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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-06-10
hfi. WOODS ON CITY SCHOOLS.
Ike Thinks That People of City
SHOULD Vote for Extra Tax Levy.

sumter has a number of things
mat are creditable to it's people. but
IL there is any one thing in which
they ought to take special pride. it is
'helr pslendid, and this word is used
adFisedly, graded school system. for
the assertion may be safely made that
1t has very few equals and certainly
no Superlors, and if they have any
thing like an adequate conception Of
"hat this means for them and for the
Iuture of their city, they will see to
IL that there is no halt in the work of
these schools from the lack of mon
ey.
After the clear and concise state
ment' concerning the needs of the
schools made by Mr.. Manning. every
tax payer ought to vote for the ad-
dltlonal levy and more if it is need
ed. 1t will be we'll to have in mind
that 1T takes years Of hard, intelli-
gent, conscientious and oftentimes
"'PPi Sri''eu WOIk 10 DullQ up Such
fine working system Of schools. and
to let them retrograde for lack of
money will be a lasting reproach to
the people Of Sumter and a lasting
INJURY to the material interest Of their
city. AS Mr.. Manning very truly and
forcibly said, in his admirable ad-
iC
and no town or city can afford to be
behind in this great work. Then too,
1T is an age of competition, and in the
race for supremacy, intelligence will
always win over ignorance, for If
knowledge be power, then ignorance
stands for weakness. In fact there
is no way Of computing the cost of
ignorance, but every dollar spent for
education will be an investment that
Will return a very great harvest in
the way Of gain, material mental and
moral.
Then too, it is Well t. remember
that there is no such thing as stand
ing still and this. truth applies with
special force to educational work.
Notwithstanding the present fine con-
dition Of the schools there will al
ways be room for Improvement, and
these improvements and advances.
like al1' other good things, cost mon
ey and the money ought always be
Forthcoming when it is needed to
carry them on. The individual who
did not feel proud Of the recently
graduating class is a pretty bad COM
bination of selfishhc.-s and ignorance.
Sumter is not Lew place, but a
town with a histor.., and an honor
able on at that. ard this being the
case makes it all tn. more incumbent
on Its people to eX-rt themselves to
The utmost to advance its interests in
! every possible way, and if they will
Just look out for the schools the 9TH
ar things will, in a very great meas
ure at least. look out for themselves.
The writer takes special pleasure,
IN saying that parents who wish to
send their children to a first class
school. that is people who live out
side of the city, can do no better
than to send them to Sumter for the
moral and religious influences there
are as good as can be found in anv
place in this or any other State, and
they. the children, will be sure to
make friends where there are so
many big hearted hospitable and
cultured people.
w. d. Woods.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-06-10

Mr.. Gates, representative of the
Southern Underwriters association.
was in the city Wednesday II inspect
the fire department and water works
system in the city. He had consider
apie comments to make concerning
the water works system and seemed
to think that a reservoir was neces-
sary for holding the citys water sup
ply.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-06-10

\ big crowd went out to Pocana
last night to attend a picnic ana to
eat fish stew, take in the swimming
ana to have a, general good time. A.
tn" summer comes On the crowds
that go out t" Pocala nightly are he
coming larger and larger for they
realize that it is good place t. GO
To and that the bathing is fine. The
nSh stews furnished by Mr.. Beck are
also about as good as they make
thom.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-06-10
INDEXING WORK COMPLETED.
DEEDS and Mortgages IndcNcd From
january 1, 1906 To Present Time
According to Cott Family Name In
dcx System.

The work of recording the indexes
of the deeds and mortgages recorded
in the office Of the county clerk ac-
cording to the Cott Family Name In
dex System, as agreed upon with
Walker, Evans q Cogswell Co., Of
Charleston, has been completed, in
spected and accepted and the young
ladies who have been doing the work
will leave the city Wednesday.
The contract to have the new sys-
tenn installed was made sometime last
January with Mr.. Thorpe. the agent If
Walker, Evans & Cogswell Co., and in
February Misses Bobbitt, Ratcliff and
Wilburn were sent here by the com
pany to do the work. Miss Bobbitt
was placed in charge and with some
assistance from ladies of the city
the work was pushed rapidly for
ward to completion. Saturday mark
ed tho last day of work for
the young ladies. at which time
the work was passed upon and
| accepted.
The new system which has been in
| stalled will save much time to those
who have TO look up titles to deeds
and mortgages hereafter and will in
time to come save the county much
| money. Heretofore, about every ten
years all of the indexing had to be
done over as the books used became
too small for the number Of names
filed. This called for an expenditure
OF considerable amount of money
every ten years for the rewriting and
reindexing Of the records, which of
| course in number of years amount
cd to large sum. Hereafter the rec
| ords will be kept in loose sheet books
which when they become too large TO
| handle, can be divided into two or
more books. which can be easily
handled. The indexing will all be
| done by the county clerks and Will
| be done as the names are added to
| his files and the deds and mortgages
recorded.
| The cost of the work to make the
new system was something over ST.
100. much less in itself than at any
other time in several decades when the
| indexes had to be rewritten. The
method has been adopted by a large
number of counties in this State and
means great deal of saving Of time
FOR those who have to look up the
records. and of money for the county.
Misses Elizabeth Bobbitt,' Mary
Ratcliff and Alice Wilburn, the young
ladies who did the work. have made
many friends while they have been in
the city and will be missed after their
departure. Miss Wilburn left last
Monday for her home in North Caro-
lima and Misses .Bobbitt and Ratcnff
| will leave Wednesday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-06-10

Washington. June 4.-The finance
committees report of the reciprocity
bill to the Senate will feature the be-
ginning of the third month of the ex-
ira session OF Congress. The hear
ings. which have continued almost
y month. will close tomorrow or Tues
day. and on Wednesday the commit
tee will go into executive session to
determine Its disposal of the bin.
Chairman Penrose Is confident the
committee will reach a vote before
adjourhment Wednesday. in which
r event the bill would be reported
Thursday.
Once in the Senate, the bill will run
a gauntlet OF speeches and amend
ments. At least thirty Senators ex-
pect to address the Senate In oppo-
sition to the bill. No one counts up
on less than six weeks OF debate.
With the Presidential contest only
year of. there is a general dispo-
sition to play for position. Despite
Democratic and insurgent Repubr-
can persistence. Mr.. Penrose predicts
passage of the bill and an adjourn
ment OF the extra session before
August 1.
In committee the most serious con-
nict probably will occur over the
amendment OF Senator Root, with
holding the application OF the agree
ment of wool pulp imported free
from Canada so long as local or pro-
vincial restrictions are placed upon it's
expectation. As n rule. this restric-
ton Is opposed by Democrats and in
surgnts and favored by regular Re-
publicans. The opposition is or the
ground that IL would be more drastic
than the present law.
Friends OF the Adminlstratio On are
urging reporting the bill without any
modification. A favorable report Is
not expected from the committee. In
Difference to the Presidents wishes.
many Republican Senators will re-
strain their opposition u the extent
Of permitting the bill to go to the
Senate without recommendation. but
they will reserve the right to oppose
the measure in open Senate.
The Lorimer case will receive re-
newed attention In the Senate during
the week If committee on privileges
and elections carries out the gen
tlemen's agreement" for the selection
OF special committee of eight to
consider the case.
Names of the Senator's designated
would be sent back to the Senate for
confirmation. making a reopenine of
the whole case possible.
Tomorrow Senator Pomerone Is to
call up and speak u his resolution
directing criminal proceedings against
the officers and directors Of the Stand
ard OIL and American Tobacco COM
panies.
The Senator's popular election bill
Is still the unfinished business of the
senate ana VIII ne voted on June IL.
In the House the debate upon the
wool tariff will begin Wednesday.
What the House will do after this is
uncertain. Nothing will then be be-
fore IL and the ways and means COM
mittee may enter upon the revision
OF the cotton schedule. Democratic
leaders however. are somewhat dis
posed to postpone action until the
next session. In that case the House
VIII adjourn from time to time while
awaiting the action Of the Senate.
House committees will continues
active throughout the summer and
possibly autumn. This week n spe-
cial committee will begin probing the
affairs Of the American Sugar Refin-
ing Company.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-06-10

CoTIoN SEED-Wood's Improved
Early Prolific, similar to but better
than King cotton, made full crop
last year after oats; also Money
maker Cotton seed. Grown on
blight-free farm and ginned on
private gin; Woods Early Prolific,
private gin; Woods Early Prolific,
S1.25 bushel; Moneymaker, s1.0O
bushel. G. P. Osteen Co., Sumter,
S. c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-06-10

40 you need printing OF any de
scriptiOn? Come to Headquarters
Osteen Publishing Co. For nearly
nifty years Osteen and good printing
have meant the same thing In Sum
ter
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-29
Tatt.S Annual Message.

With his So-cHlled annual mes
sage" ont Of the way. President lalt
and The White House force today
started in on the series Of special
messages" which will be sent 10 Con-
grcss in rapid fire order during III"
first two weeks Of the session. II Is
expected that II message discussing
the report Of The Hadley commission
which investigated questions rclai-
ing TO the issue Of railroad securities
will be the first document 10 follow
the annual message. Others. discuss
ing the Alaskan and general conSrr-
walton issues, the tariff economies
in the government departments, the
magazine postal rates. foreign a1falrS.
including the peace treaties between
France and Great Britain now pend
ing in the Senate. and The WORK OF
the several departments. viii follow.
The President plans 10 have them al!
before Congress prior 10 its adjourn
mcnt for The Christmas holidays.
The annual message. disposed OF
last night. after an all-day Cabinet
meeting. is unusual in TWO respects.
II is very brief. and discusses only
the trust question: Putting ali ms
eggs in one basekt, as the President
has said, he advocates federal IN
corporation law as the next step III
trust regulation by the government.
The President has NOT drafted any
bill for such law. but leaves that
part of il to Congress.
il was announced last night that
the Cabinet is in complete accord
with the President upon the message
and the recommendations he makes
therein. Each member OF the Cab
met had an active part in drafting
the document. 1t was upon the ad-
vice of the Cabinet that The PrcSi-
dent made the message short. ard
confined il TO discussion of trust
control.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-29
EOARD or ALDERMEN.

But little business came before the
Beard OF Aldermen last night.
Mr.. Field introduced an ordinance,
Which was referred 10 the committees
on fiuance aud general laws, authorz.
ing the mayor to execute n special
/; warranty dfss' = !rc'l":i 2s3'tPre 'er
a parcel of.ground on the south side o!
Montgomery street and cast side OF
Lee street.
The Common Council returned .
resolution providing for the erection
OF an improved gas lamp at the IN
tersection of Cameron and Pitt streets
which had been adversely reported by
the committee on light at n previous
meeting and adopted by both boards
The lower board had taken up the
committees report and recommitted
the resolution The committee had
recommended that a gas light be re-
moved from Pitt street, near King,
and placed at the section indicated III
the resolution.
Mr.. Ogden was aversc TO the board
retroceding from their previous action
and concurring in that OF the Common
Council. He thought such procedure
uuparliamentary after botli boards had
adopted the report OF the committee.
His views were concurred by Presl-
dent Marbury and all the members,
and the paper was endorsed and re-
turned to the lower board.
TIE Aldermen roncurred i'll the ac.
ton of the Common Council on all the
other papers sent IN.
The Aldermen were in session but a
short time, as most of the time the
members were in the chamber was
passed in recesses.
1t was finally realized that the hour
would be late before the annexation
paper reached the Aldermen even II
it succeeded in passing the Common
Council, and should it be sen; to tn.
Aldermen it would necessarily be LAID
over: hence shortly before ten O'Clock
the board adjourned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-29

Chinese element and frequent as
saults on The police, the governor
of Hong Kong. Sir Edward Dusard.
has proclaimed martial law there.
The Chinese slcJnc,:t: IS wild with eX-
citericnt over The recent eTents in
the Chinese revolution.
The first news of the capture OF
Nankin was given TO the outside
wcrld Yesterday by the United Press
correspondent here. The adviceS
were received through reliable rev.
olutionary sources. and were obtained
by the United Press correspondent
fully twelve hours before they leaked
out through the regular official chan
nels.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-29
LOCAL BRFVITIES.

George Ira Thomas died in Washing
ton n few days AGO. His remains were
inferred in Hollywood cemetery, Rich
mond.
Thanksgiving will be donation day
at the Children's Homo. The ladies
in charge OF the nome will be there to
receive gifts for the home.
Ike Edney, colored, was arrested
yesterday on the charge OF stealing q
chicken. He was brought before the
Police Court this morning and his case
continued. This was the only case on
the docket.
There was small supply Of country
produce in market this morning.
Dressed chickens were selling at 81
cents each. There were no turkeys in
the market court. In the various stalls
and stores turkeys were sold at - and
- cents per pound.
Tomorrow, Thanksgiving day, will
be Donation Day at the Alexandra
Hospital and The Hospital Board have
sent cut cards asking their many friends
to be as generous again this year as
they have been in the past. So send III
whatever you can in the way OF money
or articles that will he Of use IN such an
Institution.
The many friends and acquaintance
OF Mr.. Pete: Astryke will regret to
learn that ne continues i'll at his home
in West End.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. +. Woorert re-
turned from New York. Reading and
Philadelphia. While in Philadelphia
they attended the Army and Navy loot
ball game.
Misses Mabel, Bozarth and Helen
ElweII, Mary Edwards, OF New Jersey,
and Miss Margaret McCandless, OF
Philadelphia, are spending the Thanks
giving holidays with Miss Leslie Rae
Baggett.
On account OF Thanksgiving there
will be one delivery OF mai! tomorrow
morning aud one collection tomorro"
aftarnoou.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-29
SHAKE -UPa|N The
BRITISH NAVY.
Result of Discovery that Ships are
in Unsatisfactory Con-
dition.
OFFICERS NOT UP TO TIMES.
Churchill Decides to Place Younger ana
Fresher Men In important Po>ts--Stw
Assignments 10 Commands : M"ci
Comments Upon Result Of Recent III
veStigatiOnS.

London. Nov. 29.-NrtwithSiand
ing constant denials by first Lord oil
the Admiralty Churchill, the con-
SO. ;us of opinion here today is thac
the >.ake-up in the British navy has
resulted from the discovery that
Great Brtain's sea forces are in Il
sad condition.
The general supposition is that the
older naval officers who were ret'Fed
had failed to keep abreast OF the
times, and that Churchill and his
advisers decided 10 replace them
with Younger men. who were fresh
from service ailoat.
Admiral Sir Francis Charles
Bridgeman. commanderin-chief OF
The home fleet replaces Admiral OF
The fleet Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson:
Vice Admiral Prince Louis OF Battcn-
berg is second sea Lord. succeeding
Vice Admiral Sir George lie Clerc
E.gerron. and Captain William e.
pakenham, commander o. The bal
;lcship Collingwood, becomes fourth
sea Lord. replacing Rear Admiral
Charles Edward Madden.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-29
THANKSGIVING DAY.
Preparations for the Observance of
the Occasion. Union Services in
the III. Z. Church South.

Tomorrow Thanksgiving Day. will
be q dies non in many places in Alex
andria. As is customary, large per-
centage Of people will observe the day
as b lidly, and 1T will be enjoyed in
divers manners, according to individual
taste. Many will become hunters on
the occasion, others will make .out-of-
town visits and in a large rumber OF
cases family reunions will he held.
Lardcr~ have been stocked and inviting
menus will be the main features Of the
day in numerous households. The
Thanksgiving Day turkey, the main
essential OF the day, will, Of course, be
in evidence.
The banks will be closed all day, as
will also the government and city olll'
ces, also some workshops and places
OF business. In the afternoon there
will bc general cessation OF business.
The public and private schools will ue
closed.
a union thanksgiving service will be
held tomorrow at the Washington
Street NJ. +. Church South at IL
O'Clock a. m. The congregations oi
the Presbyterian, Baptist, Trinity
Methodist, Methodist Protestant, Beth
any and Southern Methodist Churche:
will join in celebrating the day and
Rev. J. /. Allison will preach sermon
appropriate to the occasion.
Mass will be celebrated at st. Aaxy's
Church ut $50 and Z a. n.
There will he services and sermon al
IL a NJ. in Christ Church. Theoffer'
lug will be for convention missions
In Grace Church there will be service:
and sermon at 1880 4. m. At St
Paul's Church there will be service:
aud sermon at ! 4. N.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-29
THANKSGIVING AT OPERA HOUSE.

The Thanksgiving Day offering at
the Opera House at both performance
tomorrow by Miss Clara Turner and
her players in tnat celebrated and we'll
known play OF The Prince Chap"
from the pen Ct E!Tari pcppIe the prom
iii,nt Enelisn writer, w i'll afford aI inter
esting afternoon and evening The nlay
has marked the l:cight OF the dramatic
ambition Of more than one actress. 1t
was the means OF bringing to the front
Mabel Taeferio and a. well as Grace
Ellison Of The Lion and the Mouse
fame. The play tells 4 beautiful story
OF love aud devotion and in it Miss
Turner has role that OF Claudia which
she is we'll qualified TO portray. In the
play she assumes the three periods OF
Claudia's life and is given excellent
support by that very clever actor. Mr..
Jim Hammond. in the role OF The
Prince Chap" The play will be beant-
fully mounted with special scenery
and owing to the cost OF putting this
big play on for the one day the prices
at the matinee will be tue same az IN
the evening. The last tmo days With
matinee on Saturday will find The
Emu of The Trail'' on the boards.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-29

in the new territory, the exact assessed
value OF both real and personal prop
erty, and the expe:ie nee OF other cities
in the State of Virginia whether annex
alton has been successfully accom-
plished visiting several of these cities in
necessary.
A storm arose over, the Introduction
OF the resolution Messrs. Smith and
BirrelI claiming it was out Of order bat
the Chair permitted the vote to DC
taken with the result that 1t was
adoptcd BY 4 vote OF 10 TO 6. The
Chair holds that the resolution was not
new business and did not require a
three fourths vote.
Ibe only other matter OF Importance
coming before Council was the report
OF the committee OF general laws anu
street. on the petition Of Mr.. McMint'-
min, in reference to the change CT the
building line on Payne street. This was
granted, and the building line south OF
Duke street was made uniform with
that north cf Duke street.
Mr.. Marshall asked q reconsldera-
ton If the ordinance directing the
lamp on Pitt street just south OF King
he removed as this was at tho foot OF
the two lire. escapes on Lannon'S
Opera House. Mr.. Harrison chose
committee had reported the resolution
said that the committee on light were
opposed to the City maintaining light
in front Of private property for the
henefi. OF the owners Of the property.
The matter was re-considered and re-
ferred to the committee on light. 1t
later came back from the aldermen,
thev refused a. reconsideration, but no
further action was taken by Council.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-29
GRANTED
FOR NEW RAILW Il u
Especial to the GaZeitc)

!, Richmond, Va, Nov. 29.-Thc State
Corporation Commission today issued
4 charter to the Maryland Virginia
Company, which is to build road
thirty miles long through the counties
Eaf Alexandria, Fairfax and Princc-Nll,
ahm it is authorized to have maxi
mum capital OF 100000 and q min
gimum capital OF $4,000 Alexandria
ESuter the President Y. Samuel L. Mon
Froe the Vice President G. Washington
a ewis seer .tary and treasurer.
THE above telegram vas received by
the Gazette this afternoon just before
going to press and no details could be
secured today. Il is understood how
ever that the road will run from Nsuek
70 Manassas. a distance oil 50 miles and
will not touch Alexandria,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-29
THE POPE INVESTS
NEW CARDINALS {
Beretes, or Informal Red Hats, Pre-
sented by Pontiff. Americans
Present.
RED HATS TOMORROW
Ceremony Indicates That Pope Regards
New Cardinals as EIuals-Cerem0ny
Tomorrow to Complete Elevation
Distinguished Audience in Consistory
Hall.

Rome. Nov. 29.-Popc Plus today
presented the new American cardin-
ais. FARLEY. O'Connell and Falconio.
with the Berretes or informal red
hats. This ceremony was performed
today in the consistory hall before a
distinguished audience, in which were
IL number OF Americans.
In comforting berretes the Pope
indicated that he accepted the car
dinals as his own equal Tomorrow
the American prclatcs will be invest
ed with the formal red hat
This will complete the ceremony
OF their elevation TO the cardinalatc.