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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26
coNsTrrUTIoNAL AMENDMENTS
Proposed Changes I'm South Carolina
Constitution Creates Comment.

Columbia. Oct, 2t.---with the gen-
-scr<l election three weeks from to-
dsy. South Carolinians are most in
terested In the six proposed copstitu-
tional amendments that will be voted
on Tuesday. November s. There be-
Ing no opposition to the various can
didates for State offices. all OF whom
were chosen in the primaries. the
electors are free to devote their at
tention TO the amendments. One of
these. a proposition TO increase the
jsstiGes OF the supreme court from
four TO Ave. has been most favorably
received. voters realizing that for
the good of the State. another justice
is needed.
Another amendment Of more than
local interest is the proposition to ...-
iow the towns OF Manning. Columbia.
Spsrtanburg and Greenville to assess
abutting property for purpose OF
street Improvement. Such assess
. ment. should the amendment be pass
ed. could not be levied unless three
fourths OF the property owners on
the street in question petition the
ofsy authorities.
It IL proposed To add to the end
of section z OF article s OF the con-
stitution the following: Provided
that the limitations proposed by this
section and by section Of article 10
q the constitution shall not apply TO
bonded Indebtedness incurred In the
tswns OF Aiken. Camden. Cheraw.
Clinton. Edgefeld and st. Matthews.
when the proceeds OF said bonds are
applied solely and exclusively for the
building. erecting. establishing and
maintaining OF waterworks, electric
iinght plants. sewerage systems or
streets. and where the question OF in
carring such Indebtedness il submit
ted to the qualified electors of said
municipality as provided I'm the con-
stitution on the question OF bonded
Indebtedness"
Another amendment is To- be sub
nitted To- the people with regard 20
the term OF Office OF the chief JUS
ices. IL Is proposed to elect them
!, fer terms OF ten years instead OF
sight and that three sitting shall
constitute a quorum.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26
COLLEGE CELEBRATES VICTORY
Dressed I'm Swaddling White, Boys
Parade Streets i'm Honor of Occas-
sion.

Charleston, Oct. 23.-Strollers on
King street, Charleston's great
white way" Saturday night were
treated to an unusual sight, when
suddenly, to the accompaniment of
two big drums, there emerged from
side street a long line of weird,
white robed figures marching in
lock step" formation.
AS the procession proceeded up
King street, the sidewalks became So
crowded that one who did not know
otherwise might have thought that
Big Bill' was passing through the
streets preparatory to embarking on
his trip to Panama.
The white-clad figures were not
long in revealing their identity, how
ever. Their cheering soon made
known the fact that they were a
bunch of students from the College Of
Charleston celebrating their victory
in Saturdays football game with the
Citadel
Only one who is in close touch
with these institutions can know the
great rivalry which exists between
them, especially for supremacy in
athletics. Hence, when the collie
glans won from the Citadel by the
score of II to 0, they determined to
celebrate in grand style. This deter
mination was all the more strength
ened by the fact that the college had
not wrested a victory from the Cita-
del in football in several years. ow-
ing to the fact that the Citadel has
a so much larger student body than
the College from which to choose
their material.
After parading on King street the
possession of college boys went by
the News and Courier office. and TO
the residence Of each of the profes-
sors of the College from whom
speeches were called for and receiv-
ed. The last place visited was the
residence of Mayor r. Goodwin
Rhett. The mayor came out on the
balcony of his residence and thank
ed the boys for the?r lusty cheers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26

81. Johns. y. f.. oct. 24.-News OF
me wreck OF the steamer Regulus.
bound from Belle Island To Sidney.
with the loss of 10 men of the crew
! was received here today. The wreck
occurred at Shoal bay. nine miles
from this port.
The Regulus was owned in this city
and the crew consisted almost wholly
ef Newfoundlanders.
The Regulus has been running be-
tween Newfoundland ports. Sidney.
G. H.. New York and Philadelphia.
she broke her tail shaft off Bay of
Balls. Sc miles from here. during a
heavy storm yesterday while on her
way from Belle Island to Sidney. and
a tug picked her up IN the afternoon.
The storm Increased however. four
rhawsers were parted and the Regu-
lus became lost in the fog and dark
ness. At daylight the steamer was
found to be total wreck on point
OF land at the entrance of Shoal bay.
Nineteen members of the crew had
been swept into the sea and drowned.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26

SUMTER HOME CHAPTER
daughters OF Revolution Or
Bazaar. y

Sumters' Home c. - D. A. r.
VIII be we'll repre- at the State
conference in urg, November
1919. The ~ IS recently elecced
arc Nrs' loses, Jr., and Mrs.
o. NJ n. The chapter regent.
Mrs. S. c. dker will also attend the
conference as will Miss Edith De-
Lorme, the State secretary and Miss
Alice Moses who has been appointed
page to the regent, Mrs. Mayes. Of
Greenville.
The chapter decided at recent
meeting to hold doll bazar early in
December. The proceeds of this will
De used for educational purposes.
Last year the funds raised in this
manner paid for the tuition of q
mountain girl at boarding school
and the members of the same chant
er nope to continue the same work
this season.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26
JAIL DELIVERY AT DILLON.
Four Prisoners Saw Bars and Make
Good Their Escape.

Dillon. Oct. 2i.-Dnlon county had
its first Jail deliery yesterday morn
ing when four prisoners sawed their
way to liberty with cheap file.
Dillon has no county Jail and Sheriff
Lane has been using the city Jail for
the safe-keerlng Of his prisoners. It
Is provided With steel cells and other
modern Improvements. but it is a
one-story building with no enclosure
and the person who aided the pris-
oners to escape had little difficulty
IN providing them with a file.
The prisoners were charged with
minor offences. hut tn. sheriff is us
ing strenuous efforts to recapture
them. The escape of the prisoners
VIII probably hasten the erection Of
Jail as the county is badly in need
of some safe place la which to keep
its prisoners
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26
1EXAs CROP DAMAGE.
Accounts from Some Say That Plant
Has Been Killed by Recent Frosts.

Dallas, Texas, Oct. 21.-Reports
today from widely scattered points
IN Texas show frosts ranging in Sc
verify from light to very heavy. About
half of these localities are in cotton
counties, in some Of which damage
to the growing crop is indicated:
some reports say that the plant is
entirely killed and others that little
damage is visible owing to the great
amount of moisture. Many localities
In extreme northwestern Texas re-
port snow with freezing temperature
Comache, Texas, reports the low
est drop, IL above zero. Nearly the
entire state has received soaking
rains.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26
CarOlina-Lenoir Teams Play.

Columbia. Oct. pa good deal
OF interest attaches to the football
game here this afternoon between
Carolina and Lenoir College from
the fact that this will be the last game
on the local grounds until the annual
game with Clemson is played. The
enthusiasts here are hoping that the
varsity eleven will show much i'm
provement. The games with Glenn
son are always interesting and the
contest this year will be no exception
to the rule. The championship of
tn" State is involved
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26
SPECIAL TERM MAY BE HELD.
Solicitor Cobb Asked to Petition for
Term OF Court to Try Ed. Byrd.

Columbia, Oct. 22.-It could not
be stated positively today that a
special term of court would be or
dered to try Ed Byrd, tre negro
who is in the penitentiary on the
charge of assaulting a wen-known
white woman. Solicitor Cobb has
been asked to petition the governor
for the term, but he may not do so
until some of the courts at which he
must prosecute have been held. 1t
is likely, however, that the special
term Will be ordered
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26

AS usual, after a big shortage in
ha'lonal bank is reported, the
news follows that the bank examin-
er has arrived and will begin an in
VestigatiOn. If the bank examiners
would ever get in the habit of ar
riving and investigating before the
thief absconds. the stockholders
would feel like giving them an an
nual box at the theatrc.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26
ATHLETICS WAVE PENNANT
Defeat Chicago to ia Fifth Game
of Worlds Series.
Won
Lost

Chicago, Oct. 23.-The baseball
championship of the world belongs
to the Philadelphia club of the
American league. The Athletics
clnched the big pennant fast today
with seven runs to two for the Chi
cago Nationals and there was none
In the big overflow crowd to say that
they had not won it fairly and square,
ly
Five games Were played and the
Eastern youngsters took four of
them by outbatting, outfelding and
outrushing the veteran Chicagoans.
They got the jump" at the start.
and. although Chicago punctuated
their progress with a defeat yester-
day, it really did not change the sit
uation a bit.
The Philadelphians were - due
the pennant. They won the AmerI-
can league banner in 1902, but there
was no worlds series that year. Five
years ago the New York Nationals
were too strong for them. So. in this
year of grace it was not in the cards
ihat they were to be denied.
While the series was not the most
profitable ever played, it helps 70
simplify the high cost of living prob
lem confronting even such peers as
the Philadelphians, to say nothing of
the Chicagoans. The players share
ol the money amounts to $19,O7l.93.
or this so per cent or s47443.15
goes TO the winners and s31.62S.77 to
the losers. AS there are % players
on each team eligible to participate
each of the Philadelphias is entitled
in round numbers to $2,062 and each
Chicagoan to $l,375.
The players shared in toiav's re-.
ceipts by courtesy Of the manage
ments OF the two clubs, who con-
ceded that if todays receipts should
De larger than those of any previous
day, the smallest receipts should be
considered as accruing 10 the fifth
game and the Sunday receipts ac-
credited to the fourth contest, the
last in which the players had f.
nancial share
The total receipts for the seriesk
were $l73,9S0. The two clubs share
is $2S,755 apiece, while sI7,399 goes
to the national commission. The to-
tai paid attendance was 1929 per-
sons.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26
NURSE GATHER IN CONVENTION.
sumter Graduate Nurses VIII Enter
tain their Visitors I'm Many Ways
Meetings Held I'm DIR. Wilson'S Of
flee.

The fourth annoual convention of
the Souht Carolina Association of
Nurses Will meet in this city on
Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 of
this week at the invitation OF the
graduate nurses OF this city, who
have prepared most entertaining
programme for the occasion. The
convention will be called TO order at
2 M. Wednesday in Or. Z. r. Will
sons office on Washington street.
which will be the headquarters for
all of the business meetings of the
association.
The meeting will be opened with
prayer by Rev. II. II. Covington. af-
ter which addresses will be delivered
by prominent physicians of this and
other places. In the afternoon the
nurses will be taken about the city
and surrouding country in auto
mobiles. in order that they may see
the many beauties and advantages
of the city. That night from $50 to
1880 a reception will be given al
DIR. c. p. Osteen's residence, by the
Civic League. to which all of them
are invited.
On Thursday the convention Will
again meet at DR.. Wilson'S office al
IL IN. Business will be conducted
cl l)sing with the election of officers
FOR the ensuing year. At p. m. a
luncheon will be held for the nurses
at Mrs. S. II. Edmunds on Calhoun
street.
Much pains has been taken to see
that the convention will be a success,
the programme having been arrang-
ed that the most possible good will
be accomplished and every moment
of the time enjoyed by the visitors
while they are in the city.
The programme is:
Wednesday. October 26. 12 M.
Convention called to order in DR..
Wilson's office.
Address of Welcome, DR.. Walter
Cheyne.
Address by President.
THE Poor House Conditions as
Seen by a District Nurse.n Miss s. s.
Ravenel. Aiken.
Address by DR.. j. A. Mood and DR..
s. c. Baker. (subjects not announc-
ed.J
"Hookworm," address by DR.. ]. l..
Ward of Georgetown. a government
specialist.
Proposal OF new names for mem.
bership. Appointment Of committee
on credentials.
Adjournment.
Thursday. October 27, IL a. IN.
Convention called to order in DR..
Wilson's office.
Roll call.
Reading of Minutes.
Report of Credential committee.
Election Of new members.
Report of Treasurer.
Report of Special Committees.
Unfinished business.
Election OF officers for ensuing
year.
Adjournment.
The officers of the association are:
Miss l.. V. Jones OF Charleston, pres
ident; Mrs. f. w. Dabbs Of Mayes-
Vile. first vice president; Miss e. c.
I.artigue of Columbia, second vice
president; Miss A. E. Coogan, Of Char
lesion, treasurer; Miss L. NJ. Davis.
Sumter. secretary. As Miss Jones is
absent from the State, Mrs. f. w.
Dabbs will preside at the meetings Of
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26
Mg Plants Erected.

Columbia, oct. 22.-With the an
houhcement OF the establishment of
several large fertilizer plants in va
rlous parts OF the States comes the
news from Chester that the big plant
erected there by Swift q Company is
now In operation. The building is
9S 22O feet and is two stories high.
The output will he between 1.2O0
ana l,oOO tons of fertilizer during
the season.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26
DIR. CRIPPEN SENTENCED To
HANG.
Convicted OF Murder on Circumstan-
tial Eveidence.


London, Oct. 22.-Dr. Hawley
Harvey Crippen, after a trial ex-
tending over five days, and thirty
minutes deliberation BY the jury, war
today found guilty of the murder of
his wife, an American woman. known
ON the stage as Belle Elmore. Lord
Chief Justice Alverstone, who pre-
sided at the trial, sentenced Crip-
pen To be hanged on November Is.
There is. however. the strongest
prejudice in England against execu-
ting man on purely circumstantial
evidence. and an incident at the close
OF Crippens trial has caused the i'm
preston that the jury may have rec
Ommendcd life sentence After
Crippcn was sentenced to death. the
foreman of the jury handed u the
Lord Chief Justice note. after look
ing at which. the Justice said:
That shall be forwarded to the
proper quarter"
The proper quarter might mean
the homo secretary who ha, uuris-
diction in such matters. The lnyors
refused 10 discuss the incident
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26
Frost in Louisiana.

New Orleans, Oct. 22.-Frost was
reported this morning at several
places In Louisiana. At Mer Rouge
the thermometer registered "a at 7
O'Clock. and the frost was the heav-
lest reported this early In years. It
IL not believed any serious damage
was done in this State. The fore
cast is for continued cold weather to-
morrow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26

Laura Jean Libbey confesses that
she has never been In love. Wei.
there are bartenders who pour out
liquor all their lives without getting
drunk once. Confectioners are said
90 eat little candy. Fish never go
swimming for mere pleasure. .--Louis-
vile Courier Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26

The McCellum Realty Co. have
purchased the lot on which the lTo-
tel Jackson stood. paying therefor
Sf7.500. within $500 Of what the lot
and hotel building sold for less THAI.
year ago. Land In the business
district OF Sumter is extremely val
liable and the price advances stead
llY.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26

1t is satisfying to know that Porter
charlton still stands a chance OF be-
ing punished for his crime. TO turn
him loose on the community On n
mere tcchnicality would bo miscar-
riagc of justice almost equal to his
murderous act in it's disregard of
public interest.-lndianapo Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26

Colonel Bryan is not making his
customary number of speeches this
year. Perhaps he hesitates to say
anything through fear that Colonel
Roosevelt will appropriate it.-St
Louis GlOhc-DcmoCrat.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26

When the silver tongue Of Senator
polliVer was Silenced forever the
great mass Of voters lost one of their
best friends and an additional burden
was imposed on Senator Cummins.
Senator La Toilette and other fear
less leaders who speak the truth re-
gardless Of consCcu,ncce-N
TenneSeeean.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26

Il will say that I am not as big
Il fool as look" declared Woodrow
wilson m a recent speech. This is
" clever ANA subtle means of direct
:Ag the attention Of the populace to
his locEs."-Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26

Entirely unnecessary for Senator
Lodge to explain the tariT isn't the
real cause Of high prices. It's max
"rs will discover the people know
where To lodge the responsibility
November 8.--Pittsburg Sun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26

wonder If Mr.. Rockefeller's So
S-O'oO0 gift to a medical college was
an effort To match in size the doc
'"r's biliS.-Pittsburg Sun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26

There were 2,171 bales o. cotton
bought on the local market last week.
less by about 800 bales than the week
before.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26

Eat, drink, and be merry. for To.
morrow the price will be higher
Milwaukee Journal
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26
NINETEEN PERISH IN WRECK

with Her Crew Comes From Shoal
Bay.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-28
Official Insight Into
Another COP. Record

The best index of mans right to
hold public office is his record. John
S. McNutt of Columbiana county, Re.
publican candidate for clerk OF the
supreme court, was clerk Of courts
in Columbiana county from 1897 to
1903, period of six years.
Examiners of the state bureau OF
accounting, after going over the rec.
ords Of Columbiana county, filed
their report June /, 1909, in the state
auditors department.
This report shows that stenogra.
pheres' fees in 222 cases aggregating
$1,267.80, the smallest item being $4
and the largest $32, were collected
by him. OF this amount McNutt paid
into the county treasury in 1900 a
lump sum Of 1854, leaving a balance
of $723.80 due the county at the time
the examination was made, as shown
by the report Of the examiners. The
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-28
Ten Little Steps in
COP. State Grating

l. In 1898, during the earlier and
halcyon days Of statehouse graft, a
newspaper man pointed out and made
plain that w. z. Mcdonald, head oil
the workshop department, had graft.
ed wholesale from the treasury by a
system Of blank vouchers and robust
padding.
.. For this the newspaper man
was affectionately called the monu
mental liar of the world by the
CRATER Clan.
8. A special court was appointed
to prove him The Colossal PrevaTi-
Gator Of his time.
A. 1t took the newspaper man less
than one hour to prove by the audi
tors records that from $4,000 to $1O,-
600 had been grated from the treas.
ury during 1892.
s. The court split the difference
and called it $4,000 A collection
was taken up to replace 1t.
6. The next day proclamation was
made that the $4,000 had been paid
back into the treasury, but the news
paper man who exposed the graft
was never allowed to see the books
until quite recently.
Z. Subsequently 123 indictments
were found against Mcdonald, the
Republican official. He had friends
It court ard was never tried. The
indictments were kicked out of court.
Continued off the docket" is the po-
lite way Of expressing this idea.
8. Only a few days ago the pay-ln
order was found in the state treasury.
8. How much did it call for? For
$4,000? Not much but for $4,661,31.
10 and Moral. We're the remain
ing $3,338G9 regarded as percentage
for collection, or plain graft? 1t is
up to Mr.. Harding to elucidate, as
his platform says, eve favor making
the punishment more severe"
P. S. The foregoing Republican
state official, w. z. Mcdonald, admit
ted that in 1892 the state of Ohio
would have gone Democratic but for
the $4,000 or 100000 campaign funds
collected through his department by
means Of blank vouchers and padded
bills. AS it was, the Republican
state ticket was saved that year by
very small margin. When all state
officials were Republicans one of
them could be indicted 1928 times and
81 ~ l.. !
out Of court. But that is not Cover
nor Harmon's way, as Mark Slater
well knows. Judson Harmon is the
only governor in the history of Ohio
to put a CRATER in the penitentiary.
Mcdonald is an example of the Re
publican way. Mark Slater is an ex-
ample of Governor Harmon's way.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-28
State of Ohio,
Executive Department,

October 18, 1910.
Hon. o. E. Bradfute, Xenia, o..
Dear Sir am glad to get your
letter. Your Interpretation Of the
new tax laws is quite correct. sup
posed that by now every taxpayer In
the state understood the tax situa-
ton, but there seems to be no limit
to the capacity Of some men for
falstfying and distorting facts. l will
give you the plain truth and. 1t will
require but few words.
1t was clear that the new appraise-
ment Of real estate all over the state
was bound to raise valuations gener-
ally, The result would be higher
taxes unless some precaution was
taken. So in my annual message
last winter / said:
"a general increase in realty valu-
ations is to be expected, unless Ohio
is the only state which has gone
backwards The first thing to be
done is to make 1t certain that the
rise in valuation shall lower the tax
rate, SO that the people will be asked
for no greater amount Of taxes than
heretofore. 1t is what they have to
pay that counts, and not the valua-
tion or the rate by which this is fig
ured. So a bill will be presented
which should be promptly passed at
the beginning of the session, re-
ducing the present limitation of the
tax rate in proportion to the increase
in the duplicate, whatever that in
crease may be. This will prevent
any raise in the total amount of
taxes levied, without the vote of the
people; but each owner will have
less to pay when the total required
is spread over a duplicate enlarged
by values and property heretofore
omitted"
also insisted Non further limiting
the total levy for all purposes to 1
per cent each year; 1t was made ~
Der cent instead. This was done by