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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-01
WHO WILL HOLD COURT
SUPREME COURT RECOMMENDS
ATTORNEY QUATTLEBAUM
But GOVERNOR REFUSES
TO APPOINT HIM.
Governor Blcase Thinks That Disco
gagged Judges of Other Circuits
Should BE Appointed to Hold Court
at Conway.

Columbia. Feb. 25.-Who viii hoil
the Horny court commencing Monday
and lasting one week? Also. who
will preside over the Richland court
of common pleas for the remaining
week Of the current term, Judge
Watts having departed to hold court
next week at Abbeville, in his own
circuit? Gov. Blease said that he had
not commissioned as special judge for
the Horny court. Attorney Quattle-
baum of Conway. whose appointment
was suggested by the Conway bar
and recommended by the Supreme
Court, because, as he had notified
Chief Justice Jones, Judge II. E.
Copes was disengaged, and because
further ne had found, on examining
the roster. that Judge Memminger
would also be disengaged.
at is the duty Of the Chief Justice
I'm these circumstances. said the
governor, Ito assign To the term, a dis
engaged circuit Judge instead of ask
ing me to commission a special Judge;
and do not propose to interfere with
Chief Justice Jones in the discharge
Of his duty"
The governor intimated his private
and unofficial opinion was that there
would be no Horny court next week,
because he believed Chief Justice
Jones would stand pat on his latest
position, that the supreme ourt's
recommendation for the appointment
OF Mr.. Quattlebaum is conclusive and
stands"
AS to the Richland county court,
Gov. Blease said he aid not believe
the Supreme Court had any right to
assign Judge Copes to preside, upon
Judge Watts departure. Judge
Watts was assigned by the Chief JUS
tice," he said. "to hold this term and
my opinion is that when a conflict
with his own circuit necessitates his
departure, that causes the adjourn
ment Of the term. However, the as
signment Of circuit Judges to the va
rious courts Is a matter exclusively
within the province Of the Supreme
Court"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-01
PATIENTS TAKE PASrEUR TREAT
MENT.
Nineteen Persons Treated During
Year-Living Expenses All Incurred
by Patients.

Columbia, Feb. 24.-Five persons
at present taking the Pasteur treat
ment for hydrophobia under DR.. f.
A. Coward at the University Of South
Carolina, the State providing the
means and the patients being on no
expenses other than those Of living.
During the present year nineteen pa
tients have been treated for hydrophO-
bia. When a person is bitten by a
supposed rabid dog, the first step in
in the treatment is to examine the
brains of the animal for germs of
hydrophobia. If these are found,
treatment is then given. A rabbit is
innoculated with hydrophobia virus,
the spinal cord is removed in about
nine days, placed in a cooling incu-
batOr. Particles of the spinal cord
ground Into a consistency the thick
ness Of blood. are injected into the pa
tient, the weakest particles first be-
ing used and the stronger applied
from day to day until the patient is
thoroughly innoculated with the poison
AS the effects Of hydrophobia are not
felt for several months after the bite,
| the treatment nullifies the action Of
the poison. Even in case one Is not
bitten by a rabid dog the treatment
is harmless, and renders one immune
for nearly year. The treatment re-
quires three weeks Records show
that the PasteIr treatment has saved
ninety-nine per cent Of the per-
sons treated.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-01
SUMTER MAN MAKES GOOD REC.
ORD.
Mr.. j. Edwin BrunSOn Makes
Change from Columbia Record To
Grccnyillc News.

Columbia, Feb. 25.-Mr. ]. Edwin
BrunsOn, a talented young newspaper
man who reported the sessions II the
state senate for the Daily Record. left
this afternoon for Grc"nvlle To take
a position il the editorial department
OF The News. Mr. Brunsou is a grad
uatc of Furman University, and be-
fore coming to Columbia did good
work on the Grccnvillc News. by
his conduct and fine reports of the
Senate proceedings he made many
friclds among the legislators and
Incidentally, learned something about
how the laws of the State arc made.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-01
What SUMTER NEEDS.
BIG ATTENDANCE WANTED AT
THE BOOSTER BANQUET.
sumter Needs to Advertise Its Re-
sources Through an Active Cham
Der of Commemorative Wires to
Get Together.

That Sumter is experiencing an
awakening is no better illustrated
than by the great interest which seems
to be centering in the coming boosters
"Get-Together Banquet" to be held
March 14th at the Armory hall. 1t Is
the object Of the meeting to create an
iaterest in future for Sumter-to in
ject enthusiasm into the hearts of
Sumter citizens. 1t is hoped that the
meeting will place the Chamber Of
Commerce in a position to work ef-
fectively for the building Of a bigger.
better and buster Sumter by advertis-
ing the wonderful possibilities Of the
city as a center Of industry and COM
mcrce.
The people make the city and lot
the number Of square miles contained
within its boundary lines. A city is
rated by the number Of citizens and
not by the number Of square miles
contained therein. Now, the bust 1ess
of any city Is naturally regulated by
its popuation. Therefore, the larger
city's population the larger will be
its business. What Sumter wants to
do is TO increase its population and
thus increase the volume of business
transacted here.
Now the question arises: How is
Sumter to increase its population and
thereby increase its business? Simply
wishing for the city to increase It's
population will not bring about the
desired results. Somebody must get
busy. Something must be done. Sum-
ter must be advertised to the outside
world, and there Is only one way TO
advertise it AID that is through an
active Gambler Of Commerce.
Industrial enterprises must have
hands to operate them. Increased
numbers employed in industrial plants
will keep up the proper ratio Of 9TH
~ D"iiOooSS' hOIS IlOIIleS IIluSt De
required. thus calling for more men
In the various lines of building trades,
more goods will be required, calling
for more retail dealers, aad so on
throughout the list. Every new in
dustrial enterprise. no matter how
small, will add to the growth Of Sum-
ter. 1t Is therefore more industrial
plants which Sumter needs, and which
Sumter must have, before her dreams
of increased citizenship will be fully
realized.
How shall we get them? Adver-
tise through an active Chamber of
Commerce by setting forth its sadvan-
tages, and by this means Induce the
people Of other cities and States to
locate in Sumter. All this must be
accomplished through an active
Chamber Of Commerce.
1t is desired that all business men
and citizens Of Sumter attend the
booster "Get-Together Banquet"
March 14th and help inject enthusi-
| asm into the meeting and thus give
q helping hama toward placing the
Chamber of Commerce on a founda-
tion to boost for bigger, buster and
better Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-01
ROADS CANT INCREASE Rates
INTERSTATE COMMISSION GIVES
AN ADVERSE DECISION.

Proposed Rate Advances I'm Official
Classification Territory. Aggregat-
ing ~ Millions Year, Disapprov-
ed-Advapccd Tariffs I'm Eastern"
and "west ern" Cases Ordered Can
ceiled and Former Rates Restored.
Not SD Sweeping I'm southwest
ern" Case.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-01

Secretary Wilson and Assistant Sec
retary Hays of the Agricultural De-
partment were evidently not in har-
monious consultation before they
went into print. Mr.. Hays says that
the drift Of population to the cities
makes 1t impossible for low prices
ever to return, while Secretary Wilson
reports an increased production per
acre, outstripping the increases in
population, and predicts a decrease in
The cost of food stuffs. 1t is difficult
to see how prices can come down
when farm lands and farm hands are
going up. There Is, however, ground
for expectation that the denizens Of
American cities may, like the inhabi-
tants Of the villages Of Europe, turn
farmer. 1t Is not unusual for Swiss
and Russian farm peasantry TO live
considerable distances from the land
which they till. Moreover, they walk
to their places of work. Possibly the
time Is not Ear distant when many
thousands of American farmers will
live In towns and cities and be con-
veyed cheaply to and from their fields
by electric cars.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-01
Time to List Your Property

Now the time to list farm property for sale during
coming fall Property to sold to advantage has be inspected
and properly advertised takes inspect y or 100 places
therefore, have which you expect
this fall, list
My sales the past amounted S2ooooo This
means have been able to sell for Others prices
right sell yours Write for description blank listing
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-01
Piano Tuning,

Mr. Edmund Il. Murray offers his
services to those who need an expert
ana experienced Piano and ORGAN
tuner and repairer. References fur
nishcd and work guaranteed. Address
EDMUND II. MURRAY,
Sumter, s. c.
The Washington times., 1911-08-26
HELD FOR MURDER
OF PARENTS, BOYS
STORIES CONFLICT
Police Expect William Lee
to Confess Triple
Killing.

EVANSVILLE. Ind, Aug. 26.-Bound
hopelessly within the meshes of the law
through conflicting stories as to how
his father. mother. and brother came
to their deaths in their home at Boon
vile early Thursday morning. the po-
lice authorities here today expect to
wiring from William Lee a complete
confession.
Lee was brought here for safe-keep-
ing late yesterday. He had lost some
Of his composed air today, and the local
officials planned to give him a severe
sweating" After a blood-stained un-
dershirt was found hidden under the
covers of his bed at the Boonville home,
Lee confessed to Sherifr Scales that re
killed his father with an ak, but placed
the crime of Staying the mother and
brother on the dead mans head. Awak-
ened by means and grOans, Lee said, he
rushed to his parents room, to find
his father standing over their dead
bodies with an ak. Fearing for his
own life. he took the weapon from his
father and killed him.
Dr. c. p. Robinson, who examined the
bodies said today, however that he was
positive the elder Lee was the first to-
die.
Lee will not be permitted to see Miss
Nina Taylor. to whom he was to have
been married on the day the gruesome
find was made at his home. unless the
police officials decide she might inf1u'
ence him to make a further confession,
The seventeen-year-old girl attended the
funeral OF her sweetheart's parents yes
terday, and, as the bodies were lowered
into the ground, she tainted. Evidence
before the coroner's jury indicates tehre
was a family quarrel before the muir
der over money matters in connection
with Lees marriage
The Washington times., 1911-08-26

five feet from the ground. and the avia.
tor will have to climb up short steps
to get into his control seat. NThe ma.
chine Is to be fitted up with powerful
engine, and If successful In its maiden
flights It will be placed on the market.
On the plan the Christmas machine is
built, the inventor claims that IL one
was needed that a biplane could be
built at least 200 feet long, and by being
fitted up with motor powerful enough
to lift it could carry at least ten pas
sengers.
All parts for the Rex Smith machine
are ready, and workmen are busy put
ting them together. The present Rex
Smith machine. which Paul Peck Is to
use on a series Of flights through the
New England States, is what Is COM
monty called a single-surfaced machine:
The planes have but a single coating or
oily cloth on them. But the new ma
chine has a double surface, which Will
make 1t a great deal stronger and con-
siderablyS faster. The maker hopes TO
get at least sixty miles an hour out or
It. It is to be fitted up with a 60-horse-
power Hall-Scott motor, and VIII be
two-passenger machine. When COM
pleted 1t will be turned over to Frank
Kastory, the Hungarian aviator, VINO
will take II on a tour through the west
ern States.
The Washington times., 1911-08-26
AVIATION SECRETS
ARE BROUGHT BACK
BY CAPTAIN BECK
knowledge Gained at Chi,
cago to Be Impaired to
:. Army's Flyers.

As the result of his trip to Chicago
Capt Paul w. Beck will have a few
points on aviation to tell to his fell
low-officers at College Park. Captain
Beck has returned to the city, but
owing to a bad cold contracted while
in Chicago, he will not attempt any
flights al the aviation field until Mon
day afternoon.
OF learned a number Of important
points about aviation at Chicago,
said Captain Beck. "One of these Is
the secret OF making a perfect land
ing in a Wright machine when one of
the propellers breaks while in the
air. 1 saw young Gill. driving a
Wright machine. make a perfect land
Ing after one of the propellers on his
machine had broken with him at an
altitude of 800 feet" He explained
that usually when one of the propel-
lers on a Wright machine breaks 1t
will tilt over and shoot straight to
the earth, but that Gill in making
his landing at Chicago after one OF
the propellers on his machine had
broken, leaned slightly to one side,
and therefore created a fair balance
with the machine. enabling him to
make a perfect landing.
FaVorS StTfcter rests.
''The death Of Badger. the Pittsburg
aviator" said Captain Beck. clearly
shows the harm of aviators being given
q pilots license before they are COM
petent to handle a machine. l am more
than convinced now that his death was
: due to the fact that he did not know
anything of the workings of his engine
or anything about the air currents.
think the pilots examination should be
more rigid than II Is today. An aviator
should be examined on the workings of
an engine, conditions OF the air. and
questioned on what he should do in
case of accidents to his machine while
flying. At present, almost anybody who
can manipulate the control of a flying
machine can get a pilots license, re-
gardless of whether he is perfectly
norant Of the workings of an engine
or the effect of air currents in flying.
Captain Beck made a verbal report
to the Signal Corps office yesterday af-
ternoon. He told of the accomplish
ments Of each machine at Chicago. He
recommended no certain machine for
the Government work, but did not hes
itate in saying though that he believed
the biplane was better for Government
use than the monoplane, though he
liked the Bleriot craft very much. The
Blertot monoplane made a fine show
ing at the Chicago meet, and CAPTAIN
Beck was greatly impressed with II.
May Buy Monoplane.
When General Allen, head Of the Sig
nal Corps, returns to Washington, about
the first Of September. he probably will
take up the matter Of the purchase of
a foreign machine. which will be of the
monoplane type.
Captain Beck will take mis- Curtiss
machine up for a flight Monday after
noon a. 4:30 o'clock.
Major Samuel Reber. Capt. A. S. Cow
IN, and Lieut.. Clarence Culver, who at
tended the Chicago aviation meet along
with Captain Beck, also have returned
The Washington times., 1911-08-26
Pining for Practice,
Lieut.. Arnold BorroWs
Aeroplane for Flight

Lieut.. H. H. Arnold. who manipu-
lates the old Wright biplane at the
aviation school at College Park, is
not satisfied when things are dull in
the flying business. Last evening he
borrowed Lieut.. Kirtland's Burgess
Wright machine for a spin. Last
Monday evening on the return flight
from Frederick to College Park, the
''old warhorse" Wright was SO dam
aged at Gaithersburg. Nd, where
Lieutenant Arnold was forced to make
landing. that it has been taken
completely down. for thorough re-
pairs. While his machine is crippled,
Lieutenant Arnold has walked and
paced up and down the floor in the
Wright hangar. looking as If he had
lost his best friend
Last evening he couldn't stand the
strain longer. Once he was in the air
he carried the big flyer through all
sorts Of turns and glides When he
brought the machine to the earth
there was an expression Of content
ment on his face, and the lonesome
expression he had worn for three days
had disappeared.
The Wright machine probably will
be up for work Monday, and then
Lieutenant Arnold will resume his
regular daily practice.
Lieutenant Roy Kirkland made the
first flight in the Burgess Wright yes
terday. He was in the air twelve min
utes, and his flying was the best seen
St College Park in some time.
The Washington times., 1911-08-26
Capital Milk Inspection
Best in the Country

Inspection of retail milk rooms in
Washington, requires more time and
labor than in any other city OF like
size in the United States.
This is the judgment of the officers
Of the Bureau of Animal Industry Of
the Department Of Agriculture. who
keep a watchful eye. with DR.. Wood
ward, the local health officer, on the
city's milk supply. They say that
the number Of small dealers here is
far in excess of the number in any
other city
Conditions in Washington and Chi
cago have shown a steady improve
ment. and very little milk Is found
to be below the Government stand
ard. In Chicago. many OF the biggest
dealers have adopted the slogan milk
bottled In the country" This has
made a hit with their patrons, as II
eliminates a lot of handling.
The Washington times., 1911-08-26
COLLEGE PARK WILL
HAVE WATCHMAN At
RAILROAD CROSSING
Company Heeds Times
Warning of Danger to
Aviation Visitors.

AS a protection to the many persons
passing over the railway crossing at
College Park. Nd. going to and from
the Government aviation field, the Bal
timore and Ohio railway has promised
the Signal Corps of the War Depart
nrent, under whose jurisdiction the avia-
ton school comes, to provide watch
man at the crossing from s O'Clock in
the morning until s o'clock at night.
Recently The Times printed a warn
irg that the crossing at College Park
was dangerous because the noise made
from the buzz OF the prOpellers on the
aerOplanes and the sa wing Of timber in
the Rex Smith machine shops on the
field made it almost impossible to hear
an approaching locomotive.
The officers at College Park requested
the Signal Corps to ask the railway
company TO put a watchman on the
crossing and this has been done. The
Waterman will be stationed at the Cross
ing beginning Monday.
The Washington times., 1911-08-26

Other elections were held. as fol-
lows: r. w. Thompson, great senior
sycamore; DR.. w, s. whitman, great
mishniewa.
1t was stated that the Great Council
Of the United States will meet In
Cleveland, Ohio, on September II, for
A. Madison, of Logan Tribe, No. .,
has been chosen to represent the va
rious lodges in this jurisdiction.
President Burr of the citizens as
soclation has been notified by the
Soldiers Home that the fagpole OBJ
tained from that institution for erec-
ton in Logan Park Is ready for de-
livery. 1t will be brought here today.
Logan Post, No. 13, G. A. R., has the
f1agpale which the Grand Army will
erect on the grounds Of the Episcopal
Home in Anacostia in view. and when
Logan Post meets September 13, after
the summer recess, plans will be made
for inviting military organizations to
take part in the fiag-raising exercises
planned by the citizens association
for the afternoon of September 80.
J. r. Campbell is having three frame
dwellings erected here, two at prem
ises 1923 and 1880 Morris road, the
other on High street, near the motifs
road. A. o. Brady is having exten-
sive improvements made to his place
of business at Good Hope road and
Fourteenth street.
Sergt NJ. L. Raedy, Of the local
force, is on leave for several days.
and Policeman Louis Gee Is absent on
a few days vacation.
The Washington times., 1911-08-26
Major Hubbell, Veteran
Of War, Dies in Brooklyn

Word has reached Washington of the
death in Brooklyn, n. Y, of Mai. Au-
gustus Hubbell, veteran of the civil war,
who from the time of the close OF the
war until several years ago was a resi-
dent of this city. The G. A. R. at Bridge
port, Conn, had charge Of the funeral,
burial being with military honors.
Born in Bridgeport seventy-two years
ago, Major Hubbell at the outbreak Of
the war recruited the Fifty-ninth New
York Volunteers. For meritorious SER
vice he received five different commits
siuns, and in 1864 was mustered out
with the rank of brevet major. During
his residence in Washington he was q
member Of the Meade Post, Of the G..
A. r.
The Washington times., 1911-08-26
AVIATION NOTES.

The Rex Smith machine was shipped
yesterday to Conneaut Lake, Pa, for
exhibitions Monday, Tuesday, Wednes-
day. and Thursday. Two machinists
went along with the machine.
Captain Chandler is now In the
Wright shops at Dayton, Ohio. TAX
ing a course of instruction from the
experts employed by that company.
While there he will learn some Of the
fine points about the workings of an
aeroplane engine, and also will give
much study to the control of ma
chine during treacherous air currents
and winds. He will return to Wash
ington the last Of next week.
There is a new member to the avia-
tion camp at College Park. A mascot
has been added in the form of puppy
that strayed into camp. So far Its
pedigree cannot be learned, but its an
cestry does not bother the soldiers.
1t has been nicknamed Mutt"
The Washington times., 1911-08-26
Chairman Lloyd Sees
Democratic Success

Chairman Lloyd of the Democratic
Congressional Committee, following a
trip through the East. has returned to
Washington and headed for Missouri
for a vacation. Mr.. Lloyd. before leav-
Ing, took a most optimistic view of the
Democratic outlook for next year. He
thinks the Democrats will not only hold
their own in the House, but make
gains He is Convinced public sentiment
now is such as to enable the Democrats
10 win a sweeping victory, even on the
Presidency.
Mr.. LLOYD will return here later in
the fall. The Democratic Congressional
headquarters will be kept open in his
absence, and the plans are to start COM
rrittce work with the utmost activity
early next winter.
Senator Taylor Of Tennessee will de-
part in few days for speaking tour
in his State.
The Washington times., 1911-08-26
CurtiSS Is Invited
To College Park to
Inspect Aeroplane

Glen Curtiss, inventor of the Curtiss
hiplane, and himself one of the great
est aviators in the business, has been
requested 10 visit College Park, Nd,
and inspect Curtiss biplane, No. 2,
which now is ready to fly after having
considerable engine trouble. When the
machine was sent to the army school
over a month ago, the engine refused
to work properly and was sent back
to the factory for repairs. 1t has been
returned with the 20. K" stamp upon
II, and has been placed in the machine.
Whether or not Mr.. Curtiss will come
is not known. but a man from the
Curtiss shops is expected at the park
Monday to take the machine up for a
short trip. After the machine is ac-
cepted, 1t will be turned over to Lieu
tenant Kennedy, who will begin lessons
in aviation Monday afternoon.
The Washington times., 1911-08-26
Two New Airships
Soon Will Be Tested
At College Park

In about two weeks the big biplane
OF Dr. william w. Christmas, of this
city. and a new machine by the Rex
Smith people will be completed, and
taken upon the aviation field at College
Park for try-out.
DR.. Christmas is building a machine
for commercial purposes, and it is ex-
pected to pave the way to greater things
for the flying machine in the CONNER
cial world. II is the largest machine
at the park, measuring forty feet from
the tip of one plane, or wing, to the
tip of the other. When complete It
win weigh ABOUT $50 pounds. II stands
The Washington times., 1911-08-26
Secretary Nagel Will
Speak In Milwaukee

Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Nagel left Washington last evening for
his summer home in Massachusetts,.
The Secretary has accepted an invita-
ton to speak in Milwaukee on Sep
tember at the manufacturers exposi-
ton being conducted by the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association OF that
city. Mr.. Nagel will speak on the
efforts of his department to extend
American trade in foreign countries.
Mr.. Nagel will also speak in Louisville,
KY, on October II, and in Hannibal,
Mo-, November 20.