Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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DEPARTMENT WORK PROSPERS IMPORT\>T 1 M'tKIMEKTI AT ..Kl \ \M> COLI MIKA. Four Alfalfa Club* Organized in State ?I'M* of K> w Phosphate Kock und Liming or ; iU uro Studied. I - Columbia. Jan. 8.?WoHl lOAC in ?'outh Carolina during the past year b) A. O. Smith, igm ultui ihst. is dis? cussed by K. J. Wutson. State com? missioner of agriculture, commer and industries, In a report ii.-p.n-. d yesterday for Um mtormatiot: ol the general aaaembly. The activities of the OOot of farm management of the United states department ot agriculture in South Carolina are In charge of A. o. Smith, whose work is already known to the tanners," says the re p >rt. "Mr. Smith also has charge of the COUntv work in Illinois, hence h -s time has been de\ oted to farm man? agement work in this State during the pust \ear than in previous y ars. "Home things of great value to the farmers have been presented since the last report. Among these are two farmers' bulletins, one entitled 'Tile Drainage on the Farm' and the other Vetch Growing in the South Atlantic States,' both of which are adapted to the needs of South Carolina farmers. These have been given a wide dis? tribution. A circular on 'Alfalfa in South Carolina' prepared by the of!i< ? of farm management hns been pub" llshed by Clemson college. The retch bulletin and the alfalfa circular are results of four years' experiments and ggf est igst ions. "The experiments conducted on ihe farm of Thomas llitehock at Aiken have been Concluded. These cxperi ments have shown the value of raw rock phosphate as a source of acid phosphate uioi. i.adc matter is used, and various other points thai are vsi^sble In increasing the econ? omic production of crops. Two years results have been obtained with n number of experiments on the Kalr wold farms a* (VliuMi. These have been visited by many farmers during the summer. Lime has prosed prof Itsble In growing corn, otton, oats, vetch and coxa peas. "Four slfalfi 1. " been or? ganised at Rock Kill. Yorkville, Lan? caster and Wisacky. respectively. The one at Rock Hill was organized m co? operation with Prof. Chan K Weeks of Wlnthr. o college. Another one along almil ir lines was c rganlzt d h> the farmers at Wlnnshoro. MemV ri of these associations have plant* .1 >' NEGRO SHOOTS MERCHANT. I. DONKS is WOUNDED AT Ills HOME IN BBAVFORT, I'liknowti Negro, After Firing shot. Kille* store of small Articles and I 'lees. IVaufort. Jan. 7.?About dusk ?99* terday evening word was brought into town that i. Dontn, a storekeeper at Tomotley, about k> miles Above Beau* fort, had Leen shot. Sheriff M. I). 1?. White, State Detective Hammond, Deputy Sheriff Cooler and a physician immediately h-ft for the s< cue of the shooting ami on reaching there found that Mr. Donen had been seriously ?hot by an unknown negro man. Mnl il Attention Wag- rendered the bounded man, whih a search was made for tin- negro, which did not prove successful. It seetns that the negro came into the store of Mr. Donen as if to bu> something and was talking with Mr. Donen when, without any warning or apparent motive, suddenly Whipped out his I Intal ;nid fired at Mr. Deiion. w ho fell to the floor unei nscious. While his Victim was in this condi tlon the negro rilled the store of small articles of little value. Nothing is known of the man. He is thought to be the same negro who several Weekl Ago shot a man at Wiggins. Mr. Donen, who is in a serious condition. was brought lore this morning and is now under the care of a physician. STEAMER USES CANAL. first oT Its (lass to Pass Big Ditch. C<don, Jan. 7.? The first steam ves? sel paaard through the Panama canal today. It was the Mexander l.avalley, a crane boat, and carried no pas? sengers, it bad bean operating on the Atlantic side and gradually ma*1e Its way through during the ?. use of t'alfa on approximately 300 farms They have used around 400 tons of ground limcsi one, practically all ol which and the alfalfa seed was bought cooperatively through the as? sociations. The successes that haw been made in growing alfafa WhCIt. btaper Culture methods have been followed Indicate that it can be made a profitable < r<>p under many condi tlons. ' Invest gatloni along economic lines of farm management are being un? dertaken, hut these r? suits art not yet ready for publication*" - MODERN BUILDING TO DE ROME OF "WRECK STORE." win be Constructed by i\ Monas, Jr.. and W. Ii. Upsbur on South Main street. Just Beton PoetolHcoMn? terior Arrangements For Modern Department Store. At an early date ground will be broken on South Man street on tin site of the old Kentucky House; just helow the postofllcSi lor a moucuii store room XiixlOO feet to he occupied by the Consolidated Mercantile Co., | who operate the Wreck Store, at pres? ent in the Crosswell block, This an nouncement was ma<ie this morning by Mr. Win. Bergi one of the partners in the concern just mentioned, The Store will he erected by 1'. Moses, Jr., [ and w. p. Upshur. While not an old firm in Sumter, the Wreck Store has made such rapid strides in a business way that the management states they have for the past several months realized that their quarters were entirely too cramped to take care of their growing busi? ness. They have been endeavoring for some time to perfect arrangements for the erection of a store which would take care of their needs and only yesterday perfected the final details to insure their having adecpiate quar? ters by next August. This new store will be only one story in height, with a balcony in the rear, but when com? pleted it will be in every way a mod? ern department store tor supplying wearables for men and women, and will be a credit to the occupants and to the city. It Will occupy a frontage of SO feet, as stated above, and will have eight extra large show windowc tor displaying goods from the various departments. Xo accurate plans have been drawn up for the interior ar? rangement of the store, except in a general way, but Mr. Berg states that the shelving and placing of showcases will all conform to the requirement1; necessary to fit out a modernly ap? pointed department store. The erection of the building will be begun sometime in April, and the owners have promised its comple? tion during August, when the Wrecl Store will move to their new home. The owners of the Wreck Store ar Pam Myerson, Wri. Berg, and Joseph Wynne. They ar1 all young men of pleating personality and have made many friends during their, as yet brief, but successful business career in Sumter. From the first they hav? been liberal users Of "Printer's ink," WILSON'S WAITING GAME. JOHN LIND OF OPINION THAT IT WILL SUCCEED IS MEXICO. Officials at Washington Think Thorr Must Ih? Weak Spot in Frontier Guard Which Permita Contending Fort es to Get Supplies of Munitions. Washington, Jan. 7.?Word has >', ached Washington that when Pres? ident Wilson and John Lind conferred on board the cruiser Chester, Mr. Lind expressed the belief that the waiting policy of the United States govern? ment towards Mexico was certain to be rewarded with success. The presi? dent is said to have been well satis? fied with the report of his personal representative. The severity and long continuance of the battles in the neighborhood of Ojlnaga have led officials to the con? clusion that there must he a weak spot In the American patrol through which ammunition Is being smuggled across the line. It has been under? stood constitutionalists were obtain? ing ammuntlon by capturing federal supplies, hut federals in the north, with few exceptions, for many weeks have been completely cut off from communication by rail or road with any base from which they themselves could get ammunition, and it is be? lieved the constitutionalists must have been supplied from the American side of the line. Every effort will be made to stop violations of the president's neutrality proclamation. Secretary Daniels late today an? nounced that the battleships Dele i ware, Florida and Utah, which will leave Hampton Roads soon for win? ter manoeuvres In the West indies. Will relieve the Rhode Island, Xew Jersey and Nebraska, which are ex? pected to leave their Mexican stations the ml die of February. ' .ked today as to the United States maintaining a continuous patrol in Mexican waters despite the notice last I summer from Senor Qamboa, Huerta'a former minister for foreign I affairs, that American war craft would not be welcome, after October. Mr. Daniels replied that the United States did not recognize the Hu< rta government. and recently pulled off what is con? sidered by many the biggest advertis? ing "stunt" ever handled In this city ?a special edition, issued supplement? ary to the Daily Item and Watchman and Southron. This edition was pre? pared under the direction of the ad? vertising department of the Daily Item. DIVORCEE, AFTER DOUBLE Ml K DER, ENDS HER OWN LIFE. Murdered Man Had Wife, but Had Been Paying Attention to Other Women for Home Time?Killing Followed Her rinding He was Mar? ried. Los Angeles, Cal. Jan. 7.?Efforts to establish a motive for the double murder and BUiclde, which caused th<i deaths of W. M. Mellon, a local attor? ney; Mrs. Mary Graves Cox, of San Francisco, and the hitter's daughter, Florence, 12 years old, in rooming house here late last night, proved fu? tile today. Lodgers in the house where the tragedy occurred said that when last seen together, Melton and Mrs. Cox had appeared to be on the best of [terms and there was nothing to indi? cate a quarrel. The police, however, believe Mrs. Cos did the shooting. Melton received four wounds, any one of Which would have been fatal, while Mrs. COS was shot but once. Around the wound in her head were powder marks, indicating that the re? volver had been very close. There was found a photograph of herself and the child, on which Mrs. Cox had written "Florence Cox ami Mary Graves, 2,734 Mission street, San Francisco?report I the news at home." Melton was a member of the lodge of Elks here. He had been attentive to Mrs. ('ox. who was a divorcee of about three years, according to friends I The wile Of W. M. Milton, the attor? ney and realty agent, killed last night in the tragt dv which brought death also to Mrs. Mary Craves Cox and her daughter, Florence, w: s located here today. A history of the man's LTa led officers to conclude that the double murde; and suicide were the outcome of Melton's inability to meet his en* gagem? nt to m:.rry Mrs. Cox. Mrs. Milton visited the morgue to? day and identified the body of her husband. Police otlicers said they were told by her that Melton had lived at home ami was regarded by her and her neighbors as a model husband. His frequent absence from home, she said, she believed was due to busi? ness. The police theory to account for the tragedy is that Mrs. Cox learned only yesterday of the existence of a Mrs. Melton, and that in a paroxysm of an? ger she shot Melton and her daughter ami then killed herself. Melton a South Carolinian. I Bpartanburg, Jan. 7.?W. M. Melton, HUERTA 1ST BO. lau:si Di :xt wilson's deter min AXIOM vx altere d. Administration Policy in Dealing With Mexico Fully Outlined to O'Shaugh Mamy by Special Envoy Lind. Vera Cms, Jan. 8.?President Wil? son's program concerning Mexico was fully outline j to Nelson o'Shaughnes sy. American charge d'affaires in Mexico City at a conference here to? day with John Lind, the personal en? voy of the American executive. "Huer ta must go" is still insisted upon. President Wilson's determination to refuse recognition to the president and Mexican government is unaltered. THE MECCA OF MECHANICS. Hundreds of Men Hustling to Detroit to Obtain Work With Ford Motor Company. Detroit, Jan. 8.?Officials of the Ford Motor Company learned today that hundreds of mechanics cxe hur ? rying here from other cities, lured by , the announcement of the plan of the , company to institute an eight hour j day with live dollars as the minimum day's pay and to distribute ten mil? lion dollars to the employes during 101L Hundreds were in line today before the plant, but the great crowds of previous day were not in evidenne, I newspapers having emphasized th3 j fact that none will be hired until iJanuary 15th. I Washington, Jan. 8.?Mrs. W. a. I Cullop, an anti-suffragist, was re elected president of the Woman's Nat? ional Democratic league today. Mrs. Fletcher of Florida was elected vice president. the attorney who was mysteriously killed at Los Angeles, Cal., last night, 1 was, it is believed by many here, a ! Spartanburg man, who has several j brothers and sisters here. If this is true, he was a son of the late Rev. Newton K. Melton, long a prominent member of the South Carolina Confer? ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Mr. Melton's rela? tives here have received no word from Los Angeles concerning the tragedy, and hoped that by a strange coinci? dence the man slain may be some? body else of identically the sante name, profession and place of resi? dence, but a special to the Reraid from Los Angeles tonight, tends to confirm the supposition that Melton was the Spartanburg man. ! 10 DAY COST SALE Entire stock of Suits. Overcoats, Trousers Underwear, Shirts, Gloves and Neckwear To Be Closed Out at Cost An opportunity to buy Fine Clothing and Furnishing Goods at prices that should appeal to every buyer. Nothing Charged?Everything Strictly Cash the D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. Sale Ends January 20 SUMTER, S. C. Sale Ends January 20