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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-23
HOMICIDE IT TINOAL
GEO. MITCHELL KILLED WHILE
RESISTING ARREST.

Desperate Negro Draws Pistol on Con.
stable Charlie Jenkins and is KILL
ed In Close Range Battle That Fol
lOws-SIa@issr,ste Douglas Jenkins
Shot Through Leg and Negro
Child Seriously Wounded by Stray
Bullets.
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On. CARLISLE DEAD.
GREAT NAN GOES 10 HIS RE
WARD.

He Passed PesccfuIly Away ~ S:4e
O'clDck This Mcrning- LAfc
Was wen Spent and He Madc an
Imprs11osa on His Geneeataon
Crsassr Than Amy Of Hs Contem-
pnsarscs. W
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Henderson, Texas, Oct. 8 1909.
Dear Mr.. Smith: The cotton crop
of Texas is very irregular. The State
in my judgment, will make 2,5OO,OO0
bales. East Texas will be 20 per cent
under last year. South Texas less than
last year. Middle Texas, inclding the
greatest cotton-growing section Of the
South, will be SO -per cent. short rot
last year. The extreme west is under
last year, and Northwest Texas has a
fairly good crop. My friend Norvell,
Of the Merchants and Farmers Ma
tional Bank, says that Texas wont't
make over 100000. but 1 feel con-
f1dent that it will make 2,5OO,000.
Yours truly,
81. C. HICKEY"
Kpowing the character of these
men as / do, am confident that what
they report is as near the truth as
can be reached. They are all men of
means and have splendid facilities for
obtaining information.
The effects Of the panic are rapidly
disappearing; there is practically civic
peace the world over; the population
of the civilized world is rapidly in
creasing; the area of civilizat ton rap
Idly extending itself into the regions
of the uncivilized; the demand for the
products OF civilization. loom and mill
and forge, going by leaps and
bounds; food products soaring; lum-
Der. iron and steel higher; shoes and
clothing higher; the cost of living
reaching the point of distress to the
wage Garner. the farmer and the SAL
aried man. In view Of these facts it
is not unreasonable for the farmer Of
the South and his friends to demand
such price in return for his cotton
as shall put his product on a parity
with the prices Of other products.
And In place Of the mills of the South.
particularly threatening to shut
down. in order to force the price of
cotton down, it seems to me it would
have been the better part for them,
as Southern men, or at least the rep
resentatives of a great Southern pro-
duct to have held convention to
have raised the price of their manu-
factured product, if that were neces-
sary, in order that the South might
have reaped the double benefit to
which she is entitled-a profitable
price for the products of her mills
and profitable price to the grower
OF the cotton.
Ihough our banking system is 50
imperfect and the attitude of our gov
and our g. financiers is so !
skeptical as TO Sou,iern securities. I!
yet the strong position of cotton this |
year by virtue of the great law OF /
supply and demand. the comparative
ly large yield of the food crops, the |
increase of wealth and the increase
In the number of he banks i'm the
South, makes it comparatively easy.
by cooperation, to put cotton to Is |
cents and keep it there until this crop
is disposed Of.
The attitude OF some Of the news
papers is very gratifying and upon
them and their attitude largely de-
pends the complete success of the
long and persistent struggle. /
f. ID. SMITH.
Florence, Oct, Is. 1909.
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L. b. Dosier. q prominent business
man OF Columbia. died Wednesday.
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Chief OF Police r.. w. Rouse. o.
Georgetown died Wednesday.
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INTER-. s G. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 49, 1909 View Series
crops good and more other crops than
usual.
With regards, Yours truly,
CHARLES L. GAY"
shreveport, La, Oct. 9, 1909.

shreveport, La, Oct. 9, 1909.
my Dear Senator: Yours of Oc-
tober just to hand. I was delighted
TO hear from you, even if only little
bit. To give any comprehensive first
hand report of Louisiana's cotton
crop is beyond me as 1 have been too
busy with my own crop to spare any
time with anything else. think,
however, that the reports about give
1T as 1t is. The seasons have been
about the most spotted and local 1
have ever seen. Just in this terri
tory one plantation will make a half
bale Of cotton to the acre and thirty
bushels Of corn. Five miles away, as
good place and management, has
produced one-eighth OF a bale and
fifteen bushels of corn per acre. I
started with 700 acres of cotton, the
best preparation and a perfect stand |;
400 acres Of corn and $50 acres could
get to do any cultivating on account
OF continuous rains, and since July /
we have not had a season. 1 will
gather about sixty bales Of cotton and
guess my creditors will run my place
next year. AS to prices, everybody
seems Of the opinion that cotton will
be Is or 16 cents next spring.
with very best wishes. Your
friend,
"W /, FOSTEP
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SMITHS COTTON REPORT.
INSISTS HIGH PRICES FOR COT
TON ARE QUITE PROPER.
Interesting Letters Bearing Upon the
Cotton Conditions Over the South
Are Received by Senator Smith
Farmers Are in Excellent State.

Are Received by Senator Smith
Farmers Are in Excellent State.
Editor Daily Item-Sir: In view Of
the action Of the cotton mills, in their
statement to the press, that they in
tend to curtail production until such
time as cotton should decline to a
price which would leave a profit for
them, as between the raw material
and the manufactured goods. I wrote
to representative men of the principal
cotton-growing States asking their
opinion as to the yield this year. as
compared with last, and the attitude
Of farmers in reference to their will
ingness to sell at the present prices.
The following replies will be Of in
terest, 1 presume, both to the mill
people and to the farmers Of this
State:
"Natchitoches, La, Oct. 10, 1909,
Lake Jericho Plantation.
Dear Mr.. Smith: I am in receipt
of your favor, and in reply will say
that louisiana will make as short, If
not the shortest cotton crop that it
has ever made. The yield for the
State will range between 5000 and
100000 bales, and while a big, If not
the largest, portion Of it has already
been sold, the tendency now seems
to be to hold, even at these prices.
II succeeded in getting our Cover
nor to issue a short address to our
people, and he also, at my request,
asked the Governors of the other cot
ton States to do the same thing, and
some of them did. I wOrded the ad-
dress that was sent out by our Gov
ernor, and it simply asked the peo-
pie to sell slowly, and it has beyond
any doubt stimulated the holding
movement
II have been watching the Senate
and hoping for some legislation to
help the price OF cotton, and am not
! expecting much until you get your
.SaxlerieU iss--good working orders I
am especially proud of the fact that
the work you did for the interest Of
the cotton growers is what put you
| In the Senate, as it shows the farmers
still have a voice in some Of the cot
ton States at least.
Sincerely yours,
PAUL M. POTTS"
"Dardenalle, Ark, Oct II, 1909.
Hon. E. D. Smith, Florence, S. C.
Dear Friend: Your friends in Ar
kansas We're as glad as your people Of
your election. Every one thought as
1 did, that the Southern cotton farm
er would have a friend in the Sem
ate-one who could and would be
heard in their interest.
Arkansas will make 60 or 65 per
cent. OF last years crop. Cotton is
selling from IL 1-2 to 13 cents, and
the farmers are taking 13 cents free
ly. Not much disposition to hold.
Sincerely yours,
IL. e. LOVE-"
Concord, N. c.. Oct. 16, 1909.
Hon. E. d. Smith, Florence, S. C.
Dear Sir: The rush of cotton to
market in September was unprece-
dented. Farmers have sold who never
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"Brookhaven, Miss, Oct 9, 1909.
Hon. E. d. Smith, Florence, S. C.
Dear Mr.. Smith: 1 have your fav-
or OF the 9Th. think that Mississippi
will make about 100000 bales this
year. We are short in this section
about 20 per cent of last years crop.
Very truly yours,
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New-York tribune., 1909-06-20

Driving swiftly and accurately. Frederick G. In
man captured the metropolitan lawn tennis chain
pionship in singles yesterday. the courts OF the
West Side Tennis Club. south Of Van toTuandt
Park He defeated Richard H. Palmer. three sets
to one at 2-6 81, SIS 6-3. Such a result was
hardly expected on form and rating
Harry Torrance. jr-. and Otto n. Hinck won tAe
doubles title The mixed doubles went 20 Miss
Marie Wagner and Henry J. Moncnhauer. while
King Smith won the consolation singles which
brought the big tournament n an end.
The match IN which Palmer met Inman fnr the
cup proved a disappointment Palmer started Well
his drives had speed and length and found the -
corners Of the court. After he had won the FIRST
set however Innan developed even greater speed
than his opponent. The former placed the hail'low
and gave it twist enough 10 keep 1t down on the
bounds In consequence he had Palmer hitting
into the net or OUT court that in the three de-
Gliding sets Palmer forced continually into crTors
scored only games.
Harry Torrance 1r. and Otto h Hinck defeated
Hugh Tarant and Lyle Z. Mahan. e4. So, s-love
The winning pair thus became the successors ot
Frederick B Alexander and Harold H. Hackett
for the famous title. Torrance and Hinck played
steadily and what they lacked in brilliancy they
made VI in good shooting They were fast, more
over. and in their net playing Torrance was able
TO find ali Of the holes in the opposing court Hinck
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20
DAVIS MATCHES HERE
ENGLAND TO SEND TEAM.
american La7cn Tennis Players viii
Guarantee the Expenses.

American lawn tennis players have secured the
International Davis Cup preliminary matches FOR
this country. The English cup team viii meet
the Americans here. they did last year. early
in the month Of September The matches. two
singles and one doubles will be decided at Pha-
delphia instead Of Boston. From the present arr
rangements the courts will he those Of the PhiIa-
delpha Cricket Club at St Martins Green. Ger
mantown. the courts upon which the women's
national cham pionship will be decided week
The securing Of these important matches is a
signal triumph fer American lawn tennis diplo-
macy. For several months past the English Ma
tional Lawn Tennis Association has been striving
to bring about arrangements which would insure
the international England VS.. America ties for the
courts at Wimbledon. London. The American COM
mittee-Dr. James Dwight president of the United
States National Lawn Tennis Association: Robert
D. Wrenn. vce-president. and William J. Clothier-<
refused steadfastly to enter into the Britons
plans They persistently stated that if the cup
ties were not played in this country the Americans
would meet the Englishmen in the ties next Novem-
Der on the courts at Melbourne. Australia.
The Americans. the other hand made coun-
ter proposition 20 the English association. The
American association guarantees the OF &.000
to the English governing body for expenses for its
sending the cup team to this country. A peculiar
feature of the agreement. which nsures the Brit
ons sending the Atlantic their best men, is
found in the wording: "A guarantee of f40G sub
feet to the British Isles sending a satisfactory
team"
American players highly gratihed at this
result as It will be possible TO place the leading
PLAYERS OF this nation In the field. Last year the
national association made profit OF nearly 500 on
the Davis Cup matches.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20
BROWN WINS Il TITLE.
SaegkM Golfer Captures Hudson
RiUer Cham pi0nShip.
LBy Telegraph to The Tribune ]

Kingston N u yune &c. H. Brown. OF the
saegkilI Golf Club the eighth annual cham
pionship of the Hudson River Golf Association
here to-day, beating L. E. Van Etten, Of the
TwaalfskiH Club. up and l TO play in the thirty
six-hole final match Brown takes the title held
since 1893 by Gilman P. Tiffany. Brown was very
wild and trife nervous at the start being
down at the end the first nine holes After this
he settled down. and at the end of the morning
round the match all square.
He got early lead in the afternoon. which he
maintained, winning the thirty-hfth green.
Besides winning the championship, Brown IN his
last round at match play got 50, winning the
cup for the lowest gross score during the tourna-
ment, barring the qualifying round. in which ne
had had a 79
There a large entry in the handicap =
White. OF Nyack who won the consolation cup
yesterday. got the lowest net with net S.
aided by a handicap of IS H. Nelson, Duchess
with S9-S-sS. the prize for the second lowest
net score. H. B. Wood OF Columbia, won the
medal for the lowest gross with an So
The summary follows:
Championship (fnaI round)-C H. Brown. Saegkii.
beat L. E Van Etten. TwaalfskiI and to play
Second sixteen final round)-R. II. Megraw. SaegkH.
beat c. H. De La Vergne. TwaalfskiH 8 up and . 70
play.
Beaten eight sixteen final roundp-F Coyksnhall
TwaaIfskn. beat C V. D. Benton. saegkll. up and
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20
NORRIS HIGH SCORES.
Wins Baseball Cham pio11ship II fter
T1ceIUe-Inmng Struggle.

In a red-hot twelve inning game which was
marked by many good plays. the Morris High
School of The Bronx carried off the High School
ba sebau championship yesterday, when it defeated
the Commercial High School of Brooklyn in the
second game OF the series for the title at Washing
ton Park Brooklyn by the score Of TO 2.
CT Jobn ooened the twelfth inning with slash
ing tvo-bagger to left field Driscoll flied out TO
DabIjnger and Ellife also an easy out Pol
ley however was the Of the hour. when he
singled. scoring St. John
commercial High succeeded in getting a on
first and third its half Of the inning. but failed
"a score Greene the negro twirler was in good
form, for Commercial High. holding Morris to eight
hits but his rnispay in the eight inning, when ne
5ronned a thrown ball at the plate. allowing hel-
- 90 score the tieing run. lost the game Tule,
the bronx pitcher found for twelve hits but
he kent them well scattered and besides struck out
fifteen batsrnen-
The score follows:
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20
sr CHRISTOPHER WINS POINT TROPHY

The 81 Christopher Athletic Club won the point
.,arh, with IS points at the first novice meet OF
.to church Athletic League. held at Macono Lam
parry yesterday. The summary 1oho"s'
- ssred ward dash (hnal heaD-Won by L
one hue.N TSbTistorher Athletic Club; H. Ham
d GlIned st Christopher Athletic Club, seeon9I II
Hunt st. Christopher A'h'euo OiuO' I'm
OIL 4-5. - yvon hy w O. Mangan,
One-nsi. tin.ic Association; w. Foster, Xavier
Athletic Assiaion second @ a u i PapO110n Grace
Athieuc r,,,nVYon BY J. Patton. Trinity Clup'
Foster Xavier athletic AssSGist9nI as Ins oi
DneSsf mile reaWon by Trsfy 1ys1gr Gn6 ann
composed ot cs1rtstopher Athletic Club. second;
eS@ Composed Of SgPPen Gins' T
Rayenandi - Foley, Foster Marquart and Donohue'
Time. La
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20
SMITH WINS AT GOLF
TOO MUCH FOR ALLSOPP.
ParrOtt Mabes Course Record on the
Forest Hill Links.

Keen competition marked the second and anaf
days play in the annual spring tournament Of the
East Jersey Golf League over the links OF the
Forest Hill Field Club yesterday. H. D. Smith
carried the Glen Ridge colors to the fore by win
ming the chief cup. defeating Henry Allsopp. Ot
the home club. rather decisveIy the final round
by Up and TO play. This makes the second con-
secutve year that Glen Ridge man has this
tournament. for last summer F W Baldwin. now
in the Far West. showed the way.
In addition 10 the semi-hnal and final round
matches IN the six regular eghts. TO say nothing
Of a beaten four division. there were two special
medal play handicaps. There We're many hxt-
ures. in fact that the services OF mathematician
would have been useful at the finish IN dstsrulin-
ing who was who"
Captain r, b Parrott. Of New Brunswick. mais
a new record for the course OF = in one Of the
special haudicaps. Starting with Indifferent s.
Parrot recovered handsomely with a 3 at the Sec
ond, stroke under par, and continuing with few
mistakes from there to the turn. succeeded in
going out in 80. He came back in another 80, which
included a 5 at the seventeenth and at the shors
home hole. His card read follows;
b Parrot New Bruuswics-
29' IS '.......:..,::...........s ......:. .::........s 4ssssS &s7s
Getting back 10 the chief division. Smith earned
his place in the final bracket at the expense %
J. T Pulling, Of South Orange. Always holding
his man safely. Smith finally won by UP and to
play. In the other half OF the round Ansopp had
none too easy a match with his club mate. j. j.
ter winning out two the first three holes Asopp
lost his advantage SC that Radel got the mateh
square at the fourth better short game there
after enabled Ausopp 10 win three holes and turn
for home up. This proved too much for Radeis
who could do no more than 20 carry the match to
the sixteenth green. where he found himself
down.
In the final round AusOpp started auspiciously oy
winning the first hole in four. but thereafter SnitH
gave him few chances The outward journey COW
ers a playing length OF more than 3,90 yards yet
Smith reached the turn in i3. good enough 10 place
hfss up Coming back Allsopp won the eleventh
and twelfth holes. but he got into trouble az the
thirteenth and fifteenth. which enabled Smith 10
win without difficulty.
The bye holes were played out. as both men nad
70 keep their scores for the team competition-
Smith got an s. against % for his opponent. Vno
appeared to be pretty well tired ont AHsopp 8
previous rounds had averaged better than n
The home club the team trophy without ~
hculty represented by Fl AIsOpp, Radel- Paul Hell
Ter and E F. AIlsopp. The aggregate total Tor tne
seventy-two holes was 1895 The only other team
10 finish Glen Ridge. represented by smith,
R B. Gordon. c. ". Royce and J. o. Newell Iner
total was 1.44T The team scores were as folloWsi
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20
BIG FLEET GETS AWAY
OFF FOR BLOCK ISLAND.
Forty Yachts Start in Ocean Race
For Neu York Il. c. Cups.

AS pretty a marine picture as has ever been
Long Island Sound was the start on their
100-rnile race Block Island Of the New York
Athletic Clubs feet Of forty yachts at II O'Clock
Yesterday morning II was the sixth annual race.
and shippers and crews-most Of them amateurs
Of the first class-were full Of enthusiasm at the
prospect of q spirited contest for all hands. Five
prizes are awaiting the winners in the open event,
special prize for the handicap class, sailing as
one division, and special prize for the best
elapsed time.
The start was made promptly. with the wind
fair one from the westward. and plenty Of 1t. so
that spinnakers were set to port on all the boats
as soon as they across the line Commander
A B Fry in a steam launch. lying northeast OF
Whortleberry Island. started the boats
All Of the yachts were away In less than ten
minutes They were led by r. L. Cuthberts sloop
Busy Bee. with Daniel Bacon's Snug next;
then r. A. Browns Vingt Trois B. r Stod-
dard's Fearless J. B. Palmer's Dutchess. ".
r. Berth's Kenosha and the little Soup. in
the order named The rest were travelling so
fast and they were spread out far that their
order could not be ascertained. The Soup which
is the smallest in the feet Is owned by ]. P.
Gavitt ir She has q time allowance Of hours
and 25 minutes.
There were eight starters from the New York
Athletic Club. fifteen from the New Rochelle
Yacht Club. fourteen from the Harlem and three
from the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club. The
Okee owned by the Mahlstedt brothers. of New
Rochelle. the winner Of two Of the former races.
is looked upon as likely winner this time. She
has an allowance OF hours and % minutes from
the scratch boats-the Notos and the Dutchess.
Ten motor boats started p. in race
over the same course for the cup offered by
Thomas Fleming Day These were the starters:
". N. Duncan's Barbara. J. g. Campbells Janet,
A NcLaren's Cho Cho; T. B. Baylisss Picaroon;
P. z Fausler's Illoiol A T WethereITs Lesbia;
R Edgren's Solano; II. z. Little's Consort: Paul
KoEsek's Martha and Russell Darts Margo
The list Of sail craft that started follows.
BLOCK ISLAND RACE-NEW YORK A C-START
II A. M.-COURsE 100 MILES
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20
HOLDS SHOOTING TITLE
George Washington Again Hins In
tercoUegidte Match.

Sea Girt. n. j.. June 1s.-Georse Washington Uni
versity Of Washington won the annual intercol-
lesiate rife match the state range here TO-DAY
with an aggregate score Of 7SS repeating iast year
victory.
The Massachusetts, Agricultural College. which
was second with a total OF T0, fled protest
against the George Washington University team
on the ground that II. E Skinner was not eligible
10 shoot on the team, not being an undergraduate
The protest was forwarded to the headquarters OF
the National Rifle Association.
The standing of the teams at the close of the
match follows:
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20
Tr,n7ara Wins Lase'n Tennis TffIe
Palmer Easily After Losing First Set in Fight for th
Metropolitan Championship.

was skilfuI from deep court. where his accurate
driving proved OF the strong assets for his
side The summary follows.
Metropolitan championship mems singles. final
and championship round Frederick e.. lnman. West
Side Tennis Club. defeated Richard H Palmer,
Ridgswood Golf Club. IT. 81. 6-3, s-3-
Mems doubles. semi final round-Hsrry Torrance,
il. and otto H. Hinck defeated Edwin ? Iarned
and c. Frederick Watson. ir.. SIS. @
Final and championship round-Harry Torrance.
jr., and Otto n. HlnCk defeated Hugh Tallant and
Lyle 4. Mahan, 81 "a. 60
Mixed doubles. semi-ina rouud-Niss Marie WaG-
ner and Henry J Mollenhauer defeated Miss Eliza
beth G. Bunce and Calhoun Cragin. l}-S. SIS.
Final and championship round-NSS Marie Wag-
and Henry J. Mouenhauer defeated Miss Louise
Hammond and Raymond n Little. "a 6-3.
feated Pelser. 1-S. SIS. -. Phillips defeated 9.
Mertle. 81. SO. retired. King Smith defeated
Boorman by default, Cole defeated Steinacher,
90 Sc.
SAml-hnai roUnd-Phlllips defeated II. P. Smith,
Is G-3, G-l King Smith defeated Cole. IS s-6.
Final round-Kiug Smith defeated 3. NJ. Phillips.
-. 6-3.
Theodore r. Peu and Wylie g.. Grant won the
frs: Of the round robin doubles matches yesterday
on the courts or the Ma0hassett Bay Yacht Club.
They defeated Karl n. Bohr and Edwin r Fischer,
6-2 SIS, -. II this match the national indoor
champions played accurately and fast Harold II.
Hackett and Raymond u Little. the information
alists. and Richard H Palmer and George =. Wag-
will compete in the series to-day