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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01

Der OF Commerce Undertakes to
Raise 100000 for Hotel and is
Making IL Personal Canvass for
Stock scriptions-EXpccts TO
Secure at Least Ten $4,000 Subscrip-
tiCns.
From the Daily Item, Jan. 80.
1t begins to look as if something
definite is to be done about building
modern hotel. 1t does not mean
that the hotel is certainty, but the
movement set on foot today by Presi-
dent l.. ID. Jennings of the Chamber
of Commerce will decide whether or
not the business men of Sumter want
hotel or not, whether all this talk
about a hotel has been nurse talk or
something substantial. Mr.. jennings
has undertaken to make a personal
canvass Of the city for the purpose
Of securing subscriptions to a $780,
600 company and when he has finish
ed his self imposed task he will know
and the people of Sumter will know
whether they are to have hotel or
not.
The terms and conditions upon
which subscriptions are solicited are
set forth in the following statement,
which appears at the head of the sub
scription list. Every business man in
Sumter should read ii carefully and
| make up his mind that he will say
to Mr.. Jennings when he calls. He
made a start on his canvass this
! morning and has already secured sew
eral $4,000 subscriptions and he
hopes to secure at least ten for this
amount. The outlook for the hotel is
| more encouraging than ever before
and it is to be hoped that the peo-
pie Of Sumter will rise to the occa-
sion.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County Of Sumter
We The Undersigned, recognizing
| the necessity for a modern hotel in
the City of Sumter, and recognizing
the benefits that such a hotel will be
to us and the entire city, and ir6con-
sideration Of such benefits to us, and
In consideration of the signing Of this
agreement by each other, hereby
agree to subscribe the amounts op-
posite our names to the capital stock
or a corporation, to be organized un-
der such name as the majority of the
stockholders may determine, for the
purpose of buying lot and building
thereon modern hotel and f4rnish-
.ns the same, in the city Of Sumter.
al cost not TO exceed one Hundred
thousand dollars.
AZ i'einS Agreed by the subscription
hereto that if the buying Of said lot
and the erecting of said hotel and fur
nishing of the same costs less than One
Hundred Thousand dollars, then our
subscriptions are to be reduced in the
proportion that said total cost bears
Thousand dollars.
1t Being Further Agreed, that our
subscriptions are to be binding only
upon the condition that enough
subscribers are secured to this agree
ment to pay for the lot cash, erect the
building thereon, and furnish the
same, cash, so that there will be no
bonds and mortgages given on the
property. The purpose being to have
everything paid for cash in order to
protect the smaller stockholders.
1t Is Agreed. that we will pay our
subscriptions as called for by the di-
rectors Of the corporation to be or
ganized:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01

ism kills the protective system that
created the tribe of Carnegie and
Rockefeller multimllionaires.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01

The old time Republicans have
raised the cry ;hat the adoption Of
the reciprocity agreement with Cam
ada will destrpy their party. This Is
still another excellent reason for the
Democrat rallying To it's support. ir-
respective Of the great practical bcnc-
hts the whole country will derive from
It's adoption. Reciprocity with Can
ada Is the next best thing to the re-
pudiatlon OF tho entire ro6bcr tariff
system; and II It's adoption destroys
the old line Republican machine II
will Kill two bandits with one shot.
for the death OF old line Republican,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01
BUlLO the MOTEL.
ACTIVE CANVASS FOR FUNDS
STARTED.

President l.. ID. Jennings OF the Cham
Der OF Commerce Undertakes to
Raise 100000 for Hotel and is
Making u Personal Canvass for
Stock riptiOns-IIxpccts to
Secure at Least Ten $4,000 Subscrip-
tiCns.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01

Mr.. w. A. Clark. president of a
Columbia hank and ex-trustee of the
Seminole Securities Company, says he
had no financial interest In the sale
OF the stock OF that malodrous swindle,
but II Is hard 10 reconcile this state
ment With the jealous and persistent
efforts he made. by writing letters,
sending messages and telephoning. to
induce men In Sumter and else
where about the State. to buy the
stock. Mr.. Clark acted very much
like a man who had a big interest in
the sale Of the stock.
Mr.. Belser led the fight in the
House against the Rembert inheri-
tance tax bill and made a considerable
dent in ~, although he failed to de-
feat IL. AT inheritance tax law is
needed. and should be enacted but
IL will be eli easy matter to make
such a law unfair. unjust and intoler-
ably burdensome. We have not had
an opportunity to make carefcl
study Of the provisions OF the Rem
bert bill. but our opinion. based upon
a hurried reading of the bill. as intro
duced. Is that Mr.. Belser was in the
right I'm making vigorous fight
against IL. The idea OF taxing so
small an inheritance from a parent as
$4,000 Is repugnant to an idea of
what Is just and fair. The burden
will fall largely upon real estate for
the person who inherits forty acres Of
land worth $50 an acre will not be
able TO hide II. while II Is possible for
IL TO be arranged 80 that the person
who fnherits $4,000 In cash may es-
cape paying the inheritance tax. An
other feature OF the bill that seeraed
Objectionable Is the provisions that
burden inheritances with multiplicity
OF fees and costs. IL TITS bill be-
comes law the lawful heirs will re-
ceive a small share OF what the par
ents accumulated by the time the
various officials and lawyers get
through taking toll. In the case of
an estate consisting of real estate, the
heirs. unless possessed OF outside re-
sources. will have to mortgage or sell
their patrimony to raise money to pay
the taxes and fees.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01

That hidc-aud-scck game after lha
North Pole is still open to cntrles.--
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01

The greatest benehciaries OF the
reciprocity agreement with Canada
Viii Do the New Englard and other
border states. o,Aerwise u never
would nave been negotiated. but the
other sections will receive minor bene-
fits and for this we should be duly
thankful. The thing for which we
should be most grateful. however. in
connection with the Canadian agree
ment Is that II Is an indication that
the days OF the robber protective tar
IN are numbered. a tariff we will
have with us always. but IL the Demo-
Gratis remain in power. IL may I'm
time approximate a tariff for revenue
only. honestly and fairly levied
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01

The members OF the Legislature who
are also trustees %, State institutions
do not approve OF Gov Bleases rude
reference TO their action as a rank
violation of the constitution and they
may ignore his message, as they
have every previous intimation that
they were holding two positions Of
honor and trust Illegally and in di-
rect violation OF the constitution and
OF the oaths OF office: but the issu, IS
now more clearly defined chan eve
before and they cannot ignore 1t in
definitely. Some years ago the then
Attorney General Of the State render
ed an opinion that II would be illegal
for "A man TO hold the positions OF
school trustee and postmaster at the
same time; and. " this opinion is
good law. We cannot understand how
some men can legally hold the posi-
tlons Of college trustees and members
Of the legislature or congress. Gov.
Blease Is on the right track in the
matter and We trust he will keep on
stirring IL up until the lawmakers
themselves obey the law. or else
change II to suit their convenience.
and thereby observe the form of yield
INK respect and obedience to the con
stitution.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01
ThOS f. Miller

President of the State Colored Col
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01

IL Is mighty lucky thing for Col.
L. j. Watson that he has that big
job with Uncle Sam TO fall back on,
now that Gov. Blease has decided to
separate him from his position as
Commissioner Of Agriculture. Com
mercC. industries and so forth.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-07
GEO. CANNON SAYS
HACK WAS YELLOW
LOCAL TRAVELLING SALESMAN
WHO SAW WRESTLING MATCH
SAYS THAT 1T WAS ALL FARCE
AND THAT THE RUSSIAN LION
SHOWED A YELLOW STREAK.

TN my opinion Hackenschrnidt was
yellow" said George Cannon. local
travelling salesman In talking with the
sporting editor of The Forum regard
Ing the worlds championship wrestl-
ing match upon his return from the
big windy city battle.
Hack never showed any inclination
to fight off Gotch. 1t seemed that he
was there to lose and that was all that
he desired to do. / do not say that
the affair was put up before the match
was started, but don't think that
Hackenschmidt ever had any inten-
ton of trying to win that match.
''Gotch showed that he was q clever
wrestler and had gone through such
training that he was fit to meet the
king of grapplers or any near kings.
His long gruelling training season Ia
enough to convince anyone who fol-
lowed him and saw him on the mat,
that he was there for business.
"Of course Hack carried away
nice pile Of money. He is just like
other fighters and wrestlers-is WILL
ing to deceive his friends and simply
play for the money. even IL the money
is the small end. His manager must
have known OF the conditions but did
not care to stop Hack as he would
lose a nice little fortune-getti
more than Hack did himself
1.-THE crowd did not know that the
match was over. When the second
fail came, many continued to sit still.
not realizing that the big attraction
for which they had paid their dollars
to see, had ended so abruptly. They
seemed to be in a dazed condition
when 1t was learned that the match
was really over"
Cannon himself was disappointed
in the great match. He Is enthusiast
tic In his praise for Gotch and thinks
that the Iowan ID all that he 10 esti-
mated to be. His contempt for the
loser OF the match Is apparent and he
does not seek to shield the man whom
he believes to be yellow
The Fargo salesman is quite an
athlete and has followed sports
actively ever since a lad until he
graduated from the university OF
Wisconsin.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-07
Says Wrestling Match Was
Bigger Fiasco Than Reno

The Chicago Tribune calls the
Gotch Hackenschmidt wrestling match
bigger fiasco than the great fight al
Reno between Johnson and Jefrries
It denounces the affair, particularly
the work Of the Russian in no uncer-
tain terms.
Abstracts from The Tribune are as
follows:
Spectators Feel Victimized.
Most OF the spectators filed out of
the place in orderly fashion, feeling
something had been done to them,
they know not exactly what, but some !
thing. 1t was not that they were dis
appointed with the result. for that
was the way they would have it. and
1t was not that they had been tricked
into losing good money on a dead
one,' for all bets had been declared
off officially before the bout.
This official declaration was the
first intimation of the existence OF
something queer about the match, but
its significance got home only to the
sophisticated sporting element. which
was not In the majority.
Bets were declared off in anticipa-
ton of just what happened 1t was
officially known that Hackenschmidt
was there merely for the losers end,
which already was in his grasp, watt
ing only upon his compliance with a
mere formality for its final release to
him. y
1t was not generally known until
the necessary explanations were made
to the dazed multitude that Hacken-
schmidt was whipped before he left
his training quarters at Shoreham,
England, and all that ''temperamental'
stuff was nothing more than the con-
seriousness that he was up against It.
All Post Mortem Revelation.
It was not known. as 1t is known
now that during the last two weeks 1t
necessitated the tenderest care on the
part of his attendants to prevent his
running out" and that his feeling
towards his meeting with Gotch was
something akin to acute nausea.
That he had broken some tendons in
one of his precious legs while training
also was a matter Of post mortem
revelation. The public had no inttma-
ton that he would lie down at the
first plausible opportunity, but that,
as since discovered, was exactly what
he intended to do-and did.
1t was a superb exemplifcation OF
the ancient game, while the real inside
truth about it was in allegiance. and
that was until Gotch secured the first
fall more easily than he would appear
to have taken had he been giving a
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-07

show exhibition with one Of his mat
partners.
1t was grandly staged. The as
semblage was magnificent The entree
OF the gladiators was most impressive.
Comes the ominous "All Bets or"
The officials were duly presented,
the gladiators stripped to their trunks,
and the ring was cleared Of all save
the principals and the referee. Then
through the megaphone the ominous
announcement "All bets OF" This
caused startled shrek here and there
throughout the more expensive seat
ing. and an echo OF surprise spread
over the crowd as the real significance
Of the announcement became more
generally appreciated. The declaring
off of bets made little monetary diff
ference as the wagering had been light
with Gotch practically prohibitive
favorite toward the end. but 1t made
the wise ones, even without a bet
down, much wiser.
There was pause and he said again
Don't, that hurts"
Then Hack appealed to the referee.
Make him STOP" he said, that hurts"
George. cant" replied Mr.. Smith.
Your shoulders viii have to go to
the mat
"All right" said Hack. 'rll let them
60"
Hack FIops Over and-Quits.
Gotch looked uuesttoningly at the
referee and the referee understood.
60 ahead" said Mr.. Smith.
Hackenschmidt heard this and with
out waiting for Gotch he topped over
on his back and--Quit He quit cold,
as he had intended to do, and as the
promoters Of the match apprehended
he would when they had the bets de-
clared Off.
A few who had wished for the
humiliation Of Hackenschmidt to be
complete led a cheer for the winner,
but it did not register with the multi
tude. Gotch had done everything ex-
pected of him and was entitled to the
plaudits, but the fragrant insincerity
Of 1t all fell on the crowd like pail
and it had no heart for exultation.
Something had been done to 1t. It's
sporting pride had been MORALLY
wounded in the abuse OF it's confidence.
The crowd was slow to leave the
scene of the flasco--a greater f1asco
than the one at Reno, for here some
body knew what was coming and a
more intelligent class had been
wantonly toyed with.
According to the figures, the show
was a magnificent clean up" It is
well for the promoters 1t was, for that
money will have to last long time.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-07

stated that 1t was ready 20 report and
introduced resolution which stated
that the proposition OF the hight COM
pany was all right. except that II did
not reduce the prices to the small
consumer of gas and electricity. The
resolution asked that no franchise be
granted to the Union Light, Heat g.
Power Co., for extending mains until
the discount had been arranged for,
and in the meantime the work be
started on municipal lighting plant,
Jardine moved the adoption of bis
resolution.
I'VE are 20 ger our street lights tor
$50 each and our post lights for
$48.20," said Mcdonald, ''and we are
to get per cent Of the gross earn
ings of the company by accepting
their proposition. We are about to
turn down a gross income Of $1,000
annually for the CITY II we accept this
report II is like throwing away ST.
900. Is 1t good business Judgment ?
AS a substitute motion move the
adoption Of a resolution (Which he had
prepared in writing) that the proper
Officers enter into contract with the
OAiiOtl Light GG G0WEf SOst ~
accept its proposition, provided that
at the termination of the contract at
the end of one year the contract shall
contain a clause giving thu city the
right to all privileges now held"
1T may be good judgment for one
year." spoke up Jardine. but &c -
giving away something that we cam
not get back"
MIR. Hunt tells me-" said Mo-
Donald, that 1t is the best PROPOSE
ton the company can give the city.
There is no case In the United States
where 1t can be beaten"
THE Union Light. Heat q Power
Co. must charge 1t from the people
and small consumer If they are going
to pay this $1,000 back to the .tty,"
suggested Jardine.
The Third and Fourth ward ala4r-
men then exchanged words regard
ing the Grand Forks lighting propo-
sition, both quoting authorities which
gave each of them the better of their
own argument.
II want TO go on record" said
Cupler on this matter, II do not want
to be termed as being antagonistic to
III. M. BylIesby & Co., and / think it
would be better II we could cut all
OF this rag chewing out. The trouble
between the council and the Union
Light, Heat & Power Co. is that the
council does not yet know IL ii is 60
ing to build q municipal lighting plant.
This proposition, as see 1t, is that if
the city Is going to build q munich
w~oJ MuefNf4Ynu V11un4 he MxvAf1
not pay to the city the per cent
mentioned here"
Mcdonald asked the mayor II he
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-07

believed that the proposition OF the,
company would be 30 interpreted.
The mayor stated that he did not
see that IL prohibited the city from
building a municipal lighting plant.
IF you accept this proposition" said
the mayor, Temporarily, for the puF-i
pose of lighting the streets, you cans
make $1,000 in the current year and
you can go on and construct your
own plant and announce that you deem
1t best for the city to have plant
large enough and adequate to make
electricity for municipal and CONNER
oial purposes.
lose any Of it's rights. The contract
win be so tied that IL It should terrni =
nate 1t will give the city everything
1t now has. What we want is COM
pensatfon for the use of our streets.
At the end OF q year we can tear UP
the heating mains of the company, cut
them or, close them or do anything
else that we can do now, should the
company attempt to extend Its mains."
The roll was called on McDonald's
substitute 70 accept the proposition
and Bolene, Bowers, Frenette, Green,
MCDONALD ana Peterson favored IL
Cooper, Cupler, Jardine, dollhouse,
Sondquist and Stewart opposed IL.
Hanson had left the meeting and did
not get a vote.
Other Matters In the Council.
Alderman Cupler read the resoItl--
tions Of respect paid by the council
to the late N. G. Morgan. formerly
city auditor and later deputy city
auditor. The resolutions will be
spread upon the books of the council
and q copy OF them sent to the be-
reaved family Of the faithful employee
OF the city. They paid a very high
tribute to the deceased.
There were some sidewalk assess
ments before the council last evening
which caused great deal of discus
sion. However. they were approved.
Petitions were received for a water
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-07
GRAND CIRCUIT EVENTS

Hartford. Conn, Sept. THE Grand
Circuit races were long drawn out and
two Of the events, the 2:09 trot and
the 2:11 pace, went the limit In heats.
The surprise OF the afternoon was the
defeat OF Major wellington, in the
2:09 trot. by Cascade. The former
ntsbehaved in three heats by going up
into the air at critical moments.
The 2:25 tfot was featureless, each
heat being procession with Mamie
Guy fair second and Miss Normandie
a poor third. Tottie Hall was dis
tanced in the eli pace, the former
winning by superior staying qualities.
Head and head and whipping finishes
marked each heat. Summaries:
ali pace, three in Ave, purse 81, 600:
Forest Prince, b e
(Cox) ......... 31S 4
Longworth b, b
(Murphy) . 2I3 q
Fannie Stanton, b m
BRADY ....... g. $50 8
Postmaster. blk (Top-
nam) .......s..... 4
Time, 2:11A. 2:0s%, 2:1O. 2:1oN,
2:1O%.
2:Oa trot, three in Ave. purse 81, 900:
Cascade. b (Mur-
phy) ..... 81
Major Wellington. br
G (Andrews) . al 81
Creighton, b LA
selD :....-., sass .
Mamie Guy, m
(SeTrlI) ........... a
Time. 2:1Oh, 2:11A. 2:1oA, s:1oE.
2:13E.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-07

Will the Wolgast- Mcfarland fight
be another Reno or Labor day AFFAIR,
wrestling match7
Another A. G. athlete has signed for
life. Hoveskeland, a former aggie
star, was married at Tolna.
Only few more days and the con-
and Leo Kossick will have been set
tied.
And Hackenschmidt has gone home.
It would have been far better Ii he
had stayed there and never returned
to America for his Labor day fiasco.
Auditor Leech's plan OF holding his
ONCE open for short time In the
evenings has met with good deal OF
success. Many local hunters have
awaited themselves Of the opportunity.
Three veterans are missing from the
Fargo high school football SQUAD.
There are enough men out to make
three teams which should furnish
enough material to iii the holes LEFT
vacant by cruilxshank Pollock and
Hines.
Al well known wrestler Of this part
Of the state came to Fargo one day
this week and got In trouble while
here. HIS spent d few dollars with
the police court before leaving Fargo.
However he Was 3 true sport while Ia
the city and was not going to be
downed by anyone when not in his
mat togs.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-07
NURSE.
YOUNG'S CLAIM CHECKS

r. II Young Il sons Bus q Trans
Ter Co. win give you claim checks
"a baggage to and from All depofA
hntels and residences. Phone ~
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-07
Champions rock Two

Philadelphia, Sept. For the
eighth time Philadelphia won both
games Of double header with Bos-
ton. The first game was won in the
ninth inning With two men out and
Oldring on second, Chicotte purposely
walked Baker and Murphy, filing the
bases. McInne's grounder was FUN
bled by Gardner and Oldring scored
the winning run.
> The second game went ten innings.
Philadelphia filed the bases on Old
rings single, and safe hits by Collins
and Baker and Barry's single sent
in the needed run. Oldring made eight
hits in ten times at bat during the aft
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-07
i. OF MINI. man WINS

philadelphia, sept LA western
Invader, in the person Of Joseph J.
Armstrong, b wiry youth from the
University OF Minnesota, played havoc
among the eastern racquet wielders In
the thirteenth annual tournament Of
the intercollegiate Lawn Tennis assoc
citation, on the grounds Of the Nerion
Cricket club Armstrong. who recently
won the western intercollegiate title.
defeated In the first round Harold Page
OF Pennsylvania.
This was not unexpected, but when
he trounced Deane Mathey OF Prince
ton In his next match the experts were
surprised The final honors are now
thought to rest between Armstrong
and ID. Fl. whitney OF Harvard
The hunters who started out today
surely had an enjoyable time. One
thing sure what they missed In the
way OF game they caught III the way
of good black mud
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-07
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
colonsis Lost Another.

Louisville. Sept. T.-Columbus de-
feated Louisville in the first game Of
the series. Cook steadied down after
the second inning and held the locals
safe Schneider, the Blue Grass league
recruit, relieved Long on the slab and
made a good showing. Htnchman's
batting was the feature, he making
i've hits out OF as many times at the
PAL. score: r. H u.
Louisville x
Columbus 10 q
Batteries-Long. Schneider and Mil
Ter; Cook and Rapp.