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Iii imm vmw VTKlJ^ H.\^T? BC14I AS TO COUR* Important?lUclilaml und County Treasurer* l>efemlanta 1 Kxoaapt >n* Held t oiaw feL Columbia. <>'-t. U, -Two Important ?tedatona la regard '<? tuxnble* won' filed yesterday by tfce supreme court an banc One ease came up from York, the other front Richland. De? duct tone claimed were In both caaea denied. Benka of Rock IM I brought an ac? tion against, the treasurer of York county. Involving the right of the shareholder* fn tM banks to dodu.cf the value of their \ upH'p Inveatmerita ta nonUsable bond a ot*fter than, the brown console. In determining .th* taxable value of their shares, T^e right to the deduction wae denied and the oomelaiet of tho banks dlamtssed The style of the oeJt was: "National! Union bank of Rook Hl|l ?t al, plaint tffa va Harry K. Me^ga treasurer of Tork county. defiuidgnU" D. E. Hydrtck. aeaectato J. laticc, wrote the ruling optnlen. la vlilch the follow? ing concurred: Chief Justice Clary. Aaeolate Justice Fraser. Circuit Judge J. Wv DeVort, R. W. Mem ailnger. I. W. Bow nan, 8. W- Oi Shi pp. Erneet Moere. T. g.Sease. Hendel U Smifh. John S. vyjjson. Frank 8. Clary. The dissenting' opin? ion of R. C Watts, aaaoclate Justice, was concurred .la by Aseociato Jua tlce Oage; Circuit Judge H. F. Rice and T. J. Ma uId in concurred In the reeult ae to the bo 11.Is Issued under act of legislature. Circuit Judge James E. Peurltoy concurred In the reeult. The case of the Carolina National bank of Columbia a|alnat Preacott U. iplgner ae treesu/or of Richland county Involved the right of the eaareholaere in, the bank to deduct the ernennt of, the be nk's Investments In Coturglifa city bonds from the value of their iharee In ascnrtalning the tax? able vale*. The rigtt to make euch deduction was denial and the judg? ment off. the circuit 'ourt, dismissing the bank's complaint, was affirmed. BAn^MfrORfc MARJtlAOK lady of fcktnxler Weds kataTo <)*.?ua Va|hiiiMMUid?*eaaaM ir. Edward Meere of batata* ware, mar Oed u tho pacaonage Of the Broad Street Metholfst church ta the presence of a large number of their frienda. the Rev J. ef. Rogers officiating. Their wadding waa an event of much Intereit to their many friends. Mien Baker being a very popular yeung lady of fiumter an? Mr. Moore being an Industrious young man of Planta. .Immediately after the marriage ceremony, a receptloi was given to Mr. and Mrs. Moore I y Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hill, at their tome oh Wright ?treet A Urge numtar of relativ? and frlenda attended ind congratula? tions were ahowered on the young couple. The residence was appro? priately arranged In a color scheme of brewn and gold. Delghtful refresh? ments were served. Mr- and Mrs Moore left after the reception for Hard in, 1. where they will make their home for the pres? ent. A large number of relatives and friends from New Zton (Hanta. Sar? dinia and other points vet o la the city ta attend the marriage and reception. Maklern? Organise Club. *The Timid Ten" la the name of a newly organised club among that number of bluahlng yo ing maldena of numtar. the object of the club being frolic, feettvlty snd fi n among He members. Several me dings have al? ready been held and th>>ae objects suc? cessfully accomplished and at the next meeting, which wl l be tomorrow afternoon with Miss Ethel Green, and future meetings Is hoi?ed and expect? ed that theae and klndied ohjecta will be even more ucceasfu ly achieved. In the near future, p obably about Christmas time. "The >mld Ten'' an? ticipate having a meeting to which they will Invite their male friends when the jollleet time imaginable will be planned for. The namee of The Ten Timid mald? ena are Mlaaea Duelle Phelps, Kthel Qreen. Bloeeom Naah. Julia Wright. Henrietta Hoykln, Alller e Harby, Ooff DuflU. Maeeie Parrott a id Lillian Del gar. The tenth membei will be decld- t ed on some time abort) /. The club meetings arj held every Tuesday afternoon, the mem>>erH In turn Inviting the club t > their homes. 1 Metrtage facetiae Record. A license to marry bus been issue 1 to Edward Moore. Olama. and Mis. I?te Raker. Humter. Licensee to col? ored re*:; lea burned wa<*e: Henlnmh Marvin, Suaan Wllllama, Humter; Cur ear Meek and Phronie Cunning bp 11. iter) Lualua Daily and Carrie Rh . 4K^ux.|ny( no fctjp TRAIN Wlltickui je|:R8UNs hi;u,t, One of Nine o<vuimnu of Automobile Believed to be Fatully Injured WIm ii Clinton, Oct. 15.?Two accidents occurred within one lull* of Dover Junction hero 'thU after noon , about ihre? hours uuurt. A.Seaboard train .was wf eck'<w, resulting In jftjury to two pae*engersv and the .. foreman. Three hours later a train on the Co-1 lumbta. NewLerry & Laurens line ?tmck an a uomohile Containing nine passengers. One wctiDsnt q{ Ihe car f* fyfe* >? >a^ tew rW ln' Jurjd^ ^be aecldenUi occurred al? most at the same spot. ' , Train No. 5, southbound Seaboard vestibule to Atlanta, was wrecked three miles ffon* Vre ^^^^f sjtej * o;clr^afl.M fi.jbW&tiW1 persons were hurt, although none was kilhjd! Tnp mail'and^ sxfrjss cars left the track, although ail or Jumped a^l s^as iseriousiy l^yr^ al? though Iiis ?ough,t ho wll), roceycr. John VfiteslXbi ens^eer, remahied ^tsburg^ enj 6. F. of jK9u.1i vtlle. were ^th vhurf. . w^re ruab?yJ ,to the hospital he^thts^ i|f ternoon' and gjveni every t&tyitU. It Is ptatsd by Xhi ,.j^c|w :&at both Will reeovcr. A A^n^jmtl ^-V I the cause pf the wre$J,. t^e ^rsitn 'was najng, pulled by Bni^nef John Yatss e,nd was in (jhafjje otfCond|ic? {tor, W. A. lane. As soon?as the rnas sage was reserved here, ined/cal jit tentlon was rusjoefl to* the scene and Ieverything' |ossibls was^done for the ro/def ,s,nd comfort of the Injured. I dfl1*^^ At and none is reported fatally injured. ir^^.^f v^^1 v J^ cuiared aboui three hours latsr witjiln a ha> ft.ftt rftfV board wreck Wh>'n train, Iffy. 63., lumbla, dewberry k' U^ren* pat*ert ger to Charleston, ran into an auto? mobile With nine passengers %t a * grade crossing.* The ' car attempted to cross the track as the train was 1 approaching and' was completely wrecked as a result, Brian Dour l^seagm Were Huri *^^ft% *8*? seriously an^ Will probably recover. ; All were taken to the hospital here this afternoon, where they are being given every possible medical atten? tion. The passengers were citizens Of the Clinton mill village and were on their way to services at Hurricane church when the collision occurred. From The Divlly Rem, Oct. 1?. Despite tht absence of C. K. Jones and Sadie Hingletary the case against them was taken up this morning and is being tried In their absence. The defendants, iccordlng to law, were called the usual number of times, but failed to ausv/er. After the selection of the Jury t io taking of evidence commenced aid continued throughout the morning. Much Interest has been shown In the case and there was a large crowd of spectators In the court room during the day. Reed ICatate Transfers. p, C. Bolin to Mary Jane Sullivan, lot In county, $108. Ixjuisa B. Stubbs to H. D. Taylor, lot on Atlantic Avence, $200. Louisa B. Stubhs to McQueen Sal ley and Rebecca Salley, lot in coun? ty, $887.60. W. B. Upshur to Johnnie W. Shaw, lot and bulldlnss on West Calhoun street, $4,700. Halbe J. Yeadon to Johnnie W Shaw, lot on West Calhoun street, .$50. l*oulsa R. Stubhs to Anna Fountain, lot In county. $647.50. Hagar P. Gary to Legrand Single? ton, lot on Manning Avenue, $5 and other considerations. Cordelia J. Richardson to Legrand Singleton, lot on Manning Avenue. $5. Dora R. Dennis to I). R. McCallum, lot and hulldligs on Salem , Avenue $2600. K. W. McCullum to Kmma R. Mo >*e* lot and buildlnus on Hampton Avenue, $5 and other considerations. Bride-KJoct is (tuest of Honor. A delightful little party was given Saturday afternoon by Miss Louis Slddall at her home on Harby Avenui for the members of the choir at tin Kpiscopal church in honor of |J|sj Kva Klngmun, who on Wednesday October 25th, Is to become Mrs. Wll llam I<ee Morrison. After all of tin female memhe *s of the church chol had arrived each one is present*, with a clothes pin, which she was dl rected to dress as a bride, the neces sary materials being provided. Tic afternoon wus pleasantly passed Ii this occupation and In conversation llefore the party broke up a most en joyaole sweet course was secved. AFPlRMEl) |N DECISION Of COURT ?N BANC. Gallon a Month Only?Webb-Kenyoii A* t 1? Also Upheld?Important Dc <i8ioii9 tiic<i jwhii'.'" ** ' Columbia. Oct. 15.?Both the gul |on-a-month act ami the Webb-Ken ^onn law are upheld In decisions of'the ' supreme court en banc tiled yesterday. E. J. Brennen of Columbia brought an action In tho Richland circuit court to upset the yallon-a-month act and on losbng there took an appeal. The (}Pvebb-Kenyon law was brought Into question in action brought In Green? wood T>y the Charleston & Western Carolina railway against Reuben (Jos noil, chief of the county rural police, and others. The court en banc held that a db. crimination coniplalned of in the Brennen case did exist under the dis? pensary system In force at the time 'the Bult was begun, but that the Stufe j being "dry" now ' no discrimination j existed. In the Gosnell case the court sus? tained the right of peace officers to I seUe liquors In transit for unUwfi'l 1 purpose, without awaiting either uc tjtnal or constructive delivery. The ! shipment in questioh was shipped I "order'liotify" an4 on its being seited 'the railway sought to recover it un ' der claim and delivery proceedings. The court's opinion In the Brennen case, "Written by D. E. HydHck, asso | elate Justice, was concurred tn"hy [Chief Justice Gary, Associate Justices ?Prefer' and\ Gage and Circuit Judges tjoljn 8. ' Wilsojk,' H. F. Rice, Hendel ;3* Smitl}, ?r'nest Moore, T. S. Sease, James E. Peurifoy, R. W. Memmin ger, Frank B. Gary. A dissenting opin? ion by R. C. Watts, associate justice, ^was eoncurred in by Circuit Judges ^eorjpe E. Prlhce and J. W. DeVore. separate dissenting opinion was by 8. W G. Sh^pp? circuit Judge.1 ^hlef Justice Gary wrote the ma? jority opinion In the Gosnell case, As? sociate Justice Gage concurring, with ? the fo?owl^j circuit Judges: Ernest ! Moore, T. B.'l5ease, H. P. Rice, I. W\ Bowman, F.ll. Gary, John S. Wilson, fJames E. Peurifoy and Mendel L. Smith. A concurring opinion was filed by Associate Justices Hydrlck and Fr?ser. The minutes note dissent thereto on ihn port of Associate Jus? tice Watts and Circuit Judges George * - ^Mfc, OrBhlp-p mid t. W. > 4nr tt ore. JS>ajUtNTED PARRON. Pi Governor Sign* Pardon for W. C. Wil llama. Young Man Who Plead Guilty Here. W. C. Williams, a young white man who plead guilty in the sessions court of Humter county last week of the j charge of car breaking and larceny, has been granted a pardon by Gov. Manning, the petition for a pardon ha v ing been signed by Judge Prince, Solicitor Stoll and practlcaly all of the court officials and attendants on court, as well as others, who were present when the case was culled. It is said to be the young man's llrst offense and the theft was committed when Wil? liams, who is litle more than a boy, was hungry ami without money and he stole, according to his statement In order to get something to eat. The pardon will be forwarded in the next day or two, when the boy will be re? leased. negro killpb by train. From The Dally Item, Get4.- It. Wesley Wilson, colored, was killed on Saturday afternon at about 6:1C by an Atlantic Coast Dine train, his body being severed nearly in two beneath the wheels of the coaches. The acci? dent occurred in the A. C. L pas? senger station yard and only about two car lengths east of the station. The inquest was held this morning at Geo. H. Hurst's undertaking estab? lishment and the jury returned a ver? dict that Wilson came to his death from Injuries received from A. C. I. passenger train No. 50, between Sum ter and Wilmington. The negro lived on J. H. Clifton's place at Brogdon. It Is supposed that he got oh the Wil? mington train, Intending to take the train for Charleston, and when he found that he was on the wrong train, he attempted to jump. A pile of loose dirt was by the track at this point where changes arc being made in the Coast Dine yard, and it is thought thut this gaVe way under his weight and Wilson slipped under tho wheels of the passing coach. The negro's body was badly crushed. Re was said to be a man of about 61 years of age. Newport, Oct. 14.?United States ieinplanen are to be used for patrol duty along the coast and In search of i submarine base. Tho aviation ship -?outh Carolina arrived here today to nother the air Meet. High winds .uevented Hying today. Heginnlng today the general deliv? ery and stamp windows at the postof ice will close at 6:30 o'clock every tevnlng throughout the winter. ?dm-mU-a I ?t1 j SUPREME col'KT EN BANC DE? CIDES ADVERSELY, "III Shaped Counties" Act is Upheld I fftjb Wu,lct!'m Against Survey Af rtnoaeU-~\ otc in Nine to Six. Columbia, Uct. 15.?Catawba coun? ty project was detinitely defeated yesterday, when the supreme court en j banc, by a vote of nine to six, upheld an adverse decision below, based on the aqt to prevent the formation of ill shaped counties. Hock Hill was to have been the county seat. The terri? tory was to have been portions of Vork, Chester and Fairileld counties. The act was sustained and the in? junction aflirmed by which Judfee Moore forbade further proceedings under the governor's order for a sur? vey. The style of the case was: "Septi? mus Massey et al. petitioners, respon? dents vs.. J. L. Green et al. as com? missioners, respondents and appel? lants." Eugene B. Gary, chief jus? tice, wrote the ruling opinion, In which R. C. Watts, associate justice, concurred with the circuit judges: R., W. Memmlnger, John S. Whson, A. F. Rice, I. W. Bowman, T. J. Maul din, Mendel U Smith, James E. Peuri foy.. A dissenting opinion by T. B. Fraser, associate justice, was con? curred in by D. E,. Hydrick, asso? ciate justice, and the following cir? cuit judges: George E. Prince, S. W. G. Shipp, T. E. Sease, Frank B. Gary. GERMAN ASSAULT REPULSED. i ;.- kiTS ? .? . M, v t ? Greet Effort Made to. Recover Lost Ground on Somxne. London, Oct. 16.?The German troops, on the Somme front made a powerful effort to win back some of their loat^ground from the British last n^lght, but failed, the war Office atftounced. In the vicinity of Schwa Den^-; jEtedoubt apd Thlepvale-Sour e|ette line the Germans suffered heavily. The British and French are agsjsn attacking in unison in an effort to throw a ring around Bapaume. KILLED IN DUEL. American Aviator Was Killed by Ger ? . * i 16.?Norman Prince, \6ti In a duel with a Ger? man aviator, It became known today, j Prince suffering from a bullet wound In the tjqdy, tried to effect a landing, but when near the ground he collans ed from loss of blood and was badly crushed when the machine fell to the ground. TWO NEGROES LYNCHED. Kentucky Mob Makes Short Work or Alleged Rapists. Paducah, Ky., Oct. 16.?A mob this afternoon lynched two negroes and burned their bodies. They were ac? cused of assault. MANY AEROPLANES DESTROYED. Beriet,' Oct. 16.?Seventy-four French and British aeroplanes were destroyed by the Germans or captured during September, according to official figures. It was announced today that fifty-three of the machines were Brit ish. FIGHTING Wnril GERMS. London, Oct. 16.?A dispatch from Bucharest says Secretary Andrews of the United States embassy, confirms the report that German aviators re cently dropped poison and epidemic spreading substances on Roumanian soil. ITALIAN ADVANCE CHECKED. Vienna. Oct. JG.?The war office an? nounced today that the Italian drive has been checked. The statement de? clares that the extraordinary losses suffered by the Italians compelled them to desist. Death of J. A. Foxworth. J. A. Foxworth, a well known citi? zen pf Su inter county, died very sud? denly Saturday night at Mayesvillc of acute indigestion. His death was a shock to his relatives and friends throughout the county. The funeral was held at the Sumter cemetery at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon, Dr. U. S. Truesdale of Trinity Methodist church officiating. The pall bearers were Messrs. J. N. Phillips, Wesley Brad? ford, W. M. De Lonne, J. M. Dick, R. O. Purdy, J. A. Middleton, Sr. John Alexander Foxworth was born June 19, 1847, and when only fourteen years of age, he joined the Confeder? ate army and saw active service in Virginia, Maryland and Georgia, Af? ter the war he returned to Sumter and went Into the mercantile business, in 1868 he married Miss George Anna Tletyen of Charleston, who died sev? eral years ago. He is survived by five children and several grand-children. talks or i?iom:i:k days. Maj. John Mi Uurke, Veteran Western Historian, Praises American Indian Mid Jli.s Customs. Clad in the broad brimmed hat and frock tailed coat that marks the Southern gentleman of the old school, Major John M. Burke, veteran Wes? tern historian, was a vistor at The Item Office yesterday, According to the Major, Col. William F. Cody (Buffalo Hill), is still alive, in spite o: the three score and fourtcn years that have passed over his head, and will be seen at Sumter with his famous shows. Major Burke says the idea that the Wild West and 101 Ranch shows j i a circus is a grave mistake. On the contrary, it is a vast conglomeration of living American history of the pioneer days, he says, on cur great western frontiers. A touch of the popular preparedness programme is added to the show by the addition of a genuine military contingent. Among the many intersting charac? ters spoken of by the Major was Chief Red Cloud Ogallala, chieftain of the Sioux, once the imperial master of the central plains. Red Cloud was one of the early aboriginal foeman of Colonel Cody, but later became his staunch friend. He died u few years ago at the age of 92. With a long rakish cigar in his mouth, the Major can weave a spell? binding story of the American In? dians and their quaint customs and ceremonials. He told of their meth? od of preserving historical data by means of paintings, and added that their strategy in warfare had been copied extensively by the warring na? tions of Kurope. The long warfare with the Indians has been of inestimable value to our soldiers, according to Maj. Burke. R has taught the soldiers of our army how to meet the strategy of the foe men, and to keep themselves in phy? sical strength and fitness. He is of the opinion that America's fighting men are the equal of any in the world, if given the proper backing. Major Burke spoke highly of the American navy. He has traveled through practicaly every nation of Europe, and says that in regard th personnel that our sailors are unequal ed. Then, too, it will soon be super? ior in size, and then we can command peace without war. Our chemists and inventors, too, are foremost in their line, continued Major Burke, and na? ture has given them the greatest lab oiatory in the world as far as natur? al resources are concerned. Europe today, said the Major, is utilising the American-made revolv? ing rifles, aeroplanes, cannons, gou? lash wagons, telegraphs and tele? phones. From the American Indian they have adopted fireballs, arrows, bush coverings, bludgeons spiked like tomahawks, and war clubs. The Indian, continued the Major, has taught the armies of the world powers the art and usefulness of wearing colors that blend with the natural colors of the general sur? roundings. Even our own troopers wear a purple green uniform that blends with the surroundings. Happening to notice a buffalo nick? el, Major Burke volunteered the in? formation that the original of the In? dian head on the coin was none Other than the late Chief Iron Tail, who was among the renegade dog soldiers, against whom Buffalo Bill guided ?Jen. Carr, when he annihilated them at the Battle <?f Summit's Sprinj , In I Sit Major Burke is traveling In the big advertising car belonging to the Buf? falo Hill. show. This car is some car. too, says the Major, and is the pioneer office car of its kind. TO ASSIST OX NEW ARMY FLAN. President Rljigs of Clemson College One of Committee to Work Out It8 Us*. Washington, <>ct. 12. ? Among the names of prominent educators made public here today, mostly presidents of leading coIIokok thrmmhout the country, who have heen called upon by the war department to suggest liest methods for training reserve offi? cers for the regular army at their re? spective colleges is that of President W. ML Rlffgs of Clemson. On Octo? ber 17 they will meet here to take up this matter and to discuss how to make the best use of the new army reorganization act. MAPPt'S MAKES ROXD. Puts Up $1,000 Pending Appeal De? cision. Charleston, Oct. 13.?T. W. Mappus, upon whom Judge Rice yesterday im? posed a suspended sentence of six months on the gang, for violation of the liquor law, and who appealed, today perfected his bond of 11,000. He is a prominent German-American storekeeper at Four Mile, near Char? leston. I'Agfr jf - *, DENIES PEACE STORY. 5 Rerlin Telegram Repudiates Latest Rumor. Berlin, Oct. . 13 (by Wireless to Tuckerton).?A Berlin telegram v?nnt ed in the Coiogne Gazette declarer, according to the Overseas News agency, that the rumors spread in neutral countries of a separate peace being sought by Russia and Ger? many are a free invention. Parties Leave Sumter. It hap been learned that Sadie Sin gletary and C. E. Jones, against whom a case for adultery is set in the circuit court for Monday, left Sumter on Thursday in an automobile and took the Seaboard train at Bethune. No further information as to their where? abouts has been learned, as far as can be stated positively, but It was re? ported on the streets this morning that he Singletary woman has been arrested in Atlanta. The truth of this statement is not vouched for, it being merely a rumor and not confirmed by the sheriff's office. TJje^Bcst of Hie Bargain. ?>'*-?? .si. Ji (>? , 11 11 1 You get a bargain when you get The Youth's Companion for 1917 for $2.00?52 issues crowded from cover to cover with the reading you most enjoy. But you get the best of the bargain if you subscribe the minute you read this, for then you will get free every number of The Compan? ion issued between the time you sub? scribe and New Year's. If you send your $2.00 at once that means a lot of reading for which you won't have to pay a ccpt. 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