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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17

SITES OFFERED FOR HOTEL.
Various Parties Offcr Lots for Pros
pcctiNe Gresham Hotel, Seven Lots
offered.

There are seven lots upon which
options have been secured or upon
which options will probably be secur.
ed by tonight on which the prospec-
tive Gresham hotel may be built
Most of the lots are on Main street.
The lots offered and upon which
the options Of fifteen days have been
occurred are: lot on the corner Of
Liberty and Sumter streets known as
Hardy lot, offered by the estate Of
Horace Hardy; lot on Main street.
just south of the new postoGice, Of
fered by Manning, Rowland and
Shore; lot on Main street known as
the old Jackson Hotel lot offered by
McCallum Realty company; lot on
Main street on corner of Main and
Bartlett streets, offered by ]. r. Lig-
on; lot on Harvin street on which
residence Of Mr.. ID. NJ. Blanding is
situated. offered by ID. NJ. Banding:
lot on corner of Harvin and Caldwell
streets on which the Rose Hotel is
situated. offered by Manning, Row.
land and Shore; lot on Main street,
tost north Of Hotel Sumter, offered by
Alston Stubs, Lennon and Cross
well. Options have been secured on
the first five OF these lots and have
been sent on TO Mr.. Gresham. and it
is probabl' that options will be secur-
ed on the tw' last mentioned some
time today or tomorrow when they
will also be forwarded TO Mr.. Gres-
ham.
Nothing at all has been heard from
Mr. Gresham since he left here, al
though it is probable that he will turn
up in a day or so - see about the
options on the sites and the selecting
Of site for the hotel. Mr.. Jennings
stated today that If Mr.. Gresham did
not take up the hotel proposition and
decide TO build the hotel, 1t would
not be a difficult matter to get one,
as almost ,fficient funds had been
collected and one could be built on
the plan originally mapped out.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17
GOOD NEWS FOR DRUMAIERS.
New Hotel ut Sumter will be Boon
to Travelling Men.

Perhaps the most interesting news
mat comes to the travelling inen OF
the State in long time is the infor-
nation that Sdniter wifi soon have a
new and up-to-date hotel. 1t is a
fact that cannot be overlooked that
Sumter has had inadequate hotel ia
cilities for a number Of years. not
Withstanding the fact that Mr. Jack
son, the present manager of the sum
ter hotel, has done all that he could.
with the old building he has had. vet,
he has been unable to accommodate
the travelling public in the way that
the other progressive cities have
been doing, in the Old building Of the
Sumter Hotel. The fact that the Gres-
hams are going to have the manage
ment of the new 100000 hotel is a
guarantee that the travelling men are
going to get the best there is in sum-
ter in the near future in the hotel
line. Sumter is to be congratulate ]
on getting into line on the hotel proD-
osition, and there is no doubt but
that the new hotel will be a success
right from the start.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17

title Rock, Ark, May 14.-Al-
Tough the opening session Of the
tWenty-first Reunion Of the United
Confederate Veterans will not be held
until Tuesday morning, local railroad
officials estimate that 1000 visitors
arrived in the city today.
Many of the Veterans are being
assigned to the homes Of Little Rock.
Tonight the Veterans encampment.
Camp Shaver, is open to the visiting
Veterans. United States army tents
have been erected in the City Park to
the number Of more than 1000 and
fitted up with cots. Here accommo-
dations have been provided for o.
600.
Meals will be furnished the Vet
Grams by the city. \ lunch stand has
been erected where the Veterans NAV
obtain free lunches, and vaudeville
shows will provide part Of the en-
tertainment.
The encampment is in command of
Gen. Shaver, who commanded a bri-
gade at the battle of Shiloh.
The city is gayly decorated in
honor of the first reunion ever. held
in Arkansas. The buildings along the
principal business streets are almost
hidden under masses of red and
white bunting and United States and
Confederate flags.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17

Juaroz, May 14.-NouRcatlon from
Provisional President Madcro today
To Esqu!val Ohrcgon that his pres
cnce la this city no longer was de-
sired hy tho rcvoluuonists IS the cuI-
mination Of what is believed To- nave
been general plot To- influence the
military chiefs Of Madcro To desert
his standard.
\ large brlbc Is said 10 have bcon
offered Gen. Pasquol Orozco. but n.
Indignantly refused it. Senor Ohrcgon
emphatically denied any connection
with the alleged affair Scnor Orrc-
gcn had been one Of the go-betwccns
in the recent peace negotiations. He
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17
SOUTH CAROLINA LEADS.
Makes Greatest Crop Production In
crease During 1910.

Washington, May 1.-THE value
of We"lth produced on farms Of the
United States was $S,926, 100000 dur
ing 1910. as estimated by the depart
ment Of agriculture in a statement
Just issued. This is an increase Gf
$1O4,OG0,O00 over 1909.
Texas, with her ten million acres &C
cotton, wrested from Illinois dur;n.;
1910 the honor of being the first
State of the Union in point of value
OF her farm crops, which aggregated
1864, 700, an increase of 14.9 per
cent over 1909.
Illinois, with $29O,295,O 900, dropped
to second place, the decrease having
been 1873 per cent. Iowa held her
place as third State. while Kansas in
1909 fourth State, dropped to tenth.
Georgia made a rapid stride in crop
production for the year and jumped
from tenth to fourth State, with a to-
tai of 10,592,0OO, an increase Of
26.5 per cent over 1909.
All the other Southern States made
good increases, except Louisiana and
Kentucky South Carolina made the
largest. 2S.4 per cent, Of $14O,OO9,-
900 jumping from 21st to 18th State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17
Dunlap Released on Bail.

Engineer Joe Dunlap WAS released
from jail Saturday afternoon. after
Judge Gary of the state Supreme
Court had granted him oaU i'm the
sum of $1,000 on Friday M,ssrs. ].
Fred Wise and j. w. Allen are the
bondsmen for Dunlap.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17

VETERANS WELCOMED.
OLD SOLDIERS GATHERING, EOR
21ST ANNUAL REUNION.

ARKANSAS City Gaily Decorated and
ElaDorate Entertainment Planned
for Thousands of Soldiers of the
Lost Cause, Who Will Attend First
General Reunion Ever Held i'm
State-Opening Session Tuesday
Sons of Veterans Meet Today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17

was a candidate for president Of Mex
leo too N the last election on the an
ti-reclo tion ticket against Madero,
hut the supporters Of that party since
then have largely merged with the
MadcrOistas.
Gen. Pasquul Oro2e0 was asked
concerning the efforts whlcn OLrogon
Is allie ed 10 have made 10 turn him
from Gen. Madcro and the rumor that
a bribe had been offered was men
toned To him. I'm reply ne declared
that no fXcd price had been offered
bat it had been discrcctly hintcd to
him that hc would never lack for
money ic ne consented 10 do certain
things.
What tNcso things Vcro Gcu. Orozco
would not say Tho upehot Of the
affair is that Ohrcgon has been ban.
ished from iusurrccto territory and
en-. Orozco once more Is I'm the good
gra"es Of his commandment
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17

Fire did between six and eight
thousand dollars damage i'm Clinton
Saturday For a time the principal
business block was Threatened
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17
COTTON ACREAGE OF 1910.
Revised Figures Given Out by De-
partmcnt OF Agriculture.

Washington, May 14.-Revised fig
ures Of the department OF agricul-
lures cotton report indicate the area
planted in cotton in 1910 was about
3@,41S,OOO acres, instead of 33,196,-
600 acres as estimated last June.
These figures will be used as a basis
I'm making the estimate, on June 2
of the acreage planted i'm cotton this
year.
The yield per acre i'm 1910, is csti-
mated at 17O.7 points and the area
picked 32,3O3,O0O acres.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17

The drawing off Of water sunday
afternoon was useless aftor AN. as
the suction pipes at the pumping sta
ton were c,eaued uf sand and put i'm
shape for work before morning.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17
REFUSES TO PARDON JONES.
BARE CHANCE or NEW TRIAL
UNION MANS ONLY HOPE.

In Denying Clemency i'm Face of
Strong Appeals, GOV. BIease Writes
Another Chapter in Celebrated Ux-
Orcide Case - Sentence Life I'M
prisonmcnt-Third Appeal Pend
ing Before Supreme Court for New
Trial: After-DiScovCred Evidence
Allcs scd-HistOry of Case.
Evening journal., 1911-07-15
SPENCER CHAMPION
FROM Y YD. LINE
Gets World Honor by Break
Ing 81 Of HiS 100
Targets

During the recent Eastern Handi-
cap tournament held here, Charles G.
Spencer, a professional OF ST. Louis,
Mo-. made a worlds record for trap
shooter at the % yard line. when he
missed but three out of 100 targets.
The previous record was held by Fred
Gilbert, of Spirit Lake. Iowa, with 90
breaks. In 1908 Spencer won the
championship with 81 out Of 100 at
Cincinnati, o., and in 1907 Mr..
Spencer did some top-notch shooting
Ror instance. on August s, at Shelby,
Iowa he broke 200 straight Later
he broke 1876 out Of 200 at Sharon,
Pa; 1888 out of 400 at Manning, Iowa.
and POS out of 300 at St. Paul. lie
won the first Interstate Southern
Handicap, shooting from 20 yards,
with a score of SO out of a possible
100. In 1908 his shooting was even
of a higher order, If anything. In the
Grand American Handicap. he made
the remarkable score of 81 out of 100,
shooting from the 22-yard mark, max
ing second place. He won high aver
age at the state shoots of Iowa, Ne
braska and Arkansas. his scores at
the two latter being 3S9 out of 400
and $50 out of 600 respectively. His
most remarkable score was made at
Clark, Mo-, when he got 229 out Of
$3.50 targets. Spencer also holds the
worlds record for straight targets,
having broken 565 Of the birds with
out a miss.
Evening journal., 1911-07-15
AUTO TRADE HAS
A GOOD WEEK
Companies Report More Sales
Of Popular CarS---NeW
Designs Shown

The automobile business keeps up
pretty we'll for the lateness Of the sea-
son. One Of the latest machines to ar
tive in Wilmington is the Hupmobile,
which was sold this week to Ernest
dupont by the Wilmington Automobile
CO. IL is a 2O-horse power machine and
SIS fully equipped.
The same company has Just received
G ccnsie-nent of Model A Stevens
-Juryea machines. There are four cars
ia the shipment and three Of them ars
sold The names OF the purchasers are
not made public The cars are 36-horse
power, four cylinder machines. The
same company has sold an A. A. five
passenger car. six cylinder.
Major Edmund Mitchell and a party
Of six friends left here yesterday in q
car secured from the company. They
went TO Atlantic City to attend the
Elks celebration.
The Bradford Co. has a Chase de-
livery wagon on its show room floor
1t is the first machine of this type q
be seen I'm Wilmington
The Auto Sales Co. has sold abou
twenty Brush roadsters and a numbe
Of business automobiles within thu
last three months. The latest car to b.
placed in their stock is a Liberty Brusl
business car
Willard Parsons and Captain Jane
Shepherd have bought Brush machine
lately
Evening journal., 1911-07-15
A HeartIess Father.

"I need some help with my house
hold duties" announced a Maiden wO-
man when her husband came home
the other night
whats the matter with our daugh-
ter?" the husband wanted to know.
"Our daughter7 The ideal Why.
Jim, you know she's awfully delicate.
and she would die II she had to do any
household work. She has her school,
and
And what7 Her teachers report
shows that she isn't doing a bit Of
school work"
But she Is the star member OF her
basketball team. and you know she is
eager to take the prize at the gym
nasium contest. But that's just like a
man-wantng a delicate girl TO en-
gage in rough. hard labor. Be asham-
ed Of yourself. Jim Jenkinsl You
have no feeling. "-Boston Traveller.
Evening journal., 1911-07-15
Modern "pew Ponds"

The ancient "dew ponds" of Eng
land have their modern counterparts
on the rock OF Gibraltar. where drink
ing water is obtained by the co,iden-
sation Of the abundant dew I'm espe-
cially prepared basins. The primitive
process consists IN making a hollow in
the ground and filling the bottom with
dry straw. over which rs placed lay
er OF clay. On a clear night the clay
cools very rapidly. and the dew is con-
densed into water in the basin. The
pond is improved by putting a layer OF
asphalt or portland cement under the
straw At Gibraltar the present prac-
tice is TO use wood instead OF straw
and sheet iron instead OF clay.
Evening journal., 1911-07-15
GUN CLUB THANKFUL
FOR TOURNEY SUPPORT

The management of the dupont
Gun Club desires to thank the press
of Wilmington. the Wilmington peo-
pie, the officials of the DUPONT Com
pany, the members Of the DUPONT Gun
Club and all others whose hearty CO.
operation during the Sixth Eastern
Handicap helped 10 make it the great
est Eastern Handicap ever held The
visiting shooters were unanimous in
their praise Of the reception accorded
them, aud all those who worked fol
the success OF the tournament merit
and should receive, our hearty thanks
for their assistance.
Evening journal., 1911-07-15


IF one learns 20 breathe properly
when young he fnds the benefit of It
in middle and old age" said a physi-
clan.
you will notice that when a middle
aged man gets into a train he holds his
breath and then grunts loudly as he
sits down This is a stupid practice.
II throws a terrific strain on the heart
and may even burst a blood vessel in
the lungs or the brain. Many Of those
sudden deaths we hear OF are due TO
holding the breath while making a VIC
lent effort Only the trained athlete is
usually free from this fault Athlete
or not. every one should practice easy
and regular breathing. II It cannot be
managed with closed mouth then the
mouth should be opened when per
forming such operations as lifting a
weight. running upstairs, stepping into
a railway carriage. and the like You
may add years TO your life by this lit
tie Observation-Disclosures Globe.
Evening journal., 1911-07-15
SEE JOURNAL SCORES BY
NIGHT AS WE'LL AS DAY.

THE JOURNAL has placed a
large gas arc light above the base
ball score boards at Fourth and
Shipley streets, so the scores can
easily be seen at night as well as
during the afternoon. THE JOUR-
NAL is the only newspaper bullet
lining the scores by innings Of the
two big leagues, as received over
the United Press direct wire. as
well as giving the Tri-State scores.
That this is appreciated by the
public Is shown by the LARGE
crowds that gather in front Of
, THE JOURNAL office daily to fol-
low the progress of the games.
Evening journal., 1911-07-15
OLIVET GETS
FAST PLAYERS

Manager Mote, of the Olivet Field
Club announces that he has signed
Harry DeValinger, pitcher. and David
Coke. 1b The addition of these two
players, Mr. Mote believes, will great
ly strengthen his team
Oliver Field Club is going at a fast
clip and Manager Mote does not expect
his team to take a slump, but is con-
fdent that with the addition of DeVal-
niger and Coke their good work will be
kent IN
Evening journal., 1911-07-15

Artists Friend pauonizinglyl - l
think those thistles in your foreground
are superbly realistic. old chap. Pom
my word. they actually seem TO be nod
ding in the breeze. don't you know"
Ungrateful Artist-Yes. have mad
one or two people tell me they would
almost deceive an ASST
Evening journal., 1911-07-15
Mad. ths Cannon RaIls Ia.

The first battle OF the war Of 1912
was fought at Sacketts Harbor. July ..
1912, and consisted OF an attack made
upon the village. The inhabitants mad
but one gun OF sufficient size and
strength to inhict damage. thirty-two
FOUNDER for which they had no shot.
This difficulty was overcome by the
patriotism Of the housewives. who tore
up carpets from the floors and with
strips wound the small balls TO tit the
cannon.
Evening journal., 1911-07-15
CANNON'S BIRDS
WIN THE SPECIAL

Birds of the Diamond State Homina
Club flew from Washington on last
Sunday in a special race Wallace
L. Cannon's coop getting in first in
hours and 81 minutes. Fred E. Mar
tin. /. n. Wiltbanks. Max Ahner
George Sauder, Thomas Tulley. George
Poole and Jacob Stafford had birds
entered Mr.. Cannon entertained Al
New Castle on Thursday night ID
honor OF his victory
Evening journal., 1911-07-15
Electric csntipedss.

Least attractive among the insects
which give light are the 80 called
electric cenupedes.' black crawlers
with many legs which have been liken-
ed to serpents' skeletons in miniature.
They move in a snakelike fashion. for
ward or backward leaving behind
them a bright track Of phosphoric light
However. they are most accustomed TO
appear in the daytime. when the H.
Elimination they afford is not visible
London Times.
Evening journal., 1911-07-15
WHITE SOx GET POWELL.

BY The United Fress.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo-. July 15.-Ray
Powell. a left fielder of the local
Western League, is now the property
of the White Sox. The deal was made
yesterday and the consideration was
$4,000. He will not join the Sox this
year.
Evening journal., 1911-07-15
WATCHING THE SCORE BOARD


Detroit American rag but it
N be long time btoe the Athletics that
game
Auin. after the his
Athletics I'm their fourth straight defeat
Cincinnati outhit her
ual Score another victory Mr. Alexander the
the Nationals consignment for 1911
Sherwood Magee piabe plight has
City and to Many
and later regretted il sincerely.
The bidding these Montenegrans Kelly
the 'cappers" in iewey
those BIT phony
The In nd
sleeping potion Father tea
surely sight for
ing nrs place long regarded the undspued
Chesy Cubs Giants
Nor would keen regret be
those Cardinal has beens
Old man cy Young evidently has few
TEN II rumored he's after that
should attain shortly before he
Evening journal., 1911-07-15

The middle classes are the prepon-
derant social force of today in repub'
lies as well as in monarchies, In Eu'
rope as In America. Everything is
everywhere subordinated to the neces
sity OF satisfying them as speedily and
as thoroughly as possible.-Ferrero IN
Paris Figaro.
Evening journal., 1911-07-15
JOHNSON-WELLS
FIGHT ASSURED


u iHV NHIlVW IE0o.
LONDON. July 15-Conditions Of
the fights between Jack johnson and
Bombardier Wells have been agreed
upon. and all that remains to bind the
battle is the signature Of the men.
No date has yet been fixed for the
fight, which, It is said, will be for
the biggest purse evxer offered in
England for a prize fight
Evening journal., 1911-07-15
BASEBALL MANAGERS.

Now is the time to book
games for the coming season.
The best way is send challenges
to THE EVENING JOURNAL,
including lineup and other
news Of the team. Write on
only one side of the paper, and
address il TO the Sporting
Editor. Teams throughout the
county as wen as in Whining
ton should get in line at once.
Evening journal., 1911-07-15
MAPLE VALLEY WINNERS.

Winners at Maple Valley on Thurs
day were Evengeline, Sweetheart and
Homely Bell. Sweethearts time of
2.43 was the fastest of the day
W. j. Kelly was starter, and f. G.
Pierce. !. w. Sweed. J. w. Smith,
Judges
Evening journal., 1911-07-15
RED STARS WIN.

Red Star defeated Twilight at Fourth
and Church on Friday for the second
time by the score Of IA to z. Batteries
Red Star. Dolan and Lynch; Twilight
Stantnico and Midg.
Evening journal., 1911-07-15
SHERIDAN QUITS AS UMPIRE.

BY The United Press.
CHICAGO July 15AUmpire Sheri-
dan the veteran, has quit his job rs
an American arbiter. He made up mis-
mind yesterday and did not report
for duty in the afternoon. He says
he is going back to California and
resume the undertaking business.
Evening journal., 1911-07-15
Brent Tops Chick Hiffers
With High Average of 1853
Rr Alexander Ahrnhams.

with of the Chicks hitting the 800
of $50 with other
Matthews hitting
slumped Matthew fielding.
fielding including
fbo Tburcdo
Evening journal., 1911-07-15

Polite Neigbbor = Everybody says
YoE husband is such wide awake
nan.fAlls. fosBies. Mrs Jobbles with
siehj--Yes..aad the bsby, takes after
himl
Evening journal., 1911-07-15

NEW YORK, July 15,-Freddie
Welsh, the ex-lightweight champion
Of England, is hotfoot after a match
with AID Wolgast. holder of the worlds
title. Welsh posted $1,000 recently as a
guarantee of good faith for a match
with Wolgast. The Englishman states
that in his opinion he can beat the
worlds champion on scientific points
Evening journal., 1911-07-15

THERE'S no utter failure'in trying to
10 what Is good
Evening journal., 1911-07-15

and that he will be bigger and stronger
than Moran Welsh declares that Mo-
ran showed nothing of his former
prowess and appeared to have goAe
stale in his recent battle with the title
holder The fact that Wolgast made a
punching bag Of him doesn't appear
to worry Welsh, who insists that he
could have stopped Moran himself with
similar ease.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-07-14

in session. lev. Rufln 10 a member
of the Grand Lodge staff, holding the
Office of G1and Prelate. Misses Mary
McNeal and Mary Adams were the
guests of Mrs. f. ID. Rufln last Sun
day afternoon. Mrs. Candace Fields,
wife of G. R. S. Fields, left last Sun
day evening at 7:1S p. M. for Chatta-
nooga. Rev. B. Y. Young, pastor Of
Cedar Grove Baptist Church,
prea ched two great sermons last Sun
day at IL a.. m. and 8 p. M. The
Death Angel visited the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Banks last We'd
nesday evening and carried away
their daughter, Minerva Banks, who
had been i'll for some time previous
to her death, She leaves a father,
mother, three brothers and three sis
ters to mourn her loss. The funeral
was attended by Revs. H. p Cor ion
and w. l.. Johnson. Interment took
place in .Williamson's Cemetery. She
was a member of Alexander Chapel
NJ. E. Church.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-07-14
FOURTH OF JULY AT GREEN
WOOD PARK.

The greatest Fourth of July cele,
bration that the Negroes of Nashville
have ever observed was pulled off &C.
cording to programme on last Tues
day. There were two places of
amusement, Coney Island and Green
wood Park, and the concensus of
opinion seems to be that fully so per
cent of the population took adj
vantage of the beautiful day and Wis
tied n of these two outing places.
The biggest celebration that Nash
vile or the county of Davidson has
ever experienced vas the result of
that day. Many people visited both
parks, Special programs were pulled
off at each place but the largest and
most enthusiastic crowd was at
Greenwood. The drawing card was
natures handicap work in the park
itself. There was the MILITARY Guard
unattached of the Tennessee Nation.
al Guard, under the command of
Captain Henry Bowman and Lieu.
tenants G. o. Hadley and Moses Col.
lier.
The Uniform Rank of the X. of P.
under Sir Knight Capt. j. H. Kelly.
The Uniform Rank gave a beautiful
exhibition drill and the companies
pulled off a sham battle in the after
noon.
The crowd was SO immense at this
performance that it filled the grand
stand and banked both sides of the
baseball park one-half of it's distance.
A conservative estimate places the
attendance ait 10000. They came in
every kind of conveyance. Vehicles
of every description, automobiles ga
lore, pedestrians by the thousands,
because the street al company was
unable to accommodate the throng.
The superintendent of the street car
company, Mr.. Davis, declares that
every available car that could be
run was in operation. 1t is claimed
that $4,000 people rode on the Fair
field line on that day. From the en-
trance of the park back beyond
the baseball ground was a great am
phitheatre of a surging mass of
pleasure-seekers 1t was 1920 o'clock
at night when the street car company
decided that the only way to get the
people back to the city was to use
the double-truck a r such as are
used on Woodland, West Nashville,
Cherry and College and Beuna Vista
lines.