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TICK Sl'MTKIt WATCHMAN, Established April, 1850. "B? Just and Fear not?Let all the ends Thou Alms't at be thy Country's, Tby God's and Trath'H." THE TRUE SOUTIIKON, Established June, IMC. Consolidated Aur. 3,1881. Vol. XXXVII. No. 7. 10 ERECT HANDSOME EDIFICE t <iN TRACT FOR WASHINGTON ST. RAITIST C III RC1I LET AT tJO.OOO TO IMCKENS CON? TRACTORS. Work on New thumb Will Frohubh Commencv Wllhtn Next Thirty Hey? end Building to he Completed by Middle of Next Mart h? Snyre MMl Baldwin, of Anderson, Arehl <?n ts and Mr*?!-*. Craiidy, of Fick ma. C ontractors?Contract Wu? Let Street Baptist Church waa let Fr day >?\ the building ommitte > to Messrs. B. ??: ?nd L. 11. Orandy, of Pickens. the bid offered by these contractors bring accepted out of a number of bids which were made. The church wTl !??? a handsome structure und will cost Complete about $l'u, ?00. It will face on Washington Street w\th Sunday ecbool rooms In the rear of the church opening on Calhoun street, it will be built of red pressed brick with ornate art store trimmings with a domed roof. The church will l?e of sufficient alme to seat nine hundred people und will be modern and convenient in ev? ery' reepecr. It was announced by Mr. (Jrandy that work would commence on the new building as soon as material could be secured, which would prob? ably be within about thirty days. The contract cal s for the complet? ion of the building by the loth of March, 1914. The style of the new church will be on classic lines with a large colon? nade facing on Washington Street at the approach to the main entrance and auditorium. The exterior will be of red pressed brick with art store trimmings and a finish Inside of bard wood floors and trimmings. In ad? dition to the main auditorium there will be a Sunday school department, consisting of a Sunday school assem? bly room and fourteen class mom*, al' arranged so that they can be thrown open Into direct view of the Barara and 1'hllathca classes and for additional class rooms, if ut any time they are needed. The baptismal and robing rooms are arranged on nodern lines and are supplied with sewerage connections. Ths auditorium Is lighted with elec? tricity, using the Indirect system of lighting. When the two auditorium* am thrown into one. the ebun h Will have a aeatlng capacity of about 9"'). The architects who eonstriu led tin plans of the nev/ church are Savm and Haldwln, of Anderson. Mr. SayrtJ being In the city for the day to eon suit with the building committee con? cerning the award of the contract. The members of the Washington Street congregation have contemplated the erection of their new church for some time, their move from their for? mer situation on the corner of Suin ter and Hartlette street being with this end In view. In view of the en? larged membership and the steadih Increasing slse of the congregation, a building of more ample accominoda tlons has lieen needed and the mem? bers of the chun h are now glad that the> have been able t<> see their way ? |OM to butM a new chnmh which will pro\ i I mrrio l.itions for larger congregations than the old one. The plans of their buildings ha.c been gsjM o\?t carefully i?> the bolldlni committee and it is thought tb.it tie new building will I.as or uh h . ?anbei I i an well bi proud. COTTON c.l NN I-Its' REPORT. lour Time* u* Much Cotton C.limed In August This Vcar us La*t. Tin otp. mi repeal ej w. i?. McLeod, Agent or Hit United itatos Qover? ment for |1m eollsctloa Of cotton sta tlatiei m susater couaty( shows thai of this year's cotton Iff bales were ginned prior to September 1st by gin? ne rs In VUSgtOf ? ou n t y. I Hiring the mm aottod last real p??? bulat of iollon were ginned. That S?-hwartx would not run their llHinory department auatn .' W. II It's not the case ;n,*\v>.\ and we arc Indebted to some one fof tbi* PUfflor Thf? s? hwarts nllNfiory departmen1 \ery mm h enlarged and under entire nrw management, we think will be very mmh in evidence tins ?eajwin Mrs. <*. ii i*oster. our manager. lo? aether with the ?hmh min, Including the trimmer. Miss Judge of NeO York clf\. who I? mi artist, will wel i ome your visit. tfCBWartl Omatcr tftorta?Ad\ t. i Friday. The contract for the Washington \t bo Hold I? ' MAYOR GAYNOR DEAD. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF NEW IOn CRY PASSES AWAY AT SEA. Stricken Very Suddenly While on Svh Voyage to Ho<?ovcr Health and Strength?Hotly Will he Brought liaek to New York on Lusltnnla. New York. Sept. 11.?William J. Gay nor, mayor of New York city, voyaging over sea on the steamer Baltic in the hope of re? fining his strength to enter the three-cornered municipal cam? paign as a candidate for re-election, died suddenly on the Baltic as the steamer was Within a few hundred miles of the Irish i oast yesterday af? ternoon. The first news of his death Hashed ( by wireless and relayed by cable from Kurope, reached his secretary, Hob art Adamson, this morning. The mayor had succumbed to heart failure, the message said. Later dispatches from his son, Ru fus W. Gay nor, who was his father's only traveling companion, gave details , which showed that the end had come with shocking suddenness. "Father died at 1.07 P. M. Wed? nesday, the loth," said a message from his son, received by Secretary Adamson today. "His death was due to heart failure. He was seated in his deck chair p.i Ihc time. I and the nurse and tl,< ship's doctor were with him. I discovered him unconscious in his chair. Though still alive, he died about three minutes later without recognizing any of us. Everything ' possible was done, but he seemed to go as a candle dickers out. Am all right and am trying to arrange to bring the body baek on the I.usltanla, sailing from Liverpol on Saturday, the l?th." That the mayor's heart had been in a weakened condition for years was the statement tonight of physicians who treated him at the time he was shot in the neclt nnd almost done to J death by an insane discharged em? ploye of the city in August. 1910. They would not doent.*e thulr belief thrft the Wound Indicted by the bullet had led directly to the end today but did af nrm thut his general resistance hud been lessened thereby to a very great extent. Plans .or a public funeral to be probably on Monday, September will be made tomorrow by the hoard of estimates. bate advices from abroad say the body may be trans ferred from the Ha! tic to the steamer (Ydrie. sailing from (Jueenstown to? rn or row, or if that arrangement can not bi effected, to the Lusltanla suit? ing from Liverpool on Saturday. The body will arrive in New York Friday or Saturday of next Week. With the deuth of Mayor Qaynor New York automatically transferred the ofhco of mayor to Ardolph L Kline, a Republican, president of the board of aldermen. President Kline took the oath of ollleo today an 1 his first official act was to call the board of estimates together to lay plans for the public funeral services of his predecessor. Mayor Kline then declared tha? during this short term of oflh e, which will terminate January 1, 1014, he would carry out the policies <>f Mayor Qaynor so far as he knew them. FLORENCE IS EXCITED. Piukerton Men S<M'k News of Big Ex? press Robbery, Florence, Sept. 12,?Florence has been very much ex? itcd today over the fact published in the dispatches Ol The Times that this city was the i entre of the operations of the Pin kerton detectives who are trailing the express robbers. The messengers who were with the train thai suffered the robbery Tuesday nicht have been t iken to Washington for examination. John Woffordi special agent of the express company, was in the city to da; taking statements and making axi mlnatlon of all who might throw an\ light on the robbery. The pus plcioti arose over Florence because this la the transfer point, und it seem sd the place likely lo give s due. No our lu re is BUS04 led, IcUeVer. of having anything to do with the roh? bery, l(clca?e<| on Bail. I v. Jaudon, ??ne of the men ar? rested and held for break ins Intu and rohblfifl <i box car at lames two week w.is released from the county jail Thursday, where he was committed after n preliminary b?st Monda) be? fore Pommlseloner Bland for trial in tin federal rourt The bond was pot op i>\ relatives, .1 i*. Pariis is still In jail in abet nee ol $000 bund. BAN ON SOCIAL CLUBS. 1 Mayor Jennings Favors Strict Enforce? ment of the Law and Real Prohibi? tion?Calls on Prohibitionists and all Good Citizens to Assist Authorities in Making Law Effective. Tbc State Board declared that J there ban been no legal election in Sumter County, ami if this is con? firmed by the Supreme Court, then We shall have no Dispensary until an? other election Is held, and it is voted in. It has been my observation since the Dispensary has been voted out that there has been no effort made to enforce the prohibition law, ex? cept by the officers. It is almost im? possible for officers to catch blind tigers, as the officers are known, and CSJmot purchase liquor themselves, and- it is very hard to get evidence from others. 1 believe if the pro? hibitionists and all good citizens, whether for or against the dispen? sary, would determine to stop the illegal sale of alcoholic liquors and beverages within Sumter County, and especially within the City of Sumter they could to a large extent, stamp it out. From my experience, since I have been Mayor, we have practical? ly received no assistance from anyone to hell? us enforce the prohibition law. We have been doing what we could with the officers, and special detectives from time to time. There has been a gret-.t deal said on thje streets and elsewhere about the clubs violating the prohibition law. Whe? ther this be true or not, I do not know of my own knowledge, but 1 i have heard it stated that the clubs ' will order whiskey, beer, etc., and keep it in the lockers, and sell their members books of tickets, each tick I et entitling the member to so much whiskey or beer. If this be true, and even If the whiskey, U furnished i I the members at actual cost, Still, in my opinion, this violates the law. 1 have heard it stated, however, that the whiskey is sold in this way at a profit, in other words, if the (dub pays four dollars a gallon for whiskey, it Belli the tickets on the basis of live dollars per gallon, and the difference gOM to maintain the club. If this be true, it is undoubtedly a violation of the laV. Section 818 of the Criminal Code of IU42 provides as follows: All places where persons are per? mitted to resort for the purpose, of drinking alcoholic liquors or beverages aro hereby declared nuisances, and the keeper or manager of such places, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided In Section 811. Section 811 of the same volume, Provides the punishment for offences against the liquor laws, which is a tine of not less than one hundred dol? lars, nor more than live hundred dol? lars, or Imprisonment at hard labor for a period of not less than three months, nor for more than one year, and for the second or subsequent of? fence, B greater punishment. Section H-*1 of the same Code is al? so on this subject, and provides: Every person who shall, directly or indirectly, keep or maintain by bim? se1, f, or by associating or combining With Others,, or shall in any manner assist, or abet in keeping or maintain? ing any club room, or other place in Which any alcoholic liquors or beverages are received or kept for unlawful use, barter or sale as a beverage, or for distribution or divis? ion among the members of any club or association by any means whatev er, and every person Who shall re? ceive, barter, sell, assist or abet an? other In receiving, bartering or Sell Ing any alcoholic liquors or beverages so received or kept, shall i>e deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punish? ed by a fine of not less than one bun? dled dollars, nor more than live hun? dred dollars, or by Imprisonment for 11 term of not less than three months nor more than twelve months. And the following section, (821) I | o\ ides! ii shall i"1 unlawful for any club, company, association, or corporation, or any chartered company now In existence, or hereafter to be incorpor? ated for social, literary, or other pur? poses within ibis Ktute, to buy, sell, keep for sale, exchange, barter, anj liquor, wine, beer, bitters, or other in tox leu ting spirits for any purpose whatever, either to members, or to other persons, any member or mem? bers, knowingly belonging to any eluh, company, association, or corporation which receives and dispenses intoxi eating liquors, contrary to the provUh ! ions of this section, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before a magistrate, shall be lined in the sum of not less than thirty dollars, nor more than I fifty dollars, or imprisoned in the I county jail, not exceeding thirty days, i for each and every offence. In construeing these sections, the Supreme Court of this State, held in the ease of Lyon vs. City Club, 8 3 S. C, 211, upon a proceeding brought to enjoin a club from Violating these sections: ' The Circuit Court also held that 'unless the public, or a considerable portion of it, is admitted and enticed to these resorts to drink, the places would hardly be deemed nuisances;' ! and the third exception alleges error. ; This exception is well taken. To con I stitute a nuisance under the statute, I it is not essential that the public, or I even a considerable portion of it, be I admitted or enticed there to drink In? toxicants. It is sufficient if some 'per? sons' are permitted to resort there for such purpose, and it appears that I quite a number of persons did resort I thither to drink intoxicants, j The above shows there is no lack ) of law to stop clubs from ordering 11 I quor and selling it to its members, eith? er with or without profit, whether by the ticket method or otherwise, but, on the other hand, ihe law is ample to prohibit the club members from having individual lockers, and allow? ing others to resort there and drink with them. The law being ample, aud the .remedy plain, all that h* l*eli~ Ing is sulllcient evidence to put the machinery of the law in motion. We ought m>t to simply have prohibition in name, but In fact, ami If the pro? hibitionists, and all good citizens, as above stated, will determine to stamp j liquor out in clubs, both in the city j and county, then it seems to me it can be done. Hut it cannot be done if the large majority of the people are in fa? vor of this method of handling and using whiskey, but it can be done if the large majority are not In favor of this, but wish liquor stamped out. I was in favor of re-establishing the dispensary, because i was thoroughly convinced that liquor was being handl ! ed unlawfully not only by individual idind tigers, but by the clubs, and that prohibition bad not to any extent decreased drinking. If the Supreme Court sustains the StgtC Board Of Canvassers, then we shall have the prohibition law in Sumter county for at least another j year, and maybe longer. 1 was an ! advocate of tho dispensary, but not of blind tigers, clubs, and unlawful ! whiskey. I, as mayor, now call on I every prohlbltlonlat In the City of Sumter, and every law-abiding citizen to back me up, and if they will do so. we can stamp out most of the blind tigers, and certainly all and any clubs that handle whiskey unlawfully and In Violation of the terms of the stat? utes above Quoted, or any others which are applicable to such matters, j I am a member of only one club, and that Is the club in the skyscraper, referred to some days ago from one of the pulpits. Whether the members have liquor in their lockers or not, I do not know, as 1 have only been there twice, ome before it opened, and about five minutes since. But as a member, 1 have the right to know, and I shall certainly find out, and if whiskey is being bandied in violation of the law, 1 will take the same steps officially to stop tiii.. as l would against any other club. Not only does the law allow you to enjoin those running the club, bul also the landlords renting the build? ing or buildings to such clubs. If any of the clubs are violating the law, we certainly should take steps not only to enjoin the members of tb< club, but also the lundlords who rent the buildings, l took the oath as mayor t.. enforce the laws; the whiskey law is hardest ?>f all in ?nforce, but it can be en? forced with anslstance. I am reads to do anything as mayor, or us a pri? vate dthseu to help stamp out nil il legltl .tubs and all Illegal sale of w hlskey a ml liquors. Who will join in helping ? U D. JBNNIXOH, Mayor. | SAYS HE WILL NOT BE DICTATED TO HY SUPREME COURT. Action of Chief Executive Makes it Certain there will he no Refunding of State Debt During His Term of Offne? -Declare! Bond Deal Matter will Stand in Statu Quo Until Leg? islature Meets in Mil I ? Scores Supreme Court for Upholding Va? lidity of Act. Columbia, Sept. 11.?Gov. Please announces he will not sign any bonds or stocks, making it certain there will be no refunding of the State debt dur? ing his term of office, lie scored the Supreme Court this morning for their der ision in upholding the validity of the Refunding Act and goes after Associate Justice Hydrick, who wrote the opinion. His dictated statement says: I "No, I am not disappointed at the result of the decision of the Supra ij? Court. 1 rather expected it. I r ! very much, though, that they douv a ; the main point in the case, and did I not decide fairly and squarely' the question of a quorum as to whether or not a member of the house or sen? ate can serve on any commission of which he was a member by virtue of his position in the house or senate, af? ter his term expires, or, as the consti i tution expresses it, after the term of his successor begins. "Justice Hydrick in his opinion complete-y and absolutely Rodges ev? ery mate dal ir.sue in the case, as any j lawyer o.' other man of good eom j mon sen.se will find if he will read ( the pleadings therein. He dodges en j tircly tht Prowning question, one of the most important of all. He then > Continus the report of HalCOtt P. I Green l y merely saying that 'we 'deem it unnecessary to prolong this opinion 1 y a detailed statement or j consideration of them,' which shows that he cid not give them the proper thought and consideration. In fact, his whole opinion is dodging the ma? terial issies raised by the pleadings, und decides absolutely nothing, but leaves the entire hiatter where ft was before it went into the courts. "Justice Watts does a little better. However, the conclusion reached and the opinion of the majority of the court is, in my opinion, after consid? ering the pleadings on both sides, one ^ of the most adroit judicial dodges that : 1 have ever seen and one of the most ; perfect biased political judgments I ever handed down by a judicial tribu? nal, ami should be sufficient to con? vince all men of the necessity of the ' election of judges by the people. 1 am gladt however, to see that they SBy they will have nothing to do With ? matters of the sinking fund commis? sion. I presume they will adhere to J this when the Dominion claim conies up for his fee. However, 1 do not ; suppose they had thought of it, or possibly they would not have been so plain along that line. Personally, I shall pay absolutely no attention to the decision, and no bonds will be re j funded until after the next session of the general assembly, the Supreme Court to the contrary notwithstanding. Judge Hydrick does not even tell the commission to go forward; he sim? ply says they are at liberty to do so and so. The legislature had given that liberty, and it was not necessary for this learned and dinstinguished ' jurist to concur. But the 'liberty' he > gave the majority will avail nothing, as it Will be absolutely ignored until the next general assembly ti.kcs ac? tion. j 'Seriously, 1 doubt if this is a legal decision, anyway, for the Supreme Court has certainly not followed the constitution. If you will turn to Sec? tion tJ. Article 5, of our constitution, you will read, 'In case all or any of the Justices of the Supreme Court shall be thus disqualified or be otl> erwise prevented from presiding,' etc, 'the CoUH or the Justices there,! shall certify the same to the Gover? nor,' etc. This they failed to do, anc only lour Justices acted in the ease, when the constitution positively re? quired live, or the Court en banc. Vou will notice the word Is 'shall' and not 'may' or can.' Therefore, it certain? ly was the duty of the judges, when they only had lour, to certify the tame and have the vancancy filled, or, these being constitutional questions, to call the full e ?Uli on banc and pass upon the same*. These judges for SO me rea? son refused to obey the constitution, because b certainly says 'shall," and if the humbles! clth.en "shall.' when the word is used, surely the Supreme Court, which sends them to the peni? tentiary and to the electric chair, should, above all others, obey the con? stitution, when it s;i\s 'shall.' ? ( m" cot rse, however, these judges are above the law. if one of them should be couvictcd of nny offence, 1 AWAIT ELECTION RESULT. A DM INI SHI ATIO X OFFICIALS CONVINCED MFXICO HAS MADE NO PEACE PLAXS. Election of President Set for October 2??Will Not Recognise it if Country Is Still In Arms at That Time. Washington, Sept. 11.?Administra? tion officials here are convinced that the Mexico City authorities have no plan of their own to bring about pcaco In Mexico, and that the situation there is drifting. The United ?-tei will await with interest the' ?n scheduled for Oc? tober Uti, toes not feel bound to recogni' ^ . government resulting from y flection. Should an election be pled while most of the coun ? ^ jp In arms and In which a n a $ y of the people shall have had no V ice, the American government will adhere to previous precedents and withhold recognition. These views are expressed by officiate In administration circles who know the Position of Pres? ident Wilson. Senor Manuel De Zamacona, sup? posed to be the personal representa? tive of President Huerta, left Wash? ington today, after a day's visit, with? out seeking any interviews with gov? ernment officials. Charge Algara of the Mexican embassy conferred with Secretary Bryan, but shed no light on the Zamacona mission. The attitude of the United States toward Zama? cona has been made plain to the Mex? ican officials. He will be received only if he comes to treat on a new basis and on the assumption that the pro? posals made by John Lind have been finally settled, namely, tha: the re? quest for recognition be withdrawn and Huerta eliminated from the. presidential contest. These points the American govern? ment considers essential and sees no necessity for further negotiation un? less they are agreed to. While the situation in Mexico City is described by administration officials as one of quicksand, Mr. Lind is to remain in Mexico indefinitely, using his own discretion as to when it is best for him to return. President Wilson left tonight for Cornish, X. II., to spend the week? end with his family at the summer White House and during his absence no further developments are expect? ed. ? The administration will await with interest the message to be de flvered by Provisional President Huerta next Tuesday to the Mexican congress. WOMAN KILLED BY STREET CAR. Stepped in Front of Interurban Car in Greenville Mill Village. Greenville, Sept. 11.?As she step? ped upon the street car track in the Brandon Mill village today, Mrs. Isa? bella Batson, an aged resident of the village, was struck by a fast moving street car and received injuries from which she died a short while later. The accident occurred a few minutes after noon. Mrs. Batson was Rbout to cross the suburban street ca. track, and apparently did not see the car, which was approaching at a fast speed. She stepped upon the track just in front of it, and in npite of the efforts of the motunnan, was struck and fatally injured. Death at TurbcWIlo. Manning Times. Died last Thursday evening at his home near Turbeville, Mr. Buddin Welsh aged about 4.r> year* The de? ceased leaves a wife and several chil? dren. have no idea but what the others would give him a new trial. They are higher than the highest law. but they are not higher in dictating to me my duties. Therefore, you can safely say that there will bo no bonds is? sued until after the meeting of Cio next general assembly, for. if you will notice the acts of Itll in reference to this bond matter, page Tl*>. pro? vides "that said coupon bonds end certificate? of stock shall be signed by the Governor of the Slate." etc, and I have yet to see or read anything in the constitution or statutes which authorises the supreme Court to make me as Governor muii m) name to what 1 believe to be an attempt to de? fraud the State, and if there was any such thing. I would not sign it, even though the Supreme Court judges are higher than the Ian ami can refuse to do what tb?> constitution says th?y shall do. So the bond deal matter will stand, us 1 presume the Supreme Court would say, or at least would af f.rm me in saving in statu quo until the general assembly of mil."