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1Mb SELL OLD JAIL. COUNTY BOAKB DIKCTHSKD MAT I K It AT SPECIAL MEETING THURSDAY. WIU SW1 Present Jail Property and Buy New Site, If Adjacent Property Owner* Will Agree to Improve Pre?Isen of Present Jell Site?Will Not bell at MMssvantage. At a special meeting of the County Board of I'ommisaioners Tuesday the matter of the erection of a new Jail for Humter County was the subject of discussion. The meeting was called for this purpose and this was the only matter discussed. At the conclusion of the meeting it was announced that it sm the desire of the board to sell the present Jail and lot and to remove the Jail to some other place, but the Hoard was no willing to sell at a dis? advantage ani for this reason were anxious to get the persons holding property In the neighborhood of the tail to sgree to Improve this property so ss to make It a desirable site for while residents. The Board is aware of the fact that at present with colored persons living In the neighborhood of the Jail this Is an undesirable site, but at the same time they are unwilling to sell the Jail property except at good terms. As long ss the Jail remains here it Is understood that the property owners will do nothing to improve their prop? erty or change it from a negro settle? ment to S desirable residence section fo/ white persons, but many of the property owners have been seen on tha subject and have agreed to Im? prove their premises and move off the negtu houses, if the county will re? move the Jail, thus making the prop? erty more valuable to them and to the county. While all of the property owners hav 9 not been seen about 1 he matter, the majority of those who have discussed the matter with the Supervisor have agreed on making the improvements suggested. While the Board has not the right st the present time to sell the Jail, the members of the Sumter County legislative delegation have agreed to ?nsct a law to this effect at any time the Supervisor and board finds It best for the county to sell the property. Supervisor Pitts was authorised to secure the services of a reputable real estate dealer and with his aid to ne? gotiate the sale of the present prop? erty, if deemed advisable, and to make th.? purchase of another site for the Jail. While no definite site has been selected yet to which to remove the Jail, it la understood that several sites are under consideration. ? T ?S? SOCIETY AT SUMMERTON. lux s\ K. Howie: Entertains the Book < lub?Student* Bet urn to College? High School Opens with Miss Lida Stwrhoroogh as Principal. Summerton. Sept. 26.?Mra L. K. Howie entertained the Book Club on Friday morning In her usual charm? ing manner. An Interesting Mother Goose contest was the feature of the entertainment. The prise, a hand embroidered card case, was won by Mra Capers, ahe having composed the best Mother Goose Jingle. A de? licious salud course was served after the contest by the hostess, assisted by her sister. Miss Aileen Howie. Those present were Mesdames < >. O. Keels, o. C. Scarborough, Ellison Capers, Jno. W. Lesesne. T J. Da? vis, lluan A. Itlchbu.*, W. It. Cos krey, M. H. Gordon, II. K. Maxyc k. Gertrude Tlmlale. Messrs. Capers James and Julius Mood have returned to Charleston, where they will enter their second year st the Citadel. Mr. Julian Scarborough has return? ed to Yale to resume his studies at that institution. Miss Willie Gordon has returned to luimestone College. Misses Helen Cantey, Vernon Boas and Annie Ada Chewnlng havo gone to Ro< k Hill, where they will enter Winthrop college. Misses Myrtle Allen and Katharine Capers have returned to college In Columbia. MIm Mabel Harper of Lmgatree. has returned to Summerton lo assume her duties as musical director of the Graded School here. Every one Is Kind to web ome her hack an she has mad* a host of friends here Mise Waunetta Gordon has returned from a tWo months trip to Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama. The Sumrnerton High School re aumed work for the coming year last M .nday. With Miss I.Ida Scarborough again in charge, as principal, she having completed a very successful year last year in that i apa< i v. nppotted t-? lla/lng. Washington, Sept. 2&.?Seeretary Garrison today put himself on record ?SJftlsjSJl imv pi i rices savoring of ha/. tog -it Waal I'oint. Ha sustained the re<ent gaUeg of Col. Cl?ren? e 1*. Townsley. superintendent of the mili? tary nradein . in depriving of their Privileg? ?? l h i ,id?Shi found guilty of the pra< th e. CURRENCY BILL FAVORED BY THEORIST AND PRACTICA!) MAN. Amendment* to Render Measure Even More Acceptable Suggested by Witnesses. Washington, Sept. 25.?Edward D. Hulbert of Chicago, practical banker, and Prof. Irving Fischer of Yale uni? versity, expert on the theory of cur? rency, today indorsed the principles of the administration currency bill before the senate committee. Both, how? ever, proposed a number of amend? ments designed to alter the proposed methods for carrying out the pur? poses of the measure. The desire of the committee to ex? amine Mr. Hulbert further trought out the fact that hearings on the bill will be continued indefinitely. Mr. Hulbert said he was willing to re? turn to Washington later and asked how long the hearings would con? tinue. I "The chairman of the committee can not say," answered Senator Owen. "Oh about two months," suggested Senator Hitchcock. Senator Owen throughout the day endeavored to hurrj' along the mem? bers of the committee but met with little success. Senator Bristow pro? tested that the comrilttce should take all the time necessaiy to examine wit? nesses. Later a regular schedule was fixed for two sessions daily in the future. Senator Reed denied to the com? mittee a statement accredited to him that the currency bill would not pass at the present session of congress. He said, too, that he resented any refer? ence to him as a "Democratic insur? gent" because of his position regard? ing the measure. Mr. Hulbert, who discussed the bill from the viewpoint of State banks and trust companies, told the committee that these Institutions must he brought Into the new system if it Is to be a success. He suggested a number of amend? ments designed to make the new plan attractive to these State Institutions. Both Mr. Hulbert and Prof. Fischer criticised the provison of the bill fix? ing the 33 1-3 per cent, gold re? serve to be held against the proposed new currency. They recommended that the reserve requirement be in? creased to 40 or 50 per cent. HOUSTON FAVORS LEVER'S BILD. Secretary of Agriculture Favors Plan to Bring Training to the Planters Washington, Sept. 25.?Representa? tive Lever today received a letter from Secretary Houston commending Iiis farm extension bill, now pending in congress, in the letter Secretary Houston says: "I note your request of the 16t)i September that I submit my views as to the desirability of the passage of the farm extension bill. "I have carefully read the bill and it seems to me to be admirably drawn to accomplish the purposes in view. The department of agriculture an 1 the different State colleges have enough ugrieultural Information to revolution? ize the agricultural industry In this country if it should ho effectively transmitted to the farmer. As a mat? ter of fact, vast numbers of farmers either do not rt' eive the ii ormation cr do not receive it in such a way as to be adequately impressed with it and to be Induced to apply it. It seems very unfortunate that we are spending so much mone\ to obtain information that can not secure a wider application of it. "I am especially impressed with the cooperative features of the MIL I he lleve that the provisions bearing on this point will secure a better under? standing and a fuller coordination vi effort on the part of the federal de? partment of agriculture and the State agencies. The two are working to the same end and should work in the ? losest harmony. "The bill contemplates that the dif? ferent agencies shall Incorporate, carefully devise and enec&itc projects. This In itself Is an immense advance. I think it dear that if the federal government is to make appropriations for such a purpose as this bill con? templates It should be In |?ositton to see that the money is applle?! for the purpose* Intended and is applied ef? ficiently The fac t thut the Mil pro? vides that the work sUall bo carried on in such manner as nay be mutual? ly agreed upon by the secretary ol ag? riculture and the Slate, collage or col? leges will guaarntee the application of the money in accordance with the in lentlog of congress and will secure efficiency, l do not gat bow it would be possible to make a wiser arrange mcnt. ' The Uooth-Shuler Lumber Manu? facturing Company of this city has been commissioned with a capital ?toi k of Ii I, ggf. The petitioners :?re I s Booth and K. S. Shub-r. The company will do u general lumber business. WILSON'S POLICY SUCCESSFUL. PROBABLE THAT MEXICO WILL HAVE ELECTION AND HIJ EHTA WILL NOT BE ' CANDIDATE. Official Circles Closely Observe Course of Events? Nomination of Gamboa May be Important Step in Direction of Restored Tranquility. Washington, Sept. 25.?President Wilson took the position today that the policy of moral suasion adopted by the United States toward Mexico had accomplished its two cardinal purposesi?to obtain assurances that there would be a constitutional elec? tion and that Provisional President Huerta would not be a candidate to succeed himself. Advices received here describing in detail the preparations being made for the election of October 26 and stating also that Gen. Huerta would not be a candidate but would support Frederico Gamboa, Mexican minister of foreign affairs, the nominee of the Catholic party, encourage President Wilson t.nd Secretary Bryan to be? lieve tha: the Huerta government was carrying out what the United States had emphasized in the Lind negotia? tions as the essential features of a satisfactory settlement of the revolu? tionary troubles. The president realizes that it will not be immediately possible to judge whether the processes of the election are actually constitutional and will withhold decision for some time as to whether the choice of that elect! an will be recognized by the United States. Likelihood that foreign gov? ernments will await the judgment of the United States before extending recognition is being impressed on the Mexican authorities, it is said, with a view of insuring free choice. How? ever, doubt as to the , value of the coming election as expressing the will of the Mexican people was cast by constitutionalist headquarters here today in the issuance of, a sttaement, saying its supporters, extending over many Mexican States, .would not go to the polls. , Many persons familiar with the pur-1 poses of the administration predicted that the next step in the policy of the United States would be an effort to show indirectly to the oonstlttrttonal ists the necessity of participating in the election. In this connection it was pointed out by officials today that Mexican law would hold the ap? proaching election valid and constitu? tional if a majority of the polling precincts in the republic were shown to have been in legal operation. Administration officials let It be known that the United States was not concerned with the personnel of the candidates beyond its opposition to Gen. Huerta's continuation in i>ower ?a position justified in their minds because of his irregular assumption of authority and overthrow of Madero. This attitude was declared necessary to further the cause of stable gov? ernment in Latin-America. Gamboa's candidacyi nevertheless, causes much discussion in official cir? cles, and doubt was frequently ex? pressed that he could be elected. It was pointed out by administration of? ficials that the Catholic party always had been a minority in Mexico because most Mexicans, although of the Ro man Catholic religion, traditionally had opposed the idea of a Catholic political party asMeadlng possibly to a reunion of church and state. With keen Interest official Washing? ton is waiting to see whom the Lib? erals in Mexico City will name, Man? uel Calero, former ambassador to the United States under the Madero re? gime, Is regarded here as a likely choice. Whether his candidacy would mean participation by the constitu? tionalists in the election, or whether some other men acceptable to their cause would be selected, were ques? tions on which the next steps In the situation seem to revolve. A feeling of a relief that the situ? ation was adjusting itself was ap? parent here today. From high ad? ministration officials came the state? ment that while no change in orders hfol been sent to consuls about Amer? icans leaving Mexico the disposition of President Wilson always has been to leave the question entirely to the discretion of the A merit ans in ftfex* lOO, still urging those in the trouble sons to depart and offering them pe? cuniary assistance. PRIZE TO CAROLINIAN. John M. Mel all Wins Honors in Washington. Washington, Sept. 16.?At the formal opening of Qeorgf Washington) university law ectiool yesterday the Phi Delta Phi scholarship prize was awarded to John Monteiib McFall ot Itldgeway, with a general average ol 91.7 for the past year. In a class of j I 1 :i Mi. McFall Stood lira! and he also attained the highest grade in the Stu? dent body of over 300. The Ordonaux I scholarship was awarded to McU'el . ('lark of New York with an nvejage of SU. ? * J I GOES TO SUPREME COURT. DISPENSARY CASE WILD BE HEARD WHEN THAT BODY CONVENES. Writ of Certiorari Issued by Justice Eraser Calling Upon State Board of Canvasser s to Bring Evidence and Appear When Court Meets?Ap? peals Taken on Matters Already Discussed. The dispensary ease from Sumter County will be taken up before the State Supreme Court when that body convenes an appeal having be?jn taken by Aiessrs. L. D. Jennings and J. H. Clifton on behalf of themselves and others in the same situation to require the State Board of Canvassers to appear before the Supreme Court and bring with them all of the evi? dence submitted to them in the mat? ter. The hearing will come up on a writ of certiorari issued by Justice T. B. Fraser on Wednesday and now filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court. In his petition for the issue of the order, practically the same questions which came up at the hearing and count by the County Board of Can? vassers and again before the State Board of Canvassers are gone over. It asks that the Supreme Court ex? amine into and rectify all errors com? mitted in their decision by the State Boaro of Canvassers and to uphold the County Board of Canvassers in their decisions on all points, excep? tions being taken as to, the decision of the State Board in not upholding the decisions of the County Board. The exceptions taken, by the peti? tioners are as to the finding by the State Board that it could not deter? mine which side had cast the greater number of ballots; as it was shown how all of the ballots save three ofj those contested were cast; that there] State Board erred in not sustaining the County Board in its Undings, as to the sh:e of the ballots as both sides had waived all right to object to the size of the ballots, in the absence of fraud n the election. That on the appeal -to the State Board the petitioners had received notice that the State Board had found that no legal election ,had been held in Sunrter County as the ballots did not fulfill the requirements of the law. This was an error on the part of the managers of election who had furnished the ballots- and was no fault of the voters, and that the bal? lots fulfilled the act-of 1912 in having en them the required wording, and that the general election law was inapplicable in this ease. The petition closes with a request that the Supreme Court investigate and rectify all errors in the finding of the State Board of Canvassers. AGED CITIZEN DIES. Benjamin Franklin Stalrley, Long Time Greenville Citizen, Dies at Age of 93. Greenville, Sept. 25.?Benjamin Franklin stalrley, aged 93, died at his home in Greenville this afternoon. He was probably the oldest resident of the city, and in his younger days was a citizen of State-wide note. A native of old Pendleton district, he was the first scientific agriculturist in the up-country, and an old farmers' Journ ? in possession of a Greenville i /yer contains several of his ad uresses along scientific lines delivered over 60 years ago. Ho was the first citizen of upper South Carolina to cross the Atlantic ocean in a steam? ship. He was probably one of the first Americans to stidy agricultural conditions and methods in Europe. For many years he watt an active of? ficial of the Pendleton Agricultural socle y organized by John C. Colhoun. He became a resident of this city soon after the War Between the Sections. Among surviving children of Mr. Stalrley is a son in Californa who is said to be president of a large bank? ing institution. Forty or more *years ago Mr. Stalrley was one of the largest proporty owners In (his county. He sold to Gov. B. F. Perry the estate now known as Sans Souci. JURY FINDS COLE.MAN GUILTY. Convicted on Charge of Killing Ills Father?Recommendation to Mer? cy. Union. Sept. 25.?Guilty with rec? ommendation to mercy was the ver? dict returned at 11.30 o'clock tonight by the Union county court in the tase of Harry Coletnan, charged with kill? ing his lather, Robert R. Coleman. near Joncsville, September 21, last. The case was given to the jury to? night at 7 o'clock. Sentence of life imprisonment will be announced to? morrow by the court. SEASON'S RECORD COTTO PRICE. Columbia, Sept. 2?'?.?The highest price aid for short staple cotton in South Carolina this season was re-1 ceived by farmers if/hd Marketed f their staple today ivt Springth Id, illj Orangeburg county, for n 1-8 cents per pound, according to reports. CHARGED WITH PAKT IX PARR SHOALS ROBBERY. John Frazer, Jr., am! Bissel! Big. ham Arrested on Warrants Alleg? ing Complicity?Members of Prom? inent Families. Chester, Sept. 25.?John Frazer, Jr., and Bissell Bigham, young men in the '20s, were arrested here to? day by Detectives Adams and Baughm of the W. J. Burns detective agency of Atlanta, Ca., on warrants charg? ing them with being implicated in the Parr Shoals robbery a few weeks ago when officers of the J. G. White Con? struction company were held up at the point of a pistol and $16,000 stolen. The arrest of these young men both of whom are members of two of this county's well known families, created one of the biggest sensations ever experienced on the streets of Chester. Mr. Bigham was on his way to Lan do on some business and he was taken from his wagon and arrested, while Mr. Frazer, the son of one of the city's wealthiest men, was called out of his father's stable. They were both carried to Winnsboro in automobiles. Both denied their guilt, but quietly surrendered. Deputy Sheriff Bindeman assisted the detectives in making the arrest. While only the names of two of the detectives are known, it is said that there have been at least half a dozen working in this city for the past fortnight. Room 35 at the Carolina inn, the detectives' headquarters, had begun to create a little talk, owing to a num? ber of Chester's citizens being taken there for conferences. This afternoon it was learned from some of the men that had been in the room that they had been pumped with all kinds of questions about citizens of Chester. This evening Arthur L. Gaston, an attorney, went to Winnsboro in an ef? fort to have the young men released or admitted to bail. Both youths are orderly and law abiding and public opinion in Chester seems to incline to the belief that the young men are the victims of a blun? der on the part of the detectives. PARR SHOALS SUSPECTS RE? LEASED. T. P. Tifton Dismissed and Chester Men Released on Bond. Columbia, Sept. 26.?T. P. Tifton. arrested in connection with the Parr Shoals robbery, was ordered releas ; ed last night, after a hearing and at Winnsboro today the two young Ches? ter men, arrested yesterday, were dis? charged on bond in the sum of $2, 500. HURT BY CONSTABLES. John Sargent of Anderson Perhaps Fatally Injured in Course of Raid. Anderson, Sept. 25.?A telephone message from Pelzer at 9 o'clock to? night stages that John Sargent, a white man, suffered a crushed skull at the hands of Constable Allie Stepp of the sheriff's office and Constable Smith of Pelzer this afternoon wher. he resisted a search of his premises by the officers. It is understood that ktepp and Smith appeared at Sar? gent's home to make a search of con? traband whiskey and Sargent secured a gun and offered resistance. The gun was tdken by the officers and in the melee that fo"'owed a blow was dealt Sargent His condition is crit? ical, so it is stated. It is said that the officers found 64 pints of whiskey on the premises. Constable Stepp reported the mat? ter to Sheriff Ashley and Ashley and Stepp went back to Pelzer tonight. The High School Football Team. The boys of the High School foot ball team are hard at work now, and there is every evidence that the peo? ple of Sumter Will see some real foot? ball here this .all. The services of Mr. Xohle Dick have been procured as coach, and as he played at Carolina while there, and was one of Suinter's old tars, we are satislied that a better man could not have been found. He is working his team hard every afternoon, and says that the prospects are good. Bverv man who makes the team has got to work, and work hard for his place, and no man has got his place .inched until the block letters are awarded, (lames will be arranged with some of the leading High School teams of the state, and some genuine foot? ball is guaranteed. So far the following boys iro out for the team: Booth, P; Monagan, T; Boyle, R; Burns, A; Cheyne, W; Vatee, A; Bliaw, G; Brown, H; Bandle, II; DesChampa, M; Dick, U; Spann, II; Purdy, W; Brad ham, Cj Childs, T; Chandl IT. J; Mowers. R] Brunsen. P; Hutid\ A; Smith; lirunson, L; Shaw, W; ?Vulk ir H; DesChampa, B; Xunnamaker; To lar, M; Richardaon, A. CONFEREES DISAfiflEE. HOUSE AND SENATE REPRESEX TATIVES IX DEADLOCK.. Wool and Cotton Schedules Prove Stumbling Blocks to Tariff Special? ists of Congress. Washington, Sept. 25.?After 'fin? ishing all but about t> half dozen of j the points of difference between the senate and house, the tariff bill con? ferees ran into another deadlock to? day and adjourned tonight with the conference report still incomplete. Three important matters were Still at issue, the tariff rates on cotton yarns j and Cotton cloths,^ on lead and sine ores, and when free raw wool and changes in the woolen goeds tariff should become effective. Members of the conference com? mittee would not predict* tonight how an agreement could be reached on these items. With the aid of experts they spent the afternoon going over the cotton schdules. Both houses gave hope of a re ( port to the conference'committee to? morrow, the house adjourning until Saturday and senate until Monday. There were rumors of strong op? position to the report in the house on the ground '.hat the Republicans had not been taken into the confer? ence that was working out the details of the measure. The opposition will probably take the form of a point of order against the report, on the grounds that it contains matter en j tered without authority by the confer i ence committee. The senate conferees won today their fight against the "anti-dumping clause," which would have assessed an extra duty against goods "dumped" into this country at reduced prices. The senate agreed to drop the amendment inserted in that body re? quiring rectifiers pay for the Stamps used on packages of distilled Spirits filled by rectifiers or wholesale liquor dealers. -1 j DEATH OF LYXCHBURG MAX. S. C. Kilpatrick. Well Known Citizen of Town, Laid to Rest. Lynchburg, Sept. 26.?On yester? day afternoon at 4 o'clock the* mortal remains of S. C. KilpatricK JwSre* laid to rest in the cemetery at this plate. Mr. Kilpatrick has lived practically all his days in Lynchburg. ..He once operated a shoe shop, a farm, and a saw mill and ginnery. More re? cently he had disposed ,of the mill and ginnery and conducted a general merchandise store. He was about sixty two years old, and has lived an exemplary life as to morals, and was considered a goqjj citizen, re*1 liable and honorable. W{<i y|A*jaJrtP|f will be much missed around Lynch burg. -1 v SHOWING NO QUARTER. s Servians and Albanians bhootjng All Prisoners. m \ Vienna, Sept. 25.?Nq quarter ttj j b-Mng given in the fighting pa^tf#6n the Servian troops and the Albanians, according to dispatches from Bel? grade. All prisoners taken by either ! side are instantly shot. ?* The Albanians, besides taking Dlbra, have stormed and captured the towns of Sturga, Jakova, Kitchevo and Jakovetz, but they failed in their at? tack on the important town of Priz rend. Second Week Jurors. The following jurors were drawn Friday morning for the second week of court, which will convene here on Monday, October 6th, Judge T. S. Beans presiding. D. B. Brunsen, J. R. Ramsey, J. W. Shaw, j W. S. 1U ames. E. T. Brallsford, H. S. Nesbitt, J. A, Lewis, Jsmes C. Bryan, S. M. Coulter, V | ; j R. E. McCollough, - . w, . it it. J M. Compton, ^iij^it ' J. J. Tinsley, ' fti <? " B. O. Cantey, f | B. M. MeElveeu, | V t B. W. Brogdon. Jr., v I jj f.". W. J. Stafford. kJj'l \ 1 W. L Dow, W. J. Scale, ^ J. W. Jones, ? J. K. Atkinson, , | . G. II. Tisdale, *j r #>l! : ? K. B. Hodge, u V IW i J. K. White, Jr. 2 ' | ? si I S. s. Hichadson, ^ L L. White. \ j ? u I T. C. Cauthen, ^. C Ii. Barrineau, i tg * ? J W. K. McCoy, v \ H. A. McCallum, X ? } \, G. W. Nunmery, Vjj ja i W. M. Sanders. | 4 ', <-J,| I Brent Melleite, j j ' J | |{ | J. Nettles* Wilder, S Sr,'\|\S| ' J. Fred Wise. V t | j | t C. W. Young, |\ I* W M. Wolfe. \ \ I j ] I