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The Washington times., 1911-01-05
The Misses Patten Give
Dinner for Miss Taft

The Misses Patten are entertaining at
a large dinner party for young people
tonight in compliment to Miss Helen
Taft.
Miss Ethel Roosevelt, who has been a
much feted and entertained young lady
during her visit to her brother-in-law
and sister, Representative and Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth, was the guest IN
honor Of whom Miss Marion Oliver,
daughter OF the Assistant Secretary of
War and Mrs. Robert Shaw Oliver, was
hostess at luncheon today.
The guests asked to meet Miss Roose-
welt were Mrs. Albert Akin, daughter OF
the Attorney General and Mrs. Wicker
sham. Miss Marion Leutze and Miss
Nelka de Smirnoff.
Miss Gladys Hinckley entertained at
luncheon today In honor of Miss Louise
Cromwell and her house guest, Miss
Suzanne Carroll, Of Baltimore, who
came over to attend the Bachelors CO.
tillion last night at the New Willard.
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Miss Helen Cannon. daughter of the
Speaker Of the House. who was to have
entertained guests at luncheon today,
gagements for the present on account
of illness.
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Mr.. and Mrs. williams F. Lemon are
giving a reception and house warming
tonight at their new residence. 2s4
Kalorama road. -
The Misses Murray. daughters Of Brig.
Gen. Arthur Murray, u. S. A, and
Mrs. Murray, will entertain at lunch
con Saturday in compliment to Miss
Marion LeutZe, who Is the house guest
of Miss Louise Cromwell.
Miss Mary Shield, daughter of Mrs.
Thomas Dickinson Shield, of Pitts
burg, will arrive in Washington with
in a few days to visit Mrs. NJ. j. Col
bert.
Mrs. NJ. L. Twogood entertained at
luncheon today at her residence, 4l7
Fourteenth street, in honor of Miss Eu-
nice James. Covers were laid for eight.
Mrs. Charles r. Collins was hostess at
luncheon yesterday at her residence,
on K street. for young people, in COM
pliment to Miss Weems, Of Winchester.
Va, who is en- route to New Orleans,
where she will spend the winter.
The Washington times., 1911-01-05
German Ambassador
And Wife Give Dinner.

The German Ambassador and Coun-
tess Won Bernstorff were hosts at a
dinner last evening at the embassy
Their guests were the Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Meyer, Representative
and Mrs. Longworth. the Third Assist
ant Secretary of State and Mrs Chan
dler Hale, the Turkish ambassador, the
Spanish Minister and Mime. Riano, Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Moore, Mrs August
Peabody Gardner. Mrs. Charles A.
Mum, Miss Mabel Boardman, Maurice
Lowe, and Commander Retzmann,
naval attache of the embassy.
Mrs. J. Van Vechten Olcott, wife of
Representative 'Olcott, has arrived In
Washington from New York and has
joined Representative Olcott at the New
Willard, where they have taken an
apartment for the season. Il
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Mrs. Meyer. wife of the Secretary of
the Navy, was assisted at her reception
yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Winthrop,
Mrs. McCammon, Mrs. Gherardi, Miss
Alys Meyer, and Miss Ruth Appleton.
Gen. John A. Johnston, u! s. A. and
Mrs Johnston entertained a party at
dinner last evening. Covers were laid
for twenty-siX. The party afterward
went to the Bachelors cotlllon.
The Washington times., 1911-01-05

Mrs. NJ. Z. Twogood entertained at
luncheon today at her residence, 34l7
Fourteenth street, in honor of Miss Eu-
nice James. Covers were laid for eight.
The Washington times., 1911-01-05
Miss Sophy Johnston
In White Satin and Blue.

Miss Sophy Johnston wore dainty
gown Of white satin embroidered in blue
with a tunic blue tulle edged with sf-
yer fringe with a girdle Of silver and
effective touches of silver at the top Of
the corsage.
Miss Gladys Hinckley wore nile green
satin with single pPk rose at her
corsage.
Mrs. Edward McCauley was in white
satin with a tunic oYerdrapery of net
embroidered in crystal and black. Her
daughter, Miss Mary McCauley. wore
a dainty frock of pale pink satin bor-
dered in marabou.
Miss Margaret Smith, the debutante
daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Roland
Cotton Smith, and considered one Of tn
beauties of the season, wore a most
attractive gown of French blue satin
with a tunic of net heavily embroidered
The Washington times., 1911-01-05

Continued on Eleventh Page.)
The Washington times., 1911-01-05
Mrs. Alexander H. Semmes
Gives Young Peoples Tea.

Mrs Alexander H. Semmes will en-
tertain at a young peoples tea this
afternoon at her residence, 220s Q street,
in compliment to the Dartmouth Dra-
The Washington times., 1911-01-05

Mr.. and Mrs williams F. Lemon are
giving a reception and house warming
tonight at their new residence, 2S4
Kalorama road.
The Washington times., 1911-01-05

Mrs. Charles r. Collins was hostess at
a luncheon yesterday at her residence,
on K street, for young people, in COM
pliment to Miss Weems, Of Winchester.
Va, who is en- route to New Orleans,
where she will spend the winter.
The Washington times., 1911-01-05
Receiving Days for Society Of the Capital

Mrs. Jonathan Bourne, jr., wife of
Senator Bourne, will not receive this
season.
Mrs Rayner, wife of Senator Rayuer.
will not receive this afternoon.
Mrs. Hepburn will receive this after
noon after o'clock at. her apartment
in Stoneleigh Court.
Mrs. wallace Radciine is receiving
Monday afternoons at the manse. 100
K street.
Mrs David Stewart Hendrick and
Miss Hendrick win not receive tomor-
row but will receive the remaining Fri
days in January.
Mrs. Jules Guthridge will receive in
formally Fridays during January and
February.
Mrs. James Marion Johnston viii be
at home Fridays in January.
-
Mrs. william G. Harvey and her sis
ter, Miss Bodeker, will receive tomor-
Mrs. Royal B. Bradford and Miss
Bradford will receive tomorrow after
noon and the remaining Fridays in the
month.
Mrs. Walter Mclean, wife of Cap
tain Mclean. U. s. N, will be at home
tomorrow afternoon, asking her guests
to meet Mrs. Gale, wife Of the former
consul at Athens Mrs. Paul c. Pat
terson will also receive with her mother.
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Mrs. Henry Clay Browning and Miss
Browning will receive tomorrow and
the remaining Fridays In January from
4 to O'Clock.
Mrs. ]. W. MacMurray and Miss Mac
Murray will be at home Mondays in
January.
Mrs. Alexander H. Semmes
Gives Young Peoples Tea.
Mrs. Alexander H. Semmes will en-
tertain at a young peoples tea this
afternoon at her residence, 2206 Q street,
in compliment to the Dartmouth Dra-
CONTINUED on Eleventh Page.)
The Washington times., 1911-01-05

Miss Mary Shield. daughter of Mrs,
Thomas Dickinson Shield. of Pitts
burg, will arrive in Washington with
in a few days to visit Mrs. NJ. j. Col
bert.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17
n Chance to Save Money.

In view of the heavy bill for dray-
age on the coal used at the water
works pumping station that the
Sumter Lighting Company could af-
ford to furnish power for drawing
the pumps at less cost than they are
now operated. 1t would seem that
the Sumter Lighting Company, having
no drayage to pay on the coal it uses,
and being equipped to develop a great
deal more power than it is now able
to find customers for, is in a position
to handle this power proposition for
the pumping station at profit and
still save the city tidy sum of mon
cy annually. \ study Of the annual
report of the Commissioners of Pub
lie Works will bear out this conclu-
sion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17
DO Ghosts Haunt SWamU~ d"

No. never Its foolish to fear a
fancied evil. when there are real and
deadly perils to guard against in
swamps and marshes ,bayous, and
lOwlands. These are the malaria
germs that cause ague. chills and
fever, weakness. aches in the bones
and muscles and may induce deadly
typhoid. But Electric Bittcrs de-
strOys and casts out these vicious
germs from the blood. "Three bot
ties drove all the malaria from my
system" wrote VIM. Fretwell, Of
Lucama, n. c.. "and I've had fine
health ever since" Use this safe.
sure remedy only. soc at Sibert's
Drug Store
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17
WHERE THE LIGHTS WILL GO.
Light Committee Makes Report of
Where Lights Needed


The light committee recommended "a
Tuesday night, at Council meeting,
that lights be established at the fol-
lowing places:
At the corner of Blanding anu Bart
lett streets.
On Salem avenue, near Mr.. j. p.
Booths.
At foot Of Main street near Nat
ional Packing Company.
Corner Of Dingle and Salem streets.
AT the corner Of Sumter and Bee
streets.
On South Main street near Walsh
place.
On Kendrick street near A. j.
Ards.
AT north end OF Magnolia street.
AT the Mutual Ice Company, near
railroad crossing.
On Broad street, in front of Mr.. d,
ID. Noise
There were IL lights in all rec om-
mended. some of these to be small
lights and some Of them necessarily
being arch lights. The city is to put
up at least three more arc lights.
there being 81 Of them now I'm use
and with the one hundred the total
cost Of lights will be somewhat re-
duced for the city. The light commit
tee was instructed to put the three ad
ditional arc lights where they saw fit
and the small lights where trv were
necessary The cost of the small
lights is approximately one-fourth that
OF the arc lights.
When the seven arches are put m
on Main and Liberty streets and it is
found that they furnish sufIicien.
light without the use Of the arc lights
which are now in use at the places
which the arches will light, tie arc
lights will be moved by the light conf
pany to any place designated by the
light committee where they are need
ec. Lights were reported as nnr
burning for total of 235 hours dur
ing the past month.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17

SAYS HE: WILL NOT RESIGN
CONTIN CES.
Further Action Depends Upon Insur-
rcctos' Sourse With Regard to Mes
sage Sent To- Madero.

Mexico City. May 12.-Gen. Diaz
will not leave the presidency while
the country is In its present state OF
unrest. He stands ready to state in
more explicit terms than those con-
tained In his recent manifesto, If nee
essary. his attitdue with reference to
his retirement.
"A message conveying this informa-
tion has been sent the revolutionists
through Carabajal at Eel Paso and
the government is awaiting an an
swer.
Jove Yves Limantour. minister of
finance. made the above eplanation
to a representative of the Associated
Press OF the intentions OF the admin
istration under the circumstances as
they appear at the moment. HE de-
clared that following the issuance Of
the presidents manifesto and Is a re-
lection by the reyolutionists mes
sage was sent to Judge Carabajal, the
governments peace representative
asking that Madero and his followers
state In exactly what terms they de-
sire the announcement that the presi-
dent was to resign be made.
The message should have been in
Madero's hands for at least three
days. but up To- tonight no reply had
been returned. Judge Carabajal will
walt in El Pasc a day or two longer
under instructions 90 transmit any pro-
posal the insurrectos may desire to
make.
What was to be the next step to be
taken by the government appeared to
hinge upon the receipt or non~receIpt
Of further proposition from the rev.
iuuonists. Nothing further was TO
be iaaugurated by the officials in the
direction Of peace conferences.
The Importance OF the decision Of
the American government TO permit
arms and ammunition TO cross the
border into Mexico through the regu-
lar channel Of trade Is fully appre-
ciated. Throughout the insurrection
the greatest handicap to the rebels
has been the difficulty Of securing
rifles and ammunition. The decision
greatly simplified Madero's task of
srming the recruits whom he expects
to flock by thousands to his standard
on his projected march to the capi-
taL
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17
cAPT. FULP COURT MsRTIALED.
Militia Officers OF Columbia Appointed
ON Court Martial by Adjutant ener-
al Moore.

Columbia. May 12.-Adjutant Cen
erai Moore's purpose to deal summar-
lily with officers who neglect their Of
ficial duties is indicated by his action
today in appointing Col. c. II. Lips
comb. Major Joseph X. Allen, Cap
taips Herlong, Jackson. Doyle and
Legare all of Columbia. general court
martial. to meet May 22 TO try Cap
tain James ID. Fulp OF winnsboro.
commanding company NJ. Second In
fantry. on three charges of dis
obedience to- the lawful command Of
his superior. The charges are for re-
fusing To furnish quarterly reports
after repeated reminders
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17
Saved Child [ ON Death,

AFTER our child had suffered from
severe bronchial trouble for a year"
wrote G. II. Richardson, Of Richard
sons Mills, Ala, I'VE feared it had
consumption. 1t haf bad cough all
the time. We tried many remedies
without avail, and doctors medicine
seemed as useless. Finally we tried
Dr. Kings New Diucovcry, and are
pleased to say that one bottle effect
ed complete cure, and our child IS
again strong and healthy" For
coughs, colds, hoarscncss, lagrippc. as.
thma, Group and sore lungs It is the
most infallhlc remedy that's made.
Prcie 50 cents and $1.0O. Trial boz
tie free. Guaranteed by Sibert's
Drug store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17
NEW ASYLUM COMMENCED.
- a
FOR STATE PARK
Commission Charged With Work Met
Here Hestcrday--COntra to be
awarded Soon

Columbia, May 13.-The State hos
plt&l commission meeting here yes
terday decided to employ II. p. Kes-
ley, Of Salem, Mass, as landscape ar
aist for the development of the en-
tire property at state park" COM
prising $500 acres. Mr.. Kelsey was
employed several years ago by the
Civic Improvement league Of Colum-
bia to make report upon the develop
ment Of park systems about this city
His report is regarded as one Of the
most valuable documents on this
subject that has been made from this
section of the country.
Mr.. Kelsey is at present employed
upon both private and public park
work in Greenville. He has also been
employed by the trustees Of Clemson
college.
The commission visited the grounds
at State park" yesterday. Prepara-
tiOns are being made for drilling a
uccp well, elSnl lncneS IN diameter.
i is hoped to have one Of the build
ings for the new hospital completed
in a short time. This house will be
used for negro patients.
The commission decided TO send
several members to other States to
inspect the asylums, so that at the
next meeting an architect will be
chosen and work comm need on the
erection Of the several buildings. The
commission will spend 100000 dur
ing the year.
The members of the commission
are: DR.. j. w. Babcock. Dr. Robert
w. Wilson, Jr., Charleston; James
Payne, Anderson; John +. Floyd.
Spartanburg, and f. II. Aull, New
berry. The date Of the next meeting
of the commission has not been an
nOunced.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17
TWO NEW LINES OF FARM WORK
Commissioner f. j. Watson to Sneak
Before National Irrigation Congress
I'm Chicago.

Columbia, May 12.-Farm demo
stration work in this State, already Of
large importance, will be broadened
by the inauguration Or two entirely
new limos, according TO an announce
ment made this afternoon by Com
missioner e. J. Watson. following u
conference with Mr.. Bradford Knapp.
head Of the demonstration office at
Washington. For the cooperative
work in this State there is already a
fund of $4,000. Mr.. Watson will
speak at the National Irrigation Con-
gress meeting in Chicago this sum-
mer, following up his address before
that body at Spokane, last year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17
State OF Ohio. City OF Toledo.
Lucas County.

Lucas County. .
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that
he Is senior partner OF the firm OF
+. j. Cheney Il CO.. doing business I'm
the City OF Toledo. County and State
aforesaid and that said firm will pay
the sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of Ca
tarrh that cannot he cured by the
use OF Halls Cataarh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn 10 before me and subscribed
In my presence. this 9th day OF De-
eember. A. D.. 1886.
A. w. GLEASON,
(SeaL) Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken inter-
nally. and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials free.
+. j. CHENEY & CO. Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17
HAVE NARROW ESCAPE FROM
DEATH.
Messrs' Arthur Haynsworth, Al Kecls
and William Owens I'm Automobile
When ID Turns Over.


Messrs. Arthur Haynsw Al
keels and William owens had very
narrow escape from death Wednesday
night when the automobile in which
they were riding left the causeway
and was overturned throwing them
out, and giving them a serious jar and
few scratches, but no further in
jury.
The young men were taking a ride
10 Camden in an Overland car and
were going at pretty fair clip when
the car in crossing the causeway
skiddcd. leaving the track and turn
ing over on its SIDE. 1t was stated by
one of the young men that had there
not been n bush to one side which
stopped the car from turning over
any further the accident would no
doubt have been very serious one.
However, il was not and the young
men soon had the car righted and
were able TO continue their trip.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATION

The University Of South Carolina
offers scholarships in the school OF
Education TO one young man from
each county. Each scholarship is
worth 500 in money, and SIS term.
fee and free tuition.
Examination will be held at the
county seat July IA. 1911. Examina-
ton Of students generally for admis-
sion to the University will be held at
the same time.
Write for information to
S. c. MITCHELL, President.
Columbia, 5. c..
1&W.3t-5-12
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17

Is there anything in al this world
that is Of more importance to you
than good digestion? Food must be
eaten to sustain life and must be di-
digested and converted into blood.
When the digestion fails the whole
body suffers. Chamberlain's Tablets
are a rational and reliable cure for
INDIGESTION. They increase the flow
of bile, purify the blood, strengthen
the stomach, and tone up the whole
digestive apparatus to a natural and
healthy action. For sale by all deal
crs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17
JOE DUNLAP GRANTED BAIL.
A. {. IL. Engineer Granted Bail by
Judge Ernest Gary Upon Petition
of Mr.. l.. ID. Jennings.

Columbia, May 12.-On petition Of
Mr.. l.. ID. jennings. Esq. of Sumter,
Associate Justice Eugene Gary this
morning granted bail in the sum of
$1,000 to Joseph Dunlap, Of Sumter,
who is held for the murder of Charley
Middleton. a negro boy. Dunlap, q
railroad man, shot negro, Charley
Middleton for Collie Wood, for whom
he was lying in wait on account
OF family troubles.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17
y ROMANCE IN REAL ESTATE.
som" Facts and Figures About the
NcaTS.

The sale of the Bowman place
Wednesday at Dalzell marks the third
step in some surprising increases in
the price of real estate in this coun-
ty. The figures may be duplicated
elsewhere, but there are few other
places in this State that could boast
of the same record or one as good
The place which was the old "Jen-
nings plantation" before the war. had
IN it 1,035 acres of land, part of
which had never been cleared and
part Of which was, and still is a
swamp. A great part was old field
and had not been cultivated since
the war. Most of the pleace was
farmed by negroes, who raid little
rent on the small acreage that they
planted, who cared nothing about
building up the land and did not try
to do so and in most cases would not
have known how, even if they had
tried. Most Of them moved from one
place to another every year or so
and on these conditions the owner of
the land did not try to build them
good tenement houses or to better
thelr condition in any way. This was
the condition Of the place about 1900
when it was purchased from Mr.. S.
G. Spann, the owner, by Messrs. j. +.
Booth, II. j. Hardy and w. A. Bow
man. The land could hardly have
been in a worse condition than it was
in and everybody predicted failure
for the purchasers.
The purchasers, however, went
ahead and set to work to show what
could be done on a run down farm
such as they had acquired They had
bought the 1,035 acres at q value of
Sl2 per acre, making a total of
Sl2,42O. In the next few years the
farm was put through a course OF
farming that it had never known be-
fore and an amount of corn and cot
ton was produced on one acre that
had seemed impossible when the
place was bought and was incredi-
able to many who heard about il.
Mr.. Booth did not hold his one-third
snare long. At the end of the third
or fourth year he sold it out 20 the
other parties in the deal at SIG per
acre, having made fair profits on the
place while an owner and selling out
with good per cent of profit Az
ter Mr.. Booth sold out Mr.. Hardy fol
lowed suit four months later, selling
his share at $40 per acre. and con-
sequeutly making 4 larger pr lit than
Mr. Booth did
Wednesday the same land was sold
at auction 10 parties from The same
neighborhOou anu from surrounding
places at an average Of more than
$50 per acre. The sale was one Of
the biggest successes that has ever
been conducted in the county and
there was no lack Of buyers for all
of the land that was put up for
sale. Only 531 acres were sold, but
this amount brought in more than
enough to quadruple the amount
paid for the land some eleven years
before. Whether the price that the
land brought is it's real value or
whether it is an artificial value re-
| mains to be seen and the next decade
will show cOnclusively whether the
purchasers of Wednesday were sue
cessful real estate dealers and farm
ers or simply parties to rush into
deal without having first we'll con
sidered the cost
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17

The registration books for the city
of Sumter are now open and all per
sons who wish To vote i'm the special
election for the Main street bonds
should register, as the paving OF
Main street is one of the most i'm
portant improvements that Sumter
needs at the present time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17

No settlement was reached be-
tween Mr.. Beatty, the contractor for
the Church street paving, and the
street committee Wednesday. An Of
fer Of terms of settlement, however,
was made to Mr.. Beatty which is
open to him for the next ten days, at
the end Of which time he may eth
er accept or reject it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17

Now is the time to get rid of your
rheumatism. You will find Cham
pertains Liniment wonderfully ef-
fectlVe. One application will con-
vince you of its merits. Try it. Fol
sale by all dealers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17
IL startled the World

when the astounding claims were first
made for Bucklen's Arnica Salve,
but forty years Of wonderful cures
have proved them true. and svery-
where II Is now known as the best
saive on earth for burns. boils, scalds
sores. cuts. bruises. spralns. swellings
eczema. chapped hand. fever sores
and piles. Only 25c at Slbert's Drug
Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17
Folcy's Kidney Remedy Acted Quick

NJ y. George, Irondalc, Ala, was
bothered with kidney trouble for
many years. 81 was persuaded 60 try
Foley Kidney Remedy, and before
taking it three days | could feel its
beneficial effects The pain left my
back my Kidneys action cleared up.
and cam SO much better, I do not
hesitate to recommend Foley Kidney
Remedy" w. w. Sibert
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-17

The people Of the city are begin
ming To go out To POcalla now that
the warm weather has set In and a
great many Of them have found 1t a
most enjoyable place to spend
pleasant evening.