The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, September 16, 1914, Image 3
BLUSE OK EITRA SESSION.
L?tilKI..\Tt RK MtlOt l,|> APPOINT
( OMMITTI i : TO (OM'KR.
t'hlcf Kxevnthc Navs Thut State
should Morrow M<moy to Tide it
0\?r I ?r Season.
Columbia. Sept. 11.?I stated tu Th<
Ntwi and Courler correspondent laal
night, when I gave him the proclama?
tion calling for an extra session of thi
legislature, that 1 did not have the
opportunity then to prepare a state?
ment of my views In reference to th*
extra session, out thut I would give
them to him this morning. I did
make a few remarks to him, us he
states, among them that I was not In?
clined to agree that a stay law of
wo me kind or form could not be le?
gally enacted. My reasons for calling
the extra aeaalon of the general aa
aembly are clearly nnd fully set forth
In the proclamation. I shall of course,
when the legislature is convened, send
them a short meaaage, giving to them
such suggeatlons as I think are prop?
er, and then leave It with them to en?
act *u? h laws as they deem wise.
I think, however, that one of the
vary first things that they should do
would he to appoint a non-factional
cormrtttoe to confer with a similar
committee from the legislatures of
other cotton-growing States, as to
what la heat to do In reference to the
cotton situation, so as to get together
upon a proper and uniform law, that
tha benefits derived from it will be
given to all of the cotton-growing
people and approved by the govern?
ors of the cottor -growing States.
Now, Individually, I am of the
opinion that the> should pass laws
protecting the poor people of the
Htate fronr. being Imposed upon by the
foraclousro of either personal or real
?suite mortgages during this panic. 1
am sat Is tied that such a law can be
pa?ad. as will meat every constitu?
tion! requirement. They may not
call It a stay law, but It most assured?
ly can bo termed a luw tor the pro?
tection of tha majority of tho cl' Izcna
?f the State.
1 alao think that they should pass
a law to reduce the rate of Interest in
this Htate. and to make it a felony.
punishaMc by a long term of Impris?
onment, without the alternative of a
fine, for any person, association or
corporation, to charge any money
borrower, either by discount or other?
wise, any greater rate of interest than
that fixed In the bill, so as to stop
the usury, or, you might more prop?
erly aay robbery, of th*. man who is
compelled to have a little money.
1 think they should also take up
and give their most careful and se?
rious consideration a Stute warehouse
system?either such bill us was in?
troduced at tho last session or such
bill as will give the farmers proper,
relief.
And. yet. the most Important of all
matters to be considered, as 1 tee It.
la to muke arrangements to ti MUM*
tha Htate during this crisis, without
Issuing executions against the property
of the Individual citizen who will not
be able to meet his tax obligations this
fall The present administration bor?
rowed dl the money It wunted this
year?sufficient amount to run It?at
3 l-I per cent. In the face of nil the
cursing, abuse and vilification and
the Urs that have been told on the
present governor, and with the bank
era, money Interests, all lighting him
and trying to humper his administra?
tion In order to cause his defeat. It
certainly would seem then that the
Incoming administration, with a very,
very wealthy bank president at its
head. Indorsed by all the m >ncy Inter?
ests of the State, in- hiding capil illsts,
barkers, railroad o flic la is, cotto.i mill
presidents and others, surely should DS
able to burr -w money as cheaply, It
not much SfJs iper. than the retiring
administration ami In view of thi
fact I heartily favor the extension of
the time for tin payment of taxes in
or?'er to pf *> t th< proper! > of the
poor ami helpk a
The people, are the Stute and each
Individual. however pOOff he mas be.
Is aa much a part of his State as
the wealthiest man in it. and should
receive the same proteethm frout Its
law*. In my opinion, it is a gtcl d< al
l?etter for the State as a whole p,
be In debt than it is for the Individual
to have every little thing he tSM
forced upon the market and his wife
and (hihin n tunud out of home; and
as tin Si.ite iMf horrovved this v em?
ail the BJSSJSJ sh? w ints at .". 1-'-' per
t ent and m> indiv i'.ual can bOfffW
nmney it nil. or if so. for got leas
than h or <?? p< ? cent . therefore It
is l.efti r lor all of t h? indi iduals
as <?in < illad the Mate, In borroa
mones to run th. | ? a snu nt on until
April 1. at I 1 ? pel < . rd . or e en
at I per t cut . th in t.. f,,|, ,. ihi one
indicidual rlHses to mortgage .ii he
haa to gjsjffeaj money at | or |fl
tent, in order Is pa\ hi- pro i it,
share of the run- tg egfJWSjStS of the
government, of which government I"
Ih one I ha e |< peatedl) eailed tin
attention of the legislature to the fact
that extravagant appropriation* mad,
extrav agant lev les, and If the lee,i-I i
ture had listened to me at Its lasi
1 MWHtJKMY i I HltV.Nt Y ACT,
Would Intend !Vunk V I-; fltinlc oil
Currency.
Washington, Sept. 1!.?The emer
ireiu y currency net. amending the
Vrecland-Ahlrich net to make 75 in-j
tend of 30 per cent., the amount of
< ommerciul paper to bf accepted from
hunks as security for emergency cur
rcny, passed the senate today with?
out a roll call and now goes to the
house. The measure was prompted by
duanlcal CO! ditions growing out of the
European war. An amendment adopt?
ed today provides for the issue of
emergency currency through State
hanks and trust companies. Senator
lloke Smith of Georgia proposed the
amendment, which was supported
generally by Southern senators, who
declared that only by issuing emer?
gency currency to State hanks could
the needed circulation he brought to
the small farmer and small mer?
chant.
Under an amendment all privileges
conferred on national hanks under
the Vreeland emergency currency act
are extended to Stute banks and trust
companies hav.'ng a cupitaization ofj
$25,000 or more and a 20 per cent,
surplus. The amendment exempts
such notes as may he issued to State
hanks from the 10 per cent, tax on
State bank circulation imposed in
1875.
The senate voted down a proposal
that cotton producers should he given j
preference in the loaning of einer-,
gency currency in cotton States and
that the interest charged should not,
exceed 6 per cent. Senator Overman
proposing the amendment, declared
the purpose of emergency currency in |
the South was to relieve the cotton |
situation and said that by his amend- I
ment relief to the cotton producer
would be assured.
Bryan Wins Tennis Championship.
The Y. M. C. A. tennis championship
was won by Hryan when ho and Levi
played on the Y. M. C. A. court Sat?
urday afternoon, the former winning
three of four sets. This ends the
championship series of the tourney
which hus been played on the Y. M.
('. A. court recently. The consola?
tion matches have still to he played
off und will probably he finished up
this week.
The match Saturday afternoon was
one of the best which has been played
in the tourney, the championship de?
pending upon three sets out of live. |
The first set went to Levi 0-1, while
Fryan won the next threo sets
Ml c-l.
session, and sustained all my vetoes,
the levy this year could have been
much leas than it is. However, it is
too lute now t j discuss that situation.
We must discuss the one that faces
us. There is many a poor man who
will not be able to pay his taxes this
fall?in fact, he will not be able to
pay for what he and his family have
already necessarily had to consume
in order to sustain life, and will have
? hard time to make arrangements to
continue to get the necessities of life
under the present financial panic; and,
it most assure lly Would be unjust, un?
fair and tyrarm'cal for the whole to
aay to one, wo will t^ke your prop?
erty and force it on the market and
force your wife ami children out in
the atreet, if you do not pay your
taxos by a certain date, particularly
when the whole knows that it is im
possUde for the one, the individual,
to make such arrangements or if he
does make it, to do so by the pay?
ment of an xorhiiant profit to tho
money lender.
To illustrate: Suppose a corporation
is composed of ten men and they
owe $100,000?each being required toI
pay In $10,000. K the corporation |
could borrow the amount ns 'ded at
1-2 per cent.. ami no individual
could borrow his $10,000 for less than
Hi per cent. hy pJIOTtgauin? all he
had. would it not bf l etter for the
corporation, as a whole, to borrow
the $10(1.000 than for each Individual
te he forced to borrow his $10,000?j
Any one will answer "Yes." for the
individuals make the corporation.
Just so with the State; it is much
cheaper for the State, as a Whole, In
borrow the nmouni needed to run the
government than it is to force each
individual to pay an exorbitant rate
of interest, by mortuauim: ill of Iiis
property le pny his pro rate share;
and. as with Ihr corporation Hir' in?
dividual mokes the a real corpora
tion ?namely, Ihr Hinte?
As i stated in my Inaugural address,
in 1110, w hl< h I rep. it now it is
far better te have n poor government
end a wealthy people, than it i* lo
have a wealthy sjovernmcnl end ? poor
people. |f nttr general asseinhp, hid
listened to me then, and acted npon
that presumption, which la nbaolutely
true, OUr people would pot be ;r
chsjely pinched is we an In Ihe pros*
enl crisis; hut the legi lolUl'e, heim,
??verwhelmlnnl.v opposed to me, ear?
ned out Its usual policies and show*
d to the world that antl-IHenae|stn
> ir the oppression of Ihe poor, while
Miens, Is n wna Ihon, ns it Is Indny, the
refuge of Ihe poor und Ihr oppress*
d.
LEVEN ON COTTON SITUATION.
iom;hi:ssm\x TELLS ABOUT
soiTlls i'ltOBLEM.
South Carolina Koprosentatlve Culls
Attention to Need lor l*rofjicr Ware*
house System to Ahl Farmers.
Washington. Sept. 12.?In reply tu
many letters asking the status of the
cotton situation here, Congressman
Lover today wrote John J. McSwain
Of Greenville aa follows:
"The delay in responding to your
letter relative to the cotton situation
la due to the fact that all of my time
has been given to working Out of sat?
isfactory grading and warehouse hills,
necessary in the plan of relief being
pursued by congress and the execu?
tive branches of the government.
"Briefly summarised, we are work?
ing along the following lines regarded
as fundamental to any scheme of real
relief:
"First. It is of the utmost import?
ance that every bale of cotton de?
manded for export shall have facili?
ties for prompt transportation. To
this end the merchant marine of the
United States, now negllble, must be
greatly enlarged to carry cotton and
grain and other agricultural products
desired by foreign countries. Any
lack of such transportation facilities
must result In largely increasing the
surplus of cotton in the hands of
Southern farmers and holders. When
the economic law that the surplus of
a crop is a prime factor in fixing the
price of the crop is borne In mind, the
Importance of reducing the surplus to
the maximum minimum Is readily un?
derstood. Already congress has pass?
ed an act allowing foreign vessels to
register under the American Hag, and
the morning papers announce that at
least Km ships are expected to reg?
ister under this law in a few days. In
addition to this, a law has been en?
acted to provide a federal bureau of
war risk marine insurance, with a
fund of $5,000.000 to be used in meet?
ing possible losses to Amerlcn ship?
ping. This latter act will stimulate
greatly registry under the American
flag and greatly Increase the carrying
facilities of this country, other meas?
ures touching the problem of trans?
portation are being worked out by the
committees of the two houses and Will
become laws before the adjournment
of this session of congress.
"Second. It is clear that the South
will have to carry over from this crop
not less than ?.0O0.00O bales of cot?
ton?probably more. To do this with
the least possible Sacrifice some
nethod must he found to finance
cheaply whatever portion of the crop
is not demanded for the consumption
at reasonable prices. The secretary
of the treasury has made it very plain
that the financial machinery of the
government Is to be used to the very
limit, within the bounds of safety, In
furnishing financial support. He has
positively declared his intention to
make warehouse receipts, issued by
responsible warehouse companies, for
cotton, tobacco, naval stores and other
agricultural products, properly stored
ami insured, a basis for the issuance*
of additional national hank currency
under the Vreeland-Aldrlch act to the
extent of $1,000,000,000 if so much
be required to moot the situation.
There certainly Will be no scarcity ol
Currency and in direct response to
your suggestion that the currency is?
sued shall go to the product- and not
the speculator, I would call your at?
tention to Secretary MeAdoo's state?
ment to the cotton conference held
in Washington, as follows: 'I shall
not hesitate to refuse it if 1 am con?
vinced that it Will be used merely for
speculative purposei instead of for
the operation of harvesting nnd ear?
ning the crop until a reasonable mar?
ket can be found and for the needs of
legitimate but InCVB.'
"in addition to the large amount of
currency available under this act,
your attention is called to that pro?
vision Of the federal reserve OCt, soon
to be In operation, which enables the
rediscount ol indes secured by agri?
cultural products and indorsed by lo?
cal hankers. Under the federal res? ive
act the farmer will execute his note
for a given sum, attach to it his ware?
house receipt for a given number of
hales of cotton, present these to the
bank, which in turn Indorse it ami
gives it a negotiability all up the line
of tho system. The Importance of
the provisions of the federal reserve
act in thli emergency can not he over?
looked or overestimated, in my judg?
ment our chief relief is to come from
this system, coupled with the unsel?
fish rooperatlon of the local hanks,
nnd in this connection local haul s in
no ease Should ? ha rre t he fa I III. r fol
moiie> more than j per cent, nhove
?be Mj are ul v. hi. h he pets it. It
seems to me that the large suppl> of
currency nvnllable to ihe hanks
should enable then. t.. handle it at a
prollt, at the rute of Inter*, st not ex?
ceeding, In any case, per cent, The
cooperaiion of the banks in reducing
lo Ihe minimum interest charges will
for In em ouiaglnu the larmer to
hohl hl* cotton off the market and at
I he same time pi rtnit hau |,, ln< , t hi-'
uiosl presslug obligations.
"Third; Vou will observe trial the
plan <>f the treasury department to
help in thla situation i.s predicated up?
on ;i wurehouae receipt of unquestion?
ed Integrity. No bank is going to loan
money upon cotton not full) insured
und protected from deterioration. The
key atone, therefore, of the plan of
Unancing and holding cotton Is to be
found In U system of efficient ware-'
I houses, whose receipts are of such
'strength at all times as to command
the confidence of the banking and in?
vesting world. The Integrity of a
warclutu.se receipt and hence its value
as collateral, will depend upon the
character of the warehouse issuing it.
It is certain that a reet ipt issuing
from a warehouse govcrninentally li?
censed, inspected and bonded will
meet the requirements of tin.- secretary
of the treasury, both in tin- Issuance of
additional currency under the Vroo
land-Aldrlch act and for rediscount
under the federal reserve act. To the
end that such a system of adequately
protected warehouses might he built
j up, my committee last Friday author?
ized rne to report favorably to the
I house the substance of a hill which 1
had before introduced on the subject.
The bill is permissive in its terms, that
is to say, the provisions of the bill
j to be made effective must be volun
i taiily accepted by the warehouses of
J the country. It is my belief, how ever,
that the advantages to be derived from
In governmentally supervised ware
j house are so great as to induce prac?
tically all of the warehouses of the
South to come into the system. I
i have made the definition of a ware?
house so broad as to include a "pro?
tected Incloeure." This was necessary
to m?et the lack of sufficient Ware
1 house facilities in the South. 1 ex?
pect to be able to pass this bill In
the next week or ten days.
"Fourth: It will be seen, therefore,
that we have worked out practically
the problem of transportation, finan?
cial aid and storage facilities. The
remaining factor in the problem can
be worked out only by the farmer
j himself. Of course I am now refer?
ring to the vitally important matter
of evolving some plan by which the
surplus of this crop may he gradually
eliminated. it is needless Mo argue
that 0,000,(100 bales of cotton carried
over into the next crop, if it should
I be a normal one, w ill constitute as
heavy a load upon that crop as this
j present crop. The idea of laying a
prohibitive tax upon the planting of
cotton does not appeal strongly to
I me. 1 do not believe it to he neces?
sary to force open the eves of the
farmer by legislative enactment. My
confidence In his good sense, his busi?
ness ability, and his unselfishness, war?
rants the belief that upon his own ini?
tiative the necessary reduction in the
acreage of cotton will come. I do
believe, however, that every agency
of the government, including the vast
mach liter y of the department of agri?
culture, should he set in motion at
the earliest possible moment with a
I view of impressing upon the farmer
the necessity of voluntary and cooper?
ative action upon his part in this crisis
j
J w hich is before him. To plant next
season more than r>0 per cent of the
I present acreage in cotton w ould be a
{calamity to the South. The farmer
j must he induced to plant oats, w heat.
I corn and leguminous crops. He must
j look in the direction of live stock and
poultry. He must get as far away
from cotton during the next few years
as is possible to do, and he alone can
do this.
"While I know that a certain por?
tion of our cotton must be sohl at
) greatly reduced prices, yet I can see
I no reason for a complete sacrifice of
; our crop, If all ageillcs, federal. State,
and local, banks, manufacturers and
i
! frmers shall cooperate unselfishly,'
bt'MBER MEN ENTER PROTEST.
Object to Proposed War Tax on Kail
road Freight.
______
Washington, Sept. 11.?Protests of
the most energetic sort arc being
tiled with Senators and Congressmen
from the lumber States against
the proposed tax of :! per cent on rail?
road freight, The lumber people claim
that the tax will hit them particularly
hard because freight is such a large
part of the value of their product at
Its destination, and also because the
demand foi lumber has been so seri?
ously curtailed by the war.
The North Carolina Tine Lumber
I Association, Including the, leading
ninnufncturers of th<- Carolinas and
j
Virginia, has sent strong telegrams t"
Chairman Cnderwood, of the way:
and means committee of the house
und !<? many senators and representa?
tives, declaring that their huslnes is
iu no condition to stand tin ndded
freight charge, and Ihnl if the tax '.a
adopted a number of lumber mills lr
the South will close und thousands of
men will be out of employment. The
suggestion Is made thai ii Ihls In?
crease in freight rates goes into ef?
fect it v, ill never come off, but v\ il!
constitute n pennant nt addition to ihe
shippers' burden.
Tin i? w ill i ? rlainly be i lud light
over Ihe war tax programme, bill if
the president continues in back it up
, it v ill be h ud t<. defeat.
TKAIN TO CROB8 GOOSE CHEEK
TUEKTLE NEXT \VI:dm:si>\v.
Most of tho Trucks Laid and New
Itullroad Is Expected to lie Operat?
ing Um Trains to < harlcslon in tho
Enrl) Tall.
News and <'ourior.
Making ;'n cpocli in the building "f
the Carolina, Atlantic an l Western
Railroad between Andrews and Char?
leston, tho lirst train to Ins operated
over tho trestle across Goose Creek
wili be run Wednesday morning,
should tho present plans of the cen?
tral ting company materialise. Tho
last jdlos of the trestle were driven
Saturday night, some leveling and
other similar work will lie done to?
day, the rails will be put in place to?
morrow night, and it is expected thut
an engine drawing several work car!
will pass over the structure the fol?
lowing morning.
The Goose Crock trestle, for the
building of which the contract was
awarded to the Charleston Engineer
' ing and Construction Company, is
? one of the longest trestles ol the line,
familiarly called the Charleston
I Northern. Exclusive of abutments
the bridgework over this creek is 2.
200 feet In length. The work has been
carried on under the personal super?
vision of Mr. T. C. Stevenson, presi?
dent of the Charleston Engineering
and Construction Company. Work on
this piece of tho Charleston Northern
Lino was begun in .Inno, hut timing
the early stages of the building of the
trestle only a Very small force wa&
employed. Recently the number ol
laborers employed on this particular
job was increased to above 200 and
the structure has been rushed toward
completion with amaslng rapidity,
j The train to be operated over tin
trestle Wednesday will be an ordinary
work train, and there will be no cere?
mony connected with the passing
ever of the engine and cars. The drst
train to pass over the bridge, as a
matter of fact, will bo the train
placing the rails and erostics.
! The Charleston Engineering und
{construction Company has the con?
tract for tho building of all bridges
i'< tween the Cooper river and the
I Navy Yard, w ith the possible excep
j tlon of a few crossov ers of but a few
I feet in length, which will be built by
i the construction gangs of the Char?
leston Northern. The Goose Creek
testle is tl longest of the number
; being built by the Charleston con?
cern, others ire In various lengths,
from 200 fe . up. Tho lirst bridge
out of Charl on, built by this com?
pany, spans isotte Creek, just be?
yond the Navj 'aid, and is about 200
; feet long.
The work on tho entire roadway of
the Charleston, Atlantic and Wes?
tern between Andrea's and Charles?
ton is being steadily pushed and the
indications are that trains can be op?
erated over the whole route this fall.
The Cooper river trestle is near ing
completion, according to reports re?
ceived here, and rails are now being
laid with the coming of each day.
The rails of the track have been In
place in the City of Charleston for
Some time, and they extend almost to
Goose Creek. Work trains hauling
erosstles, rails and other materials,
are being operated over parts of the
lino daily.
Tho work of the Charleston En?
gineering and Construction Company,
as contracted for, practically ends
with the completion of the Goose
Creek trestle. Some grading and the
building of a number of small cross?
overs remain to he done by this Com?
pany, it is stated. The grading opera?
tions, which are to take place In the
vicinity of Goose Creek, will probablj
begin and be finished this week.
When tho Carolina, Atlantic ami
Western line is completed Charleston
will have Improved communication fa?
cilities with both the Kasl and West.
One of the features of the new ser?
vice that is expected to prove Very
convenient to traveling men is llu
shortening of the time necessary for
going between Charleston and Char
lotto. A direct service l?otwcen th;
city and New York, it is believed, will
be put on by an arrangement between
the Charleston Northern and th
Seaboard, between whom, it has heel
announced, there now exists an ai r< o
ment regarding the use of trackag? o|
one 1 iu< by the other.
The freight terminals of the m w
line, which arc being built on the
; liennett's Mill property, on the Coop?
er river, at tin fool of Sisdety street
are progressing rapbllv toward com?
pletion. No announcement has yet
been made as to what arrangement**
tin Charleston, Atlantic and VYestern
has In mind lor the accommoduth n <?
passenger trains here, it is thought
likely that some arrangement will
made for the use of tin I'nion stn
t ion.
The new line, sometime* called ;i
ler its president, M r. W I:. I ton i
the I'.onsal Itailroad, wdi conned
with the geaboard Air Line nt II ti?
li t. \. c. nod at Mel tee, in Ibis Ma'..-.
The line rrom Ifninlel to Andrews has
been complete for some time. Con*
licet torus for SJumtei nnd Florin***, for
the present, will lie made at Postott,
but it is said thai tii" road intends la?
ter to build from Charleston to Sum?
ter, thus completing the network of
direct linos.
There baa I icon considerable specu?
lation by tin' public as to when the
Bonsai I toad will begin a regular ser?
vice to and from Charleston, but be?
yond the statement some time ago
that it was expected to have the line
in readiness for handling the cotton
crop this fall no definite announce?
ment has emanated from the head?
quarters of the company. A survey
of the part of the lim4 that is already
complete, ami a glimpse of the rapid?
ity with which large ganga of hands
arc laborin: on tln^ uncomplete por?
tions tend to strengthen a belief that
the statement Is correct. It is _ald in
some quarters that trains will be run?
ning n?d later than the middle of
next month .or at IcmsL the latest by
the first day of November.
I - 1
III sis WITH STATES.
federal <-ov eminent tan Not <?<?
I nitiier than Extending ( redit on
Warehouse Receipts?National Val?
orization Not Practicable.
Washington, Sept. 11.?After long
I consideration officials arc convinced
that the federal government can take
no further steps to aid cotton pro?
ducers to meet the unusual conditions
caused by the European war. The
treasury department has announced
its determination to accept wan house
receipts as a bu .s fur additional na
11
lional currency, but the friends of a
' plan for the vail risation of the cotton
crop have not fan cecded in convincing
. government officials of its desirability.
I dllciaia who have studied the situa
! tlon feel that any remedy to be taken
Iiis in the cotton men themselves and
in the ?t?te legislatures. Some of
these students believe that a valoriza?
tion of a part of the present crop by
the cotton-producing States is entirely
feasible and would prove helpful. The
idea is held here among government
experts also that state legislatures^
where necessary, should pass Iegisla
j tion to limit the crop next year and
for succeeding years, if desired.
It was pointed out today that fur
! ther federal measures to aid the cot?
ton men might bring down on the
I
government a demand from other sec?
tions for similar assistance. Those
familiar with conditions in the cotton
growing states say it has been demon?
strated for years that a reduction in
the amount of the crop would work
no hardship, hut would be advan?
tageous to the producer. Pas' efforts
to insure such a reduction, however,
have failed, and the chief hope now
is in legislation taxing overproduction.
Those interested believe a reduction
I in cotton growing would mean that
thousands <d* acres of productive land
Would In- turned over to other profit?
able crops, w hich would Insure a mar?
ket for the cotton produced. The
! proposed conference of governors of
Suthem States, recently suggested by
th.e governor of Alabama, is attracting
attention in this c* nncetion.
Death of .Mrs. Stuart Booth.
News was received here Saturday of
tin. death at her home in New Orleans
at 7.10 o'clock Saturday morning of
, Mrs. J. Stuart Booth wife of a former
resident of Sumter, w ho has been liv
1 Ing in New < Orleans for a number of
years. Mr. Stuart Booth is. a broth?
er, of Messrs. J. I'. ami b\ S. Booth of
this lily.
The body was taken to Mrs. Booth's
former home at Baltimore, where the
, funeral services were held and the
body Interred. Mrs. Booth is survived
by her husband and one daughter, by
a former marriage, Mrs. Anderson of
Ashevillc.
Tin deceaaed visited in Sumter
about two years ago, when she made
a number of friends. She was a de?
vot? d and loving wife- ami the sympa?
thy of his relatives ami friends la te
g< es out t<> tin* bereaved husband.
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