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

Lynchburg, Jan. 26.-This little
town Is making rapid strides forward /;
new residences are all the time in
course OF construction and lands and
lots are I'm great demand. New fam
lilies are constantly moving In while
some are moving out. New enter
prises are being discussed. New and
greatly improved lights will soon
show the weary pedestrian. as he
plods his way I'm the darkness, on en-
tering our town. where and how to
.iirect his tired feet in safety.
Our hustling insurance agents
Messrs. l.. ". Brown and f. Y. Tim
mons. all the time nave their hands
full writing up insurance policies.
and no other town with the popula-
tion that this one has. can boast of
such a live and up-to-date insurance
Office as these gentlemen have.
Our bank is up-to-date In every re-
spect. and Is now becoming the live
block OF the town. coupled with the
insurance business.
Our new postoffice with the post
master. Mr.. Walton j. Mcleod, will
be a big improvement to the place.
Mr.. T.. N. Griffin is certainly going
TO increase his already big business, as
he Is building another warehouse in
the rear OF his store on Griffin street
In the near future this correspond
ent will have more to say about this
town. its attractions and its good peo-
pie.
IL IN pleasant to report that all the
sick In and around this town, are
rapidly improving and our two physi-
clans. j. w. Tarrant and r. Z. yell
10th, are TO be congratulated.
DIR. T. II, McElveen. who recently
moved to this place is already answer
Ing calls. but he needs no introduct-
ION here.
Farm work is being pushed.
Dr. Lowell Frierson. late of Ashe-
Vile. N. c.. Is now opening up a first
class drug store in this place.
Judging from appearances. so far.
Il will equal the city drug stores, and
surpass many OF them. DR.. Frierson
ts an experienced druggist and splend-
Idly equipped for the work.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01
ENDORSED FOR "AGRICULTURE."
Lever Expects 10 land Important
Committee Chairmanship.

Washington, Jan. 2G.-RepIesent-
ativc Lever has received the solid en-
dorsement Of the South Carolina dele
CATION in Congress for chairman of
the House committee on agriculture
There appears now TO be no doubt
that Mr.. Lever will land at the head
OF this committee, although he stated
today that he wanted it understood
that he would not make a fight
against the present ranking Demo-
cratic member. Congressman Lamb,
of Virginia. He SO informed the
members of the ways and means
committee today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01
NOT YET But SOON.
McCurdy Says He Will Stay at Key
West Till the Weather Permits
Flight to Cuba.

Key West, Fla, Jan. 29.-Sunday
proved another day Of disappoint-
ment for j. A. McCurdy, the aviator,
who has been awaiting favorable
weather conditions for nearly a week
for his flight from Key West to Ha-
bana. Early today the wind was too
high for an attempt and late this af-
ternoon when the weather finally was
favorable for a flight. 1t was too Ia te
to get the torpedo boat destroyers in
position along the course.
Orders were given tonight for the
revenupe cutter Forward, the light
house tender Mangrove and the naval
station tug Massassoit to assist the
four destroyers in lining out the
course for McCurdy. The crews Of
all the vessels also were instructed To
be in readiness to sail at daybreak
for their stations.
McCurdy announced tonight that
he would remain here until the
weather was favorable for his pro-
posed flight. He said his agreement
with the Habana Post did not set n
time limit and that he was deter
mined TO make an effort to cross the
Florida straits. a flight will be at
tempted in the morning If conditions
permit.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01
blEASE'S DAILY MESSAGE.
POKES Up LEGISLATORS WHO
HOLD TWO OFFICES.
Wind Up Commission Demand Imme-
diatc Investigation of Charges Made
in Message of Gov. BIeaSc-AttOr-
ncy General Lyon Also Insists Oh
Prompt Action.

Columbia, Jan. 28.-The winding
up commission sent to the legislature
this morning an urgent request that
the investigation Of it's affairs, de-
manded by Gov. Blease, be made
promptly and Attorney General
Lyon joined in the request.
Gov. Blease sent in a message today
saying that many members of the
legislature are violating the constitu-
ton by holding their seats and also
being trustees Of State institutions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS.
SEwsY LETTERS FROM OUR SPE-
CIAL CORRESPONDENT
iaems OF Interest From all Parts OF
sumter and Adjoining Counties.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Mail your letters so that they will
s.ach this Office not later than Mon
aay when intended for Wednesdays
paper and not later than Thursday
Tor saturdays issue. This. OF course.
applies only to regular correspond
snce. In case OF items of unusual
ssws value. send In Immediately by
nail. telephone or telegraph. Such
news stories are acceptable up to the
hour OF going to press. Wednesdays
pspor is printed TuesoSy afternoon
and Saturdays paper Friday after
asou.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01
KCESTER BUYS GREENVILLE PA
PER.
Will Move to GrCcnvilie and Conduct
Afternoon Paper i'm That City.

Greenville, Jan. 27.-Geo. r.
Koester who founded and conducted
The Daily Record, Columbia's after
noon paper, until two years ago, when
he sold 1t to Jas. A. Hoyt, purchased
this afternoon The Daily Piedmont,
Greenville's afternoon paper.
He will move his family to Green
vile and take charge Of the paper as
soon as receivership proceedings can
be adjusted, which will probably be
about February /.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01
BOARD ELECTS q. VI. MIXsON.
Confederate Home Has New Superin-
tendent.

Columbia. Jan 27.-Thc Confcd-
crate Innrmary commission. meeting
today In the Supreme Court room,
elected +. NJ. Nlxson. of this city, as
superintendent of the Confederate
Homo. which Is located here. to take
the place of Capt w. II. Startling. who
has held the position most acccptably
since the Home was erected. Dr. Will
liam Weston. ~ this city. was elected
IA physician - thr Homo.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01

Washington, Jan. 27.-By direction
Of the President Rear Admiral w. b.
Barry, former cOmmandant OF the
Pacific fleet, today submitted his r~sig-
nation ''fOr the good OF the service"
1t was Immediately accepted. The
enforced resignation is the outgrowth
Of charges which have been in cir
culation affecting the moral charac-
ter of the naval officer.
Secretary Of the Navy Meyer today
announced that, on instructions from
the President, he telegrahped last
night to Admiral Barry asking that
he submit his resignation.
The resignation severing the Ad-
mirars connection with the American
navy, after As years of active service.
was received today and his name was
at once stricken from the list of ma
val officers. This act naturally ter
n. mated his salary from the govern
ment.
In response to q telegraphic request
Admiral Barry was placed on the re-
tired list Of tha navy on January IA,
several months in advance of the date
on which he would have retired by
operation of law His right to seek
voluntary retirement was his privil-
ege under the law. The Secretary of
the Navy took up the request with the
President and it was promptly ap-
proved.
Later. however, reports began to
emanate from San Francisco to the
effect that Admiral Barry's retirement
was forced by a demand that he re-
sign on account Of alleged scandalous
conduct. 1t was AIDED that the officers
of the cruiser West Virginia, Admiral
Barry's flagship, were not satisfied
with retirement, but insisted upon his
rcsigning
The Secretary of the Navy took
cognizance of the reports and called
upon Capt. Orchard, of the West Vir-
ginia, for formal statement, mean
while ordering Admiral Barry to re-
main in San Francisco until further
orders. Capt. Orchards report was
received by the navy department sew
eral days ago, when it was submitted
to the President, and the enforced
resignation of the officer followed.
Rear Admiral Barry was born in
New York city and was graduated
from the United States Naval Aca-
denny in the class of 1869. He has
cruised in all parts of the world. his
sea service covering a period of over
q years, and has held many import
ant assignments. During the Spanish
war he took part in the blockade of
Havana, the attack on Matanzas and
the search for the Spanish feet in
Bahama Channel. He took part in
the negotiations with Gen. Maceo. re-
sulting in the armistice. He COM
manded the gunboat Vicksburg when
that vessel participated in the capture
of Aguinaldo
In May, 1909, soon after his pro-
motion to the grade Of rear admiral.
he assumed command of the second
division of the Pacific fleet, and sew
eral months later was placed in su-
preme command of the entire fleet.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01

Really we dldn't need to have scan
daIs In our navy to put 1t on an equal
footing with the navies Of Europc.-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01

When Champ Clark talks of Ilar-
mons "blushing laurcls" he cyl
IDENTITY forgets that laurel wrcaths are
made Of the leaves-Boston Herald.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01

Perfect peace and harmony has
reigned in the General Assembly so
far since its convening, but will the
lawmakers accomplish the needed
legislation and leave alone that
which is not needed during the re-
naming days Of it's session.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01
RECIPROCITY With CANADA.
PRESIDENT SENDS TO CONGRESS.
WITH MESSAGE URGING ITS
PASSAGE.

An Outline of Trade Agreement Be
tween United States and Canada
Affects Articles Worth in the Ag-
grcgatc Nearly $500, JOG, ,OOO--COt-
tOnsccd Oil to Go Into Dominion
Frce-Print Paper to Come to Am
erica Without Duty.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01

Mr.. and Mrs. q. 6. Triton left this
morning for Ohio whore Mr.. UrtouA
will go into business for himself.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01
ADMIRAL KICKED OUT.
BARRY FORCED TO RESfCE
FROM NAVY.

Results Of Charges Affecting Moral
Character of Oniccr-Rcques5 for
Resignation Made by Sccretary Of
Navy by Direction of Presto mt,
Following Report on Barrys Al
legged ScandalOus Conduct from
Captain OF His Flagship.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01

Mr.. Thomas NJ. Bradley, Of Borden
was I'm town Monday.
The Washington times., 1911-02-16
LOCAL SECURITIES
DULL, BUT STEADY
No Special Feature to Mar
ket-Prices Show Little
Change.

Local securities continue fairly active.
with general disposition to hold prices
very firm. There was no special feature
to the days trading nor any activity
beyond normal in any security.
Bonds continue to attract attention,
the best issues being favored. Traction
SIS We're sold at 1l21a, and Potomac Elec-
trio SIS at 1864 early and 1851 later.
Gas SIS were steady and held firmly,
with lessening supply on the market.
large amounts having gone into the
strong boxes Of the largest investors
Washington and Virginia Railway
common was probably the most active,
with steady 3l@3lh during the call.
Lanston sold at IS and then at IS to
95A buyer 90 days. In the bank stock
list there were few trades. National
Metropolitan moved up another point.
to 2lS, where a sale was made and the
close was with 2lS bid and 2lS1s asked.
The sale of the Woodward-Parker
holdings in the National Metropolitan
Bank was unexpected news when 1t
reached the Street yesterday afternoon.
There has been so much comment, so
much OF groundless rumor, that the pn-
certainty inspired thereby was annoying
to the banks administration, directors
and executive as well. The administra-
ton of President White has been emf
nently satisfactory to the interests iden-
titled with the institution
The Washington times., 1911-02-16
/. Ney York Stocks Weak, Slow-Buus Disregarded
WALL STREET BEARS MAKE A TURN,
DECLINES OF TWO POINTS
BEING MADE.

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-There was nc
mistaking the tenor of today's market
1t was weak following a steady open
ing, became dull and about half an hour
after the opening was on the way to
lower levels, with an average net de-
cline for the opening hours of about
points.
1t was evident that the bull manipu-
lators believed that the time was ripe
for a shake-out, that the number of
stop-orders that could be caught with a
little well-directed effort would be suffi-
cient reward for effort. Immediately on
the opening the story was given general
circulation that the decision in the Har-
riman merger suit would be given out
in the near future-the Union Pacific
Southern Pacific merger-and that 1t
would be against the combination. There
was no reason or cause for the predtc-
ton as no one knows anything ABOUT
the decision in the matter. but II hau
the effect with other beartSh predlctlonS
of turning the whole market into con-
dition of weakness.
The elimination of the Gould interest
as the controlling factor in Missouri
Pacific and the reduction in the Bank
of England discount rate to 81 per cent
were factors of sufficient import Or
dinarily to have aided any attempt TO
advance values; but they did not count
in the temper Of the market:
Moreover, the display of rallying pow
err in the market was extremely poor
coming back a fraction only TO recede
a Bit more while all the time Shere was
dullneSS intense.
The rise in price of Missouri Pacific
had fully discounted the announcement
and had brought the stock to a figure
where it was too high for a non-divi-
dend payer.
The Washington times., 1911-02-16
Spring Forecast
By Flock of Geese

A man in a Jersey town, rising early
last Saturday. or-it may BEGGING to
bed late, heard the "honk-honk'' Of a
flock of geese, and looking skyward
was amazed to perceive that the birds
were headed north. Straightway he
told his netghbors, and, in the course
of a few hours, word of 1t reached the
local correspondents and the metro
politan newspapers of Saturday even
ing announced that the one infallible
sign of an early spring had been given.
These omens of spring have come to
have a great weight with city jewellers
in recent years. Out in the country
and in the villages, however, the habit
Of skepticiSm as to matters of weather
still has a tight hold upon people. The
old inha bitant, looking Up at the clouds
and kicking at the spongy earth, ven
lures the cautious statement that
there'n be some cold spells. He has to
note many fiocks of cease bound north
ward before he counts upon his hens
returning to their henly duties. For, If
he has kept his eyes open to things in
nature as they are and not as chron-
icled in current literature. he will re-
member that he has seen wild fowl
frozen in the ice because they had
guessed poorly. He will remember ono
winters when the robins stayed as long
as the ground was uncovered, and SO
he'll not think much of the robin sign
Toledo Blade.
The Washington times., 1911-02-16
Wholesale Produce Market

Cheese-New York. new. i6a1714c; nat
cheese, 1Sc per h.: daisy cheese. lie per Id.
Eggs-Nearby, fresh 1Sc; storage, l2c per
doz
Butter-Fancy, tub, 2S1aa2sc per h.; prints.
2sIaa3Oc per ID; frsts, tub, 26c per lb.
print, 26lkc per ID; process butter, tub. 2211
a23c per Ib.; Pint. 2415c per ID.
Live Poultry-Spring chickens, 16s17c per
Id; hens, 15a16c per lb.; ROSTERS 10a1lc per
lb. ducks, 15a16c per ID: turkeys. large,
l9a2Oc per h.
Dressed Poultry-Turkey hens, undTawn,
22a2Sc per lb.; gobblers undrawn. 2Ia22c per
IL old toms, zoe per lb.; turkeys, thin, 15a
lie per ID; chickens. 1Salsc per ID; mems,
lie per H.; young ducks. l6a1Sc per ID; old,
I5al6c per h.; choice geese, l2a15c per ID.
Fruits-Apples. $4.0Oa6.50 per bbl; lemons,
s. ONa4 90 per box; oranges. California, S2.3
az % box; Florida, $2.0Oa2.50 per box; tan
gernes, 50. OOa4.5O per strap; strawberries, 25a
S2ikc box; pineapples, S1.5oaS,O0 crate; Keifer
pears 81 GOAL % per box; grapefruit, 81 75a3. so
bskt.: tomatoes, fancy, Fla. S4a4. rs per box;
lettuce Florida, 75ca$1. % basket; Florida
spring cabbage, s. 75a3. 90 per Dbl; s.. 50a3. 90
per crate: SQUASH Sl.OOal IS per Dbl; celery.
lOa6Oc per bunch; eggplant, S4.0Oa5.0O per
crate; cranberries. I25a2.5O per box; So. 5Oa
SO so per bbl; Florida peppers, $2.50a3. % per
crate; cauliflower. 81 0Oa6. 90 per bbl.; BEANS
81 GOAL so per basket; kale, per Dbl, 81. GOAL %
spinach. s.. 50aS0O per bbl; Florida parsley,
81. 5Oa2 % per basket; oyster plant. 60a75c per
doz.; Florida peas. sl.50a2 % per basket; cell
cry. per crate. S575a4.5O; new potatoes, S. GOA
800 per Dbl.
The Washington times., 1911-02-16
Clerks Vacation
Going Glimmering

Many employees of the District govern
ment may be without a vacation this
summer because Of the failure of the
Senate and House Committees on the
District of Columbia to include in the
District appropriation bill a provision
for sick leave.
The last hope of the clerks rests with
the Conference Committee. which may
make such provision before the bill Is
finally adopted. In the hearings before
the. Senate and House Committees the
Commissioners urged that they be au-
thorized to grant thirty days annual
and thirty days sick leave to the en-
ployes of the District government. The
bill as reported by the Senate Commi'-
tee provides for annual leave, but no
reference is made to si0k leave.
District employees have been with
out sick leave since June %, 1910, on
which date the Comptroller of the
Treasury rendered an opinion hold
ing the Commissioners to be without
authority to grant such leave. Prior
to this they were granted thirty days
sick and thirty days annual leave, as
are employees of the Federal Govern
ment
In view of the Comptrollers decision
many of the employees by reason OF
illness have been forced to apply for
annual leave. and now face the pros
pect of a summer at their desks.
The Washington times., 1911-02-16
TWO APART MENTS
SELL FOR $l25,OOO
The Winston and the Dan
ford In Mt. Pleasant
Change Hands.

The sales Of two apartment houses in
Mt. Pleasant for a total of $l25,OOO are
reported today by two real estate brok-
ers. The Winston apartment house at
3145 Mt Pleasant street was sold by
Gardiner & Dent for $4,000, and the
Danford apartment house on the north
side of Harvard street between Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets was sold
by William H. Walker for $4,000.
E. ]. Hulse is the purchaser of the
Danford, which is a three-story build
ing containing twelve apartments, and
was formerly owned by Stuart H. Ed
monds.
Joseph Schiffman purchased the Win
ston from Alexander Schaper. This
apartment is a four-story entirely de-
tached building containing sixteen
apartments, ranging in size from three
to six rooms each. 1t was built about
two years ago by Bates Warren. 1t
occupies a lot fronting eighty feet and
having a depth of lbs feet.
Mr.. Schiffman gave in exchange for
the Winston in addition to a large cash
consideration the equities in eleven two
st"' six-room color !ouses at
the southwest corner Of Georgia avenue
and Morton street northwest, 1924 to 1880
Georgia avenue and 70S to 100 Morton
street. They were built by Clarence b
Hight.
Twenty-three pieces of property have
been sold since the fourth of the month
by Gardiner & Dent, and they report
that these sales amount to $20O,550. All
of the transactions are not ready to
report. They sold for Miss Bella F.
Schiffman the three-story brown brick
house at 1902 Park road northwest for
5000. 1t was purchased for a home.
They also sold for Miss Schiffnan
three six-room houses at 4S6 E street
southwest, 635 Fourteenth street north
east, and 81 Oak street northwest for
d total of $1,000. The annual rentals
are 5000.
Charles w. King. jr., has sold the
new two-story colonial dwelling at 1914
Girard street northwest through Gardi-
ner & Dent for $500. The purchaser
is from another city.
L. Corbett purchased a lot on Thir-
tenth street northeast, near the cor
ner of E street. 1t las a frontage Of
twenty feet and a depth Of eighty. The
price was 81 900. The sale was made
the same realty office.
The Washington times., 1911-02-16
Cities in Germany
Rapidly Climbing

Advance figures compiled from the 1910
census returns show that there are now
in the German empire forty-seven cities
of more than 100000 population. OF
these, seven have more than 5000
population. They are Berlin without
suburbs) LOCALES; Hamburg, s36, 900;
Munich, 593,O53; Leipzig, $50. 743; Dresden,
SAG, $50; Cologne, 51l,042; and Breslau,
510,929. Four others have more than
100000 population. They are Frankfort
on-the-M Main, a. 06; Dusseldorf, 256, 7333
Nuremberg, 3S2,5Ss; and Charlottenburg
"a suburb of Berlin). 34,2S0. Twelve
other cities have more than zoo, 900 pbpu-
lation, and twenty-four others have
populations ranging from 100,0 to 200, 900
each.
Ten years ago there were but two
cities in the empire with more than half
a million population, and only thirty
three with more than 100000 population.
At the time of the first imperial census
in 1S1 there were in Germany only nine
cities with more than 100000. Berlin had
reached the half-million population in
1860, but Hamburg did not reach it until
1895, and no other German city before
1906. In 1871 Nuremberg had but 81, coo
population; by 1900 it had increased to
PSI, 0S1. The figures of the 1910 census
give it S32 $50, an increase of about u
per cent during the ten years.-Newark
News.
The Washington times., 1911-02-16
INDICTED ON CHARGE
OF BANK PLUMBER
Southern Commercial Con-
gress Organizer Chief
Defendant.

PETERSBURG, Va, Feb. lG.-seven-
teen indictments, charging embezzle-
ment, other improper entries and one
false statement to the corporation COM
mission, were returned by the grand
jury late yesterday afternoon against
Charles Hall Davis, former president.
and Carter Bishop, former cashier of
the Appomattox Trust Company. TIE
peculations will reach S137,766, it is said.
The trust company was reorganized
about a year ago, and is now under new
management and known as the Ameri-
can Bank and Trust Company.
Both Davis ana Bishop are highly
connected socially here. Davis is tie
organizer of the Southern Commercial
Congress with headquarters in Wash
ington, D. c., and he is chairman of the
executive committee of that organiza-
ton.
He entertained President Taft at hts
famous Center Hill residence, two years
ago during the Presidents visit 10
Petersburg.
The Washington times., 1911-02-16
Druggists Have Hard
Time With Customers

"One of the annoying features OF
this business" said a drug clerk, SIS
in getting folks to say just what
they want With good many of
them II Is give me a little witch
hazel or a little Rochelle salts, or
few liver pills. but they won't tell
YOU how much they want to spend.
A chap came in recently
81 want a little oil of bergamot,
said he.
How much l asked.
"'Oh, ] don't know he replied. Just
a little in bottle
81 suppose he thought I would put
it in a coal scuttle or a paper bag.
Well. I tackled him again.
"'How much oil of bergamot do you
want?' said I.
well, said he. 4 don't want
much
a began to get peevish about this
time.
"'How about IS cents worth? sug-
gested. Say, even then he wouldn't
tell me. Finally by coaxing and
little sarcasm I got him to say he
wanted Is cents worth. But 1t was
tough work.
Its that way all day long. Pulling
teeth is easy compared to it."-New
York Times