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?.HI HOPE MAUS GOOD JFhs \\ ii I. Mm. Kansas cowiur , WINK Pili WOKIJ? CHAM IMONHiHP. ? Ksmjosui Jack Johneoa out In Twenty *U Komik!??Youth Proves Superior *o rower And Skill?*\ghl Wan Uw Hriul then I'sual. o? _ - Mohan*. April I.?Jack Johnson, sail*, from hin own country, today lost bis claim to fistic rams us the heavyweight champion of ths world. Ths title was wrested from him by Jeas Wlllard. the Kansas cowboy, the biggest man who sver entered a prise ring sud a 'white hops" who at last has made good. Ths day after tomorrow Johnson, his wife and a little group of friends will sail for Martinique, there to await passSgn b%ck to Prance, whsre John? son fro poses to settle down and lead ths if* of a farmer, raising pigs and rhtcnens. Thsre is no doubt that he is ' * rough with the ring. wuiard is going back to the United Htateg to win ths money which was dealest him todsy whsn Johnson got M before the fight started. Wll lard |aktng only a small share of the a?t meetpto. Just what his share "as ja j^ot known. Today's fight probably has no parallel In the history of ring battles. For to rounds Johnson punched and pounded Wililard at will, but his blows grew preceptlbly less powsrful as the fight progressed until at last he seem? ed unable or unwilling to go on. Johnson stopped leading and for three? or four rounds the battle be twssg) ths two huge msn was little more* than a se:ise of plastic poses of whits> and black gladlatora 80. It was until ths I&th round whssr Wlllurd got ons of his widely ?winding. windmill right hand smashes to Johnson's heart. This was the beginning of the end. When ths round closed Johnson ssnt .word to his wife that he was all In and told her to start for home. She w es on the way out and was passing ths ring in ths 26th and whsn s stinging left to ths body and a cyclone right to the Jaw caused Johnson to crumple on the floor of ths ringt where he lay. partly outside the rppas? until ths referee counted ten and neld up Wlllard's hand In token of his newly won laurels. THSrn Is much dtwussloa tonight' s'uosjg thr followers of the fighting) game} an tj whsthr Johi^>r. wusj res life knock? d out. In thu wen??? of 1 b?ii?sf smashed into unconsciousness he certainly was not put out. Thai consensus of opinion is that Johnson knew that there was no pos? sibility of his winning; so, when knocked down, he chose to take the counf rather than rise and stand rurthnr punishment. Johnson often has declared that fighting Is a busi? ness and he would not submit fool? ishly* to rspsated knockdowns when he fejuud hs had met his master. A sacooj} or two after Jack Welsh, the refers*, had counted ten Johnson got up. It was well that he did, for a momgnt later a rush of spectators to ths gghtlng platform all but smoth? ered ths pugilists. FWf an Instant It seemed as if trou bls was threatened, but some CO or more soldiers Jumped into the ring and S>rrr ed circles around the van? quished and victor. Unter escort of the soldiers Wlllard and Johnson went to their dressing rooms., while the crowd chsered and brok* Into wild discussions. WUBard was out of his dressing nt* in a few moments and in an autorftohlle on his way hack to Ha banoo He was escorted half way to ths drty from the Marlnanno race track, where the fight was held, by a troop of Cuban cavalry. Crowds lined the streets and nar? row 'roadways and the new white rhan$>iun was loudly chsered. He was Seitdrdly the favorite all through ths Sight and tonight Is the hero of tn.? ishiitd No* fight between heavyweights that has gons to a finish was cleaner or less brutal. Johnson's left eye was partry closed In ths early rounds but not sufficiently to interfere with his nghtslg. Ills Up also w .* cut Inside and his famous golden smile flashed frorrrv* very red ssttlng. Thi end of the fight came with a suddenness that dazed spectators. It followed two or three rounds of al? most complete idleness on ths part of the contestants and the crowd settled Sown to a long drawn out struggle, helkmlng It would go the full limit of ths rounds without either being able to register a knockout. Thjs early rounds were tilled with fix ?he* of Johnson's former wonder? ful Speed sml he ruined right* and leftsito Wlllard's ho.lv and face, de? livering ten blows to one from the big -white challenger. Through all thle gme Wlllard was on the defensive, snd Ibn one occasion Johnson played with him. standing with guards SOWS and letting Wlllard swing nt him. only to didge and laugh at his opp..n.sjf In*many respects the fight resulted Just is many predicted Wlllard and his frteuds bad declared that If the battle lasted 20 rounds Johnson could not win. This was based partly on the belief that Willard could stand all the punishment Johnson could inflict, and partly on doubts that John? sons condition and his ability to fight a long battle against the odds of su? perior height, weight, reach and youth. MANNING STOPS l'RIZF FIGHT, Sheriff of C harleston Ordered to F.n forvo the Law Forbidding Friz* rights. Columbia. April ?:.?Oov. Manning today ordered Sheriff J. ICImore Mar? tin, of Charleston, to stop a prize tight scheduled for Charleston to* night. The following telegram was addressed to the Charleston sheriff: "I call your attention to Article 8, Section 12 of the Constitution and Section 338. Volume 2, Code of 1912 on the matter of priie tights. En? force this law." The fight was to have been held tonight, at the Flag Athletic Club, be? tween Kid Brown, a little Greek fighter of Atlanta, und Tim Callahan, an Irishman from Savannah. The sections referred to prohibit prize fights In South Carolina. C11AUTAL'QUA TICKET SALI.. Advance Manager of Kedpath Chau tanqua Has Arrived. Mr. W. K. Knox, advance manager of the Redpath Chautauqua arrived in the city last night and will remain un? til the opening day of the Chautauqua season?Wednesday, April 21?t. He will make all the arrangements for the opening, look after advertising and direct the ticket aelllng cam? paign. A systematic and vigorous campaign for the sale of season tick? ets in this city and neighboring towns will be Inaugurated by Mr. Knox and the outlook Is th; i the number of tick? ets sold will exceed the total sale last year. The Y. M. C. A. has one thou? sand season tickets for sale at 92.0.0, the special contract price. The regu? lar price for season tickets is $3.00 and those who want $2.00 tickets should procure as many as they need at once. Negro Freed of Charge. Jeff Drayton, the negro arrested at Dalzell on Monday on the charge of breaking into the Dalzell station was given a preliminary hearing before the magistrate Wednesday rnornintc \nd acquitted cf the charge of house- j btej?rtoji and larceny, there be lag go e ag ? 11M t h?:n on wb.^.h lie could be convicted. The only evi? dence against him was the fact that the bloodhounds from Columbia fol? lowed a trail to his house from the station. Tomato Clnb News. Sumter, April 7, 1915. Dear Club Members: In some of our clube I find that there are members whose plants have been killed by the recent cold. Do not become discouraged and give up the work, but secure Stone, Acme, or Livingston's Coreless seed from De Lorme's Drug Store, Sumter, S. C, or from H. S. Hastings & Co., Atlanta, Qa, or T. W. Wood & Son, Richmond, Va., and plant again. If you wish to buy your plunts, you may get them from Melvin St. J. Blitch, Meggett, S.. C, or from Wm. Macken, Dinsmore, Fla.. A second year girl should plant one-half of her tenth acre in the "Beautiful Ream'' It will take about one pint of seed. The following are requisitions adopted at the annual spring meeting at Winthrop College. March 9-12th, to be carried out by the club men hers in order to obtain a diploma from Win? throp College and United Sttaes De? partment of Agriculture. Requisition: I. Should follow Instructions planting 1-10 acre. 1st year: Tomatoes. 2nd year: Tomatoes and state vegetable. At the end of the second year plant 1-3 of the 1-10 acre lit perennials. 3rd year: Cultivation of the State and county vegetables and care of the 1-3 already in perennials. At the end of the 3rd year plant 1-3 more In perennials. 4th year: Two-thirds will be Hi perennials and 1-3 In a special vege? table. II. Four years of complete work. HI. Registry of annual records und written histories. IV. Should have actual experience^ in canning, piekllng, preserving, cat? sup making, Jelly making, and should .nuke exhibit of same. V. Should hold four annual cer? tificates ATOM county agent which houid entitle hot to a diploma. Hoping, that If necessary, you will plant seed again or secure plants to put into your 1-H? acre the latter part of April so that you may be awarded u diploma after completing the lour years <?t work mapped out above. Yours sincerely, 4 Miss) Mary l.emmon, Sumter County Agent Home Demon Htratlon Work. Notice: 150 cuns of tomatoes to Kell, l'hone No. t>65. brilliant CLOSE TO iiarts villi ; an m al EVENT. JuIiii Barnes Wells and Mis. C, B. Hulet ure Artists for Second Day? Children's Choruses Trove a Pleas? ing Feature. Hartsville, April 7.?Coker College's fifth annual music festival was con? cluded tonight with a brilliant finish, when John Barnes Wells, the silvery voiced tenor, and Mrs. C. B. Huiet of Charleston, a rich contralto, dupli? cated the magnificent success of last night's performance. The audience's hunger for raro melody was difficult to appease, and Mr. Wells was com? pelled to add four or five encores to his last song group. Three of the lively airs he sang during the even? ing were his own composition, as well as two of the encores in the addi? tional list. The tenor established no mean reputation here one year ago with his beautiful lyric tenor, and to? night's programme only added to laurels already won. This was Mrs. Huiet's first appear? ance in Hartsville. Her voice is rich and mellow and has excellent range and depth. Several of her numbers tonight called for expression of in? tensive feeling and her rendition of these delighted the enthusiastic au? dience. Her songs were all roundly applauded, to which she responded with pleasing encores. The work of the glee club and chorus again tonight was a distinctive feature of the programme. This even? ing the glee club sang Tolman's beau? tiful "Swing Song," with Miss Estelle Howell, contralto soloist, the organ and piano accompanists being re enforced by Miss Xutheriue Heed, violinist, and Miss Annie Rogers, cellist. The closing chorus number of the festival was Cowen's "Tis Thy Wed? ding Morn," sung with charming grace and movement appropriate for a grand finale. Praise for the excel? lent work by Prof. Tolman and other members of the music department of Coker college should be given unre? servedly for their zeal and enthus? iasm in providing so rare a feast for music lovers. The children's matinee this after? noon was a brilliant success. There was a marked sureness of attack, shading and (hitatting In all number! and ix tuml of sin'vr? and COmmunica- i tlv? emotion that reflated universal J credit upon Miss Ethel Rowland, con? ductor of tile ehuiuscs. Many of the selections were sung last year at the North Shore festival. Chicago, w ith the complete Chicago Symphony orchestra. The first half or the programme was given by the children of the third and through the sixth grades. The other half was rendered by seventh grade and high school pupils. The themes were varied and par? ticularly adaptable to the child mood. There were lullabys and lilting^ spring songs, spirited martial airs and sea roving melodies all sung with 1 de? lightful freshness of voice. The au? dience was generous in its applause and compelled the repetition of sev? eral numbers. Especially pleasing were tho tuno ful. 'Adams' "Nancy Lee," Moszkow skl's "Gingerbread Man" and "The Song of Robin Hood and His Hunts? man," by the high school boys Gounod's arrangements of the "Sol? diers Chorus" tYom "Faust" and Mat? thias Keller's Irring national an? them, "The American Hymn." Between the divisions of the pro grtamme John Barnee Welle sang a group of songs, including Speaks' "May Times'' and Ware's melodious. "Rout Song." and the lullaby, "Mam? my's Song." The popular artist poured out his glorious voice un? stintedly and used as encores two of his own compositions. These were the elusive, "Elf Man," and tho hap? pily phrased, "If I Were You, I'd Marry Me." The accompanists this afternoon were Miss Vivial McCutcheon for the children's numbers wdth Prof. Car Jean Tolman for the tenor. Adopt Parody. With suffrage and local option oc cupying most of the limelight In h'g islative circles these days, the suf frage version of "Comin' Tro the Kye' Is attrac ting considerable interest. It runs as follows: If a lassie wants the ballot To help to run the town, And a lassie ?ets the ballot, Need a laddie frown? Many a laddlei has the ballot Not so bright as I, And many a laddie votes his ballot Overcome with rye. If a lassie works for wages, Tolling all the day. And her work the laddie's equals, Qlve her equal pay. If a body pays tlo> taxes, Surely you'll agree That a. body earns tin* franchise, Whether he or sin-. ?Exchange. JAPAN OBSERVES PLEDGES. Ok uma Denies Overstepping of Hounds. New York. April 7.?The Independ? ent has received from Count Ok uma, the Japanese premier, the following "Message to the American People.'' "Toyko, April :J. "The uneasiness and suspicion in the United States in connection with Japanese negotiations at Peking are based on misunderstanding and mis? information scattered broadcast by in? terested mischief makers. "When the negotiations are dis? closed it will he found: "That Japan has not infringed the rights of other nations. "That Japan has adhered strictly to the principle of equal opportunity. "That Japan is not attempting to secure a monopoly over China. "That Japan is not attempting to create a protectorate over China. "That Japan is not seeking to se? cure in China any advantage which does not accord with the Anglo-Jap? anese alliance or with any treaties or understanding with the United States. "We have fully informed the United States and other interested parties as to Japan's purposes. "We believe that they are satisfied. "The negotiations between Japan and China are nearing a satisfactory conclusion. "1 now am willing to state publicly through The Independent that Japan* is quite confident of the rectitude and good faith of her position. "Japan is merely attempting to settle outstanding troublesome ques? tions, which will bring about peace and understanding." Rev. T. R. English, D. D. The following tribute to Rev. T. It. English, D. D., who died suddenly at his homo in Richmond, Va, March 26Ui, was printed in the Richmond Times-Dispatch: Dr. English was born in Sumter County, S. C, on November 18, 1850. He^ was the son of Rev. Thomas R. English and Eliza Brearly. When twenty-two years old he was grad? uated from Davidson College, North Carolina, and took his theological .qourse at Columbia Theological Sem? inary, Columbia, S. C. He was grad? uated from the latter institution in l S 75. Mid during the neat year serv< tfBjC'' iiigohsi foi the Charleston Pres? byt si jr. He was ei"ct??d to the chair of Bng* llsh Bible at Union Theological Sem? inary in 1893. The institution was then situated at Hampden Sidney, in Prince Edward County. Later ho be? came professor of New Testament in? terpretation, and occupied that chair in a most acceptable manner until tho day of his death. Dr. English leaves a widow, who was Miss Sallie Peck, of Columbia, S. C, and three dauhgters?Mrs. D. P. McGeachy, of Eewishurg, W. Va.; Mrs. W. E. Hill, of Atlanta, Ga.. and Mrs. J. M. Walker, of Marlinton, W. Va. Dr. English was beloved by the stu? dents and faculty of the seminary, as well as by many persons throughout the South. He was a prominent figure in the religiouB life of the State, and this section of the country. He had numerous friends, and was ever ready to answer the call of duty. He was deeply interested in missions, being chairman of the home mission board of the East Hanover Presbytery. Be? sides preaching In various churches here when opportunity offered, Dr. English was supply for the pulpit of tho Presbyterian Church at Ashland, and was to have preached on next Sunday night at Staunton. For some years he was the regular supply at Westminster Presbyterian church of this city, and Sunday before last he filled the pulpit of the Second Presby? terian Church. Glowing tributes to the memory of Dr. English were paid yesterday by members of the faculty at the semin? ary with whom he had labored, and by the students who attended his classes. A memorial service will soon be held in his memory at the semin? ary. No member of the faculty or resident of Richmond was more belov? ed or more highly esteemed than Dr. English. He was famed as an author? ity on the Scriptures, and was cele? brated for the practical value of his sermons. - Tho fish warden is on his job and there Is trouble ahead for the owners Of fish traps. - Many farmers have been busy dur? ing this week planting cotton and iconsiderable has been planted already. > County Field Day comes on Satur? day, April 17tli, and every school In the county should have a representa? tive body of pupils and patrons in at? tendance, as w ?II as the teachers. I i Mr. C. M. Hurst has been elected u member <d* tin- city board <d educii lion to fill the vacancy In tin- board j caused bj the retirement of (\i<\. It I I Manning whsn hs was Inaugurated. Root-knot, is one of the most de? structive Of plant diseases and is especially dangerous to South Caro? lina farmers whose lands are sub? ject to wilt, of which root-knot is frequently a companion. Farmers' Rulletin 648, "The Control of Root knot," which may be obtained by Writing to the Department of Agri- | culture at Washington, contains in? formation that will be valuable to any farmer who has root-knot ??r is in a region where the disease pre? vails. Tho.se who have wilt and l oot knot should write to C. A. Mc Lendon, Ciemaon College, for in? formation as to where wilt-resistant cotton seed may be purchased. GALVANIZED CORRUGATED AND V CRIMPED R00FIN6 1,000 Squares in Stock Writs us for price* COLUMBIA SUPPLY COMPANY, 823 WEST GERVAIS ST., COI'IMBU, S. 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