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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-11-13
CURRENT NOTES.

c. G. McWhirter. a travelling man,
died suddenly at his boarding house
in Anderson.
The new union station in Charles
ton was formerly opened Sunday at
noon.
DR.. f. H. Chamberlain, a promi-
nent physician of Cheraw, is dead ar
his home.
Lawson Addison was convicted in
Chester on the charge Of killing two
women in 1906.
The truck farmers about Charles.
ton are shipping their second crop Of
beans to Northern markets.
Benjamin 5. Barnwell, we'll
known citizen Of Abbeville, died at his
home at the age of IS years.
Sixty bales Of cotton were burned
on the cotton platform OF the At
lantic Coast Line road in Cheraw.
Charles T. Byard has been commit
ted to Jail by Magistrate Gossett on
warrant charging him with larceny.
big educational rally was held
in Lanford station in Laurens county
An interesting programme was car
ried out.
"A Charleston county jury awarded
l.. A. Mills verdict Of $4,000 against
the Atlantic Coast Line for personal
injuries.
A big negro educational rally will
be held in Lancaster Nov. 2S Prom
inent men Of both races will deliver
addresses.
Ollie Mills has been committed to
Jail by Magistrate Kirby of Spartan
burg on a warrant charging him with
house breaking and larceny.
The fourth annual poultry show of
the South Carolina Poultry Associa-
ton will be held in. ch erleston Nov.
10, 90, 81 and %.
Frank Berry was run over by a
lumber train near Marion. He was so
badly injured that it was necessary
TO amputate one Of his arms.
The University OF South Carolina
will meet the College Of Charleston on
| the grdiron Saturday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-11-13

certificates will be accepted. on de.
posit by all the banks Of this State
and will be accepted in payment Of
debts by the business men Of Sumter
and other cities throughout the State.
No one need have any more hesitancy
In accepting Clearing House certi-
ficates than national bank notes. for
they have back Of them ample se-
curity and the good faith Of the
banks OF the State.
The certificates are issued to sup
ply ready money for immediate needs,
the banks Of New York and other
financial centers having cut off the
supply Of currency from the interior
banks. even going so far as to refuse
TO permit the withdrawal OF deposits
which banks have with them. Under
these conditions there Is q steady out
flow of money to New York from the
South and IL nothing is done to check
II there will soon be no money in the
South for the transaction Of business.
The issre of certificates will supply the
needed circulating medium and will
pendent of the New York banks.
The certificates, which are issued
In denominations Of 81. 80, IS. SO.
$40. will be payable in lawful money
on or before March 1st. 1908. and in
the meanwhile will be accepted at their
face value by the business men and
banks throughout South Carolina.
AZ will be seen by referring to the
article In another Column the business
men of this city. the banks and the
city and county treasurers have
agreed to accept the certificates and
with this assurance there should be
no trouble with the clearing house
certificate plan In Sumter. The peo-
pie Of Sumter are united and so long
rs they stand firm they can continue
to do business independently Of New
York. The man who refuses to re-
eeive the certificates in the ordinary
course OF business or demands a dis
count from their face value IL an enc
my OF the South and should he mark
ed as an undesirable citizen. The
South II face to face with crisis and
the clearing house certificate Is one
Of our strongest weapons Of defense
In the battle against the money pow
ers OF Wall street. The use q fthese
certificates will enable the South to
hold the cotton crop and II we hold
the cotton we can dictate terms to
Wall street. When we do that, money
will be easy and there will be no
further use of clearing house 'certin-
Gates
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-11-13

WANTED 10 SELL@AnOther lot Of
two million Cababge Plants, or
more, raised on our farm; now
ready to set out, at CSC per hun
dred. Less by the thousand. Eu-
gene Hogan & Son l1-12-2w
FOR SALE-Appler Oats--only 200
bushels left-at 81 IL cents.
Boyle & Boyle. 11-12-3t
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-11-13

Mr.. James Henry Rice, Jr., who is
far and away the most facile, flu
ent and voluminous writer associated
with the press Of South Carolina
within the memory of the oldest in
habitant is at present travelling and
writing for the Spartanburg Journal,
and his contributions are, as a rule,
interesting in spite Of their length.
These observations are by way Of
preamble to the remark that the
aforesaid James Henry gave South
Carolina's most famous graft hunter,
Attorney General j. Fraser Lyon. a
terrific dig under the fifth rib in his
article descriptive Of blind tiger con-
ditions in Charleston.
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As GOOD As GOLD.

The banks ~ sumter have decided
10 put into circulation the Clearing
House certificates. Issued by the
Clearing House Associations OF Char
lesion and Columbia In response to a
request from the executive commit
tee OF the state Bankers Association.
These certificates are promises to pay
b. the banks and. being guaranteed
by the deposit OF gilt edge securities
60 an amount greater than the total
issue OF certificates. are as good as
gold or any other form of money. The
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-11-13

difiicult-for Gov. Ansel to switch
over to the prohibition side Of the
fight. and 1t would be both embar-
RAISING and difficult for him to cham
pion the unpopular and tossing side in
the contest. From the crucible of
serious consideration may be evolved
the conviction that a race for the
senate furnishes the happy solution
Of a perplexing political problem.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-11-13
Masters Sale.

BY virtue Of a decree of the Court
OF Common Pleas for Sumter County,
In the State Of South Carolina, in the
case of c. S. Williams against James
NJ. Spears I will sell to the highest
bidder, at public auction at the court
House in the City of Sumter in the
County of Sumter and State Of South
Carolina, on saleday in December,
1907. being the second day of said
month, during the usual hours Of sale,
the following described real estate, to
wit:
"All that piece, parcel or tract Of
land situated, lying and being South
of the City limits Of Sumter S. c., in
the State and County aforesaid,
bounded on the North by lands Of c.
G. Rowland; East by lot Of James w.
Williams; Southsby Earl Street; West
by Lot No. %. Said lot having a uni
form width on it's Northern and
Southern boundaries Of fifty feet; uni
form length on its Western and East
ern boundaries of one hundred
and twenty-five feet said lot is desig-
mated on plat of building lots of c.
G. Rowland made by John r. Hayns-
worth. dated November 18th, 1901,
and recorded in the office Of the r. N.
c. for Sumter County in Book V V. V.
at page 5SS, being Lot No. 21. Being
the lot conveyed to me by c. G. Row
land by his Deed bearing date the
Z2nd day Of November, A. D., 1905.
Terms Ct sale cash. Purchaser to
lay for papers.
II. FRANK WILSON,
1l-l3-3t Master.
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Gov. Ansel has been urgeG--by
many friends II Is said-to make the
race for the senate and ne is serious
ly considering the matter. 1t Is a
matter that demands serious consid-
Grafton. we imagine, In view OF the
very evident fact that the i<s,Ics i'm
he state prohibition against county
option, with the chances in favor Of
prohibition being the popular and
winning side; and i'm view, also, Of
tho further fact that Gov. Ansel was
elected as county optionist. 1t
might prove embarrassing-if not
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-11-13
REV. j. w. DANIEL, TO LECTURE
Will Deliver Lecture at Jordan
Church on Friday Night OH "The
Southern Mule"

Rev. j. w. Daniel, d. D., will lee
ture at Jordan Church on Friday
night at, 8 O'Clock. His subject will
be 'The Southern Mule" All who
attend are assured Of an entertaining
evening. as DR.. Daniel has a reputa-
ton as a platform speaker.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-11-13

There will be a special meeting Of
the South Carolina division, Farmers
Educational and Cooperative Union,
in Columbia, on December Is.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-11-13

FOR SALE-Gentle horse, eight or
nine years old, in good condition.
Not afraid Of automobiles and la
dies can drive her. Also, good Sec
ond hand buggy and harness.
Cheap. Call at No. 324 Salem ave-
nue.. 11-13-lt
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The Price Of Cotton.

the a'abbing al farm
Out me chants tbev
~ Never before in the history there such an ef
10 control the
eiy eg the moral and financial noston
' we sincerely
ae very mn n ested
@ agnI and these
US oy note payable March co.
receipt Tor cotton basis
oeng put IN the warehouse
@ h s1t & us asng money No prudent his prem
@ wnout ng insured and the
@ haS hs the , insurance alone would price reach
oelo saicn ST. which sell
% @ e linen annce their notes at the charged m We
warehouse
here may
10 no make ths oHer
an opinion 10 wh likely
!udgmen winch as good
@ ne more o are we impressed with the Grady on the suh
Jec 'Co"on sa ooA never does what
lnoe our customers tbem oot
'noy ~ so 10 no cotton
house tor we cotton held
meeting f" ~" 0o'"'ai 70 ASSIST US In
O'Donnell & Company.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-11-13

FOR RENT-A five horse farm,
known as the Holiday tract, near
Privateer Station. Geo. D. Shore.
-13-4t
The daily tribune., 1907-12-11
ABOUT YOUR NEI0HBORs
AND YOURSELVES

IS. G. Kelso is in the Cripple
Greek district today on county road
business.
Mrs. Ida M. Haslett of New York
city. is the guest OF her sister, Mrs.
H. A. Cook for the holidays
-Undersheriff John Chetelat was
in the city from Canon this forenoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l. Hadley and
Mrs f. ]. Kinoaide returned this
morning from pleasure trip to
Denver.
Will Milner is sick with an
abscess Of the bowels.
Mr.. Maxwell. state land engi-
neer, was up from Pueblo yesterday
and did some work out on Beaver.
The daily tribune., 1907-12-11

Miss Jane Beach of New York
city is the guest of Miss Gladys Cook
for the holidays.
May Click of Canon City was in
the city visiting friends yesterday.
Mrs. Bell Birdsall is up from Pu-
eblo and will stay few days.
L. E. Hill, advertising man for
the Beaver Land and Irrigation COM
pany, was down from Canon yester-
day. The company is selling a lot
of land to Canon citizens.
j. @. Macdonald is expected
home from Colorado Springs today.
john Erickson, builder Of the
Erickson block in this city, WAS up
from Pueblo today and went out to
Radiant.
Mike Doyle Of Rockvale, was in
the city this morning. He is con-
Quoting barber shop and writing
life insurance there.
The daily tribune., 1907-12-11
DRIVEN INSANE BY NIGHT IN
BROKEN DOWN M0T0RB0AT

New York. Dec. 11-Driven tenn
porary insane by the horror of day
and night in broken down motor.
boat. out of sight Of land. John aud
Olaf Oh sen, of Brooklyn were finally
rescued and taken to shore after a
desperate fight with their rescuers.
They we're ten miles out at sea when
they were found by a launch return
ing from visit to the oyster bed of
Rockaway beach, The motorboat in
which they had started for the fish
ing banks had broken down and for
more than "a hours they had been try
ing to row their boat ashore. They
were delirious when found and had
to be dragged aboard the launch and
overpowered before they would con-
sent to be taken ashore. Physicians
say they will require several weeks
care before tehy fully recover. ."
The daily tribune., 1907-12-11
e. @ Hall was in Coal Greek yes


e. @ Hall was in Coal Creek yes
terday afternoon.
DIR. Allan Bell Of the Presbyter-
ian church, left for Pueblo this
morning to attend meeting of the
Pueblo Presbytery..
Mrs. Adele Ritchey Mikesell left
this morning for Pueblo to remain
until the end Of the week.
M. B. 10y left this morning for
the western part Of the estate to re-
main ten days.
Lucy Derrick who ha been visit
ing P. B. Fisher for some time, left
today for Montreal, Canada, to re-
main.
Miss Matte Lockard, clerk in
the dry goods department at Hadleys.
is on the sick list today.
200 ACRES-The Beaver Land and
Irrigation company has sold over 200
acres of land on Beaver park this
week and deal for forty acres is
being closed up with La Junta parties
today. The ,company's two automo-
biles are in the repair shop and a
rented one is pressed tito service in
the meantime. The development
work is being pushed right ahead
and 1T will be the matter Of only a
few weeks now until the water is
flowing onto the land. The first OF
March is the date set for that part OF
the work, and then the ground can be
given good watering preparatory tc
spring planting.
The daily tribune., 1907-12-11
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS

This the time of the year think of Christmas presents
Ricketts, Cauen have plenty of rocking chairs and amos
everything suitable for "hm" Call in
The daily tribune., 1907-12-11

Better than letter-The Weekly
Tribune. Send it to your friends Mt
q distance.
The daily tribune., 1907-12-11

The Tribune small ads bring re
suits. Sell what you don't want
and buy something you need.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
SALVATION or
GIRLS KEYNOTE
CHILDREN PAYING WITH THEIR
LIVES FOR PlLFERiNG or
TAX DODGERS.
LEGISLATURE ASSAILED'
BY Illinois Federation Of Women's
clubs-Hit Nickel Shows Hard
Blow at the Bloomington
Meeting.

Bloomington, Ill.,, Oct, i7.-The
moral salvation Of girls was the key
note OF today's session OF the Illinois
Federation Of Womens Clubs.
Mrs. Henry Solomon, president cf
the Illinois Industrial School for Girls.
|at Geneva, accused the legislature Or
|Iross negligence In not allowing suf-
ficient money to carry on this and
|other institutions for the care of boys
and girls. The Geneva home for girls
Iis sadly overcrowded. she said and
this Is true also or the Chicago
refuge.
She declared that after rich Chi
cagoan had died recently 1t was dis
covered that he had evaded taxation
for seven years. The children of the
state are paying with their iiyes fer
this sort Of pilfering, she declared,
When the rich men rob the state
of taxes they rob the dependent chill
dren.p she continued. eff W. are al
lowed sufficient money we can greatly
improve the condition of the cir 8
bcth morally and physically The I'M
perfect supervision of dependent girls
is leading to disastrous results !"
Mrs. Ellen Henrotin Of Clicags,
made an earnest plea FOR the depend
ent girls. .'fsvery instance or gill
going wrong she said, reacts upon
the entire community. and also rpon
the coming generation. The men will
rot solve this problem and the women
must. She deplored the laxity ef
parental authority and said that the
street annnsenents Of the big Giles,
spch a. thr 5-cent theatres arr large
iy responsible for deprayity cf irra-
sponsihie girls.
Let us weep over them and ssnd
them flowers before they 60 to tho
penitentiary. said Mrs. E. j. Murps y.
wife al the warden of the Iolist st te
prison, In her address. The w rid Ia
against the boy or girl who il under
the ban OF the law. Prevention ff
crime should be largely our work and
70 save the boy or girl before they
sre stained with conviction
Mrs. Morton Thompson said that
the women had given up lobbying at
Springfield as they found that letters
and personal interviews could accom-
plish more,
DR.. Norhury Of the Jacksonville
Hospital for the Insane, spoke on
state civil service giving history
nf it's operation since first introduced
East St. Louis was voted the next
years federation. There was no OPP
position. A reception to all the dele
gates was given by the Bloomington
club women this evening
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
KELLOGG LOOKS
TO ROCKEFELLER
TO SUPPLY INFORMATION or
LOANS or STANDARD TO
OUTSIDE PARTIES.
GOES ON STAND TODAY
Governments Attorney Wants to
Know About $32, 900 GOO Loan
Made BY Company
In 1906.

New York, Oct. William G..
Rockefeller, assistant treasurer II
the Standard Oilccmpany Of New Jeg.
ssey, willbe tile hast witness called IN
the hearing Of the federal suit against
the ell combine. whose sessions viii
be odjCnrned tomorrow for a period
cf four weeks. Mr.. Rockefeller to-
day tlegraphed Moritz Rosenthal
one OF the counsel for the DEFENDANTS
that he will be in the city tomorrow
and viii be prepared to take the witt
ness stand.
Mr. Kellogg, the governments at
torney Is particularly arxicns Ia
know about the $S24aoa,0no loans
made by the Standard Il company Of
New York to interests other than the
Standard during 1906. Mr. Rookie
feller is treasurer OF the New York
company and Mr. Kellogg said after
the hearing today that he would In
quire as to whom the loans were
made and what collateral was ac-
copied. The governments lawyers
hope than Mr. Rockefeller viii be
able to make clear nature OF the
large loans nilsse to p. 8. Trainer OF
the Southern pipe Line company and
to 8ames Mcdonald By the Anglo
American Oil company
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
MANY THOUSAND
VISIT FONTANET
AND SCENE OF WRECKED DU.
POINT POWDER MILL NEAR
THE TOWN.
DEATH LIST SHOWS I8
As Confusion Abates It Decreases
Powder Trust Expected TO
Stand Cost Of Damage
And Suffering.

Terre Haute, Ind, Oct 17-Ten
thousand persons crowded into the
little town of Fontanet today to see
the ruins and to hear the stories of
those who We're injured when the
Dupont Powder mill was blown up
the shock Of which destroyed many
of the 200 houses and damaged all
the others more or less.
AS the confusion abotes, the death
list is decreased until now the coro-
ner has list of eighteen identified
dead with six powder mill men miss
ing. Twenty badly injured are in
Terre Haute hospital, but nearly
every one OF the 1900 inhabitants cf
Fontanet is wearing bandage.
Trust viii PAY.
The powder mill trust is expected
by the sufferers to pay the costs and
they will be tremendous The day
before the explosion lawyers repre-
the powder company had nearly
arrived at a compromise of damage
suits and an injunction, the latter in
the nature of a proceeding to abata
nuisance and a menace to life. Off
Gals of the powder trust who arrived
today from Wilmington, Del, say they
will rebuild, but on site two miles
from the town.
The eight-year-od daughter of Mrs.
Ethel Taylor, sister of Mrs. A. B.
wife of the superintendent
Of the plant has been found She
says that when their home was
crushed. a tree fell on it in way to
make All opening and she crawieff out
and wandered away, she does not
know where. Her mother and aunt
we're so burned that they were un-
Monahan lest his life
IN the office.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
NEGRO PROBLEM
STILL UNSOLVEO
ADMITS CARNEGIE, AS HE SAYS
THEY ARE SAVING RACE AND
INDISPENSABLE, ADDRESSING
EDINBURGH GATHERING.

Edinburg, Scotland, Oct. 17.--An-
drew Carnegie, in an address at the
Philosophical institution yesterday
appeared as chan pion of the negro
in the United States. He traced the
development of the negroes from
slaves to citizenship. the gradual de-
crease in illiteracy among the. their
participation in church affairs. and
told of enormous expeditures of
money for churches and schools.
Mr.. Carnegie contended that the ne
gro was a saving man and repudiated
The idea that he was lazy. and said
negroes had become of economical
value and indispensable. He admit
ted. however. that the negro problem
i5 still unsolved.
Lord Rosebury. who spoke On the
same question. said ne doubted TIE
wisdom Of enfranchising the negro.
since he believed ninety per cent cf
them were illiterate wher they were
and on Mr. Canegie's
showing ~ per cent Of them are stiH
C. Il seemed to him that a period
c. tuteiage might have been wisely
imposed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
AMERICAN PURCHASES
BURNS FAMOUS MUG

London, Oct. 17--Admirers Of Rob.
ert Burns have learned with regret
that another relic Of Robert Burns is
to depart from British shores to
America. II. G. Knowles. the Ameri-
can comedian. has purchased from
the collection of the late Prof Kirk
patrick, of Edinburg University. the
famous Burns mug and will take II
home with him TO the United States.
The mug was inherited by the late
professor. and it is an authoritative
fact that il was the favorite drinking
vessel of the great Scotch poet. 1t is
made of block wood. encircled with
three brass bands. and has a wooden
handle. The capacity of the cup is
about a quart.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
BOARD FLEW 23 MILES.

Montezuma, Ind. Oct IA few
seconds after the explosion Of tie
powder mill at Fontanet a piece CT
pine board almost ! foot long, about
2 inches wide and more than an inch
thick flew through window of the
residence of Mr. ard Mrs. Gus Bailey.
who live on South Jefferson street.
It came with such terrific force that
Il went trough rambler rosebush
by the window, through the wire
screen and the window glcss. One
end was jagged and rough where it
had been broken or blown off longer
piece, and had several small drops Of
blood on it. The supposition is that
the piece of pine was blown here from
the Fontanet powder mills. a dis
tanee of 23 miles.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
THOUGHT DOLLARS
WERE COUNTERFEIT

Washington. Oct. 17-There has
been a funny counterfeit scare out
In Southern California. especially In
Los Angeles and San Diego. A larga
number Of silver dollars dated 1878
apeared Ia business circles. II was
not long until nearly everybody had
some of the money Then some one
started the story that he money was
counterfeit because IL was all new
SO people refused to accept the dol
'ars The police got busy and an
appeal was made tothe secretary II
the treasury Then It was discovered
that many Of these dollars had been
wing in the subtreasury in San Fran
cisco for years. The srbtreasnrer
died some time ago and his success
or put some Of the money into cir
,ulation.