The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 24, 1914, Image 8
CLARENDON'S MONUMENT.
Tllim II is i>\n> TO CONFEDER -
VII I Ol' Cli XIUNDON.
1'oriHTMoiu? of sluift Is Laid hy Ma?
sonic 4.1.in,I l<odge~?l>r. JgSMS i
K|K*?k? r at Manning.
Manning. Jan. Mb?The OOrnsrHom
of the Clarendon count) Confederate
monument wan laid here today with
elaborate eeremony l.y the grand
lodge of Masons. The weather WM
Ideal and a large asecmhlauc ol peo?
ple witnessed the ceremony. There
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were 100 Masons present, tie- lodffi
Sl Kingatree, Foieston, SuiniiK rt"n
and Manning ail being well repre?
sen ted. The pupils of the Manning
graded school also W td in I body.
The following grand lodge oillcers
took part in the occasion: G. T. Hry
an, O. M ; W IV Want nnak.r. dis?
trict deputy, o. M ; Leon Weinberg,
s. i; \V.; Q. M. Smith, J. G. W.S H.
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H. Huggins, grand tronStMPSffj F. J.
Browne, grand secretary; M. J. Con
yers and F IV l'.urgcs-?. s. <;. M.; .M.
Xe*S) and S. I.. Muggins. J. tl. 1?.;
Fred Lesesne and J. M. Graham,
grand stewards; the lie". L. H. M<
Cord, grand chaplain; S. \V. Bnrroni
grand marshal; i: C Horton, I irer
of the three great lights; F. tv Mein?
tosh, grand tiler.
The trowel used in UM Sjgfonsonj
by the grand master was the ivory
handled silver instrument lb.it was
made for den. IdkfOJrOtti 10 BOS In
laying the cornerstone s4 the DeKllh
monument . n Carnden .n 1 sL'5.
The grand master, himself the
worthy sor of an honored Conlsd?
?rats office!, was very happy in I
Informal address, giving a bOOOtlful
dissertation on the origin, elinmotof
and purpose of Masonry. The odes
Wars rendered by male sextct'e with
orehestra WSOOOSPOJjS m ill. Ai appro?
priate times Sofort and during tb
ceremony music was furniahed by ?
band of Sumter.
After the ceren -n. WM SOU bided
at the monument tie ussembluge re?
paired to the eourt noose, wnsrs the
special address of the occasion g
delivered b> the lb v. Mow . i d I
Jones, D. 1>.. pastor of the Citadel
Square Baptist Church. Charles:.m.
The speaker, who w0s ini rodm e l SI
the honored son Ol ? B. L bap
lain, said that, in his opinion, )
Would net wish hiH birthday to l?*
devoted to his nonOf but rathergo e* -
tol the truth for which he stood, l'e
said he would not attempt any eulogy
<>f ibd.ert Bwward Lsoi but In affect
his address pro. bo a ?
Indeed of the man who WOS tbe rep?
resentative and type of Southern
heroism. 'This monument we ha\e
Inaugurated today." he said, " is to
tell our children and children's chil?
dren how the Southern heroes fought
and died fgf things in t seen. Men
and women of ib.- So .th. ' b ?? ggld,
"anoint your eye? with the precious
memories of the South and see the
value of things that MM rot be
bought"
After Um esnMlnstrOfl ol Dr< Jonen'
sddress. Chairman J. II. Urn sgns
mentioned that there were several
veterans present and he reijucs:
them to eome forward and stand up
so that all might .see and honor then..
In response gbowl I score of Old sol?
diers stepped to the front and und
upon being called on Capt. J. 1?. BfOOVl
ham made a brief sddrsgg in Iholf be>
half. Following this one of the old
boys about 75 years young <i inood
merrily to the music of ' l?ixie" as1
the band played
Voluntary subscriptions were < .illed
for to aid In completing the monu?
ment fund and a considerable amount
was received.
After the exercises piopt r weic
over, a dinner was served to lh?.? Ma?
sons and other guests as a compli?
ment from the local Masonic lodge.
WAHN IN*. <||\\<.|s I'l l \s.
Judge Bowman, Holding Fir?d ( our*
ut Home, Makes an I fTe< ti ?c \n
nouiM-emcut.
Orangeburg, Jan. 19.?The second
week of the orangchiirg county ?? rIr?i
Inal court convened hero today With
Judge llderton W Itowman, this gftty,
presiding. Shortl i after opening the
court thu morning. Judge Bowman
took occasion to r?-n.nl. t litt |ti|g
was the Urs! rmir' In- bad I he honor
to preside over In his home county
and he was glad ol I be privilege
Solu itor HildM.rand responded OK 1?. -
half of the bar to the r< marks <f
Judge llowmai
Several cases for the violation ot
Hie dispensary law were gnnouneed
for trial. Jwdne Bowman slated thai
d was hi* poii' . w hen anyonn ? hm d
With violating this law rofOOSd I?
pbad guilo. when found trinity. In
Imposed a sentence only, All parim
? barged readily pb id guilty.
Mobile. J in 2?i o.g Morse, III
automobile repairer, I ? r? - hug logbt
? lo-t and killed K Iff I in-.Hp.if, BjOM
Frledboff -. In.no- Morse 'n.is re?
turned from tfce theatre wttti Fried
boff h daughter. Frledhofl Morse
claims, lumped ai him. RfMppIni I ?'
Volvei. before h*' loved I lie fatal glUM
81 N Vinn CLIFTON'S AMENDMENT
i Al l s run SUITABLE RAIL?
WAY TERMINAL l\ THIS
CUV.
Million Moat Re ClIMBM IM I ll Within
Eight Months of PlseigCl of Act und
Completed within Eighteen Months
?Provisions of Hill.
A matter of Intimi to thi people
Of Sutnt? r ami IhOM having business
in Bumter which hoi come up In tin
general Moombly Ii thi amindment to
I bill Introduced i" Ihi senate requir?
ing the lour railways entering Sum
tcr to build a lOltOble union railway
station in the city.
Tin- original inn was Introduced In
the etnate by the Spartanburg delega?
tion fof a DOW union station in that
i ity ami the amendment relative to
Bunuel was Introduced by Senator
Clifton of this county.
Mr. ciifton itated Monday that hi
thought that Bumter needed ? union
station very batlly. the prelent station
being Inadequate for o city of the
size Of Sumter A number of persons,
Who have 0000 heard to discuss the
matt? r. nomed very much in favor of
the paooagi of thi bill and the erec?
tion Of thl proponed union station.
The amendment which appllei to
Sumter is as follows:
(1) And to require thl railroads
entering the city of Sumter to erect
and maintain an adequate unl< n pai
senger station In said eitv.
(2) Add now aectlom ai followi:
Section ?">. That thl Atlantic i foai t
Une I Railroad Company, thi southern
Railway Company, thi South Caro
Uno and Weitere Railroad company
and the Northwestern Kailroad Com -
pans and any other railroad company
now entering said city, and their suc?
cessors are horoby required to build,
?reit and maintain an adequate union
pooaonger station In the olty of Bum
ter. Including proper approOChei and
means fat iBtofing and leaving tralm
for the nooommod itlon of paaoengeri
ami the traveling public using said
railroad--.
See. I? That said station for said
< Ity of Sumter shall bo of lUCh size,
illmonoloni and apportionment!, in?
cluding approacheoi at may be lultable
for the a'? ommodatlon of the pub?
lic: the plans and rpeclflcatlom there?
of to be prepared and approved by
three nrchlteitOj one of Whom shall be
named by the mayor of the city of
Bumter, one by the railroads concern?
ed and the other to bi oelicted by
then two and n* ties.' two cannot
agree, then ihi Chairman of ihe Rall
road Commlmlon shall appoint I third
not then of previously in the employ
of any railroad company Provided,
however. That if the rallroadi con
corned full within three months after
tie approval of tllll Act to make their
appointment of an architect, inch ar?
ohitoet shall )>e appointed by the
Chairman of the Kailroad Commis?
sion.
BOO, 7. That said work of erecting
and building said poagonglf station
for said city of Sumter shall bo com?
menced within light <s> no-nth,; from
the approval of this Act. And thl sane
shall be completed within eighteen
months from thl approval of this Act.
Bee, I, That unless the said Work
complete d as herein required, tin
; prevented by unavoldabli cause,
In which event the Railroad com?
mission may with the consent of thl
? oun< .1 of |] ?> olty of Sumt< r ixt< nd a
reasonable time for the completion Ol
s.iid WOrit, the rollrc Id or railroads s?
failing shall forfeit the sum of five
hundred dollars for each und every
month until aaid work is completed,
said sum t ' sums to bl sued for in
the name of Ihi Stall by any cltleen
thereof, one-hall to be paid when col?
lected to thl Stale ami one-hall |0
the citizen or citizens bringing the
suit.
Bee, I? This act shall lake effect
upon its approval by the governor.
Then being no furtht r amendmenti
the bill was passed, and ordered to a
third reading, with notlci of general
< imndmonta,
i.ximit oi;<.\m/i it i?ir>i:i:i>.
i (audit 4 ll<>ld up Train and Take Pa?
per, i i oni nn in. Kod la.
Clarkaburg, w Ve,, Jan, ?vVm.
Iloddo, a prominent Union labor <>r
ganlaer, who woe <?n hli way lo In
dtanapolta, was held op at thi point
oi ,i revolver late lat nicht on 0
Naltlmore and Ohio train near here.
Important popen pertaining tu ih<
actlvltlce of the coal miners union in
VYeet Virginia were forcibly i iken.
The bandit, who had his Lot- mull
ed, knocked llodda down, ami nnoth
|f man held the pMOengera and train?
men .it bo) with a revolver while lh<
flmt m in at i/.i d ihi papere,
Poaan an searching for Ihe ban
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COSJAl] IVnalOII ltoa?d Meet-.
The Confederate pension board mel
in the audltor'i office Monday and
went over a number of application!
fir peneloni and made .< number o!
chongeg in the cloaeei ol iienaloni lo
LEVER-SMITH MEASURE GOES
TO SENATE FOR APPROVAL.
Under its Provisions Federal Govern*
nienl Will Glvo $10,000 a Vear to
EncJi Mai<" lor Demonstration Work,
Amount Increasing Annually,
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Washing!. Jan. 19.?The Smith
Lever agricultural extension bill pro?
viding for cooperative agricultural ex?
tension work between the agricultural
colleges in the several states, passed
the house this afternoon under the
suspension of the rules. The bill now
goes to the senate, it would appro?
priate $480,000 the First year for gov?
ernment aid to state agricultural
schools?$10,000 tO each Stab?anil
the amount would increase yearly un?
til after 10 years $3,000,000 a year
would be appropriated.
Just what the bill plans Is best
shown in a report from the house
committee on agriculture by Con?
gressman Lever, its chairman, recent
ly made, it provides for the Inaugu?
ration of cooperative agricultural ex?
tension work through "held demon?
strations, publica!ions and otherwise"
to be < arrled on In accordance with
plans mutually agreed upon by the
Secretary Of agriculture and the land
grant colleges receiving the benefits
'.f the nrst Morrill act.
In practical effect it undertakes to
provide such machinery as will bring
to the attention of the farmers, the
farmers wife and children, in the
most striking manner such demon?
strated truths and practices of suc?
cessful agriculture which, rightly fol
lowed, make rural living desirable and
profitable as an occupation.
It provides the connecting link be?
tween the sources of Information In
matters relating to agricultural life
and the people sought to be reached
with such Information, and furnishes
an added agency to the Bystem of ag?
ricultural teaching, it carries out to
the farm the approved methods and
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practices of the agricultural colleges,
experiment stations, the department
of agriculture, and the best farmer
and demonstrates their value under
the Immediate environment of the
farm itself, thus providing the means
by Which the organized agricultural
Institutions of the country may be
made to serve all the people, as
should bo the case, rather than a Urn
Ited and privileged few. Under the
plan provided In this bill the Infor?
mation which has been acumulatlhg
for more than half a century and re
Servoirlng In Colleges and other in?
stitutions organised In the interest of
agriculture is to be mad" available to
the mass ot the people In such way
as Will bring the best results in the
matter of Improved rural conditions
and rural living.
There Is no more Important work
for the agricultural Institutions of the
country than that of strengthening
field service, demonstration and In?
struction, to the end that the promo?
tion and development side of agricul?
ture shall balance its Investlgntional
and research activities.
To provide adequate facilities tor
the utilisation by the farmer of the
effl< lent work of the scientists In thi
department of agriculture and In the
various colleges and experiment sta?
tions of the several states is one of
the very Important problems with
Which agricultural thought must
deal. Earnest scientists every day are
discovering useful truths, method)
and processes which If known by the
farmer and applied by him would
mean financial Independence and so?
cial progress; but the farmer does nol
know what the scientist Is doing and
has no way of learning of his dis?
coveries. Sufficient Information has
been gathered and Is awaiting distri?
bution to revolutionise rural condi?
tions In this country In the next 10
years, but it Is dead Information until
it becomes vitalised by the service to
Which the farmer puts It. The |ogt<
of the situation forces the necessity
for providing adequate machinery by
who b the storehouse of information
may be opened Io those who staml
upon the outside. Congress Itself has
committed the country to s policy
of encouraging, promoting and devel?
oping agriculture which makes th
legislation proposed in this bill an
imperative duty thai the fruits of
Its former action may be realised In
actual results.
STARVING IN FRANCE,
lllstrosfdng \fter Efforts of the Cold?
est Woollier Ever Recorded.
Paris, Jan, 80, ?Over fifty thous?
and im n, women and children are on
the verge of starvation In Southern
Kranee and Spain on account oi* the
extreme cold. Itallroads are block*
udetl and many towns are eul ofl
rroin communication with the outside
world. The temperature Is the low?
est over recorded, Many people liav<
beeil I rogOA I o deal 1).
Staple Cotton,
We a re in i be mal kel for all grndi ;
of staple cotton ai full prices, see p
before selling. O'lJonnell ?v <'o.
tdvt.
PREPARING SEED BEDS.
RETURNS or Tills METHOD OF
REGINNING i!ROP GREATER
IN sol Til THAN ELSE?
WHERE.
The Value of Thoroughly Breaking up
Land and Deep Plowing Discussed
? Disc Harrow One of Host im?
plements for Spring Preparation ofj
Southern Farm Land,
Washington, Jan. -??.?In no b< ( -
tion of the country docs a well pre?
pared seed-bed give better returns
than in tiic Southern states. The besl
spring preparation of tin- goll is prac?
tically Impossible unless it lias been
properly turned and deeply broken
during the prevlo is summer or fall.
The necessity for dee;, plowing in the
South is probably not realized by
those who are not familiar with the
heavy rainfalls in this section, which
frequently packs and runs the par?
ticles of soil together so as to exclude
air and sunshine. The absence of
freesing prevents any loos? nlng up of
the particles, besides in many places
there is an almost impervious hard
pan of subsoil, either natural or]
brought about flom a continuous cus?
tom oi shillow plowing, in other
sections this deepening and loosening
of the soil is done partly at least by
the forces of nature but can only be
accomplished by plow in the South.
Such are the Undings of the depart?
ment of agriculture.
The best implement for deep break?
ing of the soil is the disc plow which
turns, pulverizes and mixes at the
same time, win-n properly adjusted
the disc breaks the land deeply and
thoroughly loosens it. mixing this soil
and the subsoil to some extent but
does not turn to the surface enough
of the inert subsoil to injure the suc?
ceeding crop. The next best method
for deep breaking is moldboard plow?
ing, set to turn turrows on edge and
this is followed by a subsoil plow in
the same furrow as deeply as desired.
If the cover crop is to follow the
fall breaking a thorough preparation
of the seed-bed should be made be?
fore planting the seed. If no cover
crop is sown the disc harrow or spring
tongue tooth harrow should be run
over occasionally to crush clods and
keep surface crusts broken for the ad?
mission of air and sunlight. The usu?
al methods is to Hat break and where
this is done it is 1" Bt to throw Up
into beds before planting. PlantlnR
may be done with small plows or just
;is effectively and much faster with a
disc cultivator, set at the proper angle.
Should there be clods a roller may be
used and this is followed with a sec?
tion harrow.
Too much (are cannot be given to
the preparation of the seed bed. It
not only saves cultivation l ot makes
plant food available and furnishes
proper conditions for seed germina?
tion and rapid growth. Tue best
farmers will tell you that thorough
preparation is more than half the ex?
pense of making a good crop.
The spring preparation is never as
deep as the land was when broken
in the full or wilder. With nearly ail
field crops a firm se< d bed is pre?
ferable. Only the first few inches need
to he freshened and pulverised at
planting time. When the cover crop
is drawn under, the plowing should
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furnishings come to us and we
will sell you what you want, and
you can pay for it by the month
or you can wait and pay for it next
fall when your crop is made. Buy
from the house that backs up
every sale it makes, then you are
sure to be satisfied.
Whenever you are in Sumter,
drop in at our store and make
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be jus!, ?loci? enough to turn the crop
-under well and the usual harrowing
and pulverising t<> get a line soil be?
fore seeding.
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Where there has been no fail and
winter breaking done, aa la the rule
In some sections, it is not advisable to
break deeply in the spring as in the
fall; usually not more than two inch?
es deeper than before, and then the
clay subst.il should not DO turned to
the surface. The plow can set Io
edge the furrow. It is found more
necessary to get spring broken land
finely pulverised and thoroughly pic
pared before planting, it is better
to delay planting several days rather
than put the seed In a poorly prepared
bed.
U?H "a~?:J<ffF IUI I MIIMIII !!? I II I ? IV- ~-~ f ?
BEST WAY TO FIGHT WKKVUj.
Dr. Tait Butler Teils Georgians to
Raise Live Stock?
Athens, da.. Jan. 19.?The Georgia.
Dairy and Live Stock Association mot
today, the principal address being de?
livered by Joseph Wing, of Mechanics
burg. t>. Dr. Tait Butler, of Mem?
phis. Term., advocated raising live
Stock as the best means of lighting
the boll weevil. Tick eradication was
disc ussed by Dr. K. M. Xighlert. who
illustrated bis address with moving
pictures. Other addresses were made
by President Boule, of the State Col?
lege of Agriculture, State Commis?
si euer of Agriculture Price and State
Veterinarian Bahnsen.
Yes, the winter business is about "ALL OVER"
and to make a final clear away of the stock of
Men's, Women's and Children's Clothing, Shoes,
Etc. we have inaugurated a big
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with prices all tumbled down to a mere song for
good, clean, high grade merchandise. We do this to
make room for our new spring line of merchandise
which will soon be coming in as our buyer Mr. L.
Alpert goes North now in a few days to purchase a
spring stock. Come in and get the benefit of our
NEED FOR ROOM. We have the goods, but we've
got to let them go. no matter what the prices, so
take this money saving tip, and pay us a visit.
L. ALPERT,
15 N. MaJn St., Sumter, South Carolina