law on the subject and
advised in the absenco of law <J0/er
ing the matter that no change be
made in the tiles of the petition after
It was filed with the supervisor.
Before the supervisor, in the per?
son of Mr. H. L. McLeod, the clerk to
the county board, now looms up a blfl
task. Mr. McLeod will have to go
over the dispensary petitions name by
name comparing those names on the
petition with those on the registration
books and canceling all names on the
petition which are not on th^ regis?
tration books, as only registered voters
are qualified and the names of all
unqualified voters will have to he
stricken from the l?st. This may net
be considered as such a difficult, task
at first, but when it is considered that
there are thirteen hundred and elghty
flve names to be gone over, and ihess
names in no regular order according
to township or otherwise, and com?
pared with the names on the twenty
tlve registration hooks for each town- j
ship and ward in the county, in whic h
the names are kept in no regulrr al?
phabetical order, some idea of the
tediousness of the task can be gather?
ed. And then, if possible to make ihr
task still more difficult, the petitions
have to be compared with the county ,
treasurer's hooks to see if the signet
of th? petition paid his poll tax six
months prior to the time of the elec?
tion, for If he did not he is not a
qualified voter, unless he Is exempt
from poll tax. The task wi'.l take up
considerable time and will at all
events prove a very tedious one.
Supervisor Pitts has dec ided not to
allow the petitions to be handled by
the public until after thl? companion
has been made. It is now, therefore,
impossible to say whether or not the
dispensary election will be ordered, as
there Is always a large number of
registered voters who do not pay tneir
poll taxes until the sheriff or magis?
trate comes to them and it is also
probable that there are quite i num
l?er of names on the petitions of per- j
sons who have never registered.
In order to call the election there
mu?i be cm the petitions at least 1007
names, there being It.OL'O names on the
eounty registration hooks. It is prob?
able that there are not this many
voters In the county, as in the election
of last summer, when practically SV
eryhodybody voted, the number of
votes east was only 2200. Besides this
it is known that a great many of
those names are on the eounty regis?
tration books have died or have mov?
ed out of the county.
Having been the fortunate winner
of the handsome touring ear offered
by the Bumtcr Daily Item and Watch?
man and Southron in their contest,
i desire to thank my numerous friends
in the elty and eounty of Sumter who
so gladly and cheerfully worked for
me. it s/as only by their co-ope i
atlon that I have come OUt the wli.mM
of this handsome ear. it is impos?
sible to write each one a personal note
of thanks, but 1 hope to reac h them
through the columns of the Dally
Item and Watchman and Southron
and hereby extend t.> them my sin
rere thanks for their untiring and
kindly interest which enabled m<- t<>
win ?to- i ipltal pi !/??.
Washington, May Si,?A ust ra?
il ungary and the Netherlands todg)
gave notice of then- willingness to eon*
slder Secretary Bryan's peace plans
Ten reunifies base responded favor
ably to the administration s recent
note on this subject. Mr. ? Bryan an?
nounced ihs names of eight yesterday
Card of 'I hanks.
TEDDY IS VINDICATED.
BDITOB NE WITT RETRACTS
CHARGE AND COL. ROOSE?
VELT ASKS FOR NOMI?
NAL DAMAGES,
Suit Was not Brought for Money.
S*ld Connor President, hut to Brand
as False for All Time Slanders
Which Had Been Repented?News
pnper Owner not Actuated by Per?
sonal 111 Will.
Marquette, Mich., May Sl.?Col.
Theodore Roosevelt today won his li?
bel suit against Geo. A. Newett, who
charged the Colonel with drunkenness
and having waived damages after the
defendant had uttered a retraction, the
jury awarded the nominal damages of
0 cents .provided in such cases by the
laws of Michigan. Each party to the
suit will have to pay his own expenses.
Judge Plannlgan instructed the jury
to bring in a verdict for the plaintiff,
which they did without leaving their
seats. The Colonel left for Chicago
and the East at 5.30 o'clock this even?
ing, less than two hours after the con?
clusion of the case.
When the afternoon session began
the air was electrical with expectancy.
Humors were Hying that the suit
would be terminated.
"The plaintiff rests," remarked the
attorney, James H. Pound, in a mat?
ter of fact manne,- William P. Beiden,
of Ishpemlng, who, with Horace An- j
drews, of Cleveland, was Mr. Newett's
attorney, suid:
"The defence will call Mr. Newett.'* 1
A ruddy checked man, whose color did
not disguise the fact that he is suffer?
ing from a serious illness, took the
Chair, In his hand he carried a manu- j
?crlpt When the defendant began
reuding Col Rooaevetl moved to the
edge of his chair, and betrayed an ex?
citement which his rigid jaws could
not hide. Mr. Newett was well along '
In his reading before the Colonel, j
whose position seemed like that of a
man about to leap forward, lost the
tense look on his lace.
I'll
"It Is fair to the plaintiff to state
that I have been unable to find in any
section of the country any individual
Witness who is willing to state that no
has ( personally seen Mr. ltoosevelt
drink to excess."
At this the Plaintiff smiled, and re?
laxed. The Colonel broke into a grin
again when Mr. Newett said, with ref?
erence to the mass of testimony ad?
duced by the plaintiff, "J am forced
to the conclusion that I was mist?k-!
en."
Leaving the stand, Mr. Newett look- !
I
ed in the direction of Col. ltoosevelt, j
but the latter was whispering to his.
counsel. Attorney Pound then asld: j
"With the court's permission the
plaintiff would like to make a brief'
announcement.
The Judge nooded and Mr. ltoose?
velt arose. Bowing to the court the
Colonel said he would waive the mat- '
ter of damages save from the noml- i
nal amount provided by law. Speak?
ing of his purpose of instituting suit
he said:
"I wish once for all during my
lifetime to deal with those slanders
so that never again will it be possible
for any man in good faith to repeat
them."
Here recess was taken. Judgo Flan
nigan read his charge to the Jury im?
mediately after recess. Speaking of
Col. ltoosevelt, as the plaintiff, Judge
Flannigan said: "Certainly he has con?
vinced the court, not only that he 1
never was drunk but that he is now 1
and always has been a temperate and
abstemious man."
At the same time court held that
Mr. Newett "in publishing the editor?
ial was not actuated by actual ill will
toward the plaintiff, and that he act?
ed i? good faith.'' But the court held,
the injury to the plaintiff had he not
Waived his right to damages, would
have sustained a verdict in any sum i
up to the amount claimed In the
plaintiff's declaration, $10,000.
As soon as the foreman, William
Matthews, a miner ;J1 years old, re?
ported the verdict as directed by the
court, court adjourned and Col. Koos?',
velt stepped forward and took the
hand of each juror.
"I thank you, gentlemen, each one
of you," said the Colonel, "it was
splendid, just perfectly splendid."
SHIPPING IMMATURE FBI IT.
Supremo Court to Pass on Constitu?
tionality of Florida Law.
Washington, May 31.?The constitu?
tionality of the Florida law of 1911
prohibiting the sab- or tin- shipment
from the state of Immature citrus
11 nits to be passed upon by the Su?
preme Court of the United states, s.
J, Slight, of Way cross, Ha., convicted
ol shipping immature oranges from
Florida to Georgia, today docketed an
appeal In the Supreme Court.
Washington, May 31. Secretary
Bryan and Sir Cecil Spring*Bice, the
British ambassador, late today slgnei
Is renewal for live years of the gener
sl arbitration treats between the Hast
ed states ami Great Brltalnytwhic
eXplrei b) limitation on June tr
Marriage License Record.
Licenses to many haw- been issue 1
to T. p. Parish and Miss Maude C.
Wright, of this city. Al so to Wilson
Qeddle and Rosanna Lewis of Sumter,
colored.
Real Estate Transfers.
W. B. Colclo?gh to Thomas Wilson,
50 fot strip of land through three
traets in Sumter atid Lee eounties.
Henry T. Edens to Thomas Wilson,
two aeres near Seale's Siding, $ ???.
A substitute in medicine |g never
for the benefit of the buyer. Never
be pursuaded to buy anything but l<\?
ley's Honey and Tar Compound for
coughs and colds, for children or for
grown persons. It is prompt and ef?
fective. It comes in a yellow pack?
age, with beehive on cat ion, it < on
tains no opiates. Take no substitute
for Polsy's Honey and Tar Com?
pound, Sibert's Drug Store.?Advt.
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SUMTER COTTON MARKET. 1
Corrected Daily By Ernest M. Field,
Cotten Buyer.
Sumter, June 2.
Good Middling 11 7-8.
Strict Middling 11 3-4.
Middling 11 5-8.
St. Low Middling 11 1-4.
Low Middling 10 5-8.
Staple Cotton 12 to 1-4 for white
grade
New York Cot ton Market.
New York, June 2.
Open Close.
Jan.. .,.10.98
Mar. 11.18
July.11.36 11.49
Aug.11.27 11.38
Oct.11.02 11.13
t>ec.11.03 11.13
Government report of condition of
crop 79.1.
Shake Off Your Rheumatism.
Now is the time to get rid of your
rheumatism. Try a twenty-five cent
bottle of Chamberlain's Liniment and
see how quickly your rheumatic pains
disappear. Bold by all dealers.?Advt.
WINTHOP COLLEGE
Scholarship and Entrance Examinat?
ion.
The examination for the1 award of
vacant scholarships in Winthrop Col?
lege and for the admission of new
students will be held at the County
Court House on Friday, July 4, at 9
A. M. Applicants must' be not less
than sixteen years of age. When
scholarships aro vacant after July 4
they will be awarded to those making
the highest average at this examina-1
tion, provided they meet the condit?
ions governing the award. Applicants
for scholarships should write to Pres?
ident Johnson beforo the examination
for scholarship examination blanks.
Scholarships are worth $100 and '
free tuition. The next session will
open September 17, 1913. For fur
ther information and catalogue, ad-'
dress Pres. D. B. Johnson, Hock Hill,
S. C.?AdvL
Ulcers and Skin Troubles.
If you are suffering with any old,
running or fever sores, ulcers, boils,
ecsema or other skin troubles, get a
box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve and
you will get relief promptly. Mrs.
Bruce Jones, of Birmingham, Ala.,
suffered from an ugly uL* . for nine
months ami Bucklen's Arnica Salve
cured her in two weeks. Will help
you. only 2 5c. Recommended b>
your druggist.?Advt.
CAN YOU DOUBT iT?
Wlien the Proof Can Be So Easly In?
vestigated,
When so many grateful citizens of
Sumter testify to benefit derived from
Doan's Kidney Pills, can you doubt
the evidence The proof Is not far
away?It Is almost at your door. ,
Read what a resident of Sumter says
about Doan's Kidney Pills. Can you
demand more convincing testimony
p. g. Copleston, 8 B. Bartletts St.,
Sumter, S. C, says: "I have taken
Doan's Kidney Pills and have found
them to be a remedy of merit. Back?
ache and pains across my loins an?
noyed ms and 1 knew that my kid?
neys were at fault. Doan's Kidney
Pills, which 1 got at China's Drug
Store, brought me prompt relief and
In return 1 give them my heartiest
endorsement."
The above statement must carry
conviction to the mind of every read?
er. Don't simply ask for a kidney
[remedy ask distinctively for Doan's
Kidney Pills, the same that Mr.
Copbston had?the remedy barked
by home testimony. 60c all stores,
Foster Mlburn Co., Props., Buffalo,
N. Y
? Wh? n Your Back Is Lame lie
member tin- Name." No. 3 1
?Katherlne L. Norton, \? w Bed?
ford, Mass. says: "1 had a terrlbh
pain across mj back, with a burning
and scalding, feeling. I took Pole)
Kidney Pills as advised, with result!
certain and sure The pain and burn
ing feeling left me, I felt toned >u
and Invigorated, l recommend Ko
lev Kidney Pills." For backache
rheumatism, lumbago, and all Kid
ni'\ und bladder ailments, use Fob
Kidney Pills, Sibert's Drug Store
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You are very watchful in buying clothes or groceries
to see that you get your money's worth.
It's vastly more important that you get full value
absolutely best quality in every detail?when you buy med?
icines, because then
HEALTH IS AT STAKE
Vou can't afford to experiment. You must be sure.
The best is none too good in sickness.
Full Strength and purity of every ingredient?exact
skill and utmost care in compounding?these y j are al?
ways sure of when you
BRING PRESCRIPTIONS HERE
That's why our prescription business is so large.
People who buy here know from experience that this is the
store of square dealing, of fresh goods, of conscientious
service.
They know we a?-e sure to have in stock everything
the doctor orders.
They know we'll put into the prescription everything
the doctor orders.
They know that when a presetiption leaves our hands
it is right.
If you get your prescription filled at The Rcxall Store,
you'll
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?
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Sumter, S. C.
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